hello, welcome to the programme. i'm lewis vaughan jones. 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, michael clarke, is former director general of royal united services institute who analyses defence and security. this is a bold, audacious move by the ukrainians, surprised everybody, and if it works, then it will take some pressure off ukrainian forces further south, particularly at the moment in chasiv yar and on the road to pokrovsk, where they are struggling and they do need, if they can, to take some pressure off. so if it works, it will take pressure off there and give the ukrainians a big political boost between now and the winter and we know the weather is pretty

predictable in ukraine, so we know towards the end of october, the last couple of weeks of october, movement will get much more difficult, the battlefield will settle into a different rhythm and both sides want to establish their positions before then. so if it works, it will have that effect but if it fails, my goodness, it will be a disaster because they may lose the units and the manpower that they've committed to creating to this pocket in kursk and still lose chasiv yar and pokrovsk and other areas in the donbas. if that were the case, i doubt that zelensky would survive that, so it's a big risky move. interesting. and you said if it works, what does the strategic win look like here from a ukrainian point of view? yeah, good point. the battle to come, and this battle has only just started, but the battle to come in this kursk pocket will be measured in days and weeks, not weeks and months, because the russians will not allow this to stand. they will put into this pocket whatever it takes to snuff it out, whatever it takes, because whatever

happens in ukraine is less important than what happens on the russian border. so this will not resolve itself into a battle of attrition. so if the ukrainians can make the russians pay dearly over the next couple of weeks or whatever, before they would like to hope withdraw in good order is what they would like to do and get back to their own side of the border, if they can really hurt the russians while that process happens then they will have taken pressure off operations elsewhere and will have scored a big political victory in the west, particular in america coming up to the american elections, lots of advantages in that. for them, that will feel good. i am certain in my own mind, i'm guessing but i am certain, the ukrainians don't expect to be in this pocket until the end of the year. it would be astonishing if they were, i just don't think they will. i think they will get the best out of it and then withdraw. i see. and just before you go, the attitude of many western allies,

nervousness about ukraine using western whatever... ammunition, weapons, longe range weapons on russian territory. what does this move due to those feelings now? it makes them more queasy, undoubtably. we know confirmed that american stryker armoured vehicles are there. the german vehicles, infantry armoured vehicles, are there. there are good reports that the bradley m2, the star of the battlefield this year, american bradleys seem to be there. almost certainly german leopard tanks, so a fair selection of western equipment being used because these are elite units ukrainians are committing to this very dangerous move. those elite units are equipped with a lot of western material. the west has not said that they can't do this but, my goodness, they are more queasy because of it. it is another threshold crossed and i have always had from the beginning, this war will get more dangerous before it is over

and that is the case. against that, we shouldn't be so alarmed because the russians always threaten dreadful consequences and they are doing their worst as it is. it's not clear how much worse they could be in their reactions. so i don't think, whatever the russians say, they will find it difficult to make good on their most dire predictions, to be honest. our thanks to michael clarke for that. here in the uk... a doctor who treated valdo calocane, three years before he killed three people in nottingham ian coates, barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar 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. let's speak to our correspondent navtej johal. just talk us through the findings of your investigation first of all? in

addition to that comment you mentioned a moment ago from the doctor which was, yes, his mental illness was so severe he could end “p illness was so severe he could end up killing someone, that comment by the way came injuly 2020 and was the way came injuly 2020 and was the second occasion that valdo calocane had been sectioned. he had been section four times in two years in the lead up to what happened in june 2023. that doctor observed he was so lacking in insight and remorse that he could end up killing someone. that was the observation made during a ward round between the doctor and his health and care professionals. but the family of valdo calocane say that was just one of the series of missed opportunities. they point to the fact that in those four times that he was sectioned, twice he could have been kept in hospitalfor up to six months and yet he was only ever keptin six months and yet he was only ever kept in hospital under a section for a maximum of seven weeks. they also point to the fact that nine months

before the killings, he was discharged by his community mental health team back to the care of his gp because he was not responding to them. he was not answering their calls, their messages, e—mails or letters. that meant he was actually not under their care when he killed. doctor richard taylor, the forensic psychiatrist who has treated many people in similar positions to valdo calocane said that the practice of discharging a patient back to their gp because of non—engagement is problematic and valdo calocane's brother said those are examples which highlight that he never in fact got the care that he needed. you have said there you have spoken to the brother, why did the family want to talk here? that to the brother, why did the family want to talk here?— to the brother, why did the family want to talk here? that is right, we have spoken _ want to talk here? that is right, we have spoken to _ want to talk here? that is right, we have spoken to his _ want to talk here? that is right, we have spoken to his brother - want to talk here? that is right, we have spoken to his brother and - have spoken to his brother and mother of valdo calocane. their main reason for talking was to highlight the problems they feel within the

mental health system. they say that the mental health system in the uk is broken and that it needs urgent reform. they say they had concerns about valdo calocane's care in the years leading up to the killings but it was only when they received his medical records after the sentencing that they got a fuller picture, they say, of the problems in those years up say, of the problems in those years up to june say, of the problems in those years up tojune 2023. they are trying to highlight those missed opportunities, they are trying to, they say, called for urgent reform of mental health care in the uk. navtej thank you very much for that. you can hear more about that investigation on panorama. the funeral has been held for alice da silva aguiar, one of the three young girls killed in a knife attack at a dance class in southport. family and friends were among the hundreds who gathered to mourn the nine—year—old at st patrick's catholic church. alice's parents paid their own moving tribute, describing her

as their "perfect dream child". fiona trott watched the service. applause a public display of love. trying to ease a parent's private pain. singing. alice's father carried her on his shoulder. but few fathers, or mothers, have the strength to speak on a day like this. instead, their words were read by alice's uncle. you moved our world with your confidence and empathy. being around you was a privilege. we cherished every milestone. you completed us. you were taken away from us too soon. and we often ask, "why? "why here? "why us? "why you?" we wonder if you ever thought of us, called for us.

we wondered if you felt any pain. we hope not, my darling. little alice knew nothing about politics and division. how confronting it was acknowledged here today. you have shown great courage in asking me to be here today, to speak, to give a message from you, alice's family, to say that you do not want there to be any more violence on the streets of the united kingdom, in the name of your daughter. i am ashamed, and i'm so sorry that you had to even consider this in the planning of the funeral of your beautiful daughter, alice. this is the last photograph taken of alice, the moment she went into the taylor swift dance class that day. but it's her love of dance, her outgoing personality that people are choosing to remember now. hey, guys. today, it's me.

i got my make—up on to test my teacher. look at this. and now, guys, thank you for watching all my videos. mr bowen was alice's favourite teacher. she wished for mr bowen to be her teacher again and again. we are letting you go dancing now, alice. teach those angels a few dance moves. keep daydreaming, alice. it's a magical place to be, in your own thoughts. let your beaming smile guide you, alice, and shine brightly on us all. singing. who would have imagined the tragic event that brought them all together? alice's life was too short, but it was celebrated here today. fiona trott, bbc news, southport.

next, amid ongoing warnings of a wider escalation in the middle east, there's mounting concern about an increasingly unstable situation in the west bank. 615 palestinians have been killed since the start of the war in gaza — according to the palestinian authority health ministry. the un say at least 17 israelis, including 12 security forces personnel, have also been killed in the west bank. 0n the palestinian side, many are armed fighters but others are civilians. in one recent incident, the focus fell on the killing of a young palestinian customs officer by an israeli undercover unit — an episode recorded on cctv. the bbc�*s diplomatic correspondent paul adams has been to there and reports. a quiet morning in a west bank town, an anonymous white van pulls up next to a palestinian customs office. a guard, abdel nasser sarhan, emerges to see what's going on. an israeli soldier in plain clothes shoots him dead. soon, the street is swarming

with other soldiers. the following day, a makeshift memorial at the spot where abdel nasser fell, the guard post and walls riddled with bullets. the israeli army says it came to tubas to arrest two wanted men. abdel nasser, it says, was killed in an exchange of fire, but that's not how this happened. it was just after 6am and abdel nasser and a colleague had just come on shift. the white van drew up here, just across the wall. the driver got out, said hello in arabic. abdel nasser walked out to greet him. seconds later, he was shot and fell right here. translation: this rings a warning bell, especially for us _ in the security services. how can we enforce law and order and offer services to the people and protect them while you are obstructing my work and killing my officers? the shooting in tubas is part of a much, much bigger problem. with all eyes focused on gaza,

another war is raging in the west bank, the israeli military cracking down on armed groups it says are being bankrolled by iran. from one city to another, one refugee camp to another, the brush fires are burning. more than 600 palestinians have been killed in the west bank since last october. as many as 10,000 have been arrested. some fear this could erupt into a full—scale uprising. if it goes into an intifada, this is a much, much bigger problem. this is a much more complicated problem to solve. militarily, we handle things. better, less, but when it goes into a civil rebel or intifada, it is a totally different story, and it might go there. in a refugee camp on the edge of nablus, abdel nasser�*s family is grieving, drawing their own conclusions about

the actions of the israeli army. he is coming to kill, just to kill. muhannad can barely comprehend the loss of his son. the idf says it's still looking into what happened. it did not, we were told, go as planned. paul adams, bbc news, on the west bank. let's ta ke let's take you live now to greece, just north of athens, because these are the pictures we have been monitoring for the last couple of hours, wildfires spreading in hot, windy conditions. you can see firefighters out there. athens itself covered in smoke. fires tend to be just north of athens. we have some of the numbers coming into us now. 670 firefighters are involved. 27 forestry teams, 183 vehicles, 32 aerial units, 17 aircraft and 15

helicopters, all involved in trying to bring these wildfires under control. hospitals have been evacuated and lots of people being urged to leave their homes there as well. so we are keeping across those scenes there just north of athens. 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. french swimming sensation leon marchan, 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 trampoline —ist bryony page, team gb's trampoline —ist bryony page, team gb�*s flag bearers. # we are the champions, my friend... the hosts meanwhile able to celebrate their biggest medal haul since 1900. team gb also all smiles after another successful games. and 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. the olympic games paris 2024 were a celebration of the athletes and sport as its best. 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. # park it like it's hot. 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' grand party was over, but the moments and the memories it created will live on. dan roan, bbc news, paris. spectacular closing ceremony there, probably quite costly, too. we would take a look at the cost of hosting an olympic games. let's speak to alexander budzier, a fellow at said business school, university of oxford. thank you forjoining us. good thank you for “oining us. good mornin: thank you for “oining us. good morning and _ thank you forjoining us. good morning and thank— thank you forjoining us. good morning and thank you - thank you forjoining us. good morning and thank you for - thank you forjoining us. (emf. morning and thank you for having me. you have literally written a book on this. how much will paris, france have actually spent hosting that games? have actually spent hosting that names? ~ ,., ., have actually spent hosting that .ames? . ., ,y have actually spent hosting that names? ~ ., _ ., , games? well, so far, by now they will have spent _ games? well, so far, by now they

will have spent just _ games? well, so far, by now they will have spent just for _ games? well, so far, by now they will have spent just for the - games? well, so far, by now they will have spent just for the things| will have spentjust for the things that are directly needed to host the games, the venues, the athletes�* village, the media broadcasting centre and all of that, around 8 billion euros. if you take into account all the other investments they have made into the metro system and those kinds of things, the organisers say they have now spent 33 billion euros.— 33 billion euros. these are huge sums of money, _ 33 billion euros. these are huge sums of money, is _ 33 billion euros. these are huge sums of money, is it _ 33 billion euros. these are huge sums of money, is it worth - 33 billion euros. these are huge sums of money, is it worth it? | sums of money, is it worth it? indeed, and i think that is the interesting thing because as you just heard, the party is over but now the real work begins because when we see that the olympics made a positive contribution to the host is in the decades after the games. so we are looking at london, we see that the games can be a great point of leveraged for urban regeneration. we have seen the same story in barcelona before and rio and tokyo afterwards. so to get something from that money, i think the work of paris starts really today. and that money, i think the work of paris starts really today. and what about tourism, _ paris starts really today. and what about tourism, does _ paris starts really today. and what about tourism, does it _ paris starts really today. and what about tourism, does it make - paris starts really today. and what about tourism, does it make an i about tourism, does it make an impact? figs about tourism, does it make an imact? �* , ., , .,

impact? as we have seen over the last coume — impact? as we have seen over the last coume of— impact? as we have seen over the last couple of weeks, _ impact? as we have seen over the last couple of weeks, actually, - impact? as we have seen over the last couple of weeks, actually, it | last couple of weeks, actually, it doesn�*t really that much. the hotel association of paris said they had about 30% vacancy rate during the games, compared to the normal occupancy in the same time the years before. klm and air france issued an notice they sold fewer international tickets to visitors of the games. we see that happening over and over again, that actually when you host the games, because everyone assumes it will be very, very busy in paris, that the tourists stay away. that has been always the story now for cities that are well known tourist attractions. we saw the same happen to london and rio before, so if you actually attract a lot of summer tourists anyway, the olympics do not really create much benefits. 50 it really create much benefits. so it costs billions _ really create much benefits. so it costs billions and _ really create much benefits. so it costs billions and billions of pounds, not much of an impact on tourism, you are not exactly selling it to me here! let�*s look back at

some of the previous ones, rio and london for example. can we assess whether it was money well spent, do we have any kind of data on that? we we have any kind of data on that? - definitely know that they have spent less. so paris has been very interesting because... after tokyo, the second games staged in this new mantra of building less, which is better for the environment and also hopefully economically better. instead, they are focusing on refurbishing and reusing existing buildings. so that has brought the cost a little down. paris will be cheaper than london, rio and tokyo but it also will still be more expensive than games that came before, like athens and sydney and beijing. so paris is kind of middle of the track. when we are looking at this, the most interesting thing is whether this is really shown as a point where the olympics turned the corner and start making the game is

more affordable.— more affordable. fascinating stuff. alexander budzier, _ more affordable. fascinating stuff. alexander budzier, thank - more affordable. fascinating stuff. alexander budzier, thank you - more affordable. fascinating stuff. alexander budzier, thank you very | alexander budzier, thank you very much for coming on the programme, thank you. much for coming on the programme, thank ou. . ~ much for coming on the programme, thank ou. ., ~ i. ., much for coming on the programme, thank ou. ., ~ ., ., thank you. thank you for having me. next... water companies that fail their customers could be forced to double the amount they pay in compensation. that�*s one of the proposals being considered by the government as it seeks to crack down on poor service, missed meter readings and contamination. our correspondent, frances read, has more stinky sewage, millions of pounds in fines for the water companies involved. and, of course, in may this year, handing out bottled water to avoid the parasite cryptosporidium found in the water supply, affecting thousands of people living in devon, and leaving them without tap water for two months. they�*re meant to be providing a safe service. we don�*t have the luxury of being able to pick and choose water services. they�*re the only option that we have. we have to use them. the environment secretary, steve reed, says that people had been let down time and time again, and that it has to stop,

and that the government has come up with a plan. proposals — if they go through — would increase the amount of reimbursement customers are entitled to from water companies, and expand the circumstances in which it would be given. there�*d be automatic payments for those who�*d been told to boil their water, or when water companies had failed to conduct meter readings. if approved, the plans would also double payments for those who�*d dealt with things like missed appointments or flooding from sewers. water uk, which represents water companies across the country, said it shared the government�*s ambition to reform an out—of—date system, and that it was focused on its plans to secure water supplies and end sewage in rivers. the plans will go through an eight—week consultation period, starting today. frances read, bbc news. a seventh artwork by the elusive artist banksy has appeared on the streets of london. this time, he�*s spray painted swimming piranha�*s on a city of london police sentry box. it�*s the latest in his animal

series, as yasmin rufo reports. today, spray—painted piranhas on an old police sentry box. but what could it mean? i think he�*s definitely making a comment about policing and i think what we�*ve got at the moment in england is a real problem across all of these areas. we'lljust never really know because i don't think he ever really says. the fish follow a whole host of other animals that have popped up across the capital. is it art? well, i don�*t think a stencil�*s art. i mean, that�*s advertising, isn�*t it? so what do you think he�*s advertising? he�*s advertising a brand — him. there has been speculation that these artworks are designed to cheer people up after the riots, or it may have an environmental angle, but banksy is yet to comment. i like the idea of bringing more nature, especially towards, you know, places like the city of london and, you know, where you just have architecture, you see no single tree on the street, right? so, go, banksy — more of that, please! i think what i like is it helps bring us together as a community

and enjoy and celebrate the art. is this the end? well, we�*lljust have to wait and see what happens tomorrow. yasmin rufo, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. 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 and overnight period. 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 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.

live from london. this is bbc news. russia is evacuating parts of the belgorod region — close to kursk, where ukrainian forces continue their surprise offensive. russia is evacuating residents from another border region thousands of people near the greek capital athens are ordered to move to safer ground as wildfires rage in the area. these are the live pictures from the northern suburbs of athens where the fires are burning.

warnings missed about the mental health of valdo calocane, who went onto kill three people in nottingham last year. and cruising into the stade de france, someone made a special appearance, as the paris olympics drew 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 he has been going door to door and asking people to leave. meanwhile in ukraine an attack on the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has sparked accusations from both moscow and kyiv, who blame each other. ukrainian president zelensky shared these pictures on social media. russia�*s state media reports that the main fire at the plant was extinguished in the early hours of monday. the site has not produces power

in more than two years.