fresh pay talks are happening now as the new health secretary tries to end the junior doctors�* strikes. why disabilities and medical conditions are proving a barrier to moving to australia. and wet wimbledon — the tournament's boss blames the bad weather for smaller crowds. and coming up on bbc news...wales appoint craig bellamy as their new men's manager. the 44—year—old succeeds former team—mate robert page, who was sacked injune. craig bellamy is appointed as the new wales manager, replacing rob page, who was sacked injune. ukraine is holding a day of mourning after one of the worst russian missile attacks in months. at least 38 people have been killed and more than 160 injured. kyiv�*s main children's hospital was among the locations targeted across the country.

president zelensky says russia must be held accountable, and as the nato summit begins today, its response will be top of the agenda. we're going to speak to our correspondents in ukraine, the us and moscow. first to james waterhouse in kyiv. james, this war never goes away but moments like this draw the world's attention back to what's happening, don't they? they absolutely do. here in kyiv, the war effort relies enormously on the war effort relies enormously on the political campaigning which takes place here as well. and there was once a period when ukraine's best bargaining chip was military progress, battlefield winds but in the absence of that, it's hard to look at showcasing what russia continues to impose on this vast country as a means of dry to garner further support. the widespread

condemnation whether kyiv likes it or not is an opportunity for it to secure its long desired air defence systems and perhaps speed up its membership to the nato alliance. why? because of a missile strike on a children's hospital which has appalled the allies of ukraine. we return there this afternoon, the recovery operation is still taking place. recovery operation is still taking lace. �* , . recovery operation is still taking lace, �* , ., , ., recovery operation is still taking lace. v . ., recovery operation is still taking lace, �*, ., ., ., place. it's a view you would not have seen _ place. it's a view you would not have seen yesterday. _ place. it's a view you would not have seen yesterday. for- place. it's a view you would not have seen yesterday. for a - place. it's a view you would not - have seen yesterday. for a ukrainian emergency worker, demolition is firmly part of the job description. this was a russian missile which especially left a mark because of who and what it hit. a children's hospital full of patients. did mitchell leads a team of volunteers that help clear missile debris created after the full scale invasion, and they are busier than ever. how do you feel doing this? it is the war, such activities, it is

normal but yesterday we were desperate because it is a hospital, for children. it is very terrible. kyiv has strongly rejected the claims from moscow this was cold by ukrainian air defence missiles saying it has evidence it was written and deliberately launched. this attack has posed difficult questions for ukraine. several cruise missiles hit their targets in the centre of the city and as far as kyiv is concerned, the need for air defences has never been greater. missiles do terrorise but thus far they have not weakened ukrainian resolve but if the risk to life increases, that will only impact morale. valentina is a nurse and she was working on this ward when the attack happened. she tells us some of the hospital's 600 or so patients are being denied critical care.

translation: here we help children with complicated diseases. it's an important place for the whole country. i cannot believe my eyes that this tragedy happened. it is a horror for ukraine that this tragedy happened. it is a horrorfor ukraine and that this tragedy happened. it is a horror for ukraine and everyone. that this tragedy happened. it is a horrorfor ukraine and everyone. we ask the world to stop the war, the nightmare for our children not to suffer. clean—ups like this are being replicated across kyiv with bodies are still being found in other districts. this is one of the worst strikes since the start of the full—scale invasion. now two and a half years ago. for ukrainians, it feels longer. james waterhouse, bbc news, here. let's head to washington and our correspondent tom bateman. tom, as leaders gather for the nato summit — how can they respond to this latest attack in ukraine? president zelensky is among the world leaders due in washington a

bit later today. world leaders due in washington a bit latertoday. he world leaders due in washington a bit later today. he stopped on the way in warsaw and was actually pretty critical of the response so far from pretty critical of the response so farfrom nato pretty critical of the response so far from nato allies. pretty critical of the response so farfrom nato allies. he pretty critical of the response so far from nato allies. he said that they needed to be what he said a stronger response and greater resilience from the prince of ukraine especially in light of this attack. as those world leaders gather, president biden hosting them denied for what is supposed to be a celebration at the start of the nato summit marking 75 years since the treaty was first assigned here in washington in i949, i think the mood will be overshadowed by those attacks across ukraine yesterday. what president zelensky is going to call for as james mentioned, is far better air defences brought online much more quickly. from ukraine's partners. the americans had done a bit to get more patriot defences to the ukrainians, those demands will increase and i think we will see an announcement about air defences at

the end of the summer but the one big thing president zelensky once and that is a clear invite and a timetable to nato membership for ukraine, will not be delivered at the end of the summit. he is said to be disappointed by what the americans and nato will talk about but they will describe it as a bridge to membership but certainly not as quickly as ukraine once. thank you. our russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. has there been any response from the kremlin? vladimir putin has still not spoken publicly about the devastating missile attacks including the strike on the children's hospital in kyiv but when he sat down for talks in moscow earlier with the indian prime minister, prime minister narendra modi alluded to what happened and he said the death of innocent children in war conflicts or a terrorist attack is very painful and he said we believe war is no solution, bombs and missiles and rivals cannot bring

peace, we stress dialogue. narendra modi had been under pressure to raise this, president zelensky had fiercely criticised him for going to moscow and talking to vladimir putin and as far as the nato summit is concerned, the kremlin says it will watch with maximum possible attention but it is also watching us politics with maximum possible attention and it knowsjoe biden is in trouble and donald trump could return to the white house.- return to the white house. thank ou. at 1.30 our bbc verify team will be looking at the claims and counter claims around that attack. sir keir starmer is preparing to appear in parliament for the first time since labour won the election. earlier, he met england's metro—mayors who welcomed what they're calling a �*step change' in their relationship with the government. a warning that in this report from our political correspondent helen catt, there are some flashing images. a moment worth a selfie. england's directly elected mayors invited into downing street together for the first time.

half the population of england live in the areas these people represent. inviting them into the heart of government now was a deliberate and symbolic move by keir starmer. having this meeting four days after i was invited by the king to form a government is a real statement of intent on my part, or on our part. because as we have said over and over again, economic growth is the number one mission of this labour government in 202a. and that means that you are all absolutely central to the plan. these metro mayors have some powers from government already in areas like transport and planning. but a key part of labour's plan to grow the economy is to give up more to them, as the government says many decisions are better made locally. to have a council of the regions and nations meeting regularlyjust means we can be sure that the voice of greater manchester, of the north of england, is heard at the heart of whitehall on an ongoing basis. and it's a big change to the way this country is run, and it's a very welcome change,

a very positive change. relations are clearly already warm between a labour prime minister and labour mayors. but the relationship between keir starmer and ben houchen, the only surviving conservative mayor, will also be important. ben and i have already said hello. we have. he won the election, right, and he is our prime minster. if he succeeds then the country succeeds, and i have offered my support to be able to help, i want to continue to deliver for my area and he was keen to be able to see those growth plans put in place and i look forward to working with him. gone from government, along with the conservatives, is the phrase �*levelling up'. they introduced it to describe their plans to boost regional economies but labour called it a gimmick and said it hadn't worked. it was firmly tippexed out of the department yesterday, so we are now the ministry of housing, communities and local government. and why that is important for me is, well, one, levelling up was only ever a slogan, it wasn't thing that people felt in their communities.

but local government wasn't included and people do feel local government in their communities, people know what their council does, people know how important those services are. and as the mayors left downing street, the cabinet began to arrive for their first regular meeting. then it was the turn of scottish labour to pose for the cameras. across the road at parliament, another photocall, reform's five mps arrived in westminster. this afternoon, attention switches to this building, as parliament meets in its new form for the first time. our political correspondent helen catt is at the houses of parliament. joining us from the central lobby. what is happening this afternoon? i think we will see in action the change in the make—up of parliament and it will become very obvious. we have seen images signifying a change of leadership in downing street, labour party cabinet ministers walking up to the front door where we expected in recent years to see conservative mps. sir keir starmer

at the front of number ten downing street and this afternoon we will see her power in parliament has changed. the government benches will probably not be big enough to hold the labour mps elected so look there to see whether they are squished on and on the opposite side will see a much depleted conservative party sitting on the opposition benches with rishi sunak as leader of the opposition. keir starmer was because prime ministerfor the opposition. keir starmer was because prime minister for the first time from the dispatch box. before we get to that we will have a better parliamentary admin and as with all parliamentary admin and comes with a little bit of spectacle so they first have to elect a new speaker of the house of commons. the expectation is that will be sir lindsay hoyle again, likely to be re—elected but in parliamentary tradition the speaker has to be dragged from the backbenches reluctantly to take the chair so we will see a bit of that the other thing we see this afternoon as mps being formally sworn in and they all had to do that, take the oath before

they are allowed to participate in debates or speak in parliament. helen, thank you. the health secretary, wes streeting, is holding talks with the british medical association to try and resolve a long running pay dispute withjunior doctors in england. they've staged 11 strikes in the last 16 months. mr streeting previously said there was "space for a discussion" about pay, but that he wouldn't meet the union's full demands. our health correspondent, hugh pym joins us — what's the key issue here? ican i can tell you the junior doctor representatives went on a short time ago to the department of health and the talks have got under way. they may not last very long but this is seen as a preliminary meeting which hopefully from both parties point of view will lead to some substantive negotiations. the key issue is this idea paint restoration, the bma, the doctor's union once enough money to compensate for the damage caused by

inflation going right back 50 years, that's where the 35% pay demand comes from phased over some years and that was the sticking point with the last government. the question is will the new health secretary west street and go along the lines of a multi—year pay deal? he has talked about this being a journey and said at an event in westminster this morning this is an important moment in the relationship between the government and junior doctors but he also said we cannot offer 35% upfront so i think some of these key issues for the bma, restoration, four west st, something which is in his view reasonable, he also said he wants to tackle workplace issues to help junior doctors, wants to tackle workplace issues to helpjunior doctors, i wants to tackle workplace issues to help junior doctors, i think there is still a lot we need to know about how that has progressed and to what extent the treasury is ready to fund a multi—year deal. we will be talking to thejunior a multi—year deal. we will be talking to the junior doctors representatives hopefully in a short time to find out what the mood music

is around this first round of talks. hugh, thank you. the household appliances company dyson could cut up to 1,000 ukjobs as part of a global restructure. the engineering giant based in wiltshire, bristol and london says its responding to global markets to ensure its future. it added that it would support those at risk of redundancy. thames water says it has enough money left to last until may of next year — but will need additional cash to keep going. the uk's largest water company — which has faced intense criticism over releasing sewage into rivers and streams, and on the cost of leaks — released its latest financial report this morning. our business correspondent theo leggett has more. raw sewage overflowing into rivers and streams, mounting leaks from piping, and crumbling and failing infrastructure. these are the obvious signs of trouble at thames water, a company which serves 16 million people in london and the thames valley. but beneath the surface, it's also

suffering financially and today's figures are far from reassuring. the company did make a profit before tax over the past year ofjust over £157 million, but that was dwarfed by a major increase in debt from just under £14 billion a year ago to £15.2 billion. and although it does have £1.8 billion worth of ready funding, thames says that's only enough to keep it going until may next year. speculation has been mounting that if thames can't find new investment, it might have to be taken over by the government, something ministers say they want to avoid. why on earth should bill payers pay twice? they've already paid for i4 years through their bills for a water service that in many parts of the country, theyjust haven't been getting. the idea on top of that, we then take taxpayers money to bail it out, frankly, is for the birds, it's not going to happen. for these hardy swimmers taking to the thames itself in teddington today, the most pressing issue was muck in the water rather

than thames water's finances. the company admitted last year the number of sewage discharges more than doubled due to prolonged heavy rainfall. i'd like them to think more positively about water management, and not think it's 0kjust to be fined and dump sewage in the water every time there's a strong rainfall. i'm just really worried about sewage going into the water. the fact that it's actually legal for them to discharge sewage into the water when it's been raining. and the environment agency and ofwat seem to have very little say over the matter. later this week, the regulator ofwat will give its verdict on five year business plans provided by water companies across the country. thames water wants to hike consumer bills by up to 44%, in part to pay for work like this, replacing 100—year—old pipes with new ones. ultimately, people need water, and sewage has to be dealt with. and whether it's thames water's customers or taxpayers, someone will have to foot the bill.

theo leggett, bbc news. the time is 13.17. our top story this afternoon. the missile strikes in ukraine that killed nearly a0 people are expected to top the agenda when nato leaders meet later in washington. and england hold their last training session ahead of tomorrow night's euro 2024 semi—final against the netherlands. coming up on bbc news. england prepare for the first test match of the summer. they take the west indies at lord's tomorrow in what will be record wicket takerjimmy anderson's final international appearance. a driver who was almost three times over the drink—drive limit when he crashed into a car killing a woman and her baby nephew has been jailed for more than 17 years. darryl anderson took a photo

of his speedometer showing 141mph, moments before he crashed. our north of england correspondent fiona trott is at durham crown court. fiona, what happened there this morning? i fiona, what happened there this mornin: ? ., �* ~' fiona, what happened there this mornin: ? ., �* ~ ., morning? i don't think i have ever seen such — morning? i don't think i have ever seen such an _ morning? i don't think i have ever seen such an emotional— morning? i don't think i have ever seen such an emotional court - morning? i don't think i have ever. seen such an emotional court case, and i. owner ofa seen such an emotional court case, and i. owner of a 50 friends and family were in the courtroom, you could hear people crying. relatives addressing defendant directly, saying, look at me, calling him a coward. darrylanderson saying, look at me, calling him a coward. darryl anderson himself was crying in court. we had the distressing details of what happened in court. it all started with darryl anderson returning from holiday, his wife came home before him because of his behaviour we had. he had been drinking on the flight, he collected his car keys from a desk at newcastle airport and then got behind the wheel of a car. he was driving on the mm southbound. he

was using whatsapp on his phone and he took a picture photo of his dashboard. photos from the theme of the stuff of nightmares and he played russian roulette with everybody he passed on thatjourney, according to the judge. an independent review has warned of a dangerously toxic culture in the organisation that oversees nhs nurses and midwives. cases of bullying, racism and incompetence were reported at the nursing and midwifery council. it has apologised, and accepted the recommendations for urgent change. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. the nursing and midwifery council is the body responsible for maintaining professional standards among tens of thousands of nhs and private health care workers, but it stands accused of putting the public at risk, as well as endangering nurses and midwives. cases take years and years and years

and as a prosecutor, i couldn'tjustify, i couldn't justify any of these cases lasting as long as they do. and that means that good nurses are suffering because, yeah, they may be facing minor misconduct or no misconduct, but it takes years for that to be resolved. and bad nurses are escaping sanctions because they're taking years and years as well. and that paralysis in decision—making is going to impact on patient safety, public safety more widely. the review into the culture of the nmc describes how staff are struggling in an environment where poorjudgment, toxic behaviours and paralysis are affecting decision—making. the report describes how the nmc is facing a backlog of around 6,000 cases, many of which drag on for years. one case involving allegations of sexual assaults and rape took seven years before the nurse was struck off the register. delays in resolving cases can have a devastating impact. in the last year alone, six nurses have taken their own lives while waiting for disciplinary

investigations to be concluded. the nmc has apologised and accepted all the recommendations in the report, promising to deliver a change in culture. i want to say sorry to our staff because nobody should be working in those conditions, in that environment, and we must eradicate it. i want to say sorry also to the registrants who are caught up in fitness to practice processes which are far too protracted. but some who followed this saga closely are not convinced the kind of reforms that are needed will be possible without resignations at the top. racism exists within the nmc, bullying exists within the nmc, and we are supposed to be looking after people who care for people. it's a very stressfuljob to be, in my case, a nurse, at midwifery the same. but we've got to know that we are being listened to properly

when we report an incident. this is outrageous and people have to go. this is just the first in a number of reviews into how the nmc carries out its work, driven by concerns first raised by a whistle—blower. it's a deeply damaging assessment and more are likely to follow. three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was shot dead in walsall yesterday. the victim, who was in his 20s, died at the scene, and another man was injured. our midland's correspondent navteonhal is there. navtej, what more can you tell us? as you can see behind me there is still a significant police presence here on well lane as there has been since five o'clock yesterday evening. police arrived here, a man in his 20s died at the scene, a victim of a fatal shooting. another man was injured as well, those

injuries are not believed to be life—threatening. three people have been arrested in connection with this incident on suspicion of murder. a 22—year—old man, an 18—year—old and a 17—year—old. all morning there has been significant police activity here. forensics officers at the scene as well and a couple of hours ago police really released an update saying at this stage they believed this was a targeted attack. the news has been met by huge shock in a local community. one woman living around the corner said she actually heard the corner said she actually heard the gunshot last night and it was so loud, it sounded like two cars crashing into each other. as they always do in this situation, police are calling on anybody with information about what happened to come forward and help them with this investigation. come forward and help them with this investigation-— investigation. navte', live in walsall, thank _ investigation. navte', live in walsall, thank you. b with its golden beaches and sunny climate, australia has long been a destination for people around the world to start a new life. with almost a third of its population born abroad, the country has long seen itself as a migration nation.

in the year tojune 2023, overseas migration contributed a net gain of half a million people to the country's population, the largest estimate since records began. and it's a huge draw for british people too, with more than 32,000 uk nationals arriving in australia last year. but despite the statistics, the reality is often different, especially for those who have a disability or a serious medical condition. our australia correspondent katy watson explains. 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 ijust thought, like, you know, i just 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 close to £1 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, cost too much money, 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 up just 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 been working for london's metropolitan police for 21 years. 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, darcey, 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. go, go, go! laura and dante 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 easier for children like luca to continue their lives here. katy watson, bbc news in perth. a snap inspection of one of the uk's main immigration removal centres has found widespread drug use, violence and conditions described as "truly shocking". the chief inspector of prisons visited harmondsworth irc in west london in february.

he alerted the then home secretary, james cleverly, to his findings, but didn't receive a response. mr cleverly has yet to comment. the radio 2 dj steve wright died from a ruptured stomach ulcer and an infection of the lining of the abdomen. the long—standing presenter, who hosted shows on bbc radio for more than four decades, died suddenly in february at the age of 69. craig bellamy has been named as the new manager of the wales football team. he replaces rob page after he was sacked last month. bellamy, who won 78 caps for wales, has signed a four year deal. gareth southgate's england side have their final day of training before their euro 2024 semi—final tomorrow night. they'll face the netherlands, and the pressure is on to reach the final of the tournament for the second successive time. john watson is with england's fans in dortmund. at the only english pub here in dortmund, they're gearing up for a busy few days.

around 30,000 england supporters are expected in the city, with many stopping here at the londoner pub, a short walk from the stadium. we're fully booked for it. um, we've got two very large groups coming, and some smaller groups coming as well, so, yeah. i really think england's name is on it because they haven't played that well so far. and they suddenly we find ourselves in a semifinal. and most people i speak to can't believe we're in the semifinals. england will hope they can find their rhythm here tomorrow to reach back to back european championship finals. and as the fans gather, they remain confident manager gareth southgate can take them all the way to the final. in gareth we trust, that's what we keep saying. it's not good viewing but we're getting the results. we're getting it. i just think the way things i are going, i think our name's on the trophy i got to be honest, ijust think — i'm confident we're going to do it, yeah, yeah, i really am. here we go. trent takes the net off!

england have ridden their luck at times, requiring extra time and penalties to beat switzerland in the quarterfinals. gareth southgate has at times faced criticism from the fans, but there was no sign of that as once again england found a way to win. to be honest, i don't really understand the criticism. i think what he's done for the country, for us as players as well, and, you know, i think he's really took us to the next level. i think no manager has really been as successful as him as what he's doing recently. now england will hope come tomorrow they won't be calling time on their tournament. well, england had trained for the final time at their training base before making the journey over to dortmund later. all 26 players are fit and available for selection, they were all involved today, that includes the defender marc guehi who

was suspended for the penalty shoot—out victory over switzerland and inevitably as has been the case through the tournament gareth southgate's team selection will be poured over as england prepare for this huge game. it's worth pointing out that england will be outnumbered in dortmund, some 70,000 dutch fans expected, they have brought the colour and the energy where they have been throughout the cup tournament. it is going to be a huge moment for this england side. can they find their way of winning as they find their way of winning as they have throughout this tournament so far? we will also know who they will face with france taking on spain and the other semifinal tonight. john, in dortmund, thank you. the boss of wimbledon has blamed the "terrible" weather for low attendances at this year's championships. even as the uk is set to be battered by further downpours, organisers say they're confident the tournament will still finish on time. you are telling us about this yesterday, the brollies are out, it

tells its own story, doesn't it? yes, sadly, it does. sadly it has been a weather nightmare for organisers. they say it has been the most challenging year to date with persistent bad weather in terms of the scheduling and that is only set to continue with rain falling now and more forecast over the next few days. this morning they have already said that because they failed to finish the opening round of the mixed doubles that the final that her due to be played on thursday has already been moved to sunday. there is also talk of moving some of the junior matches to the indoor courts, although that is not a grass surface, that is something they would like to avoid. they are keen to point out that there have been no refund days, that is one of a full refund days, that is one of a full refund is offered because less than two hours play has place. that is the weather. in terms of the tennis, those lucky enough to have tickets to the show courts today will be treated to some men's and women's quarterfinal action. carlos alcaraz in action along with the world

number one jannik sinner. in action along with the world number onejannik sinner. keep in action along with the world number one jannik sinner. keep an eye on lulu sun, playing in her first ever wimbledon, already knocked out emma raducanu but now finds herselfjust one match away from the semifinals. what a fairy tale story that would be.- from the semifinals. what a fairy tale story that would be. thank you, jo. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the missile strikes in ukraine that killed nearly a0 people are expected to top the agenda when nato leaders meet later in washington. and sport climbing sees more people taking part as team gb prepares for the olympic games, and for the first time, the paralympics too. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. hello, thank you, anna. we have heard in wimbledon, lots of rain there, it is raining as well here in our very sunken —— soki garden picture in chelmsford this sets the scene for the rest of the week,

chelmsford, kew gardens near wimbledon, just many spots in the south of england which have already seen a month of rainfall when we are only on the 9th ofjuly. yet more rain to come in the forecast and to add to that special summer feeling, it will be turning colder by friday. there will be sunshine at times and i will tell you where later in the programme. beautiful flowers, thank you. the united nations says it's highly likely that yesterday's attack on a children's hospital in kyiv was a direct hit from a russian missile. experts consulted by the bbc verify team have dismissed russia's claim that a ukrainian air defence missile was responsible for the damage, as merlyn thomas reports. this was the scene in the ukrainian capital kiel yesterday. parts of a children's hospital badly damaged. it happened during a russian air strike but russia say this damage was caused by ukrainian air defence missile. ukraine says it has found remnants of a russian cruise

missile. so who is right? two years we have verified are crucial to investigating russian claims. in the first you can see a huge plume of smoke in the distance, before a moment of impact. in the second video, it is crucial. we have slowed it down, as you can see here, and zoom right in, and you can see the missile moments before impact. we have zoomed right in here, and it's worth bearing in mind, that is still a very blurry freeze—frame but we showed this video to six weapons experts who regularly review grainy footage like this and all of them said that this is not a surface to air defence missile as the russian have claimed. for example, one of them, timothy wright said the missiles speed, angle of attack, profile and the sound of a high—pitched turbofan is very prominent and a dead giveaway and consistent with an air breathing land attack cruise missile. this is

a russian cruise missile. one of its identifying features is the turbo engine at the rear. and that's what some of our experts have been focusing on. let's go back to the freeze—frame of the video we showed you earlier. this is what they have been focusing on, this tail end. andre is one of them and he said, it's almost certainly a kh 101. the it's almost certainly a kh101. the distinction feature of the missile is the turbo fan engine at that rear which jets out appearing like a small box. nobody has been absolutely definitive about the exact missile used but they all agreed it was likely an air launched russian missile. five of the six mentioned the kh 101 russian missile. five of the six mentioned the kh101 is a possibility, in line with what ukraine has said. ukraine security services have posted photos of what it says is debris of the russian weapon at the site of the strike, specifically the kh101 missile. we cannot verify these images ourselves. this is not the first time russia has claimed that ukrainian weapons have accidentally hit their own cities. at verify, we

will continue to examine this claim as this story develops. still to come on today's programme. after sweltering heat injured this rescue dog in greece, we'll hear from the charity helping to protect its paws. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. welcome along to sportsday, i'm adam wild. the quarter—finals are under way in both the men's and women's singles at wimbledon, with defending champion carlos alcaraz on the way. we'll be live there injust a moment. the semi—finals of euro 2024 are almost here. england are preparing for their match against netherlands tomorrow. tonight, it's france against spain. and craig bellamy is the new wales men's manager. he's signed a a four—year deal.

hello again. we're into the second week at wimbledon, and despite the rain around south london this lunchtime, competition on the court is really hotting up. the quarter—finals of both the men's and women's singles are just getting underway. let's go straight to the all england club and chetan pathak. firstly and most importantly, how's the weather? it is wet again. it is raining as it has every single day on the championship so far. we should be having play on the outside courts, the doubles, thejuniors, the wheelchair tournament set to get under way today as well, yet all of thatis under way today as well, yet all of that is on hold. this is, as organisers have told us already, the most disruptive championship in history. so the rain continues and the forecast doesn't look great in the forecast doesn't look great in the coming days, i have to say

either. we have already made a change to the mixed doubles schedule, the final which could have happened on thursday has been moved to sunday after the men's final because they have first—round matches to play. we are hoping to see alfie hewett as he tries to make a charge in the wheelchair singles to his first wimbledon title. thankfully though, on centre court under the roof, there is plate. it might be raining out here, but there is son on court number one. let's take you there to lulu sun who has qualified. she put out emma raducanu, the 23—year—old. herfirst ever time at a grand slam and she has reached the quarterfinals, it is extraordinary and she is hanging in there. she is playing donna vekic, bouncing the ball ready to serve. it is a three games all in that one. this is a specialjumping ship for donna vekic, coached by pam scrivener, the 28—year—old from croatia who is trying to reach her first grand slam semifinal as well,

hanging in there for now. in the women's draw data, jasmine paolini against emma navarro, it is incredible to think those who had never won a match at wimbledon. these are not the quarterfinals we were expecting that we have seen the top three seats, and big names dismissed early. pollini is the beaten french open finalist from last month. what about the men's draw? both are on centre court. they are just getting under way, draw? both are on centre court. they arejust getting under way, we can take you there. that is daniil medvedev, the russian, who made the semifinals here last year and is playing jannik sinner. this is a matchup from the australian open semifinal. sinnott the italian came from two sets down to win that one. medvedev had won the first five matches against sinner but he has turned that record on its head. jannik sinner is a top seed and is favourite to win this one. in the early stages down. you mentioned

him, carlos alcaraz, we will see the men's defending champion, the most explosive, dynamic player, extraordinary to see him in the five set epic earlier. he has already dropped a set, not necessarily playing his best tennis but, boy, can he turn it on? he is up against tommy paul, the recent queen's club champion, the american who has caused carlos alcaraz and some problems in the past. that is last on court number one. carlos alcaraz from spain is hoping that he can get his business done. he told the media yesterday, and of course spain kick off in their euro semifinal, so he will be hoping for a swift win. all of that to come under the roof on centre court where tennis is under way. centre court where tennis is under wa . . ~' centre court where tennis is under wa . ., ~ , ., y centre court where tennis is under wa . ., ~ , ., , . centre court where tennis is under wa. ., , . ., centre court where tennis is under wa. .,g , . ., ., to the euros then, where it's the start of the semi—finals. later, two of europe's heavyweights, france and spain, go head to head. tomorrow, it's the turn of england. these are pictures of the squad training this morning ahead of that

match with the netherlands. jordan pickford being kept busy. who knows, he could have another crucial role to play again if the match goes to penalties. well, before we find out if england or the netherlands reach the final, we'll first find out their opponent. france play spain tonight in munich, with the two sides having had very different tournaments. spain have looked impressive — with five successive wins — whilst france have yet to score from open play. translation: if you're bored, watch another game. _ translation: if you're bored, watch another game, it's _ translation: if you're bored, watch another game, it's fine! _ translation: if you're bored, watch another game, it's fine! you - translation: if you're bored, watch another game, it's fine! you don't - another game, it's fine! you don't have to. it is a special it is difficult for everyone, with a number of goals much lower than in the past. we have the ability to share emotions, to make french people happy, especially in the complicated period in our country. in other international football news today, wales have appointed craig bellamy as their new men's manager, taking overfrom rob page, who was sacked injune. bbc wales' football correspondent rob phillips is with us.

rob, how will this news be received? news of this was broken by bbc wales last night and confirmed by the fa w this morning. craig bellamy has signed four—year contract. he called it the ultimate dream for himself and the proudest moment of his career. he left the coaching staff at burnley to take the wales job. they had scoured widely for a successor to rob page in the last few weeks, thierry henry, the oxford manager and even the boss of georgia willie samuel came under scrutiny. but they went for their former captain, 78 times capped by his country, 19 goals for his nation. and craig bellamy will be formally introduced to the media tomorrow morning, his first game will be the nations league home tie against turkey on september the 6th. rab

turkey on september the 6th. rob philli -s in turkey on september the 6th. rob phillips in cardiff, thank you very much. the weather might not feel like it, but we are just a day away from the start of the test match summer. england's men take on the west indies at lords tommorow. pace bowler gus atkinson is in line for his debut, but it's another fast bowler at the other end of his career that is dominating the build—up. with 700 test wickets, jimmy anderson is preparing for his final farewell for england. i think you look at his career as a whole, it hasjust i think you look at his career as a whole, it has just got better and better and better. and i think that is credit to him of wanting to always learn new skills and new deliveries. when your career gets better and better over the years, i think that shows that that person has a desire to not think that they are the finished article. 41 years old, seven games so far. just incredible ambassador for fast bowling. if a young kid was trying

to look at the summer to emulate, i don't think you would look to fire past james don't think you would look to fire pastjames anderson for a full package. past james anderson for a full acka . e. . past james anderson for a full hackae, ., ., , past james anderson for a full hackae, ., .,, �* past james anderson for a full iiackae. ., .,, �* ,, , before we go, let's head back to germany, where excitment and tensions are beginning to grow ahead of england's euro semi—final tomorrow evening. some of those gathered england faithful who've made the journey have been speaking tojohn watson. if we get through our next game, i don't know how we would ever plan on going home. because i think i would sleep in the car if i had to to be part of this. we have done washing a few times! but, no, we are ok. i've still got a few clean pairs left. enough for the final. we have run out of these. just like england havel been playing — pants — but we keep scrap... do you know what? dare we think that we might win? you've got your england leg, have you got any travel space in there for "it's coming home"? definitely. where is that going? it's going here. that is where it is going. we had to go to a shop today and get some bits and pieces. i got a red top because my england top is having to be

washed, socks, shorts... if you don't want to show us your pants, you don't have to! ok? pants. we've got the pants! i'm down to my last pair of underpants, but i can do another two week. and we went home for three days between the last 16 and the quarters, so did the washing and came back. one for my home country and then one for my hometown. _ that is everything to do with wigan — so pies, . heinz beans are made in wigan, but you didn't know that. - are these lucky pants? well, i tell you what, the ones i've got on, they definitely are not lucky, because they need to go. trust me, they need to go. they are not lucky, they have outworn... i don't think i will be taking them back to wash them, i think they will be gone. plenty more over on the bbc sport website, including news that a rugby league men's super league game, and a women's international will be played over in las vegas next march. and of course keep right up

to date with all the very latest from wimbledon. and all the build—up to tomorrow night's euros semifinal between england and the netherlands. but that is all your sport for now. a bbc investigation has found that more than one in five care homes across england are rated as either requiring improvement or inadequate. common themes in struggling homes included gaps in staff training, mismanagement of medicines, and the dignity of residents not being respected. daniel o'donoghue has more. they'd phone me and just say "your mum's had a fall, but we've checked her out and she's got a bit of a graze." and when i walked in, i was horrified. kylie's mum winifred had 32 falls in under a year while she was at st luke's care home in runcorn.

the grandmother was regularly covered in bruises and in one particularly bad incident broke her hip, meaning she was never able to walk again. i practically sent a begging email saying that my mum was going to die from a fall, and i need help. in response, winifred was moved to a lower bed with alarms and sensory mats installed. but on at least two occasions, kylie says she found the alarms turned off. in the november �*22 and i walked into the care home, my mum was on the floor on the sensory mat that's supposed to alert them. what was that moment like when you walked into that room and saw your mum on the floor? it was every emotion that you could feel. kylie also told how she discovered her mum covered in blisters from her incontinence pad. my mum had stopped feeding herself so as i was feeding her, she said, "i'm in terrible pain." carer come in, and i said, "i want you to change my mum in front of me."

so she said, and i knew it, i instantly knew at that minute by her face that something was wrong. so then she opens her up and obviously she was. there was blisters everywhere. it was just a mess. she must have been in horrific pain. do you feel your mum was treated with dignity in that home? no, no. she wasn't treated with dignity or respected at all. st luke's is one of over 2,500 homes across england that is rated as requires improvement by the care quality commission. a bbc investigation found that 194 homes are regarded as inadequate. common problems identified by inspectors include poor hygiene, residents' rights to privacy and dignity not being upheld, and gaps in staff training. his teeth were black, his nails were always black, his hair was very greasy. he was just very, very unkept. raymond thomas stayed at st luke's for five months,

just down the corridor from kylie's mother. mr thomas's wife, paula painted a vivid picture of the care he received. he'd only been in there two days and he fell off the bed. there was no sensor mat on the floor, so they said he'd only been lying there for two hours, but nobody knows, to let them know. so he could have been there all night for all i know. i mean, just over that five months, how would you characterise ray's care? terrible, terrible. all of it, terrible. and this is a man who was spotlessly clean, worked all his life, paid into his national insurance for nothing because he didn't get anything back. paula eventually got her husband transferred to another care home, where he died injanuary. she is one of five families taking legal action against st luke's for neglect. their lawyers, leigh day, say the care fell below a reasonable standard.

the charity care rights uk say these families' experiences are not isolated cases. we have people come to us who are receiving really poor ca re services. they tell us they feel like they're trapped in a broken system. it should be a sense of national shame that this is happening. a spokesman for halton borough council, which runs st luke's, said it had fully investigated the complaints and that some lessons have been learned. the home said they consistently aim to provide good person—centred care. but for paula, it remains a daily battle. i'm going to be living with this for the rest of my life. lam. it's terrible. just over two weeks before the olympics start, some of its newer sports are seeing big interest. climbing made its debut at the games in tokyo four years ago, and team gb will be well represented this summer as fiona lamdin has been finding out. up and down the country, there's a new fitness trend taking the spotlight.

even the celebrities are at it. icons like harry styles, florence pugh and jason momoa are scaling the walls. climbing made its olympic debut at the 2020 tokyo games and will return this summer in paris. two weeks ago, hamish mcarthur qualified. i'm going and that's not going to change which is strange, because that has been a question kind of for the last 15 years, and for most of my life, that's been a question that i've asked myself every day, kind of, am i going to compete at the olympics one day? i don't know, but now it's just been removed overnight. and last month it was announced climbing will appear in la in the 2028 paralympic games. paraclimber lucy is determined she'll be there. i like the freedom climbing gives me. i get to leave my chair at the bottom of the wall. there aren't many sports i can do, which, yeah, where i'm out my chair. my wheelchair is my

freedom day to day. but there's something special about leaving it at the bottom of the wall and climbing up the wall like everyone else. and what will it mean to you to be there on the team? it's every athlete's dream. we're being viewed as proper athletes because we're going to the paralympics. and it's notjust the athletes. the sport itself is seeing a huge rise in popularity. well, according to sport england, climbing has dramatically risen over the last year, with over a million people trying it and with 700 climbing walls springing up all over the uk, there's now many, many options. we've seen a massive increase in the amount of people getting involved with it and i think particularly now it's in the olympics, that's kind of driven it further. paraclimbing coming into the next olympics, hopefully that can drive it even more. with big crowds expected in paris at the climbing, this is a sport which is on the up. fiona lamdin, bbc news.

the sniffer dogs who led the search for michael mosley on the greek island of symi have been helped in theirfuture work by a charity from the uk. the high temperatures led to the animals burning their paws. now, they've been given new kit to protect them. our reporterjessica lane has more. scar the sniffer dog. doesn't he look pleased? no doubt partly because of his new cooling coat and boots donated to help scar and his colleagues as they take on the difficult work of looking for people lost in places which are often hot and dangerous. that's what happened here. scar was filmed limping on the greek island of symi last month. his paws had been burnt on the hot rocks as he helped try to find tv presenter and doctor michael mosley, along with many other teams on land and in the sky. this is scar and his handler on their way to help the search

and rescue effort injune, before he was injured. the video of scar, taken just days later, was posted online. it was seen and shared, including by the founder of a charity which supports animals which have worked for the police and fire services. i saw the footage and thought, we've got to do something about this. it's just a natural response, isn't it, to want to do something to help. so i sort of, you know, put out a post on x and said, look, you know, let's do something about this. and the response was enormous. bert, the search dog, works for greater manchester police and has a similar cooling kit. bert would wear these if we were going to like a fire, or if there was any glass and chemicals, he would wear those to protect his feet. but, yeah, we don't really need them in this country for the pavements. i mean, i'm passionate about this because, you know, these dogs do extraordinary things. you know, bert is there, you know, doing hisjob, but possibly on the worst day of many people's lives. and so they do so many things for us in their lives.

and ijust think it's really important. something else making scar and his canine colleagues smile? the company which donated the kit also sent them some toys and treats to reward them for the lifesaving work that they do. jessica lane, bbc news. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, again, thank you, anna. i promised you some sunshine, here it is, it is in rather short supply today but there is some across the far north of scotland. caithness, orkney, shetland and through the western isles. but most of us i'm afraid this is the story, leaden skies and muggy puddles. further outbreaks of rain expected. this is the rainfall communication over the next —— accumulation over the next 24 hours, the darkest blue in eastern scotland in the rain will be relentless and here in the bright green, showers and thunderstorms, heavy downpours could be popping up over parts of north—west england

later. this is this afternoon in a bit more detail. we are seeing a front to push the rain from northern england into southern and central areas in scotland, curling around to northern ireland but it does stay dry across the far north of scotland, some sharp showers, further south in southern england and east anglia. if we seek any brightness, in that muggy air, we will see temperatures into the low 20s in celsius. no such luck in wimbledon where it will be really quite wet, plenty of cloud, feeling muqqy quite wet, plenty of cloud, feeling muggy but temperatures in the high teens. better luck tomorrow, it should stay mostly dry and there will even be some sunshine and feel a bit warmer. overnight tonight most of the rain in eastern scotland are pushing further north, sharper showers further south, a muggy feeling start to the day tomorrow. temperatures in double figures across the board. the area of low pressure swings north and east, keeping their feed of rain pressure swings north and east, keeping theirfeed of rain going into eastern areas of scotland. the

rain will be really heavy particularly over higher ground, the totals are going to start to rack up. furthersouth totals are going to start to rack up. further south some showers, and across england and wales, we are going to see some sunshine. the temperatures will be debated by the sunshine but mostly dry here. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of your day. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. we will be live at westminster where a new speaker is about to be elected and the prime minister will speak in the dispatch much for the first time. the prime minister meets england's mayors — holds a second cabinet — and in the next hour — will speak at the despatch box

in the commons for the first. crucial for crucialfor ukraine crucial for ukraine and crucial for joe biden dogged by questions about whether he is up to the job. junior doctors representatives arrive at department of health for talks with wes streeting in the hope of ending the long—running pay dispute. and we build up to the semifinals at the euros, spain against france today, england versus the netherlands tomorrow. hello and welcome to bbc news. we arejust a short hello and welcome to bbc news. we are just a short time away from the parliament's first setting with the labour ministers on the government front benches for the first time in more than a decade. we expect parliament to convene at around 2:30pm this afternoon. many newly elective mps it will be quite the experience. parliament will elect a

speaker to navigate the debates then we will hear from