my from london, this bbc news. russian defence minister sergei shoigu is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russia's security council. it comes as fighting intensifies in ukraine's northeast kharkiv region. we'll bring you a special report from the frontline. this devastation was created by a russian wide bomb. that's the sound of a jet somewhere. the russian wide bomb. that's the sound of a jet somewhere.— of a jet somewhere. the israeli milita said it's... the israeli military says it's opened a new humanitarian crossing into the gaza strip — as it carries out more strikes on gaza, and tells tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah. early results in catalonia's election showed the separatist parties have lost their majority of

the socialist party in the lead. and the best television programmes of 2023 are honoured at the bafta tv awards in london. sarah lancashire from the bbc�*s police drama happy valley taking home best actress. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. russia's defence minister, sergei shoigu, is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russia's security council. he's a long—standing ally of vladimir putin and has served as defence minister since 2012, playing a key role in russia's invasion of ukraine. his replacement will be andrei belousov — an economist and a deputy prime minister.

what is the significance in this move i think the most significant thing is the fact that on the year of the full—scale invasion, the third year, putin decided to change his minister of defence. the fact that the more senior position is losing a lot of influence when she used to have is now taking a new role. it says a lot about putin's mind and his opinion of the state of the minister of russia. ~ . . , , ., ., russia. much has been made of the move of andre _ russia. much has been made of the

move of andre blue _ russia. much has been made of the move of andre blue soft, _ russia. much has been made of the move of andre blue soft, the - move of andre blue soft, the deputy prime minister. the people rely highlighting the fact that including me tree pass because of, saying he's a civilian with massive economic experience. a civilian with massive economic experience-_ a civilian with massive economic exerience. , , . ., ,, experience. first, since many years auo, experience. first, since many years aao, and experience. first, since many years ago. and russia. — experience. first, since many years ago, and russia, the _ experience. first, since many years ago, and russia, the person - experience. first, since many years ago, and russia, the person ahead| experience. first, since many years. ago, and russia, the person ahead of the defence ministry was a civilian. it doesn't change the fact that he now served in the army and he is totally civilian. we can't say this is something new. the fact that putin appointed his top economic adviser, second in cabinet. he is now

appointed to change the country's economy. this said putin divided the ministry of defence decided somebody could make it work and work times. the says a lot about how things are going to operate in the next year or so. i would take that putin is preparing for a very long war as he decided he needs someone to be counting money, which would be spent on that war. this decision comes together with the recent arrest of shoigu's vice minister who is jailed a few weeks ago, and it symbolises that this arrest came with something and put an already made up his mind to change shoigu for something else may be weeks or months ago. thank ou so may be weeks or months ago. thank you so much — may be weeks or months ago. thank you so much for— may be weeks or months ago. thank you so much for the _ may be weeks or months ago. thank

you so much for the moment. - president zelensky says there's �*fierce fighting' along a large part of the kharkiv region border in eastern ukraine. russia says it has captured another four villages in the region — an area where russian troops had been pushed back nearly two years ago. it means that since they launched their surprise offensive two days ago, they have taken nine villages. today, there have also been strikes on the russian side of the border in belgorod with russian military saying a ukrainian air strike destroyed a section of a ten—storey apartment block. with the latest on the conflict, our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports from vovchansk. the road to russia — just a few miles from the border and proof the russians are back in the kharkiv region again. the town of vovchansk was liberated in a surprise ukrainian offensive less than two years ago. now it's at risk of falling back into russian hands.

alexi, a local policeman, is once again telling the population to leave. he says it's better than dying. "the shelling is constant and chaotic and it's all over the town." we quickly move on at the sound of a russian drone. this is all that's left of sergei's home. the familiar russian tactic of reducing towns to rubble. but sergei says he can't leave. he needs to look after his goats, now his only worldly possessions. you can still hear the artillery battle going on. it was more intense yesterday. this devastation — one man's house was created by a russian glide bomb. and that's the sound

of a jet somewhere. explosions ukraine's outgunned and outnumbered, and russia's using aerial glide bombs to devastating effect. alexi simply says, "look at what's happening". for some, it's made the decision to flee unavoidable, though it's still heartbreaking for olexander. this was the home he grew up in. he doesn't know if he'll ever return. ukrainian officials

insist they were ready. not everyone agrees. this drone footage appears to show russian troops crossing the border unopposed. ..i've been in front line. for something you've already fought for before in 2022. same again. you're angry? very angry. denys, a ukrainian reconnaissance commander, helped push back the russians in 2022. now he's having to fight for the same territory again. translation: there was no first line of defence. - we saw it. the russians just walked in wherever. the russiansjust walked in. where were the minefields? they just walked in. ukraine says it's repelling this attack with reinforcements, but russia's been probing the entire 800—mile front, and in kharkiv, it's exposed the weakness. jonathan beale, bbc news, vovchansk.

powerful reporting there. and power images from cameraman lee. we can joinjonathan in kharkiv. just join jonathan in kharkiv. just remind joinjonathan in kharkiv. just remind our viewers why kharkiv is like this at the moment. this remind our viewers why kharkiv is like this at the moment.— like this at the moment. this is ukraine's second _ like this at the moment. this is ukraine's second biggest - like this at the moment. this is ukraine's second biggest city i like this at the moment. this is l ukraine's second biggest city that i'm speaking to you from, just 20 miles from the border. that's where the fighting is happening. just over the fighting is happening. just over the border between russia and ukraine. rememberat the border between russia and ukraine. remember at the start of russia's invasion, essentially, russian forces were at the gates of kharkiv but did not manage to get through. then there was that offensive by ukraine in the autumn offensive by ukraine in the autumn of 2022 in which they push the

russian forces all the way back to the border. since then, the focus of the border. since then, the focus of the fighting for russia has been in the fighting for russia has been in the east of the country. i think it's true that this is still their military focus. i think russia has been trying to expose weaknesses and they have found a weakness here in they have found a weakness here in the hearty region. that is why they have made significant progress. they had incursions of several miles, but the taken territory of about 60—80 miles in the space of days. so, this is been an exposing essentially, the weakness of ukraine's defences in the sense that they are stretched. we know that they are low on ammunition, they're struggling to get the manpower they need, they've been waiting for the us military support which is only slowly arriving. and it is a very difficult

moment for ukraine and at the moment, president putin is making the most of it and he wants to grew a buffer zone between russia and ukraine. i should say that's another area siren going. this city is being targeted pretty much every day and every night. the fear is that the russians could come closer and if they do come closer, then it could be in range of artillery strikes. jonathan beale and your team, thank you very much for your reporting. we will leave jonathan for the you very much for your reporting. we will leavejonathan for the moment will leave jonathan for the moment and will leavejonathan for the moment and go straight to russia. i'm joined by our russia editor steve rosenberg. he is in salford for us at the moment. i'm going to go back to the main story, which are the kind of changes that have been announced in russia — the biggest one shoigu

being removed from a post he's had for many years. what's your take with you though i think the first point to make is that whoever the russian point to make is that whoever iiufi russian government ministers point to make is that whoever tte: russian government ministers are, there is one man and one man alone in russia who calls the shots, and thatis in russia who calls the shots, and that is vladimir putin. he's a man with all the power. having said that, a government reshuffle in russia is interesting particularly when key ministers like the defence minister who is big change. the foreign minister has been imposed for 20 year. mr shoigu has been defence ministerfor i2 for 20 year. mr shoigu has been defence minister for 12 years. he was appointed in 202012. the two men were set to be pretty close for a long time and even went on holiday. —— in long time and even went on holiday. -- in 2022. long time and even went on holiday. —— in 2022. last week, we are on red square watching the victory day parade in defence minister shoigu was there. there had been rumours

for some time that he could be removed. he still has a job to go to. he's been moved to the russian security council. but i think that's it but emotion compared to being defence minister. who is replacing him? it's an economist and i think that reflects the fact that over the last couple of years, president putin has put the russian economy on a war footing and watch an economist to run things because it is vital as far as he's concerned that the defence industry has enough money to fund the war. defence industry has enough money to fund the war-— fund the war. steve, were you surprised _ fund the war. steve, were you surprised by — fund the war. steve, were you surprised by the _ fund the war. steve, were you surprised by the move? - fund the war. steve, were you surprised by the move? not . surprised by the move? not completely- _ surprised by the move? tint completely. certainly, shoigu out isn't a surprise. there have been rumours for some time that his

position had grown weaker. the war and ukraine did not go at all according to plan for russia. it's now in its third year. even though president putin is growing more confident about things are going, and military gains on the battlefield, there had been talked for some time that surrogate shoigu could lose hisjob. —— segei shoigu. i think that does reflect the change of priorities as far as the current leader is concerned. the of priorities as far as the current leader is concerned.— of priorities as far as the current leader is concerned. we heard from dimitri pesca _ leader is concerned. we heard from dimitri pesca of _ leader is concerned. we heard from dimitri pesca of highlighting - leader is concerned. we heard from dimitri pesca of highlighting the - dimitri pesca of highlighting the fact that we now have a civilian of the role of defence minister, but he was highlighting this saying it was all about innovation. the one who is more open to motivation is the one who will be victorious —— dmitri

peskov. who will be victorious -- dmitri peskov. .,, ., who will be victorious -- dmitri peskov. , ., , who will be victorious -- dmitri peskov. ., , , ., who will be victorious -- dmitri peskov. ., i, ., ., , peskov. those are very strong words. i'm not so peskov. those are very strong words. i'm not so sure _ peskov. those are very strong words. i'm not so sure about _ peskov. those are very strong words. i'm not so sure about innovation. - peskov. those are very strong words. i'm not so sure about innovation. in l i'm not so sure about innovation. in this thing about that civilian, if you go up back at the last 30 yard years, civilians have been defence ministers in russia. that's not too much of a surprise. but when i'm waiting to hear is what's going to happen to another very powerful figure in russia, who was the head of the russian security council. he's been moved from there to make room for sergei shoigu. he is thought to be one of the most powerful figures thought to be one of the most powerfulfigures in thought to be one of the most powerful figures in the country, so we have to wait and see what his new post will be. we have to wait and see what his new post will toe-— post will be. steve rosenberg, it's alwa s a post will be. steve rosenberg, it's always a pleasure _ post will be. steve rosenberg, it's always a pleasure to _ post will be. steve rosenberg, it's always a pleasure to have - post will be. steve rosenberg, it's always a pleasure to have you - post will be. steve rosenberg, it's| always a pleasure to have you here on bbc news. in the past hour in

spain's catalan vote, the separatists have lost their majority. it means the socialists are ahead in catalonia's regional election.. it means the socialists are ahead in catalonia's regional election. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe sent us this update earlier. the fact that they have lost their standing as a major development. that's something we haven't seen for decades. that is major news. on the face of it, that's a big blow. however, you have to bear in mind that the party which came second was the together for catalonian party of the together for catalonian party of the former president, who's been itself exile. there is a chance that this result could feasibly end up

becoming cat president again. as you can see, it's a very complex picture —— catalan. the israeli military says it has opened a new humanitarian crossing into the gaza strip, in co—ordination with the us government. but the exact location of the the crossing, called western erez, isn't confirmed and whether it will make a difference to aid reaching the most needed. more palestinians have been told to move out of the southern city of rafah towards a coastal area around al—mawasi, which israel calls an "expanded humanitarian zone". the hamas—run gaza health ministry says that at least 35,000 palestinians have been killed since the war broke out.

a country increasingly divided by its war aims, brought together for a day by its war dead. israel's prime minister marked the start of the nation's annual remembrance day, honouring those who died at the hands of israel's enemies, and seven months after the hamas attacks, the soldiers now fighting in gaza, who he said wanted to finish the war. translation: all of them, without exception, - even the amputees, told me that the spirit of our people lifts them. "keep going until victory", and we will. netanyahu has insisted he will keep going in gaza, even as warnings increase over the future cost of war. america's president has said he will not supply weapons for a major ground assault on the town of rafah. he doesn't want to see american weapons used in that kind of operation. that's not to say that he is going to abandon israel or cut

them off from weapons. he was focused on a particular operation that he doesn't believe will succeed in defeating hamas and that will cause grievous harm. israel's army is still fighting hamas across the gaza strip, returning to areas it once labelled clear, and in rafah, and in rafah, once labelled safe, carrying out what it calls a precise operation. some of the1 million palestinians sheltering there have begun moving out from eastern areas as the army edges in, lives shrinking with every move. zeinab ignored three evacuation orders before moving herfamily to the coastal area of deir al—balah, the tent that sheltered them forfive months in rafah too worn out to mend. translation: my children

and i ran under fire. - people died in front of us. shrapnel hit our faces and houses lwere hit by strikes while we ran. | we have no money. 0ur situation is very hard. i came here and there is no place to stay. i siren wails. tonight, a siren marked the start of the remembrance ceremony byjerusalem's western wall, israel's military chief taking personal responsibility for those killed and kidnapped by hamas. israel's military chief taking personal responsibility killed and kidnapped by hamas. but many here tonight will be thinking of those still fighting in gaza, where palestinians are also counting their dead. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.

ceo at fajar scientific, which is a medical group. he has been working at the european hospital near khan younis which has been overwhelmed. some of them are horrific injuries. but we've been seeing for the past two weeks, we arrived here on april 29, we operated at the hospital for about a week with no issues. but then the rafah invasion on the attack on the civilian population started. initially, we are staying at what we called a safe house in central rafah, and we thought we would stay there. but the bombing started to trickle to the north and covered the block of the area that we were in, which was block six, and bombs are falling within a distance of 500 metres from her safe house.

so, the idea that the evacuation orders were limited to one area is one thing, but what we witnessed is that area was bombed heavily for several nights in the bombing started trickling through the north, even real vow without receiving orders. —— even without. into the european hospital, even before receiving evacuation orders for the area. we realised our safe houses no longer safe, area. we realised our safe houses no longersafe, even area. we realised our safe houses no longer safe, even without having evacuation orders the area. what we see on the ground are basically casualties coming from the battlefield where mostly women and children and some of them cannot be recognised. they have been crushed literally. there is nothing we can do. literally. there is nothing we can do, ,, , ., ~' ., literally. there is nothing we can do. ,,, ., ,, ., ., ., do. speaking to me earlier from gaza. top boy, happy valley and the sixth commandment were the big winners at tonight's

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with us. 0n the one hand, it was very warm and it looked like it was the warmest day of the year so far. 27 celsius the west of london, but we saw really intense downpours and thunderstorms raking out across western and northern parts of the uk. low pressure taking charge of the our weather through this week which will bring rain at times. not least across the southwest of england, wales and northern ireland through monday. that rain arriving the morning and sticking in place right through into the afternoon. could be enough to give some localised flooding and disruption and under the cloud and rain, not particularly impressive. for a good particularly impressive. for a good part of scotland, central and eastern parts of england, we hold onto some sunshine and some warmth. maybe 23 or 2a degrees. for some north sea coast, it is likely to be

warmer on monday afternoon. through monday night, this band of rain will be moving slowly northwards and eastward on what will be a very mild and even warm night with temperatures holding up between 9—11t degrees. we start tuesday with low pressure still in place. this frontal system wrapped around below continuing to drift into my fracas of rain. all —— outbreaks. still some further rain to come across northern ireland and that rain pulling northwards across scotland. sunny spells showers following him behind. temperatures broadly 17, 18 degrees but still up to 20 in the north of scotland. temperatures is still a touch above the average. not as warm as it has been. wednesday's forecast, still weakening weather front likely to bring rain for a time in northern england. sunshine and showers day and temperatures

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defence is being removed. russian defence minister sergei shoigu is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russia's security council. it comes as the commander of ukraine's armed forces says his troops are struggling to hold their positions in the northeastern region of kharkiv after russian troops launched a fresh assault last week. the israeli military says it's opened a new humanitarian crossing into the gaza strip, as it carries out more strikes on gaza and tells tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah. meanwhile, britain's foreign secretary david cameron says restricting arms supplies to israel would not be a wise move. and the best television programmes of 2023 have been honoured at the bafta tv awards in london. sarah lancashire from the bbc�*s police drama happy valley won best leading actress, while timothy spall won best leading actor for his role in the sixth commandment.

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