and british band oasis announce a much—anticipated reunion tour. hello. at least four people are reported to have been killed in ukraine, in a second consecutive night of heavy russian drone and missile strikes. these are pictures from central ukraine, where local officials say two people were killed when a hotel was "wiped out". two people also died in drone attacks in the city of zaporizhzhia. in kyiv, regional air—defence systems were deployed several times to repel missiles and drones targeting the capital. yesterday, russia launched one of its biggest attacks on ukraine since the start of the war. let's speak to our reporter, abdujalil abdurasulov.

tell us what the damage was caused by this bombardment.— by this bombardment. well, air-raid sirens ke -t by this bombardment. well, air-raid sirens kept going — by this bombardment. well, air-raid sirens kept going on _ by this bombardment. well, air-raid sirens kept going on in _ by this bombardment. well, air-raid sirens kept going on in kyiv - by this bombardment. well, air-raid sirens kept going on in kyiv and - sirens kept going on in kyiv and across ukraine all night and this morning as well. and according to the ukrainian air force, russia launched some 80 drones and about ten missiles, including air launched ballistic missiles. this number is much fewer than the number of missiles and drones moscow used yesterday during yesterday's attack. but it is still a deadly attack, and one of the missiles hit a hotel in central ukraine where at least two people were killed in that attack. and the rescue workers are still at the sites trying to clear the rubble and find missing people there. and also, as we speak, the russian

drones, according to the ukrainian air force, they are still in the air and threatening some of the regions, particularly the regions in northern uk. and therefore, the threat of new aerial attacks are still not over. how well—equipped does ukraine say it is to cope with such an assault? well, ukraine has got a number of different air defence systems, including us made patriots, which can intercept hypersonic air launched ballistic missiles. however, the number of these weapons is not enough, they keep saying. and therefore, kyiv are asking from the allies to provide more of those weapons. and also, more missiles and ammunition for these weapons in order to be able to protect ukrainian cities across such aerial attacks. but also, ukraine keeps insisting and demanding from its allies to allow them to use long—range weapons that the western

countries have provided and attacked russia deep inside its territory and target the airfields from where those bombers and fighterjets take off and attack ukrainian cities. for the moment, thank you very much for talking to us, thank you. let's speak to peter dickinson, editor of the atlantic council's ukrainealert service. tell us what you are seeing and hearing in the capital.— hearing in the capital. good morning- — hearing in the capital. good morning. yes, _ hearing in the capital. good morning. yes, it _ hearing in the capital. good morning. yes, it is - hearing in the capital. good morning. yes, it is another| hearing in the capital. good - morning. yes, it is another pretty grim morning. yesterday was far worse, frankly. yesterday was the largest air assault by russia since the beginning of the war by most counts. today, people are still picking up the pieces, still trying to assess the damage. there have been sporadic electricity blackouts across kyiv and across ukraine, in fact, since yesterday morning. we have no power where i am in the city at the moment. many places are

without power and also without water. so it is quite a challenging time. ukraine is used to the idea of rolling blackouts. we've had this for a long period since the early months of war, in fact. russia has made ukraine's civilian infrastructure is, its energy grid, its power grid, its water supplies and so forth, its utilities, a key target. so people have got used to this. but again, the return of blackouts, the return of power cuts. it is another test for the ukrainian people and another sign that russia intends to break the will of the ukrainian people. how intends to break the will of the ukrainian people.— intends to break the will of the ukrainian people. intends to break the will of the ukrainian --eole. ., . , ukrainian people. how much will this have depleted _ ukrainian people. how much will this have depleted russia's _ ukrainian people. how much will this have depleted russia's supplies, - have depleted russia's supplies, though, of these missiles? weill. though, of these missiles? well, that is a very _ though, of these missiles? well, that is a very good _ though, of these missiles? well, that is a very good question. - though, of these missiles? well, that is a very good question. the i that is a very good question. the short answer is that we don't know. the indications are that russia is able to produce something in the region of 100 missiles, 100 cruise and ballistic missiles per month. that is a ballpark figure which we have obviously no way of verifying

exactly. but to put that into context, yesterday's attack used approximately 130 missiles, so it may well be in the region of a monthly production. so this is not something russia can do on a daily basis, it is assumed. this was a major attack. basis, it is assumed. this was a majorattack. but basis, it is assumed. this was a major attack. but it is something russia can do on a regular basis, which is why there is so much anger in ukraine know about the restrictions in place on ukraine in terms of its ability to strike back. ukraine is saying to its western allies, we know where these attacks are being launched from. we have the weapons you have given us, but we are not allowed to use them. so they are not allowed to use them. so they are demanding increasingly vocally the right to do that and to defend themselves. to the right to do that and to defend themselves-— the right to do that and to defend themselves. ., ., ., , , themselves. to what extent was kyiv exectin: themselves. to what extent was kyiv expecting this? _ themselves. to what extent was kyiv expecting this? following _ themselves. to what extent was kyiv expecting this? following the - expecting this? following the ukrainian incursion into russian kursk region, russia said it was going to retaliate.— going to retaliate. certainly a ma'or air going to retaliate. certainly a major air assault _ going to retaliate. certainly a major air assault was - going to retaliate. certainly a major air assault was seen i going to retaliate. certainly a major air assault was seen as going to retaliate. certainly a - major air assault was seen as the most likely form of retaliation, but i would be cautious about

positioning it as a retaliatory strike. russia has been doing similar bombardment since the early months of the war and it is a regular feature, months of the war and it is a regularfeature, it is part months of the war and it is a regular feature, it is part of russia's strategy. russia's strategy is to pummel its way forward is on the front lines using its superior manpower and firepower, whilst bombing ukraine's infrastructure and trying to demoralise and break ukraine's spirits. so this is nothing new, but it is clearly a major, majorattack nothing new, but it is clearly a major, major attack and the intention may be to send a signal to ukraine that it is some sort of a retaliation in the context of the kursk attack. putin doesn't have a lot of options on the table really, he has deployed his youth —— entire army almost ukraine and they are already fighting here so he doesn't have a lot of military escalatory tools available to him. the only option he has is to escalate his air force, which may well be what we saw yesterday. force, which may well be what we saw esterda . , a ., yesterday. peter dickinson, from the ukraine alert — yesterday. peter dickinson, from the ukraine alert service _ yesterday. peter dickinson, from the ukraine alert service from _ yesterday. peter dickinson, from the ukraine alert service from the - ukraine alert service from the atlantic council, thank you for talking to us. —— ukraine alert.

in the next hour, the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, will use a speech to promise to reverse a "decade of decline", but he'll warn things will get worse, before they get better. he'll say his government will "root out 1a years of rot" under the conservatives. the tories have dismissed the speech as a "performative" attempt to distract the public from promises sir keir starmer never had any intention of keeping. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, has more. sir keir starmer will say the hatred and division displayed in this summer's riots betrayed a sickness in society. but he will contrast the cynical conflict of populism with the people who stood up against it and cleared up their communities. he'll compare his task as prime minister with theirs, in a speech that will set out the scale of the challenge facing his government. 50 people sir keir starmer met during the election campaign — from small business owners to firefighters — have been invited to the garden in downing street to hear the prime minister promise a government of service.

he is expected to say rooting out what he'll call "14 years of rot" under the conservatives will take hard work and time. things will get worse before they get better. the frankly gloomy message echoes the chancellor's statement injuly, in which, she warned the public finances were dire and said the government had inherited a mess that would require difficult decisions to fix. she will deliver a budget in october which is likely to mean tax rises for some. and her plan to restrict winter fuel payments has prompted calls for a rethink from some labour mps and opposition parties too. the labour government has made a number of promises. it has promised to focus on economic growth, but my argument would be that it cannot do that at the expense of all the other things, including the safety net that the most vulnerable in our society, such as pensioners, need this winter. parliament is back next week and sir keir starmer will say it won't be business as usual. the conservatives have dismissed the speech as a performative attempt

to distract the public from promises they claim sir keir starmer never had any intention of keeping. but the prime minister hopes that by spelling out bluntly how tough things are, voters will be on board. ben wright, bbc news. let's advise you that if you're watching bbc news here in the uk, from ten o'clock local time, you will be able to see that speech by sir keir starmer live here on the bbc -- bbc sir keir starmer live here on the bbc —— bbc news channel and there will be a special break—out of coverage for viewers in the uk. we understand that sir keir starmer�*s speech is also going to suggest that the riots earlier this month showed the riots earlier this month showed the cracks in society after what he described as 1a years of populism and failure. so we will bring that to you from ten o'clock. in the last hour, it's been announced that one of the biggest

music groups of the britpop era of the 1990s, 0asis, are reuniting. brothers liam and noel gallagher had teased an announcement through posts on social media, before revealing tour dates for 2025. it ends a 15—year feud between the gallagher brothers. and if you are interested in seeing those dates, they are released for july and august next year. they go on sale this coming saturday. the band advise that you register with the ticket sales websites in advance because it is going to be quite a bunfight to get them. much anticipated, are they getting on well now, charlotte? i anticipated, are they getting on well now, charlotte?— anticipated, are they getting on well now, charlotte? ithink so. i hoe well now, charlotte? ithink so. i hone so. — well now, charlotte? ithink so. i hope so, considering _ well now, charlotte? ithink so. i hope so, considering they - well now, charlotte? ithink so. i hope so, considering they have l hope so, considering they have committed to these 1a days in england and ireland. they have buried the hatchet after 15 years of not appearing on stage together. they had a huge bust up in 2009 in

paris. it was so bad that they didn't go on stage that night and they have not performed together since. they have said all sorts about each other in the press. nohl said liam was the angriest man he had ever met and liam called noel a potato. those are some of the things i can repeat. they have been open about their tempestuous relationship. but now they are obviously back on speaking terms and they seem really committed to this 14 they seem really committed to this 1a date tour in uk and ireland. four daysin 1a date tour in uk and ireland. four days in manchester, their home city, we always knew if they got back together, they were due dates in manchester for fans here and four at wembley, two in edinburgh and two in cardiff and two in dublin. the wembley, two in edinburgh and two in cardiff and two in dublin.— cardiff and two in dublin. the guns havertz -- — cardiff and two in dublin. the guns havertz -- fallen _ cardiff and two in dublin. the guns havertz -- fallen silently, - cardiff and two in dublin. the guns havertz -- fallen silently, the - havertz —— fallen silently, the stars have aligned and the great weight is over. they know how hotly anticipated this will be. any idea how much the tickets will cost? i don't know, i guess £100 plus, that is the normal price of tickets. they seem to go up and up every time big

act does a talk a ticket seem incredibly expensive and that is before they end up on resell sites and people are paying hundreds and hundreds like we saw with taylor swift. we don't know what the ticket prices will be, probably in the next few days, we should find out how much and will they be different in different parts of the uk? we just don't know. but there is real excitement here. one people —— one thing people have mentioned is glastonbury. 0n the press release, they say these are the only dates in europe this year. next year, sorry. people still feel like there is a bit of wiggle room about glastonbury next year. they would be an amazing headline act for the festival, they will get lots of people there, they would get huge crowds. so could they possibly play glastonbury? i don't think it is totally ruled out so far. i think there is still possibly a question over that.— far. i think there is still possibly a question over that. charlotte, put our a question over that. charlotte, put your name — a question over that. charlotte, put your name down — a question over that. charlotte, put your name down to _ a question over that. charlotte, put your name down to be _ a question over that. charlotte, put your name down to be deployed - a question over that. charlotte, put your name down to be deployed to | your name down to be deployed to cover that. it your name down to be deployed to cover that. , ., ., your name down to be deployed to cover that-— cover that. it will be a hot ticket. can i 'ust cover that. it will be a hot ticket. can i just say _ cover that. it will be a hot ticket. can i just say that _ cover that. it will be a hot ticket. can i just say that i _ cover that. it will be a hot ticket. can i just say that i am _

cover that. it will be a hot ticket. can i just say that i am no - can ijust say that i am no relation? people have asked if i am related. i am not the —— in the pocket of big gallagher and i don't get any free tickets.— get any free tickets. don't say that, milk _ get any free tickets. don't say that, milk it — get any free tickets. don't say that, milk it for _ get any free tickets. don't say that, milk it for all— get any free tickets. don't say that, milk it for all it - get any free tickets. don't say that, milk it for all it is - get any free tickets. don't sayj that, milk it for all it is worth! thank you very much and see you later. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

to the middle east now, where the united nations says it's had to halt its humanitarian operations in gaza. it comes after the israeli military issued a new evacuation order for the area where aid workers were operating from. the un is the primary aid distributer inside the territory, which has been devastated by ten months of war between israel and hamas. the un agency unrwa — one of the key humanitarian groups working in gaza — spoke about the deteriorating situation. this space that people have been confined to is so minimal. there are tanks in areas that used

to be designated as safe areas. and this is just another testament to there being nowhere safe in the gaza strip. people have nowhere to go, there is nowhere to find safety. there is very limited access to humanitarian resources, because the humanitarian operations are also being displaced within these evacuation orders. and the humanitarian response here is being completely strangled and limited in our ability of what we can do. elsewhere in the region, medics say one palestinian was shot dead by an israeli settler and five others were killed in an israeli air strike in the occupied west bank. the israel defense forces confirmed the strike in nur shams camp, east of the city of tulkarm, and said its target was what it described as a "command room of a terror cell". let's speak to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. first of all, what happened

in the west bank? so certainly, nur shams is an urban refugee camp in the north of the west bank. it has seen successive israeli military raids, particularly since the start of the war in gaza. and we are hearing from palestinian health officials that there were five people who were killed in this air strike on the house in the camp. two of them were children aged 15 and 16. this is where the israeli military has said a command centre had been set up by palestinian armed groups. this was an attack that took place about 1030 local time last night. also last night, there are videos on social media where you can see people are rushing around in the small village close to bethlehem in the south of the west bank and there are these bursts of gunfire. this is where local people say armed settlers entered into the village

late at night. they started attacking homes. when men went outside, one was shot and killed, three other people were wounded. there has been a real increase in israeli military raids in the west bank since the start of the war in gaza, with the israeli military saying it is acting against what it calls terrorist groups. at the same time, there has been a surge in violence by extremist settlers attacking palestinians and taking over more land. for attacking palestinians and taking over more land.— attacking palestinians and taking over more land. for the moment, thank you — over more land. for the moment, thank you very — over more land. for the moment, thank you very much. _ live now to ramallah, where we can speak with mustafa barghouti, general secretary of the palestinian national initiative. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. in gaza, the idf say they give warnings to civilians when they are about to launch a strike. to what extent, if any, does that happen in the west bank? weill. that happen in the west bank? well, i don't that happen in the west bank? well, i don't believe _ that happen in the west bank? well, i don't believe they _ that happen in the west bank? well, i don't believe they do _ that happen in the west bank? well, i don't believe they do that _ that happen in the west bank? -ii i don't believe they do that in gaza. but they definitely don't do any of that in the west bank. people

suddenly find themselves subjected to air strikes. it's important to remember that the west bank is an occupied territory by the israeli army since 57 years. and when israel uses air strikes against occupied people, it is a total violation of international law. since the 7th of october, israel conducted 80 air 0ctober, israel conducted 80 air strikes on different places in the west bank. mainly in refugee camps like nur shams and tulkarm refugee camp. the outcome is that 640 people have been killed, including no less than 170 children. and all these idf strokes, they were, these attacks, there were no warnings whatsoever. israel says the target in the west bank was a command room of a terrorist cell is how they described it. to what extent...

terrorist cell is how they described it. to what extent. . ._ it. to what extent... sorry, do answer that. _ it. to what extent... sorry, do answer that. well, _ it. to what extent... sorry, do answer that. well, i _ it. to what extent... sorry, do answer that. well, i don't - it. to what extent... sorry, do | answer that. well, i don't think it. to what extent... sorry, do i answer that. well, i don't think 15 or 16—year—old children are terror leaders. i think israel lies and they continuously light. and the biggest lie here is that netanyahu claims that he wants to have peace, but at the same time, netanyahu does not want to end the war in gaza by continuously underlining all negotiations. and now he wants to expand the war into the west bank. as regarding those talks, hamas have not even turned up, have they? trio. not even turned up, have they? no, the have not even turned up, have they? no, they have been _ not even turned up, have they? iirr, they have been in cairo and they have received all the proposals and they have discussed them and they responded to them. but they have discussed them and they responded to them.— they have discussed them and they responded to them. but they have not done so directly. _ responded to them. but they have not done so directly, it _ responded to them. but they have not done so directly, it has _ responded to them. but they have not done so directly, it has been - responded to them. but they have not done so directly, it has been via - done so directly, it has been via other conduits.— done so directly, it has been via other conduits. no, no, no. israel would not— other conduits. no, no, no. israel would not sit _ other conduits. no, no, no. israel would not sit with _ other conduits. no, no, no. israel would not sit with hamas - other conduits. no, no, no. israel would not sit with hamas to - would not sit with hamas to negotiate, neitherwith would not sit with hamas to negotiate, neither with the americans. all the time, negotiations have been through mediators, which are egypt and qatar. so nothing changed. but

netanyahu is undermining, this is not my opinion, this is even the opinion of many people from the security apparatus and from the negotiating team who are leaking to the media that netanyahu is undermining their negotiations continuously, because he doesn't want to achieve an agreement. he wants this war to continue. he wants to keep his occupation of gaza. and he knows that the end of the war is the end of his political career. and he doesn't even care about the israeli prisoners who are dying because of israeli bombardment as well. �* ., because of israeli bombardment as well. ., , , well. and of course, these negotiations _ well. and of course, these negotiations do _ well. and of course, these negotiations do go - well. and of course, these negotiations do go on - well. and of course, these negotiations do go on and| well. and of course, these - negotiations do go on and they are supposed to result in the hostage release as well as a ceasefire. mustafa barghouti. thank you for your time, from the palestinian national initiative. with two weeks to go until the first presidential debate between donald trump and kamala harris, there've

been disagreements over the program format. democrats want both candidates' microphones to be live throughout the full broadcast on abc on september 10th. while mr trump has said it doesn't matter to him either way, the republican campaign are reported to want him to be muted unless it's his turn to speak. when president biden was the democratic candidate, both sides had agreed to the muting of mics. let's speak to cbs correspondent jarred hill in new york. what both sides are saying about this format? 0n what both sides are saying about this format? on one hand here, you have the harris campaign saying they believe this is now a settled matter because yesterday, we did see the former president trump saying that well there were these agreed—upon set of rules, he doesn't really care either way if the mics are muted and he says he would prefer for them to be neutered. the harris campaign is trying to play this in a way and saying that mr trump's handlers prefer a muted microphone because they don't think a candidate connects presidentialfor they don't think a candidate connects presidential for 90 they don't think a candidate connects presidentialfor 90 minutes on his own. this is what they are saying. the question will be whether this actually does end up happening.

even outside of the issue with the microphones, there is this question of whether the debate will actually happen. because former president trump yesterday, for the second time, has said he doesn't agree with the venue for this debate. in particular, the network that will be hosting this one. saying it is not friendly to him or other conservatives. saying he is considering pulling out of the debate. the question will be if he actually does. we have two weeks to see if it ends up happening. hot mics or otherwise. what preference if any do the american public have as to whether microphones are muted? again, this was something agreed—upon when you had former president trump and president biden giving theirfirst and president trump and president biden giving their first and only debate so far at the time, it was believed this could get away from some of the onstage bickering we saw during one of their debates back in the 2020 election. but that then got overshadowed by the performance of president biden in the debates. so there are questions around whether americans particularly care either

way. whether microphones are muted or not. we have seen comments on discourse in both directions. so it seems as though this is something the american people feel a myriad of ways about. it is the american people feel a myriad of wa s about. , ., ., ,, the american people feel a myriad of ways about-— ways about. it is good to talk you, thank ou ways about. it is good to talk you, thank you very _ ways about. it is good to talk you, thank you very much. _ we are going to move on and do something completely different. we are expecting to hear a speech from the british prime minister sir keir starmer at about ten o'clock local time here in the uk. he is expected to warn that things will get worse before they get better. let's speak to our political correspondent who joins us now. where are you? are you in downing street because i thought i recognised that door. why is he making this speech now? abs, i recognised that door. why is he making this speech now? a couple of reasons. making this speech now? a couple of reasons- the — making this speech now? a couple of reasons. the main _ making this speech now? a couple of reasons. the main one _ making this speech now? a couple of reasons. the main one he _ making this speech now? a couple of reasons. the main one he is- making this speech now? a couple of reasons. the main one he is trying i reasons. the main one he is trying to get on the front foot before

parliament returns next week from its summer break. but a couple of key messages i think keir starmer is trying to get over today, neither of which are uncontroversial. the first is to draw a line under the last government and say this is a government and say this is a government of service and we are going to do things differently. he will be in a rose garden of number 10. if you cast your mind back to the pandemic and some of the controversies about downing street staff meeting up during the lockdown period, some of the photos were in the rose garden. so it is a very obvious distinction that keir starmer is trying to draw up with his speech, saying that we are going to do things differently. the second thing is he's going to say things could get worse before they get better. that there are tough choices. tough decisions to come. and he is clearly rolling the pitch, to use the westminsterjargon, for some pretty difficult announcements over the next few weeks and months, particularly leading up to the budget at the end of october. but

keir starmer knows now that as prime minister, his speeches will be studied extremely closely, more closely than they were when he was leader of the opposition for example. but so are those decisions and there is a lot of controversy already about some of them, particularly the decision to move winter fuel payments for most pensioners. for winter fuel payments for most pensioners-— winter fuel payments for most ensioners. ., ., ., ,, pensioners. for the moment, thank ou ve pensioners. for the moment, thank you very much- _ pensioners. for the moment, thank you very much. from _ pensioners. for the moment, thank you very much. from downing i pensioners. for the moment, thank l you very much. from downing street. and that speech will be in front of 50 members of the public who the prime minister met on the election campaign trail. you're watching bbc news. hello again. it's been a wet start to the day across the north and the west of the country, some heavy rain. that's slowly going to be pushing southwards and eastwards today. it's a blustery day, especially windy through the irish sea and the northwest. but it's going to be warm in the south—east,

warmer than it was yesterday, and if anything, tomorrow, it will be warmer again. but then we pull in more of a westerly, a fresher direction for us, before the weekend comes along, introducing once again the amber colours, so warmer by the weekend. so what we have at the moment is our weather front draped across northern england, across parts of wales into the south—west, slowly trying to push south—eastwards. ahead of it, a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, and behind it, we're looking at some sunshine, but also some showers. the wind slowly easing a touch through the day, with highs up to about 25 or 26 in the south—east. now, tonight, a weatherfront still tries to sink south. it bumps into that high pressure, so it's weakening all the time. there will be showers across the north and the west. not a particularly cold night. temperatures falling away between 10 and 15 degrees. so tomorrow, we still have our weather front with us. again, there's a band of cloud, the odd spot of rain in it. slowly, it will push eastwards through the day, so the sunshine ahead of it turning hazy. and then we've got some showery outbreaks of rain coming

in across western scotland and also northern ireland, and some of those could be heavy and also thundery. temperatures tomorrow, potentially up to 28 in the far south—east. then, as we move from wednesday into thursday, our weather front bearing the cloud and the showery rain moves away. we're back into that westerly flow, so it will feel fresher. the other thing about thursday is we've got this weather front in the north that's pushing eastwards, taking its showers with it. could hear the odd rumble of thunder in north—east of thunder in north—east scotland. but come south across much of england, wales and northern ireland, there'll be a lot of dry weather and also some sunshine to look forward to. then, as we head from thursday into friday in the weekend, we've got this area of high pressure building. now, it might move a bit further north and, if it does so, that could allow some showery rain into southern areas. but at the moment, it looks like for the weekend, many of us will be bright, with some sunshine and a touch warmer than on friday.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, is expected to warn in a speech this morning that "things will get worse" before they get better. investigators are trying to find out what caused a fire at a tower block at dagenham in east london. and, 0asis announce a much—anticipated comeback, with a worldwide tour.

let's return to the recent announcement by one of the biggest music groups of the britpop era of the 1990s. 0asis say they are reuniting. brothers liam and noel gallagher had teased an announcement through posts on social media, before revealing tour dates for 2025. it ends a 15—year feud between the gallagher brothers. let's speak to journalist miranda sawyer, who interviewed noel gallagher in the �*90s. she's also the author of the upcoming book — uncommon people: britpop and beyond in 20 songs, which will be released in october. that will be on people's christmas list even more than ever now this reunion tour is happening. these messages on social media were not that cryptic after all, where they

question though they really weren't!