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the moment, i cannot say a lot about the ukrainian reaction and the response to what happened. so for the ukrainian defence ministry has not confirmed that this military aircraft could have been downed by the ukrainian forces suit no confirmation from their side. ukrainians say this has asked for comments from the general staff, the defence ministry. the general staff replied that for now, they dont have enough information and they still have to try to find out what happened there. of ...

this unrest prosecutors say the policeman who shot the boy has been placed in formal investigation, suspected of murder. lets take a look at the scene in paris last night. writers clashed with police as cars were overturned and set alight. much unrest and many french cities. this is what prompted all the violence. this video captures the violence. this video captures the police officer pointing the gun at the driver before pulling trigger at the driver before pulling trigger at point l...

is this a moment of jeopardy for rishi sunak? tonight, the prime minister has lost two deputy chairman and one ministerial aid, and 58 of his own mps voted against him. has he lost his grip on his party? ive been talking to one mp on the right of the party who defied the three line whip today. if we dont succeed in making the bill work and providing an effective deterrent that stops people setting off across the english channel illegally, then we will not be able to win the election. s...

and that is the highest number in a season since the met office started naming them in 2015. roads and train lines have also been affected. navteonhal is in nottinghamshire, where a major incident was declared after rising water from the river trent flooded more than 100 properties. driving into an island. this is worse than the year 2000. simon lives in gunthorpe. its one of the worst—affected places by the flooding in nottinghamshire. the situation is so bad that most vehicles cant...

in a separate development, a us official has told the new york times that american spy satellites detected an explosion at ukraines karkhovka dam, just before it collapsed. the recordings can be verified. military experts say the area will be the focus of ukraines long—awaited counteroffensive. lets start this hour by looking more detail about what we know about damn collapse. rajini vaidyanathan has been working with the bbc verify team and explained more from the verify hub. as peo...

the uk on saturday as well, the temperature is continuing to rise, reaching 21 celsius. things start to change on sunday, particularly in the north—west because the weather front is moving in. it will push aside the area of high pressure and we will see rain coming into scotland and northern ireland. that could eventually push across the irish sea, but of it for england and wales, apart some showers, it could be dry. there will be sunshine across eastern parts of england and it will ...

as sofia kenin stunned second seeded sabalenka in straight sets at the rome open. hello and welcome to the programme. lots to get through, but well start with football on another big night of european action with the semi—finals of both the europa league and the europa conference league under way in turin. juventus left it very, very late to snatch a draw at home to four—time europa league champions severe. the spanish side had led through youssef and nasri in the first half, but t...

liz truss will head to the house of commons this lunchtime — for herfirst appearance at prime ministers questions. and im geeta guru—murthy in the studio. also in the headlines this morning... the mother of nine—year— old olivia pratt—korbel appeals to the gunman who killed her daughter to hand himself in. univeral free school meals have been introduced for the youngest school children in wales — hello and welcome to downing street, where, behind the inside number ten, cabi...

secretaryjustine greening, sir malcom rifkind, who served as foreign and defence secretary in the thatcher and major governments, and catherine haddon from the institute for government. hello, welcome to the programme. after one of the driest summers on record, the notoriously fickle british weather turned — of course it did — just at the very moment liz truss arrived in downing street this afternoon. and as the heavens opened, drenching the loyal conservative members who had gathe...

after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british—built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits — despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings — a lower percentage fig...