from russian occupation as villages from russian occupation as its counter offensive gets under way. british prime minister rishi sunak accuses borisjohnson of asking him to overruling a committee looking at appointments to the house of lords. one of the dominant figures in italian public life, the billionaire media magnate and former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, has died at the age of 86. the prime minister has described him as a fighter. the defence minister says berlusconi's death leaves a huge void. he says, an era is over, adding that he loves berlusconi very much. mr berlusconi was prime minister three times. each time it seemed his political career was over, he managed to bounce back. his flamboyant personality struck

a chord with the italian electorate, which continued to back him despite allegations of corruption and double—dealing. let's speak to chiara albanese, who is italy's correspondent for bloomberg. thank you forjoining us. let me ask you first of all, what has the reaction been in italy to mr berlusconi's death?- reaction been in italy to mr berlusconi's death? from left to ri . ht, berlusconi's death? from left to right. everyone _ berlusconi's death? from left to right, everyone has _ berlusconi's death? from left to right, everyone has been - berlusconi's death? from left to i right, everyone has been mourning the loss. berlusconi was definitely a controversial figure the loss. berlusconi was definitely a controversialfigure in the political landscape but also the business landscape. he was less interventionist and less present in the public life and definitely he turned from a controversial figurine to a simple for the country of unity. today it was announced that everyone is mourning and everyone is remembering the person rather than

the controversies.— the controversies. people are mourning _ the controversies. people are mourning him _ the controversies. people are mourning him in _ the controversies. people are mourning him in italy - the controversies. people are mourning him in italy but - the controversies. people are mourning him in italy but it's| mourning him in italy but it's interesting in terms of international figures who has interesting in terms of internationalfigures who has been sending condolences. the first ones i noticed were viktor orban from hungary and in the last few minutes, president vladimir putin has paid tribute to mr berlusconi, calling him a dear, wise friend. a complicated elation ship there berlusconi and that it putin given the ukraine war.— berlusconi and that it putin given the ukraine war. absolutely. this has been one _ the ukraine war. absolutely. this has been one of— the ukraine war. absolutely. this has been one of the _ the ukraine war. absolutely. this has been one of the most - the ukraine war. absolutely. this| has been one of the most delicate themes and angles, also in relation to berlusconi's ideas since he joined georgia minestrone �*s government. berlusconi has always been also a personal friend to vladimir putin. just a a few months ago they were discussing where he said publicly

that he had said berlusconi some bottles of red wine just to greet him. they exchanged presents an over the last years and last decades, they also paid personal visits. putin was hosted by berlusconi in his sardinian villa. there is a long history and tradition between the two that dates well before the beginning of the russian invasion in ukraine. ~ ., , , ., ukraine. where does this leave italian politics? _ ukraine. where does this leave italian politics? in _ ukraine. where does this leave italian politics? in the - ukraine. where does this leave l italian politics? in the immediate moment, italian politics? in the immediate moment. very — italian politics? in the immediate moment, very little _ italian politics? in the immediate moment, very little will - italian politics? in the immediate moment, very little will change l moment, very little will change because fatty italia is part of the coalition with georgia maloney. definitely a much more tilted

towards ukraine compared to berlusconi. but in the longer term and if we are looking at weeks and months here, there is a big question over the future of fatty italia because the party that berlusconi founded was definitely closely associated with this figure and even if he was not involved in public life in the last weeks and months, definitely he was the symbolic and moral leader of the party. there is a delicate question over the longer future of it as a party here. good to talk to you. _ future of it as a party here. good to talk to you. thank _ future of it as a party here. good to talk to you. thank you - future of it as a party here. good to talk to you. thank you for - to talk to you. thank you for joining us. ukraine says it has liberated another village. this is

all happening as residents and people living around the curse on region are still recovering after damage done to that dam which best which caused widespread flooding in the region. let's cross leave to kyiv. thank you. as you say wildly has begun, got under way, this country is dealing with a humanitarian crisis that is developing, an emergency where we are hearing about people not having enough water, dealing with potential waterborne diseases and of course lots of homes, loss of animals and likelihood. to discuss this further with me, i am joined by a volunteer from save ukraine. thank you so much forjoining us here. just bring us up forjoining us here. just bring us up to date on the situation in the kherson region and the impact from

the breach of that dam. figs kherson region and the impact from the breach of that dam.— the breach of that dam. as you can see, it is the breach of that dam. as you can see. it is one _ the breach of that dam. as you can see, it is one of— the breach of that dam. as you can see, it is one of the _ the breach of that dam. as you can see, it is one of the villages - the breach of that dam. as you can see, it is one of the villages where | see, it is one of the villages where the water is more than three metres and if we look at the level of water when the dam was broken, more than 3000 houses were destroyed or underwater in the region. more than 300 people were evacuated and from the river bank, people from occupied territories were evacuated. at this moment, more than seven children we cannot find. at this moment we know

that on this day, more than two houses are without water, these houses are without water, these houses were in kherson district and now it can be free but people tell us that they need help with rebuilding houses because the water destroyed everything. some situations we have where one is destroyed. at this moment, our emergency services say at the right bank, we have more information that people need help. what bank, we have more information that people need help-— people need help. what is it that --eole people need help. what is it that people need _ people need help. what is it that people need them _ people need help. what is it that people need them most? - people need help. what is it that. people need them most? because people need help. what is it that - people need them most? because we are hearing that people don't have water and are in desperate need of medical assistance. the water and are in desperate need of

medical assistance.— water and are in desperate need of medical assistance. the most problem 's clothes because _ medical assistance. the most problem 's clothes because people _ medical assistance. the most problem 's clothes because people who - medical assistance. the most problem 's clothes because people who were, l �*s clothes because people who were, lost everything and didn't have any clothes or something for them. they really need water. 0ur emergency our emergency services 0ur emergency services tell us after one week,... just briefly, if ou after one week,... just briefly, if you can. — after one week,... just briefly, if you can. we _ after one week,... just briefly, if you can, we understand -

after one week,... just briefly, if you can, we understand that - after one week,... just briefly, if i you can, we understand that some people were killed yesterday as a result of some attacks as they were being evacuated. what is the security situation there like? the security situation there like? tue: security situation there like? tte: security situation is security situation there like? "tt2 security situation is very security situation there like? tt2 security situation is very hard because people were injured, people died... today we also evacuated more than seven people. russian drones are looking at who was going close to the of river banks. russian troops

are still still at at people's homes, it is a really hard situation. 0ur volunteers... more than 100 people from the left side. our volunteers. .. more than 100 people from the left side.- our volunteers... more than 100 people from the left side. thank you so much for — people from the left side. thank you so much for taking _ people from the left side. thank you so much for taking the _ people from the left side. thank you so much for taking the time - people from the left side. thank you so much for taking the time to - people from the left side. thank you so much for taking the time to join l so much for taking the time to join us. we know that you and your teams are incredibly busy at this difficult time. as you can hear, the situation there is utterly devastating for so many people who are trapped in that flooded area, trying to be evacuated and once they are, they are having to deal with

this emergency where they don't have food, water and the authorities there are desperate for the international community to start pouring in aid. we will be following developments there throughout the day so do stay with us. back to you in the studio. this is the live page, as always our correspondence and presentence both in the region and presentence both in the region and in the uk are updating this page as and when new lines and new pictures, new stories come in on the latest offensive. ukraine saying it has liberated a fourth village since president zelensky acknowledged that the long—awaited counteroffensive has begun. much more there. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

at this new northampton distribution centre for the firm active ants. these robots just like the one next to me are picking those plastic boxes when we get consumer orders and presenting them. in a part of the world where so many people work in logistics, the obvious question is what do all these robots mean for jobs? is what do all these robots mean for “obs? ~ . is what do all these robots mean for “obs? ~ , , ., ~ is what do all these robots mean for “obs? , , , ~ jobs? when it is peak season like november and _ jobs? when it is peak season like november and december, - jobs? when it is peak season like november and december, we - jobs? when it is peak season like | november and december, we had jobs? when it is peak season like i november and december, we had to jobs? when it is peak season like - november and december, we had to fly people in from other countries to work in the uk and then we have to fly them back. with robots working together with humans we can have a more sustainable setup than flying all these people in.— all these people in. greater use of robots have _ all these people in. greater use of robots have winners _ all these people in. greater use of robots have winners and _ all these people in. greater use of robots have winners and losers - all these people in. greater use of| robots have winners and losers but it seems their role is only increasing. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. welcome back. you are live

with bbc news. 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. totnes in devon was one of the places where the conspiracy theory movement boomed during the pandemic. now, a motivated minority continue to protest and distribute the light paper. access to your money will be owned by and controlled by the state! former town mayor ben piper says he's become a key target for the movement. he fears an article about him in the light paper exacerbated the harassment he experienced. i've had people drive their car at me, i've been shouted at in the street, i've had people confront me in the supermarket, shoving their phones in my face.

sinister telephone calls from strangers who don't identify themselves, you know, of an evening, and stuff like that. as well as more mundane articles, there are others promoting disinformation about vaccines, the financial system, and climate change. one recent article talks about the use of force against "aggressors like the government". in print and on its telegram channels, there are calls for war—crime—style trials for mp5, medics and journalists they see as complicit in plots to harm people with the vaccine. i went to meet the editor of the light, darren nesbitt. the build—up to this interview has been pretty hostile, and darren has insisted that he will ask me questions as well as me asking him questions. we believe in the right of people to hold ideas, hold thoughts, ideas and express their views. you know, if you take one iota from that away, we're now down the road of censorship, of thought control. do you think that calls

for action in the paper — for people to take action to do something — could result in action that is not peaceful? of course! i mean, you know, people make their own decisions and they need to be responsible for their own actions. people should not be passive and just let the world, you know, change around them, because there is, you know, an agenda and a purpose behind it, and it's not for their own best interests. the light is also related to a german paper, called democratic resistance. whistle—blowers have revealed to me how some of the german paper's writers, and one of its key donors, met with members of the reichsburger group, who were behind a failed coup attempt in germany in december 2022. markus heinz stopped writing for the paper because he felt it had become too extreme. you cannot say, ok, on twitter i'm nice, and on telegram i say "kill them all." for me, the biggest problem is that the people who write in this newspaper do not say anything about it.

i don't understand it. the editor of democratic resistance, anselm lenz, did not reply to points raised by the bbc. he said, "if needed, we are willing to take the fight by all means." closer to home, the inclination towards hateful rhetoric brings with it a risk of action offline. marianna spring, bbc news. scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, is facing calls to suspend his predecessor, the former first minister, nicola sturgeon, from the scottish national party after she was arrested as part of the police investigation into the snp's finances. ms sturgeon was released without charge pending further inquiries and has insisted she's innocent of any wrongdoing. lorna gordon reports. nicola sturgeon was scotland's longest serving first minister and for years was the most powerful figure in scottish politics. on sunday she was arrested and questioned as a suspect by police for more than seven hours. after being released without charge,

ms sturgeon issued an emphatic, vehement denial of any wrongdoing. "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. before insisting, in the strongest possible terms, that "i am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing." her arrest, though, is a setback for her successor as first minister. humza yousaf has been trying to regain the political initiative. speaking before ms sturgeon's questioning under caution, he insisted his political mentor was doing well. she and i have caught up on a couple of occasions. i've been asking about her welfare, she has mentioned how difficult and traumatic those last few weeks have been. is she 0k? she's in a good place, doing well. this is the third high—profile arrest in the investigation

into the funding and finances of the snp. ms sturgeon's husband, peter murrell, the former chief executive of the party, was previously arrested and released without charge. the home they both shared searched by police. the party's headquarters was also searched. officers removing material. later they arrested and released without charge the party's former treasurer, colin beattie. back in april, ms sturgeon described it all as beyond her worst nightmares. 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 get 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. her arrest has been seized on by political opponents. this is an appalling scandal at the time where scotland desperately needs change and desperately needs a government

working for them to deal with their priorities. and they're certainly not getting that at the moment from either of the governments. nicola sturgeon has declared her intention to return to the scottish parliament. but there have been calls from both the opposition and from within her own party for her to be suspended from the snp while police inquiries are ongoing. the father of four children rescued alive after 40 days in the colombianjungle is hailing his oldest daughter as a hero. he said his 13—year—old child lesley helped save the lives of her siblings after their plane crashed in the amazon jungle. she reportedly made camp for the other children, and provided any food she could find. the youngest of the children turned one while missing in the jungle. translation: it's a miracle of god. as a belief of the indigenous people, we believe it is a test of god to see how much faith we have in him. i have demonstrated it with my own words, as i said in the beginning,

we as indigenous people are able to search for them. we showed the world that we found the plane and we showed the world that we found the children. the first thing i did was talk to the 13—year—old girl. it is not easy to ask them because the children did not eat well for 40 days, so i have not been able to get any information from them. we hope the children will recover well. japan is poised to raise the 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 g7 countries. the reforms of japan's sexual assault laws comes after several rape acquittals in 2019 caused public outrage. our tokyo correspondent 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 against silence. for four years, sexual violence survivors have gathered every month in this central tokyo spot to share their stories. what is now known as the flower demo has become a national movement after a series of high—profile rape acquittals in 2019. for its founder, minori kitahara, every gathering brings up raw emotions. i started the flower demo because i was angry. and also i feel many women's anger, so strong anger, but there is no place to speak out. in society, women's voices are always denied. when rina gonoi 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. translation: 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 had been drinking. translation: 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 a dozen soldiers around, no one stopped it. they were laughing. ijust wanted to get out.

i was filled with despair. i had hoped my female superior would stand by me when i reported the incident, but she took the side of the 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 defence ministry issued an apology. after being dropped, the investigation was reopened. earlier this year, three former soldiers were indicted. rina says she is 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 they 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

they have been subjected to intimidation or violence. a recent survey has shown 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 stigma. japan prides itself on being one of the world's safest places, but in this male—dominated society many women are still shamed into silence. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, tokyo. let's turn to sport. manchester city continue their champions league victory celebrations today with a victory parade. a 1—0 win over inter milan on saturday was all the team needed to secure the champions league title. with it, manchester city claimed the treble, with victories too in this year's premier league and fa cup. the party kicked off almost immediately on saturday — these fans took to the streets in manchester to celebrate the team's latest win in a remarkable season. and on sunday, players returned home to continue the party — flying in on a boeing 787 that

featured the team's signature blue colour and crest. congratulations to them. let me bring you up—to—date on our breaking news story and that is silvio berlusconi has died at the age of 86. it has been announced that mr berlusconi will get a full state funeral in milan on wednesday. he will get a full state funeral in the cathedral in milan on wednesday. more on this story on our website. stay with us on the bbc. hello there. 0f of those we have seen temperatures

reaching 90 fahrenheit. may not be as hot as that today, a little cooler in the south—east and the highest temperature likely to be in cumbria. with that heat and humidity we have the potential for thundery downpours. hale and lightning, some flooding expected as well, there could be about inch of rain falling in the space of an hour. a few showers towards the east but the main focus of the downpours pressing through the midlands, wales, may be parts of northern ireland and western scotland. those heavy showers that do develop will tend to decay overnight so it does tend to become dry in most areas, a few showers towards the south—west for a while but skies will clear. these are the minimum temperatures at the end of the night and it's a warm night, an uncomfortable night for sleeping once again with the heat and humidity. tomorrow on the whole it's a dry and sunny start. the risk

of a thundery shower across england and wales much reduced. the main focus of the downpours the western side of ireland. temperature wise, very similar to what we see today, looking at highs of 27 or 28 degrees. through the rest of the week it looks like things will be much quieter. we are losing those thunderstorms, a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine and it should be more comfortable at night for sleeping. cooler at night, more comfortable at night for sleeping. coolerat night, not more comfortable at night for sleeping. cooler at night, not as humid. the high pressure we have had is pushing all the heavy showers away but instead of that humid south easterly breeze, a slightly cooler, fresher easterly breeze coming our way. lots of sunshine around, early mist and fog along the east coast of scotland, may be foggy through parts of the english channel but otherwise a dry and sunny day on wednesday. again high temperatures looking at

27 or 28 degrees, tend to be more towards the western side of the country.

today at one: rishi sunak hits back in the row over borisjohnson's resignation honours list. the prime minister says mrjohnson asked him to "overrule" the panel the panel vetting nominees for the house of lords. borisjohnson asked me to do

something that i wasn't prepared to do, because i didn't think it was right.