and the eight—day trip to space that could now last eight months — why a group of astronauts may not return to earth until next year. it's 7 in the morning here in singapore and 5 in the morning in dhaka, bangladesh, where the nobel peace laureate muhammad yunus has been sworn in as interim leader. he says his priority is to restore law and order. bangladesh has seen weeks of turmoil — sparked by demonstrations over civil service job quotas. more than 400 people

are believed to have died, after the protests became a broader anti—government movement. from the capital dhaka, samira hussein has the latest. nobel laureate mohammad yunus. how do you feel? today they flocked to the airport to welcome the man they believe will lead them to a stable future, nobel laureate muhammad yunus. how do you feel? i feel good. i am back, there is a lot of work to be done. people are excited, they know that something, new opportunities have arrived. what is your message for people here? discipline. discipline, hard work and get it done. his positive message cannot disguise the fragile moment bangladesh finds itself in. weeks of deadly protest forced the country's autocratic prime minister to resign. hundreds died in the unrest. several more were injured. and that same government wanted

to imprison mr yunus. now he makes a triumphant return as interim leader. an incredible amount of security for mr yunus. the people here elated that he has finally arrived in bangladesh. they are putting their hopes for the country's future in his hands. we dream for a democratic country where no leader, no leader can be a dictator. we are the generation of z and we know that we can l raise our voice, and we know| how best to lead our country. a moment decades in the making. but for shopna, bangladesh's moment of hope has come at an unbearable cost. her 17—year—old son rahat died in the protests. translation: i could not understand why such - a thing happened. i thought someone might have hit him in the head. i never believed that he would be shot. she finds some comfort in knowing her son would be happy.

this change in government is what he wanted. tonight, a new era of government begins. mr yunus and his colleagues will hope the support of the people they enjoy for now endures. samira hussain, bbc news, dhaka. james moriarty, former us ambassador to bangladesh, told me it's not guaranteed that yunus will be able to administer effectively. has a very difficult road ahead. the problem in bangladesh politics is the cycle of revenge and patronage. whoever writes the

well, he's got a very difficult road ahead of him. you know, the the problem in bangladeshi politics is the cycle of revenge and patronage that basically the two major parties have this sort of continuous death struggle. the laws and can give patronage to all of its followers and can try to take revenge on the other party, and that's going to be difficult. you know, he's going to have to hold elections at some point. and at that point, the question is what role do the existing political parties play? i mean, it would be difficult for him to ban them. i believe he's going to do, uh, what has been done under a previous caretaker government, which is to go after the most obviously corrupt. i'm encouraged to hear that some of the most and hopefully, he can use that big broom to the momentum he has right now with vast popular support and the parties not wanting to take him on directly to actually accomplish a lot in trying to reform a very difficult system to reform,

where, like i said, the parliament controls everything. yeah, and what about the awami league politicians who are still in the country? there's a lot of people who are very angry. what do you expect to happen to them? i think some of the leading figures will probably be brought up on corruption or brutality charges, charges related to the killings, and that's probably not a bad thing. i don't think it will go too deep, but i don't really know. it will depend upon the caretaker government's decisions. muhammad yunus himself is a very bright guy, full of confidence. he's been around before. he doesn't completely trust the two parties, given their own animosity towards him! but he's going to have to figure out how he, as i said, reforms the system as quickly as possible, as effectively as possible, while continuing to rule within a democracy, continuing to push towards the restoration of democratic values, the rule of law, free and fair elections.

bangladesh had three elections under an incredibly fair ca reta ker system. i was there for one of them. you know, i had people all around the country and they say, yep, the election results were exactly what we saw on the street. and i hope they can do that. but i hope that that next election does not lead to a resumption of the cycle of revenge and patronage. it's been confirmed that the us presidential nominees kamala harris and donald trump will face each other in a televised debate next month. mr trump told a news conference at his home in florida he'd also agreed to debates on two other dates. our international editorjeremy bowen has more. there was quite a bit of

scaremongering. he said world war iii is close. that's the reason why he said he should be elected. there were some insults as well of kamala harris about her intelligence. he is also boastful. you would expect all that from him. however, there are signs that he has been honing his messages because he's being forced to fight a different opponent the one that he expected. he talked about policy, about the economy. he said seniors wouldn't have to pay tax on social security benefits, that waiters and others who rely on tips — a lot of people in this country, won't have to pay tax on tips. he told people

essentially that they would be richer under donald trump. because he's not fighting joe biden any more, a familiar opponent, trump is having to recalibrate his messaging. with three months to go until the elections, i think this was a sign that trump and the republican party are focusing down on a new challenge, i new opponent, someone they have to take i think much more seriously than biden, who they were pretty confident they could beat.— were pretty confident they could beat. in the uk, prime minister keir starmer says police forces should remain on high alert as they continue to deal with the aftermath of a wave of nationwide unrest. nearly 500 people have been arrested and more than 140 have been charged since the violence began last week, but police say those numbers are likely to go up significantly. daniel sandford reports they we re the worst more than a decade.

this footage shows the intent pressure officers was under. at times, they had to give ground. bloody hell. had enough already. in london, an early—morning knock today as police raided the homes of those suspected of being involved in rioting last week. the tactic is to arrest people as soon as they can be identified, and put them before the courts as quickly as possible. these are criminal thugs. any suggestion they're patriots or they've got a cause that they're protesting about is nonsense. they're criminals, and frankly, most of them are going to be charged with violent disorder, and most of them are going to go to prison for a few years. and following the shocking scenes in southport and liverpool last week, more heavy sentences were passed today. john 0'malley, on the left, and 69—year—old william morgan were both jailed for two years

and eight months. those who deliberately participate in such disorder, causing injury, damage and fear to communities, will inevitably be punished with sentences designed to deter others similar activity. the prime minister, who visited community leaders in solihull today, was back in whitehall to chair another cobra emergency meeting tonight, and said he believed the tough sentences and police deployments were having an effect. and it looks like the deterrents might be starting to work. instead of violence by the far right last night, there were largely peaceful demonstrations by anti—racism campaigners. though this labour councillor, rickyjones, has been arrested by police on suspicion of encouraging murder.

they are disgusting nazi fascists, and we need i to cull their ranks and get rid of them all! _ there's clearly huge relief in police and in government that there was no serious violence last night. but for now, everyone's holding their breath, hoping the violence doesn't begin again. the home secretary was at the main london police control room this morning, thanking officers for their work and looking at how they're using facial recognition software to identify suspects. but she told me that nobody was relaxing yet. we're not going to take our foot off the pedal on this. the police, the criminal justice system, all has our strong support from across the government to keep going, to keep making sure that criminals pay the price for the kind of violent disorder, the thuggery, the extremism. everyone is hoping the worst of the rioting is over, but there are some far right actions planned for this weekend, and the prime minister told the police to remain on high alert.

daniel sandford, bbc news. austrian security officials say a 19—year—old arrested on wednesday was planning to kill "a large crowd of people" in a suicide attack at a taylor swift concert in vienna. officials say the teen — who had previously pledged allegiance to the islamic state group — confessed that he "intended to carry out an attack using explosives and knives". three taylor swift concerts in vienna were cancelled because of the security threat. 0ur correspondent bethany bell reports from vienna. # one, two, three, four! they came to vienna to see taylor. instead, they're singing in the streets. all three taylor swift concerts here were cancelled after police said they'd uncovered plans for a suicide attack. jess, from bristol, said she cried when she heard the news. i missed out on the lover fest in 2020 because of covid, so this is the second time it's now been cancelled for me. so, yeah, i was just completely

heartbroken, to be honest. becky, from exeter, says she can't believe she's missing the show. i think the ultimate thing we feel isjust grateful that we're safe, and that everyone else is safe. so, a bit ofa mixed bag of emotions. there's so much disappointment here. people have come from so far away — from the uk, from america, from japan. but everyone says they understand that safety has to come first. and, in the meantime they're doing like taylor, which is to sing. the authorities say a 19—year—old austrian man has confessed to planning a suicide attack at the concert venue. translation: he said| he intended to carry out an attack using explosives and knives, which we've seized. he considered both options, and his aim was to kill himself and a large crowd of people, either today or tomorrow at the concert. welcome to the eras tour! taylor swift's vienna concerts

were part of the european leg of her eras tour. she is set to hold five shows in london next week. that's small consolation for the fans in vienna. but while their shows may have been cancelled, the songs go on. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

you're with newsday. the ukrainian president has said russia brought war to his country, and that it now should feel what it had done. volodymyr zelensky didn't openly refer to kyiv�*s surprise assault into the russian region of koosk, but said the armed forces had carried out an effective operation which was exactly what his country needed. three days into the attack, moscow says it's trying to drive out kyiv�*s troops from the region,

where thousands of people have been evacuated. 0ur ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse sent us the latest from kyiv. we're hearing a lot of claims from russian officials that this attack has been stopped. but the fact that fighting is going into its third that this attack has been stopped, but the fact that fighting is going into its third day suggests otherwise. vladimir putin held a meeting today with the governor of kursk, where he announced that any residents forced from their homes from this attack will be awarded 10,000 roubles. awarded 10,000 roubles — that equates to around $115. and military officials across the border are being criticised by officials on a regional level. the argument there is that they think this incursion could have been prevented.

0olitically in ukraine, there's a bit of smugness going on, i think. you heard president zelensky tonight not directly reference the assault, but he said he praised his troops for using surprise to achieve results. and i think what we are seeing with ukrainian forces reportedly ten kilometres across the border, where, according to one mp, they are in charge of a major gas hub. we are seeing this attack turn into something more, and we're seeing ukraine drawing russian forces, crucially, where they are demonstrably being pulled from parts of the front line inside ukraine. this amounts to the most audacious ukrainian counteroffensive we have seen since the full—scale invasion, since the full—scale invasion. but with the passing of time, the question will be asked — what next? can it keep hold of this territory? what is it going to do in that time? because if the front lines collapse in russia's favour in eastern ukraine, then the finger will be pointed at ukrainian generals and president zelensky himself. there is a fine line between masterminding an attack and miscalculating

the capability of russian forces in eastern ukraine. the white house, interestingly, is saying it's seeking more information on the attack. we don't think any agreements have been broken between ukraine and the us in terms of striking targets inside russia. you're certainly not going to hear washington speak outwardly in support of this attack. but for now, the consensus among western allies is that ukraine is acting within the confines of defending itself. mick ryan, retired australian army major general and senior fellow for military studies at the lowy institute — told me how ukraine is using its knowledge from previous counteroffensives to work out new tactics.

there's a few reasons why this differs. firstly, we've seen the ukrainians actually learn from what occurred during the 2023 counteroffensive. firstly, they've gone for surprise. i mean, they've shocked the entire russian system from putin on down with this attack across the border. it represents a very big swing by the ukrainians to change the status quo in this war. so, do you think this is a strategic breakthrough for ukraine? well, i think already, they've achieved a strategic breakthrough because they've fundamentally forced the russians to reassess how they're fighting this war in ukraine. they will have to redeploy some reserves, if not from eastern ukraine, certainly from throughout russia. that will force putin to relook at his military leadership yet again, that have failed him yet again. so it's going to shake up russian politics as well as their military. we've heard so much about ukraine's quest to get aid and weapons. how has it been able to launch this incursion in such an effective way? does it mean that the aid is now in place and working? well, what it means is

the ukrainians have been able to implement over the last six months a very effective deception campaign against the russians and their supporters in the preparation for this offensive. this is a very, very big operation. it's multiple brigades which require a very significant logistics tail, very significant intelligence and operational security. so, this is a very clever, well planned and apparently so, this is a very clever, well—planned and apparently well—executed operation by the ukrainians. and briefly, if you can, because we are running out of time — what do you expect russia to do in response? well, i think they're scrambling at the moment. when you surprise a country in a military, they go into shock. it really slows down their response. i expect that the resistance ukrainians will face will gradually build from the russians, and the ukrainians will reach a point at some point in the coming days, maybe weeks, where they'll decide

they have enough territory, they'll dig in and defend what they've got. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines. us, qatarand the stories in the headlines. us, qatar and egypt have issued a joint call for israel to resume cease—fire negotiations next week. either in cairo or delhi. israel has no mac agreed to attend. —— or in doha. japan's meteorological agency has issued its first ever mega—earthquake warning around the country's southern pacific coast. the advisory was issued on thursday night local time, telling people to be alert but not to evacuate. it came hours after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred off the southern island of kyushu, which reportedly caused no major damage. an artwork by the street artist

banksy appears to have been stolen less than an hour after it was revealed. the painting, of a wolf howling at the moon, was on a satellite dish in peckham in south london. azadeh moshiri has the story. a lone wolf howling to the skies via satellite, a fourth artwork revealed by banksy — part of a week of animal—themed surprises. but then, this happened. armed with a ladder, several men grabbed the dish and casually walk off. but was it theft or a stunt? his press team have told the bbc they, in their words, "believed it had been stolen". hello, lads. you're doing a greatjob. but with banksy, you never quite know. either way, the wolf and its satellite dish are gone.

he did something a year or two back as well and again, i think that was gone by the end of the day. so, tough to have any longevity down here. yet still standing for all to see are this week's other pieces. on monday he offered london a goat perched on top of a wall in richmond. chelsea woke up to two elephant silhouettes. and on wednesday, three monkeys appearing to swing on a railway bridge appeared in brick lane. he claimed credit for all of them on his instagram profile. silence from banksy is usual on what all of this actually means, and what we can expect next. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. two months after blasting off on a test mission to the international space station, two american astronauts are still unable to return home. problems with a boeing starliner spacecraft means they can't be brought back to earth. barry wilmore and sunita williams may now end up spending more than eight months — rather than eight days — on board the iss. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. three, two, one, ignition. and lift—off of- starliner and atlas 5.

it was expected to be a short stay at the international space station for butch wilmore and sunita williams. but the test pilots for boeing's new starliner are in for a longer trip than they bargained for. eight days could turn into eight months, because their capsule has been deemed unsafe to return to earth. problems with its propulsion system emerged during starliner�*s initial approach to the space station injune, and it still hasn't been fixed. no decision has been made yet, but it looks like the capsule will eventually return to earth, but, to be on the safe side, without the astronauts. they may have to hitch a lift with rival company spacex. the capsule crew dragon is due to head to the space station later this year, and talks are under way with nasa to leave two empty seats so the stranded astronauts can get home on the return trip. they've already been stuck in space for two months, but the pair could be in for quite a wait, since the crew dragon won't be heading back to earth until next february. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.

indonesians are celebrating their country's first 0lympic gold medal in a sport other than badminton. veddriq leonardo won the inaugural men's speed climbing event in paris on thursday. 27—year—old climbed 15 metres in four point 75 seconds in the final race, beating china's wu peng by two hundredths of a second with a personal best. that's all for now. do stay with bbc news. hello there. we did have a lot of cloud through thursday afternoon, and with that came drizzle, some heavier outbreaks of rain across northern portions of the uk — for example, here in stirling. with that rain, some low cloud and misty conditions. the air�*s actually been very humid. the humidity caused by south—westerly winds brought in by a warm sector. cold front out in the atlantic is going to be spreading fresher air in from the west over the next few hours,

and with that, drizzle will tend to ease away from scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales, eventually leaving the rather humid air to start the day on friday across east anglia, south—east south—east england, where there could well still be a few patches of drizzle, a bit of mist around, too. but that lot should clear out of the way quite quickly, and then we're looking at those fresher conditions spreading across all of the uk. sunny spells widespread. 0k, there could be some patches of cloud at times across england and wales, won't be completely gin—clear sunny skies, and there will be some showers,

particularly for western scotland, one or two possible for northern ireland and north wales. but there will be a lot of dry weather through the afternoon and plenty of pleasant, warm spells of august sunshine. now, for the weekend, we have weak weather fronts pestering england and wales, bringing a rather mixed weather picture here. cloud will vary through the day. it will tend to come and go. there could be a few patches of rain, but equally some warm spells of sunshine. the sunniest weather, though, will be further northwards for scotland, northern ireland, northern england. could be a few showers, though, for western scotland once again. temperatures widely climbing into the low to mid—20s, so again it's going to feel warm in that august sunshine. but then, for some of us, it gets hot on sunday. the reason? well, we get this ridge in thejet stream. that encourages air to descend over parts of the uk, and that boosts temperatures. now, the hottest weather on sunday will always be across parts of england and wales. to the north—west, we're going to have to watch this area of potentially heavy, thundery rain. it could get into northern ireland and western scotland through the day, so it certainly won't be hot and sunny absolutely everywhere, but it will be pretty humid for most of us. and in the sunshine across england and wales, yes,

you do have hot weather, high 20s to low 30s. sunday night and into monday, quite extensive, heavy and thundery outbreaks of rain across the uk. could cause some localised surface water flooding issues, but towards the south—east and probably parts of east anglia, it's another hot day — temperatures peaking somewhere between 30—33 celsius before those temperatures drop away again as we head into tuesday. bye for now.

delta airlines says it will take a $550 million hit after last month's crowdstrike global outage. singapore's new prime minister lawrence wong plans to stabilise the cost of living, as the city—state marks its 59th birthday.

hello and welcome to business today. i'm suranjana tewari. let's begin in the us, where delta airlines says disruptions caused by the recent global software outage and subsequent flight cancellations cost it $550 million. the us carrier says it is pursuing legal action against crowdstrike and microsoft. for more from new york, here's the bbc�*s michelle fleury. delta airlines said it was reimbursing its customers for cancelled flights and providing compensation in the form of cash and skymiles, its loyalty rewards program. today, we found out the price tag. in a filing with regulators, the us carrier said those costs amounted to $380 million. for the current quarter, it spent an extra $170 million on hotels, meals and transportation to and from the airport for its customers, as well as other crew related