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ukrainian troops are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian forces in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. james waterhouse reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. it is what and where this is, which makes this smoke significant. another apparent strike in russian—occupied crimea. over the last 11 days, there have been a series of explosions on mostly military targets.

out of all of the ukrainian territory which moscow has taken, crimea is where its grip has been strongest. but that grasp appears to be weakening. translation: russian's commanders aren't saying what happened, - but it is either a failure of russia's air defences, or of russia's intelligence services. regardless of who is causing these explosions, for ukraine, the result is the same. it is the weakening of russia's position in the south, because we confirm that crimea is ukraine. further north, in kyiv, preparations for independence day. captured or destroyed russian tanks are big tourist attractions here. now they are on the move. to here, the main street in kyiv. ukraine wants to tell the world it will continue to fight. it has not acknowledged any responsibility for these strikes in crimea, but what they do

is reinforce the government's message that it will defend itself. the continued supply of weapons from the west is helping ukraine do that. another us package worth £655 million will be welcomed. there has been some diplomatic progress with the occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. ukraine claims the russians are using it as a military base. after international pressure, the kremlin has agreed to give inspectors access. the details of how will be crucial. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. and we can speak live to james in lviv now. how destabilising is this for russia and president putin? i how destabilising is this for russia and president putin?— and president putin? i think it sends a warning _ and president putin? i think it sends a warning shot, - and president putin? i think it sends a warning shot, a - and president putin? i think it- sends a warning shot, a reminder, while the front line further north in ukraine is not really moving, it is a message to russia to say look, we are bursting myth that you can

base your naval fleet next to crimea as well as stage aircraft are to launch attacks across the country. it challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains and we need to look at the effect that these explosions we have seen not just today but that these explosions we have seen notjust today but over the past 11 days, we need to look at the effect that has had, moscow has been urging people to stay calm. that is something authorities in ukraine were doing in the build—up to this invasion. we have seen thousands of russians try to leave crimea, where they previously had seen it as a desirable holiday destination for the past eight years. while fighting continues closer to the front line, ukraine seems to be exercising this new capability to both make it through russia's anti—air systems

and also launch longer range attacks further behind the enemy line. fin further behind the enemy line. on that capability, suggestions this is demonstrating ukraine's longer range weapons on offer. are we entering a different stage in this conflict? ukraine would like to think so. we need a lot to happen for ukraine to achieve its desire of repelling russia completely, forcing it out and taking back what was taken not just in this invasion but since 2014 when russia first moved in the country. yes, we are seeing an influence of these himars rocket launchers been supplied by the us where russia's supplies have been frustrated. latest us package targets russian radar for frustrated. latest us package targets russian radarfor example targets russian radar for example also targets russian radarfor example also smaller explosives that can be

carried by soldiers. c4 which has been around for around 60 years, that supply line seems to be becoming increasingly broad ranging and does not seem to be letting up but i think we need to see something sizeable for a real changing of the tide. forwestern sizeable for a real changing of the tide. for western military leaders, the tight as we will not see anything in terms of counterattacks or further incursions on the russian side despite ukraine long saying we're going to retake the south and retake the city of her song, one of the first to fall. it is significant for reasons discussed but i think ukraine is going to need and would like a lot more to change the direction of this conflict. if like a lot more to change the direction of this conflict. if that is significant _ direction of this conflict. if that is significant on _ direction of this conflict. if that is significant on the _ direction of this conflict. if that is significant on the ground - direction of this conflict. if that j is significant on the ground and we're watching how that develops this year and into next year, what about the chance of talks and resolution to this conflict further

down the line around talks? that is the question- _ down the line around talks? that is the question. with _ down the line around talks? that is the question. with the _ down the line around talks? that is the question. with the fighting - the question. with the fighting getting static, the peace deal, a peace deal, where vladimir putin and volodymyr zelensky thrashed out, is the most likely scenario where this war could end, as long as the fighting remains bogged down. at the moment, it is politically very difficult to swallow, the idea that ukraine should give up one fifth of the country, of its own territory, for hostilities to wane. that is still a nonstarter on the ukrainian side. we have had very few breakthroughs diplomatically in this war but we have had progress today. we are hearing russia will allow, according to a call between putin and emmanuel macron, we are told russia will allow inspectors into the occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, europe's largest, having previously refused to do so.

the devil will be in the detail, but that along with the ongoing green deal, the other diplomatic breakthrough, that is more seismic. those could be faint pads to peace in the long run but again, we're talking a long way from now. james, thank ou. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guests tonight are the broadcaster and psychotherapist, lucy beresford and joe twyman, who's director of the polling organisation deltapoll. football fans and festival—goers have been among those facing another round of travel disruption today, on the sixth day of national rail strikes this summer. this map shows that only around one in five services running, after 45,000 rail workers walked out again in their dispute over pay and conditions. the rmt union has warned that more industrial action is "very likely". helena wilkinson reports.

a now—familiar sight for rail passengers across the country. half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. half—empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so, we have had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously, that is going to take a lot of time now to get to the stadium and also we are worried about what time we will get back and what time the trains are running to. obviously, like, i'm only quite young as well so, like, without me getting back to liverpool, like, i'm kind of just stranded. so it's not really, like, the best for anyone trying to get back to somewhere that's out of london. should have gone back yesterday, but there was no way— i could travel yesterday. but there does seem to be a train that we have got a ticket - on, so we should be going back to crewe, hopefully. _ more than 45,000 rail workers are taking part in today's action. it is the sixth one—day strike this summer. reading station is normally one of the busiest rail hubs in the country.

today, some services have been operating but they have been limited. it has been a similar picture across the rail network, with just 20% of trains running today. the unions are still in dispute with the government and rail companies. they say salaries should increase to reflect the rising cost of living. the rmt union, whose members are on strike, has accused the government of blocking train companies from offering its workers a better deal, and insist that the majority of the public are behind them. we are seeing public support for this dispute entrenching. there are campaigns and rallies being launched right across the company, right across the country, rather, in support of these type of activities. we have seen unite bus workers coming into the dispute. we have seen many groups of workers winning significant pay deals.

i think the british public are fed up with being ripped off by this government. but as travellers in york struggled to get to the races, ministers say it is the union causing the block, adding that if the deals on offer were put to workers, they would be likely to accept them. negotiations are expected to resume early next week, but the rmt has warned that more strikes are very likely. helena wilkinson, bbc news, reading. michael gove has said he'll back rishi sunak to be the next leader of the conservative party, saying he has what it takes to do the job. the former levelling—up secretary criticised leadership candidate liz truss, saying her tax policies would disadvantage the poorest in society. so, he initially backed kemi badenoch, who he had worked with in the department for levelling up. he backed her campaign. of course, she was eliminated in the mp stage. and since then, he hasn't said who he's going to back.

he sort of kept his counsel. he has now decided to come out now, at this very late stage of the contest and say that he is going to back rishi sunak. that will be a welcome boost for the sunak campaign. in terms of sending out a sort of signal that they still have prominent backers, because, of course, what we've seen actually over the last couple of weeks is the momentum really building behind liz truss. and we've started to see people who were publicly supporting rishi sunak publicly switching sides and moving to liz truss. so it's helpfulfor him, in terms of this being a sign, a symbol that his campaign is still alive and kicking when you've got a sort of political heavyweight that comes out. is it a sort of game—changing move? i would suggest probably not. a new forecast for energy bills next year suggests they could reach yet another record level. one consultancy is predicting that the energy price cap could top £6,000 a year from next april. it comes amid warnings earlier this week from the bank of england that inflation could reach

13% by the autumn. let's get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown. another day, another worrying position. another day, another worrying osition. , , ., ., ,., , position. the guessing game nobody wants to make _ position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but _ position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but will— position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but will the _ position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but will the future - position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but will the future be| wants to make but will the future be for gas and energy prices? this is from a consultancy firm, they are forecasting the energy cap set by ofgem, the maximum suppliers can charge per unit of energy, they think that could push bills up to £6,000 a yearfrom next think that could push bills up to £6,000 a year from next april. think that could push bills up to £6,000 a yearfrom next april. to put that in context, currently the price cap is £2000. that would be a threefold increase. i must say, this is speculatively, based on the daily wholesale gas price, that is very volatile and can fluctuate a lot. i spoke to the consultants earlier, they set the price could come down and april is a long way away which ofgem points out. they say they

never speculate, they are focused on the current cap, due to be reviewed again published on friday. that will kick in an october, expecting it to rise to £3500 a year, already a lot more paying for households. for context, more paying for households. for context. the _ more paying for households. for context, the current energy cap keeping the bells atjust under £2000, this will once again i pressure, namely the candidates leading the conservative party leadership race? you leading the conservative party leadership race?— leading the conservative party leadership race? you imagine this will be pretty _ leadership race? you imagine this will be pretty high _ leadership race? you imagine this will be pretty high on _ leadership race? you imagine this will be pretty high on the - leadership race? you imagine this will be pretty high on the next - leadership race? you imagine this will be pretty high on the next pm central, liz truss the favourite and the headlines it generates will encourage them to set out their plan. the government have already given help. there was a hand—out in april, another one coming, poor hundred pounds for people with this new cap, more help for people on low incomes. interestingly, the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has written for the mail on sunday tomorrow and said i understand the deep anxiety this is causing as winter approaches. millions of families will be concerned about how they

will be concerned about how they will make ends meet but help is coming. he does not go into much detail, he says we will have to wait for the new pm but he is a key liz truss ally, has been hotly tipped possibly to be our next chancellor. we will know who gets the keys in a fortnight. this will be a pretty high priority. fortnight. this will be a pretty high priority-— the headlines on bbc news... sevastopol, the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk, as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister, saying he has what thejob requires. he says rival liz truss's tax policies will affect the poorest in society. let's return to today's rail strike.

we can speak to thomas goodearl, a flight attendant who's been affected by the successive strikes in recent weeks. good to see you. bring us up to speed on the week you have had. it speed on the week you have had. ut has been a bit of a troubling week in the sense that i can get to work but sometimes i cannot come home. it is really starting to have an effect on you financially. i have lost maybe 3— £400 this month an emergency hotel rooms alone, purely because i cannot get home. it does have a major negative effect only, but it is like... everything i try to do, nothing seems to work. i came back from vancouver and there was no train to get me home. the next day after i stayed in a hotel, there was no underground to get you to king's cross and it is like... come on,

really? cross and it is like... come on, reall ? ~ . cross and it is like... come on, reall? . , ., ., cross and it is like... come on, reall ? ~ . , ., ., ., cross and it is like... come on, reall ?~ . , . ., . really? what preparation had you done ahead _ really? what preparation had you done ahead of— really? what preparation had you done ahead of those _ really? what preparation had you done ahead of those commutes l really? what preparation had you| done ahead of those commutes or attempted commutes? we know they are coming, we get plenty of warning, is it the planning process or the reaction to not really knowing what services will be running? it is reaction to not really knowing what services will be running?— services will be running? it is a bit of the _ services will be running? it is a bit of the planning _ services will be running? it is a bit of the planning process - services will be running? it is a bit of the planning process but| services will be running? it is a l bit of the planning process but it has also been a fair was a winner of the bad timing award, it would be me because my roster falls on the days of the strikes which is frustrating. i did not know there was a strike until wednesday, tuesday before my vancouver when a colleague told me on the way to the aircraft. i said, are you kidding me? not again. i booked the hotel and on the bus to the hotel and colleague told me there is a london underground strike and that was my fault. i did not plan ahead for that. at the same time, it is difficult to plan for these things financially when you see them come up because we all have

expenditures that we have to make every month. knowing that you have to pay for a hotel room because you cannot get a train home can be soul destroying. it has been difficult. i cannot help but support the train staff at the same time because they are looking for better pay and conditions. i am are looking for better pay and conditions. iam blaming are looking for better pay and conditions. i am blaming the train companies. they need to sit down with the companies and get it sorted because people like me are struggling. because people like me are struggling-— because people like me are stru~lin~. , “ , struggling. keep it bbc news, we will keep you _ struggling. keep it bbc news, we will keep you updated _ struggling. keep it bbc news, we will keep you updated with - struggling. keep it bbc news, we will keep you updated with when l struggling. keep it bbc news, we i will keep you updated with when the strikes are happening. mick will keep you updated with when the strikes are happening.— strikes are happening. mick lynch has apologised — strikes are happening. mick lynch has apologised to _ strikes are happening. mick lynch has apologised to people - strikes are happening. mick lynch has apologised to people like - strikes are happening. mick lynch has apologised to people like you | has apologised to people like you saying we are sorry people are inconvenienced and we are hoping that people have sympathy for us. do you have that sympathy and how long will that sympathy be with you? absolutely i have sympathy for them because like i said, they are looking for better pay and conditions after what was a very, very difficult to years with the

covid pandemic and with the ukraine invasion causing energy crises. the cost of living in this country has got to unreasonable levels for everybody. of course everybody needs better pay and conditions to help pay the bills. so i accept their apology and i have the utmost sympathy for them and i really do hope they get a better deal. find sympathy for them and i really do hope they get a better deal. and if the do hope they get a better deal. and if they do not — hope they get a better deal. and if they do not immediately _ hope they get a better deal. and if they do not immediately and - hope they get a better deal. and if they do not immediately and this | they do not immediately and this goes on for more time, how many more days of strikes before your sympathy wanes i wonder.— wanes i wonder. time will tell on that to be _ wanes i wonder. time will tell on that to be brutally _ wanes i wonder. time will tell on that to be brutally honest, - wanes i wonder. time will tell on l that to be brutally honest, because it is starting to be, is this still going on, why is it going on, why hasn't it been resolved yet? and i shall like they need to spend an entire day together, the unions and companies, sit down and do not leave until they can come up with a deal to take back to their workers. because frankly eight has gone on too long now and close companies involved need to get this sorted.

many thanks for your time. thank ou. the insolvency service says it won't take criminal action against p&o ferries, after the company fired nearly 800 workers in march. p&o's actions sparked outrage from politicians and the unions, as some staff found out they no longer had a job via a prerecorded video message. they were replaced by cheaper agency staff, paid below the uk minimum wage. a civil investigation is ongoing. the actor stephen tompkinson is due to appear in court charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm. the crown prosecution service says the 56—year—old, known for staring in drop the dead donkey, ballykissangel and more recently, dci banks, appeared before magistrates in newcastle earlier this month. he pleaded not guilty to the charge and will next appear at newcastle crown court on 7th september. in saudi arabia, concerns are growing for a student from the university of leeds who's been jailed for 34 years in saudi arabia for the way she used twitter.

salma al—shehab, who is also a mother of two young children, was charged for following and retweeting dissidents when she returned to her home country for a holiday in 2021. she was initially sentenced to serve six years in prison but an appeals court later handed down the new sentence of 34 years. the family of a pensioner who was stabbed as he travelled through west london on his mobility scooter have paid tribute to the 87—year—old. thomas o'halloran died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday. 44—year—old lee byer has appeared in court charged with his murder and was remanded in custody. mr o'halloran�*s nephew, also named thomas, spoke of the family's loss. complete numbness with the loss of our uncle. it's been horrendous, absolutely terrifying that something like this could happen to such a gentle, kind person. always caring, always giving. great musical talents, just an all around good person that always did his best to give back to everybody around him. with his family, he's the type

of guy that would give the shirt off his back. there are fears that the cost of living crisis will make it easier for criminals to recruit children into drug dealing and violence. youth workers are concerned that as families fall into poverty, more young people could be exploited by so—called county lines gangs. zoe o'brien has the story. do you know what? it's the money. like, it is easy money. money, money, money. it starts with the promise of family, of quick cash and fast cars. to some young people, the draw is irresistible. but the reality of being in a county lines gang is very different. i've been attacked. i've attacked people. i have been stabbed twice. i was carrying crack cocaine. about five grand's worth. you have to be cold when you're out on the streets, because that's how the streets are. i wasn't going to do it for the rest of my life. let's just say that. and i wanted out.

ijust didn't want to end up dead. jordan — not his real name — sold drugs across essex and cambridge. he was recruited by his friends. he saw it as helping them. six months ago, he left the gang, but he still sees others being drawn in. everyone gets involved in it. it can be, like, family matters at home. you know what i mean? someone could even...you could even be walking down the road and if you haven't got a lot of money at the time, someone could criticise you, like, cuss you about "aw, look at the shoes he's wearing". "he needs a haircut, he needs this, he needs that." that's real talk. and i wasn't going to be, i wasn't going to be pinpointed like that. refocus, a crime and gangs intervention charity, say that's directly linked to family finances. it's got easier for county line gangs. it's kind of like the best time to be doing the crimes that they're doing because people are more willing to consider earning money illegally.

police are now changing tactics. they're targeting areas where vulnerable children gather, closing in on recruiters. it's very difficult to sometimes identify the exploiters, - but what we're doing is working a lot with partner agencies. - every service is stretched. officers agree, as family finances decline, drugs gangs' chances of recruiting rise. some of these children have come from nothing. so obviously when they get a lot of money in their pocket, they think they're brilliant. they think they're, you know, friends. and due to the cost of living, young people are getting more involved in criminal activity to get that quick money. this team, which the force hopes to expand, say bringing down adults is their best chance of saving vulnerable youths. developing intelligence and understanding the methods that these exploiters may use. and once we get an understanding of that, we can utilise some good police tactics to identify and disrupt and hopefully prosecute them people.

nowjordan is working with refocus, he says he's seen the county lines image is a lie, that it's never worth the risk. county lines, i'll be honest with you, is probably the worst thing you could get yourself involved in. offices and charities are dedicated every day to pulling children out of county lines and preventing new recruitment in east anglia. but now they fear the draw of drug gangs as the cost of living crisis deepens. zoe o'brien, bbc news. somali security forces are continuing to battle an unknown number of islamist gunmen who stormed a hotel in the capital mogadishu yesterday. locals people have been reporting gunfire, explosions and smoke billowing from the roof of the hayat hotel. security officials say al—shabaab militants are holed up there with hostages. at least 12 people have been killed, while dozens more, including many children, were rescued. the authorities in mexico have

arrested the man who was serving as attorney—general when one of the country's worst human rights atrocities took place. jesus murillo is accused of forced disappearance, torture, and obstruction ofjustice, in relation to the case of 43 student teachers who went missing eight years ago. tim allman has this report. even in a country steeped in violence, this was a crime that shocked the nation. dozens of young men heading to a demonstration in mexico city simply vanished. all that was ever found was a few bone fragments from three of the student teachers. now the man who was, at one point, ultimately responsible for the investigation into their disappearance has himself been arrested. jesus murillo, attorney general under the former president, enrique pena nieto, had already faced criticism for errors in an earlier inquiry.

he had blamed police and the drugs cartel, but not the armed forces. now he faces charges including torture and obstruction ofjustice. this comes only a day after a new truth commission set up to investigate the disappearance pointed the finger of blame at military personnel. "the disappearance of the 43 students constituted a state crime," said alejandro encinas, the head of the commission. "a crime which agents from various state institutions participated in." when the current president, andres manuel lopez obrador, took office four years ago, he promised to uncover the truth about what happened. now more than ever he still wants justice to be done. translation: punishment of those responsible helps to ensure that it l does not happen again. that such regrettable acts do not happen again in our country.

for the families of the missing, the pain of the last eight years has been unimaginable. they will hope the truth is now closer than ever before. tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. thanks forjoining me. the weather is looking a little mixed tomorrow for many of us, it is going to be generally dry with clear spells and just a few showers here and there, and showers are likely to continue across parts of scotland, although the winds will tend to ease. it has been a very blustery day here. perhaps a few showers elsewhere but on the whole, as i say, for most of us, it's a dry night. temperatures first thing around 10 degrees in aberdeen, 14 in liverpool and about that in london, as well. so, here's the forecast for sunday, then. it starts off quite sunny in many parts of the uk. lighter winds there in scotland,

still a few showers but it will cloud over later in the afternoon. perhaps a little bit of rain there in northern and mid wales perhaps reaching the north—west later on in the day. highs up to about 25 degrees.

this is bbc news. sevastopol, the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under a ukraine drone attack again. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. michael gove says he backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader

and prime minister, saying sunak has what thejob requires.