news, first though it is our world. a flimsy, inflatable dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. they have no fuel, no water and no food. they have been detected by a spanish n60. most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. they can t swim. after hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. this boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. so far this year, more than 80,000 people from different countries have arrived. around 2,000 have drowned. but the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. most will stay in italy. sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. and blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. there are critics who have accused n60s of acting as a taxi service to europe. there are fears now that anti immigration groups are exploiting the crisis for their own en
commentator: there goes another one! studio: and moeen ali takes six wickets as england beat south africa in their first test of the summer. wickets as england beat south africa good evening. the iraqi government said today that the city of mosul has been liberated from so called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. was where is declared since then, its grip on territory has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. has been gradually reduced in the last nine months has been gradually reduced it s been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army backed by us and coalition air strikes. and has lost ground, street by street. tonight, the defence secretary sir michael fallon congratulated the iraqis and highlighted the role played by the raf. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilian