this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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 to change course if she wants to keep the party together and avoid facing a "wipe—out" at the next general election. i'm still one of the liz's biggest supporters, but you have to put that into the context of the fact that we are 30 points behind labour in the polls. in iran, protestors appear to hack into state—run television, as demonstrations

against the regime continue. ireland's prime minister attends a church vigil for the victims of the donegal filling station explosion. max verstappen has secured his second formula one world championship after winning the japanese grand prix. hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world. russian divers are beginning a fuller examination of the damage caused by saturday's explosion to the bridge linking russia with crimea. the kremlin had previously hailed the bridge 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 19 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. 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 air strikes 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 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. dr samir puri is a security expert and former ceasefire monitor in ukraine. welcome, thank you forjoining us. how do you think vladimir putin will be responding in privates and how he might respond in other ways to what has happened with that bridge? thank ou for has happened with that bridge? thank you for having — has happened with that bridge? thank you for having me. _ has happened with that bridge? thank you for having me. may _ has happened with that bridge? “maria; you for having me. may putin will be livid. this happened just a day or so after his 70th birthday and a week after his premature annexation declaration of the four regions of ukraine that russia which to occupy. this is a direct low to him saying

that this is going well, we can recover. in regards to crimea —— crimea in particular, the attack on the bridge, don't forget in april the bridge, don't forget in april the flagship of the black sea was sung, reinforcing the crimean peninsula is becoming more of a strategic dilemma for the russians. it is also something that cannot be glossed over in terms of what is happening and what the russian military are saying and what russian civilians will become aware of. you are absolutely _ civilians will become aware of. 7m, are absolutely right. it is something worth reflecting on, the symbolic aspect of striking this bridge in particular and putting it out of use. there are plenty of twitter memes, animations of it collapsing into the water on twitter

for ukrainians. that is something that people will have on their minds when they see these images. russians will see this very visible symbol. vladimir putin claims to be an imperial master since 2014, that will be under realjeopardy. that claim of annexe and crimea looks a bit morejeopardised. we claim of annexe and crimea looks a bit more jeopardised._ claim of annexe and crimea looks a bit more jeopardised. we have seen increasingly — bit more jeopardised. we have seen increasingly civilian _ bit more jeopardised. we have seen increasingly civilian targets - bit more jeopardised. we have seen increasingly civilian targets being i increasingly civilian targets being hit in ukraine, most lately zaporizhzhia with 12 people at least killed when several residential buildings were destroyed overnight. do you think this is a sign of russia coming under increasing pressure? russia coming under increasing ressure? , ., russia coming under increasing ressure? , . , russia coming under increasing ressure? , ., pressure? yes, and it is something we have seen _ pressure? yes, and it is something we have seen intermittently - pressure? yes, and it is something we have seen intermittently ever. we have seen intermittently ever since russia failed to take kyiv backin since russia failed to take kyiv back in february and march. long distance strikes against other ukrainian cities. they are

devastating, traumatic and awful for citizens of the cities, but for russia they are a demonstration of its military impotence. it is said that it wants to annex the entirety of zaporizhzhia. zaporizhzhia is not under russian control. the power station in the southern part of the region is. what else can russia due to make this claim other than lunch munitions blindly, killing civilians as we have seen. haifa munitions blindly, killing civilians as we have seen.— munitions blindly, killing civilians as we have seen. how quickly do you think we will— as we have seen. how quickly do you think we will see _ as we have seen. how quickly do you think we will see a _ as we have seen. how quickly do you think we will see a response - as we have seen. how quickly do you think we will see a response from - think we will see a response from russia to what has happened with the bridge? this russia to what has happened with the bride? , ., russia to what has happened with the bride? ,., _, , , russia to what has happened with the bride? ,., , , , bridge? this of course is the very precarious _ bridge? this of course is the very precarious situation _ bridge? this of course is the very precarious situation that - bridge? this of course is the very precarious situation that ukraine | precarious situation that ukraine and russia are in, is each other�*s moves, counter moves and reactions. or was always characterised by deception and surprise. i would never rule out, imagine the russian military�*s difficulties they have had to dates, we just don't know

what the next steps might be, but i still think vladimir putin's best option from his perspective is to pray for winter to start and then there is to be a lull in the fighting because the russian offensive has seemingly ran out of steam in the last few weeks and months. ~ ., ., , ., ~' steam in the last few weeks and months. ~ ., ., , ., ~ , months. what do you think is happening — months. what do you think is happening around _ months. what do you think is happening around vladimir i months. what do you think is - happening around vladimir putin? will there be any voices urging him to perhaps take a different approach? i to perhaps take a different approach?— to perhaps take a different auroach? ~ �* approach? i think you'll urge vladimir putin _ approach? i think you'll urge vladimir putin to _ approach? i think you'll urge vladimir putin to take - approach? i think you'll urge vladimir putin to take a - approach? i think you'll urge - vladimir putin to take a different approach at your peril. people will be looking more at his outer circle and focus has come on the defence minister for becoming a scapegoat for russia's military failures, especially from the of russian public opinion, including people who were volunteers in the earlier donbas war. people think that russia be —— russia should be using more of its destructive arsenal in ukraine.

thank you. 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. our political correspondent tony bonsignore spoke to me earlier with the latest. it is extraordinary to have this coordinated campaign today. some of the messages that we have heard before, that the growth plan is the right plan, that she is the right person, the really important thing today is that if you don't get behind liz truss then we are heading for a labour government, that is the message to labour mps, possibly with a coalition with the snp. questions keep coming up again around borisjohnson, who seems to hang over the party still.

one of his biggest supporters, nadine dorries, was asked about this today. she has consistently said that the government must change track because people in 2019 voted for a set of policies and also for borisjohnson, which begs the obvious question, is it possible that borisjohnson might be planning a comeback? she was asked about this this morning. the key message from borisjohnson to anyone is to support liz and to back liz. for that to happen, i mean, there is no process for that to happen, and i think it would take a bizarre reversal of what normally happens. instead of graham brady going to see him with a revolver, i think he'd need to go and see him with an olive branch. and i think it's something conservative mps would have to really want. but at the moment, i can tell you it's not even something borisjohnson is thinking about.

but could it happen? i notice you're not ruling it out. so, i've been in politics a long time, i don't rule anything out, but i would say it is highly, extremely unlikely. even for it being discussed is extraordinary. what is the likelihood, will the party unite behind liz truss, will she have to change course? the behind liz truss, will she have to change course?— behind liz truss, will she have to chance course? ., , ., ., change course? the omens are great, to be fair. change course? the omens are great, to be fair- 0n — change course? the omens are great, to be fair. on tuesday _ change course? the omens are great, to be fair. on tuesday mps _ change course? the omens are great, to be fair. on tuesday mps return - change course? the omens are great, to be fair. on tuesday mps return to i to be fair. on tuesday mps return to parliament. — to be fair. on tuesday mps return to parliament, and that is why this message — parliament, and that is why this message is coming out particularly now, _ message is coming out particularly now. it _ message is coming out particularly now. it is — message is coming out particularly now. it is a — message is coming out particularly now, it is a warning as mps think about— now, it is a warning as mps think about returning to the commons, but there _ about returning to the commons, but there are _ about returning to the commons, but there are big battles ahead. i think there _ there are big battles ahead. i think there are _ there are big battles ahead. i think there are particular issues, for example. _ there are particular issues, for example, benefits, welfare. should it be increased by the rate of inflation, _ it be increased by the rate of inflation, as borisjohnson promised, or it has been floated the idea that _ promised, or it has been floated the idea that it— promised, or it has been floated the idea that it might only be increased in line _ idea that it might only be increased in line with — idea that it might only be increased in line with earnings, which would be in line with earnings, which would he only— in line with earnings, which would he only 5%— in line with earnings, which would be only 5% rather than 10%. that is a big _

be only 5% rather than 10%. that is a big battle — be only 5% rather than 10%. that is a big battle to come. the noises are that it _ a big battle to come. the noises are that it will— a big battle to come. the noises are that it will be difficult for liz truss. — that it will be difficult for liz truss. if— that it will be difficult for liz truss, if that is what she wants, to id truss, if that is what she wants, to go for— truss, if that is what she wants, to go for the — truss, if that is what she wants, to go for the lower increase. other battles — go for the lower increase. other battles as — go for the lower increase. other battles as well, for example over the opr — battles as well, for example over the opr report, the official report over at— the opr report, the official report over at the — the opr report, the official report over at the finances of this and how they stack— over at the finances of this and how they stack up. it is difficult to see right _ they stack up. it is difficult to see right now how liz truss continues— see right now how liz truss continues with this plan as says, keeps _ continues with this plan as says, keeps all— continues with this plan as says, keeps all of her tory mps on site and keeps — keeps all of her tory mps on site and keeps markets on side but she and keeps markets on side but she and her— and keeps markets on side but she and her supporters that this can be done, _ and her supporters that this can be done, that— and her supporters that this can be done, that this isjust noise that can fade — done, that this isjust noise that can fade in _ done, that this isjust noise that can fade in the coming months. 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. if democracy is blocked, if the route by which it would be right to consider and decide this issue, which is a lawful, constitutional referendum, is blocked by westminster because they feared the democratic choice of the people of scotland then, for me,

the snp and for people who support independence, the choice is then simple. we put our case to people in an election or we give up on scottish democracy. i want to be very clear today, i will never, ever give up on scottish democracy. 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. no cause has been determined but an investigation is under way. 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 flats 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. two members of iran's security forces have reportedly been killed in the wave of demonstrations sweeping the country. iranian state media says they were killed in separate incidents. that's as 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. caroline hawley reports. 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. i'm joined now by kasra naji

from the bbc persian service. welcome. what are your thoughts as you see these protests escalate into quite an incredible level? yes. you see these protests escalate into quite an incredible level?— quite an incredible level? yes, and the have quite an incredible level? yes, and they have become _ quite an incredible level? yes, and they have become the _ quite an incredible level? yes, and they have become the most - quite an incredible level? yes, and| they have become the most serious threats to the islamic government in iran since the 1979 resolution —— revolution, so it is a very serious challenge. revolution, so it is a very serious challenge-— revolution, so it is a very serious challenue. ., ., ., ,, ., challenge. how dangerous is it for the protesters _ challenge. how dangerous is it for the protesters to _ challenge. how dangerous is it for the protesters to be _ challenge. how dangerous is it for the protesters to be doing - challenge. how dangerous is it for the protesters to be doing what i challenge. how dangerous is it for i the protesters to be doing what they are doing? the protesters to be doing what they are doinu ? , ., ., , . ., ., are doing? very dangerous. we had a da of are doing? very dangerous. we had a day of action — are doing? very dangerous. we had a day of action yesterday _ are doing? very dangerous. we had a day of action yesterday throughout i day of action yesterday throughout the country and at least three people have been killed, including the young woman that you just showed fair. in some places they are opening fire into the crowd, shooting directly into the crowds of protesters. we have videos of that on social media showing that police

forces are aiming directly at the demonstrators, so yes these people who are coming out on the streets day after day, night after night, they are quite brave. he day after day, night after night, they are quite brave.— day after day, night after night, they are quite brave. he said it is they are quite brave. he said it is the greatest _ they are quite brave. he said it is the greatest threat _ they are quite brave. he said it is the greatest threat to _ they are quite brave. he said it is the greatest threat to the - the greatest threat to the leadership since the revolution of 1979. are we on the brink of something like that? it is very difficult to _ something like that? it is very difficult to say _ something like that? it is very difficult to say how _ something like that? it is very difficult to say how things - something like that? it is very difficult to say how things are | difficult to say how things are going to unfold, but in terms of the spread of this protest in iran, in terms of the number of towns and cities involved and how every day, day after day, night after night, we are witnessing more and more of these protests, they have escalated to the point that security forces,

iranian officials are saying that the security forces have not slept for days because they are on duty all the time, so they are spread thin on the ground. that is a danger for the regime. for the government. so we have to wait and see, but women are pretty active at the forefront of all of this. many women have been killed in these demonstrations and it looks as if it is a new thing from that point of view, too. women leading these protests or being a major component of these protests because they have had it after so many years of being forced to wear the strict hijab, which is not a persian thing, not an iranian thing, not really. for many, many years since the 1920s in fact,

the hijab was made redundant in many ways. so the fact that women out there pushing this forward is important and there pushing this forward is importantand i there pushing this forward is important and i think it is also an issue notjust for iran in the position of these kind of islamic restrictions on women, it is not only restricted to iran, but in the whole of the middle east. i'm sure many people, many women elsewhere in the region are going to be inspired tjy the region are going to be inspired by this. max verstappen has won his second formula 1 world championship after winning the japanese grand prix. the race was full of drama. there was a delay in awading the red bull driver the title following some confusion about whether he'd actually earned enough points. meanwhile, ferarr�*s charles leclerc was demoted from 2nd place to 3rd

after incurring a time penalty. this meant verstappen's team—mate, sergio perez, took the second place spot. the race was hampered with poor conditions and there was controversy about a safety vehicle being allowed on the track while one driver was still at speed. matthew marsh is a former driver who is now a formula 1 analyst and presenter of the go—f1 show and has been telling me more about the confusion. he caught out almost everybody, including max verstappen's red bull racing team. the reason for that is that we saw today only 29 of the scheduled 53 laps. usually, when a race runs short, it's because it's been stopped early because the weather conditions are bad. in those cases, full points are only awarded when we get to 75% race distance which, today, would have been 40 laps. today's race was actually suspended after two laps because of poor conditions, then it was resumed and it ran through to the chequered flag, which occurred correctly at the time limit, three hours after it originally started. that means, actually, that we got to the full points distance.

the confusion arose because we have all become used to when full distance is not reached, we don't get full points. the rules were rewritten slightly last year, which means that points are now awarded fully if the race is resumed, as it was today. 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 tonnes 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 is dark when we land and the operation to off load 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. whilst it's another day of sunshine to the south and east of the country, gathering dark clouds, wind and rain to the north,

and the west, that rain, strong to gale force winds across northern ireland and the west of scotland as we start the afternoon. the heaviest of the rain on the hills. it may brighten up in the far west of these as we go into the second half of the afternoon, but that rain edging into eastern scotland, cumbria, the isle of man, gwynedd and also anglesey. much of england and wales, though, will stay dry. increasing amounts of cloud, although the further south and east you are, it stays sunny. 18,19 degrees. a strengthening breeze here, but very strong winds tonight in the far north of scotland. rain clears scotland and northern ireland, initially in northern england and wales before clearing out later. we finish the night with it across parts of south—west england, the midlands, and edging into east anglia and the south—east where it won't be as cold as last night. but for the morning commute, cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle here. turning sunnier later. for many, it is a day of sunshine. a few showers around. north wales, north west midlands, north west england, scotland and northern ireland especially. but even here, some will stay dry, and ratherfresh in the breeze.

all hello, this is bbc news. 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 to change course, if she wants to keep the party together and avoid facing a "wipeout" at the next general election. now on bbc news, we have a special your questions answered on uk financial turmoil and the cost of living. hello. with the cost of living rising at its fastest rate in 40 years,