or use 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, i'm rich preston. the divisions on whether to supply cluster weapons to ukraine are becoming clearer this hour. the british prime minister riushi 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. live now to kurt volker, former us ambassador to nato. he was also the us special representative for ukraine. thank you for being with us. do you support the present�*s decision to send these were weapons to ukraine? i do. i think ukraine is facing genocidal war crimes from russia. we need to do anything we can to give ukraine the equipment they need in order to fight back and push the

russians out of their territory. two wron . s russians out of their territory. two wrongs don't _ russians out of their territory. two wrongs don't make a right, us has criticised russian forces for sending lethal weaponry to ukraine, including cluster munitions. why is it ok for the us to do this? it including cluster munitions. why is it ok for the us to do this?- it ok for the us to do this? it was onl riaht it ok for the us to do this? it was only right to _ it ok for the us to do this? it was only right to the _ it ok for the us to do this? it was only right to the ukraine - it ok for the us to do this? it was only right to the ukraine to - it ok for the us to do this? it was only right to the ukraine to be - it ok for the us to do this? it was only right to the ukraine to be inl it ok for the us to do this? it was| only right to the ukraine to be in a position to defend itself. what position to defend itself. what difference will _ position to defend itself. what difference will these _ position to defend itself. what difference will these weapons make to ukraine on the ground?— difference will these weapons make to ukraine on the ground? ukraine as we have seen — to ukraine on the ground? ukraine as we have seen have _ to ukraine on the ground? ukraine as we have seen have been _ to ukraine on the ground? ukraine as we have seen have been able - to ukraine on the ground? ukraine as we have seen have been able to - we have seen have been able to advance on the battlefield but only very slowly and that is because of the minefields and the changes that have been put in place by the russians as defensive measures to prevent the ukrainians from advancing. using these types of munitions will substitute single shot artillery shells, they will cover more ground and they will force the russians to have to withdraw their personnel to avoid

these types of weapons. that will make it more feasible for ukrainians to advance. ., ., , ~ .., , to advance. there are many americans who provide — to advance. there are many americans who provide president _ to advance. there are many americans who provide president biden _ who provide president biden assisting ukraine. one other thing ukraine has asked for its fighter jets, couldn't america have given fighterjets instead? the? jets, couldn't america have given fighterjets instead?— fighter 'ets instead? they could have, fighterjets instead? they could have, should _ fighterjets instead? they could have, should have _ fighterjets instead? they could have, should have and - fighterjets instead? they could have, should have and still- fighterjets instead? they could | have, should have and still must fighterjets instead? they could - have, should have and still must do. other countries are working to make that happen but it requires american support as it is an american system and we only make the decision to go forward a little over a month ago. this could have been done a year ago and you crave already had these things and it is now going to take at least a yearfor things and it is now going to take at least a year for these planes to get there. at least a year for these planes to net there. ., ., get there. there are long implications _ get there. there are long implications of _ get there. there are long implications of this - get there. there are long implications of this use. | get there. there are long l implications of this use. is get there. there are long - implications of this use. is america going to be willing to step up the

cash in years to come in the clean—up operation which will be inevitable? clean-up operation which will be inevitable?— inevitable? there are areas of ukraine that _ inevitable? there are areas of ukraine that have _ inevitable? there are areas of ukraine that have suffered - inevitable? there are areas of ukraine that have suffered an| inevitable? there are areas of- ukraine that have suffered an amount of unexploded and debris from the wall, minefields. they now need to be cleaned up, all of these things because by russia's aggression across ukraine. as soon as we can handle russia's aggression, this sooner ukraine can get their people save, then we can start the clean—up. it will be a large international programme. fine clean-up. it will be a large international programme. one other bi . international programme. one other bi issues international programme. one other big issues is — international programme. one other big issues is the _ international programme. one other big issues is the feeling _ international programme. one other big issues is the feeling among - international programme. one other big issues is the feeling among nato allies of the us. we had rishi sunak talking about that a little earlier on. not many countries are very happy with the us telling these weapons. is this going to cause issues at the nato meeting in lithuania this week? i issues at the nato meeting in lithuania this week? i wouldn't say that is quite _ lithuania this week? i wouldn't say that is quite the _ lithuania this week? i wouldn't say

that is quite the case. _ lithuania this week? i wouldn't say that is quite the case. many - lithuania this week? i wouldn't say that is quite the case. many of- that is quite the case. many of these countries are not in the position to provide these munitions in themselves, that does not mean they are opposing the us to do so because they can see what russia has been doing and ukraine, including these types of weapons and that needs to be stopped. as far as it goes with the nato meeting, i don't think it is a significant issue for nato at all. nato has alliances is not doing much to support ukraine, it is all individual allies that i providing different ways. it is not really something that is a nato issue at this point. what i do think the issue will be in nato._ issue at this point. what i do think the issue will be in nato. thank you for bein:

the issue will be in nato. thank you for being with _ the issue will be in nato. thank you for being with us. _ 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 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." 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. professor sarah l de lange from the university of amsterdam explained how difficult it had been to form the dutch 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. and with increasing influx of immigrants into the netherlands in the past two years, this has really become a contentious issue in the cabinet. and yesterday, the parties decided that they couldn't reach an agreement on the different ways in which the influx could be

reduced, and especially how they could lower the number of citizens coming to the netherlands for reasons of family reunification. there will be a caretaker cabinet in place because in the netherlands, it takes at least three months to organise new elections, and we're also currently at the start of the summer recess. so this will come on top of those 90 days, but the parliament will decide which issues will be controversial and the caretaker cabinet cannot decide on, and which kinds of issues will be considered ordinary business. so for example, when it comes to the war in ukraine, the defence minister will be allowed probably to still make decisions, given the urgency of the situation. the citizens are divided in the netherlands on the issue of immigration. like in other west european countries, it's quite a polarised issue.

the supporters for rutte, as well of the other right wing parties, most notably the citizens farmers movement and are very much in favour of stricter migration policies. but the supporters of some of the governing parties in the west, notably the social liberal d66, for example, are in favour of more liberal policies on this issue. let s get some of the day s other news now. the un's nuclear watchdog has been asked help reassure the south korean public about the safety of treated radioactive water from japan. hundreds of people protested in seoul against tokyo's plan to release the water from the wrecked fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. the iaea head, rafaell grossi, who's been visiting south korea, says there'll be a negligible impact on people and the environment. an eu envoy has strongly criticised israel over the force used during this week's raid on thejenin refugee camp in the occupied west bank.

12 palestinians died in the two—day anti—terrorism operation, as well as one israeli soldier. the eu representative for the palestinian territories questioned the proportionality" of the force used. people in the indian state of west bengal have voting in fiercely contested elections that have been marred by political violence. indian media say at least 22 people have been murdered in violence related to the poll since it was announced a month ago. latvia's long—serving foreign minister edgars rinkevics has become the first openly gay head of state of a european union or former soviet country. he has been sworn in as the country's president. mr rinkevics first came out in 2014 and has been a vocal champion of lgbt rights ever since. same sex marriage is illegal in latvia, though the country's constitutional court recognised same sex unions last year.

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. police dispersed the crowd from paris's huge place de la republique, sending several hundred people towards the wide boulevard magenta, where they were seen marching peacefully. the french interior minister said this week that more than 3,000 people, mostly teenagers, had been arrested in six nights of riots that ended a week ago. some 2,500 buildings were damaged. live now to paris. journalist, activist and film—maker rokhaya diallo marched today and joins us now. can you tell us why were you on the streets today? do tell us why you were on the

streets today? i do tell us why you were on the streets today?— do tell us why you were on the streets toda ? ., , ., , , streets today? i was on the streets because it is _ streets today? i was on the streets because it is the _ streets today? i was on the streets because it is the annual— streets today? i was on the streets| because it is the annual celebration and commemoration of the death of a young black french man who was killed at the hands of the police in 2016 so every year, there has been a much in his home city wedges in the suburbs of paris and this year, the first time it was, it happens every year peacefully. the sister who is the voice to find justice said that she would be there to meet people and so we gathered to support her and so we gathered to support her and we were circled around. it was very peaceful, she has a public stance for her brother and the young teenager he was killed by police

days ago which sparked outrage and was the reason for so many uprising all around the city. we marched, we were pushed and we were tear gassed for no reason. it was very peaceful and some other people who are not even part of it, to me as a shock and it's also, it questions freedom of speech. and it's also, it questions freedom of seech. ., _ and it's also, it questions freedom ofseech. ., , , ., , of speech. you say this protest was eaceful. of speech. you say this protest was peaceful- many. — of speech. you say this protest was peaceful. many, including - of speech. you say this protest was peaceful. many, including many - of speech. you say this protest was peaceful. many, including many in| of speech. you say this protest was| peaceful. many, including many in a country, say your protest my have been peaceful but other protests, millions of euros in cost, 2500 buildings damaged, there is a ban on demonstrations for reason and you

should have respected that. how would you react to that? the should have respected that. how would you react to that? the ban was not on all demonstrations. _ would you react to that? the ban was not on all demonstrations. people . not on all demonstrations. people who would label themselves compatriots, who are actually white supremacist, marched in paris today, they don't have any ban. not all protests were banned today and the protests were banned today and the protest i took part in today is a process that has been happening every year since 2016, i have been part of most of them and nothing has ever happened. they use the context in order to ban and to prevent people who are against police brutality and institutional violence from speaking. the initial violence was the death of the teenager and i think we should remember that. you sa these think we should remember that. you say these are — think we should remember that. you say these are ongoing protests in 2016. what will cause these protests to stop? what do you want from the

french authorities? i to stop? what do you want from the french authorities?— french authorities? i would like them to acknowledge _ french authorities? i would like them to acknowledge the - french authorities? i would like them to acknowledge the fact l french authorities? i would like i them to acknowledge the fact that there is institutional violence and racism. the un published a statement a week ago to demand france to solve its profound racism and the response from the french authorities was pure dismissal. france has been sentenced by several courts for police violence and nothing has been done. no new policies, nothing has been implemented and what would bring peace to the country would be to face the problem that kills young people and mostly people of colour, young men who are seen as arabs or blacks are over brutalised and some of them died, even if they are underage and i think that is the main issue we have today. thank you

for 'oinin: main issue we have today. thank you forjoining us- _ 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 16, injuring 16, and killing selena. another eight—year—old is seriously injured along with a woman in her 40s. 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 too soon to understand what has happened. police have asked the public not to speculate on the cause of the incident.

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 one 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 buy 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 increasing production becomes more widely spread across europe, we believe that the prices will fall. it is still a niche market, as consumers become more aware of the nutritional value and the low environmental effect, i do believe that production can scale up and

therefore the prices can be reduced. in europe, we breed them specifically to produce food products and i know that the western consumers normally think about breeding and sex as a whole insect but as you were reporting, —— insects, we are extracting the nutritional value of insects to incorporate into food products that people are used to, pasta, bread and other goods. stay with us here on bbc news. impactful showers and thunderstorms at the moment, especially for parts of scotland and england.

through the rest of the weekend, still showers and thunderstorms, not quite as potent, the air is turning fresher from the west. that fresh air is out here just to the south and west of all this cloud, moving northwards and eastwards. this is the cold front from earlier which will eventually bring that big drop in temperature, back to the rest of the afternoon into the evening, across england and scotland you will see some showers and thunderstorms. still humid air in place, still mid 20s, high 20s across east anglia as we start this evening. tonight, showers in scotland and then for a while, pushing northwards, later across the channel islands and south—east of thing that we could see more storms return. in between, most places become dry, partly clear skies, still warm, not as humid as the nightjust gone. sunday, south—east england, there could be heavy thundery rain in the morning, wet start for scotland, elsewhere,

dry start, sunny spells, showers speaking out widely. there could be further interruptions at the ashes, rain close to silverstone, hopefully a lot of play at wimbledon. temperatures tomorrow, 21—24 c. sunday night into monday, the next developing area of pressure to the south—west will bring heavy rain across parts of ireland, wales, spreading through the midlands, northern england, southern scotland. some showers could still be on the thundery side. as at low pressure moves to the north—east through this coming week we start to have more of a westerly or north—westerly airflow, things will be much cooler through the week ahead. temperatures at or below average

for the time of year, especially across the north of the country.

this is bbc news, the headlines. president zelensky has welcomed the us decision to supply kyiv countries for their record of killing civilians. the ukrainian presdeint has marked 500 days since russia's invasion by visiting snake island — the enduring symbol of ukrainian defiance. soldiers famously defied a russian war ship at the beginning of the conflict.