let's speak to our correspondent damien mcguinness in berlin. tell us more about this arrest warrant. as you say, german officials here i talk to i spoke to a spokesperson, she would not confirm whether it was correct that my colleague in warsaw talked to polish prosecutors and they said in poland officials said that they had indeed received a european arrest warrant from germany and that does mean really that these reports appear to be true. a ukrainian citizen who apparently was an experienced diver, he had worked as a diving instructor, he was reportedly part of a team of ukrainian divers who were hired a german yacht and sailed off into the

baltic sea and that is where they then dived down into the baltic sea and placed, according to the latest reports, explosions on three of the four nord stream pipelines. the latest is that the european arrest warrant couldn't be enforced because when police arrived at the suspect�*s house near warsaw, he had apparently already left and he had moved from poland into ukraine. that is what polish officials have told us. is there any indication he and any others he was working with were acting alone or with the backing of the government? the politics of this is intriguing. the government? the politics of this is intriguing-— is intriguing. absolutely. that is the big question. _ is intriguing. absolutely. that is the big question. this _ is intriguing. absolutely. that is the big question. this does - is intriguing. absolutely. that is i the big question. this does appear to indicate who might possibly have placed the explosives and directly caused the explosion, if all the details of these reports are true.

but it doesn't really tell us very much about who is actually behind the attack. there is no reason to believe that is because they are ukrainian citizens they would have been hired directly by the ukrainian state. as you know, over the past two years, we've had all kinds of speculations and conspiracy theories flying around whether it was summer from washington, moscow or kyiv, these reports don't give us any better idea of who might have actually ordered this attack. it is highly possible that it could have been altered by russia, ukraine or a non—state actor. there have been various reports over the years that there are elements within ukraine not connected to the state, but might have freelanced military elements or people not connected with ukrainian army. there are still lots of questions about who was

behind the attack. we are becoming closer to knowing who might have placed the explosive themselves on these pipelines.— these pipelines. fascinating stuff. thanks very _ these pipelines. fascinating stuff. thanks very much _ these pipelines. fascinating stuff. thanks very much indeed. - disney world is arguing a man cannot sue it over the death of his wife because of terms he signed up to in a free trial of disney+. jeffrey piccolo filed a wrongful death lawsuit against disney after his wife died in 2023 from a severe allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant at the theme park. disney says they have to settle out of court. as you say, this is a remarkable story today coming out of the us. as you said in your introduction, disney world is arguing that a man cannot sue it over the death of his wife after an incident

at their theme park, that he signed up to when he subscribed to a one month free trial of the disney+ streaming service, a service that many people in the uk of course will have. the story involves a man called jeffrey piccolo. he has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against disney after his wife, dr kanokporn tangsuan, died. she passed away after suffering a severe allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant at the disney world theme park in orlando in 2023. he says that the restaurant did not take enough care over the severe allergies that she had to dairy and nuts, despite repeatedly being told about them, and he is suing disney for $50,000 plus the legal costs. mr piccolo, he wants the case to be heard in front of a jury in a court of law, but disney are saying that because of its terms of use that mr piccolo signed up, in other words, the small print, it is now saying that when he signed up to his disney+ account in 2019, he must now settle the matter out of court. now, the entertainment company

argues that it cannot be taken to court because its terms and conditions say that any users settle disputes by arbitration. arbitration is of course overseen by a neutral third party who is not a judge. it is quicker, cheaper and of course, it is more private. disney has also added that mr piccolo accepted the terms and conditions a second time when he purchased the tickets for the theme park in 2023. a major incident has been declared after a toxic chemical spill in a canal in walsall. the public have been warned to avoid a i2—mile stretch of the canal network and towpaths running from the heart of the borough to neighbouring birmingham, but taking in interconnected waterways across wednesbury, tipton and west bromwich. dozens of dead fish can be seen in part of the canal. 0ur correspondentjo black reports.

an investigation into what happened is ongoing, but a major incident has been declared. and as you can see behind me, there are police here. there are people who have been walking around in high visibility jackets. just over the road, there is some police tape. it's across the entrance to the canal and the towpath, meaning people can't go down towards the canal. and if you just look down there, you can see dead fish in the water. it's just a rough estimate, but we think we can see around 100 fish from here. and obviously there will be others reported elsewhere along the canal. and the spill, the toxic spill, we are told, was discovered on monday. as i say, an investigation is ongoing and we believe water testing is taking place. some of the people in high visibility jackets that we saw, one of them did have a very long pole with a metal beaker, and another one was carrying something like a cool bag, something like you put your sandwiches in on a very hot day. so those water tests should be ongoing, results of those we hope we'll find out soon.

the council leader, walsall council leader, gary perry, has confirmed the substance as sodium cyanide. now we understand that chemical can cause seizures, vomiting and loss of consciousness. and as you were just saying there, the public have been told to avoid a 12 mile stretch of the canal network which runs from walsall, where we are now, to birmingham, but also taking in wednesbury, tiptonand west bromwich. now, this chemical we understand is used in industry for things like metal cleaning, plating and photography. it dissolves in the water and if you come into contact with it, it can be risky. so it could be risky to people and their pets. and anyone who is concerned has been told to contact the local nhs, iii or 999 if there is an emergency. the authorities say they're working as cautiously and as quickly as they can, and hopefully the restrictions will be reduced once they feel like they've got a grip on the situation.

taylor swift will return to the stage tomorrow, for the first time since her concerts in vienna were cancelled because of a plot to attack them. there'll be extra security checks for this week's shows at wembley stadium. ticketless fans have been warned to stay away. chi chi izundu reports. # let's shake it off, shake it off...# this is what wembley bosses don't want to see. 40,000 ticketless swifties took over the grass hill outside the munich venue to listen to her perform her eras tour. fans call it tay—gating, soaking up the atmosphere and last time taylor was in the uk, ticketless fans tay—gated at wembley, cardiff and liverpool. but, for her next five dates at wembley, officials are asking fans not to do this. a reminder was posted on the venue's website, which read, "everyone will be checked before entry and we don't "want any bad blood.

"we'd hate to have to turn you away." they added... # when you wake up and find that what you're looking for...# last week in vienna, fans were left singing in the streets after organisers cancelled all three taylor swift gigs after austrian security officials foiled a planned terror attack. i think given what happened in vienna just the other week, it makes sense that wembley stadium would issue a statement like this, especially when there's so many young people and families that will be attending over the five nights, and i think it will be a reassurance to a lot of fans that the stadium is taking security seriously. we are just really hoping that maybe a ticket will fall into our lap, but we're going to be here for a while and we know she's in town for a while, so we'll see what happens. but sadly for superfans kasey and katy, all the wembley nights are sold out and ticket experts

are warning people to be careful because some tickets being sold online don't exist and it could leave fans disappointed and out of pocket. chi chi izundu, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. temperatures have been cooling somewhat since we had the highest temperature of the year so far to begin this week. today looks rather cloudy for parts of england and wales, with some rain at times, but plenty of sunshine thanks to this ridge of high pressure. but we look to the north west, this area of low pressure and its active weather front will bring a spell of wet and windy weather for many of us over the next 2a hours. that rain starts to push into scotland and northern ireland through this evening and overnight. much of england and wales will tend to be drier. we'll have a bit of cloud hanging on in the south east, that will stop temperatures from dipping much below 14 or 15 degrees, but it's a milder night to come further north than what we had the previous night. so we're dominated with this area of low pressure and its weather

front as we head into thursday. it will be a wet and windy day for large parts of scotland, northern ireland and getting into northern and western england and wales. the midlands and into the southeast will see variable cloud, some sunshine. yes, it will be breezy here as well, but we could still be up to around 25 or 26 degrees here. but it's the high teens, low 20s elsewhere, closer to what we expect this time of year. that weather front spreads across the rest of england and wales as we move through thursday night. fairly quickly, i think, clears off into the near continent, but there's still some warm air across the southeast. further north, it will be a fresher start to friday. eventually, that weather front clears through. fresher air will prevail across the country, but it will be a fine day, i think, for many, with some good spells of sunshine. breezy with a few showers across scotland and northern ireland and these sorts of temperatures are what we expect this time of year, high teens in the north to the low to mid 20s further south. now, the weekend is looking pretty decent. it's going to be dry. lengthy spells of sunshine. it's because we're in between

weather systems both saturday and sunday and a ridge of high pressure will bring light winds and a good deal of sunshine. just a few showers, perhaps, for the north west of scotland. so for saturday, then, a breezier day to come across northern areas, a bit more cloudy and maybe the odd shower the further south that you are across england and wales. we'll see more sunshine around and lighter winds. those temperatures reaching the mid 20s in the south. high teens, low 20s in the north. we do it all again on sunday. another fine day to come with plenty of sunshine. light winds further south, breezier for scotland and northern ireland and there will be a few showers grazing the northwest corner of scotland. again, those temperatures, high teens in the north to the mid 20s in the south.

live from london. this is bbc news ukraine says 100 russian prisoners of war have been captured in kursk as its offensive in the region enters a second week. gaza ceasefire talks are to be held in doha tomorrow the us steps up pressure to reach a deal. inflation in the us drops to its lowest level for more than three years as the uk sees its first rise in 202a. thailand is plunged into political turmoil as the constitutional court removes prime minister srettha thavisin from office. new analysis shows the six—tonne iconic altar stone at the heart of stonehenge originated

from scotland rather than wales. hello. ukraine says its troops have moved further into russian territory, despite denials from moscow. president zelensky says ukrainian troops have captured more than 100 russian soldiers in the area since the start of wednesday. (tx since the start of wednesday. this video from ukrainian tv shows troops pulling down the russian flag in sudzha and president zelensky says they have pushed one to two kilometres further into russia just since this morning. by contrast, russia said today that its forces had repelled attempts by ukrainian mobile units to push deeper into its territory. the governor of the russian border region of belgorod has declared a state of emergency, saying ukrainian shelling had made the situation there extremely difficult. this map shows just how rapid

the advance has been