tonight at ten, ukraine blows up a key bridge in russia used by moscow to supply its troops as part of its cross—border incursion. kyiv releases images from the start of its offensive 11 days ago — an attack on a russian border checkpoint. this is the main route from ukraine's sumy region into russia itself. you have to imagine it as an artery. and as advances start to slow, the question becomes, what next? also tonight — the longest sentences yet for two men who took part in riots in england. one gets nearly five years, the other, six. victims of the infected blood scandal will get compensation payments by the end of the year — more than £2 million for some. and as manchester united and fulham kick off the new premier league

season, we'll be looking at issues facing clubs on and off the pitch. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. ukraine has destroyed a strategic river bridge in the kursk region of russia as it continues its incursion into russian territory, cutting a supply route. kyiv says the aim of its offensive is to force moscow to start what it calls fair peace talks. meanwhile russia has summoned italy's ambassador in moscow over a team of italian journalists who reported from ukrainian—held parts of russia this week, calling it an illegal border

crossing. on the 11th day of ukraine's offensive, its military released footage of the start of their assault on a russian border checkpoint in the kursk region. let's go live to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, who is near the border with russia. james. james. reeta, broadly, this is about, james. reeta, broadly, this is about. and — james. reeta, broadly, this is about, and you _ james. reeta, broadly, this is about, and you sense - james. reeta, broadly, this is about, and you sense this - james. reeta, broadly, this is. about, and you sense this here, james. reeta, broadly, this is- about, and you sense this here, this is about ukraine creating a finish line to this war that itjust might be able to accept. but of course there are military benefits too to this counteroffensive. it is creating a buffer zone on the border. it is capturing hundreds of russian soldiers, which will give it leveraging future prisoner of war negotiations. and tonight, confirmation that it is also targeting the logistical roots feeding russia's invasion of ukraine. ukraine isn'tjust targeting russian troops, but their supply lines too. a missile makes light

work of a major bridge in russia's kursk region. it was a counteroffensive which surprised just about everyone. apart from the ukrainian paratroopers who've released this footage. complete with dramatic music and muscular armour from when they first overwhelmed a russian border crossing and the soldier manning it. after a blistering land grab in the kursk region, ukraine's gains are starting to slow. russia is diverting resources, like these artillery units, to stem the tide. nevertheless, ukraine is bringing in more troops to consolidate what it's taken. this is the main route from ukraine's sumy region into russia itself. you have to imagine it as an artery. and as advances start to slow, the question becomes, what next? kyiv took this territory relatively

easily, with the element of surprise and elite forces. but keeping hold of it, as russia turns its head and redeploys thousands of troops, that will be very different. arnie signed up to defend ukraine with the full—scale invasion. translation: no-one likes war, we want to finish it. _ i am not keen to fight. but for our ukraine, for our people, we'll stand till the end. anatoly has just returned from russian soil and has noticed a difference in progress. translation: we are still advancing. it's slowed down a bit, but we are moving forward. as long as we have orders and instructions, we'll keep on moving. anatoly hopes his effort will relieve pressure on other as of yet, that's not happening. regardless, ukraine's goal seems to be shifting from liberation to producing bargaining chips for a future peace deal, whenever that might be.

the general behind this operation, oleksandr syrsky, was also behind ukraine's counter offences of 2022, with the element of surprise. things became static when the war was bogged down, and kyiv will want things to keep moving for as long as possible. thank you very much. james waterhouse reporting there. here, two men have received the longestjail sentences yet for their roles in the riots that swept parts of england and northern ireland after the southport stabbings. one was jailed for six years, the other for almost five years after riots in hull. will vernon reports. "12 hours of racist, hate fuelled mob violence." that was how a judge described the unrest on the streets of hull on the 3rd of august. the man in the england flag,

25—year—old john honey, one of two men convicted today of violent disorder and racially aggravated criminal damage. honey, on the left, was sentenced to four years eight months in prison. david wilkinson got six years — the longest sentences so far. they were part of this ferocious attack on a car. inside were three terrified romanian men, who managed to escape. john honey also broke into a lush cosmetics shop and looted it. he then handed out the items he'd stolen to people outside. also sentenced today, this man, roger hayward — arrested at a riot in blackpool. he was given two and a half years in prison for violent disorder and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. england! hayward was an instigator of the riots, according to thejudge. who said communities in britain had been grieving peacefully in the wake of the tragic events in southport.

whereas others such as you decided to usurp this terrible incident as an excuse for mindless, drunken thuggery. prosecutors say they now plan to give more people the harsher charge of rioting. that carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. will vernon, bbc news. the family of a yoga teacher who was stabbed during the southport knife attacks say she has been readmitted to hospital due to breathing problems. leanne lucas is believed to have been one of the organisers of the taylor swift—themed dance class where the attack, which left three girls dead, took place. compensation payments to victims of the infected blood scandal will be made, the government has said, retaining the scheme announced in may by the previous government after a report by the public inquiry. between 1970 and 1991, more than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis cfrom contaminated blood

products and transfusions. more than 3,000 of them have since died, many of them haemophiliacs who were given infected products as part of their treatment. the size of the payouts will depend on individual circumstances, but many could be looking at compensation of more than £2 million. our health editor hugh pym explains. victims of the infected blood scandal, some who campaigned for decades, others who didn't survive. a public inquiry found they'd been consistently failed by those in authority. today, ministers have firmed up details of the official compensation scheme announced by the previous government. it's been widely welcomed. what is decent compensation? that's difficult to say. but some, like gary, aren't happy. he was a pupil at treloar school in hampshire and infected with hiv and hepatitis c during his treatment for haemophilia. he didn't know he was part of a medical trial,

in his own words, a guinea pig. because of that, he qualifies for an extra amount on top of his compensation — £15,000, with 10,000 going to other haemophiliacs caught up in unethical research. he says neither amount is enough. £15,000 for a life is... seems... ..doesn�*t seem right. you know, £10,000. some of these boys were on trials for years and years. me and myself, a lot of my friends, and we're all very unhappy and insulted by the figures. there are different levels of compensation depending on the severity of the infections. jo is disappointed that the maximum award for those like her who contracted hepatitis c is less than what's potentially available to victims of hiv. she was infected during a blood transfusion after giving birth. we were all given the same blood. we were all given bad blood, bad blood products. we're all terrified, hiv, hepatitis c.

treat us the same, level it out. bring us up, bring us up. why are we being treated so differently? i put some of these concerns to the minister heading the government's response on compensation. the hepatitis c community feel that the potential maximum payments for them are a lot less than for hiv. they're just wondering why? what i would say, first of all, is we're trying to be fair across the different groups, whether it's infected and indeed the affected, and that's the objective of the government. secondly, what i would say is that we are basing those tariffs on clinical expert advice. the minister wants to get the scheme running as quickly as possible, so the infected start getting payments by the end of this year and sometime next year for those affected because of the loss of loved ones. some campaigners, meanwhile, will continue to question details and press for improvements.

hugh pym, bbc news. president biden says a ceasefire in gaza is much closer than it's ever been, but that it's not there yet. negotiators will meet again next week to try to finalise an agreement between israel and hamas for a ceasefire and the release of hostages. it comes after the funeral of a 22—year—old palestinian man, shot dead whenjewish settlers stormed his village last night. the attack took place injit in the north of the occupied west bank and was condemned by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. no one knows who made rashid asidi a village hero. who shot the young it worker as he threw stones to keep armed jewish settlers at bay. but they know who to blame. translation: even the ambulance that came for him was _ blocked by the army. they waited until he died.

the blame is more on the army, because they are not controlling the settlers. they protect them. his mother said she didn't know if it was a settler or a soldier who fired the fatal shot. rashid's brother mahdi took me to where he was killed. the village boundary fence, broken in several places. a neighbour said dozens of settlers gathered here last night, and that he heard a hail of gunshots. he said he called the israeli army, who took two hours to arrive. the army said they deployed within minutes. residents say the settlers were masked, armed and organised into groups. some dressed all in black, some all in white. hassan was at home with his family when they came down this road. his surveillance camera caught the moment they confronted him, setting fire to his car

and entering his family compound. translation: they were all armed with automatic weapons, _ light weapons, pepper spray. their attack was organised. they had a clear goal to kill or burn. here we are, unarmed. they have the government supporting them. we have nothing except ourselves. israel is under fierce international scrutiny over settler violence in the west bank. israel's army says it has launched a thorough investigation into last night's attack. those gathered for rashid's funeral prayers had little faith injustice. the body of rashid asidi is leading a procession of anger through the village ofjit. people here trace this violence right back to the behaviour of israeli security forces and the policies of israeli politicians.

a palestinian village surrounded by israeli settlements, distrustful of israeli forces, burying their anger along with their grief. letsjoin lucy in lets join lucy in jerusalem just now. lets join lucy injerusalem just now. there are ceasefire talks under way. what is the latest on those? we have way. what is the latest on those? - have heard that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, will be travelling here on sunday to give a push to those ceasefire talks, and that comes after the release of a joint statement from the international mediators who are leading this process, including the us. they've described the talks over the last couple of days as a serious and constructive, saying they were taking place in a positive atmosphere. but it's not clear exactly what substantive detail has been agreed. what is clear is that there is enormous international pressure on both sides to go the extra mile this time and sign a deal. . , extra mile this time and sign a deal. , ., ~' ,, extra mile this time and sign a deal. , ., _

deal. lucy, thank you. lucy williamson _ deal. lucy, thank you. lucy williamson there. - here, an inquest has found that a 13—year—old girl died after drinking a hot chocolate because costa coffee failed to follow its allergy process properly. hannahjacobs had lived with allergies since she was a baby, and the coroner said there had also been a failure of communication between the coffee shop staff and the teenager's mother. hannah was just entering adolescence and learning to be independent, taking ownership of her allergies when she was tragically taken from us. having heard all the evidence over the last week, it is clear to me that although the food service industry and medical professionals are required to have allergy training, the training is really not taken seriously enough. people are being urged to consider getting vaccinated against mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, if they are travelling to affected areas in africa. the advice from the european centre for disease prevention and control is in response to the outbreak of a highly infectious new strain of the virus. sweden earlier confirmed that it had detected the first case of the variant outside africa.

here's our medical editor fergus walsh with more. the mpox outbreak centred in the democratic republic of congo has led to more than 16,000 confirmed cases, and more than 500 deaths this year. there is particular concern about a new type of the virus, known as clade1b, which appears to be more virulent and infectious than the one which caused a public health emergency two years ago. mpox spreads through close physical contact, including from sex orfrom touching bedding used by someone infected. it can also spread through coughing and sneezing. children under 15 are most at risk in the outbreak in central africa, which health officials think may be partly due to high rates of malnourishment and weaker immune systems. in the last global outbreak in 2022, most cases outside africa were among

gay and bisexual men. with this particular variant that we are seeing now, the risk of dying from it, the risk of having a severe illness, is much, much higher than the one we saw in 2022. the early symptoms can be like flu, including fever, chills and muscle aches. these are typically followed by a rash which turns into raised spots which fill with blisters and then form scabs. it usually clears up in two or three weeks, but in a small proportion of cases, it can prove fatal, especially in vulnerable children in africa. vaccines against smallpox are thought to prevent or reduce the severity of mpox because the viruses are quite similar, but there was a shortage of doses in the most affected countries. it is offered in the uk to those at highest risk. health officials say the likelihood of sustained transmission

outside africa remains low. kamala harris has been outlining her economic programme, ahead of the us presidential election. the vice president, who's the only democrat contender for the white house, told supporters in north carolina she wanted to focus on the middle class, and planned to introduce a new child tax credit, cut taxes for families, and lower the cost of prescription drugs. a mass brawl has broken out in the turkish parliament after lawmakers came to blows during a debate on the imprisonment of an opposition politician. the scuffle was over the case of an opposition figure currently in jail for 18 years for his role in anti—government protests in 2013. the fight broke out between his supporters and members of the ak ruling party. the woman accused of supplying the former star of friends matthew perry

with the drug that led to his death has been remanded in custody in los angeles. jasveen sangha, nicknamed "the ketamine queen" by us prosecutors, pleaded not guilty, and was denied bail. the a1—year—old, who has both british and american citizenship, is one of five people, including doctors, who've been charged in connection with the actor's death. knife—related crime involving children has risen sharply, with the latest government figures showing 18,500 people were sentenced or cautioned for knife and weapons offences in the year to march. in bristol, a specialist police unit has been set up to try to tackle the issue. our correspondent danjohnson joined them, and witnessed the deadly weapons being confiscated from teenagers. that's the car, the grey one. you are about to see the sort of weapons carried by some young people.

the grey car, full of teenagers, has refused to stop for police. stay where you are! stay where you are, all of you! get down, down, down! weapons found. everyone, hands where we can see them. that's come from inside the vehicle. there's a girl... hop out of the car, love. ..and fouryoung men, all between 16 and 18. it's 11:30am on a wednesday. officers have just stopped this car in a bristol suburb. they have searched it and retrieved these enormous knives. no—one's out with balaclavas and zombie knives with good j intentions, are they? so, do you think stopping them today, seizing those knives, could have stopped something more serious? absolutely, yeah. that's the whole i point in doing this. there is no upside. no—one wins. and then that poor decision, in a split second, could ruinl the rest of their life, it could ruin the rest| of the other person's life. here is one life lost at 19.

nobody has been charged with stabbing eddie kinuthia last summer, despite arrests, so his family's left with his last desperate moments, bleeding to death on the street in the arms of his mother. when i got there and i saw him, his look, the look on his face of, like, just shock, like just that panicked look on his face. i kept telling him to stay awake, and he tried, he really tried, because i kept telling him, "help is coming." you know, the thing that i struggle most with is wanting to go back, if we could do it again. and there is grief across this city after a surge of teenage knife crime, costing young lives in both blood and prison sentences. morning. to all talk about the children that

are linked to the murder of darrien williams. and this is the team sworn to protect young people from a life of violence and the criminal exploitation so often behind it. what do you say to the people who may be a bit more, these kids know what they are getting into? i think it is really important to understand each individual person, because we don't know what has happened in that child's life. because, actually, putting a child in prison is not the answer. it's not the solution, because they'll come out of prison, so what then? try and push that one down. is that all right? this is mostly about teenage boys, as victims or perpetrators — sometimes both. but here, they know it starts so much younger. there are as young as six and seven—year—olds carrying knives, and i think fear is the main factor. when you think of a seven, eight—year—old, you think of a young person who's got innocence. at the moment, we are seeing young people losing that innocence from such a young age. whether they take to the saddle or the barber's seat — here, open, honest conversations are encouraged.

what makes you not want to be able to go out? ijust don't feel safe outside. yeah? i feel more safe inside of my house, not outside. and when you come here, do you feel safe? yeah. ijust can have a nice time, without having many worries about anything bad happening. but there are no simple answers to this complex issue. why are you driving around with a knife like that? i don't know. you're carrying it — why? don't know, mate. so i'm not the odd one out, maybe. so, why carry it? i'm into knives, innit? i like the way they look and that. weapons are seized, arrests follow. this 16—year—old for possessing a knife. so, too, the 18—year—old who was driving without a licence or insurance. their fate is still to be determined. and the bereaved also want answers. imiss him. i miss his hugs.

i miss, like, his laughter, you know? imiss... i miss dancing with him. eddie's story sums up this city's challenge, but knife crime and its impact reaches further and it needs much wider solutions. danjohnson, bbc news, bristol. train drivers on lner, which operates rail services on the east coast main line between london and edinburgh, are to stage a series of fresh strikes every weekend from the end of august to november. this dispute is separate from the long—running row over pay, which looks like being resolved after a new offer this week from the government. lner said it was "surprised and disappointed" by the announcement following recent talks. our transport correspondent katy austin is here. why are they striking.

the union says this is about a breakdown of industrial relations. it has accused management of bullying and breaking agreements, for example, over the rosters. bullying and breaking agreements, for example, overthe rosters. it bullying and breaking agreements, for example, over the rosters. it is separate to the wider, driver's pay dispute which could be settled if drivers accept the pay offer that was put on the table just this week. at this three months of weekend strikes announced today specifically affect lner which is one of the publicly —controlled operators and it will upset a lot of travel plans if it goes ahead. lner has expressed surprise and disappointment and also said it took any actuated sins of bullying seriously and didn't tolerate it. —— accusations. if we look back to the wider pay dispute, so not to do with the strikes, that deal aslef was offered this week was notable because it wasn't conditional on changes to working practices the previous governments that were necessary and the rmt

union, which represents lots of other rail workers is due to have pay talks next week and its general secretary has made it clear he is a similar offer, similar terms to aslef�*s deal. similar offer, similar terms to aslef's deal.— and paddy o'connell will have more on those strikes on newsnight on bbc two shortly. though strike busting pay deals, is the new labour government caving into the unions are clearing up after austerity? the 100 bestselling books of the last 50 years, how many have you read? newsnight is a 10.30 on bbc two, bbc news and on iplayer. thank you very much, paddy. the new premier league season kicked off this evening as manchester united beat fulham 1—0 at old trafford. tomorrow ipswich will start their first season back in the top flight after more than 20 years, and manchester city will be looking to win an unprecedented fifth league title in a row. but as nesta mcgregor reports, matters off the pitch could cast a shadow over the action on it. manchester city, champions again.

a familiar sight, come next may will it be five in a row for pep guardiola's team? or runners up the past two years for arsenal, could it be third time lucky? and it's an arsenal goal. for me, if they get a top class forward into their squad, then i think that would be enough to take them over the line. and i think if they can do that then that's why i would say arsenal can definitely win the league. meanwhile, ipswich town's resurgence is a remarkable one. back in the english top flight for the first time in 22 years. after sponsoring their kit, their most famous fan, ed sheeran, went a step further — buying a stake in the club. and the action in the boardrooms is increasingly being as talked about as the action on the pitch. manchester city may well be enjoying the most successful period in their history, but at an upcoming hearing they'll

face 115 charges of breaking the premier league's financial rules. now the club denies any wrongdoing, but possible punishments could include a transfer ban, points deductions or even relegation. last season, everton and nottingham forest were deducted points for breaching profit and sustainability rules. now, these relatively new regulations have seen clubs develop differing approaches in the transfer market. it's a balancing act. the premier league want a competitive product without clubs spending beyond their means. well we have we have a fantastic football competition. we have a big thick rule book and part of any sporting competition is a commitment, a central commitment to uphold those rules. ahead of the new season, controversial, but var is here to stay as voted by the clubs, although fans can expect more replays of incidents and live updates via social media. automated offsides are also set to be introduced for the first time.

an influx of new players and plenty of managerial changes too. brighton, chelsea and liverpool among them, with arne slot replacing jurgen klopp, who'd spent eight and a half years at anfield. 20 sets of fans, differing expectations. but if there was ever a reminder to dream leicester city, back in the premier league after a year away. who could forget when they defied the odds, the critics and the pundits to claim the title in 2016? nesta mcgregor, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos