hello, i'm ben boulos, welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news from ukarine. russia has carried out another wave of aerial attacks with drones against the ukrainian capital, kyiv. sirens sounded and explosions were heard in the city in the early hours of tuesday. officials said air defence systems destroyed many of the drones, but one person was killed when debris hit a residential building, starting a fire. four others were hurt. it was the third attack on kyiv in twenty—four hours and the seventeenth this month. earlier, president zelensky said that us—supplied patriot air defences would enable ukraine to intercept 100% of russian missiles. more developments on that as and when we get them. let's

turn our attention to other news... president biden has led international condemnation of new laws in uganda which mean that anyone having gay sex can be jailed for life. in some circumstances, people could face the death penalty. mr biden called the laws shameful, and said the us was considering sanctions. the united states has led the growing chorus of condemnation over these new laws. president biden, in a five paragraph statement, called uganda's new laws "shameful" and a "tragic violation of universal human rights". he's called for those laws to be immediately repealed and is threatening sanctions if that doesn't happen, saying that the united states will, in his words, "evaluate the implications of the law on all aspects of us engagement with uganda". now, one aspect of engagement with uganda is a programme known as pepfar that stands for the president's emergency plan for aids relief,

which was established back in 2003 under the administration of george w bush to limit and help the global fight against hiv and aids. as such, it's widely been hailed as one of the most successful health programmes of its kind in global history in terms of the number of lives saved. now uganda is one of the top recipients of funding from that programme, and it's feared that this new law passed in uganda could set back advances made in the fight against hiv and aids for the simple reason that men could in the future be more reluctant to come forward and seek treatment. now, one possibility is that the united states could, as it has in the past, threaten to suspend funding for that programme until such time as the government in uganda changes course, something it seems remarkably reluctant to consider doing.

total american investment in uganda is put at around $1 billion a year. so there are other ways, other incentives that could be in jeopardy right now. and it's worth making the point as well that condemnation of these new laws in uganda is not confined to the democrats. the republican senator, ted cruz, called the new anti—homosexuality law in uganda an "abomination and grotesque". live now to rodney croome, a spokesperson for national lgbtq+ advocacy organisation, just equal australia. festival, your reaction to this law being passed.— festival, your reaction to this law being passed. thank you for havin: law being passed. thank you for having me _ law being passed. thank you for having me on- _ law being passed. thank you for having me on. as _ law being passed. thank you for having me on. as a _ law being passed. thank you for having me on. as a gay - law being passed. thank you for having me on. as a gay man - law being passed. thank you for| having me on. as a gay man who has fought for equality for the

lgbt community for decades, i am deeply angry about developments in uganda, as are other lgbt people around the world. it feels like history is going backwards and we are no longer on an awkward trajectory to greater equality and freedom but we know from the history of our movement around the world that there is no hatred and no discrimination we can overcome. we need to get beyond our anger and disillusionment and we need to unite as a community globally to work with governments to overturn this low. i have no doubt we can do that but today is a day of anger and deep, deep disappointment. fix, anger and deep, deep disappointment. anger and deep, deep disauointment. �* , ., ., disappointment. a similar law had been struck _ disappointment. a similar law had been struck down - disappointment. a similar law had been struck down by - had been struck down by uganda's constitutional court in 2014, are you hopeful some sort of challenge to this may

yet get it reconsidered? yes, i have spoken — yet get it reconsidered? yes, i have spoken to _ yet get it reconsidered? yes, i have spoken to people - yet get it reconsidered? yes, i have spoken to people who - yet get it reconsidered? yes, i | have spoken to people who are connected to the legal teams dealing with this issue who have lodged appeals already, i understand in kampala. yes, they are hopeful the appeals they are hopeful the appeals they will make within the ugandan court system will be successful, as they were in 2014. obviously, they are not trying to be overconfident, but there is hope that even though parliament seems united in support of this abominable law, that thejudiciary in support of this abominable law, that the judiciary in uganda will see the light and recognise fundamental human rights. so there is hope there. but as you can imagine, this is against everyday lgbt+ ugandans, there is deep fear

and panic. i have spoken to people in direct contact with clear ugandans and there is fear of mass arrests, there is fear of mass arrests, there is fear of mass arrests, there is fear of extrajudicial killings. there is deep fear there and as advocates around the world and particularly in countries like australia and the uk, where our governments need to do more about this, we need to be working hard to ensure that the international voice continues to be strongly against these laws... ., laws... he mentioned the resnonse. _ laws... he mentioned the response, international . laws... he mentioned the i response, international what more would you like to see done, what realistically do you think these countries you mention, the uk, the us and australia and others can do? well, australia can speak out publicly, it hasn't done that yet. the us, the uk and canada have, and other countries. but there is even more to do. we

need to make sure there is travel restrictions on sanctions on those who have been involved in passing this law. i understand the us has flagged that, which is good. there needs to be greater cooperation across the un and the commonwealth to ensure pressure is brought to bear on the ugandan government. countries like australia and the uk should be increasing their intake of asylum seekers, lgbt+ asylum seekers from uganda. australia has a low intake and it we will be pushing for that to be increased. we need to be supporting those judicial appeals we have mentioned and community education on the ground. clearly there is a lot of ugandans who support these laws. that is regrettable and we need to be out there supporting lgbt+ ugandans and their allies to change those attitudes. their allies to change those attitudes-— attitudes. you mentioned ugandan _ attitudes. you mentioned ugandan seeking - attitudes. you mentioned ugandan seeking asylum| ugandan seeking asylum elsewhere, what sense do you

get from the lgbt+ community when you are in contact with them in uganda, do you get the sense people are determined to stay and fight and get this law removed, or do you think an increasing number will feel it is not safe for them to remain? as you can imagine with any large population of people, including the lgbt+ community, there are different responses. i have spoken to some who are more determined to stay and fight. they are not willing to relinquish their sense of belonging is ugandans and they want to fight for uganda. others feel it has become too dangerous and are going back into the closet or will be seeking asylum. whatever their situation is, whatever the outlook is each one has a

difficult decision to make today. each one of them will be thinking, what do i do now? do i stay, leave, thinking, what do i do now? do istay, leave, do thinking, what do i do now? do i stay, leave, do i go undercover? is it safe in kenya or tanzania? which are probably isn't. the choices those people face now our choices no one should be forced to face, no one ever. should be forced to face, no one ever-— should be forced to face, no one ever. rodney, thank you very much- _ let's get some of the day's other news now. nine people, including children, were taken to local hospitals after a shooting on the hollywood boardwalk in south florida earlier. their conditions are not currently known. officials report the shooting started as an altercation. one person of interest has been detained. police are looking for a second. the united states and saudi arabia have welcomed a five—day extension of a ceasefire deal between rival military factions in sudan. washington and riyadh

announced the latest deal, after having brokered the previous week—long truce. there's been international condemnation of attacks on nato peacekeepers in northern kosovo. dozens of troops were wounded when they tried to intervene in clashes between police and ethnic serb protesters. three italian soldiers and seven hungarians were seriously hurt. a chinese rocket has launched into orbit, taking three astronauts to china's space station. one of the crew members, gui haichao, is the first chinese civilian to go into space. the university professor will carry out scientific experiments during a five—month stay on the space station. president biden says he believes a deal to increase the limit for us government borrowing has a very good chance of being approved by congress. his administration has warned it will run out of funds unless measures to raise the debt ceiling are passed within the next week. mr biden spoke to journalists

outside the white house. you know i never say i'm confident what the congress is going to do. but i feel very good about it, i've spoken to a number of the members, i've spoke to mcconnell, i've spoke to a whole bunch of people. and it feels good, we'll see when the vote starts. there's no reason why it shouldn't get done by the 5th. i'm confident that we'll get a vote in both houses and we'll see. the uk government is taking steps to reduce vaping among teenagers in england. ministers have pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples to children, even thoughh it's illegal to sell them to under 185. a ban on nicotine—free vapes for under 18's is also being considered. our heath editor, hugh pym reports. a recent laboratory test for bbc news on illegal vapes confiscated at a school showed some had more than twice the safe amount of lead, and nine times the safe amount of nickel. the prime minister said he was shocked by this report, and said he was taking further

action to clamp down on rogue firms who unlawfully target children with these products. the measures include closing a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes with nicotine to children in england — even though it's against the law to sell them to under—18s. there's to be a review of a possible ban on retailers selling nicotine—free vapes to teenagers, and possible new powers for trading standards officers to impose on—the—spot fines more easily. the campaign group action on smoking and health welcomed the announcement, but said the government could do more. there are a number of things that the government can do to reduce the attractiveness of vapes. the most attractive vapes to children are the cheap disposables which can be bought for under a fiver. months ago, at the time of the budget, we called on the government to tax these vapes. they're bad for the environment and bad for children. a fiver on each disposable vape would have made them much less attractive to children. health experts recommend vaping to adult smokers to help them

quit their tobacco habit. but the challenge now is to stop teenagers taking up vaping, and sometimes using unlicensed products with safety risks. one of the things i'm really concerned about is, with the current legislation, there really is no deterrent for the handful of rogue traders that are selling these products to children. that's why we want to see these large fines brought into place. ministers have already announced a £3 million fund to help tackle illegal retailing, and has called for evidence on further ideas to limit the supply of vapes to children. hugh pym, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. this year, the poppy appeal goes plastic—free — the royal british legion launching its first

redesign after 28 years. and the new all—paper poppy was designed in bath — mostly byjohn and jonathan. they toiled away with paper and moulds for months, keen to help the royal british legion rid itself of single—use plastics — used, of course, for the green plastic stem and the black plastic button. although these are two very small pieces of plastic that they had been buying for many years, when it's been produced in tens of millions it does have a significant impact, and those those parts are being produced every year. so we've been able to reduce, you know, really a really not—insignificant amount of single—use plastic. the last of the plastic poppies will also be on sale this october and november, but the future of the poppy appeal is paper, and plastic—free. you're live with bbc news. now to thailand, where

a young, progressive party has upended the country's politics, after nine years of military—backed rule. move forward won more seats than any other party in the recent election — and is now leading a progressive coalition which aims to introduce far—reaching reforms. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has been speaking to the move forward leader. almost no one predicted this. the most radical party contesting the election coming out ahead of all of its rivals. move forward's 42—year—old leader pita limjaroenrat is poised to become the youngest prime minister in living memory, elected on his promise to make thailand a fairer and more competitive country. but he faces formidable obstacles. whether or not there ever is a reformist administration here in thailand, whether the yearning for change expressed by millions of voters ever

reflected in the government depends largely on 250 mainly male, mainly elderly senators, all appointed here in parliament and most of them are resolutely opposed to move forward's wish to reform the military and the monarchy. people have come here to voice their anger against the injustice of an unelected body being given the power to block what they voted for. yet the senator was unmoved. criticise anyone you want he says, your uncles, yarns, i don't care, but i will not accept you touching the monarchy. it could block you forming a government, so i asked pita limjaroenrat why he didn't have the sensitive issue of the monarchy aside for now? in particular, his pledge to amend the punitive law?— his pledge to amend the punitive law? his pledge to amend the unitive law? �* , ., punitive law? because we had promised _ punitive law? because we had promised the _ punitive law? because we had promised the people. - punitive law? because we had promised the people. we - punitive law? because we had| promised the people. we have enough mandate, we have the votes of 40 million people and

they understood. it was clear, it was transparent it was one of the agendas we wanted to push. of the agendas we wanted to ush. ~ ., of the agendas we wanted to ush, ~ ., ., ., of the agendas we wanted to ush. a, ., . , of the agendas we wanted to ush. ., . , ., push. move forward is now in talks with _ push. move forward is now in talks with one _ push. move forward is now in talks with one of _ push. move forward is now in talks with one of its _ push. move forward is now in talks with one of its coalition | talks with one of its coalition partners. thailand allows months for a new government to be formed at this young party must also hope it can avoid the fate that has befallen so many elected governments in thailand, being deposed by a coup or court verdicts. aha, thailand, being deposed by a coup or court verdicts.- coup or court verdicts. a lot of countries _ coup or court verdicts. a lot of countries around - coup or court verdicts. a lot of countries around the - coup or court verdicts. a lot l of countries around the world have had to go through the same kind of experience. here in thailand, and accountable invisible hand of power throwing away elected officials. if i look at international experiences of how they came out of, how they broke the cycle, came out of the military coup, south korea, indonesia and some of our friends in latin america. i look at them and i see that yes, the politics of possibility, it is possible to

break out of this cycle. the sun e break out of this cycle. the surge of — break out of this cycle. the surge of support _ break out of this cycle. the surge of support for - break out of this cycle. the surge of support for move forward in the selection revealed a hunger for new leaders and new ideas among people of all ages. ignoring their wishes could bring renewed turmoil to thailand. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. several high profile british comedians, including steve coogan and paul whitehouse havejoined a protest against the discharge of sewage in the lake district. they claim what is happening at windermere is a "national scandal�* and fear the lake has already been damaged by pollution. earlier this month water and sewage companies apologised for sewage spills over the last year — as yunus mulla reports. windermere the way visitors expect the lake to look. but changes taking place, say campaigners, threaten its water quality. they had celebrity backing from comedians you may know, who were calling for an end to sewage pollution. all i really want to see is a joined—up approach to our water policy in the future.

are we going to build more reservoirs? are we going to look at our sewage infrastructure and stop the discharge of raw sewage — legally or illegally? it should never be legal, it should not be allowed — full stop. these images taken last year show the lake suffering from algae bloom. pollutants can get into the water — such as phosphorous, raw sewage and household waste. steve coogan has a strong local connection. windermere's the biggest lake in england. the lake district is a unesco national heritage site. and if you can't keep windermere clean, then what hope has the rest of the country got? effluent is discharged into rivers and streams that feed into the lake from waste water treatment works. but raw sewage can also enter during heavy rainfall, when excess storm water is released to prevent the system being overwhelmed. water companies have apologised for not acting quickly enough to deal with sewage spills over the past year, and united utilities says it's putting in investment to tackle the problem.

but it does face particular challenges — things like climate change, increasing temperature, and some of the pressures from other things like septic tanks and from agriculture, as well as the inputs from our systems. so there's a collective effort that we need to make. the water industry is really trying to pull themselves out of a very big hole that they've dug. and, fundamentally, an apology isjust not good enough. it's not up to the bill payer to rectify the damage that they've done. for campaigners, this isjust the beginning of a new effort that will secure the lake's future and preserve its beauty. yunus mulla, bbc news. as extreme sports go, cheese rolling doesn't necessarily spring to mind — but it's not for the feinthearted. hundreds gathered in the english countryside for the unofficial event with competitors travelling from as far afield as the us,

japan and switzerland. steve knibbs was in gloucestershire for a slice of the action. the cheese is rolling again. and it's not for the faint—hearted. bumps and bangs along the way for many. and it was matt from manchester who bagged the first cheese. i'm glad. i'm pretty conscious and i've not got many serious injuries. i'm a big fan of cheese, so i'm buzzing! some people did take the rolling a bit too literally, but it was delaney from canada who won the ladies' race — with a thump. despite getting knocked out, like most cheese rolling champions, it wasn't long before she was back on her feet. what do you remember of the race? er...i remember running and then i hurt my head. and then i woke up in the tent! the question is, are you going to come back next year and do it again to reclaim your title? i think i will! ifi... yeah! if i see around to it, yes. despite the injuries. despite the injuries,

i think it's worth it. this crazy spectacle attracts people from across the world, and it was the aptly named cooper from washington who pipped famous local champion chris anderson to a double gloucester at the bottom of cooper's hill. it happened so quickly, i don't even remember. ijust kind of went and... right when i saw him line up, ijust matched his energy and tried to beat him. so, yeah. how does it feel now you're at the bottom? i'm kind of hurting a little bit, but... the adrenaline's wearing off, but i got the cheese, so it's worth it. it comes as no surprise that there were several injuries — competitors obviously take part at their own risk. one entrant had to be taken to hospital with what's thought to be a broken leg. and whilst there are plenty who want to run down the hill, some are discouraged. we had a bloke up here yesterday in his 70s, wants to be the oldest bloke. we said, "you can't do it, mate. you can slide down on your burn, but you ain't... you can't do it!" a team of volunteers help run the cheese roll. the authorities want there to be more official organisation to make it as safe as possible. but the tradition carries on — something that's been

happening here for centuries. we start with breaking news from ukarine: russia has carried out another wave of aerial attacks with drones against the ukrainian capital, kyiv. reportedly, one person having been injured. to recap, drones have hit two residential buildings in moscow, one person injured. we also have an update from our russia editor, steve rosenberg who is based in moscow, saying at 6.24 in north—west moscow, i had an explosion in the distance. the windows of my home shock. at

6.58, i had another explosion in the distance. this is the first time i'm running has started like this. social networks, he says, reporting several explosions in the moscow area and there are reports of casualties. that was the first inkling we have had of this from our russia editor, steve rosenberg. we subsequently got this line from the reuters news agency that drones have hit two residential buildings in moscow. one person they say has been injured. we will keep across the developments on that and we will try and speak to our russia editor, steve rosenberg later, if we can get hold of him. in the meantime, let me remind you of the other breaking news this hourfrom ukraine. russia has carried out another aerial attack with drones against kyiv. siren sounded and explosions were heard in kyiv in the early hours of tuesday. official said

air defence system destroyed many of the drones but one person was killed when debris hit a residential building. for other people were heard. it is the 17th attack this month. more details on that as and when we get them. you can reach me and most of the team on social media. stay with us on bbc news. hello. it was a near—perfect weekend for some of you, and for those on half term this week, there can't be too many complaints for many. skies a little like we saw here on the banks of loch lomond as we went through today. but it could be a busy week

for the gardeners and growers — the state of the ground here is very dry in pembrokeshire, for instance, and there is little to no rain in the forecast through the rest of this week. our forecast rainfall chart shows the rainfall amounts will be totting up across southern europe in the mediterranean — not great for those on half term here — but for us, other than a few spots of drizzle in the far north of scotland, maybe eastern england, it stays dry. why? well, we've got this persistent area of high pressure which noses its way a little bit further westwards, and it still allows a bit of a cool flow of air, particularly into the south and southeast with plenty of cloud — that's showing up on the cambridge forecast for the rest of this week. but elsewhere — especially further west you are — blue skies will dominate, and it will turn that bit warmer. the nights will still be rather chilly, and that's the case as we go into tuesday morning — widely, temperatures down into single figures, some rural spots only around one or two degrees as we start the day. but plenty of blue skies for many, cloudiest across the far north of scotland, quite a bit of cloud through central, eastern england to begin with, and that will hover around many eastern coastal counties of england throughout the day — particularly along

the coastal strip. but come away from that, blue skies will dominate, breezy again across some southern and southeastern areas, and that will limit the temperature rise towards that southeast corner — only around 13 or 14 along the coastal strip. for wednesday, if anything there will be more low cloud, more across eastern scotland more across eastern scotland more extensively through scotland and into east wales. the western edges will continue to melt away as we go through the day. more through some parts of the south midlands into eastern england. to the north of scotland we could even peak around 26 degrees by this stage. area of high pressure through wednesday night into thursday continues to nudge further westwards and that still allows the keen breeze towards the south and south—east and allows a bit more cloud pushing down the eastern coastal counties, some of which will not clear all day long and could bring a spot of drizzle. the west could see some of the sunnis conditions and it will be a one day, 23, 20 4 degrees will be the high. take care.

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