live from london, this is bbc news. 41 people are killed — most of them students — and several abducted as militants 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. vladimir putin rejects calls by a group of african leaders to agree a ceasefire with ukraine at a diplomatic meeting in russia. a new ceasefire in sudan — the warring generals agree to stop fighting for 72 hours from sunday morning. teachers in england announce two more days of strike action as part of a long—running pay dispute.

hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to the programme. we begin our programme in uganda — where a rebel attack on a school in the west of the country has left about a0 people dead — most of them teenage pupils. police are hunting the attackers — islamic militants, based in the neighbouring democratic republic of congo. our correspondent barbara plett usher sent this report from nairobi — and a warning, it does contain distressing details. he survived but has to live with the horror. the community stunned by this brutal attack against children. targetted in their dormitories, the militants set fire to the boys�* residence. the girls were hacked or shot to death as they fled, some abducted. translation: then | they started shooting at the windows and the door. we went to hide under our beds on the floor. as they continued to shoot out the windows, one

of us was hit by a bullet and started shouting, "help! come and help me!" those who escaped still in shock. schools are an easy target but this was the worst attack in years. there are angry questions. if they are telling us the borders are secured, security is tight, i want security to tell us where they were when these killers came to kill our people. the military drove the rebels across the border decades ago into the eastern congo, but it didn't defeat them. they are now linked to the islamic state group. translation: security is a collaborative work. | why do you people keep quiet when you see strangers? right now we have deployed planes in various places to hunt them down. it's an alarming escalation and an unbearable tragedy. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, nairobi. here's our africa editor for the bbc world service, will ross, who 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 its 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. will ross there, you're watching bbc news.

the national education union says 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 5th, and friday, july 7th. the government says the strikes will cause damage to learning and disruption to parents. the union claim it has no option because the education secretary has willfully turned her back on teachers and has no interest in settling the dispute. here's vanessa clark. national association of head teachers in wales are also taking action short of a strike. it's clear that this dispute is farfrom over. vanessa clarke, bbc news, leeds. our education editor branwenjeffreys is with me. that she has the means to resolve it. if she gets around the table and resolves this dispute, then we won't have to take the action and that's what we want to do. this have to take the action and that's what we want to do.— what we want to do. this school in chester closed _ what we want to do. this school in chester closed some _ what we want to do. this school in chester closed some classrooms l what we want to do. this school in | chester closed some classrooms on previous strike days, and will do

the same the next month. the head teacher says he's struggling to pay the bills. it teacher says he's struggling to pay the bills. ., , ., ., the bills. it does impact on our children and _ the bills. it does impact on our children and their _ the bills. it does impact on our children and their families, - the bills. it does impact on our children and their families, but the bills. it does impact on our . children and their families, but we have _ children and their families, but we have seen— children and their families, but we have seen a — children and their families, but we have seen a decrease in the amount of funding _ have seen a decrease in the amount of funding available for us. we get money— of funding available for us. we get money in — of funding available for us. we get money in our budget, don't get me wrong, _ money in our budget, don't get me wrong, but — money in our budget, don't get me wrong, but to run a school it costs a lot _ wrong, but to run a school it costs a lot more — wrong, but to run a school it costs a lot more money, and something needs_ a lot more money, and something needs to _ a lot more money, and something needs to happen to get us back in with what's the right thing to do. it's not _ with what's the right thing to do. it's notjust about with what's the right thing to do. it's not just about teachers pay, this is_ it's not just about teachers pay, this is about funding for schools. unions_ this is about funding for schools. unions want a pay raise that matches inflation and for it to be funded by extra money rather than from existing budgets. the government says it's pay offer was fair and that schools would receive an extra £2.73 that schools would receive an extra £2.3 billion over the next two years. it says it is now considering the recommendations of the pay review body. parents want to see an agreement reached soon. it’s a agreement reached soon. it's a terrible week... _ agreement reached soon. it's a terrible week. .. for— agreement reached soon. it's a terrible week... for kate, - agreement reached soon. it's a terrible week... for kate, it. agreement reached soon. it's a - terrible week... for kate, it means more days — terrible week... for kate, it means more days off _ terrible week... for kate, it means more days off work. _ terrible week. .. for kate, it means more days off work. i _ terrible week... for kate, it means more days off work. i work- terrible week... for kate, it means more days off work. i work as - terrible week... for kate, it means more days off work. i work as a - more days off work. i work as a doctor in _ more days off work. i work as a doctor in one — more days off work. i work as a doctor in one of _ more days off work. i work as a doctor in one of our _ more days off work. i work as a doctor in one of our local- more days off work. i work as a doctor in one of our local nhs | doctor in one of our local nhs hospitals, and i've had to take time off work. but they are teachers and

they don't get paid enough money, and my opinion, and i'm happy to jiggle and my opinion, and i'm happy to jiggle things around so we can support them. jiggle things around so we can sunport them-— jiggle things around so we can support them. jiggle things around so we can su ort them. ., ., , support them. virginia, who runs her own business. _ support them. virginia, who runs her own business, is— support them. virginia, who runs her own business, is weighing _ support them. virginia, who runs her own business, is weighing the - support them. virginia, who runs her own business, is weighing the cost i own business, is weighing the cost of staying open. the own business, is weighing the cost of staying open-— of staying open. the baby-sitter cost a lot of— of staying open. the baby-sitter cost a lot of money, _ of staying open. the baby-sitter cost a lot of money, and - of staying open. the baby-sitter cost a lot of money, and she - of staying open. the baby-sitter - cost a lot of money, and she charges me per kid~ — cost a lot of money, and she charges me per kid. so at the end of the day, when — me per kid. so at the end of the day, when i _ me per kid. so at the end of the day, when i weigh money to balance, ithini

news. 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. this or must be settled. and it must be settled through negotiations and through diplomatic means. the war cannot go on forever. 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. president putin said the food crisis has been caused by the actions of western nations, not by russia's military actions in ukraine. trans we understand that in spite of everything, developing countries, including — everything, developing countries, including countries in africa that are in— including countries in africa that are in need of food, should not suffen — are in need of food, should not suffen we _ are in need of food, should not suffer. we do not believe that ukrainian grain supplies on the rolled — ukrainian grain supplies on the rolled market solve the problems of hungen _ 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 —