welcome to bbc news. i'm david willis. our top stories: ukraine asks the un and red cross to investigate a rocket attack that killed more than 50 prisoners of war held by russia. in the us, six children are among the 16 people killed in kentucky's flash flooding. officials warn the death toll could double. washington's mayor calls for help from the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bussed into the us capital. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related deaths outside of africa. and saying sorry. will smith goes on social media to apologise to chris rock

for that oscar slap. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war who were being held at a detention centre in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack which is thought to have killed them. ukraine and russia have accused each other of the deaths. ukraine says moscow is trying to cover up evidence of torture and war crimes at the site.

the bbc�*s paul adams is in kyiv with the latest about the incident. this is a war of competing narratives over a particularly gruesome episode. what i've seen, and i do not recommend that people watch this, is a horrible scene of a warehouse that was housing a significant number of prisoners of war. there are mangled metal bunk beds and in among them, many, many charred bodies. there are also bodies, not burned, but bloody, lying outside on the ground. none of the circumstances surrounding this are clear. the russians say this was the result of a ukrainian missile strike using sophisticated western equipment. the ukrainians adamantly reject that accusation and say this was a deliberately staged episode by the russian

military, designed to liquidate a number of prisoners. the prisoners, we believe, were mostly from the mariupol area captured at the end of that prolonged siege earlier this year and may well have included many members of the legendary azov battalion, who have been particularly the subject of russian hostility. so, this competing narrative is unlikely to be resolved any time soon. this is not a part of the country where we can go and independently verify. the bbc has been banned from that part of rebel—controlled territory for a number of years. in the last few minutes, the ukrainians have released what they say is an interception of a conversation they say sheds light on what happened.

we're still listening to that to try to figure out what that really shows, but at the moment, this is definitely two very contrasting narratives. paul adams there. well, ukraine's fightback continues in kherson, one of the first cities to be captured by the russians in the south. this week, ukrainians damaged a key bridge in russian—controlled territory, effectively cutting off some russian troops. when the russian military first rolled into kherson, there were street protests. now the resistence has moved underground. sarah rainsford has been to meet some of ukraine's shadow army working behind enemy lines to help free kherson. they tumble off buses every day here, mostly women and children fleeing russian occupation in southern ukraine. exhausted and still wary, because it's a long, tense trip from a life where even a text message supporting ukraine

can get you arrested. "it's hard," sasha tells me. "the russians are everywhere in kherson, wherever you turn". when russian forces invaded kherson, big crowds came out in protest. they chanted at heavily— armed troops to go home. and then the russians hit back. explosions and gunfire but the resistance didn't die. it moved underground. we arranged to meet some of that shadow army. they asked us not to reveal where or who they are. translation: the resistance movement is huge. _ it's total resistance. this man told me how the partisans operate behind enemy lines. translation: so look.

here, someone's driving. they know there's a military base that the occupiers have taken over, so they drive by and film it all. that way we know what kind of kit the russians have. the information is then passed on to ukraine's military. another team flies drones across the front line, hunting down more targets. they're civilians, not soldiers. but they joined the fight to stop the occupation of kherson... gunfire ..becoming permanent. resistance is dangerous, though. denis mironov was caught gathering intelligence and weapons for the partisans. he was beaten so badly, he died in custody. his mother has evidence denis was tortured by russia's fsb security service.

translation: but they simply beat him to death. _ they tied him to a door, wrapped tape around his head and they beat my son so badly that his ribs were broken by the first blow. they pierced his lungs. he couldn't move. he couldn't lie down or even stand. i asked the fsb how denis died. they didn't respond. explosions but it looks like the fight back for kherson has begun. ukraine says it's destroying russian ammunition depots, hitting key bridges to disrupt their supply lines. weapons from the west are starting to make a difference here. and so — this fighter tells me — is the resistance. he had to flee kherson

to escape arrest for his own activity behind the lines. but he tells me the russians have very little real support there. translation: of course, - the russians have scared people physically and psychologically, but the vast majority want life to be like it was before the invasion. they are waiting for kherson to be freed, to be in ukraine again. and if that battle does begin in earnest, the partisans say they're ready to step out of the shadows. sarah rainsford, bbc news, in southern ukraine. elsewhere now. dozens of deaths have been reported as unprecedented flash floods hit many parts of the world. in iran, officials say that more than 50 people have died in landslides, while 7 people have lost their lives in the united arab emirates. meanwhile, president biden has declared a major disaster in the united states, after 16 people died in kentucky. lea na hosea reports.

floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents scrambling to their rooftops. but worst of all, the floods have taken people's lives, including those of children. four of whom from the same family. search—and—rescue teams and helicopters and boats are still looking for survivors. i have received notice that located the bodies of those four children, means we've got at least six dead children, and that's hard. there are still a lot of people out there, still a lot of people unaccounted for,

we will do our best to find them all. according to some scientists, what we are seeing is the new normal with climate change. here in the united states, kentucky is experiencing severe floods, earlier this week it was st louis, but climate change, as temperatures rise, the air can hold more moisture, so when it rains, it rains really heavily. we get these heavy, heavy downpours, and in the case of a place like iran, they've actually been experiencing extended drought, and when you get these heavy rains in a very short time, falling on very dry, barren land, that can triggerfloods, mudslides, flash flooding, that comes up very quickly and people get caught up in it. rescue efforts are under way in iran where there has been flooding in numerous provinces. the red crescent says casualties have been highest in the tehran province. meanwhile in the nearby united

arab emirates, nearly seven people died from the worst rains in 30 years. temperatures are one celsius higher than pre—industrial levels but the frequency and intensity of floods is already increasing. leana hosea, bbc news. staying in the united states. the mayor of washington, dc has called for the deployment of the national guard to deal with thousands of migrants who have been bussed into the us capital. muriel bowser has described the situation as a humanitarian crisis, after some 4,800 migrants arrived in the city. republican governors in the border states of texas and arizona are said to have organised the trip, in protest against the biden administration's migration policy. it comes as migration across the us—mexico border has surged to record levels. we can speak to democratic strategist robin swanson now.

hejoins us from he joins us from washington, dc. thank you very much for look company on bbc world news. what do you make of this move by the governors of the state of texas and arizona?- by the governors of the state of texas and arizona? yes, this is a giant _ of texas and arizona? yes, this is a giant publicity _ of texas and arizona? yes, this is a giant publicity stunt - of texas and arizona? yes, this is a giant publicity stunt at - is a giant publicity stunt at taxpayer expense. largely led by governor greg abbott who is accustomed to having these kinds of political stance and having taxpayers pay for them. the last time he pulled one like this, he stopped trucks coming in from mexico with food on them and $150 million worth of food spoiled and according to the dallas morning news, $477 million of economic activity was lost every day in texas. these kinds of political studs are not without consequence. he is playing political games with human beings. political games with human beinus. . , �* , political games with human beinus. . , �* beings. -- stance. isn't this a reflection _ beings. -- stance. isn't this a reflection of _ beings. -- stance. isn't this a reflection of the _ beings. -- stance. isn't this a reflection of the lack - beings. -- stance. isn't this a

reflection of the lack of - reflection of the lack of progress on the part of the biden administration when it comes to immigration reform? there is a lot of work that needs to be done with immigration reform but it is not on governor greg abbott to take that into his hands. it is unconstitutional. it's for the federal government to run our immigration process and what he is doing by deporting thousands of people is illegal, so that's something i think needs to be addressed in court. [30 something i think needs to be addressed in court.— addressed in court. do you think that _ addressed in court. do you think that immigration - addressed in court. do you think that immigration is l think that immigration is likely to become an issue going into the mid—term elections. after all, there is a lot of other matters that are waiting on the minds of voters, not least, of course, inflation? yes, dependable you have. inflation is impacting everywhere and frankly, when greg abbott stopped goods from coming from mexico, he drove up inflation astronomically in texas for a while. so that's going to get it to be an issue

in the upcoming election and i think choice is going to be a big issue in the upcoming election as well. this is one of them, it clearly needs to be addressed, but we are a nation of immigrants and these kinds of immigrants and these kinds of cruel policies are unacceptable. of cruel policies are unacce table. ., , unacceptable. ultimately, thou . h, unacceptable. ultimately, though. joe _ unacceptable. ultimately, though, joe biden - unacceptable. ultimately, | though, joe biden tinkered unacceptable. ultimately, - though, joe biden tinkered with though, joe biden tinkered with some immigration policies but then reverted them in many cases to those that were in place under the trump administration. doesn't that suggest a lack of direction as far as the administration is concerned on immigration policy? concerned on immigration oli ? , concerned on immigration oli ? ., ., ., ~' policy? there is a lot of work still to be — policy? there is a lot of work still to be done _ policy? there is a lot of work still to be done but _ policy? there is a lot of work still to be done but again, i policy? there is a lot of work| still to be done but again, we need to have a reasonable system. we need to treat people humanely and we need to get people documented quickly in this country and sending them all around on buses is not the way to do it. all around on buses is not the way to do it— way to do it. robin swanson, thank you — way to do it. robin swanson, thank you very _ way to do it. robin swanson, thank you very much - way to do it. robin swanson, thank you very much for - way to do it. robin swanson, l thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. thank you very much for “oining us on bbc newsfi stay with us on bbc news.

another apology from will smith after that oscar is a slap. cheering. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation, after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, - not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why . all these people should wander in and say, _ "you're doing something wrong". six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at a worcestershire wildlife park, and have already been met

with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet, yeah, they're cute. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: ukraine asks the un and red cross to investigate a rocket attack that killed more than 50 prisoners of war held by russia. in the us, six children are among the 16 people killed in kentucky's flash flooding. officials warn the death toll could double. spain and brazil have announced their first deaths from monkey pox — the first known fatalities outside the african continent. spain's one of the worst hit countries. around a quarter of the roughly 20,000 global infections were diagnosed there.

let's speak to professor ann rimoin. she's an american infectious disease epidemiologist whose research focuses on emerging infectious diseases, particularly those that are crossing species from animal to humans. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. do thank you very much for “oining us here on bbc newsh us here on bbc news. do these new cases _ us here on bbc news. do these new cases indicate _ us here on bbc news. do these new cases indicate that - us here on bbc news. do these new cases indicate that this - us here on bbc news. do these new cases indicate that this is l new cases indicate that this is a highly contagious disease that we should maybe take more seriously? that we should maybe take more seriousl ? ., ~ , ., ., ., seriously? thank you for having me. seriously? thank you for having me- monkey — seriously? thank you for having me. monkey box _ seriously? thank you for having me. monkey box is _ seriously? thank you for having me. monkey box is a _ seriously? thank you for having me. monkey box is a serious i me. monkey box is a serious disease. while it may not carry the same kind of fertility rates that we think about with other viruses, this one can be very serious and particularly in immunocompromised individuals. the death that you are speaking of were in fact in people who had issues with the

immune system, and so monkey box was definitely a contributor here, but it was because they were already immunocompromised. there are many challenges _ immunocompromised. there are many challenges here, _ immunocompromised. there are many challenges here, are - many challenges here, are there, not least vaccine supply and fatigue, if i can put it that way, following all the covid precautions. absolutely. there is a _ covid precautions. absolutely. there is a lot _ covid precautions. absolutely. there is a lot of _ covid precautions. absolutely. there is a lot of fatigue, - covid precautions. absolutely. there is a lot of fatigue, as . there is a lot of fatigue, as imagined. i very bowlegged health system in the united states and globally as well from covid—19 and we have not been able to invest globally in better disease surveillance, a better disease surveillance, a better global response to infectious diseases and we will continue to see this kind of emerging threats that will tax health systems unless we can do better broadly. the health systems unless we can do better broadly.— better broadly. the head of the world health _ better broadly. the head of the world health organization - better broadly. the head of the world health organization has| world health organization has called on homosexual manage to cut back on the number of

sexual partners that they have, but this is not a disease that is reserved for the homosexual community by any means, is it? it is not specific to any group. i have been working on a monkey pox for two decades in the democratic republic of the congo and it spreads normally from animals to humans and then we seek human to human transmission but not long trains of sustained human to human transmission. this new kind of transmission really has to do with the fact that you see a lot of very close contact and when it gets into a social and when it gets into a social and sexual network where there are a lot of contacts it certainly does facilitates bread, makes it easier to spread, but it could spread to any individual that is in close contact with someone who has monkey pox and all materials, towels, sheets, clothing, other contaminated objects that might contain a monkey pox. professor, thank you for joining us here on bbc world

news. y , ., , let's get some of the days of the news. a court in london has ruled in favour of the opposition leader after an ongoing battle over gold reserves are deposited over the bank of england. it began over two years ago when the president requested access to nearly $2 billion worth of venezuelan gold being held by the bank. for spectators have been injured following an explosion inside of the international cricket stadium in kabul. it happened during a domestic league match holding the gamerfor a few domestic league match holding the gamer for a few minutes. no players or officials were hurt. this year's tournament, the eighth in its history, is the first since the taliban seized power last year. a lawsuit involving the wives of two former england football players has ended with wayne rooney's wife, coleen, being cleared

of committing libel. ajudge found ms rooney's claim, that rebekah vardy had leaked stories about her to the press, to be true. colin paterson reports. two footballers' wives, both with huge social media followings and brands in their own right. rebekah vardy, married to leicester city striker jamie vardy, and coleen rooney, wife of england's all—time top goal—scorer, wayne rooney. they went head—to—head in a libel trial at the high court. today's judgement could not have gone much worse for rebekah vardy, her evidence described by the judge as "not credible, and on occasions, "manifestly inconsistent, evasive or implausible." it's a disaster for rebekah vardy. you know, her brand, her career in the sense of, you know, being a personality, has been completely ruined because she's effectively been found to be a liar by a high courtjudge, which is going to be hanging around her neck for the rest of her life.

the case all centred on detective work coleen rooney conducted in october 2019. which ended with her accusing vardy, online, of leaking private stories about her to the sun. rebekah vardy said that this accusation had caused untold damage to her reputation and she was left with no option but to sue coleen rooney for libel. but in court, things began to go wrong for mrs vardy. coleen rooney's legal team accused her of being evasive and of changing her story. today, the judge said that rebekah vardy had actively engaged time and time again in the process of selling stories about coleen rooney to the sun via her agent, caroline watt — seen here on the left. the judge said that it was likely both of them had destroyed crucial evidence, including caroline watt�*s phone being dropped into the north sea. when rebekah vardy was giving her evidence at the high court, i was sitting about five feet away and saw as she repeatedly broke down, and when she was accused of lying under oath,

she put her head in her hands and sobbed. she looked like she was thinking, "why have i brought "this to the high court?" and with today's judgement, she will be seriously regretting doing so. crucially, coleen rooney's original post, with the accusation, was ruled to have been substantially true. in a statement, coleen rooney said... coleen rooney has struck a major victory, a major, major home run here. and it makes her look, in a sense, a certain amount of statesperson over this. she understands the game. vardy doesn't. this afternoon, rebekah vardy said that she was disappointed and devastated by the judge's finding. she also asked for an end to what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge condemned.

rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. staying with matters celebrity. the actor will smith has posted a video on social media, apologising for hitting chris rock at this year's oscars. the hollywood star admitted he felt �*deeply remorseful�* about the incident. he also said he'd reached out to the comedian, but chris rock wasn't ready to talk. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. it was at the slap heard around the world. best actor nominee will smith physically attacking oscar award presenter chris rock after a joke he had made his wife. smith has already apologised in writing. now he is saying sorry on camera. i writing. now he is saying sorry on camera-— on camera. i have it reach out to chris and — on camera. i have it reach out to chris and the _ on camera. i have it reach out to chris and the message - on camera. i have it reach out to chris and the message that came back is that he is not ready to talk, and when he is

he will reach out. chris, i apologise to you. my behaviour was unacceptable. congratulations, chris! the fallout from _ congratulations, chris! the fallout from the _ congratulations, chris! tue: fallout from the incident congratulations, chris! tte: fallout from the incident has been dramatic. although will smith went on to win it the best actor oscar that evening, he was subsequently banned from the ceremony for ten years and he resigned from the academy. some have speculated the reason he reacted the way he did was it due to the frosty response from his wife jayda pinkett smith. any truth in that, we'll? ., , ~' smith. any truth in that, we'll? ., , ,, ., we'll? no. it is like... you know. _ we'll? no. it is like... you know. i— we'll? no. it is like... you know, i made _ we'll? no. it is like... you know, i made a _ we'll? no. it is like... you know, i made a choice - we'll? no. it is like... you know, i made a choice on| we'll? no. it is like... you. know, i made a choice on my we'll? no. it is like... you- know, i made a choice on my own from my own experiences, from my history with chris. jayda had nothing to do with them. the actor says he is human and he made a mistake and he hopes to be friends with the world

again. whether chris rock will want to be friends with him is yet to be seen. a reminder that it can be a rough gig at the oscars. this is bbc news. hello there. it really is a bit of a mixture for us this weekend. some cloud, even some rain, but also some warm spells of sunshine. and we ended the week on a warmer note, with more sunshine around, temperatures in southern parts of england reached 28 celsius. wasn't quite as warm as that in birmingham. and for the commonwealth games this weekend, there'll still be a lot of cloud around. may get some rain actually sunday and later on monday, as well. all that rain will be coming in from the atlantic. this ribbon of cloud here will be staggering down across the uk — it's already brought some rain across northern ireland into scotland, some patchy rain maybe for a while across northern england and north wales. but we start off quite warm, actually, for much of the country on saturday morning. but for the northern half of the uk, this is where we've

got the thickest of the cloud, and we're seeing most of the rain. through the morning, though, it should become drier and brighter in northern ireland and scotland, some sunny spells in the afternoon. still some rain for england and wales — most of it will be across northern parts of england and north wales. further south, it's generally dry, and there'll be some sunshine, as well. another warm day to come through much of the midlands, particularly in the southeast and east anglia, temperatures 26—27 celsius. could make a warm 22—23 in eastern scotland with some sunshine in the afternoon. but there's a lot of cloud heading our way from the atlantic overnight, continuing into sunday, perhaps bringing some more rain — that's more likely across england and wales, although it could prove to be rather hit—and—miss. and with that damper weather moving southwards, it'll dry off with more sunshine across north wales and northern england. may stay dry all day in scotland and northern ireland, slightly cooler and fresher here. but again, little or no rain, really, i think, across the far south of england, and it should be quite warm at wembley for the women's euro final. a lot of cloud here — hopefully we've got something to cheer about by

the end of the day. heading into the beginning of next week, though, we've got some more weather fronts heading our way from the atlantic, and that potentially will bring some more rain. having said that, many places will start dry on monday, and there'll be some sunshine around, too. but the cloud will be thickening up from the west — that'll bring with it some rain. at the moment, mostly across northern ireland, wales, moving over the irish sea later in the day to the northwest of england, and into the south—west of scotland. still dry though, towards the southeast, and temperatures here again into the mid—20s.

this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine has asked the united nations and the red cross to investigate the missile strike that's killed more than 50 prisoners of war who were being held by russia in the donetsk region. both sides are blaming each other for the attack. the mayor of washington, dc has called for help from the national guard to deal with almost 5,000 migrants who have been bussed into the us capital. their trip is said to have been organised by republican governors in protest against the biden administration's immigration policy. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related

deaths outside of africa. spain's one of the worst hit countries — around a quarter