hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source. ukraine vows to fight back as russia takes contol of the last ukrainian strongold in luhansk. the local governor tells the bbc the retreat is tactical. translation: our military could have held the city for a long time, _ but russia currently has a huge advantage in artillery and ammunition. they would've simply destroyed the city from a distance. an international conference is under way in switzerland to discuss the recontruction of ukraine — the country's prime minister puts the cost at three quarters of a trillion dollars. in the us, shots are fired at an independence day parade in chicago. six people are reported dead,

16 taken to hospital — hundreds of people ran for safety. as italy's prime minister suggests global warming played a part in sunday's deadly avalanche in the dolomites, we look at the extreme climate events across the globe that are all linked to climate change. and scientists discover a new species of giant water lily — the largest in the world — hiding in plain sight for almost 180 years. let's start the united states, where shots have been fired at the start of an independence day parade north of chicago. he also confirmed that it is still currently an active incident.

we are now being told six people died in highland park during the independent state parade. six 16 people are said to be in hospital, police say it is still an active shooting situation. it started at 10am local timejust shooting situation. it started at 10am local time just ten shooting situation. it started at 10am local timejust ten minutes into the parade. one reporter at the scene said they had seen five people covered in blood and what appeared to be one person who had died. there have been unverified social media posts of people running in fear, obscured by the marching band, screaming with what appears to be gunshots in the background. but the police have advised people to stay away from the area because it is still an active situation.- away from the area because it is still an active situation. what we know about _ still an active situation. what we know about the _ still an active situation. what we know about the area _ still an active situation. what we know about the area in - still an active situation. what we know about the area in which - still an active situation. what we | know about the area in which this has happened? this

know about the area in which this has happened?— know about the area in which this has happened? this is an affluent suburbjust _ has happened? this is an affluent suburbjust north _ has happened? this is an affluent suburbjust north of— has happened? this is an affluent suburbjust north of chicago, - has happened? this is an affluent suburbjust north of chicago, and| suburb just north of chicago, and one of the busiest days, one of the most important days with tonnes of families out today celebrating independence day — that has now been marred by yet another shooting, with six people who are now said to have died and 16 others who are said to be in hospital. find died and 16 others who are said to be in hospital.— be in hospital. and today is of course the — be in hospital. and today is of course the 4th _ be in hospital. and today is of course the 4th of— be in hospital. and today is of course the 4th ofjuly, - be in hospital. and today is of course the 4th ofjuly, so - course the 11th ofjuly, so celebrations across the country for independence day?— celebrations across the country for independence day? exactly. and what a situation for _ independence day? exactly. and what a situation for the _ independence day? exactly. and what a situation for the community - independence day? exactly. and what a situation for the community there i a situation for the community there to have to process. people out this morning around 10am celebrating, tonnes of families and young children, students marching— we can see on social media people playing instruments, people running and cheering, having a good time. but just ten minutes in, as i said, the shooting started and is still under

way. we've seen reports and images on social media of emergency services attending and, as we now know, six people have died and 16 others are in hospital.— others are in hospital. thank you very much- _ others are in hospital. thank you very much. let's _ others are in hospital. thank you very much. let's hear _ others are in hospital. thank you very much. let's hear it - others are in hospital. thank you very much. let's hear it now - others are in hospital. thank you | very much. let's hear it now from the highland park police, who gave a press conference a very short time ago. press conference a very short time a . o. press conference a very short time am, ., , ., press conference a very short time auo. . , ., m press conference a very short time ago. there was an active shooter incident which _ ago. there was an active shooter incident which occurred - ago. there was an active shooter incident which occurred in - ago. there was an active shooter. incident which occurred in downtown highland park for our 11th ofjuly parade this morning. this was an active incident and all individuals are still urged to shelter in place at this time. highland park police and numerous other state and local law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspect. the suspect is currently described as a male, white, proximally18—20 years old with longer black hair with small build, wearing a white or blue t—shirt. the firearm has been recovered from the scene. we have secured the perimeter around downtown highland park —— highland park and continuing our searches. at

this time two dozen people have been transported to highland park hospital, six are confirmed deceased. on sunday, ukraine suffered a significant setback when it withdrew its forces from lysychansk — the last major city in luhansk still in ukrainian hands. this means russia now holds the whole of the luhansk region. this video has been released showing russian soldiers in the centre of lysychansk. russia's president has thanked troops for what he has desribed as the "liberation" of the region. translation: i ask you to give a state award to all service - personnel who have excelled during this military action. based on your daily reports, i know there are a lot of brave, professional, and gutsy — in a good way — soldiers

in the russian army. they all should be decorated with all the relevant state awards. here'sjoe inwood in kyiv on the significance of these developments for russia. i think it's very important symbolically for russia. this is one of the two areas that make up the donbas, the luhansk region, and i think the fact that it has taken it in its entirety is a big moment. indeed, it was recognised by president putin as he made the two commanders of the operations to take lysychansk heroes of russia, the highest award he can give them. and i think this is significant symbolically for russia, but strategically important, too. it means they've got a clear foothold on the western side of the siverskyi donets river — that'll make pushing into the rest of the donbas easier. for ukraine, i think they are painting this as a strategic withdrawal — they are saying they realised there was a real risk of being encircled if they tried to hold onto lysychansk and i think what they were trying to do was to make sure that they didn't

suffer the same fate they did in mariupol, where thousands of ukraine's best soldiers — best trained, most battle—hardened — were cut off and then killed or captured. indeed, it's something i spoke to the governor of luhansk, now without much territory to govern, and he told me that was basically what was forefront in their mind. let's listen to the governor of luhansk explaining why ukrainian troops decided to leave lysychansk. translation: our military could have held the city for a long time, _ but russia currently has a huge advantage in artillery _ and ammunition. they would've simply destroyed the city from a distance, - so there was no point in staying. we would have been surrounded and had to sit there _ while the city was being shelled. therefore, we decided to not allow an encirclement. - here'sjoe again on the strategy behind ukraine's decision to withdraw. in the time that they spent defending lysychansk and severodonetsk, these two cities

that have now got the russian flag flying above them, they were taking advantage of that time to build new defensive lines in the donetsk region. and what they basically decided to do is abandon these two positions, which were really exposed, reallyjutting out into what is now russian—controlled territory, and take lines much further back. and i think that's what they'll be hoping, is that those new defensive positions are less exposed, they've got less vulnerable supply lines because they're not inside russian territory, and they can make a stand there. and the reason that time matters — it's notjust about building a defensive position, it's about getting new equipment to the front. the americans, the british, the nato allies have been promising, and to some extent delivering, new systems, new rocket systems and artillery pieces. and those are really crucial for the ukrainians because they are being outgunned at the moment — they were in these battles, and that's why they've had the pull back. the capture of lysychansk will mark the start of a new russian

push into the donbas. the capture of lysychansk will mark the start of a new russian push into the donbas. this is a strategically important region — remember, just before he launched the war, president putin had recognised all of luhansk and donetsk as independent of ukraine. let's hear from joe again on what the russians are likely to do next. if you look at that map in the north of the territory that ukraine still holds, the far northeast our two towns or cities called slovyansk and kramatorsk. now slovyansk is interesting because it's spoken of as the spiritual home of donbas separatism — this was where it started in 2014, it was the first uprising, the first russian—inspired uprising was there, and i think that's where they'll be focusing their efforts. they've already taken a town north of slovyansk, and they are now trying to encircle, to press and on these two cities — because those are the two biggest cities that they don't have in the donetsk region.

of course, though, there is a heavy amount of ukrainian military there, they are very well defended and it won't be easy. and i think, unlike lysychansk and severodonetsk, these are not encircled, it will be much harder to encircle them, so i think it will be a much sterner test than those other cities were for the russians to take them. let's turn now to three extreme climate events around the globe, which many believe are linked by man—made climate change — a record heatwave injapan, major flooding in australia, and a deadly avalanche in northern italy. let's focus first on italy, where at least seven people were killed and eight others injured when parts of a glacier collapsed in the northern italian alps. snow, ice and rock were sent cascading down the slopes of marmolada, the highest mountain in the area. video of the incident shows a mass of ice sweeping away everything its path.

rescue teams have been using helicopters and drones to try and find the 19 people who are still missing. the search operation is based out of a nearby town called canazei. here's the mayor. translation: the drones| were in operation all night, and are still in operation now, guarded by operators searching for any survivors. the search is continuing safely with the drones, while waiting to do a check on the glacier�*s tightness. at this time, it's difficult for the operators in a dangerous situation. aerial footage reveals how powerful the avalanche was — you can see a scar running directly down the side of the mountain. it isn't immediately clear what caused the section of the glacier to collapse, but many have pointed to the effects of global warming. here's italy's prime minister on what happened. translation: this is dramatic, and it is certainly unpredictable. but it definitely depends on the deterioration of the environment and the climate situation _ this was the glacier one day

before the incident. temperatures reached a record 10 celsius at the mountain summit that day. and it's widely known that the climate of the alps is changing rapidly. temperatures there have risen by around two degrees celsius over the past 120 years, almost twice as much as the global average. that's driving the retreat of the glaciers there. they are estimated to have lost half their ice volume since 1850. here's one enivronmental researcher. the alps has been one of the warmest regions relative to normal— across the entire globe. so i think it's very- reasonable to it, you know, to make that connection, that the heat contributed j to this event. to australia now, where thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes. that's because of torrential rain and major flooding in the country's largest city, sydney. sydney is in the state of new south wales, and several areas there were hit with about a month's worth of rain over the weekend. roads have been cut off, and officials are urging people to leave their homes when ordered to do so.

here's australia's emergency services minister. for many communities, this is the fourth flood that they have seen in less than 18 months. and some of those images are truly heartbreaking, seeing people's homes, their lives turned upside down again, and their livelihoods very much impacted. experts say the flooding emergency has been made worse by climate change. on that, here's our sydney correspondent, shaima khalil. another question is, how often will this happen, how bad will it be for people? we've heard the state premier of new south wales saying people should stop thinking about these floods as a once—in—a—century event. floods like this will happen more often — and of course, that then comes to the heart of the climate change debate here in australia. climate action is still extremely politically fraught, but we've heard from a federal minister this morning, and he says the australians should

take climate change more seriously and that whoever is debating climate change action isn't looking closely enough. let's turn now to japan, which is dealing with its own extreme weather conditions. the final few days ofjune were some of the hottest ever experienced, with temperatures in some areas reaching over a0 celsius. this is tokyo, where temperatures were about 35 celsius for a record nine consecutive days. and the extreme heat has an impact — more than 5,000 people across japan have been hospitalised as a result. but another issue is the strain which the heat puts on japan's energy grid. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes explains why. the really big problem is a legacy of 11 years ago, whenjapan was hit by a huge, disaster — tsunami earthquake, and we had the fukushima nuclear disaster. after that, japan shut down all of its nuclear plants. well, that was around about 31% of alljapan�*s generating capacity was closed down overnight.

japan has managed to keep its power grid going by bringing back online old gas, oil, coalstations. but the blistering heat has drawn official warnings of a looming power shortage, as people rely on their energy intensive air conditioning units to keep cool. i'm joined now by our environment correspondent, navin singh khadka. let me talk to first of all about what's been going on quite a few —— here, how common are they getting? as it becomes evident around the world, these things are becoming common, and also scientists have told us that, including a major report by the intergovernmental panel on climate change, what it says was all these different systems, whether it's ocean systems, desert systems, mountain systems — different systems have been disturbed because of the warming planet, and as a result we see all these consequences. having said

that, can all of them be attributed to climate change? that is a tricky question. for example, even when you talk aboutjapan or even question. for example, even when you talk about japan or even australia, for that matter, there's a sturm about the cooling of the surface of waters that is contributing to that. having said that, scientists do say that these extreme weather events to fit into the long—term projections. absolutely, and lots of people are saying this is to do with climate change, and something needs to be done about it. change, and something needs to be done about it— done about it. yes, so basically there are _ done about it. yes, so basically there are two — done about it. yes, so basically there are two things _ done about it. yes, so basically there are two things here. - done about it. yes, so basically there are two things here. firstj done about it. yes, so basically i there are two things here. first of all, the root cause of what is causing this — the admissions, 40% of our co2 emissions need to be cut down by 2030. that is an immense task, and now after the pandemic and also the energy crisis in the wake of the russian invasion of ukraine, this energy crisis has further aggravated it. at the same time, because of the impacts, how do you

live with those impacts? how do you minimise the damages? adaptation, these are the multipronged challenges the world is facing now. talking about the heat wave in japan, making people use their air conditioning, that in turn has put a lot of pressure on the energy grid there. they are bringing back online old gas and coal stations — that itself is not doing anything to help the environment, it's a vicious cycle. the environment, it's a vicious cle. , . ., . ., , the environment, it's a vicious cle. , .. cycle. pretty much a vicious cycle. we heard earlier _ cycle. pretty much a vicious cycle. we heard earlier about _ cycle. pretty much a vicious cycle. we heard earlier about this - we heard earlier about this fukushima disaster, the nuclear disaster — after that, the country was already having this challenge, and now this energy crisis and, as your hearing, gas plants coming back. the contribution will definitely be up in terms of emissions, and the japanese government is urging people to keep ac on to deal with a heat wave. at that energy will need to be brought in, and if you are doing gas powered fire plant, that means emissions go up, meaning more morning of the ——

more warming of the planet. goad up, meaning more morning of the -- more warming of the planet.- more warming of the planet. good to talk to you. — more warming of the planet. good to talk to you, thanks _ more warming of the planet. good to talk to you, thanks very _ more warming of the planet. good to talk to you, thanks very much. - breaking news out of chicago where police say six people have been killed by gunfire at the start of an independence day parade. police described it as an active incident, meaning the shooter is apparently still at large and they are warning residents to take shelter in place. 24 residents to take shelter in place. 2a people we know now have been taken to hospital in chicago with injuries because of that shooting. earlier we heard from the mayor of the area where this happened. let's have a listen. this the area where this happened. let's have a listen-— have a listen. this morning at 10:14am. _ have a listen. this morning at 10:14am, our— have a listen. this morning at 10:14am, our community - have a listen. this morning at 10:14am, our community was | 10:1liam, our community was terrorised by an act of violence that has taken us to our core. our hearts go out to the families of victims during this devastating time, on a day that we came together to celebrate community and freedom, we are instead morning the loss,

tragic loss of life and struggling with the terror that was brought upon us. we've all felt the burden of this terrible act, i want to pause and think the first responders who ran towards the danger, to render aid during this active shooter situation. we saw individuals who responded selflessly and put themselves at risk to save others. we've had an outpouring of support from federal, state, county and fellow municipalities, of resources and offers of condolences and concern, and we will avail ourselves of everything they offer to us immediately. at this point we know six people have lost their lives, we are grieving for them and theirfamilies. members of our community who came out to celebrate together, and instead faced this terror. in other 2a have been transported to the hospital. multiple agencies, including the fbi

and state police, or working with our local authorities and the governor has offered his full support. what we know at this time is this is an active situation and we urge everyone to remain indoors, and be on high alert but remain calm. please contact your loved ones and ensure their safe, and let them know that you are safe, as well. this situation, as you know, is evolving rapidly and we will continue to update you as we gain information and stabilise the situation. thank you. the information and stabilise the situation. thank you. the mayor of hiuhland situation. thank you. the mayor of highland park _ situation. thank you. the mayor of highland park there. _ situation. thank you. the mayor of highland park there. the _ situation. thank you. the mayor of highland park there. the shooting | highland park there. the shooting has taken place in the city of highland park, and according to the chicago sun—times newspaper, shots were fired around ten minutes after the independence day parade began. the scott sent hundreds of people running for safety. highland park's mayor also tweeted about the incident, writing that... illinois congressman brad schneider

tweeted that he was... he then referred to a gun crime in the united states, finishing the tweet with. .. the united states, finishing the tweet with... we've also been hearing from eyewitnesses, let's have a listen. brute hearing from eyewitnesses, let's have a listen.— hearing from eyewitnesses, let's have a listen. ~ ., have a listen. we were late, we were meetin: have a listen. we were late, we were meeting my — have a listen. we were late, we were meeting my sister's _ have a listen. we were late, we were meeting my sister's boyfriend - have a listen. we were late, we were meeting my sister's boyfriend in - meeting my sister's boyfriend in highland park. they were running quietly around the corner, then we walked closer and i saw someone on the ground with his leg in the air and the girl crying next to him, then to my left, my mum and i saw at least three more people on the ground bloodied, and naturally we just started running towards her car. , , �* car. they said the shooter wasn't cau . ht car. they said the shooter wasn't caught yet- _ car. they said the shooter wasn't caught yet- and _ car. they said the shooter wasn't caught yet. and then, _ car. they said the shooter wasn't caught yet. and then, our - car. they said the shooter wasn't| caught yet. and then, our sister's bo riend caught yet. and then, our sister's boyfriend is _ caught yet. and then, our sister's boyfriend is still _ caught yet. and then, our sister's boyfriend is still in _ caught yet. and then, our sister's boyfriend is still in a _ caught yet. and then, our sister's boyfriend is still in a building - boyfriend is still in a building hiding, so we'rejust boyfriend is still in a building hiding, so we're just waiting he can't get home.

these pictures are from shortly after the incident. officials say six people are known to have been killed in a shooting incident during an independence day parade in highland park, north of chicago. at least 2a have been taken to hospital. the suspect is still at large and residents have been advised to take shelter. we were told the suspect hasn't been identified by the attack appears to be completely random. again, these are details we cannot corroborate. hundreds of police officers are now looking for the suspect. police also warning people in the area that this is an active shooter situation, which means the shooter has not been found and is still at large. looking at these live pictures coming to us from highland park, we know now that the police presence is heavy right

now, and as i said earlier, it is the latest in a series of shootings in the united states. back in may, we saw 19 schoolchildren and two teachers being murdered at the uvalde elementary school, a massacre that happened on 2a may. also in may, we saw ten people killed at a grocery store in buffalo, new york. so this is one of quite a few of these incidents that we've had and seenin these incidents that we've had and seen in the united states, and these are life pictures coming to us from the scene. we will of course keep you updated on all the information as and when we get it here on bbc news.

what the prime minister knew about chris pincher. let's talk to david wallace locker in westminster. tell us what happened to. let’s wallace locker in westminster. tell us what happened to.— us what happened to. let's go back to last week _ us what happened to. let's go back to last week when _ us what happened to. let's go back to last week when chris _ us what happened to. let's go back to last week when chris pincher - to last week when chris pincher resigned as deputy chief whip, of course a position responsible for party discipline. he wrote the prime minister a letter saying he had drank too much one evening and it was the same evening that claims emerged he had groped two man. since then, chris pincher has faced a number of historical claims, it is important to say that he denies these. now borisjohnson, via his spokesman, has now said that he was aware of reports and speculation of alleged sexual misconduct when he appointed mr pinter as deputy chief whip in february. downing street has not commented on claims, he also referred to chris pincher as "pinter by name, pinch or by nature." this

seems to have evolved because it was stressed that the prime minister did not know of any specific allegations when he was appointed, though they do say that is the case but a slight change in government position there. now the prime minister's official spokesman said today that when it came to chris pincher being appointed, that in the absence of any formal complaints at that point in february, it was inappropriate to stop an appointment based on what they saw as unsubstantiated claims. he added the prime minister has to balance someone's skills and experience with allegations and unsubstantiated rumours when making ministerial appointments. unsubstantiated rumours when making ministerialappointments. now unsubstantiated rumours when making ministerial appointments. now chris pincher has said he is seeking medical support, pincher has said he is seeking medicalsupport, he pincher has said he is seeking medical support, he has said he is truly sorry for the upset that he's caused, and a parliamentary watchdog will be examining allegations of sexual misconduct. he's going to sit for now as an independent mp, he's lost the conservative whip.- lost the conservative whip. david, thanks very _

lost the conservative whip. david, thanks very much _ lost the conservative whip. david, thanks very much for _ lost the conservative whip. david, thanks very much for that. - lost the conservative whip. david, thanks very much for that. stay i lost the conservative whip. david, l thanks very much for that. stay with us, outside sources back in a few minutes with all the latest, stay with bbc news, bye—bye. good evening. despite monday bringing some pretty generous amounts of sunshine to many parts of the uk, our temperatures still lagged a little behind where we'd anticipate finding them for this time of year. we've got quite a chilly night ahead, but through the week ahead, we will see the nights becoming warmer, and also the days. however, overnight tonight, thanks to high pressure pushing up from the southwest, we'll have light winds across central and southern england, clear skies, and rurally, temperatures could fall to just 6—7 celsius — that's pretty unusual for early july. elsewhere in the towns and cities, we're looking at temperatures typically, though, hovering in double figures for tuesday morning, thanks to clear spells overnight,

there should be plenty of early sunshine, a few showers grazing the eastern coast of scotland. through the day, though, some thicker clouds set to work its way, i think, into wales and southern england for a time. should brighten up again though come the afternoon and then, perhaps some drizzly rain setting in through the afternoon for northern ireland and western scotland. another day of uninterrupted play set for wimbledon on tuesday. temperatures courtside 21—22 celsius, and a light northwesterly breeze. tuesday into wednesday, that high is still there to the southwest of the uk. but it looks like we're going to see some weather fronts doing a better job of making inroads across the northern half of the uk. some quite persistent rain for western scotland, but actually very little getting into the east. and we're still in rainfall deficit here after a dryjune, as we are across much of the eastern side of the uk. warmer for aberdeen, up to 19 celsius. warmer in london, 2a here with some spells of sunshine. and then, all the while through the end of the week, this high persists in trying to build up from the southwest. fronts try to run their way in from the northwest and pull some cooler air in behind them.

the upshot of that is, throughout the course of the days ahead, day on day, it looks like we'll see some warmth building, particularly to the south of the uk. slightly warmer across scotland and northern ireland, but only by a couple of degrees or so — so a return to average temperatures here, but for england and wales, it looks like they'll be above average, particularly by sunday, and where you see the red colour behind me, we could be widely looking at temperatures in the high 20s. always a bit more cloud around for scotland and northern ireland. fine with spells of sunshine for england and wales. up to 28 in london by sunday.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source ukraine vows to fight back as russia takes contol of the last ukrainian strongold in luhansk. the local governor tells the bbc the retreat is tactical. translation: our military could have held the city for— translation: our military could have held the city for a _ translation: our military could have held the city for a long _ translation: our military could have held the city for a long time, _ translation: our military could have held the city for a long time, but - held the city for a long time, but russia currently has a huge advantage in ammunition. they would've simply destroyed the city from a distance. in the us — shots are fired at an independence day parade in chicago — six people are confirmed dead, around two dozen taken to hospital — hundreds of people ran for safety. in afghanistan — the largest gathering of taliban leaders takes place —

but human rights groups say it fails to address concerns around women and girls rights. and — scientists discover a new species of giant water lily — the largest in the world — hiding in plain sight for almost 180 years. it's been nearly 300 days since the taliban barred millions of girls from attending school after seizing power from the government. currently, only girls under the age of 13 are allowed into classrooms and many women are no longer allowed to work. the taliban have given various excuses for this, including the need to protect women's safety. however, many fear it is a permanent measure similar to the one taken during the group's first rule in the late 90s when the group enforced a strict interpretation of islam. an important three—day

meeting of taliban leaders, clerics and elders has just wrapped up but the issue of girls and women's rights was barely mentioned. more than 11,500 people were present and not a single one of them was a woman. the taliban have justified this by telling the bbc�*s yalda hakim women were represented by men and there was no need for them to be there. it's health minister claims the education of both men and women was discussed behind closed doors and that it is committed to education for both boys and girls under islam. the elders of the society have requested and finalised this, that we will promote education for both genders. since they came to power last year, the taliban has publically promised several times that women in afghanistan will retain their full rights. here's what a spokesperson had to say when the group established their government. translation: there will be nothing against women in our ruling. - our people accept our women are muslims. they accept islamic rules. if they continue to live according to sharia, we will be happy. they will be happy. and this is what he told

the bbc injanuary. translation: in terms of education and work, | translation: in terms _ of education and work, of education and work, women in general have their problems. what we are working to resolve them and finalise the procedure to provide them with opportunities. a few months later, in march, the taliban reversed a decision allowing girls to return to high school. the reason given for the abrupt u—turn was that a decision was needed over the uniform of female students in accordance with "sharia law and afghan tradition". the decision devastated many young women, here's what one had to say. "we just want to learn and to serve our country", says fatima. "what is our sin?" she asked the taliban. "they are always talking about islam. "does islam say to harm women like this? "it doesn't. "i went to address

the girls of afghanistan. "please don't give up fighting for your rights." four months after that decision and still no word on a new date for when girls can return to higher education. the health minister says part of the problem is billions of dollars�* worth of assets remain frozen outside the country. this was done by the us and its allies in response to the taliban's overthrowing of the government. here's what else he has to say. we are notjust only working on fast actions, we are also some concerns about the hijab and some concerns about the system. schools are segregated. girls wear head jobs, they are very modestly dressed. so when does that taliban says these technicalities committee find that frustrating? i think the main thing is that that many parts of our country, and especially 90% of females are wearing the scarves, but a very small amount of the females who are not ok with the scarves.

what is further complicating matters is the country is facing a humanitarian crisis due to an earthquake that struck the country's southeast late last month. over 1,000 people were killed and many homes were destroyed. obviously responding to this has become a priority. meanwhile, several human rights groups have criticised the taliban for their inaction over girls�* education. here's what the un's human rights chief had to say late last week. those i met with during my visiting this year said they will honour the human rights obligations as far as consistent with islamic shari law. yet despite these assurances, we are witnessing the progress of exclusion of women and girls from the public sphere, and there is systematic oppression. america's special envoy for afghan women, girls, and human rights says the taliban needs to be judged by its deeds and notjust its words. there is no reason why girls

shouldn't be back in school. not any technical level are there any challenges or logistic issues, what the taliban are saying at this point, they are just simply rhetorical devices for them to continue restricting women and girls from educational and work opportunities. many afghan women have refused to be silenced over the issue of their rights since the taliban took over, whether it be education or access to employment. these are pictures from a protest against that u—turn on opening schools in march. however, nobel laureate and female education activist malala yousafzai says the voices of afghan women also need to amplified outside of afghanistan. other countries are continuing with their activism for the rights of afghan women, but unfortunately, yes, they are unheard, their voices remained limited

in speech and then there is rarely any action taken after that, so i do request where leaders can so i do request world leaders can and the international community to stand up for the voices of afghan women and girls, take it seriously, we must listen to them and ensure that their rights are protected. we cannot make any negotiation without the protection of the rights for young women and minorities. some girls and women are risking their safety by defying the taliban and taking part in secret schools. yalda hakim has been speaking to one group on the outskirts of kabul. it's cruel not to open schools for girls. we have as much right to learn as boys do. it would be cruel of the taliban not to allow us to return to our schools. the teacher, as defined — return to our schools. the teacher, as defined as _ return to our schools. the teacher, as defined as her— return to our schools. the teacher, as defined as her students, - return to our schools. the teacher, as defined as her students, is - as defined as her students, is determined to help them. irate as defined as her students, is determined to help them. we can to be in a situation _ determined to help them. we can to be in a situation where _ determined to help them. we can to be in a situation where we _ determined to help them. we can to be in a situation where we go - determined to help them. we can to be in a situation where we go back. be in a situation where we go back centuries. we should be moving forward and uplift others. we want

support for those who want to get educated. education is our basic rights, and we should not be denied this. so what are the wider implications of the taliban's failure to make good on their promises of education and rights for women? here's yalda again. the international community and many diplomats say that until that taliban doesn't address the issue of girls education and women's rights, the other issues around human rights, that they would be reluctant to recognise that taliban and that the taliban would continue to remain an outcast. the us state department says the bullet that killed palestinian—american journalist shireen abu akleh was likely fired from israeli army positions. shireen abu akleh was killed in may whilst reporting on an israeli raid in the occupied west bank. the us investigation said it had "found no reason to believe that this was intentional but rather the result of tragic circumstances".

it said investigators "could not reach a definitive conclusion which prevented a clear conclusion." yolande knell has more, from jerusalem.abu akleh, a palestinian—american, was killed on may 11 this was the conclusion by the us security coordinator, senior military official who is responsible for israel and the palestinian territories, and basically there were high hopes that perhaps by the us getting involved, this very controversial issue over who had shot the veteran palestinian american journalist on the 11th of may when she was covering an israeli military raid in a refugee camp, that that this could be resolved, and really, what was hoped would be key evidence was handed over to the americans. that is the bullet that killed her, she was shot in the head. he already knew from photographs that this bullet had been distorted. we are told that it hit her helmet.

then it seems that in the forensic analysis that was carried out, the americans are calling it independent third party ballistic analysis while the israelis have said that this is carried out within an israeli forensic laboratory, but it seems that that was inconclusive about who could've fired the bullet exactly. it was hoped it could have been matched to a particular gun, ones that had been isolated by the israeli military. now, that said, the us state coordinator, security coordinator also reviewed all of the evidence that has been handed to him by the israelis and the palestinians as a result of their own investigations, and that is where we get that conclusion now coming in an official state department statement, that most likely it was israeli fire that killed shireen abu akleh. shireen abu akleh's family said they were "incredulous" at the findings — saying other organisations including

the united nations had much more definitively pinned the blame on israel. and from the palestinian authority, a senior official hussein al sheikh this meanwhile was the response fromn the israeli government. translation: in this specific case, | despite the forensic investigation, | it was not possible to reach a definitive conclusion. unfortunately, it is not possible to determine the source of the shooting, and as such, the investigation will continue. during this operation, hundreds of bullets are fired at the israel defence forces who responded with firepower of their own, but only in the direction of the sources of the shooting. lets get more from yolande knell on the responses from both sides. the israeli military was very quick to put out its own statement making clear how it has cooperated

with this, but the israeli military said from the start that palestinian militants could have been responsible. they were active, there was heavy gunfire in the janine refugee camp on the day of its arrest raid when was killed. he pointed the finger of blame at the palestinian militants, but later on the day that she was killed, it accepted that it was unclear that israeli fire could have been responsible. it is not changed the results of its own investigation from saying that it's inconclusive, the source of the fire. a palestinian official came out very quickly saying that israel was still considered to be responsible by the palestinians and that they were going to pursue this case to the international courts all stepping of course the palestinian authority has already handed over a file to the international criminal court presenting the death of shireen abu akleh as a possible work crime.

——as a possible war crime. it's week two of the wimbledon tennis championships, and there's kier starmer is giving a speech on brexit. let's have a listen.- brexit. let's have a listen. piece was coming _ brexit. let's have a listen. piece was coming to — brexit. let's have a listen. piece was coming to northern - brexit. let's have a listen. piece was coming to northern ireland. brexit. let's have a listen. t ace: was coming to northern ireland. here in britain, of deeply unpopular conservative prime minister found himself mired in sleaze. weakened by his failures and a slave to the right wing of his party. so whilst much has changed, not everything has changed. and then, just as now, a renewed labour party has put itself in a position to be the next government, sticking out the centre ground and building plans to take the country forward to a new era. we

have lost that sense of optimism. after a decade of low growth under the trays, taxes are rising, inflation is rampant and doing huge damage to households and businesses. in 2022, britain is stuck, stuck with an economy where wages are flatlining and household bills are going through the roof. stuck with broken public services that no longer work for those that they serve. duck in the key was for passports and driving licenses. stuck waiting for delayed trains and buses, stuck on hold as we try to get a doctors appointment. and britain is also stuck with a government that has no plan, one that was selected on a promise to

get brexit done but has now decided to reopen those old divisions in order to ensure britain remains stuck with this failed prime minister. but whilst the conservatives are flailing around, labour has been claiming the centre ground of british politics once again, not a ground of british politics once again, nota mushy ground of british politics once again, not a mushy place of compromise, but a place driven by purpose, a place driven by optimism, our driving mission is to get britain's economy growing again so that we can ensure that people and the places who have lost out for too long are once again revitalised and reenergized. i will be saying a lot about that in the coming weeks and months. the first step in doing so is to ensure britain thrives in its new role in the world. by ensuring

we make brexit work. now, there are some who say we don't need brexit to work. we need to reverse it. i couldn't disagree more. because he can't move forward or grow the economy or deliver change or win back the trust of those who have lost faith in politics. if you're constantly focused on the arguments of the past. we can't afford to spend all of our time looking back over our shoulder because all the time we are doing that, we are missing what is ahead of us. so let me be very clear. under labour, britain will not go back into the eu. , we will not bejoining the single market or the customs union. now, i know that some people don't want to hear that. but it's myjob

to be frank and to be honest. and you will always get that from you. the reason i say this is simple, nothing about revisiting those rows will help stimulate growth. or bring down food prices, or help british business thrive in the modern world. it would simply be a recipe for more division, it would distract us from taking on the challenges that are facing people, and it would ensure that britain remains stuck for another decade. under labour, that simply will not happen. what you will get under labour is a plan. one that will deliver on the opportunities britain has two sort out the poor a deal borisjohnson and and the brexit divisions once

and and the brexit divisions once and for all. it's a proper plan to make brexit work. now, i know i would never be allowed to take the stage without telling you what that plan looks like. so let me set out for you how it works. the first step is clear and obvious. we have to sort out the northern ireland protocol. if you are going to make brexit work, that has to be the starting point. now, just a few weeks ago, as adrian said, i had the great pleasure of being in dublin and in belfast, where i worked for many years. i was struck by the fact that businesses there are clear, they could make the protocol work, they could make the protocol work, the solution, they've listed them, the solution, they've listed them, the desire is there. what was

missing was trust, a crucial ingredient that has always characterised progress in relations between our islands. that's been eroded by this government. labour will change the act, we will be the honest broker our countries need, and we will get the protocol working, and we will make it the springboard to securing a better deal for the springboard to securing a better dealfor the british people. as well as building trust, labour would eliminate most checks created by the tory brexit deal. with a new veterinary agreement for agro products between the uk and the eu. and we will work with businesses to put in place a better skiing to allow low risk goods to enter northern ireland without unnecessary checks. the second step we would take us to tier down unnecessary

barriers. of course we recognise that outside the single market and customs union, we will not be able to deliver completely frictionless trade with the eu, but there are things we can do to make trade easier. labourwould things we can do to make trade easier. labour would extend the new veterinary agreement to cover all of the united kingdom, seeking to build on agreements and mechanisms already in place between the eu and other countries. benefiting our exporters at a... now, countries. benefiting our exporters ata... now, there countries. benefiting our exporters at a... now, there is a story on the news the other day that you may have seen about a wet white island that has formed in the tens. this is made up has formed in the tens. this is made up of fat and oil and household rubbish. it is one metre deep and the size of two tennis courts. it's blocking the flow of the river and changing the shape of the riverbed. you couldn't imagine a better metaphorfor the you couldn't imagine a better metaphor for the tory brexit deal.

they have created, they have created a hulking fat berg of red tape and bureaucracy, one that is hampering the flow of british business. we will break that barrier down, remove that fat berg. unclog the arteries of our economy and allow trade to flourish once more. the third step will be to support britain's road leading industries. that means mutual recognition of professional qualifications ensuring our services can compete and restring access to funding and vital research programme —— programmes. step four would be to ensure we keep britain safe. for too long, the government has been blase about european security, the actions of putin has jolted us back into reality. because in the modern

world, if one of us is not safe, then none of us are safe. strengthening security cooperation with our friends and allies is vital and i know that first hand from my experience when i was director of public. we can't take risks with terrorism, organised crime and people trafficking. that's why labour will seek to arrange new security arrangements to defend our borders and why we will share data, intelligence and best practice. it's why we will set up joint intelligence from working here and intelligence from working here and in europe. the final part of our plan will be to invest in britain. the lesson of the last decade is that if we are to achieve economic growth and see the benefits flowing to every part of our country, we cannot be bystanders. the tory plan set out by jacob rees mod cannot be bystanders. the tory plan set out byjacob rees mod is cannot be bystanders. the tory plan set out by jacob rees mod is about cutting standards, regulations and

protections. before stepping back and copying at the power of the market. that won't work. it is a sure—fire way for britain to lose the global race forjobs and for trade. it will exacerbate the problems we already face. it will not deliver on the premise of brexit. labour's plane is very definitive. we will work hand—in—hand with businesses to bring good cleanjobs, the future, to our shores, harnessing the power of government alongside the ingenuity of our brilliant private sector. together, we will open up new markets and create new opportunities. the government have missed brexit opportunities time and time again, it beggars belief that during a cost—of—living crisis, they haven't cut vat on energy bills. labour will be sharper than this. we will use our flexibility outside the

eu to ensure british regulation is adapted to suit british needs. that is labour's planned to make brexit work. it's a plan that puts the divisions of the past behind us and seizes the challenges and opportunities of the future. it is a plan that helps everyone, from exporters to musicians, to thrive. it is a plan to reverse the tory spiral of low growth and high tax. i planned that puts britain and the best place to compete on the global stage. i planned that will help us achieve our central mission of delivering economic growth to britain and spreading it throughout the country. but there is something even more crucial than that. in 2016, the british people voted for change. a very narrow question was

on the ballot paper, leaving our remaining in the eu. it's now in the past. but the hope that underpinned that vote, the desire for a better, fairer feature for our country is no closer to being delivered. we will not return to freedom of movement to create short—term fixes, instead, we will invest in our people and our places and deliver on the promise our country has. if we are to restore faith in politics as a force for good, we must now get on with delivering on that promise. the tories have no idea how to do that. labour does. labour has a plan, and this plan, a plan to make brexit work is the first stage of delivering on that change and delivering on that change and delivering a better future for our country. thank you very much. you

are watching _ country. thank you very much. you are watching bbc _ country. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. we have been listening to sarah kier starmer. the leader of the labour party setting out his plans for making brexit work. he was speaking at the centre for european reform at the irish embassy in central london. worth remembering, of course, that after the referendum in 2016, as the brexit minister, he said originally that he would be campaigning in principle to accept the decision of the referendum, but to believe that the referendum, but to believe that the time that it was the wrong decision to be out of the european union, but now he has been setting out his plans to be various elements of brexit. the mission he said was to make brexit work, not to revisit the old issues and schisms of the brexit debate itself. i think we can speak to sienna rogers, who is senior writer at the house magazine, weekly political magazine about the

parliament. before that, editor of labour, we have spoken to many times before, but independent from it. thank you very much indeed. i think a lot of viewers will be interested to know why the labour party has taken this decision now, bearing in mind, as i said, that circular storm and other members of the labour party had said really quite vociferously that they believed it was the wrong decision to leave the eu. i was the wrong decision to leave the eu. 4' ., ,., ., , , eu. i think the labour leadership with this speech, _ eu. i think the labour leadership with this speech, sir— eu. i think the labour leadership with this speech, sir kier- eu. i think the labour leadership i with this speech, sir kier starmer, is breaking his party's near silence on brexit to come out against obviously the top against rejoining the eu, but also the single market and the customs union and against bringing back freedom of movement. this is definitely the most pro—hard brexit position that labour has taken so far. it's much more pro—brexit and any position that jeremy corbyn never took as the labour leader. it is controversial among other labour figures as well.

we have already seen city condom and the mayor of london said that he disagrees at that. we have seen people like richard corbett who was the former leader of the labour party and the european parliament when we were still there. he's criticised it as well and says he disagrees at this position. so i think, basically, it's about having a position on brexit, we are not afraid to talk about it. partlyjust making a statement saying that, but also i think the other part of it is it is trying to talk to us that labour is in government, a party of government, i think this is something that all the shadow teams under kier starmer�*s leadership has been really wanting to do. it applies definitely to spending commitments.— applies definitely to spending commitments. ~ ., �* , . ., commitments. wouldn't his critics arc ue commitments. wouldn't his critics ara ue that commitments. wouldn't his critics argue that a _ commitments. wouldn't his critics argue that a real— commitments. wouldn't his critics argue that a real political- argue that a real political leadership would actually stick to your principles. he doesn't believe in didn't believe that this was the right decision. if you are going to show via political courage, you would stick with that. t show via political courage, you would stick with that.- would stick with that. i think caettin would stick with that. i think getting to — would stick with that. i think

getting to grips _ would stick with that. i think getting to grips with - would stick with that. i think getting to grips with what i getting to grips with what makes brexit better is an admirable thing, but i think that the speech is slightly complicated and perhaps confused by a couple of things, including the fact that ultimately he is taking a harder line than labour has ever done, but he has also advocated a closer relationship with the eu than borisjohnson is doing, so it is still a softer position than the government, and he is still more cynical about brexit and princejohnson. so when voters hear this, they will hear the cynicism about the hard brexit and how it is going at the moment, or are they going to hear that he is ruling out rejoining the eu? as you say can kier starmer�*s most significant move that shadow back that secretary which was his role before becoming leader was to declare a labour conference in a completely unscripted intervention that his party would not rule out including remain in the future second public vote essentially be

running that referendum which was a very controversial thing to announce at that conference. he hasn't quite explain why he is going on him as he say come on one hand, first of all, talking about rerunning the referendum and now taking a very different position, and we haven't quite have a clear explanation of why he has changed his mind on that. does this mean labour will try to reopen the withdrawal agreement with the eu? i reopen the withdrawal agreement with the eu? 4' ,, ., ., , the eu? i think kier starmer has repeatedly _ the eu? i think kier starmer has repeatedly said _ the eu? i think kier starmer has repeatedly said he _ the eu? i think kier starmer has repeatedly said he would - the eu? i think kier starmer has repeatedly said he would not. the eu? i think kier starmer has repeatedly said he would not do| repeatedly said he would not do that. i think a big repeatedly said he would not do that. ithink a big part repeatedly said he would not do that. i think a big part of the speech today is reiterating that he does not want to be open that wound. he doesn't want to be up open the withdrawal agreement, but he would make the sort of side deals, these tweaks that would not open up the whole thing again. doers tweaks that would not open up the whole thing again. does that mean that labour— whole thing again. does that mean that labour and _ whole thing again. does that mean that labour and labour— whole thing again. does that mean that labour and labour in - whole thing again. does that mean that labour and labour in power. that labour and labour in power would accept european directives on agriculture and the trading of goods? agriculture and the trading of aoods? agriculture and the trading of loads? ., agriculture and the trading of aoods? ., ~ goods? so, i mean, ithink he went into uuite goods? so, i mean, ithink he went into quite a — goods? so, i mean, ithink he went into quite a lot _ goods? so, i mean, ithink he went into quite a lot of _ goods? so, i mean, ithink he went into quite a lot of detail— goods? so, i mean, ithink he went into quite a lot of detail in - goods? so, i mean, ithink he went into quite a lot of detail in this - into quite a lot of detail in this speech. he started saying that there

is a lot that kier starmer, the