live from london. this is bbc news. around a0 pupils are killed as militants linked to the islamic state group attack a school in uganda. some were murdered with machetes. they are said to have locked the dormitories and used the boys�* mattresses to set them alight and burned down the buildings. a day after visiting ukraine, a group of african leaders arrive in russia to meet vladimir putin — and call for peace talks. a man appears in court charged with the murders of three people on the streets of nottingham in england on tuesday. a fly—past fit for a king — aircraft spell out the initials of charles rex as part of the trooping the colour birthday celebrations in london.

hello, iam lucy hello, i am lucy gray. welcome to the programme. survivors of a rebel attack on a school in western uganda say the teenage students were killed with machetes before a bomb was thrown into a dormitory. school buildings were also set ablaze. around a0 boys and girls were killed and others were abducted. eight people were injured. police say militants linked to the islamic state group carried out the attack. it happened at a secondary school in mpondwe in the west of the country. police say the army is pursuing the fighters — who had crossed the border from the democratic republic of the congo. adf rebels have been operating from inside the drc for the past two decades. live now to will ross, the africa editor for bbc world service radio such harrowing details coming out about this attack. what more can you tell as? ., , ., , .,

tell as? some of the survivors are s-ueakin tell as? some of the survivors are speaking about — tell as? some of the survivors are speaking about exactly _ tell as? some of the survivors are speaking about exactly what - speaking about exactly what happened. apparently there was a power cut in the area so this all happened in complete darkness. the rebels from adf attacked the school, firstly going into a room and killing students using machetes. there was then a bomb of some description thrown into another dormitory, so a huge loss of life, many of the buildings were set ablaze, and there was also some looting of foodstuffs. what we don't know at the moment is how many people were abducted and taken away from this school. the allied democratic forces, that is the group that the authorities in uganda are blaming for the attack, it is a group that has been pretty well known in the country, going back to the 1990s. in the late 1990s it carried out attacks in the west of the country, a similar area, and it

was a pretty extremist muslim group. it was then routed and sent over the border into eastern congo and has been operating from there for a number of years, causing havoc in villages there, but only recently in the last couple of years, the ugandan army has tried to go after this group, and had claimed to have defeated it, but many independent reports were suggesting that it hadn't been weakened at all, if this was an attack by the adf, it shows that it was an attack by the adf, it shows thatitis was an attack by the adf, it shows that it is still a huge threat in the region. one of the things that the region. one of the things that the parents are saying they are so angry about is the safety in terms of the ability to cross the border so easily. this area of mpondwe is pretty built up, there is a lot of trade. there haven't been many

cross—border raids. there have, in the last couple of years, in some fairly small scale bomb attacks, including in the capital, kampala, that the authorities have blamed on this adf group. western uganda hasn't been seen as particularly vulnerable to attacks by this group, and certainly the presence of the ugandan army, working with the congolese military, may have provoked the group into this attack, if indeed it was their one, because we only have the officials are saying that it was. parents will be absolutely desperate now, also knowing that the army says that the rebels were in that area for about two days before the attack happened. some questions about intelligence and why they weren't picked up before the attack took place. horrific news coming out of western

uganda, and it is really very reminiscent of some of the attacks that happened way back in the 1990s, committed by the adf in that area, largely on schools, possibly because that creates large waves of publicity, but also it is possible that they may have been trying to recruit, as well, and sees people. we are yet to hear whether the ugandan military has had any success as it tries to pursue the rebels across the border and rescue those people who have been abducted. d0 across the border and rescue those people who have been abducted. do i understand that it is mostjustly from the air that they are going around in planes looking for them, or are they on the ground as well? there are ground troops already in eastern congo, ugandan ground troops, who have been working with the congolese army. it is highly likely that they will use both air and ground troops, but a very difficultjob, as we have seen in

other parts of the continent, when students are kidnapped and taken away into what is a vast area, a large forested areas there as well, difficult terrain, that the rebels will know much better than the troops. it will be a very difficult rescue effort. the big questions remain about what the ugandan army has been doing for the last couple of years, when it says it has been inflicting serious blows on this adf group, where we have heard from un experts, who have been looking at the situation in eastern congo, and saying that the military operation has really failed to weaken the adf, which still remains a pretty powerful force. which still remains a pretty powerfulforce. there which still remains a pretty powerful force. there are also, over the last four or five years, there have been reports of links between this adf group and the islamic state. it has been pretty unclear exactly how strong those links are, but certainly the fact that we have

seen some attempt at making bombs and changing their way of operation, suggests they are learning from other jihadists suggests they are learning from otherjihadists in the region. thank other 'ihadists in the region. thank ou otherjihadists in the region. thank ou so otherjihadists in the region. thank you so much _ otherjihadists in the region. thank you so much for— otherjihadists in the region. thank you so much for talking _ otherjihadists in the region. thank you so much for talking us - otherjihadists in the region. thank you so much for talking us through that, will ross for the bbc world service. a delegation of african leaders led by south africa's cyril ramaphosa have arrived in russia to hold talks with president putin in st petersburg. many african countries have been hit by the cut in exports of grain and fertiliser as a result of the russian invasion. they are very keen to get their point across about how africa has been affected by this war, but also this is meant to be a peace mission. these are live pictures of this

meeting going on in st petersburg, where the african leaders are going to be meeting president putin. we will keep an eye on that and let you know what comes out of it later on. here in the uk — a man accused of murdering three people in the city of nottingham on tuesday has been remanded in custody by a court. it's alleged valdo calocane stabbed barnaby webber, grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates on tuesday, and attempted to murder three others. navtej johal reports from nottingham. dressed in a grey t—shirt and jogging bottoms, here at at nottingham magistrates�* court, valdo calocane spoke only to confirm his name, which he gave as an alias of adam mendes, his age, and his address, which he gave as no fixed abode. he has been charged with the murders of 19—year—old students grace o'malley—kumar and barnaby webber, and 65—year—old primary school caretaker ian coates. they were fatally stabbed in the early hours of tuesday morning on the streets of nottingham.

the 31—year—old also faces three counts of attempted murder relating to three members of the public who were hit by a van in the city centre shortly afterwards. these attacks have caused a huge outpouring of grief. thousands of people attended two very emotional vigils here in the city where we also heard from the victims�* families. there was also a moment's silence yesterday at the start of the ashes test series between england and australia in birmingham. valdo calocane, the dual guinea—bissau and portuguese national has a settled status in the uk, was remanded to custody, and he will next appear at nottingham crown court on tuesday. a search and rescue operation has found no new survivors nor recovered more bodies from the boat carrying hundreds of migrants which sank off the coast of greece on wednesday. 78 people are confirmed to have died but up to 500 remain unaccounted for, after the overcrowded vessel sank

in one of the deepest parts of the mediterranean sea. the greek authorities are facing mounting questions about whether more could have been done to prevent the disaster. nine suspected people smugglers have been arrested. murad shishani has been speaking to desperate families waiting on the greek ports to hear about the fate of their loved ones. muffled audio. it's a desperate call for help. muffled audio. this recording, obtained by the bbc, is from a woman on the capsized boat, speaking to an activist in italy. moments later, she drowned. but on the shores, desperate relatives.

mohammed, his younger brother and another 30 from his egyptian hometown of sharqiya, were on the boat. translation: i needjustice for my brother, my cousins l and all of the others on the boat. we want our rights. and i will not leave here. they don't show us the bodies and i can't find those who are missing. those who survived told me there were loads of egyptians on the boat. sisi, where are you? the numbers of people pouring in here to kalamata is increasing. mainly syrians and egyptians, most of them coming here to find any news about their loved ones who have been on that boat. interestingly, many of them, if not the vast majority, have taken the same route, the same risky route a few years ago to come to the shores of the european union.

this man has a similar story. his brother is missing, too. translation: we asked them to show . us the dead bodies, but they don't. i they say they can't show the dead bodies to anyone yet. we have the pictures and documents to prove who they are. we asked them to compare and let us know today. theyjust say we will be in touch. now we have to live in uncertainty, not knowing whether they are dead or missing. just tell us they are dead. facing pressure, the greek coastguard has extended the search operation. hundreds, including women and children, are still missing. back at the port, mohammed has given a dna sample and all he can do for now is stare to the sea, longing that it doesn't turn into a graveyard for his brother.

let's go back to that attack on a school in western uganda, which has seen a0 people, most of them pupils, killed. uganda's information minister chris baryomunsi joins us now from kampala we were just speaking to our corresponding go about the numbers. do you know how many people been kidnapped? do you know how many people been kidna ed? . ~ i. , do you know how many people been kidna ed? . ~ ,, , . ., kidnapped? thank you very much and i am ha- kidnapped? thank you very much and i am happy to — kidnapped? thank you very much and i am happy to be — kidnapped? thank you very much and i am happy to be hosted _ kidnapped? thank you very much and i am happy to be hosted on _ kidnapped? thank you very much and i am happy to be hosted on the - kidnapped? thank you very much and i am happy to be hosted on the bbc. - kidnapped? thank you very much and i | am happy to be hosted on the bbc. we got another unfortunate incident last night where a terrorist attacked one of our schools in western uganda, and the reports which we have now that students were attacked with machetes. i

which we have now that students were attacked with machetes.— attacked with machetes. i think we have lost the _ attacked with machetes. i think we have lost the line _ attacked with machetes. i think we have lost the line to _ attacked with machetes. i think we have lost the line to the _ have lost the line to the information. sorry, start again. the line is not great and keeps cutting in and out. please say it again, because you were talking us through what happened and i heard you say that you know now that 37 people have been killed, you arejust about to say how many people had been abducted. we to say how many people had been abducted. ~ . ., _, ., ., to say how many people had been abducted. ~ . ., ., ., ., abducted. we have a confirmation now that 37 students _ abducted. we have a confirmation now that 37 students were _ abducted. we have a confirmation now that 37 students were killed _ abducted. we have a confirmation now that 37 students were killed and - abducted. we have a confirmation now that 37 students were killed and 17 - that 37 students were killed and 17 of them were burnt in the dormitory. six were abducted and rebels took all the food which had been stored there and they took six students to

carry the food. there and they took six students to carry the food-— there and they took six students to carry the food. what can you tell us about the search _ carry the food. what can you tell us about the search for _ carry the food. what can you tell us about the search for the _ carry the food. what can you tell us about the search for the people - about the search for the people responsible, and the search to try to find those six people who have been abducted?— been abducted? they are on the round been abducted? they are on the ground and _ been abducted? they are on the ground and there _ been abducted? they are on the ground and there is _ been abducted? they are on the ground and there is security - been abducted? they are on the ground and there is security andj ground and there is security and intelligence officer on the ground. this search has been mounted. they are trying to get to the killers. the hunt is on. we hope to be able to capture them and save the six students who were abducted. aha, lat to capture them and save the six students who were abducted. a lot of auestions students who were abducted. a lot of questions are — students who were abducted. a lot of questions are being _ students who were abducted. a lot of questions are being raised _ students who were abducted. a lot of questions are being raised about - students who were abducted. a lot of questions are being raised about the| questions are being raised about the school's security. this is not the first time at school has been attacked. there are some reports saying that the rebels had been seen

in the area of the school for two days beforehand. people are raising questions also about why it is so easy for them to cross the border from the drc to get over to launch an attack like this? the from the drc to get over to launch an attack like this?— an attack like this? the border... they could _ an attack like this? the border... they could have _ an attack like this? the border... they could have crossed - an attack like this? the border... they could have crossed through| they could have crossed through those areas, if it is true they have been loitering in the area for the last two days we have to find out where they could be local collaborators in the area. we have an operation in the drc and we know

that mac they crossed into uganda... sorry about the quality of the line but it is good to have you talk to us. that is uganda's information minister. now it's time for a look at today's sport. england still lead by over 200 runs as they look for more wickets, in australia's reply to their first innings total — on the second day of the first test. australia are i98—a — they're now back out after tea at edgbaston. usman khawaja approaching his century. his fellow opener david warner fared not so well — out for 9, to who else, but england's stuard broad — who also bowled marnus labuschagne. ben stokes limited steve smith to just 16 — before travis head reached his 50.

moeen ali ended his innings. day three of the us open gets underway injust over an hour's time. rickie fowler is the man to catch. having broken the first round tournament record with his 62, he became the fastest player to get to 10 under par, in us open history. he leads the way with a one—shot lead over wyndham clark. rory mcilroy�*s up there too — he's two shots off the lead. mcilroy was in danger of falling away with three bogeys in the front nine — but he pulled it around with six birdies, including almost making hole in one on the ninth as he looks to win his first majorfor nine years. no one wants me to win another major more than i do, so, you know, the desire is there. i've been trying and i have come close over the past nine years or whatever it is, and i keep coming back. ifeel like i have shown a lot of resilience in my career, a lot of ups and downs, and i keep coming back. whether that means i get rewarded, or get punched in the gut, whatever it is, i'll always keep coming back.

frances tiafoe is through to his first tour final on grass at the stuttgart open. he beat marton fucsovics of hungary 6—3, 7—6 and will face ath seed hubert hurkacz, or world number 2ajan lennard—struff in the final. if victorious, he will lift his third atp tour title, and move into the top 10 for the first time in his career. britain's katie boulter is through to the final of the nottingham open, the first time she's into the final of a wta tour event. the british number one beat fellow brit heather watson 6—a, 7—5. she'll face the winner of the other semi—final between alize cornet and jodie burrage, which is currently underway. i hope so! i've worked so hard for this, me and my team especially stop i am just going to keep plugging away and even if it isn't my moment, that's fine. it has been a great week for me and i am going to keep working hard. in football — there's more

european championship qualifying later on — scotland will have to stop erling haaland, and norway later — if they're to maintain their 100% record in the groups so far. steve clarke's side are in oslo to face to a norway side, who havejust a point from their two matches. scotland have beaten top seeds spain, and cyprus — and a win later will put them six points clear of spain — before playing georgia on tuesday. among the later games — austria can make it three wins out of three — if they get the better of second placed belgium in their group. and hungary and montenegro go head to head, the winner with the chance to go level with serbia, at the top of that group. some of the other fixtures, on your screen right now. and third practice is about to get underway for the canadian grand prix in montreal, ahead of qualifying later — and the mercedes team might be feeling confident. lewis hamilton and george russell came first and second in second practice. they took advantage of setting their fastest times later than the other top drivers in an extended session — to pip early pacesetter carlos sainz of ferrari. it was a day which was disrupted by red—flag stoppages and technical problems. only a handful of laps

were completed in first practice — due to problems with the cctv equipment around the track. and that's all the sport for now. we will be back with more later. here in london — king charles' first trooping the colour parade has taken place— to celebrate his official birthday. a short time ago, the king and senior royals emerged onto the balcony at buckingham palace — including prince william and kate. there on the balcony they watched the fly—past which included these 18 aircraft forming the initials cr — for charles rex. our correspondent charlotte gallagher was at buckingham palace earlier this afternoon. the crowds are making their way home after king charles�*s first trooping the colour as king. and what a show it has been. we've had ia00 parading soldiers, a00 military musicians. you can hear some of them now, and 200 horses. they made their way up the mall to the horse guards parade and then back again to buckingham palace.

king charles was on horseback, the first time the monarch has taken part in the parade on horseback since 1986. other senior members of the royalfamily, they were here, of course, as well. so the queen camilla, she was here, the prince and princess of wales and their three children, the duke and duchess of edinburgh and the princess royal. crowds got here in the early hours of this morning to ensure they got the best spot, notjust for the parade, but, of course, the spectacular fly—past. now, the one for the coronation had to be scaled back significantly because of the weather. so the raf wanted to do something spectacular, biggerand better for trooping the colour. so they had 70 aircraft ranging from the i9a0s, the spitfires and a lancaster bomber, right up to the present date. and the show was finished with the red arrows, always a crowd pleaser. big cheers when they turned up. now, earlier on, the raf said

they did have a special surprise planned for the king and they did pull it off — jets spelt out "cr" charles rex above the skies of london. huge cheers in the crowd when that happened and no doubt a few smiles on the royal balcony. there are believed to be around 6.5 million sea turtles in the wild. they come in a variety of different species — and many of them are endangered or even critically endangered. scientists in the middle east are doing their best to help — trying to return some of the turtles to the sea. tim allman explains. dubai's turtle rehabilitation project is small but ambitious, a bit like some of its patients. in these giant blue vats, hawksbill and green turtles are being given a little tlc, ahead of a potential return to the wild. that is no easy task, mind you.

with a perennial problem getting in the way. what is happening now with climate change is that sea turtle nesting beaches are getting narrower, because of sea level rise and more frequent storms. and the beaches are getting warmer, so we are getting a higher number of females. but on world sea turtle day, there is no room for pessimism. a big crowd to see off the latest batch of tenacious marine hero turtles. # something inside so strong # i know that i can make it # but you are doing me wrong # the fact they can take them, get them rehabilitated and then set them back free into their natural environment. ijust think it's lovely, and to have this opportunity to watch them released back into it is fabulous. # something inside so strong. this is only a small step. there are many more steps to take, but it should be easy as long

as you remember to rely on turtle power. tim allman, bbc news. these are the live pictures from the konstantinovsky palace in st petersburg — where african leaders are meeting are meeting president putin. they're there to appeal for a negotiated end to the war in ukraine. they were in kyiv yesterday and went to meet president zelensky to tell both sides that the impact the war is having on many countries in africa. a , is having on many countries in africa. , .., , is having on many countries in africa. , , ., is having on many countries in africa. , ., , africa. many countries have been hit b the cut africa. many countries have been hit by the cut in — africa. many countries have been hit by the cut in exports _ africa. many countries have been hit by the cut in exports of— africa. many countries have been hit by the cut in exports of grain - africa. many countries have been hit by the cut in exports of grain and - by the cut in exports of grain and fertilisers as a result of the invasion. president zelensky doing that reading denounced mr putin as a terrorist and said there could be no talks while russia continued to occupy his country. we will keep

across what is going on there and keep you up—to—date. stay with us. hello. over the next two or three days, there is a pretty good chance of catching some rain, but be warned, the storms could be quite severe in some places, with the potential for gusty winds, flash flooding and large hail. but there will be variations, and just down the road, you may miss the storms altogether with just a few drops of rain or hardly any rainfall at all. the storms will be coming in from the south, and low pressure is very close to the uk right now. this will help to spin up some of the storms over the next couple of days, but already today, some storm clouds developing across parts of ireland, and some of them could clip western parts of northern ireland, and here too, the storms locally could be severe, bringing torrential downpours and very large hail in places. maybe even a couple of centimetres with gusty winds too.

elsewhere, it is hazy skies, warm, with just a scattering of showers across the rest of the uk. now, the morning temperatures are on the muggy side. in many areas, it will be around the mid—teens. the coolest spots in newcastle about ten celsius. so where will storms form tomorrow? the bulk of them, and remember very well scattered, meaning big gaps of fine weather in between, that will be across england and wales. if these do occur, they could bring as much as 30 millimetres of rain in a short space of time. say, within an hour. over a few hours, especially later on into the day and into the evening hours, it could be as much as 60 millimetres, which could lead to some flash flooding locally. the indication is that most of the heavy storms will be a little bit further to the north, and across northern parts of england. so, this is where the most amount of rainfall potentially could fall. through the course of monday,

we'll see some heavy rain for a time across eastern parts of scotland, it really could be very wet here for a time. then through the day on monday, we'll have a scattering of showers, but also plenty of fine sunny weather. staying on the warm side. you can see those temperatures, 2a there in newcastle. around 25 in norwich. we no longer have the heatwave, but those temperatures are still a little above the average for the time of the year, and that weather is a lot more mixed, with a few more rain clouds there on the horizon. goodbye.

the delegation are calling for peace talks to end the war. ukraine's president zelensky has dismissed the suggestion. a man has appeared in court charged with the murders of three