in syria and the trade in the powerful amphetamine captagon. new documents show it would cost £63,000 more to send an asylum seeker to rwanda than keep them in the uk. what are you doing? rescuing you! hang on! and it's goodbye to the indiana jones franchise as the final release arrives in uk cinemas. hello. i'm sally bundock. and we start in russia, where vladimir putin has made his first public comments since the mutiny by the wagner mercenary group ended, saying any attempt to stir up turmoil in russia was doomed to fail. during a tv address, mr putin said the leaders of the uprising would be brought to justice

but regular wagner fighters could join the russian army, return to their families, or go to belarus. graham satchell has the latest. vladimir putin has not been seen since saturday but late last night he called a meeting of his security chiefs. in addition to the nation he thanked the russian people were standing up to what he called treachery. translation: it was the patriotism _ treachery. translation: it was the patriotism of— treachery. translation: it was the patriotism of our _ treachery. translation: it was the patriotism of our citizens, i the patriotism of our citizens, of consolidation of the whole of consolidation of the whole of russian society, that played the decisive role in these events. this support helped us overcome the most difficult challenges that our motherland faced. . ~' , ., challenges that our motherland faced. . ~ ., , faced. thank you for this. the dramatic _ faced. thank you for this. the dramatic events _ faced. thank you for this. the dramatic events of _ faced. thank you for this. the dramatic events of that - faced. thank you for this. the i dramatic events of that weekend saw tanks on the streets as the mercenary group work analyses towns in southern russia and then headed for moscow. it looked at one stage like a full—scale military coup. but as suddenly as it started, it

stopped. now what wagner's lee dargue yevgeny prigozhin released a message on social media. he had not tried over three russia's government, he said. it wasjust three russia's government, he said. it was just a protest to stop micro to stop wagner being disbanded and to punish those who have made mistakes in what he called the special military operation in ukraine. so what are we to make of all this? russian state television said the country remained united behind president putin and criticised the mutiny as a propaganda win for the west. but he's never had lives in moscow are openly talking about russia's vulnerability and unprecedented challenge to vladimir putin.— vladimir putin. after only three years. _ vladimir putin. after only three years, you - vladimir putin. after only three years, you lose - vladimir putin. after only | three years, you lose your sense of reality. in a giant country like this where everything is in the centre and everybody is doing everything that you win, you'll be great

person. that you win, you'll be great erson. w' , that you win, you'll be great erson. , ., person. the skies above the black sea — person. the skies above the black sea and _ person. the skies above the black sea and pictures - person. the skies above the black sea and pictures from | person. the skies above the - black sea and pictures from the russian defence ministry show a british raf reconnaissance plane. frusher claims that forced the aircraft away from its territory. the ministry of defence this the plan was in international airspace. defence this the plan was in internationalairspace. on defence this the plan was in international airspace. on the ground the latest pictures from ukraine joe ground the latest pictures from ukrainejoe president ground the latest pictures from ukraine joe president zelensky handing ukrainejoe president zelensky handing out medals to soldiers who'd been fighting an bakhmut. he described them as heroic and thank them for their service. ukraine is slowly winning back territory in this war. it all hope the apparent chaos in russia will aid its cause. graeme satchel, bbc news. former us ambassador and special assistant to the president for russia, ukraine, and eurasia william courtney, said he believes much of the coming response will depend on prigozhin�*s current whereabouts. it appears that president putin has come under greater pressure

partly for appearing to be weak in resolving this crisis and partly because the prigozhin forces really got pretty close to moscow. so i think now the vitriol and a president putin's speech suggests he may have backtracked on the promise he made to yevgeny prigozhin that he could go to belarus. putin is saying he will allow wagner forces, trips to go there but has not said anything about prigozhin. putin never mentions names of opponents, never mentioned alexei navalny�*s name and now of course prigozhin so suggests that putin really is worried. if prigozhin is still in russia and under control of the security services, president putin's claimed today that leaders of the mutiny will be brought to justice,

that leaders of the mutiny will be brought tojustice, that could well take place, but if prigozhin is already in belarus, and some of his troops are there, he could have a little mini army or a guard there and be a depended actor, which could be troublesome for the kremlin and make putin look weaker again after talking about bringing him tojustice or the leaders of wagner to justice. so partly it will depend on where prigozhin got to, that he gets to belarus or not? as the situation in russia remains tense, the war in ukraine continues. as we just heard that graeme's report. ukraine president, volodymyr zelensky said in an address that his troops have made advances in all sectors of the front lines. he gave no details, but described monday as a happy day and wished for more like it. ukraine's defence ministry, meanwhile, confirmed the recapture of the village of rivnopil in the donetsk region. zelensky visited soldiers fighting near the eastern city of bakhmut and handed out

awards to boost the morale of troops engaged in a counteroffensive, as some ukrainians hope russian forces might be undermined by saturday's mutiny. our international editor, jeremy bowen, reports from kyiv. anything that's bad for president putin and for russia is good, as far as the ukrainians are concerned. from presence lansky right down to his chain of command, but what has to be remembered as problems in russia do not translate automatically or rapidly into advances on the battlefield for the ukrainian army —— president zelensky. since they started their offensive earlier on this month, they have recaptured a number of villages from the russians, but what they haven't managed to do yet, and they haven't really tried either, as to make those of vital tactical breakthroughs that will be

necessary if they wanted change to the course of the war, which is of course their objective and nato's as well, the people giving them this material support that they require. now, as for the russian army, it is still a question as to whether or not what's happening in moscow and in russia affects their ability to fight on the battlefield. the fighters of the wagner group have been ruthless and at times effective, and it is possible that without them the russian army might lose what ever capacity it has left, not much, to manoeuvre and counter—attack. anyway, armies do not fight well if their political masters are at each other�*s throats, sofa president putin and people who support him in the kremlin, the big priority has to be trying to restore his authority after the

events of the weekend. and that for him right now is the biggest challenge. jeremy bowen there. let's get some of the day's other news now. it could cost an estimated £63,000 more to send a migrant to a "safe country" such as rwanda than to keep them in the uk, the government has said. an economic impact assessment of the illegal migration bill, which is going through parliament, found a gross cost of £169,000 to relocate an individual. a long—awaited independent report on english and welsh cricket has found racism, sexism, classism and elitism is widespread throughout the sport. the independent commission for equity in cricket is warning the issues are "overt and baked into" the sport's structures. the england and wales cricket board has apologised unreservedly and said there now needs to be a "reset" within the game. a new diabetes medicine dubbed the "king kong" of weight loss jabs cannot be recommended

on the nhs yet because the cost for benefit may not be justified, a spending watchdog says. the national institute for health and care excellence says it needs more evidence on mounjaro, even though it recently approved a similar weekly injection called wegovy. figures from the british retail consortium suggest food inflation in the uk fell injune. it's the second month in a row the rate of food price increases has slowed. bosses from four of the uk's biggest supermarkets will appear in front of a committee of mps today to a nswer questions about why prices are still so high. and we'll have more on this in our business coverage in 20 minutes. captagon is a highly addictive drug that has ravaged the middle east in recent years. now a joint investigation by bbc news arabic with investigative journalism network organized crime and corruption reporting project, has revealed new direct links between this multibillion—dollar drug trade

and leading members of the syrian armed forces. emir nader reports. onjordan�*s border with syria, its army is fighting traffickers of a drug called captagon. translation: they are smugglers. our ground forces were informed and were ready for them. they fired directly at them, forcing them to retreat. they were crawling for their lives. captagon is little known outside the middle east where this highly addictive, highly accessible amphetamine like pill is wrecking havoc. the syrian regime has been accused of making vast profits from the manufacture and export of this drug. now, bbc news arabic has uncovered fresh evidence about how exactly the trade is being managed by members of the syrian elite.

in suwayda close to syria's border, raji falhout led a militia aligned with the government of bashar al—assad. in july 2022, falhout�*s bases were overrun by a rival militia. they found this machine that could be used for pressing captagon. bags of pills, his military id, and an unlocked phone. gaining exclusive access to the phone, we found a series of messages describing the purchase of the machine. this drug trade is much larger than one man. in 2021, a trial began in lebanon against a well—known businessman called hassan daqqou. he was found guilty of captagon trafficking after a shipment was seized in malaysia worth over $1 billion.

the case was heard behind closed doors, but we met with the judge to find out what was uncovered. translation: he said he was collaborating i with the 4th division. did he give any evidence of his connection to the fourth division? an id card issued by the four division. the fourth division is an elite unit of the syrian army. it's led by bashar al—assad's brother, maher. the judge concluded that there were no links between syrian officials to daqqou's trafficking. but in a 600—page confidential court document, we found a series of whatsapp messages daqqou sent to someone called "the boss", whose phone number mostly consists of the same digit repeated many times. it's known as a golden number. translation: this number. was obtained by the company in the very first days and belongs to an important person in the authority. we've taced the number. high—level syrian sources have told us that it belongs to major general ghassan bilal.

bilal is mehar al—assad's number two in the fourth division and is understood to run the powerful security bureau. if the boss really is ghassan bilal, the conversation suggests that one of syria's most senior officers is linked to the illegal captagon trade, worth billions of dollars. the syrian government, ghassan bilan and raji falhout didn't respond to our questions. ghassan maintained that he was innocent and was working with authorities to prevent drug trafficking. only last month, the arab league welcomed bashar al—assad back to the fold. as arab governments struggle to contain an epidemic of drug abuse, elites within syria continue to profit. in the uk, to watch more, you can go to the bbc iplayer and search for syria: addicted

to captagon. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voiceover: bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. the victorians imported as a giant ornamental but it is a massive horticultural hazard, its dainty white flowers give the wrong impression. this plant is poisonous. daniel logan came into contact with the giant hogweed while trying to retrieve a ball. he was left with these burns on his ankle. my with these burns on his ankle. my brother kicked the board the bushes were called to retrieve it, stung my uncle, i thought it, stung my uncle, i thought it was a stick nettle and got nothing of it so left for a couple of days and became listed, really swollen and it was really bad i got quite sore. it was really bad i got quite sore. ., ., , sore. it often grows new canals and rivers _ sore. it often grows new canals and rivers and _ sore. it often grows new canals and rivers and local— sore. it often grows new canals and rivers and local councils . and rivers and local councils do try to get rid of it but as it is invasive, it is hard to control. it is invasive, it is hard to control-— it is invasive, it is hard to control. . ., , ., , control. we have many poisonous lants control. we have many poisonous plants and — control. we have many poisonous plants and fungi, _ control. we have many poisonous plants and fungi, most _

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drink what you want, within reason. you can still buy it but it might be more expensive. people want spot they want. there are way too many offers towards — there are way too many offers towards higher fats, they think it is cheaper than fruit and vegetables.— vegetables. everything is labelled, _ vegetables. everything is labelled, you _ vegetables. everything is labelled, you are - vegetables. everything is labelled, you are making| vegetables. everything is. labelled, you are making a conscious_ labelled, you are making a conscious choice, - labelled, you are making a conscious choice, no - labelled, you are making a conscious choice, no needl labelled, you are making a . conscious choice, no need to increase _ conscious choice, no need to increase the _ conscious choice, no need to increase the prices. - conscious choice, no need to increase the prices. all- conscious choice, no need to increase the prices. all these 0 tions increase the prices. all these options will— increase the prices. all these options will still _ increase the prices. all these options will still be _ options will still be available, it will be up to shoppers to decide whether they are prepared to pay more for the less healthy options. some changes are being planned in england and scotland as well but in wales the labour government is preparing to go further and faster. as well as stopping multibyte office on unhealthy foods in wales temporary price cuts will not be allowed either. ministers are convinced next year's change will not add to the cost of living crisis. taste change will not add to the cost of living crisis.— of living crisis. we know the vast majority _ of living crisis. we know the vast majority of _ of living crisis. we know the vast majority of price - vast majority of price

promotions are on the really unhealthy, ultra processed foods, what we want to do, is shift the market, so that promotions are on healthier foods and also encourage reformulation of some of the most unhealthy foods. so it is the easy choice is the healthy choice for people in wales. that would need a reset across the industry, so far the response has not been favourable. with the welsh consortium warning the changes are responsible and unlikely to change the way we shop. —— are responsible. hywel griffith, bbc news. harrison ford has played daredevil archaeologist indiana jones for more than a0 years — and he's about to unpack his hat and whip for one final adventure. indiana jones and the dial of destiny is in cinemas from tomorrow and our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba sent this report from last night's uk premiere.

it's the return of one of cinema's best known action heroes. in one of the industry's best known franchises. disney hoping the eventual turn out to be... the actor who has lived with the role for more than a0 years was on the red carpet, reflecting on the red carpet, reflecting on the red carpet, reflecting on the path that helped him become a star. you have said goodbye to beloved characters in the past, and solo in particular how does it feel saying goodbye to this one? it feels right, i'm satisfied, so satisfied, so gratified i was able to make this film. what i am proud of is that it rounds out the stories that we have told, i think in a really compelling way. in this farewell _ compelling way. in this farewell to _ compelling way. in this farewell to the - compelling way. in this i farewell to the character, compelling way. in this - farewell to the character, he is on the hunt by powerful and ancient artefacts. and he is

joined on his quest by goddaughter played by british fleabag star phoebe waller—bridge. you grew up watching indiana jones on the big screen, what was it like being part of this and notjust a small role a huge meaty role alongside harrison ford. it's like a dream come true. like, the ten—year—old inside of me gave me the biggest high five when i was in the middle of this movie. it's... it's cinema on the scale that i dreamt of when i was a young actor. and this is a young person watching these things. the film also has a new berlin played by max nicholson. how does this film compare playing balance? i does this film compare playing balance? ., ., . , balance? i did not watch james bond when _ balance? i did not watch james bond when i — balance? i did not watch james bond when i was _ balance? i did not watch james bond when i was a _ balance? i did not watch james bond when i was a kid - balance? i did not watch james bond when i was a kid i - balance? i did not watch james bond when i was a kid i did - balance? i did not watch james bond when i was a kid i did notj bond when i was a kid i did not watch star wars, i watched

indiana jones and i watched it again and again, that has got a special place in my heart. aha, special place in my heart. a new face in the director '5 new face in the director �*s chair with james mendel taking overfrom chair with james mendel taking over from steven spielberg. chair with james mendel taking overfrom steven spielberg. it is always pressure taking on a big movie how much pressure wasn't stepping into stephen spielberg �*s shoes? it is spielberg 's shoes? it is pressure _ spielberg 's shoes? it is pressure you _ spielberg 's shoes? it is pressure you are - spielberg '5 shoes? it 3 pressure you are stepping in for one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, the opportunity is to collaborate with him and all the other greats on the movie. the original _ greats on the movie. the original three _ greats on the movie. the original three films - greats on the movie. the original three films released in the 1980s are widely seen as classic, it is a perfect old—style action hero stopping the big question is at this time the storytelling still works with an ageing lead character. the fourth film with india 20 years older, did not really meet with a rapturous reception when it was released in 2008. so harrison ford and the filmmakers really want this

movie to be seen... as a return to form, with harrison ford and phoebe waller bridge's star quality... helping it to fly high at the box office. i think i will have to go, it looks great. i grew up watching indiana jones, it is closure. a major cancer research project in memory of singer sarah harding will look for early signs of breast cancer in young women. girls aloud singer harding died from the disease aged 39 in 2021. one of her final wishes was to find new ways of spotting breast cancer early when it is more treatable. the new project will become one of the first in the world to identify which women are at risk of getting the disease, in their 30s. which is great news and wonderfulfor her their 30s. which is great news and wonderful for her memory.

stunning drone footage off the coast of australia shows a kayaker paddling around near bondi beach in sydney, seemingly unaware of his curious companion the entire time. whale sightings are not uncommon in this part of the world. look at that. that is incredible. what a friend to have while you are on the water. as glastonbury drew to a close at the weekend and weary festivalgoers left to get some sleep, teams of volunteers moved in to begin the mammoth clean up. the site's green fields are usually strewn with litter, but organisers said there was less rubbish left behind this year. sarah—jane bungay reports. the rucksacks feel a little heavier on the way out. lara the rucksacks feel a little heavier on the way out. law bit tired but i _ heavier on the way out. law bit tired but i like _ heavier on the way out. law bit tired but i like it. _ heavier on the way out. law bit tired but i like it. we _ heavier on the way out. law bit tired but i like it. we are - heavier on the way out. law bit tired but i like it. we are all. tired but i like it. we are all auoin tired but i like it. we are all going to _ tired but i like it. we are all going to london, _ tired but i like it. we are all going to london, hopefullyl tired but i like it. we are all i going to london, hopefully we -et going to london, hopefully we get there by one stop.

hopefully we get there. all of those buses _ hopefully we get there. all of those buses to _ hopefully we get there. all of those buses to the _ hopefully we get there. all of those buses to the right. - hopefully we get there. all of those buses to the right. i i those buses to the right. snapped my achilles last saturday. it has been worth every slight pain, every crutch has been worth it. it is every slight pain, every crutch has been worth it.— has been worth it. it is eight in the morning _ has been worth it. it is eight in the morning and - has been worth it. it is eight in the morning and you - has been worth it. it is eight in the morning and you have has been worth it. it is eight i in the morning and you have an ice cream? aha, in the morning and you have an ice cream?— ice cream? a breakfast of champions _ ice cream? a breakfast of champions while - ice cream? a breakfast of champions while you - ice cream? a breakfast of| champions while you have ice cream? a breakfast of - champions while you have been a hard schlep over from the teams and you need something to call you a little bit. that's what we're doing. ice cream, glastonbury, rock on! some are organised _ glastonbury, rock on! some are organised when _ glastonbury, rock on! some are organised when it _ glastonbury, rock on! some are organised when it comes - glastonbury, rock on! some are organised when it comes to - organised when it comes to taking down and packing away the ten. some not so much. it was a bit of a shock when i had to repack it, i rolled it up and put it in the bag, my whole journey from my campsite i have been dropping everything out of it. it been dropping everything out of it. ., , been dropping everything out of it. . , ., ., it. it was never going to get is getting — it. it was never going to get is getting people _ it. it was never going to get is getting people off- it. it was never going to get is getting people off the - it. it was never going to get| is getting people off the site

onto narrow somerset road, many travel by rail but they need to get to the next patient at castle cary, but the festival has been doing this for a while now so the travel operation is pretty seamless. it now so the travel operation is pretty seamless.— pretty seamless. it is a sad da , pretty seamless. it is a sad day. the — pretty seamless. it is a sad day. the end _ pretty seamless. it is a sad day, the end of— pretty seamless. it is a sad day, the end of the - pretty seamless. it is a sad day, the end of the festival and you see people coming off the site on wednesday morning, walking and glamorous and happy and so full of energy, you see them going home today, desperately tired or to a comfortable bed. cleaning up and taking — comfortable bed. cleaning up and taking down. _ comfortable bed. cleaning up and taking down. it _ comfortable bed. cleaning up and taking down. it will - comfortable bed. cleaning up and taking down. it will take l and taking down. it will take six weeks to clear the site of this temporary mini city. and then after the chaos, time or then after the chaos, time or the cows to come home. sarah—jane bungay, bbc news. we have time. a unique tradition to tell you about now. over the weekend, couples in canada competed in the wife carrying contest. the crowd cheered as competitors carried their so—called wives through the obstacle course. they could be actual wives,

orjust friends or partners. there are rules, of course. the wife must be carried at all times, and she must weigh at least a9 kilograms. that's about 109 pounds. the grand prize — the equivalent of the woman's weight in beer. iam i am guessing both are allowed to drink that. i will be back with the top business stories, next. don't go anywhere, i will see you in a moment. a more unsettled theme to the weather, some rain followed by sunshine and showers and generally it will feel a lot fresher than what we have seen of late temperatures close to orjust of late temperatures close to or just above the of late temperatures close to orjust above the seasonal norm. this low pressure system will be the first of many that

will be the first of many that will bring a breezy, cloudy with day to the north and west of the uk, initially northern ireland seeing the rain this morning, that rain will move lost much of scotland, northern england north wales in the north midlands, the best chance of staying dry with easy sunshine even here it will be cloudy and across the selby. temperatures reaching highs of 22 degrees above the seasonal norm, little bit fresherfor the north and west, humidity will increase as well. tuesday night the rain pushes away to the north, leaving a dry night with variable cloud, mist and merck one or two showers and it will feel warmer and muddier as humidity levels built across england and wales. this is the picture for wednesday, we will have this with a front pushing into western here is on wednesday, a cold front introducing rain, cooler air, head of that wedge of warmer and more humid air across england and wales, variable cloud some sunshine depending on how much sunshine we get will depend on temperatures, it

is going to be warm, generally across england and wales, one or two showers ahead of the rain then pushed into western areas, some could be heavy and thundery, temperatures coming down from high teens up to 25 degrees for central, southern and eastern england. thursday the weather front may get stuck across the southeast of england, ringing quite a bit of rainfall through the day, this other weather front will bring showers to the north and west of scotland, elsewhere largely dry. 20 of sunshine around on thursday, uncertainty the position of the strain it could be further east across the near continent and further westwards for the moment, east anglia and the southeast could see some very much—needed rainfall here. temperatures will be coming down, it will feel cool and fresher across—the—board, high fresher across—the—boa rd, high teens and fresher across—the—board, high teens and 20s. similarfor friday and the weekend, unsettled, rain in the north and west parts of staying dry, with some sunshine, in the

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