in a separate message he welcomed the us decision to supply kyiv with cluster bombs, a move president biden has defended. the dutch prime minister, meets the country's king to discuss the formation of a caretaker administration after the collapse of his coalition government. 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. hello, thank you forjoining us. 500 days into russia's invasion of ukraine and president volodymyr zelensky has 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 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. 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. our washington correspondent jessica parker has been about president biden�*s reasons for sending the cluster bombs. president biden has been talking about this in an interview with cnn. what he, basically, said is that he has been thinking about this for some time, he describes it as a difficult decision, but he gives two main reasons for deciding to send these cluster munitions to ukraine. he says firstly, that russia is continuing to brutally attack ukraine, including with cluster bombs. and secondly, and this seems to be a crucial element,

that kyiv is running out of its standard ammunition, it is firing off thousands of rounds every day, both for defence and the counter offensive. this is being described by the white house as a transitional measure. they will send these cluster bombs while production is ramped up for that more standard ammunition that kyiv needs. that is the way the white house is selling the decision, as you are saying is a controversial one. in terms of public support, are you able to gauge what that might be? public support is hard to say at this stage. in terms of reaction here in washington, dc, it has been mixed. fairly muted, there are democrats who have been critical of the decision but also republicans who have been supportive of it. i wouldn't say that this morning

in the us, there is necessarily any signs of a major outcry at the moment, having said that, human rights groups are extremely cross about this. they have condemned the decision because they are saying that these cluster munitions, which release multiple little bombs, you can get duds that then lie on the ground for years, the concern is that in the future when civilians may have returned, it is a huge danger to them. some human rights groups saying this will harm civilians in the future. what the us is saying is that their cluster bombs have a relatively low dud rate, certainly in comparison to the weapons russia has been using. the concern is what impact this will have on relations within the alliance. we heard from rishi sunak saying that we are signed up to not using these, the treaty that says we wont produce or use them. this conflict that might arise within the alliance

about how to deal with russia and what to send. the nato secretary general was asked about this yesterday and he trod extremely carefully around the issue, careful not to directly criticise the us but a majority of nato allies have signed this treaty including the uk, and germany, saying they will not produce, supply or use cluster munitions. it is a slightly awkward one for the alliance but again, you are not hearing countries like germany or indeed the uk really criticising the us because, remember, those are also countries that are trying to support ukraine in terms of wider ammunition and military aid. who is the top donor by a long way in terms of support for ukraine? it is the united states. and as we just mentioned —

rishi sunak has said the uk discourages the use of cluster bombs , but will continue to play its part in supporting ukraine. while the uk is a signatory to a convention which prohibits the production or use of cluster munitions, we will continue to do our part— munitions, we will continue to do our part to — munitions, we will continue to do our part to support ukraine against russi6's— our part to support ukraine against russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion — russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion. we have done that by providing — invasion. we have done that by providing battle tanks and long range — providing battle tanks and long range weapons, all countries can continue — range weapons, all countries can continue to— range weapons, all countries can continue to support ukraine, russia is causing _ continue to support ukraine, russia is causing untold suffering to miiiions— is causing untold suffering to millions of people, it is right that we collectively stand up to it and i will be _ we collectively stand up to it and i will be going to the nato summit next next — will be going to the nato summit next next week where we will be discussing how we can strengthen our support— discussing how we can strengthen our support for— discussing how we can strengthen our support for ukraine. 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. earlier i spoke to political scientist, professor sarah l de lange from the university of amsterdam who explained how difficult it had been to form the cabinet in the first place. 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 there is a caretaker cabinet now? there will be 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 trying to get this plan through to cut to the number of relatives of refugees from the war, he couldn't get that through. in terms of public opinion, where does the support lie 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 supporters of some of the governing parties, notably the social liberals, are in favour 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. our correspondent lizo mzimba has been giving us the very latest. this story first emerged

in the sun newspaper, the story contains allegations against someone the newspaper describes as a top bbc star. 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 nearfuture. the bbc,of course, is under scrutiny because according to the sun, the family of the individual, who is now 20, 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 attempting to speak to those who have contacted us to seek further detail and understanding of the situation. if we get no reply or receive no further contact, that can limit our ability to progress things. but 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. 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, they are laying flowers and reading the messages, trying to make sense of what happened. we know the school, we pass by it every day. we see the children go in and out of the school, see all their happy faces and it is such a tragic incident that happened. it is so unfortunate because the whole community here has all come together to pay their respects for a little girl who tragically lost her life. selena lau was eight years old and at the end of year picnic with her school friends on the grass in front of the school, the study preparatory school in wimbledon. she is described as intelligent and cheeky. at around 9.30 the unthinkable happened. a land rover burst through the school fence injuring i6,

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 school is known for its nurturing atmosphere, it is well known in the community, and tributes were from other schools, church groups 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. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre let's head to wimbledon first, where the rain's relented to allow play on the outside courts. but attention's on the show courts — with the roof allowing continous play there.

carlos alcaraz, the men's top seed, not having it all his own way. chetan's there for us, with all the latest... and lots to come later, as fourth round, and second week beckons for so many. play is happening around us, a few spits of rain but the sun is out, fingers crossed it stays that way. carlos alcaraz, you mentioned the top seed, still trying to play against nicolas jarry, alcatraz took that first set but it was a real battle. it was a lot with carlos alcaraz looking up at his coach, i understand there isn't quite that bounce under his feet. nicolas jarry took that second set but carlos alcaraz in charge of the third. he is 4—1 up, he is the main contender for novak djokovic's crown. but still work to be done for the top

seed. as for daniil medvedev, like carlos alcaraz he is a former us champion, i can tell you, in the last few moments, job done for medvedev, he is into the last 16, he lost the first set across the hungarian, medvedev winning 6—3. through to the last 16 where he reached a couple of years ago but he wasn't at the championships last year because of that ban on russian players. year because of that ban on russian -la ers. . ~ year because of that ban on russian -la ers. ., ~' ,, mark cavendish's tour de france is over. he crashed out 140km into stage eight. which left the british cyclist with what appeared to be a broken collarbone. the 38—year—old came into this year's tour level on 3a stage wins with belgian legend eddy merckx. drew savage has more.

it was over in a flash, yesterday he looked on good form, and the finish to bordeaux, he was clear with 100 metres to go, he finished second to cover mechanical malfunction. today it was one of those little crashes, someone at the front braked, somebody gets caught out by it, and we saw mark cavendish on the floor, clearly in a lot of pain and it became clear, cyclist when they are injured they want to get back in the race quickly, but this wasn't one of those. he was led into an ambulance and it soon became apparent that was the end of his race. is and it soon became apparent that was the end of his race.— the end of his race. is this the end ofthe the end of his race. is this the end of the road — the end of his race. is this the end of the road for _ the end of his race. is this the end of the road for cavendish? - the end of his race. is this the end of the road for cavendish? it is - of the road for cavendish? it is certainly the — of the road for cavendish? it is certainly the end _ of the road for cavendish? it is certainly the end of— of the road for cavendish? it 3 certainly the end of the last tour de france. he said this was a hit last year of cycling, and the last year as a professional, this was his last grand tour, there are still the tour of spain, he may come back for the tour of britain if the injury allows him. in terms of the tour de

france, the greatest rose printer that race has seen, this is it. after 12 years, and more then 500 games for manchester united — goalkeeper david de gea has said he's leaving the club to undertake a new challenge. the 32 —year—old posted a tribute thanking fans on social media — having been a free agent since his contact came to an end last month. de gea, who joined from atletico madrid in 2011 was a four—time player of the year — claimed the premier league's golden glove last season for most clean sheets, with 17. and still no play in the 3rd ashes test, with day three still not under way — due to rain at headingley. there's a pitch inspection, as they try to get some play today... england on the hunt for six australian wickets, and look to limit their opponent's lead. australia will resume on 116—4 — a lead of 142 in their second innings. england 2—0 down to australia, and have to win this. if they're to regain the ashes, so will be eager for play to get going, once the weather eases.

and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. as we have been reporting, 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. here is our security correspondant frank gardner. the main reason is that a lot of them don't explode. they lay around for a long time and they look a little bit like toys, children pick them up and it blows their arms and legs. 0r kills them. they are extremely controversial, 123 countries around the world, including germany, the uk and france have signed up to band them or not to use them, or stockpile them or give them on to anybody else. but the us, russia and ukraine have not. both russia and ukraine

have been using them. how it works is this. it is basically a canister, that is either fired from an artillery piece orfrom a missile or dropped from an aircraft. that canister, in midair, shatters or comes apart and 88 — 120, depending on which weapon is used of these tiny little bomblets, cascade down to the ground. many of most of them explode on impact. militarily, it is a very useful but hideous weapon for dislodging troops, infantry who are in trenches for example or for attacking armoured formations. if you haven't got enough artillery then it is the next best thing. but the downside is that the good rate, the percentage which don't go off is pretty high. even one is bad enough, russia has been using these extensively in the ukraine war

and they have a dud rate of 30—a0%. that means a huge amount of unexploded ordnance is left on farmland, worst case, on children's playgrounds but on battlefields that will eventually no longer be battlefields but they have to be cleared. that is why they are very contentious. earlier i spoke to daryl kimball, executive director at the arms control association. we are disappointed and disagree with president biden's decision to transfer— with president biden's decision to transfer these highly controversial, extremely— transfer these highly controversial, extremely dangerous weapons that pose additional risks to civilians in ukraine — pose additional risks to civilians in ukraine who are already under incredible — in ukraine who are already under incredible duress. the decision, apparently, was based on the idea, as you _ apparently, was based on the idea, as you said — apparently, was based on the idea, as you said a moment ago, that ukraine — as you said a moment ago, that ukraine is—

as you said a moment ago, that ukraine is out of the munition that is used _ ukraine is out of the munition that is used in — ukraine is out of the munition that is used in artillery, those 155 millimetre shells, the biden administration argues that without the supply of these cluster munitions from the us stockpile which _ munitions from the us stockpile which have not been using over 20 years— which have not been using over 20 years by— which have not been using over 20 years by the us, ukraine is defenceless. i think that is a bit of hyperbole, though it is true that ukraine _ of hyperbole, though it is true that ukraine has been expending artillery and munitions at a very rapid rate, faster— and munitions at a very rapid rate, faster than— and munitions at a very rapid rate, faster than it can be resupplied. they— faster than it can be resupplied. they have — faster than it can be resupplied. they have been specifically asking for cluster bombs, haven't they? they have been asking for anything and everything that could be hetpfui~ _ and everything that could be helpful. which is understandable because — helpful. which is understandable because they are in a desperate situation~ — because they are in a desperate situation. but we need to recognise that there _ situation. but we need to recognise that there are certain kinds of weapons _ that there are certain kinds of weapons that responsible states should _ weapons that responsible states should not and cannot be using in war _ should not and cannot be using in

war cluster— should not and cannot be using in war. cluster munitions are one such type of— war. cluster munitions are one such type of weapon. you have to remember what these _ type of weapon. you have to remember what these things do. these are weapons — what these things do. these are weapons that spread thousands of tiny bombs the size of a battery or a ping—pong ball, they are extremely hazardous, _ a ping—pong ball, they are extremely hazardous, they can penetrate armour, — hazardous, they can penetrate armour, they can saw off limbs, they can kiti— armour, they can saw off limbs, they can kill months and years afterwards. this is why they pose a huge _ afterwards. this is why they pose a huge threat to civilians and the administration's claims that the us stockpite _ administration's claims that the us stockpile has a lower failure rate, we do _ stockpile has a lower failure rate, we do not — stockpile has a lower failure rate, we do not accept those assertions. talking _ we do not accept those assertions. talking to — we do not accept those assertions. talking to me a little earlier. lavender are known for its rich fragrance and aromatic foliage. but did you know that it can be used to make cream teas? as lavender farmers head into the busy harvest season, our reporter dan bater has been to explore one mini �*provence'

in cornwall which is expecting its biggest summer to date. these bees aren't the only ones working hard at cornish lavender. the owner tina bessell is ready to spring into action and harvest this year's flowers. the next few weeks are going to be absolutely frantic as we enter the distillation and harvesting period, because we hand harvest but can only harvest in a dry day, and we have to harvest when it is dry because we don't want the lavender to rot. but honestly, the rewards are brilliant. 0ils, mists and even shortbread and cream teas are made from this lavender, but tina says it is not the easiest plant to farm. i always call lavender oil liquid gold because it takes an awful lot of stems to make a single drop of lavender oil. so i would say 50 stems for one drop, so all the lavender behind me here, we have got three litres of lavender oil out of these 700, 800 plants. but when we first started we were just getting a coke can's worth, like 300 millilitres, of our first 350 plants. so it takes a lot of effort, the plant had to mature and we got lots of these lovely

flower spikes and get them maturing in the sunlight. people from every generation are squeezing in a few more visits to perranporth's mini—provence before this process begins. looking at it, it's so fabulous. everything is in bloom, it smells wonderful and the best thing is it is covered in bees because we want to keep ourfurry friends happy, don't we. it's a treat really and it is lovely to come and see the beautiful lavender and be in this beautiful setting out in the countryside. it is a spectacle, and look at the view behind us. - this is still a work in progress for tina, though — she is planning on adding even more purple to the landscape. because we are organic we have to grow our own plants to plant more, i have a field above that is only about a third planted, we need 12,000 plants up there and probably have got about 2000, so three or four more years growing. just a reminder that you couldn't

see the stories on our website. go to bbc news and there is a good article by our security correspondent commenting on cluster bombs. because us presidentjoe biden has been defending what he called a difficult decision to send ukraine cluster bombs. they have a record of killing civilians because of the way they explode and leave debris around. 0ften children end up play with them. there is a good article online talking us through the reasons why they are so contentious. you can get hold of me on twitter. thank you very much for watching. goodbye for now. hello. we have some impactful showers and thunderstorms around especially across parts of scotland

and england. as we go through the rest of this weekend, they will still be showers and thunderstorms around but they won't be as potent because the air is gradually turning fresher from the west. that fresh air is out here, just to be south and west of all this cloud, which is moving northwards, this is the cold front from earlier which will eventually bring a big drop in temperature, through the rest of the afternoon to evening, certainly across england and scotland we will see thunderstorms. the humid air in place, high 20s across the east anglia as we start the evening. into tonight, showers and thunderstorms mainly england and scotland, those pushing northwards but later crossed the channel islands and the far south—east we could see more storms return. in between those two, most places are dry, a bit misty and warmer and not as humid as the night just gone. as we are going to sunday, south—east england could be some heavy thundery rain, wet start

to northern scotland, that rain spreading to the shetlands and elsewhere a dry start, showers in northern ireland and then developing across parts of wales, and northern england. they could be further interruptions at the ashes, rain close to silverton and hopefully a lot of play at wimbledon. temperatures tomorrow around 2a celsius, and much more comfortable feel, very pleasant in the sunshine. sunday night into monday, we see the next developing area of low pressure, that will bring heavy rain to begin with, ireland and then into wales, spreading through england and southern scotland, maybe in the coastal parts of england but some of them may be on the thundery side. temperatures in the high teens and low 20s. as at low pressure moves it to the north—east, we start to have a more westerly or north—westerly

air flow so things will get much cooler through the week ahead, temperature is below average for the time of year especially across the northern half of the country. expect changeable spells with rain at times and it will be quite windy at times too.

in the early stages of the war this is bbc news. the headlines: president zelensky marks 500 days since russia's invasion by visiting snake island — the enduring symbol

of ukrainian defiance. russia took the island