liverpool plays host to ukraine's celebration of lgbt rights. the eu has suspended all security cooperation with niger after the country's army took power in a coup. it comes shortly after the us declared its "unflagging support" for ousted president mohamed bazoum, seen as a key western ally in the fight against islamist militants. on friday the head of the presidential guards unit general tchiani declared himself niger's new leader. he said insecurity, economic woes and corruption led him to seize power. but there are now concerns in the west about which countries the new leader will align with. niger's neighbours, burkina faso and mali, have both pivoted towards russia since their own coups. chris ewokor in nigeria has the details for us.

there have been some... it's looked like a lot of pressure been piled on the coup leaders in nigeria this evening. we're hearing that france has also suspended financial and other aids to niger with immediate effect. and this is as a result of the coup and development, political development, in that country. and it's similar to the eu's position. the eu has suspended aids, both financial and military aid. the united states secretary of state, antony blinken, had earlier threatened that the country risked also having millions of dollars in aid be suspended because of the coup. and the strongest reaction yet we've gotten is from the african union, which had given the military in niger 15 days maximum to return

to the barracks and restore constitutional democracy. they have also called for the immediate release of president bazoum, who at the moment we know are still being held by the military. live now to nick westcott who was the british ambassador for niger between 2008 and 2011. what's your thoughts on the current situation nick? the last coup that took place in 2010 was relatively good. it removed a president who decided he wanted to stay on for a third term indefinitely in the military, and then there was a transition to civilian rule, this is the opposite. it is the duly elected president,

who has been removed by the military, it seems primarily from their own individual interest, so their own individual interest, so the reaction from both affluent and western countries is not entirely surprising, but there is a dilemma because if western countries come down really heavily on the new regime, there is a risk they will turn to moscow and look to wagner to come in then protect them, but not to do that encourages further clues in other countries, the key factor is what african neighbours of niger are doing, and they are the african union as your correspondence said has been very tough and said we must restore civilian rule in one week, the regional organisation in west africa will meet tomorrow, and i expect they will also take a very tough line because african countries are worried there will be contagion either on jihadist involvement because the military have not been

effective at dealing with jihadists when they have taken over, or simply coups, so there is a big african interest and a western tough line you are seeing reflects that. find interest and a western tough line you are seeing reflects that. and in terms of what _ you are seeing reflects that. and in terms of what i _ you are seeing reflects that. and in terms of what i said _ you are seeing reflects that. and in terms of what i said about - you are seeing reflects that. and in terms of what i said about it - you are seeing reflects that. and in terms of what i said about it being | terms of what i said about it being a key ally in terms of the counterterrorism, can you put that into perspective, how important a role does niger play on that front? thejihadist role does niger play on that front? the jihadist organisations have role does niger play on that front? thejihadist organisations have been becoming more powerful lately, they control a number of the gold mines, they have a source of revenue, their attacks have been spreading further and further south, countries on the coast of west africa are very concerned that this will spread. so locally and internationally, because some of the jihadist groups are linked to islamic state and al-qaeda, is very real, and both the

french and us have forces based in niger, it has become their base with tackling the counterterrorism effort, so there is a vital strategic interest there, the french have a strategic interest as well, niger is their main source of uranium, fuelling their nuclear power industry. so there are some critical interests in the region which do concern... the eu has a big interest because niger is part of the migration route. so that is why we are seeing such a strong and quick reaction to this coup, because of nigerfalls to quick reaction to this coup, because of niger falls to an uncontrollable government, there are high risks for the neighbours in the west. you mentioned _ the neighbours in the west. you mentioned moscow, and i also mentioned moscow, and i also mentioned how the neighbouring countries have turned to russia since their coups, do you expect the

wagner group to be brought in, do you expect there to be a turn to russia? i you expect there to be a turn to russia? ., �* ., ., russia? i don't at the moment, there is a lot of pressure _ russia? i don't at the moment, there is a lot of pressure being _ russia? i don't at the moment, there is a lot of pressure being put - russia? i don't at the moment, there is a lot of pressure being put on - is a lot of pressure being put on the military coup leaders just —— to restore civilian rule, what will they get out of it if they stay? and only if that fails, then we know that prigozhin, the leader of the wagner group, has already offered his support to the coup leaders, and if the experience of mali is anything to go by, they will simply come in and prop up the regime and take most of the money that they can, so no benefit to the people. so there is a real interest in maximising the pressure now to restore civilian government, that's what the west is trying to do. if that fails, then there is a risk that fails, then there is a risk that the coup leaders will turn to whoever will offer them support, and the first in line is mr prigozhin.

20,000 members of the rmt union staged strikes, half of services are thought to be affected, our business correspondence has more from leeds. with almost half of train services across the country ground to a halt for the second saturday in a row, at this coffee shop in leeds it is grinding down their business, too. james says customer numbers fall every time there's a strike. i sympathise with the workers because you're going to take a day's pay lost then they're not going to be striking for nothing, but it's extremely difficult for businesses like ours. it's a complete disaster for us. you know, my staff still need paying, the suppliers still need paying. you know, it's really, really tough and i just wish they could get round the table and fix it.

but the government and train operators insist that their proposals, rejected by this union backing the spring, are fair. we've been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for over a year now, and it's a real shame that the offer that we made to them, worth 13% in terms of an increase in pay for the lowest paid, is not being put to their membership, which would have brought this industrial dispute to an end. but the unions say it's about more than pay. the government is in control of what the train operating l companies say to us and, i even when they speak to us, they're not allowing them to come i back to the table with revisions i to their proposals. we are available to do that . but at the moment we've got a situation where cuts are being imposed. i 2,300 job cuts. every booking office _ in the country is going to close. and after more than a year of strike action, passengers arriving for a night out in leeds have got used to finding ways around it. i understand why they do it, but i also think it's inconvenient to everyone, people who need to get to work and people who need to go out.

the last couple of weeks, actually, quite a few of myjourneys have been affected by train strikes. i work quite a bit down in london, so having to change plans, change meetings and stuff like that. it was annoying in the beginning, but now you make the plans, - plan ahead and accept it. it is becoming life, _ becoming a normal part of life. today was the last day of industrial action in the diary for the rmt but the drivers' union, aslef, has two more overtime bans in the coming weeks and the two sides in this argument still have a long way to travel before this dispute comes to an end. time to get all the sport now, and the big news that is broken in the last hour or so, stuart broad is retiring? his 17 year test career with england, a fantastic store water for his country, and he only made this decision last night midway through the final ashes test, his

thinking was there is no cricket like ashes cricket, he says he has had a love affair with the ashes, and hejust had a love affair with the ashes, and he just wants to go out with an ashes match, and he has every chance of levelling the series, winning this final test, because england are in a very strong position, he actually closed the day at the crease with his old bowling partner jimmy anderson, england with a lead of over 350 on australia with over two days left to play, and you know that he will almost certainly have that he will almost certainly have that new ball in hand and have every chance of going out on a high and winning this final ashes test in levelling the series, yes, australia have retained the ashes, england cannot get those back, but stuart broad, 602 test wickets, 167 caps, onlyjimmy anderson is above him when it comes to pace bowlers as to

how many wickets they have taken in the test arena. it has been incredible and it will be the end of an era, either tomorrow or monday at the end of the series when he retires from all cricket, and he spoke to the bbc at the close of play today. fist spoke to the bbc at the close of play today-— spoke to the bbc at the close of -la toda . �* ., ., play today. at half eight i made the call. i play today. at half eight i made the call- i went — play today. at half eight i made the call- i went to _ play today. at half eight i made the call. i went to stokes' _ play today. at half eight i made the call. i went to stokes' room. - call. i went to stokes' room. ultimately it came down to... this has been one of the most enjoyable and fun series i have been a part of, i have a love affair with ashes cricket, england versus australia, i have always wanted to finish at the top of the game and england versus australia at the oval is a cool way to do that, and part of me also wanted to finish playing when i felt like i could still do it and i was still bowling well and i did not want to get to that stage where i was getting booted out, it has been such an incredible ride and a pretty

long one, to be honest, but it has been really enjoyable and ultimately i'm loving being part of that changing room, it is such an addictive environment, and walking away from the playing side of the game with memories i have got and how much i am enjoying it makes me feel pretty special. he how much i am enjoying it makes me feel pretty special-— feel pretty special. he has got the bat in his hand _ feel pretty special. he has got the bat in his hand at _ feel pretty special. he has got the bat in his hand at the _ feel pretty special. he has got the bat in his hand at the moment - feel pretty special. he has got the bat in his hand at the moment but feel pretty special. he has got the i bat in his hand at the moment but he has taken 20 wickets in this series, the most by an englishman, that is the most by an englishman, that is the state of play after day three at the state of play after day three at the oval, england 389—9, a lead of 377, will they declare overnight or get a few more runs in the morning? what we will see at some stage is broad with the ball in hand, going all out to try and level the series, or on the bbc sport website, reaction to stuart broad's imminent retirement at the end of the series.

the french are now top of group f in the women's world cup, they need a point against panama to reach the last 16, they sit bottom of the group after losing 1—0 to jamaica. sweden nine to the last 16 with a game to spare after thrashing italy in wellington, the new arsenal player scored twice, they face the us, netherlands or portugal in the last 16. another football and to bring you, manchester united have landed a new striker, they have agreed a deal in principle, the fee is due to be £611 million per an additional 8 million in add—ons, he is expected to sign a five—year deal. in rugby union australia's head coach has us —— has apologised to fans after watching his side get

beaten by new zealand but promised he will turn their form around after the world cup. australia scored the first try, then it was one—way traffic, six unanswered tries, they won 38—7, meaning that new zealand went the rugby championship and retain the slot —— the cap of 31st successive year, jones has not one three matches since returning. in formula 1, another day of dominance for max verstappen who eases towards a third world championship title in a third world championship title in a row, won the sprint race, picking up a row, won the sprint race, picking up another eight points in the title race, 118 points clear he is at the top, he finished ahead of mclaren's drivers. following produced a stunning ride at the tour de france, stage seven finished on the iconic

toleman it, it was a brutal 17 kilometre climb and now leads by one minute 50 seconds heading into a time trial to decide the race on sunday. and there has been a lot of it, but that is all your support for now. let's get more on stuart broad now. let's get more on stuart broad now and his decision to retire at the end of the fifth ashes test, we can now speak to henry who is there for us and has been covering the third day of the final ashes test, such big news, henry, we were hearing a bit from stuart broad saying, i love cricket as much as i always have, to make this decision to go when you are still playing so well is such a big deal, why has he done it? ~ ., ., ., done it? what we heard from him after play. _ done it? what we heard from him after play. when _ done it? what we heard from him after play, when he _ done it? what we heard from him after play, when he was - done it? what we heard from him after play, when he was rushed i after play, when he was rushed downstairs by the media manager when people got word there would be an announcement was he wanted to leave

cricket at the top, and there's nothing bigger than an ashes test match with the series still on the line, and the oval crowd willing him to lead the victory, he wants to be in a position where he can make the call and say, my time is done, he only made the decision yesterday at 8:30pm, he knocked on the door and said, my time is done, and the rest of his team in the dressing room, so it has come very quickly, you make the decision, time is up and i will leave when i want to, right at the top. leave when i want to, right at the to -. �* leave when i want to, right at the to, �* ., ~' leave when i want to, right at the to . _ �* ., ~' , ., leave when i want to, right at the to. �* ., ~ , ., , leave when i want to, right at the to n . �* ., " , ., , ., top. and talk us through 'ust how brilliant he — top. and talk us through 'ust how brilliant he has * top. and talk us through 'ust how brilliant he has been _ top. and talk us through 'ust how brilliant he has been for h top. and talk us through just how brilliant he has been for englandl top. and talk us through just how. brilliant he has been for england in terms of more than 600 test wickets. he has been so superb and popular. he has been so superb and popular. he has been one of those cricketers that has always performed on the big moments for england as well, you think about the 2015 ashes test at trent bridge where he took eight

wickets for 15 as australia were bowled out before lunch, and a colic speu bowled out before lunch, and a colic spell here at the oval, amazing days where he has just spell here at the oval, amazing days where he hasjust done it, and he has gone down in folklore as somebody who is a real icon of this great sporting rivalry, over 600 test wickets, the second leading wicket taker, he is unquestionably an all—time great and will leave the game as one of the he and jimmy anderson will be unquestionably regarded, and what he has done in taking over 600 test wickets in a career that spanned close to 16 years is nothing saw —— short of remarkable. years is nothing saw -- short of remarkable-— remarkable. and he is such a character _ remarkable. and he is such a character as _ remarkable. and he is such a character as well, _ remarkable. and he is such a character as well, although l remarkable. and he is such a l character as well, although the members were popping the champagne corks and firing them onto the cricket pitch before the match started so that gives an idea of how early they start drinking there, but he started kicking all the corks at people in response, he has got such a good, fun attitude, but not always

making the best decisions, i suppose. he making the best decisions, i su ose. , making the best decisions, i apppose-_ suppose. he is one of those cricketers — suppose. he is one of those cricketers you _ suppose. he is one of those cricketers you love - suppose. he is one of those cricketers you love having . suppose. he is one of those | cricketers you love having on suppose. he is one of those - cricketers you love having on your side but if you are the opposition he is really frustrating. they have a wonderful relationship with stuart broad that goes right back to 2020, but there is no question, cricket will be a less exciting, vibrant place without him playing in matches where he does whip up the crowd, tomorrow he will stand at the end of his mark out there and whip up that crowd, encouraging the men to make noise, he is enthralling to watch, and when you get to one of those spells there's nothing quite like it, the bar is empty, everyone wants to watch it because he is a thrilling cricketer and he has done it for such a long time and that is rare, you have cricketers that have a hot streak but to do it for as long as he has in the way that he has is extraordinary and he will be greatly missed.

has is extraordinary and he will be greatly missed-— has is extraordinary and he will be greatly missed. thank you so much for talkinu greatly missed. thank you so much for talking to _ greatly missed. thank you so much for talking to us. _ greatly missed. thank you so much for talking to us. plenty _ greatly missed. thank you so much for talking to us. plenty more - greatly missed. thank you so much for talking to us. plenty more on i for talking to us. plenty more on stuart broad on the bbc website so do check it out, actually on the news site as well as the sports site. president zelensky has been visiting ukrainian special forces near the city of bakhmut as kyiv continues its counter—offensive. mr zelensky praised the troops for their �*truly heroic�* performance and said he had travelled to meet them to �*honour their strength'. the city has been the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the war. a man has died in hospital, after a crash involving an ambulance and a scooter in barnsley. south yorkshire police say the ambulance was responding to an emergency call last night when the collision happened. detectives are appealing for witnesses. a 14—year—old boy, who was arrested after a seven—year—old girl was killed in a hit—and—run crash in walsall, has been released on bail. katniss selezneva died on thusday after being struck by a motorbike. officers say they've recovered two abandoned bikes, which are now being forensically examined.

bc's bc�*s russian editor has been charting... since russia's invasion of ukraine, the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg has been charting the dramatic events — notjust in words and pictures, but also in music. he's been writing a piece for the piano that expresses what he's experiencing in a country transformed by the war it started. here is steve playing that music and talking about his composition. in a world that feels as if it's been turned upside down, writing music has become my way of charting what's happening around me. i wrote isolation a few days

after russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine, after russia embraced war and faced international isolation. the months pass, the war drags on. the second movement — parallel reality. from morning till night,

the state media in russia declares, "we didn't invade ukraine. "russia never starts wars. "it's the west waging war on russia." the picture presented here is back to front, inside out, a parallel reality. after 16 months of war, you can feel the instability in russia. armed mercenaries have mutinied and marched on moscow. and so the third movement. time of troubles or in russian...

that russian word refers to a murky time of turmoil, chaos and coups. it is a recurring feature of russian history. where will my piece go from here? how many more movements? how will they sound ? it's impossible to predict, just like russia's future. liverpool has been hosting kyiv

pride. in this rainbow, the yellow and blue take centre stage. thousands of people, including hundreds of ukrainians, marched through liverpool's streets as the city played host to kyiv pride. we understand that people are kind of tired of the war, but you cannot be tired because people are dying on the front line, our friends and loved ones, queer people, are dying on the front line to protect freedom. liverpool and ukraine already have a special relationship after the city stepped in to host eurovision song contest in may. 0rganisers see this march as a chance to continue that legacy. those marching carried messages of support for those on the front line back home. like combat medics boris and alina. are you looking forward to the day that you can both march together?

yes, because it will mean the war is over and we can return to some sort of normality in our lives. why was it important that liverpool played host to kyiv pride this year? i think when we stepped in to host eurovision we found that the reception that we got from the country about hosting it on behalf of ukraine was really positive. so planning for pride was going on as normal anyway, and it was suggested to us that at that point we do a joint pride. the logistics were tricky, but we have managed to do it today. while eurovision may have united liverpool and ukraine in music, today, pride has united them in protest. that is all from me for this half hour, thank you for watching,

goodbye. hello. today was quite a showery day for some of us, particularly in the north. further showers to come through this evening and overnight. how about sunday? it starts off quite bright in a number of locations but clouds will thicken through the morning, into the afternoon and more persistent rain is on the way, too. here is one weather system ready to come our way. this is the one that we had through the course of sunday and this is what brought showers. in fact, the showers will continue through the night, broadly speaking, across the northern half of the uk. further east and south, the weather will be drier with some clear spells. early morning temperatures around ten in aberdeen, 13 or 1a in the south of the country. this is the next weather front heading our way. early in the morning, some bright and sunny weather in a number of locations, although the showers continue in the north. but then this more widespread weather front sweeps into ireland,

through wales and many parts of england eventually. i think newcastle and hull will hang on to the sunshine the longest in england and also some very decent weather there in northern and eastern scotland. elsewhere, you can see that cloud spreading in, south—westerly wind, a lot of murk and drizzle around the coasts, not a very pleasant second half of the day. an increasing breeze, too, and quite a large area of low pressure, elongated, slow moving from west to east, and it brings a lot of cloud on monday, too. you can see the weather front is placed across scotland at this stage, middle of the day, with heavy rain for a time at least in the lowlands. to the south of that, we have got the cloud, showers and occasional sunny spells. temperatures hovering around the high teens or low 20s. august is just around the corner. how about the weather and this jet stream pattern? well, the jet stream is going to be quite strong, close to us and generally south of us through the course of this week, especially the middle of the week onwards. that allows the cooler air to stream in from the north. if we have a look at the pattern

through tuesday and into wednesday, a big low pressure parks itself across scandinavia and around it, the winds are coming in from the north. it will be cooler than average. showers are expected, quite widespread showers, even some cracks of thunder from time to time. here is the outlook from sunday into the week ahead. it is looking, surprise, surprise, very unsettled. that is it from me. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the european union suspends all security cooperation with niger after the country's army seized power and head of the presidential guards unit general abdorah manny tchi ani declared himself leader. it comes shortly after the us declared its "unflagging support" for ousted president, mohamed bazoum, seen as a key western ally. here in the uk, up to 20,000 rail workers in the rmt union are on strike for the second weekend in a row. it's part of a long running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. around half the usual services are expected to run across the network. england cricketer stuart broad announces his retirement after the conclusion of the fifth ashes test at the 0val. the 37 year old bowler has taken 602 wickets in 167 tests in his career, making him the second most successful paceman in test history.