the military said it had shot down 30 russian drones and two missiles in overnight attacks in several parts of ukraine. energy infrastructure was targeted. meanwhile, president zelensky has said ukraine's latest offensive in russia is aimed at forcing president putin to make peace. over the past week, ukrainian troops have crossed about 30 kilometres into the neighbouring kursk region of western russia. thousands of people have been evacuated from russian towns and cities as the ukrainian troops advance. ukrainian troops, highlighted in yellow, are reportedly as deep as 32 kilometers inside russia. ukraine's plan seems to be to draw russian forces away from the front line in ukraine, shown here in red, where moscow has been making slow but steady gains. president putin vowed to kick ukraine out of russia. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. a music video from the russian

military, allegedly showing it targeting ukrainian troops who'd crossed the border. it's presented like a blockbuster. in reality, this is a huge problem for russia. the governor of russia's kursk region put it in figures. he told vladimir putin that ukrainian soldiers had seized 28 settlements in his region. the kremlin leader cut him off. "leave the numbers to the military," he said. translation: the main task| is with our ministry of defence and that is to force the enemy from our territory. our adversary will, of course, receive a fitting response and, without doubt, all our objectives will be met. as ukrainian troops have moved in, residents have moved out.

officials say that more than 120,000 people have been evacuated in kursk region, and thousands more in the neighbouring region of belgorod. there are fears of a ukrainian incursion there, too. what is happening is huge. for the first time in more than 80 years, foreign troops are fighting on russian soil. and yet, the country's leadership describes this as a provocation — a terrorist attack. the kremlin still avoids using the word "war" as if to tell the people there's no need to panic. 0n the streets of moscow, no shock, just resignation about ukraine's offensive. "i'm not surprised," 0lga says. "it's a border area and this war has been going on for some time." what we all want is peace and, like, the quickest resolution of this conflict.

in the meantime, these volunteers are trying to do something. in moscow, they've organised a collection of food and clothes for the evacuees. there are people who lost their homes there. they need shelter. they need food, they need supplies. it was their country that invaded ukraine. russians are now having to deal with unforeseen consequences. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's speak to jenny mathers, who is senior lecturer in international politics at aberystwyth university. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on | the programme._ we the programme. good morning. we heard steve — the programme. good morning. we heard steve rosenberg _ the programme. good morning. we heard steve rosenberg talking - the programme. good morning. wel heard steve rosenberg talking about the significance of this fighting on russian soil.— the significance of this fighting on russian soil. ., ., , ., russian soil. how do you view it? it is significant. _ russian soil. how do you view it? it is significant. it _ russian soil. how do you view it? it is significant, it is _ russian soil. how do you view it? it is significant, it is a _ is significant, it is a psychological blow to russia and putin and a morale boosterfor psychological blow to russia and

putin and a morale booster for the ukrainians. however, this ends, whether it ends quickly drags out for a long time. it is definitely a turning point in the war because this is the first time ukraine has mounted a sustained attack into russian territory and we don't really know what the consequences are going to be, in terms of how rush are exactly is going to respond, how the ukrainians are going to try and develop this. so it is definitely significant. we going to try and develop this. so it is definitely significant.— is definitely significant. we heard that line from _ is definitely significant. we heard that line from president - is definitely significant. we heard that line from president zelenskyi that line from president zelensky talking about hoping it would force theissue talking about hoping it would force the issue when it comes to things like peace talks. what kinds of issues do you think it does force in the mind of vladimir putin? it certainly makes him think again about using rhetoric like any peace agreement would have to respect reality on the ground because at the moment, the reality on the ground is not all the russian territory is held by russia. so it does raise questions about how much putin might be willing tojust questions about how much putin might be willing to just freeze things in place in any possible peace treaty. but i think all of it is going to

depend onjust how long exactly but i think all of it is going to depend on just how long exactly the ukrainians manage to hold onto territory in russia, because of it all ends quickly, before any peace talks really begin, then that is not obviously going to be an issue in them. ., ., i. obviously going to be an issue in them. ., ., “ obviously going to be an issue in them. ., ., ,, ~ , obviously going to be an issue in them. ., ., ~ , . ., them. how do you think this change to the calculation _ them. how do you think this change to the calculation or _ them. how do you think this change to the calculation or calibration - to the calculation or calibration when it comes to western allies of ukraine and the use of its weapons in russia, which going back to the start of the war was seen as a red line, how does this change that equation? i line, how does this change that e . uation? ., line, how does this change that euuation? ., , . ., equation? i would expect it to chance it equation? i would expect it to change it quite _ equation? i would expect it to change it quite a _ equation? i would expect it to change it quite a bit. - equation? i would expect it to change it quite a bit. one - equation? i would expect it to change it quite a bit. one of. equation? i would expect it to l change it quite a bit. one of the big surprises out of this operation is that the western supporters of ukraine have been so subdued in their comments. they haven't condemned it, they haven't warned publicly the ukrainians to pull back and to avoid antagonising russia. 0n the contrary, they've indicated support and they've called upon russia to withdraw its own forces from ukraine if it wants to finish this. so i think it's potentially an important turning point. something

has changed in western calculations about how to deal with putin and if thatis about how to deal with putin and if that is a real fundamental shift in the western mindset, then it could free up ukraine's hands to do an awful lot more, the things they have been asking to do, with western supplied weapons.— been asking to do, with western supplied weapons. briefly, finally, we won't ask _ supplied weapons. briefly, finally, we won't ask for _ supplied weapons. briefly, finally, we won't ask for any _ supplied weapons. briefly, finally, we won't ask for any predictions i we won't ask for any predictions about what actually happens at this incursion to russia, what the endgame and end state would be but do you view it as strategically successful move by zelensky here, regardless? i successful move by zelensky here, regardless?— regardless? i think it is because it raises questions _ regardless? i think it is because it raises questions now— regardless? i think it is because it raises questions now in _ regardless? i think it is because it raises questions now in the - regardless? i think it is because it raises questions now in the rindsl regardless? i think it is because it. raises questions now in the rinds of russian military planners of where they deploy their forces. they put their bulk of forces in ukrainians are then left their boards are quite likely defended. now they are going to feel the need to put a lot more effort into defending the border, which would inevitably take forces away from ukraine or require russia to mount a much bigger mobilisation effort, which putin has resisted

since 2022. i think it will have an important impact on russian military calculation is going forward. qm. calculation is going forward. ok, jenn calculation is going forward. ok, jenny mathers. _ calculation is going forward. 0k, jenny mathers, thank you. inspectors from the un's nuclear watchdog say they've checked the damage at ukraine's largest nuclear plant, but can not yet tell the cause of the fire there. russia said the fire at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was caused by a ukrainian drone attack. kyiv has deinied that, suggesting that russian officials at the plant deliberately started the fires using tyres. the nuclear agency said the inspectors found no immediate sign of tyre or drone remains at the base of the cooling tower. let's return to one of our top stories — wildfires in greece. a seaside area to the east of athens is the latest to be evacuated as pockets of fire continue to flare up. firefighters have been battling outbreaks to the north east of the capital since sunday. conditions are expected to remain dangerous over the next few days,

but a drop in winds offers hope. 0ur correspondentjessica parker has sent us the latest from athens. i'm speaking to you from a northern suburb of athens and as you may be able to see just behind me, there is the charred wreckage of homes, businesses in this area. it is one of the places that was hit by these wildfires over the last 48 hours. i can also hear the throbbing sounds of a helicopter somewhere in the vicinity. aircraft had to be grounded overnight for safety concerns when night falls but they can resume their work today. the helicopter, in fact, is just over there, i can see it passing by, whether they are doing water drops were also monitoring the area as well. you just mentioned that fire front. the latest we actually had from the fire service last night is that they were no longer battling one major long fire front but rather

lots of pockets of fire and that's now really one of the big concerns — these hotspots. and you can really get a sense of it when you walk around the areas that have already been affected. you can see the ground smoking in parts, so still actually really hot and there's this fear of potentially areas reigniting that have already seen fires or new areas flaring up, as well, which is something they've said is a danger over the coming days. thanks to jessica for thanks tojessica for that. with me is our weather presenter, sarah keith—lucas. just talk us through what has been happening, the weather conditions in greece to make these conditions possible. greece to make these conditions ossible. , . , ., greece to make these conditions ossible. . , ., greece to make these conditions ossible. , . , ., ., possible. greece is no stranger to wildfires, they _ possible. greece is no stranger to wildfires, they have _ possible. greece is no stranger to wildfires, they have them - possible. greece is no stranger to wildfires, they have them in - wildfires, they have them in different areas each year but it has been very hot over the last month or so. july was the second hottestjuly in southern europe and it's also been dry so there has been no rain over the past month or so. but we've had a particular mix of weather conditions, high pressure out to the west, low pressure in the east end

that has meant the strong northerly winds that have been funnelling down through the aegean, blowing across athens. those wins coming up that dry continent. gusts of more than about 60 kilometres an hour. luckily, looks at high pressure is going to be moving in across the region, so as low pressure clears away, that means those strong northerly winds are going to be easing away. but as you can see from those temperatures, it remains really, really hot and very dry over the next few days so temperature is still about 5 degrees above what we would expect in athens for this time of year. 50 would expect in athens for this time of ear, .., would expect in athens for this time of ear. .., _, ., , of year. so delicate conditions. what is the _ of year. so delicate conditions. what is the wider _ of year. so delicate conditions. what is the wider picture - of year. so delicate conditions. | what is the wider picture across europe? we what is the wider picture across euro e? ~ ., ., what is the wider picture across euroe? ~ ., ., what is the wider picture across euro e? . ., ., ,., ., , europe? we have had some really widespread _ europe? we have had some really widespread heat _ europe? we have had some really widespread heat recently - europe? we have had some really widespread heat recently in - europe? we have had some really. widespread heat recently in europe, record—breaking august heat in parts of the south—west of france, 43 degrees. some areas, you can see the red area across central europe, currently 10 degrees above where they should be. we have red warnings are parts of croatia, serbia, into bulgaria as well. it does balance out, some areas not as hot as

average, portugaland out, some areas not as hot as average, portugal and spain a little cooler. ukraine and estonia are a little cooler but it is that central part of europe at the moment where temperatures are remaining very, very high and it is very dry as well. so i think an ongoing risk of wildfire is notjust for greece but also more widely across italy, the balkans as well, with those very high temperatures.— balkans as well, with those very high temperatures. looking at the uk there, high temperatures. looking at the uk there. south — high temperatures. looking at the uk there. south of— high temperatures. looking at the uk there, south of it, _ high temperatures. looking at the uk there, south of it, orange _ high temperatures. looking at the uk there, south of it, orange -ish, - there, south of it, 0range —ish, what is happening in the uk? i there, south of it, orange -ish, what is happening in the uk? i think we have seen _ what is happening in the uk? i think we have seen the _ what is happening in the uk? i think we have seen the peak— what is happening in the uk? i think we have seen the peak of— what is happening in the uk? i think we have seen the peak of the - we have seen the peak of the heatwave here. yesterday was the hottest day of 2024 so far. temperatures in cambridge of 34.8 celsius. you can look from the outlook, little more seasonable. 0utlook, little more seasonable. still really hot across parts of the south—east of england so we could hit 30 degrees again but it looks like across the uk, things will be more typicalfor this like across the uk, things will be more typical for this stage in august. some slightly fresher air moving in for us, august. some slightly fresher air moving infor us, no august. some slightly fresher air moving in for us, no sign of a heatwave returning. but some strong and gusty winds, especially in the north. . ., and gusty winds, especially in the north. ., ~ i. .,

and gusty winds, especially in the north. ., ~ ., ., around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

this is bbc news. a man has been charged with attempted murder after an 11—year—old girl was stabbed in leicester square in central london yesterday. the metropolitan police say her injuries while serious, were assessed in hospital as not being life—threatening. the girl's mother was not injured. ioan pintaru also faces a charge of possessing a bladed article. he is due in westminster magistrates' court this morning. it's a tragedy that continues to fascinate after more than a century. the titanic hit an iceberg and sank in april 1912. the wreckage was only discovered in 1985. since then, more than 5000 artefacts have been retrieved from the bottom of the atlantic ocean. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, has been given rare access. relics from the most famous maritime

disaster in history. from parts of the ship to passengers' belongings, everything here is a reminder of a tragedy at sea more than 100 years ago. i can't reveal the location of where i am. all i can say is that this warehouse is somewhere in atlanta, because what's inside here is incredibly precious. thousands of items recovered from the titanic, and every single one of them tells a story. this is a really beautiful little fashionable bag. and it belonged to marian meanwell. she was a 63—year—old milliner, which means she did all the little detail work on hats and dresses. she was travelling to the us to be with her daughter, who was recently widowed. inside it was a medical card. all third—class passengers had to show they weren't bringing disease into the us. but it also reveals a twist of fate. what's really interesting is that we can see she was originally supposed to sail on the majestic. she actually got re—routed onto titanic. so unlucky.

this is a letter, actually, a reference from a former landlord, and it says, "this is to certify that we have always found miss meanwell to be a good tenant. prompt with payment." and it's signed by wheeler & sons, landlord. i mean, it's amazing this has survived. but there's a photograph. we have very few photographs that survived. but this little picture we think is of her mother, but is just a little bit of an image of a woman left. so, unfortunately, ms meanwell did not make it. she was one of the people who perished. being able to tell her story and have these objects is really important because, otherwise, you know, 1500 names, she's just another name on the list. the titanic sank in 1912 and lies at the bottom of the atlantic. all of the items were recovered from a debris field that surrounds the wreck, where the contents of the ship spilled out as it split apart.

so this champagne bottle — we have several others, as well — survived on the floor of the ocean for decades and actually still had its contents inside of it. there's a lot of bottles on the ocean floor and a lot of, like, stock pots and kitchen pots, because titanic actually broke up around one of the kitchens. so itjust kind of littered this debris all over the ocean floor. so the first—class passengers, i mean, it was pretty glamorous, wasn't it? yeah, titanic was supposed to be the most luxurious liner. so having champagne, having a gym, having all these amenities and all these great things for the passengers would have been really important to them. some artefacts collected from the sea floor also come from those who survived. there was a perfume salesman on board and he actually had over 90 of these little perfume vials. and so you can actually still smell them. that's really — that's mad. after more than 100 years and all that time at the bottom of the ocean, you can still smell the perfume. yeah, and they're still so potent.

they belonged to adolf saalfeld, one of 700 people who were rescued from the ship. he was travelling second class. amazingly, he survived. he went on to live in england after the sinking. he had passed by the time we found this, but it's my understanding that he did live with a bit of guilt, survivor's guilt. titanic was on her maiden voyage, travelling from southampton to the us, when she hit an iceberg. the ship, made from thousands of thick steel plates, was thought to be unsinkable. these are rivets. they held each of the layers of the hull, overlapping together to form the exterior structure. so there were over three million of these on the ship. there was a theory that they were using substandard materials. so maybe the rivets weren't made of the best material, for example? yeah, there were high concentrates of slag in these, which is like a glass—like material that makes them maybe a little bit more brittle in the cold. but if one of the rivet heads popped off easier,

then it could have allowed the seam to open up — where the iceberg hit — easier and made it bigger than it otherwise would have been. some items also show how life on board differed for the social classes. from a sturdy and simple third—class cup to delicate and detailed china for first class. the items retrieved are put on display in exhibitions around the world. rms titanic inc have the only salvage rights to the ship. what do they say to those who think the wreck is a grave site that should be left alone? titanic is something that we want to respect and we want to make sure that we're preserving the memory. because not everyone can go down to titanic, not everyone can go to the ship, and we want to be able to bring that to the public. the company's latest expedition has identified more objects they'd like to bring back. who knows what they'll find and the details each item may tell. rebecca morelle, bbc news, atlanta, georgia.

now, let's take you to venezuela. the president there has urged the justice system to use what he called an "iron fist" to punish opposition leaders in the aftermath of the disputed presidential elections. during an emergency cabinet meeting, nicolas maduro blamed them for the deaths of at least 25 people in the protests. he accused the opposition of financing and organising attacks in the past two weeks. the united nations and human rights groups have blamed venezuela's security forces for most of the violence. a new mural unveiled by street artist banksy has been defaced in south—east london with a graffiti—tag. for the last week, the street artist banksy has been unveiling new works across london — and on monday, he made it eight days in a row, with this rhino,

clambering onto an abandoned and rather broken down nissan micra. it's not clear if the traffic cone on the bonnet is part of the art. these pictures were taken before the artwork was interfered with. this is bbc news. a bbc investigation has found that a priest in blackburn who was assessed as a potential risk to children and young people was given a six—figure pay—off by the church of england. canon andrew hindley was subject to five police investigations, including into allegations of sexual assault — but wasn't charged. he has always strongly denied any wrongdoing. 0ur religion editor, aleem maqbool, reports. a cathedral, meant to be a place of harmony and sanctuary. but at its heart a secret, kept out of the public eye for decades until now.

good morning and welcome to blackburn cathedral. for more than 30 years, canon andrew hindley worked in the blackburn diocese. 0ver that time, he faced allegations of abuse, including sexual assault. we've now discovered when he left in 2022, it was with a payoff believed to be around £250,000. when i was first ordained, i imagined that i'd be a priest for ever. rowena pailing was a senior blackburn cathedral priest who resigned in protest at the payoff. the message that that sends to victims and survivors is absolutely horrific. so when there were senior clergy, bishops, saying, "oh, this is wonderful, it's all resolved, a settlement has been, has been reached" and expecting me to be happy, i was devastated. canon hindley faced five police investigations. he was never charged and has always

strongly denied any wrongdoing. but risk assessments commissioned by the church itself concluded he did pose a potential risk to children and young people. for years, the church failed to act effectively on the warnings. the first reaction seemed to be one of fear to take it on. joan, not her real name, says her relative made a complaint of sexual misconduct against canon hindley. she won't talk about the allegations themselves, but says herfamily was deeply let down by the church. that fear seemed to revolve around the likelihood that the church could be brought down by this. a former bishop of blackburn even suggested she and herfamily move on. canon hindley was suspended, but restrictions on him weren't monitored. internal church investigations into him were dismissed and there were more allegations, as recently as 2018. the institution seemed fearful he would take legal action if he was removed. well, having not managed for years

to get rid of a priest who was deemed a risk to young people, we've seen leaked letters that show that leaders of the church of england felt an alternative would just be to close blackburn cathedral completely. a plan that wasn'tjust discussed but appears at one point to have been approved. in the end, canon hindley was forced to retire early and accepted a large payment. the church says it was to settle a legal dispute and was their only option to remove him. i don't think anybody can be quite happy with the way that that situation was resolved. the current bishop of blackburn, philip north, was not in post when the settlement was made and says lessons need to be learned. but what about all the warnings the church had? there is a grey area around risk assessments, and so a priest can have a risk assessment, which can indicate a level of risk and the action, the powers of a diocesan bishop are limited. there are people listening who will feel there's no grey area there. if a risk assessment comes along

and says children are unsafe around a member of clergy, that's pretty black and white. i completely agree with you. i suppose, i suppose the answer would be, but actually that priest hasn't done anything yet. it would depend on the findings of the risk assessment, but my view is that if a risk assessment says that a priest is a risk, ishould be able to take action. and at the moment, the disciplinary processes in the church are not strong enough to do that. and that's an area where i and others will be pushing for change. for rowena pailing, the church of england absolutely could and should have done more. she says its repeated failings meant she had no choice but to step down. i took a decision on conscience that i couldn't work for an organisation which put its own reputation and the protection of alleged abusers above the protection and care, and listening to victims and survivors. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in blackburn.

team gb have returned back home after a memorable olympics in paris. british athletes won 65 medals overall — one more than the total in tokyo, three years ago. many of our 0lympians are out and about today as part of team gb's new changemakers programme — supporting community projects across the country. 0ur reporter tim muffett is at a youth club in paddington to find out more. what is happening there, tim? after every olympics. _ what is happening there, tim? he every olympics, sports often report a post—olympics bounce. the idea here at north paddington sports club is to turn that short—term bounce into long—term gains. plenty of young people here inspired by what they saw in paris taking part in a range of sports, a bit of boxing going on here. you can see some basketball, some tennis as well. the hope is more and more people will do

what so many medallists manage to do this year in paris. we can speak to two very special guests. dame katherine grainger. what is a plan, how are you going to turn short—term interest into long—term again? we interest into long-term again? we all love interest into long—term again? we all love paris, is overand behind us now — all love paris, is overand behind us now the _ all love paris, is overand behind us now. the amazing thing is we have a wonderfui— us now. the amazing thing is we have a wonderful olympian still with us who have — a wonderful olympian still with us who have just stepped off the train and who— who have just stepped off the train and who want to go back into communities and towns and sports halls and _ communities and towns and sports halls and swimming pools and share their stories and share their inspiration and talk to young heapie. _ inspiration and talk to young people, talk to everyone about what they have _ people, talk to everyone about what they have done. the olympians are doing _ they have done. the olympians are doing this _ they have done. the olympians are doing this change makers programme this weekend are all over the country— this weekend are all over the country in _ this weekend are all over the country in individual pockets, setting — country in individual pockets, selling amazing messages of what they have got from sport, what they have given _ they have got from sport, what they have given to sport and what they can go— have given to sport and what they can go back into society with a make a difference — can go back into society with a make a difference-— a difference. thank you. talking of amazin: a difference. thank you. talking of amazing messages, _ a difference. thank you. talking of amazing messages, max _ a difference. thank you. talking ofj amazing messages, max whitlock, written's most successful gymnast. no medals this year but plenty before and you recently retired.

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hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start in greece with the latest on the wildfires. there is a new evacuation order, this time for a seaside area to the east of athens. helicopters are back up in the air after being grounded overnight for safety reasons. of the live pictures, you can see some of the damage done from this series of wildfires burning around the suburbs of athens. hundreds of firefighters trying to control them. european countries are sending help. firefighters, trucks and planes. so far, we know that one person has been killed in these fires. firefighters have been out battling these different outbreaks to the

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