health officials in the south west of england say they expect an increase in sickness after a parasite enters the water supply. and shocking footage emerges of an assault hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. we begin in ukraine, where president zelensky has admitted that a lack of manpower is sapping morale in the war against russia. he was speaking as new laws to boost army recruitment came into effect. prisoners will now be allowed to join and fines have gone up for men who ignore the order to fight. in a tv interview, mr zelensky also said ukraine has a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold

the front line against russia. here's a clip of the ukrainian president talking about the new law on military recruitment. translation: we need to staff the reserve. there are a serious number of brigrades which a large number of them are empty. we need to do this so that guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. earlier, our correspondent in kyiv james waterhouse told me how ukraine is now in a different chapter of the war with morale very low. you have ukrainian forces which are thought to make up around half a million personnel, either fighting on the front line or in operations around it. you now have a large portion of those who are exhausted, who have been fighting for the best part of two years with little to no rest, and then you have men avoiding or fearful of the draft,

being legally compelled to fight and join the country's cause, so it is incredibly difficult for ukraine, at a time when we are seeing fighting in the north—east, in towns and settlements close to the russian border, in an area where there is really intense fighting which makes up more than 300 square kilometres. it is a departure from the trench warfare we have seen over the past 18 months. and president zelensky acknowledges this. he is saying that morale is low. i think ukraine is openly admitting that its troops are overstretched and struggling is a sign of how serious things are at the moment, and they are hoping for two things to take effect, firstly, a controversial mobilisation law, where it hopes enough men will be able to join the fight and slow down the russian advance. also hoping that that will be combined with tens of billions of dollars worth of american ammunition and weaponry,

but at the moment, it is a time delay that is seeing russia take more and more territory and that is only increasing the political pressure here on kyiv. to that point, we are hearing warnings from president zelensky about air defences and their supply. what is it that president zelensky is asking for from his allies? you havejust said it. air defences have been top of the list over and over. he prioritises that over tanks, fighterjets, armoured vehicles, ammunition. everything else. he is quantifying his needs again. he says the reason the russians have been advancing is because he has a quarter of the air defences that his forces need and we are notjust talking about protecting cities, it also means challenging russia's air superiority because they have dropped thousands of guided bombs from fighterjets, almost unchallenged across many parts of the front line. and at the moment he is struggling to get what he needs in that regard.

he says he needs at least 120 f—16fighterjets which have been promised by western allies but as of now, none are thought to be being used operationally. so, president zelensky really sees this as a gap in his armoury, because we are also seeing people being urged seeing people being urged to ration energy. there are planned blackouts. thermal power stations and water stations are being hit once more. it feels like ukraine is less able to defend itself, not least when you look at the percentage of russian missiles that are being intercepted. this time last year it was a majority, vast majority being taken out by air defence systems, now it is around half, and those that do get through can cause real damage. james waterhouse in kyiv there. the regional governor of ukraine's northeastern kharkiv region said that nearly 10,000 people have been

forced to leave their homes, since a ground attack was launched by russian forces last week. they've been fleeing russian soldiers who managed to advance between five to ten kilometres along the northeastern border before being stopped by ukrainian forces. the governor said ukraine's armed forces had repelled two attempts to break through defences overnight. health officials in devon, in southwest england, say they expect an increase in cases of a diarrhoea—causing illness, after a parasite entered the water supply there. a total of 46 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed so far — with more than 100 other people reporting symptoms. south west water had said it's "truly sorry" for the outbreak and that the company will not stop working until the situation is resolved. 0ur climate and science reporter has been following the story from brixham. as been following the story from brixham. �* , ,, , been following the story from brixham. a , ., been following the story from brixham. ~ , , .,

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england about their performance in terms of sewage and also their infrastructure. that is the sort of background for this crisis. so, i think people here are just thinking this is an example of the lack of investment in infrastructure by water companies.— investment in infrastructure by water companies. esme stallard there. cctv footage has emerged of the rapper sean �*diddy�* combs physically assaulting his then—girlfriend cassie ventura in the corridor of a hotel in 2016. ms ventura made allegations of rape and physical abuse against him in a lawsuit that was settled last year. combs is at the centre of several civil lawsuits accusing him of sex offences. cassie ventura claims she suffered years of abuse in her relationship with p diddy, one of the most influential artists in hip—hop. in the cctv footage, she is seen leaving a hotel room. sean combs appears to run after her, before carrying out a violent assault.

the full tape shows her being kicked as she lies on the ground. after taking her items, next, the rapper seems to be seen throwing an object towards her. the video — obtained by the american news channel, cnn — has not been independently verified, but lawyers for cassie ventura, who has not objected to it being shown, say it confirms p diddy�*s disturbing and predatory behaviour. last month, homes linked with sean combs were raided by police in what they said was an ongoing investigation into sex trafficking. 0fficers searched properties in beverly hills, new york and miami associated with his production company. cassie ventura had previously brought a lawsuit against sean combs in relation to the incident in the video, said to be at a los angeles hotel. she settled out of court, but since then, several others have come forward, accusing him of sexual abuse. sean combs has previously denied all the allegations.

in march, his lawyer called it a witch—hunt. today those lawyers said they no longer represent him. the video appears to corroborate one of the incidents described in cassie ventura's case. her accusations, and others against p diddy — a self—proclaimed bad boy — now part of a dramatic downfall for one of hip—hop's biggest names. the 71—year—old suspect charged with trying to murder slovakia's prime minister robert fico has arrived in court today, for a hearing to decide whether to hold him in pre—trial detention. the deputy prime minister, robert kalinak, has said mr fico remains in a very serious condition, after undergoing further surgery on friday, two days after he was shot. some live pictures

from outside the court where the suspect has arrived. the assassination attempt has sent shock waves across europe with leaders linking the violence to an increasingly polarised political climate. 0ur europe correspondent — bethany bell — is outside the court and gave us this update. this is a country deeply in shock. people did not expect an attack like this to happen in a small town in central slovakia in broad daylight, where the prime minister had gone out to greet members of the public in this area where he had been having a government meeting. and he was shot at extremely close range, and that, officials say, has led to wounds that were extensive and complicated, and we have been told by the authorities that the next couple of days will be crucial to his condition. the context to all of this, we often talk about

polarisation in politics. what is the situation in slovakia? well, we know very little officially at the moment, about the motivation of the alleged suspect, but what we do know is that it took place at a time when there is tremendous political polarisation here in slovakia. mr fico himself was known for his confrontational and aggressive style. we have also had his allies in recent days, the interior minister, defence minister, blaming the opposition and the media for creating what they called an atmosphere of hatred. 0pposition parties have said that it was mr fico who contributed a great deal to that atmosphere so there is a tremendous sense of polarisation that was already here, and people are concerned that this

shooting could just deepen that. flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 50 people in afghanistan. officials in the province of ghor in central afghanistan say thousands of houses have been damaged or destroyed and about2,000 shops are under water. many key roads have been cut off. the un says more than 300 people died last week after flash floods caused by the unusually heavy seasonal rains devastated villages in the north. to the middle east next, where the israeli army says it is involved in intense fighting in the jabaliya area of northern gaza — which it previously said was mostly cleared of hamas fighters. the israel defence forces says tanks supported by warplanes and drones are fighting both above ground and in tunnels. troops went back into the area this week after previously pulling out, saying hamas had regrouped there. hundreds of thousands of palestinians have fled the fighting and bombardment.

earlier i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams, who's injerusalem. it seems to be intensifying. and this is several days after the israeli military went back into the refugee camp up there in the northern part of the gaza strip, saying that they had evidence of hamas reconstituting itself in the area. and we've seen pictures over the last 2a hours of israeli troops operating in these densely, tightly packed streets. this is difficult, complex warfare. and i think it points to something that could become a feature of the conflict in the coming weeks, weeks, which is the possibility that even as the army pursues what benjamin netanyahu continues to call total victory with its assault in the south,

there is a real danger of an insurgency that could pop up pretty much anywhere in the gaza strip, with hamas fighters, perhaps equipped with kalashnikovs and rocket propelled grenades popping out of tunnels or bunkers or or abandoned buildings and attacking the israelis. so this is a worrying sign. it is something that american officials have warned about. and it is going on while we still had the situation in the south where the israeli army is edging closer to the last city which has yet to experience a full scale ground invasion, rafah. and we don't quite know when or if that will take place. and paul, on the humanitarian side, we've seen aid entering through that new us pier that's been completed. aid groups, though, keep warning that land routes need to exist, that they're vital. could you put this development into context for us?

yeah. so the aid situation obviously remains extremely precarious and as a result of the israeli operations in the south, the rafah crossing into egypt is still closed and egypt and israel are in something of a row about who is responsible for that and whether or not that could be reopened and how it should be reopened. the kerem shalom crossing, which is from israel into the southern part of the gaza strip, is technically open, but because it leads into an active war zone, it's not really functioning as it should. and very little aid is getting in that way. in the north, there are a couple of crossings into the northern part of the gaza strip, which the israelis have opened in recent weeks. and of course, we saw yesterday the arrival of this new maritime route constructed by the americans and capable, the americans believe, of delivering anything up to 150 trucks' worth of aid a day. we're not seeing that volume at all yet.

but even if that volume is attained, and aid agencies welcome any route that gets aid into gaza, it is not going to compensate for the lack of large—scale effective land routes. and that is something which continues to cause the aid agencies great concern. paul adams there. now to the plight of unpaid carers in the uk — who look after elderly or disabled relatives. more than 100,000 unpaid carers are being forced to repay an average of £1,800 — or almost $2,300 each — money that many of them say they don't have. radio 4's moneybox reporter, dan whitworth, has more. unpaid carers do an incrediblejob caring for a loved one, often day—in day—out, week—in week—out, with few if any breaks, but many tens of thousands of them have unwittingly or accidentally received overpayments of carer�*s allowance and now they have been asked to pay it back. people like karina moon, whose daughter, amber,

requires round—the—clock care. she told breakfast three weeks ago that she is having to pay back £11,000 after unknowingly earning slightly over the claim limit at her part—time supermarketjob. at the moment i pay £60 a month and i have been repaying that for the last four years to repay my overpayment which was the £11,000. and i will be paying that until i am 73. so i have another 11 years of paying the £60 per month, which takes money out of our income. it is money that would help me run the car, help pay bills, put food on the table, all of those things. 0r people like gina, who has also been landed with a bill. i was presented with a bill then, obviously that i had been overpaid. and it was a sum of £7,600. receiving that bill was a huge blow because it is a big debt by anyone's standards.

even though i was only working part—time, and for me it was huge. these latest figures show £251 million is currently owed by more than 134,000 carers, which works out at an average debt of nearly £1900 each. liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, who is a carer for his teenage son, has previously called for these debts to be cancelled. it is just unbelievable that the government should be clawing back this money and blaming the carers when it is the government's own incompetence and the government's flawed system. there is something seriously wrong here. people work hard, they pay their taxes, they look after their loved ones — the government should be incentivising work, helping these carers, and it is doing the reverse. if unpaid carers care for someone for more than 35 hours per week,

they are entitled to carer�*s allowance worth £81.90 a week, but they are not allowed to earn more than £151 per week take—home pay. if they do, even byjust a few pence, they lose the entire allowance, but because they don't realise or are not informed for months or even years, some carers keep receiving overpayments and unwittingly racking up debt. it is really tough. they are shocked and horrified when they get a notice that they have been overpaid, and it is devastating for their mental health, and then feels really tough paying that back sometimes as well. the department for work and pensions says the total owed by carers includes historical debts, compares to a forecast budget of £4.2 billion on carer�*s allowance this year alone, and that it is committed to fairness in the welfare system.

donald trump says he wants to debatejoe biden, ahead of november's us presidential election, but will ask for a drugs test. campaigning in minneapolis, the former us president claimed mr biden would be "jacked up" for the two debates, to be held injune and september. let's hear some of what he had to say. ijust want to debate this guy, but you know, going to demand a drug test, so, by the way, i am. no, i really am. applause i don't want him coming in like the state of the union. he was high as a kite. i said, is thatjoe up there? and by the end of the evening he was like, wow, he was exhausted, right? this was the donald trump and joe biden debating ahead of the 2020 presidential election. the sudden agreement to hold two televised debates this year comes after mr biden challenged his republic republican rival to "make my day".

mr trump quickly responded in a post on his truth social network world number one golfer scottie scheffler has been charged by police in kentucky with four offences, including assault on a police officer. he was arrested after trying to drive into the valhalla golf club in heavy traffic caused by an earlier, unrelated accident — just hours before his second round of the us pga championship. laura scott reports. guys, guys. guys! his driving under scrutiny, this was the world number one golfer scottie scheffler being detained by police on arrival at the us pga championship. "please help me," he said to the media as he was handcuffed and taken off in a police car. a month ago the american donned the greenjacket for his masters win. yesterday it was an orange jumpsuit for a police mug shot as he faced four charges including second—degree assault of a police officer,

and reckless driving. a charge sheet alleged that scheffler was stopped by police, refused to comply, accelerated forward and dragged the officer to the ground, causing minor injury. the local mayor said the incident was unfortunate and the legal process will proceed. scheffler�*s lawyer, meanwhile, insisted the golfer did nothing wrong. it is understood the 27—year—old had been trying to navigate traffic built up in the area following a fatal collision involving a bus and a male pedestrian who had been working at the course. in a statement on social media scheffler said... that is exactly what he did. despite revealing he had done part of his warm—up routine in his jail cell, he produced a remarkable round. even with all that happened on a surreal and sombre day, scheffler�*s golf seemed somehow

unaffected as he put himself firmly in contention to win another major. scientists say the solar storms that led to spectacular displays of the northern lights a week ago could return towards earth in two weeks' time. the conditions have been caused by a sun spot — 15 times as wide as earth — which can expel storms of plasma and magnetic field, causing the displays. this sun spot has now rotated away, but will return, allowing conditions when the aurora could be visible again. a tiny taco stand in mexico city has made history by becoming one of the first of its kind to win a michelin star. the stall measures just three square meters, but its food is getting big attention. it's the only taco shop among the 18 mexican businesses to win the prestigious prize. there are just four items

on the menu but customers are still flocking. some live pictures now from voruna, of the pope in the basilica in verona. he has been meeting young people as well as priests and other consecrated persons. —— verona. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, a fine weekend for many. hard to believe storms have been raging across western germany and eastern france, that's this cloud over the last 2a hours, but some of that cloud has floated our way, producing cloudy skies across southern counties

of england and wales today, and the weather front with it has been producing some patchy, light rain and drizzle. as it works its way west, with temperatures rising, we could see some showers and thunderstorms. for the vast majority notjust today but this weekend will be dry and warm once the sun is out. we have seen a lot of mist and fog to start the day. but whilst it will linger around some hills and coasts, particularly in scotland and eastern england, many will be seeing the sunshine come through. just that small chance of a few thunderstorms later. cooler day than yesterday across the north of scotland with more cloud, but the warmest conditions in south—west scotland, 2a degrees and plenty of sunshine for most to end with. any showers will gradually fade into tonight. tonight, more mist and sea fog forming down the north sea coasts, becoming quite extensive. eastern scotland, north—east england, east anglia, the south—east and maybe into home counties as well. temperatures fairly similar to what we saw last night. the mist and fog in land will gradually clear

through the morning. by mid to late morning, gone for most, but will still be coming and going along the coast in the east and north of scotland. more cloudy in the north of scotland, the chance of a shower, england and wales, much more sunshine around especially in the south compared with today. today we will see the highest temperatures, 2a degrees possible, mid—teens across northern and eastern scotland, a bit cooler along some where the fog lingers. it is the fog which comes back on monday morning, leading to a sluggish commute in some parts of the country. most of it will shift again by mid—morning. more of a breeze on monday for east anglia and the south—east but it should be a fine day for most. temperatures down a little bit for most but in the west of northern ireland, 2a degrees, with a few heavy here to end the day. next weekend, dry to begin with, but into the middle part of the week, two areas of low pressure combining, one of them moving out from the near continent to produce heavy rain on wednesday and thursday for england and wales, but a fair amount of sunshine also, and some warmth in that sunshine.

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this is bbc news — the headlines... president zelensky has admitted that ukraine's lack of military manpower is sapping its forces' morale. he was speaking to the french news agency on the eve of the implementation of a new law which will extend kyiv�*s powers of conscription. mr zelensky reiterated his country's need for better air defences. the uk health security agency's

expecting the number of people with a parasite that causes diarrhoea to rise, following the contamination of drinking water in the south—west of england. so far 46 cases have been confirmed — but officials say hundreds of people have reported symptoms of cryptosporidiosis. security footage has emerged appearing to show the american rapper, sean combs, attacking his ex—girlfriend — cassie ventura — in a hotel hallway in 2016. the bbc hasn't independently verified the video which surfaced in the wake of legal action taken last year by ms ventura against mr combs. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. an inquiry into the uk's biggest health scandal will release its final report in the next few days. more than 30,000 people in the uk were infected with hiv and hepatitis c after being given contaminated

blood products by the national health service in the 19705, 80s and 905.