i'm yalda hakim, live in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. i've been to a press conference today where president zelensky confirmed that the counter—offensive has begun. translation: i the counter-offensive has begun. translation:— the counter-offensive has begun. translation: i will not say at what sta . e translation: i will not say at what staue or translation: i will not say at what stage or phase _ translation: i will not say at what stage or phase they _ translation: i will not say at what stage or phase they are, _ translation: i will not say at what stage or phase they are, but - translation: i will not say at what stage or phase they are, but i - translation: i will not say at what stage or phase they are, but i am i stage or phase they are, but i am sure _ stage or phase they are, but i am sure we _ stage or phase they are, but i am sure we will— stage or phase they are, but i am sure we will feel all of that definitely. i would sure we will feel all of that definitely. iwould not sure we will feel all of that definitely. i would not trust these or the _ definitely. i would not trust these or the telegram channels, and in particular. — or the telegram channels, and in particular, putin. a suspect in the stabbing of four children in a french park is charged with attempted murder — the victims are no longer in a life—threatening condition. and manchester city are chasing the treble when they play against inter milan at the champions league final. hello, i'm luxmy gopal.

we start in the uk, because there are calls for unity within the conservative party, after borisjohnson�*s decision to stand down as an mp. three tory mps have announced their resignations in the past 2a hours. they trigger a series of by—elections and raise questions about the future of rishi sunak�*s government. the latest to announce he's stepping down with immediate effect was nigel adams — a big supporter of former prime minister boris johnson. on friday another political ally of mrjohnson, nadine dorries, announced she was quitting... ..to be swiftly followed by the former prime minister himself, claiming he was the victim of a "witchhunt". that's after he received an advance copy of a report into whether he deliberately misled parliament over covid lockdown parties at downing street. three by—elections will now be held at a time when rishi sunak�*s conservative party is languishing in the opinion polls. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the latest. is this the end of a political career?

a witch hunt, borisjohnson says, forced him out. a kangaroo court he has called parliament's investigation. in truth he saw its conclusions before we did and decided to go. it was this, partygate, mps were probing. he has gone before the report is published. he feels he cannot be held to account for what others did when he wasn't present. that is his version, that is his story. i am merely... ..i am merely acting as a reporter. so today, labour out campaigning in uxbridge. they smell a chance to snap up the seat borisjohnson once had a big majority in but has abruptly vacated. borisjohnson has shown himself to be a coward once more. he has not held his hands up and take on responsibility as he should do. the privileges committee,

a well—respected committee made up of a majority of tory mps and he has tried to trash them saying he has no responsibility and has done nothing wrong. all this means trouble for mrjohnson�*s successor. rishi sunak is blamed by some of borisjohnson�*s supporters for abetting his downfall. today, ministers were trying to keep out of things. the determination for him to stand down was a decision for the former prime minister. our focus is on delivering on the priorities of the british people. that borisjohnson is divisive, for some a chaotic liability, for others an election—winner was clear for those in uxbridge today. taking the easy option out, instead of standing there

and defending himself and everyone else. he is doing the wrong thing. i don't like him. it's the best thing that could happen, get rid of him. i would vote for him tomorrow. great man, he has a huge amount . of support all over the country. and it has been a witchhunt. he will be back, i reckon. and more by elections loom. nigel adams, a loyal supporter, today said he was also standing down. nadine dorries quit yesterday. in his resignation honours, but wasn't on the list released by downing street. what all this means for rishi sunak and the conservatives are new tensions are swelling and by—elections are coming, just when the conservatives are languishing in the polls. losing any of those could lead some tory mps to question, as borisjohnson did in his resignation letter, the direction of the party and rishi sunak�*s leadership. rishi sunak should above all be offering tax cuts. what we want is reassurance from the prime minister,

that is very much his agenda and then examples of how he is pursuing that agenda because clearly some of my colleagues don't feel very welcome on the journey so that three of them have now decided to get off the bus altogether. and worse for rishi sunak, borisjohnson has hinted he might try a comeback. live now to our political editor, chris mason. a call for unity among the conservative party, but how does the prime minister achieve that?- prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity — prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity when _ prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity when there _ prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity when there isn't - prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity when there isn't any . call for unity when there isn't any unity, and it is precisely where the conservative party finds itself tonight. it faces three by—elections, atjust a point where it is really struggling in the opinion polls. three people on their own side choosing to inflict upon the party at a difficult time the views of the electorate, when they are miles and miles behind the labour party in the national opinion polls, and in some places the liberal democrats performing very

well, too. speaking to conservative mps, and i've been making dozens of calls and zapping out loads and loads of whatsapp messages, there is a deep sense of frustration and anger at what many see as the selfish acts of those who have decided to resign. of course, it is their prerogative to be able to do that, and we haven't yet heard in any detail from any of them about precisely what has motivated that. yes, we had a statement from boris johnson last night, but we are yet to track him down with a camera to asking questions of our own, and the same applies to nadine dorries and nigel adams, to get that full account. the consequence, we are well aware of that. conservative mps are well aware of it as well. for the prime minister, he needs this like a hole in the head. it is a nightmare. it isjust like a hole in the head. it is a nightmare. it is just the sort of thing he doesn't want to see. the one thing he has managed to bring to government in the last six or seven months, you could point to other achievements as well, but the one

thing that even his biggest critics would acknowledge is a sense of stability. things don't seem quite so stable tonight. find stability. things don't seem quite so stable tonight.— stability. things don't seem quite so stable tonight. and how are the three by-elections _ so stable tonight. and how are the three by-elections that _ so stable tonight. and how are the three by-elections that will - so stable tonight. and how are the three by-elections that will now i so stable tonight. and how are the | three by-elections that will now be three by—elections that will now be happening adding to that nightmare? i suppose it is notjust about the cost and time that they take, is it? it is not, although those two factors are worth weighing up. cost and time and attention. money that the party might otherwise think is better spent in a general election campaign will be spent in by—elections. time that would be better spent thinking about governing or the general election will be spent on those by—elections too, and attention means that cameras and interest and intrigue will point in the direction of the seatin will point in the direction of the seat in west london that boris johnson has vacated, mid bedfordshire where nadine dorries is leaving as an mp, and in north yorkshire where nigel adams is. attention matters in politics,

because there is opportunity cost attached to intrigue pointing in a particular direction. it means it doesn't point somewhere else. if the prime minister would rather be talking about other things, and my goodness he would, the attention is going to be in at least three corners of the country. i say at least three, because senior figures in the conservative party are braced for the potential of further resignations. it doesn't mean that there will be, but they are concerned that there might be. that sense of chaos uncorked remains tonight, there is not the sense that we have united after the statement from borisjohnson, where it happens, and there isn't a huge tale to it, but there has been swinging of the tail, and therefore the reasonable question posed by journalists and indeed senior figures in the conservative party is that there might be more to come. thank you for your analysis, our

political editor, chris mason. i am nowjoined by the ft�*s whitehall editor, lucy fisher to tell us more about what this means for the government. in terms of where this leaves the conservative party, how do they restore the chaos and the uncertainty? figs restore the chaos and the uncertainty?— restore the chaos and the uncertainty? restore the chaos and the uncertain ? �* , , . . ., uncertainty? as chris made clear, havin: uncertainty? as chris made clear, having three _ uncertainty? as chris made clear, having three by-elections - uncertainty? as chris made clear, having three by-elections on - uncertainty? as chris made clear, j having three by-elections on their having three by—elections on their plate is destabilising. i've spoken to a lot of mps and tories in the wider community in the last day and night since wider community in the last day and ni-ht since boris wider community in the last day and night since wider community in the last day and ni-ht since borisjohnson wider community in the last day and night since wider community in the last day and ni-ht since borisjohnson went, wider community in the last day and night since wider community in the last day and ni-ht since borisjohnson went, and night since borisjohnson went, and it is interesting. there is a lot of anger and resentment towards him in the parliamentary party. a lot of people seem to think he has created mischief. one mp said to me it is the last hurrah on the busted flush. another wished that he would just, push off, i think where their words,

and he would just spend time with his family and limited speaking engagements. there is concern about the by—elections, and if labour win two or possibly three of them, that really creates a sense of momentum for keir starmer, and could potentially unsettle the tory party at a time when the mood is already quite the braille following the local elections. there is a sense that many were watching and waiting to see how the party did there before passing judgment on rishi sunak�*s leadership, but increasingly since those results in the beginning of may, there is more and more talk about what the party does if it is heading into opposition next election, and the risk there is that the more the party gives into defeat and defeatism, the more it becomes a foregone conclusion. do and defeatism, the more it becomes a foregone conclusion.— foregone conclusion. do you think, lu , foregone conclusion. do you think, lucy. how — foregone conclusion. do you think, lucy. how much — foregone conclusion. do you think, lucy, how much do _ foregone conclusion. do you think, lucy, how much do you _ foregone conclusion. do you think, lucy, how much do you think - foregone conclusion. do you think, lucy, how much do you think that. lucy, how much do you think that ordinary people, voters out there, actually feel about this? back when

we were talking about the sue gray report, if you remember the early days of partygate, a lot of people i was speaking to when the boxing people, they said what matters to us as the cost of living, that sort of thing. what do you think yet more internal division is having on how people view notjust the conservative party, but politics more generally? i conservative party, but politics more generally?— conservative party, but politics more generally? i think it's very aood more generally? i think it's very good question. _ more generally? i think it's very good question, and _ more generally? i think it's very good question, and there - more generally? i think it's very good question, and there will i more generally? i think it's very| good question, and there will be consternation and psychodrama particularly involving borisjohnson in the conservatives. that is something the labour party tried to seize on straightaway last night. i was struck that unlike the snp and the lib dems who were saying, good riddance to borisjohnson, labour was immediately saying this is the soap opera that the british public is so sick. this is what we have seen so much of in this tumultuous

tory government. so, they are certainly making that argument. at a time in which inflation is proving very sticky at 8.7%, the headline rate, but far worse for food, i9% last month, food and nonalcoholic drink inflation year on year, at a time when not only people at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum who are really struggling to make ends meet, but people who are trying to deal with remortgaging their house, given how precipitous interest rate rises have been, i think there will be people who think this is very indulgent, and the government should be focusing all its attention on trying to help people with the cost of living, trying to help with issues like the nhs, which still faces huge backlogs, and indeed deal with immigration, which polls consistently show is the third most important issues to voters in the uk. ., ~ , ., important issues to voters in the

uk. ., ~ important issues to voters in the uk. ., . important issues to voters in the uk. thank you so much for “oining us with our uk. thank you so much for “oining us with your analysis. h uk. thank you so much for “oining us with your analysis. that _ uk. thank you so much for “oining us with your analysis. that is h uk. thank you so much forjoining us with your analysis. that is lucy - with your analysis. that is lucy fisher, the ft�*s whitehall editor. in ukraine, president volodymyr zelensky has for the first time publically confirmed that his country's counter—offensive against occupying russian forces is under way. it follows a week of such speculation, following an escalation of fighting in the south and east of the country. his comments followed talks he'd held in kyiv with the visiting canadian prime minister, justin trudeau. let's speak to the bbc�*s yalda hakim who's in kyiv and has been listening to zelensky speak. what is the mood in kyiv like at the moment? this what is the mood in kyiv like at the moment? �* , , ., what is the mood in kyiv like at the moment? ~ , i. ., what is the mood in kyiv like at the moment? a ., moment? as you say, for the past week, we moment? as you say, for the past week. we have — moment? as you say, for the past week, we have heard _ moment? as you say, for the past week, we have heard a _ moment? as you say, for the past week, we have heard a lot - moment? as you say, for the past week, we have heard a lot of - week, we have heard a lot of speculation around this counteroffensive. has it started, and if so, what will it look like going forward? the world's media and military analysts have all been asking this question, and so today, at the press conference i was at

with volodymyr zelensky, ukraine's president, alongside canada's premier, justin trudeau, residents lenski was asked the question that, in the last 2a hours, we have heard from russia's president, vladimir putin, who confirmed or said that the counteroffensive on the ukraine side had begun. just have a listen to what he had to say. translation: the counter-offensive and defence actions _ are taking place in ukraine. i will not speak at what stage or phase they are, but i am sure that we will feel all of that definitely. i would not trust these or those telegram channels, and, in particular, putin. it seems to me we had lots of occasions and steps after which we understood that we could not trust this kind of information. we need to trust, as it seems to me, our military, our soldiers, and i trust them. daily, i am in touch with our

commanders of different spheres. en vladimir putin, he was very dismissive. he grinned and said, why is he talking about our counteroffensive? he must be feeling it. he will continue to do so. as i said, again, he kept his cards very close to his chest. he would not give much information away, but did say that he speaks to his commanders daily, and that they were in good spirits. for his part, justin trudeau talks about the ongoing support that canada will continue to provide ukraine in terms of military and aid. we have seen a massive humanitarian crisis in the south—east of the country after that dan was breached, so prime minister trudeau talks about the need for the ongoing support to ukraine. just have a listen. in addition, today i'm announcing

that canada will be part - of the multinational efforts to train fighter pilots, - and to maintain and support - ukraine's fighterjet programme, leveraging canadian. expertise in this area. leveraging canadian— expertise in this area. expertise in these areas. we will also be contributing - to the multinational leopard tank maintenance initiative. iwe will provide an additional 288| aim—7 missiles, which will support ukraine in its efforts to defend ukrainian skies. _ and from existing funds, _ we will provide 10,000 rounds of 105 millimetres ammunition- to the ukraine security forces. justin trudeau, canada's prime minister speaking at the press conference with the lord mayor zelensky today. we don't know how long justin trudeau will be here, but he is part of this wave of western leaders making their way here to the ukrainian capital. it is about a 12 hourjourney here to the ukrainian capital. it is about a 12 hour journey from here to the ukrainian capital. it is about a 12 hourjourney from poland to hear, so they come to show their

support, even though this country is in a state of war and conflict, he would not know it if you were here in the capital, kyiv. restaurants, cafe is a buzzing, they are full of people, they are really trying to get on with their daily lives. in the east and the south—east, that is where the epicentre of this counteroffensive will be, which will go on for many months. for now, we are not getting a lot of information. no doubt the ukrainian side will want to give information about their progress in games, and of course we will hear about that setbacks as well. they have this very small window up to about october and november before the weather changes. we keep hearing about the importance of the spring and summer offensive, but once the

winter kicks in, fighting becomes incredibly difficult, but we will continue our coverage here from the capital, kyiv, as the developments and updates continue. in less than two hours' time manchester city take on inter milan in the final of the champions league in istanbul. thousands of fans are in the turkish city ahead of the final. man city are looking to complete the treble, having already won the premier league and fa cup this season. live now to istanbul, and our sports correspondent olly foster. expectations are sky high, can man city live up? expectations are sky high, can man city live up?— city live up? they are always exneeted _ city live up? they are always exneeted to _ city live up? they are always expected to win _ city live up? they are always expected to win every - city live up? they are always expected to win every time l city live up? they are always i expected to win every time they city live up? they are always - expected to win every time they step on the pitch. we have had choppers overhead in the last five minutes, tracking the manchester city and inter milan coaches into the ataturk stadium, and the fans in their thousands over the last couple of

hours have began to arrive as well. uefa said please get here at least four hours before kick—off, because the traffic in istanbul is always horrendous. we have been hearing that some fans have been getting out of their taxes miles away because of jams and the traffic, and trying to make the last couple of miles on foot. wejust make the last couple of miles on foot. we just hope that it will be a full house for kick—off. ten o'clock local time, full house for kick—off. ten o'clock localtime, between full house for kick—off. ten o'clock local time, between city map and inter milan. the culmination of the european football season, the champions league final, as always, very special events. manchester city on the brink of that very rare achievement for any english side, a treble of league, of fa cups, and european cups. manchester united were the last european —— english side to do that. under pep

guardiola, in the seven seasons that he has been here at city, they have got closer and closer. they were runners up two years ago to chelsea in portugal, and that really left them deflated. they were favourites then, but they are back in the final, and they are back with some new personnel. erling haaland as their front man, new personnel. erling haaland as theirfront man, we new personnel. erling haaland as their front man, we expect him to new personnel. erling haaland as theirfront man, we expect him to be named upfront once again. 52 goals this season. he is very likely to be making the difference for city against inter milan in the final. ladle against inter milan in the final. we shau against inter milan in the final. we shall see. that is our sports correspondent, live in istanbulfor us. live now to manchester and our news reporter paul murphy, who has been soaking up the atmosphere in the city. paul. i cannot begin to describe how hiuhl paul. i cannot begin to describe how highly charged. _ paul. i cannot begin to describe how highly charged, how _ paul. i cannot begin to describe how highly charged, how excited - paul. i cannot begin to describe how highly charged, how excited the - highly charged, how excited the atmosphere is here, as city fans begin to arrive at this venue to

prepare to watch the game on big screens, and use the several bars in here. it's an extraordinary location, it is about a mile from the etihad stadium. it is a former victorian railway marshalling yard, built about 20 years after man city was founded, so a suitably historic venue for an historic game. we have been talking to some of the fans as they queued to get in earlier this evening. they queued to get in earlier this evenina. ., ., , , they queued to get in earlier this evenina. ., ., , evening. come on the boys in blue, we need this. _ evening. come on the boys in blue, we need this, we _ evening. come on the boys in blue, we need this, we need _ evening. come on the boys in blue, we need this, we need to _ evening. come on the boys in blue, we need this, we need to complete j we need this, we need to complete the treble, — we need this, we need to complete the treble, it has to be done. it is nerve-racking. — the treble, it has to be done. it is nerve—racking, though. the treble, it has to be done. it is nerve-racking, though. i'm - the treble, it has to be done. it is nerve-racking, though. i'm not. nerve-racking, though. i'm not nervous _ nerve-racking, though. i'm not nervous city — nerve-racking, though. i'm not nervous. city is _ nerve-racking, though. i'm not nervous. city is going - nerve-racking, though. i'm not nervous. city is going to - nerve-racking, though. i'm not nervous. city is going to win i nerve-racking, though. i'm not| nervous. city is going to win the treble, nervous. city is going to win the treble. all— nervous. city is going to win the treble, all day. _ nervous. city is going to win the treble, all day. 3-1. _ nervous. city is going to win the treble, all day. 3-1. i— nervous. city is going to win the treble, all day. 3-1. i have - nervous. city is going to win the treble, all day. 3-1. i have no i treble, all day. 3-1. i have no nerves whatsoever. _ treble, all day. 3-1. i have no nerves whatsoever. we - treble, all day. 3-1. i have no nerves whatsoever. we are l treble, all day. 3-1. i have no - nerves whatsoever. we are going to do it. _ nerves whatsoever. we are going to do it. we _ nerves whatsoever. we are going to do it. we will— nerves whatsoever. we are going to do it, we will show— nerves whatsoever. we are going to do it, we will show the _ nerves whatsoever. we are going to do it, we will show the red - nerves whatsoever. we are going to do it, we will show the red side - nerves whatsoever. we are going to do it, we will show the red side of. do it, we will show the red side of manchester— do it, we will show the red side of manchester what _ do it, we will show the red side of manchester what manchester - do it, we will show the red side of manchester what manchester is i do it, we will show the red side of- manchester what manchester is always iioii'i manchester what manchester is always going to _ manchester what manchester is always going to he, _ manchester what manchester is always going to be, blue! _

manchester what manchester is always going to be. blue!— going to be, blue! well, 6000 pairs of e es going to be, blue! well, 6000 pairs of eyes will — going to be, blue! well, 6000 pairs of eyes will be _ going to be, blue! well, 6000 pairs of eyes will be glued _ going to be, blue! well, 6000 pairs of eyes will be glued to _ going to be, blue! well, 6000 pairs of eyes will be glued to the - of eyes will be glued to the screens, eight o'clock. it is not long now, an enormous build—up here. the added spice to all of it, of course, is the last winners of the treble were across the city. man united in 1999, so there is a lot of pride at stake. should city winter night, they will not take the roof of this rather sturdy building, they will do a fairly good job of it. well done for being able to hear me, i imagine it is very loud over there. we will have more of that here on bbc news. here in the uk, devon and cornwall police say that a 16—year—old boy has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of grievous bodily harm with intent over a violent assault on two teenage boys and an adult at blundell�*s school in tiverton on friday.

the two boys, who are students at the school, remain in hospital at this time. one of the boys is in a critical condition and the other boy remains in a stable, but serious, condition. their families are with them and are being supported by officers. it's an incredible story of suvival. four children found alive after surviving a plane crash and spending weeks fending for themselves in colombia's amazon jungle. their mother, the pilot and the co—pilot all died in the crash, early last month, and colombia's president says the rescue, is "a joy for the whole country." airlifted to safety from the jungle, after a story of survival against the odds. they were found by the military after a huge and long search. the children, forced to fend for themselves for more than five weeks. translation: together the military forces and the indigenous _

communities that helped with the search efforts found the children after a0 days. they were on their own. they are an example of survival that will go down in history. hundreds of soldiers had been involved in the desperate hunt for the children, aged 13, nine, four and one. message plays. a recorded message was played from the air, instructing them, if they heard it, to stay still and wait for help. there was hope the children were still alive after items left behind by them, including a drinking bottle and half—eaten fruit were found. the children belong to the huitoto indigenous group. it's thought their knowledge of fruits and jungle survival skills helped keep them safe. their family can scarcely believe this moment has come. translation: we are happy - because until now we couldn't sleep, couldn't be happy, couldn't talk. for us, the situation was like being in the dark,

living for the sake of living, because the hope of finding them kept us alive. when we found the children, we feltjoy. the children have been flown to the capital, bogota, for a full medical assessment. they are weak, they are tired, but their rescuers are calling this a magical day. simon jones, bbc news. here in the uk, and what has been the hottest day of the year so far, at least three soldiers fainted in the heat. it happened as the prince of wales left the kernel�*s review at horse guards parade. two others have to be help of the parade ground. hello there. a hot summer's day across the country for many, with temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. i'm sure it was too hot.

but those across the east coast of england were probably cheering when they saw blue sky and sunshine throughout the day, because you've seen that low grey cloud for quite some time. and in actualfact, we had quite a lot of sunshine generally across the country this saturday. down into the south west, though, a different story. outbreaks of showery rain. now, for parts of south west england and wales, we haven't seen rain for over four weeks, so welcome news, really. you can just about make the raindrops out on the top of the water here in padstow, cornwall. as we go into sunday, we're going to start off with a lot of sunshine and once again, the heat is going to build. so by the middle part of the afternoon, there's still a risk of some sharp, thundery downpours. they will be very hit and miss. not everyone will see them, but if you catch them, you'll really know about it. temperatures once again, perhaps, in southeast england, high 20s, low 30s not out of the question. a little bit cooler and fresher further north and west. still the risk of some sharp showers here. and we continue to see the risk of some sharp thundery downpours

across much of scotland. just the northern isles staying wet at times, and a little bit cooler here with temperatures at 1a degrees. so with all that sunshine around, no surprise to hear that uv and pollen remain high to very high for the remainder of the weekend. now, as we move into monday, we still have the risk of some sharp thundery downpours. slightly cloudier skies out to the west, perhaps the best of the weather out to the east because we've got that light southeasterly flow. showers should be few and far between on monday afternoon, and temperatures down just a degree or so. it is going to take its time, but we're likely to see highs generally mid 20s, perhaps as high as 27, 28 degrees in the southeast — that's 82 fahrenheit. moving out of monday into tuesday, we've still got very little in the way of significant rainfall to come across the country and the winds will start to turn around to more of an easterly direction.

now, that means that further west, we continue to see some dry, sunny and warm weather. but even out to the east, we continue to see the clouds staying away. plenty of sunshine, but not quite as warm.

this is bbc news. the headlines... in the uk, the conservative party face three by—elections, as yet another mp dramatically quits parliament.