these create more cracks in the russian facade. survivors of the migrant boat disaster in greece tell the bbc that the greek authorities abandoned them to their fate. greek conservative former prime minister mitsotakis is on course to win a second term by a landslide in elections, according to exit polls. one person has died and at least seven others injured following a rollercoaster accident at an amusement park in sweden. and the anticipation is building at the glastonbury festival ahead of eltonjohn�*s headline set in just a few hours�* time. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says real cracks in vladimir putin's authority have been exposed after a short—lived rebellion by wagner.

the head of the mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin — pictured here leaving the russian city of rostov—on—don — on saturday evening is reportedly going into exile in belarus after abandoning his advance on moscow. and with wagnerforces firing their guns into the sky and cheers from the watching public, his troops also departed the city. just hours before, they had taken control of a military building with further wagner troops moving towards moscow, travelling north on the m4 motorway, passing the city of vuronezh, and were spotted as far north as lipetsk, which is around 300 miles south of moscow. then, in the early evening, prigozhin announced that he had agreed to stop the advance. tensions had been building between mr prigozhin and russia's military leadership for some time over their approach to the war in ukraine. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. leaving as heroes. the wagnerfighters pulling out

of rostov last night. you'd think they'd just won a war. the leader of the mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin, was off too. he'd just done a deal with the kremlin to end their mutiny. the rebellion started here then spread north. it was the biggest challenge to vladimir putin's authority since he came to power. vladimir vladimirovich putin. russia's commander in chief likes to project an image of strength. a mutiny on his watch is embarrassing. but is it damaging? for vladimir putin, will there be political fallout ahead of next year's election? he definitely looks weaker. all elite groups will begin to think about the presidency 202a. should they rely, as they did even one week before,

this military coup, on vladimir putin? or should they think about someone new? but there's no sign yet that someone new in the kremlin is mr putin's plan. vladimir putin is determined to show that he is in charge, in control in the kremlin, and he has the russian state media to help him paint that picture. the trouble is, the dramatic events of the last couple of days have raised questions about how in control the russian authorities are of the situation here. instability — russians can feel it. the rebel wagnerfighters may not have made it to moscow, but people here were watching nervously and waiting. i'm a mother with three children, anna tells me. of course i'm terrified by what has happened. we were scared these events would spread to moscow, nastya says.

there's nothing ordinary citizens can do to influence the situation. it's decided above our heads. many russians tell me that — they don't believe they have the power to change what is happening in their country, to make their voices heard, to turn things around. our correspondent in ukraine, andrew harding, is close to the frontline in the donbas region. he's been telling us what impact this is having on the war in ukraine. this morning, we were out early on the front lines near bakhmut, this city that's been so pulverised by the russians who've now occupied the city. the ukrainians, though, now launching fierce counterattacks. and we were just back from those front lines with, as you say, some ukrainian medics. everybody had heard the news from russia. everybody who's not directly involved in the fighting has been consuming, devouring this news of the chaos in their enemy camp.

and many people delighted but i'd also say quite cautious. one young russian medic said, if there's a revolution in moscow, i'm going to get very drunk. he said that with a big grin. but his boss then turned around and said, look, it's way too early for that. i think we need to be very cautious. yes, this could help us. but the fact is, there's furious fighting going on. the ukrainians taking heavy casualties. we saw two and heard of seven more casualties just in the hour or two we were there. russians also taking heavy casualties. now, clearly, this has happened at an opportune time for the ukrainians. they've just started this big counter—offensive, but they haven't got anywhere close to top gear. and if their enemy is divided and presumably quite demoralised by what's going on back in russia, then that can only help the ukrainians. but i also heard expressions of concern, real concern, from people who say, look, if the kremlin is cornered or divided, then who knows what could happen? perhaps they could try and trigger

some kind of nuclear accident in ukrainian—occupied territory. there's a power plant there and so on. so there's a sense that anything could happen. that same jittery feeling, i suppose, many russians are also feeling right now. as we've been hearing, america's most senior diplomat, anthony blinken, has been speaking following yesterday events in russia, saying the revolt exposed real cracks in president putin's authority. i think we're in the midst of a moving picture. we haven't seen the last act. we're watching it very closely and carefully. but just step back for a second and put this in in context. 16 months ago, russian forces were on the doorstep of kyiv in ukraine, thinking they'd take the city in a matter of days, thinking they would erase ukraine from the map as an independent country. now, over this weekend, they've had to defend moscow, russia's capital, against mercenaries of putin's own making. prigozhin himself in this entire incident has raised profound questions about the very premises for russia's aggression against ukraine in the first place, saying that ukraine or nato did not

pose a threat to russia, which is part of putin's narrative, and it was a direct challenge to putin's authority. so this raises profound questions. it shows real cracks. we can't speculate or know exactly where that's going to go. we do know that putin has a lot more to answer for in the weeks and months ahead. live now to our north america correspondent, david willis, in washington. antony blinken will have thought long and hard about the wording he used today to describe what happened yesterday. what is being made there of what he had to say?— of what he had to say? you're absolutely — of what he had to say? you're absolutely right, _ of what he had to say? you're absolutely right, he _ of what he had to say? you're absolutely right, he chose - of what he had to say? you're absolutely right, he chose hisj of what he had to say? you're - absolutely right, he chose his words very carefully indeed, these were the first comments by an official in the first comments by an official in the biden administration. and antony blinken chose those words very carefully indeed. what stood out for me is that he clearly believes that what we have seen in russia over the last day or so presents an

opportunity for the west in the same way that it presents a challenge for vladimir putin, and he also made clear that there is a lot that the west and its allies still don't know, including the whereabouts of vladimir putin himself, the whereabouts of mr prigozhin, and whereabouts of mr prigozhin, and where this whole crisis might lead, what it might end with, it's a moving picture, antony blinken said, on one of the talk shows this morning. asked about president biden�*s remarked last year, that this man, vladimir putin, cannot remain in power, mr blinken was particularly diplomatic, he said thatis particularly diplomatic, he said that is a decision for the russian people, it's not our business or purpose, that is up to russia and its people, and i think the united states and its allies are very keen to make the point that they are not

to make the point that they are not to be seen to be meddling in internal events in russia or seeking of course to inflame them. find of course to inflame them. and obviously _ of course to inflame them. and obviously everyone _ of course to inflame them. and obviously everyone is waiting to see what impact this could have on the war in ukraine. are there any thoughts there yet as to how this could impact on the us relationship with ukraine? it’s could impact on the us relationship with ukraine?— with ukraine? it's a key question. joe biden with ukraine? it's a key question. joe biden has _ with ukraine? it's a key question. joe biden has been _ with ukraine? it's a key question. joe biden has been meeting - with ukraine? it's a key question. | joe biden has been meeting before with ukraine? it's a key question. - joe biden has been meeting before he joe biden has been meeting before he left the camp david yesterday with members of his national security team, including the us defence secretary and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the chairman of the cia, the very top intelligence officials here, and president biden also caught involving leaders of france, germany and the uk, following which statement was released affirming the unwavering support for ukraine, antony blinken separately spoke to

g7 leaders, so that question you posed, how this affects the war in ukraine and nato, key to those discussions which are ongoing, will be for the foreseeable future, i think. . ., , ., ., ~ think. david in washington, thank ou. the greek authorities are facing new allegations about failing to help people on board a sinking migrant boat last week. it's thought hundreds of people lost their lives. there were 104 survivors. the bbc has now heard evidence from several of them who accuse the greek coast guard of sailing away from the boat when it was clearly in serious difficulty. the heavily overcrowded boat, which had set out from libya, went down around 50 miles south—west of the coastal town of pylos. khalid karamat, from the bbc�*s urdu service, reports from athens. at least 82 people died when this vessel sank with fears up to 500 more people perished in athens. in athens,

i spoke a man via video call. he says that the boat that eventually rescued people moved away from him in the water. i was in the water for an hour. i swam to the ship as it was far away. they had to put a speedboat and were rescuing, but had gone far away. on hearing the news of the boat sinking, many pakistanis from around europe travelled to greece. many said they had relatives on board. they came here with pictures and details of their loved ones, hoping someone might be able to give them a lead. he says the agent has taken 2.5 million rupees and isn't answering calls now. the boy's mother is really worried and so is the father. the boy is only 15. for many of the families, their struggle ends here. the only hope they have left is to submit their dna to the greek authorities. if the dna is matched with the bodies recovered, they may get some closure. otherwise, their struggles continue. the greek authorities have ended

the search operation and little hope is left for the recovery of further bodies. but the survivors' testimonies continue to cast doubt on the version of events presented by greek authorities. and there's now calls for an independent inquiry. khalid karamat, bbc news, athens. early official results show greek conservatives are leading in the parliamentary election. greece has held its second general election in just five weeks. kyriakos mitsotakis called the new vote after his party narrowly missed securing an outright majority last month. to understand a bit more how this could change greece's politics, we are joined now by harris mylonas. associate professor of political science at george washington university. what is your analysis of the exit poll results we have so far? thank ou for poll results we have so far? thank you for having _ poll results we have so far? thank you for having me. _ poll results we have so far? thank you for having me. it _ poll results we have so far? thank you for having me. it is _ poll results we have so far? thank you for having me. it is very - poll results we have so far? thank you for having me. it is very clear| you for having me. it is very clear that mitsotakis' government will be really strong, in fact new democracy is dominant in the political system,

with a fragmented opposition on the left. an important thing to notice is that for the first time, we have three far right parties to the right of centre right new democracy and as a result we get a much bigger, probably the biggest ever majority to the right of the spectrum than greece has ever experienced in the past, so those are the main things we can say about the governing party and the centre—right vote. of course, the biggest loser is cirrus, but also the centre—left as a whole is very fragmented and it has an emaciated overall electoral result, and the final point we can point out is that the turnout is another big loser of this election, i think it's

at 47% at this moment, it seems it's much lower than the previous election. �* ., ., much lower than the previous election. �* ~ election. and it looks like mitsotakis _ election. and it looks like mitsotakis could - election. and it looks like mitsotakis could win - election. and it looks like mitsotakis could win a - election. and it looks like - mitsotakis could win a majority in parliament, how unusual is that in what will it mean for his next term? that's not unusual at all, the unusual things are the other things i pointed out, the fragmentation, the lack of a second poll in the greek political system. we had some signs of let's say a less strong poll on the left in the 2019 election when syriza did ok but not very well, but now we basically have the main opposition party lower than 20%, which is half the percentage of the main dominant party which is new democracy, which will create problems when it comes to democratic politics as a whole, so that i think is the main uncommon thing as a

result of this election, rather than the strong one—party government which has been traditionally something which greece has had for a long time in the post—hunter period, post—1974. we long time in the post-hunter period, ost-1974. ~ , .,, long time in the post-hunter period, ost-1974. ~ , . post-1974. we 'ust saw those recent mi . rant post-1974. we 'ust saw those recent migrant boat — post-1974. we just saw those recent migrant boat tragedies. _ post-1974. we just saw those recent migrant boat tragedies. did - post-1974. we just saw those recent migrant boat tragedies. did that - migrant boat tragedies. did that enter the debate at all in the last 11 days, and how much of an issue are migrants and travelling over to greece? , . , are migrants and travelling over to greece? , ., , ., are migrants and travelling over to greece? , .,, ., ., , , greece? this was an absolutely trauic greece? this was an absolutely tragic incident. _ greece? this was an absolutely tragic incident. it _ greece? this was an absolutely tragic incident. it did _ greece? this was an absolutely tragic incident. it did enter- greece? this was an absolutely tragic incident. it did enter the | tragic incident. it did enter the debate, the president of syriza alexis tsipras mould it —— raised it multiple times and try to create a cleavage between people who care about humans in general versus just numbers or how wealthy people are,

who are experiencing similar situations, and he was trying to juxtapose it to the titanic submarine, the other tragic incident that involved wealthy individuals, so that was an attempt of bringing it at the forefront. it did not work electorally obviously as a talking point, primarily i think... it's not that greek people were not obviously sad about what happened, but there is definitely... the governing party or the former governing party, i think successfully they tried to, you know, said the message they did all they could, and that the situation... or put the discussion about traffickers and how

irresponsible they are, which of course they are as well. so the debate was between the level of intensity of the rescue, which syriza tried to put in, and the responsibilities of the greek coastguard and so forth, versus a framing that has more to do with the problems being both at the european level more rather than the greek government level, and the problems about the traffickers of these immigrants and how inhumane they are, so clearly the latter framing one outcome in a way, if we consider the elections capturing some of that debate. again, we cannot tell because there are so many other issues that people were voting on, but that is kind of how things played out. but that is kind of how things played out-— but that is kind of how things -la edout. ., , . but that is kind of how things -la edout. . , . ., played out. thank you very much for our played out. thank you very much for your analysis- _ rishi sunak has urged people to hold their nerve over rising interest rates in the uk as the bank of england tries to bring down inflation.

the prime minister told the bbc�*s sunday with laura kuenssberg programme that the uk would get through concerns over higher mortgage rates for millions of homeowners if the government stuck to its plan. here's our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. the prime minister, rishi sunak, spoke to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg on her sunday programme. i've never said that it's not challenging. this isn't going to be a difficult time to get through. but what i want to give people the reassurance and confidence is that we've got a plan. the plan will work and we will get through this. that's exactly what people should be hearing from their prime minister and their government. one person has died and several have been injured in a rollercoaster accident at an amusement park in the swedish capital, stockholm. eyewitnesses say the park's jetline rollercoaster — which reaches a height of thirty metres and speed of 90 kilometres per hour — partly derailed during a ride. the grona lund park has been evacuated. here in the uk, a 15—year—old girl has died after being pulled from the sea at a beach

in cleethorpes in north east lincolnshire. she had been airlifted to hospital along with a 15—year—old boy. he has now been discharged. the teens had been reported missing at about lunchtime on saturday, prompting a search that involved a helicopter and lifeboat. our reporter, alison freeman, has been giving us the latest from the scene. well, details about what happened yesterday are fairly limited. what we do know is that the two teenagers, a boy and a girl who were both aged 15, were reported missing to humberside police at about 1:30pm yesterday by about 11:00, two lifeboats were sent out into the sea to search for them, but they weren't found until about 7:30. and we understand that they were found quite far out to sea. now, they were airlifted to hospital. but, sadly, humberside police have confirmed this afternoon that the girl did not make it. she has, in fact, died. the boy, however, has since been released from hospital.

now, we have heard people who worked for the rnli thanking members of the public for their help with the search effort yesterday in what they've described as a very difficult day for everyone. flowers have been laid and have started to arrive here in memory of the girl. as i say, people here saying it was a very difficult moment for everybody. sir eltonjohn is preparing for his headline performance, marking the close of this year's glastonbury festival. he says the show will be one of the final live dates of his career. our culture and media editor, katie razzall, is there. the final day of music across this vast tented temporary somerset town. and warming them up for tonight's grand finale, sophie ellis—bextor. hers arguably not the sparkliest outfit here. a tribute to the rocket man, who has never performed at glastonbury before.

will they still be standing when eltonjohn takes to the stage tonight? he isjust a legend, isn't he? absolute legend. i think it's going to be absolutely buzzing. are you going to stay here the whole time? what are you going to do when you need the loo? hold it in! we did it yesterday, 14 hours. in terms of special guests, who do you think? i'm thinking britney spears, - but i would be happy with anyone! glastonbury, how are you feeling, baby?! we know sir elton is a big fan of gabriels, who performed here on friday. he has championed the three—piece band, fronted byjacob lusc, from the beginning. wow, eltonjohn knows i am breathing?! what is happening?! what did it mean to you? it was everything. you know, it isjust nice to have someone of that calibre support you. with a voice like that, you can see why eltonjohn is behind them, and the feeling is mutual. he was the most incredible outfits,

his voice is bigger than life, and the way he tickles those keys with his fingers is like none i have ever seen live ever. but i think there isjust something about his music that speaks to the soul. yusuf cat stevens has just finished his legends slot on the pyramid stage. the excitement here is really building. new yorker post—punk indie disco band blondie have been performing on glastonbury�*s main stage. they are back again for a hat—trick after playing twice before at the festival. frontwoman debbie harry sang all their classics such as atomic, heart of glass and hanging on the telephone. our entertainment reporter, daniel rosney, is there for us right now. take us through the highlights of the day. i take us through the highlights of the da . , , ., take us through the highlights of theda. , ., the day. i wish you could have come to us a few — the day. i wish you could have come to us a few minutes _ the day. i wish you could have come to us a few minutes ago _ the day. i wish you could have come to us a few minutes ago because - to us a few minutes ago because blondie have just come off stage, not that we needed reminding, but what a rock star debbie harry s! three hours to go now until set and

turnjohn is on stage and the crowd is definitely building. —— sir elton john. tens of thousands of people are in front of the main pyramid stage. there is a lot of speculation about who the special guest will be, when you work at glastonbury you have to wear the special wristbands which give you certain access. someone has told the bbc that storms he has been seen performing a wristband, he's not on the bill, so that has led to speculation backstage that he could be one of the surprise performance, we have also been told that dua lipa could also been told that dua lipa could also been told that dua lipa could also be on the stage, dexter fletcher was standing there and he said he has seen eltonjohn many times before and he would be shocked if something special does not happen tonight because it is the final uk date of eltonjohn�*s live touring career in the uk, there are only a

handful of dates left elsewhere in europe, but tonight would be a moment in europe, but tonight would be a moment behind you, a few hours to go until eltonjohn takes to the stage and brings this festival to an end. ~ ., ., , stage and brings this festival to an end. . ., ., , , stage and brings this festival to an end. ~ ., ., , , ~ end. what does it been like this ear? i end. what does it been like this year? ithink— end. what does it been like this year? i think it _ end. what does it been like this year? i think it has _ end. what does it been like this year? i think it has been - end. what does it been like this year? i think it has been really. year? i think it has been really secial. year? i think it has been really special. elton's _ year? i think it has been really special. elton's final— year? i think it has been really special. elton's final moment, | year? i think it has been really - special. elton's final moment, there has been speculation on that since thursday, arctic monkeys performed on friday night, but there is something at glastonbury festival for everybody, it's a cultural phenomenon, there are not many things like this elsewhere in the world, i was speaking to an italian rock groupie performed and they don't have anything like this in italy, more than 2000 acts are performed across the site, it's performed across the site, its huge, the fence around it is eight miles wide and the population of glastonbury if it were a town would make it the fourth largest city this

weekend in the south—west of england. it's the size of 500 football pitches, and we have been blessed with the weather! anyone that has brought wellingtons did not need to be packed.— need to be packed. absolutely brilliant, how— need to be packed. absolutely brilliant, how many _ need to be packed. absolutely brilliant, how many steps - need to be packed. absolutely| brilliant, how many steps have need to be packed. absolutely - brilliant, how many steps have you done? are you a step counter? yesterday i did 40,000. fantastic, well done. — yesterday i did 40,000. fantastic, well done. enjoy — yesterday i did 40,000. fantastic, well done, enjoy the _ yesterday i did 40,000. fantastic, well done, enjoy the last _ yesterday i did 40,000. fantastic, well done, enjoy the last few - yesterday i did 40,000. fantastic, well done, enjoy the last few hours and we will speak to you later. stay with us here on bbc news, we will be back a bit later. hello, in some parts of the country it is roasting and could be the hottest day of the year so far, but it is changing in other areas and we are getting cooler, fresher air coming in from the atlantic into western parts of the uk. humid air towards the east and in between a weather front, and that is going to bring rain. not much in the south,

but some heavier rain moving across northern areas, some thunderstorms, large hail and maybe some gusty winds as well. all squeezing the heat and humidity into eastern england, 30 degrees around lincolnshire, 32 or more in essex and around london, really humid as well. out towards the west, things are beginning to cool down a bit and it will be less humid. the wetter weather we have got across those northern areas does push away into the north sea, the showers become fewer and lighter and many places become dry overnight with some clear skies. last night was really uncomfortable for sleeping, temperatures in scotland fell no lower than 20 degrees, in merseyside 19 celsius. tonight will be somewhat easier to sleep because temperatures are going to be lower, perhaps single figures in scotland and northern ireland. heading into tomorrow, there will be some sunny spells, some cloud will develop, and that is going to lead to some showers. scotland, northern ireland and northern parts of england, any shower clouds will be suppressed further south.

it will feel cooler and fresher everywhere, temperatures dropping some 7 or 8 degrees in large parts of the uk, top temperatures 23, maybe 24 in the south—east. everything is coming in from the atlantic, a fresher westerly breeze around. these weather fronts will arrive on tuesday so we will see more cloud come our way. once again, looking dry toward south—eastern areas but there will be outbreaks of rain and drizzle as you head further north and more of a breeze as well. these are the temperatures we are looking at, typically around 20—22 degrees. could be warm overnight for south—eastern parts of the uk, heading into wednesday, we're in a warm sector between those two weather fronts. cooler air will be waiting to coming back from the atlantic from the north—west, following this band of rain that will be affecting scotland and northern ireland, pushing into england and wales once again. those temperatures dropping away in the north—west, we'll get some sunshine and showers. still dry and quite warm

in the south—east, the mid 20s.

by a landslide in elections, this is bbc news, the headlines: the whereabouts of wagner mercenary boss, yevgeny prigozhin, are unknown following a deal reportedly struck by belarus, for him to leave russia. a day on from the rebellion by the wagner mercenary group in russia, the top us diplomat says cracks are emerging in vladimir putin's authority. greece's former conservative prime minister mitsotakis

is on course to win a second term following a roller—coaster accident at an amusement park in sweden.