the uk is 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. 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 divisons in nato over 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 on sunday. 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. kurt volker is a former us ambassador to nato — he was also the us special representative for ukraine. he's been telling me why he backs the move. ukraine is facing brutal attacks from russia. genocidal war crimes, including the use by russia of cluster munitions. and we need to do everything we can to give ukraine the equipment that they need in order to fight back and push the russians out of their territory. many would say two wrongs don't make a right. the us has previously criticized

russian forces for sending what it described as exceptionally lethal weaponry to ukraine, including cluster munitions. why is it ok for the us to do this? well, because russia is the aggressor and they should not be doing it and it is only fair and right for ukraine to be in a position to defend itself. it is a fundamentally different position that ukraine is in as compared with russia. what difference will these weapons make to ukraine on the ground? well, ukraine, as we have seen, has been able to advance on the battlefield, but only very slowly. and that's because of the minefields and the trenches 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 for 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, which will make it more feasible for the ukrainians to advance more quickly. there are many americans who, of course, support president biden�*s assisting ukraine in its efforts.

one of the things ukraine has asked for is fighterjets. couldn't america have given fighterjets instead? could have and should have and still must do. there's a decision made that f—16s will go to ukraine. and a consortium of countries, including the uk and the netherlands and denmark, are working to make that happen. but that requires american support as it's an american system. and we only made the decision to go forward with thisjust a little over a month ago. this could have been done a yearago, and ukraine would already have those things. and now it's still going to take well into next year for these planes to be ready. one of the issues with cluster munitions is, of course, the long term implications of their use. america's willing to send them now, rightly or wrongly, is america going to be willing to stump up the cash in the years to come, in the clean up operation, which will be inevitable? yes, we're faced with this already. there are areas of ukraine that have suffered an inordinate amount

of unexploded ordnance and debris from the war that mines, minefields that now need to be cleaned up. all these things caused by russia's aggression against ukraine. the sooner we can end russia's aggression, the sooner ukraine can get its territory back and make its people safe again. then we can start the cleanup effort. and i think it's going to take a large international program to clean up areas where these munitions will have been used. one of the big issues here is, of course, the feeling amongst nato allies of the united states. we heard rishi sunak talking about that a little earlier on. not many countries happy with america sending these weapons. is that going to cause issues at this nato meeting in lithuania this week? first, i wouldn't say that's quite the case. most countries in nato, as prime minister said, are parties to this convention and so are not in a position

to provide these munitions themselves or to use them. that does not mean that they are opposing the us doing so because they see what russia has been doing in ukraine, including with its use of these types of weapons, and that needs to be stopped. and as far as this goes with the nato meeting, i don't think it's a significant issue for nato�*s at all. as you know, nato as an alliance is not doing much to support ukraine at all. it is all individual allies making their own efforts in a variety of different ways and coordinated through this process that secretary of defense austin leads. so it's not really something that is nato�*s issue at this point. what i do think the issue will be at nato is what to say about ukraine's aspirations to become a member. i think it's important that the alliance go further than it has done in the past. 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, "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. "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. anna holligan has more from the hague. so mark rutte met king willem—alexander here in the hague to explain what had happened and discuss forming a caretaker administration. the chat lasted about an hour and a half, and afterwards mark rutte came out. he told reporters it had been good, but he wouldn't give any further details because he said they were confidential. so no indication as to when that caretaker government may be formed. what happened ? well, the coalition collapsed

because of a disagreement, irreconcilable differences, mark rutte said, between the four coalition parties over different rules for different asylum seekers on when they should be allowed to bring family members into the country. so family reunifications. and according to reports, mark rutte wanted to place a cap on the number of people war refugees could bring to the netherlands at 200 per month. other parties, including the family focused christian union and the liberal d66, were opposed. so what happens next? well, the dutch electoral commission has said the earliest elections can take place is november due to electoral rules, the summer holidays and the need to give parties time to campaign. before that, though, mark rutte will address parliament monday morning first thing 10:15 local time, after which we are expecting a pretty heated debate. 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 so tragically lost her life. selena lau was eight years old. she was 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 by herfamily 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 selena was killed. 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. among the tributes were messages 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. aruna iyengar, bbc news. 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. 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. 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. some 2,500 buildings were damaged. 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 french and considered french, we want to be considered human. this is a film—maker who was born here, one of the poorest housing estates in france. it creates a new anger and some people can't control that. i think i can, but 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, there was police of proximity. 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,

to not fear each other, that is it. we spoke to one of the police officers who spent the past week battling rioters in the banlieues. he did not want to go on camera, 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 in the banlieues 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 of the banlieues here, with their views across paris, are sinking out of sight again. one of those protestors was journalist, activist

and film—maker rokhaya diallo. she joined me earlier to tell us why they hit the streets. i was on the streets today 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 march in his home city, in the suburbs of paris and this year, the first time it was banned, 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 we were circled around by police. it was very peaceful, she has a public stance

for her brother and the young teenager he was killed by police ten days ago which sparked outrage and was the reason for so many uprisings all around the city. we marched, we were pushed and we were tear gassed for no reason. it was very peaceful and it was daylight paris, so some other people who are not even part of it, to me as a shock and it's also, it questions freedom of speech. you say this protest was peaceful. however, 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 a reason and you should have respected that.

how would you respond to that? the ban was not on all demonstrations. people who would label themselves compatriots, people who would label themselves patriots, who are actually white supremacists, marched in paris today, they don't have any ban. so not all protests were banned today and the protest i took part in today is a protest that has been happening every year since 2016, i have been part of most of them and nothing has ever happened. they used 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 say these are ongoing protests in 2016.

you say these are ongoing protests since 2016. what will cause these protests to stop? what do you want from the french authorities? i would like 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 serious issue we have today. 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. do you like it?

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 $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 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. that's it for now. i will be back shortly. stay with us on bbc news. hello. we have had some intense and impactful storms across parts of the uk today. all tapping in to the humidity

that was in the air earlier on. we saw temperatures peak in the high 20s in parts of northern scotland, eastern england. these same spots though where some of the warmest conditions were today, in the coming week, much, much cooler. that begins the rest of this weekend. step to something fresher, but still some further showers around even if they are not as intense as some have seen today. slightly fresher air is behind this area of cloud here, it's been working its way in from south—west slowly. under this cloud is where we saw some of the worst storms of the day, drifting its way northwards into the night. still some heavy showers, thunderstorms in northern england and pushing across scotland. things turned dry but later on, the channel islands, may be the far south—east of england could see some push backing from northern france. as i said, it won't be quite as humid and muggy tonight, but still a warm night. just around 11—15 tonight to start your sunday morning. rain across northern scotland, drifting across orkney and shetland. potential for some heavy and thundery rain where he was the south—east and east anglia for a time before

easing away late in the morning. elsewhere, sunny start but showers get going in northern ireland. they will develop elsewhere, particularly wales, midlands, and into parts of northern england. not as bad as those we have seen through saturday. quite a few will get through sunday actually dry and with winds lighter. it will actually feel quite pleasant out there in the sunshine, even if we have lost all of that heat and humidity. temperatures widely low to mid 20s. as we go into sunday night, an area of low pressure is out was a south—west. these weather fronts away, a different day again on monday. longer spells of rain pushing through ireland and towards wales, midlands, northern england, some in scotland later on. parts of north—east scotland may stay dry for the day. east anglia and the south—east at the moment to be in favour, staying amongst the dry conditions. so monday night, some heavy rain expected across southern part of england. the winds coming

anticlockwise go to west or north westerly direction is so three next week, be prepared. it won't be as warm as it has been this weekend. there will be spells of rain at times and also some strong winds.

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president zelensky has welcomed president zelensky has welcomed the us decision to supply ukraine with cluster bombs, a move president biden has defended — the weapons are banned by more than a hundred countries for their record of killing civilians.