hello. we start with the war in ukraine — and an investigation by the bbc russian service has found that the number of russian soldiers killed is far higher than official figures released by moscow. as with most wars, both sides have been accused of downplaying their losses, but russia has a history of obscuring its wartime deaths. bbc russia's olga ivshina has searched through thousands of social media posts and local news reports, working with bbc verify to uncover information about russia's war dead. these are the war graves russia doesn't want to talk about. since december, the bbc has located seven new cemeteries dotted across russia and occupied ukraine. they're filled with the graves

of poorly trained fighters. many were prisoners recruited by the notorious wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war, we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. it's illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so we have come to kyrgyzstan to speak to the families of fighters who have died. hundreds of people from countries like this that were once part of the soviet union have signed up tojoin putin's forces. filming tiktoks on the way to war, this 21—year—old

filming tiktoks on the way to war, this 21—year—old paratrooper is typical of those who died at the start of the conflict — a young, highly—trained professional soldier in the russian army. translation: he always wanted to be the first. i i think that's why he decided tojoin the military, and there he was also given the choice, apparently. he chose to be there. go to war, you mean? yes, yes. as a professional soldier, he was buried with full military honours after he was killed in action in may 2022. but six months later, in a nearby village, there was no military funeral for another fighter, even though he also died on the front line. that's because he wasn't a professional soldier, but a prisoner serving a seven—year sentence for assault. he had signed up to fight for the mercenary group wagner, hoping to win his freedom in return for a six—month contract. translation: a man called| and told me that my son died fighting in ukraine. i was shocked. i asked, "how come my son is even at the war?" did my son die for nothing? am i going to cry until

the end of my life? the deaths of these men show how russia's war has changed. in the first three months of the conflict, it lost large numbers of professional soldiers. but in the past three months, it's non—professional fighters who have recentlyjoined the russian forces that are dying in greater numbers. the shift in demographics in russian losses reflects not only the fact that the russians lost a large number of their professional troops early in the war, but also the fact that they've shifted their tactics. they now see their professional soldiers as a resource that is to be held in reserve and only used when the conditions are right. now they are letting the brunt of that reconnaissance offensive activity be led by mobilised troops that they treat in quite a disposable way. 0nly publicly reported deaths are captured by our count. estimates from britain's ministry of defence suggest the true figure

is likely to be at least twice as high. the bbc contacted the russian government for comment, but it has not responded. and every day the messages and photos of graves keep coming. 0lga ivshina, bbc news, jalal—abad, kyrgyzstan. the ukrainian military says kyiv has come under missile attack, as a delegation of african leaders visits the country to promote dialogue to end the war with russia. the air force says it shot down more than a dozen projectiles. it said six of them were hypersonic kinzhal missiles. the african delegation is a bed that —— led by the south african president. it wants to allow unlimited green exported from ukraine. yalda hakim took shelter in

the city's metro. people have gathered here in the city centre, when we heard and air raid siren, people started to disappear and the traffic that was flowing stopped. we heard this noise, the sound, and when we looked up, there was sort of plumes of smoke from the air defence systems which were hard at work trying to prevent those drawings are missile attacks from taking place in and around the capital, kyiv. and we heard a few minutes after that that there had been an attack in a suburb just south of here, about 11

kilometres away, but a 20 minute drive. we do understand there is ongoing attacks on the capital kyiv. as you say, just as this delegation has arrived into the capital, this african leaders delegation to get into talks with president zelensky about potential peace with the russian side, but of course, this is a constant reminder to prevent people forget about this in the capital. yalda hakim reporting from kyiv, apologies for the break—up there, but she was underground taking shelter. live now to mayeni jones in kyiv. the delegation has arrived. the president has made his plans clear, he wants africa to back ukraine. do you think he will listen to what african leaders have to say quest my guess, i think president zelensky will be keen to hear what

the presidents have to say because his administration has been on a charm offensive trying to get african leaders on site. he has already sent — african leaders on site. he has already sent a _ african leaders on site. he has already sent a representative i african leaders on site. he has - already sent a representative twice, to various african countries this year, to try to get them to side with the ukrainian side his administration has acknowledged that they have been slower than... russia has a long history of diplomatic ties with a number of african countries, but ukraine is confident it can convince african leaders with its aims and push for their message, so today we visit is about meeting president zelensky, and reuters said they saw a draft proposal, drafted some of the proposal some of these african leaders want to make, include potentially lifting sanctions on russia, getting russian troops to pull back, and perhaps

more controversially, getting an arrest warrant against president putin at the international criminal court removed. many may feel that these demands are a tall order, but this delegation says it is here because it is important it has a part to play in brokering a peace between both countries because a shortage of grains and fertiliser that has resulted from the conflict directly affects african economies and they think it is important for african economies to take part in any kind of global negotiations for peace deal. if you still may not happen. both ukraine and russia say they can —— think they can win this war militarily, but in future this could be away for this were to end. thank you. to greece now, where nine people have been arrested by police investigating the deadly sinking of a ship carrying migrants off the country's south coast. some of the suspects were detained

at the coastguard headquarters at the coastal city of colour matter. 78 people are known to have died, but many more may have lost their lives. there are claims that 750 people were on board and only 100 people were on board and only 100 people have been rescued. greek authorities are also facing growing pressure over their response to the tragedy. there was good news for one family. this was good news for one family. this was at the moment a syrian man found his brother among survivors at the port. as you can see, an emotional reunion for the pair. this man is said to bejust 18 reunion for the pair. this man is said to be just 18 years old and according to muhammad, had been in libya for two years. live now to athens and daniel gorevan.

who works for the charity save the children. senior advocacy adviser at save the children. what more do you know that that? the icture is what more do you know that that? tie: picture is not what more do you know that that? tte: picture is not entirely clear, but what we do know is shocking and horrifying, so as you noted, up to 750 people on the boat, only 104 survivors, and there were 100 children beneath the deck. that had likely died. shocking details emerging. i think one thing which is really important to remember is that all of the people who were on that boat who died, they have names, they have family, they had hopes and dreams and aspirations, and it is critically important that every effort is made to identify the victims of this tragedy. and equally

important to find out exactly what happened. the greek coastguard was nearby, in communication with the vessel, so there are clearly questions which need to be answered about the actions of the greek state and from the eu bergwijn say in this specific incident, which has led to such a massive loss of life. find specific incident, which has led to such a massive loss of life. and so many children. _ such a massive loss of life. and so many children, as _ such a massive loss of life. and so many children, as you _ such a massive loss of life. and so many children, as you say, - such a massive loss of life. and so many children, as you say, it - such a massive loss of life. and so many children, as you say, it is . many children, as you say, it is absolutely heartbreaking. caught up in the migrant crisis. but for these children, what will happen next to them, those caught up in the specific disaster? it them, those caught up in the specific disaster?— them, those caught up in the specific disaster? it is unclear in terms of the _ specific disaster? it is unclear in terms of the survivors, - specific disaster? it is unclear in terms of the survivors, how - specific disaster? it is unclear in | terms of the survivors, how many were children. some reports that there were eight children amongst those who had survived. and a six unaccompanied children. they were moved to kalimantan southern greece and will be moved to a refugee camp

outside of athens —— they were moved to kalamata in southern greece. the skill of this tragedy is different and horrifying, but it is not an exceptional event. this is all too common in the borders of europe. 0ur common in the borders of europe. our research shows that one in 50 of all refugees that make it to europe through the mediterranean wrists dies or goes missing en route. —— the mediterranean roots. this is a problem flowing from the policies of european governments are doing all in their power to try to prevent refugees from arriving to european shores and tragedies like that of the coast of greece this week are the coast of greece this week are the inevitable result. tqm. the coast of greece this week are the inevitable result.— the coast of greece this week are the inevitable result. 0k, thank you very much. — the inevitable result. ok, thank you very much, daniel— the inevitable result. 0k, thank you very much, daniel gorevan, - the inevitable result. 0k, thank you very much, daniel gorevan, seniorl very much, daniel gorevan, senior advocacy adviser at save the children joining advocacy adviser at save the childrenjoining us advocacy adviser at save the children joining us there.

the man arrested on suspicion of murdering three people in nottingham on tuesday has been named as valdo amissao mendes calocane who graduated in mechanical engineering from nottingham university last year. the 31—year—old remains in custody. officers have been granted a 36—hour extension to continue questioning him. this video, obtained by the sun newspaper, into a hostel on the day of the attack. it's alleged he stabbed 19—year—old students barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar, and school caretaker ian coates. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's take a look at some other stories making news in the uk. the former head of the uk's police watchdog has been charged with rape and other sexual offences against girl under the age of 16. michael lockwood is the former director general of the independent office for police conduct. he stepped down from the role in december after it emerged he was the subject of a police probe. the boss of tesco says there are "encouraging early signs" that price rises are starting to slow, as the retail giant reports higher sales. the supermarket says in the three months to the end of may, uk sales are up 9% to £10.8 billion. a hosepipe and sprinkler ban is being imposed on people in kent and sussex from 26th june. south east water says it has no choice after demand for drinking water had reached "record levels" this month. you're live with bbc news.

indian weather forecasters have warned that a cyclone which hit the coast of north—west india and southern pakistan will continue to bring heavy rain as it heads inland. thousands have been left without power, and at least two people have died. with winds of up to 125 km per hour, the cyclone struck parts of north—west india and southern pakistan, in particular, the state of gujarat and the coast of pakistan's sindh province. it's now moving towards the indian state of rajasthan, but with lower wind speeds. more than 180,000 people in the two countries were evacuated before the storm hit. officials say its strength was less than initially feared. a reporter has been to a relief camp

an hour and a half from karachi and brought us this update. i and a half from karachi and brought us this update-— us this update. i am inside a relief cam in us this update. i am inside a relief camp in one _ us this update. i am inside a relief camp in one city — us this update. i am inside a relief camp in one city and _ us this update. i am inside a relief camp in one city and i _ us this update. i am inside a relief camp in one city and i got - us this update. i am inside a relief camp in one city and i got to - us this update. i am inside a relief camp in one city and i got to knowj camp in one city and i got to know after coming here that there are 260 people here, including women and children, who were relocated to this place after warning signs were given a bed of the cyclone biparjoy, and a lot of people want to head back to their homes since the intensity of cyclone biparjoy has slowed down now. i was speaking to people over here and was told there are 73 families inside being facilitated by the government, but now people want to head back to their home because they say they cannot just live here and they have to earn money as well and they have to earn money as well and have to go back to their homes for the time being. i was also speaking with a few women over here, there are a few pregnant women as well, but there are facilities for them available in this relief camp as well. at the same time, to give you a bit of background, what happened was that there were storm alarms about cyclone biparjoy which was expected to hit both the indian

and pakistani ports, but since the intensity has slowed down, a lot of people at least on the side of the border, the pakistani side, want to head back home. a lot of the government basically said they had evacuated more than 60,000 people in five different districts of sindh province and have been related —— relocated to 75 camps. we got to know that there are six relief camps around this area as well, and there are women and children have been relocated from smaller villages right next to keti bandar, but right now they want to be relocated to their homes. , ., they want to be relocated to their homes. �* . . , passed laws on sexual consent and

gay rights. the japanese parliament improve the law eliminating discrimination against —— aiming eliminators clinician against gay and translation: people. same—sex marriages are not injapan, so it does not go far enough. this marriages are not in japan, so it does not go far enough.- marriages are not in japan, so it does not go far enough. this is the first time since _ does not go far enough. this is the first time since japan _ does not go far enough. this is the first time since japan changed - does not go far enough. this is the first time since japan changed at l first time since japan changed at the age of consent since it was enacted in 1907, more than 100 years ago, which makes it remarkable, but also long overdue. specifically language is crucial to the new laws that have come in. the definition of rape has been brought into nonconsensual sexual intercourse from a forcible sexual intercourse. that aligns the japanese definition with many other countries, but it is also crucial because these laws have never explicitly outlined eight scenarios where it is difficult for a six crime victim to fulfil form

and express an intention to not consent to sexual intercourse, for example, if the victim is intoxicated, or subjected to threats, violence, if they have been frightened into a situation. and this is very important because previous laws have the short of that. essentially, they have failed to protect those who have been coerced into having six. they put the onus on the victim to produce evidence that they were forced and that resulted, in most cases not being reported. in fact, a recent survey has shown that more than 70% of violence cases go unreported. another important legislation actually is the apparent�*s lgbt bill and contentious one. this has finally gone through after an intense battle between the ruling party and the opposition. actually after an intense battle within the ldp, the ruling liberal democratic

party because ultraconservative lawmakers in the party did not want this to pass. some of them actually almost didn't attend some of the sessions. but now it has passed, teams to eliminate unfair discrimination against people based on sexual orientation. it stopped short, though, from legalising same—sex marriage, which is the point that has made many lgbtq advocates angry. they say this is not enough, this law, this bill does not enough, this law, this bill does not go far enough. some describe it as the legislation that ignores the rights of the lgbtq community in japan. there has been mounting pressure on the japanese government to legalise same—sex unions. they said the well�*s third largest economy, it was the g7 host here, but it rains the only g7 country

that does not recognise, hasn't legalised same—sex marriage, and that does not offer same—sex couples enough protection. this that does not offer same-sex couples enough protection.— enough protection. as we have been re ”ortin , enough protection. as we have been reporting. the _ enough protection. as we have been reporting, the african _ enough protection. as we have been reporting, the african delegation - reporting, the african delegation includes a leaders from south africa, senegal, have arrived in kyiv. they are there to broker peace talks between kyiv and moscow and talks between kyiv and moscow and talk with president zelensky. the visit is also very important to the african leaders themselves as they have faced increasing economic pressures from the ward. gear and when dennis looked at what is at stake for them —— pierre—antoine denis. stake for them -- pierre-antoine denis. , ., ., , , denis. there is a reason why the six men believe — denis. there is a reason why the six men believe they _ denis. there is a reason why the six men believe they may _ denis. there is a reason why the six men believe they may have - denis. there is a reason why the six men believe they may have a - denis. there is a reason why the six men believe they may have a path l denis. there is a reason why the six | men believe they may have a path of peace. since the start of the work in africa as a continent has died to stay as far away from it as

possible. several countries have abstained from condemning the war at the un. if we look the south african president and leader of the delegation —— cyril ramaphosa, he has a spoke with china in february. and... an international arrest warrant if putin should come to visit the country. but this view is really popular at home in south africa. and cyril ramaphosa really needs a win, as well as all these leaders, because economically africa is already collateral victim of the work. these are the words of the african union last year. indeed, the record are striking because in 2022,

as a result of the work, there has been a 14.5% average inflation all across the continent. many reasons for that, of course. we have seen an oil shortage and queues at petrol stations, but more importantly, the prices of key commodities like wheat and cooking oil have been drastically affected because of the continent's dependence on ukrainian wheat exports. no matter who they root for, these are six men have a lot to play for during this trip to the countries and it is not a simple diplomatic parade. pierre—antoine denis reporting from our newsroom as african delegates are arriving in ukraine. if you don't like creepy crawlers, you probably don't want to know what has invaded a city in america. these, you might want to look away, our mormon crickets in their millions. they have been bugging residents in

nevada for two weeks. i don't really want to look at the! scientist say it is not an uncommon sight in that part of the world. around this time of year. but they do say this usually occurs in more rural areas where their appearance is not quite as noticeable. but they have really been making their presence felt. look at those creepy crawlies! to the point where road maintenance teams are even sanding the roads and warning drivers to slow down because these insects when they are squashed are making surfaces slippery. what a thought for you there. next, a new type of armoured dinosaur has been discovered on the isle of wight for the first time in more than 140 years. it was discovered in rocks dating back between 66 and 145 million years. the species belongs to the plant

eating and sir. —— ankylosaurs. stay with us. hello. let's start with a reminder ofjust how dry it's been over the last month or so. we've seen precious little rainfall in some parts of the country, particularly in kent, where manston have had dry weather continuing now for 33 or 34 days. but things will change a little bit this weekend. great chance of rain, i'll say chance. you can see how the blue colours develop in the next couple of days in the west and then more widely into sunday. but there's still large areas where we see precious little, if any, rain whatsoever. now, the main changes will come from these sweeps of cloud there out towards the south and the west today. it's already bringing much cloudier weather to parts of the south west, increasingly so across wales and then across ireland. some heavy, thundery showers develop in the republic pushing their way into northern ireland.

a few isolated showers, western scotland, western england and wales, pretty intense where you see them. but actually most dry, sunny, very warm again with high if not very high pollen levels. and as humidity levels continue to creep up, even though temperatures won't be as high as they were earlier in the week, it is going to feel pretty hot out there, 26, 27 in parts of scotland, 27, 28 for parts of england. now into this evening and overnight, actually the showers and thunderstorms keep going in the west and will become a bit more numerous. the thundery risk mainly across northern ireland, fewer showers breaking out elsewhere across southern england and wales to maybe into south west scotland where it will be a humid and muggy night, a little bit fresher towards eastern coasts of england and scotland. tomorrow a dry and sunny day, but the sunshine turning hazy, a bit more cloudy elsewhere, bringing in isolated showers for england, wales and western scotland, showers most likely and again with a risk of thunder in northern ireland. temperatures down a little bit again. but once the sun breaks

through the cloud and those humidity levels creeping up, it will feel very humid indeed. mist and low cloud will start to develop around the north sea, which could drift into eastern coasts saturday evening. still some showers in the west. most will be dry. but as we go into sunday, we're watching what comes out of france and the bay of biscay. we could see more in the way of rain developing in northern ireland again. it's the showers blossoming, some heavy and thundery. parts of scotland will stay completely dry and some in england and wales will miss the showers. they should develop quite widely through the day on sunday. some of those heavy and thundery, especially in the east, but certainly a greater chance of some rain around on sunday and temperatures still in the 20s and feeling pretty humid. do take care.

in a bbc exclusive, in a bbc exclusive, one of the godfathers one of the godfathers of artificial intelligence describes of artificial intelligence describes claims that it poses claims that it poses a threat to humanity a threat to humanity as "preposterously ridiculous". as "preposterously ridiculous". scientists who became known and as the supermarket giant tesco and as the supermarket giant tesco hints of falling inlation, hints of falling inlation, we'll explore what that means for struggling households. welcome to world business report. "preposterously ridiculous", that is what one of the world's top experts in artificial intelligence says to fears it could pose a threat to mankind.

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