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in the uk and around the world. good evening. russia has carried out a massive and deadly bombardment of ukraine, the day before a nato summit begins in washington. at least 36 people have been killed and 140 injured, according to president zelensky�*s office. in the capital kyiv, the main children's hospital has been largely destroyed. members of the emergency services have been trying to clear the rubble by hand to find survivors. today, five cities across the country have been attacked, russia has denied targeting civilian infrastructure, insisting the strikes had been aimed at military facilities. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv.

this is an attack which turns out, it has been condemned by the united nations and the new uk government, and ukraine has promised to retaliate, but we don't yet know what that could mean. but this, as i say, is going to be seared in the memory of many ukrainians. meta but there is also a hope here that some of ukraine's allies, nato members, and maicon to speed up accession to the alliance, but that still remains a distant prospect. this contains images that you may find this pressing. frantic desperation on a summer morning, people helping with bare hands at ukraine's largest children's hospital. even for a war

hardened city, this was a missile strike which broke the gruelling rhythm of the war. some of the young paige were being treated for cancer, already fighting for their lives. does young patients. they illustrate how these attacks do not discriminate. translation: we were in the middle of surgery when the windows were shattered, the surgeon quickly cover the baby to save him. i want the world to stop this, these children are innocent. tatjana had a near miss. translation:— tatjana had a near miss. translation: ~ ., , ., translation: we got here before it all started. then _ translation: we got here before it all started. then the _ translation: we got here before it all started. then the search - translation: we got here before it all started. then the search for - all started. then the search for survivors stops _ all started. then the search for survivors stops for _ all started. then the search for survivors stops for another - all started. then the search for . survivors stops for another missile allowed, and underpass acts as a shelter this time. residential buildings were also hit in kyiv, here bodies were recovered. other cities were also attacked. on a

visit to neighbouring poland, president zelensky promised retaliation. translation: �* , ., retaliation. translation: �* ., , ., , translation: beyond any doubt, we are auoin to translation: beyond any doubt, we are going to rebuild _ translation: beyond any doubt, we are going to rebuild everything - translation: beyond any doubt, we are going to rebuild everything that i are going to rebuild everything that these terrorists have destroyed, and beyond any doubt, we are going to respond to these savages from russia. everybody who was injured will get the necessary help, and we pledge to work to bring russia to justice. pledge to work to bring russia to 'ustice. ~ . . , pledge to work to bring russia to 'ustice. ~ . ., , ., ,. , ., justice. ukrainians often describe a dail white justice. ukrainians often describe a daily white on _ justice. ukrainians often describe a daily white on their _ justice. ukrainians often describe a daily white on their shoulders, - daily white on their shoulders, sirens sounding in cities like kyiv all the time, and occasionally explosions will follow, and occasionally it is a big one. now you can see people singing as they are giving out water. attacks like this don't really influence the battlefield, but what they are designed to do is terrorise and suppress the ukrainian people. for a second time, rescue teams have to find cover due to another allowed. on this occasion, they sing the ukrainian national anthem. a dark

day for a city still defiant. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. the attacks have come on the eve of a nato summit which will focus on the war in ukraine. in a moment, we'll hearfrom defence correspondentjonathan beale, who is in washington for the summit. first let's talk to our russia editor, steve rosenberg, in moscow. there has been international condemnation of russia today. what's the reaction been in moscow? well, the russian military today is said to what it normally says, we do not target civilians, we did target a military industrial sets and airbases. as for the destruction in kyiv, it blamed that on a ukrainian air defence missile. ukraine insisted found remnants of a russian cruise missile. what has the russian president been saying about these

devastating attacks? absolutely nothing in public. earlier this afternoon, russian television showed vladimir putin marking what is known here as the day of russian family and love. and then his guest arrived, the prime minister of india. now, it was prime minister modi who told vladimir putin to his face two years ago that this was not a time for war, and i wonder what he will have been saying to vladimir putin tonight in the light of these attacks. but, really, this is one of those days where i feel most acutely the chasm here between reality and appearance, because only on friday i was in the kremlin, listening to vladimir putin claiming to be committed to a diplomatic solution to the war in ukraine, and three days later, dozens of russian missiles launched at ukraine tell a different story.—

different story. steve, as ever, thank you. _ different story. steve, as ever, thank you, steve _ different story. steve, as ever, thank you, steve rosenberg. l different story. steve, as ever, - thank you, steve rosenberg. jonathan beale is at that nato summit, to what extent do these dreadful attacks today change the discussion, the debate that will be had there? well, ukraine was already top of the agenda for this 75th anniversary summit of the military alliance, and no doubt about it, these attacks to give it a sense of urgency, particularly with the arrival of president zelensky, who has been appealing to nato allies to give him more air defences. he has been given some patriot batteries, but not in the quantity he says his country needs. that is one of the issues that will be addressed here. jens stoltenberg, they head of nato, has managed to get allies to commit to spending another £30 billion, $40 billion on support for the next day. what he has not been able to do is turn that into a five year commitment, what is being called

trump proving that military support, and that is because of the political uncertainties. he has strong support from sir keir starmer, this will be the prime minister's first big test on the international stage, he has said that nato will remain a cornerstone for british security, and he wants to speed up military aid to ukraine. but the question in the heads of many leaders here is, yes, they are expected to show unity on recurring, but will it be the same next year, especially if donald trump, a critic of the alliance and a critic of giving weapons to ukraine, is elected a second term? that is the elephant in the room. jonathan, thank you, jonathan beale in washington. president biden has said he's "not going anywhere" after phoning in to a morning tv show in america. it comes after a growing number of senior members of his democratic party have privatelyjoined calls for him to pull out of the presidential race after a disastrous performance

in a tv debate with donald trump. our north america editor, sarah smith, sent this report. everybody! she sings seeking salvation for his presidential campaign, joe biden started at a church in philadelphia yesterday. and followed up with a busy schedule of events, specifically designed to show he's got the stamina required for this election. this is the president, this is our guide. _ this is the president, this is our guide. this _ this is the president, this is our guide, this is our nominee, and he is entitled — guide, this is our nominee, and he is entitled to — guide, this is our nominee, and he is entitled to take this to november, because he has been a great _ november, because he has been a great president and is the only person— great president and is the only person that has ever beaten trump. but as democrats come back to capitol hill today after a holiday break, its expected more of them will call forjoe biden to step aside. this morning, he sent a letter telling them he's not and he called in to a breakfast tv

show to repeat the same message. it's not an option, and i'm not lost, and i haven't lost! i beat him last time. i'll beat him this time. and he dared any potential rivals to try to topple him. if any of those guys don't think i should run, run against me. go ahead, announce for president. challenge me at the convention. it will take more than this, though, to erase the memories of that disastrous debate performance. um... dealing with everything we have to do with... uh, look... if... we finally beat medicare. i hear you! the white house spokeswoman faced a barrage of questions about why an expert on parkinson's disease has visited the white house eight times in the last year. $55 white house eight times in the last ear. �* , , , white house eight times in the last ear. . , , , , ., year. as the president being treated for parkinson's? _ year. as the president being treated for parkinson's? no, _ year. as the president being treated for parkinson's? no, is— year. as the president being treated for parkinson's? no, is he _ year. as the president being treated for parkinson's? no, is he taking -

for parkinson's? no, is he taking medication — for parkinson's? no, is he taking medication for parkinson's? no. those _ medication for parkinson's? no. those are — medication for parkinson's? no. those are the things that i can give you full_ those are the things that i can give you full blown answers on, but i'm not going — you full blown answers on, but i'm not going to — you full blown answers on, but i'm not going to confirm any specialist that comes to the white house. in a primetime interview with abc news on friday, he said he didn't need to take a cognitive test and that no—one could persuade him to stand down as a candidate. none of my people said i should leave the race. but if they do? well, it's like... we're not going to do that. you're sure? well, yeah, i'm sure! look, i mean, if the lord almighty came down and said, "joe, get out of the race," i'd get out of the race, but the lord almighty�*s not coming down. vice president kamala harris has been steadfastly loyal, as those who want mr biden to step down are uniting around the idea that she should be the one to take over. no—one can force him out of the race, but many will keep trying to persuade him to go. cheering in the last half hour, another

democratic congressman has come out to say that he thinksjoe biden should step aside. adam smith said it is clear he can no longer strongly and articulately make its case to the american people. and so this weekjoe biden will be fighting for his political life as well as hosting the nato summit in washington, including a one—on—one meeting with keir starmer, and then on thursday he is doing a rare live press conference, and that will very much be seen as another make or break moment for his campaign. thanks, sarah smith. here, the prime minister sir keir starmer has finished a tour of the uk. he spent the morning in belfast with political leaders there, before going to cardiff to meet wales' first minister. he's also been meeting his party's new mps, who've started arriving in westminster in preparation for the house of commons sitting tomorrow. our political editor, chris mason, reports. however good your trip to work was this morning, i reckon you weren't applauded and serenaded on the commute

like this new mp for plaid cymru, ann davies. the national anthem of wales ringing in her ears, the trip from carmarthen to westminster began. there were flowers rather than song for green mp carla denyer in bristol. it was a laptop and a flask for others, hauling suitcases, a sense of wonder and pride to parliament. it's all been a bit of a whirlwind, and there's a lot to take in, but i'm really excited to get started and see how it goes over the next few days. how was it walking into that chamber for the first time? really incredible. down the road, put your name on a sticky label and smile, there are 72 liberal democrat mps now. it was worth bungee jumping. laughter he has tried to become an mp plenty of times before, now he has the envelope. reform uk's leader, nigel farage, has spent the day in his constituency in clacton in essex.

i shall have to re—memorise all of this by tomorrow morning! first stop for keir starmer today — belfast, meeting the first and deputy first ministers of northern ireland. they sing by lunchtime, he was also being serenaded in welsh. he was at the senedd in cardiff, meeting wales's first minister and talking to reporters. tv interviews usually start with asking the guests to introduce themselves, so here goes. your name and title for leve. i keir starmer, prime minister. it's very important to me to reset relations with scotland, northern ireland and wales, because i want to make sure that there is mutual respect and trust. back in westminster, this is what a whopping majority looks like. the prime minister had a photocall with his mps. but for every winner, a loser, as the defeated depart. mixed emotions, absolutely.

discombobulated, coming in here, back to parliament and meeting others who are just starting their parliamentary careers and i'm having to pack up and go. the brutality of democracy arrives in reverse and on four wheels in british politics. change is in the air — the chest of drawers is in the van. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. and we'll hear more from chris a little later in the programme — before that, rachel reeves has made her first speech as chancellor; speaking to business leaders at the treasury she said economic growth would be "labour's national mission." more housing will be central to that, and the new government will bring back housebuilding targets which were scrapped by the conservatives. there will also be a loosening of planning regulations to allow more building on so called greybelt land, areas which border the green belt. and there will be new

onshore windfarms — something the last government effectively banned. here's our economics editor faisal islam. britain's biggest wind farm is currently this one in scotland just outside glasgow. the new government has just lifted the ban on new onshore wind like this in england and fast tracked their approval. part of this planning revolution will also reintroduce mandatory targets for house—building and allow more flexible use of the green belt for development. hello, you all right? lovely to see you. and all that was announced to key business investors gathered at the treasury to hear the new chancellor's plans for growth and target for 1.5 million new homes. how prepared are we to make the hard choices and face down the vested interests? how willing, even, to risk short—term political pain to fix britain's foundations? in history, we've only ever had this level of house—building when the state has been involved. are you relying too much on the people behind me from the private sector? we need the private sector to build homes. we are not going to be

in the business of building those homes directly. if this big bang of planning reform works, we will see hundreds of new wind turbines, hundreds of thousands of new homes built across the country every year. and they are notjust expecting there to be political flashpoints locally, they are essentially saying, "bring it on," they want to demonstrate to investors that they are willing to take some political pain in order to give them certainty to boost british growth. house builders were, unsurprisingly, supportive. that all looks good for the industry, but they have to deliver. we have had over ten years of under delivery, and there is such a backlog. the green belt is areas of countryside mainly around major cities that restrict their growth in terms of house—building and industry, most clearly seen in london and between liverpool, manchester and leeds. labour's plans are designed

still to concentrate development in existing brownfield areas, but to release land in some more mixed areas that they have termed grey belt. high—growth oxford and cambridge, for example, might no longer be severely restricted. campaigners are sceptical. the area's research shows that there are enough brownfield sites to deliver 1.2 million homes already, so... so they don't need to go on the green belt? well, we don't think so, no. new cabinet ministers are often spotted in high vis and hard hats. the government wants spades in the ground across the country and quickly. faisal islam, bbc news. meanwhile, the prime minister is expected to authorise emergency measures this week which could see criminals freed after serving less than half their sentence. it's a key challenge facing the new government, after prison governors warned jails could run out of space within days. currently just over 87,000 people are behind bars in england and wales.

the overall total capacity is 88,864, meaning prisons are about 98.5% full. our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. everyone is talking about being at crisis point. it is at crisis point — we can't sustain this length of being full for so long as we are. there is an emergency in prisons in england and wales. they are overcrowded and at bursting point. and the consequence, dangerous criminals who were jailed by the courts could have nowhere to serve their sentence. one governor says he's never seen it so bad. he's not supposed to speak to the media, so we've hidden his identity. we are having to make single cells into doubles, and certainly we are doing that regularly. there are times when men can't really actually sit up in their bunk bed without their head hitting the ceiling. thatjust doesn't feel right.

this is probably the worst i've seen it in my service in terms of consistently not being able to deliver what i want to deliver. the prime minister says, like the previous government, he will continue releasing people early to make room, but it's not clear yet how many and when. how to sort this problem divides opinion. there are those that think early release sends a signal that the new government is soft on crime. they argue for longer sentences as a deterrent and punishment. then there's building new prisons which takes time. the government says it's clear that a shorter—term fix is needed. jason was inside for drug offences and was released earlyjust weeks ago. he says support on the outside is key. all of a sudden, within maybe 24—48 hours, you are getting ushered out of the building swiftly. it's the resettlement that is really lacking. so you can release people as much as you want,

if you don't resettle them, it's not going to do anything. the new government says it will get to grips with the situation. there isn't going to be a quick fix but we are going to have to deal with the legacy we inherit, but i think it has been totally irresponsible the way the conservatives have handled this for notjust recent months, but in fact for years. tackling this crisis will be one of its first big tests, with critics watching closely. what it decides could be a tough pill for some victims to swallow. there is loads of new initiatives coming out about early release schemes. have we even got places for people to live when they are being released? if they don't have anywhere to live, we are just almost setting people up to fail and reoffend. our political editor chris mason is here, and we've been hearing about the new shadow cabinet tonight as well. the conservatives are cobbling together a shadow front bench after a lot of their former ministers lost

their seats, and— a lot of their former ministers lost their seats, and lord cameron who was the foreign _ their seats, and lord cameron who was the foreign secretary - their seats, and lord cameron who was the foreign secretary largely, | was the foreign secretary largely, he's not going to be the shadow foreign secretary and instead andrew mitchell will do thatjob, and richard holden, the conservative party chairman, who held onto his seat, you can see him on election night looking nervous, and he won by just 20 votes in the end in basildon and billericay. he has resigned as the party chairman and richard fuller were replacing. the party is trying to work out a timeline for the leadership race for those who would like to replace rishi sunak. i was at an event tonight which was nominally a birthday party for tom tugendhat, and i'm not sure how many birthday bash as you have been too when the speech from the person who is celebrating made reference to getting brexit done and education reforms, before slipping in that it is his 51st birthday and his birthday was a few weeks ago, so a sense of what is going on, as those

potential candidates do not exactly show their hand yet but maybe some of their intention. there will be plenty more on that in the weeks to come. , ., ., ., ., come. chris, for now, thanks for 'oinin: come. chris, for now, thanks for joining us- _ and victoria derbyshire will have more on the government's first week on newsnight on bbc two shortly. how will labour handle of the prison crisis? and we asked, whether keir starmer�*s mps will back him on planning reform. we will see you in a few minutes. england's euros preparations are continuing in the run up to wednesday's semifinal against the netherlands. but there's been controversy in the build up, after it emerged that the referee selected for the match served a six month ban for his part in a match fixing scandal in 2005. our sports editor dan roan sent this report. he's somehow found the energy! just four teams are left standing at these euros.

tomorrow's first semifinal is a mouthwatering clash between spain, who have won all five of their games, and a french side that's struggled to live up to their billing, with superstar kylian mbappe still recovering from a nose injury. that was a proper heavyweight contest! but then, all eyes will turn to another blockbuster fixture — england, after their penalty shoot—out heroics in the last round, taking on the netherlands. we don't get to a semifinal, nor do the dutch get to a semifinal by not having top players and top resilience as a squad, so it's about us focusing on ourselves being the best version of us come wednesday to get the result. but there has been controversy over the choice of referee for the match. german felix zwayer served a six—month ban for his role in a match—fixing scandal in 2005. three years ago, england'sjude bellingham was fined after referencing that scandal following a defeat that zwayer had officiated. today, however, team—mate luke shaw played down concerns. i think we have to respect uefa

on whoever they decide to pick as the ref. that won't change anything about us. i think we will still just focus on the game in hand, not too much about what refs we've been given. having finished third in their group, meanwhile, the netherlands have grown into this tournament. the rhythm and the level of the game will be really high. hopefully it is us that will have more of the ball than england, so it's more england that is running, but yeah, i expect a high intensity game. england continue preparations here, with plenty of hard work ahead if they are to reach berlin on sunday. that would mean not only a second successive euros final, but also a first at any major tournament overseas. england have not yet produced free—flowing football, but they keep finding a way to win. their campaign here could yet have a glorious conclusion. dan roan, bbc news, blankenhain.

president emmanuel macron has asked his prime minister, gabriel attal, to remain in post for the time being, "to ensure the country's stability", as he put it, after a snap general election left no party with an outright majority. negotiations between the parties, which have different aims and priorities, are under way. our europe editor, katya adler, is in paris. where does this leave president macron? it leaves him with a big question hanging over him, has this gamble to hold a snap election paid off for him? the answer is yes but also very much no, and yes he gave a clear choice to the people of france, did they want to have a new government led by the hard right nationalists of marine le pen? and most voters in france said no thank you, like you had, but france is still in political paralysis and a lot of people here blame the president for that, and no party has enough seats

in parliament to govern, and the kind of political bickering that is going on does not help voters with the things they worry about whether it is migration or the cost of living, and the paralysis does not just week in france at home but also abroad, and like keir starmer, president macron goes off to washington for a nato summit in there will be talk of strengthening support for ukraine and keir starmer will want to have bilateral talks with president macron and other european leaders as he starts to try to reset relations with the uk, but privately, a lot of the leaders out this nato summit will look at president macron as a bit of a lame duck. and for years he has been criticised as being arrogant and controlling and now he is having to watch that control he once had unravel. ., ., ., , the day at wimbledon ended in controversy after seven—time champion novak djokovic accused the centre court crowd of disrespecting him,

following his fourth—round win against denmark's holger rune. laura scott reports. at times, wimbledon might appear to exist in its own bubble, but sometimes events outside are impossible to ignore. for ukrainian elina svitolina, emotions were close to the surface — her black ribbon only highlighting where her real focus lay. you know, it's a very difficult day today for ukrainian people... applause so, yes, it was not easy to focus today on the match. and since the morning, it's very difficult to read the news and just to go on the court, it's extremely tough. with big names having fallen or bid farewell, there is one familiar face still standing who should be in the twilight of his career, but is defying both age and injury to make the last 16 for the 16th time. seven—time champion novak djokovic putting holger rune, 16 years hisjunior, in his place.

racing to an early lead and then racing to the bathroom. it had acrobatics and antics... ..and a row with the crowd. i don't accept it — no, no, no. i know they were cheering for rune, but that's an excuse to also boo. listen, i've been on the tour for more than 20 years, so trust me, i know all the tricks. he said the crowd couldn't touch him. as his remarkable run continues, neither can any of his rivals. laura scott, bbc news, wimbledon. it may only bejuly but some people are already thinking about christmas — because filming is about to begin on the last ever episode of gavin and stacey, which will air on christmas day. david sillito went to meet one of its stars. jo, lovely to meet you. nice to meet you. where are we? joanna page. the explanation for meeting at a wildlife hospital is because she's working here for a forthcoming tv series.

so did you honestlyjust say you triaged a pigeon? yes, i've triaged many things. can we go and see a hedgehog, please? yes, of course, follow me. but her time with the hedgehogs is almost over because important filming is about to begin. the final return to her most famous role — stacey in gavin and stacey. can you believe we're actually going to meet tomorrow? yeah. oh, my goodness, how old are you here? - i reckon i'm about 17. it's going to be so funny getting us all together again and just seeing what we're all like. more than 18 million watched the last christmas special that left us all on a bit of a cliff—hanger. will you marry me? surely she could give us a clue as to what's happening next... marry me. five years, isn't it? i know, well, i'm the same as everybody else back home. i can't wait to find out what's happened because i remember all those years ago reading the script for the last special, and i was doing it on my phone. i got to the end, and then it says, nessa goes down on one