ukraine and russia have been attacking each other overnight, a week into ukrainian troops�* incursion into the russian border region of kursk. the defence ministry in moscow says its air defence units destroyed twelve drones over kursk and one each over the belgorod and voronezh regions. ukraine's military says it shot down thirty russian drones and two missiles. russian war bloggers report continuing battles in kursk. they say kyiv�*s forces are trying to expand their control but are being met by reinforcements sent by the kremlin. 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 frontline in ukraine, shown here in red, where moscow has been making slow but steady gains.

let's speak to dr patrick bury, former infantry captain in the british army, former nato analyst, and a defence expert at the university of bath. a lwa ys always good to have you with us here on the bbc. we havejust had a statement coming out of ukraine say they are not interested in keeping this territory so i wonder what their intention is and what is going to happen now. their intention is and what is going to happen "ow-— their intention is and what is going to happen nova— to happen now. yes, that is really interesting _ to happen now. yes, that is really interesting because _ to happen now. yes, that is really interesting because we _ to happen now. yes, that is really interesting because we kind - to happen now. yes, that is really interesting because we kind of. to happen now. yes, that is really| interesting because we kind of got to happen now. yes, that is really i interesting because we kind of got a reading from some top ukrainian officials about the operation objectives and they were, as you mentioned there, to draw forces away from the front line internets where the ukrainians are under real pressure. we have had some reports but it is unclear whether it has been successful. the second one is obviously to deliver a morale boost to the ukrainian armed forces especially the army, and it is done that already. in the short term, at

least put up in the final one was to bring the war to russia, basically. the show is the work and be brought to russian territory and the destabilising results of that to the kremlin. i has been done. but the longer term strategic objective, are they going to try to hold ground here in case they are forced into negotiations, especially under a potential trump presidency? an operation like this would take months to prepare for the... it is not the kind of thing you would do quickly and it has been executed very well. so, if you rewind a few months after trump presidency, more likely to be as it is now. it looks likely to be as it is now. it looks like a high—stakes move. and a high risk, you know. so, it is very... and i'm kind of surprise that they're coming and saying we are not going to take any territory. i thought it would be likely they will try to take some but into the pocket that they have created.— that they have created. whether or not they would _

that they have created. whether or not they would continue _ that they have created. whether or not they would continue attacking l that they have created. whether or. not they would continue attacking as well, whether they are just going to stick with what they've got so far or keep pushing on?— stick with what they've got so far or keep pushing on? yes. the early da s of or keep pushing on? yes. the early days of these _ or keep pushing on? yes. the early days of these exploitations - or keep pushing on? yes. the early days of these exploitations where l days of these exploitations where you get the most momentum. had the initial chaos with the enemy and they are trying to react. as it goes on, you run into more problems in terms of your own sustainment, how do you sustain this over the long run? the command and control and also the rest, then, i've kind of getting over exposed and being cut off especially down roads especially so, overtime, iwould off especially down roads especially so, over time, i would expect those looking at this closely would expect that the russian sort of over matching forces in the area, over time as they can mobilise and get them there would stabilise and then start to trip the ukrainian forces. and then potentially reduce the pocket. but that will take time, i think. ithink it is pocket. but that will take time, i think. i think it is the most likely course of action at the moment but, if the ukrainians at this point that you raise, saying they no longer

want to cover territory, if they go on like this with this amount of elite forces, well kitted out ukrainian brigades and then try to withdraw in contact is pretty difficult from a military perspective. this is one the most difficult things to do is to withdraw and contact. so that is weather and so it is just like a big raid and they are going to pull back. it would make sense because they are on preserving their forces and they've had the political shock of doing it, difficult thing to do. we have that coming into us on just one newsagency, on asap, quoting the ukrainian military underlined that they've just fed through as well. as soon as russia agrees a just peace, the sooner these incursion raids will stop, which gives us this motivation for why they have done it, obviously. they're now also saying, president putin came out and said it is a major provocation and report says he is furious about

this. we have to wonder what the russian response would be, but the potential is of what he could do there. ~ ~' ., there. well, i think the one thing exected there. well, i think the one thing expeeted is _ there. well, i think the one thing expected is that _ there. well, i think the one thing expected is that the _ there. well, i think the one thing expected is that the russians - there. well, i think the one thing | expected is that the russians may bombard ukrainian civilian infrastructure to increase the cost of this to them. i think that would be expected. i think the second thing of course is moving forces to deal with this. they've already combined the fsb which is the that under control in the border and restrictions in the area to basically lock it down and have better control of that. i would have to see what is in this statement. it may be trying to muddy the waters. putting him out yesterday and said they had clearly trying to take territory for negotiations may beat as a response to that. we will have to see. maybe they're trying to muddy the waters to make it difficult to ascertain the real goals. one thing, one of the takeaway is as this, is that ukraine has proved, in areas away from the front line where russia has persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and drones and oversight committee is

very difficult to do anything without been spotted. in areas away from that, they to mass concentrate their forces and breakthrough fairly easily and they could do that again. it is not saying that they have an inexhaustible bunch of forces here but they certainly have the proven ability to pick somewhere and breakthrough. and that will be at the back of the kremlin is mined in the back of the kremlin is mined in the future because it basically means you're going to have to harden the defences across that border if you really want to stop this happening again.— you really want to stop this happening again. you really want to stop this ha enin: aaain. ., , ., happening again. really good to get our happening again. really good to get your thoughts _ happening again. really good to get your thoughts on — happening again. really good to get your thoughts on the _ happening again. really good to get your thoughts on the sinners - happening again. really good to get your thoughts on the sinners we - happening again. really good to get. your thoughts on the sinners we have more we will certainly bring it to you and continue updating on story. i should point out, i have it here, the bbc new page, president zelensky saying russia has brought war to others and now it is coming home. all the analysis on our website. in the coming hours, senior health officials in africa are expected to declare a continental public health emergency over a new outbreak of mpox. cases of the highly

infectious disease — previously known as monkey pox — have spread quickly this year. data released in recent days by africa centres for disease control and prevention show at least 887 new confirmed and suspected cases of mpox have been reported in the past week. that takes the total for the year to 15,132. 16 african countries have reported cases, including the democratic republic of congo, which has more than 90 this 461 people in africa have died from mpox this this year. burundi, kenya, rwanda and uganda have reported their first cases of the disease — and the world health organization is considering whether to declare a global emergency. mpox was first recorded in humans in 1970. it's a viral disease and causes painful rashes and flu—like symptoms such as fever, headaches and body aches. it comes from the same family as smallpox. and spreads from person to person and from animals to people through direct contact. there are vaccines on the market — but only 200,000 doses are available in africa and the demand is for at least 10 million.

we can speak now to simi jolaoso who joins us from lagos. thank you forjoining us on this story. a huge amount of concern now, notjust story. a huge amount of concern now, not just within africa story. a huge amount of concern now, notjust within africa but globally, it seems. what does it mean if a public health emergency is declared for africa? ~ ~ u, for africa? well, the african centre for africa? well, the african centre for disease — for africa? well, the african centre for disease control _ for africa? well, the african centre for disease control is _ for africa? well, the african centre for disease control is expected - for africa? well, the african centre for disease control is expected to l for disease control is expected to come as you mentioned, declare a public health emergency and about an hour and a half. and when they do that that would sort of prompt african governments to mobilise their resources to increase and coordinate their response. this would include making sure adequate medical supplies and medical aid is available in affected areas as well

as take up measures to increase public awareness, whether that be through various campaigns. now, the director—general of the africa cdc has said that they have learned lessons from the covid pandemic and this time they know not to sit back and wait and depend on the rest of the world but to be proactive. responding to this outbreak. the african union has already approved a 10 million us dollar package to aid the africa cdc's efforts in combating this outbreak of mpox. find combating this outbreak of mpox. and what about the need for vaccines? it is a cute, any more on way? can africa procure some to help with this? ~ ~ u, africa procure some to help with this? ~ ~ h, , africa procure some to help with this? ~ , this? well, the africa cdc has already said _ this? well, the africa cdc has already said that _ this? well, the africa cdc has already said that at _ this? well, the africa cdc has already said that at least - this? well, the africa cdc has already said that at least 10 i already said that at least 10 million doses of vaccines are needed to prevent the further spread of mpox but, as you have mentioned, only 200,000 are available for them to purchase. now, mpox, there is no

treatment for it. the only vaccines that can be taken to prevent it. and after this health declaration is made by the african cdc, they will look to see whether they can increase the number of vaccines that they can purchase to ensure that there is a spray— they can purchase to ensure that there isasra ., , . there is a spray thank you very much for “oininr there is a spray thank you very much forjoining us- _ there is a spray thank you very much forjoining us. as _ there is a spray thank you very much forjoining us. as soon _ there is a spray thank you very much forjoining us. as soon as _ there is a spray thank you very much forjoining us. as soon as we - there is a spray thank you very much forjoining us. as soon as we have i forjoining us. as soon as we have that announcement from the cdc we will bring that to you but, here in the uk... here in the uk, the health secretary wes streeting has said that there were �*fundamentalfailures' in how the nhs treated a mentally ill man in nottingham who killed three people last year. the families of the victims say the services responsible for his care in the lead up to the attacks �*have blood on their hands'. a report released today

by the care quality commission says key details about the risk posed by valdo calocane were "minimised or omitted". injanuary, he was sentenced to a hospital order after prosecutors accepted a manslaughter plea on the basis of diminished responsibilty. what is so shocking about the care quality commissions report is that there were so many failures and fundamental failures there were so many failures and fundamentalfailures in there were so many failures and fundamental failures in terms of the supervision, the provision of medication and what happened when he was not taking his medication and then, shockingly, the fact he was discharged for not attending when actually nonattendance should have provoked closer supervision. in the tragedy is, and i can't imagine even having met the families in a number of occasions now, i cannot imagine that the unbearable grief they are going through let alone to contemplate going through that grief, knowing that these deaths were preventable if the nhs had been there when it should have been. and thatis there when it should have been. and that is why it is important to me that is why it is important to me that nottinghamshire is already

acting head of the publication of this report, to make changes. but also that the nhs is acting nationally to make sure things like discharge can't happen in that kind of way, to make sure that medication is supervised and to make sure that people who could be risks themselves or others are properly supervised and managed. had that happened, grace, barnaby and ian might still be alive and that is the hard truth that the country has to face up to and those poor families are having to grieve through. the and those poor families are having to grieve through.— to grieve through. the families of that that the _ to grieve through. the families of that that the government - to grieve through. the families of that that the government has - to grieve through. the families of| that that the government has told them that they will be statutory public inquiries. is that correct? will there be a statutory public inquiry? will there be a statutory public inuui ? ., ., , ., , inquiry? there are so many failures that the families _ inquiry? there are so many failures that the families of _ inquiry? there are so many failures that the families of the _ inquiry? there are so many failures that the families of the victims - that the families of the victims have had to suffer since these appalling homicides and that is why the prime minister, before the general election, committed to a judge led inquiry looking at

failures notjust in the nhs but throughout the criminal justice system as well because what i have been really mindful of every time i've met the families is that their ordeal and the pain that has been inflicted on them continued after the deaths of their loved ones. and thatis the deaths of their loved ones. and that is because of failings and a lack of accountability, notjust in the nhs but across the criminal justice system. and that is why the prime minister is now actively considering how thatjudge led inquiry can best operate to deliver the answers and the accountability that the families are looking for. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

here in the uk, 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. our 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. over 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. 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 5,000 artefacts have been retrieved from the bottom of the atlantic ocean. many of them are kept in a warehouse in the us state of georgia. our 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. 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 there is a photograph. we have very few photographs that survive but this little picture, we think, is of her mother. but it is just a little bit of an image of a woman left. unfortunately, she did not make it. she was one of the people who perished. being able to tell her story and how these objects is really important because, otherwise, you know, 1500 names, she isjust another name on the list. she is 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. this champagne bottle and 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 is a lot of bottles on the ocean floor and a lot of, like, pots and kitchen pots because titanic actually broke up around one of the kitchen so we just kind of littered this debris all over the ocean floor. 50 kind of littered this debris all over the ocean floor.- kind of littered this debris all over the ocean floor. so the first class passengers, _ over the ocean floor. so the first class passengers, i _ over the ocean floor. so the first class passengers, i mean, - over the ocean floor. so the first class passengers, i mean, it- over the ocean floor. so the firstj class passengers, i mean, it was pretty glamorous, wasn't it? titanic was supposed _ pretty glamorous, wasn't it? titanic was supposed to — pretty glamorous, wasn't it? titanic was supposed to be _ pretty glamorous, wasn't it? titanic was supposed to be the _ pretty glamorous, wasn't it? titanic was supposed to be the most - was supposed to be the most luxurious liner so having champagne, having a gem, having all these amenities and all these great things for the passengers would have been really important to them. some artefacts collected _ really important to them. some artefacts collected come - really important to them. some artefacts collected come from l really important to them. some - artefacts collected come from those who survived. artefacts collected come from those who survived-— artefacts collected come from those who survived. there was a bathroom salesman on — who survived. there was a bathroom salesman on board _ who survived. there was a bathroom salesman on board and _ who survived. there was a bathroom salesman on board and he _ who survived. there was a bathroom salesman on board and he actually i salesman on board and he actually had over 90 of these little perfume bios and so you can actually still smell them. bios and so you can actually still smell them-— bios and so you can actually still smell them. that is really... that is mad. smell them. that is really. .. that is mad- after— smell them. that is really... that is mad. after more _ smell them. that is really... that is mad. after more than 100 - smell them. that is really... that | is mad. after more than 100 years and all the time at the bottom of the ocean you can still smell the perfume. the ocean you can still smell the erfume. �* , ., , the ocean you can still smell the erfume. �* , . , perfume. and they are still so otent. perfume. and they are still so potent- they _ perfume. and they are still so potent. they belonged - perfume. and they are still so

potent. they belonged to - perfume. and they are still so potent. they belonged to one| perfume. and they are still so i potent. they belonged to one of perfume. and they are still so - potent. they belonged to one of 700 --eole potent. they belonged to one of 700 people rescued _ potent. they belonged to one of 700 people rescued from _ potent. they belonged to one of 700 people rescued from the _ potent. they belonged to one of 700 people rescued from the ship. - potent. they belonged to one of 700 people rescued from the ship. you i people rescued from the ship. you are travelling _ people rescued from the ship. you. are travelling second—class and amazingly, he is a bible to be went on to live in england he had passed ljy on to live in england he had passed by the time we found this but he did live with a bit of guilt, survivors 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 tales each item may tell. rebecca morelle, bbc news, atlanta, georgia. absolutely fascinating. you're in the uk we have been treated to

incredible night skies and if you would like to look at some wonderful pictures sent to us by our viewers do go to the bbc news website, to the weather page where you can see the weather page where you can see the northern lights, seen right across the uk but it also coincided, with a second night, with a meteor shower. lovely pictures that are on the website. do log on and see you in a few minutes. hello again. yesterday was the warmest day of this year so far. the temperature reached 34.8 celsius in cambridge, but as we go through the rest of the week, it is going to turn that bit cooler. there will be rain at times. it will be unseasonably windy at times as well, but there will still be a fair bit of sunshine around. now today, we've got this weather front bringing in some rain, and if we follow where it wraps around across the northwest, here we'll see a return to sunshine and showers later, but unseasonably windy across the northwest with gales across the outer hebrides and the isle of skye today. our weather front continuing to drift eastwards through the day. ahead of it across central and eastern parts of england,

staying dry with some sunshine. and, in fact, temperatures in norfolk and suffolk could get up to 30 degrees. but fresher conditions in the north and the west. through this evening and overnight, our weather front continues to drift eastwards as a weakening feature. not getting into the far southeast, where it could well be preceded by some showers, but some clear skies and the winds easing. in sheltered parts of the northwest, temperatures could fall away to 5 or 6 degrees, but still quite warm in the south at 15 or 16. tomorrow, then, we start off with the cloud. some spots of rain initially, that will tend to fizzle, but as we move west through south west england, wales, the midlands, northern england, scotland and northern ireland, lots of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine but the winds strengthening later on in the day out towards the west with more cloud building. temperatures, 15 to about 24. then as we move from wednesday into thursday, well, we've got this next clutch of fronts connected to this area of low pressure coming oui’ way. and if you look at the isobars, it is going to be quite unseasonably windy across england and wales ahead of this weather front. so after a dry start, the cloud will build as the rain continues to push southwards across scotland and northern ireland into northern england and also wales. brighter skies follow on behind and temperatures 15

to about 26 degrees. then, as we head on into friday, we've got the remnants of that weather front to clear away from the southeast and the english channel, channel islands. what you'll find is behind it will become drier and brighter, but also some showers being driven in on a blustery wind across the north west. here we've got highs of 14 degrees, but in the southeast we're looking at about 24. then, as we head on into friday, we've got the remnants of that weather front to clear away from the southeast and the english channel, channel islands. what you'll find is behind it will become drier and brighter, but also some showers being driven in on a blustery wind across the north west. here we've got highs of 14 degrees, but in the southeast we're looking at about 24.

today at one: "blood on their hands" — the families of three people stabbed to death in nottingham criticise the nhs and police over their handling of the killer. valdo calocane had serious mental health issues — a new report into his care finds a series of errors and misjudgements were made. i think when you have the details presented in front of you and you can see the level of negligence and missed opportunities it's... it's just painful and it's so sad. also on the programme... a man appears in court charged with attempted murder, accused of stabbing an 11—year—old

girl in london's leicester square. firefighters in greece start to bring a series of blazes threatening the capital athens under control. and a rare view of the titanic�*s secrets, we've been given special access to thousands of objects brought up from the sea bed. coming up on bbc news: as the dust settles on the paris olympics, attention turns to the next games — la 2028 — and the challenges faced by the organisers. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a review into the care of a man who killed three people in nottingham last year has found what it called �*a series of errors, omissions and misjudgements' in the way he was treated.

valdo calocane was psychotic and suffering from paranoid delusions,