minister, sir keir starmer, meets with england's regional mayors at downing street. hello, i'm sally bundock. a very warm welcome to the programme. we start with ukraine. president zelensky says that russia must be held accountable for the massive and deadly bombardment of ukrainian cities, resulting in what he says is now 37 fatalities, including three children. this was the scene overnight in the capital kyiv, the main children's hospital has been largely destroyed with other facilities damaged including a maternity hospital and college. five cities across the country have been attacked.

but russia has denied targeting civilian infrastructure — insisting the strikes had been aimed at military facilities. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse sent us this report. frantic desperation on a kyiv 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 russia's invasion. some of the young patients were being treated for cancer, already fighting for their lives. they illustrate how these attacks do not discriminate. translation: we were in the middle of surgery when the windows got shattered, the surgeon quickly covered the baby to save him. i want the world to stop this, these children are innocent. tatiana had a near miss.

translation: we got here five minutes before it all started. then the search for survivors stops for another missile alert. an 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: beyond any doubt, we 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 tojustice. ukrainians often describe a daily weight 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. it's not special operation is not the war its genocide of europe ukrainian people. people can see how kamikaze drones kill ukrainian citizens and our peaceful city. right now children's hospital will be hit from russian missiles, we don't know exactly the numbers of the people who will be killed and injuries, right now we are saving people from the rubble is of the buildings. for a second time, rescue teams have to find cover due to another air alert. only on this occasion, they sing the ukrainian national anthem. a dark day for a city still defiant.

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. the war in ukraine is set to dominate talks at this year's nato summit, which kicks off in washington later today. president biden will host world leaders in the us capital as the military alliance marks its 75th anniversary. biden has called the alliance the most unified it has ever been. but the rise of the far—right in some european countries and the prospect of a second trump presidency is raising concerns that support for the alliance may not last in the coming years, particularly on military aid, which its members send to ukraine. president volodymyr zelensky will be in attendance this year, and is expected to stress to nato allies that more support is needed to strengthen his country's air defenses against russia's assault. more now from our defence correspondentjonathan beale in washington.

head of nato has got allies to commit to spending another $40 billion on ukraine's military support for the next year. what he has not been able to do is to turn that into a five year commitment what is called trump proving that military support because of the political uncertainties. he has strong support from keir starmer, this will be his first big test, the british prime minister on the international stage, british prime minister on the internationalstage, he british prime minister on the international stage, he has been clear later will remain a cornerstone for british security and he wants to speed up security and he wants to speed up military aid to ukraine full top the question gnawing on the heads of many leaders here as well yes they expect to show unity on ukraine, will it be the same next year? especially if donald trump a past critic of the alliance and a critic of giving weapons to ukraine is elected a second term. that is the elephant in the room.

well, let's discuss this with matthew kroenig, vice president and senior director of the atlantic council's scowcroft center for strategy and security. iam sure i am sure you could hear my colleague analysis there, the elephant in the room, your thoughts? i elephant in the room, your thoughts?— thoughts? i think this is a historic summit _ thoughts? i think this is a historic summit for - thoughts? i think this is a historic summit for nato, | thoughts? i think this is a - historic summit for nato, the 75th anniversary of the alliance and there is a lot to sell a rate but they are also facing challenges on the summit is going to focus on some of the challenges like ukraine and the challenges like ukraine and the burden sharing, and inch terms of trunk proving the alliance, the alliance is stronger than many people might think. it has faced challenges over the years from vietnam to iraq and donald trump has had some tough words for the alliance to be sure but his point is correct, european allies do need to do more to

hit their defence spending targets. 23 of the allies are currently hitting targets but thatis currently hitting targets but that is not enough we need to get it up to all 32 so nato has the capabilities it needs to defend itself.— the capabilities it needs to defend itself. . . , ., , defend itself. that has always been donald _ defend itself. that has always been donald trump's - defend itself. that has always been donald trump's bugbear with nato, the fact he has felt the us has been bankrolling this and europe is not delivering from the point of view of the money it puts in the pot. with the political scene in europe changing fairly significantly in this year, your thoughts on the impact that will have going forward? well, a lot of uncertainty with a new government coming to power in the uk, recent elections in france, but again the alliance is 75 years old, the alliance is 75 years old, the members are all democracies, we have seen a log political change i guess ijust think — the factors bringing the alliance together, the threat from russia, are strong enough to keep the alliance

strong and so i think the big challenge we are facing is do we have the right defences to deal with the threat from russia? china and working with indo—pacific partners is going to be another priority for the alliance at the summit, the so—called ip four, japan, south korea, australia, new zealand are planning to attend. the plans for ukraine, there is not political well right now to give ukraine immediately invitation for membership but they are planning a bridge to nato for ukraine. and the burden sharing is an issue that will be discussed, again 23 allies hitting their 2% defence spending target but others are not quite there. in fact some of the estimates i am seeing suggest 2% will not be enough for nato to implement its defence plans, we will probably have to look like three or 4% spending for the allies to get the capabilities the alliance needs. a, ., . ~

the capabilities the alliance needs. ., ., needs. matthew kronick we are out of time _ needs. matthew kronick we are out of time but _ needs. matthew kronick we are out of time but thank _ needs. matthew kronick we are out of time but thank you - needs. matthew kronick we are out of time but thank you for i out of time but thank you for your analysis on that. we will be watching very closely that nato summit as it unfolds. sir keir starmer will set off on his first overseas trip as prime minister when he flies to washington for the annual nato summit. it will be his first trip on the international stage. he'll meet world leaders and have a one—on—one discussion tomorrow with president biden at the white house. before he goes, he will meet with england's regional mayors in downing street as our political correspondent. harry farley reports. political careers and in removal vans. the furniture and the residence of number ten are changing. this morning keir starmer will meet with regional mayors promising a major programme of devolution. labour expected to announce what they call a take back control act in the king �*s speech to give mayors new powers over things like transport and housing.

this is what a labour majority looks like. today the house of commons sits with the first time since the election to choose a speaker. some new mps can't quite believe they are here. i can't quite believe they are here. , . here. i feel hugely excited, that's probably _ here. i feel hugely excited, that's probably a _ here. i feel hugely excited, that's probably a feeling i here. i feel hugely excited, | that's probably a feeling you are getting from a lot of the other new mps, there is a lot of work to do so it's about getting started now. this is what we have _ getting started now. this is what we have been - getting started now. this isj what we have been working getting started now. this is i what we have been working on for the — what we have been working on for the last eight years for, even — for the last eight years for, even longer, 139 years, we have had conservative mps. it has been — had conservative mps. it has been a — had conservative mps. it has been a lot of people working for a — been a lot of people working for a very— been a lot of people working for a very long time to get to the point _ for a very long time to get to the point where a lib dem can call themselves the mp. as well as the smiles _ call themselves the mp. as well as the smiles there _ call themselves the mp. as well as the smiles there is _ call themselves the mp. as well as the smiles there is the - as the smiles there is the serious work of government, the health secretary will meet unions for initial talks over thejunior. the strikes unions for initial talks over the junior. the strikes today and face demands increased pay. labour �*s election slogan was changed, question will quickly be — when can deliver it?

harry farley, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

president biden has said he's "not going anywhere" after phoning into 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... seeking salvation for his presidential campaign, joe biden started in the church in philadelphia yesterday.

and followed up with a busy schedule to specifically designed to show his got the stamina required for the selection. four more years, four more years. and to showcase some of his biggest supporters. this is the president, this is our guy, this is our nominee and he is entitled to take this, to november because he's been a great president and is the only person that ever beaten trump. but as democrats come back to capital hill after a holiday break, it is expected more of them will call forjoe biden to step aside. this morning, he sent a letter, telling them he's not backing down saying, i am firmly committed to staying in this rate to running this race to the end and to beating donald trump. and he called into a breakfast tv show to repeat the same message. i'm not lost, i haven't lost, i beat him last time, i'll do it this time. he dared any potential rivals to try and topple him. with anyone who should run against me, go ahead, announce for presidents. challenge me. it will take more than this to erase memories of that disastrous debate performance. dealing with everything we have to do with... look...

if... we finally beat medicare. i hearyou, i hearyou. 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. has the president been treated for parkinson's? is it being treated? no. is it taking medication for parkinson's? no. those are the things that i can give you full— blown answers on but i'm not going to confirm a specialist, any specialist that comes to the white house. in a prime—time interview with abc news on friday, he said he didn't need to take a cognitive test and that no—one could persuade himo stand down as a candidate. no—one said that i should leave. but if they do? well, i'm not going to do that. are you sure? yes, i'm sure.

look, if the lord almighty... inaudible. vice president kamal 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 but many will keep trying to persuade him to go. hamas has said israel's most recent military offensive in gaza city could push the ceasefire talks that are due to resume in qatar this week "back to square one". and that prime minister netanyahu would be solely to blame for a potential collapse of the talks. palestinians in gaza city in the north of the strip, say they have experienced one of the most intense israeli bombardments since israel launched its war on hamas after the group's 7 october attack. people say columns of israeli tanks are advancing into the city centre from different directions. the gaza civil emergency

service says it believes several people have been killed but has so far been unable to reach them because of fighting in districts in the east and west of gaza city. these pictures are of the al—ahli baptist hospital in gaza city — it's now deserted after being evacuated, with its patients taken to the already overcrowded indonesian hospital — one of the only functioning hospitals left. before the assault, the israeli army issued evacuation orders for several neighbourhoods in the centre of the city. but one of the areas that has come under the most intense assault was not included. more evacuation orders have since been issued. alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial is to begin on tuesday, nearly three years after the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of the film

rust. baldwin was rehearsing with a prop gun for a scene in october of 2021 on the set in new mexico when the gun went off, killing hutchins and wounding directorjoel souza. baldwin faces 18 months injail if convicted of wrongdoing. he has pleaded not guilty, and has maintained in multiple interviews that he did not pull the trigger. on monday, the actor scored an early legal win in the trial as thejudge ruled baldwin's role as a producer on the film isn't relevant to the trial and cannot be entered as evidence. for more on this, let's speak to criminal defense attorney and legal analyst rachel fiset. good to have you on the programme. explained to viewers why that is a win for alec baldwin, thejudge ruling his role as a producer is not

relevant?— role as a producer is not relevant? , . ., relevant? the prosecution was attempting _ relevant? the prosecution was attempting to _ relevant? the prosecution was attempting to use _ relevant? the prosecution was attempting to use the - relevant? the prosecution was attempting to use the fact - relevant? the prosecution wasj attempting to use the fact that baldwin was a producer on the film to show that he would have been basically more knowledgeable about the safety protocols on the set and more responsible for enforcing those safety protocols. and the wind today was that the judge determined that that fact cannot come in, and the prosecution cannot put forth evidence relating to his role as producer, to show that knowledge, which is really going to be key to the case. also a big focus on his argument that the gun was faulty, he did not pull the trigger. is it assumed the prosecution will argue it's possible, he must have pulled the trigger? the possible, he must have pulled the trigger?— possible, he must have pulled the trigger? the prosecution is exected the trigger? the prosecution is exnected and _ the trigger? the prosecution is expected and will— the trigger? the prosecution is expected and will put - the trigger? the prosecution is expected and will put forth - the trigger? the prosecution isj expected and will put forth gun experts that will say that type

of gun could not have gone off without pulling the trigger. alec baldwin has maintained that he cocked the hammer back of the gun, but he did not pull the trigger. and experts will contradict what he has prior in various interviews and to the public. so that issue will be central to the case.- public. so that issue will be central to the case. how long do ou central to the case. how long do you think _ central to the case. how long do you think the _ central to the case. how long do you think the trial- central to the case. how long do you think the trial will- do you think the trial will last? , , ., , ., last? this will be about ten da s, last? this will be about ten days. jury _ last? this will be about ten days, jury selection will. days, jury selection will hopefully begin and end tomorrow but when you have a celebrity, it is always difficult to get a jury that is not biased, or does not know something of this type of high profile case. thejury profile case. the jury selection may go into wednesday but the case should be done in about ten full days. i but the case should be done in about ten full days.— about ten full days. i am assuming _ about ten full days. i am assuming it _ about ten full days. i am assuming it is _ about ten full days. i am assuming it is difficult i about ten full days. i am j assuming it is difficult to tell which way this will go?

it's a difficult case, alec baldwin still has strong defences blaming the armourer saying he was told there was a cold gun when it was handed to him so this case really could go either way and it will be an interesting one to watch. i’m interesting one to watch. i'm sure it will — interesting one to watch. i'm sure it will get _ interesting one to watch. i'm sure it will get a _ interesting one to watch. i'm sure it will get a a _ interesting one to watch. i'm sure it will get a a lot of interest. rachel fiset. thank you for your time. with a third of its population born abroad, australia has long seen itself as a migration nation, promising immigrants a home and a fresh start. but the reality is often different, especially for those who have a disability or a serious medical condition as our australia correspondent katy watson reports. oh, good shot! he's onlyjust learned to walk, but little luca is already kicking a ball like a pro. you scored! high five. born in australia, this is home. mum laura and dad dante moved from scotland to work in jobs that australia desperately needs.

laura trained as a nursery teacher. dante is a painter decorator, but the life they've built here could be pulled from them in an instant. luca was born with cystic fibrosis. because of that, they've been told they can't stay here permanently. according to australia, he's a burden. i was devastated. like, i think i cried for like a week because i just thought like, you know, ijust feel really, really sorry for him. like he's just a defenceless two and a half—year—old. and, you know, hejust doesn't deserve to be discriminated in that way. the sticking point is luca's treatment. australia says it would cost around $1.3 million. the family are now appealing against the decision to not give them a permanent visa. if they lose, they'll have to leave the country. it's like we're here for you when you need us, but you know, when the roles are reversed and we need you, it's like, no, sorry. costs too much money, go away. you go back to your own country. even though we've lived in and paid into your country for the last eight years, it'sjust... it's a bit, just a bit heartbreaking.

sometimes, you know, you've got to pinch yourself and realise you're getting paid to do it. australia is actively looking for migrant workers to fill skills gaps. police forces across the country want british officers to sign up, making upjust some of the 30,000 brits who moved to australia last year. are you having butter? no. claire is hoping to be one of them. she's worked for the police in london for 21 yea rs. still living in the uk, she now has two job offers in australia, but she's been told she won't get a visa. her younger daughter, darcy, has down's syndrome. when i first applied, i had hoped that it wouldn't be an issue because she doesn't have any medical problems. she's fit and she's healthy and she goes to school and she participates in clubs and all of that sort of stuff. so i had hoped that it would be ok. it's a bit bittersweet, really, because the likelihood of me being granted a visa is pretty much zero. it doesn't matter whether you were born here or how long you've lived here.

it comes down to maths and viewing a disabled person as a burden, as opposed to looking at what people can contribute. it's an attitude that the un is concerned about, warning that australia could be discriminating against disabled migrants and their families. these are the things that we want the government to implement to bring about changes to the migration health requirement. immigration lawyerjan gothard is part of a group called welcoming disability. they're calling for an overhaul of the law to make it easier for disabled migrants, or those with health conditions, to move to australia. if we say to people with disability, you're not welcome here, we're saying not implicitly but directly to people living with disability in this country, "you are not welcome here either", you know. given the opportunity, we would rather not have, you know... nora and danny are hoping to win their case on compassionate grounds. the immigration minister wouldn't give us an interview. their department did say, though, the government was reviewing the health requirements, perhaps making it easierfor children like luca to continue their lives here. katy watson, bbc news in perth.

finally, some stunning pictures from the deserts of chile. the sand dunes of the atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been blanketed by white and purple blooms after early rains caused flowers to spring up in the dead of the southern hemisphere winter. the weather phenomenon known as el nino is believed responsible for the recent heavy rains. early blooming of the atacama last happened in 2015. there you have it. another weird weather moment going on. we will show you this morning in ukraine. this is the scene as rescue workers continue to search in the rubble to see if they can find any survivors of yesterday's attack hit a children's hospital. you can

see more analysis on our website, this is one of the many images we have seen, if you look at bbc online, you can see some of these images like this one here of mothers and their children, who have had to escape the hospital. children with iv drips sitting outside. you are with bbc news. business today here next. i will see you in just a moment. hello. a fairly unsettled spell ofjuly weather is set to continue. more rain on the cards over the next few days. let's take a look at the expected accumulations. and you can see blue colours really across the map. so we're all going to see a little bit of rain between tuesday and thursday. this is probably the wettest spot. parts of eastern scotland, north—east england. we could see more than 60mm on top of the highest ground.

so on tuesday band of rain moves its way north. things are turning a little bit more humid towards the south. here's the low pressure that's drifting northwards through the overnight period into tuesday as well. and we've got this warm front pushing north. so that's going to introduce a bit more of a southeasterly flow of air and bring it temperatures certainly a little bit warmer, a bit more of a muggy feel in the south compared to recent days. let's take a look at tuesday morning. then by about 9:00 that rain will mostly have been easing from southern england, but still some showers. big puddles for the south west of england, south wales too. that bulk of the rain is sitting across parts of northern england into northern ireland, southern scotland, central and northern parts of scotland. seeing some sunshine to start your tuesday morning. but this area of rain, it's a frontal system, continues its progress north. these easterly winds quite blustery, blowing in across north—east england and eastern scotland as well. so pretty wet if you're under that band of rain 15 or 16 degrees. but in the sunnier spells midlands perhaps getting up to around 21. few showers around across parts of southern and eastern england, so could be a little bit of light rain on tuesday at wimbledon, potentially on wednesday as well, but it won't be a washout. i think. any rainfairly showery in nature now moving through into wednesday,

then we've still got this band of rain overnight sitting across scotland, parts of northern ireland, still seeing some wet weather potentially as well. look at those overnight temperatures, most of us between about 12 to 15 degrees. so we've got that humid air more widely across the uk as we head into wednesday. but low pressure still driving things so still bringing outbreaks of rain for northern and eastern scotland, some of that quite slow moving. so rainfall totals really mounting up here, some showers to also into northern ireland, perhaps one or two into the northwest of england. further south you're more likely to have a bit of a drier day with some more sunshine, but not completely dry anywhere, i think. top temperatures in the sunshine in the south up to about 22, but still only 14 or 15 in the north towards the end of the week, then we've still got another area of low pressure. looks like it will affect parts of southern, perhaps south—eastern england, so it's a bit up and down over the next few days really, but temperatures perhaps a little bit warmer, at least for a time than they have been.

critical trade talks — india's narendra modi is back in russia, as the us puts pressure on him to discuss ukraine with putin. america's aviation regulator will inspect over 2,000 boeing 737jets, amid concerns their oxygen masks could fail in an emergency.

and — ready for take—off — europe re—enters the space race with a big rocket — the ariane 6. welcome to business today. iam i am sally bundock. we start in moscow, where indian prime minister narendra modi is meeting with russian president vladimir putin later. this is modi's first foreign visit, after he won a rare third term in office in this summer's elections. our india business correspondent arunoday mukharji explains why trade will be top of the agenda. ata time at a time when the west is boycotting russia, india is not. bilateraltrade boycotting russia, india is not. bilateral trade between the two countries nearly doubled last year, touching around $65 billion, primarily driven by the fact that india has been buying deeply discounted russian oil, a fact that new delhi has defended,

citing its own energy needs,