and cloudy, humid start for england and wales. coming lighter, sunshine and showers for the afternoon but many places can becoming dry and fresh. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says the killings of 50 prisoners of war at a detention centre, in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region, on friday, is a war crime. moscow has accused kyiv of killing the prisoners in a rocket strike. the first grain ship from ukraine, since russia's invasion, is ready and waiting for the signal to leave port. and pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down — and would do so — if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. here in the uk — police in lincolnshire have issued an appealfor a man they would like to question,

over the death of 9—year—old lilia valutyte. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war. they were killed whilst they 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 lead to the prisoners' deaths. ukraine and russia have accused each other, of carrying out the attack. ukraine says moscow, is trying to cover up evidence of torture and war crimes at the site. (biv - read on president zelensky gave this reaction to the attack, in his nightly address,

to the ukrainian people. translation: i have received reports i of the attack in the donetsk region. | it was a deliberate russian war crime, a deliberate mass murder of ukrainian prisoners of war, more than 50 dead. when the defenders of the azovstal left the plant, the un and international committee of the red cross acted as guarantors of the life and health of our soldiers. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, is in the capital kyiv — and has more on those latest developments. we still are in the midst of a war of words as how this happened, who was responsible. i should say, we do not know if this was a rocket attack, that is mearly what the russian side is are saying. they are saying that the ukrainians shelled this facility which was holding ukrainian prisoners of war.

obstensibly to stop them from speaking out about their views on the ukrainian government. it's a fairly surprising, frankly, explanation, but there are all sorts of other versions of this which suggest it wasn't a rocket attack at all but something engineered inside the building itself. the evidence that we have seen from inside and outside is somewhat inconclusive, it has to be said, but both sides continue to accuse each other. obviously the international community is looking on because on the face of it, this does look as though this was a very, very grave incident indeed. this morning, the british ambassador here in kyiv, melinda simmons, tweeted about it, i will quote what she said... she says that the incident needs investigating, it looks like part of an increasingly worrying pattern of the worst kind of human rights abuses and possible war crimes being committed in the occupied east of ukraine with impunity. those words sound, to me, i can words of someone who is already reaching a preliminary conclusion of who she thinks was responsible for this and i don't think

she thinks it was the ukrainians. grain ships are still stuck in three ukraine ports, since russia's invasion. a deal was agreed to allow the ships to leave — and insurance arrangements were made — in order to ease a blockage which has begun seriously to affect global food supplies. on friday the insurer ascot, part of lloyds of london, announced it will launch marine cargo and war insurance for grain and food products moving from ukrainian black sea ports. lead underwriter, chris mcgill, explained more about the deal. we're delighted to bring this insurance to the market. this insurance will provide coverage for all risks of any vessel going out of the ukrainian ports that have been designated for... also for war perils, which is clearly crucial at the moment.

it comes at a high risk, clearly, because we're operating under wartime conditions. how much is it costing? it's certainly a higher cost than it would usually be in non war regions. but i think we've priced and structured this facility to cater and to to assume that the safe corridors exist and are maintained. and we're looking to give good levels of no claims bonuses back to insureds when grins are safely delivered. i think one thing to highlight as well, which is important. these interests can actually self heat and self combust. so we might actually see an explosion on one of the vessels. and it's important to make sure that no one assumes that that's an act of aggression, because it could just be an inherent risk profile of grain and also fertiliser. 0k.

i was going to say that if you were going to say fertiliser, i could fully understand that. but are you saying that that the same thing could happen to cereal and grain as well? yes, exactly that. so when grain is loaded on board a vessel, you have to check the moisture content of that grain. and a risk we see is a lot of the grain has already been loaded on board the vessels. so we need to make sure the moisture content is checked before those vessels depart because the last thing we want is an explosion on board a vessel that is not an act of military aggression, but could be assumed so in the worst case. if there is an act of military aggression, is that covered in this insurance policy? so that will be covered. i think that's absolutely vital. the insurance market steps up to cover that risk. the one thing that we would do, as i said, we've structured this facility on the basis that the rules of engagement are adhered to. if there is an act of military aggression and there is a breach

of those engagements, we have the ability to issue a seven day notice of cancellation, which doesn't affect any voyages that have commenced, but it gives the market a chance to pause and reassess. and i would imagine grain shipments would would also pause in the event of aggression. we're all asking when the ship is going to set sail. i don't know if you're able to share with us when that policy will kick in? i think everyone's really excited to see the first shipment leave the port. we certainly are. that's why we set up this facility in very, very quick time. you know, just in seven days after the announcement of the treaty. at the moment, we have little information on the first shipment. rail passengers in the uk face more disruption,

as train drivers from 7 operators go on strike, in a dispute over pay. the industrial action coincides with the commonwealth games — and the first day of the english football league season. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. it's the latest strike to hit the railway this summer. it involves train drivers working at seven operators. some routes will have no services at all, others only a very limited number. heathrow express and london northwestern are also affected, even though they're not directly part of the dispute, and trains on some other networks are expected to get very busy. mark from hampshire won't be able to get the train to a wedding in kent. we're lucky enough to have a car, so we can get there, it'll be a longer than convenientjourney. but there are some people who will not be able to get to the wedding at all tomorrow and have had to cancel. ifeel sorry for the bride and groom.

the drivers' union, aslef, says the dispute is over the need for a pay increase that addresses the rising cost of living. the train companies say they want to give a pay rise but that reforms are needed to afford it, and they have called for talks. we haven't, unfortunately, been able to have the talks to unlock the dispute at this moment. what is really important is aslef have to come and talk to us, sit at the table with us and have meaningful discussions for reform. that's the only way we can get staff a pay increase. but we need to have the modernisation that can free up cash to pay staff. the union say they have been trying to negotiate a settlement for a year but had met a brick wall. we would be happy to meet the rail delivery group whenever, but they have to be for meaningful negotiations. they also have to bring something to the table that addresses the cost—of—living crisis. we're happy to talk about productivity and further flexibility that we have always given with the employers, but it can't be a race to the bottom or our terms and conditions going backwards.

another drivers' strike is scheduled for the 13th of august. other unions are also planning further industrial action. unless agreements can be reached, the summer of rail disruption looks set to continue. katy austin, bbc news. let's speak now to deirdre wells, chief executive of visit kent which is a region in the south east of england. thank you for speaking to us on bbc news, lovely to have you. first off, there is a letter that has been written to send to the government what does that letter say? what written to send to the government what does that letter say? what we are lookin: what does that letter say? what we are looking for _ what does that letter say? what we are looking for is _ what does that letter say? what we are looking for is some _ what does that letter say? what we are looking for is some support - what does that letter say? what we i are looking for is some support for, to me, the transport disruption that we have had, mainly at the port in terms of the transport instructions on the road. but now we have the rail disruption on top of that, what we are really looking for is a

recognition that we host one of the major international gateways in kent, responsible for over 80% of all our freight traffic. and as we enter the busy holiday season, we want to make sure that when people are departing for holidays, or arriving from abroad, or people just taking domestic trips in kent that they can get around the canned damer county. some of that will be around a particular round, around the capacity of our roads, but also ensuring that we have the right processing facilities at the port to enable people to have a smooth departure. we are very lucky that we have a fantastic rail link in the county and we are doing anything to promote ourselves as a sustainable destination. the latest industrial action means that those other important opportunities to travel other than on the road, not

available. other than on the road, not available-— other than on the road, not available. , ., ., ., , available. just to go back to this idea that the _ available. just to go back to this idea that the freight _ available. just to go back to this idea that the freight also - available. just to go back to this idea that the freight also being l idea that the freight also being disrupted and you are asking for an increase in capacity as far as the roads go stop is that there? is that possibility that? when you say increase the capacity, is there actually space on the ground to do so? ., , , ., ., so? some of this will be around part ofthe so? some of this will be around part of the a2 that _ so? some of this will be around part of the a2 that are _ so? some of this will be around part of the a2 that are not _ so? some of this will be around part of the a2 that are not a _ so? some of this will be around part of the a2 that are not a dual- of the a2 that are not a dual carriageway at the moment, some of them will also be around providing really high quality facilities for the lorry drivers to make sure they are able to take their required breaks and rest and that they have somewhere to go that isn't our roads in terms of where there are queueing. that will enable those people travelling for leisure, for local residents to be able to access the roads. so it's notjust a one solution to stop there has to be a real root and branch review of the infra structure in kent and that is

why we and others across the county quality national infra structure committee to look at the facilities in kent urgently. because this is not something that is an issue for kent, it's an issue for the uk, we need to get this right to deliver a really strong increase in our productivity but also deliver a welcome to our visitors and our business travellers as well. lets turn to the _ business travellers as well. lets turn to the visitors, _ business travellers as well. lets turn to the visitors, because it is holiday season, you are part two visit kent, whose visiting kent, and what should they expect? check before you travel, the main destruction at the are affecting people going outbound but those cominu in people going outbound but those coming in from... _ people going outbound but those coming in from... we _ people going outbound but those coming in from... we are - people going outbound but those coming in from... we are just - people going outbound but those - coming in from... we are just seeing our international business starting to return from europe and that is fantastic, we want to do all we can to welcome them and make sure they have a smooth transition. but the 80% of our visitors are domestic.

again, kent is a big county, not all of the parts of kent are affected, so again, check before you travel stop and use rail whenever it is working, wherever it is possible. but we are ready to provide a really fantastic time with the weather being the way it has been over the last few weeks and there is lots of fantastic opportunities to explore 300 kilometres of coastline and our fantastic heritage as well. so we really want to make sure people still can keep coming, our industry is incredibly important to the county, it supports 80,000 jobs and brings about £4 billion into the county. so a really important industry. the message is, do come, do keep coming and supporting our industry after a very difficult couple of years, but make sure that you take sensible precautions when you take sensible precautions when you are travelling at those peak times. . ~ you are travelling at those peak times. ., ~' , ., , . pope francis says he can no

longer keep up his busy international travel schedule — and has acknowledged he could retire. the announcement came on his return flight from a week—long trip to canada — where he met indigenous people to apologise for the catholic church's role in the residential schools scandal. let's have a listen. translation: i don't believe i can | travel at the same pace as before| and i believe that at my age and with this limitation, i have to save some energy to be able to serve the church. i think about the possibility of stepping aside. with all honesty, it's not a catastrophe, you can change your pope, it's not a problem. 0ur religion editor, aleem maqbool, was on that plane with pope francis. we have just returned to terminal five in rome after a week—long trip this is where diplomatic visitors come and go. we are all exhausted. it turns out the pope is as well.

he said it was a very intense trip for him. he talked about the fact that perhaps now he might need to save himself a little in order to continue serving the church, or he might have to think of retiring. he told that to us journalists on the plane from his wheelchair. he has been in a wheelchair for a lot of this trip because of ongoing issues with his knees. although he has previously dismissed all the speculation that there has been about an much more serious life threatening illness. but he said it was not taboo for a pope to step down, and that was a door he said that was open to him though not a door he had knocked on as yet. although he did say, that was not to say that in a couple of days' time he would not do just that and consider retiring. but he has stressed that, for the moment, he intends

to continue his duties. he does, for example, still want to make a trip to ukraine. we were expecting some news on that, but he said, for now, he has to consult his doctors first. lincolnshire police have released cctv images of a man they "urgently" want to question over the death of of a nine—year—girl who was stabbed in boston. lilia valutyte was stabbed on thursday evening in the town. police have urged people not to approach the man but "immediately call 999". here's chief superintendent martyn parker: iam i am urgently appealing for the public�*s help to identify the man in these photographs. that we want to speak to following the death of nine—year—old lilia valutyte. as part of our fast—moving murder

investigation, we now have cctv images of a man who we need to locate. any information, however small, may prove critical to our inquiries. to make people who were arrested earlier this week have now been released with no further action. 0ur officers have been working around the clock on this investigation and the public�*s health may prove crucial. these are very clear images of a man we want to speak to. sol very clear images of a man we want to speak to. so i would urge anyone with information to get in touch with information to get in touch with us. if you see him, do not approach him but immediately call 999. this is a particularly tragic

case and i would like to reassure the public that we have a huge amount of offices dedicated to this investigation. we continue to provide a support to the family of lilia valutyte as they grieve following this unimaginable loss. if you see this man, call 999 quoting incident a19 of the 28th ofjuly. you can also submit information via our dedicated and major incident portal. the link is available on the lincolnshire police website. if you have any information relating to our investigation, including if you think you'd know the identity of this man, call 101 quoting incident

a19 of the 28th ofjuly. i am extremely grateful to the public and the media in helping us to identify this man. thank you. that was the chief superintendent. former tory leadership contender tom tugendhat has become the latest senior conservative to back liz truss in the race to become prime minister. mr tugendhat, who was knocked out in fifth place, said the foreign secretary could unite the party. in the contest to replace borisjohnson, ms truss is now seen as the frontrunner against the former chancellor rishi sunak. 0ur political correspondent, ione wells, says it appears liz truss is leading the contest right now general consensus from both sides is that either she would need some big blow to the campaign or rishi sunak would need an incredible boost really to bring him back at this stage.

now, in terms of, as you say, the endorsement that we've had last night from tom tugendhat and why that's significant. perhaps less so the endorsement itself, rememberthat at the moment it's not really mps that matter right now it's the tory party members. but i think why it's significant is the fact that he's decided to come out now and support her show that people like him think that's where the momentum is. it's with liz truss. if you want a job in a future government, that's where mp feel is the sort of most likely camp at the moment for them. i think speaking to some liz truss allies last night, their message ahead of ballots going out to tory mp on monday was certainly one of optimism. they're saying they're not complacent but they feel like everything is pointing in the right direction from them. meanwhile, there has been a bit of pessimism, pessimism from some sunak allies with some telling me they feel like he hasn't yet had that sort of real moment of optimism that has cut through. he hasn't sort of landed any any particular big blows in the last couple of days that have helped boost his position in the polls.

so i think certainly, going into those ballots coming out on monday, as you say, liz truss is being seen as the front runner. when we talk about a lot of these big names coming out and placing their vote with their preferred candidate. is it a case of branding or is it a case of of messaging and those messages landing? i mean, what's winning here? i think you're right. we've seen a couple of big endorsements, notably from the defence secretary, ben wallace, who also came out in support of liz truss. now from tom tugendhat. i think as you said, there's sort of multiple factors at play here. 0n the one hand, for these mps coming out and endorsing candidates, this is part of their sort of throwing their weight behind somebody who they feel would be a leader that they can both get behind policy—wise, but also that they may be able to sort of have a position in government with as well. so there's that playing into this. i think in terms of what it does for the campaign, it is a bit of a branding exercise at this point. it's showing that momentum driving behind certain campaigns. as i said before, it's not necessarily a case of actually needing that mp support right now,

but it's a message to the members that they can unite different figures from across the political spectrum. i think with tom tugendhat being a notable example here, he's not exactly usually aligned with foreign secretary liz truss sort of on the political spectrum. he's a leading figure among the more centrist wing of mps. but one of his key messages when he backed her was saying that he feels she's one who can unite the party. at the moment they're talking to the members. obviously final say is going to lie with the general public. and there must be very careful consideration here about the candidate that is put forward that will keep the party in in power. how fine a balance is this? how much consideration is being put into this? well, it's really interesting you say that, because actually, while all the polls among tory members are putting liz truss in the lead, some of the polls about the wider electorates have been putting rishi sunak in the lead and some who have been allies of him have actually said that perhaps one of the weaknesses has been that he has been playing this more like a general election campaign

and appealing to that wider electorate as well. now, i think, as you say, both elements here are important in terms of the initial kind of vote that is at stake. it is among conservative party members and certainly some of the policies that have been chucked out in recent days, whether they be over migration or over tax cuts, are certainly designed to appeal to those tory members. however, that electability is going to be a really, really key factor. remember that this comes after months and months of tory infighting of briefing from tory mp against others. internalfighting within government too. whoever does win this contest is going to have a huge task in bringing the party back together and crucially showing that they can actually, as a result, deliver on priorities they were elected to do at the last election if they're to be trusted to win the next one. outgoing prime minister, borisjohnson, and his wife carrie, are set to hold a wedding party at the estate of a major conservative donor today. the couple got married last year, when coronavirus restrictions were still in place.

they had planned a party at chequers — the prime minister's official country residence — but faced criticism for the move after mrjohnson was forced to step down. instead, it will take place at the cotswolds estate oijb chairman, lord bamford — who's donated millions to the tory party. dozens of people have reportedly been injured during protests by supporters of a powerful iraqi cleric in baghdad, who have stormed the iraqi parliament for the second time in three days. thousands of moqtada sadr�*s backers have been demonstrating in opposition to plans to appoint a new prime minister. mr sadr�*s bloc emerged from elections last october as the biggest parliamentary faction but without a majority. he and his 73 lawmakers quit injune following months of political stalemate, paving the way for a rival political

bloc to try and form a government under former prime minister, mohammed al—sudani. children's mental health services are buckling under pressure and putting vulnerable young people at greater risk, according to a new report. the commission on young lives, found less than a quarter of children referred to specialist services started treatment within the four—week waiting target. the government said it is committed to ensuring children get the support they need as early as possible. brazil and spain have reported their first deaths from the current outbreak of monkeypox. two deaths have been announced in spain — the first in europe. in brazil, a a1—year—old man in became the first fatality from the virus outside africa. it comes after the world health organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health

emergency last week. it was the most talked about moment at this year's oscars ceremony — when actor will smith slapped the show�*s host, chris rock. it came after the comedian made a joke about smith's wife. in his first public statement about the incident, he reiterated his apology and said he was "ready to talk". now what would you do if you were no longer constrained by your bank account? that's a question one lucky american might have to ask themselves this weekend. the grand prize in last night's mega millions lottery draw is more than a billion dollars., one of the game's biggest ever jackpots. it would make the prize winner richer than the likes of madonna, bono and tom cruise. and finally,

let's bring you an update on the story of mili, the puppy who journeyed across the atlantic in a container, and survived for a total of a0 days without food and water. gail maclellan reports. this is mili, short for milagro — miracle in spanish. her ordeal clearly far behind her, she is happy, healthy, and even has a job. she arrived in panama after a 20—dayjourney across the atlantic in a sealed container, which was then stored outside in the sun for a further 20 days before it was opened and she was discovered. translation: one of the areas of the container was corroded i and there was a small hole. we assumed that she, with her tiny paw, opened a little hole where she could draw in rainwater. that's the only way she could've survived. during her stay at the quarantine unit, she got to know the sniffer dogs and customs officials decided to try her out. herjob in the agricultural

canine unit is to examine luggage that has arrived at the airport and to sniff out fresh fruit and vegetables which are being brought in to the country illegally. the trainer says mili meets the four basic characteristics for dogs in the unit — friendly, docile, playful and with a good appetite. there is no doubt she fits the bill. translation: i consider her a heroine. _ a little animal that spent a0 days in a container without water, without food — she must have really fought for her life. they call her mili la espana lita — the miracle dog from spain. isn't it lovely to get a positive end to a story? let's find out how positive the weather is looking. it's an afternoon chasing clad around for many, but there will be

some breaks and the best of the sunshine is likely to be in the south—east, generally across england and wales it is quite humid and muqqy and wales it is quite humid and muggy feel out there. some light, patchy rain across the midlands, north wales and into the north england. to the north of that, a little bit fresher. but largely fine and drive to scotland and northern ireland. as we go through the evening, we will see more persistent rain pushing across wales, to the north england into the midlands. it may be that some of that rain comes towards the south—east corner but nothing significant. the best of the drier and clearer skies are likely to remain in scotland. some early morning sunshine for you on sunday, the front sinks southwards and takes a few scattered showers across south—east england but then bright up south—east england but then bright up slowly behind it, till pretty warm, top temperatures of 26 degrees, a little bit fresher, further north and west. cooler with more showers to come for monday, the best of the dryer weather in the south—east.