welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. russian authorities say ukrainian saboteurs have crossed into their country and attacked a village. but ukraine says russian fighters did it themselves. britain's former deputy prime minister announces he's to leave parliament at the next general election. agreement yet on the debt ceiling after top us republicans met with president joe biden. expanding america's military footprint in the pacific — the us signs a security pact with papua new guinea. 16 years on, portuguese police are preparing to search

a reservoir in connection with the disappearance of british girl madeleine mccann. it's 8am in singapore, and 3am in the russian region belgorod, where russia says it's hunting ukrainian saboteurs who crossed the border and injured eight people. the local governor said one village had been shelled and several people had suffered shrapnel wounds. ukraine has denied having anything to do with the attack but suggested russian

paramilitaries were involved. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. smoke in the distance. the first hint of the drama ahead. russia said saboteurs had forced their way from ukraine into russian territory. the bbc has located this video to a border checkpoint south of belgorod. it appears to show military vehicles having crossed over. ukraine denied responsibility. it said russian citizens from two paramilitary groups were behind the attack. the russian army sent in reinforcements. local residents couldn't believe what was happening. the local governor, vyacheslav gladkov, announced a counterterrorist operation. he said he would take special measures and impose temporary restrictions. tonight, russian tv claimed the ukrainian army was behind the incursion. it said civilians had been wounded and people were being evacuated.

in recent months, this part of russia has felt increasingly like a warzone. with a series of explosions in belgorod — suspected ukrainian drone attacks — forcing people here to take cover. attacks on russian territory are putting the kremlin under pressure. one of the kremlin�*s justifications for launching the so—called special military operation was national security — making people here feel more secure. but before russia's war in ukraine, life in belgorod region and in other russian regions close to the ukrainian border was calm and peaceful. there were no explosions, no sabotage groups breaking through. it very much looks as if the full—scale invasion of ukraine has had the opposite effect. for now, though, there is no sign of those in power in russia changing direction. steve rosenberg,

bbc news, moscow. in ukraine, satellite images such as this have revealed the extent of defences being built by russia in the areas they currently occupy in the east of the country — in preparation for an expected ukrainian counter—offensive. those images have been analysed by bbc verify. it's a new service bringing together 60 journalists with a range of forensic and investigative skills, to fact—check data and help explain complex stories — as well as counter disinformation. our analysis editor ros atkins has more. ukraine's expected to launch a counteroffensive soon and here at bbc verify we've been looking at how russia is bolstering its defences. here's the front line with territory controlled by russia marked in red. we've also highlighted bakhmut, the city has hosted some of the fiercest fighting of the war. and we know that around the city both sides have been using trenches. this is a ukrainian soldier. we also know that trenches

are a crucial part of russia's effort to fortify the entire front line. that process has been documented by the open source analyst brady africk. all of these black dots here mark new russian fortifications. let's focus on a couple of locations. first of all, tokmak. it's a small city, but it's strategically important. you can see it at the bottom of this satellite image. further north would be where the ukrainian positions are. and look what the russians have done. they've built one new defensive line, a second one behind it, and then a third one around the city. we also know that in ukrainian media there are reports that civilians are being removed from tokmak in order that the russians can further fortify it. and to understand all of these fortifications, looking at these types of satellite images is also used. images is also useful. here, furthest from the front line, you have artillery positions. then the trench network for the soldiers to use. then what are called dragon's teeth. these are concrete obstacles

the russians are using in the hope of stopping ukrainian tanks. tanks are also the focus of these enormous ditches, produced by these digging vehicles. and if we go back to this satellite image you can see the first line of defence is an anti—tank ditch. so that's one location. this is a second one that bbc verify has looked at. on the peninsular of crimea, which was annexed by russia in 2014. this picture shows us a beach on the west coast of crimea. you can again see dragon's teeth. this time running alongside the shore of the black sea. further north on the beach is a bunker. running through it is this trench. bbc verify has measured it at around 15 miles, running along the coast. also note these piles of wood. they are being used by the russians to reinforce the trenches that they are digging. i'd also highlight this. a fortification of this nature could be used by a tank or an armoured vehicle should it want to face the sea. now, we should emphasise that we don't know if ukraine has the capacity to attack crimea from the sea but this is what russia has put in place.

what we can be more certain of, though, is the resources that russia has committed to fortifying all along the front line. and now it waits to see if ukraine attacks. you can find out more about the bbc verify service, what it's going to do and how, on the bbc news website. in the uk, former deputy prime minister dominic raab says he will stand down as an mp at the next general election. the formerjustice secretary has confirmed he will not you seek re—election. he resigned as deputy prime minister last month following an investigation into claims of alleged bullying. well, our political correspondentjonathan blake told me that this doesn't

come as a huge surprise.

it was a familiar sight seat for the conservative spat at the last election, his majority was key with than 3000 bouts and it is high and it is harnessed of targets for the liberal democrats looking to unseat conservatives. let's take a look at some other stories for you. police in guyana have said that a fire in a school dormitory that killed 19 children may have been started "maliciously". the blaze tore through the building in the central town of mahdi as more than 50 students slept. some of the survivors have been flown to an emergency centre in georgetown. guyana's president has described the disaster as painful and horrible. the governor of mexico's state says flights have been

suspended after ash from a volcano was found on the runway. 0pposition parties in thailand have agreed to push through an ambition agenda if they are able to form the next government. they want to change the constitution, and military conscription, and allow same—sex marriages. they command the lower house following the election but they have to win support in the upper houses they to govern. the us republican senator tim scott has launched his campaign to be the republican nominee for the president. hejoined donald trump and nikki haley in an already crowded republican field.

there is no deal but kevin mccarthy came out a short while ago after talks with the president. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared upbeat and he said there was still a way to go before they make a compromise. he did say he believed the president does want to make a deal. bear in mind, we are fast approaching the deadline and if a deal is past it would take more than a week, about a week, to get through congress. the speaker appeared confident that would happen. i appeared confident that would ha - en. ., appeared confident that would ha - en. . ., appeared confident that would ha en. ., ., , happen. i never wanted to be here. i happen. i never wanted to be here- i do — happen. i never wanted to be here. i do not _ happen. i never wanted to be here. i do not like _ happen. i never wanted to be here. i do not like the - happen. i never wanted to be here. i do not like the idea i here. i do not like the idea that— here. i do not like the idea that you _ here. i do not like the idea that you governed by chaos, by a deadline. all the way back in january. — a deadline. all the way back in january. i_ a deadline. all the way back in january, i requested meetings with the — january, i requested meetings with the president after i won

speaker— with the president after i won speaker on this issue, we knew it was— speaker on this issue, we knew it was coming. february i got the meeting and i said, mr president, we should work together to find where we have common— together to find where we have common ground to raise the debt ceiling, _ common ground to raise the debt ceiling, to — common ground to raise the debt ceiling, to curb spending so we stop— ceiling, to curb spending so we stop doing this. i told the president two things. not going to raise — president two things. not going to raise taxes. and we are not going — to raise taxes. and we are not going to — to raise taxes. and we are not going to pass a clean debt ceiling _ going to pass a clean debt ceiling. but for 97 days he said — ceiling. but for 97 days he said he _ ceiling. but for 97 days he said he wouldn't meet with me. and how— said he wouldn't meet with me. and now what the republicans did in— and now what the republicans did in the house, we passed a bill to— did in the house, we passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling, saved — bill to raise the debt ceiling, saved his— bill to raise the debt ceiling, saved his money, put us on oh trajectory— saved his money, put us on oh trajectory where we could go to ballots — trajectory where we could go to ballots. this was long before the secretary said about the deadline... we don't want to govern— deadline... we don't want to govern that way. unfortunately denying — govern that way. unfortunately denying our ability to meet put us in _ denying our ability to meet put us in a — denying our ability to meet put us in a situation. i believe we can— us in a situation. i believe we can stitt— us in a situation. i believe we can still get there.— can still get there. any deal that is reached _ can still get there. any deal that is reached has - can still get there. any deal that is reached has to - can still get there. any deal that is reached has to be i that is reached has to be bipartisan, and i asked the speaker what he thought about

members of the house republicans to the far right who have said they would accept anything less than... inaudible. he said, look, we are going to have to compromise, that the only way to get the deal forward. both parties don't want to concede on any of the keyissues want to concede on any of the key issues that the constituents care about, that voters care about and that party members care about. but he said when asked, should americans prepare for default, he was quite clear, he said no. staying with the united states, it has signed a new security pact with papua new guinea as itjostles pact with papua new guinea as it jostles with pact with papua new guinea as itjostles with china for influence in the pacific. secretary of state antony blinken was representing joe biden who had to cut short his trip for the region for talks with the publicans —— talks with the publicans —— talks with republicans about the debt ceiling. it gives the us access

to the island's airfields and ports and would see relations in that area for years.

relations in that area for ears. . , ., , years. recently, china signed an agreement _ years. recently, china signed an agreement with _ years. recently, china signed an agreement with the - years. recently, china signed i an agreement with the solomon islands and australia have stepped up as security spending to specific —— pacific island countries, so is the somewhat epoxy game between the us allies in china, then? filth. allies in china, then? 0h, absolutely. _ allies in china, then? 0h, absolutely. last - allies in china, then? 0h, absolutely. last year, - allies in china, then? 0h, absolutely. last year, the former chinese foreign minister personally visited seven pacific island countries at length, attempting to obtain a regionwide comprehensive security and development agreement. he didn't succeed but in a way, blinken coming to png is the american response to that. ., , ., , that. papa new guinea is resource _ that. papa new guinea is resource rich _ that. papa new guinea is resource rich in - that. papa new guinea is resource rich in gas, - that. papa new guinea is - resource rich in gas, minerals and oil, but what is the wider economic and strategic interest in the region by the us and china? ~ ., ., ,

in the region by the us and china? ~ ., .,, , china? well, china has been economically _ china? well, china has been economically and _ china? well, china has been i economically and commercially active increasingly in the pacific since 2006, but it is really only the last few years that it has begun to demonstrate a clear strategic and military interest, and that is what we saw in the agreement with the solomon islands last year. and that agreement, the security agreement with the security agreement with the security —— with the solomon islands, we don't really know the text of it. it could enable the text of it. it could enable the chinese to establish a naval base there in the future, that was the warning signal in washington which is creating these reactions.— these reactions. that was stuart firth _ these reactions. that was stuart firth speaking - these reactions. that was stuart firth speaking to i these reactions. that was i stuart firth speaking to me these reactions. that was - stuart firth speaking to me a little earlier. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the train now approaching

doesn't stop here yet but it soon will. the first new station to be built within reading's boundaries and over a century opens to the public a week on saturday may the 27. workers are putting the finishing touches to the new stop on the lie between reading and basingstoke. it has been built with an eye towards future growth.— built with an eye towards future growth. what we have done here — future growth. what we have done here is _ future growth. what we have done here is build _ future growth. what we have done here is build a - future growth. what we have done here is build a station l done here is build a station thatis done here is build a station that is fit for the future. two and three carriage trains running now but in the future, those could well expand to up to six carriages and beyond, with automatic closing doors stop green park started out as a site for business but it is now a sizeable spill—over from reading itself. now a sizeable spill-over from reading itself.— reading itself. these, the latest of _ reading itself. these, the latest of more _ reading itself. these, the latest of more than - reading itself. these, the latest of more than 1179 l reading itself. these, the - latest of more than 1179 homes being built here. it is all part of the explanation of why this will be one of a handful of new stations open this year.

police investigating the disappearance of the missing british toddler madeleine mccann are expected to begin searching a reservoir in portugal. the site's around 50 kilometres from the apartment where madeleine was last seen 16 years ago while on holiday with herfamily. ellie price reports on the latest developments. 16 years after madeleine mccann disappeared, a new hunt for answers. local media reported this area, near silves, was sealed off ahead of the search that's expected to start tomorrow morning. it will be the first major search in this case since 2014. madeleine mccann disappeared days before her fourth birthday. despite her case being one of the most high—profile missing person cases ever, no—one has been charged in connection with her disappearance. her parents, kate and gerry, have always maintained hope of finding their daughter. but german police, who are leading the investigation, are treating it as a murder inquiry. this man is their

prime suspect. christian brueckner is currently serving seven years in prison for the rape of a woman in the same area of portugal in 2005. he has never been charged over the disappearance of madeleine and has denied any involvement but lived near the resort, and the german state prosecutor said there was growing evidence connecting him to the case including mobile phone records. madeleine mccann vanished from her room at the ocean club in praia da luz on may 3rd 2007, as her parents were in a restaurant 100 yards away. despite months of extensive searching, no trace was found. in 2008, a private search of the reservoir funded by a portuguese lawyer found nothing of relevance to the case. it is here that police will search again tomorrow. the surrounding area of the arade dam is around 50 kilometres away from where the family was staying. the last significant search in this inquiry was nine years ago, and was led by british police as part of an investigation that cost

more than £10 million. madeleine mccann would have been 20 this month. the search for the little girl who disappeared 16 years ago continues. ellie price, bbc news. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is in portugal and gave us this update. the german prosecutors leading this investigation have not formally confirmed they are starting the search tomorrow but the portuguese police have. the prosecutor says their policing statement in the morning and british police also will be there observing the surge over the next day to the equipment that you can already see that suggest this could be quite

extensive operation at least a day or two. the german suspect in this investigation was living a transient lifestyle 16 years ago but he is coming towards the end of his current prison sentence and it's a bit of a race against time, this investigation, to bring charges before his release from prison among the evidence already been discussed that the police talked about a phone he was using and receiving a phone calljust about an hour before madeleine disappeared and german median disappeared and german media and portuguese media are saying he was a regular at the area where the search is taking place in describing it as his little paradise. but it is worth remembering that the last time this was searched back in 2008, divers said the visibility was very poor and they were essentially searching by touch. junior doctors in england have announced a new 72—hour walkout injune after the latest round of government pay talks broke down. the british medical association union, which represents doctors and medical students in the uk, said the government's offer of a 5% increase

was "snot credible". was "not credible". uk leader sir keir starmer has vowed to reform the nhs if labour wins the next general election. he said he wants to focus on community care. training will help workers and allowing gp bookings by the nhs app. a report says many of the young victims of the manchester arena bombing have failed to receive adequate psychological support and some have had none at all. it's been six years since the attack at an ariana grande concert, 22 were killed and more than 900 injured. disney in its 100th year has taken on another classic with the long anticipated release of the long anticipated release of the live action version of the little mermaid on friday. 0ur

reporter has seen the new film and told us more. flit reporter has seen the new film and told us more.— reporter has seen the new film and told us more. of course the little mermaid _ and told us more. of course the little mermaid does _ and told us more. of course the little mermaid does follow - and told us more. of course the little mermaid does follow the l little mermaid does follow the likes of beauty and the beast, and cinderella, fairy tale stories being taken from classic animations to live action. this one has had a number of setbacks due to the pandemic. fouryears number of setbacks due to the pandemic. four years on, there is some anticipation for how it will be received. # i don't know how, but i know something starting right now... # watch and you will see... # watch and you will see... # someday i'll be... that doesn't make us enemies.

22—year—old has been a journey realising her version of aerial, there have been complaints and comparisons with the version where she was drawn as white. my my colleague thomas magill had spoken to her about this at the london premiere for the film. ah, london premiere for the film. modern aerial also bought some challenges and criticism on social media to you directly, how did you cope? it can't have been easy. i how did you cope? it can't have been easy-— been easy. i 'ust really focus on the been easy. ijust really focus on the positive _ been easy. ijust really focus on the positive and - been easy. ijust really focus on the positive and look- been easy. ijust really focus on the positive and look at i been easy. ijust really focus i on the positive and look at the reaction — on the positive and look at the reaction of the beautiful black babies— reaction of the beautiful black babies and children that are so overjoyed _ babies and children that are so overjoyed and happy, sol babies and children that are so overjoyed and happy, so i am 'ust overjoyed and happy, so i am just grateful. overjoyed and happy, so i am just grateful-— just grateful. early reviews, variety magazine: -

she is amazing in the lead role, but other mentions for the cast. art malik, the british actor, he is best known for playing the villain in 90s classic true lies. he takes on a father like role here. scuttle and sebastien are hilarious, they made me laugh throughout the entire film. before we go, one of our top stories. kevin mccarthy, the top republican, meeting with joe biden about the debt ceiling. they said they had a productive meeting but no agreement yet to raise the debt ceiling. japan's mckay index trading up 1%. we will have more on the asia business

report. —— nikkei index. hello. 0ur spell of fairly settled late spring weather is set to continue for another few days yet. so high pressure in charge and through the next couple of days then, things looking largely dry and fine. spells of sunshine around, the sunshine really quite strong at this time of year. we did have largely clear skies in norfolk as the sun set. a bit more cloud elsewhere during monday evening. but as we head through into the early hours of tuesday, here's the high pressure in the atlantic that's pushing its way in just a couple of fronts at times, just pushing around the north of that area of high pressure. so there is a bit more cloud. we've got a warm front bringing more cloud to northern ireland through tuesday morning. some early brightness for the east of scotland,

but it will cloud over through the day. a few splashes of light rain in the far north. for england and wales things are looking mostly dry with some sunshine. but as the cloud bubbles up, just produce a rogue shower here and there, perhaps through parts of wales, the midlands, east england temperatures 19 or 20 degrees in the warmest spots, but a bit cooler around the east coast and under the cloud further north. but where you do see the sunshine come through, moderate to high levels of uv. so certainly another day for the sun cream, with that strong sunshine breaking through. tuesday evening, any rogue showers fading away, so it's looking dry and settled once again. another very weak front, or the remnants of an old front here, just bringing more cloud across the far northwest as we head into the early hours of wednesday. but again, most places looking frost—free with temperatures generally about five to ten degrees, could be a little bit lower than that where you do keep the clear skies. wednesday brings us another dry day with light winds. it'll probably be a little bit warmer compared to tuesday because we've got a bit of a different air mass, bit of a change in wind direction under the cloudier skies in the north, 17 or 18 degrees, but further south willl likely see 21, possibly 22 degrees through the middle part of the week. moving into the latter

part of the week, then, another couple of very weak fronts moving to the north of that high pressure. but as we move into friday, it sits right across the uk. so for thursday then, another largely dry day, bit of cloud around here and there, fairly light winds and you'll probably notice those temperatures just starting to creep up by a degree or so. so, across scotland and northern ireland, 18, possibly 19 degrees, england and wales, we're looking at 23 inland, but a little bit cooler close to the coast. and it looks like the fine settled weather continues through the end of the week into the bank holiday weekend and temperatures are going to be on the up. bye— bye.

the us president says talks with the top republican leader was productive as the country steps up. they have ten days left to make a deal. and a new movie explores the creation of tetris, we spoke to the man who invented it. welcome to asia business report. our top story for you this morning, no signs of a debt ceiling deal in

washington just of a debt ceiling deal in washingtonjust yet of a debt ceiling deal in washington just yet anyway. this is after us