on a medal, but a strong field awaits in the 1,500 metres at the world athletics, in budapest later. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. two children and their teacher remain trapped in a cable car that is dangling precariously almost 1,000 feet above a ravine in pakistan. they were on their way to school in a remote mountainous region in the north of the country when a cable snapped. five children have been rescued by the military in a difficult operation, but it's dark there now, and the helicopters can't fly again until the morning. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has the latest. hanging over a perilous drop, was just a rope to safety. as an army helicopter hovers over the cable car, a leap, then swept away to safety, as the crowd cheers. this was the moment many hoped for, the first rescue after hours. makeshift cable cars are common in the rural mountains of pakistan, taking minutes over ravines while roads take hours. children were on their way to school when one cable snapped. at first, army helicopters could not rescue them, buffeted by winds, scared of the down wash from the blades could make the situation worse. 0n the ground, frustration. this man said that his brother and son were inside the car. translation:- son were inside the car. translation: , �* translation: doesn't the government have enou:h translation: doesn't the government have enough resources _ translation: doesn't the government have enough resources to _ translation: doesn't the government have enough resources to save - translation: doesn't the government have enough resources to save the - have enough resources to save the lives of these innocent children? if the government is so helpless, then it should seek help from another country. it should seek help from another count . ., ., ., ., , , ., ~ country. local tv managed to speak to one man — country. local tv managed to speak to one man inside _ country. local tv managed to speak to one man inside the _ country. local tv managed to speak to one man inside the cable car, - to one man inside the cable car, rising panic before his phone died. translation: i do rising panic before his phone died. translation:— rising panic before his phone died. translation: i do not know how to make a request. _ translation: i do not know how to make a request, but _ translation: i do not know how to make a request, but it _ translation: i do not know how to make a request, but it is _ translation: i do not know how to make a request, but it is a _ translation: i do not know how to make a request, but it is a matter i make a request, but it is a matter of human— make a request, but it is a matter of human lives. as you can imagine, the authorities should rescue all of us as_ the authorities should rescue all of us as soon— the authorities should rescue all of us as soon as possible.— us as soon as possible. officials tried to reassure _ us as soon as possible. officials tried to reassure the _ us as soon as possible. officials tried to reassure the growing i tried to reassure the growing crowds. translation: m0??? tried to reassure the growing crowds. translation: now a special unit is coming- _ crowds. translation: now a special unit is coming. the _ crowds. translation: now a special unit is coming. the local— crowds. translation: now a special unit is coming. the local rescue - unit is coming. the local rescue team are already on standby. we are trying. we really don't want to take any chances here.— any chances here. after the first rescue, any chances here. after the first rescue. saving _ any chances here. after the first rescue, saving the _ any chances here. after the first rescue, saving the others - any chances here. after the first rescue, saving the others inside| rescue, saving the others inside became more complicated. as the light went, the helicopters left, and instead locals and rescue officials used is a plane, pulling another child to safety. still more to rescue as the note sets in. we have had confirmation in the last few minutes from the pakistan army that three more children have been rescued, taking the total to five children out of the cable car, one children out of the cable car, one child and two adults still remaining. the supply and rescue in the dark with the high winds continues. caroline davies with the latest there, thank you. it's emerged that the british museum was warned more than two years ago that objects from its collection were being put up for sale. an email exchange from 2021, which has been seen by bbc news, reveals that the museum's directors said there was no evidence of theft. the museum now says that a large number of objects have been stolen. 0ne estimate is that more than 1500 objects are missing, stolen, or damaged. a member of staff has been dismissed. our culture editor katie razzall is here now. katie, what more have we learnt today? there we learnt today? have been suggestions since the there have been suggestions since the story broke last week at the museum was one several years ago of the theft, and now we have seen e—mails first seen by the bbc that appear to back that up. so they are from a whistle—blower, and we have also seen responses from senior staff at the museum. of course, we cannot know fully what happened, we don't have all the answers, that is computed, but here are the details of my story about what we have learned from this correspondence today. the e—mails appear damning, suggesting that firstly deputy director and then the director of the british museum were alerted to allegations of theft more than two years ago. the whistle—blower was a dealer based in denmark who bought items on ebay which he later discovered work british museum property. he wrote tojonathan williams, the museum deputy, in february 2021, about a disturbing discovery i have made, involving theft from the british museum. he folded up injune, asking the director if an internal investigation had begun. —— he followed it up. a month later, a response came from the deputy director, saying that all the objects concern had been accounted for with no suggestion of wrongdoing and added that the collection is protected. in fact, we now believe that more than 1500 objects were stolen, damaged, or missing, in a crisis currently becoming very damaging to the british museum. this has already been reported across the globe _ has already been reported across the globe in _ has already been reported across the globe in the media. british museum is probably— globe in the media. british museum is probably the world's most famous museum. _ is probably the world's most famous museum, so the culture department will be _ museum, so the culture department will be wanting to assure itself from _ will be wanting to assure itself from the — will be wanting to assure itself from the board of trustees and george — from the board of trustees and george osborne that it has the in place _ george osborne that it has the in place to— george osborne that it has the in place to protect these items now and the future, _ place to protect these items now and the future, and to prevent anything like this_ the future, and to prevent anything like this from ever happening again. just as_ like this from ever happening again. just as damaging as what happened later. according to the e—mail chain, the director sent his evidence to george osborne, the chair of the british museum, by another trustee in october 2022, saying he was certainly british museum management have preferred to sweep the whole affair under the carpet. the next day, george osborne e—mailed the museum director, saying these are very serious allegations and asked for answers. that same day, he e—mailed the trustee saying there was no evidence to substantiate the allegations. george osborne was told injanuary this year that was a demonstrable falsehood, and george osborne replied saying he was taking the comments very seriously. finally, scotland yard was called in to investigate, more than two years after the original allegations were first brought to the museum door, raising red flags for a former detective with the met�*s art squad. clearly objects being sold into a global— clearly objects being sold into a global art market can change hands very quickly and many times over a relatively— very quickly and many times over a relatively short period of time. say two or— relatively short period of time. say two or three years, that really adds a complexity which the police will not thank— a complexity which the police will not thank you for. | a complexity which the police will not thank you for.— a complexity which the police will not thank you for. i understand the british museum _ not thank you for. i understand the british museum is _ not thank you for. i understand the british museum is restricted - not thank you for. i understand the british museum is restricted from i british museum is restricted from commenting on the details of what happened because of the police investigation, but these e—mails pile more pressure on this uk institution. katie razzall, bbc news. wildfires in greece have claimed the lives of 18 more people. their bodies were found in a forested area not far from the turkish border. work is under way to try to identify them. the fire service says they may be migrants. 0ur correspondent robin brant has the story. the heat is intense, the scale immense. since the weekend, around 40,000 hectares — that's the size of manchester and birmingham combined — has burned. winds turning turbines have also fanned the flames. and this morning, a horrific discovery. translation: in the wildfire of alexandroupolis, - in an on—site inspection by the fire department, in the wider area of avantas, 18 bodies were found near a shack. locals said all that's needed now is prayers and rain. in the meantime, they do what they can. "fire, only fire. that's what we could see," this man said. "only fire. the wind was so strong." greece has struggled to contain the fires burning in the east. it's thought the charred remains found near the village of avantas are those of 18 migrants who crossed from turkey. in the worst hit areas, the evacuation continues. all available vehicles are being used to move those who can't move themselves. everyone in a hospital was shifted to a ferry in the port of alexandroupolis overnight. summerfires are common in greece, but unusually hot conditions and strong winds are making these annual events more deadly. robin brant, bbc news. a senior doctor who worked on the neonatal unit where lucy letby was a nurse has called for hospital managers to be made more accountable for the decisions they make at hospital trusts. dr stephen brearey first raised concerns about lucy letby in 2015. he said instead of acting on his warnings, he and his colleagues' lives were made very difficult. it's also emerged the nursing regulatorfor the uk is looking into claims against lucy letby�*s former boss alison kelly. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. managers in charge of the countess of chester hospital at the time lucy letby was muddling and attempting to murder babies in her care have some tough questions to answer. doctors tried to raise the alarm over lucy letby but the lead consultant in the neonatal unit said bosses were more married about reputational damage to the hospital. —— more worried. stephen brearey said there was no accountability for nhs managers, a view shared by the british medical association. view shared by the british medical association-— view shared by the british medical association. ~ . , , , association. what is unacceptable is the lack of accountability _ association. what is unacceptable is the lack of accountability in - the lack of accountability in non—clinical managers making decisions remote from patient care, affecting patient care adversely, and then when they leave one organisation, they seem to pop up at another one. 50 organisation, they seem to pop up at another one-— another one. so does this terrible case of lucy _ another one. so does this terrible case of lucy letby _ another one. so does this terrible case of lucy letby tell _ another one. so does this terrible case of lucy letby tell us - another one. so does this terrible i case of lucy letby tell us something about the wider culture in the nhs? we have halved to describe some parts of the nhs, the culture is toxic, is that something you would agree with? —— we have heard it described. agree with? -- we have heard it described-— described. there are certainly organisations _ described. there are certainly organisations and _ described. there are certainlyl organisations and departments described. there are certainly - organisations and departments we have had it fed back that you would conclude nothing less than a toxic and hostile environment.- conclude nothing less than a toxic and hostile environment. doctors and nurses have — and hostile environment. doctors and nurses have professional— and hostile environment. doctors and nurses have professional bodies - and hostile environment. doctors and nurses have professional bodies that l nurses have professional bodies that regulate their conduct. no such organisation exists for those managers who do not have a medical background, despite it being proposed numerous times following previous scandals. the doctor responsible for supporting whistle—blowers in the health service in england says bosses have to listen to what their staff are telling her. it to listen to what their staff are telling her-— telling her. it is absolutely is unacceptable _ telling her. it is absolutely is unacceptable that _ telling her. it is absolutely is unacceptable that anyone . telling her. it is absolutely is unacceptable that anyone is | unacceptable that anyone is victimised or suffers a detriment for speaking up about some letters concerning them. it is a gift, and people _ concerning them. it is a gift, and people need to consider that, as uncomfortable as it is, as what can i do uncomfortable as it is, as what can i do with— uncomfortable as it is, as what can i do with that information? whistle—blowers in the nhs have long complained that managers are too often unaccountable for their actions. that will surely be a central theme in to the inquiry into the terrible events at the countess of chester hospital. dominic hughes, bbc news. an mri scan that takes just ten minutes could be used to screen men for prostate cancer. a study by researchers in london found that the scans proved far more accurate at diagnosing cancer than blood tests currently used to check for the disease. they hope it will pave the way to a national screening programme for middle—aged men. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here. this could be a major advance, meaning more accurate diagnosis and earlier treatment for prostate cancer. it is the most common cancer in men in the uk, and mainly affects the over—sos. one in eight men will get prostate cancer, but for black men, it's one in four. more than 12,000 men die from the disease each year. the prostate is a walnut—sized gland at the base of the bladder. early prostate cancer often has no symptoms, but later, these can include peeing more often or weak flow. blood in the urine is another warning sign men should get checked out. paul rothwell feels fortunate. his prostate cancer was caught early at london's university college hospital, after he took part in a trial using mri scans. the 62—year—old's cancer would have been missed if he'd only had the standard psa blood test, which came back as negative. if ijust had the blood test, i would be carrying on life as normal, walking around unaware that there was some sort of ticking time bomb inside me of a cancer slowly growing. and by the time i then did find out, presumably, it would have been much harder to treat and much more dangerous to me. we don't see any sign of cancer recurrence there, so... paul was among 300 men — aged 50 to 75 — who took part in the trial, led by university college london. of the 25 men whose aggressive cancers were picked up via mri, over half, like paul, had negative blood tests. we think these are really significant results. what we see is that a short, ten—minute mri scan, used as a screening test, can selectively pick up significant cancers in a much more effective way than the psa blood test alone. that'll help us to diagnose the important cancers early, when they're curable. this is what men over 50 can request from their doctor — a blood test for the protein psa. high levels can indicate cancer. so it's a useful test, but unreliable, as it's not always accurate. after he developed prostate cancer, errol mckellar started offering men discounts on their mot if they got themselves checked out, and he now runs a charity to raise awareness of the disease. when prostate cancer turns up at your front door, it doesn't care whether you're black, whether you're white, it doesn't care about your wealth, it doesn't care about you. what it will do, if you ignore it, it will kill you. larger trials will be needed to confirm the value of mri scans, before a national screening programme for prostate cancer could be set up, which may take up to a decade. fergus walsh, bbc news. the time is 18:15. our top story this evening: dangling over a ravine, rescue efforts continue for two children and their rescue —— and their teacher trapped for more than five hours in pakistan, five others have now been brought to safety. and this is what it's like when you surprise even yourself coming up on bbc news: rangers look to gain the upper hand in their champions league—qualifying tie at ibrox. but a tough task as ahead against dutch giants psv, who have a rich history in the competition. scotland still has the highest rate of drug deaths in europe, according to the latest figures. but the number who have died in a year has fallen to its lowest level in five years, and there are hopes that it could be the start of a downward trend. last year, more than a thousand people died from drug misuse in scotland. that is down by 279 from the year before. scottish government ministers have welcomed the fall, which comes after decades of rising deaths. stretching right back to the 1990s. but they say that every life lost is a tragedy. and you can see here how the number of drug deaths in scotland, given the size of its population, dwarfs other countries in europe. let's speak to our scotland editor, james cook. what has the reaction there been, james? well, ithink what has the reaction there been, james? well, i think the reaction first of all has been at last perhaps, there is some hope. because as you say, this is a problem that goes back a long time. in 2020, there were 1339 drug deaths in scotland. and this ball in the previous year last year suggest that perhaps, that was the peak —— this fall. this fall of a fifth is a significant drop in this trend that dates back to the 1980s, that rising trend over that very long period of time which accelerated dramatically about a decade ago. the problem is particularly acute in the poorest areas of glasgow and dundee. the scottish government insists it is now making progress. its opponents, conservatives and labour, both say it took its eye off the ball and the scottish government should have done much more, much sooner. but as we will hear shortly, ministers in edinburgh also say the uk government could do more to help. yes. edinburgh also say the uk government could do more to help.— could do more to help. yes, indeed, more on that — could do more to help. yes, indeed, more on that in _ could do more to help. yes, indeed, more on that in a _ could do more to help. yes, indeed, more on that in a moment. - so more than 1,000 deaths from drug use in scotland in just a year. behind the statistics, individuals whose deaths impact families and communities, like tony devine, who died in 2021 from an overdose. he had been struggling with addiction and dependence on drugs, including heroin, for around a0 years. this is tony's story, told by his sister, liz daly. it was my last day at work, after a 50—year career. the staff had made me a crown and a velvet cloak to wear. i'm all dressed up like the queen and, er, tony was lying on his carpet dead, at this very moment. yeah. and i don't like it, it makes me feel sad. my name's liz daly. my brother, tony devine, died injune 2021, aged 63, from a drugs overdose. tony started taking heroin in the early �*80s. i challenged him about it and, er, "no, no, no, not me". to hear that my brother was using heroin was a big shock to me. i don't know if you remember, george, but our parents were friends. that's right, aye, you were my baby—sitter. and i was the baby—sitter! that's how far we go back. my name's george elliott, i'm 55 years of age, and i used to use drugs with tony devine. i was an intravenous user for about 21, 22 years. for me to get a tenner bag of kit, i would need to go and steal £40—worth of stuff to sell for a tenner, and then get rubbish kit. and i've not even got a vein you can put it in. so you saw him smoking heroin, what else did you see him taking? codeine. aye. codeine linctus. yen _ the bottles, aye. he loved that, that was a big thing. anything with codeine in it. mm—hmm. he was on methadone — which is a heroin substitute — for decades. why didn't they try and get him off drugs altogether? my name's claire mackie. i own the pharmacy in dumbarton that tony came every day- to collect his methadone. i i think the reason there's been. so many drug deaths in scotland, most of them, when you look at it, is multiple drug use. yes _ it's buying street valium, mixing that with cocaine, | and it's not the methadone. when it comes to addiction, it's not just about stopping the craving for the drug, it's about finding out what happened to that person. both tony and i suffered from adverse childhood experiences. a lot of that was to do with my dad's misuse of alcohol, his heavy drinking and quite aggressive behaviour. and then, when we lost our mum, that was just the ultimate trauma for us. i had found some tablets in his house and sent two away to be analysed. when the results came back, one tablet was from russia and contained traces of rat poison. and the other one originated injapan, and it was used there to euthanise animals. so, george, what was it that made you finally get clean? i was done, my body was done. i've got very few pals who i used with actively every day that are still alive. all my mates died roundabout us. you know, i don't need to worry about him any more, so that's good, but it's not the same. he was my wee brother and i loved him dearly. liz daly, telling her brother tony devine's story. so what more can the scottish government do to cut the number of drug deaths? ministers have called for personal drug use to be decriminalised, which they say would mean users could have access to better treatment and support. but the uk government — which has the final say — is opposed to it. but portugal has tried it to tackle a heroin crisis and the rate of drug deaths has fallen, though some say it has normalised drug use. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has been to portugal. in portugal, this is not a crime. in fact, these men are consuming their own cocaine and heroin, under the supervision of doctors, psychologists and social workers. they won't go to court, let alone prison, but not being criminal doesn't make it legal. habitual users can still be fined, or referred for treatment and counselling. why are you here today? i came here because i came to smoke. i came to consume cocaine. why do you do that? because i need it. when you are taking drugs, your life, it's like a prison. you wake up, thinking drugs. you lay down, thinking drugs. it's drugs, drugs, drugs. at this consumption room in porto, the focus is on saving lives. this is not only a place where people come to use drugs in a safe way. this is also an opportunity to bring people to the health facilities. this doctor designed portugal's drugs policy. does he think it would work in scotland? yes, i am completely convinced that is a good way to do. - would it save lives? yeah. yes. critics of decriminalisation say that it normalises dangerous drugs use and puts money in the pockets of criminals. is that fair? i don't agree at all. i think it's important - to assume that we are dealing with a health condition, - with a disease, and we do not criminalise other diseases. in portugal, consumption of drugs is treated as a matter of public health, rather than criminal justice, but supply of drugs remains with criminals, and that poses big challenges for the police here on the streets. recently, this housing estate was a stronghold for dealers, then officers moved in. this area's been cleaned up. yeah. has that notjust pushed some of the problem elsewhere? definitely, because, well, let's put things this way. the police will not solve the social problem of drug addiction. is it better or worse? definitely better. after decriminalising it? after decriminalising, definitely better. if you compare portugal to scotland, we have such a wide difference, such a huge difference between the two countries. portugal does have far fewer overdose deaths than scotland, but the mayor of porto fears it's normalised drug use. so has this policy failed? a failure is maybe too strong a word because it would mean going back, and i don't think we should go back to the original plan of prohibition, but i think it should be criminalised in some places. no—one here says decriminalisation is a magic bullet, but whatever the reasons, scotland has a drugs death crisis and portugal doesn't. james cook, bbc news, porto. if you need advice or support, there's help available on bbc�*s action line page. detectives investigating the death of ten—year—old sara sharif are still trying to contact her father, his partner and his brother, who flew to pakistan the day before she was found dead at the family home. police are also now searching the family's previous home in surrey. an autopsy has not established a cause of death, but it shows sara had suffered "multiple and extensive injuries, which are likely to have been caused over a sustained and extended period of time". daniel sandford is in woking. what is the latest on the investigation? well, this is where sara was found deadin well, this is where sara was found dead in the early hours of thursday morning two weeks ago and surrey police still want to speak urgently to her father urfan sharif, police still want to speak urgently to herfather urfan sharif, his partner and his uk—based brother, all of them are believed to have left the country before the body of sara sharif was found and flown to pakistan. pakistan police are hunting for them in pakistan, they have not yet found them, but they have not yet found them, but they have detained and questioned urfan sharif�*s pakistan —based brother and his father and they are being questioned to try and locate the three adults who left the country with five other children just about two weeks ago. what more have you learnt over the last few days? as we know, sara sustain these multiple and extensive injuries over a sustained period of time so everyone is trying to build a picture of what her life is like. that is what surrey police are asking people who knew sara to help them do. speaking to people on the street, sara moved in here with the family in april and it looks as if she didn't really go to school, she had been going to school when she lived 20 minutes away in byfleet, but know when he really remembers seeing sara going to school in the summer term and we have also learned surrey police have had contact with the family for around ten years. so not only with social services, but also the police knew this family very well. also the police knew this family ve well. . ~ also the police knew this family ve well. ., ,, , ., daniel sandford. and finally, there was a surprise winner in the women's 100—metre final at the world athletics championships last night. the usa's sha'carri richardson stunned herself and the stadium by taking the title. here's our sports correspondent, nesta mcgregor. sha'carri richardson, sensational! when it's all you've ever dreamed of, even finally achieving it still seems surreal. her potential evident since a teenager, for many, it was when, rather than if, sha'carri richardson would deliver on a big stage. as is often the case, the jamaicans were the ones to beat. running in lane nine, after qualifying for the final as the fastest loser, the 23—year—old american shocked the rest of the field. it's richardson! colourful, expressive, on and off the track, she's built a reputation as one of the characters of the sport. she's very authentic in who she is. she doesn't sort of make excuses. she's not going to be someone for anyone else, she's going to be herself. some people like that, some people don't. some people love to love her, some people love to hate her. two years ago, she missed out on the tokyo olympics, after testing positive for cannabis. richardson, who was raised by her grandmother, admitted to using the drug as a way to cope with the unexpected death of her biological mother. i would say, never give up. never allow media, never allow outsiders, never allow anything but yourself and your faith to define who you are. i would say, always fight. with the 200 metres still to come, there's potentially another fight for a gold medal, and she'll no doubt be keen to be at the front, should it be a photo—finish. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. well, it has been another day of late summer sunshine for some of us today. fairly warm in the south, temperatures up to 26 degrees. but not wall—to—wall blue skies, shower, cloud and cumulus cloud around. this was west yorkshire earlier on. as we head through the rest of this evening and overnight, showers fade away. the past few hours, you can see where they have been most frequent in northern ireland and central and western scotland. further south, we have got late sunshine as we see out the day. tonight, as the showers fade away and the winds fall light, a lot of dry weather on the cards. there could be mist and fog patches forming so murky patches first thing tomorrow. as showers drift eastwards out of scotland and northern ireland, they ease away. we start to see more low cloud across parts of wales, perhaps through the bristol channel. the odd splash of rain first thing tomorrow. it will feel a little fresher than it has done over recent nights, temperatures between eight to 30 degrees first thing. still quite a lot of dry weather tomorrow, the best sunshine in parts of southern england, east anglia. more cloud for wales and northern england and the odd light shower for scotland and northern ireland. not as frequent as they have been over recent days. temperatures 25 or 26 in