have a bit of sunshine, so we have a bit of sunshine, so temperatures could be a bit higher than today across scotland and eastern england. but temperatures will be depressed under the cloud and rain. that wet weather pushes its way eastwards on those weatherfronts overnight. quite a warm night on wednesday night, but it will start off a bit and damp and misty on thursday. and the rain could hang around across northern scotland and maybe through the english channel. elsewhere, maybe brightening up a touch here and there. that could trigger a few sharp showers in the afternoon. quite a muggy feel and temperatures in the southern half of the uk may be a bit higher. as we have seen, temperatures in south europe will be dropping. that does not mean a lot for the uk. thejet stream is still going to be to the south of the uk, low pressure dominating into the weekend. most of the wet weather will be in the north.— will be in the north. darren, thank ou. and that's bbc news at ten — there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with

kirsty wark, which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team, it's goodnight. tonight, newsnight assesses the state of the battle. as vladimir putin raises the age of conscription to the armed forces from 27 to 30, which side has the initiative in the war? we'll be speaking to a ukrainian mp and to the former uk ambassador to the us lord darroch. also tonight: on the eve

of rishi sunak�*s appearance in front of the inquiry into the infected blood scandal, will the government commit to widening compensation to all those who suffered? we'll talk to a man who lost his father and two uncles to hiv. the saudis are on a sports buying spree and their eyes are on kylian mbappe, the captain of the french football team. is the gulf state trying to use the shield of sport to deflect criticism of its human rights record? we'll be speaking to an adviser to the saudi sports minister and the first captain of the afghanistan women's football team. and the government's committed to ending no—fault evictions for private rentals. but there's little sign of progress in parliament. sam gruet has been looking into section 21 evictions. citizens advice have told this programme that in the past couple of months, it has seen a rise in the number of calls to its helpline specifically on this issue.

good evening. the war in ukraine has so many facets now its increasingly hard to make a black and white assessment of who has the upper hand. russia dealt a major blow when they pulled out of the grain deal and pummelled a depot in the black sea port of odesa, with the city itself coming under almost nightly attack. russian drones have also destroyed grain storage in ukrainian ports on the river danube. this puts the focus on russia's ability militarily, economically and politically to sustain its attack level. putin certainly needs more soldiers, and to that end he raised the maximum age at which men can be subscripted into the armed forces, from 27 to 30. meanwhile, ukrainianforces claim to have made gains near the city of bakhmut, which was captured by the russian army in may. so what does the "battlefield" look like now? here's mark.

waves of russian missile and drone strikes are being directed at ukrainian infrastructure, and the priority target has shifted to port and other grain facilities, pushing globalfood prices up and testing allied resolve. russia has also announced that all ships proceeding to ukrainian ports will be considered as potential carriers of military cargo. and now our information indicates that the russian military may expand their targeting of ukrainian grain facilities further to include attacks against civilian shipping in the black sea. following the abandonment by russia of the black sea grain initiative one week ago, grain facilities around the port of odesa were attacked with missiles and drones. at the same time, people pointed to alternative routes via the danube. but in recent days, russia has hit a key bridge south towards those terminals. and in the early hours of monday, the facilities themselves were struck, one of them right on the border with nato member romania.

ukraine still has rail and road shipment options, but russian strikes are crippling its ability to ship large quantities of grain. unfortunately for ukraine, things started to change this week, because just on the night from sunday to monday, russian drones for a few hours attacked those danube terminals. and in our view, as analysts, people are actually working with traders and funds, while odesa was an important symbolic event, an attack on odessa terminals, the danube terminals are more important, because in recent months it was and it is still the key, the main export for ukrainian grain. and it's notjust about grain. the bombardment of ukrainian cities has been pretty relentless for the past few months, stretching ukrainian air defences and hinting at the extent to which russia has been able to maintain its production of long range missiles. i think it's two things.

i think that the russians are able to sustain, but also that they have innovated. none of us expected them to use these drones and they're dirt cheap. and russia seems to have an endless supply of them. and we know that the strategy was to wear down ukrainian air defences. so i think i expect to see more of this behaviour in the fall. so ukrainian air defences have been stretched to the point where gaps have appeared and where western countries, even if they're willing to send more anti—aircraft weapons, may be running short. there are then questions about how to sustain ukraine during the coming months, economically, and in terms of the supply of advanced weapons. and even if the western consensus to do that can be maintained, you do hear worries being expressed now in whitehall about next year and the us presidential election and whether that won't force some kind of rethink of western strategy.

and while the recent nato summit in vilnius showed a strengthening of ties between ukraine and some key european players, it's now us reticence and limitations on arms supplies that may limit how much more can be achieved on the battlefield. i think that berlin has woken up, and that's a big deal. now washington is behind and that's sort of, that's tragic. and the political calculation is changing here. we have elections coming up in 2024 and that's going to change everything. so president biden has said we, the us government, will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes. it looks like trump is the likely nominee for the republican party. and if you go back and remember the trump years, he's not a big fan of nato. would he defund nato? so as ukrainian troops struggle for advantage on the battlefield, the pressure could hardly be greater. from russian attacks, from a shortage of munitions,

and from a sense that the patience of their american ally may be waning. i'm joined now by lord kim darroch, the former national security adviser from 2012—2015, and oleksandr merezhko, chair of the foreign affairs committee in ukraine. good evening, both of you. first, lord darroch, we heard from the foreign secretary lord darroch, we heard from the foreign secreta_ foreign secretary james cleverly earlier today. — foreign secretary james cleverly earlier today, and _ foreign secretary james cleverly earlier today, and it _ foreign secretary james cleverly earlier today, and it looks - foreign secretary james cleverly earlier today, and it looks like . earlier today, and it looks like food now is the latest arsenal in this war? yes, if anything, food now is the latest arsenal in this war? yes, if anything, food now is the latest arsenal in this war? yes, if anything, food now is the latest arsenal in this war? yes, if anything, food now is the latest arsenal in this war? yes, if anything, food now is the latest arsenal in this war? yes, if anything, this is what you might expect, because if you are russia, the effect of this is, one, to limit ukrainian grain exports, which damages their economy and

their ability to prosecute war. second,it their ability to prosecute war. second, it put food prices up, which russian is will hope will sap western will to continue to support ukraine. and the third, if wheat prices go up, as they have ever since the russians withdrew from the black sea agreement, the russians get more for their own grain exports, so they are doing better out of this while the ukrainians do worse, so appalling though it is, it is a logical thing for the russians to do. oleksandr merezhko, putin is having a good degree of success with this grain strategy now. how can ukraine respond? first of all, i wouldn't call it a success, _ first of all, i wouldn't call it a success, because to me, it is a sign of despair, — success, because to me, it is a sign of despair, because each time, when putin_ of despair, because each time, when putin understands that he is losing on the _ putin understands that he is losing

on the battlefield, he is trying to use blackmail, he is trying to use grain— use blackmail, he is trying to use grain as — use blackmail, he is trying to use grain as a — use blackmail, he is trying to use grain as a weaponry. but how to respond. — grain as a weaponry. but how to respond, this is a key question. i'm sure _ respond, this is a key question. i'm sure that _ respond, this is a key question. i'm sure that ukraine can turn to g7 and to ask— sure that ukraine can turn to g7 and to ask these — sure that ukraine can turn to g7 and to ask these countries to provide us with military battleship escorts of our ships— with military battleship escorts of our ships carrying grain to different countries, including countries of the global south. let me ut countries of the global south. me put that countries of the global south. let me put that to kim darroch. do you think military grain exports are reasonable? i think military grain exports are reasonable?— think military grain exports are reasonable? ~' ~ , , ., reasonable? i think the key question here is actually _ reasonable? i think the key question here is actually much _ reasonable? i think the key question here is actually much more - here is actually much more commercial than military, and i think it is, where the international insurance industry still continue to ensure ships going into ukrainian points and taking grain back to trade on the world markets? —— to insure ships. and the chances are that prices will either escalate out

of all proportion and make it... companies will simply not be prepared to pay those prices, or, in any case, companies will decide not to risk their ships. but any case, companies will decide not to risk their ships.— to risk their ships. but lord darroch. — to risk their ships. but lord darroch, the _ to risk their ships. but lord darroch, the impact - to risk their ships. but lord darroch, the impact this i to risk their ships. but lord | darroch, the impact this will to risk their ships. but lord - darroch, the impact this will have on the global south, what is the way out of this? turkey brokered a deal last time. do you see a role for turkey? last time. do you see a role for turke ? , ~ , , turkey? yes, i think they will be efforts to broker _ turkey? yes, i think they will be efforts to broker another - turkey? yes, i think they will be efforts to broker another deal i turkey? yes, i think they will be efforts to broker another deal to revive the black sea agreement, which worked well last year, and you are right, kirsty, this damages the global south much more than it damages the west. also, ukraine exports more of its grain now over land or by river routes than it used to, so it's not quite as vulnerable as it used to be. but this is still going to have a huge impact on ukrainian grain exports, and maybe the turks or someone else can try to

negotiate a deal, but from where i sit, russian interests are so well served by doing what they have done that i think it will be a hard sell to get exports to resume. if i can come to you — to get exports to resume. if i can come to you now, _ to get exports to resume. if i can come to you now, oleksandr - to get exports to resume. if i can - come to you now, oleksandr merezhko on the point that mark was making, the idea that russia, beyond what any of us thought, have managed to come up with a lot of drones, they get them very inexpensively, and the drones are actually getting three ukrainian defences. what can you do to respond to that? well, first of all, we need more air defence. _ well, first of all, we need more air defence, missiles stop we need hetter— defence, missiles stop we need hetter air— defence, missiles stop we need better air defence protection. of course, — better air defence protection. of course, it— better air defence protection. of course, it depends a lot on the will of our— course, it depends a lot on the will of our partners, our allies, to provide — of our partners, our allies, to provide us _ of our partners, our allies, to provide us more with this air defence _ provide us more with this air defence systems. it would be the best solution in this regard. and

also, _ best solution in this regard. and also, we — best solution in this regard. and also, we need more long—range artillery. — also, we need more long—range artillery, long—range missiles, which — artillery, long—range missiles, which will— artillery, long—range missiles, which will help us to continue to liberate — which will help us to continue to liberate our territory, including, of course, — liberate our territory, including, of course, crimea.— liberate our territory, including, of course, crimea. what if some of the ammunition _ of course, crimea. what if some of the ammunition warehouses - of course, crimea. what if some of the ammunition warehouses are i of course, crimea. what if some of. the ammunition warehouses are bare? what if the west doesn't have this endless supply that you need? well. endless supply that you need? well, i believe in the _ endless supply that you need? well, i believe in the west, _ endless supply that you need? well, i believe in the west, i _ endless supply that you need? well, i believe in the west, i believe in its economic capabilities, and i'm sure _ its economic capabilities, and i'm sure it _ its economic capabilities, and i'm sure it can— its economic capabilities, and i'm sure it can be done very fast, and in the _ sure it can be done very fast, and in the most — sure it can be done very fast, and in the most efficient way. let sure it can be done very fast, and in the most efficient way.- in the most efficient way. let me ut that in the most efficient way. let me put that to _ in the most efficient way. let me put that to kim — in the most efficient way. let me put that to kim darroch. - in the most efficient way. let me put that to kim darroch. what i in the most efficient way. let me i put that to kim darroch. what does the us have to do? is it double or quits time for the us? what about the west? is there a kind of limitless supply of the kind of long—range weapons that actually, ukraine needs? what we need is that there is not a limitless supply. i think we are at the peak at the moment of western support for ukraine, so i hope we can do all that we are doing and we

can do all that we are doing and we can continue to supply ukraine throughout this counteroffensive. but the reason the americans are providing cluster bombs, for example, is because there aren't the supplies available of the other munitions and equipment that the ukrainians would need. so there are serious supply problems in the west. maybe we can overcome them, but let's not minimise the problem we face here. but also, of course, we are training ukrainians. their f—igs, there is different military coming ukraine's way, kim darroch. is it going to come quickly enough? i way, kim darroch. is it going to come quickly enough?— way, kim darroch. is it going to come quickly enough? i don't want to sound too pessimistic— come quickly enough? i don't want to sound too pessimistic about - come quickly enough? i don't want to sound too pessimistic about this. i i sound too pessimistic about this. i hope ukraine's counteroffensive succeeds, and they still have some of their best troops held back to join the counteroffensive at the right moment. but f—igs, i think, in terms of being deployable offensively, are still a while away, may be a few months away, because training is needed, and also, it's

actually quite a complex thing to coordinate their attacks with ground attacks, and i am not sure western training of the ukrainians for this is quite complete yet. —— to coordinate air attacks with ground attacks. kim darroch is really saying that we from the west are at the peak of support. it is clear that unless there is a massive uptick, you are going to get a variation of what you are getting now, but you're not going to get much more. well, i hope we will get what we need. _ well, i hope we will get what we need, especially f—16s, because we need _ need, especially f—16s, because we need fdds— need, especially f—16s, because we need f—16s to dominate in our skies. it need f—16s to dominate in our skies. it will— need f—16s to dominate in our skies. it will speed — need f—16s to dominate in our skies. it will speed up the process and the advancement of our troops. and previously, _ advancement of our troops. and previously, we had this problem. in the beginning, we were told that no,

you would _ the beginning, we were told that no, you would not get these advanced kind of— you would not get these advanced kind of weaponry, but later on, we managed _ kind of weaponry, but later on, we managed to— kind of weaponry, but later on, we managed to persuade our allies, and we would _ managed to persuade our allies, and we would get what we needed, and i'm sure that it— we would get what we needed, and i'm sure that it will be the same story with f-ios — sure that it will be the same story with f—16s and with other kinds of weaponry, — with f—16s and with other kinds of weaponry, including attackers. thanks — weaponry, including attackers. thanks very much forjoining us, both of you. tomorrow the prime minister will be in front of the public inquiry into the scandal of infected blood, which has been described as the worst treament disaster in the history of the nhs. at least 30,000 people were affected with hiv and hepatitis through the administering of infected blood products in the 19705 and �*80s. around 3,000 died, and yet an inquiry set up in 2017 to examine the scandal and decide redress still has not reported. surviving victims and families of the bereaved received interim compensation payments of about £100,000 from the government in october, but the total payout could be billions of pounds. when rishi sunak appears tomorrow he'll be asked to explain,

why the delay in resolution, and no doubt he'll be called on to respond to the view of the inquiry chairman sir brian langstaff that the compensation scheme should be widened to more people, including orphaned children and parents who lost children. here's kate. what exactly does the infected blood inquiry have to consider? this what exactly does the infected blood inquiry have to consider?— inquiry have to consider? this has been called _ inquiry have to consider? this has been called the _ inquiry have to consider? this has been called the biggest _ inquiry have to consider? this has been called the biggest treatment disaster in nhs history with tens of thousands infected with diseases such as hep c as a result of infected blood products. some of these rays through blood transfusions and others for those with bleeding disorders and they were treated with plotting agent. at the time the uk supply was imported in part from the us where people

were paid for blood donations including prisoners and drug users with a higher risk of infection. and it was concentrated plasma and just one infected donor could contaminate an entire batch. the issue of government responsibility is heightened because there had been some warnings. this letter was sent in may 1983 to the government warning that one patient had been diagnosed with aids and also some reports of infection in spain and it recommended that such blood should be withdrawn. the government expressed fears that the uk would run out of blood products imports were restricted. find run out of blood products imports were restricted.— run out of blood products imports were restricted. and those kind of letters were _ were restricted. and those kind of letters were known _ were restricted. and those kind of letters were known about - were restricted. and those kind of letters were known about it i were restricted. and those kind of letters were known about it long l letters were known about it long before patients themselves knew that they had been affected and yet the medical profession knew. and so that brings you to the question of

compensation, which is limited to £100,000 for several groups but now there are calls to change that. the final report — there are calls to change that. tue: final report comes there are calls to change that. tte: final report comes in there are calls to change that. t"t2 final report comes in the there are calls to change that. tt2 final report comes in the autumn there are calls to change that. t“t2 final report comes in the autumn but in april the chair of the inquiry took the unusual step of making interim recommendations purely about compensation suggesting that a scheme should be set up within the year. lawyers for the department of health have already excepted that wrongs were done but the focus of concentration and compensation is one of time because many now are on borrowed time. last october this was this interim compensation payment of £100,000 just for individuals and their brief partners but no framework for wider compensation. sir brian langstaff has now called on politicians to step up on this topic. on politicians to step up on this toic. �* , ,, .~ on politicians to step up on this toic.�* , ,, ., topic. and when rishi sunak appears tomorrow he — topic. and when rishi sunak appears tomorrow he will _ topic. and when rishi sunak appears tomorrow he will be _ topic. and when rishi sunak appears tomorrow he will be asked _ topic. and when rishi sunak appears tomorrow he will be asked about i tomorrow he will be asked about this? ~ . . .,

this? well earlier we heard from penny mordaunt _ this? well earlier we heard from penny mordaunt who _ this? well earlier we heard from penny mordaunt who wrote i this? well earlier we heard from penny mordaunt who wrote to i this? well earlier we heard from | penny mordaunt who wrote to the this? well earlier we heard from i penny mordaunt who wrote to the then chancellor rishi sunak anne said thatjustice denied it, justice delayed isjustice denied. this thatjustice denied it, justice delayed is justice denied. this was backin delayed is justice denied. this was back in 2020. she said that preparations should start immediately and again in september that year she wrote again and rishi sunak did not formally reply to either letter. he has already provided a written statement saying it is not clear that he saw either of those letters. joining me now is tony farrugia, who lost his dad and two uncles to contaminated blood, and is a member of the fatherless generation group, made up of children who lost their fathers to hiv after being treated with contaminated blood. we asked the government for an interview on this, but they declined. and tony isjoining usjust and tony is joining us just now. and tony isjoining usjust now. it will be a very big day tomorrow when rishi sunak appears before the inquiry butjust tell us what happened to you when you are 1a years old and you lost your dad? tt

years old and you lost your dad? tit goes back a bit before i was 14 and goes back a bit before i was 1a and i think the point of infection was around 1977 when i was around six years old. and i believe looking at the medical records, because we were children at the time, leisure on we learnt much more and it seems that he became very unwell around 1982. and by 1984 things are taken a drastic turn within the family group and i had actually been removed from the family home and placed into a care home about 100 miles away. and then my father subsequently learned by february 1985 that he had contracted hiv from his treatment as well as hepatitis b and c. and contracted hiv from his treatment as well as hepatitis b and c.— well as hepatitis b and c. and this was an infected _ well as hepatitis b and c. and this was an infected blood _ well as hepatitis b and c. and this was an infected blood products i well as hepatitis b and c. and this was an infected blood products so j well as hepatitis b and c. and this i was an infected blood products so an infusion? it was an infected blood products so an infusion? . , . , . , infusion? it was unaffected blood roduct infusion? it was unaffected blood product pulled — infusion? it was unaffected blood product pulled factor _ infusion? it was unaffected blood

product pulled factor eight. i infusion? it was unaffected blood product pulled factor eight. my . product pulled factor eight. my father was a very mild haemophiliac and only rarely treated. he was rarely treated from his medical notes and he seems to been switched from a safe product in 1977 to the imported product made from tens of thousands of donors. what imported product made from tens of thousands of donors.— thousands of donors. what has been the lam thousands of donors. what has been the long term _ thousands of donors. what has been the long term impact _ thousands of donors. what has been the long term impact on _ thousands of donors. what has been the long term impact on your- thousands of donors. what has been the long term impact on your life? l the long term impact on your life? you have given evidence to the inquiry, what did you tell the inquiry? t inquiry, what did you tell the inuui ? , , , . inquiry, what did you tell the inui ? ,, , . , inquiry? i spent my teenage years in a children's — inquiry? i spent my teenage years in a children's home _ inquiry? i spent my teenage years in a children's home separated - inquiry? i spent my teenage years in a children's home separated from i inquiry? i spent my teenage years in | a children's home separated from the rest of my family. my twin brother when my father passed away was sectioned under the mental health act in 1986 and we never saw him again. he passed away and then my father was removed from the family home and placed into care 100 miles away from me. i reconnected with my twin brother when we were about 18

due to the distance that we were separated. but also i had two older brothers that at that time which is cast out into the wilderness really with no support from government, trust funds had not been set up then. not even the terrence higgins trust. although litigation started when i was about 16. t trust. although litigation started when i was about 16.— trust. although litigation started when i was about 16. i want to ask ou, when i was about 16. i want to ask you. rishi — when i was about 16. i want to ask you, rishi sunak— when i was about 16. i want to ask you, rishi sunak is _ when i was about 16. i want to ask you, rishi sunak is giving - when i was about 16. i want to ask| you, rishi sunak is giving evidence tomorrow, what would you like to say tomorrow, what would you like to say to him? t tomorrow, what would you like to say to him? ., ~' , tomorrow, what would you like to say to him? ., ~ , ,, . ,, to him? i would like rishi sunak riaht now to him? i would like rishi sunak right now to _ to him? i would like rishi sunak right now to implement - to him? i would like rishi sunak right now to implement the i to him? i would like rishi sunak. right now to implement the second interim report as that would actually deal with the many victims that have not received recognition for the deaths so far. as sir brian langstaff points out clearly in a report, the government have had the framework from the robert francis set up as penny mordaunt said yesterday by her and they've had that for over a year. it is quite

compelling and gives an indication as to what this compensation framework would be made up of. and sir brian also acknowledged that and his recommendations have now been put forward as your report said so that there is no more delay. people are still dying at the rate of one every four days so to rishi sunak tomorrow i would say please implement the second interim report from sir brian and put in place are judged to chart the body and start to register the victims before the final report in the autumn. because by not doing that they are just keeping a lot more stress on already damaged people. you keeping a lot more stress on already damaged people-— damaged people. you were left fatherless and _ damaged people. you were left fatherless and i _ damaged people. you were left fatherless and i understand i damaged people. you were left| fatherless and i understand that damaged people. you were left i fatherless and i understand that you did not receive anything in october, the interim payment of 100,000 did not come to you but i think that you are hoping that the recommendations

from sir brian langstaff will be heeded then that will change. is there any way you having lost your dad will be able to get compensation? t dad will be able to get compensation? dad will be able to get comensation? ~ ., . , ., compensation? i know a question was answered by — compensation? i know a question was answered by stephen _ compensation? i know a question was answered by stephen kinnock - compensation? i know a question was answered by stephen kinnock mp i compensation? i know a question was answered by stephen kinnock mp on i answered by stephen kinnock mp on the 15th of december where the government admitted to a moral obligation to include children of parents but so far out with had no movement on that and the evidence to date from the paymaster general has been very disappointing. bud date from the paymaster general has been very disappointing.— been very disappointing. and we are no further forward. _ been very disappointing. and we are no further forward. to _ been very disappointing. and we are no further forward. to think - been very disappointing. and we are no further forward. to think that i no further forward. to think that you can take legal action yourself? currently we do have legal action on hold which was started just before the inquiry was announced. and until we speak to our lawyers and today is very fresh and we still have got the rest of the week to go, as to whether we will get the information that will move this forward and least give the scandal, which at

present only the widows are included which is a very small proportion of those affected. so i would hope that we could move forward and at least have some concrete compensation scheme that it is definitely going to happen for the people who have been recommended for it to happen which is yet we do not have. thank ou ve which is yet we do not have. thank you very much _ which is yet we do not have. thank you very much for _ which is yet we do not have. thank you very much forjoining - which is yet we do not have. thank you very much forjoining us. i government figures released today show the number of households in temporary accomodation in england was over 105,000 at the end of march, the highest figure since records began in 1998. the housing charity shelter says that record numbers of people in private rented accomodation are becoming homeless in england. that's partly as a result of a clause in the housing act, section 21, which gives landlords in england the power to evict a tenant with two months' notice without having to give a reason. the government wants to end this and has committed to change the law, but the bill didn't make it through before the summer recess. newsbeat�*s sam gruet has been looking into this for newsnight.

brighton, west sussex. home to students, young professionals, and on a sunny day, tourists. nearly a third of the city's homes are privately let, well above the national average. in fact, the city is the local authority with the second highest proportion of private rented property outside the capital. so, how are private renters here faring with the sector's rising rents and an even bigger rise in demand? hello. hi. i'm sam, how are you? hi, sam, i'm daisy. i'm ramona. welcome to ourflat. thanks! how long have you guys lived here for? oh, about four years, i would say. yeah. daisy and ramona, both in their 20s, have had to answer those questions. the couple invited me into their home near the seafront, where, in a matter of weeks, they'll be forced to leave. yeah, great. you can almost see the sea from here, or not quite? yeah, if you break your neck! apparently it's a sea view. our contract was capped

at a 5% per year increase, and then shortly after the mortgage crisis and interest rate situation happened, we were contacted asking to raise our rent by 12%. in response to that, we cited our contract and basically said, well, we have a capped contract. and then following that, very shortly afterwards, received a section 21 notice. so how did it feel when you got that e—mail telling you you were being evicted? it's very upsetting, because it's... sort of a situation in which you're quite powerless. there is very little i can do to sort of stay in this place i've lived in for the past four years,

and which has been my home. every day becomes a lot more stressful and a lot more insecure. yeah. it's really affected you. yeah. what do you think�*s behind your section 21? i think there's a bit of a panic in relation to the renters' reform bill. i think they don't know if they're going to be able to do section 21 evictions any more in six months' time, and so they're just trying to squeeze as much profit out as possible or sell up, move things out of the way. so has the prospect of reform without delivery exacerbated the situation in the short term? now, in may of this year, the government announced it planned to abolish section 21. now, there isn't any official data available to point to the number of section 21 evictions since then, but citizens advice have told this programme that in the past couple of months, it's seen a rise in the number

of calls to its helpline specifically on this issue. so, if things are getting choppier for tenants, what's driving it? well, it could be down to a few different factors, including the use of section 21 returning to pre—pandemic levels. so we've come to birkenhead to meet andrew, who's been a landlord for 25 years. he says with the scrapping of no—fault evictions, he'll have to rely on a different bit of housing legislation, section 8, where landlords have to justify an eviction. andrew says it's more expensive and time—consuming. i think the upcoming abolition of section 21 has encouraged some landlords to advance their plans. they've taken that decision to issue section 21 notices now because they don't want to be left with just the section 8 route. and he says more regulation is one of the factors driving landlords out of the market. with the increase in mortgage rates, a lot of landlords are looking to sell. we are working towards at some stage in the next four or five years

exiting the market completely. that process has probably been sped up as a result of changes to the legislation around private rented sector in the last 4—5 years particularly. on a personal level, i've got seven properties i'm losing money on month by month. we've got some long—term tenants, and i want to look after them. no matter what rent i charge, it needs to be affordable for the people in the properties. today, a coalition of organisations including the big issue and shelter have written to the prime minister, urging him to speed up and expand the legislation in the face of what it calls the insecurity that's plaguing 11 million private renters. we saw how quickly the government moved to introduce a mortgage charter in response to recent rising interest rates. the government's record in delivering on security for renters unfortunately stands in stark contrast. more than two months ago, the government introduced the renters' reform bill. we welcomed this, but we are now left wondering why the bill hasn't been seen since.

the bill isn't likely to make much progress until november either, with party conference season approaching and parliament now in recess. back in brighton, ramona and daisy are looking for a change in the tide. something has to give. allowing tenants to have pets is great, but it doesn't necessarily change a housing system that has really failed a lot of the younger generation. that is indicative of a system that hasn't... that isn't working any more. the government told this programme...

the outlook appears to be anything but sunny for tenants and landlords. with these reforms, the government have promised a fairer deal for renters. but will more regulation improve the climate or, as some fear, just make the situation worse? that was sam gruet. the story of kylian mbappe is the story of the modern footballing world, much more complex than simply an astronomical bidding war for a supremely talented player. mbappe, who plays for paris saint germain, is ready to move, and the clubs reputedly on the hunt range from real madrid to man city and man united, liverpool and arsenal. but it's the interest from saudi arabia, who has a public investment fund with an apparently bottomless well of money, which is causing the controversy.

it's been the summer of saudi football transfers. players like roberto firmino, edouard mendy and riyad mahrez have alljoined al ahly, one of four major saudi football clubs recently ta ken over by the country's public investment fund, which also bought english club newcastle united last year. one of the game's biggest stars, cristiano ronaldo, now earns a reported 175 million a season playing for al—nasr, who have just poached his former real madrid teammate, karim benzema. but it's the possibility of france captain kylian mbappejoining the leading saudi side al hilal for an eye—watering transfer fee, rumoured to be around 259 million, which just put the saudi's sports stronghold back in the public discourse. but it's notjust football that the gulf kingdom is focused on, and allegations of sportswashing have been rife. big ticket events like formula one,

tennis and boxing, as well as the recent saudi—backed liv golf merger with the pga, have led to rifts in the sporting community, both among spectators and players. the 2018 murder of saudi journalist and dissidentjamal khashoggi, as well as the country's poor record on lgbt and women's rights, have led to widespread condemnation. is sport now the tool crown prince mohammed bin salman is using to bolster the country's tourism and economic profile in the face of its appalling record on human rights? on the line from jeddah is talal al—maghrabi, president of saudi british marketing and management association, an expert in sports marketing and an adviser to to the saudi government, and shamila kouhestani, who was the first captain

of the afghanistan women'a football team and a human rights activist. she now lives in los angeles. good evening to both of you. first, talal al—maghrabi, will saudi arabia literally pay as much as it takes to secure kylian mbappe for a team in saudi arabia came a thank you for having me. just saudi arabia came a thank you for having me— saudi arabia came a thank you for havin: me. , ., . . ., having me. just to correct, i am not an adviser — having me. just to correct, i am not an adviserfor— having me. just to correct, i am not an adviser for the _ having me. just to correct, i am not an adviser for the government. i having me. just to correct, i am not an adviser for the government. forl an adviser for the government. for saudi arabia, i think they put in the bid for mbappe, which is the same bid that they have given before to messi, to play for a saudi club as well as to represent the country will be the face for the country of tourism. so it is exactly the same bid that has been offered before for messi. however, if mbappe comes, i think they will be great for the country, great for boosting things and bring in more revenue to saudi arabia. if not, i think it will

generate already a global buzz, we have more people now who understand about saudi arabia, the media is bringing more attention is to saudi arabia at... yes. so you would have mbappe and the others as the face of tourism and sport in saudi arabia. now, you know you are accused of sportswashing, because you have a human rights record that is not enviable. executions of collapse in 2016, women still have to get permission from male guardians to marry, to leave present will leave domestic violence refuges, and in a divorce, the male partner, there has been, automatically gets the children. does that strike you as being equal rights for women in the country? does that strike you as a good human rights record?- good human rights record? if you would like to _ good human rights record? if you would like to allow _ good human rights record? if you would like to allow me _ good human rights record? if you would like to allow me just i good human rights record? if you would like to allow me just for. good human rights record? if you | would like to allow me just for the sake, the audience will get a very valuable knowledge, most of the information you have said is not correct. if you would like to go

back to the terminology itself, the sportswashing, if you go back to the last five years, you will find this terminology being used in different countries. the first country has been accused by this is the united kingdom, accusing the united kingdom to use the sports as a platform to wash its crime, especially in africa, and using also rugby, so they use the football and rugby. also, it has been applied to the united states and other countries. in the last five years, we have seen greenwash, we are now talking about the veganwashing, the lgbtwashing, and a lot of things are being applied. and a lot of things are being a- lied. ., , ' applied. you suffered under the taliban and _ applied. you suffered under the taliban and you _ applied. you suffered under the taliban and you know— applied. you suffered under the taliban and you know all- applied. you suffered under the taliban and you know all about | taliban and you know all about repression, but for you, taliban and you know all about repression, but foryou, is taliban and you know all about repression, but for you, is sport a

symbol of freedom and equality, and what do you make of saudi's record? yes, to me sports give me the right education. — yes, to me sports give me the right education, the right to be myself, and knowing that support means so much _ and knowing that support means so much to— and knowing that support means so much to me, it is definitely heartbreaking to see how saudi arabia — heartbreaking to see how saudi arabia and other countries are using sport— arabia and other countries are using sport as _ arabia and other countries are using sport as a _ arabia and other countries are using sport as a way to get the world to not pay— sport as a way to get the world to not pay attention to their human rights _ not pay attention to their human rights abuses. women are right now iniail_ rights abuses. women are right now iniaii for— rights abuses. women are right now injail for advocating rights abuses. women are right now in jail for advocating for their rights — in jail for advocating for their rights to— in jail for advocating for their rights to play sport or even drive in saudi — rights to play sport or even drive in saudi arabia, so if the saudi arabians— in saudi arabia, so if the saudi arabians want to paint a positive picture _ arabians want to paint a positive picture of— arabians want to paint a positive picture of their country in the world, — picture of their country in the world, they also need to take bold steps _ world, they also need to take bold steps towards addressing the human rights _ steps towards addressing the human rights issues, specifically women's rights _ rights issues, specifically women's

rights issues. yes. - rights issues. yes, to be fair, shamila, women rights — yes, to be fair, shamila, women are playing sport in saudi arabia. i think now there has been a change in that. the question is, do they have equal rights in the country? exactly. i don't think they have exactly. idon't think they have equal— exactly. i don't think they have equal rights. just giving women the film equal rights. just giving women the right to _ equal rights. just giving women the right to play sport is not something we should — right to play sport is not something we should celebrate, because these are women's god—given rights that were _ are women's god—given rights that were taken— are women's god—given rights that were taken away by their government, and now— were taken away by their government, and now it's _ were taken away by their government, and now it's given to them because they want— and now it's given to them because they want to show the world that they want to show the world that they are — they want to show the world that they are making progress. but in reality. _ they are making progress. but in reality, they need to create an institution and ministries, organisations that actually protect women's — organisations that actually protect women's rights and give them equal rights _ women's rights and give them equal rights its— women's rights and give them equal rights. it's truly unbelievable, you know, _ rights. it's truly unbelievable, you know. this — rights. it's truly unbelievable, you know, this investment of saudi arabia — know, this investment of saudi arabia in— know, this investment of saudi arabia in sport shows that there are no limits— arabia in sport shows that there are no limits to — arabia in sport shows that there are no limits to what money can buy. | no limits to what money can buy. i want no limits to what money can buy. want to put no limits to what money can buy. i want to put that to talal

al—maghrabi, just to pick you up now