hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. france opens an investigation into the russian born founder of the messaging app telegram the kremlin warns against political persecution.

dates for those fixtures will be released in the coming days. elsewhere today, england's interim manager, lee carsley, has named four uncapped players in his first england squad. there's a recall for jack grealish who missed out on the euro�*s. here's the list in full — lille winger angel gomes, newcastle defender tino livramento, nottingham forest midfielder morgan gibbs—white and chelsea winger noni madueke all played for carsley during his time as england u21 manager. a lot of these players that we have called

in are used to winning. they are used to winning and getting to the later stages of tournaments and doing really well. morgan and angel would have been part of that world cup team and they have obviously done the euros as well. that was the important thing. angel is probably different from what we have seen in the past in terms of the centre midfielder that is a little bit more physical, robust. angel is very technical. he controls the game with his skill and his technique. to new york where day four of the us open tennis is well underway. some big names in action as well. world number one iga swiatek is on court right now taking on japans ena shibahara. she won the first set and is 2-1 she won the first set and is 2—1 up in the second. britain's katie boulter though is out, shes been beaten byjessica bouzas maneiro in the second round. naomi asahi takes on ——...

later, in the womens draw, two—time champions naomi osaka takes on karolina muchova. as for the men, world number one jannik sinner didn't waste too much energy in seeing off the american alex michelson. jack draper is in action at the moment, taking on facundo diaz acosta of argentina. later carlos alcaraz takes on the dutchman botic van de zandschulp on the arthur ashe court. in cricket, england'sjoe root has equalled alastair cooke's record of 33 test centuries. it puts the batsman joint—top of the all time record for test 100s for england. the former captain's innings, the highlight of what had otherwise been a rather tricky day for england's top order after being put into bat by sri lanka in the second test at lords. root made 143 before he eventually fell. gus atkinson made a rapid unbeaten 7a — england in a good position 358 for 7 at the close of day one. at the paralympics in paris, great britain have their first medals of the games. the first gold came from swimmer poppy maskill in the s14100m butterfly. she actually broke the world record for that victory. in the last half hour, paralympics gb have their

second gold, it also came in the pool tully kearney winning the s5 200m freestyle . not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes going into paris, kadeena cox. she crashed out of her c4—5 500 metre time trial final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velodrome track on the first corner. details of all those stories, plus all the latest from tonights europa league and europa conference league playoff ties over on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. french authorities have charged telegram ceo pavel durov with six charges relating to illicit activity on his app. the 39—year—old billionaire was released from custody on a 5 million euros bail. he is forbidden from leaving france and must check in at a police station twice a week. the authorities say telegram had refused to work with the authorities and was complicit in the criminal distribution

of sexual images of children. a lawyer for the telegram boss described the accusations as "absurd" and that he had always complied fully with european digital regulations. the kremlin has stepped into the row suggesting a political motivation. something emmanuel macron has fiercely denied. translation: the main thing is that what's happening - in france does not turn into political persecution. we know that the president of france has denied any connection between the case and politics, but on the other hand, certain accusations are being made. we will see what happens next. but how far does this go? the eu has been cracking down hard on tech companies with fines now reaching well into the billions of dollars. and there are a number of new laws in the pipeline that critics say will threaten the encryption systems that these private messaging apps depend on. what is new here is that

the social media platforms are being held responsible for their users�* criminal actions. earlier this summer, in the wake of the riots in the uk and the misinformation that sparked them, a yougov poll found that two thirds of brits feel that social media companies should be held responsible for hosting content that incites riots. elon musk may not like that, it seems that public sentiment is with the policymakers. let's speak to mo patel, lead security engineer at check point software technologies i ,and we , and we welcome him to the programme. let hours of talk about telegram. who is running it in the absence of the ceo? i'm sure that he has a whole team behind him that runs the day—to—day business. in terms of the board of directors and the engineers, i am sure he has a leadership team that is running this on a day—to—day

basis. running this on a day-to-day basis. ~ . , ' running this on a day-to-day basis. ~ . , , ., basis. what is different about the encryption _ basis. what is different about the encryption system - basis. what is different about the encryption system that i the encryption system that telegram uses?— the encryption system that telegram uses? this is really interesting. _ telegram uses? this is really interesting. we _ telegram uses? this is really interesting. we know - telegram uses? this is really interesting. we know there l telegram uses? this is really l interesting. we know there are other apps out there that do encryption. what makes telegram unique is the feature they offer around secret chats and end—to—end encryption, and what this means is nobody can interfere or intercept and read the messages, which could be malicious in some way or could have ill intent within the chats and the groups out there on telegram. chats and the groups out there on telegram-— chats and the groups out there on telegram. what do you think his arrest is _ on telegram. what do you think his arrest is going _ on telegram. what do you think his arrest is going to _ on telegram. what do you think his arrest is going to do - on telegram. what do you think his arrest is going to do to - his arrest is going to do to the sector? i his arrest is going to do to the sector?— his arrest is going to do to the sector? i think the whole world has — the sector? i think the whole world has their _ the sector? i think the whole world has their eyes - the sector? i think the whole world has their eyes on - the sector? i think the whole world has their eyes on this i world has their eyes on this and are looking very closely at the tech giants to see what is the tech giants to see what is the outcome on this. there has been a lot of debate here in the uk around end—to—end encryption and how that can be used for malicious activities and political groups and activist groups to conduct different activities. so i think all eyes on this case

right now to what the outcome is and, yes, going forward what this means for the tech giants. understand what you are saying about telegram, but that has been this discussion around whatsapp and whether the authorities have full access to the end—to—end encryption people are using. do you sense watching this that some of the more mainstream companies might decide that actually, if they are going to face prosecution and billions of dollars in fines in europe, it maybe isn't worth it? i fines in europe, it maybe isn't worth it? ~ fines in europe, it maybe isn't worth it?— fines in europe, it maybe isn't worth it? i think we have seen the debate — worth it? i think we have seen the debate with _ worth it? i think we have seen the debate with whatsapp - worth it? i think we have seeni the debate with whatsapp and organisations. telegram's stance has been around free speech, and they don't want to moderate this. i think this is going to be further fuel for that debate around: do we need the end—to—end encryption? how can we better protect the people using the platform? how can we actually see what is going on behind the scenes? find

going on behind the scenes? and we leave a _ going on behind the scenes? and we leave a back door for the authorities to get in? but then that sort of defeats the object. and when you come to the scenario where there will be companies in china and russia out of reach of the european authorities who are prepared to offer this sort of service which people will then flood to do.— service which people will then flood to do. and that is one of the reasons _ flood to do. and that is one of the reasons why _ flood to do. and that is one of the reasons why telegram - flood to do. and that is one ofi the reasons why telegram has been used, they do operate in certainjurisdictions been used, they do operate in certain jurisdictions where they can't actually be targeted and be held accountable for some of this activity that goes on behind the scenes. i think we will have to see more about how this plays out and about the involvement from telegram and how it can be used against other companies and how that fuels regulations and legislation in the industry. that is a really important part of the story. thank you for coming in the programme. thank ou for coming in the programme. thank you for having — coming in the programme. thank you for having me. _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

welcome back. we havejust been talking about telegram. from hi—tech crime to the more mundane. shoplifting. i say it is mundane, it is not any less pernicious if you are a small business owner that suffers from it. but bbc reporting today suggest that some more sishonest shopkeepers and market traders are fuelling it. they have been buying stolen items from shoplifters and selling them on. in fact one prolific shoplifter who stole goods worth "tens of thousands" of pounds told our team he regularly sold the items to other shops — and stole to order. the government is promising new laws to tackle the problem. from leeds, our correspondent jim connolly reports. perfume, always a staple. box sets, cosmetics, leather handbags. a big box of lego can be £100. this is ross, for decades one of leeds' most prolific shoplifters. he says he's been clean from crack and heroin for five months and says he hasn't

shoplifted in that time. previously, he was stealing £300 worth of stuff every day to fund his addiction. i know it's in the tens of thousands. you've stolen tens of thousands of pounds? yeah, i'm ashamed to say, yeah. i think i'd be a gold medallist if shoplifting were a sport. shoplifting costs the country billions of pounds. what do you think about that? i feel guilty and ashamed. it's simply desperation. ross only made money if people were willing to buy stolen goods. "whisky, vodka, bailey's, tia maria, honey, cheese, washing tablets and liquid if you can, please, mate." messages from a middleman, daily requests to steal to order. and even more surprisingly, his customers also included other shops all across the city. if i had a bag full of stuff, i'd know which shop to go to to sell it on. and we'd discuss a price, and i'm out of there with the money. it sounds crazy to say that, doesn't it? it's the economics, isn't it, i suppose. i literally was a wholesaler at the end of the day.

experts say 70% of shoplifters are addicts like ross, but there's no escaping the fact he's a criminal — 23 convictions in two decades, including 15 for shoplifting, but he's never been to prison. leeds has been described as the shoplifting capital of the uk, and, yes, rates here are high. but the story of ross and the city in general applies up and down the country. 350 miles away in truro, cctv captures thieves in this shop on a near—daily basis. they seem to be choosing something specific, so this could be an instance of where they're stealing to order. what really angers him is where he believes some of the stolen goods end up. we were able to follow a chap straight from a theft, hot on his heels, followed him to the store, actually took pictures of the cash being exchanged and off they went. now, that was the first time i was able to actually, completely, 100% say stolen goods are being taken and sold on. those that represent shop owners just want more police action.

this is absolutely vitall if we are to deal and to address the increasing trend that we're seeing of- unscrupulous businesses taking on local product that has been. stolen to order in their local communities. - the national police chiefs' council told us it's almost impossible to trace most shoplifted goods, but insisted it's focused on ensuring those involved are brought to justice. shopkeepers i've spoken to are left exasperated, and they just want to see an end to their profits walking out the door. jim connolly, bbc news. as you were hearing, very rarely does shoplifting result in a fixed penalty or a more severe form of punishment. the times reported this week that police have practically given up the fight. and maybe that's because even if they did prosecute the worst offenders, there is nowhere to put them. the jails have been operating at 99% capacity since the start of last year and the bbc understands there are just 100

spaces left in male prisons. the prime minister said this week they are having to "check the precise number of prison places" every day. in july labour set out legislation to reduce the amount of time inmates will spend injail before they are automatically released, from 50% of their sentence to a0%. it does not apply to those convicted of sex offences, terrorism, domestic abuse or some violent offences but it will result in the release of 5,500 offenders in september and october. today the uk's chief inspector of probation has told the times it is "inevitable that things will go wrong" martinjones warned that the government is "rolling the dice". the move he said will put extra strain on the probation service which lacks the resources to cope. although he acknowledges there are no longer any "risk free options available". what about those inside the prison? mark fairhurst is the national chair of the prison officers' association.

welcome to the programme. what does all of this mean for your officers working inside the prisons? this officers working inside the risons? �* , officers working inside the risons? ~ , ., officers working inside the risons? �* , ., ., prisons? as you mentioned, for the last 18 _ prisons? as you mentioned, for the last 18 months _ prisons? as you mentioned, for the last 18 months we - prisons? as you mentioned, for the last 18 months we have - prisons? as you mentioned, for| the last 18 months we have been working at near enough full capacity. staff on the front line bear the brunt of prisoner's frustrations because they spend more time locked up because there are less activity spaces to keep them occupied. and we are hoping that on the 10th of september, when we see those mass releases from prisons, at the 40% mark of sentences, that we will actually get some much—needed breathing space. you actually get some much-needed breathing space.— breathing space. you will have heard the _ breathing space. you will have heard the comment _ breathing space. you will have heard the comment from - breathing space. you will have i heard the comment from martin jones, he says the government is rolling the dice but acknowledges there is no risk—free option available because there isn't any space. we now have the pressure of everything that happened over the summer with the riots and the summer with the riots and the government is looking for more places. do you see any way around this?— around this? this is a temporary _ around this? this is a temporary measure l around this? this is a - temporary measure which will probably give a maximum of 18

months of breathing space. a long time, the government need to work on a strategy and look at sentencing policy and who we really need to book in present —— can we really need better prison. as you noted there, there is heaps of pressure on there is heaps of pressure on the probation service which is under work and under resourced. obviously, this is a longer term issue, there is i think criticism of the former government which is valid, but it goes back many years and comes back to the planning process for prisons. many people don't want prisons in their community, so we haven't built enough. how many prisons you think we need to cope properly? i you think we need to cope properly?— properly? i think that is entirely _ properly? i think that is entirely down _ properly? i think that is entirely down to - properly? i think that is entirely down to the - properly? i think that is - entirely down to the government and which direction they wish to go in. for example, three years ago, it was predicted and projected we would need at least 96,000 prison spaces by the middle of this decade. so the middle of this decade. so the previous government failed

to act on that which left us in the mess we now see. moving forward, what we actually want to do? as we know? daley, if you build new prisons you will fill new prisons. there are other options available to reduce the prison population. at least prison officers on the front line are facing the rat and frustration day in and day out have the opportunity to do theirjob and rehabilitate their job and rehabilitate people theirjob and rehabilitate people —— back facing the wrath and frustrations. d0 people -- back facing the wrath and frustrations.— and frustrations. do you think that that is — and frustrations. do you think that that is where _ and frustrations. do you think that that is where the - and frustrations. do you think that that is where the focus . that that is where the focus should be? i that that is where the focus should be?— that that is where the focus should be? ~' ., should be? i think we need to introduce _ should be? i think we need to introduce robust _ should be? i think we need to introduce robust community l introduce robust community sentences the public have taken. those are members serving the 12 months, that takes investment in the probation service. we need to look at the amount of endlessly lock—up. you could reduce the remand population by using modern technology to give remands and ankle tag and put them on a home care view and

only put the most serious offenders are doing make offenders. then you have the prisoners serving a sentence, and internment sentence for public protection. there are around 3000 of those. they can't all be a risk to the public. perhaps we need to look at avery sentencing exercise to those and see how many of those we can release.— we can release. how does this affect recruitment _ we can release. how does this affect recruitment and - affect recruitment and retention within the service? are numbers where they should be? ii are numbers where they should be? , ., . , ~' are numbers where they should be? ~ �* be? if you ask the mha spokesperson - be? if you ask the mha spokesperson they - be? if you ask the mha spokesperson they will| be? if you ask the mha i spokesperson they will say be? if you ask the mha - spokesperson they will say that some jails spokesperson they will say that somejails have spokesperson they will say that some jails have ever recruited, we are at 90% of our recruitment target. the reality of the situation is that recruits don't last long. they get six weeks of training before they are fully trained, and operational. that isn't fit for purpose. they are expected to work, if you joined at 18 today, for 50 years on the front line in the most hostile environment workplace you will ever experience before they can enjoy a full career and a full pension. our retirement age is

at the ridiculous state pension age of 68. we cannot cope with that. it is cruel, it is impractical, and people are leaving for safe environments, because it is very violent, and for better paid jobs. we don't compete with other public workforces. it compete with other public workforces.— compete with other public workforces. . , ., ., workforces. it any wonder? that is a lona workforces. it any wonder? that is a long time — workforces. it any wonder? that is a long time to _ workforces. it any wonder? that is a long time to work _ workforces. it any wonder? that is a long time to work in - workforces. it any wonder? that is a long time to work in that. is a long time to work in that environment. they needs incentivising, doesn't it? thank you for coming on. you miaht thank you for coming on. you might very — thank you for coming on. you might very welcome. - the wind turbines in the shetland isles are powering mainland britain for the very first time, a "ground—breaking achievement for clean energy in the uk". new transmission lines which were laid beneath the sea, will transfer power from 103 turbines on shetland to half a million homes on the british mainland. the cables will also be used to transfer power the other way, when shetland has shortages. the industry says it is an example of what can be achieved, as it pushes for more onshore wind in the uk. new planning laws should help with that process. it comes coincidentally at a time when the future of two big north sea oil and gas projects are thrown into doubt. the government says it will not

be contesting a legal challenge that could block the development of the jackdaw gas field and the rosebank oil and gas field. government insiders said it was a practical step rather than political, given ed miliband's desire to put britain back on track to meet its binding carbon targets. let's speak to andrewjenkins, ceo of kinewell energy a company that offers cost optimisation solutions for offshore wind to support the global transition to net zero. did i pronounce your name right? did i pronounce your name riuht? , did i pronounce your name right?- very _ did i pronounce your name right?- very good. - did i pronounce your name right?- very good. it | did i pronounce your name| right?- very good. it is right? yes. very good. it is aood right? yes. very good. it is good to _ right? yes. very good. it is good to have _ right? yes. very good. it is good to have you _ right? yes. very good. it is good to have you on - right? yes. very good. it is good to have you on the . good to have you on the programme. this is obviously the solution, isn't it? to put the solution, isn't it? to put the turbines where the wind goes and get transmission lines to bring it where it is needed. absolutely. all renewables we put on the grid is obviously really good thing. we need to reach the net zero target. but, of course, onshore wind is much cheaper than offshore wind, it

is really awesome, but there is always the challenge of how you connected to the grid. we need to get that load really close to get that load really close to whether generation is, so it isn'tjust to whether generation is, so it isn't just about building to whether generation is, so it isn'tjust about building it up in shetland, we need to also be looking at building the offshore wind and onshore wind all across the country and building the infrastructure to remove the bottlenecks to connect it to our code. wind doesnt connect it to our code. wind doesn't blow _ connect it to our code. wind doesn't blow the _ connect it to our code. wind doesn't blow the same - connect it to our code. wind l doesn't blow the same across the country, as a northern i know it plays much harder up there. so, do we need to put more of this onshore wind up there and then start talking about more transition lines and what i pylons? that is the stuff people don't want. it is and what — stuff people don't want. it is and what people _ stuff people don't want. it 3 and what people want, but if you give them a choice between electricity versus not having it and to not having the infrastructure, people would want it. on the economic grounds, it costs around 60 to

80 pounds per megawatt hour on the wholesale market to buy electricity, and if you have a lost load, that is when you don't have it available when you need it, the cost to the economy is estimated at £17,000 per megawatt hour. so it really is essential the driving forward with the economy and our way of life, having access to that. ,, our way of life, having access to that. , ., ~ to that. do you think the new ”lannin to that. do you think the new planning laws _ to that. do you think the new planning laws will _ to that. do you think the new planning laws will allow - to that. do you think the newj planning laws will allow more contracts to be offered and more people to bid for the contracts?— more people to bid for the contracts? , ., more people to bid for the contracts? , . ._ contracts? yes, i mean, the way in which the — contracts? yes, i mean, the way in which the planning _ contracts? yes, i mean, the way in which the planning laws - contracts? yes, i mean, the way in which the planning laws are i in which the planning laws are changed is really positive. that is only one part of the equation. like i say, we do need more infrastructure to enable people to get on. we need to roll out the speed increase all the way through. that is in the planning process but also in the design process

our software does. beyond that there are other things that can be done. for example, what would be really great, and some studies have looked at this, is zonal pricing, where the price of electricity changes based on the location. that means... 50 the location. that means... so if ou the location. that means... so if you host _ the location. that means... so if you host wind you get a cut in your price. an insulative the local population. it means more demand _ the local population. it means more demand centres - the local population. it means more demand centres will. the local population. it means more demand centres will be | more demand centres will be built, more factories and data factories will be built where it is cheaper. that is ultimately where it is when the act. that is in the north. that would have a real impact on the levelling up type agenda, to quote the last government. {elite quote the last government. give me a word _ quote the last government. give me a word on — quote the last government. give me a word on that _ quote the last government. give me a word on that decisions being made around the oil and gas fields. the debate is always about the mix, the wind doesn't blow all the time, through the transition we will need oil and gas. is the government right to not contest the court case?— the court case? well, ultimately, _ the court case? well,

ultimately, we - the court case? well, ultimately, we need i the court case? well, | ultimately, we need to the court case? well, - ultimately, we need to reach net zero and the science is clear that means leaving the southin clear that means leaving the south in the ground. the law is the same. so, we have a choice when we are investing, to in the future or the past, which will ultimately become a stranded asset.- will ultimately become a stranded asset. very good to have your — stranded asset. very good to have your show _ stranded asset. very good to have your show this - stranded asset. very good to have your show this evening. thank you. we will be back shortly. on the other side of that and the panel will be here to discuss ukraine and the meeting in washington. we are also focusing on the interview that kamala harris did today. we will have some excerpts from that. stay with us. hello there. whilst it was a bit cooler and fresher today, most of us got to enjoy some warm sunshine. we have seen more cloud, though, earlier on pushing eastwards across scotland. that's been bringing some showers as well. those showers are going to retreat up towards the far north of the country,

and the winds will drop. and the clearer skies will develop in most areas. a few mist and fog patches out to the west, and it's going to be quite chilly overnight. temperatures in scotland, northern ireland could be as low as 11—5 degrees, and 7—8 across england and wales. any mist and fog in the west will soon lift, and it's going to warm up in the sunshine. remaining showers in northern scotland move away. the winds will be light. cloud will develop over land, but around the coasts, with the sea breeze, it should be quite sunny. and a dry day, temperatures similar to those of today. perhaps a degree or so higher. 18 perhaps in scotland, northern ireland, 2a in the south—east of england. high pressure is with us at the end of the week, which is why it's so quiet, but it's not going to last long. it's moving away even into saturday, allowing that weather front to move up from the south. and that's going to bring with it more cloud northwards across england and wales, and there could be one or two showers as well, although many places will be dry. we've got more sunshine for the far north of england, scotland and northern ireland. the winds will be a bit stronger on saturday.

an easterly breeze for england and wales, so some of these north sea coasts will be a bit cooler, but it should be a warmer day with more sunshine for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures in glasgow and london much the same. we will have more cloud in london until late on in the day. that cloud moves northwards overnight. the high pressure continues to pull away towards scandinavia. this weather front eventually arriving in the south—west, but ahead of that, we're going to draw up something a little bit warmer, more humid, but the potential of some storms. and we're drawing that cloud northwards into scotland and northern ireland. some sunshine for england and wales. we'll build up the cloud that will trigger a few thunderstorms during the latter part of the afternoon. quite warm and humid air coming up from the near continent, so temperatures could reach 26—27 degrees. may not be quite as warm on sunday in scotland and northern ireland with more cloud. so, over the weekend, much of the weekend will be dry, but as we head into the beginning of next week, pressure will be lower. we're going to find some wet weather on monday followed by quite a few

showers on tuesday.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. translation: the west, j led by the united states - and britain, iwilladd — is obsessed with the task of hindering our development. long—term security for europe

starts with short—term, bold decisions for ukraine. obviously i had a bilateral with the president - whilst i'm here to discuss a number of issues. - obviously there are _ foreign policy issues which are pressing, so we discussed the situation in ukraine, l as you would expect. we had the opportunity to exchange views on the war against ukraine over the course of the last three days. we didn't reach any particular plan, in large part because the united states very rigorously adheres to the simple maxim of "nothing about ukraine without ukraine". big meetings in washington tomorrow. joining me tonight, former conservative minister justine greening and the msnbc columnistjulio ricardo varela. but i'm going to call himjulio for the rest of the night!

first, the latest headlines. the world health organization says israel and hamas have agreed to several three—day pauses in fighting to enable more than 600,000 children in gaza to be vaccinated against polio. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, stressed that these pauses did not amount to a ceasefire. in the uk, the prime minister says the government