and authorities in russia say they've killed four inmates after a rebellion that left four prison guards dead. hello, i'm helena humphrey. we begin with news from germany. police there have confirmed at least three people have been killed and at least four others injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. local media is reporting a man randomly stabbed passers—by during a festival in the city centre on friday evening. these are live pictures from solingen. the attacker is still at large, and police have launched a manhunt. police helicopters were seen above the city. celebrations were under way to mark the 650th anniversary of the city's foundation. the city authorities asked people to leave

the area and police are imposing security cordons. media reports say emergency crews at the scene are now treating the injured. joining me live is our reporterjack surfleet. what more do we know right now? as you were reporting, we know that three people have been killed and four seriously injured in this incident. that's what german police have been saying this evening. the incident happened at around ten o'clock local time in germany. it was at an event celebrating the city's history. so thousands of people attended this event in the market square within the city. they were watching reportedly a music act, when a bit of confusion rumbled among the crowd. and then people started to flee the area. police reported that an unknown perpetrator had attacked several people with a knife. reading into the

language, please don't know who the perpetrator is and there is a manhunt under way. the response warranted a huge response warranted a huge response from emergency services as you mentioned. medical teams were treating people in the street. the police response, there were reports of a0 tactical vehicles responding to this incident, to search for the perpetrator. that search is still under way. jack, what reaction has there been more broadly within the country? a, been more broadly within the count ? �* . , been more broadly within the count 7�* . , ., country? a fair bit of reaction, _ country? a fair bit of reaction, as - country? a fair bit of reaction, as you - country? a fair bit of. reaction, as you would country? a fair bit of— reaction, as you would imagine under these circumstances. the mayor of the city posted on social media. translated from german so not quite verbatim, i apologise, but he said, people are in shock, horror and great grief. and he said he had tears in his eyes for those who have died. another german politician has described the event as

terrible and horrible. and all of this comes just a week after the german interior minister had called for a crackdown, measures around knife crime. so i'm sure events such as tonight will only amplify those calls. do we know anything more about the details of the festival, the details of the festival, the location itself?- the details of the festival, the location itself? yes, the city itself. — the location itself? yes, the city itself, solingen, - the location itself? yes, the city itself, solingen, is- the location itself? yes, the city itself, solingen, is in i city itself, solingen, is in the west of the country, around 25 kilometres away from dusseldorf. it's a relatively small city, around 160,000 occupants. but this was a big event, a celebration of the city's history, 650 years. a localjournalist city's history, 650 years. a local journalist we spoke city's history, 650 years. a localjournalist we spoke to on bbc news earlier explained to us that there were thousands of people attending this event in what he described as one of the market square is in the city. thousands of people there, and as you can imagine, under any circumstances like this, it

would have been incredibly stressful, incredibly confusing. and traumatising for those people who had to witness those people who had to witness those awful scenes in the city tonight. those awful scenes in the city toniaht. , . . ~' ,, ., those awful scenes in the city tonight. jack, you told us a bit about — tonight. jack, you told us a bit about the _ tonight. jack, you told us aj bit about the investigation. just bring us up to date with how authorities are continuing to pursue this operation. yes. to pursue this operation. yes, olice to pursue this operation. yes, police say _ to pursue this operation. yes, police say the _ to pursue this operation. yes, police say the search - to pursue this operation. yes, police say the search is - to pursue this operation. yes, police say the search is under| police say the search is under way. very limited detail coming through from the police. they have only confirmed that three people have died and four have been seriously injured. speculation more widely than that, but at this point in incidents such as this, it's unhealthy and unwise to speculate around such a serious incident. but we expect to hear from the police, i'm sure, later in the evening, to hopefully update the public on the search. we are talking about the statistics but there is a real human impact. not only those people who attended the event in the city, but many people who have been told to stay in their homes. they will

be terrified this evening to go back out while this purpose later still on the run. —— while this perpetrator is still on the run. while this perpetrator is still on the run-— it's been a week dominated by the democratic national convention, where kamala harris accepted the party's nomination, but today it's an independent presidential candidate making headlines. robert f kenneder announced on friday he is suspending his campaign. mr kennedy — or rfkjr as he's commonly known — said he is throwing his support behind republican candidate donald trump. mr kennedy is the nephew of former president john f kennedy and the son of former presidential candidate robert f kennedy. he initially launched his campaign for the democratic nomination, before switching to run as an independent. mr kennedy had been running on a message of economic populism, as well as criticism of the two major parties. and since the covid—19 pandemic, he became known for his anti—vaccine stance. in the past few hours,

mr kennedy appeared on stage with former president donald trump. mr trump said kamala harris�*s swift rise to the democratic nomination is further evidence of the supposedly rigged system that robert f kenneder ran against. tonight i'm very pleased to welcome a man who has been an incredible champion for so many of these values that we all share, and we have shared them for a long time. i don't think too many of you people have heard of him. he is very low key. he's a very low key person. he is highly respected. he is a great person. i've known him for so long. for the past 16 months. robert f kenneder. # there goes my hero. # watch him as he goes.

# there goes my hero. while robert f kennedy jr was never likely to win the presidency, his candidacy and support could still have an impact on the election outcome. a recent poll from reuters and ipsos shows him at a% voter support, behind kamala harris�*s a2% and donald trump's 37%. mr kennedy saw his polling numbers drop significantly once vice president harris replaced presidentjoe biden at the top of the democratic ticket. but supporters of mr kennedy could be a factor should they choose to follow his endorsement of former president trump. let's get the lay of the land as we reach the end of a very long, very significant week for the 202a race. with me are two experienced political strategists, republican mark terrill

and democrat ameshia cross. a warm welcome to both of you. ameshia, coming off the back of a long week, very much i think the feeling across the board that it was an energetic convention for the democrats. of course the question now is of course the question now is what has harris got to do to maintain it? do you think she can? �* , 4' maintain it? do you think she can? �* , ~' , can? absolutely. i think she absolutely _ can? absolutely. i think she absolutely will. _ can? absolutely. i think she absolutely will. harris - can? absolutely. i think she| absolutely will. harris knows that she is just a few months out of election day, she knows there is a lot of ground work to be done in the battleground states. she is investing time there. her campaign has worked diligently to ensure the fundraising capacity keeps shattering goals so they are able to spread out offices across states that will decide this election. also a lot of demographic mapping, they have invested in a digital campaign strategy and tv adverts to take place over the labour day weekend. september one, and

beyond. it is the longest campaign we have ever seen. she is going to be in the battleground states employing the surrogates who have been on the surrogates who have been on the campaign, sitting governors, some senators as well. individuals who really know the lay of the land and can speak to various aspects of what the american dream happens to be, economic inclusion. we know in tim walz there is such a great capacity as a vice president candidate and choice. harris has been able to expand the map way beyond the wildest dreams ofjoe biden at this point and i think she will continue to do so, marching on towards november.— towards november. matt, your thou~hts towards november. matt, your thoughts on — towards november. matt, your thoughts on that, _ towards november. matt, your thoughts on that, do _ towards november. matt, your thoughts on that, do you - towards november. matt, your thoughts on that, do you think| thoughts on that, do you think the trump campaign has managed to successfully pivot from trying to counter a candidate like joe trying to counter a candidate likejoe biden to paris now? look, i think the convention, both— look, i think the convention, both conventions have energised

bases _ both conventions have energised bases to — both conventions have energised bases. ., . , ., both conventions have energised bases._ there - both conventions have energised bases._ there is l bases. to harris now? there is no question — bases. to harris now? there is no question in _ bases. to harris now? there is no question in my _ bases. to harris now? there is no question in my mind - bases. to harris now? there is no question in my mind that i bases. to harris now? there is| no question in my mind that the gop _ no question in my mind that the gop base — no question in my mind that the gop base is fired up. the democrat base fired up. it comes_ democrat base fired up. it comes down to about 100,000 -ive comes down to about 100,000 give or— comes down to about 100,000 give or take swing voters. they will decide this election. for the former president trump, he needs_ the former president trump, he needs to — the former president trump, he needs to be laser focused on the economy, inflation, border security— the economy, inflation, border security and crime. and not just— security and crime. and not just talking about president biden— just talking about president biden on those issues, but drawing _ biden on those issues, but drawing a contrast between his record — drawing a contrast between his record on— drawing a contrast between his record on those issues and vice president— record on those issues and vice president harris's record on those — president harris's record on those issues. in years past. this— those issues. in years past. this election is going to be about— this election is going to be about a _ this election is going to be about a handful of issues, the core _ about a handful of issues, the core issues that drive this election. _ core issues that drive this election, that will make or break— election, that will make or break it _ election, that will make or break it. that is what former president _ break it. that is what former president trump needs to focus on between now and november. talking — on between now and november. talking about some of those issues, ameshia, you will have seenjd issues, ameshia, you will have seen jd vance issues, ameshia, you will have seenjd vance talking about crime. donald trump has been at the border. the criticism from some of the republican party is

kamala harris needs to put more flesh on the bone when it comes to her policies. she needs to grant a sit down media interview, for example. what do you make of that as a strategy, do you think she should do that? i do you think she should do that? 4' do you think she should do that? ~ ., ., ., ., , , that? i think kamala harris is workin: that? i think kamala harris is working through _ that? i think kamala harris is working through what - that? i think kamala harris is working through what the - that? i think kamala harris is i working through what the policy strategy is, she has talked at length about the economic agenda released before the beginning of the dnc. housing opportunity for first—time buyers. expanding child tax credits. knowing the price of prescription drugs. an american economy that was inclusive and representative of the american dream, which has become a nightmare for many americans trying to reach the middle class and stay there. with that said, i think vice president harris will definitely have a sit down with the media. there is no rush to do so because she is no rush to do so because she is doing what you need to do right now on the ground. people have to understand, this is the most truncated presidential campaign the american electorate has ever seen. the work in establishing her narrative and reaching out to

the people in battleground states that will decide this election, the work he has to do in expanding, we know she has expanded the base already, we are talking moderately matte, conservatives, there were conservatives, there were conservatives at the dnc who spoke on behalf of those against the policies of donald trump. she is putting a sticking point on things like immigration. we have to remember, donald trump killed three immigration bills that were designed by republicans. if he really cared about immigration, the republican party really cared, they wouldn't have waited to get a course on donald trump to append those because they didn't want to give the biden administration a win. you care about it no matter who is in office. �* , about it no matter who is in office. 3 ., . about it no matter who is in office. i ., . ., about it no matter who is in office. �*, ., . ., ., office. let's touch more on the message _ office. let's touch more on the message you _ office. let's touch more on the message you were _ office. let's touch more on the message you were talking - office. let's touch more on the. message you were talking about her delivering. it has clearly been a feeling of 2008 vibes, the idea of hope, and donald

trump's message is more akin to america and its best days being behind it. as a strategist, how do you interpret that? what do you think of it? do you think it is the right message from donald trump?— donald trump? look, the election _ donald trump? look, the election is _ donald trump? look, the election is about - donald trump? look, the election is about the - donald trump? look, the i election is about the future. trump's _ election is about the future. trump's message right now, talking — trump's message right now, talking about the vision for the future of the country. needs— the future of the country. needs to be laser focused on the core _ needs to be laser focused on the core issues. notjust today but what — the core issues. notjust today but what people's lives will look — but what people's lives will look like tomorrow, particularly on affordability, the cost _ particularly on affordability, the cost of housing, food and health — the cost of housing, food and health care. border security, which — health care. border security, which under biden and harris you have _ which under biden and harris you have had far more surges at the border— you have had far more surges at the border than under former president trump when he was president. and crime, those are the core — president. and crime, those are the core issues that will drive the core issues that will drive the race _ the core issues that will drive the race. the candidate that loses — the race. the candidate that loses this race... candidate who— loses this race... candidate who makes it about the american voters _ who makes it about the american voters will— who makes it about the american voters will be the candidate who — voters will be the candidate who wins the election. right

now, — who wins the election. right now, what former president trump — now, what former president trump is _ now, what former president trump is doing with his campaign is getting focused not 'ust campaign is getting focused not just on— campaign is getting focused not just on the day—to—day rallies but on — just on the day—to—day rallies but on the _ just on the day—to—day rallies but on the upcoming debates. there — but on the upcoming debates. there are _ but on the upcoming debates. there are few moments left in the campaign to shift the race. the rfk— the campaign to shift the race. the rfkjunior endorsement may the rfk junior endorsement may be the rfkjunior endorsement may be one _ the rfkjunior endorsement may be one of— the rfkjunior endorsement may be one of those moments, but the debate in september is critical~ _ the debate in september is critical. being laser focused in that— critical. being laser focused in that debate about the core issues — in that debate about the core issues of— in that debate about the core issues of affordability, border security, _ issues of affordability, border security, crime, he needs to focus— security, crime, he needs to focus on— security, crime, he needs to focus on his record versus vice president _ focus on his record versus vice president harris's record on those — president harris's record on those issues. on president harris's record on those issues.— president harris's record on those issues. on the debate, ameshia. _ those issues. on the debate, ameshia, what _ those issues. on the debate, ameshia, what kind - those issues. on the debate, ameshia, what kind of - ameshia, what kind of performance do you expect from kamala harris? i performance do you expect from kamala harris?— kamala harris? i expect her to come out _ kamala harris? i expect her to come out strong. _ kamala harris? i expect her to come out strong. kamala - kamala harris? i expect her to l come out strong. kamala harris is going to prosecute the case, for lack of a better term. she understands who donald trump is, he understands the pathway that he designed for america, project 2025. she understands he wants to take america back. she will talk about what progress looks like moving forward and why we don't need a campaign of regression, a

campaign of regression, a campaign of regression, a campaign of hate. we need a campaign of hate. we need a campaign of hate. we need a campaign of hope, that is going to be showcasing an america where everybody has an opportunity, notjust the rich and diffuse. she is going to be able to have that conversation and she has the advantage of seeing trump debate multiple times. —— the rich and the few. also the way he debates women, there is a stark contrast with there is a stark contrast with the way he handles women in power than he does everyone else. the fact he is running against a black woman and he does not respect her. ameshia and matt. _ does not respect her. ameshia and matt. many _ does not respect her. ameshia and matt, many thanks - does not respect her. ameshia and matt, many thanks to - does not respect her. ameshia and matt, many thanks to you | and matt, many thanks to you both. four guards were killed during a prisoner revolt at a maximum security prison in southwestern russia. russian special forces killed four rebelling inmates during a mission to rescue hostages. russia's federal penitentiary service says eight prison workers and four convicts were taken hostage and the siege began during a disciplinary commission meeting. the bbc was unable to verify images like this one showing one of the prisoners

walking around the penal colony armed with knives. during the attack, the insurgents took to social media where they indentified themselves as militants for the so—called islamic state. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg sent this update from moscow. this happened in a prison called ik 19, a maximum—security penal colony in russia's volgograd region. i say maximum—security, but somehow four inmates managed to arm themselves with knives and go on the attack. so, they attacked prison staff and, having done so, they released pretty gruesome mobile phone footage showing prison officials lying in pools of blood. we believe at least four prison staff were killed. the attackers identify themselves as islamic state militants. they said they've taken hostages, too. russian special forces were deployed to the scene and later stormed the prison and ended the siege. all four armed convicts were shot dead.

i remember something similar happening just over two months ago, in another prison in rostov on don. islamic state militants took hostages in a pretrial detention centre. russian special forces stormed the facility, ending the siege. us presidentjoe biden announced a new military aid package for ukraine worth $125 million on friday. in a call, mr biden reaffirmed to ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky the us�*s "unwavering support for the people of ukraine". the anouncement comes after indian prime minister narendra modi met president zelensky in kyiv, and urged him to hold talks with russia to end the war. mr modi said he would act as a friend in his efforts to establish a truce. it comes after he made a trip to neighbouring poland on thursday. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake sent the latest on prime minister modi's visit from kyiv. both prime minister modi

and his host president zelensky have hailed today as being a really historic one. certainly we've seen over the course of the past two and a half years lots of western leaders coming to kyiv to show their support, but what the ukrainians are saying today is that this visit represents support from the indian leader and the asian powerhouse that he controls. a very different story from six weeks ago when a lot of people here in ukraine were really upset to see mr modi visit vladimir putin. in moscow, there was this warm embrace between the two men that came on a day when more than a0 people in ukraine were killed by a barrage of russian missiles. one of these missiles hit the main children's hospital here. i think no coincidence that first on the list of places for mr modi to visit today was this new art installation that doubles up as a memorial to the 570 children who were reported to have been killed since the start

of russia's full—scale invasion back two and a half years ago. after that moment, mr modi said that his heart was filled with grief for the people he described as martyrs, those who had been killed. and shortly after that, he talked about this personal pledge he was making, playing some sort of role he hoped in bringing about peace between ukraine and russia, saying he was prepared to try and start a process in which there would be negotiations. the world health organisation has declared mpox an international health emergency, as a new strain of the virus is rapidly spreading across parts of africa leading to a surge in infections. the head of the world health organization has said that plans to control the new mpox outbreak will require at least $135 million over the next six months. in an address to who member states, dr tedros said the outbreak could be controlled but it required a comprehensive and coordinated international response.

earlier the organisation told its partners they could start buying mpox vaccines before it approves them, to speed up distribution. the democratic republic of congo, the centre of the mpox outbreak, is expected to receive its first doses next week, donated by the us and japan. 0ur correspondent merchuma has been to burundi which has already confirmed more than 170 cases. at one of the largest medical centres in burundi's biggest city, staff here are battling to both treat the people coming into this facility, and to monitor how far and fast the mpox virus is spreading. translation: | had | swollen lymph nodes. it was so painful i couldn't sleep. then the pain subsided up here and it moved to my legs. but i am better now. they are currently treating 55 cases here.

there are four suspected cases that just walked in, and their status will be confirmed after a lab result. i'm just outside the men's unit, and normally you wouldn't see this orange or red tape here, but this is a form of isolating those who are being treated and the rest of the community that may walk in to seek services in this facility. burundi is seeing a surge in mpox cases. medical officials here are concerned about limited resources. there's only one testing laboratory in the whole country, insufficient testing kits and no vaccines. access to basic resources like water is also limited. translation: this is a real challenge. | the fact that diagnosis is only done in one place, this delays detecting new cases. health centres are calling the laboratory, saying they have suspected cases, but it takes time for teams from the lab to deploy

to where the suspected cases are to take samples, and it takes even more time to release the test results. the epicentre of africa's current health care crisis is neighbouring drc, less than 20 miles from here. what is crucial for health officials here in burundi is that people understand the dangers of this disease, but that hasn't got through yet and it will take time. public awareness about mpox is quite limited here. most of those we spoke to do not even know what it is. those who do are not aware that it is spreading in their country. this lack of awareness means that while, on one side of bujumbura town, efforts are being made to help those affected survive and recover, elsewhere, life carries on as usual. containment is difficult, making the need for an adequate vaccine even more urgent. merchuma, bbc news, bujumbura, burundi.

seven bodies have now been recovered from the wreck of a luxury yacht that sank monday off the coast of sicily in bad weather. the family of the technology entrepreneur mike lynch and his daughter hannah, who was 18, say they're "devastated" and "in shock" as they are believed to be among those who died. 15 people were rescued. jessica parker has the latest, from porticello in sicily. smiling and happy. mike lynch, a man who had carved out a highly successful career in tech, his arm around his 18—year—old daughter, hannah. in tributes today he was described as a caring man with a brilliant mind. she as ferociously intelligent, warm and kind. what is believed to be her body was the last to be brought ashore after divers spent days exploring the yacht�*s wreckage just outside porticello harbour. the recovery of the final

missing person is a sad moment, a sad marker in this tragedy. it likely means this operation is now moving on to its next stage. the bayesian is lying on the sea bed, 50 metres deep. it went down during a violent storm in the early hours of monday morning. the question now is why? translation: in order- to understand what went on, they will probably need to lift the vessel up and bring it to the surface. how long could this investigation take? translation: idon't. know how long for sure, but i imagine it will be at least six months before we have a clear idea about what happened. porticello is a quiet fishing town, people here have been left bewildered by what has happened. translation: because of this tragedy, everyone in this - community is really upset. although we are sicilian and those affected are english we feel a deep link and sense of affection for these people, as if they were our neighbours.

guests had been celebrating mike lynch's acquittal on fraud charges. out of 22 passengers and crew, seven lost their life. mike and hannah lynch, the morgan stanley boss, jonathan bloomer, and his wife, judy, lawyer chris morvillo and his wife neda and the chef recaldo thomas. but the youngest was hannah. as her school flew its flag at half mast, one classmate said, "when i think of hannah, i think of poetry, sunshine and her beautiful eyes. " stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the weather's looking very mixed this weekend. yes, there will be some rain at times, temperatures a bit disappointing, but things are set to warm up into next week, especially for england and wales. so, we will have some rain around at times this weekend, mainly across northern and western areas, though

for saturday, it's the south which will bear the brunt of some of the wettest of the weather. will be quite mild to begin saturday in the south, a bit cooler further north where we have more clear skies. but outbreaks of heavy and persistent rain affecting much of the channel islands into central and southern england, southeast wales, up into the midlands and across into eastern and southeast england. we have a met office yellow warning for the far southeast of england because we could see in excess of a couple of inches of rain here. that could lead to some localised flooding, some standing water on the roads. has been very dry across the southeast, though, for all of august. so this is very much needed rainfall — a good drink for the gardens, but it will be very wet through the morning. eventually, it clears out into the afternoon and we should see sunshine and some heavy, maybe thundery showers moving in, too, but it does brighten up elsewhere across the country. it's a bright day from the word go with sunshine and showers, but disappointing temperatures —16—18 celsius. that is below par for the time of year. saturday night's dry, quite cool, chilly for many, single digits across the board, but it will be turning a bit

milder, wetter and windier out west as the next weather system starts to make inroads for sunday and you'll see more isobars on the chart. so it will be a breezy, blustery day on sunday, with most of the rain in the north and the west. so, quite a wet day, i think, for northern ireland, increasingly so for scotland, northern and western england and wales, maybe a few showers getting into the midlands. but i think the southeast quadrant tending to stay drier, closer to high pressure to the south, so could be up to 20 degrees given some brightness, but rather cloudy skies and again disappointing further north — mid—teens. that system moves away during sunday night into monday. it's a bank holiday monday for many. a ridge of high pressure will start to build in a bit more strong, stronger across the south, so i think england and wales largely dry. we should see some sunshine around, but another area of low pressure will bring more of a breeze. cloud outbreaks of rain to the far west of the uk, but temperatures responding up to 23 degrees in the south. and that's the sign of things to come for this upcoming week. it looks like summer will make a return, especially for england and wales, where it could be very warm

indeed, with one or two spots in the southeast perhaps touching the 30 celsius mark.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. it was the worst rioting for more than a decade. chanting: get this | scum off our streets! get this scum off our streets! a week of mayhem in our towns and cities. # tommy, tommy, tommy robinson!# mobs whipped up by the far right on social media. you've allowed people into our towns and cities that are raping their way

through our towns. they're murdering our kids left, right and centre. so why did so many take to the streets? you can have just a rip in the social fabric, and everyone's anger and frustrations come pouring out. it just takes one person to pick up a brick. and how can the government stop it happening again? it breaks my heart that, once again, i am having to make the case for why this is my country. southport, three weeks ago. a scene of unimaginable horror. my officers were called to reports of a stabbing. multiple people, many of whom were children, had been subjected to a ferocious attack.

a teenager armed with a knife attacked a taylor