live from london, this is bbc news. 41 pupils are killed and several abducted, as militants linked to the islamic state group attack a school in uganda. if they are telling us the borders are secured, security is tight, i want the security to tell us where they were when these killers came to kill our people. a new ceasefire in sudan — the warring generals agree to stop fighting for 72 hours from sunday morning. vladimir putin rejects calls by a delegation of african leaders to agree a ceasefire with ukraine at a diplomatic meeting in st petersburg. teachers in england announce two more days of strike action, as part of a long—running pay dispute.

hello, i'm samantha simmonds. the ugandan military says rebels set fire to a locked boys�* dormitory and used machetes to kill female students during a night time attack on a school. the massacre happened at a secondary school in mpondwe in the west of the country. 41 people, mostly teenagers, were killed. several students are also reported to have been abducted, and eight have been critically wounded. security forces are tracking down rebels from the allied democratic forces — or adf — which is linked to the islamic state group and allegedly carried out the attack. police say the fighters had crossed the border from the democratic republic of the congo. the adf has been operating from inside the drc for the past two decades. the mayor of mpondwe gave an update on who died in the attack. the secondary school, where the suspected rebels could be adf.

i talked to the school and they murdered on the spot by killing 22 students from this school and then threw a bomb in hostel that also killed 17 students. now the total at the school is going up to 39 and, within the community, as they were going back, they also murdered two people, a female and a male. this is bringing bringing up the number to 41. this local resident expressed her anger as she questioned the ugandan authorities ability to protect their people. if they are telling us the borders are secured, security is tight, i want the security to tell us where they were when these killers came to kill our people. they are rebels that came to kill our people. is this security within uganda? why is it that we see

them scattered here? where were they at night? because we are told guns... people heard the gunshots as early as 10pm and security could not come to combat the situation. now this time, they come in thousands. where have they been? speaking to the bbc, the information minister of uganda, chris baryomunsi, says the hunt is on to find the attackers. they are already on the ground, and the security and intelligence officers are on the ground. a search has already been mounted to see whether we can recover and get back all the six who were abducted, but also get to the killers where the hunt is on. and our army and security officers, intelligence officers, are combing the bushes around the area. and we hope to be able to capture these terrorists and also save the six students

who were abducted. so the border is porous, so they could have crossed through those areas which are not secured. but all this would be found out. and if it is true that they have been loitering in the area for the last two days, we have to find out whether there could be local collaborators in the area because it was also surprising, because we have an operation in the drc which is done jointly by the forces from uganda and drc, we know the bases have been destroyed over the adf. these are the marauding terrorists who have beenjust in the bush. so they crossed into uganda. but we shall find out the details, how they could have been in the area for a few days without being detected. the bbc�*s patience atuhaire in kampala explains the background of adf insurgents. the adf is an islamist rebel group

that originated in uganda, they were originally led by ugandans and waged war against the government in the 19905. war against the government in the 1990s. they were based in that same region in the mountains, and they were pushed in the 19905 into the drc. but even then, their methods of operation were very similar to what happened friday night. they burned villages, attacked buses, and in 1998 they had attacked a technical school and killed about 80 students there, and burned their dormitories down, as well. in the last couple decades, they've only been based in the drc - decades, they've only been based in the drc — except for 2021 when a series of suicide bombs in kampala were blamed on them. the rebels now say they are linked to the islamic state. the community is in morning, it's in so much shock. it also brings memories for those who are alive then of what used to happen in

the 19905. so the community have been here before, they've been at the hands of this kind of terrorism, and the mode of this time seems to bejust the same and the mode of this time seems to be just the same — destabilise communities, give the security forces sort of the idea to say, "you can't fight us, you can't break us down." it's very horrifying, the community... we've seen photos of parents crying, some of whom are injured in hospital trying to get care. russian president vladimir putin has been holding talks in saint petersburg with a delegation from seven african nations who've called for peace talks to end to the war in ukraine. mr putin told the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, and his colleagues that improving ties with african countries was a priority. he praised what he called their balanced position on the war. many african countries have been hit by the cut in exports of grain and fertiliser as a result of the russian invasion.

in his opening remarks, mr ramaphosa said he hoped the talks could lead to the end of the ukrainian conflict. we do firmly believe that this war must be settled, and it must be settled through negotiations and through diplomatic means. the war cannot go on forever. all wars have to be settled and come to an end at some stage. and we are here to communicate a very clear message that we would like this war to be ended. we say so because this war is having a negative impact on the african continent and indeed on many other countries around the world. our bbc africa reporter

shingai nyoka in zimbabwe's capital harare and she told me more about the visit. well as you mentioned, those leaders of those seven countries, or representatives from seven countries met with president putin, and essentially expressed concern about the stability of the region, and they called on him to ensure that the stability in the region — they also expressed concern about feud security. president ramaphosa, from south africa leading that delegation presented, a ten—point plan, if you like, of all the key elements. he said they were there to listen, they were there also to support previous peace proposals, that they wanted to ensure that the blockages that have stopped grain and fertiliser from moving from ukraine in the black sea, to africa, that they be allowed free passage.

and as you heard there, he essentially wants russia to respect sovereignty. he also raised the issue of prisoners of war in russia, as well as children who have been abducted — allegedly, as ukraine says — into russia. president putin interrupted the presentations by the african delegation very briefly to defend his position, essentially saying that the reason for the instability was the coup d'etat from 2014 — it was his own version of history — and he also said that he was open to the children being returned to their parents, and they had been evacuated for their safety. so clearly a very defensive position from vladimir putin, but that meeting is still ongoing. sudan's warring factions have agreed to a new 72—hour ceasefire starting tomorrow morning.

more than 3,000 people have been killed and 6,000 people have been injured in sudan since the war broke out in april, the sudanese health minister has said. haitham ibrahim said only half of the capital khartoum's 130 hospitals were still operating and all hospitals in west darfur state are out of service. at least 17 people, including five children, were killed this saturday after an air strike in the south of khartoum. 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. nine suspected people smugglers have been arrested, and the greek authorities are facing mounting questions over whether more could have been done to prevent the disaster. our reporter sofia bettiza is in kalamata.

the operation continues today here in southern greece because up to 500 people could still be missing at sea. many of them are believed to be women and children who could have been trapped in the boat. this is the third day that officials are looking for survivors but nobody has been found yet. that is partly because this is a very complicated operation because this accident happened in one of the deepest parts of the mediterranean sea. on monday, nine people who have been arrested, all from egypt, all accused of people—smuggling, will appear in court and will have to answer questions from a judge here in kalamata and hopefully this will help us piece together what exactly happened because we keep hearing conflicting reports about why the boat capsized and why the greek coastguard did not intervene sooner.

the un has called for an investigation into what happened and they also said that the greek authorities had a moral and legal obligation to help the people they found at sea. the metropolitan police have named the four people found dead at a house in hounslow, west london on friday. they are 39—year—old michal wlodarczyk, 35—year—old monika wlodarczyk, and 11—year—old maja and three—year—old dawid wlodarczyk. police officers forced entry into the property in hounslow before discovering the bodies. they said no other person is being sought in connection with the deaths. now for other stories making news in the uk... a man charged with the murder of three people in nottingham on tuesday has appeared in court. valdo calocane is accused of stabbing university students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, and school caretaker ian coates. the 31—year—old is also charged with attempted murder after three people were hit by a van.

he's been remanded in custody. teachers in england will strike on two more days injuly, in their long—running dispute with the government over pay. the national education union says teachers will take action on wednesday, july fifth, and friday, july seventh. the government says the strikes will cause damage to learning and disruption to parents. there's a warning that uk homeowners who remortgage may have to pay nearly £3,000 extra in their annual repayments from next year. the think tank, the resolution foundation, which campaigns on living standards, is predicting a "mortgage crunch" over the coming years, as cheap deals run out and interest rates rise. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh. samantha, hello. the first ashes test is intriguingly poised at stumps on day two. australia have batted out the day at edgbaston,

and they'll resume on sunday on 311—5 in their first innings. the backbone of their effort was provided by opener, usman khawaja, who remains unbeaten on 126. he did survive a scare towards the end of the day when he was bowled by stuart broad only for it to be ruled a no ball. alongside him, alex carey has a half century as well, so australia will be back on sunday 82 runs behind england with five wickets remaining. we did create enough chances to probably bowl australia out today. but also, it really doesn't strike me as the type of pitch, after day two, you can get ten wickets in a day. very ha rd to very hard to get a shot the microphone shot out of a batter if they just stay in microphone shot out of a batter if theyjust stay in their bubble like we did today, he played beautifully. but we are playing the long game, test matches are five days long, we know this pitch stays pretty slow and once it starts, it's slow. but hopefully it will deteriorate

and we'll be in a good position. it's been a battling day, ebbed and flowed throughout. if we can take credit for tomorrow and play a positive brand tomorrow, that'll be fantastic. but we battled through some tough positions and england came with the plans we expected, so another amazing day of test cricket. we're two days in, and the cricket's been a pretty amazing one so far. qualifiers for next year's men's european championships are continuing across the weekend. and there was a dramatic comeback for scotland in norway — winning 2—1 with their late goals coming in the space of three minutes. manchester city's erling haaland started for norway, won and then scored a penalty — his 59th goal of the season overall. it stayed 1—0 to the home side until the 87th minute in oslo, when lyndon dykes took advantage of a mistake in the norway defence for the equaliser. in the 89th, the turnaround was complete, kenny mclean with the winner to keep their 100% record and their place

at the top of group a. you can see the other scores on the bbc sport website. to la — where the third round of golf�*s us open is under way. although the leaders aren't due out on course for another couple of hours. here's how the top of the leaderboard is looking with overnight leader rickie fowler taking that one shot advantage over wyndham clark into round three. it would be a first major title for fowler, who's ten under par. rory mcilroy and xander shauffele are two off his lead. qualifying for sunday's canadian grand prix isjust under way, and you can follow it on the bbc sport website as the final grid could well be shaped by the tricky conditions in montreal. red bulls max verstappen was the fastest in a very wet final practice. ferrari 5 charles leclerc recorded the second quickest time after a crash for carlos sainz. lewis hamilton and george russell in the mercedes also went off and appeared to be struggling for grip and performance, ending up 10th and 15th fastest.

for the first time since 1977, there will be an all—british final at an event on the wta tour. katie boulter will play jodie burrage in the nottingham open final on sunday. boulter beat fellow briton heather watson in a rain—affected first semi—final before burrage then defeated france's alize cornet. it will be a maiden wta final for both players with the position of british number one also on the line. team bahrain victorious have withdrawn from the tour de suisse following the death of their rider, gino mader. two other teams have also pulled out. the 26 year old died in hospital yesterday morning following a crash on the fifth stage of the race. competitive riding resumed today with the agreement of mader�*s family. world champion remco evenepoel paid tribute to mader as he claimed the victory. the belgian is 46 seconds off the lead with just sunday's time trial to go. britain's tom pidcock was 12th and moved up three

places to 22nd overall, but is more than 20 minutes off the lead. much more on our website including all the details of the us open third round, and the qualifying session for the canadian grand prix, but that's it for now. let's return to our main story this hour — where 41 pupils have been killed in a school in uganda. the attack is suspected to have been carried out by the allied democratic forces, which is based in the democratic republic of the congo. our africa editorfor the bbc world service, will ross, explained how rare it is for uganda to experience this kind of attack. across the border, this area is pretty built up, there's a lot of trade back and forth. but there haven't been many cross—border raids. there have, in the last couple years, been some fairly small—scale bomb attacks, including in the capital, kampala, that the authorities have blamed on this adf group.

but 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 to the group into this attack — if indeed it was the adf, because we've only got the officials saying it was. but yes, parents will be absolutely desperate now, also knowing that the army says the rebels were in that area for about two days before the attack happened. so some questions about intelligence and why they weren't picked up before the attack took place. but horrific news coming out of western uganda, and it's very reminiscent of some of the attacks that happened way back in the 19905 committed by the adf in that area, largely on schools — possibly because that creates large waves of publicity,

but also it's possible that they may have been trying to recruit, as well, and seize people. but we're 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. a prolonged drought has dried up one of europe's most important breeding sites forflamingos. the bright pink wading birds frequently used this lagoon in southern spain to build their nests, raising around 4,000 chicks every year. local conservationists say the lack of rain and hot conditions this spring has led to a drastic fall in water levels, making it impossible for the flamingos to nest. much of the lagoon, which should have about 30 centimetres of water at this time of year, is now bone dry and encrusted in salt. the first minister of scotland humza yousaf is urging

the uk government to step up efforts to secure the release of a scottish blogger who's been jailed in india for six years. in a letter to rishi sunak, the first minister said jagtar sinthohal had been wrongfully imprisoned. mr sinthohal was in punjab for his wedding when he was arrested over an alleged murder conspiracy. our news correspondent jamie mcivor has more on this. jagtar singh jagtar sinthohal jagtar singh johal is from jagtar sinthohal is from near glasgow. he's been held on terror charges since 2016. his family claim he's been tortured and forced to sign blank confession documents — a claim strongly denied by the indian authorities. now mr singh claim strongly denied by the indian authorities. now mr sinthohal has been detained in a number of prisons over the years, accused of funding the purchase of weapons used to assassinate hindu political and religious leaders. he claims his arrest was politically motivated. now his family in scotland continue to fight for his release — and earlier this week, his brother met

the new first minister of scotland, humza yousaf. it the new first minister of scotland, humza yousaf.— humza yousaf. it was a really ositive humza yousaf. it was a really positive meeting, _ humza yousaf. it was a really positive meeting, and - humza yousaf. it was a really - positive meeting, and straightaway after the meeting he's called for his release, and he promised to write to rishi sunak, and he's done that. i don't know what else he can do because it's not within humza yousaf�*s reach to be able to go to india and bring him back home. but it is within the uk government's reach. , ., it is within the uk government's reach. ,., . it is within the uk government's reach. . , . it is within the uk government's reach. ., , ., ., reach. got a statement here from the uk foreian reach. got a statement here from the uk foreign office, _ reach. got a statement here from the uk foreign office, saying _ reach. got a statement here from the uk foreign office, saying it _ uk foreign office, saying it has raised its concerns, including the allegations of torture, with the indian authorities on more than 100 occasions. it also says that consular staff visit him regularly to check on his welfare. the most recent visit was last month. meanwhile, the uk foreign secretary, james cleverly, most recently discussed mr singh james cleverly, most recently discussed mr sinthohal�*s case with india's external affairs minister in march. king charles has become the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in trooping the colour on horseback. thousands of people turned out

to watch his birthday parade — among them, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. finally, it was a birthday parade for him. guards! royal salute! present arms! god save the king plays king charles took the salute in his own right as monarch. the king was on horseback — a ratherfriskier mount than he might have wished. princes george and louis, and princess charlotte were taken to watch from a window overlooking horse guards as the parade got under way. on the dias, queen camilla in an outfit modelled on the uniform of the grenadier guards, of which she is now honorary colonel. and the princess of wales in emerald green —

she's colonel of the irish guards. for the first time in more than 30 years, all five of the foot guard regiments were on parade. the colour being trooped was that of the welsh guards. and then back up the mall to buckingham palace. a carriage ride for the children, with george leading the waving. the king led the principal members of the family onto the palace balcony for the fly—past, which couldn't take place on coronation day because of the weather. but in the clear skies of summer appeared the battle of britain memorial flight and some of the raf�*s latest and loudest jets, including 18 typhoon fighters spelling out the letters cr, charles rex, in tribute

to britain's new king. nicholas witchell, bbc news. lots more pictures and videos on our website as the day unfolded their outside buckingham palace. bbc news, you can download the app or find it on our website. before we go let's leave you with this. this is andriy levishchenko, a ukrainian volunteer who helped shuttle people by boat to safety in the flooded kherson area. and then, clambered onto the roof of a flooded house to play his saxophone. surrounded by high water, he played the ukrainian national anthem as russian shells fell nearby.

hello. it's fairly quiet on the weather front right now, but quite a wild day on the way for some of us on sunday with thunderstorms forecast. some of them could be severe, bringing hail, gusty winds and a lot of rainfall in a short space of time, leading to flash flooding. butjust down the road, you might miss the storms and it'll end up being fairly dry and bright. low pressure is close by to the uk. you can see it on the satellite picture here. this vortex and this low pressure will help to spawn some of these storms over the next day or two. now, there's already a lot of cloud across the uk. skies have been quite hazy in places and we've had some showers as well, drifting from south, moving northwards. quite a muggy air mass. so that means that tonight will be quite close for many of us. a generally dry night, but not completely. there will be some showers around. the temperatures early

in the morning will be around about 15—16 celsius in the warmest spots. but in the fresher areas there, newcastle, hull closer to ten celsius. so when will these storms start forming? well, from late morning onwards into the afternoon, i think the risk of thunder increases across england and wales in particular. a big range in the rainfall forecast. locally, 30mm of rain in an hour is possible later in the afternoon, perhaps even 80mm in a few hours from central southern england through central england, all the way to the north. but i think the really widespread heavy showers will start to form later in the afternoon and into the evening hours. and it does look as though it's these more eastern and northern areas that are at risk from these big downpours, gusty winds, hail and, of course, flash flooding, the met office warns. on monday early, we could see still some stormy weather across parts of eastern scotland. but then again, that weather front

moves northwards quickly and then, behind it, it's a case of sunny spells and just a scattering of showers. and again, 1—2 thunderstorms as well. so if you miss the storms on sunday, you might actually catch one on monday or even tuesday. now, it stays on the warm side and, into next week, it does look as though those temperatures will start to pick up again. but you can see from the weather icons, it does look a little mixed. bye— bye.

it comes as sudan's health minister says more than three thousand people