welcome to bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira. our top stories: life in prison for the only survivor of the group that carried out the 2015 islamist attacks in paris, but victims say it's not over for them. nothing satisfying about the verdict and nothing satisfying that it as. we still have our traumas, how nightmares and our wounds. the american singer songwriter, r kelly, is jailed for 30 years for sexual abuse crimes. at least 18 dead and more than 30 missing, after russia targets a shopping centre in ukraine. nato members meeting in madrid declare the kremlin "a direct threat" to their security. ferdinand �*bongbong' marcosjunior,

son of the late dictator, ferdinand marcos, will soon be sworn in as president of the philippines. and novak djokovic cruises into the third round at wimbledon, but it's the end of the road for britain's andy murray, and emma raducanu is also out of the tournament. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a french court has concluded the country's longest ever trial, for the 2015 terror attacks, by handing down prison sentences to 20 men. an islamist gang killed 130 people in paris in 2015. they targeted the bataclan concert hall, the national football stadium, bars and restaurants. the only gang member

to survive the night, salah abdeslam, was handed a rare whole life sentence. mark lobel reports. guilty. facing a full life prison term, france's most severe penalty for criminals, the only survivor of the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people, in the biggest trial in modern french history, following the country's worst peacetime attack. it shook paris to its core in november 2015. as well as those killed, hundreds were injured during horrendous attacks on bars, restaurants, the national football stadium and the bataclan music venue. arrested in brussels four months after the attacks, salah abdeslam said he was a soldier of the so—called islamic state group, but later apologised to victims and claimed he decided not to detonate his suicide vest on the night of the attack. but the court accepted evidence that the suicide vest

was in fact defective and there was no last—minute change of heart. their full—life sentence leaving him only a small chance of parole after 30 years. the court convicted all 20 men put on trial, 19 of them on terrorism charges. the rulings can be appealed. translation: i am satisfied with the sentence _ and i think that, like many people, it is fair. i don't actually feel too good tonight. nothing satisfying about the verdict and nothing satisfying about the fact that it ends, that we still have our injuries and our traumas and our nightmares and our wounds. for the last nine months, victims, families of the dead and journalists pieced together the events that deadly night. it is quite really important for us to arrive at the end of this trail, and to be able

to somewhere, to quit, a kind of collective tragedy, to go further in our personal tragedy that we have, to go further and to live without my son, hugo. for france, this has been a chance to come to terms with a national trauma. mark lobel, bbc news. the american singer r kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, by a us federal court in new york, after he was found guilty of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades. the 55—year—old singer was convicted of all nine counts against him, in the sex—trafficking trial which took place in september. 0ur north america correspondent, nada tawfik, was in court, and sent this report. r kelly's victims were ignored and vilified for years, mainly black americans who felt their voices weren't valued. this sentence means everything to them.

there wasn't a day in my life up until this moment that i actually believed that the judicial system would come through for black and brown girls. i stand here very proud of myjudicial system, very proud of my fellow survivors, and very pleased with the outcome, 30 years did he do this, and 30 years is what he got. i never thought that i would be here to see him be held accountable for the atrocious things that he did to children. i don't know what else to say except that i'm grateful. i'm grateful for today. # i believe i can fly...# his star power was his shield. he used his inner circle to exploit minors, women and men. they all came from varied backgrounds but were similar in their adoration for kelly. 0nce under his control, he required them to follow a degrading set of rules. they had to call him daddy and they weren't permitted

to leave their rooms for any reason without his permission. he also directed every aspect of the sexual abuse with him and others and recorded many of the instances. for years, his crimes were an open secret, including his marriage to the late r&b singer aaliyah when she was just 15 years old and he 27. the stories from a documentary called surviving r kelly stunned the public and led to calls to mute his music. chanting: mute r kelly! mute r kelly! it also shone a light on an industry said to be rife with harassment and abuse. the music industry has just not even begun to have its reckoning. it isn'tjust one person who's, like, a skeevy predator. it's the scaffolding, it's the system, it's the star machine. r kelly's legacy will no longer be defined by his voice. he'll forever be remembered as a sexual predator. nada tawfik, bbc news. i'm joined now by attorney and women's rights campaigner, lisa bloom.

thank you for talking to us. prosecutors were seeking 25 years or more. they got 30. what do you make of this sentence?— what do you make of this sentence? , ., sentence? this 'udge did not hold back h sentence? this 'udge did not hold back and _ sentence? thisjudge did not hold back and saying - sentence? thisjudge did not hold back and saying r - sentence? thisjudge did not hold back and saying r kelly| hold back and saying r kelly used his money and fame to enslave women, to sexually pray upon miners, boys and girls, he had hundreds of enablers who helped him and he has ruined so many lives. she felt 30 years was appropriate and i agree. his lawyers had been pushing for a ten year sentence and they were exciting that r kelly was abused himself. his history of abuse was — was abused himself. his history of abuse was an _ was abused himself. his history of abuse was an explanation - was abused himself. his history| of abuse was an explanation but not an excuse, the judge said and i agree. lawyers say they will appeal. that is what they always say when they have a bad

day in court. we will see if they have any grounds. the victim said _ they have any grounds. the victim said there _ they have any grounds. the victim said there wasn't a day that the system would come through for black and brown girls. why do you think it took so long for these victims to get justice?— so long for these victims to get justice? getjustice? and i represent many girls _ getjustice? and i represent many girls and _ getjustice? and i represent many girls and women - getjustice? and i represent many girls and women of. getjustice? and i represent - many girls and women of colour and they are not believed and people are not as outraged by sexual abuse against girls and women of colour. these allegations against r kelly have been coming since the 19905. have been coming since the 1990s. there was a trial in 2008. and now that will be further charges of witness tampering. he has gotten away with this for a very long time but ultimately enough girls and women, and boys, were willing to stand up and testify and not this conviction and our 30 years in prison for him. the crimes he _ years in prison for him. the crimes he committed - years in prison for him. the crimes he committed were well documented well before this

reckoning came. thejudge said the 30 year sentence should stand as a deterrent to him and other powerful people. does it? is it a seachange? you other powerful people. does it? is it a seachange?_ is it a seachange? you know, it is a hard _ is it a seachange? you know, it is a hard question. _ is it a seachange? you know, it is a hard question. it _ is it a seachange? you know, it is a hard question. it is - is a hard question. it is important to point out that #metoo is not over. i did interviews after the johnny depp case, people think it was over and having a funeral for me too. yesterday, a high profile person maxwell was also charged and in prison. we will go back and revisit these cases. people are making allegations for years and years and were not believed. increasingly they are believed and that is an important new day for the justice system. there is a significant amount of change but for r kelly, are his legal battles over?-

his legal battles over? they are not over. _ his legal battles over? they are not over. yet _ his legal battles over? they are not over. yet another i his legal battles over? they l are not over. yet another try coming up, he has civil cases pending in a few months. he will embroiled in lawsuits and criminal trials for a long time. . ., criminal trials for a long time. . ~' , . time. thank you very much for our time. thank you very much for your analysis. _ let's get some of the day's other news: japan is battling an unprecedented heatwave, and concerns are mounting about a shortage of electricity to keep air conditioners going. tokyo recorded temperatures above 35 celsius on wednesday for a fifth straight day, making it the worstjune heatwave in japan since records began in 1875. buckingham palace has confirmed that it will not be publishing the results of a review into the handling of allegations that meghan, the duchess of sussex, bullied members of palace staff. the review was prompted by a report in the times which had claimed that two employees had been driven from theirjobs. lawyers for the duchess have denied the allegations. scientists at a un conference in portugal on the oceans say nearly

a quarter of the planet's seabed has now been mapped to a high standard. in the past year alone, an area about the size of europe has been added to sea charts. the european commission has proposed banning the use of flavoured heated tobacco products, because of concerns about their increasing popularity and health effects. the eu health commissioner said nine out of ten lung cancers were caused by tobacco, so the bloc wanted to make smoking as unattractive as possible to protect the health of its citizens and save lives. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: novak djokovic has made it into the third round at wimbledon, but britain's andy murray is out and so is emma raducanu. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of

spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. tennis balls thwack cheering and applause challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years, and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the sole surviving member of the group that carried out the 2015 islamist attacks in paris has been sentenced to life in prison after the biggest trial in french history. a court in new york has jailed the singer r kelly for thirty years for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse women and girls. newly released footage from ukraine has established that a shopping centre in the city of kremenchuk was hit directly by a russian cruise missile. the death toll from monday's strike in the east of the country has risen to at least 18 while more than 30 people are still missing. russia says it doesn't attack civilians and claims the target was an ammunition warehouse. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake reports. the brute force of russia's strike.

a cruise missile fired from a plane hundreds of miles away, plunging towards ukrainian families doing their shopping. 18—year—old dariya has been looking for her mum ever since. larissa kokinova, a cleaner, was at work in an electronics shop. translation: i am so composed, not because i don't feel _ anything, but because i need to support my relatives. that's how it's easier for me, but what i feel is emptiness. many more families have been searching in desperation. four days before the strike, shopping centre management told staff it would no longer be evacuated during air raid alerts. there's now a criminal investigation into that decision. it's obvious that many people simply didn't stand a chance.

the operation here is now moving to dismantling the remainder of the building. the impact on families here in kremenchuk will be felt for months and years to come. but you've got to remember that russia continues to kill civilians across this country. at least five people were killed this morning in this strike on a residential block in mykolaiv. but from elsewhere in the same southern city, russia was releasing this footage, claiming it had destroyed a training base forforeign fighters. russia says that it doesn't hit civilian targets. russia says it doesn't kill civilians. what do you say to that? translation: i know what the truth is, - but i think it won't matter because this won't return my mother to me, it won't return children to hundreds of other parents. the uk's ministry of defence says

it's possible russia's missile was intended to hit another target nearby, but it didn't. and moscow is prepared to live with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, kremenchuk. leaders of the nato defence alliance have declared russia to be a direct threat to their security and said that ukraine can count on nato's support for as long as it takes. those words — at the leaders' summit in madrid — mark a significant beefing up of nato's approach. nato is now on track to comprise 32 countries as finland and sweden two previously neutral countries have been cleared for membership. the nato secretary general reaffirmed that russia is europe's biggest threat. nato leaders have taken decisions to strengthen and formalise our alliance of this pivotal time for our security. president putin's war against

ukraine is shattered piece in your and has created the biggest security crisis in europe since the second world war. ., ., ., , europe since the second world war. ., ., , war. nato has responded with strenath war. nato has responded with strength and _ war. nato has responded with strength and unity. _ dr evelyn farkas is the executive director of the mccain institute and former deputy assistant secretary of defence for russia, ukraine and eurasia during the 0bama administration. shejoins us now from washington. thank you for talking to us. our significant is this 0ur significant is this pronouncement in terms of how it defines nato's stance towards russia right now? it’s towards russia right now? it's tremendous. _ towards russia right now? it�*s tremendous. it marks the official change from trying to have a partnership with russia to understanding fully going to every member of nato that russia is now an adverse eric, a military adversarial and a political adversary. a military adversarial and a politicaladversary. it a military adversarial and a political adversary. it can't be overstated. —— adversary. there was a lot of insistence

on formally changing this on paper and in terms of military movements inside of nato even after the invasion of ukraine in 2014 so again, it is highly significant. in 2014 so again, it is highly significant-— significant. what does that chan . e significant. what does that change in _ significant. what does that change in terms _ significant. what does that change in terms of - significant. what does that change in terms of what i significant. what does that | change in terms of what we significant. what does that - change in terms of what we will see following on this, what sort of actions might be taken as a result of this cognitive change of stents?- as a result of this cognitive change of stents? well, we heard a lot _ change of stents? well, we heard a lot of _ change of stents? well, we heard a lot of them - change of stents? well, we heard a lot of them say - change of stents? well, we heard a lot of them say the | heard a lot of them say the initial steps that will be taken coming out of the summit today, first of all nato will essentially conduct a sevenfold increase of its forces, arrayed increase of its forces, arrayed in the east against russia, thatis in the east against russia, that is tremendous. 0f in the east against russia, that is tremendous. of course, there are a lot of details that still need to be worked out but nevertheless, that can't be understated. in the united states committed, president biden committed to an additional 10,500 troops in poland, part of the headquarters for the army 's division —— army's fifth

division —— army's fifth division and it is significant because it is a larger trip presence and it's permanent. again, this was something we had an agreement with russia after the cold war ended and the warsaw pact resolved but nato remained in place that we would be partners and part of that agreement said we would not put nato forces in the formal warsaw pact country, in eastern europe and russia's border, permanently insignificant sizes. —— norma. that is changing now. we insignificant sizes. -- norma. that is changing now. we have in wind and — that is changing now. we have in wind and sweden _ that is changing now. we have in wind and sweden joining - that is changing now. we have in wind and sweden joining the in wind and swedenjoining the group now, does that mean for defence? it group now, does that mean for defence? . , group now, does that mean for defence? ., , ., ., , defence? it means the nato side ofthe defence? it means the nato side of the equation, _ defence? it means the nato side of the equation, we _ defence? it means the nato side of the equation, we have - defence? it means the nato side of the equation, we have to - of the equation, we have to strong political, economic and political allies. finland has an 830— mile border with russia thatis an 830— mile border with russia that is a lot of additional border with russia that they have to worry about the extent they are worried about nato and tells the world they are. the fins have a capable military. sweden controls access to the baltic sea which means they can provide additional security to

the existing nato allies who are already on the baltic sea so it is a tremendous asset to nato and something that russia is to be concerned about, especially as it takes this aggressive action day by day against ukraine and against the international community, essentially blowing through one human right after another, essentially creating a blockade of ukraine which is created also world hunger in africa and elsewhere so the longer this goes on, russia is getting more and more militarily and politically insecure, but that's the price they must pay. certainly with the expansion of nato, probably the outcome they were not hoping for. thank you very much. the son of the philippines�* late dictator ferdinand marcos will be sworn in as president in the next couple of hours. securing

ferdinand 'bong bong' marcoer, won last month's elections by a landslide, securing the biggest victory since his father was ousted by a popular revolt in 1986 — over accusations of widespread corruption and brutality. the marcos family has never apologised, nor given back what they are accused of looting from the country. finally what they are accused of looting from the country. finally let's get the latest from our correspondent howard johnson in manila. it looks like the philippines is coming full circle. ferdinand marcosjunior, being ferdinand marcos junior, being sworn ferdinand marcosjunior, being sworn in as president of the philippines, he will attend this morning to meet rodrigo duterte, the outgoing president of the last six years. he is not allowed to stand... for the constitution but they will meet in the next couple of hours and ferdinand marcos will head to the national museum which was once the senate building, a grandiose... building where he will be sworn in just after

midday and then the marcos family will be fully rehabilitated... in political exile. we have seen the family grow in power, they had senators in place and regional governors but this is the icing on the cake. imelda marcos, the wife of ferdinand marcos will presumably be in attendance today to see her son this morning is that president which will make a very happy. it was always a wish. some people call her the kingmaker, see she is perhaps best known for her massive shoe collection which she accrued under which people said she had basically use public money to accrue those shoes and paintings and luxury grout counts that she acquired during the.... the 70s and 80s but what. .. during the.... the 70s and 80s but what... big celebration 30 million people voted to him and there are people on the streets waving flags, getting excited about the inauguration today.

we will keep an eye on that. howard johnson, our correspondent in manila. wednesday was day 3 at wimbledon and a disappointing one for the uk's emma raducanu, who was knocked out.0n the men's side, crowd favorite andy murray is out too — while the number one seed novak djokovic cruised through to round three. here's the our sport correspondent chethan patak. as the sun sets on day three at wimbledon, novak djokovic, the defending champion, is a very happy man after sailing through to the third round of these championships with a straight sets win over australia's tha nasi kokkinakis. djokovic looking much like his old self on the graphs of centre court. kokkinkakis causing him few problems, compared with the one we saw on monday where he struggled at times. djokovic far more pleased on wednesday after his win, saying that he feels much more like his old self

as he moved up the gears. djokovic targeting all sorts of history at this year's wimbledon. looking for his fourth consecutive title and seventh wimbledon crown. it will be 21 grand slams. all the more important to him because if he wins this major, it will be one behind rafael nadal, knowing novak djokovic that he may not get to play at the us open and the australian open because of his covid status. in the women's draw, there was disappointment for the home favourite, emma raducanu, the us 0pen champion who gave us that stratospheric success last year at flushing meadows. since then, she's been plagued by injury problems. she'd gone out the second round at the australian open and french open. the same has now happened at wimbledon. she was beaten in straight sets by carolina garcia who was aggressive from the start. raducanu couldn't quite cope, but this is a natural part of her development. she continues to get to grips

with life on the tennis tour. for some players, like pete sampras and djokovic, it was three years between their first grand slam and second. raducanu is in no rush. shall be the stronger for this experience in the end. the men's and women's draw their opening up here. anett kontaveit, the number two seed has gone out and the men's draw, and caspar ruud, the third seed out, too. we've got rafael nadal on thursday to look forward to and iga switatek and coco gauff. and finally, to riverside park in manhattan for what has become something of a tradition. it's the running of the goats — never heard of it? well let me explain — goats from a farm about 150km away are brought here in order to feast on overgrown bushes, poison ivy and weeds. it's win—win according to conservationists at the park because they don't need to use harsh chemicals on the weeds

and for the goats it's an eat—all—you—can buffet. hello there. a few more showery days lie ahead for most of us. sunny spells, yes, but also some heavy and perhaps thundery downpours. and some more persistent rain for some of us to start thursday in association with this frontal system drifting its way northwards — a soggy start for parts of scotland and for northern ireland. temperatures as we start the day generally between 10—13 degrees, but let's zoom in on northern ireland because for some eastern parts, especially around county antrim and county down, we can see some very heavy rain through the morning rush hour with the potential for surface water and spray, some poor travelling conditions. also outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland, especially up towards the east and the northeast. a drier start for some western areas.

for england and wales, many places start the day dry, but we will see showers popping up, some of those heavy, thundery and quite slow—moving as well with light winds. all the while, the rain across northern ireland and scotland drifts up towards the northern isles. we may see this area of cloud and rainjust grazing into the east of kent, perhaps coastal parts of suffolk and norfolk through the afternoon. temperatures north to south, 16—21 degrees — no great shakes for this time of year. as we go through thursday evening, overnight as well, we will see some showers continuing across parts of wales and england. most other places staying dry, although there will be some rain grazing into eastern scotland by the end of the night. those are the overnight lows — most of us holding up in double digits. so, quite a complex weather picture to take us into friday. this weather system grazing northeastern parts of the uk, this one will bring cloud and rain later into northern ireland. and in between, yes, we'll see some sunshine, but again,

we'll see some showers, some heavy, some thundery. a bit more of a breeze at this stage, so the showers should move through a little more quickly. 15—22 degrees, top temperatures for friday afternoon. into saturday, another belt of heavy, showery rain working its way eastwards through the day, some sunny spells in between. again, relatively breezy, and again, those temperatures in the mid—to—high teens, the low 20s for some of us. but as we move through sunday and into the start of next week, we do see this area of high pressure trying, slowly but surely, to take more control of our weather. so, the showers should become fewer and further between as we head through the weekend and into next week. for some of us, it is set to turn a little bit warmer as well.

this is bbc news, the headlines: tthe sole survivor of the group that carried out the sole survivor of the group that carried out the 2015 attacks in paris has been found guilty of terrorism and murder, after one of the biggest trials in french history. salah abdeslam was sentenced to life in prison. 130 people were killed in the french capital. the american singer, songwriter, r kelly, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing women and teenage girls. prosecutors called the grammy winner a prolific sexual predator who showed a "callous disregard" for his victims. his lawyers say they will appeal. nato members meeting in madrid have declared the kremlin a "direct threat" to their security. they also said ukraine could rely on the military alliance "for as long as it takes" in its fight against russia.

president vladimir putin, has accused nato of