a landscape changed beyond recognition. a bustling city, now a wasteland. the destructive power of water has ripped the heart from derna. its survivors left wracked with grief and anger. we were told to stay inside our homes. why? they should have told us there was a storm, told us the dam was old and crumbling. some of these destroyed buildings were 100 years old. this man lost five members of his family in the raging current. one was his ten—month—old daughter. he shows me their pictures... first alive... ..and then their bodies. this was what brought him here. a convoy of ministers from the eastern government, one of libya's two opposing authorities. fighting has decimated the country's infrastructure. ferris says it's proved fatal. well, i spoke to the eastern prime minister, 0sama hamad. how could this happen when the dams were supposed to keep people safe? it was a very strong cyclone, he told me. too strong for the dams. here in the centre of derna, the destruction is total. and when you look down this valley at an area that used to be filled with apartment buildings, homes, cars, thousands of people with lives that have all been picked up and swept out to sea, you wonder how a city like this can ever recover. down at the port, derna's dead are still returning to the city. recovery teams watch the waves and wait for them. this morning, three more bodies were pulled from the debris, but thousands of others swept far from here will never come home. anna foster, bbc news, derna. ukrainian officals say two civilian cargo ships have become the first to safely navigate a maritime corridor to reach one of the country's black sea ports. the two ships have docked in chornomosk and are expected to load almost 20,000 tonnes of wheat destined for africa and asia. the united nations and other groups have warned that the russian blockade could drive up global grain prices, putting millions of the world's poorest at risk of malnutrition or even starvation. ukrainian naval ships have been defending the corridor since august, after russia said it would once again treat all ships sailing to the country as potential military targets. meanwhile, ukraine says it's retaken the small, but strategically located village of andriivka, south of the city of bakhmut. fighting has been raging in this area of eastern ukraine for more than a year. the russian military still controls what's left of bakhmut. but ukrainian forces have been slowly regaining ground to the north and south of the city. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has been looking at videos which show ukrainian soldiers retaking the village. andriivka is tiny, barely more than a hamlet. but its recapture is being hailed here as something of a breakthrough. and a dramatic series of videos released by the ukrainian military shows how it all ended. in the first, we see ukrainian troops making their careful, nervous way into the village. it's an apocalyptic wasteland, like something out of world war one. nota building, not a tree left intact. these pictures all come from the same ukrainian unit, the third assault brigade. they were all filmed within the last couple of days. after weeks of ferocious fighting, the ukrainians know the village is about to fall by now. the russians holding andriivka are surrounded. in this video, we see a drone being used to broadcast a recorded message to those russian soldiers still holding out. surrender now. eventually, with several of their commanders dead and their situation hopeless, russian soldiers emerge from the wreckage and give themselves up. but this is what's left of andriivka. there's basically nothing there. it's hard to imagine anyone ever living here again. a tiny, shattered place, perhaps. but ukraine says the recapture of andriivka is important. it brings kyiv a little bit closer to the retaking of bahkmut. it's a slow, destructive process with no guarantee of success. the comedian russell brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven—year period at the height of his fame. that's according to a joint—investigation bythe a joint—investigation by the sunday times, the times and the uk channel 4 documentary programme, "dispatches." the paper claims that four women have alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013 while he was a presenter for bbc radio 2 and channel 4 and acting in hollywood films. the newspaper also reported that others have made a range of allegations about brand's controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. brand has denied the allegations and said his relationships have been "always consensual." 0ur correspondent lizo mzimba has the details. over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body. in the late 2000s and early 2010s , russell brand was one of britain's best known faces. famous as a comedian and presenter on both even appearing in hollywood movies. during some of the years covered by the allegations made by the sunday times, the times and channel 4's dispatches. he presented big brother spin—off shows. the investigation alleges that on one, he exposed himself to a young runner. the two later began a consensual relationship. the women speaking out have had their identities hidden. with hindsight and now, as an older woman, i can say with clarity that, you know, ifelt like i was groomed for sex. a second woman says she met and had a relationship with brand when he was in his 30s and she was 16 and still at school. she said he later sexually assaulted her. i was pushing him away and pushing him away and he wasn't... he wasn't backing off at all. and so i ended up having to punch him really hard in the stomach to get him off. and then he like, finally then he, like, fell backwards and i was crying and he said, "oh, i only want to see your mascara run anyway. " july ist, 2012, was- when my rape happened. a woman the investigation is calling nadia says she met brand at a party in los angeles. she says they did have consensual sex, but on a later occasion, she says he raped her. he pushed me up against the wall. i i'm like, what are you doing? and he's like, i have| a friend here and i... i want you to come into the bedroom. i i'm like, no, that's not happening. - we're not doing that. and i tried to get away from him. i and at this point, - he's grabbing at my... ..my underwear, - pulling it to the side. i'm telling him to get off me and he won't get off. - and he has that glazed look in his eye again. i i was very distraught, - trying to get out of the house, with him being so much taller than me, like holding me - up against the wall, i pushing himself in me. the allegations have been denied by russell brand. 0vernight, he released a video message. these allegations pertain to the time when i was working in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time, when i was in the movies. and as i've written about extensively in my books, i was very, very promiscuous. now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. what i seriously refute are these very, very serious criminal allegations. the comedian who achieved fame with his risque humor and who was once married to music star katy perry, is now facing the most serious of accusations. russell brand's agents have also released a statement. it reads: "russell brand categorically and vehemently denied the allegation made in 2020, but we now believe we were horribly misled by him. tavistock wood has now terminated all ties to brand." russell brand went ahead with a scheduled performance in london on saturday evening. these are pictures of him on stage at the troubador theatre in wembley park during his sold—out performance, which lasted about an hour, after being delayed by several minutes. the bbc�*s chi chi izundu was at that performance and she joined me a short time ago. chi chi, thank you for being with us. we were just talking about that late start to the show. what happened 7 well, it wasn't just a few minutes that it was late by, it was by more than an hour. russell brand blamed being stuck in traffic. he thanked the audience. it was about a 2,000 seat capacity theater and he kept thanking them and saying that he appreciated them turning up. he did not refer to the allegations. the only, if you like, reference that he made was when he said, i want to do the best show that i can for you and i've got a lot of things to talk to you about, but there are certain things that i absolutely cannot talk about was the only thing that you could infer that he was referencing, which, as we know, he denies those allegations. he went on to do his gig for one hour. it was supposed to be a two hour show, but it only lasted one hour. and then he ended the show and he got a standing ovation for a number of minutes. the crowd were clapping and jeering. they laughed throughout the show and then he left the stage. now, russell brand, this is not his only gig in the u.k. he's got several coming up over the next couple of months as he tries out new material and tries to get back onto the standup circuit. and whether he appears in those in the coming weeks is another question. and so overall, chi chi, i mean, you started to touch on it, but what was the reaction from the crowd there? it was a very welcoming crowd. they laughed at his jokes. they shouted out things in support, if you like, like "we love you, too, russell." one woman at the start of the gig held up a banner that said, "we support you", and then asked the security to give him that banner. and they laughed, as i said, throughout, and they gave him a standing ovation for a number of minutes afterwards. and as we were leaving, they were more angry at the presence of the media there than anything else. they, as you know, russell brand talks a lot about being very anti mainstream media. and there was a lot of media trying to get footage or pictures of him leaving the theater. leaving the theatre. and the crowds were quite angry and antagonistic towards members of those media. but apart from that, they seem to thoroughly enjoy the show. and i'm sure that there were people that would not have enjoyed the show, but that wasn't part of the crowd. it was sold out. 2,000 people or thereabouts were in that theatre. and russell brand does deny these allegations. 0ur correspondent there, chi chi izundu. chi chi, thanks for your reporting. a 14—year—old has died in a stabbing in northern manchester. another 14—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. the victim's family and friends have described him as the "kindest soul". yunus mulla sent us this update. what is so striking is the age of some of the young children who've arrived here today to lay flowers and who've had to choose their words carefully to remember someone they've lost. to someone they've lost. but this remains a crime scene this evening. you can see the forensics tent over my shoulder. and that's why police say it is crucial they get all the information they need so they can piece together what happened and why someone lost their life. nathaniel siani, another victim of knife crime. his family say he was a best friend to many, kind and caring. today, his friends and community remembered him with flowers and messages. nathaniel was stabbed yesterday evening. i spoke to the mother of one of his friends. so he was there. my son can't even sleep since last... like he was just killed last night. what was nathaniel like? a quiet, good boy, even when they come to my house. the teenager was taken to hospital and died from his injuries. this local resident lives a short distance away from the scene in the harpurhey area of manchester. i could hearjustl like what is going on and my electricity was finished - and i was coming to get- the electricity and i could see there's something, a big fight. and kids were just fightingl with each other and one kid was screaming out. call the ambulance, and there was blood on the corner. - it'sjust so bad. as part of the murder investigation, greater manchester police put in place a section 60 order, giving them greater stop and search powers. detectives say this action was proportionate and necessary with the aim of minimising the potential for violent behaviour and to prevent further serious incidents. manchester and harpurhey have to start talking about smart phones that arrange altercations and young people carrying knives and are getting younger and younger carrying knives. and we have to put our heads together in manchester and the uk to get on top of this. detectives say two boys aged 13 and 1a remain in police custody on suspicion of murder, but they are appealing for witnesses and support is being given to the 14—year—old's family who say their hearts have been left broken. eunice mueller, bbc news, manchester. the united auto workers union resumed quote �*reasonably productive�* talks with three of the united states�* largest car manufactureres. more than 12,000 workers are participating in the strikes that began shortly after midnight on friday. the union is targetting plants owned by general motors, ford and stella ntis. president biden has sent two officials to detroit, michigan, to assist with the negotiations. until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzville, missouri, a ford motor assembly plant in wayne, michigan and an assembly complex in toledo, ohio. impeached texas attorney general ken paxton was aquitted by the texas senate on 16 impeachment articles relateing to allegations of corruption. despite the texas house overwhelming supporting the impeachment, paxton�*s republican colleagues in the senate voted against removing him from office. mr paxton was reinstated as attorney general once the vote concluded. and across the world — to mark one year since the death of mahsa amini — a 22—year—old woman who died in police custody. amini was arrested for allegedly violating iran�*s strict rules requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab or headscarf. an un human rights expert said the evidence established that she died "as a result of beatings" by the morality police. the iran�*s state coroner said her death was a result of pre—existing medical conditions. amini�*s death sparked mass protests across the country, with women ripping off their headscarves and cutting their hair in solidarity. demands ranged from a call for more freedoms to overthrowing the regime. authorities have not released an official death toll from the crackdown but social media, activists, and human rights groups have helped to give a picture of what�*s happening on the ground. a western diplomat in tehran estimates that about 20%of women are now breaking the laws of islamic republic across the country, by going outside without a head covering. and that at least 20,000 iranians have been arrested with reports of torture and rape while in police custody. human rights groups claim the regime has killed more than 500 people. a short while ago i spoke to iranian —american author and women�*s rights campaigner, masih alinejad, about her thoughts on the demonstrations happening in iran and around the world. masih alinejad, thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. 0n the anniversary of the death of mahsa amini, how would you assess the impact of the protests that we have seen in iran over the past year? has anything changed forwomen in iran? i have to say that the flame of the revolution is still burning in iran. right now that i�*m talking to you, people, especially the youth, took back to the street because they believe that more than 700 people got killed, 20,000 of them got arrested and many of them got executed, so there is nothing to lose for the young generation in iran, especially women saying that the revolution itself happened inside our heart and we�*re not going to take a step back, we will end this regime. they want to have a normal life, they want to have dignity, they want to have freedom and the islamic republic actually cracked down on the protesters right now in the streets. talk to me about that mood among those young protesters who are continuing to come out, who are continuing to defy the law in different ways that they can. how do they feel when they are being faced with that crackdown? it�*s unbelievable. some of them writing on their own social media, saying goodbye to their friends and family and saying that maybe we won�*t be able to get back to home but we will sacrifice our life for iran. thatjust breaks my heart because it reminds me of the time when hadis najafi, a 22—year—old woman took to the street last year. she made a video of herself saying that, four years later, i�*m going to be happy when i see free iran. today, after one year, the islamic republic arrested whole family members of hadis najafi. they arrested the father of mahsa amini. they arrested the family members of more than 70 protesters who got killed or executed in last year�*s uprising. that actually shows you how the regime is scared of any potential uprising but i want to tell you that the iranian people did everything, they sacrificed their lives to free iran, to have freedom and dignity inside. but i believe the west abandoned iranian people and that is why the islamic republic have no reason to stop killing its own people. tell me more about that then. what more do you want to see from the international community? a year ago there was so much attention glued on these protests. what do you want to now see from other countries? first of all let�*s start from the uk. people took to the street in the uk a lot to echo the voice of the iranian people, asking the uk government to designate revolutionary guards as a terrorist organisation. so the uk government denied that simple demand and now people are risking their lives tonight in the street, chanting against the revolutionary guards. and the united states of america, right on the anniversary of mahsa amini, the biden administration announced that they handed out $6 billion which i believe is more than this to the islamic republic. this is a gift to a murderous regime of iran. last year we�*ve seen a lot of female politicians from the european parliament cutting their hair but none of those cut their ties with the murderous regime of iran. so for that i believe empty condemnations are not going to save the lives of iranians. we need strong action to support the iranian people, unarmed people who are getting killed and face rape in prison. how do you foresee the situation involving for your country when we�*ve seen this wave of protests and then in response to it, we have seen a strong crackdown on people, particularly women there in iran? how do you foresee this evolving in the coming months, the coming years? i believe that the resilience, civil disobedience, that the protests against the islamic republic will continue. as i told you, iranian women have nothing to lose. cameras are everywhere to identify unveiled women. right now, cameras, security forces are everywhere in the streets across iran but people with open arms walking towards the security forces and saying that we want to free iran and they are chanting against the dictators, so i believe that the islamic republic took everything from us but not hope. i have hope that one day we will see iran without the islamic republic. i want to ask about what it feels like for you yourself, personally. you have been protesting against the compulsory wearing of the hijab from a very young age and then you saw this wave of protests movement and then in response to it, those demonstrations peter out to a certain extent in the face of the crackdown that we have seen. how does it feel for you watching that on when you cannot live in your country as you have said because of the threat from the regime? i mean, i�*m not in iran but iranian terrorists are on united states soil, so my life is under threat as well. i survived an assassination plot, kidnapping plot but how i feel? my people facing guns and bullets every day? it makes me, like... i�*m one of the most proud person living in history and seeing these brave women, they are like the suffragettes, you know? they know that. they are risking their lives but they say that, we don�*t just want to end compulsory hijab, we want to end a gender apartheid regime which kicked out girls from the age of seven from school, if we don�*t cover our hair. women are not allowed to think, to dance, to get a passport, to travel abroad, to enter a stadium, to ride a bicycle, to be their true selves. this has only one name, gender apartheid so i�*m very proud of my people but at the same time, i am furious when i see that the western leaders are not as brave as the women of iran. i�*m being very honest with you, it is very, very difficult to watch that the free world can do a lot but theyjust try to shake the hand of the killers of the islamic republic. masih alinejad, iranian journalist and author and women�*s rights campaigner, thank you for being with us on this day. thank you so much for having me. in response to the demonstrations that sparked mahsa amini�*s death — the biden administration imposed visa restrictions on 13 iranian officials and other individuals involved in the detention or killing of peaceful protestors hello. the weather story for the first half of the weekend was one of big temperature contrasts. it felt like summer�*s last gasp in the south—east of england, 28 celsius there in london. compare that with a much more autumnal 1a or 15 in belfast and edinburgh. the second half of the weekend i think will be less about temperature contrasts and more about heavy downpours. you can see all of this cloud swarming to the south of us on our earlier satellite image. those showers and thunderstorms will make their move during the day on sunday. in the north of scotland, the day getting off to a cold start under clear skies. further south, significantly milder. generally a lot of cloud around away from northern scotland, some bits and pieces of rain for northern ireland, western parts of scotland but then we turn our eyes down to the south, because this is the heavy, thundery rain that will be drifting across southern counties of england into wales and the midlands. we could see some really intense downpours with a lot of rain in a short space of time, some hale, some squally, gusty winds, could potentially cause a little bit of disruption. temperatures north to south between 15 and 23 degrees in most places. during sunday night the showers and thunderstorms will drift erratically northwards across parts of england and wales into southern scotland, possibly northern ireland. here a separate band of rain pushing its way in from the west. plenty of wet weather around to take us through the night into the first part of monday. a mild start to monday, 11 to 16 degrees. through monday we�*ll see this band of rain pushing its way eastwards, essentially scooping up all the thunderstorms and taking them all away with something brighter following on behind. still though with a scattering of hefty showers, temperatures 13 to 22 degrees. but that band of rain sweeping through is associated with a weather front and that is a bit like opening the door to autumn, because behind that we see a run of westerly winds from the atlantic, various areas of low pressure moving through, so on tuesday, expect some outbreaks of rain, some quite brisk winds actually, particularly i think on the southern side of this weather system. temperatures of 1a to 19 degrees and through the middle and the end of the week, we will see further bouts of wet and potentially rather windy weather, so it certainly is going to feel like autumn through the week ahead. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let�*s go and take a look at what�*s on the show. the summer of strikes rolls over into hollywood�*s fall, shuttering the showbiz industry for months, taking billions out of the economy. and its repercussions? well, they�*ll play out in homes and theatres around the world. at its heart, the threat to actors and writers from artificial intelligence. you can take my face and my body and my voice and make me say or do something that i had no choice about. that�*s not a good thing. so can the studios find a hollywood happy ending, or are we looking at a horror story for industry pay and the studios�* balance sheet? well, i�*m going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are, duncan crabtree—ireland, the man leading the negotiations for the actors, and tim richards, the big boss of europe�*s largest independent cinema chain, vue international. plus, can we use ai and still respect the copyright of creators and writers? the big boss of the american software giant adobe believes we can. but can he get his latest $20 billion deal past the regulators?