the country hie] the country and make bi asks of ou as _ the country i and make big asks of you as well, _ 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. 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 bedouin arab was recovered, during "a complex rescue operation". in th last few hours, farhan al—kadi was transferred to a hospital for further checks. his condition has been described as �*stable'. this is his family — running through the corridors and out to the helicopter after he is admitted to that hospital after being rescued from gaza. and these are the latest pictures of the 52—year—old inside the hospital recovering after he was abducted ten months ago, close to the israel—gaza border. the ceo of soroka medical centre had this update on condition of the released hostage. let's take a listen. farhan alkadi, a returned captive from hamas, tunnels that arrive by helicopter

after being released and rescued from captivity. he underwent initial evaluation in our emergency department. he appears to be in general good condition but will require another day or two of medical tests to make sure he is still 0k. we are ecstatic with his family, watching him unite with his children, his brothers, was a heart—warming moment for all of us and we hope to be able to experience such moments with many more returned captives here at soroka medical centre. here's daniel hagari, spokesperson for the israel defense forces, speaking a short while ago... we cannot go into many details of this special operation but i can assure that isreali commandos rescued qaid farhan alkadi from an underground tunnel following accurate intelligence,

his medical condition is stable and he will undergo examination in hospital. his family had been waiting 326 days to receive the news they did today. but there are still 108 hostages whose families hostages whose families are still waiting to hear news that their loved ones are home. they should know we will not rest until we fulfil our mission to bring all our hostages back home. daniel hagari. the elite force the israeli military say were used to conduct what they say were used to conduct what they say is a complex military operation. surrounded by soldiers, relaxed and happy —looking 52—year—old after

release. for more details on the hostage i've been speaking to our middle east correspondent jon donnison from jerusalem. qaid farhan alkadi is a 52—year—old father of ii, 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 it there, i saw his brother saying this was like a new birth in the family and they 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. yes, as we were coming into work today i was reading on the wires

that there have been protests 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 gallant 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 presumed to be dead, bodies still being held. enormous pressure on benjamin netanyahu to get the remaining hostages out. russia has launched a wave of missile attacks, across ukraine, for a second day. at least four people were killed,

with many others injured, ukraine has said its forces are advancing in russia's kursk region, taking more settlements and russian soliders prisoner. the incursion into the kursk region began three weeks ago. but its force commander warned the situation on the eastern front in ukraine was difficult with russian troops now controlling another village near pokrovsk. meanwhile — 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 was speaking earlier. already in this huge attack of russians, we destroyed already some missiles and drones, using f—i6s. i will not share how many but we did it, thanks to partners, that they gave it, gave us f—i6s provided to us. but, again, it's not enough. we have a small number of f—i6s 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. let's speak to the former prime minister of ukraine — arseniy yatsenyuk — joins me now. thank you for your time here. what have the last 48 hours been like there. , , ., , have the last 48 hours been like there. , ., , there. disastrous, as the last ten ears and there. disastrous, as the last ten years and 2-5 _ there. disastrous, as the last ten years and 2.5 years _ there. disastrous, as the last ten years and 2.5 years when - there. disastrous, as the last ten years and 2.5 years when russia | there. disastrous, as the last ten . years and 2.5 years when russia was the full scale invasion. more than 200 missiles and drones, three hit the target less than a mile from my

home. the entire ukrainian population hitting the basements or supplies. russians are targeting energy infrastructure. they are not targeting military infrastructure so they want to undermine the existence of the ukrainian state and economy. good thing is that ukraine anti aircraft and anti—missile defences succeeded in shutting down a number of missiles on the success rate is very high. due to the decision of our american and british and nato partners to supply ukraine with an anti—missile system two and actually f-i6s. anti—missile system two and actually f—i6s. the bad thing is that russia still has an ability to produce missiles in hundreds despite the fact that the western world imposed severe sanctions against russia. just a few days ago was reported that russian missiles contain

semiconductors, produced in eu member states.— semiconductors, produced in eu member states. ., ., , member states. how important will be auoin member states. how important will be going forward — member states. how important will be going forward to _ member states. how important will be going forward to try — member states. how important will be going forward to try to _ member states. how important will be going forward to try to get _ going forward to try to get washington and western allies to change that position about how and where you can use western weaponry, whether you can target inside russia? �* , russia? here's the thing. i participated _ russia? here's the thing. i participated in _ russia? here's the thing. i participated in a _ russia? here's the thing. i participated in a nato - russia? here's the thing. i l participated in a nato public russia? here's the thing. i - participated in a nato public forum held in washington, dc. iwas participated in a nato public forum held in washington, dc. i was very clear and open sing to our western friends, guys, you have to change the rules of engagement. they have to lift all these restrictions. this is the easiest and the closest way how to end this war, notjust to end but to win this war. this is the way how the democracy can win this war against the tyrant and dictatorship regime of vladimir putin. i strongly believe the appeal that president

zelensky once again launched during his first conference asking our western friends to lift the curbs on the use of long—distance, long—range missiles to hit the russian military sites, hit the russian command and control centres. not civilian infrastructure of russians. i believe this is the right response. a final thought, believe this is the right response. afinalthought, ukrainians believe this is the right response. a final thought, ukrainians have shown such resilience but it is really taff, isn't it, going through the last couple of days? that is an absolute truth but also, how confident are you that you will have the energy supplies to take you through this third winter? ukrainian --eole through this third winter? ukrainian people have — through this third winter? ukrainian people have guts — through this third winter? ukrainian people have guts and _ through this third winter? ukrainian people have guts and resolve. - through this third winter? ukrainian people have guts and resolve. that| people have guts and resolve. that is the reason why we are fighting and that is the reason why they have

failed in taking over the entire ukraine. he is trying to kill ukrainians and the energy sector. much depends on the weather and the ability of ukraine to shut the russian vessels and the support of our western friends in protecting ukrainian energy and power generation plants. we need to decentralise an entire ukrainian energy centre. this is the biggest task that ukraine has right now to face. the situation is dire in the one hand, on the other hand to construct management we construct the energy sector and to win this war. ., ~' the energy sector and to win this war. ., ~ , ., the energy sector and to win this war. ., ~ i. ., war. thank you, former prime minister- _ for more analysis now of ukraine's incursion into russia's kursk region here's olga robinson from bbc verify.

in three weeks ukrainians have advanced 30 kilometres, 19 miles into russia based on analysis. it says on the latest assessment ukraine's forces haven't made any significant advances in the past day. let's take a look at some of the latest footage. we are continuing to see ukrainian drones being used to strike russian infrastructure, this video which has been verified by our team has been circulating online since at least late yesterday, showing a drone strike on an electrical substation in the kursk region. we can't independently confirm at this stage when this video was filmed exactly but our continued investigation by a team is ongoing. damaging at least two key bridges in the past weeks. you can see damage clearly hear on this satellite image which was taken

on the 26th of august. in order to counter those attacks we can see that russians have been building pontoon bridges, temporary structures like this one here which we can see on the satellite image captured on 26th of august, they can help russians get surprise to their forces across the river. we have seen this footage posted by ukraine's armed forces on the 26 of august, apparently showing an abundant russian fortification in the kursk region. we haven't been able to independently verify this footage because it is found inside but it appears to show equipment and weapons left behind in an empty room with a russian flag. meanwhile today ukraine's commander—in—chief speaking via video link from kyiv, says ukraine now controls 100 settlements, over 600 russian servicemen have been captured. we

cannot verify this independently but the commander said one of the objectives of the ukraine offensive into kursk was to distract russian forces away from the east of ukraine where russia has been steadily advancing recent months. 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 40 kilometres from the front line 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. you are watching bbc news.

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.

live to westminister and our uk political correspondent rob watson. a blunt assessment, let's touch on the politics, sir keir starmer says it is all the mess he inherited, his critics say it was entirely inevitable where we have got to now. yes, i think what sir keir starmer is trying to do is shape the political debate in the uk for the next five or ten years, essentially having the country say we inherited this terrible mess, from the conservatives. in other words, whatever pain there is, whatever time it takes, it is all the fault of the previous lot. that is political strategy others have pursued in the past. the conservative say you are overdoing the doom and gloom inherited, it

isn't that bad, it is just a case centre—left parties like the labour party want to spend more money on things like public sector pay and their friends things like public sector pay and theirfriends in things like public sector pay and their friends in the trade unions. that if you like is the dynamic being established. you that if you like is the dynamic being established.— being established. you were listeninu being established. you were listening to _ being established. you were listening to the _ being established. you were listening to the whole - being established. you were listening to the whole of - being established. you were listening to the whole of the speech, where there are any clues to when the pain will end up? tiara when the pain will end up? two areas, when the pain will end up? two areas. the _ when the pain will end up? tim areas, the continuing squeeze on public spending, what the state does in terms of public services and in terms of taxation, pain mainly following on companies and businesses, you have potentially unintended consequences of the labour party, sir keir starmer they can grow the centre point of his government, a danger of course that a lot of wealthy individuals, businesses, corporations they hang

on a minute, things looking dicey in the uk in the next few years.- the uk in the next few years. thank ou, rob the uk in the next few years. thank you. rob watson — the uk in the next few years. thank you, rob watson in _ the uk in the next few years. thank you, rob watson in westminster. l 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 meteorological organisation said, the pacific islands were facing a triple threat of warming waters, a rise in sea levels and growing acidity because of carbon dioxide. edward hviding is the founding director of the university of bergen pacific studies research group — here's his thoughts on antonio guterres's strong words on his first visit to the islands. 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 in very stark terms what he feels are scientifically proven and rather disturbing realities and projections for the near future. how quickly are seas rising? we have known for quite some 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 10 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. yes, and a rise of acidity, temperature, is this irreversible, is there a way of actually cutting through this, do you think? there is no reason to believe that this can be reversed. however, it can be stopped. some comparisons have been made with this process and the difficulty of say stopping the slow movement of a supertanker at sea. the rising temperature, the 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, sea 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 for more than 80% of greenhouse gas emissions, 0.02 from the pacific islands. there is something there that needs to be addressed and this is what antonio guterres is on to these days. there is a good piece on the bbc website talking about problems and

solutions being put forward, had their to read through a very interesting article on that. it's the news oasis fans have been waiting for. the gallagher brothers are getting back together. liam and noel gallagher had teased an announcement through posts on social media, before revealing tour dates for 2025 as charlotte gallagher reports. me and him are, like, telepathic, you know what i mean? i know my brother better than anybody else. when both come together, you have greatness. - oasis are back. after a 15—year feud, the gallagher brothers have buried the hatchet and are going on tour. and for these fans in their home city of manchester, it's been a long wait. i went to the same school that the gallagher brothers did, so it's just been like where i live locally, they're just like this... they're so important to manchester and especially to where i went to school. like, we're really proud of them. i just love them.

i'm actually only 24, so i would have been nine when they broke up the first time, but... so this is an opportunity for me. do you know what i mean? if i was old enough the first time, i would definitely gone and seen them but... you know, now i've got the chance, it's... you know, it's a good chance for the younger generation, you know. people like me and people even in their late 20s won't have got a chance to see them the first time around. # the world around us. # makes me feel so small.# this was one of the band's last shows at heaton park here in manchester in 2009. # is it worth the aggravation?# and they'll be back there next year for their homecoming, playing four dates in july. the eyes of the world will be on manchester in 2025 because of this, you know. everyone will be talking about and celebrating all things to do with the city. um, and it'sjust going to be the place to be. but, you know, the person i'm most pleased for and by far the most important gallagher is peggy gallagher, and she gets to see her sons on stage again, which willjust be brilliant.

oasis will also play cardiff, edinburgh, wembley and dublin next summer. # maybe ijust wanna fly, wanna live, don't wanna die.# the tour announcement coincides with the 30th anniversary of the band's debut album definitely maybe. on the night it went to number one, they were playing in belfast. it was just a great time to be there and just the buzz and the hype. i mean, there's the irish connection as well. they had a lot of family at the event as well, so the dressing room was buzzing beforehand and it was just... yeah, it's our knebworth. you know, we... everybody talks about the knebworth gigs but for the limelight, for the 500 people there, that's... that's just... that's our gig. # tonight i'm a rock and roll star.# it's the reunion that many thought would never happen. but the headline—making sibling rivalry has been put aside, at least for the 14—day tour. and how about glastonbury nextjune? it's not been announced, but oasis headlining the main stage is something many fans dream of. charlotte gallagher,

bbc news, manchester. stay with us here on bbc news. everything is iconic, what's the story, morning glory live with stephen murphy on that street here in the next half an hour talking to some fans. don't go away. we have got a mixture of weather across the country today. not like this everywhere, we have the slow—moving weather front affecting parts of wales, northern england and parts of scotland too. under the cloud and rain, temperatures for some pegged back

into the upper teens with the rain coming quite heavily early on in crieff, perth and kinross. rain in scotland, bursts in the far south. heaviest rain likely across northern areas of england this afternoon, quite steady for western wales, skies brighten for northern ireland, the best of the sunshine across eastern areas of england, temperatures set at 26. 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 tomorrow. overnight tonight, the rain light and patchy across wales, northern england, a few mist and fog patches around the coasts and hills, the next area of rain approaching northern ireland towards the end of the night, a mild night, temperatures 13—14c. tomorrow that weak weather front brings the threat of rain for parts of northern england and wales, the next more substantial area of rain moving into 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 spots 27 celsius. for thursday, the slightly cooler and fresher air will work into east anglia and south east england. staying dry, temperatures coming down, close to the average for the time of year, some showers, 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, a new area of high pressure set to settle the weather down, bringing many of us a fine end to 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.

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