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. since last tuesday, ukrainian troops thought to be in their thousands have crossed up to 30 kilometres into the kursk region of western russia. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been monitoring the situation. 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 to the russian people that what is happening right now in kursk region is containable. and also, i think that suggests that president putin right now doesn't want to take the next step, the next logical step, which would be, for example, a formal declaration of war against ukraine. we have this special military operation, as russia presents it, going on for the last two and a half years and i think

the russian authorities want to keep it like that. they talk about special military operations, they talk about a counterterrorism operation now going on in three regions of southern russia. they don't officially want to call this a war. thanks to steve for that. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is near the border in the sumy region in the north east of ukraine. you've got evacuations announced in the belgorod region. you've got clear advances to the north and north—west. from where we are, this is clearly an attack ukraine is committed to. we've seen several military vehicles heading towards the border. they all have this triangle logo on, which suggests that they're part of the same operation and, dare i say, there is a sort of whiff of morale in the air for the first time in a long time because for the first time, there is movement in a year and a half. you need to imagine that... if we imagine the border

between russia and ukraine and the front lines in ukraine itself, its effectively a stage which russia has been directing. it's been directing its bigger forces in ukraine, by admission of president zelensky, has been having to react. so clearly what has happened here is that ukraine has concentrated elite fighters here. these are well—trained soldiers on a weak part of the border. they've overwhelmed border guards there and they've clearly made these advances and it has russia, crucially, diverting forces from elsewhere and it's undermined the kremlin�*s strong image, if you like, as it undertakes this invasion that it frames as defensive. so it's shaken things up and i think the hope is that forces a redeployment from other parts of the front line. at the moment, there are still russian advances in eastern ukraine. this is a high—stakes move because if it doesn't come off, then it really could be catastrophic closer to home. but for now, ukraine, president zelensky has decided something needs to change

while it is still summer, while these are favourable fighting conditions and it really is a significant moment. thanks to james for that. we are going to get more on those pictures from the nuclear power plant by an incident there. olena parenuik, from the institute for safety problems of nuclear power, gave us her analysis on the situation in zaporizhzhia plant. well, it is worrying indeed, as the degradation of all of the constructions of the nuclear power plant is ongoing. and although right now the fire doesn't pose any radiation threat, it clearly shows that the violation of the nuclear and radiation safety are still ongoing. and the further occupation of the nuclear power plant

by russian federation is posing a dreadful danger to all of the world. that might be caused by radiation, uh, events or accidents. and do we know the cause of this fire, this incident at the plant? in accordance with the intelligence that was got by energoatom, the operating company in ukraine. it was the provocation. russians put some car tires and they put them on fire, uh, to actually show that, uh, the cooling tower is on fire and it is some kind of danger, but in reality, there is nothing in the cooling tower that can cause this huge amount of smoke. and that's why it can be either caused by the burning of the military vehicles that are placed in the cooling power, and it is a dreadful violation of nuclear safety. well, just on that, what do you make of russian claims that this was ukraine?

well, zaporizhzhia is under occupation right now, and russians are putting their military vehicles into the turbine hall of zaporizhzhia power plant, into the cooling towers. so that is something that can be on fire. and just talk us through more widely the current state of zaporizhzhia, not producing power. just talk us through what the state of the plant is right now. well, it is not producing power. and russians are not letting experts and technical specialists to check all of the nodes and machines of the nuclear power plant, that then it causes the lack of technical assistance and we are expecting the degradation of all machines and knots of the nuclear power plant, which means, again, that the more time passes, the more

difficult it will be to restart the power plant. and i know you did mention this right at the beginning, but what do you want to see happen now? of course i want russians to return the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to ukraine. and i want us, the experts in nuclear and radiation safety of the whole globe, to be able to check what's going on there and be sure that there is no radiation danger. iamjust i am just going to take you to greece now, we have been monitoring these life pictures for the last couple of hours. pretty devastating wild fires just north of athens, it is hot and windy. these are life pictures, we do not have complete control over them there is some technical problem with them as you can see. thousands of people in

towns and villages outside of athens have been ordered to move to safer areas as wildfires are spreading. more than 30 have been put under control but hundreds of firefighters, as well as waterbombing planes and helicopters are still battling a number of fires, some with flames as high as 25 metres. it is an awful challenge right now. here is nickjohnson. 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. just to get a sense of the challenges now... doctor theodore giannaros is a fire meteorologist and senior researcher at the national observatory of athens. he says the current weather conditions are making it hard for the authorities to fight the blaze. it isa it is a difficult day today for greece, the wildfires are currently active in the northeast and we expect some very intense northerly winds that will be six or seven kph in terms of the speed. we also have this very, very dry... which has

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battle the fire and try to control it. the level of difficulty is even larger if we take into account that fire right now it spreads... you have this mix between urban regions and the forest regions. find have this mix between urban regions and the forest regions.— and the forest regions. and lastly, is there any _ and the forest regions. and lastly, is there any idea _ and the forest regions. and lastly, is there any idea of _ and the forest regions. and lastly, is there any idea of how— and the forest regions. and lastly, is there any idea of how long - and the forest regions. and lastly, is there any idea of how long this i is there any idea of how long this will go on for?— will go on for? according to the latest forecast _ will go on for? according to the latest forecast guidance, - will go on for? according to the latest forecast guidance, it - will go on for? according to the| latest forecast guidance, it says will go on for? according to the - latest forecast guidance, it says we are expecting these conditions to prevail at least until the end of this week, until friday. we will get these intense wins most of the day and we also expect some further increase in temperature at which it is going to make things even worse in terms of the flammability of the landscape. find in terms of the flammability of the landscae. �* ,., , .,, in terms of the flammability of the landscae. �* h, , .,, .,, landscape. and so, 'ust as those difficult conditions _ landscape. and so, just as those difficult conditions continue, - landscape. and so, just as those i difficult conditions continue, there is a life page on the bbc news website monitoring the latest on those wildfires. around the world

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the pentagon says the us defence 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 to the middle east was announced earlier this month, as washington seeks to bolster defences following threats from iran and its allies hamas and hezbollah. meanwhile leaders of the uk, france and germany have renewed calls for an for the 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. earlier i spoke to our correspondent barbara plett usher. 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 believe that this is the best way to calm regional tensions — by actually 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 offer 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

up until this point, but recently said 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 they have added conditions to it, and they will be waiting to see what is actually on the table when those talks get under way on thursday. thanks to barbara for that. 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. navteonhal 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 0'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 is detained in a secure hospital. 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. i think 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. we are going to head to paris now. the olympics has come to an end and there was a closing ceremony last night. our there was a closing ceremony last night. 0ursports there was a closing ceremony last night. our sports editor was watching. the end of a games for which one of the world's most beautiful cities provided a vivid backdrop to a true sporting spectacle. 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. the show then took a dramatic musical turn, while the voyager and other explorers assembled the olympic rings, which then lifted into the air. 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. a dramatic way to bring those paris 0lympics a dramatic way to bring those paris olympics to a close. but the speeches have not quite finished, we are expecting to hear from the french president emmanuel macron.

these are the life pictures of the palace he is expected to come out and speak shortly, he will be thinking all of the volunteers. all of those who worked to make the paris 0lympics what it was. so, do stay with us, we will bring to you that when it happens. for the moment, i am that when it happens. for the moment, iam lewis that when it happens. for the moment, i am lewis vaughanjones and this is 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 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 could 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. 0ur 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. 0ur 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 2a. 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.

ftse 100 bosses see their pay soar to the highest level ever, but still just a fraction of their us counterparts also coming up, swerving potholes — how the state of british roads is costing motorists. welcome to business today. i'm tadhg enright. the pay of ftse 100 chief executives has increased to an average of almost

£5 million last year. it is the highest level in seven years, according to analysis by the high pay centre, which campaigns for more equal salaries in companies. it says the number of ftse 100 companies paying their bosses more than £10 million rose from four in 2022 to nine last year. the data comes as uk executives push for even higher pay to compete with international rivals, particularly in the us. luke hildyard is the director of the high pay centre. you point out that the pace of growth is down. is that something that pleases you?—

that pleases you? yes. well, it de-ends that pleases you? yes. well, it depends on _ that pleases you? yes. well, it depends on how _ that pleases you? yes. well, it depends on how you _ that pleases you? yes. well, it depends on how you measure i that pleases you? yes. well, it i depends on how you measure the