this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. our top stories... russia investigates how and what caused the explosion that severely damaged its state—of—the—art and well defended bridge to crimea. officials in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia say 70 people have been killed by a russian missile strike on an apartment block. in iran, protesters appear to hack at a state—run television as demonstrations against the regime continue. # i can see for miles and miles... and a retrospective on the who in a new interactive exhibition.

hello and welcome to bbc news. russian divers are beginning a fuller examination of the damage caused by saturday's explosion to the kerch bridge — which the kremlin had previously hailed as one of its best, ultra—modern and well—defended structures. though limited traffic has resumed along one carriageway, a section of the other was brought down by the blast. these satellite images give an idea of what happened. this is the i9—kilometre long crossing — that's 12 miles — which you can see here linking russia, on the right of the screen, to crimea. you can make out smoke coming from one span of the bridge. and this closer image shows how two parts of the road bridge have collapsed. one carriageway remains intact, but at the top of the screen you can see what appear to be flames coming from a train on the railway bridge. russia has promised to fix

the damaged sections as soon as possible. ukrainian officials have have not indicated that their forces were behind the attack — although they do appear to have welcomed the development. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it's the bridge the kremlin built. and it was under attack. an explosion at dawn. this was the result. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel train. whatever the cause, you can see the damage. this is the bridge that links russia to annexed crimea and parts of the road had collapsed into the sea. later, investigators announced that three people had been killed. they've opened a criminal case. the 12—mile—long road and rail bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin as a supply route.

it's also a symbol of the russian annexation of crimea. vladimir putin opened it in 2018, getting behind the wheel to show that as far as he was concerned, russia and crimea were joined forever. very different scenes here. pro—kremlin commentators have blamed ukraine for the explosion, but there's been no claim of responsibility from kyiv. it is noticeable how the situation has changed here, and the messaging. a few months ago, russians were being told by their leaders and by the state media that the so—called special military operation would be relatively brief and victorious. now they're being told that there are problems, that russia is losing ground, and they learnt about the attack on a hugely symbolic location, the crimean bridge. news of the attack has sparked

concern amongst the public here. but the russians we spoke to had different ideas about how the kremlin should react. it's worrying, he says. war is always bad. they should have done this differently with negotiations. but olga says putin must respond. what a birthday present they gave him. we should blow up the train lines ukraine uses to get its military aid from america. this is nato�*s fault. but from vladimir putin, there's been no reaction yet to what happened here, no hint as to how he will respond. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. officials from the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia say a dozen russian airstrikes have killed at least 12 people as several residential buildings were destroyed in overnight shelling. our correspondent hugo bachega has more.

the governor of the region of zaporizhzhia said 12 missiles were fired at the city. it happened at two o'clock in the morning while people were sleeping, and residential areas were hit. pictures from the scene showed extensive damage. a section of a block of flats has collapsed, and president zelensky described it as a merciless attack on peaceful people. zaporizhzhia is relatively close to the front lines, it is a major city in the south of the country, and has become a frequent target of attacks by russian forces, and the ukrainians have been saying that this is the way russia is reacting to its military defeats by attacking civilian sites, civilian infrastructure across the country, and zaporizhzhia has been a frequent target of those attacks. the attack on zaporizhzhia happened hours after the explosion that hit the main, the only bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia, an important

bridge that has been used by russia to move military equipment, ammunition, personnel from russia to southern parts of ukraine. it's also very symbolic. this bridge was openedin very symbolic. this bridge was opened in 2018 by president putin is perhaps a symbol that crimea was russian. this peninsular was illegally annexed by russia in 2014. the ukrainians have been saying that they want to recapture all territory that has been under russian occupation, including crimea, even though officials here have celebrated the explosion that happened on saturday, they haven't officially acknowledged that the ukrainians had any involvement in this explosion. the uk ministry of defence has, for the first time, shown its massive arms supply operation to ukraine. the bbc has been taken on a flight carrying tons of weapons to an undisclosed location

in eastern europe. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, joined the flight at raf brize norton in oxfordshire. these are just some of the weapons britain is sending to ukraine. it's the first time since the start of the war the media have been allowed to film the operation. we stand absolutely united with ukraine in defence of freedom and democracy and a nation's right to be sovereign. we take off, but we are not told where we're going to protect the safety of the crews use fly these missions. some of these boxes are holding brimstone missiles. britain has now sent more than 10,000 anti—tank weapons to ukraine. it's dark when we land, and the operation to offload doesn't take long. this plane alone has brought 12 tonnes of weapons. these missions are so sensitive, we've been asked not to say where we've landed or even what country we're in. all i can say is that we're somewhere in eastern europe. we're on the ground for less than two hours.

the doors are shut, and we head back to the uk. there will be many more flights like this to come. duncan kennedy, bbc news. in a sign of increasing tensions and escalating protests in iran, the state—run broadcaster appeared to be interrupted by a hacking protest against the country's leader. a mask appeared on the screen, followed by an image of the supreme leader ali khamenei with flames around him — and what seems to be a target on his face. a group calling itself adalat ali, which translates into english as ali's justice, put up captions reading "join us and rise up" and "our youths�* blood is dripping off your paws". it was removed from screens after just a few seconds. chanting. there's a target to their anger, and he's inside the building. these students in tehran are shouting at the country's president to "get lost" as he visits their university.

inside, ebrahim raisi recited a poem, likening the protesters to flies. a receptive audience here. applause. but elsewhere in the capital, there were chants of "death "to the dictator" — a reference to iran's supreme leader — with protests reported in many cities across the country. video posted on social media shows riot police close to tehran�*s main bazaar in the centre of the city, in normal times seen as a bastion of support for the regime. but many shopkeepers had shut up their stores in support of the protesters, who set fire to a police kiosk. and this was the eastern city of mashhad, where new protests brought new grief. screaming. here, a young woman has been shot in the neck by iran's security forces. distressed cries.

it was the death last month of mahsa amini, arrested for being improperly dressed, which ignited this wave of unrest. her family say she was beaten in custody. her gravestone reads that her name will become a symbol, and it has, as iranians find new ways of resisting the regime. the billboard here reads that the police are the servants of the people, but this man, cheered on by others, changes it to read, "killers of the people," and calls for the death of the supreme leader. and this banner draped over a main road reads, "we're not afraid any more. "we'll fight. " after nightfall, the protests continued. no—one knows quite where they'll lead, but the crisis of legitimacy facing the islamic regime is deepening by the day. caroline hawley, bbc news. for the latest, our correspondent anna foster is in penjwen near the iraq—iran border.

we saw these protests spreading, and we saw a local town yesterday afternoon, picture is emerging on social media of a man seemingly shot deadin social media of a man seemingly shot dead in his car by security forces. we were hearing last night that parts of that town were perhaps under the control of the demonstrators and outside of the control of the regime, and one of the great difficulty is that we have in reporting this story is that we are so reliant on social media, on contact inside the country. it is impossible at the moment for international journalists to work inside iran. but certainly what we saw yesterday was an escalation. we saw yesterday was an escalation. we saw last night for example state tv hacked, it appears during a news bulletin. pictures appeared on the screen of the supreme leader with a target on his forehead surrounded by flames, so certainly the anger, the

ferocity, is not going away. this is the fourth week of protest. the question is, what happens next? how do the regime clamp down on this, if indeed they can, and what the applications might be. anna a n na foster anna foster reporting. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she's confident next year's planned independence referendum will go ahead and could be as soon as october next year. she's been talking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. the supreme court will consider whether the scottish parliament is able to legislate on that referendum. should the answer to that ps, we have the plans ready to go to legislate, the work on refreshing and updating the substantive case for independence is well under way, and that will continue over the course of the next days, so asjoanna just said, let's wait and see what the court says. but if you have that vote, what is to stop the uk government saying, we

are not going to take part, not going to participate? i are not going to take part, not going to participate?— are not going to take part, not going to participate? i cannot sit here and predicate _ going to participate? i cannot sit here and predicate everything i i going to participate? i cannot sit i here and predicate everything i do on the basis that a uk government will continue to act in a deeply anti—democratic fashion. i've got to do what i consider to be the right thing, which is firstly respecting the will of the scottish people, which remember is for an independence referendum. i was elected last year as first minister on a record share of the vote, and a record turnout, and a very clear manifesto commitment to a referendum.— manifesto commitment to a referendum. but “ust on that ractical referendum. but “ust on that practical point, _ referendum. butjust on that practical point, and - referendum. butjust on that practical point, and i - referendum. butjust on that practical point, and i know. referendum. butjust on that l practical point, and i know why referendum. butjust on that - practical point, and i know why you want to have it and you believe you have got the right to have it, but on the practical point, you can't stop the uk saying, we are not taking part. if stop the uk saying, we are not taking part-— stop the uk saying, we are not takin: art. , , taking part. if this paves the way for a lawful— taking part. if this paves the way for a lawful referendum - taking part. if this paves the way for a lawful referendum next - taking part. if this paves the way i for a lawful referendum next year, i think the vast majority of the people of scotland would take part in that, and the uk government might decide to say they don't want them to take part, but i don't think that is going to prevail. apart from anything else, i think the overall impression that that gives, which i think the uk government is already giving by their refusal to

countenance democracy, is that they don't believe they can win the substantive case. if you are confident in your arguments in politics, if you are confident in the case that you are making, then you don't fear democracy, you relish the opportunity to put your case before the people and let the people decide. u, . before the people and let the people decide. _, ., ,, ., ., ~ ., decide. nicola sturgeon talking to laura kuenssberg. _ three cabinet ministers who all stood against liz truss in the leadership contest have called on their fellow conservatives to unite behind the prime minister. in separate articles in sunday newspapers, they warn of the danger of a labour victory at the next election. let's talk to our political correspondent tony bonsignore. i'm just underlining, really, i'mjust underlining, really, no honeymoon period for liz truss. barely a month since she became prime minister, and separate articles but coordinated clearly, an attempt to try to change the conversation, especially after that very fractious conservative party conference last week. so the message is, growth is the right plan, they are saying. liz truss is the right

person to deliver it. she is strong, prepared to be unpopular, but she is also listening, a reference to the u—turn on the 45% tax rate. and also, and i think the key to this is, if the party doesn't rally round, they say, then it will be a labour government, and they are throwing in this warning that they have done before, which is it will be backed up by the snp as well, which will threaten the union. but the problems are mounting for liz truss. her party is split in really important ways. they will be going back to westminster this week, there is question marks whether she will be able to get some of these unpopular measures through parliament. and all sorts of questions as well over her leadership and whether this is what people voted for in 2019. have a listen to this, this is nadine dorries, she was culture secretary. this week has been fairly openly critical of some of the measures that liz truss is trying to push

through, and saying that this isn't what people voted for in 2019. people voted in 2019, she says, in large part for borisjohnson, so the obvious question from laura kuenssberg was, is there a chance that boris johnson kuenssberg was, is there a chance that borisjohnson comes back to downing street? this was her answer. the only message from borisjohnson the only message from borisjohnson to the only message from borisjohnson to anyone _ the only message from borisjohnson to anyone is _ the only message from borisjohnson to anyone is to support liz and barclays — to anyone is to support liz and barclays. and for that to happen, there _ barclays. and for that to happen, there is_ barclays. and for that to happen, there is no— barclays. and for that to happen, there is no process for that to happen, — there is no process for that to happen, and i think it would take a bizarre _ happen, and i think it would take a bizarre reversal of what normally happens — bizarre reversal of what normally happens. instead of graham brady going _ happens. instead of graham brady going to _ happens. instead of graham brady going to see her with a revolver, he would _ going to see her with a revolver, he would go _ going to see her with a revolver, he would go to— going to see her with a revolver, he would go to see her with an olive branch, _ would go to see her with an olive branch, and _ would go to see her with an olive branch, and i don't think it is something that people want. but at the moment i can tell you it is not even _ the moment i can tell you it is not even something borisjohnson is thinking — even something borisjohnson is thinking about. but even something boris johnson is thinking about.— even something boris johnson is thinkin: about. �* ., ,, thinking about. but could it happen? i notice ou thinking about. but could it happen? l notice you are _ thinking about. but could it happen? i notice you are not _ thinking about. but could it happen? i notice you are not ruling _ thinking about. but could it happen? i notice you are not ruling it - thinking about. but could it happen? i notice you are not ruling it out. - i notice you are not ruling it out. i notice you are not ruling it out. i have been in politics a long time, i have been in politics a long time, i don't _ i have been in politics a long time, i don't rule — i have been in politics a long time, i don't rule anything out. but i would — idon't rule anything out. but i would say— i don't rule anything out. but i would say it is highly, extremely unlikely — unlikely. it - unlikely. it is extraordinary to be unlikely. — it is extraordinary to be talking about bringing back the leader that

was ousted by this one just a month into her premiership. it is into her premiership. it is extraordinary. _ into her premiership. it is extraordinary. nadine - into her premiership. it 3 extraordinary. nadine dorries, of course, very famously openly a huge supporter of borisjohnson. she has said on a number of occasions that it has been a massive mistake, she thinks, for the party to have got rid of him. but it does underline, barely a month into liz truss a's time in downing street that we are having those sorts of conversations. just as it is remarkable that there is this coordinated campaign today of articles in newspapers, warnings about labour. while i think the government would like to present thatis government would like to present that is a show of strength, i think some in the party will feel that thatjust some in the party will feel that that just underlines the some in the party will feel that thatjust underlines the vulnerable position that liz truss is in right now. thank you. the irish prime minister has attended a church vigil for victims of the explosion in county donegal on friday which killed ten people. three children were among the dead. the blast happened at a petrol station in the village of crees—luh.

our ireland correspondent chris page reports. for more than 24 hours, police and firefighters searched what was left of the petrol station, hoping to find survivors. but the more time passed, the less chance there was of finding anyone alive. all of the ten people who were killed from the local area. it's thought most of them were in the garage shop or the flat above it when the explosion happened. the leader of the irish governments came to the village last night. he met firefighters, police and paramedics and offered his condolences to bereaved families. words on their own may not console someone who has lost a loved one and i think we just have to be with them. our thoughts and our prayers are with you, and will be with you for quite some time. as dusk was beginning to fall, the emergency services finished their operation. they said they were sure that every

person who'd been missing had been accounted for. creeslough is a small community of about 400 residents, meaning almost everyone would've known people who died in the explosion. there were special church vigils yesterday. more services of remembrance will be held this morning. county donegal is usually regarded as a scenic haven, a place which visitors love to enjoy. people who live here are finding it unspeakably difficult to take in the suddenness and scale of this tragedy. chris page, bbc news, creeslough. our ireland correspondent charlotte gallagher is there and joins us live. as you would imagine, joanna, the atmosphere here is one of shock, sadness and disbelief, really, about what has happened. someone described it as an unthinkable tragedy. as

chris said, this is a village of just 400 people, so everybody here will know people that have been affected by this tragedy, and everyone will be feeling it today. in fact someone said to me earlier, it's notjust the village that is in shock. it is the whole island that is in shock about what has happened here. forsuch is in shock about what has happened here. for such a tragedy to happen on a friday afternoon when people were popping into the petrol station for a newspaper, packet of crisps, or in their apartment, it is really just unbelievable. there is a mass going on this morning, people from the village will be attending, other people from around the community will be going as well. there was one last night, and ten red candles for each of the ten victims was laid out at the front of the chapel. and a lot has been said about the community here, and really everyone has rallied round. there is a coffee shop opposite where i am now, they have been opening 24 hours a day offering free food and drink to the emergency services that have been working through the night. you can see one of the houses behind me, the

windows have been blown out, and won a few doors down, lady and there has been offering people cups of tea and coffee, saying she is leaving her door unlocked in case anyone wants to come in and use the bathroom. local athletics association bringing councillors down into the village so people can talk through about what has happened here. but i think it is going to be a really long time before the village comes to terms with what has happened. it is absolutely unthinkable, as someone described. . ~ absolutely unthinkable, as someone described. ., ,, , ., ., ., it's not every day music fans have the opportunity to go back in time and re—live some of theirfavourite band's best moments. but with a little help from virtual reality technology, that's exactly what fans of the who get the chance to do at a new exhibition in hastings, on the south coast in england. our reporter, piers hopkirk, went to have a look. # i can see for miles and miles...# on the day neil armstrong stepped

foot on the moon, ten shillings would have bought you a front—row seat to see a moon of a different kind. on that remarkable day in history, the who were playing on hastings pier. it's the step—off point for an exhibition dedicated to the band and what was arguably the lift—off to their creative zenith. this is the sort of the emergent room. this is their early years. but then it takes the story of the who from the last time they performed in hastings as they launched themselves into superstardom up to the creation of the album who's next. and it's that three—year period that we really tell. the exhibition combines archive film and photographs with contemporary artworks dedicated to the band. this is the chorus to the song who are you? # well, who are you? # who are you...# i have taken the aspect of the who colours. it's the red, it's the white, it's the blue. and i've programmed it in a way

so therefore the content will never do the same thing twice. so you're taking down the story, you're seeing a reflection of the music, the sort of intensity, the energy that the who brings. this exhibition, though, is in many ways just a foretaste for some extraordinary and immersive new technology that could transform the way we see art and music in the future. in a neighbouring room, i get a glimpse of the world's first 3d single. grab a headset. one of these? yep. a virtual reality take on the song baba o'riley. let's go for it. 0h, 0k. # i fight for my meals... oh, wow. # i get my back into my living...# all of the assets you see in this immersive single are real assets, real things. - everything you see is real. we've just made - a virtual version of it.

as we develop it, there'll be touch, taste, smell, sound, temperature. so it's aiming to sort of really mince your head over time. pioneered here, the world of art and performance may never be the same again. piers hopkirk, bbc news, hastings. petrol pumps have been running dry in france because of union strikes at refineries. this was the huge line to get fuel at the petrol station in paris on saturday. drivers had to wait more than an hour to fill theirfuel tanks. drivers had to wait more than an hour to fill their fuel tanks. three out of six refineries are currently shut down in france due to worker strikes. government figures estimate that 20% of petrol stations in france are affected by shortages, especially in the north of the country. the us state department says it is reviewing a request from

haiti for an armed force to tackle gang violence. the country's mainly philpott has been blocked, meaning hospitals, schools and businesses have had to close. it has also created a shortage of bottled water just as the country confirmed a new outbreak of cholera. almost half of all the world's bird species are in decline, and one in eight threatened with extinction, according to a new report. researchers at birdlife international say the main threats come from human actions such as over farming, deforestation and climate change. scientists who compiled the report says their findings painted and deeply concerning picture. a new picture of one of the queen's favourite ponies has been released by buckingham palace, following her appearance at the monarch's funeral. the fell pony called emma stood to the side of the long walk as the funeral cortege was driven along the approach to windsor castle. the queen had ridden the black pony for light exercise in the castle grounds over the previous 15 years.

thank you for your company. you are watching bbc news. hello. it was a pretty chilly but sunny start for some of you today, and across the south and east of england in particular we will hold onto that sunshine into the afternoon. but it is a day of change in that wet and windy weather is now spreading and across northern areas. this weather system here links into an area of low pressure around iceland, bringing a metre of snow here for some on sunday. but for us it is rain, and developing gales. spreading through the rest of the day across much of scotland, northern ireland, some of that rain heavy at times, particularly on the hills in the west. some brighter skies out to the far west later on. rain erratic across eastern scotland, and by the end of the afternoon, cumbria, the isle of man, north—west wales will see some of that rain arrived. much of the east

will stay dry, with a strengthening wind. those winds to the north and west will hit gale force at times, particularly around the rain and more especially across scotland where we could see gusts over 60 mph. that continues in the far north tonight. forthe mph. that continues in the far north tonight. for the first part of the night, rain in england and wales were gradually clear, spreading to the south west midlands and parts of east anglia later on. a milder night here compared with last night, fresher night further north where the sky is clear, and one or two showers will be dotted around for monday. forthe showers will be dotted around for monday. for the monday morning commute, east anglia, the south—east and the channel islands will see some drizzle first thing to force the sunshine comes out. a lot of sunshine around for monday afternoon, but north wales, north west midlands, scotland and northern ireland, continuing to see a few showers around, feeling a little bit fresh in the breeze which is coming from and more north—westerly direction. as the winds fall lighter, that cooler air in place, particularly chilly night through monday to tuesday morning. monday night we could see temperatures in towns and cities around four or 5 degrees, some rural areas like this

morning will see a frost. this morning, a fair bit of sunshine around, one to fair bit of frosty patches for tuesday morning, a dry day with increasing amounts of cloud, some drizzle later for west of scotland, northern ireland, temperatures down a little bit more than what we have experienced this weekend. and for the middle part of the week, a weather front pushes across us but it is later on these deeper areas of low pressure pushing on a strengthening jet stream and we will see some more substantial spells of rain and strong winds, particularly across the north and west of the country. still a little rain possible to the south, but not a huge amount of rain expected again this week will stop

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the headlines... russia investigates how and what caused the explosion that severely damaged its state—of—the—art and well—defended bridge to crimea. officials in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzia say 17 people have been killed by a russian missile strike on an apartment block. former uk culture secretary nadine dorries says prime minister liz truss needs a fresh mandate if she wants to avoid facing a wipe—out at the next general election. in iran, protestors appear to hack into state—run television as demonstrations against the regime continue. now it's time for politcal thinking with nick robinson. welcome to political thinking. one question haunts the chancellor, haunts any chancellor of any political party. it is, what will the ifs say?

because the verdict of the institute for fiscal studies