the belarrusian leader aleksandr lukashenko cast doubts over the whereabouts of the wagner mercenary group leader, yevgeny prigozhin, after saying he could be in st petersbourg or somewhere else. schools are expected to close across england, with teachers striking again over pay and conditions. and a bbc investigation has found that dangerous muscle building supplements are being sold across the uk. hello. i'm victoria valentine. we are starting with one of moscow's staunchest allies. the leader of belarus, has cast doubt on the whereabouts of the mercenary leader who led a mutiny against the russian military two weeks ago. alexander lukashenko, who brokered the deal that

helped end the rebellion, said the boss of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeni pryghozin, was now back in russia, despite original claims he'd been exiled to belarus. meanwhile, it's unclear who is now in control of the thousands of russian mercenary fighters who've been battling ukrainian forces for several months. alexander lukashenko made that comment to a very small gathering ofjournalists. one of them was our own steve rosenberg, and he has this report. there are still so many questions about the russian rebellion. would he have the answers? the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, brokered the agreement that ended the mutiny, so we are told. under a deal with the kremlin, wagner mercenary chief yevgeny prigozhin was supposed to move here to belarus with some of his fighters. but no sign yet. translation: as of this - morning, the wagner fighters, and very serious ones, are still in the camps

they have withdrawn to afterfighting in bakhmut. as for yevgeny prigozhin, he is in st petersburg, or maybe he flew to moscow this morning, or somewhere else, but he is not in belarus. yevgeny prigozhin hasn't been seen in public for days, although we have seen inside what is purported to be his st petersburg mansion, these images leaked online, reportedly taken during a raid by russian security services. they show weapons, gold bars and lots of wigs. i asked mr lukashenko if the wagner leader and his group move here, would he let them use belarusian territory to attack ukraine and destabilise other countries in the region? translation: steve, we have

never attacked anyone - and we are not intending to and no—one will use our territory to attack anyone. but if there is an act of aggression against us we will respond and if wagner are here, then they, just like the belarusian army, will defend our interests. ever since the wagner mutiny, the main question we have been asking is, what on earth is going on? and nearly two weeks on we still don't know. the deal that had been announced was pretty clear. yevgeny prigozhin goes to belarus and the wagner fighters who want to join him also go to belarus. but we see no sign of that. from mutiny to missiles and the russian nuclear warheads the kremlin says it is moving to belarus. would mr lukashenko have a say in whether to launch them? i remind him, "recently

you said god forbid i should "have to take the decision to use nuclear weapons." translation: joe biden - could say the same and prime minister sunak. but these are not your weapons, they are russian ones, it is not your decision to take. translation: in ukraine a whole army is fighting with foreign - weapons, with nato weapons, because they have run out of their own, so why can't i fight with someone else's? but these are nuclear, we are not talking pistols. translation: yes, nuclear, they are weapons too, - and make sure you mention we are talking about tactical nuclear weapons here. the logic of a leader who, with an iron fist and the kremlin�*s backing, has held power for nearly 30 years. steve rosenberg, bbc news, minsk. fascinating. we will go through some of those comments and

speak to colonel brendan kearney, former chief of staff for us marine corps forces in europe. thank you forjoining me, we appreciated. let's start with the whereabouts of yevgeny. steve, my correspondence there, said what on earth is going on? everyone wants to know the answer. how likely is that there is no intelligence of the whereabouts of this leader? glad to be with you and answer the question i think it's extremely likely that nobody has a clue as to where prigozhin is. i think we can all safely say confidently that he is somewhere, but were somewhat yes, we don't know. 0k, somewhat yes, we don't know. ok, how successful are our putin's enemies at staying hidden? ., , ., , .,

hidden? not very. he has an extraordinarily _ hidden? not very. he has an extraordinarily successful. extraordinarily successful tracking down years and they die of heart attacks or develop an urge to fly off high—rise buildings. they don't do well. so prigozhin knows that, he is a survivor of well over a decade of watching putin take revenge, take proactive actions against people he perceives to be his enemies, so prigozhin is a savvy, smart guy, so he is hiding, he is in hiding right now. �* , ., now. let's turn to those comments _ now. let's turn to those comments from - now. let's turn to those - comments from lukashenko now. let's turn to those _ comments from lukashenko about nuclear, tactical nuclear warheads. according to president putin the preparation of facilities for these weapons are due for completion very soon which would pave the way to russia to start moving the warheads to belarus injuly. does belarus have the capacity to hold them?—

to hold them? they have the ca aci to hold them? they have the capacity to — to hold them? they have the capacity to go _ to hold them? they have the capacity to go ahead - to hold them? they have the capacity to go ahead and - to hold them? they have the l capacity to go ahead and build the facilities that are properly based on russian design, so that means they're going to be highly secure facilities, probably state—of—the—art protection devices, cameras, you name it. lots of guards, probably run by some of the smartest people in the belarusian army. and military. it's going to take a great deal of resources on the part of belarus to go ahead and support this russian effort to put those tactical nukes on belarus soil. which is a really, when you think about it, kind of a shame because nobody intends to use them, certainly not belarus, they don't have the authority, then why go to all this effort that again, ithink why go to all this effort that again, i think this is some vision on the part of putin to show how he can reach out and expand the theatre of war

without actually causing conflict between belarus and ukraine, making ukraine and nato worried, put them in a reactive mode.— nato worried, put them in a reactive mode. colonel brendan kearne , reactive mode. colonel brendan kearney, thank _ reactive mode. colonel brendan kearney, thank you _ reactive mode. colonel brendan kearney, thank you for - reactive mode. colonel brendan kearney, thank you for your - kearney, thank you for your time. ., ~' ,, schools across england are expected to close again today, as teaching staff return to the picket line for the second time this week, in a row over pay and conditions. members of the national education union say the action is a last resort, and have called on the government to return to negotiations. vanessa clarke reports. a strike with no and inside, today would be the seventh national day of action by teachers in england. they are calling for a pay rise that's above inflation, one that does not come out of school budgets. if your child's maths class doesn't have a maths teacher, if your child puzzling business class is on after me, if their primary class has temporary staff, if your child has

special needs and the special—needs assistant has left the school to work in a supermarket because the pay is better, parents know that their child's education is disrupted every day and that's what we are striking about. the government _ are striking about. the government says - are striking about. the government says the l are striking about. the government says the strikes are causing more disruption of the parents and children at the end of the school year and schools are receiving an extra £2 million over the next two years. an independent peer review body has advised the government on what the pay rise should be. unions want it publish now that the government has been published in the usual way which is normally the end ofjuly. the two sides i deadlock with no sign of talks resuming. parents in west yorkshire arejuggling childcare and work today. i have to take the days off when my children aren't in school. everybody is going to crisis of living at the moment so i stand what they stand for but children shouldn't be not learning. children shouldn't be not learning-— children shouldn't be not learnina. , ., learning. they will not get what they _ learning. they will not get what they ask, _ learning. they will not get what they ask, the - learning. they will not get| what they ask, the nurses, teachers. _ what they ask, the nurses, teachers, police, they will not

-et teachers, police, they will not get what _ teachers, police, they will not get what they want. they need to accept — get what they want. they need to accept what they get and get back to — to accept what they get and get back to work. the to accept what they get and get back to work.— back to work. the strikes this week other — back to work. the strikes this week other members - back to work. the strikes this week other members of - back to work. the strikes this week other members of one | back to work. the strikes this - week other members of one union but three other unions are currently balancing members on actions and strikes in the autumn term will be co—ordinated, meaning more school closures and more picket lines. vanessa clarke, bbc news. us treasury secretary janet yellen is in china, to try to rebuild ties and trust between the two economic powerhouses. her visit is the second by a senior biden administration official in as many months. and it comes amid signs that the chinese economy is flagging youth unemployement is at a record high, and exports are down. our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, has more. the street food scene in china would appear to show an economy rebounding strongly from the coronavirus. experts say that's not the case. but rather, these consumers in this small city are

choosing a low cost, tasty option at a time of pressure on household incomes. translation: this place is great - for ordinary people. recently it has been hard to make money but it's still easy to spend it. after three years of covid, the economy is only slowly recovering. university graduates are being especially hit by china's economic doldrums, with youth unemployment hovering at or above 20%. translation: yes, i'm worried. there is a lot of competition. it's hard to find a job. all my classmates feel the same pressure. those who have jobs can be reluctant to spend big because they are nervous about their financial security. you can see why if you travel just a bit further east, to the outskirts of a much larger city, where a property explosion hasn't matched real demand from buyers or renters.

this woman bought a flat here a couple of years ago, but her estate remains largely empty and its value has collapsed. translation: of course i'm worried but what can i do? . everywhere there are shells of tower blocks which appear abandoned. this problem with the real estate supply and demand isn't limited to this area. it isn't even limited to this city. you can drive out of here for hours and you will find clusters of towers with unoccupied or unfinished apartments, many of their workers have stopped altogether and consider that the same thing is happening in province after province right across the country. in tsingtao, restrictions on the number of flats a person can buy have been used in an attempt to stimulate the market. a local real estate agent told us sales volumes have halved in recent years. translation: prices - are down because the market

is saturated. too many homes were built and it's hard to sell them. negative sentiment that also keeps spreading to the sprawling local port and therefore the world. reduced manufacturing and weak international demand means less stuff being exported and slower consumption here means less imports of other countries' products. just up the coast while tourism has started to recover on the beaches here, the government wants chinese people to spend more than the price of swimming gear. however, the fear is that pessimism is sitting in and it can be hard to turn around. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, shandong province. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice—over: bringing you different stories from across the uk. 207 shipping containers with fake goods and drugs recovered

from more than half. the sheer size, 580 tons is described as monumental. police say this seizure is the largest in uk history. over two weeks 100 officers were involved, backed up by brand experts and counterfeit specialists. i think it will put a nail in the coffin of the counterfeit good trade as we knew it at the time, so the shops are virtually gone. this area of manchester has been historically known as the uk capital of counterfeit trade. this operation is the largest in response. 33 criminal gangs are said to have targeted this area. a single premises can have flaws converted to house up to 18 shops. the containers themselves can also act as a trading point for online businesses. voice—over: for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website.

you're live with bbc news. dangerous muscle building supplements are being sold to gym—goers across the uk, a bbc investigation has found. the products, which are popular on social media, aren't approved for sale, but the bbc has found them widely available in shops and online. and experts are warning they can cause serious side effects. kashjones has been investigating. you don't understand how many people are on these things, it's crazy. people are on these things, it's crazy-— it's crazy. for gym goers searching _ it's crazy. for gym goers searching for _ it's crazy. for gym goers searching for there - it's crazy. for gym goersi searching for there quick gains, these are the latest thing. they're selective androgen receptor modulators, commonly known as sarms, and are available for purchase alongside over similar muscle—building drugs. in a muscle-building drugs. in a uuarter muscle-building drugs. in a quarter of— muscle-building drugs. in a quarter of mile... _ muscle-building drugs. in a quarter of mile... turn - muscle—building drugs. in —. quarter of mile... turn right. but none of these are approved for human consumption, anywhere in the uk. and it's a criminal

offence to sell them as such. despite that, i was able to buy them in shops around the country. them in shops around the country-— them in shops around the count ., ., , country. so someone got sarms to ou. country. so someone got sarms to you- it's — country. so someone got sarms to you- it's a — country. so someone got sarms to you. it's a big _ country. so someone got sarms to you. it's a big seller. - to you. it's a big seller. small independent store like me, you can sell them and get away with it. me, you can sell them and get away with it— away with it. i've been training _ away with it. i've been training for _ away with it. i've been training for around - away with it. i've been training for around six| away with it. i've been - training for around six months now — training for around six months now. nothing is happening. you kind of— now. nothing is happening. you kind of think... now. nothing is happening. you kind of think. . ._ kind of think. .. have you heard of sarms? _ kind of think. .. have you heard of sarms? they've _ kind of think. .. have you heard of sarms? they've been - of sarms? they've been researching this, one, they've got zero side effects.- got zero side effects. they're what you _ got zero side effects. they're what you want. _ got zero side effects. they're what you want. well - got zero side effects. they're| what you want. well popular, got zero side effects. they're i what you want. well popular, 45 quid~ _ what you want. well popular, 45 quid~ one — what you want. well popular, 45 quid. one in the morning, one at night — quid. one in the morning, one at niiht. ., quid. one in the morning, one atniiht. ., , at night. some of the shops mentioned _ at night. some of the shops mentioned there _ at night. some of the shops mentioned there are - at night. some of the shops mentioned there are side i mentioned there are side effects, but all of them promised me quick results. it goes on to claim it's a potent muscle builder. none of them list any health risk. but medical experts warn these drugs are dangerous, with potentially long term side effects. reese was 20 when he

took unapproved muscle building pills marketed as sam sarms, to help with his weight training. the erectile dysfunction, the hot i — the erectile dysfunction, the hot i went to the gym and felt strong, — hot i went to the gym and felt strong, but my sleep wasn't there — strong, but my sleep wasn't there i_ strong, but my sleep wasn't there. i was getting four hours of quality— there. i was getting four hours of quality sleep. the there. i was getting four hours of quality sleep.— of quality sleep. the royal pharmaceutical _ of quality sleep. the royal pharmaceutical society - of quality sleep. the royal i pharmaceutical society warns against using sarms and says that urgent action needs to be taken by regulators to control the market.— taken by regulators to control the market. ~ . ., ~ the market. what we would like to see is the — the market. what we would like to see is the laws _ the market. what we would like to see is the laws around - the market. what we would like to see is the laws around them | to see is the laws around them tightened. we would like to see better control over them. and an acknowledgment they're not being used for research purposes when they're being purchased. purposes when they're being purchased-— purposes when they're being urchased. ,, ., ., , purchased. the food standards authority and _ purchased. the food standards authority and food _ purchased. the food standards authority and food standards i authority and food standards scotland, in response to our investigation, said that sarms and similar drugs are not authorised for sale in the uk and should not be taken. they said that consumers should report businesses selling these substances to them or their local authority. and we asked the shops we visited for a response. not all came back to us. those that did

expressed confusion about the regulations. one told us they have now stopped selling all sarms and are seeking guidance from the food standards authority. after his experience, reese now thinks there are safer ways to get results at the gym. they're not researched. _ results at the gym. they're not researched. there's _ results at the gym. they're not researched. there's a - results at the gym. they're not researched. there's a lot - results at the gym. they're not researched. there's a lot of. researched. there's a lot of ways to do it naturally. increasing your knowledge on your training, increasing your knowledge on yourtraining, getting increasing your knowledge on your training, getting your nutrition a lot better. i wouldn't recommend sarms to anyone. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog is due to give a press conference following his approval of controversial plans to release water from the wrecked plant into the sea. since the 2011 tsunami which severely damaged the plant, more than a million tons of treated waste water has accumulated there. japan now wants to start discharging it into the pacific ocean. the watchdog the international

atomic energy agency has published a report endorsing japan's plan. the south korean government has said japan's proposal meets international standards. officials said they respected the un nuclear watchdog's findings that the radiological impact on people and the environment would be negligible. they added the treated radioactive water would have little impact on south korea's waters once released into sea. the government's conclusion is at odds with public opinion in south korea, which is firmly opposed to the release of contaminated water. live now to our correspondent michael bristow. the public very worried about this. do you think those concerns have been in any way allayed? i concerns have been in any way alla ed? ., �* ~' concerns have been in any way alla ed? ., �* ,, concerns have been in any way alla ed? .,�* ,, a allayed? i don't think so. as ou allayed? i don't think so. as you say. _ allayed? i don't think so. as you say. i'm _ allayed? i don't think so. as you say. i'm in _ allayed? i don't think so. as you say, i'm in south - allayed? i don't think so. as| you say, i'm in south korea, the capital seoul, and just a few hours ago the south korean government released its assessment of japan's plan to release treated contaminated

water from the fukushima water from the fu kushima nuclear water from the fukushima nuclear power plant. and essentially, they came up with the conclusion that yes, it's safe. they've been building up to this for some time, just — so it doesn't really come as a surprise. last week they said that an examination of ocean currents show the water would move, actually, away from japan, across the pacific, towards america. it wouldn't reach south korean shores for perhaps ten years. so it's no surprise really they've come to this conclusion. but as you indicated there, in your introduction, people in south korea here, even though the scientists are saying it's safe, they don't believe them. four out of five people in a recent opinion poll believe it's unsafe and are worried about the release. they're been panicking buying sea salt, there's numerous protests, tomorrow there's a profit. the

iaea head is due to come to south korea and try to reassure people but he's got a big job on his hands. we people but he's got a big 'ob on his hands.�* people but he's got a big 'ob on his hands. we have to leave it there. thanks _ on his hands. we have to leave it there. thanks very _ on his hands. we have to leave it there. thanks very much. i turning now to the high—level talks on climate change due to get under way in a few hours. ministers and climate envoys — including us climate envoy john kerry — will be meeting in vienna to discuss how to battle climate—related to battle climate—related security threats. security threats. let's speak to henna hundal — she's a delegate to the un climate change conferences. this seems like a really big deal and perhaps a momentous point in the climate change fight. point in the climate change fiiht. ., ~ point in the climate change fiiht. . ~ i. point in the climate change fiiht. . ~ ., ., fight. thank you for having me. and absolutely. _ fight. thank you for having me. and absolutely. i _ fight. thank you for having me. and absolutely. i think- fight. thank you for having me. and absolutely. i think this - and absolutely. i think this upcoming meeting dedicated to climate change the osce will be holding is going to be a crucial time to address how do member states come together and make real progress? i think one of the main components off that

is actually replicating and scaling up some initiatives that have already worked. you see sweden being a global leader in developing a low carbon economy, austria doing really well in offering financial incentives for energy efficient buildings. all the progress that denmark has made in harnessing wind energy. how do we get them together to share the ideas that have worked? now is a great for them to do so. ~ . worked? now is a great for them todoso.~ . ,,. . worked? now is a great for them todoso.~ . ,_ .,, , to do so. what specific issues would you _ to do so. what specific issues would you like _ to do so. what specific issues would you like to _ to do so. what specific issues would you like to see - would you like to see prioritised at this meeting? i think we know that climate change is going to lead to human migration. right? we've seen the destruction to agricultural practices, to lives and livelihoods. look at the fires that ravaged port gal. it's going to lead to migration. we need to make sure there's policies and practices in place to ensure the rights of migrants and climate—induced refugees. we saw what happened

in 2015 when the european migrant crisis and there was not preparedness and infrastructure in place to support incoming folks. so i think now is the opportunity to have a proactive rather than a reactive approach to that issue that will be coming up very soon. i think the second point that really needs to be addressed is the mental health impact of climate change. and this is especially an important issue for youth. there was a survey of 10,000 youth across ten countries, and 60% of them said they're extremely worried about climate change and 45% said their feelings around climate change impact their daily life. this was especially interesting in portugal, who had some of the highest rates of youth saying they experience mental health impacts of climate change. we see that with the wildfires that portugal was dealing with. this is a great opportunity to engage youth in the knowledge sharing and capacity building process. i hope to see some of

that at the meeting. you mention _ that at the meeting. you mention in _ that at the meeting. you mention in the _ that at the meeting. you mention in the first - that at the meeting. you mention in the first part| that at the meeting. you i mention in the first part of that answer the impact of climate change being on migration. of course, another key driver of migration is conflict. and which there's plenty of, including armed conflict here in europe. what kind of risks do tensions and conflicts pose to the climate change agenda and to climate security? what can be done to mitigate them?— security? what can be done to mitigate them? yes, you know, i think the risks _ mitigate them? yes, you know, i think the risks are _ think the risks are really three—fold. number one you have diversion of resources. number two you have the destruction of infrastructure, and number three you have political instable. i will speak to each of those briefly. in terms of diversion of resources, when you have conflict, armed conflict, that takes away human capital and all the finances that go into funding that conflict, that could have been instead diverted towards climate projects. we see an unfortunate reality of that playing out in ukraine. now, i mean ukraine had done really

well in terms of its climate progress. it was part of the paris agreement, making great strides in renewable energy, they had nationally determined contributions under the paris agreement, which means they were making headway, and we see all that progress rolled back now. to the second point about destruction of infrastructure, we're seeing that happen in ukraine and create a microcosm of a crisis of water and air pollution, transmission lines, power plants and gas pipelines being destroyed. to the third point, the political instable that results from these armed conflicts in that period of not really knowing what kind of energy and climate commitments can be made is really this is bbc news. destructive.- can be made is really destructive. ~ ., ., destructive. we need to leave it there. thank _ destructive. we need to leave it there. thank you _ destructive. we need to leave it there. thank you for - destructive. we need to leave it there. thank you for your i it there. thank you for your time and your thoughts. we'll have of course more news from fukushima as the head of the un's nuclear watchdog prepares to give a press conference about this decision.

hello there. thursday was a better day for play at wimbledon and for the start of the test at headingley. there was quite a lot of cloud generally, but we did see temperatures peaking at 23 degrees. however, into friday, we're tapping into some heat and humidity, and temperatures may well peak as high as 29 celsius, 84 fahrenheit. there was some cloud and rain around, though, and you can see quite clearly where i'm talking about on the satellite picture. this is a frontal system bringing some wet weather, fairly showery first thing friday morning across scotland and northern ireland. slowly brightening up into the afternoon. but with that southerly wind direction dragging in that warm, humid air as we go through the day, with gin—clear skies across england and wales, temperatures will respond. highs of 29 celsius in one or two areas by the middle of the afternoon. so that means for the tennis at wimbledon, we could see temperatures as high as 27. it has the potential to be the best or the hottest day of this

season's championship. and it'll be similar story as well for the men's ashes. thunderstorms perhaps threatening as we go through the weekend. as we go into friday evening, it will be a relatively quiet one. during the early hours of saturday, we've got this front pushing in from the south—west, but temperatures not falling very far. it's going to be a humid night, an uncomfortable nght for getting a good night's sleep, particularly in the south—east, as temperatures only as low as 18—19 celsius. and with that front continuing to move in from the south—west, bumping into that humid air, that has the potential to spark off some sharp, thundery downpours. they will drift their way steadily north and east, so saturday will not be a wash—out by any means. but if you do have outdoor plans, it's worth bearing in mind that there could be some interruptions with some sharp showers. top temperatures as we go through saturday still on the warm side at 20—24 degrees, maybe 27 across parts of east anglia and the south—east.

need to keep a close eye on sunday. there's a risk of some really sharp, thundery downpours moving up from france, butjust where they will appear is still subject to question so keep abreast of the forecast for the second half of the weekend. just to summarise then, our weekend is going to start off on a humid note. there will be some decent sunny spells around from time to time, but also the risk of some sharp, thundery downpours. take care.

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