this is bbc news — i'm ben mundy. the headlines at eight... sevastapol, 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. we are determined to get a square dealfor our people and we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve, and the public seem to be right behind us in that campaign. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister saying he has what the job requires. he says rival liz truss�*s tax policies will affect the poorest in society. and in boxing, anthonyjoshua faces unified heavyweight champion oleksandr usyk in saudia arabia tonight, in a must—win rematch.

welcome to bbc news. we'll start with the conflict in ukraine, because 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 sent us this report 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. earlier, i also spoke to james waterhouse and asked him how destabilising these latest attacks are for russia. 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 also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains part of ukraine and we need to look at the effect that these explosions that 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. where it has firmly remained under russian control. 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. 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 notjust in this invasion but since 2014 when russia first moved in the country. yes, we are seeing an influence of these himars rocket launchers which have been supplied by the us where russia's supplies have been frustrated. this latest us package targets russian radar for example, also smaller

explosives that can be carried by soldiers. ca which has been around for around 60 years, so 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. the feeling is, the for western military leaders, the tight as we will not see anything in terms of counter—attacks 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. back here, and football fans and festivalgoers 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 was running, after around 16,000 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. so we have had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously, it is going to take a lot of time 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 out of london. should have gone back yesterday but there was no way—

we could travel yesterday. but there does seem to be a train that we have got a ticket - on so we will be going back to crewe, hopefully. - more than 16,000 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, which has 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. you know, 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. plenty of people affected by this story — for a range of reasons. thomas goodearl is a flight attendant who's been hit by the successive strikes in recent weeks. so, how has this latest strike set him back? i

strike set him back? can get to work but sometime cannot i can get to work but sometimes i cannot get home and it is really starting to have an effect on me, financially. i have lost three to £400 this month on emergency hotel rooms alone po league clash purely because i can't get home. it does have a major negative effect on me but it is like, everything i try to do, nothing seems to work. like, i came back from vancouver and there was no trying to get me home and the next day after i stayed in a hotel, there was no underground to get me to king's cross, and it is like, come on, really?— come on, really? and what preparation _ come on, really? and what preparation had _ come on, really? and what preparation had you - come on, really? and what preparation had you done l come on, really? and what - preparation had you done ahead of those commutes or attempted commutes? we all know that they are coming, we get plenty of warning, is it the planning process or visit 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 a planning _ services will be running? it is a bit of a planning process - services will be running? it is a bit of a planning process but i services will be running? it is a bit of a planning process but it| services will be running? it is a i bit of a planning process but it is also been, if there was a winner of

the bad timing award, it would be made, because my roster seems to always fall in the days of the dry. itjust keeps happening to me this month which is frustrating. i didn't actually know there was a dry until wednesday, not wednesday, tuesday, when a colleague told me on the way to the aircraft. and i was like, are you kidding me, not again! i booked the hotel and on the bus on the way to vancouver, another colleague told me there was a london underground strike and that was my fault, i did not plan ahead for that, but at the same time, it is difficult to plan for these things financially because we all have expenditures that we have to make every month and knowing you have to pay for a hotel room because you cannot get a train home can be very soul destroying. so, it has been difficult. but i can't help but support the train staff at the same time because they are looking for better pay and conditions. i am

actually blaming the train companies. they need to sit down with the unions and get this sorted because people like me are really starting to struggle now and it really is not fair on us. mick lynch from the rmt. _ really is not fair on us. mick lynch from the rmt, one _ really is not fair on us. mick lynch from the rmt, one of— really is not fair on us. mick lynch from the rmt, one of the - really is not fair on us. mick lynch from the rmt, one of the unions. from the rmt, one of the unions involved in this, has apologised to people like you, saying we are very sorry that people are inconvenienced, and we are hoping that people have sympathy for us? do you have that sympathy and how long will that somebody be with you? absolutely i have sympathy for them because like i said they are looking for better pay and conditions up to what was a very, very difficult two years with the covid pandemic and with the ukrainian invasion causing energy prices to soar. the cost of living in this country has gotten to unreasonable levels for everybody, so of course everybody needs better pay and conditions to help them pay the bills. absolutely 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 don't hope they get a better deal. and if they don't get _ hope they get a better deal. and if they don't get a — hope they get a better deal. and if they don't get a better _ hope they get a better deal. and if they don't get a better deal - they don't get a better deal immediately and this goes on for some more time, how many more days of strikes before your sympathy wanes, i wonder? of strikes before your sympathy wanes, iwonder?— of strikes before your sympathy wanes, iwonder? 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 that, to be brutally honest. it - wanes, i wonder? time will tell on that, to be brutally honest. it is i that, to be brutally honest. it is starting to be like, is there still going on? why is there still going on? why has this not been resolved yet? ifeel they need on? why has this not been resolved yet? i feel they need to spend an entire day together, the unions and the companies, sit down in a room and do not leave until they can come up and do not leave until they can come up with a deal to take back to their workers because quite frankly it has gone on too long and both companies involved need to get this sorted. )and we'll find out how this story on the rail strikes — 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. 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. our political correspondent helen catt told us more about michael gove's endorsement. 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. the headlines on bbc news... sevastapol, 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. 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. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, is across this. i asked him earlier what the future could hold for our energy prices. this is the prediction from the consultants oxilium. they are forecasting the energy cap, remember, that is set by the regulator ofgem, it's the maximum suppliers can charge us per unit of energy, well, they think that could push bills up to £6,000 per yearfrom next april. to put that in context, currently the price cap is £2,000. that would be a threefold increase. i must say, this is speculative, really, it's based on the daily wholesale gas price, that is very volatile and can fluctuate a lot. i spoke to oxilium a little earlier, they said they don't want to scaremonger, the price could easily come down as well, and april is a long way

away, which ofgem points out. they say they never speculate on longer—term forecasts, they are focused on the current cap, due to be reviewed again published on friday. that will kick in in october, expecting it to rise to £3,500 a year, so already a lot more pain for households. for context, the current energy cap keeping the bills atjust under £2,000, so this will once again add pressure to those looking at this, namely the two candidates leading the conservative party leadership race? you imagine this will be pretty high on the next pm's intray. liz truss, the favourite, and the headlines it generates will increase the pressure for them to set out their plan. the government has already given help. there was a hand—out in april, another one coming, £400 for people with this new cap, more help for familes on lower incomes. interestingly, the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has written for the mail on sunday tomorrow and says, "i understand the deep anxiety this is causing

as winter approaches. millions of families will be concerned about how they will make ends meet but i want to reassure the british people 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, he has been hotly tipped possibly to be our next chancellor. we will know who gets the keys to number ten in the next fortnight. after that, as i say, his will be a pretty high priority. sport, let's get a full roundup, from the bbc sport centre. arsenal have moved to the top of the premier league. a 3—0 win at bournemouth maintained their 100 percent start to the season. arsenal's new captain martin odegaard is clearly enjoying the responsibility — he gave them the lead in the 5th minute after gabriel martinelli's shot was saved.

and odegaard made it two just six minutes later — gabrieljesus looked set to shoot but the norwegian nipped in ahead of his team—mate. arsenal should have scored 5 or 6 but it was just the three, this was william saliba's first goal in english football. so arsenal top for at least 24 hours, until manchester city play. yes, hours, until manchester city play. we expected a v game yes, we expected a very difficult game from the beginning, the way they came out against us in the first game, they were really aggressive, we wanted to avoid a tackle game, we imposed ourselves in the game, we were really efficient and we scored the two goals and obviously the game, that gave us a lot of confidence to go through the game. tottenham were top of the table for a few hours this afternoon, harry kane's 250th tottenham hotspur goal was the winner against wolves. the england captain nodded home in the second half from ivan perisic�*s flick

on for only goal of the game in the lunchtime kick off. wolves are still waiting for their first win. antonio conte's side are now second in the table with 2 wins and a draw. in the other matches — everton�*s demarai grey equalised late against nottingham forest for their first point of the season. ollie watkins put aston villa ahead early at selhurst park but crystal palace fought back to win 3—1 — wilifred za ha scoring twice. it was a fantastic game over at craven cottage where brentford suffered their first defeat of the season away at fulham. alexander mitrovic with a last minute goal. che adams scored twice as southampton came from behind to win 2—1 at leicester. an ill—disciplined rangers dropped points for the first time this season in the scottish premiership. rangers led hibs 2—1 at easter road but had john lundstrum dismissed for this late lunge and then alfredo morelos sent off for the seventh time in his rangers career. hibs made the numerical advantage count in the third minute

of stoppage time asjosh campbell struck a brilliant equaliser. 2—all the final score. curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united. kevin van veen�*s penalty saw motherwell beat livingston. kilmarnock are bottom as ross county picked up their first win of the season. aberdeen are up to fifth after beating stjohnstone. we're in to the final weekend at the multisport european championships in germany. great britain have been back on the top of the podium. it's been a bittersweet summer for keeley hodgkinson. but she finally got her gold medal tonight in the 800m. it comes after second places in both the world championships and the commonwealth games. after a medal laden commonwealth games, jake jarman, joe fraser, courtney tulloch, giarnni regini moran and james hall took a stunning team gold in the gymnastics at the european championships.

it was a huge winning margin too with fraser impressing on parallel bars and jarman on floor and vault before finishing off in style on the high bar. it's 10 years since gb won this team event. lois toulson and andrea spendolini—sirieix took top honours at the european aquatics championships over in rome. the duo took won gold the synchronised 10 metre platform final ahead of ukraine and germany. spendolini sirieix also won the individual 10 metre platform title, toulson the mixed syncho event. it's a must—win fight for anthonyjoshua as he faces heavyweight champion oleksandr usyk in saudi arabia later. joshua will need to drastically improve on the previous fight against the ukranian that he lost

11 months ago. ade adedoyin is injeddah for us. not long now until the two men step into the ring for what is an eagerly anticipated rematch, so many talking points in the lead up to this fight. how well they wore impact on usyk? as for anthonyjoshua, he said he simply adopted the wrong strategy last time out and he know what to do. steve bunce is with me, fair to say this has to be the biggest night of anthonyjoshua's career. it is of anthony joshua's career. it is the biggest _ of anthony joshua's career. it is the biggest night _ of anthonyjoshua's career. it is the biggest night of his career but he has _ the biggest night of his career but he has an— the biggest night of his career but he has an olympic final in his home town, _ he has an olympic final in his home town, he _ he has an olympic final in his home town, he has— he has an olympic final in his home town, he has won and lost up world heavyweight title, this will be his 12 world — heavyweight title, this will be his 12 world heavyweight championship fi-ht 12 world heavyweight championship fight but he is under the type of pressure — fight but he is under the type of pressure now that he has never been put under_ pressure now that he has never been put under and pressure now that he has never been put underand i pressure now that he has never been put under and i am struggling to find a _ put under and i am struggling to find a fight in history where a british— find a fight in history where a british fighter has been placed under— british fighter has been placed under so — british fighter has been placed under so much pressure, including being _ under so much pressure, including being named as the massive underdog.

i don't _ being named as the massive underdog. i don't thihk_ being named as the massive underdog. i don't think it has ever happened. idon't think it has ever happened. thank— i don't think it has ever happened. thank you. — i don't think it has ever happened. thank you, steve, that was steve bunce, a big night for both men. for anthonyjoshua, a belt and potentially his career. he said last time out it was a bad night, he adopted the wrong strategy. we'll find that habit goes in a few hours' time. —— will find out how that goes. that's all the sport for now. 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 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. 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.