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nigel farage, the leader of reform uk, has told the bbc that europe and nato "provoked" russia's invasion of ukraine. he also said that, while he "disliked him as a person", he admires vladimir putin as a political operator because he's managed to take control of running russia. the interview comes as the latest bbc poll of polls suggests reform uk has continued to gain support. the party now sits at i7% on our tracker, which takes into account a wide range of polling data. that is just four points behind the conservative party on 21%. labour still well in front with 41%. there have been more calls for rishi sunak to suspend two conservative candidates who are being investigated for alleged bets on when the general election would be held. this morning, the prime minister wouldn't be drawn on whether he was aware of other candidates or party officials who had placed a bet.

labour has accused rishi sunak of a "total lack of leadership". the latest donation figures have been released today. labour received more than £45 million in the second week of the election campaign — that is 15 times more than the conservative party, which raised £292,000. that is less than the liberal democrats, who raised £335,000, and reform uk, which raised £710,000 — though that mostly came through their party chairman richard tice's company. we begin the programme with a special report, showing you the dire humanitarian situation inside gaza. after eight months of war, the scenes are harrowing, and the hunger crisis is worsening. the united nations has said more than one million people there are facing catastrophic levels of starvation, and that it could its

highest levels by mid—july. gaza's water infrastructure has been heavily damaged in the war. that means getting water, clean or not, is a daily struggle, with the risk of diseases spreading. it comes as the us military says a temporary pier off the coast of gaza has been re—anchored, allowing aid deliveries to resume. it said more than 6,000 tonnes of aid were delivered on thursday, but aid agencies say they're in desperate need. israel is under pressure to allow more food and medicines across the border — doctors fear the situation will only get worse, especially for young children. we should warn you that this report from our correspondentjon donnison, injerusalem, contains some distressing images from the start.

at nasser hospital in khan younis, herfather at nasser hospital in khan younis, her father tries at nasser hospital in khan younis, herfather tries to offer at nasser hospital in khan younis, her father tries to offer her comfort, but he knows scorching weather and a lack of clean water have brought his daughter close to death. translation: , ., ., , translation: the situation is nettina translation: the situation is getting worse. _ translation: the situation is getting worse, you _ translation: the situation is getting worse, you can't - translation: the situation is | getting worse, you can't imagine translation: the situation is - getting worse, you can't imagine the temperature and our tent and the water we drink is contaminated, because both old and younger getting sick. �* ., , , sick. and with their houses destroyed. _ sick. and with their houses destroyed, hundreds - sick. and with their houses destroyed, hundreds of. sick. and with their houses - destroyed, hundreds of thousands of gods are now living under kansas, her canvas with little protection from the scorching sun. —— of gazans. getting water, whether it's clean or not, is a daily struggle. long queues form at distribution centres. the un says two thirds of the strips water and sanitation system poor at the best of times has been destroyed. translation: ~ ., ., , translation: we need a tremendous international effort _ translation: we need a tremendous international effort to _ translation: we need a tremendous international effort to reestablish - international effort to reestablish water and sewage networks. we in khan younis have lost between 170-200 km of khan younis have lost between 170—200 km of pipes which have been

completely destroyed, along with the wells and water tanks. the— wells and water tanks. the united nations has _ wells and water tanks. the united nations has warned _ wells and water tanks. the united nations has warned more - wells and water tanks. the united nations has warned more than - wells and water tanks. the united nations has warned more than 1 i nations has warned more than 1 million gazans are facing the highest level of starvation by the middle ofjuly. the international criminal court prosecutor has accused israel of using starvation as a weapon of war. israel strongly disputes this, and its ministers have denied there is a humanitarian crisis. and the most vulnerable are affected too. this boy is nine years old, he has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. but malnutrition and dehydration mean he is now in hospital. his mother says before the war, he was healthy. translation: ~ ., �* , translation: where we live now, it's olluted and translation: where we live now, it's polluted and there's _ translation: where we live now, it's polluted and there's no _ translation: where we live now, it's polluted and there's no food, - translation: where we live now, it's polluted and there's no food, and - translation: where we live now, it's polluted and there's no food, and we l polluted and there's no food, and we have to walk a long way from water. now i'm worried my other children will also be sick. jon donnison, bbc news. difficult to see some of that

report. for more on the situation, we can speak now to ahmad bayram, from the norweigian refugee council. welcome to the programme. it was difficult to watch — when you see some of the suffering, particularly amongst the children, what is your organisation seeing on the ground? we are actually, just like the rest of organisations, we've gone through the worst shortage of supplies in this brutal eight months of conflict. we have very little we are actually dealt with providing water, trucking in drinkable water — but beyond that, we are not able to do much more, and the same goes to other organisations that are struggling on the ground, we are providing some cleaning items here, some mattresses and blankets. but beyond that, i can tell you that our teams on the ground are seeing

harrowing scenes on the ground of children wasting, losing lots of weight, and children drinking unsafe water with their families cooking and also unsafe water. this integration is catastrophic and nothing else can describe really how it is on the ground now, amidst probably the worst starvation crisis. and all of this, remember, while thousands of tonnes of food weight across the border. find while thousands of tonnes of food weight across the border. and what weight across the border. and what we saw in that _ weight across the border. and what we saw in that report _ weight across the border. and what we saw in that report there - weight across the border. and what we saw in that report there was - weight across the border. and what | we saw in that report there was also the challenge when it comes to infrastructure pipes, making sure that clean water can get the people, because of course, dirty water, polluted water can increase the spread of infections as well, which also impacts young children in particular. it also impacts young children in particular-— also impacts young children in articular. . ., particular. it is already. we are heafina particular. it is already. we are hearing reports _ particular. it is already. we are hearing reports of—

particular. it is already. we are hearing reports of hepatitis - particular. it is already. we are hearing reports of hepatitis a l hearing reports of hepatitis a spreading amongst children quite rapidly, after that the scorching heat, just like we heard in your report, it's actually spreading the disease even fatter. don't forget, these are thousands — there are hundreds of thousands in a stretch of land hundreds of thousands in a stretch of [and that's lacking the basics of life really. this is a beach area, and if you move deeper into gaza, there are destroyed homes and buildings. a total collapse of anything that resembles life. and at the same time, with eight convoys —— aid convoys struggling to get where they are, under the bombardments, they are, under the bombardments, the rockets, and a severe insecurity situation, it's making a perfect storm. and this is the worst summer they'll have to go through, and it's only started today. and i can tell

you from neighbouring jordan that it is getting very, very hot, and it's humid in gaza where people are gathering. so we need a cease—fire now, we need a cease—fire to help these people, bring them back to some sort of safe shelter, and at the same time bring in all those quantities of food and shelter items that are waiting, have been waiting for weeks in egypt and israel. find for weeks in egypt and israel. and 'ust for weeks in egypt and israel. and just briefly. _ for weeks in egypt and israel. and just briefly. all — for weeks in egypt and israel. and just briefly, all of _ for weeks in egypt and israel. and just briefly, all of these increasing health concerns — just bring us up—to—date on what the hospital infrastructure is like in gaza. t hospital infrastructure is like in gaza. ., �* ~' ., hospital infrastructure is like in gaza. ., �* ~ ., hospital infrastructure is like in gaza. ~ ., gaza. i don't know if we can call it infrastructure _ gaza. i don't know if we can call it infrastructure any _ gaza. i don't know if we can call it infrastructure any more. - gaza. i don't know if we can call it infrastructure any more. you - gaza. i don't know if we can call it infrastructure any more. you see| infrastructure any more. you see images of patients being treated on the floor, no medicine. and at the same time, as i said, the diseases

visible, these respiratory diseases spread amongst the children in particular. it is again a catastrophe, and the world is watching as a disaster unfolds in gaza really. watching as a disaster unfolds in gaza really-— watching as a disaster unfolds in gaza reall . . ,, , ., . gaza really. ok, thank you so much for bringing — gaza really. ok, thank you so much for bringing us _ gaza really. ok, thank you so much for bringing us up-to-date. - gaza really. ok, thank you so much for bringing us up-to-date. just - gaza really. ok, thank you so much for bringing us up-to-date. just an | for bringing us up—to—date. just an update, health officials in gaza say at least 38 palestinians have been killed in different israeli attacks as fighting continues. meanwhile, the united nations secretary—general, antonio guterres, says he is profoundly concerned by escalating tensions between israel and lebanon's his brother. he's accused both sides of increasingly warlike rhetoric, adding that un peacekeepers are working to calm the situation. here's more of what he's said. one rash move, one miscalculation could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border and, frankly, beyond imagination. let's be clear, the people

of the region and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. the past months have seen a series of retaliatory attacks between israel and hezbollah. this footage is from today — you can see smoke rising from the hills in the israel—annexed golan heights after rockets were fired from southern lebanon. hezbollah says it's fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. the militant group is backed by iran — and earlier, iran's mission to the united nations said "any imprudent decision by the occupying israeli regime to save itself could plunge the region into a new war". around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

a bbc investigation shows north korea is building sections of what appears to be a wall in several places near its

border with south korea. the team at bbc verify have been analysing satellite images which show "unusual" recent activity. the images also show [and inside the demilitarised zone — between the north and south — has been cleared, experts say it could be a violation of the long—standing truce between the nations. all this as tensions are rising on the peninsula. jake horton has more form the bbc verify hub. reunification between north and south korea seemed unlikely for years, but it had been the stated goal for both countries. that change at the start of the year when the north korean leader, kimjong—un, announced his country would no longer pursue the ambition. now bbc verify has obtained new satellite images which show that north korea has become building what appears to be sections of a wall on the border

with south korea, highlighted here. we've highlighted several structures which have been recently built which, combined, coverabout one which have been recently built which, combined, cover about one km of land. these barriers are near the eastern end of the demilitarised zone, between north and south korea — which is known as the dmz. this is effectively a buffer zone between the two countries, which is still technically at war because they never signed a peace treaty almost 70 years after the end of the korean war. now have a look at the long, continuous structure in this image, which was taken earlier this month. the exact date construction began is unclear due to a lack of previous high—resolution imagery in the area. but this image, which was taken at the end of last year, shows that the barrier clearly wasn't there. we have also found evidence that land has been cleared within the north korean control side of the dmz. this image, which was taken at the end of last year, shows no land

image, which was taken at the end of last year, shows no [and cleared. now look at this image which was taken earlier this month — you can clearly see a strip of land has been cleared inside the north korean controlled end of the dmz. this activity so close to the border is unusual, according to experts we spoke to. they say it could be for military purposes, and so could go against north korea's long—standing truce with south korea. the south korean military say they are aware of the construction and are monitoring the situation closely. let's speak to dr soo kim, who is a former cia analyst on north korea. welcome to the programme, what do you make of the bbc verify report they are, showing that some sort of wall is being built on the border? thanks for having me. it is unusual in the fact that north korea have been constructing this wall for what seems like several months. i would like to point out though that the

context in which this is happening — of course we had the prudent and kim summit a few days ago were they signed an agreement... that, plus seeking pensions with south korea on the peninsula, it may suggest that this is not actually atypical of north korea to do. in fact, it's likely north korea planning for further provocations and fortifying the border. and as we mentioned, it's a violation of the treaty where the two countries agreed not to execute any hostilities along the dmz. �* ., ., ., execute any hostilities along the dmz. ~ ., ., ., _, execute any hostilities along the dmz. ~ ., ., ., y ., ~ execute any hostilities along the dmz. ~ ., ., ., ~ , dmz. and what more do you think this war would be — dmz. and what more do you think this war would be for? _ dmz. and what more do you think this war would be for? it _ dmz. and what more do you think this war would be for? it could _ dmz. and what more do you think this war would be for? it could be - dmz. and what more do you think this war would be for? it could be very - war would be for? it could be very soft, it war would be for? it could be very soft. it could _ war would be for? it could be very soft, it could be _ war would be for? it could be very

soft, it could be to _ war would be for? it could be very soft, it could be to create... - soft, it could be to create... monitor south korean military behaviour, orto monitor south korean military behaviour, or to monitor the activities of north koreans who want to escape north korea. it could also be planning for further operations against themselves — that's where i think we need to be much more alarmed and vigilant about the actions of the north koreans. it is notjust actions of the north koreans. it is not just the actions of the north koreans. it is notjust the military actions of the north koreans. it is not just the military acts we actions of the north koreans. it is notjust the military acts we should be worried about but think about the balloons they've been sending to south korea, hundreds of balloons, as well as seeing how effective those balloons can go, how far they can go, and potentially how north korea can escalate tensions across the south. ., korea can escalate tensions across the south. . . , , the south. that was my next question reall , how the south. that was my next question really, how would _ the south. that was my next question really, how would you _ the south. that was my next question really, how would you characterise - really, how would you characterise the relationship between the north and the south now? and as you say, just in the last few days, we saw vladimir putin and mr kim with that

grand visit in pyongyang?— grand visit in pyongyang? korean relations have _ grand visit in pyongyang? korean relations have been _ grand visit in pyongyang? korean relations have been brimming - grand visit in pyongyang? korean| relations have been brimming and walking towards greater attention since the new administration. but it's a result of north korea's behaviour, conducting missile tests, and of course trying to test the resolve and willpower of the alliance, and now the south korean and japan bilateral cooperation. what we are seeing now is not out of the ordinary for north korea. i think also looking at the war going on in eastern europe, the conflict between israel and hamas, burning tensions — it's a recipe for north korean intervention and for north korean intervention and for north korea to make itself relevant, while at the same time testing how responsive the south korean

government will be. and just this past month, we've seen three instances of north korean balloons across the border. the first three occasions, south korea declared them accidents. but i don't think they are accidents when they happened three times in one month. so we need to be more upfront and realistic about what's happening and how we will respond. about what's happening and how we will reapond-— will respond. thank you so much doctor for— will respond. thank you so much doctor for taking _ will respond. thank you so much doctor for taking us _ will respond. thank you so much doctor for taking us through - will respond. thank you so much doctor for taking us through all | doctor for taking us through all those latest issues around north and south korea. now, let's turn to the uk election — and the leader of the reform uk party, nigel farage, has said that the west "provoked" russia's invasion of ukraine by expanding the european union and nato military alliance eastwards. he was speaking in a wide ranging interview with my colleague nick robinson. take a listen. when vladimir putin sent his troops across the border in '22, you blamed the west, not him. you said, i'lljust read it to you, and then you can react, that on a tweet, it was a consequence

of eu and nato's expansion. is that a judgment you stand by? right, i'll tell you — what you don't know. i stood up in the european parliament in 2014 and i said and i quote, "there will be a war in ukraine". why did i say that? it was obvious to me, that the ever—eastward expansion of nato and the european union was giving this man a reason to his russian people, to say they're coming for us again and to go to war. but you were echoing him. i was — sorry? you were echoing him, that's what putin says. no, no, no, no! sorry, i've been saying this actually, actually, since the 1990s, ever since... well, so's he! whoa, but hang on a second, we provoked this war. you know, of course, it's his fault, he's used what... but we provoked the invasion of ukraine? yes, and very interestingly, once again, ten years ago when i predicted this... by the way, i'm the only person in british politics that predicted what would happen. and of course, everyone

said i was a pariah for daring to suggest it. george robertson, former labour cabinet minister, who went on to become the secretary general of nato, has, in the last couple of weeks, said the war is a direct result of eu expansion. but i'm asking you, because it's yourjudgment, you want to be prime minister. let me ask you about someone else. myjudgment has been way ahead of everybody else's, in understanding this. nickjoins me now. i must say, another master class in political interviewing, nick, i'm notjust political interviewing, nick, i'm not just flattering you political interviewing, nick, i'm notjust flattering you there. what i've noticed in this interview is what you did in the interview with mr farage, you put some of the contradictions in his view points to him. what did you find the most striking? t him. what did you find the most strikin: ? ., ., him. what did you find the most strikin: ? ,, . , .,, striking? i think what is most strikin: striking? i think what is most striking is _ striking? i think what is most striking is that _ striking? i think what is most striking is that he _ striking? i think what is most striking is that he has - striking? i think what is most striking is that he has really i striking is that he has really almost overnight, having been a big figure around british politics for a decade, gone from essentially an outsider, from a commentator, someone who appears during his own

talk shows on tv, to a man who want to be taken seriously as a potential prime minister. he said he will lead the opposition if labour, as the polls suggest, when the election in a couple weeks' time. now technically he wouldn't lead the opposition at all, it is highly unlikely he will win enough seats to do that — we don't know of course, nobody has voted. it is much more likely he'll get a handful of seats, but it would be quite a big noise inside parliament. that's why in a way, i wanted to take them through the sorts of things you would ask anybody who would be a prime minister — his views on the war, his views on vladimir putin. already those comments you've just played there have produced quite widespread condemnation. the former conservative defence secretary, ben wallace, said that it once again reveals nigel farage's inclination to align with russian interests, he said. he constantly lectures everyone about sovereignty, but is happy to placate a dictator. so quite often, nigel farage has gotten

used tojust quite often, nigel farage has gotten used to just saying things without consequence — now they do have consequence. consequence - now they do have consequence-— consequence - now they do have consequence. consequence - now they do have conseuuence. . . , ., consequence. nick, and early part of that interview, _ consequence. nick, and early part of that interview, you _ consequence. nick, and early part of that interview, you showed - consequence. nick, and early part of that interview, you showed him - consequence. nick, and early part of| that interview, you showed him some of the polling maps and his eyes lit up, saying there's been subsequent polls. the polls say it's looking pretty good for reform uk, perhaps even better than it is for the conservatives.— even better than it is for the conservatives. �*, . . . . ., conservatives. there's a chance that the reform — conservatives. there's a chance that the reform uk _ conservatives. there's a chance that the reform uk hit _ conservatives. there's a chance that the reform uk hit a _ conservatives. there's a chance that the reform uk hit a higher- the reform uk hit a higher percentage than the conservatives, but there's very little chance of the cut more seats. the nature of the cut more seats. the nature of the first past the post means it's essentially 650 individual races in local areas, towns, parts of cities, countryside areas. and if you spread your support quite thinly across the country, you can win an awful lot of votes and very few seats — and there's likely to be the situation

facing nigel farage. but there are questions in the remaining two weeks about what he would actually do. i questioned him on immigration, for example. yes, he can speak for many people in expressing their fury, that the conservatives promise to get immigration down and haven't so far succeeded in doing it, despite iii far succeeded in doing it, despite iii years in government. but when you say, "exactly who would you restrict, who would you stop?" he becomes much more hazy, tends to make generalisations and, as he did in my interview, produces untruths. he said that students can bring their mothers to the uk — they can't, they never have been able to exceptin can't, they never have been able to except in the most extremely limited circumstances in which they were perhaps caring for a very sick mother. those rules do not exist, i pointed that out to him, he even said, "you can bring pretty much everyone else," he said that students will not in the future be able to bring dependence — but he's

counting on a level of fury with the existing government, meaning no one really pays that much attention to what he would do if in office. hick what he would do if in office. nick robinson. — what he would do if in office. nick robinson, always _ what he would do if in office. nick robinson, always good to talk to you, thank you very much for the moment. stick around. for those watching in the uk, you can watch nick's full interview with nigel farage in just a few minutes' time after the weather. for those watching around the world — plenty more to come here, including a look at donald trump's huge fundraising boost post—conviction. lam rajini i am rajini vaidyanathan, do stay with us. hello. friday's weather brought us an east—west split across the uk. we had quite a lot of cloud for many western areas, some patchy outbreaks of rain. this was the picture in argyll and bute a little bit earlier on, but a really different picture for many central and eastern areas. some spells of blue sky and warm sunshine, as you can see from the scene in whitby a little earlier on. now through the weekend, a bit more of this. we have still got some warm sunshine to come. there will be a little bit of rain in the forecast at times. i think we won't all see it, but a slightly mixed picture over

the next couple of days. through the course of this evening and tonight, we've got this cloud and patchy rain moving from west to east, so a bit of a damp start to saturday morning across central and eastern parts of england in particular. clearer skies, though, reappearing from the west. so it's here that temperatures will just about dip into single figures. but a mild night in the east, 13—14 degrees to kick off your weekend. but we do start with that low cloud and drizzly light rain in the east. it should tend to break up and brighten up through the day, and actually for much of the uk, then, we're looking at spells of sunshine. so a brighter day for scotland, northern ireland and wales, the south—west of england, too, but a bit more cloud just creeping into the far north—west by the end of the afternoon. so temperatures in stornoway for instance, just 15 degrees, but for the bulk of the uk, 18—22. so a touch cooler and fresher than it was on friday. but if you suffer from hay fever, you might want to look away now. very high levels of pollen really almost across the map, just low or moderate across the north of scotland. so as we move through into the second half of the weekend, now, we've still got those high pollen levels. we've also got high pressure that's squeezing away most

of those weather fronts. the remnants of a frontal system still bringing a bit more cloud to parts of northern england, wales, down towards the south—west on sunday, but that should break up through the day. either side of that, some longer spells of sunshine, and i think it'll feel a bit warmer than saturday and a bit more humid, especially towards the south—east, with a change in wind direction. 21i—25 celsius for london, the south—east as well, but we're looking at more widely temperatures in the high teens or low—20s. by the time we get to monday, again a bit more cloud drifting into the north—west of the uk. so some areas of cloud around, not wall—to—wall sunshine, but some spells of warm june sunshine and temperatures up to about 27, possibly 28 celsius. so some warm weather on the cards over the next couple of days. looks like things turn a little bit more unsettled and a touch cooler initially in the north—west, and then spreading a bit further east through the second half of this coming week. bye— bye.

nick robinson continues his series of interviews with party leaders ahead of the election and the lith of july. it is the turn now of the head of the party, reform uk, nigel farage. we've all got to decide who leads

the country. you will have your chance at the election on the lith of july. during the campaign, importing 27 party leaders. today, it is the turn of nigel farage, the leader of reform uk. nigel farage, welcome. thank you. i want you and all the leaders that i interview to have the chance to make your case about the issues that people are telling us are important to them. what you say is going to be broadcast in full, i just ask you to try and answer the questions, but to be clear, you don't know the questions before i put them to you. i want to begin perhaps unusually by saying congratulations, nigel farage — if the polls are to be believed and they might not be, you're going to play your part in wiping out the tory party, producing the greatest labour majority in history, a political earthquake in britain. now does that give you pleasure? ok, that map was produced by savanta polling, 0k, their survey work, their fieldwork began on the lithjune,