45 people, including three children, had been on the vessel, which set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. Four survivors originally from the ivory coast and guinea gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. The three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. These pictures show Rescue Workers helping migrants in trouble around the lampedusa coast at the weekend, one of several rescues in recent days. 0ur rome correspondent, sofia bettiza, has been following the story. This is another tragedy in the mediterranean sea. Only four people survived, the three men and a woman from guinea and the ivory coast. They said they were on board a ship with 45 people in total, including three children. They described it as a very small metal boat about seven metres long. They said that after a few hours at sea, the boat capsized and sank, apparently because of a big wave. It threw everybody into the water and they said that only 15 people were wearing life jackets and they had to wait in the water for hours before finally being rescued by a cargo ship. Those four people who survived are now in lampedusa, in the south of the country. They are safe, according to local media that they are in shock and being questioned by the authorities who are trying to get to the bottom of what happened. Tell me more about the numbers of migrants arriving in italy, or trying to reach italy, they have been rising, havent they in recent years . They have. Just to give you a number, this year, nearly 94,000 migrants reached italy by sea. If you take that number and compare it to last year, that has more than doubled. The number of people trying to get to europe through italy is going up. This is a very dangerous journey, according to the un, it is by far the most dangerous migrant route in the world. That is because since 2014, more than 17,000 people died or disappeared in the Central Mediterranean trying to reach europe in search of a better life. Live now to richard braude, an activist for the Civil Society organisation ar ci. He works alongside migrants in a Community Centre in palermo. I wanted to find out a little bit more about those migrants who try to get to italy. What are people trying to escape from and how difficult is thatjourney . The to escape from and how difficult is that journey . That journey . The stories of the eole that journey . The stories of the peeple trying that journey . The stories of the peeple trying to that journey . The stories of the peeple trying to get that journey . The stories of the people trying to get to that journey . The stories of the people trying to get to europe | that journey . The stories of the people trying to get to europe from all sorts of countries are incredibly varied and complex. I think we are used to people talking about People Escaping War Zones but what is important to remember is that these are people who are looking for better lives, looking for ways to improve their childrens Future Orjust for ways to improve their childrens future or just to for ways to improve their childrens Future Orjust to get to their families. That happens a lot with people that we meet who are coming from tunisia. 0ften people that we meet who are coming from tunisia. Often they have family in italy or other European Countries and there is no way for them to get here, except by taking these extremely dangerous routes. Given the number extremely dangerous routes. Given the number of extremely dangerous routes. Given the number of people extremely dangerous routes. Given the number of people who extremely dangerous routes. Given the number of people who have died trying to make thatjourney, what more do you think european governments need to do to try and help these people before these things end in tragedy . I help these people before these things end in tragedy . Help these people before these things end in tragedy . I think that is the ri. Ht things end in tragedy . I think that is the right question. Things end in tragedy . I think that | is the right question. Governments need to be giving visas, they need to make safe way to get to europe, to make safe way to get to europe, to take a plane with documents to come here. Instead what european and Italian Governments have been doing for decades, more over recent years, is actively trying to stop people coming by leaving them to die at sea. These deaths are the responsibility of criminal groups and our governments who leave people to die. With italy, it is more clear, just now, the new government has made a government with the tunisian government, a government who over the past three years has been bringing in dictatorial measures, clamping down on free speech and inviting pogroms against black africans. Instead of condemning that, the Italian Government has done a deal, to stop the migrant route and stop people from coming instead of trying to recognise that it needs to be accepting people and giving people asylum. Accepting people and giving people as lum. ~ accepting people and giving people as lum. , ~ , accepting people and giving people as lum. ~ , accepting people and giving people as lum. , ~ ,. , asylum. Thank you very much for takin asylum. Thank you very much for taking the asylum. Thank you very much for taking the time asylum. Thank you very much for taking the time to asylum. Thank you very much for taking the time to speak asylum. Thank you very much for taking the time to speak to asylum. Thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us. I Police Officers in Northern Ireland say theyre shocked and angry after a data breach revealed Sensitive Information about them. Yesterday the Police Service of Northern Ireland published the names, roles and Work Locations of all its staff by mistake. It blamed human error and apologised. But officers are now worried about their safety and fear dissident republican groups could use the information to target them. The uk Information Commissioner has launched an investigation. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. Police officers everywhere deal with danger. But in this part of the uk, the risks are especially stark. Members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland take steps to protect their identities, and the media agree not to show theirfaces. So the publication of personal Details Online has caused distress. This has the potential to be a major security breach. Its a serious loss of data. 0ur Officers Trust the psni to make sure that when they have their data that they hold it and hold it appropriately, and not to be disclosing things like this into the public domain. The problem came about after a routine request for data under freedom of information laws. The response should have focused on the number of staff working at different grades, but the police also released a spreadsheet by mistake. It contains the surname, initials, rank and Work Department of every employee. The data was published on this website for around two hours yesterday afternoon. I do apologise to officers. This is unacceptable. In terms of the security for individuals, there is nothing at the moment to suggest there is any immediate security concerns, but we have put actions in place to ensure that if anything does arise, we will be aware of that. Tomorrow there will be an Emergency Meeting of the policing board, which holds Senior Officers to account. Politicians who will be there want to know how the data breach could affect staff in different areas. What is a realistic assessment of the threat level against these individuals . That threat level will not be uniform. I would imagine somebody who is an officer working undercover, for example, will feel at more risk than a civilian with a deskjob at police headquarters. We need a really realistic assessment of the implications of this leak. Earlier this year, the official Terrorism Threat Level here was raised from substantial to severe. That came after the Attempted Murder of a senior detective. John caldwell was shot by the new ira, a dissident republican Paramilitary Organisation which is opposed to the peace process. The police have said the data breach was the result of human error, but there are questions, concerns and fears about the potential consequences. Live now to Tracy Godfrey trade Union Official for the Northern Ireland Public Service alliance, also known as nipsa. You have over 40,000 members across the Public Services and voluntary sector. Your members must be worried. I sector. Your members must be worried. ,. ,. Worried. I represent all the police Staff Members worried. I represent all the police Staff Members in worried. I represent all the police Staff Members in the worried. I represent all the police Staff Members in the psni. Worried. I represent all the police Staff Members in the psni. They| worried. I represent all the police i Staff Members in the psni. They are extremely worried and concerned. I would like to correct that remark, we dont do deskjobs, we are out on the front line doing a variety of roles. The threat to police staff is as high and direct as Police Officers. ~. , as high and direct as Police Officers. ~. ,. , ~ as high and direct as Police Officers. ~. ,. , ~. , officers. What you think the answer is because the officers. What you think the answer is because the information officers. What you think the answer is because the information is officers. What you think the answer is because the information is there | is because the information is there now . There is no taking it back, what are the next moves that can be done to reassure your members . There is no takin done to reassure your members . There is no taking it done to reassure your members . There is no taking it back done to reassure your members . There is no taking it back but done to reassure your members . There is no taking it back but we done to reassure your members . Ii ii is no taking it back but we need to make sure the organisation has put Support Mechanisms in place to take seriously anybody� s concerns that they can bring it up with their line manager or two another department within the organisation. People have lived their lives not telling people what they work is and now it is out in the open so it is a huge upheaval for people. On the police staff side, we get and what is referred to as danger money, we get £580, our Police Colleagues getjust over £3500, the Department Ofjustice who employ both sets of staff, we have not had any progress in the last three years to get a higher amount paid to us. I would like to ask the Department Ofjustice if they were to look down that list, would you be able to pick out a Police Officer target because they get paid more . And i think we should get the money we deserve. Brute and i think we should get the money we deserve we deserve. We have had another statement from we deserve. We have had another statement from the we deserve. We have had another statement from the psni, we deserve. We have had another statement from the psni, the we deserve. We have had another i statement from the psni, the senior information risk owner, has said that police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the theft of documents including a spreadsheet which contained names of Serving Officers and staff. This is completely different to the data breach. The documents, along with a Police Issued laptop and radio were stolen from a private vehicle on july six. We have contacted officers and staff concerned and the initial notification has been made to the office of the Information Commissioner regarding the information breach. Yet another data breach, that we are getting information through to us from the psni. They say they think the issue seriously and they are investigating. Seriously and they are investigating. Seriously and they are investiuuatin. ,. ,. , investigating. They have launched an investigation. Investigating. They have launched an investigation, but investigating. They have launched an investigation, but i investigating. They have launched an investigation, but i think investigating. They have launched an investigation, but i think there investigation, but i think there needs to be some reassurance, strong reassurance, as much as psni can to all people who had their names on the list and i do believe they are trying to do this, but people are frustrated. People are frightened and they want something done quickly. And they want something done ruickl. , ~ , and they want something done ruickl. ,. , and they want something done iuickl. , ~. ,. , and they want something done ruickl. ,. ,. , quickly. Thank you for oining us. I a reciate quickly. Thank you for oining us. I appreciate you taking quickly. Thank you forjoining us. I appreciate you taking the quickly. Thank you forjoining us. I appreciate you taking the time quickly. Thank you forjoining us. I appreciate you taking the time to l appreciate you taking the time to speak to us. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. A court has heard that the victims of a fatal car crash in cardiff had been drinking and inhaling laughing gas before the accident. Rafeljeanne, darcy ross and eve smith were all killed two other passengers survived. Their car crashed into trees on saturday the fourth of march, but wasnt found for two days. The uk may be on course for five years of lost economic growth, according to a leading think tank. The National Institute of economic and social Research Says brexit, covid and russians invasion of ukraine have badly affected the british economy. It says � stuttering growth may widen the gap between wealthier and poorer parts of the country. The unite union says more than 230 staff at Gatwick Airport will go on strike later this month, in a dispute about pay. Ground handlers and passenger assistance workers will walk out on various days between the 18th and 28th of august. The action could affect bank Holiday Travel plans and the union says it will cause severe disru ption. Youre live with bbc news. Hundreds of firefighters have been tackling wildfires in portugal. Although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave, with temperatures reaching 46. 4 degrees celsius this week. Fifteen hundred residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around 0demira. 0ur Correspondentjenny Hill reports from the affected region. Scorched earth still smouldering. The fires consumed 40 square miles of land. Here, flames swept up the valley, right up to the southern town of 0deceixe. 0n the outskirts, destruction. But somehow the community itself was spared. There is a really strong smell here. It is notjust of the smoke, it is eucalyptus and pine those are the trees which line this landscape, and they have been consumed by the fire. After three heatwaves, the ground is now extremely dry and extremely vulnerable. It is five days since this fire started. Firefighters have contained much of it but they are still battling on the southern front. It is difficult, dangerous work. For those who live here, these are traumatic days. Translation it was horrible. There was fire everywhere and we had to fend for ourselves. Nobody was there to help us but luckily i had Three Friends who came. The firemen who where there found themselves surrounded by fire and we asked them for help but it wasnt possible. In spain, too, a heightened risk of wildfires. The authorities have warned that Heatwave Conditions will peak today. Temperatures in the south could hit 44 celsius. Translation we already know that summers are getting hotter and hotter with Climate Change, so we will have to prepare and train ourselves to cope as well as possible with this heat. Portugal remains on high alert. Even as communities assess the damage, the fire is not yet done. The second and final day of the amazon summit, aimed at protecting the rainforest, is under way in the brazilian city of belem. On tuesday, the eight countries sharing the amazon signed a declaration agreeing to Work Together to fight illegal logging, mining and organised crime. But no date was set to end deforestation, as the brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da silva had advocated. Live now to belem where the summit� s being held and our South America correspondent katy watson. Ican i can sense disappointment from activists and those watching the summit at the fact that Deforestation Element of it, they couldnt find full agreement. Thats ri. Ht. It couldnt find full agreement. Thats right it was couldnt find full agreement. Thats right. It was always couldnt find full agreement. Thats right. It was always going couldnt find full agreement. Thats right. It was always going to couldnt find full agreement. Thats right. It was always going to be couldnt find full agreement. Thats right. It was always going to be an | right. It was always going to be an ambitious goal, Lula Da Silva has made turning around the Deforestation Numbers especially in the last four years, it has been his Campaign Promise and commitment to try and improve the environmental record here in the amazon. That is why he created this is on summit and while he also put Belem Forward to be the host of the cup 28 summit. In the declaration that was signed on day one of this summit, it said that there was a consensus that everybody wanted to Work Together to combat deforestation by 2030 but that didnt say anything about eradicating it completely. That is probably a disappointment for a lot of people, the Environment Minister said that it is a question of negotiation, brazil is still committed to achieving that goal. At the end of the day, the fact that South America is talking about what they can do, in a place where they will have a stake in the issue, in having the amazon is a big departure from what we have seen in the past. That consensus, that agreement to work on the problem is at the very least a big change from what we have seenin least a big change from what we have seen in the past. It least a big change from what we have seen in the past. Seen in the past. It needs to be said that lula seen in the past. It needs to be said that lula da seen in the past. It needs to be said that Lula Da Silvas seen in the past. It needs to be| said that Lula Da Silvas attitude to Climate Change is very different to Climate Change is very different to his predecessor. If to Climate Change is very different to his predecessor. To his predecessor. If you look at the figures to his predecessor. If you look at the figures from to his predecessor. If you look at the figures from satellite to his predecessor. If you look at. The figures from Satellite Research about deforestation, injuly the figures from Satellite Research about deforestation, in july for example, about deforestation, injuly for example, compared to about deforestation, in july for example, compared to last about deforestation, injuly for example, compared to lastjuly it fell by 66 . It is no doubt that the politics that Lula Da Silva is talking about is making a difference on the ground. He has been in power for seven months, he hasjust over three years left. It is a big commitment and we are talking to Indigenous Leaders who say it is more thanjust Indigenous Leaders who say it is more than just politics, these politicians wont be here in a few years time and it goes beyond that, it goes beyond a short term political issue. This is about trying to improve the lives of millions of people in the amazon, trying to give them an incentive to trying to give them an incentive to try and protect the forest im trying to come up with better ways of protecting what is a crucial element of the climate for the world. ,. , element of the climate for the world. , ~ , element of the climate for the world. ,. ,. Facebook boasts nearly 3 billion monthly users across the globe and at its best its been cheered for bringing us together but also criticised for tearing us apart. But is the Social Media Platform good or bad for your well being . That s the question two researchers from oxford have been asking in the Biggest International study of its kind. With surprising results they found n0 evidence facebook is bad for you. For more on this im joined david wright, ceo of the charity south west grid for learning who are part of the uk Safer Internet center. Are you surprised to hear that facebook is not bad for your Mental Health . Brute facebook is not bad for your Mental Health . ~. ,. , facebook is not bad for your Mental Health . ~. ,. , , health . We have so many Different Social Media health . We have so many Different Social Media platforms health . We have so many Different Social Media platforms that health . We have so many Different Social Media platforms that burst l Social Media Platforms that burst onto the scene, for many years, we really welcome this research, as all research which illuminates the use of social media, it can be good, equally it can cause lots of users harm as well. That is our experience in terms of the helplines that we provide. Thats the primary thing, we welcome the report but there are some issues as well. Some issues as well. Looking at facebook. Some issues as well. Looking at facebook, how some issues as well. Looking at facebook, how good some issues as well. Looking at facebook, how good a some issues as well. Looking at i facebook, how good a barometer some issues as well. Looking at facebook, how good a barometer is it for psychological impact because young people dont use it much any more and those are the ones that are the most vulnerable. The most vulnerable. Looking at the research, the most vulnerable. Looking at the research. It the most vulnerable. Looking at the research, it does the most vulnerable. Looking at the research, it does band the most vulnerable. Looking at the research, it does band 1334 research, it does band 13 34 Year Olds together, so it is difficult from this research to look at the impacts on children. One of the things that we do question with the things that we do question with the research is that it suggests. It connects more screen time with negative effects as well. In our experience, we operate three helplines and it is not necessarily the amount of time you spend online, it is the issue is that you encounter. We are not dealing with people who have been online for a lot, for a long time. It is people who have been online for a short time too. It is difficult to conclude whether it is good or bad. We know that people encounter harm on platforms like facebook, but it is not necessarily to do with the amount of time spent on it. Ultimately, this Research Says there is no evidence that facebook affects Mental Health adversely. Do you think that is the right outcome for the study . Do you agree with that . They concluded that there is no evidence. I come back to the victims, the individuals and survivors that we support through the helplines. There is clearly harm that people encounter online and there will be millions of people who dont encounter harm online. It is trying to understand what vulnerability actually means online. Long has it been said that those at most risk are those who are most at risk off line. Particularly from a childrens perspective that is what research would conclude. Rather than the amount of time you spend online, it doesnt necessarily connect. This Research Identifies and concludes that there is no evidence to connect those things together. That there is no evidence to connect those things together. Thank you for talkin to those things together. Thank you for talking to us weve been talking about the extreme weather across europe. Well i wanted to show you some pictures that have come in from norway. The gap in that bridge compared to an hour ago is pretty startling. The water is freely flowing through. We have been told that a huge amount of rain that has been dumped over scandinavia has caused rivers to swell to levels not seen in decades. This particular river flows through the hydroelectric dam, a power plant in the east of central europe. People have been evacuated because of swollen rivers and the impact from that power plant. We will take you back there if anything interesting happens. But for now im to talk about walking. It has been long understood that 10,000 steps per day is the ideal number to stay fit and healthy boxed 00v but a new study shows fewer than 5,000 may be enough to see a benefit. A study of 226 thousand people around the world showed that 4,000 steps was enough to reduce the risk of dying prematurely of any cause. Professor Maciej Banach from the medical University Of Lodz in poland was involved in the research. Each 10,000 steps is not a magic number and take into account the inconsistency we have had in the previous studies about the the optimal number over which we might observe Health Benefits should be between 6,000 to 10,000. We use the occasion to have 17 cohort studies with almost 230,000 patients in order to check and investigators. And indeed, weve noticed that it is enough to have around 4,000 and more, obviously, in order to see significant benefits take into account the reduction of mortality. Obviously, the main message concerning the steps number does not change. So the more steps we can do, the Better Health effects we might observe even up to 20,000 steps per day because we were able to restrict our analyses to this number. Stay with us. Plenty more to come. Behind me its rather murky weather, but for many there is sunshine on offer. A brief lived burst of summer. We have got weak Weather Fronts around, that is what is bringing the murky weather around, it is giving some drizzle to Northern Ireland moving to scotland. The high pressures moving Northwards Drying out the atmosphere and clearing the cloud. We will have some sunshine around but we have seen the best of that in scotland, rather more cloud throughout the rest of the afternoon. Still windy and cool in 0rkney and shetland, 23 further south with sunshine. We will keep some cloud around the irish sea coast, a little bit of fog forming inland but what is notable tonight is it is much milder in Northern England and scotland because we have pulled in this humid air. The southerly winds drawing that heat northwards, so temperatures will get into the 20s on thursday. The morning fog will rush through the first part that clears away quickly and they could be the odd shower with cloud and then cloud comes into the south west later but it is a fine day. 25 in the central belt, 23 in Northern Ireland, 26 further south across england and wales. A brief burst of summer warmth because the next low pressure comes in and Weather Front is through friday. Starting to clear away friday morning but it drags the weather across eastern areas and then there will be a peppering of showers behind. It is still quite warm, a warm Starting Point on friday so we can still get 25 or 26 in southern and eastern areas but most places behind the Weather Front will feel fresher. A fresh feeling we can with low pressure sat to the west of us, showers with longer spells of rain, if wish i was the further south and east you are. No promises, it is a showery picture. There will be some lively showers again with hail and thunder. More can be found online. This is bbc news, the headlines. 41 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, were aboard the vessel. Police officers in Northern Ireland are said to be worried and frightened after a data breach saw personal details about them made public. And researchers have found no evidence the use of facebook is linked to widespread psychological harm. Time for a look at the Business News now, with victoria. We start in china, where the latest Economic Data is fueling concern for hopes of a post covid recovery. Chinese exports have suffered their worst fall since start of pandemic. And prices . Theyre falling rather than going up. Unlike much of the rest of the world, china isnt experiencing inflation but deflation. Its what we saw injapan in the � 90s and early � 00s
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