this is bbc news, the headlines: more than 5,000 people are confirmed dead in libya — 10,000 more are still missing after devastating floods. the father, stepmother and uncle of sara sharif are on their way back to the uk from pakistan. ten—year—old sara was found dead at her home in surrey last month. search and rescue teams in morocco reach mountain villages flattened by last week's earthquake. at least 2,900 people are dead. ukraine's air force chief congratulates the pilots who attacked russia's black sea fleet in crimea, causing a large fire at sevastopol shipyard. sport now and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah. ben stokes has blasted his way to his first century since returning to 0di cricket. he reached 100 injust 76 balls for england as they look to post a big score in their third match of this series with new zealand, which is level at 1—1. stokes is at the crease with liam livingstone, following a huge partnership with dawid malan which rescued england from a position of 13 for 2. malan was out caught behind for 96 and jos buttler�*s just been caught out for 38. stokes, remember, came out of retirement in this format for the world cup later this year. england now on 305 for 4. there are about ten overs remaining. live sport there at the oval, then. play is also under way in manchester at the davis cup finals. great britain are facing australia as both nations look to get through this group stage and reach november's knockouts. jack draper's facing thanasi kokkinakis in the opening singles rubber, and it's going to the wire with that match tied at 1—1. dan evans takes on alex di minaur later on. it is for — three in that final step to great britain. two time grand slam champion and former world number one, simona halep, says she is "shocked" after being banned for four years from the sport following breaches of the tennis anti—doping programme. the former wimbledon and french open winner says she intends to appeal against the decision at the court of arbitration for sport. she tested positive for the use of roxadustat at last year's us open and an independent tribunal also found her guilty of using an unspecified prohibited substance or method in 2022 after irregularities were found in her biological passport. translation: i'm shocked. i could say it is a great injustice, what's happening. i have absolutely never doped. my blood tests were negative and there were no banned substances found. only on the 29th, when a tiny amount of roxadustat came out in the urine out in the urine test, and that was it. now i have to go to the court of arbitration and i will appeal this decision, which makes no sense in my view. i hope the truth will come out one day and i will fight to the end to prove it. the organisers of the rugby world cup have apologised to england fans who were stuck outside the stadium before their opening match with argentina on saturday. the game in marseille got under way with hundreds of empty seats as supporters were left queuing outside. there were further problems in bordeaux with tram delays before ireland against romania. france 2023 presidentjacques rivoal said he is confident these issues will be addressed. beaten finalists four years ago, england's next match is againstjapan on sunday. steve borthwick�*s side produced a resilient display to beat argentina comprehensively in their opening game, despite playing most of the match with just 14 players after tom curry was sent off. i thought it was great. they're back is against the wall, and that is how england have performed for the last six years. eddiejones�* coaching has been backed against the wall and steve borthwick �*s has inherited a team who have that within their dna. they are not going to change overnight the way england play rugby in terms of it being open and expansive. in terms of going to the world cup with the whole world saying what they are saying and having a performance like george ford did with his goal kicks, it's fantastic. england's men's football manager gareth southgate has hit back at criticism of his defender harry maguire, saying the way he's been treated is a joke. maguire scored an own goal as his england side beat scotland 3—1 in their anniversary friendly at hampden park. he had come on as a second half substitute despite limited game time this season for his club manchester united. southgate says maguire gets ridiculous treatment. it's a joke. i've never known a player treated the way he is, not by the scottish fans, by our own commentators, pundits, whatever it is. they've created something that is beyond anything i have ever seen. he's been an absolute stalwart for us. and that's all the sport for now. plenty more on the bbc sport website. let's return to that breaking news from the last little while. the father, stepmother and uncle of sara sharif are returning to the uk from pakistan. they left the country the day before the ten—year—old was found dead at a house in woking in surrey. i'm joined live by our correspondents helena wilkinson and caroline davies, who have been following the story in the uk and pakistan. helena, what's the latest development? matthew, it goes without saying that this is a huge development in this investigation. we now understand that the father of sara sharif, urfan sharif,, her stepmother beinash batool and her uncle faisal malik are all on their way to the uk, having left pakistan this morning. we understand they are going via dubai, but we are not clear whether they got onto that flight. but they are on their way back to the uk.— flight. but they are on their way back to the uk. carrie, let me bring ou in back to the uk. carrie, let me bring you in from — back to the uk. carrie, let me bring you in from islamabad. _ back to the uk. carrie, let me bring you in from islamabad. remind - back to the uk. carrie, let me bring you in from islamabad. remind our| you in from islamabad. remind our viewers how this story has developed over the last week in pakistan? it’s over the last week in pakistan? it's been extraordinary. just two days ago. _ been extraordinary. just two days ago. the — been extraordinary. just two days ago, the five children that travelled out initially from the uk to pakistan with those three adults, they were _ to pakistan with those three adults, they were found in the home of their grandfather in the family house. the grandfather in the family house. the grandfather told us he had had those five children the entire time since they arrived on the 10th of august. police _ they arrived on the 10th of august. police then — they arrived on the 10th of august. police then took those children. they— police then took those children. they were — police then took those children. they were then taken into court yesterday — they were then taken into court yesterday and there, a judge made the decision that all five of them should _ the decision that all five of them should be — the decision that all five of them should be sent to a government childcare — should be sent to a government childcare facility. we understand they reach their late last night and i have _ they reach their late last night and i have spoken to the person who is running _ i have spoken to the person who is running that centre. they have said they have _ running that centre. they have said they have been settling in, but at they have been settling in, but at the moment, there are no court dates for when _ the moment, there are no court dates for when the _ the moment, there are no court dates for when the longer term custody of the children will be decided on. we also know— the children will be decided on. we also know that beinash batool and urfan _ also know that beinash batool and urfan sharif have felt the pressure of this— urfan sharif have felt the pressure of this situation. we know that because — of this situation. we know that because they released a video message last week where they talked about the _ message last week where they talked about the fact that they alleged that the — about the fact that they alleged that the police in pakistan had been harassing _ that the police in pakistan had been harassing their extended family members in pakistan. that was the first time _ members in pakistan. that was the first time we had heard from them, and they— first time we had heard from them, and they said they were willing to cooperate — and they said they were willing to cooperate with uk authorities. it's not certain— cooperate with uk authorities. it's not certain what happened to make this new— not certain what happened to make this new development that they are now travelling back to the uk, as we understahd~ — now travelling back to the uk, as we understand. could it be the fact that there was this building pressure from their family and the things— pressure from their family and the things they felt were happening to their family with the police? could it be the _ their family with the police? could it be the decision yesterday that the children would now be put into this government care facility? we don't _ this government care facility? we don't know— this government care facility? we don't know yet. let this government care facility? we don't know yet-— this government care facility? we don't know yet. let me bring helena back in. don't know yet. let me bring helena back in- what _ don't know yet. let me bring helena back in. what is _ don't know yet. let me bring helena back in. what is expected _ don't know yet. let me bring helena back in. what is expected to - don't know yet. let me bring helena back in. what is expected to happen | back in. what is expected to happen once the family members arrived back in the uk? let once the family members arrived back in the uk? , ., ., in the uk? let me give you a few more details _ in the uk? let me give you a few more details about _ in the uk? let me give you a few more details about what - in the uk? let me give you a few more details about what we - in the uk? let me give you a few| more details about what we know in the uk? let me give you a few. more details about what we know in terms of the flight. they left pakistan this morning from a city to the north—east of pakistan. it is via dubai. we haven't had it confirmed that they got on that connecting flight from dubai, but they are expected to be on that flight and to head to london gatwick airport, landing this evening. in terms of what can be expected, surrey police have repeatedly said, almost five weeks since sara sharif�*s body was found at the family home in woking, they want to speak to the three adults, sara's father, stepmother and uncle, in connection with their murder investigation. 0nce connection with their murder investigation. once that plane lands at london gatwick airport, we can expect officers from surrey police to meet them quickly. and then, presumably, some if not all three of them will be taken to a police station where they will be questioned and detectives from surrey police can get on with those inquiries and speak to those three adults who were living in the same house as sara. so a major development in this extraordinary story that has taken many different twists and turns in the past five weeks, both in the uk and in pakistan. we now know that sara's father, stepmother and uncle, who police want to question in connection with the case, are heading back from pakistan to the uk, landing at gatwick this evening. helena wilkinson in windsor and carrie davies in islamabad, thanks. search and rescue teams have reached remote moroccan mountain towns destroyed by last friday's earthquake, which killed more than 2,900 people. the 6.8 magnitude quake, stretching from the high atlas mountains to the city of marrakesh, levelled buildings and left survivors homeless and in urgent need of shelter, food and clothing. i'm joined from amizmiz by nawal el makni, an aid worker with muslim hands. tell me the scale of the destruction you have seen? it’s tell me the scale of the destruction you have seen?— you have seen? it's absolutely horrendous. _ you have seen? it's absolutely horrendous. we _ you have seen? it's absolutely horrendous. we are _ you have seen? it's absolutely horrendous. we are here - you have seen? it's absolutely horrendous. we are here in i horrendous. we are here in marrakesh, working around the clock to do as much as we can to help survivors. a team from muslim hands including myself arrived here 2a hours after the earthquake and have been assisting. this earthquake has been assisting. this earthquake has been devastating. the horror stories are heartbreaking.— are heartbreaking. absolutely heartbreaking, _ are heartbreaking. absolutely heartbreaking, and _ are heartbreaking. absolutely heartbreaking, and so - are heartbreaking. absolutely heartbreaking, and so many l are heartbreaking. absolutelyl heartbreaking, and so many of are heartbreaking. absolutely - 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the ukraine air force congratulated his pilots for their role in this. third, this seems to be the first time ukraine has actually hit a russian submarine. it was one of two vessels that we know were in a dry dock and becoming repairs in sevastopol. if you look at satellite images that have emerged today, that whole area looks like it was engulfed in flames. what we don't know is the extent of the damage. russia says both ships will return to service in due course. pauli to service in due course. paul adams, to service in due course. paul adams. live _ to service in due course. paul adams, live in _ to service in due course. paul adams, live in kyiv. - when medicinal cannabis was legalised here in britain in 2018, the move was hailed as a breakthrough for people with illnesses such as epilepsy, chronic pain and neurological disorders. but now some patients say they are still being blocked from accessing it on the nhs. more details from our health correspondent alastair fee. jasper is 13 and these days is a typical teenager, but much of his young life has been spent in bed or being rushed to hospital. by the time he was 11, he was having about 800 seizures a day. so the expectation was one, eventually a seizure would kill him. can ijust rearrange his hair? he has a rare form of drug—resistant epilepsy. over the years, he's tried nine different medicines. come over here — we'll do your meds. nothing has stopped his fits — until now. there you go, and swallow. he takes cannabis as an oil. his parents pay for it at a private clinic. now i can do things like go to the cinema and to my friend's house. if i do have a seizure, i can recover from it. the law change means patients can take the whole plant — which contains cbd and the psychoactive ingredient thc. but though it's legal, in the last five years, hardly anyone has been given it on the nhs. alfie is one of the few with an nhs prescription. like jasper, he too has severe epilepsy. without the cannabis, we'd be in hospital in a few days with hundreds of seizures. alfie was the first person in the uk to be given it after a high—profile campaign led by his mother. all it's done is blocked it, because all the parents now trying to get access for the children with epilepsy are blocked at every turn. one of the problems is that consultants need to apply to nhs england when they want to prescribe, but they're almost always turned down. i did feel it was disingenuous at the time, because it shifted the heat from the government to practitioners like myself. parents were clamouring at our door because they believe we were now in a position to prescribe, and that was not the case. the government's told us "it's important to carefully review evidence on unlicensed cannabis—based treatments to ensure they are proved safe and effective before they can be considered for roll—out on the nhs more widely. few understand the cost of cannabis more than jasper�*s family. the bill for his latest supply came to £1,600 forjust over a month of cannabis medication. it's eating all our savings — going on holiday or anything like that is out. crippling as it is financially, we still know that we're so much luckier than other parents in the same situation. the campaign for easier equal access on the nhs continues. alastair fee, bbc news. let's speak live now to join sirjeremy wright, conservative mp and former attorney general. i know you have followed this story closely. as you heard, there is a perception of getting medical cannabis but the responsibility has passed from government to medical practitioners, who are struggling with demand. why do you think that is? , , ., , ., , with demand. why do you think that is? , , is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. _ is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. as _ is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. as you _ is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. as you heard, - is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. as you heard, the j didn't anticipate. as you heard, the original problem was to make the prescription of these medications legal, and i'm pleased that the home secretary at the time, sajid javid, accepted the argument for doing that. those of us who were involved in that process thought the licensing process that needs to happen to enable and encourage doctors than to prescribe this medication would follow swiftly. and of course, it hasn't. that is deeply frustrating because, as you have heard, there are a number of patients who can benefit from this type of medication. 0nly patients who can benefit from this type of medication. only a few currently are. my constituent alfie is one of the lucky ones, and it took a considerable amount of effort on the part of his mother hannah to make that happen for him. but hannah and others are keen that it should happen for others, and they are right. i happen for others, and they are riuht. ., ~ happen for others, and 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different context would be a recreational drug. so this is a new territory. what is regrettable is that we have not gotten faster with the process of ensuring both that the nhra, the body that licenses drugs, does that for these types of drugs, but also that nice, which is used guidelines to doctors about how to go about treatment, isn't also more proactive in making sure the guidance given to doctors is more positive about what these medications can do. i doctors is more positive about what these medications can do.— these medications can do. i have about a minute _ these medications can do. i have about a minute left, _ these medications can do. i have about a minute left, but - these medications can do. i have about a minute left, but in - these medications can do. i have j about a minute left, but in terms these medications can do. i have i about a minute left, but in terms of government, what more can they do to get to some of those solutions? thea;r get to some of those solutions? they need to encourage _ get to some of those solutions? tie: need to encourage the mhra get to some of those solutions? ti91 need to encourage the mhra and nice to do their part. of course, government ministers don't decide who gets what drug. there are a number of other agencies involved, but ministers could do more to encourage and i have asked them to do so. and the benefits are clear when you meet people like alfie and his family. this has had a revolutionary effect for him and it could do the same for others. thank ou for could do the same for others. thank you for taking _ could do the same for others. thank you for taking time _ could do the same for others. thank you for taking time to _ could do the same for others. thank you for taking time to speak - could do the same for others. thank you for taking time to speak to - could do the same for others. thank you for taking time to speak to us. | you for taking time to speak to us. we're going to take a short break. when we are back, we will have the latest from the devastation of the floods of libya. we will get the latest on the ground and the latest on the political situation. the aid agencies are scampering to get aid to libya, so we will have the latest on all the strands of that, which is our main story. see you here injust a minute, don't go away. hello, there. i suppose a reversal of fortunes, weather—wise. yesterday, scotland and northern ireland had the best weather, but today it is england and wales enjoying the best weather with some sunshine coming through like here in staffordshire. across the north—west of the uk, low pressure is lurking in the atlantic, and that is pushing ever—thickening cloud towards northern ireland and scotland, with rain already starting to push its way in. the rain will turn progressively steadier and heavier for northern ireland and western scotland through the afternoon. east scotland, clouding over, but probably still bright and dry for most of the afternoon. for england and wales, sunny spells, temperatures high teens or low 20s. not feeling too bad in that sunshine. 0vernight, the low pressure will continue to push rain northwards and eastwards. it will get windy for northern areas of scotland with gales across the north west for a time. as the band of rain sinks southwards from scotland and northern ireland into england and wales, it will start to weaken. the rain won't be that intense as it pushes into north wales and northern areas of england. here is that weather front, continuing itsjourney southwards into thursday, bumping into this area of high pressure. that is why the front is not particularly active, the high pressure tending to squish it. thursday, band of rain across parts of wales, the midlands, lincolnshire. not really moving very far through the day. the rain is probably quite light and patchy. to the north—west, you might see a few showers. it will stay windy for northern areas of scotland all day. there will be some spells of sunshine. the south—east could become quite warm and humid again. temperatures 23 or 24 degrees in the warmest spots. from thursday into friday, the weather front changes its mind and starts pushing back northwards, taking some heavier rain across wales, the midlands, into northern england and through friday, that rain will start to make inroads across northern ireland and scotland, whereas further south, england and wales, sunny spells, maybe an odd isolated shower. starting to feel a bit warmer, perhaps a bit more humid, with temperatures back into the mid 20s. with cloud and rain in the north, it will not be particularly warm here. into the weekend, a bit of a battle zone. low pressure in the south throwing weather fronts northwards. we might see higher pressure in the north, but there is still a bit of doubt about that. what i would say, is across southern areas, you are more likely to see outbreaks of rain, but it could reach right the way across northern scotland as well. live from london, this is bbc news. more than 5,000 people are confirmed dead in libya — 10,000 more are still missing after devastating floods. all after devastating floods. of his family is dead. he i asking all of his family is dead. he is asking me, what should i do? nobody knows what we should do right now. the father, stepmother and uncle of sara sharif are on their way back to the uk from pakistan. 10—year—old sara was found dead at her home in surrey last month. search and rescue teams in morocco reach mountain villages flattened by last week's earthquake. at least 2,900 people are dead. welcome back to verified live. we begin with the horrifying situation in libya. more than 5,000 people are now known to have died in devastating floods in the east of the country. these are the pictures from derna — with people describing a tsunami of water hitting the city, after two dams collapsed. more than 10,000 people are still missing — the authorities fear the death toll will double.