and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. mrs sturgeon has been released, without charge — pending further investigation. at least 10 people have been killed — and eleven others are hospitalized — after a bus crash near the australian town of greta, in new south wales. a search operation is underway — after a fire on board a tourist boat, in the egyptian red sea. three british tourists are missing. police in northern ireland investigating the disappearance a 21 year old woman, begin a murder investigation after finding a body. and — novak djokovic become the most successful, men's singles tennis player of all—time — after winning the french open to secure a record—setting 23rd grand slam title.

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the arrest, questioning and release of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock, and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she's been released, without charge — pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent james cook reports. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later. this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. "i am certain i have committed

no offence," she said, describing the situation as both "a shock and deeply distressing." she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm either the snp or the country, and she insisted in the strongest possible terms "that i am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing." speaking before the arrest, ms sturgeon�*s successor as first minister said his political mentor was doing well. she and i have caught up on a couple of occasions. i have been asking about are welfare. she has mentioned how difficult and traumatic those last few weeks have been. is she 0k? yes, she is in a good place and doing well. there was little police activity outside ms sturgeon�*s home on the outskirts of glasgow today, bar the occasional patrol. a far cry from april, when her husband, peter murrell, the snp's former chief executive, was arrested, questioned and released without charge. police investigating

what happened to nearly £667,000 raised to campaign for independence also removed materialfrom snp headquarters in edinburgh, as well as seizing a luxury motor home. later, they arrested and released without charge the party's former treasurer colin beattie, all of which left the first minister herself the subject of intense speculation. there are many questions that i would want to be able to answer, and in the fullness of time i hope i will answer, but it would be wrong and inappropriate for me to go into any detail that is related to what the police are currently investigating. i could not have anticipated in my worst nightmares what would have unfolded over the past few weeks. for a decade, nicola sturgeon and her husband were scotland's power couple. supporters hoped, some opponents feared, that ms sturgeon would lead her nation to independence. that already feels like a long time ago.

this is not just this is notjust a legal matter but would look at the statement, it is clearly, a very personal matter and it's clear that the strain that this foreign minister is under and her party is under strain too which means that the scottish government under his successor who regards nicola sturgeon as his political mentor, is also under strain. his political mentor, is also understrain. but his political mentor, is also under strain. but the opposition parties are treading readily but they have serious concerns here. labour are saying there are questions about what he knew and when and particularly, the circumstances surrounding the resignation of nicola sturgeon which he has

repeatedly denied had anything to do with this inquiry. the conservatives are calling for nicola sturgeon to be suspended from the scottish national party and sing this is a distraction from the issues that they believe matters most to voters, the economy and the nhs. three british tourists are missing, after a fire on board a boat in the egyptian red sea. twenty six other people, including 12 britons, were rescued from the vessel, off the coast of marsa alam. they were all on a diving cruise. the foreign office says it's supporting the british nationals. sally nabil, has the latest from cairo. huge fires ripped through this boat in the red sea resort of marsa alam. nearly 30 people were on board, including 15 british passengers. amateur footage shows the moments of horror as some jump to safety and are rescued. local authorities say most

of the foreign visitors and the egyptian crew have been rescued, but search operations are still under way for those missing. translation: we arrived at dawn. we wake up daily at 6am and the briefing before diving is at 6.30am. during the briefing, one of the people saw smoke coming out of the boat in front of us. it was close to us, around 50 metres away. one of the people said there was light smoke, and in one or two minutes the smoke became white and heavy, then it turned black, and the fire broke out so fast because it was windy in the morning. initial reports say an electrical fault caused the fire. but thorough investigations are a priority now to explain what exactly happened. search operations continue for those missing. but fears are growing for their safety.

police in northern ireland, searching for a 21 year old missing woman, have begun a murder inquiry after finding suspected human remains. chloe mitchell was last seen in ballymena more than a week ago. extensive searches had been carried out to try to find her. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has been there they say they are found human remains there hasn't been a formal identification that is taking place but they have reason to believe that clay mitchell has been murdered and launched formally a murder investigation and what we do know is that two men remained in custody age 26 and 3a when we are taught there helping police with inquiries. please have the local community to help find chloe over the last few days, their praise the efforts of the search and rescue teams and it's been a very anxious time for those living in the area because the

search operations been very visible and much of it along river bankjust near the here and the appeals to find chloe up and the appeals to find chloe up been very far and wide and i think this news that it's a formal murder investigation is going to be filled very deeply across northern ireland. an 11—year—old girl from a british family has been shot dead, following a reported dispute between neighbours in north—western france. it happened in a village near cam—pear in brittany. french media said that the girl's parents were injured, and her eight—year—old sister was in "shock". the uk's foreign office said it was providing assistance to a british family following a shooting in france. (pres)three more arrests have been made as part three more arrests have been made as part of the investigation

into the death of a 16—year—old boy in bath on saturday. emergency services were called shortly after 11pm. members of the public gave the boy first aid before paramedics arrived — but he died at the scene. eight teenagers who were previously arrested remain in custody. police that we have some breaking news coming from australia where police say they have arrested the driver of that bus that crashed killing at least 10 people and injuring 11 more, near the town of greta, in the hunter region, north— west of sydney. it will make it 11:30pm last night, emergency services reports of the roundabout just reports of the roundabout “ust near the under i reports of the roundabout ist near the under expressway off fit in relationship to a motor vehicle collision. upon arrival ills identify better by the coach it overturned on the roundabout and at this stage, and appears to be a single vehicle collision. there are ten people confirmed deceased.

and transported to hospital at this stage, they have varying injuries. at 58—year—old man, the driver of the coach was taken for mandatory testing and he is now at the police station under arrest. a crime scene is been established in currently being forensically examined by the investigation unit and forensic police. let's go straight to our correspondent in sydney, australia, phil mercer do we know where this post was going or coming from? it do we know where this post was going or coming from?— going or coming from? it was about nine — going or coming from? it was about nine and _ going or coming from? it was about nine and a _ going or coming from? it was about nine and a half- going or coming from? it was about nine and a half hours . going or coming from? it was l about nine and a half hours ago and the police era new wales say that the coach was taking people from a wedding in the hunter valley of new south

wales to their accommodation to the town of singleton when it rolled over on a big roundabout that goes over a major highway in that part of eastern australia and it seems there'd been a wedding celebration in the hunter valley is concluded and the people being taken back to their hotels and we understand, according to what the police of dispensing of the last few minutes that ten people have been confirmed dead in this accident, 25 others are injured and two of them were airlifted for treatment and we also understand from the police had no children were involved in this accident and a very thorough forensic investigation is under way. thorough forensic investigation is under way-— is under way. you mentioned that it is _ is under way. you mentioned that it is winter _ is under way. you mentioned that it is winter in _ is under way. you mentioned that it is winter in australia, | that it is winter in australia, what are the road conditions?

effective played a role in this incident? ., effective played a role in this incident? . , ., effective played a role in this incident? ., , ., incident? that will be a part ofthe incident? that will be a part of the investigation - incident? that will be a part of the investigation and - incident? that will be a partj of the investigation and how the police will be leading this inquiry, given the number of people who have died. the bosses are still on its side, the crash site and police can't rule out that more people are trapped underneath and so, this is an ongoing emergency response involving many ambulance, personnel, firefighters and the police as well. at the time, with 30 at night here in eastern austria during the winter, is reportedly quite foggy and so, there will be a part of the investigation and at the moment, we know that those 25 people are in the hospital and orfrom the people are in the hospital and or from the police earlier, there is no update on the severity otherwise of their injuries but safe to say, this is one of the worst road accidents we have seen in

eastern australia for many, many years. japan is poised to raise its age of consent from 13 to 16 — in an overhaul of sexual offences legislation that is currently going through the country's parliament. the world's third largest economy currently has the lowest consent age among the g—7 countries.the reforms the lowest consent age among the g—7 countries. the reforms of japan's sexual assault laws comes after several rape acquittals in 20—19 caused public outrage. shaimaa khalil has been speaking to the women challenging the stigma. and a warning her report includes a description of sexual assault which you may find distressing. a small gathering with huge significance, where flowers have become a symbol of defiance for four years, sexual violence survivors have gathered every month in the central tokyo spot to share their stories. what's now known as the

flower demo has become a national movement. after a series of high profile rape acquittals in 2019. for its founder, midori kitahara. every gathering brings up raw emotions. i started flower demo because i was angry. and also i feel that many women's anger. but there is no place to speak out in society. but there is no place to speak out. in society, women's voices are always denied. when rina godoy decided to speak out, she knew she was standing up against the country's military institution. she had two dreams. she tells me to be a soldier and to compete in the olympics as a judo player. both were within reach when she joined the military. both were shattered by sexual harassment. this happened to me every day. my breasts were rubbed. i was kissed on the cheek,

groped in the hallway with people watching. but august 2021 was a dark turning point. during a training exercise in the mountains, three male soldiers called her into a tent where they'd been drinking. two superiors were talking about martial arts and said, i should try it. one of my colleagues pinned me down on the bed and choked me. he spread my legs and rubbed his crotch against me like it was a sex act. two others did the same. there were about dozen soldiers around. no one stopped it. they were laughing. ijust wanted to get out. i was filled with despair. i'd hope that my female superiors would stand by me when i reported the incident, but she took the side of a commander. in the end, rina quit the military and shared her story publicly. despite the backlash and threats she faced, she insisted on an investigation.

hers was one of the rare cases that captured the media and the nation's attention. five servicemen were fired for misconduct and the defense ministry issued an apology. and after being dropped, the investigation was reopened. earlier this year, three former soldiers were indicted. rina says she's relieved if still traumatised and wants to make sure no one else goes through a similar experience or be scared to speak out. many survivors have said that kept quiet out of fear or guilt. but japan's laws also make it very difficult for women to come forward, for example. they put the onus on rape victims to prove that they've been subjected to intimidation or violence. a recent survey has shown that more than 70% of attacks go unreported here. and while the government is moving to change sexual violence laws, many experts have said that a lot more needs to be done on the shame and the stigma. japan prides itself in being one of the world's safest places, but in this male

dominated society, many women are still shamed into silence. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that report, there is a list of organisations which can provide help. it's at the bbc actionline website. a portion of a major us highway collapsed on sunday after a oil tanker caught fire underneath it. smoke could be seen from the rubble of the collapsed section of the northbound lanes of the i—95 in philadelphia — which is the main north—south interstate on the east coast. the road is a key route from the city — commuters travel north towards new york and on to boston and south heading to baltimore and washington. no injuries were reported. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

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referent tracking trends and data collected from the movements of dairy cattle to keep an attractor moving in a straight line —— bird. you're live with bbc news ukraine says its forces are making gains, as they try to recapture territory occupied by russian forces. this is footage from a ukrainian assault brigade said to show offensive operations near bakhmut. the unit claims to have killed two russian soldiers and hit an ammunition dump. there's no independent verification of the location or date of the video. (biv)russia says it's repelled an attack by six unmanned ukrainian boats on a russian naval ship in the southeastern black sea, where it was patrolling gas pipelines to turkey. there's been no word so far from kyiv. meanwhile, ukraine says the area covered by flooding in the kherson region as a result of the catastrophic

breach of the kakhovka dam has almost halved as the water recedes. the authorities in the city have introduced restrictions on the use of water from the nipro river, saying flooding of households and sewage facilities means the water is now highly polluted. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines around the world. residents in the sudanese capital, khartoum, are reporting new exchanges of gun and shellfire following the expiration of a twenty—four hour truce. the ceasefire had held better than previous ones, but the army and the rival para—military force, the r—s—f, resumed combat shortly after dawn on sunday. the lull in the fighting had allowed people to try to stock up on essential goods. residents of the french town of annecy have gathered in support of the victims of thursday's knife attack in which six people were injured. four children — including a british three—year—old — are said to be recovering well.

two adults were also hurt. a 31—year—old syrian man has been charged with attempted murder. four children who survived weeks alone in colombia's amazon jungle have been reunited with relatives as they recover in hospital. the siblings, aged 13, nine, five and one, are "very weak" but "happy to see their family", said their grandfather. the four children were found on friday after more than a month of searching by the military and local people. the uk's head of counter terrorism policing, says he's concerned about the growth of the british conspiracy theory movement. mattjukes, has told the bbc, that his team is "seeing evidence of conspiracy theories, being interwoven with extremism". 0ur disinformation and social media correspondent, marianna spring has more. those comments about

the conspiracy theory movement more generally come as i've been investigating the conspiracy theory media that's a part of that. this is the light paper. set up during the pandemic, it's still ordered in and handed out by volunteers in dozens of towns across the country. evidence suggests it prints 100,000 copies a month. the light also has telegram channels with over 18,000 members. the paper's editor says he isn't in charge of them but acknowledges they are directly linked to the paper. 0n there and in the paper itself, the light has shared disinformation, as well as hateful and violent rhetoric towards journalists, medics and mps. 0n telegram, it's shared content linked to uk far—right groups including patriotic alternative and alpha men assemble — which offers military—style training to anti—vaccine activists. the light is connected with a conspiracy theory paper in germany called democratic resistance that refers to it as a "partner" publication. the light editor says

he speaks to its editor two or three times a year. whistle—blowers have revealed how that german paper links to the reichsburger group, behind a coup attempt there last december. here's more. white neck with the movement boomed during the pandemic. now, and motivated minority continues to protest and distribute the light paper. former town mayor and he claims to be a key target for the movement. he is teddy mcphee as this will exacerbate the harassment he received the remake of a people confront me in the and chiffons my face.

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the bbc. he said, if needed, we would take the fight by all means. the inclination towards hitler teddy make hateful rhetoric, hello. sunday was another very warm or even hot day with temperatures peaking at around 32 celsius. that heat and humidity giving rise to some dramatic skies as some thunderstorms kicked off through the afternoon and into the evening. if we take a look back at the radar picture, we can see that we had some storms in northern scotland, some across northern england, and then this clump of thunderstorms, this quite big organised area of storms that drifted westwards across the midlands towards wales. so as we head through monday, really it's more of the same,

more spells of sunshine, but still the chance for some thunderstorms with that heat and humidity, temperatures to start the day between ten and 17 degrees. so a very warm start to the day. quite a muggy start for most, a dry start, but a little bit of rain to clear away from parts of wales, maybe some extra cloud in the far south west and a few showers even from the word go and into the afternoon as the sun heats the land while those big shower clouds will bubble up once again, particularly across parts of southern england into the midlands and wales, some of these thunderstorms could be really quite vicious, with a lot of rain in a short space of time, gusty winds and some hail. western counties of northern ireland, southwest scotland and perhaps more especially the north of scotland, also prone to some of these downpours and thunderstorms. but as ever with these weather set ups, there will be places that fall through the gaps and stay completely dry. another very, very warm day. temperatures widely the mid to high 20s somewhere could again get to 30 degrees. we will continue to see some big showers and thunderstorms

in places during monday evening. many of them fading, though, overnight into tuesday. we'll see some areas of low cloud around some of these western coast. it is another pretty warm night in prospect. and then for tuesday, well, the greatest chance for showers will be found across the western side of the uk. further east, not as many showers, more dry weather, plenty of sunshine. still feeling very warm indeed. highest temperatures at this stage, likely to be down towards the south, up to around 29, possibly 30 degrees for parts of central southern england. as we look deeper into the week, high pressure remains firmly in charge. but as you pick up more of an easterly breeze, well, temperatures will drop back just a little. still, though, feeling very warm indeed. mostly dry with some sunshine.