he paid a teenagerfor sexually explicit images. a second eight—year—old child has died after a car crashed into a school in southwest london on thursday. plus: reaching the 10—year milestone — the k—pop super—group bts have released a memoir in south korea to mark their tenth anniversary. hello, i'm sally bundock. a warm welcome to the programme. us presidentjoe biden is in london for a brief uk visit, on his way to a major nato summit in lithuania. the president touched down at stanstead airport on sunday evening and is scheduled to meet with prime minister rishi sunak in a few hours time. with differences broken out in public over arming ukraine

with cluster munitions, and other matters, the two leaders will have plenty to discuss, as our security correspondent frank gardner sets out, in this report. backin back in britain for his first visit as president, for what is being called a ministate is at. president biden will be seeing king charles at windsor castle they share similar views on climate change and the environment. us president declined to attend his coronation this year. sending the first lady instead, seen by some as a snub. then a meeting with rishi sunak before going to the nato summit in vilnius. all eyes will be on him in the lithuanian capital as nato decides whether to admit ukraine as a future member. america has embarrassed allies by agreeing to supply ukraine with controversial cluster bombs. they could be effective against russian defences but they are banned in most countries on humanitarian

grounds. then there is the awkward matter of who should replace the nato secretary general. america etc blocked the british choice of ben wallace and since no—one can agree the current boss will serve another year. against this backdrop ukraine war rages on. its counteroffensive against the russian invasion is going slower than expected and some in the us are questioning the billions already spent on the billions already spent on the war. plenty then for the leader of the free world to think about as he heads off on his european tour at a time of conflict and uncertainty. . frank gardner, bbc news. live now to san francisco where we can speak to steven fish, professor of political science at the university of california in berkeley. so much to discuss here let us talk about where the conflict is today the discussions with the uk prime minister and uk president about the provision of cluster bombs for the war in

ukraine? your thoughts on that? this is a tough call. biden is coming under criticism in the united states also among democrats for this as well. they know, and the british prime minister modi is as well, that biden is mindful of humanitarian concerns, we are not dealing with donald trump here, and biden were not actually seen these weapons if he did not think they were necessary in the ukrainian war effort, i don't think you will get too much from the part of the british prime minister modi. ., , �* , modi. not 'ust the british prime modi. notjust the british prime minister _ modi. notjust the british prime minister modi - modi. notjust the british i prime minister modi canada modi. notjust the british - prime minister modi canada who have voiced concerns, quite a few players within the nato grouping. the other issue of course is the nato summit which kicks off tomorrow in the rainy the uk prime minister will be there as well, how will that summit go a lot steak and a lot to talk about?— to talk about? there is but the aood to talk about? there is but the good news _ to talk about? there is but the good news is _ to talk about? there is but the good news is the _ to talk about? there is but the good news is the western - good news is the western alliance is really united around this, there are not too

many outliers, hungary perhaps. but that is as things usually are. forthe but that is as things usually are. for the most part the alliance is very solid at this point and biden is doing an excellentjob of leading, there is a question of course of whether to admit ukraine to nato while the war is still going on. this is not something that will happen tomorrow but some people are talking about it of course and the british prime minister is been a little bit more likely than biden to say he would like to put ukraine on the fast track to nato membership. biden has been more cautious on this, he has warned if ukraine is admitted to nato while the war still going on, that all of nato including the united states of course would be obligated to defend ukraine against russia, as if it were russia's attack on ukraine were on a nato member. naturaliste off biden has been a little cautious on this, at the same time most allies realise there are big risks in this and will probably

go along with biden. b5 risks in this and will probably go along with biden.- risks in this and will probably go along with biden. as you say the nato grouping _ go along with biden. as you say the nato grouping is _ go along with biden. as you say the nato grouping is at - go along with biden. as you say the nato grouping is at pains i the nato grouping is at pains to show unity right now but some commentators are saying there are cracks appearing and actually if president zelensky does notjoin in on this meeting because he does not feel he is getting the backing for ukraine he wants, i.e. a sure sign they can eventually join nato at some point, he will not even participate? that is possible _ will not even participate? that is possible but _ will not even participate? that is possible but at _ will not even participate? that is possible but at the - will not even participate? t�*isgt is possible but at the same time president zelensky understands well from president biden they have been in close touch about this, that this is not on the cards, ukraine is not on the cards, ukraine is not going to be invited into nato, at least not for now. it is good though i think to have this tension in the alliance with some european countries are pushing for fast ukrainian membership, and biden is holding backjust a little, this is not unhealthy and it does not indicate any major cracks in the alliance. does not indicate any ma'or cracks in the alliance.�* cracks in the alliance. let's talk about another - cracks in the alliance. let's talk about another one - cracks in the alliance. let's| talk about another one with sweden, there is a crack as far

as that is concerned, turkey says they cannot be a member and other members want sweden in? ., , ., , ., in? there was hope after the turkish election _ in? there was hope after the turkish election the - in? there was hope after the turkish election the swedish | turkish election the swedish membership would go through quickly and turkey would relent on this. we do not know how long the president will persist with this intransigence, there is good reason to think eventually he will come around and for the time being sweden as being treated as a de facto member of the alliance, that is really what matters right now. steve fish, we appreciate your analysis. professor of political science at the university of california. for president biden a very busy day here meeting with rishi sunak in a few hours later today at windsor meeting with king charles. the first meeting since king charles's coronation, we will be across all these events for you here at bbc news. the bbc says it has been in touch with police

following allegations that one of its presenters paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos. the bbc has suspended the presenter, who hasn't been named. the corporation, which was told by the young person's family about the allegations back in may, says new information came to light on thursday, and it's now investigating all the claims. the sun newspaper in its latest edition says the presenter contacted the family, in recent days. tom brada has more on the story. for the best part of 48 hours, bbc has been splashed across many of the front pages. on sunday it attempted to prove it had not been slow to act in the face of a serious complaint. in an effort to take control of the narrative, the bbc announced it has suspended the still unnamed presenter at the heart of the allegations. also contacted the police. the bbc first became aware of a complaint in may, it said in a statement you allegations were

put to us on thursday of a different nature and in addition to our own inquiries, we have also been in touch with external authorities in line with our protocols. those you allegations the devastating story in the sun newspaper that a male presenter had paid an individual £35,000 over three years in return for sexually explicit images, beginning when that person was 17 a possible criminal offence. the sunday newspaper had further allegations about bbc star described is known to millions that he strapped to his underpants and a video call with the young person. with the pressure to act intensifying a government minister and a member of the shadow cabinet weighed and. member of the shadow cabinet weighed and-— weighed and. these are very serious allegations - weighed and. these are very serious allegations and - weighed and. these are very serious allegations and the l weighed and. these are very i serious allegations and the bbc needs to act swiftly and it needs to act swiftly and it needs to act swiftly and it needs to follow its procedures that it says it has in place, i am a former minister for safeguarding and i worked for 20 years in the criminal justice system and so on all of this and our conversations about it we have to remember,

there is a person, a young person at the centre of this. the bbc do need to speed up their— the bbc do need to speed up their processes. it looks like that— their processes. it looks like that these issues were raised in may— that these issues were raised in may and we are now injuly and— in may and we are now injuly and was— in may and we are now injuly and was interstate on here. that — and was interstate on here. that is— and was interstate on here. that is not good enough. the culture secretary _ that is not good enough. tie: culture secretary held that is not good enough. tue: culture secretary held talks with the director—general soon after and came away apparently reassured that the bbc is investigating swift and sensitively and should, she said, be given space to establish the facts and take action because these are just allegations. they may not be true. the metropolitan police told bbc news it has received initial contact from the bbc. no formal referral or allegation has been made. it well, it says, require additional information before determining what further action should follow. the bbc at his said it expects to be able to provide a further update on the story in coming days. tom brada, bbc news.

let's get up to speed on the latest developments in this story, from our news correspondent charlotte gallagher. we have heard more revelations from the sun newspaper. this was the newspaper that first reported it a few days ago. they are saying this person contacted the young person, made a panicked phone call saying "what have you done?" and asked this person to ask their mother to put a stop to the investigation. the mother as well has told the sun newspaper that she's upset with the bbc. she's saying the bbc never contacted herfor a proper interview when she first made those allegations back in may. so, more claims, more revelations in the sun newspaper tomorrow and in other newspapers. now, lots of people are asking "why are we not naming this presenter?" and it is a really good question and it is a legal reason. firstly, defamation. that's a law that protects people from lies, being spread about them essentially, and if you sue someone

for defamation you can win a lot of money. also a second reason is the right to a person's privacy which is a law in the uk, those are the two reasons why, at the moment this male presenter still unnamed. of course, it has not stopped people speculating on social media. a number of high—profile bbc presenters have come out and said it is not them. the director general, tim davie, today condemned all these rumours about different male presenters who have been innocent and have been caught up in this story. charlotte gallagher there. a second child has died after a car crashed into a school in south—west london on thursday. eight—year—old nuria sajjad has been described by her family as "the light of our lives". a woman in her 40s remains in a serious condition in hospital after the crash. vincent mcaviney has this report. just eight years old, nuria sajjad is the second people

killed in the wimbledon school tragedy. in a statement last night herfamily paid tragedy. in a statement last night her family paid tribute to a life cut short. describing her as the light of our lives. fellow pupil selina lau also just eight years old died on thursday, herfamily said just eight years old died on thursday, her family said she was intelligent and a cheeky girl. 35 police vehicles and 15 ambulances were sent to the scene after a land rover crashed through a fence and into an end of term tea party at the study preparatory school. several people were taken to hospital, including a seven—month old girl, but their injuries were assessed as nonlife threatening, apart from a woman in her 405, said to be

ina a woman in her 405, said to be in a serious condition. the driver of the vehicle a 46—year—old woman has been bailed until late july. 46—year—old woman has been bailed until latejuly. having been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the cra5he5 not been as terrorism related, but the a5 terrorism related, but the metropolitan enquiries in the investigation are ongoing. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. when rechargeable lithium batteries overheat, they do get really hot. this fire in a house was from a mobility scooter. now imagine a blaze in an industrial factory, thousands of times larger. that's what's worrying the mp for basingstoke, maria miller. planning permission has been granted to install an industrial unit at basing fenn, on land between a hospital and a network of waterways that feed into the loddon. the site in basingstoke is near to new house—building, and it's notjust the mp who's worried.

the fire service have said their teams would face an impossible choice, between protecting the community from a potentially explosive or toxic gas plume, or applying water, and polluting the water course here, for many years to come. in parliament here today, the government said local authorities must assess the risk, case—by—case, but battery companies say they ensure new facilities are as safe as possible. you're live with bbc news. ahead of this week's nato summit in vilnius, poland and the baltic states have been warning about an increasing threat from their neighbour — belarus. fighters from the mercenary group, wagner, were supposed to disband and move to belarus following their recent failed mutiny in russia — and poland has been reinforcing its border patrols in anticipation of their arrival. but as our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, found out, the group still appears to be active

in russia itself — and may not be moving any time $0011. en poland's eastern border, more patrols than ever. talk of mercenaries from the wagner group moving to belarus has made poland extra vigilant. it is raising its guard. there is miles of metalfencing is raising its guard. there is miles of metal fencing here installed after belarus encourage thousands of illegal migrants to cross two yea r5 ago. now the government is warning wagnerforces ago. now the government is warning wagner forces could be used to spark more trouble. t’m used to spark more trouble. i'm lookin: used to spark more trouble. i'm looking to _ used to spark more trouble. t“n looking to see there are no people near the fence from the other side and from our side, from poland.— other side and from our side, from poland. but all is quiet - for now- _ from poland. but all is quiet - for now. translation: - from poland. but all is quiet - for now. translation: the | for now. translation: the bi . . est for now. translation: the biggest threat _ for now. translation: the biggest threat is _

for now. translation: tt2 biggest threat is that our neighbour, belarus, i5 neighbour, belarus, is completely unpredictable. maybe wagner will be a problem. but nobody really knows why they are going there or what they are going there or what they are preparing for. bill are going there or what they are preparing for.— are going there or what they are preparing for. all of this, the giant _ are preparing for. all of this, the giant fence, _ are preparing for. all of this, the giant fence, the - are preparing for. all of this, the giant fence, the wire, . are preparing for. all of this, | the giant fence, the wire, the lights, the cameras, they are all the huge phy5ical lights, the cameras, they are all the huge physical side of how much is change in this region. the fact that poland now 5ee5 belarus as region. the fact that poland now 5ee5 belarus a5 ho5tile region. the fact that poland now 5ee5 belarus a5 hostile and direct threat, notjust now 5ee5 belarus a5 hostile and direct threat, not just to the country but to the whole of nato and europe. and now the wagner group is only added to that. it's two weeks since the mercenaries took over ro5tov and started marching on moscow. there has to deal that stopped was meant to see the fighters excelled to belarus but they haven't been spotted there yet. in fact, right after the mutiny, we called wagner centres across russia and they were still recruiting. so we decided to check the loans

again. recorded message that i got a message from a wagner contact online. "yes, we are recruiting, everything is as normal," he says. then he sends instructions on how to meet at the russian training base. the other russians believe that yevgeny —— wagner one had there. wagner's own letter would be wary according to belarus. translation: t to belarus. translation: i think it would be somewhere that it would be harder for the russian wagner to find and pleasanton. in belarus the fsb don't even wipe their feet at the door, they margin and do what they want. 50 the door, they margin and do what they want.— what they want. so as the mystery _ what they want. so as the mystery of _ what they want. so as the mystery of the _ what they want. so as the mystery of the wagner i what they want. so as the - mystery of the wagner mutiny to

make mutineers continues, the policies may continue unfounded. but for now it is taking no chances. sarah rainsford, bbc news. a bbc africa eye investigation has raised serious concerns about one of the world's leading anti—slavery organisations and their west african operations. internationaljustice mission raised more than three million in the uk last year with the support of nearly 300 churches across the country. some of the money funded operations in ghana, where ijm aims to rescue trafficked children. however, a bbc undercover investigation has found evidence that the charity's activities have caused some children to be taken away from theirfamilies, in traumatic night raids. this is a village in northern ghana. last year, ijm and the local armed police conducted a raid here to free four children

identified as victims of trafficking. but this woman insists they were looking after their own grandchildren when they were taken away by force. translation: i they were taken away by force. translation:— translation: i was worried. were they — translation: i was worried. were they going _ translation: i was worried. were they going to _ translation: i was worried. were they going to kill- translation: i was worried. were they going to kill the i were they going to kill the kids? what were they going to do with them?— do with them? after the raid, the children _ do with them? after the raid, the children were _ do with them? after the raid, the children were placed - do with them? after the raid, the children were placed in i do with them? after the raid, the children were placed in a| the children were placed in a shelter and their families were given no information about their whereabouts. 11—year—old fatima is the eldest. translation: fatima is the eldest. tuna/mom- fatima is the eldest. translation: , , translation: they 'ust came in and crab translation: they 'ust came in and grab me. h translation: they 'ust came in and grab me. one _ translation: theyjust came in and grab me. one of— translation: theyjust came in and grab me. one of the - translation: theyjust came in and grab me. one of the men - and grab me. one of the men held a gun to my grandma's throat as if to shoot her so i was terrified and i started to cry. was terrified and i started to c . , was terrified and i started to c , , ., ., , ., cry. this raid was part of ijm's efforts _ cry. this raid was part of ijm's efforts to - cry. this raid was part of ijm's efforts to combat l cry. this raid was part of. ijm's efforts to combat child trafficking into the local fishing industry, and known issue in the area. at the rescue missions have been accused of doing more harm than good to the local communities. bbc africa i went there to

investigate the allegations, posing as an intern for ijm in ghana, we were given access to one of their platforms. —— africa eye. we found dozens of messages from missions, including the red during which fatima was taken. in this text messages, a lead officerfrom ijm clarifies the understanding prior to the operation. —— misunderstanding. the messages showed that despite the lack of trafficking evidence, ijm continued to support the village rescue and all four children were taken, but why? according to this staff member,

ijm is target driven with teams expected to support certain numbers of rescues and arrests by the authorities. here our undercoverjournalist by the authorities. here our undercover journalist speaks to one of the investigators working in the field. ijm told us that its targets and to evaluate impacts so that is work can be most effective. it says social workers may independently desired to remove children who show signs of abuse or neglect even if they do not show signs of trafficking. social services told us that they acted on information received from the charity and returned children after their own investigation found the children hadn't been trafficked. after about four months fatima and the other children were allowed to return

home and all criminal charges against their relatives were dropped. back in her village, fatima discovered her grandfather had died. translation: i grandfather had died. tuna/mom- grandfather had died. translation: . , ., translation: i was crying and wonderin: translation: i was crying and wondering where _ translation: i was crying and wondering where would - translation: i was crying and wondering where would we - translation: i was crying and wondering where would we see | wondering where would we see him again? tjm wondering where would we see him again?— wondering where would we see him again? ijm has told us that its approach — him again? ijm has told us that its approach always _ him again? ijm has told us that its approach always has - him again? ijm has told us that its approach always has the - its approach always has the welfare of children at its core. social services said that in the future ijm may need to get additional permissions ahead of any rescue operations. kyenkyenhene boateng, ghana, bbc news. you can see more detail on that story on the youtube channel for africa eye, along with other stories they cover in africa. take a look. but we take you the news about k—pop super—group bts, who have released a memoir in south korea to mark their 10th

anniversary. it contains a detailed account of their musical career so far and their individual struggles with the pressures of fame. the group became the first south korean act to top the main us charts. last year the seven—member group announced that they would take a temporary break to focus on solo projects — while some members go on their mandatory military duty. bts fan colette balmain, who's also a senior lecturer in media and communication from kingston university, pre—ordered the book. she told my colleague mariko oi what she made of what she's read so far. i actually downloaded the kindle version, so i read it online. yeah, i mean it's really interesting, because it isn't an ordinary biography, it's got links at the end of chapters that take you to the early work so you can look back on the history as you are reading about it. so it's really interesting, it's like an audiovisual experience, reading the book, and it is an example of transmedia storytelling.

fascinating. bts, of course, mostly sing in korea. why do you think that they have become so popular globally, with huge fan bases especially in europe, america, and asia? i think that music doesn't have the same sort of barriers in terms of geography or linguistics that film and media does, which needs to have some form of translation. and i think also that k—pop, which is where bts come from, it's very much audiovisual, so you have music videos, and you have associated videos that go with it. so it's notjust the music, it's a lot more than the music. but i also think that you can feel energised by music, that you can feel sad, and that research has shown that actually the language doesn't matter that much, it is the emotion that is — that you connect with. and i think bts are a very good example of a group who connect

with the audience on an emotional level. just reminding you of our top story, president biden is in the uk, meeting with rishi sunak injusta the uk, meeting with rishi sunak in just a few hours with differences broken out in public over arming ukraine with cluster munitions and other matters. the two leaders have a lot to discuss. the president will also be going to windsor for a meeting with king charles and the nato summit is the big agenda tomorrow in lithuania. the top business stories here next. i will see you in just a moment. hello there. the weekend was quite a mixed bag. we saw some pretty heavy, thundery downpours across more western parts of the country.

further east, it was a bit drier, with some spells of sunshine. but temperatures were coming down through the weekend, and that's the theme as we move through this upcoming week. low pressure in charge. it will feel cool for the time of year. showers or longer spells of rain and winds will be a feature, particularly towards the end of the week — all down to low pressure. monday, not a bad start for many areas, but we've got a new set of weather fronts slowly pushing into south—west england, wales, with stronger winds here for the morning and that will continue to journey its way northwards into the midlands, northern england, as well. some of this rain could be heavy and thundery. elsewhere, after a fine start, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers, though i think the far south—east of england and in towards east anglia should tend to remain drier, with lengthy sunny spells. winds will be a feature, then, across the south—west. those are mean wind speeds. lighter further north. temperatures ranging from high teens, low 205 in the north, maybe 23 or 24 degrees in the south—east. that rain continues to move northwards across the country during monday night. we see another batch of rain pushing into south—west england, wales, the midlands, and this will continue

to drift towards the east in the early hours of tuesday. again, some of this could be heavy and thundery. to the south of it, quite a warm and muggy night to come. to the north of it, a little bit fresher, where we'll have clear spells and showers. for tuesday, then, our area of low pressure starts to drift northwards to the north—east of the uk, and that will bring plenty of showers to the country, pretty much from the word go, across the north. this area of rain will take its time to clear the south and east of england through the tuesday morning. eventually, it will do and then all areasjoin in sunshine and showers. most of these will be affecting scotland, northern ireland, northern and western parts of england and wales. again, the high teens in the north, a little bit fresher across the south—east. then beyond tuesday through wednesday, thursday, that area of low pressure moves to the north. it allows west, north—westerly winds to move down across the country, again, with plenty of showers. further low pressure systems will be moving into western areas by the end of the week and into next week. and so, a very unsettled rest of the week to come, with showers or longer spells of rain, some sunnier moments, as well, but it will feel quite cool,

particularly when winds pick up at times, too.

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