or of cluster munitions and discourages the use. we will continue to do our part to support ukraine. 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. the dutch prime minister meets the country's king after the collapse of his coalition government. and, could pasta made from ground crickets be coming to a menu near you? hello. the divisons in nato over whether to supply cluster weapons to ukraine are becoming clearer this hour. the british prime minister rishi sunak has confirmed that britain — like several other nato countries — is signed up to a convention that bans their use.

on friday, president biden made what he called the "difficult decision" to send cluster munitions to ukraine. he arrives in the uk later on saturday. rishi sunak is playing down any differences. well, the uk is a signatory to a convention which prohibits the production or use of cluster munitions, and discourages their use. we will continue to do our part to support ukraine against russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion. we have done that by providing heavy battle tanks and most recently long range weapons, hopefully all countries can continue to support ukraine, russia's act of barbarism is causing untold suffering to millions of people, it's right that we collectively stand up to it and i will be heading off to the nato summit next next week where we will be discussing with our allies, how we can strengthen our support for ukraine. so what is the convention on cluster munitions? it's an international treaty

that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster munitions. cluster munitions are an explosive weapon which scatters bomblets over an area. the convention entered into force on 1 august 2010 and a total of 123 states are committed to it. the united states and russia have not signed this convention, nor has ukraine. but most nato countries have. our washington correspondent jessica parker has been telling me why president biden has gone against other nato countries. 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, and 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. but who is the top donor by a long way in terms of support for ukraine? it is the united states.

saturday marks 500 days since 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.

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 inquiries stop." "if at any point new information comes to light, including via newspapers this will be acted upon appropriately in line with internal processes." 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. hundreds of protesters have defied a ban to march in central paris against police violence,

a week after riots sparked by the killing of a teenager. several hundred people demonstrated peacefully carrying signs and banners criticising the police. the interior minister gerald darmanin said this week that more than 3,000 people, mostly teenagers, had been arrested in six nights of riots that ended a week ago. those riots were a stark reminder of the acute social tensions and inequalities in france, particularly ?in the suburban estates known as banlieues. overall, the situation is now calm, but tensions remain , as lucy williamson reports. you have seen what happened here last week. now that things have calmed down, everyone is asking the same question. how long until the next time?

we want to be friends and considerfriends. this is a film—maker who was born here, one of the pouring this is a film—maker who was born here, one of the poorest housing estates in france. and some people... i think i can put the young ones, no. four years ago, he made a film highlighting the tense relationship between local residents and police. when i was a child, the police... there was a lack of violence, there was a lack of criminality. this is one of the solutions. you have to put people

together to understand, do not fear each other, that is it. we spoke to one of the police officers who spent the past week battling rioters. he did not want to go on, but he had a long conversation with us. he said it was super violent there, more so than in previous riots. he said at times he and his colleagues actually afraid for their lives and he said that some people were better equipped than the police. they had better weapons than them. when it came to solutions, he agreed that the decision to scrap neighbourhood policing 20 years ago was a mistake, and they should bring it back. the fires have subsided again now and so has the attention they brought. the towers here with their views

across paris, are sinking out of sight again. 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. 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.

— cause of the incident. more now on the desicion by the us to supply cluster bombs to ukraine. russia has described the decision as an act of desperation and weakness. president biden said he acted because ukraine was running low on ammunition. cluster bombs are banned by many countries because of the threat they pose to civilians. 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 these highly controversial, extremely dangerous weapons that pose additional risks to civilians in ukraine who are already under incredible duress. the decision, apparently, was based on the idea, as you said a moment ago, that 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 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 has been expending artillery and munitions at a very rapid rate, 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 helpful. which is understandable because they are in a desperate situation. but we need to recognise that there are certain kinds of weapons that responsible states should not and cannot be using in war. cluster munitions are one such type of weapon. you have to remember 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, they can penetrate armour, they can saw off limbs, they can kill months and years afterwards. this is why they pose a huge threat to civilians and the administration's claims that the us stockpile has a lower failure rate, we do not accept those assertions. let's get some of the day's other news now. protests have been taking place in the south korean capital seoul overjapan�*s planned release of treated radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog, who is in seoul, has endorsed the plan, but polls in south korea

indicate overwhelming public opposition to the release. visiting beijing, the us treasury secretary janet yellen has called for joint efforts to tackle the "existential threat" of climate change. china's vice—premier told her it was regrettable that ties had been hurt by what he described as "unexpected incidents. " 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. more than two 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 pasta? 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 terms 1 million crickets into food every day. first, the crickets, still alive, are frozen. boiled. dried, and then pulverised. this is the final result, a cricket—based flour that can be added to food, like pasta, 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. i 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 biy the flour and add it to some of the more traditional dishes, like pasta. cricket pasta? yes. here we go. i am about to taste cricket tagliatelle. this is really good. it tastes like normal pasta. i would not be able to tell that this is cricket—based. 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 steak. but is it a realistic option? there is one problem— it is very expensive. cricket flour costs about £60

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 flour, 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 foods 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, has been explaining why the price of this food is expected to fall. as recent production becomes widely spread across europe, it goes down but it is still a niche market and as consumers become more aware of nutritional value and the low environmental impact of insect —based products, it can scale up and prices could be reduced. the? -based products, it can scale up and prices could be reduced.— prices could be reduced. they would be bred to eat? _ prices could be reduced. they would be bred to eat? in _ prices could be reduced. they would be bred to eat? in europe, - prices could be reduced. they would be bred to eat? in europe, we - prices could be reduced. they would be bred to eat? in europe, we have| be bred to eat? in europe, we have several companies _ be bred to eat? in europe, we have several companies specifically - be bred to eat? in europe, we have several companies specifically to i several companies specifically to produce insect —based food products and i know that once again, as you

reporting, they are basically extracting the nutritional value of insects to be incorporated in food products that europeans are used to. pasta, bread and other goods. europe's so—called "workhorse" rocket, ariane 5, has blasted off for a final time, after 27 years of launches. the farewell mission comes at a difficult time for european space efforts, with delays to the next—generation ariane. the craft was designed as a heavy—lift carrier, capable of delivering payloads of up to a—hundred thousand kilos into low—earth orbit. that is it for now.

that fresh air. this is a cold front from earlier— that fresh air. this is a cold front from earlier which _ that fresh air. this is a cold front from earlier which will— that fresh air. this is a cold front from earlier which will bring - that fresh air. this is a cold front from earlier which will bring a - that fresh air. this is a cold front| from earlier which will bring a big drop in temperature but through the rest of the afternoon into the evening across england and scotland, we will see some showers and thunderstorms and still some humid air around. thunderstorms and still some humid airaround. into tonight, showers and thunderstorms may be northern england and scotland for a time but later across the channel islands and the far south—east of england, we could see some more storms return. in between those two, may face become dry, a bit messy and still warm but not humid as a nightjust gone. as we go to sunday, south—east england, east anglia there could be

some further rain. elsewhere, dry start, sunny spells, showers breaking out and developing more across parts of wales and northern england especially. hopefully a lot of play at wimbledon. temperatures tomorrow around 21 or 21 22 degrees. we turn our attention to our next developing area of low pressure to the south—west, that will bring some rain to begin with. spreading its way across the midlands, northern england and southern scotland, hit and miss showers across the southern post —— coast. temperatures still high teens or low 20s for one or two. if anything, as at low pressure moves to the east of us, we start to

have more other westerly or north—westerly airflow. temperatures at if not below average for this time of year, especially for the northern half of the country. expect changeable spells of rain at times and it will also be quite windy at times.

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president zelensky welcomes the us 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?