ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky acknowledges for the first time that his military is conducting an offensive inside russia. also on the programme. it's final day of the paris olympics is under way with the women's marathon kicking off sunday's action. there are 13 gold medals up for grabs on sunday. the eyes of the world are once again on paris, ahead of tonight's closing ceremony at the stade de france. hello. the us vice—president and democratic presidential candidate, the biden administration has responded to the news of the attack on israel. the us vice—president and democratic presidential candidate, kamala harris, has added her voice to international condemnation of the loss of civilian life

in saturday's deadly israeli air strike on a school compound in gaza. around a thousand displaced palestinians had been sheltering in the building at the time of the dawn strike. the israeli military insists it used precision missiles to target what it claims was a hamas command centre in the compound. the director of a local hospital said the facility had received 70 bodies and the remains of at least ten more people. israel disputes those figures. this is what ms harris said while on the campaign trail. you know, yet again, far too many civilians have been killed. i mean, israel has the right to go after the terrorists that are hamas, but, as i have said many, many times, they also have, i believe, an important responsibility to avoid civilian casualties. the biden administration has also responded to news of the attack. a white house national security council spokesperson says: "we are deeply concerned about reports of civilian casualties.

we are in touch with our israeli counterparts and we are asking for further details. we know hamas has been using schools as locations to gather and operate out of, but we have also said repeatedly and consistently that israel must take measures to minimize civilian harm." butjust hours before the bombing, the us state department announced it is releasing $3.5 billion of weapons funds for israel — part of a larger aid package approved earlier this year by congress. jenny hill reports now from jerusalem. this contains images you may find distressing. woman cries. anguish, bewilderment. israel struck before dawn, shattering the sanctity of morning prayer. thousands of displaced civilians were sheltering here, a place of refuge suddenly a scene of carnage. "there isn't any safe place," this woman cries.

"no place is safe." "where is the world?", he asks, "why does it stay silent in the face of these crimes?" how many times have gaza's ravaged walls echoed to the sound of a mother's grief? umm says three of her sons were killed. "i'm 80," she sobs, "i've never seen anything like this before. the way they're bombing us is like an earthquake." but israel claims this was a legitimate target, that the school housed a hamas command centre. in a statement on social media, an israeli defence force spokesman said around 20 hamas and islamichhad militants were operating out of the compound. israel has repeatedly struck school buildings in recent weeks. each time, they insist they conceal hamas bases, and each time, they insist they strive to minimise civilian casualties.

the strike comes at a time of heightened tension in the middle east. international governments are urging hamas and israel to agree a ceasefire and hostage return deal as soon as possible, and extensive diplomacy is ongoing to try to stop the conflict in gaza from spiralling into an all out regional war. and as palestinians mourn their dead and take shelter for another fearful night, it's hard to see hope in the ruins of gaza. jenny hill, bbc news, tel aviv. thousands of anti—racism protesters rallied in towns and cities across the united kingdom on saturday with people taking the streets in cities including belfast, birmingham, cardiff and glasgow. it follows a week of violent disorder in areas of england and northern ireland, which more than 775 people have been arrested in connection with. with me is our political

correspondentjoe pike. very good to have you with us. and we've seen the uk's fast track court system in place. over the last weeks, the justice secretary, shabana mahmood, has warned the recent violent disorder will have an impact for "years to come" on the justice system. exactly, she was always arguing there was problems with the courts and prison system. today she is effectively saying herjob hasjust got much more difficult. we know there are more than 100 people currently waiting in prisons, either for trials, currently waiting in prisons, either fortrials, orfor currently waiting in prisons, either for trials, or for sentencing, related to the unrest. and also, because the government want to fast track all the criminal justice system, these cases, others already waiting for trials have to wait a little bit longer. in the last hour, we have been hearing on this topic from the business secretaryjonathan

reynolds. your right to say the state of the judicial system the new government has inherited is not a good one, but i can tell you that there is sufficient prison capacity. the early decisions the government had to make in terms of bringing forward additional capacity means we can deal with this. in terms of the number of arrests that have been made, 718 nearly already, 350 people charged already, some of the sentences already given out as well, so you've seen an incredibly swift and robust response to the unacceptable disorder that we have seen and then, as we were talking about today, we can make sure the recovery is handled just as well. we'll make sure we get through this very difficult period but one way i think you've also seen the best of britain came out as well in terms of— how people have responded to the damage and the disorder they've seen in their own communities and making clear they will have no part of it. meanwhile england and wales top prosecutor has warned some people who have been involved in the riots could get prison sentences of up to ten years, that's the view of

stephen parkinson, the director of public prosecutions. i suppose the argument as we've seen quite simple cases so far, where defendants have pleaded guilty, but there could be some more complex cases to come with potentially some very significant punishments. the potentially some very significant punishments-— potentially some very significant unishments. �* , ,, ,, . punishments. the business secretary as well urging — punishments. the business secretary as well urging insurance _ punishments. the business secretary as well urging insurance companies i as well urging insurance companies to deal with claims swiftly for those shops, high streets for example, who have seen damage because of this disorder? exactly, he is worried, _ because of this disorder? exactly, he is worried, as _ because of this disorder? exactly, he is worried, as may _ because of this disorder? exactly, he is worried, as may be - because of this disorder? exactly, he is worried, as may be the - because of this disorder? exactly, | he is worried, as may be the prime minister is, that we could see some of these small businesses affected effectively go under because of the delays in reopening and potentially getting a settlement from insurance companies. the business secretary putting pressure on those companies to act fast. meanwhile, shops and businesses are also being told if you are either uninsured or underinsured, there is still support from the riots compensation scheme but step one is to first reported to

your insurance company if you have one and also report any crime to the police so you have a crime reference number. ,., ., police so you have a crime reference number. ., . g ., number. good advice there. joe, thank you _ number. good advice there. joe, thank you for— number. good advice there. joe, thank you for your _ number. good advice there. joe, thank you for your reporting. - the funeral of alice da silva aguiar is due to take place later. alice, who was nine years old, was one of three girls fatally stabbed during a summer holiday dance club in southport, merseyside, last month. the service comes after the parents of another victim, six—year—old bebe king, revealed that her older sister witnessed the attack. olivia richwald reports. alice de silva aguiar, aged nine, described as amazing, caring and confident. she was killed alongside six—year—old bebe king and seven year old elsie dot stancombe on july 29th. ten others were seriously injured in the attack on a taylor swift themed dance event. last week, a memorial service, a celebration of alice's life, took place at saint patrick's church on merseyside, where alice had celebrated her first communion

just a few months ago. family and friends of alice sang hymns and read tributes in portuguese and english. and today, alice's funeral will take place at the same church. fatherjohn hennigan said herfamily feel she is now in heaven. they believe that we've got to let her go dancing into heaven. that's the one of the messages they gave to me. she's going dancing into heaven. that's how they see this and this a funeral is, of course, going to be profoundly sad. but it also will have that deep joy because that's what they believe. they believe she's gone home to heaven, dancing with the angels and saints. all those who were injured in the attacks have now been released from hospital. the funerals haven't taken place yet for elsie dot stancombe and bebe king. yesterday it emerged that bebe's older sisterjeannie, aged nine,

witnessed the attacks and escaped. her parents said jeannie had shown incredible strength and courage and bebe was sweet, kind and spirited. 18—year—old axel rudikabana, from southport, has been charged with three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted murder and possession of a knife. he's been detained into youth custody. olivia ringwald, bbc news, southport. let's get the latest now on the war in ukraine. russia has carried out overnight missile and drone attacks in six regions of ukraine, inlcuding the capital kyiv, where at least two people were killed. these latest attacks happened as the ukrainian army is forging ahead with its six—day old ground incursion in western russia. russian and ukrainian forces have been locked in intense fighting in kursk, which is inside russian territory. strict security measures are in place there and two other russian regions — belgorod and bryansk. kursk�*s governor has ordered the evacuation of civilians from at—risk areas to speed up after nearly a week of fighting on russian soil.

officials have already evacuated more than 76,000 people. it all comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has acknowledged, for the first time, that his military is conducting an offensive inside russia's western kursk region. take a listen. translation: today, i received i several reports regarding the front lines and our actions to push the war onto the aggressor�*s territory. i am grateful to every unit of the defence forces, ensuring that ukraine is proving that it can indeed restore justice and ensure the necessary pressure on the aggressor. so how are people in russia responding to ukraine's border incursion? these people in moscow gave their reaction to the most serious attack by a foreign army on russian territory since the second world war. translation: i'm scared for people in general. - you want to help people but you don't know how to do it. ukrainian forces seem to be far away from us, but, at the same time,

they seem to be very close. the fact is that people just had to suddenly leave. they had lived quietly and suddenly they found ukrainian soldiers on our territory. translation: so the big question is whose fault is it _ and who is going to be responsible? because, as far as we know, there are heavy casualties among the soldiers on our side as well as the destruction of residential buildings, so who is going to be responsible for that? member of ukrainian parliament inna sovsun told me how significant this incursion is. well, i do think that there are several levels of significance here. first of all, it did show to the world that russian army is not winning, that there are vulnerabilities in the russian defence and that ukrainian army, and that the second point is strong enough to launch a counteroffensive where it can.

second, third. it was, of course, a huge boost to the morale inside ukraine. people in ukraine are tired and exhausted from the war ongoing for ten years. active phase for two—and—a—half years. people are exhausted for with living without electricity, for, you know, 20 hours a day. people are scared because the war was not going the way we expected it to go for the last year. and now we are seeing that actually, ukrainian army can fight back and that there are vulnerabilities among the russians. so it does, of course, boost the morale inside the country as well. and we hope it shows to the world that we can fight back and the world should be supporting us. now you talk about that boost of morale. i wonder if ukrainians are at all concerned about the potential for an escalation from the side of the kremlin? we know that russia, for its part, has been claiming to have used

a thermobaric bomb in response, capable of vaporising what it comes into contact with. so just talk to us about any concerns for escalation from the kremlin. well, truth be told, it's very difficult for us to imagine what escalation looks like. we're not talking nuclear options there, but other than that, we have seen it all. we have seen missiles hitting the city centre. hitting the children's hospital. we have seen thermobaric bombs being used on the front lines in the ukrainian territories, so it was not news for us. we have witnessed this night yet another attack. missiles attack into kyiv and other cities in ukraine. but that is something we have been experiencing for two and a half years. so there was nothing new happening. and will there be a response? yes. uh, of course there will be some sort of response. will it be worse than what we have been living through for the last two—and—a—half years? i really don't think so.

anina, briefly, if you don't mind, what do you think the aim here is from the ukrainian military? is it an effort to send a message, do you think? or is there potential for this to fan out further to try and take territory in russia? well, truth be told, of course we don't need any territory in russia, but we need the russian people to see what war means. the reality of war. what does that mean? we need to distract russia and military from the front lines on the ukrainian territory, and we are now seeing how slowly they respond to that. they don't want to move out their brigades from the front lines in ukraine, on the east and on the south. but i think that the military goals here are most important. we need to distract them from other front lines so that we can proceed there and take back our territories. that is our only goal after all. let's get some of the day's other news now. a huge rubbish dump has collapsed near the ugandan capital, kampala, engulfing homes and killing at least eight people. two of the dead were children. 1a others were taken to hospital.

rescuers are using excavators to search for survivors beneath mounds of waste. the authorities say the collapse was caused by structural failure, probably triggered by heavy rain. donald trump's election campaign team has said its internal communications have been hacked, and details sent to a us political website. they said iran was behind the hack without providing any direct evidence. earlier this week, microsoft released a report saying that iranian hackers appear to have targeted the campaign of an un—named us presidential candidate. venezuela's supreme court has said the opposition won't be able to appeal against a ruling it's due to issue on the outcome of the disputed presidential election held two weeks ago. the court criticised the opposition for failing to cooperate with the process and said its decision would be final. president nicolas maduro was declared winner amid allegations of fraud. the son of bangladesh's former prime minister sheikh hasina

has told bbc news his mother would be happy to return to the country to face trial. student leaders in the interim government are demanding she's held accountable for killings her security forces have long been accused of. her son sajeeb wazeed said his mother did not order attacks on students, but added that individuals responsible for human rights abuses while his mother was in power, should be "brought to justice". ms hasina's15—year rule ended after weeks of student led protests in which hundreds were killed. she's currently sheltering in neighbouring india after she fled bangladesh on monday. ms hasina is the daughter of bangladesh's founding father who was assassinated during a military coup along with most of his family. her son sajeeb wazed joy is based in the us. he told our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan his mother hopes to return to bangladesh and is in regular contact with her. i actuallyjust spoke to her,

uh, half an hour ago. i've been speaking to her every day. the current situation is she's monitoring what's happening in the country. and, of course, we are very concerned right now. there seems to be absolutely no law and order. there's still looting and rioting going on throughout the country, especially looting. it seems to be open season for looting. and citizens are sort of banding together to guard their own neighbourhoods because there doesn't seem to be any government. you've had the protesters demand that the, you know, the protesters vandalise the home of the chief justice of the supreme court, demanding his resignation, and they submitted a list of names to be supreme courtjustices. and the interim government simply accepted that and, uh, replaced the supreme court. so you basically have the supreme court of bangladesh has just been replaced without any due process by mob rule. i have spoken to people who say that they were tortured

by the security forces, that family members had been disappeared. and also we saw in recent weeks hundreds of students who were killed at those protests. what accountability should your mother take for the actions and the accusations against her security forces? i believe that everyone in the security forces and the security operatives that was responsible for those should be brought to justice. they should face accountability. so you concede that those things happened because we in the past had denials from your mother's government and the party that these even happened. we had tried to bring things to justice, if you will remember, when the first reports of extrajudicial killings surfaced, our government had tried and sentenced the son in law of one of our own ministers for his involvement with extrajudicial killings. i'm not going to deny. i'm not going to tell you that everything was perfect and mistakes weren't made. i believe that people

and many of us, actually a lot of this that we're learning, i am learning for the first time as well, because i believe that, no... our law enforcement agencies didn't do a lot of this, but i think people in the chain of command now that i'm saying that perhaps they went too far and they should have been held accountable. you do think they should be held accountable? i mean, some of the student leaders say that if your mother was to return to bangladesh, she should face trial. that is fine. you know, that's perfectly fine. that does not scare us. because in the previous military dictatorship that took over in 2006, they arrested my mother. they tried to prevent my motherfrom going back. she went back. they charged her with corruption. they went to trial. and at trial, she was acquitted because there was absolutely no evidence of corruption against her in this case as well. you have to prove it in court. so let's have a trial.

let's have a trial and see who was responsible. my mother did not order attacks on students. she did not. in fact, if my mother had been willing to kill students, my mother would still be in power today. but then why were hundreds of students killed in recent weeks? not hundreds. that number is exaggerated because many of those killed were civilians. many of those killed were police as well. and no one is mentioning that. why is no one mentioning the police that were killed and the civilians and who killed them? what's going to happen to your mother? she's in india at the moment. what's her next move? there's lots of speculation and rumour about her perhaps trying to go to the uk or perhaps other countries. those are all rumours. she has made no plans. this was going to be her last term. she's 76. her dream was to retire to her village home in tungipara when the violence escalated, when they decided that the demand became the resignation of government, she decided, look, i don't want to. i don't want our security forces to kill unarmed students.

i don't want my own special security force and prime minister's guards, in order to guard the prime minister's residence, they would have to open fire on the demonstrators that were marching towards it. i don't want that loss of life. i don't want that blood on my hands. those were her exact words to me. and so she was going to resign. there was going to be a constitutional handover of power, probably new elections called by parliament within three months. unfortunately, with the mob marching on the prime minister's residence, there wasn't any time to do any of that. i was the last person to speak to her. when her special security force took her, when the ss took her to a secure location and the airforce base, uh, hadn't had a helicopter ready. my aunt, she told my aunt, you get on the helicopter, i'm going to stay here. i don't want to leave my country. my aunt called me immediately. i talked to her. i talked to my mum. isaid, look, mum, this is a mob. they're going to kill you. our priority is to keep you safe, keep you alive. and you said recently that she wants to return to bangladesh.

is that still the long term plan? yes. of course. my mother does not want to live outside of bangladesh. whether it's in politics or whether it's retired. she wants to go home. will she be able to, though? i mean, that's a dream. but realistically, she's not likely to be welcome if she was to return. they've said that about my family. they killed my grandfather. they slaughtered 17 members of my family. they called him a dictator that he had... they said the same things about him, that he had become authoritarian. but the alternative in bangladesh was far worse. and so we came back and, uh, you know, we came back stronger. were mistakes made? yes, of course, but if you look at the history of bangladesh, the most successful government in the history of bangladesh was my mother's. paul kagame will be sworn in as president of rwanda for a fourth term later after being re—elected with nearly 99% of the vote. he will take the oath of office in a stadium surrounded by thousands of onlookers and other african leaders.

mr kagame secured a landslide victory in last month's presidential election against the two opponents who were allowed to stand. this fresh mandate extends his 2a years in power, with a constitutional amendment allowing him to potentially stay in office until 203a. the head of australia's domestic intelligence agency has accused unnamed allies of running foreign interference operations in the country, saying their identities would surprise people if revealed. mike burgess said his agency had identified at least three or four nations, including countries considered friends of australia, actively involved in attempts to interfere in its political system and diaspora communities. he declined to name the countries, but said when foreign interference was identified, it was dealt with effectively. you are watching bbc news. live to paris now of course on the last day

of the olympic games. paris looking glorious right now. we have got the women's marathon under way. team gb competing in that. we have also got some cyclists going to be on the track from team gb later and there are up for track from team gb later and there are upfor grabs track from team gb later and there are up for grabs the uk gb needs, 64 medals, only two more to beat that total. you're watching bbc news. plenty more for you on the channel so do stay with us if you can. goodbye for now. hello. sunday promises to be a sunny day across many parts of the uk. turning quite hard across the south of the country. the outlook into monday points to even hotter weather and the possibility of some big showers and thunderstorms in the north—west of the uk. so here is the morning on sunday, admittedly a little cloudy to start with the south. perhaps most and coastalfog

particularly in the south—west. a bit of drizzle too but the rest of the uk it is sunshine all round right from the word go. now we may have to wait a little bit across the south before that sun breaks through but i think come the afternoon it really will be that strong sunshine beating down on us nationwide. so how hot is it going to get on sunday? well, typically in the mid to high 20s across wales and england but one or two spots could reach 30 in the south. more comfortable across northern ireland and scotland, low 20s here but of course gloriously sunny. and then there will be some changes on the way come monday, a cold front is going to sweep off the atlantic, behind it we have got cooler air. ahead of this weather front, hot air is spreading in from the south. look how hot it is going to be on monday across the north of france, high 30s, and that hot air is going to clip the uk. so let's see what's happening then early on monday. we have got cool air spreading in off the atlantic, that very hot air spreading out of france — where it clashes

we will see storms breaking out here in the north—west of the uk. very difficult to pinpoint where they're going to be but they will be spreading towards the north—west. and the temperatures, around 20 or so in the north—west but widely into the 30s across england and possibly the mid—30s around london and the south—east, so a very hot day to come for some of us on monday and the humidity will increase as well. it really will feel quite uncomfortable. now on tuesday these weather fronts and low pressures basically win, they sweep across the uk and all of that heat will be pushed towards more central and eastern parts of europe. now there will be still some warmth left i think across eastern parts of the uk on tuesday, possibly the high 20s, 27, 28 celsius but look at the values here, already dropping into the low 20s across wales and parts of western england.

this kamala harris has echoed the white house's condemnation of the loss of civilian life in saturday's israeli air strike on a school compound in gaza. thousands of displaced palestinians had been sheltering there. the hospital's head told the bbc at least 70 people had been killed. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has acknowledged, for the first time, that his military is conducting an offensive inside russia's western kursk region.

russia has carried out overnight missile and drone attacks in six regions of ukraine. the first of three funerals for the young girls killed at a taylor swift dance class in southport last month will take place later today. alice da silva aguiar will be laid to rest at st patrick's catholic church in southport. and the final day of the paris olympics is under way with the women's marathon kicking off sunday's action. hello, good to have you with us. let's return to our top story and the us vice—president, kamala harris, has added her voice to international condemnation of the loss of civilian life in an israeli air strike on a school building in gaza. the director of a local hospital said that more than 70 people had died. israel disputes the figures and says it targeted hamas fighters hiding in the complex. our correspondentjenny hill

reports from tel aviv. the us, arguably israel's greatest ally and of course a major supplier of weapons has expressed its dismay at the strike as that international condemnation mounts. we heard from vice president kamala harris, who said that yet again too many civilians have been killed. she added that israel has the right to go after hamas but it also bears a special responsibility to avoid civilian casualties. the israeli military continues to insist that it used precision missiles to target what it claims was a hamas command centre within the school compound. it has published a list of the names of 19 people killed in the strike, which it says were either hamas or islamicjihad operatives. the big question of course, as you have been asking all morning i imagine, is where does this leave any hope

of a ceasefire and hostage return deal because of course this strike came at a time of very heightened tension in the middle east with the international community urging both hamas and israel to get to the negotiating table and agree upon a ceasefire and hostage return deal. kamala harris herself reiterated those demands. but listen to what hamas had to say in reaction to the strike. they described it as a horrific crime and said that israel, in effect, had escalated the conflict. so this morning in gaza, as people continue to mourn their dead, absorb the shock and of course pray for those injured, the prospect of peace seems very remote indeed. and, jenny, how are those comments from the likes of harris, the white house, we know that algeria for example also calling for a un security council meeting, how are they being received there in israel? i imagine it depends on who you speak to. well, of course. i mean, israel says it is going after hamas

as a matter of self defence. and the israeli leader benjamin netanyahu has said, you know, his aim is to completely dismantle the organisation. a lot of the israeli press are publishing what the israeli military is saying, that this was in effect a legitimate target. we have seen a string of similar attacks on schools in gaza by the israeli military in recent weeks and each time we see a very familiar pattern. the israeli military will say, well, there was a hamas command centre or base within that school, schools of course are no longer being used as schools, they are largely being used as shelters by the many, many displaced people of gaza. but the israeli military say each time they go out of their way to avoid civilian casualties with, for example, the use of precision missiles and the use of intelligence that they have gathered. so we are once again

in a familiar routine. i think what perhaps makes this particular strike stand out is the number of dead. of course that is why we are seeing such international outrage and calls for an urgent return to the negotiating table. jenny hill there. the paris olympics will come to a close later but before that, there are more chances for great britain to increase its already impressive medal haul. yesterday the tally grew to 63 after a successful day on the track, the taekwondo mat, and the pool. our sports correspondent joe lynskey has the round—up. it started aged eight in a bristol leisure centre, when kate shortman and izzy thorpe performed their first duet. two swimmers in sync on one breathless journey, now it's led to this... silver medallists. ..britain's first olympic medal in artistic swimming. yes, time for everybody in great britain to now hold their breath.

they were fourth when they started a routine called the rising phoenix, a name that sums up how this pair have reached this point. in tokyo they came 14th, they almost quit the sport. but three years of perseverance have helped in their ascent. china took the gold but for kate and izzy this silver was reward for what goes on beneath the surface. they've done it, - they've got a medal. honestly, it feels like a dream. i can't believe... i can't believe it. we have worked so hard to get here. i didn't want to cry but i am because we've been through some really hard times these past three years trying to get here and it just makes me emotional that it was all worth it. the twists in the air brought their country a breakthrough. in taekwondo, caden cunningham looked for the same. no british man had won gold in this sport. he won three bouts to make the final before a last kick to the head. oh, the headshot

makes the difference. cunningham was beaten but with this silver looks forward. in martial arts, there are big opportunities. i work very hard. if i choose something else, i'll choose something else and i'll master it. if i stay in this, i'll be the king of taekwondo for the next four years, no problem. tonight, paris will pass the baton onto la 28. the last night of track and field brought two british relay medals — bronze in the men's and women's 4x400, where amber anning held on for a national record time. great britain with another medal. the same achievement to win bronze came for georgia bell in the 1500 metres but her way to the finish had been quite remarkable. she'd been a good junior runner but then quit the sport. she was inspired to return when she ran a quick parkrun. georgia bell is so close. faith kipyegon won the gold but here was bell's resilience — back from the brink to win a place on the podium.

georgia bell gets the bronze. when i got back into running the goal wasn't to try and make the olympics, that would have been absolutely bonkers at the time. it was just going back to something that i really loved. it was just so unlikely that i would be here in the first place, so i thoughtjust go for it and see what happens. ten track and field medals is britain's best haul since 1984. the target for a team is always the podium but each route there is unique. joe lynskey, bbc news. day 16 of the paris olympics is already under way with the closing ceremony to come later at the stade de france. great britain won six medals on saturday — they need two more today to beat their tally from the tokyo games. team gb's noah williams got the first medal yesterday with a bronze in the men's 10m platform. despite looking out of contention after his first few dives he capitalised on the mistakes of others to claim his second medal of the games.

when you are first, i'm not focused on anyone else because i'm the first one going. ijust can do what i can do, which was great. and then, you know, i was just able to literally do what i had to do to get the medal. one of my dives wasn't great but overall obviously i'm so happy and i couldn't ask for more. former chelsea women manager emma hayes guided the usa to the olympic gold medal. she only took the job less than three months ago and this was her first tournament in charge. they beat brazil 1—0 at parc des princes. mallory swanson's second—half finish was enough to secure the americans' first olympic gold since 2012 — and their fifth overall. the win underlines hayes�* status as one of the best coaches in the women's game. it's been a rough year. this time last year my dad was dying and i didn't think that i had the courage to come and do this. and this team have embraced me and welcomed me into theirfamily and allowed me to lead them.

and honestly it is the greatest moment in my professional career. ollie wood and mark stewart fell short of the medal places in the men's madison after a crash put paid to their chances. wood said he felt like he'd been "rear—ended by a lorry" after this incident with netherlands�* jan—willem van schip. the british pair — current world silver medallists — finished tenth as portugal won a historic first olympic gold on the track. after missing out on a medal in the 1500 metres, jakob ingebrigtsen made up for it by storming to victory in the 5000 metres. the norwegian world champion made his move with 200 metres to go and finished comfortably ahead of kenya's ronald kwemoi who took silver, with bronze going to american grant fisher. britain's george mills finished last. with the paris olympics drawing to a close tonight the next hosts are already looking four years ahead.

organisers of la28 have been explaining why they've chosen some new sports among the 36 that'll be on show. we want to have the greatest sports programme in the history of the olympics because we are a great sporting city. and so we are bringing some of the most important, most traditional, most meaningful sports in our country — baseball, softball and flag football. and we are bringing some of the most important, most accessible sports in the world — cricket and squash. and the 36 sports we have on our programme will mean this will be the greatest collection of athletes the history of the world has ever seen in one place. i am joined now by laura scott, our sports news correspondent, who joins us from paris. so the last day there in paris. what have we got to look forward to? well, it is a beautiful day here in paris for the final day of the games and there is no shortage of medals up and there is no shortage of medals up for grabs. and and there is no shortage of medals upfor grabs. and it and there is no shortage of medals up for grabs. and it all began today with the women's marathon. there are three british runners in the pack,

including rose harvey, who only started taking her running seriously when she was made redundant from her job as a finance lawyer during lockdown. currently the three british runners are very much in the pack rather than in medal contention but no doubt harvey's story will be an inspiration to amateur runners backin an inspiration to amateur runners back in the uk. a bit later on after that marathon finishes we have the women's weightlifting and team gb only picked one weightlifter for these games and that is emily campbell, who made history in tokyo winning a silver medal. she is hoping to go even better here in paris but she faces a formidable force in the chinese competitor, who is widely expected to take the gold. but campbell says that when she feels and looks her best she performs her best and she is actually brought her own eyelash technician here to paris with her. and then the final of the women's modern pentathlon and britain have two medal chances in there with the defending champion kate french and

arendse bryson both in strong positions heading into today's final. and this will be the final time we see horse riding as part of the modern pentathlon as organisers tried to keep that event relevant for younger audiences and make some changes to the format. and it has been a successful time in the velodrome for team gb at the olympics and there are three more gold medals up for grabs in the velodrome including emma finucane in the women's sprint, she's tried to get her third medal of the sprint as is jack carlin as well, so look out for those as team gb tries to beat the tally from tokyo of 16. —— matt 16. the act currently down on gold but it has been a successful games for team gb already with more medal opportunities to come. what for team gb already with more medal opportunities to come.— opportunities to come. what about the closin: opportunities to come. what about the closing ceremony _ opportunities to come. what about the closing ceremony this - opportunities to come. what about| the closing ceremony this evening? any insight how that might look? at least it is not raining! i any insight how that might look? at least it is not raining!— least it is not raining! i think

organisers — least it is not raining! i think organisers will— least it is not raining! i think organisers will be _ least it is not raining! i think organisers will be breathing | least it is not raining! i think| organisers will be breathing a least it is not raining! i think - organisers will be breathing a sigh of relief that we have got clear skies today because that heavy rain didn't dampen the spirits during the opening ceremony. we will get a more conventional closing ceremony, i think that is fair to say. they will keep the plans under wraps but we know it will be in the south of france. we will see the athletes marching as we are used to seeing, rather than on the boats —— in the start of the france —— we will see medallist returning who won medals right at the start of these olympics two weeks ago and it will be a celebration of what we have seen in paris at the last fortnight but it will also include an not a head to the next olympic games and as you were just hearing their los angeles have big plans for 2028, so we will see a bit of a hint of what is to come in la in four years' time and are not of course to the paralympics, which get under way in a fortnight�*s time. paralympics, which get under way in a fortnight's time.— a fortnight's time. laura scott, en'o a fortnight's time. laura scott, enjoy every _ a fortnight's time. laura scott, enjoy every last _ a fortnight's time. laura scott, enjoy every last moment. - good to you.

let's now speak to kerry linden, a die—hard volunteer for the olympics. she has volunteered not only this year but also twice previously, as well as at several other sporting events. great to have you with us, kerry. this latest adventure coming to a close. what has this latest olympics been like for you?— close. what has this latest olympics been like for you? paris have done a ureat “ob, been like for you? paris have done a great job. they _ been like for you? paris have done a great job, they really _ been like for you? paris have done a great job, they really have. - been like for you? paris have done a great job, they really have. i - been like for you? paris have done a great job, they really have. i was - greatjob, they really have. i was at the rowing and the canoeing, kayaking, just a fabulous venue, particularly when it has not been raining. we have had the good weather. it is really a beautiful place to be volunteering. bud weather. it is really a beautiful place to be volunteering. and this is in the first _ place to be volunteering. and this is in the first time _ place to be volunteering. and this is in the first time either- place to be volunteering. and this is in the first time either is - place to be volunteering. and this is in the first time either is it - is in the first time either is it that you have volunteered at the olympics, you are a bit of a veteran?— olympics, you are a bit of a veteran? ~ ., ., veteran? well, i wanted to get involved in _ veteran? well, i wanted to get involved in london _ veteran? well, i wanted to get involved in london 2012 - veteran? well, i wanted to get involved in london 2012 just i veteran? well, i wanted to get - involved in london 2012 just because i live near london and i wanted it to be successful. and i didn't have a job anywhere near the sport. i was helping out on security, telling people to empty their pockets. and

in rio much the same, i was behind the scenes, i was sat in a portakabin. again, didn't see any of my sport which was fencing at those games live. so this time it has been marvellous, i've been working with the press team this time, so have actually been blessed to be outside for most of the games and able to watch the sports, so very fortunate this time. i watch the sports, so very fortunate this time. ., ., ., ., ., ., this time. i am gonna have to ask ou this time. i am gonna have to ask you where — this time. i am gonna have to ask you where do _ this time. i am gonna have to ask you where do you _ this time. i am gonna have to ask you where do you think— this time. i am gonna have to ask you where do you think paris - this time. i am gonna have to ask| you where do you think paris ranks out of all others olympics that you were just out of all others olympics that you werejust mentioning? out of all others olympics that you were just mentioning?— out of all others olympics that you were just mentioning? were 'ust mentioning? yeah, london is werejust mentioning? yeah, london is alwa s werejust mentioning? yeah, london is always going _ werejust mentioning? yeah, london is always going to — werejust mentioning? yeah, london is always going to have _ werejust mentioning? yeah, london is always going to have the _ werejust mentioning? yeah, london is always going to have the most - is always going to have the most special place in my heart, it is where it all began. i don't know that anybody will ever beat our opening ceremony. but paris have done, rearwas opening ceremony. but paris have done, rear was spectacular as well, definitely my favourite uniform i think in rio, very bright colours. but i quite like the one here, particularly the hats. but paris have done a greatjob, particular transport getting around the city has been fabulously easy and they

have done a top job on that. {line have done a top 'ob on that. one thin ido have done a top 'ob on that. one thing i do want _ have done a topjob on that. one thing i do want to _ have done a topjob on that. one thing i do want to touch on is that you are there, you are volunteering, you are there, you are volunteering, you are there, you are volunteering, you are keeping everything running smoothly. there are so many volunteers like yourself. unsung heroes perhaps of the games. play a really vital role.— really vital role. thank you, i really vital role. thank you, i really appreciate _ really vital role. thank you, i really appreciate that. - really vital role. thank you, i really appreciate that. i - really vital role. thank you, i j really appreciate that. i think really vital role. thank you, i l really appreciate that. i think i have been very lucky to be forward facing and see a sport this time. i was only thinking the other day about so many of the volunteers stuck in portakabins never see sport or helping check us in as the workforce and giving us our uniform and accreditation. they don't get anywhere near the sport, so without all of those 45,000 of us here volunteering in paris. these games just couldn't happen. you volunteering in paris. these games just couldn't happen.— volunteering in paris. these games just couldn't happen. you have been luc to be just couldn't happen. you have been lucky to be there _ just couldn't happen. you have been lucky to be there but _ just couldn't happen. you have been lucky to be there but paris _ just couldn't happen. you have been lucky to be there but paris has - just couldn't happen. you have been lucky to be there but paris has been | lucky to be there but paris has been lucky to be there but paris has been lucky to be there but paris has been lucky to have you as well. kerry, a volunteer with the olympics, lovely to talk to. thanks, kerry.— to talk to. thanks, kerry. thank

ou. let's take a look at the medal table. china are top with 39 golds — just one ahead of the united states. the hosts france are in fifth place with 16 golds. great britain are sixth with 14 golds. if you want to have a look at the schedule for the final day of the paris olympics then go to our website. we'll tell you exactly what's happening and when. you can also take a look at the full medal table. just go to the bbc sport website — or download the app. if you live in london you might want to go outside and have a good look at your exterior walls this morning to check if the street artist banksy has added yet another creation. yesterday, his sixth artwork in as many days appeared in the capital but it didn't stay up for long, as our correspondent paul hawkins reports. six animals in six days. why london, and what do they mean? kew�*s teetering goat. the two touching trunks in chelsea.

three monkeys hanging around brick lane. the howling wolf of peckham. two peckish pelicans in walthamstow. and yesterday, cricklewood's stretching cat. but it didn't stay up for long. hours after its reveal, contractors arrived to dismantle the billboard. our guys just got a phone call to come and take it down, so it's just paint at the end of the day. we don't take banksys down every day obviously, but... yeah, we'll do our best to preserve it. if he wants to come and collect it, it's up to him. it's a shame, really. but, as you can see, there's quite a lot of people here today. it's quite nice for cricklewood. it's street art and this must remain in the street. - it's going to be taken down, which is probably best for the safety because people want to take it or deface it. what links his latest artwork is a mystery. is it the locations, the number of animals or the animals themselves?

banksy�*s press team have declined to comment on the meaning. maybe there isn't one — just enjoy them, as you never know when they'll disappear. paul hawkins, bbc news. a veterinary charity has warned that some of its services are under threat because of unprecedented demand and a 60% increase in bills over the last decade. the pdsa carried out more than two million treatments last year and says it needs more donations to meet demand. our correspondent ben godfrey went to one of the charity's animal hospitals, in birmingham. at the pdsa hospital in aston, a returning patient, with a suspected infection, it's an xl bully. it's now a criminal offence to possess one unless you have an exemption, a breed keeping vets busy. in public they have

to have a muzzle and be restrained. also as part of people being allowed to have one is to have them muted, and of course that is something we need to try to meet the demand. the aston hospital averages 120 patients a day. from eight o'clock in the morning there are pre— booked appointments and emergency admissions. today the hospital has reduced staffing... that care is expensive and health care is expensive and we know because we have to run 49 pet hospitals every year. those doors are open. we do have these challenges but we have to keep going. this is what we are here for. it was seven to be —— it was 70 quid

'ust it was seven to be —— it was 70 quid just to _ it was seven to be —— it was 70 quid just to he _ it was seven to be —— it was 70 quid just to be seen here the other day and the _ just to be seen here the other day and the medication and everything so it was— and the medication and everything so it was a _ and the medication and everything so it was a lot _ and the medication and everything so it was a lot cheaper. the charity has treated more than 240,000 animals in 2023. of those, 90,000 were emergencies and demand is increasing. it would be wonderful if things did ease but we have to be prepared for the worst and we have to make sure that we are really careful on budget so pets do not suffer as a result of financial hardship. isa is a daily uncertainty to this job but alsojoy. the kitten, one of is a daily uncertainty to this job but also joy. the kitten, one of a litter of five born prematurely is here in their care. the sole survivor. ben bbc news. —— ben godfrey, bbc news. more of us are trying to get out and about to enjoy the summer weather, which means rescue teams in wales' largest national park are expecting another

record year for callouts. groups in eryri, formerly known as snowdonia, say beautiful pictures on social media are encouraging people to head to the beauty spot, without being aware of the dangers. george herd has been out in the mountains to find out more. it may be a little overcast, but the car park here at ngen cottage in the national park is already full and walkers are heading out onto the hills in their droves. from here it's a short walk to the relative safety of combe idwal. however, it could also lead you to the technically challenging climbs onto the 3000ft trefan. with stunning views like this, it's no surprise it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors a year here to eryri. but are people thinking enough about mountain safety when they head out on the hills? this is our operational area. you can see we come from colwyn bay all the way down here to pentrefoelas. according to the ngen valley mountain rescue teams, the answer all too often is no.

this alone accounts for nearly one in three call—outs, often novice walkers whose only experience is watching videos on instagram or tiktok. things have changed, i think. certainly all mountain rescue teams have noticed a big difference since lockdown, and i think one of the things is social media. people are doing podcasts, other people are seeing the podcasts and getting the idea that they can go up there. but they haven't seen how that original filmer of the podcast was equipped and haven't seen how experienced he was. and we're getting a number of people who are going up, getting into difficulties because they aren't suitably equipped or experienced. so what do some of those heading out onto the hills think? we've seen people equipped today in wearing birkenstocks and trying to climb, you know, pretty big heights. and not only is their feet going to be cold, but they're, you know, it'sjust not suitable. you have to be careful, uh, and also doing stupid - things by trying to play

the hero or something. but i think everybody. is relatively safe here, so we don't see any, any problems. it's probably a more education you need so that before people approach the mountains, maybe there should be some way of them knowing how to assess what they're capable of. and that role of educating visitors is being taken up by adventure smart, a body championing safe outdoor activities. everybody has caught the outdoor adventure bug. ithink, you know, post—covid people have discovered that the outdoors is good for their wellbeing, but they're not doing it with any real understanding, or many of them don't have an understanding of the risks involved and the fact that, you know, they could take a few simple actions which would help them mitigate those risks, have a far more enjoyable day, and actually not have to call our mountain rescue teams out. the message from mountain rescue teams and adventure smart is simple do some planning, come prepared for the weather, and finally, do enjoy the mountains safely. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.

hello there. hot and hotand humid hot and humid conditions particular for southern and eastern areas of england. thunderstorms further north and west. all of this to come in the forecast tonight and tomorrow. for the rest of the day today it looks dry, lots of sunshine, feeling warm. a bit of a slow start towards the south coast of england. here are still the risk of some sea mist. even toward southern areas of devon that should tend to break up as the onshore breeze is cooler than yesterday. temperatures widely in the low to mid 20s, maybe 2930 celsius for london and parts berkshire. overnight tonight we keep the clear skies towards the east but here come the thunderstorms, potential thunderstorms for northern ireland, western scotland. temperatures across the south of england may not drop locally below

20 celsius, it will feel warm, sticky, uncomfortable sleeping. here comes that fresher air on monday, behind the cold front. it is where the air masses meet, the cool air from the atlantic and the hot air streaming in from southern europe. thunderstorms throughout the early part of the morning, anywhere from north yorkshire and north lincolnshire northwards. further south should say largely dry. an improving picture for everybody with a lot of sunshine through the afternoon. very hot in southern and eastern areas of england, parts of london, cambridgeshire could get as high as 34 celsius. it will still be one here on tuesday but not quite as hot. here come those atlantic fronts then pushing further eastwards and sunshine developing behind but now fresher feeling air sunshine developing behind but now fresherfeeling airfor sunshine developing behind but now fresher feeling air for most of the uk. still 28 of 29 celsius out toward southern and eastern areas of england, coolerfurther north toward southern and eastern areas of england, cooler further north and west with further outbreaks of rain.

more widespread showers too on wednesday. sunny spells around, temperatures still in low to mid 20s for many parts of england and eastern wales as well. quite unsettled as we head through next week, so fresher feeling air, unsettled as we head through next week, so fresherfeeling air, sunny spells at times but also further outbreaks of rain. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. ukraine's president zelensky acknowledges for the first time that his military is conducting an offensive inside russia. translation: ukraine is proving that it can indeed restore justice l and ensure the necessary pressure on the aggressor. it comes as russia carries out overnight missile and drone attacks in six regions of ukraine, killing at least two people in kyiv. the funeral takes place today of nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar, one of the three young girls killed

in the southport knife attack that sparked the unrest. us vice—president kamala harris adds her voice to international condemnation of the loss of civilian life in saturday's deadly israeli air strike on a school compound in gaza. also coming up on the programme. the final day of the paris olympics is under way with the women's marathon kicking off the action. 13 gold medals are up for grabs before the closing ceremony. and a sixth banksy in six days. what might the elusive street artist reveal next? hello. we start this hour with the latest on the war in ukraine. president zelensky has for the first time acknowledged that his forces are conducting a cross—border offensive inside russia. it's the most serious attack

by a foreign army on russian territory since the second world war.