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Hiding. Five other children. Bi; hiding. Five other children. By the hiding. Five other children. By the dons early blight once so proudly the dons early blight once so proudly we hailed by the twilight. By the dawns Early Lightonce so proudly we hailed by the twilight. Americans remember the thousands who died in americans remember the thousands who died in the americans remember the thousands who died in the september 11 Terror Attacks died in the september 11 Terror Attacks on the anniversary today. Welcome to the daily global where we will bring the top stories from around the world. Thousands of families to spend a third night in the opening morocco following fridays earthquake which is now play nearly 2700 lives. International Emergency Workers are joining the Recovery Effort and ages being rushed in. The 6. 8 magnitude earthquake struck about 45 miles south west of the tourist hub of marrakesh in the Atlas Mountains. Its thought it was particularly devastating because the epicentre was relatively shallow, just 11 miles below the surface. Tom bateman is in the Atlas Mountains into centres send this report. Dawn lights up the destruction in this village. Moroccos most remote hillsides have become encampments of the survivors. This lady has lost contact with her son, who fled the village, she says, to get help. She was already grieving. Her husband had been sick and died before the quake came. Translation we are staying in the street. L i feel bad for my son. His dad passed away and i have to take care of him. She cries. People are here to help each other. The villages mosque, still standing, becomes a makeshift refuge. But in the morning we spent here, there were no signs of any official aid response. Hussain survived when his son freed him from the wreckage of their home. But his wife was killed. My wife, she stayed in the house. The ceiling came down and struck her. This comes from god, but thankfully my son is safe, he tells me. This is where homes once stood. Now, people walk through a cascade of ruins. Recovery attempts across this remote region have been painfully slow. So far, this clear up is people having to do it by themselves. One of their neighbours at the top of the street here, their house was struck. A family of six was inside and five of them have been killed only the father has survived. But it feels like people barely even have time to grieve. You can see the humanitarian challenge that now remains. In another village, locals pull a body from the rubble. Spanish rescuers are on the ground there, too, saying the destruction is absolute. Meanwhile, british rescue gear has arrived, with a team of 60 specialists deployed from the uk. People are retrieving what they can from homes too damaged to live in. Moroccos survivors are now on the land with all they have left. Tom bateman for as spell in morocco and as we mentioned at the start of tom bateman, bbc news and the high Atlas Mountains. A little early i spoke to tom he was in the high Atlas Mountains and he was able to give me an update on the desperate situation in the towns and villages around the quakes epicentre. Villages around the quakes epicentre villages around the quakes eicentre. ,. Epicentre. Have a listen. Winding throu~h epicentre. Have a listen. Winding through parts epicentre. Have a listen. Winding through parts of epicentre. Have a listen. Winding through parts of this epicentre. Have a listen. Winding through parts of this very epicentre. Have a listen. Winding through parts of this very rugged | through parts of this very rugged and quite an accessible region. At one point, we went through the town of asni where we did see more of an official response, the Moroccan Army and some very heavy earth moving equipment and diggers. Wejoin people in this village during the agonising wait here because there was a 15 Year Old Girl and her mother to both missing in this house. Now, in the last hour, tragically, the teenage girls brought out, her body wrapped in a blanket. Theyre still searching for her mother but that is being aided, of course, by the use of the digger which hasjust been of course, by the use of the digger which has just been an action because that allows them to clear all the bubble so that the rescue teams can get in and try to do the more delicate work with their hands play more delicate work with their hands play all the rubble. Wejust heard on the report was the fact many people are simply reduced to trying to clear things by themselves. In that Village People have accepted the death toll there of around a0 residents does account now for all the missing so they have really stopped looking and a focus and attention comes on humanitarian aid and relief. Aid and relief. Pass of the issue here is that aid and relief. Pass of the issue here is that many aid and relief. Pass of the issue here is that many of aid and relief. Pass of the issue here is that many of these aid and relief. Pass of the issue | here is that many of these areas aid and relief. Pass of the issue here is that many of these areas out there even a moat. They are mountainous. Difficult to get to. Bassis mountainous. Difficult to get to. Bass is a huge problem. We arrived at dawn. The village we try to get to initially, the road was completely blocked. There were people sleeping in a tent and we couldnt make our way up. We had a similar experience on our way up here as well. You can walk to these places but of course that is not enoughin places but of course that is not enough in terms of trying to remove rubble and also getting help to people and that is the big problem. Theres half a Million People across this region as a whole. Villagers very spread out and dispersed. Less than a few hundred residents and some of those we are hearing have very high casualty rates and so this has been an attempt by the moroccans against the odds to try and get the aid out, get the rescue work out as best they can but it is proved immensely challenging. Tom, there has obviously immensely challenging. Tom, there has obviously been immensely challenging. Tom, there has obviously been international immensely challenging. Tom, there has obviously been International Aid arriving into the country but there has also been chatter about aid moroccan authorities are willing to accept and from which country. Yes. Now, the accept and from which country. Yes. Now. The way accept and from which country. 13 3 now, the Way International rescue teams work, those that are deployed by governments is that they wont move until there has been a formal request by the country in crisis. Now, it took morocco all the moroccan government until sunday afternoon to give that green light and in that case it was only four for named countries. They were the uk and spain and the uae, qatar in the gulf, who have been deploying equipment and teams but very notably, there was no request for french aid. Thats significant because there are extremely important historical ties between france and morocco. Its a french protectorate, the french were former colonial ruler is here and now they have been some quite significant tensions in the last few years between the two countries. The french for their part in a former french for their part in a former french protectorate, the french were former colonial ruler is here and now they have been some quite significant tensions in the last few years between the two countries. The french for their part are that years between the two countries. 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They access their health care here in the city so there is no kind of already standing system to access it there so it is about what we have just been seeing with these people just been seeing with these people just streaming into the sitting starting with those villages more on the edge of the mountains like we have just heard but actually the big problem is getting people down to us from the further away villages so that we can do what needs to be done here and we do need to help them. You and your team is heading out to any of these remote areas yourself as well, given how difficult it is been to reach these people and for them to make their way into the city . Them to make their way into the ci . , � , them to make their way into the ci . � ,. ,. , city . Thats what the Military Response city . Thats what the Military Response in city . Thats what the Military Response in the city . Thats what the Military Response in the National City . Thats what the Military Response in the national response, they are sending the military and they are sending the military and the rescue teams in terms of those medical teams here. We need to be in the city because if we leave the hospital is in the clinics to go up there, then we are already saturated here so theres nobody spare to go up here so theres nobody spare to go up and theres are also very, very limited sort of equipment like a or infrastructure in terms of what they already so we need to be here where we have that infrastructure to work on. , we have that infrastructure to work on. ,. , ~ ,. , we have that infrastructure to work on. Claire, just talk us through how overwhelmed on. Claire, just talk us through how overwhelmed your on. Claire, just talk us through how overwhelmed your infrastructure i overwhelmed your infrastructure there is right now where you are because of course that he was not equipped for the kind of volume of people now coming seeking help. Ihla. People now coming seeking help. No, exactl. People now coming seeking help. No, exactly our people now coming seeking help. Iifr, exactly. Our health care here, our Public Health care system struggles at the best of times. The hospital is always overcrowded. And struggles. And no one could ever anticipate or prepare for a disaster of this magnitude. But, at the same time, moroccans are exceptionally resilient, work hard, pull together, work as teams, get on with it and, you know, iand my work as teams, get on with it and, you know, i and my colleagues, work as teams, get on with it and, you know, iand my colleagues, i cant speak highly enough of them as just everybody pulling together Working Tirelesslyjust just everybody pulling together working tirelessly just an just everybody pulling together Working Tirelesslyjust an hour at just everybody pulling together working tirelessly just an hour at a time, day at a time, night at a time just to try and get through as many patients as we can. Patients as we can. Absolutely and truly heroic patients as we can. Absolutely and truly heroic work patients as we can. Absolutely and truly heroic work and patients as we can. Absolutely and truly heroic work and we patients as we can. Absolutely and truly heroic work and we are patients as we can. Absolutely and l truly heroic work and we are looking images of people sleeping out in the open, as we said, for a third night in a row. There is a shortage of shelter and we also have some Drone Footage of a valley where we can see the impact of it, building is completely destroyed, which also gives us a sense ofjust how remote some of these areas are, claire. They really cut off notjust from the city centres but the outside world, as well. In terms of the kind of thing that you now need in your hospital and, of thing that you now need in your hospitaland, i of thing that you now need in your hospital and, i suppose, of thing that you now need in your hospitaland, isuppose, many hospitals in marrakesh in the areas that have been affected, what are we talking about prince what is it that you need most . Its talking about prince what is it that you need most . You need most . Its all of those basic supplies you need most . Its all of those basic supplies and you need most . Its all of those basic supplies and there you need most . Its all of those basic supplies and there will. You need most . Its all of those basic supplies and there will be j you need most . Its all of those i basic supplies and there will be a response from the moroccan government and i hope that that will be coordinated and they will bring in that side but all your basic supplies, your bandage, your medicines, the Traumatology Surgery supplies for the trauma, traumatic incidents as we are seeing, that we will be going through injust amounts that we would never have imagined. Amounts that we would never have ima. Ined. , amounts that we would never have imauined. ,. , amounts that we would never have imauined. , i,. ,. , imagined. That was a physician and gp speaking imagined. That was a physician and gp speaking to imagined. That was a physician and gp speaking to me imagined. That was a physician and gp speaking to me earlier imagined. That was a physician and gp speaking to me earlier from gp speaking to me earlier from marrakesh. Letsjust gp speaking to me earlier from marrakesh. Lets just show some live images just coming marrakesh. Lets just show some live imagesjust coming in marrakesh. Lets just show some live images just coming in from marrakesh there. Itsjust the images just coming in from marrakesh there. Its just the same time as hail in the uk, about ten past seven in the evening and, as you can see, people are getting out and about their live just daily life. Just a few days after that devastating earthquake which, as weve been reporting, killed almost 2700 people and moroccos government is under immense pressure to accept more International Aid as a Rescue Workers battle with exhaustion. So far we know that theyve accepted help from only four countries, spain, the uk, qatarand the help from only four countries, spain, the uk, qatar and the United Arab Emirates but it isjust coming to evening time there in marrakesh where many people, the injured, the dead, had been brought to hospitals like the one that clearly physician we were just speaking to is working at and she was saying that resources are limited. They need the support. They need more equipment. Very, very basic equipment but they do need it and also there is a desperate need for heavy Lifting Equipment as Rescue Workers continue to search for survivors although hope is now waning. It is now three days since that earthquake struck, thats 6. 8 magnitude earthquake. Lets go to the rest of the days news now and the rest of the days news now and the grandfather of savas sharif sara sharif, the ten Year Old Girl who was found dead in her home in woking in august has told the bbc that the five children who are travelling with her father to pakistan have been found by police. Her body was discovered at the family home and it emerged that the father, step mother and uncle had all flown to pakistan the day before. One father says he has been there since they live in the country. I spoke to pakistan, spinning, Caroline Davies has been standing outside the family home in joe allen. She said this is an actual need of element. Have a listen. We know police have been here and press has been here but now the entire time Mohammad Sharif has been saying the children were just inside the home here and were confined to the home here and were confined to the home here and were confined to the home and garden yard for over a month. He says the police came this afternoon and in fact we were alerted to the fact police were here by a neighbour nearby you got in touch and said police had arrived. They came in and took the five children and they are now with gel and police. Gel and police have also confirmed they have the children but havent given us any further update. Jhelum police. Havent given us any further update. Jhelum police. We have also been in touch with Surrey Police in the uk who are wanting to speak to the three adults who left the uk coming to pakistan. Those three adults were not with the children according to mohammed sharif. They have not been located. According to mohammed sharif, he says that he doesnt know where those they are. Surrey police have told us that they are in touch with their international partners, that they are aware of these Media Reports and that they are saying that this is something theyre going to be handling with care and sensitivity. Meanwhile, when we were speaking to grandfather about how he had managed to knock tennille and buddy about the fact that children were here for the month he told us that no one had directly everlasting where the children were. Despite how he had managed to not tell anybody. In the centre of the search, in the family house. Since they arrived on the 10th of august, urfan sharif� s father tells us they kept the five children here in his home. I told urfan and beinash that they can go wherever they want to, but i will not let the children go with you. Until today, no one has asked me about the children. They kept asking me about urfan, faisal and beinash. No one asked me about the children. Those three were not with me, but they were in contact with me. Police have spent weeks looking for urfan sharif, Beinash Batool and faisal malik, the father, stepmother and uncle of ten year old sara sharif, who was found dead in a house in woking on the 10th of august. The three had left the uk for pakistan with the five children the day before. Last week, Beinash Batool and urfan sharif released this video. Firstly, i would like to talk about sara. Saras death was an incident. Talking about the Pressure Theirfamily in pakistan were being put under, and saying they were willing to cooperate with british authorities. Tonight, the three adults are still in hiding. Caroline davies, bbc news, jhelum. Now, we have spoken to the grandfather this evening, mohammed sharif, about this. He has talked about the fact he wants to have his grandchildren back. We dont know what will happen next. Were still waiting for more news from Jhelum Police about the next update. We are still waiting day from the uk authorities to hear what their next steps and also for them to confirm that the five children that theyve also been able to speak to the police here and confirm that the five children are also with police here and confirm that the five children are also witthelum police but, as i say, a fairly Extraordinary Development that after the course of the month the children were with the grandfather throughout the course of that time according to him. Caroline davies reporting there from jhelum in him. Caroline davies reporting There Frothelum in pakistan. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Now, letsjust have a look world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Now, lets just have a look at some of the stories making headlines here on bbc news. The nhs is rolling out Booster Shots of covid 19 and flu vaccines to older People Living in care homes in england. The roll out began in england today for those at most risk. Concerns are growing over the spread of a new covid 19 variant. The german Car Giant Bmw and invest hundreds of millions of pounds in its mini factory near oxford to build a new generation of electric cars. Reduction of two new Electric Mini models is due to begin in the plant in cowley in 2026. More than a000 people work across two british sites. And Northern Ireland will receive nearly £1 billion to support peace. The Funding Announcement was made in belfast today. The money will fund a scheme known as peace plus, ex successor to programmes that have run since 1995 in Northern Ireland and the border counties in the republic of ireland. The uk government is contributing £730 million the total allocation. Your life with bbc news. Im yalda hakim. Uk feminist rishi sunak has accused china of interfering in democracy. A parliamentary researcher was arrested in march accused of spying for china. Uk Prime Minister. But as a claim he denies in china says is a fabrication. Call further going to take strong action. Political editor chris mason has the latest. China, a modern colossus, a booming society and economy reshaping the world with a worldview so very different from the uk. So how should the uk deal with china and how should it react to the arrest of a parliamentary researcher amid claims of spying for china and westminster . And how should it react to the arrest of a parliamentary researcher amid claims of spying for china in westminster . The sanctity of this place must be protected and the right of members to speak their minds without fear or sanction must be maintained. We will defend our democracy and their security. We will defend our democracy and our security. The news of the arrest of a researcher here in parliament on suspicion of spying for china is a serious breach of security. There was, the government said, a constant vigilance to root out interference, but there are some well known names that are simply not convinced. What we need to do is to recognise l that china is the largest threat, l both to the world and to the united kingdom, for freedom and democracy. And does he not agree that the government l should designate it as such . The problem lies in the mess weve got into over what we define china as with respect to us. Are they a threat or are they not . If they are a threat, why do we not call them a threat and take the relative action necessary to deal with them on that basis and sanction some people . The man at the heart of all of this, arrested back in march, released a statement today. He said. The bbc isnt naming this man. He hasnt been charged with anything and its not known precisely what hes been accused of. As for the government, it insists its getting the balance right in its dealings with china, and its approach is in line with allies, such as america and australia. Here is what they make of all this in beijing. The allegation that china is conducting espionage activities against the uk as pure fabrication. China opposes this. China resolutely opposes this. We urge the uk to stop spreading disinformation and stop its anti china political manipulation and malicious slander. Tonight, two debates rage at westminster. How to make this place secure, and how to deal with china a country whose power and influence grows and grows. Chris mason, bbc news. In the next few minutes will be trying to have more of the conversation around those issues because nation raised with our Security Correspondent and our special adecco for the financial times. To stay with that. Kremlin has confirmed north Korean Leader kimjohn will visit has confirmed north Korean Leader kim john will visit russia in the coming days. Mr kim rarely leaves his country and has not travelled since before the coronavirus pandemic. He will meet russias president Vladimir Putin to discuss arms deals. Philipjones is with the International Security team at the Royal United Services institute. Here is his take on what to expect from the meeting. This has been reported expect from the meeting. This has been reported over expect from the meeting. This has been reported over the expect from the meeting. This has been reported over the last expect from the meeting. This has been reported over the last week. Expect from the meeting. This has l been reported over the last week or so but it now looks almost certain that it will go ahead and it will be an important, very closely watched meeting. People will be looking out for the content of the meeting, i what are the terms of exchange that are going to be agreed and announced russia it is well known have been looking for more partners to help resupply its armaments and to keep fighting in ukraine and it is suspected that in return north korea would appreciate access to some very useful russian technologies in fields such as satellite in space technology, submarine launch, Ballistic Missiles and other areas stop but i think the other question will be, given that this is such high level meeting and it doesnt happen very often, happening outside north korea which is very rare for the north Korean Leader, will they go beyond just a Simple Exchange type relationship . Will there be an announcement of something more significant . And that will have Relations Implications ready for the whole reason in terms of relations between china and russia and other countries very career with north korea and region such as south korea, japan and others. Korea, japan and others. Philip shecklerjones. United states is again remember those killed in the september 11 Terror Attacks 22 years ago. A Special Service was held. What so roudl Special Service was held. What so proudly we Special Service was held. What so proudly we hail Special Service was held. What so proudly we hail is Special Service was held. What so proudly we hail is at Special Service was held. What so proudly we hail is at the Special Service was held. What so proudly we hail is at the twilightl proudly we hail is at the Twilight Last We proudly we hail is at the Twilight Last We meet. Us proudly we hail is at the Twilight Last We meet. Proudly we hail is at the Twilight Last We meet. Us Vice President Kamala Harris last we meet. Us Vice President Kamala Harris attended last we meet. Us Vice President Kamala Harris attended the last we meet. Us Vice President. Kamala harris attended the service alongside the Us Ambassador to the un and the new york government. Nearly 3000 people died and were killed when members of alqaeda hijacked for passenger airliners, flying two of them into the World Trade Centers twin towers in new york. We will be back in the next few minutes. Dont go anywhere. Lots more coming up. Hello there. Well, today, temperatures didnt get to 30 degrees celsius somewhere in the uk, unlike the previous seven days, which was a record for september weve never had seven consecutive days back to back where temperatures have reached 30 degrees celsius before, but the heatwave is ending. Weve seen this Weather Front Move in across the north west of the uk through the day today, introducing cooler and fresher air and that will continue to push its way gradually south eastwards. I say cooler and fresher actually, temperatures will be getting closer to average for the time of the year as we get towards the middle part of the week. Now, we still did have warm sunshine across east anglia in South East England. And South East England. Temperatures still reached, well, 26 degrees or so in places, whereas across the north west of the uk we have thicker clouds and outbreaks of rain from our Weather Front and its the front that will bring a change to cooler weather. So, overnight tonight, Clearing Skies for scotland and Northern Ireland. With the Weather Turning Chilly for england and wales, so, overnight tonight, Clearing Skies for scotland and Northern Ireland, with the Weather Turning Chilly. For england and wales, a slow moving Weather Front tending to pep up with some persistent outbreaks of rain for some, whereas across east anglia in South East England probably staying dry, but one or two mist patches around as we start the day on tuesday. Now, i think for tuesday this Weather Front� s going to be really slow moving, so rain on and off through the day and probably some of the rain quite heavy across eastern areas of england, maybe with an odd rumble of thunder. Sunniest weather for scotland and Northern Ireland, wherever you are those temperatures coming down, 17 22 for most. Then for the middle part of the week, High Pressure is with us just for one day. So after a sunny start, once weve lost the Early Morning mist and fog, you might see a bit of cloud bubbling up. The exception to the dry theme, well, for Western Scotland and maybe western counties of Northern Ireland, close to an area of low pressure, you may well see outbreaks of rain at times. Those temperatures high teens to low 20s. For thursday, some strong winds around this low pressure buffeting the north West Of Scotland as our Weather Front continues its Journey Southwards and eastwards across england and wales. The Weather Front itself continuing to weaken as it moves southwards. Indeed, well probably start to see Southerly Winds move back in across east anglia, and South East England, boosting the temperatures potentially back into the Mid 20s For Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thursdays a blustery day, a day of sunny spells and showers. And then as we get through friday, more especially into the weekend, looks like well see more rain across southern portions of the uk, but the weather a bit more uncertain in the north. This is bbc news, the headlines. Moroccos worst earthquake for more than half a century is now known to have killed nearly 2,700 people. China says claims that two people . Including a british parliamentary researcher . Allegedly spied on its behalf are completely fabricated. The Prime Minister says he raised his strong concerns with the chinese leadership. The whole house is rightly appalled by reports of espionage in this building. 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