in nottingham last year. and �*cruise—ing' into the stade de france, someone makes a special appearance, as the paris olympics draws to a close. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we begin in russia, where authorities are evacuating parts of the belgorod region in the south west of the country. it neighbours kursk, where ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive nearly a week ago. the governor of belgorod says the evacuation is due to activity by ukrainian forces on the border. meanwhile in ukraine, an attack on the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has sparked accusations from both moscow and kyiv. russia's state media reports that the main fire at the plant was extinguished in the early

hours of monday. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky shared these pictures on social media. he said russian officials who control the plant had deliberately started the fires. according to ukraine regulator, it was negligence or arson. but the kremlin—installed governor of zaporizhzhia claimed the fire erupted after shelling by ukrainian forces. the site has been under the control of russian troops and officials since 2022. it has not produced power in more than two years, and all six reactors have been in cold shutdown since april. in a statement on social media, the un's nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency, said iaea experts witnessed strong dark smoke coming from zaporizhzhia nuclear power station's northern area following multiple explosions heard in the evening. the team was told of an alleged drone attack on one of the cooling towers located at the site.

no impact has been reported on nuclear safety. this comes as ukraine continues its cross—border offensive. russia says its army will deliver a "tough response" and has acknowledged that ukrainian units have advanced deep into the western region of kursk, saying it's hit troops and equipment, around 30 kilometres from the border. here's our security correspondent, gordon corera. the russian flag is torn down and thrown on the ground, while that of ukraine rises in its place. for the first time since the second world war, russia has found its own territory invaded and occupied. in a move which caught moscow by surprise, ukraine has in the past week sent tanks and thousands of troops across the border, leaving destruction in theirwake, an operation its president acknowledged for the first time last night. translation: i received several reports from commander - in chief syrskyii 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. tens of thousands of russians are now being hurriedly evacuated from the areas close to where ukraine is operating. some expressed shock and anger at their government for allowing this to happen. a stern—faced vladimir putin met his top officials last week, and he has described the attack as a major provocation. this operation is a bold and maybe even risky gamble by ukraine. they've sent some of their best forces into russia here, you can see it in yellow. some are reported to be operating 20 miles over the border. the idea seems to be to force russia to respond by shifting its forces away from the front lines inside ukraine, here in red, where moscow has recently been making advances. but it's not clear if ukraine simply wants to strike

a psychological blow or really plans to try and hold the territory. russia's ministry of defence says it is repelling the attack. it's issued these pictures of ukrainian tanks being hit, although we've not been able to independently verify them. and overnight, ukraine said missiles fired by russia hitjust east of its capital, kyiv, killing two. but an intercepted ukrainian missile also fell on a russian apartment building in the city of kursk, injuring 15. that's another sign that a war launched by vladimir putin on ukraine is dramatically reaching into russia. gordon corera, bbc news. thousands of people in towns and villages outside the greek capital athens have been ordered to move to safer areas, as wildfires are raging in the area.

more than 30 have been brought under control, but hundreds of firefighters, as well as waterbombing planes and helicopters, are still battling a number of fires. as nickjohnson reports. the greek capital, sweltering in temperatures nearing a0 celsius. nearby fires shrouding the country's most recognisable landmarks in thick black smoke. dozens of fires have broken out across the country over the weekend. the prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, has cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis. greece has experienced its hottest june and july on record. the hot, dry weather accompanied by strong winds to fan the flames. shouting thousands of residents have been told to leave their homes in the region north of athens, including residents of the historic town of marathon. and in nearby varnavas,

police go door—to—door to get people out. while many have fled, some can't bear to leave. "my family have all left," yannis says. "but i'm staying nearby so i can keep an eye on my house." the army has also been on hand to help. translation: the| situation is chaotic. 0ur military unit's been here from the beginning and we're trying to help the fire unit and the volunteer teams. we're surrounded by fire here. the night will be very hard. as night falls, fires continue to rage. local farmers coming to terms with the loss of their livelihoods. translation: the front of the fire is really huge and it's _ uncontrollable right now. behind these mountains are all the olive groves, all the olives are burned. hundreds of wildfires have broken

out across greece since may. some scientists are attributing their frequency and intensity to climate change, and there appears to be no respite in the hot, dry weather over the coming days. nickjohnson, bbc news. ijust want i just want to show you the live pictures that we are keeping across here, because as we were just hearing in that report, some fires have been brought under control. as you can see, these are pictures right now and firefighters still out, looks like they are tamping down that particular region, though there are fires still worrying fire services there. we will keep across these life pictures and live feed for the next couple of hours to monitor the situation there in northern athens in greece. we will get the latest now on our main story this hour, the events in

russia and the military offensive by ukraine into russian territory. let's get the latest. joining me now is our bbc ukrainian reporter zhanna bezpiatchuk and our bbc russian reporter, sergei goryashko. thank you very much to you both for coming on. this is a slightly, clearly competitive picture, but if we can start with you zhanna, talk to us about this encouragement and the state of play right now. first what i want _ the state of play right now. first what i want to _ the state of play right now. first what i want to say _ the state of play right now. first what i want to say is _ the state of play right now. first what i want to say is that - the state of play right now. f "st what i want to say is that the ukrainian army, they try to keep as many details of this operation in secret as possible. because they have a very important and not successful experience with the ukrainian counter offensive operation in the summer of 2023, when it was discussed in advance,

and it was a problem as it turned out later. what we know is that around 1000 of ukrainian forces have been deployed to participate in this operation on the russian ground. and there are hundreds if not thousands of additional troops of the ukrainian army and other defence forces that were sent to the border. this operation continues, and we know and officially at least there are signs that the ukrainian forces managed to advance tens of kilometres away from the border more deeply into the territory of the kursk region. from ukrainian sources, we also know that the ukrainian side doesn't confirm it has any intentions to move towards

the nuclear plant in the region of kursk, so it is not discussed here. also, we know that, for now, one of the expectations of this operation is that russia might send substantial numbers of its forces from the donbas, from the east of ukraine, where the main front line is located to the region of kursk. also, the ukrainian side confirms that they have taken quite a big number of captives, prisoners of war in the region of kursk, but what we don't have the precise numbers, they might be tens or even hundreds of russian soldiers.— russian soldiers. thank you very much, zhanna. _

russian soldiers. thank you very much, zhanna. so _ russian soldiers. thank you very much, zhanna. so go, _ russian soldiers. thank you very much, zhanna. so go, what - russian soldiers. thank you very much, zhanna. so go, what are| russian soldiers. thank you very i much, zhanna. so go, what are we expecting from a russian response? in terms of the russian response, we have learned — in terms of the russian response, we have learned that russia has gone to another_ have learned that russia has gone to another village in the belgorod region— another village in the belgorod region in— another village in the belgorod region in advance of the ukrainian invasion_ region in advance of the ukrainian invasion there as well. as we see now, _ invasion there as well. as we see now. russia _ invasion there as well. as we see now, russia is trying to gather its resources — now, russia is trying to gather its resources and to gather troops in the border— resources and to gather troops in the border regions not to allow the ukrainian _ the border regions not to allow the ukrainian invasion to advance down. however. _ ukrainian invasion to advance down. however, this is not yet that successful, as last week, a russian military— successful, as last week, a russian military convoy was bombed by the ukrainian _ military convoy was bombed by the ukrainian artillery with ukrainian hi-h ukrainian artillery with ukrainian high mark— ukrainian artillery with ukrainian high mark systems. because the operation — high mark systems. because the operation was not made in a good way in this— operation was not made in a good way in this case, _ operation was not made in a good way in this case, so it still doesn't

look— in this case, so it still doesn't look like _ in this case, so it still doesn't look like a _ in this case, so it still doesn't look like a major threat in russia, especially— look like a major threat in russia, especially in the state media, and they are _ especially in the state media, and they are trying to undermine the real threat to bordering regions and to that _ real threat to bordering regions and to that power plant that zhanna has 'ust to that power plant that zhanna has just mentioned. so the officials are claiming _ just mentioned. so the officials are claiming that the situation is under controi— claiming that the situation is under control and — claiming that the situation is under control and everything isjust control and everything is just working _ control and everything isjust working all right and russia is successfully deterring the ukrainian forces _ successfully deterring the ukrainian forces. ,, ., ., ., ., ,, forces. 0k, sergei and zhanna, thank ou to ou forces. 0k, sergei and zhanna, thank you to you both- _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

the pentagon says the us defense secretary lloyd austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the middle east and has told an aircraft carrier strike group to sail to the area more quickly. that deployment of additional

fighterjets and navy warships was announced earlier this month, as washington seeks to bolster defenses following threats from iran and its allies hamas and hezbollah. meanwhile, leaders of the uk, france and germany have renewed calls for an immediate resumption of ceasefire negotiations, saying the fighting must end and all hostages must be released. the latest push for a truce follows the killing of hamas's political leader, ismail haniyeh. fresh talks for a ceasefire deal for gaza are slated for this week. hamas has urged mediators to implement an existing plan, presented by president biden last month, and has ruled out new rounds of negotiations over the terms of a deal. israel said it will send a team of negotiators to take part in the meeting. let's speak to our correspondent, barbara plett usher. just talk us through the latest on the negotiations. we had that statement by the united

states and the two regional negotiators, qatar and egypt last week, at a very high level. the president of egypt and the united states signed it and also the emir of qatar, so clearly making this a very intense push towards trying again to get a ceasefire deal. the americans and the negotiators, they believe that this is the best way to calm regional tensions, believe that this is the best way to calm regionaltensions, by believe that this is the best way to calm regional tensions, by getting a ceasefire deal. they said the framework has been on the table, this is the framework that president biden mentioned at the end of may, it has been on a table for a while. there are differences of opinion about how to implement it. we are prepared to implement a bridging proposal to get this done, there has been a lot of pressure on both sides to come to a deal. the israelis, as you said, according to press reports here, have said they will send negotiators. hamas had been silent until this point, but recently said they that the talks should resume from where they left off, with no

new proposals. they said israel should be made to accept the deal on the table, saying israel had added new conditions at the last round and that hamas didn't want endless new rounds or new proposals to draw things out, because it said this was giving a cover for israel to continue its attacks against palestinians in gaza. so it was a sort of statement where they did not rule out participating, it seemed they accepted in principle to participate, despite the recent assassination of their political leader ismail haniyeh. but we have added conditions to it, and they will be waiting to see what is actually on the table when those talks got under on thursday. separately, what do we know about us forces in the region? this separately, what do we know about us forces in the region?— forces in the region? as you mentioned. _ forces in the region? as you mentioned, the _ forces in the region? as you mentioned, the secretary i forces in the region? as you mentioned, the secretary of forces in the region? as you - mentioned, the secretary of defence has ordered a missile, guided missile submarine to the area.

apparently, that submarine was actually already in the region, so it doesn't have far to go, but is an allocation of resources to this conflict. and we know the aircraft carrier group was already en route, carrying f35 fighterjets to add to the build—up here, the secretary of defence and sent it to try to get here more quickly than it currently was. there have already been increases in navy warships and other fighterjet squadrons. so basically building of the us resources in the region is a clear signal to iran that the us will help defend israel if the iranians attack. the iranians have blamed israel for the killing of this hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, on their soil of this hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, on theirsoiland of this hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, on their soil and said they would punish israel for it. but they have been quite circumspect and quiet about how they would go about doing it. so basically the us is building up deterrence in the region to prevent a worst—case scenario. as we discussed, the americans really do believe that getting a ceasefire in gaza is the best way to head off

any wider regional conflict, that is one of the reason they are pushing so hard to try to get that back on track. . ., ., a doctor who treated valdo calocane, three years before he killed three people in nottingham, warned his mental illness was so severe he could "end up killing someone", according to medical records seen by the bbc. in their first interview, calocane's mother and brother told bbc panorama this was one of a series of missed opportunities over three years that could have prevented the killings. navtej johal has this report. for so long, we thought that it would end in tragedy. but i thought the tragedy would be him taking his own life and it was, like, infinitely worse than that. the family of valdo calocane are talking publicly for the first time. in 2023, he fatally stabbed students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, and school caretaker ian coates. he also seriously injured three others by driving into them. valdo calocane was convicted

of manslaughter for the killings and the families of his victims believe that, although he was mentally ill, he knew what he was doing and should have been convicted of murder and sent to prison. calocane had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020. we've got a bunch of the medical records from valdo's time in the care of nottinghamshire health trust. the family only received these records after he was sentenced for the killings and have shared them with bbc panorama. they revealed that, three years before the nottingham attacks, a psychiatrist during a ward round had expressed serious concerns. this entry is from the second admission into hospital. the second time he's been sectioned? the second time he's been sectioned. and, yeah, there's an entry here about a meeting that the doctor has, a chat he has with my brother. and, you know, my brother is so psychotic that the doctor notes that there seems to be no insight or remorse. and the danger will be that the next time this will happen again,

and perhaps valdo will end up killing someone. a doctor wrote, nearly three years before the nottingham attacks, that valdo could end up killing someone? mm. we know valdo's care wasn't up to standard, but reading this note isjust beyond anything. you think this could have been avoided, you could have done something. richard taylor is a forensic psychiatrist. he didn't treat calocane but has been an expert witness in more than 150 court cases. have you ever seen it written down in medical notes? that the patient could potentially go on to kill someone? i...i can't recall of a case where i've seen that written down in the medical records. if it's that unusual and potentially that serious, what would you expect to happen? if a psychiatrist is committing themselves to a potential risk of homicide, then i think that's something that i would expect to be taken seriously. valdo calocane was detained under the mental health act

four times in two years, each time following a violent incident, but never for longer than seven weeks. i don't think it's fair to say that he was ever treated. i don't think he was ever really treated. he was sort of managed, like, so, he had interventions, but with regards to a proper, i guess, treatment plan, i'm not sure that we ever saw that. brian dow is deputy chief executive of rethink mental illness, a charity that campaigns for people severely affected by mental illness. ithink, looking back, it was a question of when, not if, and unless we both invest and change the model of health care that we have so that you don't allow these crises to build up and build up, then there's the inevitable risk that this will happen again. nottinghamshire health care nhs trust says it's committed to preventing such a tragedy reoccurring. that work continues to improve the safety and quality of services for patients,

and to give its full support to learn from the events ofjune last year. the care quality commission is due to publish a report into valdo calocane's care tomorrow. calocane's family say the missed opportunities in his care are the product of a system which they say needs urgent reform. navteonhal, bbc news. viewers in the uk can watch a special programme on that on panorama. the paris olympics drew to a close on sunday night. more than two weeks of sporting excellence ending with a spectacular ceremony at the stade de france. there were fireworks, jubilant athletes, and even a hollywood cameo. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. as the sun set on these olympics, the closing ceremony symbolically beginning at the cauldron in the centre of paris.

french swimming sensation leon marchand, a four—time gold medallist here, carrying the flame on the start of its finaljourney, while at the stadium, more than 70,000 enjoyed the start of proceedings. the presidents of france and the international olympic committee introduced. before the true stars of the last 16 days of action began to arrive for the traditional parade. gold medal—winning pair, triathlete alex yee and trampolinist bryony page, team gb�*s flagbearers. the hosts, meanwhile, able to celebrate their biggest medal haul since 1900. team gb also all smiles after another successful games. and after the parade came the performance. a golden voyager descending from the sky before taking the audience on a journey that paid tribute to the greek origins of the olympics.

soon, the athletes were treated to a performance by iconic french band phoenix. before the protocol of the speeches. with that, it was time for paris to hand over to the hosts of the next summer games. the olympic flag ceremoniously transferred to the mayor of los angeles, and then a chance for the world to get a sense of what the city would offer. actor tom cruise then appearing, before living up to his reputation for performing his own stunts. the hollywood star making a memorable cameo to start the journey of the olympic flag to la, before performances by the red hot chili peppers in california and a fixture at the paris games, rapper snoop dogg. with the ceremony drawing to a conclusion and the torch now safely delivered to the stadium, all that was left was for it to be extinguished, formally marking the end of these games. paris's grand party was over,

but the moments and the memories it created will live on. dan roan, bbc news, paris. we will have plenty more coverage of the olympics coming up. do stay with us for that. for the moment, i'm lewis vaughanjones and mrs bbc news. hello again. we've had some heavy thundery downpours, especially in parts of the north and the west this morning, and also some high temperatures to start the day. it's going to be hot and humid once again in parts of the south eastern quarter, with some areas potentially reaching 35 celsius. that will make it the hottest day of this year so far. now, as we go through the course of this morning into the afternoon, what you'll find is all those thunderstorms will clear away. there'll be a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine.

there's a chance you could catch the odd thunderstorm in parts of lincolnshire or yorkshire, and the odd shower moving from the midlands towards the south east, but they will be the exception rather than the rule. fresher in the north and west, hot and humid with highs up to 35 in the south east and quite windy too across the northwest. that will ease as we go through the evening a lot of clear skies. if you're hoping to see the meteor shower, you could well be in luck. but out towards the west, the could is going to build but out towards the west, the cloud is going to build and we'll see the arrival of some rain. the other thing is, it's still going to be quite a fresh night for many areas away from the south east, where it will still feel quite humid. now, if we pick up that weather front tomorrow, it's out in the west. through the course of the day, it's going to be drifting eastwards, but it will continue to weaken in doing so. so a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine to start the day. our weather front pushes from the west to the east. you can see how it wraps around, bringing more rain into the outer hebrides. windy across parts of western scotland and northern ireland, and still hot and humid as we push

down towards the south east, with highs up to 28. our weather front eventually makes it on wednesday down towards the south east. a ridge of high pressure builds across us, so a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine as the dregs of our weather front continue to pull away. a cooler day for the south east with highs up to 2a, but that's still around about what we'd expect at this time of year, and another weather front waiting in the wings. that weather front will come into the north west and sink southwards during the course of thursday. ahead of it, some sunshine, and on the other side of it too, we are looking at some sunshine as well. temperatures up to about 23 or 24. and then as we head into friday and saturday, still a fair bit of dry weather around, you might catch the odd shower. there's some rain in the forecast as well, not all of us seeing it, and a little bit fresher.

this is bbc news. the headlines: russia authorities start evacuating parts of the belgorod region — close to kursk where ukrainian forces continue their offensive. thousands of people near the greek capital athens are ordered to move to safer areas as wildfires rage in the area. and a bit of a reflection on some of the winners from the olympics.

and... banksy�*s back — again! the elusive artist leaves another animal picture on the streets of london. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. russian authorities are evacuating parts of the belgorod region. the area is close to kursk, where ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive nearly a week ago. moscow has since sent reinforcements to the kursk region. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been monitoring the russian response. i think the language is very interesting here because i was watching the flagship news show on russian state television last night and although they did use the word invasion, they said that ukrainian soldiers had invaded russian territory, most of all, this was being portrayed as a terrorist attack and a provocation. in other words, to an extent playing

it down or trying to present