this is bbc news, the headlines — one person is dead and six are missing after a super yacht sinks off the coast of sicily in stormy conditions. british tech entrepreneur mike lynch has been confirmed as one of those missing — his wife has been rescued. kamala harris is in chicago for the democratic national convention where she'll formally accept the party's nomination to be its presidential candidate. president zelensky says ukraine wants to create a buffer zone in russia's kursk region. at bbc and verify we have been looking at russia's targeting of bridges in the kursk region. and still to come on verified live... we hearfrom a doctor taking part in protests in india following the rape and murder of a fellow medic.

and we are alive at the edinburgh fringe at the circus hub where we will be talking to this year's performance. now with all the latest sport here's tanya arnold. fast bowler, matthew potts, has been called up for england the first test against sri lanka which starts in manchester on wednesday. he replaces captain ben stokes whose out of the 3 matche series with a hamstring injury. the other change sees dan lawrence come in for injured opener zak crawley. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, says the focus has one of the issues when you are replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, is that he brings that balance to the team. he has been working so hard to get back to being a bowlerfor england. what working so hard to get back to being a bowler for england. what is working so hard to get back to being a bowlerfor england. what is going on behind me is a group of england bowlers are running through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling

mantle, a certainjames anderson. but if you look at the balance of the english team now, chris woakes will bat at seven, then that is as they say, in cricketing circles, a long tail. but you know the old saying, if you have to win a test match, you need to take 20 wickets during that match. and i think this selection, england have given them the best chance of doing that when the best chance of doing that when the test of this series begins against sri lanka on wednesday. leicester city make their return to the premier league later when they host tottenham. they were promoted last season under enzo maresca before he headed to chelsea in the summer and the former nottingham forest boss steve cooper took charge. he's looking forward to managing a top tier side again. it is an exciting challenge, a good challenge, and one wants a new one it was i wanted to do. it has been a good pre—season, while transitioning

back to becoming a premier league team. so really looking forward to continuing that challenge the next step of the season starting. the world number one jannik sinner is through to the final of the cincinatti open. he beat alexander zverez in a three set thriller! sinner took the first set on a tie break, but lost the second 5—7. the final set also went to a tie break which he eventually won 7—4. he'll now play frances tiafoe who beat holger runer in the other semi—final. iam very i am very happy to being back in a final, it means a lot. this reminds him, you know. buti final, it means a lot. this reminds him, you know. but ijust, you know, trying to understand where i have to improve and i think we saw today where i have to improve. just going for the process i have to go through. and in the women's draw

aryna sabalenka defeated world number one iga swiatek for the first time this season to reach the final. having lost to her twice, sabalenka won this one in straight sets 6—3, 6—3— she'll now facejessica pegula who beat powla badosa 6—2, 3—6, 6—3 in the other semi—final. we have had a lot of great battles in the past and she is an amazing player and she is doing really well the past couple of weeks. so going to be another great match and really looking forward for the final. in golf... hideki matsuyama has won the stjude championship but he had an almighty wobble on the home stretch. he had two bogeys and a double bogey from the 12th to the 15th holes, but recovered to finish two shots ahead of xander schauffele and victor hovland. elsewhere, brookes koepka. beatjon rahm in a playoff to win the greenbrier invitational. he shot a 7—under par 63 in the final round to tie with rahm, then won it on the first playoff hole. it's koepka's fifth liv golf title.

and that's all the sport for now. let's return to the us now and kamala harris has arrived in chicago for the democratic national convention, where she'll be formally confirmed as the party's presidential candidate. ms harris is expected tojoin president biden on stage when he addresses the convention later. this is the scene at the venue where security is tight ahead of the four—day event. looking quiet, that will change in the coming hours, believe me. it will get incredibly busy and noisy. let's speak to teddy goff, digital director for president obama's re—election campaign. he joins us from chicago. good to have you with us, thank you for your time. this convention will provide lots of images and sound bites that will be amplified on social media. ijust wonder if you can quantify for us how big a role a

digital campaign is... can play in the success orfailure digital campaign is... can play in the success or failure of a presidential candidate. i the success or failure of a presidential candidate. i think it is the most _ presidential candidate. i think it is the most important _ presidential candidate. i think it is the most important part - presidential candidate. i think it is the most important part of. presidential candidate. i think it | is the most important part of her campaign today. obviously, the digital team on any campaign is working with the communications team, the organisation team, in many ways it is standing on top of the shoulders of those teams. but we know people are getting their information on their phones and spending way more time on their phones than they are watching tv, or certainly reading the newspaper or listening to the radio. they might not go to their phones for political news, but they will get political news, but they will get political news when they are there, and the campaign plays a pivotal role in what they encounter when they pick up what they encounter when they pick up the phone every five minutes through the day. you up the phone every five minutes through the day.— up the phone every five minutes through the day. you think digital content is informing _ through the day. you think digital content is informing people - through the day. you think digital content is informing people and l through the day. you think digital. content is informing people and how they make up their minds. weill. content is informing people and how they make up their minds. well, you know, in they make up their minds. well, you

know. in the — they make up their minds. well, you know. in the us _ they make up their minds. well, you know, in the us not _ they make up their minds. well, you know, in the us not all _ they make up their minds. well, you know, in the us not all those - they make up their minds. well, you know, in the us not all those peoplei know, in the us not all those people have their minds made up already... that is what i was trying to get at. have them made up their minds already, or is it about changing minds and confirming opinions? i think there is 40 to 45% of the country on both sides, collectively 85 or 90% that have made up their mind, but enough to swing an election. you have to remember we are in an unprecedented campaign cycle this time. we have never had our nominee switched out for weeks before the convention begins. while i think our country is polarised and divided and in some ways our politics recounts a fire to, there is a lot to do to reintroduce vice president harris to people who know her name but people who do not know her name but people who do not know her story or what she stands for. donald trump, we have lived with this guy for nine or ten years, and in some degree 40 or 50, because he was such a large media figure before he entered politics. i think there

is a degree of what we call trump amnesia, people remember that he is boorish, they remember he says crazy stuff, but they do not remember what the impact of his presidency was on them. i think there is work to do to tell both sides that story. the other thing is that voter turnout in the united states is always relatively low as compared to british standards. there is a lot of people who are going to flip between one part of the or the other but aren't necessarily going to vote, it is incumbent on the campaigns. titer? is incumbent on the campaigns. very briefl , as is incumbent on the campaigns. very briefly. as we — is incumbent on the campaigns. very briefly, as we are _ is incumbent on the campaigns. very briefly, as we are almost out of time, a quick opinion on how the two campaigns up digitally at the moment. i campaigns up digitally at the moment. ~ ., , , ., ., moment. i think harris is doing an incredible job _ moment. i think harris is doing an incredible job and _ moment. i think harris is doing an incredible job and i _ moment. i think harris is doing an incredible job and i think- moment. i think harris is doing an incredible job and i think anybody| incredible job and i think anybody who has paid attention to american politics knows she has breathed fresh air into that part of the democratic party and i think you are seeing that in the digital content, in the positive vibes around the

campaign right now. the trump campaign right now. the trump campaign is not doing all that much. they are barely even campaigning, he is sending his usual crazy tweets out but i do not think there is much of a comparison between the professionalism of the two campaigns. professionalism of the two campaigne— the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has labelled recent riots in england and northern ireland as "clea rly racist". on monday, starmer said he wanted to visit northern ireland to meet those affected by the disorder and to thank frontline the riots started after disk information in the southport attack was a muslim asylum seeker. let's have a listen. was a muslim asylum seeker. let's have a listen-— have a listen. the disorder is intolerable. _ have a listen. the disorder is intolerable. it _ have a listen. the disorder is intolerable. it is _ have a listen. the disorder is intolerable. it is incapable i have a listen. the disorder is intolerable. it is incapable ofi intolerable. it is incapable of justification. it is clearly racist and it does not represent the modern forward—looking northern ireland that i know this place is. so i am very pleased to achieve those three

things today and to work with all communities, the ps and i and others to ensure we handle this situation, not just the to ensure we handle this situation, notjust the immediate disorder, but the longer term that we ensure we have that one northern ireland approach that i know represents the northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, of the future. ukraine is continuing its incursion into russia's kursk region — with confirmation from moscow this afternoon that a third crucial bridge has been damaged. the latest bridge, which runs over the river seym, is the last remaining crossing point in the area, and its destruction would cut off some russian troops from reinforcement and supply. on sunday, the ukrainian military released this aerial footage of a strike which destroyed a different strategic bridge — which also runs over the river seym. ukraine is two weeks into its biggest attack on russian territory since moscow's invasion of ukraine in 2022. (tx ukraine's president zelensky says the assault on kursk is aimed

at carving out a buffer zone on russian territory. he said ukraine was "achieving its goals" and wearing down moscow's �*war machine'. translation: today, we achieved good and much-needed results _ in destroying russian equipment near toretsk. and all this is more thanjust offence for ukraine. it is now our primary task in defensive operations overall to destroy as much russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions. bbc verify�*s olga robinson has been looking at the latest footage. here at bbc verify, we have been analysing satellite images and social media footage to see where and why ukraine has been targeting bridges in the russian border region of kursk. and just to remind you, this is the region where ukraine launched its surprise incursion nearly two weeks ago. and since then, as you can see on this map by the institute for the study of war, a us based think tank, ukrainian forces

have advanced up to 30km, that's around 19 miles, into russia's territory. and in the past few days, they have repeatedly targeted bridges over the river seym. first was the bridge in the village of glushkova. here is a video that we verified on the 15th of august that shows big holes in the bridge, after it was reportedly targeted by ukrainians. you can see them here. the bridge then collapsed the next day, and you can still see those same holes in this photo that was shared on russian telegram later. and here's a satellite image from saturday that shows the extent of damage to the bridge quite clearly. then the ukrainian air force commander shared this video on sunday said to show the destruction of a second bridge, this time in the village of svani. and we know it is the bridge because the surroundings that you can see here in the footage match previous social media videos

from the area, but the extent of the damage is unclear. and just today, this video emerged on russian social media said to show a representative of the russian investigations committee saying ukraine damaged a third bridge in the village of karish on sunday and this is the last bridge through which russian forces could get supplies in this area. we don't have any visual confirmation of this yet. with three bridges destroyed or damaged over the river seym, the russians have apparently been trying to find alternative routes across this river. take a look at this satellite imagery that shows, that is from saturday, and it shows what looks like a new structure nearly two kilometres, orjust over one mile, to the east of the glushkova bridge. and we know it's new, because if you compare it to this earlier image from satellite from last week, it's just not there.

the targeting of the three bridges by ukraine is important. samuel cranny evans, of the rusi uk—based think tank, told us that if ukraine is able to establish its own defensive lines on the banks of the river seym, then it would be hard for the russians to push them back. health workers across india have refused to end protests over the rape and murder of a fellow medic, that have disrupted hospital services. it's been nearly a week since they launched nationwide action, demanding a safer workplace and swift criminal probe. doctors across the country held protests and declined to see non—emergency patients following the killing of the 31—year—old medic, who police say was raped a police volunteer was arrested and charged with the crime. women activists say the incident has highlighted how women in india continue to suffer from sexual violence.

tougher laws in india were brought in after the 2012 gang—rape and murder of a 23—year—old student on a bus in new delhi. the government has urged doctors to return to duty while it sets up a committee to suggest measures to improve protection for health care professionals. let's speak to dr rakshita singh, who has taken part in some of those protests. thank you for your time. how safe or otherwise do you feel when you go to work? before this i have been doing a lot of night duties, but before we came to know about this incident, i don't think those night duties will be seen any more. that comment is telling women we do not want women to do at night duties, reduce the number of night duties for women. the question comes, we are trying to

promote people men are the same. but when you tell people to reduce the duties for women, you are sort of promoting that women are not the same. so i guess they are going in the wrong direction that is not the action that would be taken by the authorities right now. you action that would be taken by the authorities right now.— authorities right now. you are sa in: authorities right now. you are saying the _ authorities right now. you are saying the government - authorities right now. you are saying the government is - authorities right now. you are saying the government is not| saying the government is not actually getting to the heart of the issue here. hot actually getting to the heart of the issue here. ., ., ., ~ issue here. not at all. all the evidence _ issue here. not at all. all the evidence is _ issue here. not at all. all the evidence is weak _ issue here. not at all. all the evidence is weak all - issue here. not at all. all the evidence is weak all feel - issue here. not at all. all the evidence is weak all feel all l issue here. not at all. all the l evidence is weak all feel all the evidence is weak all feel all the evidence has been tampered, almost ten days. we evidence has been tampered, almost ten da s. ~ ., evidence has been tampered, almost tenda s. ~ ., , ., ten days. we cannot verify, of course, ten days. we cannot verify, of course. what _ ten days. we cannot verify, of course, what you _ ten days. we cannot verify, of course, what you allege, - ten days. we cannot verify, of course, what you allege, that| course, what you allege, that evidence has been tampered with. we cannot verify that, clearly. but to that point i was asking you about, do you think the government is getting this wrong, if women should do fewer night shifts, it is not addressing the issue of violence.

removing women from night shifts is not the answer you say. in removing women from night shifts is not the answer you say.— not the answer you say. in spite of that, they — not the answer you say. in spite of that, they should _ not the answer you say. in spite of that, they should increase - not the answer you say. in spite of that, they should increase the - that, they should increase the safety. increase the number of cctv cameras in the hospital, there should be more security guards, there should be a act that was proposed in 2022, but they did not pass up for doctors. and even for women, there should be stricter laws. there are no strict laws and we have not presented strict examples for the people who do all those things. so it is high time for the authorities to make some very bold actions against the people who do the same, so that the next person who would think of doing the same again will need to think almost ten times these will be the consequences, so i should not do this. it is high time for actions, we are not even one person close to the justice for the lady who went

through all of this. i the justice for the lady who went through all of this.— the justice for the lady who went through all of this. i know you are on a break — through all of this. i know you are on a break from _ through all of this. i know you are on a break from work _ through all of this. i know you are on a break from work at _ through all of this. i know you are on a break from work at the - through all of this. i know you are - on a break from work at the moment, but talking to colleagues and viewers who are at work, how worried are they for their safety? hat viewers who are at work, how worried are they for their safety?— are they for their safety? not 'ust doctors, are they for their safety? not 'ust doctors. every i are they for their safety? not 'ust doctors, every woman * are they for their safety? not 'ust doctors, every woman in i are they for their safety? not just doctors, every woman in india - are they for their safety? not just i doctors, every woman in india right now is scared. so many students, girls, our parents are not allowing us to go outside because they are very scared. before this incident, around ten o'clock, ii this incident, around ten o'clock, 11 o'clock, i used to go outside and my dad used to call and ask for the location and he used to be worried, but at that time... is this incident happened, as soon as eight o'clock hits, i am very scared. i have become my own dad and the child is me. i send become my own dad and the child is me. isend my location become my own dad and the child is me. i send my location to my dad. i

keep on reporting every half hour, and they are asking what happened. this is so traumatising, every time the society used to blame girls. she was alone at night, she was with the guys, she was drunk, something like that. but this time, the lady was in the hospital not doing anything, or all of these things. she was saving others. people came into my house, they are raping, murdering me. is unacceptable. they are raping, murdering me. is unacceptable-— they are raping, murdering me. is unacceptable. thank you very much for our unacceptable. thank you very much for your thoughts _ unacceptable. thank you very much for your thoughts on _ unacceptable. thank you very much for your thoughts on the _ unacceptable. thank you very much for your thoughts on the protests . for your thoughts on the protests and safety for women in india. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

in scotland, the edinburgh festival fringe is well under way.

for the next three and a half weeks, artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. this week is the final week. lots still to pack in. our reporter meghan owen is there. we are at a drizzly edinburgh fringe and you can see behind the performance from the kung fu dance and circus to give us a taster of their show. this is recreating the classical lion dance and chinese opera is contemporary performance. i am joined by the artistic director. thank you forjoining us. talk to me about the act and what you are bringing to edinburgh fringe. this show we off _ bringing to edinburgh fringe. this show we off as — bringing to edinburgh fringe. this show we off as solo in 2016 and now we have _ show we off as solo in 2016 and now we have ten— show we off as solo in 2016 and now we have ten performers in edinburgh.

i we have ten performers in edinburgh. i borrowed _ we have ten performers in edinburgh. i borrowed the philosophy from hong kon- i borrowed the philosophy from hong kong kung fu master bruce lee to question— kong kung fu master bruce lee to question about performing arts and to question about performance styles and how _ to question about performance styles and how do— to question about performance styles and how do we express ourselves totally _ and how do we express ourselves totally and completely. in the second — totally and completely. in the second part of the show, i use the line dance — second part of the show, i use the line dance and also the philosophy of bruce _ line dance and also the philosophy of bruce lee to question identity and where we are and who we are and where_ and where we are and who we are and where we— and where we are and who we are and where we come from. —— lion. what is our route _ where we come from. —— lion. what is our route and — where we come from. —— lion. what is our route and question what is... how— our route and question what is... how we — our route and question what is... how we can— our route and question what is... how we can pass it to a next generation. how we can pass it to a next generation-— how we can pass it to a next generation. how we can pass it to a next teneration. , ., ., ., , ., generation. lets have a taster of what the dance _ generation. lets have a taster of what the dance is _ generation. lets have a taster of what the dance is all— generation. lets have a taster of what the dance is all about. -

music plays. just a reminder, you are watching the kung fu performance and circus and they are performing and circus and they are performing an extract from their show no dragon, no lion, and it is part of the hong kong showcase at the edinburgh fringe and they are

recreating the classical lion dance and chinese opera as contemporary performance. they have come all the way from hong kong and they come here every year to the edinburgh fringe, and it is a contemporary take as i said on the classical lion dance. at this year edinburgh's fringe there are performers from 58 countries and hong kong isjust one of them. there you go. a taster of their performance and we will continue bringing excerpts from various performers across edinburgh fringe. various performers across edinburgh frinte. . ., various performers across edinburgh frinte. . ~' ,, , various performers across edinburgh frinte. . ., , . ~ fringe. thank you very much. a reminder— fringe. thank you very much. a reminder that _ fringe. thank you very much. a reminder that we _ fringe. thank you very much. a reminder that we will _ fringe. thank you very much. a reminder that we will have - fringe. thank you very much. a reminder that we will have a . fringe. thank you very much. aj reminder that we will have a lot more in the next hour including the latest on the search for those missing after the capsizing of a yacht off the coast of sicily. also backin yacht off the coast of sicily. also back in chicago for the democratic national convention. stay with us here on bbc news.

it will feel as if autumn has arrived at times, and seasonably windy, blustery on irish sea coast. gusts of 40 to 50 miles an hour through the week. more heavy rain to come in the forecast, especially in the north and west, but some are not com pletely lost. some sunny spells, but for most of this temperatures will be dipping through the week. low pressure is dominant, it is out in the north and west are sending all these weather fronts spinning our way over the next couple of days or so. this afternoon's heavy rain will be down through western scotland with heavy and thundery showers approaching western wales and the far south—west of england. plenty of cloud ahead of this rain, but still some sunshine hanging on for east anglia. some sunshine hazy at times, a curious colour to

the sky with the wildfire smoke still in the atmosphere. temperatures in the mid 20s where we see the best of the sunshine. the wind will ease down tonight, watch out for the super moon which should be visible for some. it is a mild start to the day tomorrow, a lot warmer tonight than last night and particularly in the north—east it will feel muggy. we are still left with the legacy of cloud and outbreaks of rain in tomorrow morning. that is clearing east and it is a day of sunshine and showers. most of the showers out in the north and west where the wind will be picking up yet again, particularly across western scotland. some of the showers will have a rumble or two of thunder. drier further south and east but a fresh feel to things across board. 14 to 22 celsius. there is more rain to come as well on wednesday. but again it is most likely out across northern ireland, particularly the western areas of scotland with strong and gusty wind, some high spring tides causing problems. further south, we are looking

at a much drier day with a ridge of high pressure. temperatures again in the low 20s to the south, but probably the mid—teens across northern ireland and western scotland. for the rest of the week, more rain in the forecast to come, particularly on thursday in the north and west. the rain further south on friday.

live from london, this is bbc news. one person is dead and six are missing after a super yacht sinks during a storm off sicily. british tech entrepreneur mike lynch has been confirmed as one of those missing — his wife has been rescued. the democratic national convention begins in chicago later, where kamala harris will formally accept the party's nomination to be its presidential candidate. in chicago later tonight, president joe biden will address the convention, officially handing on the democratic party leadership to his vice president, kamala harris. america's top diplomat says today is a "decisive moment" as he meets with the israeli prime minister. and ukraine continues it's incursion into russia, with moscow confirming a third crucial bridge has been damaged.