live from london. this is bbc news. go announces restrictions on the movement of british diplomats in moscow —— moscow announces. outrage in india — after video emerges of two women, paraded naked through the streets in the western state of manipur. translation: the law will take steps one b one translation: the law will take steps one by one and _ translation: the law will take steps one by one and whatever— translation: the law will take steps one by one and whatever has - translation: the law will take steps| one by one and whatever has happened with the daughters there will never be forgiven. in england — senior doctors stage their first strike in a decade — they say their pay trails international competitors. the women's world cup gets underway in new zealand — the celebrations are muted after a shooting in auckland leaves three people dead.

hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. stories, and checking out breaking stories, and checking out news because the russia foreign breaking news because the russian foreign ministry said it is to impose restrictions on british diplomats. it said they will be required to give russian authorities notice of any plans to travel beyond 75 miles, about 120 kilometres. live now to our correspondent in moscow, steve rosenberg. tell us more. apologies. we seem to have a problem with that line from steve rosenberg. we will hope to re—establish the line. the newjazz breaking in the last little while ——

the news breaking. the head of mi6 yesterday appealed to russians to work with them in terms of spying, people he said who were uncomfortable with the war in ukraine, so the timing is interesting. we will return to moscow shortly after we have fixed that line. let's turn to india — with a horrifying story that's prompted outrage across the country — after video emerged of two women being paraded naked through the streets in the state of manipur. the prime minister, narendra modi, said the incident "shamed india". ethnic clashes have been going on in manipur — a state in northeast india — for months. police say the assault happened on may the 4th. indiginous leaders say, the women were also gang raped. video of the incident circulated for the first time on social media yesterday. mps have disrupted a session in parliament demanding that the issue is debated. india's chiefjustice said,

the supreme court was �*deeply disturbed' by the video — warning the government — "we will take action if you don't." let's hear more from narendra modi. translation: today my heart is full of ain and translation: today my heart is full of pain and anger. _ translation: today my heart is full of pain and anger. the _ translation: today my heart is full of pain and anger. the incident - translation: today my heart is full of pain and anger. the incident that i of pain and anger. the incident that has come to light in manipur is a shameful incident for any civilised society. in this country, in any corner of this country, in any state government, rising above politics, there is the importance of law and order and respect for women. i want to reassure people that no culprit will be spared. the law with all its might and strictness will take steps one by one and whatever has happened with the daughters of manipur will never be forgiven. live now to our correspondent raghvendra rao who until last week worked in manipur. thanks forjoining us. the details of this incident are utterly

horrifying. of this incident are utterly horrifying-— of this incident are utterly horrifying. of this incident are utterly horri inc. , ~ horrifying. absolutely. and it surfaced only _ horrifying. absolutely. and it surfaced only yesterday - horrifying. absolutely. and it surfaced only yesterday but i horrifying. absolutely. and it. surfaced only yesterday but the incident happened on the 4th of may. there has been a complete internet shutdown in manipur for almost 70 days now and there are apprehensions that because of the internet shutdown, many such bits of information have not been shared so far, and there are apprehensions that once the internet is restored in the state, we could see much more than what we have seen so far. take me through — than what we have seen so far. take me through the _ than what we have seen so far. take me through the reaction _ than what we have seen so far. take me through the reaction there has beenin me through the reaction there has been in the last 2a hours. we heard from narendra modi but others have been speaking. from narendra modi but others have been sneaking-— from narendra modi but others have been speaking. absolutely. the prime minister spoke — been speaking. absolutely. the prime minister spoke on _ been speaking. absolutely. the prime minister spoke on the _ been speaking. absolutely. the prime minister spoke on the issue _ been speaking. absolutely. the prime minister spoke on the issue and - been speaking. absolutely. the prime minister spoke on the issue and then l minister spoke on the issue and then the chiefjustice he really minced no words in telling the state

government that they needed to act. the ethnic violence has been going on now for two and a half months and this particular video where these women have been sexually assaulted in a very brutal manner, this has shaken up things in india, and the chiefjustices words are almost like a warning to the government that they better act and tell the courts what they have done to deal with this particular case, if they don't act, the supreme court chiefjustice said they will have to step in. these are strong words and they convey a sense of urgency and the sense of distress which is being felt in a large section of society in india. . ., a, ,. , , in india. narendra modi describes india as modern _ in india. narendra modi describes india as modern india, _ in india. narendra modi describes india as modern india, and - in india. narendra modi describes india as modern india, and so - in india. narendra modi describes l india as modern india, and so much focus on sexual assault and rape are being used as a weapon, so why is

progress still so slow? yes. being used as a weapon, so why is progress still so slow?— progress still so slow? yes, in india, gender-based - progress still so slow? yes, in india, gender-based crimes i progress still so slow? yes, in - india, gender-based crimes continue india, gender—based crimes continue to happen every now and then and in fact, the figures are really horrific and every year they report anything from 300,000 to 400,000 crimes against women and out of the total crimes against women, almost 28,000 are rapes, and these are only the crimes which are registered. many crimes go unreported and that is the bigger worry. crimes against women, it is one problem which india has been battling with for decades now, especially in rural areas and semi urban areas where patriarchy is a deep—seated and deep—rooted factor

five, these are the places where crimes against women are particularly on the high side, which is not to say it doesn't happen in urban cities and big metropolises, it happens everywhere. the government claims it has been trying to deal with the problem, they are trying to get a grip of the situation, but the figures speak for themselves. if you look at the data, these numbers are indeed horrifying. thanks forjoining us. let's return to the breaking news we were trying to bring to you from moscow, that the russian foreign ministry has imposed restrictions on british diplomats there in russia. we can go to our russian editor steve rosenberg.— we can go to our russian editor steve rosenberg. earlier today the british interim _ steve rosenberg. earlier today the british interim minister— steve rosenberg. earlier today the

british interim minister was - british interim minister was summoned to the foreign ministry in moscow and he was inside the building about 90 minutes and he came out and made no comment and drove away in his car. the russian foreign ministry issued a statement about that meeting, announcing these restrictions on the movements of british diplomats. so from now on uk diplomats in russia will have to give at least five days notice of any trips they plan to take outside of the hundred and 20 kilometres, what has been described as a three movement zone, so that is a bit unclear, but we have got to give notice of where they are going and who they will be meeting and the roots they will take. means of transport and where they will be staying. things like that. there are some exceptions for the british ambassador and three other senior uk diplomats in russia. all of this according to the russian foreign

ministry is the response from russia to hostile actions by london. this concerns uk diplomats in moscow and also the consulate. aha, concerns uk diplomats in moscow and also the consulate.— also the consulate. a question, in terms of the _ also the consulate. a question, in terms of the total _ also the consulate. a question, in terms of the total number - also the consulate. a question, in terms of the total number of - also the consulate. a question, in l terms of the total number of british diplomats in russia, what is the rough number? tell us more about your assessment in terms of why now this move? i your assessment in terms of why now this move? h, ., , ., ., this move? i cannot give you a fiaure. this move? i cannot give you a figure. obviously, _ this move? i cannot give you a figure. obviously, it— this move? i cannot give you a figure. obviously, it has- this move? i cannot give you a figure. obviously, it has gone| this move? i cannot give you a - figure. obviously, it has gone down over the years because relations between russia and the uk have gone down over the years. this is not something that happened overnight. uk russian relations have been getting worse and worse but of course especially after the full—scale russian invasion of ukraine, last year, and that is because the uk has been a firm supporter of ukraine, especially in terms of military assistance. and so

inevitably the relations between london and moscow have got worse and only this week there was the attack only this week there was the attack on the bridge linking the russian mainland with crimea and some of the russian papers the next day, some of the ultra pro—kremlin papers were accusing the uk of having a connection to that attack which gives you a flavour i think of how russian officials and how the kremlin views the uk at the moment. steve rosenberg in moscow, thanks forjoining us. a breaking line here, the state prosecutors in russia today have requested a sentence of 20 years in a penal colony for the jailed russian opposition politician alexei navalny on charges of extremism, according to the court hearing. that is

quoting a news agency. just to repeat that line, the state prosecutors have requested a sentence of 20 years in a penal colony for the jailed russian opposition politician alexei navalny. the competition watchdog is calling on supermarkets to make their pricing systems clearer. to help shoppers find the best deals. but it says it hasn't found evidence that weak competition between the stores has fuelled food price inflation. the key thing that shoppers will want to see is essentially their food bill is a bit cheaper but i don't think the report today will mean an average basket and trolley is going to be cheaper but hopefully it should in theory mean things are a bit clearer when you go shopping in store and the competition and markets authority has looked at a couple of things. are supermarkets protecting profits rather than passing on lower wholesale cost? the

regulator found passing on lower wholesale cost? the regulatorfound no passing on lower wholesale cost? the regulator found no evidence of this. the more interesting part was on unit prices and the regulator said not all retailers are displaying prices as clearly as they should which could be hampering the ability of people to compare product prices. on things like tea bags they found in some stores products were labelled unit price per 100 grams and on others they were labelled per tea bag, making it harder to work out which product offered the best value. they have written to retailers asking them to make changes or face enforcement action and they also want changes to the law which could take a bit longer. the government says it will consult on those law changes in the regulator says it will look at elsewhere in supply chains to see if there could be other problems that mean that profits are essentially being contained in parts of the supply chain and other costs are not being passed on to us.— pictures from greece and the

wildfires. this is what they have been dealing with all week. the heatwave has sparked the wildfires. this is north—west of athens. the cameras zooming into the flames. the authorities really stretched and we know firefighters have been sent from other parts of europe. we will get more from greece on this story a bit later in the programme. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. voters are casting their ballots in somerset in frome and also uxbridge

and selby. tobias ellwood is facing and selby. tobias ellwood is facing a no—confidence motion after he released a video praising the taliban and saying that afghanistan had been transformed. he has since said he got it wrong. he has apologised and deleted the clip. nigel farage has praised the government following a report that ministers are considering making new laws to stop banks closing customers accounts because they disagree with their political views. it comes after his bank account was closed by coutts and reports suggest under new plans banks could lose their licences if they cut ties with customers with controversial views. you are watching bbc news. thousands of senior doctors in england have walked out for 48 hours in a dispute with the government over pay. it means that almost all planned nhs

care in england has come to a standstill. the senior doctors — or consultants — have been offered a 6% pay rise. they say that's not enough. the doctors' union — the british medical association — says that since 2008 consultants' take home pay has fallen in real terms by 35% — that's taking changes to tax and pensions into account. and — it says — this fall is a bigger percentage than other groups within the health service. a 6% pay increase would mean basic pay starting at nearly £94,000. the most experienced consultants would receive more than £126,000 — though reaching that salary takes — on average — 19 years. our correspondentjon donnison has been gauging the mood anong strikers in central london — and hejoins us now. take us through some of what the people on the picket lines have been

telling you through the course of today. we telling you through the course of toda . ~ ., ., , telling you through the course of toda. ., _ today. we are outside university colleae today. we are outside university college hospital _ today. we are outside university college hospital in _ today. we are outside university college hospital in london - today. we are outside universityj college hospital in london which today. we are outside university i college hospital in london which is the main teaching hospital in the capital and there was a pretty healthy picket line earlier. some senior doctors protesting and basically what they say is that for 15 years their pay has gone down, that they are earning a third less than what they were in 2008 in relative terms, and that is the bare minimum they want this year. they don't want the hail to the macro —— they don't want the whole pay restoration now but they want a bare minimum increased in line with inflation and that has been running at some times this year at over 10%. now it is about 8—9%, but the government said their final offer is 6%, so this is the first days of two

days of strike action, the first time in more than ten years that senior doctors have gone on strike and there are further days of strike action planned in a month. take me throu~h action planned in a month. take me through the — action planned in a month. take me through the impact _ action planned in a month. take me through the impact it _ action planned in a month. take me through the impact it is _ action planned in a month. take me through the impact it is having - action planned in a month. take me through the impact it is having in i through the impact it is having in terms of patient care. it is through the impact it is having in terms of patient care.— terms of patient care. it is a really significant _ terms of patient care. it is a really significant impact. - terms of patient care. it is a l really significant impact. nhs bosses and the nhs bosses say the impact of the strike will be greater than that that was carried out by junior doctors earlier this week. because senior doctors, they simply can't be replaced. junior staff can be replaced and also it is notjust the work that senior doctors do in carrying out their own procedures but often they are involved in supervising junior doctors so all the work thatjunior doctors might have been doing over the next few days, that cannot happen either. so they are going to be tens of

thousands of hospital procedures cancelled in the next few days and thatis cancelled in the next few days and that is on top of an estimated half a million procedures that have been cancelled across the nhs this year because of strike action. i put that to some of the senior consultants earlier, whether they felt bad about that, and they said they did but there was basically a minimum level of service still in place and that is a christmas day level of service, so if you need emergency care, you are going to get treated. but all those more routine operations that people are waiting for, they are simply not going to happen in the next few days. simply not going to happen in the next few deve— next few days. thanks for “oining us. now next few days. thanks for “oining now to i next few days. thanks for “oining us. now to another * next few days. thanks forjoining us. now to another strike. - rail passengers in england are facing more disruption today and on saturday, with guards and station staff starting a fresh round of industrial action. members of the rmt union at 14 rail companies are striking as part

of a long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. it'll affect passengers across england — and some services running into scotland and wales. there will be further strikes on the 22nd and the 29th ofjuly. north korean authorities are not responding to attempts to negotiate the release of travis king who frayed over its heavily armed border on tuesday according to the us. the white house is working to get him back but have not received information about the whereabouts of the missing soldier. the crisis comes during a tense time with the north and relations with the us have plummeted in recent years as it has tested dozens of increasingly powerful missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. a warning from the nspcc that editors are using virtual reality gaming to target and groom young people and

the charity found that three quarters of parents were concerned that rachel — that children were at risk of being sexually harassed in vr worlds. police have called the technology an emerging threat. angus crawford reports. enter a virtual world. how old are you? seven. seven, cool. rec room says it's a place to hang out, chat and explore. it looks innocent enough, but not for this child — home alone, playing on her vr headset. one time when i met some boy... she tells a researcher what happened to her. it's graphic and shocking. he told me to go on his bed and he started doing stuff. all that was going on in one of these. now, put on the headset, choose an avatar, a virtual you, and a whole range of worlds opens up. both good and bad.

vr and the so—called metaverse promised a world without limits, a new level of gaming, lifelike graphics, where a headset could take you anywhere you wanted to go. but in a space with few rules, for children that can be dangerous. behind this door, someone who knows that only too well. she spends hours each day in vr. tereza ? yes. how are you? i'm good, thank you. that's an interesting outfit. thank you. see the pole? well, tereza uses it for dancing in a game called vr chat. it's fun and she feels safe, but worries that there is adult content, racist abuse, and bullying of women and girls harassed by predatory men. grooming is a big issue. it's an unsafe space for children in general. it's unmoderated, it's a wild west.

news report: police say| a child's life is in danger... a wild west which has even led to children being abducted. news report: we have breaking newsjust in... | in the us, we know of at least three cases where children have met predators on vr. this is the new frontier. what's really sad is a lot of these companies, - they haven't learnt in the last 15 years from us telling them| they need to do more to protect children. . and they have gone ahead, innovated at speed, rolledl products that frankly do not have the safety features - on them to make sure children are safe when they use them. i rec room told us it takes the safety of players on the issues raised in a report extremely seriously. and that it works proactively with law enforcement around the world. as for vr chat, it says user safety is a top priority. it insists underage users are not permitted and if detected on the platform

are immediately banned. he told me to lay down like this on his pillow. a virtual world with few rules and a very real dangers. if you've been affected by any of the issues in this story, information and support is available via the bbc action line. police are searching for a lioness in the outskirts of berlin. they receive calls and a video alerting them to the wild animal at about midnight on wednesday and immediately began their search. at least 30 police cars have been deployed and vets have been called to assist in the research for the big cat. residents are told to stay indoors until it is actually found. the mayor has been updating reporters about the search.

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to work on a rescue plan — tugging at the various sides of the net, to try and wrestle the creatures free. one by one, they were able to disentangle the netting and guide the giant fish out through the openings — they were then able to swim away and back into the deeps of the ocean. whale sharks are thought to be the largest species of fish — but their numbers are decreasing, according to the international union for conservation of nature — with commercial fishing, one of their biggest threats to existence. great pictures. but this is just north—west of the capital athens increase and you can see plumes of smoke coming from yet another wildfire. —— in greece. the heatwave has sparked the wildfires and they are expecting another heatwave in greece as the cameras move around and show you the extent of this particular wildfire that they are currently battling. more on that on the programme in a moment or two.

stay with us here on bbc news. through the weekend it is going to turn increasingly wet and windy for everyone. this is the expected rainfall accumulation we are going to see by the time we get to monday, 50—70 millimetres per some areas so will be quite soggy for the weekend. a few showers around that should mainly fade away tonight but the zone will remain cloudy with a few splashes of rain. either side of that, clearer skies so we are likely to see attempt is getting down into single figures and fairly fresh start to friday morning but some sunshine from the word go

away from parts of northern ireland and we start off with the cloud and if you like showers. things will warm up and the showers will bubble up warm up and the showers will bubble up most equally for eastern scotland and further south and west you are more likely to stay dry with a bit of patchy rain at times for northern ireland and temperatures not great, 14-21, bit ireland and temperatures not great, 14—21, bit below par for this time of year stop big sporting fixtures, the ashes and the open championship, they could see the chance of a passing shower but not going to be a wash—out on friday. overnight into saturday, the cloud thickens and the rain starts to move in from the atlantic and a milder night for many, clearerskies atlantic and a milder night for many, clearer skies holding on across the north of scotland. the wind and rain is courtesy of this area of low pressure which is drifting in from the atlantic and spreading east through the course of the day so initially some rain for parts of northern ireland and wales and northern england and gale is developing down to the south—west and it will turn windy in all of

england and wales, and the rain presses its way eastwards gradually through the course of the day. the north of scotland getting away with some dry and sunny weather but temperatures only 15—19 and feeling cooler in the wind and the rain. the second half of the weekend into sunday, low—pressure drifting to the east but we still have the tail end of the frontal system so more showers for at times on sunday and it stays unsettled with some sunshine and a scattering of showers into monday as well.

sunshine and a scattering of showers into monday as head to the sports two but we will head to the sports centre first.