in a separate message he welcomed the us decision to supply kyiv with cluster bombs — a move president biden has defended. the sun newspaper says a bbc presenter has been accused of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photographs, beginning when they were 17. it's understood that the bbc is looking into the allegations. and could pasta made from ground crickets be coming to a menu near you? hello. 500 days into russia's invasion of ukraine president volodymyr zelensky visited snake island, where ukrainian soldiers famously defied a russian war ship at the beginning of the war, calling it a sliver of land in a wide sea, but proof, he says, that ukraine will win the war.

here's some of the video that he released. translation: dear ukrainians, i wish you good health. - today we are on snake island, on our snake island which will never be conquered by the occupier, like the whole of ukraine because we are a country of the brave. today, we honour here our brave ukrainian heroes, all the soldiers who fought for this island, who liberated it and although this is a small piece of land in the middle of our black sea, it is a great proof that ukraine will regain every bit of its territory. i want to thank, from here, from this place of victory, each of our soldiers for these 500 days. the visit comes as president zelensky thanked the us after washington agreed to supply cluster bombs to ukraine. it's a weapon that has been banned by more than 100 countries around the world. despite this, ukraine has been pressing for the artillery shells

which drop multiple explosives to help with their counter offensive against russian forces. russia has been using the weapons since the start of the war. in the last hour, prime minister rishi sunak said the uk was a signatory to a convention which prohibits the production or use of cluster munitions and discourages their use. but added the uk would continue to play its part in supporting ukraine. live now to our security correspondent frank gardner to get more explanation on these cluster munitions. why are they so contentious? the main reason _ why are they so contentious? the main reason is _ why are they so contentious? tie: main reason is that a lot of them don't explode. they lie around for a long time and they look a little bit like toys, children pick them up and it blows their arms off. or kills them. they are extremely controversial, 123 countries around the world including the uk, germany and france have signed up to not to

use them or stockpiled them. the usa, russia and ukraine have not. both russia and ukraine have been using them. it is basically a canister that is fired from an artillery piece or a missile or dropped from aircraft. that shatters in midair or it comes apart, 88 — hundred and 20 of these tiny bomblets then cascade down to the ground, most of them explode on impact. militarily it is a useful but hideous weapon for dislodging infantry in trenches. or for attacking armoured formations. if you don't have enough artillery it is the next best thing. the downside is the next best thing. the downside is the next best thing. the downside is the dud rate, the percentage that don't go off is pretty high. even

one is bad enough. russia has been using these extensively in the ukraine war. they have a dud rate of between 30 and ao%. that means a huge amount of unexploded ordnance left on farmland, in children's playgrounds and on battlefields which will eventually no longer be battlefield but they will have to be cleared. that is why they are contentious. i cleared. that is why they are contentious.— cleared. that is why they are contentious. ., , contentious. i heard somebody say it could take 750 _ contentious. i heard somebody say it could take 750 years _ contentious. i heard somebody say it could take 750 years to _ contentious. i heard somebody say it could take 750 years to clear- contentious. i heard somebody say it could take 750 years to clear them i could take 750 years to clear them based on the current facilities they have in the ukraine. that based on the current facilities they have in the ukraine.— have in the ukraine. that is based on where they _ have in the ukraine. that is based on where they are _ have in the ukraine. that is based on where they are in _ have in the ukraine. that is based on where they are in the - have in the ukraine. that is based | on where they are in the moment, a british landmine clearing charity however said that ukraine presents the biggest challenge in mine—clearing that they have ever had. even biggerthan mine—clearing that they have ever had. even bigger than afghanistan which was huge. they are talking about 200,000 square kilometres of

contaminated territory. i don't think it will take 750 years but it will take a long time, probably a generation and this is the legacy of war. the war isn't even over yet, it could go on for months and years but they won't wait for that. as areas do get retrieved from russian occupation, they are clearing it of minds. we have the problem is in places like the dam which flooded, it is a widely held belief that it was russia that blew it up, that then flooded western ukraine around then flooded western ukraine around the to d'nipro river. a lot of the mines that were planted on the eastern bank within floating free. you also have mudslides, which means that minds if they are flat you can detect them but if they are flipped on their side it is much harder to detect them. it is a major problem. briefly, i mentioned rishi sunak�*s

reaction saying we have signed up to the agreement not to use them, what impact could this have on the alliance? i impact could this have on the alliance? ~ ., ., alliance? i think that line would robabl alliance? i think that line would probably have _ alliance? i think that line would probably have been _ alliance? i think that line would probably have been agreed - alliance? i think that line would probably have been agreed in i alliance? i think that line would - probably have been agreed in advance between washington and london. we are hours away from the summit and the last thing that nato leaders want is cracks in the organisation. there are cracks, spain has condemned the move, germany have said they will understand but won't follow. britain said they would stick to the convention. america has said, this is not an easy decision to take but we have the need to support our friends in to take but we have the need to support ourfriends in ukraine because they desperately need this stopgap while we need to produce more artillery are diminishing. to drive the russians back from positions that they have occupied illegally. positions that they have occupied illeuall . ., ~ positions that they have occupied illeuall . . ,, i. positions that they have occupied illeuall . ., ~' ., ., ,, positions that they have occupied illeuall . ., ~ ., ., ,, ., illegally. thank you for talking to us. go to illegally. thank you for talking to us- go to the _ illegally. thank you for talking to us. go to the bbc _ illegally. thank you for talking to

us. go to the bbc website - illegally. thank you for talking to us. go to the bbc website where | illegally. thank you for talking to - us. go to the bbc website where you can read his explanation of why these cluster bombs are so controversial. staying with the war in ukraine and eight people have been killed and 13 injured in lyman in eastern ukraine after the town came under russian rocket fire according to ukraine's interior ministry. it says a residential building, an annexe to a printing house and three cars were set on fire in the attack. the town is a major rail hub and was initially captured by russian forces but then retaken by ukraine's army in october. the dutch prime minister has been meeting with the country's king to discuss the formation of a caretaker administration after the collapse of his coalition government. mark rutte left the palace after talks with king willem—alexander. mr rutte announced late on friday that his entire cabinet had resigned after it failed to agree on stricter immigration policies. new elections are not expected to be held before mid—november. we can speak live to professor sarah l. de lange, a political scientist

from the university of amsterdam. thank you forjoining us. are you able to talk us through how we got this situation? it able to talk us through how we got this situation?— this situation? it took a long time to form the _ this situation? it took a long time to form the current _ this situation? it took a long time to form the current cabinet, - this situation? it took a long time i to form the current cabinet, almost one year and we knew from the start that it was quite unstable because the coalition partners didn't agree on immigration policy. with increasing influx of immigrants into the netherlands in the past two years, this has become a contentious issue in the cabinet. yesterday, the parties decided they couldn't reach an agreement on the different ways in which the influx could be reduced, especially how they could lower the number of citizens coming to the netherlands for reasons of family reunification. so to the netherlands for reasons of family reunification.— family reunification. so there is a caretaker cabinet _ family reunification. so there is a caretaker cabinet now? _ family reunification. so there is a caretaker cabinet now? there - family reunification. so there is a | caretaker cabinet now? there will family reunification. so there is a - caretaker cabinet now? there will be a caretaker cabinet _ caretaker cabinet now? there will be a caretaker cabinet in _ caretaker cabinet now? there will be a caretaker cabinet in place - caretaker cabinet now? there will be a caretaker cabinet in place because| a caretaker cabinet in place because in the netherlands it takes at least

three months to organise new elections. we are also currently at the start of the summer recess. this will come on top of those 90 days. parliament will decide which issues will be controversial, the caretaker government cannot decide on which kinds of issues are ordinary business. so for example, when it comes to the war in ukraine the defence minister will be allowed to still make decisions given the urgency of the situation. recently, mr rutte was _ urgency of the situation. recently, mr rutte was trying _ urgency of the situation. recently, mr rutte was trying to _ urgency of the situation. recently, mr rutte was trying to get - urgency of the situation. recently, mr rutte was trying to get a - urgency of the situation. recently, mr rutte was trying to get a plan l mr rutte was trying to get a plan through to cut to the number of refugees from the war, he couldn't get that through. in terms of public opinion, where does the support lie on the decisions?— on the decisions? citizens are divided in _ on the decisions? citizens are divided in the _ on the decisions? citizens are divided in the netherlands - on the decisions? citizens are divided in the netherlands on | on the decisions? citizens are - divided in the netherlands on the issue of immigration, like in other western european countries. it is a

polarised issue. the supporters for rutte's plan as well as other right—wing parties are very much in favour of stricter migration policies but the supporter of some of the governing parties, notably the social liberals, are in favour of more liberal policies on this issue. ., ~' , ., of more liberal policies on this issue. . ,, ., ., ,, ., , a bbc presenter has been accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs, beginning when they were 17. the sun newspaper reported that the unnamed male presenter had paid the teenager tens of thousands of pounds. it is understood that the bbc is looking into the allegations, and that the star is currently not scheduled to be on air in the coming days. let's speak to our correspondent lizo mzimba who's in the newsroom. lizo, what do we know?

yes, this story first emerged in the sun newspaper, the story contains allegations against someone the newspaper describes as a top bbc staff. we understand that the bbc is looking into the allegations which are very serious. the sun says a well—known presenter is accused of giving a young individual more than £35,000 in return for sexually explicit images. something that the newspaper says began when the individual was 17 years old and legally still a child. neither the bbc presenter nor the individual have been named, we understand that the presenter is currently not scheduled to be on air in the near future. the bbc is under scrutiny because according to the sun newspaper, the family complained to the bbc in may, but the presenter

remained on air. in a statement the bbc has said that we treat any allegations very seriously and have processes in place to proactively deal with them. as part of that, if we receive information that requires further investigation or examination we will take steps to do this. that includes actively trying to speak to those who have contacted us to seek further detail and understanding of the situation. if we get no reply, that can limit our ability to progress things. it does not mean our inquiry stop. if at any point new information comes to light, including via newspapers this will be acted upon appropriately in line with internal processes.— with internal processes. thank you very much- — now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin ramjaun. hello from the bbc sport centre. rain's been causing some issues for wimbledon organisers today — with no play on outside

courts until later. centre court and court number one not affected though under the roof. and we've got two of the top men's seeds in action. we'll get to them in a moment. but first let's join chetan again. rain has been affecting the outside courts, what is the latest of play? as usual, that is true of most of their week apart from yesterday, it has rained every day of this championship so far. today is no different. you will see in their distance, the inflated cover is behind me on these outside courts which means that play is suspended for now. we are expecting things to clear up in the next hour and a half, that should be a clear run until the evening. underneath the show courts we have carlos alcaraz

on centre court, he has been made to work hard, the top seed and one of the favourites for the title, he won the favourites for the title, he won the queens title coming into this. he is currently up 4— three in that one at the moment. he is enjoying figuring it out on grass. that queens title was only his third grass court tournament, just the second time he has played at wimbledon. daniil medvedev in a little bit of trouble, he is another player who has not done it on grass, the former world number one, he has won the us open but struggled to get past the fourth round here. he is up in the second, 4—1, that is going oh the way of the russian player. we have stefanos tsitsipas to come and

another game. some of those matches will be on the outside court, we are hoping the play will go under way soon. ., �* ., , hoping the play will go under way soon. . 1, , ., soon. katie boulter is in action auainst soon. katie boulter is in action against the _ soon. katie boulter is in action against the current _ soon. katie boulter is in action against the current wimbledon champion. against the current wimbledon cham - ion. , against the current wimbledon chamion. , , against the current wimbledon champion-— against the current wimbledon chamion. , , , ., champion. yes she will be on in centre court. — champion. yes she will be on in centre court, the _ champion. yes she will be on in centre court, the current - champion. yes she will be on in i centre court, the current champion is looking a little bit vulnerable, boulter is the last remaining british hope in the singles until the wheelchair events get under way. she pulled off a shock against pliskova last year. last years finalists, will be taking on the woman that won the australian women's titles, we also have sabalenka. underthe women's titles, we also have sabalenka. under the show courts, the tennis is well under way, no

such luxury out here. we shall wait for play to resume on the outside courts. ., ~' , ., , for play to resume on the outside courts. ., ~' ,, , . play�*s been delayed — and early lunch has been taken at headlingley as england attempt to stay in this ashes series against australia. with england needing 6 wickets. when it does get going again australia will resume on 116—4 at headingley — a lead of 142 in their second innings. friday's second day saw big wickets steve smith, marnus labuschage — and both openers david warner and usman khawaja fall. england 2—0 down to australia, and have to win this... if they're to regain the ashes. and there's risk of thundery conditions affecting qualifying for the british grand prix which starts in the next hour — charles leclerc set the fastest time in final practice. before the session was interrupted by rain. the ferrari driver came in just ahead of alex albon the british born driver also one of the last drivers to run before the weather

intervened at silverstone. mercedes driver lewis hamilton was fifth, with red bull's championship leader max verstappen 8th today... for more on these and other sports stories, you can go to our website. that's bbc.com.sport. including live text commentary on stage 8 of the tour de france, where defending champion yonas vingegaur leads by 25 seconds. here in the uk — the family of an eight—year—old girl who was killed when a car crashed through the fence of her school in southwest london on thursday have said she was "adored and loved by everyone". selena lau died and several others were taken to hospital after the incident in the grounds of the study preparatory school. an eight—year—old girl and a woman in herforties remain in a critical condition. aru na iyengar reports. all morning people have been coming, trying to make sense of what

happened. we trying to make sense of what happened-— trying to make sense of what hauened. ~ ~ ., ,. happened. we know the school, we assed b happened. we know the school, we passed by it — happened. we know the school, we passed by it every _ happened. we know the school, we passed by it every day. _ happened. we know the school, we passed by it every day. we - happened. we know the school, we passed by it every day. we see - happened. we know the school, we passed by it every day. we see the | passed by it every day. we see the children go in and out of the school, see their happy faces and it is such a tragic incident that happened. it is so unfortunate because the whole community here has come together to pay their respects for a little girl who tragically lost her life.— for a little girl who tragically lost her life. ,, ., ., lost her life. selena lau was eight ears old lost her life. selena lau was eight years old and _ lost her life. selena lau was eight years old and at _ lost her life. selena lau was eight years old and at the _ lost her life. selena lau was eight years old and at the end - lost her life. selena lau was eight years old and at the end of - lost her life. selena lau was eight years old and at the end of year . years old and at the end of year picnic in front of the school, the study preparatory school in wimbledon. she is described as intelligent and cheeky. at around nine for 30 the unthinkable happened. a land rover burst through the fence injuring 16, another eight—year—old is seriously injured along with a woman in her 405. 16 people were taken to hospital. a 46—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by

dangerous driving. she is being released on bail until latejuly. the study preparatory school is known for its nurturing atmosphere, it is well known in the community, and tributes were from other schools and tributes were from other schools and pupils. the school says it is profoundly shocked by the accident and it is to soon to understand what has happened. police have asked the public not to speculate on the course of the incident. let 5 get bring you some the day 5 other news now, and japan has been marking the first anniversary of the assassination of the former prime minister, shinzo abe. he was shot dead while making an election speech. mourners came to pay their respects at a buddhist temple in tokyo where an altar had been set up. police in the indian state of west bengal say at least ten people have been killed in violence related to local polls. the ruling bjp and the trinamool congress party are competing for over 70,000 5eat5. this election is a crucial test for the parties' future in west bengal

and upcoming parliamentary elections. more than 2 billion people around the world eat insects every day and many rave about them as a source of vitamins and protein. sofia bettiza has been to an insect farm in north italy that produces pasta made from ground crickets. would you eat cricket pa5ta? eating insects is nothing new in parts of the world like asia. but is there a shift happening in europe? this farm in northern italy term51 million crickets into food every day. first, the crickets, still alive, are frozen. boiled. dried, and then pulveri5ed. this is the final result, a cricket—based flower that can be

added to food, like pa5ta, bread or pancakes. and it is good for the planet. insects require a fraction of the land and water that is used to produce meat. translation: what we do here is very sustainable. to produce one kilogram of cricket powder we only use about 12 litres of water. whereas producing the same amount of protein from cows requires about 60,000 litres of water. but how does this get on your plate? some restaurants by the flour and add it to some of the more traditional dishes, like pa5ta. cricket pa5ta? yes. here we go. i am about to taste cricket tagliatelle. this is really good. it tastes like normal pa5ta. i would not be able to tell that this is

cricket—based flour. it is delicious. and it's a superfood. it is packed with vitamin c, fibre and minerals. one plate of cricket pasta contains as much protein as a stake. but is it a realistic option? there is one problem— it is very expensive. cricket flour costs about $55 per kilo, way more expensive than a standard bag of pasta which costs about £1. that means that for now, insect food is a niche option. translation: the meat i produce is much cheaper than the cricket flower, and it is very good quality. it is healthy and i am absolutely against this new food products. we don't know what they can do to you. a good steak makes you happy.

i can't really imagine people eating crickets at restaurants. but a change in attitudes is happening. belgium, austria and the netherlands are the countries that are more open—minded, and with the eu approving food5 made from insects, the prices are expected to go down, which means insects could soon become a part of the european diet. steven barbosa, of the international platform of insects for food & feed — joins me now fron bru55el5. why are they so expensive? i guess, as any other — why are they so expensive? i guess, as any other product, _ why are they so expensive? i guess, as any other product, when - why are they so expensive? i guess, as any other product, when you - why are they so expensive? i guess, | as any other product, when you don't have enough production, you have more price to pay. but this is about to change as you reported. a5 increasing production becomes more

widely spread across europe, we believe that prices will go down, but this is still a niche market, as consumers become more aware of nutritional value and of the lower environment mental impact of insect —ba5ed products, i believe that production can scale up and the prices will reduce. win production can scale up and the prices will reduce.— prices will reduce. will they be bred specifically _ prices will reduce. will they be bred specifically to _ prices will reduce. will they be bred specifically to eat? - prices will reduce. will they be bred specifically to eat? can i prices will reduce. will they be i bred specifically to eat? can you re eat? bred specifically to eat? can you repeat? would _ bred specifically to eat? can you repeat? would you _ bred specifically to eat? can you repeat? would you be _ bred specifically to eat? can you repeat? would you be breedingl bred specifically to eat? can you i repeat? would you be breeding the insects specifically _ repeat? would you be breeding the insects specifically to _ repeat? would you be breeding the insects specifically to breed - repeat? would you be breeding the insects specifically to breed or - insects specifically to breed or are you capturing them? in insects specifically to breed or are you capturing them?— insects specifically to breed or are you capturing them? in europe, we have several _ you capturing them? in europe, we have several companies _ you capturing them? in europe, we have several companies already - have several companies already breeding them. specifically to produce insect —based food products. i know that western consumers normally don't think about eating insects as a whole insect, these products are basically extracting the nutritional benefits of insects to be incorporated into traditional food products that europeans are

accustomed to. there will be in pasta, bread and other baked goods. are there any health concerns, the man said we don't know what they do, what you say to that?— what you say to that? the european union takes — what you say to that? the european union takes very _ what you say to that? the european union takes very seriously - what you say to that? the european union takes very seriously the - union takes very seriously the authorisation of food products. for example, an insect company which is authorised a novel food product, takes up to three years of assessments from safety authorities. a lot of checks going on. thank you very much for talking to us. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, we have some impactful showers and thunderstorms around,

especially across parts of scotland and england. as we go through the rest of the weekend, there will still be some showers and thunderstorms, they won't be as potent and that is because the air is gradually turning fresh from the west. that fresh air is out here, south and west of this cloud, which is moving northwards, this is the cold front from earlier which will eventually bring a drop in temperature, for the rest of the afternoon, across england and scotland we will see showers and thunderstorms. there is still humid air in place, around the mid 205 in the north and high 205 in the south. into tonight, showers and thunderstorms in northern england and scotland, those will push northwards but later across the channel islands in the far south—east, there could be storms returning. in between those, most bases are dry, a little bit misty but warmer and not as humid as last night. as we go to sunday, the south east england could be some heavy

thundery rain, there is a wet start to northern scotland, spreading towards shetlands. elsewhere a dry start with sunny spells, and then developing more cross parts of northern england. there could be further interruptions of the ashes, some rain close to silverstone and hopefully a lot to play at wimbledon. temperatures tomorrow around 21—24. wimbledon. temperatures tomorrow around 21—24 . a much more comfortable feel. through sunday night into monday, we turn to the next developing pressures in the south—west, that will bring heavy rain into parts of ireland and wales, spreading through the midlands and southern scotland. hit and miss showers in the southern coastal parts of england and the north of scotland. some of them could be on the countryside and temperatures will be in the high teens. if anything, as at low pressure moves north—east, we start

to have more a north westerly airflow so things will be much cooler in the weeks ahead. temperatures below average for the time of year especially across the northern half of the country. expect changeable spells with rain at times and windy at times too.

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