we ve got a nine year old girl who won t celebrate her 18th birthday. do not protect the killers. an online video appeal from merseyside police after three fatal shootings within a week, including that of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. as the death toll from floods in pakistan exceeds 1,000 a call for more international aid. and ready for lift off a return to the moon for america for the first time in 50 years. this is our generation, we get to say that we did it, if we do this successfully on monday, we have sent a human rated spacecraft to the moon. good evening. the leader of britain s biggest trade union, unite, says the labour party needs to get a spine and do more to stand up for working people struggling with the cost of living. sharon graham told the bbc that there is currently no strong voice for workers in parliament and she said people wanted a strong message from labour. the party leadership hasn t backed industrial action in support of pay rises,
blasting off, ourfirst step in the return to the moon for the first time in 50 years. europe s biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three year break due to the pandemic. and curating covid new zealand s national museum preserves a collection of items reflecting the country s response to the pandemic. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in pakistan where more than 1,000 people have now died in floods described by the country s foreign minister as a catastrophe. bilawal bhutto zardari told the bbc the disaster was on a scale he has never seen before. pakistan s government has issued a fresh appeal for more international aid. heavy rains have caused flooding sincejune, overwhelming rivers. around one sixth of the population are said to have been affected, with millions left homeless. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters come down
Situation in libya. More than Five Thousand people are now known to have died, in devastating floods in the east of the country. These are the pictures from derna with people describing a tsunami of water hitting the city, after two dams collapsed. More than ten thousand people are still missing the authorities fear the death toll will double. All the details are disturbing more than 3a thousand people are now homeless witnesses talk of the sea constantly Depositing Bodies on the shoreline. Before i show you more of the aftermath have a look at the moments the floodwater actually hit this city, the power, the speed, the force, sweeping everything away. People describe the land, just disappearing in an instant. Aid agencies on the ground talk of an overwhelming need for everything from water, shelter, medicine, rescue teams with clinic and hospitals in the east of the country overwhelmed by the injured. The Rescue Operation has been made more difficult by the complicated political situa
This is bbc news, the headlines more than 5,000 people are confirmed dead in libya 10,000 more are still missing after devastating floods. The father, stepmother and uncle of sara sharif are on their way back to the uk from pakistan. Ten year old sara was found dead at her home in surrey last month. Search and rescue teams in morocco Reach Mountain Villages Flattened by last weeks earthquake. At least 2,900 people are dead. Ukraines air force chief congratulates the pilots who attacked russias Black Sea Fleet in crimea, causing a large fire at sevastopol shipyard. Sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres sarah. Ben stokes has blasted his way to his First Century since returning to 0di cricket. He reached 100 injust 76 balls for england as they look to post a big score in their third match of this series with new zealand, which is level at 1 1. Stokes is at the crease with liam livingstone, following a huge partnership with dawid malan which rescued england fr
Toll will double. All the details are disturbing more than 3a,000 people are now homeless. Witnesses talk of the sea constantly depositing bodies on the shoreline. Before i show you more of the aftermath, have a look at the moments the floodwater actually hit this city. The power, the speed, the force sweeping everything away. People describe the land, just disappearing in an instant. Aid agencies on the ground talk of an overwhelming need for everything from water, shelter, medicine, rescue teams with clinic and hospitals in the east of the country overwhelmed by the injured. The Rescue Operation has been made more difficult by the complicated political situation in libya. The country is split with an internationally recognised government in tripoli, and a Rival Government in the east. This is one description of what it is like in derna from a libyan journalist who spoke to the bbc. My friend, im staying with him right now to support him because when we were preparing for this intervi