of wednesday's general election — will nelson mandela's legacy be enough to secure another anc win? hello, i'm lauren taylor. we start in ukraine — president zelensky has denounced a deadly air strike on a crowded superstore in the country's second largest city, kharkiv, as an act of �*russian madness�*. officials said at least two people were killed and more than 30 others injured, when two glide bombs struck the diy store on saturday afternoon. the shop is in a residential area — and ukrainian officials reported that russia also hit a school and other buildings in the city. the mayor of kharkiv says there are a large number of people missing following the strike. earlier this month, russian forces began a renewed offensive in the kharkiv region, in an attempt to break through a weakened ukrainian front line.

here's one of the shop workers explaining what happened. translation: i was at work in the furniture section _ when there was a first hit. me and my colleague fell off our feet, went down and hit the floor. there was a second hit after which we were covered in rubble. we were covered in it, our faces, too. we started to dig our way up to the top. there, the extinguishing system had started working. we grabbed a few people and an emergency service guy who was shopping saved us. he was with a girl that was also shopping and he helped us to get out through the window. me, my colleague and another boy as well as the shopper and his girlfriend made it out. i spoke to cyrille amoursky, a journalist for la chaine info channel. he'sjoined me from kharkiv, just in front of the shopping centre which was attacked today. we know that there are at least 16 people missing before it used to be 11. now it is 16. we know also that five people are dead, but there may be other people inside of the shopping center, because what the mayor said

is that at the moment of the explosion, where about 200 people inside of it. so this is why there are still operations that are ongoing in terms of searching for people that weren't inside of the buildings. we saw some firefighters that were inside of the building with lights, with water cannons trying to find any potential survivors, but also trying to find any people that might be under the rubble. and frankly, there's little chance that anyone survived if anyone is still in the building. what are people been telling you about how they manage with these kinds of attacks going on quite regularly now? yes. in a sense, it's been more than two years than the war. a full scale invasion of ukraine was started. this area was already bombed before it was bombed in the first months of the invasion in 2022. and so, this area was already impacted. the area that is just a little bit further from here of south africa was an area that was almost completely bombed in the first weeks of the invasion. so people are used to the situation.

and what is pretty, i would say impressive for an international correspondent when you come here is that you see the people still continue living only an hour because it is not the only explosion that happened today. there was another explosion that happened a little bit further, a few kilometers away where a residential area was hit and where a few civilians were injured. and minutes later, they were already trying to remove all of the pieces of glass that were on the ground because they wanted they wanted to see their life going on and continuing. so this is pretty impressive. and this is what you see in ukraine today. the people are, in a sense, used to the war and they know they need to keep going and that continues. you've talked about the people who are staying and who are keeping on going. are any of them talking about leaving now as these attacks continue? i have not met that many people that say this, but yes, i did meet a few people who said that they already came back

in heartbeat after the first months of the invasion because they already left before 2022, we decided to come back and now they fear that the attacks might be even more intense in the next coming days, because we know the city has been impacted for the past few months, but specifically in the past three, four or five days. the attacks are really intense and they are really targeting civilian infrastructure, the infrastructure infrastructure that is behind me. and you may see maybe some of the smoke. it's a civilian infrastructure. only civilians were inside of there. it was there were no military to be seen. and so because of all of these conditions, more and more people are thinking about maybe moving to a city that is further away from the front line and further away from the military operations that are ongoing right now in the north of the region. and so it is obviously the case for the people who are living in the nearby towns.

and we're just going to show now some pictures of you when you went into the building just after that had happened when the fire was still raging. and tell us a little bit about the state at the moment on the ground. do people get the sense there that the russian offensive is moving forward and that they will end up managing to encircle kharkiv? is that the sense you're getting? no, this is not the sense that i'm getting, because in the past few days we have seen that the ukrainian military has managed to contain the advances of the russian military. and this is something that has been confirmed as well by primary sources and therefore military sources that are on the ground that i spoke to, because i did work in the villages around both channels, so to speak, and that is mainly targeted today by russia. and the russians still did not manage to capture the city of chance again, apparently street after street fighting that are ongoing and the russians are being pushed back again. this is what some of the military say. this is as well. the official discourse, what is happening directly on the ground is really, really difficult to verify because you don't have that many reporters right now in the city, since it is extremely intense. but obviously with 50,000

to 70,000 soldiers that were around the region, on the side of the belgorod region in russia, obviously with this amount of troops, that is not enough to move forward up to the city of kharkiv. and that is something that the residents are hoping to understand. one less thing, but they do understand it. that is that if the russians managed to advance a little bit further, then they might be hit more often with artillery and missiles. in the uk — the conservatives and labour have been setting out their positions on the economy, in the first weekend of campaigning forjuly�*s election. in a newspaper article the chancellor has hinted at tax breaks for high earners — while labour's shadow chancellor said she had �*no plans' to raise the tax burden on working people. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. day three of the election campaign, and the labour leader is hoping for a path to victory. going door to door in the west midlands this morning, sir keir starmer said he wanted 16 and 17—year—olds to be able to vote and asked people to trust labour to manage the economy. stability now is change. it's strange to say that in 2024, but a stable economy has to be the first step

of an incoming labour government, and that is what we'll make an absolute priority if we're privileged enough to come in to serve. hello, richard. visiting a supermarket in london, the woman who's pitching to be in charge of the public finances, rachel reeves, promised she would never play fast and loose with taxpayers' money. all parties received a warning from the independent institute for fiscal studies today to be open with voters about the economic challenges ahead. all parties received a warning from the independent institute for fiscal studies today to be open with voters about the economic challenges ahead. no chance to ask the prime minister for his thoughts, though. he had a chat with some veterans in the north of england.

is your campaign on track? later spotted leaving conservative headquarters tight—lipped, a junior minister taking questions instead. inflation was sort of 11%, 11.1%. now it's down to almost target 2.3%. that doesn't happen by accident. it's not all the government working in partnership with the bank of england. but what that means is that now we are now back on to a situation where things can start to improve and get better. hello. hello there. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, made the most of the sunshine in chichester today to set out his economic approach. we are the ones talking about the windfall tax on the oil and gas companies. i've already made clear that the tax cuts to the big banks the conservatives have given since 2015, they need to be reversed and we'll show that we are being responsible. no guarantees for any party that the rest of the campaign will be plain sailing. leila nathoo, bbc news. the conservative party have today said they'll make more cuts to national insurance, if re—elected. but what trade offs would be needed, if they pursue that? for his thoughts, i spoke earlier to pauljohnson — director of the institute for fiscal studies. that would be very difficult to

tear. they have announced some very big cuts coming up. but now, they have said that they want to get the debt down. there really isn't space for more tax cuts unless they are going to spell out exactly what spending cuts are going to come alongside those. not least because, pencilled into the government's figures already, across from public services. it figures already, across from public services. ., , ., ~ services. it need to be taken, presuming. — services. it need to be taken, presuming. in _ services. it need to be taken, presuming, in relation - services. it need to be taken, presuming, in relation to - services. it need to be taken, presuming, in relation to the | presuming, in relation to the country's income. is that took about enough when it comes to these parties talk about spending on tax and? i parties talk about spending on tax and? .�* parties talk about spending on tax and? ., �* ~' . , parties talk about spending on tax and? ., �* ~'., , , parties talk about spending on tax and? , , , and? i don't think any party is sellin: and? i don't think any party is spelling out — and? i don't think any party is spelling out the _ and? i don't think any party is spelling out the difficulties i and? i don't think any party is i spelling out the difficulties here. they both say they want to take the debt down. both the chancellor and shadow chancellor have made absolutely crystal clear that they are absolutely committed to getting debt down. the way we are at the

moment, that will require spending cuts or tax increases or some combination of the two. what concerns me is that neither of them... as you have said, jeremy hunt has said that he wants to reduce taxes. we all want to do that, but you can't do that and keep spending at this current level and try to get that down. those things are simply not compatible. what try to get that down. those things are simply not compatible. what are rachel reeves _ are simply not compatible. what are rachel reeves saying _ are simply not compatible. what are rachel reeves saying that _ are simply not compatible. what are rachel reeves saying that it - are simply not compatible. what are rachel reeves saying that it is - rachel reeves saying that it is already costed and won't require more borrowing. do you agree that? the commitments that they have made are extremely limited. they also haven't told us how they would take on this situation. as i've said, the current figures imply some cuts across public spending. what labour has not said explicitly is that, yes, we accept that, and we accept cuts, or no we don't, and we avoid

all those cuts because that means tax rises. the tax increases they have talked about are tiny by comparison of the scale of the challenges we face. [30 comparison of the scale of the challenges we face.— comparison of the scale of the challenges we face. do you think the fi . ures add challenges we face. do you think the figures add up? _ challenges we face. do you think the figures add up? i'm _ challenges we face. do you think the figures add up? i'm not— challenges we face. do you think the figures add up? i'm not sure - challenges we face. do you think the figures add up? i'm not sure we - challenges we face. do you think the | figures add up? i'm not sure we have a lot of figures _ figures add up? i'm not sure we have a lot of figures from _ figures add up? i'm not sure we have a lot of figures from the _ figures add up? i'm not sure we have a lot of figures from the lib - figures add up? i'm not sure we have a lot of figures from the lib dems. i a lot of figures from the lib dems. i'm not sure they have engaged with the scale of these issues. like the two main parties, they would rather not discuss that. we are not in a world where, we can remember some time ago where the lib dems said they were going to increase income tax, and with all their proposals may be that will come out later on. at the moment, i am not aware that they have made anything different in their proposals on the other two main parties. their proposals on the other two main parties-— their proposals on the other two main parties. follow the latest on the general _ main parties. follow the latest on the general election _ main parties. follow the latest on the general election on _ main parties. follow the latest on the general election on our- main parties. follow the latest on i the general election on our website. there are continuous updates on the bbc news app or website.

political rallies have taken place across south africa — as parties make theirfinal attempts to win support ahead of wednesday's election. they are seen as the most tightly contested elections since the advent of democracy in 1994. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has promised to focus on job creation if the governing african national congress is voted back into power next week. the main opposition democratic alliance and two anc break away parties are also holding final rallies over the weekend. here at the fnb stadium, this is where the world cup final was held back in 2010. so they're packing up the stage. the lights, i'm sure, are about to be switched off. but this has been the climax of months of campaigning by the ruling anc party. the president, cyril ramaphosa, was here earlier today addressing thousands of the party's supporters and its members. this is a crucial election.

nelson mandela was at the forefront of bringing bringing an end to the apartheid regime. but despite that legacy, that's rich history, there are real questions about what it's done to transform south african society. there's a focus and most importantly, as you will see anywhere in the world, on the economy. there's slow growth, there's high unemployment rates, and these were really some of the key issues that president cyril ramaphosa had to address when he spoke here on the stage just behind me. over the next five years, working with all south africans, we will implement a jobs plan to put more south africans to work. we will build our industries and invest in an inclusive economy. we will tackle the high cost of living. we will invest in our people

and provide services that our people need. we will continue to defend our democracy and advance the freedom that we fought so, so hard. we will continue to build a better africa and a better world for all our children to grow up in. singapore airlines says it has decided not to serve meals on its planes when the seat belt sign is on. the announcement comes after one passenger died and dozens were injured during severe turbulence on a singapore airlines flight from london to singapore. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. manchester sport with hugh ferris. united have won the english manchester united have won the english fa cup, beating rivals man

city 2—1. erik ten hag is last in charge of man united as he has been told he may be sacked. he was shocked. another teenager added to this goal before half—time. they went to winner a historic second cup in a row. united held on for a victory that is a 13th fa cup, a place in europe, and a trophy in each of ten hogs cups. the place in europe, and a trophy in each of ten hogs cups. the team is progressing _ each of ten hogs cups. the team is progressing and — each of ten hogs cups. the team is progressing and we _ each of ten hogs cups. the team is progressing and we are _ each of ten hogs cups. the team is progressing and we are winning - progressing and we are winning trophies. trophies in two years is not bad. finals is not bad. we have to keep going, i am not satisfied with it, we have to do better. and if they don't want me any more, i will go anywhere else to win trophies because that is what i did my whole career.—

my whole career. while man city couldn't claim _ my whole career. while man city couldn't claim a _ my whole career. while man city couldn't claim a final, _ my whole career. while man city couldn't claim a final, these - my whole career. while man city| couldn't claim a final, these guys did. it took until the 90th minute for the only goal of the game for the range of�*s goalkeeper. yet another trophy claimed for the record, 42nd time. elsewhere in europe, they have some he the german cup they are playing only lyon in the french cup final it's barca's third champions league title and the first time they have beaten lyon in five attempts, reversing the result from the final two years ago.

the golfer murray has died, some sad news. he was a winner of the pga tour including the solo, just in january of this year he told commissioner —— they said that everyone is heartbroken about the news. england has won the second t20 against pakistan, they both continue their preparations. jeff raja taking two wickets. he helped his side to a 23 run win.

first time this season, max verstappen will not be in the formula 1 race, after a tough race. he hit the wall at the first corner of his final run leaving him six. ferrari's driver will be winning his home race. it ferrari's driver will be winning his home race-— home race. it feels really good, however. _ home race. it feels really good, however, now _ home race. it feels really good, however, now i _ home race. it feels really good, however, now i know _ home race. it feels really good, however, now i know that - home race. it feels really good, - however, now i know that qualifying is not _ however, now i know that qualifying is not everything. it helps the sunday's _ is not everything. it helps the sunday's race, but we need to pick everything — sunday's race, but we need to pick everything together for sunday. in past years, we didn't manage to do so. past years, we didn't manage to do s0~ -- _ past years, we didn't manage to do s0~ -- pui— past years, we didn't manage to do so. —— put everything together. we are a _ so. —— put everything together. we are a strong — so. —— put everything together. we are a strong team and i'm sure we can achieve _ are a strong team and i'm sure we can achieve great things. winning is the target — can achieve great things. winning is the target. the can achieve great things. winning is the tarret. , can achieve great things. winning is the tarret. _ ., , ., , , the target. the rugby champions cup, at the hotspur — the target. the rugby champions cup, at the hotspur stadium _ the target. the rugby champions cup, at the hotspur stadium in _ the target. the rugby champions cup, at the hotspur stadium in london. - the target. the rugby champions cup, at the hotspur stadium in london. it i at the hotspur stadium in london. it was tied at 15—15. that is a record.

more on our website. a day dominated by finals in two sports. that's it for now. nicki minaj has been released by police after being detained at an airport in the netherlands, while on her way to the uk as part of her world tour. the american rap star was stopped by police at amsterdam's schipol airport, on suspicion of carrying drugs in her luggage. the star strongly denied possessing any illegal substances but was told she'd have to accompany officers to a nearby police station. nicki minaj is due to perform at the co—op live in manchester tonight. let's speak to our correspondent in the netherlands, anna holligan. she was released just over half an hour ago. they posted on former

twitter, x, we havejust released an american woman who we arrested this afternoon on suspicion of exporting softer drugs. the suspect was fined and can continue on herjourney. so, she is, nicky maynard, on her way or possibly has already arrived in manchester. this was absolutely not the first stop that she was hoping for on the first leg of her european tour. she is due to play at manchester tonight, tour. she is due to play at manchestertonight, it tour. she is due to play at manchester tonight, it is her pink friday to world tour. the first we heard about this was from a post that she made on her instagram life. she shared a video in which she appeared to be surrounded by dutch military police. they were asking her to step inside a police van saying they would take her to a police station about a five minutess' drive away. she has since

shared more updates on ex. she is said there was something her luggage that belong to house her security team. none of this concern police and they haven't even named her out of security reasons. she has shed most of these details herself on her various social media platforms. she had complained saying that her luggage had been singled out, is that right? i luggage had been singled out, is that riuht? . , ., that right? i have seen a few videos. one _ that right? i have seen a few videos. one that _ that right? i have seen a few videos. one that i _ that right? i have seen a few videos. one that i saw- that right? i have seen a few l videos. one that i saw recently appeared to be from the pilot, or featuring a pilot from her private jet saying that the reason why her luggage was being searched and had been taken off the plane was because she had been filming police officers. they didn't like this and became suspicious so they decided to off—load everything. we should be clear on the details because the

netherlands has a reputation for being soft on soft drugs. in fact, cannabis... it is illegal to possess here, but it is tolerated. so a small amount for personal use is tolerated which is less than five grams. we still don't know what was in making maynard to's luggage, what we do know —— nicki minaj�*s luggage. we know that there was quite a few interactions with the dutch police. they haven't said any more than what was shared about half an hour ago. they have released a 41 yard american women, she is a multiple grammy nominee, born in trinidad, 41 years old. she is due to play in manchester tonight. we don't yet know, we have been in touch with the concert venue, we don't yet know she will actually make it on stage. she

had a gig a few days ago and she turned up two hours late, so it is not inconceivable she will be there for the fans in manchester this evening. she is due to play at birmingham tomorrow and a couple of dates in london later in the week. this is the start of the european leg of her world tour. not the first stop she was expecting here in amsterdam this afternoon. festival season is well and truly underway, with bbc radio one's big weekend kicking off in luton in the uk. it's day two of the event — with record—breaking brit award winner raye topping the bill on saturday evening. pria rai from bbc newsbeat, who's at the festival for us, was joined by raye, a few hours before she took to the stage. i do have a very special guest. and she goes by the name of raye. welcome to luton. how are you feeling about being here? girl, i am excited, i am nervous, i am, there is a lot of people here, you know. 25,000, to be precise. bloody... wow. keep it clean. no, i am very... i am excited, i am nervous,

and i hope i am going to do a good enoughjob, it is my first ever headline ever. what does it mean to you to be a female, british headliner? it is a really, really big deal. i remember my first ever trip to big weekend, and i was a guest vocalist with jakjones years ago, and then a guest vocalist again, and finally i had my first set last year. it has been a bit, oh wow. you are the name on everybody's lips right now. we are soaking up mable now. yeah, i think she looks absolutely stunning, she sounds amazing, the production is beautiful. so many people are trying to wave at you as we have this conversation. i want to ask about how you go about deciding your set list because you've got a huge catalogue to choose from. how do you balance what you want to play versus what this lot are going to want to hear? the balance is important, you know, and i realise that.

i know i need to do some songs. you need crowd pleasers and crowd favorites... sorry, i wrote this song. oh, that is so... stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the weather's been a bit warmer for many of us today, with more sunshine around as well. but things are going to change as it gets wetter overnight, leading into a mixture for sunday and bank holiday monday of some sunshine, but also some heavy and thundery showers. it's warm today, though, across the north—west of england, where we had the sunshine. very different picture, though, earlier on in norfolk and here in suffolk with cloud and some rain. and that cloud has been coming in from off the north sea, dampening things down somewhat. we've also got this cloud that's pushing in from the south—west, and this is where we're seeing some rain arriving as well. and that cloud and rain that we've got across south—western areas will continue to work its way northwards and eastwards into more of england

and wales overnight. some heavier rain develops in northern england, pushes into southern scotland, too. so, with a lot of cloud overnight and it getting wetter as well, temperatures should be typically 10 or 11 degrees by the morning. and quite a wet start for some of us early on sunday morning — these two areas of rain are pushing their way northwards. and following on from that, we'll get some sunshine, but we'll see those showers developing as well, and those showers could be heavy and thundery. the greatest risk of some slow—moving, thundery downpours will be across northern england, into the midlands, across to east anglia — risk of some local flooding as well. but with more showers around on sunday, temperatures are going to be lower than today. still could make 19 degrees, perhaps, in south—eastern parts of england. those showers are still around into the evening and they will tend to fade away from england and wales, but we'll keep some wetter weather for longer further north. and here, we've got this area of low pressure that will still be sitting close by into bank holiday monday,

and again, we've got a mixture of sunshine and some showers. now, many places may start dry across england and wales and northern ireland, but the cloud will bubble up, there will be a scattering of showers developing. perhaps the heavier ones are going to be across central and northern parts of scotland with some thunder. again, in the sunshine and in the light winds, it will feel pleasant enough. those temperatures are typically going to be 16 or 17 degrees, and those numbers are not really going to change much over the week ahead. we'll keep a south—westerly wind going into the early parts of next week, eventually turning to more of a north—westerly and cooling things down a bit in the far north—west. but otherwise, it's still going to be very unsettled — more areas of low pressure coming in, bringing showers or longer spells of rain and some sunshine in between.

this is bbc news, the headlines... ukraine says russia bombed a superstore in kharkiv where two—hundred people are thought to have been shopping, killing at least two people and injuring others. here in the uk, party leaders hit the campaign trail for the general election amidst a growing exodus of conservative mps. campaigning out in the west midlands, sir keir starmer says labour will lower the voting age to 16 if it wins. as south africa's political parties hold final rallies ahead of wednesday's general election, will nelson mandela's legacy be enough to secure another anc win?

and the revival of an extinct plant — we speak to the conservationist who's achieved the feat. let's get more on the uk general election. a parliamentary committee has written to rishi sunak to say the government should be prepared for the possibility of foreign interference during the general election. the letter calls on the electoral commission — the independent body overseeing elections — to issue guidance on how to spot deepfakes and other types of misinformation online, warning members of the public may not fully understand how these threats may appear. there has been a recent example of election interference using ai. over in the united states, an ai—generated robocall imitating presidentjoe biden's voice was commissioned by a rival political consultant to dissuade people from voting for him in new hampshire's democratic primary election. let's take a listen to the call that was obtained by cnn.

it's important that you save your vote for the november election. voting this tuesday only enables the republicans in their quest to elect donald trump again. we spoke tojoe burton — professor of international security, at lancaster university and he gave us his assessment on what exactly people should be aware of. i think there are two main trends at the moment. the first is we are in a worsening geopolitical environment. our relationship nationally and internationally with russia and china is not great. and in the last five or ten years, there's been clear evidence of both of these countries trying to subvert democratic processes in the uk, in europe, in the us and indeed elsewhere, and they're becoming increasingly brazen in doing so. the second element, i think, is the technological tools they now have at their disposal to interfere in our democracies, whether that's the political use of ransomware, whether it's synthetic media.

you've just showed the clip of the robo call of a call mimicking joe biden's voice in seemingly a very authentic way, whether that's more traditional hack and leak operations or indeed disinformation disseminating through social media. these countries have technological tools to reach out and harm our democracy directly. that's been heightened awareness in the tech sector of these problems. and there has been evidence, for example, communiques coming out of the munich security conference recently, tech accords, where these companies are getting to together to remove malicious content on their platforms. the problem really is the scope and scale of this. companies do employ thousands of people to content moderate. but this information spreads so quickly and at such scale, it's a very actually difficult to to take down. and indeed, there's the fine line between what you take down

and whether that could be considered legitimate information or disinformation. so there were some real challenges for the tech company in this space. you know, one of the things that i know they are doing is trying to develop new technologies which would enable us to identify deepfakes and synthetic media more easily, things like widgets embedded in web browsers, for example, that could watermark synthetic content. but ultimately, technology is not the solution. we've got to be more be more proactive as governments and also as individual people. and in trying to protect ourselves in this space, can do is look at the source of it. and that's the same for all cybersecurity. if it's a phishing email that doesn't quite look authentic, look at the source, look at where it's come from in

terms of synthetic audio or video or pictures. where is this content being hosted? you know, we do have, you know, legitimate, well—established news organisations, the bbc included, that are not likely to carry this content and will have fairly robust mechanisms to to take that content down or establish whether it's a fake before it's posted. so i'd encourage everyone to question the source of the content, to have conversations with their families about whether they think it's real or fake, to not trust everything they see on the internet. and this really, i think, is going to involve a multi—year public awareness around this new technology. the us state department has said it is deeply concerned by china's military drills and has strongly urged restraint. earlier, i spoke to zhou bo, a retired senior colonel in the chinese people's liberation army who is now with the tsinghua university in beijing. he gave his reaction to the us response. this kind of reaction

from mainland china can be expected because, yeah, i believe the united states would have expected that. otherwise, how can he become more bold, with this kind of a provocation? yes, it's because we did it before, after nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan. so there should be no surprise. so that demonstrates that determination of the people's republic of china as well as the nation over the chinese military. but it's notjust in taiwan that china has been exercising that kind of pressure, is it? i mean, we've seen that chinese ships have been doing the same to japan. we've also seen it in the philippines, where they've resorted to kind of ramming and water cannon to keep keep philippine ships away from the disputed shoals in the south china sea. is this a pattern of essentially bullying by china? no, i don't think so. i think you are putting too many questions altogether. if i just tell you honestly that between china and the philippines is a filipino who actually have

killed chinese, what would you think? killed chinese, they killed china in 2000, in 2006, in 2013, against the innocent china's fishermen. and the china has not killed even a single filipino. and using those as a water cannon is actually a kind of deterrence, i would say, as a minimum use of deterrence. just to go back to taiwan, though, what is the plan from china? i mean, if taiwan continues to say the things it's been saying, is the plan to attack taiwan and what's the timescale? well, i think we are still confident about peaceful reunification. i believe on taiwan issues, there are two facts. one is taiwan would not move away. second, taiwanese is on the side of mainland china. but i think the world should understand that china is still talking about a peaceful reunification and for peace to prevail in the taiwan strait, i think the whole world need to convince beijing that peace is still possible. just to bring you to the rhetoric that's come out of the chinese foreign ministry on when the drills started, taiwan independence forces will be left with their heads broken

and blood flowing after colliding against a great trend of china achieving complete unification. that doesn't sound like conciliatory language. well, this kind of language is a kind of a traditional chinese language, which basically means that this kind of independent move or separatist move is doomed. so that's it. what about, i mean, we know that the us is unhappy about the way things are going between taiwan and china, and there's been a bit of a rapprochement there between china and the us. is this continuing kind of battle with taiwan jeopardizing the relationship with, with the us and potentially all the trade that comes with that? that is a very complicated question. but to make it simple, the united states really has a big role in this taiwan issue, because we believe that at least the united states has not made it quite clear about what the taiwanese authorities should do, because even president biden got the four times in saying something like defending taiwan, while at the same time he would talk about adherence to one—china policy.

so we read this as a kind of a confusing, contradictory signals. so in order not to escalate things in the region, because presumably it is quite dangerous to have these kind of exercises that could potentially go wrong or turn into something bigger, what do you think needs to happen to to bring the temperature down? i think that the taiwanese authorities should return to this kind of consensus that both sides belong to one china. so that is a kind of minimum request. it's not something sophisticated. it was recognised by the party. so i think with this kind of a consensus that all of us belong to one china, then we can negotiate everything. increasing numbers of england and wales' most vulnerable children are being detained, in sometimes unregulated conditions, by local authorities under measures known as "deprivation of liberty" orders. the use of them has increased

twelvefold since 2017 with over 1,200 applications in the last year. for the first time, one young woman who has lived under these orders has spoken publically to our reporter ashleyjohn—baptiste. hanging with friends, making music, posting on socials, everyday things for many young people. but zarha's childhood was far from normal. she was in care before she'd even started school. ijust remember being hungry. a lot of fighting. seeing my mum get beat up and stuff like that. having no food, having to eat dog food, sexual abuse, stuff like that. a decade of failed foster placements followed. she repeatedly ran away. when she was 13, her local authority applied for what's called a deprivation of liberty order. ifeel like i needed help. i feel that i wasn't given help. i was put in a place, locked away. that's not how you deal with someone that's been through trauma.

these orders allow local authorities to take away vulnerable children's most basic freedoms when they're deemed at serious risk. the order was meant to keep zarha safe, but she says it did anything but. it was literally horrible. i felt trapped. i couldn't do nothing. everything i was doing, they was there. whether i'm going toilet, cooking something, just simply going down to the kitchen, they was watching. zarha was detained in a care home 60 miles away. she wasn't allowed a phone or internet access. two workers, often male, would observe her 2a hours a day. they could restrain you for the simple fact of you going into crisis. so you could cry and then they'll think that you're going to harm yourself so they can put you on the floor. i don't believe that a teenager that's been sexually exploited should be restrained by two guys. when the high court first began to issue these orders,

it was meant to be a last resort, but their use has rocketed in the last seven years. the government recently set up a task force and the children's commissioner for england sits on it. this is an absolute national scandal. these are the most vulnerable of our children. some might say, in some instances, a deprivation of liberty order is a necessary resort. what would you say to that? we might need to protect them, but i can't help but think there are better ways to achieve this. children's services say they only use dol orders when a child is extremely vulnerable, and the increase is due to more young people with serious needs entering the care system. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. more on the elections in south africa now. we have heard that nicky maynard has

spurred her concert. nikki minaj. she was arrested for apparent —— she was released by police and now her concert has been best boned. we will bring you more on that as we get it. more on the elections in south africa now. black majority rule is three decades old this year — a period in which the african national congress party, has dominated politics. president cyril ramaphosa and the anc are in danger of losing their majority for the first time. fergal keane, who reported on the end of apartheid, has returned to south africa and sent this report, revisiting one family, to hear their story, of the last 30 years. it was one of those rare shining moments. archive: the end of the order of racial discrimination, - of segregation, the end of the age of pain and humiliation for millions

of black south africans. an extraordinary story unfolding... archive: white rule on the continent of africa came to an end at 7:00 south african time this morning. ..when history shuffled forward with the promise of equality and justice for all. 30 years later, loud and energetic, democracy has endured. the ruling anc talks of promises delivered on housing and services, but it's presided over a massive corruption. archive: it is dawn _ on the margins of existence... back in 1994, they hoped for a very different south africa. hopes i heard from the poor of the squatter camps. i want to live in a nice house with my children, because i'm suffering. i want to be the same like the white people.

a single mother, cynthia mthebe scavenged on a dump for tin cans which she sold to feed her seven children. if you don't work, you can't eat. you must work very hard. now, as south africa prepares to vote, i've come back to find out what's happened to cynthia and her hopes. i'd meet her again in a rural area, where she'd come to escape the squalor and crime of the squatter camps. i'm so happy to see you. but cynthia, now 78, is blind and ill. it's so lovely. yeah. it's you, fergal! it's me. you can't see me at the moment, can you? but you can hear me. there we go. she has a house — but built by her children, not the state. no running water, frequent power cuts. what do you think of how the country is now? oh, south africa.

there's no life. there's no life in south africa. cynthia escaped from this, but apartheid's legacy of poverty and anc corruption have hurt. son amos was shot by criminals and is lame. he can't find a job. daughterjoyce, also among the more than 30% of unemployed people. they survive because daughter doris set up her own small shop and helps everyone else. ok, guys, i'm going to show you something here that you've never seen. the mthebes asked us to see the old film of their lives. you must work very hard. do people get sick? in their reaction, the measure of what's been endured. on laptop: fergal keane, bbc news. things are better now, but still we're still pulling hard. so my mother, i want to thank this lady.

because of her, i'm who i am. i really, mum, i love you. and i want to be like you. back in 1994, cynthia's shack was demolished in the last days of apartheid. forward to now, a few kilometres from where ifirst met her. the destroyed shacks of a new generation. the homeless, in the world's most unequal society, where the top 10% own 86% of the wealth. this land is slated for development, including houses for the poor. but the waiting is long. in the meantime, shotguns keep trespassers at bay. there's people suffering. but they can say, "vote for me, vote for me," always.

that's why i was saying, i'm not going out to vote. i'm staying at home. singing. the generations of mthebe women, like so many other of this nation's poor, who, when elections have come and gone, will be holding theirfamilies and their country together. fergal keane, bbc news, klipgat, south africa. a plant that went extinct in the uk has been re—introduced to the welsh mainland, thanks to the work of conservationist robbie blackhall—miles. in the uk, one in six species are threatened with extinction and the last time this plant, the rosy saxifrage, was seen in its natural habitat was 1962. however, robbie has been able to grow one single plant from a cutting and return it

to its natural soil in eryri, also called snowdonia, in north wales. let's cross over to north wales where robbie joins us. thanks where robbiejoins us. very much for being thanks where robbie joins us. very much for being with us it thanks very much for being with us. it is quite a process from the 19605, it is quite a process from the 1960s, to reintroduce it. tell us about it. 1960s, to reintroduce it. tell us about it- a _ 1960s, to reintroduce it. tell us about it. a man _ 1960s, to reintroduce it. tell us about it. a man called - 1960s, to reintroduce it. tell us about it. a man called dick- 1960s, to reintroduce it. tell us- about it. a man called dick roberts found this plant on the side of a path, he brought a little bit of it home, grow it in his garden, figured out what it was, and since then, horticulturalists and conservationists have been growing cuttings of that plant and keeping it safe so that there was a chance that at some point in the future, when we could be able to put it back in the wild, that is where we have got to now. in the wild, that is where we have got to nova— in the wild, that is where we have not to now. ., , . ., i. got to now. how secret do you need to stay about _ got to now. how secret do you need to stay about it? _ got to now. how secret do you need to stay about it? how— got to now. how secret do you need to stay about it? how much - got to now. how secret do you need to stay about it? how much at - got to now. how secret do you need to stay about it? how much at risk. to stay about it? how much at risk is it still? i to stay about it? how much at risk is it still? ., �* ~ ., , ., is it still? i don't know, but we do still see it — is it still? i don't know, but we do still see it in _ is it still? i don't know, but we do still see it in the _ is it still? i don't know, but we do still see it in the wild. _ is it still? i don't know, but we do still see it in the wild. we - is it still? i don't know, but we do

still see it in the wild. we had - still see it in the wild. we had some orchids that were lost recently in a little while ago another plant was stolen from the wild, so we do see it happening. but we have to be extra careful about these things. i am not sure it is at massive risk but who knows?— am not sure it is at massive risk but who knows? why do you think it went extinct — but who knows? why do you think it went extinct in _ but who knows? why do you think it went extinct in the _ but who knows? why do you think it went extinct in the first _ but who knows? why do you think it went extinct in the first place? - went extinct in the first place? what was the driving force behind it disappearing?— disappearing? unfortunately, the victorians had _ disappearing? unfortunately, the victorians had upon _ disappearing? unfortunately, the victorians had upon shunt - disappearing? unfortunately, the victorians had upon shunt for - victorians had upon shunt for collecting things and one the things they like to collect was alpine plants. majority was definitely on their list and they collected a lot. they pushed them right to the edges of extension and that is pretty much what happened to rosy saxifrage. add to that, the impacts of grazing, climate change, the nature of the case and of the environment,

pollution, and you've got a perfect storm for a species like rosy saxifrage. it storm for a species like rosy saxifrage— storm for a species like rosy saxifraae. , . , ., . saxifrage. it is a member of a particular _ saxifrage. it is a member of a particular family? _ saxifrage. it is a member of a particular family? would - saxifrage. it is a member of a i particular family? would people saxifrage. it is a member of a - particular family? would people know particularfamily? would people know any of its relatives, in the botanical sense?- any of its relatives, in the botanical sense? ., ., botanical sense? some of them are derived from _ botanical sense? some of them are derived from rosy _ botanical sense? some of them are derived from rosy saxifrage - botanical sense? some of them are derived from rosy saxifrage and - botanical sense? some of them are l derived from rosy saxifrage and some of the plants are cultivated —— cultivars of it but they are not like this one, this is the real deal, this is the welsh wild rosy saxifrage. deal, this is the welsh wild rosy saxifra . e. �* deal, this is the welsh wild rosy saxifraae. �* , ., . , deal, this is the welsh wild rosy saxifraae. �* ,., .,, saxifrage. and when you last saw it, how was it doing? _ saxifrage. and when you last saw it, how was it doing? it _ saxifrage. and when you last saw it, how was it doing? it was _ saxifrage. and when you last saw it, how was it doing? it was doing - how was it doing? it was doing really well. — how was it doing? it was doing really well, it _ how was it doing? it was doing really well, it was _ how was it doing? it was doing really well, it was flowering i how was it doing? it was doing really well, it was flowering its socks off which is absolutely beautiful, and it is coping well with the rain in the wind, we have had so much rain here, one of the wettest places in the uk, and it is not bothered by that. do wettest places in the uk, and it is not bothered by that.— wettest places in the uk, and it is not bothered by that. do you think it will establish _ not bothered by that. do you think it will establish itself _ not bothered by that. do you think

it will establish itself quickly, - it will establish itself quickly, will it have a resurgence? i it will establish itself quickly, will it have a resurgence? i really ho -e so. will it have a resurgence? i really hope so- i— will it have a resurgence? i really hope so. i would _ will it have a resurgence? i really hope so. i would imagine - will it have a resurgence? i really hope so. i would imagine by - will it have a resurgence? i really hope so. i would imagine by next year if it does well, it will go from being just a couple of inches across the plant to maybe effort and even as big as 18 inches across so i've got high hopes.— even as big as 18 inches across so i've got high hopes. thank you for talkin: to i've got high hopes. thank you for talking to us. _ i've got high hopes. thank you for talking to us. i — i've got high hopes. thank you for talking to us, i appreciate - i've got high hopes. thank you for talking to us, i appreciate it. - applying make—up, eating fast food and using a laptop computer — these are just some of the activities drivers have been filmed doing while on the motorway. they were caught by warwickshire police officers in an unmarked lorry, and the footage was released by national highways ahead of a safety campaign. laura tra nt reports. we've got customers for you. car nearside, a lady is putting her makeup on while she's trying to drive. footage released by national highways has revealed just some of the reckless behavior of drivers behind the wheel. so he is driving with no hands on the steering wheel. so van to the nearside,

bloke is having his mcdonald's and he's got no hands on the steering wheel, he's steering with his knees. so lane two, no control at all on the steering wheel, steering with his knees, he's eating his mcdonald's. now he's picking up a drink. so drink in left hand, chips on the right hand. these two offenses are among over 46,150 detected as part of national highways' operation tramline campaign, which aims to improve safety on roads. the reason she keeps swerving is because she keeps looking at the mirror and not on the road. the rac says being distracted behind the wheel seems to be on the rise. this is unbelievably dangerous. having no hands on the wheel, it beggars belief. the dangers, the consequences are absolutely frightening. the latest government data shows there have been more fatal collisions due to distraction

than at any other point in the last ten years. 458 people lost their lives due to distraction and we have this kind of behaviour on our roads. it is absolutely frightening. just don't need this kind of behaviour on our roads. driving is dangerous enough without people not properly concentrating and being distracted. on the m40, this driver was captured using her phone and laptop, oblivious to her actions being caught on camera by the campaign's unmarked hgv. she's scrolling through, hands on the phone. we'lljust pull off now so you can pull her over. it looks like she's updating some kind of messaging. the offence of using a phone behind the wheel carries six penalty points on the licence and a £200 fine. warwickshire police said their aim is to save lives, but while education of drivers is their priority, due to the high stakes involved in some driving offences officers will be robust in their actions.

laura trant, bbc news. now many people dream about turning left as they board a flight — into the first class section but a new airline has launched a first class flight for pampered pooches. bark air took off for its maiden flight from new york to los angeles with ten dogs and their owners on board. prices start at $6,000 dollars for a us flight and it's $8,000 for a one—way ticket from new york to london. there are no dog—eared in—flight magazines but an on—board spa for the dogs as well as tasty treats including frothy milk drinks and even old shoes. the company says it's already planning new routes from the us to paris and milan.

you can catch up with all our stories on our website, the sport and details about nicki minaj whose concert has been postponed, do stay with us here on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the weather's been a bit warmer for many of us today, with more sunshine around as well. but things are going to change as it gets wetter overnight, leading into a mixture for sunday and bank holiday monday of some sunshine, but also some heavy and thundery showers. it's warm today, though, across the north—west of england, where we had the sunshine. very different picture, though, earlier on in norfolk and here in suffolk with cloud and some rain. and that cloud has been coming in from off the north sea, dampening things down somewhat. we've also got this cloud that's pushing in from the south—west, and this is where we're seeing some rain arriving as well. and that cloud and rain that we've got across south—western areas will continue to work its way northwards and eastwards into more of england and wales overnight. some heavier rain develops in northern england, pushes into southern scotland, too.

so, with a lot of cloud overnight and it getting wetter as well, temperatures should be typically 10 or 11 degrees by the morning. and quite a wet start for some of us early on sunday morning — these two areas of rain are pushing their way northwards. and following on from that, we'll get some sunshine, but we'll see those showers developing as well, and those showers could be heavy and thundery. the greatest risk of some slow—moving, thundery downpours will be across northern england, into the midlands, across to east anglia — risk of some local flooding as well. but with more showers around on sunday, temperatures are going to be lower than today. still could make 19 degrees, perhaps, in south—eastern parts of england. those showers are still around into the evening and they will tend to fade away from england and wales, but we'll keep some wetter weather for longer further north. and here, we've got this area of low pressure that will still be sitting close by into bank holiday monday, and again, we've got a mixture of sunshine and some showers. now, many places may start dry across england and wales and northern ireland, but the cloud will bubble up,

there will be a scattering of showers developing. perhaps the heavier ones are going to be across central and northern parts of scotland with some thunder. again, in the sunshine and in the light winds, it will feel pleasant enough. those temperatures are typically going to be 16 or 17 degrees, and those numbers are not really going to change much over the week ahead. we'll keep a south—westerly wind going into the early parts of next week, eventually turning to more of a north—westerly and cooling things down a bit in the far north—west. but otherwise, it's still going to be very unsettled — more areas of low pressure coming in, bringing showers or longer spells of rain and some sunshine in between.

live from london, this is bbc news. ukraine says russia bombed a superstore in kharkiv where two—hundred people are thought to have been shopping, killing at least two people and injuring others. this, quite frankly, at the moment, is for the ukrainians, one of the most anxious periods since those first months after the full—scale invasion more than two years ago. here in the uk, party leaders hit the campaign trail for the general election amidst a growing exodus of conservative mps. campaigning out in west midlands — sir keir starmer says labour will lower the voting age to 16 if it wins. manchester city sees red as man united wins the fa cup. meanwhile in scotland, rangers beat celtic in the scottish cup.

with radio 1's big weekend under way, headline act and brit award winner raye talks to the bbc. i'm excited, i am nervous. i'm excited, lam nervous. there i'm excited, i am nervous. there are a lot— i'm excited, i am nervous. there are a lot of— i'm excited, i am nervous. there are a lot of people here, you know. 35,000 — a lot of people here, you know. 35,000 to _ a lot of people here, you know. 35,000 to be precise.— a lot of people here, you know. 35,000 to be precise. hello, i'm lauren taylor. we start in ukraine — president zelensky has denounced a deadly air strike on a crowded superstore in the country's second largest city, kharkiv, as an act of "russian madness." officials said at least two people were killed and more than 30 others injured, when two glide bombs struck the diy store on saturday afternoon. the shop is in a residential area, and ukrainian officials reported that russia also hit a school

and other buildings in the city. the mayor of kharkiv says there are a large number of people