this is bbc news. the headlines: major developments in the allegations that a bbc presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos. the corporation says just two attempts were made over several weeks to contact the family concerned. the bbc�*s director general says the presenter was not spoken to until seven weeks after the initial complaint, when new information emerged. the nato summit is under way in vilnius, with leaders divided on how to handle ukraine's bid tojoin the alliance. president zelensky has just arrived in lithuania. protests continue in israel — as the country's parliament pushes

ahead with a new law aimed at restricting judges�* powers. the number of migrant crossings in the central mediterranean is up sharply — according to the eu's border agency. we have the latest from italy. lets head to the bbc sport centre. thank you very much indeed. we know the identity of the first semifinalist at wimbledon, and it is marketer wondrous over, the unseeded czech player who has made the last four beating jessica pegula, the fourth—seeded american in the last few moments. this is what transpired on court number one, withjessica pegula reaching the quarterfinals of wimbledon for the very first time, losing to wondrous over. this is the other match taking place, with a iga swiatek in trouble, the poland number one seed playing against

elina svitolina, a former semifinalist at this competition, one that iga swiatek is not reach the quarterfinals of the poor, they are on serve though at the second set, having won the first set svitolina by seven games. they are on serve, five games all. the european court of human rights has ruled in favour of double 800 metre olympic champion caster semenya in herfight against world athletics�* rules forcing her to lower her testosterone if she wants to race in her favourite event, saying that the south african had been a victim of discrimination. world athletics say their regulations will remain in place, and have asked the echr grand chamber for a definitive decision. alex capstick is our correspondent following this story. she's always argued that these are a violation of a human rights. she a- ealed violation of a human rights. me: appealed them in violation of a human rights. sue appealed them in 2019, violation of a human rights. sue: appealed them in 2019, that failed, and then to get to dismiss tribunal in 2021, which failed again, and she's appealed to the european court

of human rights. and while this decision is a narrow one with four to three, with the seven judges involves, the decision is basically against switzerland, because the courts there says it didn't avoid her enough protection in the procedural way it run. given the fact there were credible, and what they described as substantive evidence she had been discriminated against. a victory today for caster semenya, but it is quite complicated. to the world para athletics in paris next, where there's a return to the championships for an american athlete. our reporter rachael latham has more. on tuesday, usa's tatyana mcfadden started herbal championship campaign in the 800 metres. she is an eight time paralympic champion. she didn't race at the last world championships, but she has entered four events here in paris. the wheelchair racer finished first in a heat, but she is going to pay some really tough competition in the final. also progressing from heats two final is norway's salam casa

buddy, the visually impaired runner is known as the world's fastest para—athletes. he holds a world record for the 100 metres in a time of 10.37 seconds, and he will be racing in the final on wednesday. england have released a ill—man squad for the fourth ashes test at old trafford, which begins a week on wednesday. james anderson is a part of the 1a and could come into the 11 after being rested for the last test at headingley. they did not decide to bring in ben faulks, and maintaining johnny bairstow as the man for the club is for that test. == bairstow as the man for the club is for that test-— for that test. -- the man for the loves. inter milan are trying to sign romelu lukaku on a permanent deal. one that would see him go to the italian club for a third time. lukaku spent last season on loan with inter from chelsea, helping them reach the champions league final. chelsea, who would likely want around 50 million dollars for the belgian striker, are heading to the united states next week for a preseason tour,

and it is not known if lukaku will be in new manager mauricio pochettino s squad for the trip. and inter could be able to finance the deal by selling goalkeeper andre onana to one of lukaku's former clubs, manchester united. negotiations remain ongoing, but the $61; million price could be a problem for united, who are seeking to replace long—standing keeper david de gea after he left on a free transfer. toronto's vladimir guerrerojr. joined his dad vladimir sr. to become the first father—son duo to win the all—star home run derby, beating tampa bay s randy arozarena. in winning, guerrero set a final round record for homers, 25, beating the mark that had been set against him in 2019. vladimir guerrero sr. won the 2007 derby in san francisco while with the los angeles angels. and guerrero junior dedicated this win to his family. that is all your sports for now.

more from hugh and about an hour's time. there have been more protests in israel against new legislation aimed at restricting the power ofjudges. the demonstrations came hours after a new bill narrowly passed its first reading in the knesset, the israeli parliament. the contentious bill from the right—wing government of prime minister benjamin netanyahu has already sparked 27 weeks of action by protesters concerned that the move erodes democratic norms. those are the pictures from a little earlier. let me show you live pictures from ben airport, which are just coming into the building that i can see from the corner of my eye. those protests continue there in israel. a huge turnout, as you can see there on the other side of the screen, so large numbers of people coming out. —— in ben gurion airport. as i was saying, these protests have gone on for about six months, so, no let up as it goes through its first session there at

the connecticut. —— add the knesset. our middle east correspondent tom bateman has been with the crowds in tel aviv. this is ben gurion airport at tel aviv. what you can see here are some quite bemused people heading to the airport with their suitcases, trying to get into the terminal building. what's happening here is a massive protest. the train station is down below and it's delivering people by the hundreds to the airport terminal. all of these protesters. and what the border police here are doing are herding the protesters away from the terminal itself. so if you look this way, you can see the size of the protest here are the airport. here at the airport. basically, the atmosphere is pretty chaotic, although at the moment, the israeli security forces have got the protestors hemmed in at this part. they're pushing them back and not

allowing them to get close to the arrivals or departures. last week, protesters got in there and caused a lot of disruption for the airport, but made the point about this protest. we've been in tel aviv. we've just come here, thousands of people there. there are thousands of people injerusalem. a huge day of disruption that the organisers say they want to bring this country to a standstill. that is because last night, in the israeli parliament, benjamin netanyahu's coalition of the far right and the ultra religious began to put this judicial review back through the parliamentary process. it's back on and so are the demonstrators. and in terms of what happens next with all this, the two sides are very much at a standoff because mr netanyahu's government is saying, they're going to push through at least the bill that's on the table at the moment. the far right national security

minister has said that the police will have zero tolerance for disruption that stops traffic, stops the airport operating, and what he calls "riots". but the protesters are vowing to press on. and so, we see these very, very deep divisions, these fracures in israeli society threatening to break out into the open once again, and many more turbulent hours and days ahead. that was tom bateman in tel aviv. do stay with us, because here coming up from vilnius, we are expecting in the next few minutes to hear from the next few minutes to hear from the nato secretary jan stoltenberg. that is the picture that is coming up. that is due to happen in the next few minutes. interestingly, as we are watching tom there, a couple of new lines coming in from the reuters new agency from that nato meeting, saying that the f—16 training centre for ukrainian pilots will be set up in romania. that is a comment from the outgoing dutch

defence minister and also the danish acting defence minister has said a coalition of 11 countries will start training ukrainian f—16 pilots in august. so, more details emerging of the training of f—16 pilots, and of course, one of the plea made relentlessly here in the last few months from president zelensky was that. so those pictures, coming into us from vilnius. we are not that far away from that latest update from jan stoltenberg. when it starts, we will carry on life. around the world, and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. it's a dilemma hundreds of teenagers in the west midlands face every year — whether or not to carry a knife. in this virtual reality experience, developed in birmingham, peer pressure, social media and petty arguments get out of hand. these 11 to 14—year—olds from greenwood academy, castle vale,

have to decide what to do if knife crime came to their community. after ten minutes, they discuss the consequences of their decision. anything is possible when you're carrying knives. so you just have to be careful. after the virtual, now, a dose of reality. adam ahmed explains how his close family member nearly died after being stabbed in the chest, eight years ago. not in a gang attack, but after crossed words between so—called friends. a lot of young people that do commit certain offences, they're not criminals, they're just responding to a situation where they're scared. the hope is that by entering a virtual world of knife crime, young people can avoid situations like this from ruining real lives. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. just a quick reminder, because we are expecting to hear over the next two minutes from jan stoltenberg, nato secretary general, from that need to gathering there in vilnius. those pictures you can see on the screen. we are not that far away,

and i was just giving screen. we are not that far away, and i wasjust giving details screen. we are not that far away, and i was just giving details of the latest on f—16, and the training of ukrainian pilots, so perhaps, we will get more questions on that in the next few minutes. what we are going to do is leave these on your screen, so as soon as that news conference starts, we will carry it live. you can see we are pretty much good to go, but it will take a couple of moments to actually get to the news conference understatement, so whilst we are waiting, let's turn to one more story,. migrants attempting to cross the mediterranean have told the bbc that nothing could stop them from trying to reach europe. recorded crossings in the central mediterranean in the first five months of 2023 are more than double the same period last year, according to eu border agency frontex. our reporter alice cuddy witnessed the rescue of one boat in distress after it set off from libya. this is what it looks like to have gambled your life and won.

most of these 86 migrants are under the age of 18. their lives ahead of them. but they said nothing could stop them from trying to cross the mediterranean. for migrant rescue charity sos mediterranee, it's a fast operation. keep an eye on the visitors. you know what to do. the libyan coastguard are heading to the scene. the crew are worried that they will stop the rescue and take the boys back to libya. but the vessel stops in the distance. the rescue can proceed. and all 86 boys are brought aboard the rescue ship. some are suffering from dehydration. but others waste no time celebrating. most are from the gambia and many

left home years ago in search of opportunities in europe. the young migrants we spoke to asked to remain anonymous as they shared traumatic details of their journeys. many boys say they have attempted the crossing multiple times. all of the teenagers we spoke to told us they had friends who had died trying to get to europe. this 17—year—old was on a boat that sank. the boys settle in to life on board.

this 18—year—old, speaking to us from the ship's medical centre, says it's a world away from the journey he took with smugglers across the sahara. the suffering continued in libya, where many spent time in detention centres after failed crossings. they get their first taste of western education as we near the port.

the boys are now focused on a life in italy. as the teenagers disembark, it is unclear whether what europe will offer them will be worth the life or death risk they took. alice cuddy, bbc news. now, at least a0 people have died as monsoon rains have swept across northern india, causing major flooding. the capital city delhi is on high alert for a possible evacuation, while the indian army and disaster response teams in the himalayan states of himachal pradesh and uttarakhand scramble to rescue those trapped in flooded homes. arunoday mukharji reports. northern india in the grip of nature's fury. the himalayan state of himachal pradesh — the worst hit. cities which are ordinarily bustling with tourists look unrecognisable. an overflowing beas river threatening to swallow parts of the scenic towns of kullu and mandi. south of himachal pradesh, india's capital city of delhi hasn't

seen this kind of rain for decades. thousands have been shifted from the river banks to safer areas and many others told to be ready for evacuation, as delhi continues to be on alert. in the north—western indian state of rajasthan, it was a similar sight in the state capitaljaipur, with some key services struggling to stay afloat. translation: despite being such a big hospital, so much water has| entered within just the last three to four hours of rain. so you can imagine the conditions in other hospitals. patients are facing problems and they've not been moved yet. no facilities have been provided. the heavy spell of rain bringing with it waves of uncertainty for millions across india's northern regions, as weather officials warn of more rain until friday. the cost of living crisis is placing immense stress on families right across britain, as elsewhere.

official figures show the sharpest drop in household income is on record. but for many, having to face hardship and uncertainty, that is nothing new. our special correspondent has returned to some hard pressed communities and individuals he first visited over 20 years ago in cornwall. at the end of this laneway, i once met a family whose dream was dying. 20 years ago, ben and jackie baillie, on the day they were forced to sell, i saw how they were forced to sell, i saw how they were forced to sell, i saw how they were overwhelmed. have things gotten better?— gotten better? things have collapsed. _ gotten better? things have collapsed, incomes - gotten better? things have l collapsed, incomes collapse, gotten better? things have - collapsed, incomes collapse, gusts have gone up, and we've run out of money. have gone up, and we've run out of mone . ., y ., have gone up, and we've run out of mone . ., ,, ~ ., have gone up, and we've run out of mone. ., ~ ., �*, ., money. even though you know it's not our fault, money. even though you know it's not your fault, really. _ money. even though you know it's not your fault, really. the _

money. even though you know it's not your fault, really. the baileys - your fault, really. the baileys fou~ht your fault, really. the baileys fought back. _ your fault, really. the baileys fought back, took _ your fault, really. the baileys fought back, took on - your fault, really. the baileys fought back, took on other i your fault, really. the baileys . fought back, took on other work, scrimped and saved. and over the decades, rebuilt their herd. but now, in their 60s, they face a new challenge. in less than five years, they will have to leave here, as tenant farmers, they don't own the land or the cottage. what do you worry about? just land or the cottage. what do you worry about?— worry about? just being under a hedae, worry about? just being under a hedge. really- _ worry about? just being under a hedge, really. having _ worry about? just being under a i hedge, really. having somewhere worry about? just being under a - hedge, really. having somewhere to live, because it seems... i don't know _ live, because it seems... i don't know all— live, because it seems... i don't know all we _ live, because it seems... i don't know. all we do is work, and we work really _ know. all we do is work, and we work really hard. _ know. all we do is work, and we work really hard, and we've always worked really _ really hard, and we've always worked really hard. _ really hard, and we've always worked really hard, and we've always worked really hard, and still can't afford somewhere to live. it�*s really hard, and still can't afford somewhere to live.— somewhere to live. it's a bit annoying — somewhere to live. it's a bit annoying that _ somewhere to live. it's a bit annoying that what - somewhere to live. it's a bit annoying that what ever - somewhere to live. it's a bit annoying that what ever you somewhere to live. it's a bit - annoying that what ever you do, however much capital you accumulate, what we're doing, it's never going to get you to the point where you can just say, to get you to the point where you canjust say, right, are to get you to the point where you can just say, right, are secure to get you to the point where you canjust say, right, are secure now. the baileys will sell the assets they own to try to get on the

property ladder. but they know too well how the cornish beauty loved by tourists obscures a deepening crisis. the number of people on the social housing registry here is more than doubled since the coronavirus pandemic. i've come to this community charity in newquay, to meet some of those fighting an escalating crisis. a crisis of homelessness and poverty. do you want to look _ homelessness and poverty. do you want to look if _ homelessness and poverty. do you want to look if there _ homelessness and poverty. do you want to look if there is _ homelessness and poverty. do you want to look if there is anything i want to look if there is anything there? — want to look if there is anything there? help— want to look if there is anything there? help yourself. _ want to look if there is anything there? help yourself. mill?- want to look if there is anything there? help yourself. milly collins is a soldiers _ there? help yourself. milly collins is a soldiers wife _ there? help yourself. milly collins is a soldiers wife who _ there? help yourself. milly collins is a soldiers wife who has - is a soldiers wife who has galvanised the community to help those being pushed to the margins. we found that more and more families are becoming homeless, because we get is like a domino roll—on effect almost, so you have an owner of a home that has let their property for, let's say, ten to 15 years to a person. now, they'll find that there

daughter or son becomes homeless, so they now have to take that family, to actually accommodate their own children. , ., ., , ., children. this caravan tells one sto of children. this caravan tells one story of homelessness. - children. this caravan tells one story of homelessness. the - children. this caravan tells one i story of homelessness. the toilet children. this caravan tells one - story of homelessness. the toilet is at the back, — story of homelessness. the toilet is at the back, and _ story of homelessness. the toilet is at the back, and there _ story of homelessness. the toilet is at the back, and there is _ story of homelessness. the toilet is at the back, and there is no - story of homelessness. the toilet is| at the back, and there is no shower, because _ at the back, and there is no shower, because there is no water supply. katie _ because there is no water supply. katie livesey on her parents drive, with her two children.— with her two children. yes, i've literally just — with her two children. yes, i've literally just cooked _ with her two children. yes, i've literallyjust cooked it, - with her two children. yes, i've literally just cooked it, that's . literallyjust cooked it, that's why — literally 'ust cooked it, that's wh . ,, literally 'ust cooked it, that's wh _ ,, , literally 'ust cooked it, that's wh . ,, , ., ., why. she has been waiting for housin: why. she has been waiting for housing for— why. she has been waiting for housing for 18 _ why. she has been waiting for housing for 18 months. - why. she has been waiting for housing for 18 months. we . why. she has been waiting for l housing for 18 months. we have why. she has been waiting for - housing for 18 months. we have a box each of normal _ housing for 18 months. we have a box each of normal clothes, _ housing for 18 months. we have a box each of normal clothes, and _ housing for 18 months. we have a box each of normal clothes, and the - each of normal clothes, and the school _ each of normal clothes, and the school uniforms in the cupboard. and that is— school uniforms in the cupboard. and that is about — school uniforms in the cupboard. and that is about all of our clothes. yolr're — that is about all of our clothes. you're bottling up a lot of emotion. yes, well, for the kids. i don't yes, well, forthe kids. i don't want _ yes, well, forthe kids. i don't want to— yes, well, forthe kids. i don't want to cry— yes, well, forthe kids. i don't want to cry in front of the kids. it is hard. — want to cry in front of the kids. it is hard. but — want to cry in front of the kids. it is hard. but i _ want to cry in front of the kids. it is hard, but i don't know... not knowing — is hard, but i don't know... not knowing when it is going to end, living _ knowing when it is going to end, living like — knowing when it is going to end,

living like this. it is hard. i didnt— living like this. it is hard. i didn't think we'd be in here this long _ didn't think we'd be in here this long but — didn't think we'd be in here this long but i _ didn't think we'd be in here this long. but ijust don't know what more _ long. but ijust don't know what more i— long. but ijust don't know what more i can— long. but ijust don't know what more i can do now. apart from just keep— more i can do now. apart from just keep going — more i can do now. apart from just keep going forwards, trying. more i can do now. apart from 'ust keep going forwards, trying. people keep going forwards, trying. people kee anoin. keep going forwards, trying. people keep going. communities _ keep going forwards, trying. people keep going. communities rally - keep going. communities rally around. but they bear a strain that shows no sign of easing. one more story to include this hour, because an important story, a jury has concluded that a man stabbed to death, a nine year girl as she played in the streets last summer,

lincoln crown court heard that lilia vallutiuh died from a single stab wound to the chest in boston onjuly 28. deividas skebas was found unfit to plead due to his mental health. in a trial of the facts, the jury determined he had killed lilia. jessica lane has more. he hasn't been in court himself. this is what's known as a trial of fax, and is not like a normal trial. he was excused from attending, and thatis he was excused from attending, and that is because the judge told the jury that is because the judge told the jury he is seriously mentally ill. he has previously been found unfit from bleeding in the trial. the trial of facts is reallyjust to work out whether he stabbed lily, but the jury was told multiple times that they were not here to decide whether or not he was guilty of murder. just to remind her that the nine—year—old was killed on the 28th ofjuly last year, at about 615 in the evening. she'd been playing in the evening. she'd been playing in the street outside her mum strop, which is on fountain lane in the centre of boston. today, the court

heard extracts from the police interviewed the took place with him after he was arrested. he told them i grabbed the knife and i stabbed her. he also identified himself on cctv pictures which were shown to police. he was today found responsible for the killing of lilia valutyte and will receive a hospital order. before we take a break, let mejust show you order. before we take a break, let me just show you that live pictures from vilnius, because we were told that young starter bike was due to make a statement, but that has been delayed. that is the picture we have been offered up, but outside, let me show you the pictures also coming to us from vilnius. —— jan stoltenberg. you can see large crowds building up in anticipation of that already. as soon as that nato press conference starts, it is important, in terms of the gathering, but also, the latest information on ukraine. any sort of

movement about membership, and the timeline, that is a central question. but this also emerging about the training of f—16 pilots, so expect to hear more about all of that. so would be back in vilnius here on the programme in the next little while. we will also have the very latest on the bbc story we have had in the last hour or so, that tim davie announcement. all of that coming up in a moment or two, so don't go away. hello there. we are stuck in a bit of a rut at the moment with the weather. it is generally rather unsettled because of the showers and the proximity of low pressure. so, through the rest of the day, we will

continue with some sunshine, but also some heavy showers, because this low pressure almost overhead. weather fronts may be moving out of the way from the south and the north, but believe you me, there is a lot of energy in thejuly sunshine. we have that moisture around, and we are seeing some big showers brewing up. still longer spells of rain for the north of scotland, so a different complexion to yesterday. fewer showers for northern ireland, but probably more making their way east. fewer showers for northern ireland, but probably more making their way east across central and eastern parts of england. but wherever you are, there is a fairly blustery breeze blowing, and those showers will be potentially heavy and thundery. temperatures are a notch down on yesterday, and we've lost the humidity. but still with us the sunshine, 22 or 23 in the south. it should be a fresh feel for those at wimbledon today, but i think there is certainly still the risk of the shower today. despite the good deal of play. as we go for the evening

and overnight, the showers tend to ease up across wales, there is heavy rain pushing its way over northern ireland into the far west of england, and those showers continuing into scotland. we will notice it is more comfortable for sleeping, as we have lost that humidity across england and wales. changing direction on thursday. it is much more westerly tomorrow for many of us, north—westerly for scotland and northern ireland. we will see the showers packing into the north and west again, heavy and thundery. possibly a few more breaks in the cloud, a bit less sunshine compared with today. and again, just areas of showers moving through. there is enough breeze to push the showers through tomorrow, so it won't be raining all day, but i think most will get one or two showers. and it will feel a touch fresher again tomorrow, even further south, when we lose the south—westerly wind. thursday, it's another day of sunny spells and showers. if anything, probably fewer showers across england wales, as we see high pressure building in, but some slow—moving showers, with the lighter winds further north, so they could last a bit longer, when the showers do come along. there is that ridge of high pressure, it is a very brief affair,

because come friday, the next area of low pressure and weather fronts, and tightly packed isobars, so windy weather again comes marching in off the atlantic, and it stays rather unsettled for mid—july. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. new allegations emerge about the bbc new allegations emerge about the bbc presenter accused of paying a teenager for explicit photos. presenter accused of paying we'll have the latest live. we'll have the latest live. it comes as the corporation says just two attempts were made over several weeks to contact the family

at the centre of the initial complaint.