and to build this to defeat putin and to build this beautiful russia of the future. israel says it has struck more than 70 targets in gaza in the past day, as fighting intensifies in both the north and south of the territory. and health officials in devon say they are "pretty sure" a parasite outbreak in the water has been contained but more people might still fall ill. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin this hour in ukraine, where president zelensky says his country only has about a quarter of the amount of air defences it needs to fight off russian attacks. he said ukraine needed up to 130 of the western f—16fighterjets. dozens are due to arrive sometime this yearfrom european donor countries

and ukrainian pilots are currently being trained. mr zelensky also said the military was still short of manpower and russia could increase its attacks in ukraine's north east following its recent gains near the city of kharkiv. 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 the guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse outlined how desperate this need is for air defences. well, he always plonks air defences at the top of his wish list, that's been the case for the last year or so, because of two things — russia has continued to launch missile attacks on cities across ukraine, but it has become more dominant in the air,

right across the front line. so that means that when you have exhausted, thinly stretched ukrainian troops trying to defend cities, you have russian fighterjets flying in and dropping missiles and glide bombs, and as in the situation in the north—east with this incursion, we hear from authorities around the town of vovchansk on the border, they are saying thousands of glide bombs have been dropped, which reflects, i think, russia's ability to mount these strikes unchallenged. so president zelensky has been quite specific on what he needs and lacks. he wants more air defence systems, he says he's only got a quarter of what he needs. he's also specified how many f—16 fighter jets he would like. despite the pilots being trained and the jets being promised, not one has been used operationally by ukraine.

it has not happened, we are halfway through 2024 and no fighterjets, but he's not giving up on that, clearly. earlier i spoke to oleksiy goncharenko, who is a ukraininan member of parliament. i started by asking how important these western fighter jets are to ukraine. they are desperately needed, and not now but for more than two years already, and we really need them, and especially now russians are using these bombs in kharkiv and surroundings, and the only way for us, they couldn't be intercepted just with air defences, so the only way is to attack the fighter jets which russia is using to launch them. and for this, we need more air defence in ukraine, and we desperately need this, and we need fighter jets to keep russians further from the front line, at least that is why we really need them, according to what i know,

they will arrive to ukraine injuly, but the question is, in what numbers, how many, and what exactly missiles they will have, what avionics and other systems? that is very important. how concerned are you about the situation around kharkiv, because 10,000 people have had to be evacuated, where have they gone, and what is the situation for the troops on the front line there? i was therejust several days ago, i am very concerned. russia cannot take kharkiv, or at least right now definitely not, and i think in general ukraine has enough capacity to stop them from taking kharkiv. but if they will advance closer to the city, and the city will be within artillery range, that will cause awful suffering for people, because we know the russian warfare playbook, they will just start to make from

kharkiv aleppo, and they will start to destroy the city, causing tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people to run away and destroying the second largest city in our country. so that is why it is so important to stop them now, not to give them further possibility to advance closer to kharkiv. and president zelensky and the parliament, you have changed the law on who can be called up to fight now, so prisoners can go to the front line, is that correct? yeah, it is correct, i am one of the co—authors of the law, and those who are not convicted for very heavy crimes, they can, if they want, go to fight, they will receive such possibility. i think it is fair, and these people also deserve the right to protect their motherland. there has been some criticism of the legislation, that it doesn't give a definitive timeframe for

the end of service for those people who have been called up. how do you respond to that criticism? it must have an effect on both them and their families. absolutely, i am one of those who are criticising that, i sponsored the bill about the definition of the terms of service a year ago, and unfortunately it has still not been made, and this is a very big problem. that was in the draft of the law, but the day before voting, it was taken away by the government. i think this is a huge mistake, it is very important for those who are fighting, even prisoners know their sentence, you know? ukrainian mobilised men do not know how they will say. but also, it is very de—motivating, those who are civilians and can be mobilised. it was a big mistake of the government not to define the terms of service, and i will continue to push this through the ukrainian parliament, because i think it

is very much needed. the former chief of staff to the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has vowed to never give up fighting against president putin, saying the fight to change the country must go ahead, despite mr navalny�*s death in february in a russian prison. in his first broadcast interview since he was badly beaten in a hammer attack in march, in lithuania, which he believes was ordered by the putin regime, leonid volkov spoke to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. he reiterated mr navalny�*s call for his supporters never to back down and backed his widow yulia to lead the opposition campaign against president putin. he was a close friend, a great guy, an inspiring personality, a true hero, and a great and very capable political leader. there is no substitution for him, and this loss will always be just like an open

wound in our hearts, in the hearts of his colleagues and friends. but we also know that he asked us to never give up and to continue our work and to build this to defeat putin and to build this beautiful russia of the future that alexei dreamed of for so many years, is the only practical way to preserve his legacy and to make his ultimate sacrifice not to be in vain. yulia is also a very strong personality and a charismatic leader. she never wanted to be in this public role, and she was always a very close political advisor to alexei, and for us, as navalny�*s organisation, the teams that navalny organised, gather together, it's very clear and natural

that our task in this situation is just to support yulia and all her endeavours in everything that she does. and that's what we are doing now, of course. leonid volkov. and viewers in the uk can watch all of that interview on sunday with laura kuenssberg on bbc one tomorrow morning at 9am. to tunsia next. about 23 migrants are reported missing after setting off in a boat from tunisia towards italy, according to the country's national guard. tunisia has become a hub for migrants who wish to make it to europe, replacing libya as a main departure point for people fleeing poverty and conflict in africa and the middle east. its national guard said it had deployed floating units and had informed the navy to help in the search for the missing people. the father of an israeli hostage, whose body has been recovered from gaza, has told the bbc of his relief that she can now be buried.

22—year—old shani louk was killed in the attacks by hamas on october the 7th, and her remains were taken back through the border fence by militants. it comes as heavy fighting has once again engulfed jabalia in northern gaza, which israeli forces said had been cleared of hamas fighters months ago. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. street battles injabalia. israeli forces have been fighting here for days. hamas, they say, is back and needs to be dealt with. this is dangerous urban warfare at close quarters. the israelis were here months ago and moved on. these, some warn, early signs of an insurgency that could last months. and last night, a reminder of how all this began. three hostages, captured at a music festival in october. their bodies retrieved somewhere in the wreckage of gaza. shani louk was declared

dead months ago. her father now finally able to say goodbye. we are relieved that now we are going to bury her, this beautiful girl, and actually i saw yesterday the picture of this amazingly beautiful woman, you know, the one that brought light into ourfamily, into our friends, family, and into israel and into the world, really. back in gaza, aid is now starting to flow along america's new maritime corridor. these the first shipments to arrive yesterday. the compound just south of gaza city, controlled by israel. it's a welcome new route, but no substitute for bringing aid in by land. more than 600,000 palestinians have fled the south over the past two weeks, seeking refuge further north along the coast. the new aid coming in includes shelter as well as food, but the need is colossal and growing. away from gaza,

another front in israel's war — a rare air strike last night onjenin in the west bank, killing a key figure in one of the city's armed groups. israel says he was involved in attacks onjewish settlers. his followers have vowed revenge. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. final day of women's super league season. now it's time for a look at today's sport with olly foster. hello from the bbc sport centre. they've kicked off on the final day of the women's super league. it's between chelsea and manchester city who wins the title. they are level on points, but chelsea, who are at manchester united, have a better goal difference so just need to match what city do at villa. and there have been goals. a flying

start from the reigning champions. chelsea 2—0 up inside the first 15 minutes and you can see city, it is goalless at aston villa. liverpool and tottenham elsewhere, they are winning but it's those two matches we are keeping an eye on. aston villa are drawing against manchester city. city have to win. it looks like chelsea are heading towards the title yet again, which would be their fifth in a title yet again, which would be theirfifth in a row. phil foden is the premier league's player of the season. he's scored 17 league goals and provided 8 assists, his best season to date. foden said he was extremely proud and happy with the way he'd been playing. it comes a day after winning the football writers' award. city will win an unprecedented fourth league title in a row if they beat west ham tomorrow. might not even need that. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has written an open letter to the people of the whole city

of liverpool, ahead of his final game in charge of the club tomorrow, saying it was important to say goodbye. klopp took over in 2015 and announced he'd be leaving back injanuary. it's a long, and very warm letter. here's a few lines from it. he says... history will be made in saudi arabia on saturday night, when the superfight between tyson fury and oleksandr usyk will see one of them become the first undisputed four belt heavyweight world champion. ade adedoyin reports from riyadh.

262lb for tyson fury! tyson fury facing the biggest challenge of his career, against fellow champion oleksandr usyk. the two going head—to—head in a fiery face off. a stark contrast to fury�*s public appearance a few days ago. i will keep this short. i want to thank god for the victory i've received already. i want to thank everybody involved in putting this massive event on. i want to thank usyk for turning up and challenging me. and that's about it. thank you to the fans who travelled to support me, because i know it's tough times at the moment and money is hard, so i aim to put on a show. thank you very much. god bless. fury is a master of mind games, but usyk is a tough nut to crack — the ukrainian unfazed by the shoving and shenanigans. my power, it's my family, my wife, my children. my power is my people, ukrainian people, who now support my country. my power here is my friend, my team.

all chant: fury, fury! a carnival atmosphere with fury�*s legion of travelling fans in good spirits. how will it go? knock him out in eight rounds. going to nine. the belts are coming - back to morecambe bay. this is where they will settle their differences. both are champions, both undefeated, and both hoping to walk out of the ring having made history as the first undisputed champion of the world this century. saudi arabia is rapidly becoming a global hub for boxing. money has been the stumbling block for making these fights but has also provided a solution, with the kingdom splashing the cash. my name is oleksandr, nice to meet you. nice to meet you. a huge night for the sport and both fighters. a chance to find out who really is the best heavyweight of this generation. ade adedoyin, bbc news, riyadh. and that's all the sport for now. you can keep on top of things on the bbc sport website and those final

round of matches in the women's super league but for now, i will see you in the next hour. some breaking news from georgia. that was the scene of all those protests in to please week. that was after mps approve that controversial foreign agents law. we are hearing the president has vetoed that legislation. we had expected her to do that. we are getting report out of the media there, quoting her as saying, by essence, this is a russian law which contradicts our constitution and all european standards, and thus represents an obstacle to our european path. the news aft of georgia, after all of those protests into pc, is that the president has vetoed that foreign agent legislation. more on that as it develops throughout the day here on bbc news. health officials in devon, in southwest england, say the tank which was infected

with a parasite causing sickness in south devon has now been drained, and will be thoroughly cleaned on saturday. a total of 46 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed so far, with more than 100 other people reporting symptoms. south west water has said it's "truly sorry" for the outbreak and that the company will not stop working until the situation is resolved. ben woolvin has more from paignton. the english riviera. known for its palm trees, piers, and now also its parasites. for at least a week after symptoms, we were still giving them contaminated water. evelyn is five and still having bad stomach pains today. two weeks after her first symptoms of severe diarrhoea, caused by the waterborne parasite cryptosporidium. michaela says she is not sure she will ever be able to trust her tap

water again. will ever be able to trust her tap wateragain. i will ever be able to trust her tap water again-— will ever be able to trust her tap water again. i don't think we will be drinking _ water again. i don't think we will be drinking the _ water again. i don't think we will be drinking the tap _ water again. i don't think we will be drinking the tap water- water again. i don't think we will be drinking the tap water around here. public health officials say three people were admitted to hospital, but have since been discharged, and most recover within one week. who made the decision to say that the water was still safe to drink, while investigations were still continuing? that is an interesting one, and i think, in the wash up, we will have to go back through it, and learn some of those lessons. when the outbreak was declared by the agency, the information we had from south west water at that point was that they had no unusual sampling. south west water now believes that a damaged air valve on a pipe in a field containing livestock is how the parasite, which can be found in animalfaeces, got into the system. the company says the water tank at hillhead reservoir, where tests confirmed the presence of cryptosporidium earlier this week, was drained overnight and will be thoroughly cleaned today. once complete the company says it will start refilling the water tank later today.

bottled water is likely to be a part of life here for at least another week. the water company says that it is still working to rule out other possible contamination sources elsewhere on the network. ben woolvin, bbc news, torbay. well, ben woolvinjoins us now from churston in brixham, where bottled water is being distributed. health bosses saying the parasite has been removed but the sickness likely to go on. has been removed but the sickness likely to go om— likely to go on. yes, indeed and indeed, likely to go on. yes, indeed and indeed. a _ likely to go on. yes, indeed and indeed, a slightly _ likely to go on. yes, indeed and indeed, a slightly mixed - likely to go on. yes, indeed and indeed, a slightly mixed picture j indeed, a slightly mixed picture when it comes to how far through this process we are because there is certainly the reassurance there that one source of the cryptosporidium has been successfully identified. that is reassuring public health officials but the latest official line we have from the water company is that work to rule out any other possible sources of contamination does continue. and even if they have

successfully isolated wall of the sources of this cryptosporidium in the water supply, we are still being told it will be a week before the notice to boiled water will be lifted. ~ . , ., . lifted. what is the impact on health services in the _ lifted. what is the impact on health services in the area? _ lifted. what is the impact on health services in the area? we _ lifted. what is the impact on health services in the area? we were - services in the area? we were heafina services in the area? we were hearing from _ services in the area? we were hearing from the _ services in the area? we were hearing from the director- services in the area? we were hearing from the director of. services in the area? we were - hearing from the director of public health in torbay this morning that there have been three hospital admissions caused by people experiencing very severe symptoms of cryptosporidiosis. most people will recover within seven days and the latest advice from the health service is that you should only report your symptoms if they are either very severe or if you have blood in your pcs which would count as a severe symptom. or if your symptoms last more than seven days. that is leaving some to question how reliable those latest figures are. the latest figure for the number of confirmed cases we have is a6, with

hundreds of people said to be reporting symptoms. there is a community hospital in the area that is affected by this outbreak. there are 20 beds there but we are told by the nhs that they are managing to cope along with everyone else who lives here by boiling their water. the message from the tourism industry is that this area is still open for business because if the water is boiled, it is safe to visit. �* . water is boiled, it is safe to visit. �* ~ , visit. ben woolvin with the very latest there. — visit. ben woolvin with the very latest there, thank _ visit. ben woolvin with the very latest there, thank you. - to slovakia next. the man charged with an assassination attempt on prime minister robert fico will be held in custody. the 71—year—old was brought to court in a police convoy. a court spokeswoman said the reason for his pre—trial detention is because of "concerns about a potential escape or that criminal activity may continue". doctors treating prime minister feet—so say they will not be able

to transfer him to the country's capital, bratislava, because his condition is still too serious for him to be moved from the small town hospital near where he was shot on wednesday. our europe correspondent bethany bell is in bratislava. i spoke with her earlier and started by asking her about the latest on the prime minister's condition. we had a statement from slovakia's health minister earlier today, saying that mr fico underwent surgery yesterday to remove dead tissue from the gunshot wound, and that appears to have stabilised his condition. she spoke of what she called a positive prognosis but of course mr fico remains in a serious condition. as you said, he is not able to be moved yet from this hospital in central slovakia to the capital. and people have also said, the deputy prime minister said they are able to communicate with him within the limits of his condition, and for now they would not be appointing a caretaker leader.

and the man charged with attempted murder is going to be kept in custody after his court appearance. yes. as you mentioned, the prosecutor had argued that there were concerns that this man might either try to escape or commit further criminal activities if he were not kept in pre—trial detention. we still know very little, the authorities have said very little as to the identity of this man. there are a lot of rumours and reports in local media and the internet, but the authorities have not officially named him yet. it is understood he is a 71—year—old man. the government has described him as being anti—government, that said he had attended a number of anti—government protests in recent months and they also described him as a lone wolf, acting alone. 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 expell 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. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. there'll still be a lot of dry weather to be enjoyed throughout the rest of the weekend, but there are complications. we've got low pressure close by. this weather front has brought some patchy rain, and now we're seeing some storm development. and we've got a weak weatherfront towards the north—west as well. now those storms will bring the majority of the rainfall

throughout the rest of this afternoon and this evening. slow—moving, because there's little wind to move them on. so certainly, the possibility of flooding, and there is a warning out for it. you can find more detail on the website. most likely, though, those storms across the south—west and wales, but also through the central highlands, the south—west of scotland. one or two elsewhere, perhaps, later on across east anglia and the south—east. so those, obviously, will bring the temperatures down. but for most of us, it's another pleasantly warm day, away from the sea fog, which is around in some eastern areas and around the irish sea coast. and there's more cloud, anyway, in the north—west of scotland today and for northern ireland, and that creeps further in overnight. the storms ease away. the sea fog returns quite widely to central and eastern areas. one or two patches still for the irish sea coast. so a fresher night, i think, and a rather murky start to our sunday morning. but again, that mist and that murk should clear away quite readily. and i think it looks like there'll be a lot of dry and sunny weather for many and fewer showers. probably more cloud, on balance, across scotland, and again, across the west of northern ireland. we start with lots of mist

and fog and even some lowland fog elsewhere, which will take a while to clear away. and it mightjust persist for some parts of north—east england and eastern scotland. sea haar and sea fret. but you can see elsewhere, fewer showers. there will be the odd one, particularly as the sun's strong, and we'll get temperatures perhaps a little higher than today across england and wales as a result, still in eastern parts of northern ireland. the central belt a little bit lower than today as well. same sort of story as we get into monday. the misty, murky weatherfirst thing slow to clear away. just very isolated showers. just a bit of a northerly drift coming in, so temperatures won't be quite so high. but do bear in mind, even if it isn't quite as warm, it's still strong. the sunshine is just as strong. and then as we head towards the middle of next week, well, this low pressure mightjust bring in something more significant wind and rain—wise. but obviously, the devil's going to be in the detail that far away. but it does look as if, at that stage, it will turn more unsettled once again, after today's storms, and a bit windier too.

this is bbc news. the headlines: president zelensky says ukraine only has about a quarter of the air defences it needs to fight off russian attacks, renewing calls for more aid from allies. he warns that russia could increase strikes in the north—east of the country, following its recent gains near kharkiv. a close ally of the late russian

opposition leader alexei navalny, leonid volkov, is defiant, as he tells the bbc he'll "never give up" fighting president putin — in his first tv interview since a brutal hammer attack outside his home in lithuania in march, where he lives in exile. israel says its military has struck more than 70 targets in gaza in the past day, as fighting continues to intensify in both the north and south of the territory, including jabalia in the north, which israeli forces said had been cleared of hamas fighters months ago. now, it's been called the uk's biggest ever health scandal and, on monday, the infected blood inquiry will release its final report. 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 1970s, �*80s and �*90s. many have since died.

some unknowingly passed infections on to their partners,