inherited an "economic black hole" and warns future tax and spending decisions will be "painful". i'll have to turn to the country and make big asks of you as well — to accept short—term pain for long—term good. the head of the un warns — that pacific islands are in danger of being wiped out by rising sea levels. and the news oasis fans have waited 15 years for — the gallagher brothers confirm they'll reunite next summer for a world tour. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. we start with breaking news from the middle east —

where israel says, its forces have rescued a hostage in the southern gaza strip. an israeli government spokesman said- qaid farhan al—kadi — a bedoin arab was recovered, during "a complex rescue operation". these are the latest pictures of the 52—year—old — being transferred to a hospital for further checks. his condition has been described as �*stable�*. the live pictures from the hospital where the various family and friends have gathered because these details in the last little while and there will be a tremendous relief and joy for that particular family as the anguish goes on for the other 108 hostages still being held. these are live pictures of this 52—year—old

freed after serving many days in captivity. we are learning all the while about just the captivity. we are learning all the while aboutjust the details of that risky operation. these the pictures, a hugely relieved and delighted hostage release in the last few minutes, as we continue to watch this picture. jon donnison from jerusalem, we are watching the live pictures, family in his arms, what details are you hearing about the rescue itself? the details are you hearing about the rescue itself?— rescue itself? the israeli military has civen rescue itself? the israeli military has given a _ rescue itself? the israeli military has given a briefing _ rescue itself? the israeli military has given a briefing from - rescue itself? the israeli military has given a briefing from their. has given a briefing from their spokesperson daniel hagari. they don't give too many details but said qaid farhan alkadi was rescued in a complex operation in the southern gaza strip, not giving an exact location but they said he was rescued from a tunnel. qaid farhan

alkadi is a 52—year—old father of 11, a bedouin arab citizen of israel, one of 251 hostages who were taken in the cross—border raid by hamas on october seven last year. you mention the joy for his family, you could see there, i saw his brother saying this was like a new birth in the family and i thanked god, saying they were overwhelmed. some relief for benjamin netanyahu, under relentless pressure from the hostage families, who had the leak only a few days ago, very difficult for the prime minister.— only a few days ago, very difficult for the prime minister. yes, as we were coming _ for the prime minister. yes, as we were coming into _ for the prime minister. yes, as we were coming into work _ for the prime minister. yes, as we were coming into work today - for the prime minister. yes, as we were coming into work today i - for the prime minister. yes, as we were coming into work today i wasj were coming into work today i was reading on the wires that their was a protest today, hostage families blocking major highways in israel because they believe benjamin netanyahu has not done enough to

obtain a hostage release and ceasefire deal with hamas. this will be something that the israeli government can get hold of. i saw the defence minister praising the forces that were involved in this operation. there are still between 60 and 70 hostages held in gaza thought to be alive, 30 or so more thought to be alive, 30 or so more thought to be dead, body still being held. enormous pressure on still form benjamin netanyahu to get the remaining hostages out. thank form benjamin netanyahu to get the remaining hostages out.— remaining hostages out. thank you, set in jerusalem. _ remaining hostages out. thank you, set in jerusalem. talking _ remaining hostages out. thank you, set in jerusalem. talking about - remaining hostages out. thank you, set in jerusalem. talking about the l set injerusalem. talking about the idf spokesperson giving the details, the briefing of the rescue. more from daniel hagari. we the briefing of the rescue. more from daniel hagari._ the briefing of the rescue. more from daniel hagari. we cannot go into many details _ from daniel hagari. we cannot go into many details of— from daniel hagari. we cannot go into many details of the _ from daniel hagari. we cannot go into many details of the special. into many details of the special operation but i can ensure that the river commanders rescued qaid farhan

alkadi from an underground tunnel following accurate intelligence, his medical condition is stable and he will undergo examination. his family had been waiting 326 days to receive the news. but there are still 108 hostages whose families are still waiting to hear news that their loved ones... they should know we will not rest until we fulfil our mission to bring all our hostages back in. . . , mission to bring all our hostages back in. . .,, mission to bring all our hostages back in. . ., ., back in. that was daniel hagari, the -ictures back in. that was daniel hagari, the pictures we — back in. that was daniel hagari, the pictures we were _ back in. that was daniel hagari, the pictures we were showing _ back in. that was daniel hagari, the pictures we were showing you - back in. that was daniel hagari, the pictures we were showing you a - pictures we were showing you a moment or two ago from the hospital, that was his brother there with one of the family. those pictures of the m of the family. those pictures of the joy of the family but the 52—year—old in that there are currently undergoing checks. more on

that breaking story here in the next little while. russia has launched a wave of missile attacks, across ukraine, for a second day. at least four people were killed, with many others injured, in strikes that hit apartment blocks and a hotel. over the last 48 hours — more than half of the country has been targeted by over 100 missiles and 100 drones. energy infrastructure has again been the main focus. president zelensky said, his forces would �*undoubtably respond'. he's been speaking in the last couple of hours. already in this huge attack of russians, we destroyed already some missiles and drones, using f—16s. i will not share how many but we did it, thanks to partners, that they gave it, gave us f—16s provided to us. but, again, it's not enough. we have a small number of f—16s and we need to do wider training mission and etc. we have propositions to the united states. it depends on their permission. they have to be positive on it. they have to look

at this real — real. because we speak about our territories, not about american territories. yes, so, that's it. and about our new package, and we're thankful, i had a conversation with president biden. he decided to give us the new package. thanks a lot. a little problem... we need to ask biden to bring this package home. with me is the bbc�*s security correspondent, frank gardner. in terms of what we have seen over the last 48 hours, part revenge for the last 48 hours, part revenge for the encouraging into kursk and partly the attack on energy infrastructure?— partly the attack on energy infrastructure? , ., ., ., ~' partly the attack on energy infrastructure? , ., ., ., ~ ., infrastructure? tempting to look at this as russia _ infrastructure? tempting to look at this as russia lashing _ infrastructure? tempting to look at this as russia lashing out - infrastructure? tempting to look at this as russia lashing out becausel this as russia lashing out because the kremlin are so frustrated and angry that its own territory has been invaded, a tiny pocket of its territory invaded by ukraine since

august six. it is kind of humiliation, rememberthey august six. it is kind of humiliation, remember they told their people 2.5 years ago this is a special military operation, not a war, nothing to see here, all will be fixed, it is not, it is bringing the war home to russia. very frustrating but a bit more than that. the analogy i would use is rather like a boxer who is continually targeting, hitting his opponent in the ribs, trying to wear him or her down to simply sap the energy. what russia think is looking to do here is to use these constant missile and drone attacks on the critical national infrastructure of ukraine, its ability specifically to generate electricity, to cause blackouts. winter isn't that far away. ukrainians are facing a third winter of cold, dark days where they are going to be shivering in sellers

and not able to turn on their electricity some of the time. what moscow is clearly helping is that so demoralised will be the ukrainian population that they want peace on moscow double terms. so far they have been resilient. i moscow double terms. so far they have been resilient.— have been resilient. i spoke to ukrainian _ have been resilient. i spoke to ukrainian mp _ have been resilient. i spoke to ukrainian mp yesterday, - have been resilient. i spoke to ukrainian mp yesterday, a - have been resilient. i spoke to i ukrainian mp yesterday, a repeat have been resilient. i spoke to - ukrainian mp yesterday, a repeat of what president zelensky has been saying, washington resistant to giving weapons... l115 saying, washington resistant to giving weapons. . ._ saying, washington resistant to giving weapons... us the biggest su lier giving weapons... us the biggest su- lier of giving weapons... us the biggest supplier of weaponry _ giving weapons... us the biggest supplier of weaponry to - giving weapons... us the biggest supplier of weaponry to ukraine, | supplier of weaponry to ukraine, they the most. they worried all the way through this war, full—scale war since february 2022, that each time they ratchet up the quality and power of the weapons they are supplying to help ukraine defend itself, it risks some kind of retaliation from moscow because

vladimir putin has hinted about this, reminding the world that he sits on command of the biggest arsenal of nuclear warheads, but there in the world, nobody has more. but so far his threats have been gloves. when it comes to the specific weapons, what ukraine wants is to be allowed to use a weapon system called storm shadow, an anglo—french system, and they want germany's taurus, they want to use it inside russia, notjust in crimea and other occupied territory, they want to push back russian bases from which they are watching the devastating the celtics. so far no green light for that. but there is the delegation reportedly going to washington very soon to try to make

this point, with a list of targets presented to the american saying, this won't start world war iii, this. the attacks, lower the case and right of the russian attacks on our own cities.— our own cities. fascinating, thank ou. let's speak to former deputy minister of defence for ukraine, alina frolova. thank you for being here with us, give me an idea of what the last two days have been like there.— give me an idea of what the last two days have been like there. thank you for inviting. — days have been like there. thank you for inviting, first _ days have been like there. thank you for inviting, first of _ days have been like there. thank you for inviting, first of all, _ days have been like there. thank you for inviting, first of all, it _ days have been like there. thank you for inviting, first of all, it is - for inviting, first of all, it is important for us to deliver the ukrainian voice and our position to ourfriends. the last ukrainian voice and our position to our friends. the last two days, of course they are hard and difficult. that is nothing surprising for us. we are living this already for almost three years. it is always

difficult. any missile attack is difficult. any missile attack is difficult and the roast of infrastructure is difficult and the loss of people, our people, civilians and military who we are losing each and every day on the battlefield, is very difficult for us. p, battlefield, is very difficult for us. y ., ~ battlefield, is very difficult for us. ~ battlefield, is very difficult for us. do you think you will have enou:h us. do you think you will have enough energy _ us. do you think you will have enough energy to _ us. do you think you will have enough energy to get - us. do you think you will have enough energy to get through us. do you think you will have - enough energy to get through this winter. you have lost half your capacity already. i winter. you have lost half your capacity already.— capacity already. i think this winter will _ capacity already. i think this winter will be _ capacity already. i think this winter will be very - capacity already. i think this winter will be very much - capacity already. i think this - winter will be very much similar to the previous one, we will have partial supplies. at the same time, ukrainians are more prepared, we all have some kind of variant, accumulator small stations, businesses and generators. we have

the time to be prepared and unfortunately we cannot provide the electricity in full capacity we need but i expect we will be more coordinated because people already. i was talking to frank gardner. ukraine wanted to lift the restrictions on using western weaponry to hit targets inside russia, do you recognise what washington says about the danger of escalating this war, if they were to make a decision like that?- make a decision like that? well, i think... make a decision like that? well, i think--- you _ make a decision like that? well, i think... you see _ make a decision like that? well, i think... you see russia _ make a decision like that? well, i think... you see russia has - think... you see russia has absolutely no reaction at ukraine entering russia during territory. i think that is exaggerated. they

perceive versions in different ways. from the position of their democracies and behaviour but not how russians behave usually. all dictatorships perceive any negotiation position as a weakness. they will continue to try to push. i think it is very logical to give ukraine permission to hit the targets in the long range because it will minimise losses, minimise investments we need from our partners for restoration, continuing this war, because we can substantially decrease the russian ability to control the air and to hit the actual ukrainian territory with missiles and bombs. thank you, alina frolova. _ with missiles and bombs. thank you, alina frolova. one _ with missiles and bombs. thank you, alina frolova. one more _ with missiles and bombs. thank you, alina frolova. one more line - with missiles and bombs. thank you, alina frolova. one more line from i alina frolova. one more line from that war.

the head of the un nuclear watchdog says the proximity of the kursk nuclear power plant to fighting in western russia is extremely serious. rafael grossi was speaking after visiting the plant, located just forty kilometres from the frontline in the kursk region. it's still operating, making the risk of a nuclear accident even greater. ukraine has not responded to accusations from moscow that it has repeatedly attacked the nuclear facility. more throughout the course of today. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

returning to the hostage release, some of the latest pictures coming into us, we showed pictures of family, his brother outside in the hospital perimeter, these deferred

pictures of the 52—year—old, qaid farhan alkadi, recovering there in his hospital bed. rescued, the really authorities describe, after a complex rescue operation. we know because the israeli authorities have told us his condition has been described as stable and you can see there from the pictures the smiles as he is surrounded by the medical teams and members of his family. the first pictures of the 52—year—old released after so much time, ten months in captivity. more on that here in the next few minutes. the uk prime minister sir keir starmer has delivered a major speech in downing street — vowing to reverse what he's called a "decade of decline" under the previous conservative government. the pm has warned the budget in october will be "painful" and asked the country to "accept short—term pain

for the long—term good". the tories have dismissed the speech as a "performative" attempt to distract the public from promises sir keir never had any intention of keeping. here's a little of what he said. i'll have to turn to the country and make big asks of you as well — to accept short—term pain for long—term good. the difficult trade—off for the genuine solution. and i know that after all that you have been through, i know it's a really big ask and really difficult to hear. that is not the position we should be in. it's not the position i want to be in, but we have to end the politics of the easy answer that solves nothing. let's speak to john mcternan — tony blair's former director of political 0perations

welcome, what did you make of what you have heard? i welcome, what did you make of what you have heard?— you have heard? i thought it was keir starmer _ you have heard? i thought it was keir starmer at _ you have heard? i thought it was keir starmer at his _ you have heard? i thought it was keir starmer at his best, - you have heard? i thought it wasl keir starmer at his best, levelling with the public, his career in politics, he levelled with the liberal party, got to change, the legacy ofjeremy corbyn, this government had to go, the tory government had to go, the tory government had to go, the tory government had to go, he levelled with them, saying he wanted a decade of national renewal. hit the ground running, get when farms approval started, do all kinds of things, but the budget is worse than they imagined it would gonna be. the brs for an imagined it would gonna be. the brs foran inquiry as imagined it would gonna be. the brs for an inquiry as to why they weren't told by the tory government what was going on. there is a desperate need for labour to show what is going to get better. you can tell voters it is going to get worse before it gets better but you need to be telling them what is going to get better, when is it going to

better, how. they like him because they want change for the better, furnace, that is the bit we need to see in late september at the labour conference. in see in late september at the labour conference-— conference. in terms of the politics. — conference. in terms of the politics. his _ conference. in terms of the politics, his critics - conference. in terms of the politics, his critics accuse l conference. in terms of the i politics, his critics accuse him conference. in terms of the - politics, his critics accuse him of actually getting to a place he was always going to get too despite everything that was said during the election campaign. 0n everything that was said during the election campaign. on this channel only a few hours ago we heard from pauljohnson from ifcs who said in terms of the bigger economic backdrop, the picture was clear right through that election. that is the criticism that many people were saying that we would get this point of rises in tax, cuts in spending. labour said it wouldn't increase taxes on working people, it is not going to do that, and that is an important thing. we are not going to increase national insurance, there of income tax, vat. labour didn't

rule out tax increases that would fund furnace. labour is a progressive party, will tax wealth, will change perhaps the tax reform pensions, perhaps tax property differently. labour didn't tax, say it would not tax anything, it said it would not tax anything, it said it would not tax anything, it said it would try to lift the burden on working people were also said we have to have a decade of renewal. i say there is two parts of the story and the more labour tell the story of how bad things are and how little they can do, the more they need to tell the story of what they will do, when they can do, how soon. we have to end there. — when they can do, how soon. we have to end there, john, _ when they can do, how soon. we have to end there, john, it _ when they can do, how soon. we have to end there, john, it is _ when they can do, how soon. we have to end there, john, it is a _ when they can do, how soon. we have to end there, john, it is a busy - to end there, john, it is a busy half an hour. the un secretary—general, has told the bbc — that the small islands in the pacific are facing an enormous environmental injustice.

antonio guterres is in tonga — for the pacific islands forum leaders' meeting. his warning came, as the world meteorologicalorganisation said, the pacific islands were facing a triple threat of warming waters, a rise in sea levels and growing acidity because of carbon dioxide. the worldwide catastrophe is putting this pacific paradise in peril. global average sea levels are rising at rates unprecedented in the past 3,000 years. the reason is clear, greenhouse gases, overwhelmingly generated by burning fossil fuels, are cooking our planet, and the sea is taking the heat — literally. guterres has been meeting with leaders from 18 pacific islands, including australia and new zealand. they're discussing key decisions on tackling climate change in the region, affected by global temperature rises. let's speak to edward hviding, the founding director of the university of bergen pacific studies research group.

a brutal assessment from antonio guterres, do you share the basic fundamental planks of what he were saying? fundamental planks of what he were sa in: ? ., ~ fundamental planks of what he were sa inc? . ~' ,, fundamental planks of what he were sa inc? ., ,, ., ., ., saying? thank you for the invitation toda . i saying? thank you for the invitation today- i really _ saying? thank you for the invitation today. i really do. _ saying? thank you for the invitation today. i really do. it— saying? thank you for the invitation today. i really do. it is— saying? thank you for the invitation today. i really do. it is also - saying? thank you for the invitation today. i really do. it is also quite i today. i really do. it is also quite clear that he has been speaking along these lines for a number of years now. when he finds himself as a distinguished visitor for the first time at these annual summits of the pacific islands forum, basically the un secretary—general has never been to these gatherings before. he finds himself in tonga and sees a particular opportunity to say and very stark terms but he feels are scientifically proven and rather disturbing realities for the near future. rather disturbing realities for the near future-— near future. how quickly are is risin: ? near future. how quickly are is rising? we _ near future. how quickly are is rising? we have _ near future. how quickly are is rising? we have known - near future. how quickly are is rising? we have known for i near future. how quickly are is i rising? we have known for quite near future. how quickly are is - rising? we have known for quite some time and i rising? we have known for quite some time and i say — rising? we have known for quite some time and i say this _ rising? we have known for quite some time and i say this as _ rising? we have known for quite some time and i say this as someone - rising? we have known for quite some time and i say this as someone who i time and i say this as someone who has been following for the past 20

years or so national diplomacy and the connections of that with science. i think we are looking at rather kind of established averages of ten centimetres per year of sea—level rise. not per year but for the period in question. we have an average from 1990 and 2020 of 20 centimetres. in the western pacific, tropical pacific where these crises are taking place, we experience a rise of sea levels between two and three times. rise of sea levels between two and three times-— three times. yes, and a rise of acidi , three times. yes, and a rise of acidity, temperature, - three times. yes, and a rise of acidity, temperature, is- three times. yes, and a rise of acidity, temperature, is this i acidity, temperature, is this irreversible, is there a way of actually cutting through this, do you think?

actually cutting through this, do ou think? , ., ., ,., ., you think? there is no reason to believe that _ you think? there is no reason to believe that this _ you think? there is no reason to believe that this can _ you think? there is no reason to believe that this can be - you think? there is no reason to l believe that this can be reversed. however, it can be stopped. some comparisons have been made with this process and the difficulty of stopping the slow movement of a supertanker at sea. the rising temperature, goals of not having more than 1.5 degrees' rise generated by greenhouse gases, seems to be slipping away. and wise observers and scientists and state leaders alike have said, argued that basically our time is gone for now. the movement will continue, see will continue to rise, we can certainly reach agreements that will cause as

antonio guterres would say, the g20, the industrialised countries of the world, stand for more than 80% of greenhouse gas emissions, —— emissions, 0.02 from the pacific islands. there is something there that needs to be addressed and this is what antonia guterres is on to these days. is what antonia guterres is on to these days-— is what antonia guterres is on to these days. is what antonia guterres is on to these da 5. ., ,, ,, , . ., these days. thank you very much for bein: here these days. thank you very much for being here on _ these days. thank you very much for being here on the _ these days. thank you very much for being here on the programme, i these days. thank you very much for i being here on the programme, edward hviding. more of the headlines on the programme injust a moment. make sure of whether across the country today, dry and relatively sunny weather, temperatures as high as 26 this afternoon, not like this everywhere, we have the slow—moving weather front affecting parts of wales, northern england and parts of scotland too. with the current rain,

temperatures for some pegged back into the upper teens with the rain coming quite heavily early on in crieff, perth and kinross. latera rain in most areas of scotland, bursts and the four south. heaviest rain likely across northern areas of england this afternoon, quite steady for western brands, sky is bright enough for northern ireland, the best of dissension across eastern areas of england, temperature set at 26 in the more mysterious. these fronts weaken further overnight as they try to run into this area of high pressure over the continent, the next weather system making its presence felt forecast for tomorrow. 0vernight tonight, the ryan light and patchy across wales, northern england, mist and fog patches around the coasts and hills, the next area of rain approaching northern ireland towards the end of the net, a mild night, temperatures 13—14 c. tomorrow the weak weather front brings the threat of rain for parts of northern england and wales, the

next more substantial area of rain moving its northern ireland and western scotland through the day on wednesday with heavy bursts. east anglia and south east england with the best of the dry sunny weather, if anything a bit hotter, temperatures in the warmer sports 27 celsius. forthursday, temperatures in the warmer sports 27 celsius. for thursday, the slightly cooler and fresher air working at east anglia and south east england. staying dry, temperatures coming down, because the average for the time of year, some showers are in, blustery for the west of scotland, some showers for northern ireland. temperatures for many areas running quite close to average for the time of year. then we see another change in the weather pattern, friday into the weekend, new area of high pressure set to settle the weather down, bringing many of us are fine into august. that means lots of sunshine through friday, saturday and sunday, feeling warm in the sunshine with just a small chance of a few showers into the far south of england, goodbye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the israeli military says a hostage has been rescued alive from southern gaza, after a "complex operation". here in the uk, the prime minister says he's inherited an "economic black hole" and warns future tax and spending decisions will be "painful". 0asis fans rejoice as the band announces a reunion after 15 years apart.

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