The first leg of their journey back to the us. Its part of a Prisoner Swap Deal painstakingly mediated by qatar. In return, five iranians in usjails will be released and iran will gain access to 6 billion in oil revenues. 0ur chief interntional correspondent, lyse doucet is in doha where the released american prisoners are expected to [and shortly. Yes, and this news they have left tehran, left reigning essbase confirms these five prisoners, regarded as wrongfully detained by the us are now three left iranians airspace. They are expected to arrive in the next half an hour behind us at a former International Airport in doha. They will be landing just as the sun begins to set and the heat is easing. That moment will mark the end of a deeply painful personal ordeal which has only been secured through a highly complex and deeply controversial deal, agreed between the United States and iran. There is no diplomatic relations between iran and the us, so there were nine rounds of talks between the delegations in separate hotels in the qatari capital. A qatari official shuttle back and forth to negotiate the deal put up the last pieces fell into place this morning in doha are one it was confirmed this expedient dollars of iranians money it earned through selling oil to south korea had landed here in the banks. This is an extremely emotional moment, notjust for the emotional moment, not just for the prisoners emotional moment, notjust for the prisoners but their loved ones, and especially their families who have been disappointed time and again waiting for their loved ones to come home. But it wont be the end of their trauma. Weve been speaking to richard ratcliffe, a british iranian whose daughter was a hostage. He told as the ordeal which lies ahead for the families. For told as the ordeal which lies ahead for the families. For the families. For the families, it will be hard for the families. For the families, it will be hard to for the families. For the families, it will be hard to let for the families. For the families, it will be hard to let go for the families. For the families, it will be hard to let go and for the families. For the families, it will be hard to let go and startl it will be hard to let go and start to feel it will be hard to let go and start to feel euphoria. For the prisoners, it takes to feel euphoria. For the prisoners, it takes a to feel euphoria. For the prisoners, it takes a long time to feel safe. There it takes a long time to feel safe. There are it takes a long time to feel safe. There are all these games and shenanigans in our case and many others shenanigans in our case and many others. Hopefully, this is every chance others. Hopefully, this is every chance it others. Hopefully, this is every chance it is others. Hopefully, this is every chance it is all over now and the journey chance it is all over now and the journey back to normality can happen journey back to normality can happen. It takes awhile to just really happen. It takes awhile to just really be happen. It takes awhile to just really be ready to file. It is hard. You all really be ready to file. It is hard. You all one really be ready to file. It is hard. You all one day at a time time and then you all one day at a time time and then you you all one day at a time time and then you are you all one day at a time time and then you are confronted with what you have then you are confronted with what you have lost. I think for us, actually, you have lost. I think for us, actually, you cant change what you cant actually, you cant change what you cant change. You can look forward and leading cant change. You can look forward and leading to feel safe again, learning and leading to feel safe again, learning to step out of battle mode and be learning to step out of battle mode and be kind to yourself. And learning and be kind to yourself. And learning to build a new future. They have a learning to build a new future. They have a Second Chance at life and happiness, have a Second Chance at life and happiness, which has been denied for so long happiness, which has been denied for so long my happiness, which has been denied for so long. My advice is to look forward so long. My advice is to look forward rh so long. My advice is to look forward. � so long. My advice is to look forward. ,. , forward. A new ourney which starts toda , forward. A new ourney which starts today. Which forward. A new journey which starts today, which started forward. A new journey which starts today, which started in forward. A new journey which starts today, which started in the forward. A new journey which starts today, which started in the past today, which started in the past hour when the five american prisoners, former prisoners, along with two other relatives left iran and will soon [and here, and they will be on their way to the United States where there will be huge relief and joy. But they will also face the reaction, the criticism from the us, including leading us republicans, activists, who say President Joe Biden should not have clench this deal, that he has only paved the way for more hostagetaking. The United States said it was a very difficult deal, but it was a deal which had to be done. We will continue our live coverage here from doha. Thank you. We will continue coverage here from doha. Thank you. We will continue live coverage here from doha. Thank you. We will continue live coverage coverage here from doha. Thank you. We will continue live coverage of we will continue live coverage of this. Lets take you to show you what is happening on a rainy and tv. They are covering the story as well. Iranian tv. We are a rating the arrival of the aeroplane. We will be there as it happens. We will bring it to you live. A woman whos accused the comedian and presenter Russell Brand of Sexual Assault says his response to the allegations has been insulting. The woman, known as alice, says she was 16 at the time, and is one of four women alleging he assaulted them in the uk and us between 2006 and 2013. Russell brand denies the claims, saying his relationships have been always consensual. The bbc and channel [i the broadcasters where he used to work have both launched investigations. Heres helena wilkinson. Actor, comedian, entertainer Russell Brand, now accused of serious allegations by four women, including rape and Sexual Assault, allegations he denies. One of his accusers, alice, not her real name, alleges that Russell Brand assaulted her when he was in his early 30s and she was 16 and still at school. She spoke to radio 4s womans hour and had this to say about his denials. First of all, i think it is insulting. It is laughable he would even imply that this is some kind of Mainstream Media conspiracy. He is not outside the mainstream. He did a Universal Pictures movie last year, he just happens to have a Youtube Channel where he talks about Conspiracy Theories to an audience that laps it up. She also alleged his management attempted to explain their relationship. He told me that his management had told him, his agent, not to be seen out and about. His management had advised him not to be seen out and about with a 16 year old . Yes, they said it wasnt a good look for him and his career. There was some kind of discussion, maybe we can say she is your goddaughter . Well, we cannot say she is your niece because people know you are an only child. There were those kind of discussions and it was. Well, why dont you just stay inside . And we only met with inside the four walls of his, you know, his room. There are also questions for the bbc over Russell Brands alleged use of their car service. So you believe a bbc car picked you up from school to take you somewhere to meet him . It was back to his house. You know that because of the way these because we use . Yes, because i had used one of their cars previously, he told me just to tell the driver where to take me. So a bbc chauffeur driven car picked you up at the age of 16 to take you to Russell Brands house . Yes. The allegations about Russell Brand emerged on saturday in a joint investigation by channel 4s dispatches and the times newspapers. Since then more women have come forward with new claims about him. The four women are alleging the Sexual Assaults took place between 2006 and 2013. In a video released before the allegations were made public, but after he had been told about them, Russell Brand issued this denial. I was very, very promiscuous. During that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had absolutely always consensual. Investigations into what happened are now under way between channel 4, the bbc and a production company. I think if there was an independent person inside an organisation like the bbc within the larger companies, that would be really good. If we had a network of those people perhaps they could compare notes and when there were repeated complaints of a similar nature about an individual, it would start to build upa picture. Russell brand is due to perform at the Theatre Royal in windsor tomorrow night as part of his live tour. I understand theatre managers are currently in discussions with the Tour Promoters to decide whether the show will go ahead or not. There are now many questions to be answered about who knew what and when, following these serious allegations. Helena wilkinson, bbc news. Live now to our entertainment correspondent, colin patterson. Lots of questions yet to be answered in this. ~ ,. , ,. , lots of questions yet to be answered in this. ~ ,. ,. , in this. Absolutely. I listen to all ofthe in this. Absolutely. I listen to all of the interview in this. Absolutely. I listen to all of the interview this in this. Absolutely. I listen to all of the interview this morning in this. Absolutely. I listen to all. Of the interview this morning with alice, not her real name, and her answers voice by an actor and she brought up so many issues. This idea that a bbc chauffeur picked up and took to Russell Brands house. She explained why she had gone forward, she wanted to protect other women and also although the relationship was legal because she was 16 at the time, she is wanting to campaign for a staggered age of consent. The idea being people vastly older than 16 to 20 year olds would no longer be able to have sex with them because at 16, she says she wasnt ready one adult relationship and her relationship with Russell Brand left her damaged and she said she wasnt able to sit around her school exams. Russell brand denies all the allegations and says all Sexual Lesions he had worked consent shall. And says all Sexual Lesions he had worked consent shall. Says all Sexual Lesions he had worked consent shall. And of course, as helena mentioned, worked consent shall. And of course, as helena mentioned, he worked consent shall. And of course, as helena mentioned, he is worked consent shall. And of course, as helena mentioned, he is due worked consent shall. And of course, as helena mentioned, he is due to i as helena mentioned, he is due to perform at a theatre in windsor tomorrow evening. Tomorrow evening. Absolutely. Everyday. Tomorrow evening. Absolutely. Everyday. At tomorrow evening. Absolutely. Everyday, at five tomorrow evening. Absolutely. Everyday, at five oclock, tomorrow evening. Absolutely. L everyday, at five oclock, Russell Brand goes on his social media channel and does his beakfree rants where he talks about issues of the day. You heard Conspiracy Theories, things like the Assassination Ofjfk and what bill gates is doing to fruits, and itll be interesting to see if Russell Brand takes to a social media today. As you mention, these live shows, he is supposed to be at the Theatre Royal in a wednesday and to be in plymouth this weekend and wolverhampton next week as the end of his tour, and venues will have to decide whether they want those shows to go ahead. There will be all kinds of financial and ethical issues being discussed at the moment. We ethical issues being discussed at the moment ethical issues being discussed at the moment. ~. ,. , � , the moment. We all know theres been a lot talked about the moment. We all know theres been a lot talked about on the moment. We all know theres been a lot talked about on social the moment. We all know theres been a lot talked about on social media, a lot talked about on social media, but what have the police said . What is happening in terms of official investigations . In is happening in terms of official investigations . Investigations . In britain, the metropolitan investigations . In britain, the metropolitan Police Investigations . In britain, the Metropolitan Police have investigations . In britain, the Metropolitan Police have approached the times and channel 4, the organisations that did these investigations and have said to them if your contacts, the people who came forward with these allegations, want to speak to us, these are the official procedures they should go through. That is different to the police saying they are officially opening investigations involving Russell Brand, but they are saying to the people, if you want to speak to the people, if you want to speak to the people, if you want to speak to the police, here is how you can. It will be fascinating to see if those people do now come forward to the police. Those people do now come forward to the olice. ,. , ~ those people do now come forward to the olice. ,. ,. , the police. Colin, thank you very much. The police. Colin, thank you very much as the police. Colin, thank you very much. As always, the police. Colin, thank you very much. As always, there the police. Colin, thank you very much. As always, there is the police. Colin, thank you very much. As always, there is more| the police. Colin, thank you very i much. As always, there is more on this story on the bbc website. Around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. Lets now take a look at some other stories making news here in the uk. Five metropolitan Police Officers facing a disciplinary hearing have denied Gross Misconduct over the stop and search of british sprinter bianca williams. She accused the force of racism after she and her partner were handcuffed and separated from their baby son during the search injuly 2020. Nothing illegal was found and no arrests were made. People in england aged 65 and over are being urged to get a top up covid booster vaccine. An increasing number of people are attending hospital with the virus, but while Hospital Numbers are up, Intensive Care Admissions are low. The roll out� s been brought forward as a precaution against a highly mutated new covid variant called ba 2. 86. The cost of renting a home in the uk rose by 12 in the year to august thats according to Estate Agency hamptons. The group says its the highest rise since it started its survey in 2014. The uptick in the past 12 months is greater than the increase experienced over the four years to 2019. Youre live with bbc news. Officials in libya say at least three greek Rescue Workers have died in a road accident, as they were travelling from benghazi to the flood zone in derna. Seven others were critically injured. A week after floods ravaged the city, rescue teams are still pulling out bodies from ruined building and the sea. Un agencies warned that derna faces the threat of Disease Outbreaks that could bring what they call a second devastating crisis. They say there are 30,000 Homeless People in the city. And theres a desperate need for clean water, food and basic supplies to mitigate the growing risk of cholera, diarrhoea, dehydration and malnutrition. The unhcrs head of protection said the situation in derna is horrific. Homes have been demolished, damaged, submerged underwater. Families have lost a very big number of their loved ones. Many are still missing. Some have been split and others have been displaced. The Search And Rescue teams continue to try to save lives, but the situation is far from being stable at the moment. Live now to claudia gazzini, Senior Analyst for libya lets ta ke lets take you live to derna. Better still in operation to find bodies, there are thousands of missing and lots of doctors, medical workers struggling now to try and determine who the missing are and who the bodies belong to as well. We have also heard stories of people who have nowhere to sleep, no food and little access to basic amenities. The situation is absolutely catastrophic. Live now to claudia gazzini, Senior Analyst for libya at the International Crisis group. You were in derna. What did you see . The city of derna is a devastated city. I know it well because i was there to months ago and it was lively, shops, but the derna i saw on thursday is just an empty area of murdered, sand, concrete buildings piling up, buildings which have been flattened. It is a vast area, several square kilometres. The immensity cant be described. Amid all this rubble and debris, there are Rescue Workers of at least six countries. I think the number has gone up. A lot of libyan Rescue Workers still digging in a very simple way in the houses. If there is a family, somebody alive and knows their relatives are still missing and they were located in a certain building, 18 goes and helps them to try and take and find the bodies. And bulldozers trying to move rubble. It is bodies. And bulldozers trying to move rubble. Move rubble. It is really tragic. Tell me more move rubble. It is really tragic. Tell me more about move rubble. It is really tragic. Tell me more about what move rubble. It is really tragic. Tell me more about what else l move rubble. It is really tragic. Tell me more about what else youve seen. Obviously, human cost is catastrophic, and we have been covering that widely on the bbc. I want to point viewers to Something Else youve discovered in the region. Tell me more about the unesco heritage site, which i believe has been impacted by the floodwaters. Believe has been impacted by the floodwaters believe has been impacted by the floodwaters. ~. ,. , floodwaters. What happened there . The rain that floodwaters. What happened there . The rain that came floodwaters. What happened there . The rain that came down floodwaters. What happened there . The rain that came down the floodwaters. What happened there . The rain that came down the night l the rain that came Down The Night Last Sunday and monday was in all the region. It was five hours of heavy rain. In this area, 60 kilometres west of derna, there is a unesco heritage site, with beautiful, studying greek and roman ruins overlooking the sea. Nobody had been there, organisations, and i drove there yesterday. The site has been affected by the flooding. A wall has come down, part of the Greek Theatre have crumbled. Most importantly, local archaeologists say there is inexplicable gushing out of water from inside the ruins, places where water didnt come out from. It is contaminated because in the fountain of apollo, there is soapy water. It is literally white bubbles coming out. They fear what was the local spring has been contaminated with perhaps sewage water or water from the town. There is something happening there. They are saying if it continues, the natural flow of water has already been altered because of the flooding. It caused rocks to collapse, and the channels of water to be covered. If there is new rain, they fear it will enter the article site and possibly cause further crumbling of the site. Of course, it is nothing compared to the tragedy of derna, although one person did die in the flooding in the ruins itself is if there is a possibility to alert unesco and have engineers to alert unesco and have engineers to survey what is happening, that would be great to avoid losing further cultural heritage. It has been good further cultural heritage. It has been good to further cultural heritage. It has been good to talk further cultural heritage. It has been good to talk to further cultural heritage. It has been good to talk to you, further cultural heritage. It has been good to talk to you, and i further cultural heritage. It has been good to talk to you, and thank you for pointing that out as well. Thank you so much. We have been reporting our top story, which is the Prisoner Swap between iran and the Prisoner Swap between iran and the us. We can take you live to go half at the airport. We are awaiting the arrival of those five american iranian nationals who have been held prisoner for many years. The deal to release them was brokered by qatar, which is why they are flying into dough half. It is the first leg of a long journey which will see them return to their homes flying into doha. Our correspondent is there at the airport. We know the five are made up of four men and one women. They are american nationals but hold iranians passports. Their release was dependent on a number of things, the release of arranging prisoners in the us and the transfer of 6 billion in iranians funds from selling oil to south korea. They have been released to banks in doha. It has been completed. They will all be released as part of a Prisoner Swap, and their arrival at the airport is imminent. We are keeping airport is imminent. We are keeping a close eye on the story and will bring you the latest as and when we get it. The former Prime Minister liz truss has defended last years mini budget, saying she was trying to get the british economy on a better trajectory. In a speech this morning, she urged the government to cut taxes, shrink Welfare Spending and raise the retirement age. Ms truss said there had been 25 years of economic consensus, which needed to be shattered. Levels of tax and regulation are now too high to generate the amount of Economic Activity we need to help peoples incomes get bigger and to Fund Government services. And that means our economy is now stagnating. People talk about the productivity puzzle, but its really not a puzzle. If theres not enough incentive to go out and set up a business to take risks, to compete or even work. Thats a problem. That was what liz truss said. Listening intently was robert watson. What is said that liz truss is saying, given the fallout of what happened after her policies last year . I happened after her policies last ear . , happened after her policies last ear . , ,. , year . I was listening intently. You could sum year . I was listening intently. You could sum it year . I was listening intently. You could sum it up year . I was listening intently. You could sum it up in year . I was listening intently. You could sum it up in a year . I was listening intently. You could sum it up in a short year . I was listening intently. You i could sum it up in a short sentence, liz truss was saying she was right. The markets got it wrong because they were panicked by what the treasury, what british politicians, including conservative politicians were saying. She was saying i was right then and im right now. She was making a broader Point Notjust for the uk, was making a broader Point Notjust forthe uk, but was making a broader Point Notjust for the uk, but across that about the world that if you want to, in her view, the world that if you want to, in herview, reverse the world that if you want to, in her view, reverse the trend weve had, a stagnant, slow growth, need to go for smaller state, lower taxes, deregulation. To go for smaller state, lower taxes, deregulation. How much su ort taxes, deregulation. How much suoport is taxes, deregulation. How much support is there taxes, deregulation. How much support is there amongst support is there amongst conservative mps support is there amongst conservative mp5 for this . Support is there amongst conservative mps for this . There is certainly some conservative mps for this . There is certainly some support. Conservative mps for this . There is certainly some support. There conservative mps for this . There is certainly some support. There is i certainly some support. There is quite clearly a wing of the Conservative Party which would proudly describe themselves as of the economic right and they believe in continuing as the work of Margaret Thatcher in this country and Ronald Reagan in the us of trying to get the state smaller and you have less regulation. There is undoubtedly a wing within the party thatis undoubtedly a wing within the party that is behind that worldview. I suspect the real battle over the soul of aconso party, and whether it goes into that direction Conservative Party. Liz truss is making sure she is keeping the flame alight for that brand of economics. Thank you very much indeed. Before we go, lets take you live to doha, and this is the scene at the airport. We are awaiting the arrival of the qatari plane, which took off from tehran two hours ago. It is expected to land imminently. It has Five Americans who hold iranians passports who have been kept prisoners. It is a Prisoner Swap. The americans have granted clemency to five iranians in the us, and also released some oil money as well to a bank injoe hart. I am back in a few minutes with the very latest on this story bank in doha. Hi there. Its all change weather wise this week. Its often going to be wet and windy. What about those storms last night that we saw . Well, in swindon we had basically a months worth of rainfall in one hour. There have been reports of flooding from thunderstorms over the last 2a hours. For example, in parts of devon, pretty badly affected here. Now, this week, as i say, is going to be unsettled. Its down to a strong Jet Stream Blasting across the atlantic at 150mph. This strong Jet Stream Spawns areas of low pressure that then get squirted away eastwards across the uk, hence the wet and windy weather conditions. Today, weather wise, weve seen a band of rain pushing its way eastwards across england and scotland. Its a day essentially of sunshine and showers. The showers quite frequent across West Scotland and Northern Ireland. Bigger gaps between the showers across wales and western england, so there will be some places that stay entirely dry this afternoon, but it will stay quite breezy. Overnight, initially the showers fade away, but later in the night were looking at a zone of heavier rain moving back in from the west. Temperatures overnight quite mild in the south, some cooler and fresher air across the north. Over the next couple of days, well see some very large Rainfall Totals building in, particularly across the hills of wales and north west england. That could bring some localised flooding issues. Tuesday is a wet and a windy kind of day. Gusty winds for the vast majority of us and those winds could peak at around 60mph gusts into the north west of wales, blowing this band of Rain Northwards across northern england, across Northern Ireland and on into southern and central scotland. Our temperatures generally into the high teens for many of us. Now, five days ago Hurricane Lee was spinning around out in the atlantic. Since then, its turned into a normal area of low pressure that brought some wet and windy weather to east canada and the north east of the United States over the weekend. Well, the remnants of that old hurricane are tied in with this area of low pressure that will be moving its way across the uk for wednesday. So another bout of wet and windy weather on the way. The winds particularly squally and gusty on and just ahead of this weather front, which is a cold front moving across england and wales. We could also see some very strong winds for western scotland. Gusts could reach 60mph or 70mph. Theres still a bit of uncertainty about the exact strength, itjust depends how deep that area of low pressure is. Over the next few days, though, it does stay wet and windy, probably saturday your best chance of staying dry. This is bbc news, the headlines. A plane carrying Five Americans who had beenjailed for years in iran has left tehran airport. Their release is part of a Prisoner Exchange brokered by qatar. Is is reported to have landed in doha. And this is the scene live at doha airport where the plane is expected to touch down shortly. One of Russell Brands accusers tells the bbc his response to allegations of rape and sexual abuse is insulting. He denies the claims. And chocs away. Two spitfires take to the skies above the english countryside, in a special display for military veterans. Now sport and for a full round up from the bbc sports centre, here is ollie. The Champions League returns tomorrow night with holders Manchester City in action against red star belgrade. Last season marked the clubs first triumph in the competition and manager Pep Guardiola has said this will take the pressure off his side. For our club to for ourclub to win for our club to win the Champions League would be something incredible, incredible. But in perspective for the Champions League, how many teams have won one Champions League . Just one . That there are a