this is bbc news, the headlines. there's happiness for some but gcse he said mr prigozhin was a talented man who made serious mistakes for that police investigating the fire at the cricket house pub have arrested two men on suspicion of arson. there is happiness for some by gcs e pass rates fall into northern england and northern ireland. now for sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hello. rugby union and another day another hammer blow for england. deputy watson has been ruled out at the world cup with a calf injury. british and irish in line with a turbulent

build—up of the 2003 champions with a global extravaganza kicking off in just over two weeks. that news comes just over two weeks. that news comes just 2a hours after captain and the only specialist number eight in the squad. we caught up with her coach for his thoughts on injury. in for his thoughts on in'ury. in three to eiuht for his thoughts on in'ury. in three to eight entities _ for his thoughts on injury. in three to eight entities injury _ for his thoughts on injury. in three to eight entities injury calf- for his thoughts on injury. in three to eight entities injury calf on - to eight entities injury calf on saturday all the investigation affect became clear he'll be on the field for a number of weeks. with us leaving for france next week it became clear he couldn't be part of the travels out. we are desperately disappointed for him. he's an important member of the squad. and one that has enormous respect from everybody. he said setback before and is always work through them. i know this time he'll be back on the field as soon as possible. in know this time he'll be back on the field as soon as possible.— field as soon as possible. in that interview he _ field as soon as possible. in that interview he speculated - field as soon as possible. in that interview he speculated about i field as soon as possible. in that.

interview he speculated about the outcome of 0wens barrows red card hearing and subsequent ban in the build—up to the tournament. fifien hearing and subsequent ban in the build-up to the tournament. owen is one of the most _ build-up to the tournament. owen is one of the most resilient _ build-up to the tournament. owen is one of the most resilient people - one of the most resilient people i've ever met. he's very good. i think in terms of the process, we respect the process. at some point in the future we will be clear on our thoughts and experience and the way it happened. and the way it went through and lasted such a long period will be very clear. moise through and lasted such a long period will be very clear. now is not the right — period will be very clear. now is not the right time. _ period will be very clear. now is not the right time. football- period will be very clear. now is| not the right time. football now, wolves have rejected a £47 million billed for manchester city nunez. goes on to keep the porch is an international with over a difficult summer remaining in the window, having theirfinancial summer remaining in the window, having their financial position does leave them vulnerable to a bigger city offer. especially if they want to give their new boss some funds to

reshape his squad for that nunez joined wolves for a record £38 million 12 months ago. a player on the way out of manchester city is emmerich laporte new to the saudi arabian side, now been confirmed to be in the region of 26 point million pounds. the spanish international help city win 12 major honours in his time in england. he would now be playing alongside cristiano ronaldo. chelsea may well have signed david washington from brazilian side, believed to be just over £17 million the 18—year—old striker made nine appearances in brazils top league glass even scoring twice for the peak becomes pochettino is ninth signing. music dispenses heavyweight belt for the first time in a year this weekend. britain's challenge in poland on saturday. during the

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from the russian president vladimir putin said on his first comments on the plane crash that is presumed to have killed prigozhin, the head of the wegner group. these are images from a little earlier when putin made those comments from the putin. what he said was regarding the tragedy i would like to above all express words from the most sincere condolences to the families of all those who have died. he went on to say that if in fact there were fighters of the wagner company they are an initial information suggests this is the case at like to note that these people made a substantial contribution to the common cause of fighting the neo—nazi regime in kyiv as he puts it. we remember this, know this and will not forget. putin went on to say he had known prigozhin for a long time, since the beginning of the 90s. he added that prigozhin was a person with a complicated fate and had made serious mistakes in life but also sought to achieve the necessary results both for himself and at a

time when i asked him, he went on to, for the common cause in these recent months for the putin added prigozhin was a talented person, businessman and not only in this country but also achieved results in africa, delton oil, precious stones and metals there and he added as far as i'm aware the only yesterday returned from africa will stop the met certain official persons there. that is what putin said a little earlier. that's the first time he made any comment on the plane crash or prigozhin�*s death. because he had made no mention of it a few hours ago when he was speaking in a summit. those in the past few minutes have come through now. his first comments from president putin on that plane crash. staying with pat. prigozhin rose from obscurity to a position of significant power in russia commending thousands of troops as head of the wagner finance

supported by the sum of the most powerful politicians. 0ur reporter has been looking at mr prigozhin said movements as a failed mutiny backin said movements as a failed mutiny back injune. prigozhin kept a mostly low profile but this is what we do know. when his mutiny failed he was meant to move to belarus. yet nearly two weeks later the leader of belarus alexander lukashenko said he was not there but wasn't in russia. at the same time photo started circulating of what was said to be a raid in st. petersburg. things were supposedly found like gold bars and guns for the a covert full of wigs. more bizarre pictures started circulating at the same time of what was reportedly prigozhin in various disguises. if you move forward, this is the first video we see of him on telegram channels that are linked to the wagner group. that's on the 19th ofjuly and it suggests using belarus. we weren't able to confirm

this video but bbc verified did look at various elements and said it was in fact in belarus. this is the first time there is a confirmed sighting of him in russia. it's on the 27th ofjuly when africa summit was happening there and africa russia summit and bbc verified did look at various elements of this photo and confirmed via facial recognition software that this is the presidential adviser to the central african republic. several elements in the back of this photo and the interior match a hotel that is supposedly owned by prigozhin, according to russian media. if we move forward, this is only a few days ago, prigozhin appears in his first video address. it suggests that he's in africa. we weren't able to confirm this but we do know that the wagner group does have several operations in countries they are. that takes us to the advance of the 23rd of august when there was that plane crash. what's clear is when it

comes to the name prigozhin there are more questions than answers. nervous students in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their exam results today. hundreds of thousands have received their gcse results and the number of passes has fallen for a second year running. pass rates are now closer to where we were before the pandemic in 2019. 0ur correspondent zoe conway has the details. the look on her face says it all. she got the gcse results she was hoping for. ifeel relieved, ifeel happy that it's done. i'm scared for the next chapter, but to have the results in front of me is, like, really good, and to know that my hard work paid off is, like, really good. there's been a drop in the proportion of students getting top grades compared to last year. however, more are getting top marks today than they were before covid struck. you can feel the excitement in the hall today. everybody, their parents, and most of all the students are very excited. i think the message has got through.

there was a lot of people very nervous about coming to collect their results, but they have done brilliantly. resilience is something that's shone through this year group. that's not bad! the government wanted grades to return to pre—pandemic levels, and today they can say it's mission accomplished. this graph shows that in 2019, 67.1% of students in england were passing all of their gcse exams. you then see the line go up from 2020 to 2022. but this year, it's roughly back to where it was. in wales and northern ireland, they've kept more generous marking systems in place. their results are higher than they were in 2019. in england, the marking system is back to normal, but they've put other kinds of support in place. these students have had equations and formula sheets in relevant subjects, and the grading protection that we put in place means that today, it's been no harder to achieve a particular grade than it would have been in 2019, before the pandemic.

the gap between how disadvantaged children are doing compared to other pupils widened during the pandemic, and the government expects it will take years to close. we've got real inequalities across our country, and i think that this government have ensured a managed decline of educational standards across the country. we had a chancellor and now prime minister who said he maxed out support for children post—pandemic. that's not good enough. the government says it's spending £5 million on an education recovery plan, including a national programme of one—on—one tutoring for pupils who have fallen behind. zoe conway, bbc news. it was an early start this morning as many gcse and btec pupils collected their results. phil mackie was at meadow park school in coventry seeing how pupils there got on. i'm nervous, but i'm really excited. it's crunch time for dominica, arriving just before eight with her best friend, julia.

three, two, one... and she's got what she needed. i got an eight in polish! passes in a mix of btecs and gcses. at school, dominica was voted the person most likely to be a millionaire. i've already been working when i was in year 11 so i could get a bit of money, because i've always wanted to do a nail course and start doing people's nails. in college, i'll be learning more about beauty. in the future, i want to open up my own business to do everything, like, beauty—related. it's been a nerve—racking day for thousands of pupils, especially because they knew grades would be lower. hi, javid. hi, miss. in leeds, javid, who arrived as a refugee from afghanistan two years ago, didn't quite fulfil his expectations, but still did really well. quite good, yeah. i'm really happy with these. exams weren't all that he's had to worry about. his family have been told they've got to move tomorrow. they've just built a whole new life here. we had to leave the one in afghanistan, come here, build this one, and then we have to leave this one again

and then build another one, so we have to build, like, two whole new lives. nine nines! amazing! back in coventry, arul has done amazingly well and exceeded expectations. it was a perfect nine nines. the teachers have been really great, and i think that's one of the main reasons why i did so well. well, this is a scene that's been played out in schools across wales, northern ireland and england. and although marks are down nationally because of the change in marking, everybody here pretty much has got what they wanted. and that means most, if not all, will continue in education. 0k, you've passed. after three years when grades went up because of the pandemic, this year's16—year—olds may feel they've been unfairly treated. i don't think it's right to say, "is it fair?" i think it's a reflection of, you know, where we are. we can't do anything about it. actually, when you think about each year group, when you're comparing one year group with another, they are different students, they have got different circumstances, so it's trying to, like, compare apples and pears sometimes.

on a day they will never forget, not everyone got what they wanted, but others did better than they had hoped. phil mackie, bbc news, coventry. police have arrested two men with suspicion of arson with the intent to stain your life. detectives investigating the fire at the cricket house pub have arrested two men. 66—year—old man from dudley and a 33—year—old man from milton keynes have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. they remain in custody today and are being questioned by officers while the investigation continues. the justice secretary has announced an inquiry into why andrew mogensen suffered the most injustices of modern times.

mr malkinson spent 17 years in prison for a rain he didn't commit. the inquiry will investigate the role of greater manchester police, the crown prosecution service and the criminal cases review commission in his conviction and subsequent appeals. this was mr chalk speaking a little earlier. andrew malkinson suffered an appalling miscarriage ofjustice, as indeed, by the way, did the victim of this dreadful crime. that is why i have ordered an independent inquiry that will look at the actions of the police, the cps and the ccrc to get to the bottom of what went wrong and, crucially, why it took so long for the truth to come out. so, andy malkinson, who has conducted himself with extraordinary dignity in the circumstances, he deserves answers and this inquiry will deliver them. 0ur legal correspondent dominic casciani has more on the background to the case. this case goes back to 2003, it's been 20 years he has been cleared his name because back then in greater manchester he was arrested and convicted the following year of and convicted the following year of

a rate he did not commit. he pleaded his innocence and ended up spending 17 years injail. it his innocence and ended up spending 17 years in jail. it was only a month ago almost a month to the day that he was cleared by the court of appeal. and particularly in relation to dna evidence of identifying what appears to be the real attacker on the victims clothing. there was never any forensic evidence, any dna to link mr malkinson to the crime but to the victim but there is a dna profile of another man, which is been known about since 2007. although his identity was only established many years later photo is crucial development in this case in recent years which basically led to the court of appeal quashing his conviction. critically from and malkinson is prospective it said it should never happen this way because it was so many other flaws in greater manchester police investigation. he says they were dishonest witnesses in the case, a real issue over failure to disclose

really important facts to him as a defendant to his trial, which the course exception would've played a role in the jury decision making backin role in the jury decision making back in 2003. he's been asking for public inquiry, and accusing of failure. this is the body which reviews potential miscarriage of justice and sends it to the court of appeal. he accuses greater manchester police of failing him and also the crown prosecution service saying he could've done more to effectively refer his case but also to help identify the true attacker in this it's taken a long time to get here. he's wanted a fall in public inquiry, he hasn't quite got that because this is effectively a short order inquiry to try and get answers by christmas. he has given it a cautious welcome. we will hear a bit from him now because he's been reacting to the decision. it a bit from him now because he's been reacting to the decision.— reacting to the decision. it should be 0 en, reacting to the decision. it should be open. not _ reacting to the decision. it should be open, not offensive. _ reacting to the decision. it should be open, not offensive. if- reacting to the decision. it should be open, not offensive. if things. be open, not offensive. if things were done wrong just be open about it like a truth and reconciliation

committee. year only get a fix these things if you get to the heart of what's gone wrong. like a scientific enterprise, something is wrong you re—evaluate constantly re—evaluate. it's not close the book and just sit on them. that's not the way to advance. ,., . ., . ., on them. that's not the way to advance. . ., .. , . advance. dominic, what can we expect from the inquiry. _ advance. dominic, what can we expect from the inquiry, what _ advance. dominic, what can we expect from the inquiry, what powers - advance. dominic, what can we expect from the inquiry, what powers does i from the inquiry, what powers does it have to change anything? because this is an inquiry _ it have to change anything? because this is an inquiry which _ it have to change anything? because this is an inquiry which answers - it have to change anything? because this is an inquiry which answers to i this is an inquiry which answers to the secretary of state and lord chancellor it effectively behind closed doors. in essence it's been run internally. he's gotten to appoint a senior legal figure to a very senior practising lawyer or perhaps a retired judge, something in that kind of area. he says it will have the full cooperation of all three agencies. it doesn't have the power because it is in a full

inquiry, it doesn't have the power to compel witnesses to give their evidence. this is a critical issue. alex chalk says he's got all three bodies to guarantee cooperation but only really time will tell about if it is able to gather the facts. andy malkinson wants to see in the open. that's why he and his lawyers say that if there is obstruction in this case which prevents this inquiry launched by alex chalk to get to the fact they want to converted to a full public inquiry, public hearings, evidence under oath, those kind of things. at the moment that putting trust in the minister. productive meetings between mr malkinson and the secretary of state to try and thrash out the best way forward. they are clearly hoping that it's going to get answers. clearly from alex chalk perspective, his former criminal barrister he's seen cases and also seen when cases

go wrong. i think he feels very strongly that this is a matter of trust in judgment, strongly that this is a matter of trust injudgment, trust strongly that this is a matter of trust in judgment, trust injustice itself and he really wants to get to the bottom of things as things stand. let's see where things go in the months to come. energy bills may have dropped a bit for many of us. but even with people using less energy during the summer, citizens advice is warning that many are still struggling to pay the bills. the charity says some people are taking out loans to cover their payments and its now helping a record number of people. our business correspondent marc ashdown has the details since energy bills leapt last year, more and more people have been struggling to cope. in rochester, parents have been juggling their finances to stay afloat. it's just trying to balance everything, really, making sure we can keep on top of everything. but, yeah, electricity and gas has definitely gone up and it is worrying, yeah. it's difficult. i have been having to work extra hours, doing twojobs, just to make sure these can have fun in the summer. rebecca has two growing boys.

she has had to make some difficult choices, like cutting down on showers, as costs increase. i've got two credit cards out. for your bills? just in case i have to, like, pay them off, yeah. just as, like, a safety net. more and more people are doing the same. in a survey for citizens advice, 12% of people said in the past six months they had had to resort to borrowing money in order to afford their energy bills. one in four people said, out of all their bills, energy was the one they were most worried about. the charity said that between january and june, more than 46,000 people had contacted for advice on energy debt — an increase of nearly 17% on last year. it also found the size of energy debt has grown. the average amount people owe is now £1,711, a third higher than in 2019, before the pandemic. and there is concern about the growing number of people who seem to be struggling with their bills in these warmer summer months when typically everyone uses less energy.

things might get a bit more affordable as 0fgem's price cap starts to come down, but remember, most of the government subsidies to help with bills have now ended. we've got more people who are in debt to their energy supplier, the amount of debt that they are repaying is so much higher, and the research that we are showing today shows that there are many millions of people who actually had to borrow in the first part of this year to be able to pay energy bills. tomorrow, 0fgem's new price cap is expected to come down to around £1,900 a year, saving the average bill payer £150. that is still double pre—pandemic levels. the government said help is available for the most vulnerable through an increase to the warm home discount, which could benefit over 3 million households. charities say with record numbers of people already in need of energy support, the winter months could see thousands more struggle to afford their bills. marc ashdown, bbc news.

footballs world governing body has started perceiving who co ntroversially started perceiving who controversially kissed one of the women at the spanish team after the world cup victory. saying it may have violated its rules against offensive behaviour and the basic rules of decent conduct. 0ur reporter has been following the story. celebrations for the women's world cup in spain may be down but the controversy with the football president continues. this is the momentjust before he kissed the player on the lives firstly he downplayed the incident but after fierce criticism he released a statement apologising. certainly i made a mistake _ statement apologising. certainly i made a mistake and _ statement apologising. certainly i made a mistake and i _ statement apologising. certainly i made a mistake and i have - statement apologising. certainly i made a mistake and i have to - made a mistake and i have to acknowledge that. it was done without any ill intention in a moment of the highest exuberance. what happen, happen. i think in a very spontaneous way.— what happen, happen. i think in a very spontaneous way. jennifer had

initially said — very spontaneous way. jennifer had initially said on _ very spontaneous way. jennifer had initially said on instagram - very spontaneous way. jennifer had initially said on instagram that - very spontaneous way. jennifer had initially said on instagram that she | initially said on instagram that she didn't like the kids. in the last few hours a union representing the spanish player said that they are working to ensure that those acts never go unpunished, that they are sanctioned and that exemplary measures are adopted. the kids has drawn a torrent of criticism from across spain, including from the acting prime minister pedro sanchez. translation: the apology is made by mr ruby— translation: the apology is made by mr ruby alice are not enough. i believe — mr ruby alice are not enough. i believe they are not adequate and therefore — believe they are not adequate and therefore he must continue to take more _ therefore he must continue to take more steps. the therefore he must continue to take more steps-— more steps. the and the sea is not the only moment _ more steps. the and the sea is not the only moment for _ more steps. the and the sea is not the only moment for which - more steps. the and the sea is not the only moment for which is been j the only moment for which is been criticised for the many are questioning his behaviour as he grabbed his crotch as he celebrated at the final whistle. pressure is mounting against him and several spanish football clubs have already called for his resignation. the spanish football federation will also hold an extraordinary general

assembly on friday. now if evo will also look at whether the actions violate article 13 in its disciplinary code concerning behaviour and fair play. i want to take you to a live scene and atlanta, georgia. we are expecting in the coming hours donald trump to hand himself over two in in the coming hours was that what you are seeing is the outside of fulton county jail. are seeing is the outside of fulton countyjail. tuesday are seeing is the outside of fulton county jail. tuesday with are seeing is the outside of fulton countyjail. tuesday with bars are seeing is the outside of fulton county jail. tuesday with bars for developments because that is what we are expecting the former president to come along for the peace likely to come along for the peace likely to be fingerprinted and have his mug shot taken they this is because he is charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election laws in the state. the bbc website will have all the information on the live page. you can find information they are and of course by staying here with us for developments throughout the coming hours. stay with us here on bbc news.

you can it's the final week of summer 2023 and it seems the season is determined to go out on unsettled night. that doesn't mean it will always be raining. low pressure is in charge at the moment. in the coming days, it will producing downpours which could be heavy and thundery but not always. there will be sunshine to enjoy as well. through this evening, we have an area of low pressure still in charge towards the north—west and will bring rain to western areas of scotland and spots for northern ireland. elsewhere, it's a largely dry picture and for many of us tonight, clear skies and caller. ——clearer last night, temperatures stayed in the low teens but some spots tonight will dip into single digits. a cooler start to tomorrow but because of the clear skies, a largely dry start first thing and a good amount of sunshine to enjoy during the first part of the day.

northerly winds will development, keeping it cool and fresher towards the north. and outbreaks of rain here. some scattered showers elsewhere throughout the day and the potential of some of those being heavy with thunder and lightning. in the south—east, temperatures start to fall back to normal for a time of year. 21 degrees in london, down from today by 5 degrees. and on saturday, high pressure stays with us. ——low a few spots of rain as the day gets going, scattered showers popping up and when they do, they could well be very heavy, some thunder and lightning likely to be in the mix but there will be sunshine in between those showers so won't always be raining throughout the day on saturday. into sunday, another weather system in the atlantic and that will move in slowly and bring in a lot of cloud and a good bit of rain coming into northern ireland. as that system nudges eastwards, it will fizzle out but bring lots of cloud to other areas

of the uk. bank holiday monday, it looks like a fairly decent day for many. largely dry, some sunshine. into sunday, is a bit unsettled and into monday, a lot of dry weather and sunshine for quite a few of us.

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breaks his silence over the plane crash that is presumed to have killed the russian mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin. he expresses condolences and describes prigozhin, who led the brief mutiny against the russian military, as a talented man. but there's still no official confirmation he has died. translation: confirmation he has died. i translation: confirmation he has died. . ~ ., ~ prigozhin translation: i have known mr prigozhin for — translation: i have known mr prigozhin for a _ translation: i have known mr prigozhin for a long _ translation: i have known mr prigozhin for a long time, - translation: i have known mr prigozhin for a long time, since | translation: l have known mr. prigozhin for a long time, since the start of the 1990s. he was a man with a difficult fate. we'll talk to our russia editor about putin's comments. also on the programme... the nerve—racking wait is over — hundreds of thousands of students get their gcse and btec results. the number of top grades has fallen. two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at the crooked house pub. thousands of emperor penguin chicks have died in antarctica as sea ice thins. josh is going to get there. it's gold. and the run of his life — we hearfrom britain'sjosh kerr, the new 1500 metre world champion.