the claims in the sun newspaper, allege the unnamed male presenter, paid the teenager, tens of thousands of pounds. and there are questions tonight, over the bbc�*s handling of the allegations. president zelensky marks 500 days since russia's invasion of ukraine. some allies express concerns over the united states�* decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine. and us treasury secretary janet yellen urges china to step up their investments to tackle climate changes. hello, i'm carl nasman, thanks forjoining us. there are new allegations tonight, concerning a bbc presenter, accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs, beginning when they were 17.

the claims in the sun newspaper, allege the unnamed male presenter, paid the teenager tens of thousands of pounds. it's understood the corporation is investigating the allegations, and the star is currently not scheduled to be on air in the coming days. our correspondent graham satchelljoins us. what do we know? as you say, these allegations first appeared in the british newspaper, the sun newspaper. they are spoken to the mother of this teenage boy, is now 20 boa 17 we understand in this first i did that it happened. the allegation was the unnamed bbc presenter paid significant sums of money over a period of time for explicit photographs. these allegations are serious, notjust ethically or reputation only but legally as well because in british law it is inoffensive to share, create or possess pictures like that of anyone under the age of 18. and in tomorrow's paper the sun is giving more detail of the kind of

things that were allegedly exchanged between the unnamed presenter and the teenager. it says there are pictures of this presenter allegedly in his underwear on the sofa in preparation for a video call. you can see that there are no serious questions being asked about the way the bbc is starting to handle all of this. the bbc for its part has said it takes these allegations very seriously, is tried to speak to the people involved to get further details. their statement goes on to say... that doesn't mean he and corey stopped. still say... that doesn't mean he and corey stepped-— say... that doesn't mean he and corey stopped. say... that doesn't mean he and core sto ed. ,, .,, �* �* corey stopped. still unable some bbc resenters corey stopped. still unable some bbc presenters have _ corey stopped. still unable some bbc presenters have felt _ corey stopped. still unable some bbc presenters have felt compelled - corey stopped. still unable some bbc presenters have felt compelled to - presenters have felt compelled to come out and say that they are not involved. ., �* , ~ �* come out and say that they are not involved. . �* , . �* ., involved. that's right. we're in a very difficult _ involved. that's right. we're in a very difficult situation _ involved. that's right. we're in a very difficult situation at - involved. that's right. we're in a very difficult situation at the - very difficult situation at the moment because the sun is a name in the presenter, the bbc is not

confirming their name. what you have here is a frenzy on social media with people speculating as to he the bbc presenter is. it's led to a number of other bbc presenters to go on social media and say, "it ain't me. i. on social media and say, "it ain't me. " radio presenters have all taken to their various different twitter accounts to say, don't speculate about me, it's not me. some of been threatening legal action. this is a very serious situation, particularly for the bbc, of course for the unnamed presenter. graham, you alluded to this earlier but there are also questions about how the bbc has handled these allegations. how the bbc has handled these allegations-_ how the bbc has handled these alleuations. �* , ., , allegations. because the family say they complained — allegations. because the family say they complained to _ allegations. because the family say they complained to the _ allegations. because the family say they complained to the bbc - allegations. because the family say they complained to the bbc in - allegations. because the family say| they complained to the bbc in may. we're talking some six, seven weeks ago now. and the bbc has not

confirming to us or not telling us whether there has been a formal suspension of this bbc presenter. they are saying he's not expected to be on air in the coming days. the questions are being asked and they are serious questions, who knew what, when? why wasn't this percentage immediately suspended? is it is allegedly a criminal event why wasn't this referred to the police? big questions here. politicians have been getting involved, the politician in charge of culture committee and says bbc has questions to answer. there's pressure on hr department to investigate quickly and explain what has happened since the story first came to back in may. the bbc graham satchel. thank you. ukraine's president marked the 500th day of russia's invasion with a video of his visit to the site of one of the war�*s most iconic battles. volodymyr zelensky posted a video

on telegram of his trip to snake island, a strategically significant outpost in the black sea that ukrainian border guards refused to surrender to russia on the first day of the invasion, february 24th, 2022. their obscene reply to russian warnings became a rallying cry, and they were presumed dead when russian troops invaded and captured the island, though it later transpired that the guards had survived. ukraine retook the island four months later. mr zelensky toured the island, laid a wreath and spoke to his nation. translation: dear ukrainians, i wish you good health. - today, we're on snake island, on our snake island, which will never be conquered by the occupier, like the whole of ukraine — because we're 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. it comes as eight people were killed in a russian rocket attack on a residential area of the eastern ukrainian town. the governor of the donetsk region said multiple rockets struck the town mid—morning, setting cars and buildings on fire. it is a major rail hub. it was recaptured by ukrainian forces last october. as ukraine's counter—offensive grinds on, the us has committed to sending controversial cluster munitions. but divisions within nato countries about supplying the weapons are starting to emerge. british prime minister rishi sunak has confirmed that the uk — like several other nato countries — is signed up to a convention that bans their use. on friday, president biden said the weapons transfer was "a difficult decision. " 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. and 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 week in vilnius, 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 into force on 1st of 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. european nations have also been reacting to the news — spain's defence minister, margarita robles, said... but germany — which is also a signatory of the treaty, said... my colleague, rich preston has been speaking to kurt volker a former us ambassador to nato and former us special representative for ukraine. he's told him 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 criticised 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 clean—up effort. and i think it's going to take a large international programme 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 defence 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. the bbc�*s gordon corera has this analysis from kyiv.

here in ukraine there are no regrets about the provision of cluster munitions, it's something they've been calling for here for months, really. they see it as something which is militarily important. i spoke to one of president zelensky stop adviser told me they need all the tools they can get the counteroffensive and a cluster munitions were one of those tools and they can make a significant difference on the battlefield. that's because they may help push through some of those difficult entrenched russian positions, which is so important in this counteroffensive. 0f is so important in this counteroffensive. of course this does make it difficult for some allies. including the uk which has been opposed to the use of cluster munitions, one of those countries which has signed the convention against them as well as other members of nato. there is an awareness that this is tricky for them and that they would not be able to supply these weapons even though that us can. russia has been trying

to make a play out of ukraine's need for these weapons, describing them as a sign of weakness. but ukraine remains adamant that it needs it and said it provided washington with written assurances about how they will be used to try and restrict civilian casualties. us treasury secretary janet yellen continues her multi—day trip in china. she previously focused on what she called china's unfair trade practices but in the past day, yellen focused the talks on climate change. the us treasury secretary janet yellen called for deeper cooperation between us and china in addressing what she called the "existential threat" of climate change. during a visit to beijing, she urged china to support international initiatives such as the green climate fund. speaking in beijing at the start of a four—day visit, she called for healthy economic competition, and criticised china's recent export restrictions on key minerals. yellen said it was important that both china and the united states worked together to mitigate the effects of climate change on poorer countries. climate change is on top of the list

of global challenges. and the united states and china must work together to address this threat. history shows us what our two countries can do. moments of cooperation on climate between the united states and china has made global breakthroughs possible, including the paris agreement. both our economies seek to support partners in emerging markets and developing countries as they strive to meet their climate goals. i believe that continued us china cooperation on climate demands is critical. —— finance. 0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has sent this report from bangkok. i think from what janet yellen has said, she sees it as imperative that they do cooperate, because the us and china are by far the worlds largest emitters of greenhouse gases. but also she said not only did they have that responsibility but they have the ability,

which means the us and china lead the world in renewables. china installed more solar last year than the rest of the world together, it dominates the solar industry and it dominates the manufacture of wind turbines so if they can come together they have the financial clout and technology to start addressing climate change across the world and helping poorer countries to install solar, wind to reduce carbon emissions and of course mitigation of the effects of climate change which will be an increasing issue for poor countries. i think the issue here is that china insists still that is a developing country under the un climate conventions. and it is the responsibility of the united states and other industrialised countries that are created most of the historic admissions over the last

150 years of industrialisation. it's really up to them to do something about it down to fit two foot the bill and reduce their emissions. the problem with that is if you look at china's economy and its emissions, it's not really possible to continue saying china is a developing nation. it's at the worlds largest industrial economy. its emissions now, the latest figures show china in 20 20 released 13.7 billion tonnes of c02 into the atmosphere, that's roughly double what the united states is releasing. its per capita emissions are still short of the us but well ahead of many european industrialised countries. i think the idea that china is a poor developing country doesn't need to take part in this is no longer tenable. i think that's the message janet yelena has taken to beijing is, we need to address this together and —— janet yellen. and we need to cooperate again, the cooperation

ended during the trump administration, she's really appealing to re—engage on this issue. it's an issue one of the few issues on which the us and china really can agree. in the us, litigation against the sale of so—called ghost guns has been put into motion following a fourth ofjuly weekend mass shooting in philadelphia. the suspect allegedly used two ghost guns to fatally shoot five people. philadelphia's deputy commissioner of investigations confirmed the weapons used in the rampage were privately made meaning there is no way to trace where they came from. now, the city says it has filed a lawsuit against polymer80, inc. and jsd supply, two of the largest suppliers of ghost guns confiscated in philadelphia. polymer80 was also sued by the us city of baltimore in 2022 accusing the manufacturer of causing a public health crisis. because ghost guns are untraceable, it is hard to quantify exactly how many are on the street. however the philadelphia police department confirmed (ani)that 575 however the philadelphia

police department confirmed. that 575 ghost guns were confiscated in criminial investigations in 2022 alone. meanwhile in 2023 — the city of philadelphia reported 87 percent of ghost guns recovered in criminal investigations were manufactured by polymer80. the bbc�*s nada tawfik got an inside look on what exactly qualifies a fierarm as a ghost gun — and why they're so difficult to crack down on. targeting gun violence just got harderfor targeting gun violence just got harder for law enforcement. at this centre run by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and an explosive ballistic evidence is evaluated and matched to crime scenes. a central part of cracking down on the illegal use and trafficking of firearms. they don't have serial numbers on them. a growing phenomenon, so book called those guns out of registers in untraceable has added a new layer of complexity. in my hand is a ghost gone. it looks, feels, shoots like a

regular traceable weapon. the problem is these are now flooding the streets and on crime scenes is in creasing week those guns that are recovered. the number of those guns recovered. the number of those guns recovered has risen more than 1000% since 2017. but because they don't have serial numbers there is no way to knowjust how many are in circulation. making them the fastest growing gun safety problem doing that problem according to experts. they're hard to trace because the firearms are ultimately identified by the frame itself was a online anyone can buy parts without a background check.— anyone can buy parts without a background check. tutorials explain how to assemble _ background check. tutorials explain how to assemble the _ background check. tutorials explain how to assemble the pieces - background check. tutorials explain how to assemble the pieces into - background check. tutorials explain how to assemble the pieces into a l how to assemble the pieces into a fully functioning firearm in less than an hour. it was a —year—old who had this gun. yes. he had never heard of a ghost gone until his daughter was killed by 1, according to prosecutors. she was one block away from her school in the bronx in new york when she and two other teams got caught in the crossfire of a gunfight. she

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are now hoping to turn their personal tragedy into something positive with a foundation in her name to prevent the loss of another child. in other news... an airstrike in a sudanese city on saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country s rival generals.the assault took place in 0mdurman, outside the neighboring city of the capital, khartoum.the attack was one of the deadliest in the fighting in urban areas of the capital and elsewhere in sudan. 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. twelve 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. the dutch prime minister has been meeting with the countries came to discuss the formation of a caretaker administration after the collapse of his coalition government. he left the palace after the king, he announced late on friday that his entire cabinet had resigned after failing to agree on stricter immigration policies. new elections are not expected to be held before mid november. 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, 10.15am local time, after which, we are expecting a pretty heated debate.

it's getting hot in here. the earth has recorded its hottest day on record this past thursday. sparking brutal heat waves in the us, india and china. according to the national oceanic and atmospheric adminstration global temperaters hit an unprecented 63 degrees fahrenheit or over 17 degrees celsius. july 3rd throuthuly 6 is now the four hottest days on record globally. experts warn that this week's records are the warmest in "at least 100 thousand years" and the the record could be broken several more times before summer's end. that's all we have for now. stay tuned, more news coming at the top of the news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a very thundery start to the weekend, and particularly so across parts of the west midlands, into north—west england. and later,

those storms spread their way northwards, into scotland, during the overnight period. part two of the weekend looks a little bit better. there will be sunny spells around, but further showers too and low pressure always close by, and these weather fronts, which will continue to generate these showers and thunderstorms. now, we start sunday off on a bright note, plenty of sunshine. that's the overnight rain — thundery in places, clearing northwards, so it could be quite wet in 0rkney all day. an area of rain, some of it thundery, could affect east anglia and the south—east for a time through the morning. then that clears into the afternoon, and then it's sunny spells, scattered showers. most of these, northern ireland, wales and western england. now, it's going to be a cooler, fresher day across the board. top temperature, around 23 degrees in the south—east. so we could have some disruption at wimbledon for that early rain. but then, into the afternoon, it does look like conditions will improve, with increasing amounts of sunshine. so as you move into sunday evening, most of the showers fade away — not completely, but most of them will. we'll see lengthy, clearer skies, but across the south—west, here, we'll see some

cloud thickening, with increasing breeze too. temperatures lower, fresher than what we've had over the last few nights. range from 10 to 12 degrees. cooler than that out of towns and cities. this area of low pressure will throw out further weather fronts into the south—west. this area of cloud will thicken up further. we'll see outbreaks of rain, strengthening winds — south—west england, into wales, pushing into the midlands. some of this could be quite heavy. elsewhere, it's sunny spells, scattered showers. so we could be up to around 2a degrees in the south—east, given plenty of sunshine. a little bit lower than that further north. but as you move out of monday into tuesday, this area of low pressure sits right on top of the uk, so a really unsettled day, i think, on tuesday. it'll be quite breezy. there will be some sunny spells in—between, but showers or longer spells of rain, and some of these showers could turn out to be heavy and thundery in places. pretty much anywhere could catch a shower. and temperatures will be lower, 16 to 21 or 22 degrees. that's below par for the time of year. and temperatures fall further as we move deeper into the week. this area of low pressure pushes towards the north of the uk,

bringing some cooler air down on that north—westerly wind. so it stays unsettled for much of this upcoming week, with temperatures below par for the time of year. there will still be some sunshine in between the showers.