we'll have the latest. also on the programme: the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, accuses china of interfering in democracy after a parliamentary researcher was arrested in march, accused of spying for china — a claim he denies. after repeatedly saying he wouldn't resign, luis rubiales finally has, so how has the news going down in spain? and is the shocking footage of an 11—year—old girl being attacked by an american bully xl dog goes viral, we speak to a leading animal charity about whether the breed should be banned. it isa it is a busy programme, hello to you. we start in morocco, where survivors of the powerful earthquake that struck on friday say the government is not responding quickly enough to help people in remote regions of the atlas mountains. some villagers have been digging through the rubble with their hands to recover bodies buried under collapsed buildings because heavy lifting equipment can't travel on roads blocked by landslides. nearly 2,700 people are now confirmed to have died when the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck about 45 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh. international emergency workers are joining the recovery effort, as tom bateman reports from the atlas mountains. she was already grieving, her husband had been sick and died before the quake came. we are staying in the street, i feel bad for my son, his daddy passed away and i have to take care of him. people are here to help each other. the village's musk is still standing, it has become a makeshift refuge, but in the morning we spent here, there were no signs of hussein survived when his son freed him from the wreckage of their home. but his wife, fatna, was killed. translation: my wife, | she stayed in the house. the ceiling came down and struck her. this comes from god. but thankfully my son is safe, hussein tells me. this is where homes once stood. now people walk through a cascade of ruins. recovery attempts across this remote region have been painfully slow. so far, this clear—up is people having to do it by themselves. one of their neighbours at the top of the street here, the house was struck. a family of six was inside and five of them have been killed. only the father has survived, but it feels like people barely even have time to grieve. you can see the humanitarian challenge that now remains. in another village, locals pull a body from the rubble. spanish rescuers are on the ground there, too, saying the destruction is absolute. meanwhile, british rescue gear has arrived with a team of 60 specialists deployed from the uk. people are retrieving what they can from homes too damaged to live in. morocco's survivors are now on the land with all they have left. tom bateman, bbc news in the high atlas mountains. live now to sonia omar, the ceo of a charity that helps girls access education in rural parts of morocco. hello to you, sonia, thank you so much forjoining us. you must be watching the pictures and worrying, your charity works in the area that has been damaged, what are you hearing from people on the ground? that's right, sarah, the region we operate in is the region that was close to the epicentre, it couldn't have been a worse case scenario for us. we have six boarding houses, for the last 16 years we have been ensuring that girls from remote villages have education, and they are thriving, they are amazing, and then suddenly, injust are thriving, they are amazing, and then suddenly, in just few minutes, all of our boarding houses are severely damaged. but what is worse, because it was during the school holidays, the girls were all in their villages, and these are exactly the villages we are seeing on your screen. we are trying to put these girls in a safe place, but it is extremely difficult to reach the villages, phone lines are down, roads are blocked, but the news that is coming in from a lot of our students is that they have lost homes, they have lost many family members, and there is possibly some worse news to come. so we are right in the centre of it all, and yeah, it isjust... i mean, i'm still in the state of shock, to be honest, but it means much to be here to share with everyone, and to let people know that we can all come together and help, because i know there is a lot of news coverage, and there is a lot of news coverage, and the scenes are devastating, but we can also come together and make efforts to rebuild people's homes. we have a fund—raising appeal to rebuild our boarding houses, because they are notjust houses, you know, they are notjust houses, you know, they are notjust houses, you know, they are life changing places where girls thrive... you they are life changing places where girls thrive- - -_ girls thrive... you were talking about the _ girls thrive... you were talking about the fact _ girls thrive... you were talking about the fact that _ girls thrive... you were talking about the fact that students i girls thrive... you were talking i about the fact that students were not in those buildings at the time, have those buildings, as far as you are aware, have they been destroyed? i have seen footage that the house mothers are sending to me, and to be honest some of them look like they may have to be completely rebuilt. it is hard to say, but we will have structural engineers going as soon as possible to assess it. but the thing is, the houses are in towns, and the towns are in a terrible condition, and it is like the whole region is devastated. the thing with these rural areas is that they are these rural areas is that they are the last to really have aid, and it is just so difficult to get teams in there to rebuild, so we have no idea, really, what timescale we are looking at, but we have precious lives, and we have to keep, yeah, keep going for these girls and their communities. and actually one of our girls, she is a young woman now, but she is coordinating efforts in her village, and it isjust so she is coordinating efforts in her village, and it is just so obvious, the empowerment she has had through education, and also another of our students whojust got education, and also another of our students who just got her masters degree last year, she is also in her village which is in a terrible state and very remote and cut off from the medical care, they need food, blankets, they are all sleeping outside, either because they do not have a home or because they are too scared to live in what is left because of potential aftershocks. so, yeah, it is a really very sad scene, but the international community is amazing, we have had so many great messages of support, and we arejust many great messages of support, and we are just having to think creatively about how we can do our best for these communities. sonia omar from — best for these communities. sonia omar from the _ best for these communities. sonia omar from the education - best for these communities. sonia omar from the education for- best for these communities. sonia omar from the education for all i omar from the education for all morocco, thank you forjoining us and letting us know the latest situation, obviously extremely concerned that these girls can be rebuilt, clearly such an important part of the community. —— these schools can be rebuild. and just to bring you some news that is breaking this evening, the libyan red crescent aid agency says at least 200 people have died and many more are missing after a powerful storm swept through the east of the country. widespread flooding and mudslides caused by torrential rain destroyed many roads and homes. the worst affected place was a port where two dams and four bridges are reported to have collapsed. much of the city is under water, the area has been declared a disaster zone, and three days of mourning has been declared. the storm has now arrived in western egypt. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, has accused china of interfering in democracy. a parliamentary researcher was arrested in march, accused of spying for china. that's a claim that he has denied and that china says is a fabrication. mps have called for the government to take stronger action. our political editor, chris mason, has the latest. china — a modern colossus, a booming economy and society reshaping the world with a worldview so very different from the uk. so how should the uk deal with china? and how should it react to the arrest of a parliamentary researcher amid claims of spying for china in westminster? the sanctity of this place must be protected and the right of members to speak their minds without fear or sanction must be maintained. we will defend our democracy and our security. the news of the arrest of a researcher here in parliament on suspicion of spying for china is a serious breach of security. there was, the government said, a constant vigilance to root out interference, but there are some well—known names that are simply not convinced. what we need to do is to recognise l that china is the largest threat, l both to the world _ and to the united kingdom, for freedom and democracy. and does he not agree that the government - should designate it as such? the problem lies in the mess we've got into over what we define china as with respect to us. are they a threat, or are they not? if they are a threat, why do we not call them a threat and take the relative action necessary to deal with them on that basis and sanction some people? the man at the heart of all of this, arrested back in march, released a statement today. the bbc isn't naming this man. he hasn't been charged with anything, and it's not known precisely what he's been accused of. as for the government, it insists it's getting the balance right in its dealings with china and its approach is in line with allies such as america and australia. here is what they make of all of this in beijing. translation: the allegation that china is conducting - activities against the uk is pure fabrication. china resolutely opposes this. we urge the uk to stop spreading disinformation and stop its anti—china political manipulation and malicious slander. tonight, two debates rage at westminster — how to make this place secure, and how to deal with china, a country whose power and influence grows and grows. chris mason, bbc news. live now to our guest, isabel hilton. she's a visiting professor at the lau institute, king's college london, and founder of the nonprofit organisation china dialogue. hello to you, thank you very much forjoining us. wejust heard chris mason asking that question, the question that people are asking, how to deal with china.— to deal with china. well, you know, we can describe _ to deal with china. well, you know, we can describe china _ to deal with china. well, you know, we can describe china as _ to deal with china. well, you know, we can describe china as a - to deal with china. well, you know, we can describe china as a threat i we can describe china as a threat and swear that they have nothing to do with it, but that doesn't make it all go away, like a toddler who puts his hands before his eyes and imagine is that you cannot see him. it is not like that, china is the second largest economy in the world, we are deeply intertwined in terms of our supply chains and trade, as a result of policy pursued by this same government over many decades. and so, you know, it is all very well to say china is a threat, and in some ways china does threaten liberal democratic values, these are very well known. but we have to find a way of dealing with it, rather than simply denouncing it grandstanding. this than simply denouncing it grandstanding.— than simply denouncing it grandstanding. than simply denouncing it rurandstandin. a , ., grandstanding. as you say, it is not so lona grandstanding. as you say, it is not so long ago — grandstanding. as you say, it is not so long ago that — grandstanding. as you say, it is not so long ago that the _ grandstanding. as you say, it is not so long ago that the conservative i so long ago that the conservative party in particular was talking about a golden era of uk—china relations, so what has gone wrong? why has the relationship seemed to have broken down to this extent? it is the same conservative party after all, and we have lurched from the golden era too, you know, scary china without really stopping for much thought in between. and this is largely political, it seems to me, that in the and—osborne era, they were very keen to have chinese investments in the united kingdom, to the point where they sanctioned the idea that china should build and operate nuclear power plants here, or install huawei 5g, which is part of our critical infrastructure. there has been a push back from those, i think quite rightly, you know, those were not prudent. but to rush in the opposite direction without really developing the kind of sensible triage that we see, for example, in the european commission president approach, where approach is to say we will cooperate and trade where we can, confront where we must, and we do recognise that china is intrinsic, it is a systemic rival to western liberal democracies, that is true. our challenge is to deal with it, to contain our differences, to manage our differences, and to keep the relationship reasonably stable. and relationship reasonably stable. and how would you characterise the relationship at the moment? weill. how would you characterise the relationship at the moment? well, at the moment — relationship at the moment? well, at the moment it's _ relationship at the moment? well, at the moment it's not _ relationship at the moment? well, at the moment it's not great! _ relationship at the moment? well, at the moment it's not great! i - relationship at the moment? well, at the moment it's not great! i don't - the moment it's not great! i don't think it hugely matters to china, so britain left the european union, china is concerned with two big blocs, the european union and the united states, and it is concerned largely with establishing its leadership in the emerging economies. so britain as a small market and a country that is seen largely as a close ally of the united states in security terms, i think, you know, is not, frankly, china's prime concern, and the official reaction to these allegations was pretty much what i expect. but i would also point out that there is a huge amount of noise around a case which, as chris pointed out, there are no charges, the man was released on police bail in march. clearly not considered by the police to be a flight risk or a major security threat. and we just don't know what the charges are or what the evidence is, and yet we have this enormous political brouhaha going on amongst a group of mps who are noted for their hostility to china. so i am, you know, i think it is a lot of very loud noise, and at the moment not very much substance. ok. loud noise, and at the moment not very much substance.— very much substance. ok, we will have to leave _ very much substance. ok, we will have to leave it _ very much substance. ok, we will have to leave it there, _ very much substance. ok, we will have to leave it there, thank - very much substance. ok, we will have to leave it there, thank you | have to leave it there, thank you for sharing your thoughts this evening. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news: the grandfather of the ten—year—old girl who was found dead in her home in woking in august has told the bbc that the five children who travelled with her father to pakistan that the five children who travelled with herfather to pakistan have been found by police. he said he had been found by police. he said he had been hiding the children in her home. sorry�*s father and stepmother were not in the building when the children were taken. the terror suspect daniel khalife has been remanded in custody accused of escaping from jail. magistrates heard he may have broken out of prison by using bed sheets to try that would tie himself to a van�*s chassis. all 400 of the wilco stores across the uk will close by early october. all 12,500 staff who work there are likely to face redundancy. another discount retailer is buying up another discount retailer is buying up to 51 stores, but it will rebrand them, and it is not clear if any staff will be retained. you are live with bbc news. the north korean leader kimjong—un is believed to be on his way to russia to meet vladimir putin. the armoured train that mr kim uses forforeign visits has reportedly left pyongyang, and the kremlin has confirmed the north korean leader will visit russia "in the coming days". it will be the north korean leader's first international trip in more than four years and the first since the pandemic. the two leaders will likely discuss the possibility of north korea providing moscow with weapons to support its war in ukraine. professor of russian politics at king's college london and senior analyst at the center for european policy analysis samuel greene isjoining me now from washington. hello to you, thank you so much for joining us. tell us about this meeting, would this be expected? well, this has been in the works for a while, we have known that they have been hiding the fact that there have been hiding the fact that there have been hiding the fact that there have been some low—level flows, pretty basic stuff from north korea to russia for quite some time now, sergei shoigu, the russian defence minister, was in pyongyang, and they talked about this growing relationship, and this has been telegraphed now for the last several days at least that there was going to be a trip to russia, likely a meeting between the two leaders. and, you know, it is reflective of something that is not surprising, which is that russia doesn't have a lot of friends, so it needs to get a little bit closer at the moment to those who are willing to do business with it. ,,., ., ., those who are willing to do business with it. ., ., , ., ~ with it. samuel, what do you think the two sides _ with it. samuel, what do you think the two sides want _ with it. samuel, what do you think the two sides want from _ with it. samuel, what do you think the two sides want from each - with it. samuel, what do you think i the two sides want from each other? well, there are at least two things going on, one is pragmatic, russia does want arms, and north korea is in a position to provide at least some support in that regard. and north korea wants technology, and there are certainly a lot of technology, particularly for its missile programmes, that russia can provide. but i think there is also a symbolic and political element to this, which is that i think moscow is trying to signal to the west about how far it is willing to go in causing trouble around the world. the us and europe are rightly concerned about nuclear nonproliferation and about the role that north korea plays in the world, and russia is, ithink, demonstrating that it is willing to actually help north korea become more of a problem for the west, unless the west is willing to do a deal in ukraine. to unless the west is willing to do a deal in ukraine.— deal in ukraine. to think a lot of --eole deal in ukraine. to think a lot of people will— deal in ukraine. to think a lot of people will be — deal in ukraine. to think a lot of people will be concerned - deal in ukraine. to think a lot of people will be concerned aboutl deal in ukraine. to think a lot of. people will be concerned about the nuclear issue? is it something that the two leaders will be discussing? well, you know, the reality is we will not get an accurate readout or press conference at the end of the summit, so i don't want to make any predictions about what they will be discussing, but it will certainly be on the minds of western leaders, nonproliferation is a serious issue, north korea is a difficult player in the world, and one that the us and its allies injapan and south korea there are very worried about, and so there are very worried about, and so the implications of this are serious. 0n the other hand, i'm not sure that translates into a willingness to give russia what it wants in ukraine.— willingness to give russia what it wants in ukraine. samuel greene, will have to _ wants in ukraine. samuel greene, will have to leave _ wants in ukraine. samuel greene, will have to leave it _ wants in ukraine. samuel greene, will have to leave it there, - wants in ukraine. samuel greene, will have to leave it there, a - will have to leave it there, a professor of russian politics at king's college london. britain's home secretary, suella braverman, is seeking advice on whether a breed of dog — the american xl bully — should be banned. two men who tried to stop the attack were also bitten. ms braverman said bully xl dogs were a particular threat to children. the american bully xl — a heavy set, terrier type dog — is not subject to any legal restrictions in the uk, but the breed has been responsible for half of all dog—related deaths in britain in the past two years. joining me now to discuss this proposed ban is maria murray, the associate director of prevention and community engagement at dogs trust. thank you for talking to us, thanking for giving us your time this evening. tell me, have you come across an american bully xl? what kind of dog is it? it is across an american bully xl? what kind of dog is it?— kind of dog is it? it is very difficult to _ kind of dog is it? it is very difficult to define - kind of dog is it? it is very difficult to define what - kind of dog is it? it is very difficult to define what it | kind of dog is it? it is very i difficult to define what it is, kind of dog is it? it is very - difficult to define what it is, it is not a breed that is recognised by the kennel club, so we have bull breeds of all descriptions coming through, but to actually define it is incredibly difficult. what through, but to actually define it is incredibly difficult.— through, but to actually define it is incredibly difficult. what do you make to the _ is incredibly difficult. what do you make to the cause _ is incredibly difficult. what do you make to the cause for— is incredibly difficult. what do you make to the cause for this - is incredibly difficult. what do you make to the cause for this breed l is incredibly difficult. what do you | make to the cause for this breed to be banned? i mean, the latest video that has gone viral around the globe is a really shocking image of a dog chasing after a girl and two men who had tried to protect it. it is chasing after a girl and two men who had tried to protect it.— had tried to protect it. it is a terrifying — had tried to protect it. it is a terrifying video, _ had tried to protect it. it is a terrifying video, i _ had tried to protect it. it is a terrifying video, i am - had tried to protect it. it is a terrifying video, i am a - had tried to protect it. it is a i terrifying video, i am a mother had tried to protect it. it is a - terrifying video, i am a mother of a young daughter and myself, so watching that was terrifying, and we absolutely agree that something needs to be done to protect the public. however, we feel that an all—out ban on one particular breed is not the way forward. we have legislation such as that at the moment, it is not working, and to add more breeds to the list, which are really difficult to define anyway, we do not see it as the way forward. ~ ., �* , ., , ., anyway, we do not see it as the way forward-_ i i forward. wouldn't it be a start? i think, if you _ forward. wouldn't it be a start? i think, if you actually _ forward. wouldn't it be a start? i think, if you actually look - forward. wouldn't it be a start? i think, if you actually look at - forward. wouldn't it be a start? i think, if you actually look at the | think, if you actually look at the steps that would have to be taken in order to enforce that, it is unrealistic, and there are other things that could be done that would be more beneficial, so actually do want an overhaul of the legislation, it is very much out of date, but we don't want it to be breed specific. we want to focus on the owners and the responsibility of the owners, and really early intervention so that we know if we have owners who have got dogs that are out of control, that there are really strong penalties for those owners, but at the moment they are not being enforced. we need that to act as a deterrent to other people. what enforced. we need that to act as a deterrent to other people. what are the deterrent _ deterrent to other people. what are the deterrent at _ deterrent to other people. what are the deterrent at the _ deterrent to other people. what are the deterrent at the moment, - deterrent to other people. what are the deterrent at the moment, veryl the deterrent at the moment, very briefly? the deterrent at the moment, very briefl ? ., .., the deterrent at the moment, very briefl ? ., , ., the deterrent at the moment, very briefl ? ., , the deterrent at the moment, very briefl? ., , briefly? you can face up to 14 years in rison briefly? you can face up to 14 years in prison for— briefly? you can face up to 14 years in prison for the _ briefly? you can face up to 14 years in prison for the death _ briefly? you can face up to 14 years in prison for the death of _ briefly? you can face up to 14 years in prison for the death of someone | in prison for the death of someone at the hands of your dog.— at the hands of your dog. sorry, 14 ears in at the hands of your dog. sorry, 14 years in prison. — at the hands of your dog. sorry, 14 years in prison, sorry, _ at the hands of your dog. sorry, 14 years in prison, sorry, what- at the hands of your dog. sorry, 14| years in prison, sorry, what was the second page?— second page? that would be for the death of someone _ second page? that would be for the death of someone of _ second page? that would be for the death of someone of that _ second page? that would be for the death of someone of that own - second page? that would be for the death of someone of that own a's i death of someone of that own a's dog, but there are large fines for injuries and prison sentences as well. ., ., , ., , , well. for dogs that cause in'ury. reau well. for dogs that cause in'ury. really interesting fl well. for dogs that cause in'ury. really interesting to i well. for dogs that cause in'ury. really interesting to hear h well. for dogs that cause injury. really interesting to hear your i really interesting to hear your thoughts, we'll have more on this issue which is affecting a lot of people later in the programme, but a short break now, but do come back and join us shortly. short break now, but do come back hello there. well, today temperatures didn't get to 30 degrees celsius somewhere in the uk, unlike the previous seven days, which was a record for september. we've never had seven consecutive days back to back where temperatures have reached 30 degrees celsius before, but the heatwave is ending. we've seen this weather front move in across the north—west of the uk through the day today, introducing cooler and fresher air and that will continue to push its way gradually south—eastwards. i say cooler and fresher — actually, temperatures will be getting closer to average for the time of the year as we get towards the middle part of the week. now, we still did have warm sunshine across east anglia and south—east england. temperatures still reached, well, 26 degrees or so in places, whereas across the north—west of the uk we have thicker clouds and outbreaks of rain from our weather front and it's the front that will bring a change to cooler weather. so overnight tonight, clearing skies for scotland and northern ireland, with the weather turning chilly. for england and wales, a slow—moving weather front tending to pep up with some persistent outbreaks of rain for some, whereas across east anglia and south—east england probably staying dry, but one or two mist patches around as we start the day on tuesday. now, i think for tuesday this weather front�*s going to be really slow—moving, so rain on and off through the day and probably some of the rain quite heavy across eastern areas of england, maybe with an odd rumble of thunder. the sunniest weather for scotland and northern ireland, wherever you are those temperatures coming down, 17—22 for most. then for the middle part of the week, high pressure is with us just for one day. so after a sunny start, once we've lost the early morning mist and fog, you might see a bit of cloud bubbling up. the exception to the dry theme, well, for western scotland and maybe western counties of northern ireland, close to an area of low pressure, you may well see outbreaks of rain at times. those temperatures high teens to low 20s. for thursday, some strong winds around this low pressure buffeting the north—west of scotland as our weather front continues its journey southwards and eastwards across england and wales. the weather front itself continuing to weaken as it moves southwards. indeed, we'll probably start to see southerly winds move back in across east anglia, and south—east england, boosting the temperatures potentially back into the mid 20s for scotland and northern ireland. thursday's a blustery day, a day of sunny spells and showers. and then as we get through friday, more especially into the weekend, looks like we'll see more rain across southern portions of the uk, but the weather a bit more uncertain in the north. hello, i'm sarah campbell. you're watching the context on bbc news. president biden leaves hanoi, after signing a historic deal with vietnam's leader — strengthening ties between the former enemies. more on that shortly. now it is time for sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello. hi, we start with the news that one of the biggest names in world football has been provisionally suspended from playing football due to an anti—doping offence. italy's national anti—doping tribunal said that a test which has been performed had returned results with elevated levels of testosterone. the france international was an unused substitute in his team's when and was selected at random for post—match drug testing. moving on, it's another big night for