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officials in russia's belgorod region have urged those living in towns and villages along the ukrainian border to evacuate to avoid cross—border shelling. the governor says more than 4,000 people have already been relocated to temporary accommodation in the region, which borders ukraine to its south and west. belgorod has come under heavy fire in recent days and gladkov says last night saw more heavy shelling. on saturday, shelling reportedly killed two women in russian border villages. translation: i urge the villagers first to know _ translation: i urge the villagers first to know -- — translation: i urge the villagers first to know -- festival _ translation: i urge the villagers first to know -- festival to - translation: i urge the villagers first to know -- festival to listen l first to know —— festival to listen to the position of the authorities, and temporarily leave their homes in order to safeguard what is important, your life and the lives of your loved ones. today, we have more than 4000 people in temporary
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accommodation centres. all necessary assistance is provided. that accommodation centres. all necessary assistance is provided.— assistance is provided. that was the covernor assistance is provided. that was the governor of — assistance is provided. that was the governor of the _ assistance is provided. that was the governor of the region. _ live now to sergey goryashko from bbc russian who's in riga. thank you very much forjoining us. what has been going on? $5 what has been going on? sis mentioned, what has been going on? s mentioned, there what has been going on? sis mentioned, there were heavy shelling is in the last 24 hours, as well as for the whole week or even months, border villages on the site is part of belgorod region are under heavy bombardment. though schillings became more often in the last weeks —— those schillings. now they are evacuating people from the border villages. they are either now placed at the belgrade arena stadium, or
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some are staying with their relatives in france in the more secure areas. d0 relatives in france in the more secure areas-— relatives in france in the more secure areas. do we know who is actually behind _ secure areas. do we know who is actually behind the _ secure areas. do we know who is actually behind the shellings - secure areas. do we know who is actually behind the shellings at l secure areas. do we know who is l actually behind the shellings at the moment? to connect ukrainian authorities do not recognise responsibility, neitherfor authorities do not recognise responsibility, neither for the shellings nor the offensives an responsibility, neither for the shellings nor the offensives on the border. shellings nor the offensives on the border- we — shellings nor the offensives on the border. we know _ shellings nor the offensives on the border. we knowjust _ shellings nor the offensives on the border. we knowjust weeks - shellings nor the offensives on the border. we knowjust weeks ago i shellings nor the offensives on the border. we knowjust weeks ago a| border. we knowjust weeks ago a group of militants entered the russian border villages in belgorod region, but ukraine did not take responsibility for that. they said they were anti—kremlin units which consist of russian citizens. they have access to vehicles of the ukrainian army, as they are using western supplied weapons and machineries in attacks, however it is not still recognised officially,
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and russian authorities are saying that these are terrorist attacks. thank you very much. meanwhile, ukraine has been hit by a series of air strikes overnight — with attacks reported on the capital, kyiv, and cities in the north and east of the country. in dnipro, a 2—year—old girl was killed and 22 people were wounded when a residential building was destroyed — which was described by ukraine's president as a deliberate russian attack. russia has stepped up regular attacks on kyiv since may, especially at night, in what officials say is an attempt to damage morale. 0ur ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse is in kyiv. it's become part of daily routine for so many people. it's clear that russia is trying to affect morale by continuing to launch widespread missile and drone strikes on cities across ukraine. and i think they're creating a pressure which is being felt.
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there are ukrainians, not least in kyiv, who may have moved back after the initial full scale invasion last year, who were now invasion last year, who are now considering moving once more, either further west or even abroad. and what usually happens is you have air raid sirens at night. you have what have proved to be highly effective air defence systems attempt to take out missiles. they create explosions. and then you soon see piercing images of somewhere that has been worst hit. and today it is it comes in the form of the eastern city of dnipro, where a two—year—old girl has been killed after a residential but it's, to give you a sense of the scale of this aerial onslaught, there were six missiles launched overnight. that's relatively low. four were taken out, we're told, by officials. but in settlements close to the russian border, the belorussian border, or the dnipro river, which forms part
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of the front line, these are places that are shelled hundreds of times on occasions overnight. and it's sustained by the russian forces. what ukraine is going to be hoping to do is to try and release some of that pressure by launching a much anticipated counter—offensive. that was james waterhouse in key for us. we will bring you more updates on the evacuation in belgorod this afternoon. a signalling fault looks to be the most likely cause of india's deadliest train crash in more than a generation. at least 275 people were killed. hundreds of families are still scouring hospitals and morgues for missing relatives, and authorities are struggling to identify the bodies. it happened when three trains collided near balasore, in the eastern state of 0disha, as our india correspondent, archana shukla reports from the scene. hours have passed but not the pain. more injured brought in, but the struggle to find those missing continues. this is the last picture lilavati
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has of her 21—year—old son, taken when he boarded the ill—fated train. the 30—hour journey to reach the accident site has yielded nothing. translation: we have looked in all hospitals and morgues . here but can't find him. at the morgue we even asked to see the photos of dead bodies over and over. he's not there. eight other members of lilavati's family on the same train were found. but with still no sign of her son, she breaks down. many others are shuttling between centres, scanning photos, hoping to get some news. amidst the sweltering heat and limited resources to manage the dead here in balasore, the administration has shifted all the dead bodies to the capital city of bhubaneswar. it's a five—hour drive from the train accident site. now that's added to the ordeal, as many families of the passengers are still trying to make their way into the city of balasore close
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to the accident site, considering train services are still not fully up and running. the wreckage is still being cleared. track inspections are on along some stretches, but what led to the disaster is not yet clear. what we have found is that there is probability of some kind of signalling. not even... i wouldn't even call it a failure. signalling interference. pressure is mounting on the government, whose flagship programme has been increased railway connectivity and more high—speed trains. but for now, these families are looking for different answers. archana shukla, bbc news, balasore. we can get more now from our india correspondent, archana shukla, who put that report together. a very distressing day for
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relatives, clearly very worried about people on board that they can't find yet?— about people on board that they can't find yet? yes. many families have only started _ can't find yet? yes. many families have only started coming - can't find yet? yes. many families have only started coming into - can't find yet? yes. many families have only started coming into the | have only started coming into the accident site of balasore city, which is close to the crash site, earlier today. train lines are not been running in this region, so they have had to manage 20,30, been running in this region, so they have had to manage 20, 30, 40 hours of travel, paying money, extra excess money to hire cabs and reach this place. after the crash, we met a family today that said they had spent 30 hours on the road, 45,000 rupees, well beyond their means to reach this place and look for their family members. while they could find some, the others were yet missing. they have been running from one centre to the other, and yet not getting details. 0fficial sources confirmed that over 180 bodies are
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as yet and identified, and they're still looking for details of where family members could be. there are certainly a lot of chaos in managing the situation. the government has moved most of the casualties to the capital city, but many people are still not aware, and they're coming here, and that is leading to chaos, and certainly distressed to family members who have already lost their loved ones, and it is a lot to process for them right now. clearly a very distressing _ process for them right now. clearly a very distressing day, _ process for them right now. clearly a very distressing day, lots - process for them right now. clearly a very distressing day, lots of - a very distressing day, lots of logistics involved. i wanted to ask a bit more about the cause of the crash. we know now that it was signal failure. crash. we know now that it was signalfailure. are crash. we know now that it was signal failure. are there any more details that have come to light? well, the government officials, the
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railway officials who addressed the media did not use the word failure, they are seeing it as a fault. saying it is possibly a fault in the electronic signalling systems which are installed to avoid collision between two trains, so that trains do not divert on tracks and collide head—on. there could have been a fault. however, they have not given full details before the investigation is completed. while there are calls from opposition parties, there are calls even from locals here for more investigation, and there is mounting pressure on the government to fix accountability on this. the government is holding this information tight until the investigation is over.— this information tight until the investigation is over. thank you very much _ investigation is over. thank you very much for— investigation is over. thank you very much for that _ investigation is over. thank you very much for that update. - investigation is over. thank you very much for that update. our| investigation is over. thank you - very much for that update. our india very much for that update. 0ur india correspondent in balasore where that crash happened, where relatives are still struggling to find their loved ones on that train journey. you get
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more on that story on our website. some breaking news now. a 33—year—old man was charged after being arrested during the fa cup final yesterday at wembley stadium. james white has been charged with displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. the met police say he was wearing a shirt with an offensive reference to the hillsborough tragedy — that's the 1989 football stadium crush that killed 97 people. the bbc understands that the cost of detaining and deporting people arriving in the uk on small boats under proposals in the government's illegal migration bill could reach six billion pounds over the next two years. the immigration minister, robertjenrick, defended
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the government's approach — saying britain couldn't be a "soft touch". here's our political correspondent, aruna iyengar. stop these boats now. turn back the boats. time to tackle the small boats. stop the boats. it's one of the government's top priorities. 45,000 people arrived in small boats across the english channel last year, but the cost of the new proposals could reach £6 billion over the next two years. ministers so far have not discussed these costs but they say they believe the measures will be a deterrent to illegal entry. we will never put the interests of migrants above those of the british public. we also cannot allow the uk to be perceived to be a soft touch and i have spent the last week visiting european countries like france and italy and those further upstream in north africa and all european countries are grappling with the same challenge. the illegal migration bill, if it passes legal hurdles, will mean anyone arriving illegally by boat will be detained and removed to their home country, or other country deemed to be safe such as rwanda. then there is the cost of actually accommodating the people, providing them with food and health care and all the other things,
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and potentially also the cost associated with paying other countries to process claims as well. it is presently costing the government £6 million a day to house asylum seekers in the uk. many are put up in hotels. there is a huge backlog in processing cases, leading to greater accommodation costs. only in the last week, 40 migrants in a hotel in central london protested against having to share rooms. the government wants to cut costs by reducing the need for hotels and to have three to four single men sharing a room. it is right we get good value for money for the taxpayer. so if single adult males can share a room and it is legal to do so, which will obviously depend on the size of accommodation, we will ask people to do that. i think that is a completely fair and reasonable approach. labour says the government has lost control of immigration and there's no guarantee the plans will get through parliament.
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let's get some of the day's other news now from across the uk. next week, prince harry will become the most senior royal since the 19th century to step into the witness box as he sues mirror group newspapers over phone hacking and illegal intrusion into his private life. he is one of several high profile figures bringing claims against mgn — allegations which the group deny. borisjohnson has been warned that he could lose legal funding if he undermines the coronavirus inquiry set up by the british government. in extracts of a cabinet office letter published by the sunday times, the former prime minister is told — he'll have to submit any statements to officials so redactions can be applied. the government has begun legal action to challenge the inquiry�*s demand to see all of mrjohnson's unredacted whatsapp messages and notebooks. he says he'll give them to the investigation directly.
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now it's time for a look at today's sport with paul scott. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's begin at day 8 of the french open tennis, because after receiving criticism, organisers have scheduled a women's match in the evening session at roland garros, for the first time this year. world number two aryna sabalenka will take on american sloane the pairare due the pair are due on court at 6pm gmt. all 6 previous night matches in this year's tournament have been from the men's draw. —— 7pm gmt. last year only one of the 10 night matches involved female players. tournament director amelie mauresmo saying at the time that men's matches had more "appeal".
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earlier, russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova booked her place in the last eight, fighting back from a set down to beat belgium's elise mertens, by two sets to one, in a match that lasted more than three hours. well, on court right now is world number three novak djokovic, who's continuing his quest for a record 23rd grand slam title. the two—time french open champion is taking on the peruvianjuan pablo varillas for a place in the quarter—finals. he has made a decent start, he is up for— two with a break of serve in that first set. after completing two thirds of the treble, manchester city manager pep guardiola has reiterated his side need to win the champions league in order to get the recognition they deserve. city beat manchester united 2—1 at wembley on saturday, with captain ilkay gundogan scoring twice, his first after just 12 seconds — the fastest in fa cup final history. they'll now be looking to make history, going for the treble, when they take on inter milan in istanbul in the champions league final next weekend. at the end, we have to win it. i know how it works. we will give more, more, more, credit what you have done this many years.
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it has been so fun, we have done many good things but i said to the players, you have to put the pressure yourself. to recognise something good, you have to win europe. to be recognised something good, you have to win europe. and the team were greeted by a special guest on their return to manchester. eltonjohn had been performing in the city. after arriving back from the match in london, city's squad were seen in high spirits bumping into elton on the airport runway. phil foden not missing the chance for a selfie. real madrid have announced their captain karim benzema is leaving the club. the french striker has enjoyed one of the great los blancos careers afterjoining from lyon in 2009. his total of 353 club goals is bettered only by cristiano ronaldo. benzema has won four la liga and five champions league titles.
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the 2023 ballon d'or winner has been linked with a move to saudi arabia. england captain ben stokes insists he is "definitely on course" to bowl in the first ashes test against australia at edgbaston. stokes didn't bowl in england's 10—wicket victory over ireland at lords as he manages a persistent problem with his left knee. but he did bowl for the first time in four weeks before play on saturday and says he's happy with how it went. stokes was in visible discomfort when he took a catch in the win over ireland. the first ashes test begins on the 16th ofjune. australia fast bowler josh hazlewood has been ruled out of the world test championship final against india, which starts on wednesday at the 0val. he's still in contention for the ashes series against england which starts in just 12 days time. hazlewood is managing an achilles issue, plus a side injury, which resulted in him missing much of the indian premier league. michael neser comes into the squad
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for the five—day match in london. las vegas golden knights beat the florida panthers 5—2 in game one of the stanley cup final. zach whitecloud scored from long range with just over 13 minutes left as the knights went one—up in the best—of—seven series. game two is in las vegas on monday, before the sides head to florida for matches three and four. both teams are bidding for a first stanley cup triumph. and that's all the sport for now. the leader of hong kong's opposition league of social democrats party has been detained by police in hong kong on the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown. a number of other arrests were also made, including the prominent democracy activist alexandra wong — who is known as "grandma wong". she was carrying flowers in hong kong's causeway bay shopping district, when the authorities surrounded her and escorted
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her to a police van. 0ur chinese service reporter martin yip is in hong kong. he told us authorities have deployed thousands of police officers to the streets. so far we have been seeing people after people being arrested around the causeway bay area, which is leading into victoria park. you may remember in past years before the introduction of the national security law, that place has been a focal point for memorial activities for the 1989 tiananmen square crackdown in beijing. there has always been a candlelight vigil until 2019. this evening, there are thousands of police being deployed according to local media reports. we have seen people being taken away now, over ten according to local media reports, including one who just mentioned, leader of the social
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democrats, much more well—known activists, and also we have reports of the former chair of the hong kong association ofjournalists being taken away. a similar thing happened to alexandra wong, another prominent protesters who always shown in court hearings, shown waving the union jack, showing some kind of defiance against the rule under china in under the national security law. tens evenings in hong kong, and their police officers all around the area, as well as armoured vehicles being along nearby streets, a show of force. the government did say they would arrest people if they think they are breaking laws.
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to poland, where thousands are taking part in an anti—government rally in warsaw, demonstrating against a new law critics say critics say could be used to target opposition politicians in an election year. quite a crowd in warsaw, banners protesting against this new law. we can cross to our newsroom. bartosz kielakjoins us now from the newsroom. can you tell us why people are protesting, because as we can see from the pictures, there are quite a lot of people protesting against this new law?— lot of people protesting against this new law? originally this was ianned this new law? originally this was planned as _ this new law? originally this was planned as a _ this new law? originally this was planned as a celebration - this new law? originally this was planned as a celebration of - this new law? originally this was planned as a celebration of the l planned as a celebration of the 1999... in poland, but in the past week it gained new meaning. the
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ruling government party enacted this new law which would allow them to bar certain politicians from office if proven to have loosely defined russian influence. that kind of galvanise the opposition. current estimates have... at 300,000, which is... speaking of these last 20 minutes. what are they trying to achieve as they are trying to have people join together and voiced their opposition to this new act of law, which is seen aimed at the former prime minister of poland, who is currently the leader of the largest opposition party in the country, and in the autumn will be contesting the elections. there is obviously a response from government. i've spoken to people working in the presidential palace who say what we see is opposition playing old tricks, they are trying
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to convince international audiences, people watching abroad, that there is a problem of democracy in poland, so they absolutely refuse the narrative that the current government in poland is trying to endanger democracy in any way, and indeedin endanger democracy in any way, and indeed in the last hour the prime minister of poland has spoken saying it is quite curious to see old foxes play the same trick, and convince everyone that there are defenders of democracy. everyone that there are defenders of democra . r, ~ everyone that there are defenders of democra . s, ~ , s, s, s, democracy. thank you for that anal sis democracy. thank you for that analysis and — democracy. thank you for that analysis and the _ democracy. thank you for that analysis and the update, - democracy. thank you for that analysis and the update, as i democracy. thank you for that l analysis and the update, as you democracy. thank you for that - analysis and the update, as you can see on the screen now half a million people, as you say, out there in warsaw protesting against this new law that will make it hard during election years to level against the sitting government. also flags and banners there, people out in the streets of warsaw. stay with us live on bbc news.
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hello there. good afternoon. well, it's fine and dry for the vast majority of us again today, with plenty of blue sky and sunshine, including here in hastings in east sussex, although always breezier towards the south coast, particularly across parts of kent and essex, of course, with that onshore wind. lots of blue sky and sunshine again across northern ireland. it's here and in western wales where we could see some of the highest temperatures in the uk over the next couple of days or so. but we're still plagued by this north sea cloud, shown here on the satellite picture. it is slowly burning back towards the coast, really from lincolnshire northwards towards eastern coastal areas. it could linger for much of the day. some convective cloud too this afternoon across the high ground of scotland, also cumbria and northern ireland, where we could possibly see one or two light showers develop, but otherwise dry. temperatures in the low 20s,
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maybe 23 or 24 degrees celsius out towards the west. don't forget, the sunshine is strong at this time of year. the uv levels are high and the pollen levels are also high and will remain so as we head through next week. now, overnight tonight, of course, that cloud towards the east has got a bit more of a head start, so it's going to be more extensive, pushing its way further westwards into eastern wales and across the south of the uk, across the central belt too into tomorrow morning. temperatures milder underneath that cloud, clearer skies further west. watch out for a few mist patches developing into the start of the new week. this is how we're kicking off monday morning. again, that cloud will slowly burn back towards the coast. it could linger perhaps across the wash and east anglia, the lincolnshire coastline for a while, where it's always going to be feeling cooler. highest temperatures, best of the sunshine out towards the west, 23 or 24 degrees. now there will be a few changes as we head through the middle of the week and the end of the week with this depression just moving its way further northwards, could throw us more high cloud out towards the south west and maybe one
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or two showers later on, too. also, as the high pressure migrates further eastwards, we're drawing a south easterly wind, just pushing this warm continental air our way, particularly into the south east of england, where we could see temperatures rise by the time we get to friday and saturday, in the mid to the high 20s in celsius. remember, it has been quite cool here of late. so in summary then, it's a dry start to the week. it's always sunnier in the west, cloudier further east, but by the end of the week, temperatures could be rising, a few showers possible.
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r this is bbc news, the headlines. the governor of russia's belgorod region urges those still living along the ukrainian border to evacuate to avoid cross—border shelling. he says last night the area saw more heavy shelling last night, and nearly 5,000 people have already been resettled deeper inside russia. india's railways minister says the cause and those responsible for the country's worst train crash in decades have been identified. rescue efforts have now ended. 275 people are known to have died and more than 1,000 injured. the bbc understands the cost of detaining and deporting people illegally arriving in the uk under the planned new legislation could reach £6 billion over the next two years. the illegal migration bill,
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which is currently going through parliment, would give the power to remove anyone arriving

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