tonight at ten — russia faces a detailed counter—attack by western intelligence agencies, who allege widespread hacking of key organisations. four men are unmasked by the dutch authorities as alleged russian spies — part of an extensive campaign against western targets. it's claimed that some of the equipment seized was used to hack into the international chemical weapons watchdog. here you have evidence of the russian military launching a cyber attack on the very organisation, the international organisation in the netherlands set up to investigate those novichok attacks, and why would you do that if you weren't the guilty party? we'll have the details and reaction from moscow, where the kremlin has dismissed western "spy mania". also tonight... zakaria mohammed? yes. you're under arrest on suspicion of supplying class a drugs. following his arrest, a man is sent to jail for trafficking and grooming children, who were forced to sell hard drugs on his behalf. hundreds of tonnes of body parts and other medical waste have been stockpiled by a contractor working

for nhs hospitals in england and scotland. a special report from vietnam on concerns about climate change and the damaging impact of changes in sea levels. so, even a small rise could be devastating, which is why vietnam, and dozens of other countries facing the same threat, want to see global warming limited as much as possible. and this teenager becomes the first football player born this century to be called up into the england football squad. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — arsenal enjoy their time in europe with what is an easy win. we'll have all the action and results from the europa league. good evening.

in a coordinated fightback, britain, the netherlands and the usa have set out detailed allegations against russia, accusing it of carrying out a widespread campaign of cyberattacks against western targets. those targets include organisations in the uk, including the foreign office and the porton down defence research facility. russia has denied it all, dismissing it as western spy mania. live to the hague and our security correspondent, gordon corera. counterintelligence investigations hunting another country's spies are normally amongst the most secret of operations and yet today, in an unprecedented move, three countries joined together to expose the activities of russian military intelligence, and the most dramatic

revelations referred to events which took place just a few feet from where i am now in the hague. caught in the act. the moment four russian spies were detained in the netherlands. their plan — to use the equipment in the boot of their car to hack into computer networks. the story was made public today, in an extraordinaryjoint british and dutch news conference in which the details were laid bare and the finger pointed at the gru — russian military intelligence. the is an aggressive and well funded, official body of the russian state. it can no longer be allowed to act aggressively across the world against vital international organisations with apparent impunity. this is where the russians were caught — in this hotel car park in the hague in april of this year. the reason they were here is because just next door is the headquarters of the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons. at the time, the opcw was investigating the poisoning

of sergei and yulia skripal in salisbury, as well as a chemical attack in syria. ths salisbury attack would eventually lead to the death of dawn sturgess and has been blamed on russia. the four russians arrived on the 10th of april. they were using diplomatic passports and carrying 20,000 euros and $20,000. they were secretly photographed carrying out reconnaissance of the opcw the next day. in the boot of their car they had what is called close access equipment, allowing them to intercept passwords as opcw staff logged into their computers so that the russians could break into the systems. but the dutch, with help from the british, had been watching and waiting. we were watching that closely at that moment and as soon as we had the idea that the equipment was getting working, we disrupted the operation. you are confident this is russian military intelligence, the gru?

we are 100% confident that this is russian intelligence, the gru, yes. what ties the men to the gru here? their phones were activated close to a gru base. 0ne carried a taxi receipt from outside a gru base in moscow to the airport on the day they left. information on the laptop of one of the men, here, links his computer directly to a series of cyber attacks, including the hacking of the investigation into the malaysian mhi7 flight shot down over the ukraine. also, the british government said the portandown laboratory, which had tested samples from salisbury, was targeted remotely by hackers in moscow, as was the foreign office and business. the way that we are going to prevent an escalation is by making sure, when this kind of thing happens, that russian knows it's a red line, that there are consequences, that the price is going to be too high. within hours, the us department ofjustice issued its own detailed indictments against seven gru

officers for a range of cyber attacks. it was the final act in a day of unprecedented international cooperation to confront russia's spies. we'll speak to gordon corera at the hague in a moment, but first to moscow and our correspondent steve rosenberg. can you tell us more about the reaction there has been there today? russia reacted with the kind of bluster and derision we have come to expect from the authorities here whenever moscow is accused of something by the international humidity so for example tonight the russian foreign ministry dismissed what it called an orchestrated propaganda campaign against russia and hysteria over almighty russian cyber spies. the local state media is reporting the story but it's

portraying it as the latest bout of anti—russian hysteria in the west and claiming there's no real evidence that the bbc has confirmed at least two of those alleged russian military intelligence officers named by netherlands had links with a russian defence ministry facility in moscow. meanwhile, the british defence secretary says that russia is acting like a pariah state. now does the kremlin care about criticism like that? possibly not, but if harsh words become fresh sanctions, and thatis words become fresh sanctions, and that is possible, that i think would bea that is possible, that i think would be a concern to moscow. why? because existing sanctions are beginning to bite and to put pressure on the russian economy. steve, many thanks. back to the hague and talk to gordon. we've heard lots of allegations today. in your view of their more in the pipeline and what will this achieve at the end of the day rushton mark well, today was not just about allegations, but

presenting hard evidence, names, photos, technical diagrams, or to try to put the pressure on moscow over its activity and the idea is by countries during that together it will increase the pressure on the kremlin. now, it is certainly the case that they hope to continue and do more of that as part of this public strategy, of putting as much as possible into the public domain to convince people around the world about moscow's activities, and also to try and embarrass russian spies, including sometimes about their own sloppiness. now, is exposing russian spies the same as stopping them? clearly they will be hoping that by continuing this pressure they can try and deter russia from carrying out these kinds of cyber activities, but we also know that russia can be unpredictable. we don't know how they'll respond. and moscow does not have a habit of backing down. gordon corera, in the hague, and steve rosenberg in moscow, thank you.

a man has been sentenced to 14 years in jail after trafficking and grooming children, who were persuaded to sell crack cocaine and heroin on his behalf. it's the first time the police have secured child—trafficking convictions against a drug dealer under the modern slavery act. zakaria mohammed, from birmingham, admitted running what police call a county lines drug network — sending children into provincial towns to sell drugs. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha reports. zakaria mohammed. .. yes. you are under arrest on suspicion of supplying class a drugs. 6th april, and 21—year—old zakaria mohammed was arrested on his way into lincoln. it was from there that his drug operation took place. today, he was sentenced to 14 years injail, after supplying heroin and crack cocaine, and trafficking children to deal on his behalf. mohammed groomed teenagers, some as young as 14, into working for him, promising them a lavish lifestyle and then treating them like slaves. here the children are seen selling drugs.

he befriended these children, he groomed them, but with one end in mind — and that was to exploit them. that he didn't see them as individuals, he saw them as a commodity. he didn't recognise their humanity. they were just there to be exploited, to extend his business. police were led to him after children from birmingham were reported missing by theirfamilies. the teenagers were found holed up in a flat in lincoln. mohammed was running a county line supply chain — dealing drugs across counties and exploiting young people along the way. in many ways they're brainwashed to believe that they are an autonomous drug dealer and they are high up in the organised crime group, but actually they're at the bottom of a very large food chain. mohammed was put under surveillance after links were made between him and the drugs network. he was filmed buying tickets for the children from here at birmingham new street station to lincoln, where he made them live in the most

appalling conditions. some of the missing teenagers were discovered during a police raid. inside the flat, no heating, no food. instead, 25 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine and a pile of cash. now they've been reunited with theirfamilies. the judge described mohammed as cynical and ruthless. he looked down as he was led out of the dock. sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. no fewer than 14 uk aid charities have launched an appeal for emergency funds to help the survivors of last friday's earthquake and tsunami on the indonesian island of sulawesi. more than 1500 people are thought to be dead, missing or injured, although that number is expected to rise further. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports from palu, one of worst—affected areas. a government office in palu

and tempers are fraying. this woman wants to know why no help has come to her neighbourhood yet. "i'm also a victim," a volunteer shouts back, "but at least we're doing what we can." six days into this overwhelming disaster, they're now trying to count the missing. names and photos left taped on the walls. among them, a university student in palu. her family has travelled 300 miles from her home town to try to find her. they've made photocopies of her description. she was right in its path when the tsunami struck, yet they believe she may be alive. "we think so," says her uncle. "we've already seen so many bodies and opened so many body bags and she wasn't among them."

they decide to go back to where she was last friday, passing apocalyptic scenes that must have been disheartening for them. they stuck her photo onto whatever posts were still standing after the tsunami, and herfather sadran showed it to the police. she was wearing a yellow shirt and black trousers, he explains. it rings a bell with one of the officers. "i'm going to the hospital to see a body they have there," he told me. she also has black trousers, he's been told, although the shirt has been torn off. but as they are about to leave, someone shouts that they've found a body in the collapsed recreation centre where she had been last friday. this is an all too familiar scene in palu now, but for sadran, not knowing whether they might have found his daughter, it's a harrowing wait.

as they bring out the body though, he hears it was a pregnant woman. it isn't her. the commanding officer commiserates with sadran. his search must go on. today, this has become one of the most characteristic and mournful sights in palu — excavators pulling away at the rubble, trying to get at the bodies of victims. there is much more of this heavy machinery now than a few days ago. given the sheer size of this disaster, it's likely that many of the victims will never be found. these searchers think they've found another body, but they're not sure yet how to reach it. one more victim to add to a growing total. jonathan head, bbc news, palu, indonesia. the government has confirmed that hundreds of tonnes of body parts

and other medical waste have been stockpiled by a private contractor, working for nhs hospitals in england and scotland. it blames a lack of capacity at incinerators. it's emerged ministers met last month to try to deal with the problem. the department of health insists there's no risk to the public. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. how did we get to this position? this is about the disposal of medical waste, this is about the disposal of medicalwaste, including this is about the disposal of medical waste, including body parts from hospitals, a significant number in england and scotland. the waste disposed to be disposed of in a timely fashion at designated sites by the contractor but this it seems hasn't been happening. it backlog hasn't been happening. it backlog has built up so the environment agency, the regulator, which has known about this, is working with the contractor to reduce it. according to the health service journal who broke the story, the contractor is letting it be known and there is a shortage of incineration capacity to get rid of

the waste, partly because other contractors have moved from landfill because it is more expensive. ministers have been meeting through the cobra committee to draw up contingency plans, so that if they stop the contract, there will be somewhere else to get rid of the west. they say there is no risk to public or patients. labour have been saying this was known about injuly, why wasn't parliament immediately told? government sources say they needed time to draw up contingency plans. there is another aspect, the issue of contracts. unison, the union, say it should not have been outsourced in the first place and government sources are conceding there needs to be a review of what happens in the future. thank you. in the past hour, the us sports giant nike has said it's "extremely concerned" by rape allegations made against the portuguese star footballer cristiano ronaldo. he strongly denies the claims. kathryn mayorga says she was attacked by him in a las vegas hotel room in 2009. tonight ronaldo's club juventus have backed him, calling him professional and a great champion.

the us senate has now taken delivery of a report by the fbi into historic allegations of sexual misconduct againstjudge brett kavanaugh, the man nominated by president trump for a seat on the supreme court. the senate is due to vote on the nomination within days. some democrats have criticised the investigation, ordered last week, as incomplete. but key republicans now appear ready to confirm judge kavanaugh, who's expected to become the deciding conservative voice on the country's highest court. our north america editor jon sopel reports. outside the capital, anger and bitter division over brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. it is another day of protests, more will follow. the scars left at last week's are not

over. brett put his hand over my mouth to stop yelling. i've never done this to her or anyone. inside the capital, it is no different. just as much anger, just as much poison and the fbi report has changed a thing. democrats say it is a whitewash. what i can say is the most notable part of this report is what's not in it. i disagree with this statement that there was no hint of misconduct. and lawyers for christine blasey ford, who was not interviewed for this new report, have reacted furiously. from republicans, a very different message. they say brett kavanaugh has been given a clean bill of health. what we know for sure is the fbi report did not corroborate any

of the allegations againstjudge kavanaugh. the supplemental fbi report was demanded after this senator was ambushed in a lift by two women protesters last friday. you're telling me my assault doesn't matter! visibly shaken, he said more time was needed but if he wobbled them, he seems back on board now saying... and another republican wafer, susan collins, says... it appears to be a very thorough investigation. the way the votes are stacking up, it looks like these women will be disappointed when the vote comes. it looks like the republicans have the votes. donald trump will chalk this up votes. donald trump will chalk this up as votes. donald trump will chalk this upasa votes. donald trump will chalk this up as a victory but, in this process , up as a victory but, in this process, there are very few winners. and as anti—academy—mac protesters occu py and as anti—academy—mac protesters occupy senate buildings, maybe the

real loser will be the prestige of the highest court in the land, where the highest court in the land, where the most consequential decisions are made has been sullied by this partisan, ugly, scorched earth battle. some 58,000 pregnancy tests have been recalled, after some gave false positive results. women have been advised to return any clear & simple digital devices to their pharmacy, and to use another testing method. the uk's medicines and health care products regulatory agency says patient safety is its highest priority. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, has said that a brexit deal could be reached in the next fortnight, but called on the uk to publish its latest plans for avoiding a hard border between ireland and northern ireland as soon as possible. the taoiseach was talking after meeting eu leaders in brussels. our europe editor katya adler is there. two weeks, how realistic does that

seem to? well, how did we get from you and i discussing painful brexit negotiations to facing make or break in two weeks? basically, in two weeks' time, eu leaders meet again for another one of their summits, and at that some of the prime minister has another opportunity to talk to eu leaders over dinner about brexit. they will be listening carefully. they want to see if there isa carefully. they want to see if there is a change in tone from last time, that kind of my way or the highway attitude. if they sense and openness to further negotiations, they say they will call a special brexit summit in november. the fact the irish prime ministers was in brussels today is significant because the irish border issue remains the biggest stumbling block in the way of getting a deal this autumn. that you didn't expect much movement from the prime minister before the end of the conservative party conference but now some kind of compromise deal has to be found or no deal is staring everyone in the face. in the meantime today, the

president of the european council donald tusk reminded everyone what the eu will offer the uk if it leaves the european single market and customs union. and that is not the prime minister's proposal. it would be a close and special free trade agreement, he said. that brings us around to how to avoid a ha rd brings us around to how to avoid a hard border in ireland. and the time to work that out is running out. many thanks. the latest from brussels. rising sea levels, punishing droughts and life—threatening heatwaves — these are the potential impacts of global warming. the world has taken action, agreeing to limit the rise in average temperatures to two degrees. but un climate scientists are meeting now to discuss whether that is too high, and whether a limit of one and a half degrees might be safer. many of the world's most vulnerable countries say that's essential to save them. one of those is vietnam, from where our science editor david shukman, reports. the painful sight of homes lost to the waves. the land here in the mekong delta

is sinking and, at the same time, the sea is rising as the world gets warmer. it's not just houses being destroyed. farmland is vanishing as well. these farmers saw their fields slip underwater and they are worried it'll never be possible to hold back the sea. "climate change is getting worse," says this man. "and the water level is rising so fast we don't have time "to build defences." the threat is felt throughout the mekong delta. in the city of can tho, we found this flood barrier half finished. the homes behind it keep getting flooded. there are 18 million people living in this region and they are onlyjust above the level of the sea so even a small rise could be devastating , which is why vietnam and dozens of other countries facing the same threat want to see global warming limited as much as possible. over the centuries, floods have been

positive, bringing natural fertiliser to the paddy fields, helping to make this region one of the world's great rice producers. but the rising ocean means sea water is now pushing inland and the salt is poisoning the soil. a local scientist has developed a simple test for farmers to check if the water is too salty. how much salt water here is flooding. so, that's very salty? it's very salty. that's about like sea water? about like sea water, yeah. so, you can't grow any rice in that? yeah, we can't grow any rice. many parts of the delta have already given up with rice. this farmer has switched to hay, which is more tolerant to salt. the days of rice, a vital source of food, may actually be over, according to the un's head of agriculture here. this is all under threat. the rice production is under threat.

80% of the rice that comes from this region goes into export, so it's a big economic risk for vietnam. so, what does this mean for the future? three years ago, this primary school was swamped by the river beside it. the rising waters are becoming more dangerous. a researcher, florence halsted, is here to find out what the children think. i'm really interested in what it's like in the flood season. so, could you all close your eyes, and i want you to really think about being in the flood season. loi, aged ten, has something shocking on his mind. the people scream out to help. scream out to help, right. florence then asks the children to draw pictures of flooding, and they conjure up nightmare images of houses being washed away. and hands reaching above the water. the hope is that encouraging this openness about flooding will prepare

the children for the more hostile climate they are likely to face as adults. they live in a waterworld and that's only going to increase. the water's not going away. they need to learn how to adapt and whether that be through education like this, through community groups, that resilience really needs to be built up. back at the coast, work on new sea defences. scientists used to think there was a safe limit for global warming of 2 degrees but they now say we need a lower target to avoid serious damage to countries like this. and we're about to get a major report on how to do that. david shukman, bbc news, vietnam. demand for new cars in the uk fell by a fifth last month. figures from the main industry body show around 339—thousand new vehicles were registered, almost 90,000 fewer than last september. it's thought tougher emissions tests introduced across the eu are largely to blame.

the government is facing an investigation over its claims about school funding, after it emerged that a figure quoted, included student tuition fees for universities, and private school fees. the independent uk statistics authority says it will look at whether ministers ignored expert advice, or used figures in a way which could be misleading to the public. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been looking into the story. school funding in england has become a big political issue. so, what's the picture? just last week, headteachers took their campaign for better funding to downing street. they came from all over the country to protest about pressure on their budgets. but the schools minister nick gibb said "we are spending record amounts "on our school funding. "we are the third highest spender on education in the oecd," that includes most of the major economies in the world. headteachers in england are furious and say it bears little connection to reality.

we think it is time to stop patronising head teachers. they are trying to do a difficultjob, they are increasing class sizes and making people redundant and at the very least the government should engage with us to discuss how we make education better for young people. so what do we know about education spending in schools? since 2009—10 spending per pupil has gone down by 8% in real terms? overall. that's when you take into account rising pupil numbers and costs such as pay. schools are doing more. hardest hit are school sixth forms, down 20% per pupil, again, that's when the real increases in costs have been ta ken into account. the government's education figures have been questioned before. the department fridge and has played fast and loose on a number of occasions. in the short run, a

politician might get a hit saying we are doing better than ever but in the longer run trust is corrupted. government has to be trustworthy and to do that they've got to show their use numbers in an accurate way. tonight the government said as a result of protecting funding for primary and secondary schools independent economists had found... the uk statistics authority says it will rule soon on the government's use of figures. whatever the findings, there is a risk that it feels very distant from what teachers and parents are seeing. thank you very much. our education editor. jadon sancho has become the first football player born this century, to be called up into the england football squad. the 18—year—old has had to go to germany to find top—flight football, but he's helped borussia dortmund to the top of the league, with some impressive displays, as our correspondent andy swiss reports. he isa

he is a start in germany. now he is england's boy wonder. the namejadon sancho, born march 2000, that's right, this century, but how the winger has come of age. originally from london, jadon sancho has made his name at borussia dortmund now his name at borussia dortmund now his unusual career path has led to an international call up even at that very tender age. you never know with young players what they are capable of fun you give them their opportunity and for a young england player he's been brave enough to go abroad and play. he started to champions league games for dortmund, has had a big impact. sancho himself said it was a proud day for me and my family. he said