president putin breaks his silence over the plane crash — presumed to have killed wagner boss yevgeny prigozhin. he said mr prigozhin was a talented man who had made some "serious mistakes". thousands of baby emperor penguins have died in antarctica after major sea ice losses. and celebrations are taking place across the world to mark the 50th anniversary of hip—hop. welcome back. more now from russia where — 2a hours after the plane crash presumed to have killed the russian paramilitary boss yevgeny prigozhin, president putin has made his first comments about the incident. the russian president expressed his condolences, describing mr prigozhin as a talented man who made some mistakes.

translation: regarding this airline crash, first of all at like to send my sincere condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives. it is always a tragedy and is according to preliminary reports there were wegner company employees. i want to see these kids people have contributed a lot to our common cause. that is a fight against that neo—nazi regime in ukraine, we will neverforget it. how should mr putin's comments be interpreted? we asked christopher steele, founderand director of orbis business intelligence and former intelligence officer with the secret intelligence service mi6. pretty predictable response. i think it would have been inconceivable given prigozhin�*s profile in russia that he didn't make a comment. but it's a fairly bland comment. and i think far more interesting, of course, is what we're getting from sources on the ground as to how

they're interpreting what's been going on and how are they interpreting what's going on. i think there are two sorts of reporting coming back to us. one is out of the sort of viral network itself, and they're wondering several things. first of all, they think it was a bomb on board, not a missile that brought the aircraft down. we'll see in due course whether that's true. they seem to be pointing the finger more at shoigu than anyone else who, of course, is the defence minister and a sworn enemy of prigozhin. and they're also mystified, i think, as to why ovechkin, the number two on the in the organisation, was travelling on the same aircraft. presumably, there is some security protocol that that would mean that that would not be happening. and can you explain why the finger might be pointed at shoigu, the defence minister? and is it plausible that he could pull something like that off without some sort of sign off from vladimir putin? yes, i said there were two sort of lines of thought coming out of russia. one is that shoigu was the ultimate

person responsible, and the other is that it was an ally of nikolai patrushev, the security council chief, a guy called ivorian who is one to watch, i think, in this situation. yes, i think both sides i mean, shoigu controls effectively the gru, the russian military intelligence service, which would have the capability to do an operation like this. and patrushev on his side, the fsb, which of course, is the internal security service in russia, which we know has carried out assassinations both within russia and abroad before. well, we've heard president putin mentioning that there will be an investigation. what do you make of that? i think the one thing we can be absolutely sure of is that this wasn't an accident. i'm not an aircraft expert, but from what i understand, the pattern of the debris and the way the plane came down means that it can't have been really a mechanical fault. so the only question that remains is whether it was a missile or a bomb on board the plane. if it was a bomb on board the plane. of course, it does open up

other opportunities and other possibilities. if it was an air to air missile or a ground to a missile it's a really extraordinary, i think, to pause, to think about it for a minute, reflection on where russia has got to, that its own forces might be shooting civilian airliners out of its skies in broad daylight. i mean, it's an absolutely extraordinary event. well, at this point, prigozhin is presumed dead. what are your sources telling you about the level of certainty there is that he was actually on the plane? because at the moment, all we have is the passenger manifest that had his name on it, suggesting that he was on the plane. slightly anecdotal, but certainly sources in our network who are connected with wagner believe that he was on the plane and are quite convinced he was on the plane. so i think for me, it's a high, likelihood, if not a certainty, that he is, in fact, dead.

and are there still some questions around this that you can point out that you think will will definitely take some digging into to understand what's really gone on here? yes, absolutely. it's not always possible, of course, to get to the heart of what's really happening in russia. and arguably, nobody actually in russia, including putin, knows exactly what's going on themselves. but there will be elements of this which will will come out in due course, particularly who was on the plane and what what was loaded onto the plane, for example, and whether, in fact, there is some kind of electronic trace of a missile. i think perhaps more interesting in due course is what happens to the remnants of wagner. and certainly the moment people in volgograd are very confused and i think believe that the organisation will most probably break up and be probably gobbled up by other pmcs, as it were, that are state sponsored. and one in particular called rsb,

has come to the fore in the last few weeks in that way. ukraine has been marking its 32nd year of independence — the second time since the full—scale russian invasion in february last year. destroyed russian tanks and other military hardware have been paraded in kyiv�*s central square. president zelensky has addressed the nation and held an award ceremony for the military. also today ukrainian military intelligence says it carried out a special operation — an amphibious landing in the crimea. the special forces managed to accomlish their mission and put a ukrainian flag on a crimean building. it comes only a day after ukrainians claim they destroyed an s—400 air defence system, its missiles and personnel in crimea. moscow did not comment on these incidents. let's talk to maria tomak, head of the crimea platform department in the mission of the ukrainian president in crimea let's start with the independence

day celebrations in ukraine. what is the mood? , ., _ , , day celebrations in ukraine. what is the mood? , ., _ ,, ., the mood? obviously there is still a war ongoing- _ the mood? obviously there is still a war ongoing. hello, _ the mood? obviously there is still a war ongoing. hello, thank - the mood? obviously there is still a war ongoing. hello, thank you - the mood? obviously there is still a war ongoing. hello, thank you for i war ongoing. hello, thank you for having me. ispent war ongoing. hello, thank you for having me. i spent thursday in the office, like almost any other day. i think that reflects the general mood of ukrainian society. unfortunately, no room for celebration yet. other than the fact that we will sustain this aggression so far. we still have a long way to go and of course as for our mandate, which covers crimea it still occupied. and we are working for its liberation and for the occupation. we are working on sustaining the connection with our citizens inside crimea. and everything to drag attention of the international community to crimea specifically as it was occupied almost ten years ago. the situation is really harsh comparing even to

other occupied territories. in other occupied territories. in recent weeks there's been a lot of activity in crimea. we've been hearing about key bridges being destroyed, now these operations i'd mentioned carried out by ukrainian intelligence. what does that mean now? does mean the ukrainian army can reach any point of the peninsula and destroy any target from there? is how much control and access has ukraine gained? i’m is how much control and access has ukraine gained?— ukraine gained? i'm afraid i cannot comment precisely _ ukraine gained? i'm afraid i cannot comment precisely on _ ukraine gained? i'm afraid i cannot comment precisely on the - ukraine gained? i'm afraid i cannot comment precisely on the military| comment precisely on the military issues because it's the mandate of the armed forces of ukraine. in that regard i can tell you for sure because we tried to monitor really closely the situation inside the peninsula for that and most of my colleagues have relatives and friends and we are constantly in touch with our citizens there. all those blast around crimea really undermine even within those people

who really supported the occupation. undermines the understanding that russia has the strength of this military glory, etc in the first place. in the second place it also encourages our citizens around crimea and we have up to 500 cases since the beginning of the full—scale invasion to actively express their support to ukraine and protest against the occupation and stop the process we can't imagine living in the democratic cities and places. so as not huge rallies but signals of support for that ukrainian flags being painted or ukrainian flags being painted or ukrainian clothing wearing or ukrainian clothing wearing or ukrainian songs being sung for the people of brought responsibility to that according to russian legislation. they keep on expressing their support, which of course encourages us and i'm sure armed forces of ukraine for the operation. we see that people are waiting for

the occupation of crimea. irate we see that people are waiting for the occupation of crimea.- the occupation of crimea. we will come back _ the occupation of crimea. we will come back to _ the occupation of crimea. we will come back to public _ the occupation of crimea. we will come back to public sentiment. l the occupation of crimea. we will. come back to public sentiment. but when it comes to russian authorities crimea was a hard won territory. they are notjust going to hand it back, are they? are you expecting some sort of retaliation from russia? {lii some sort of retaliation from russia? . ., , , ., ., russia? of course we understand that it won't be an — russia? of course we understand that it won't be an easy _ russia? of course we understand that it won't be an easy journey. _ russia? of course we understand that it won't be an easy journey. neither. it won't be an easyjourney. neither the occupation of crimea nor the integration of crimea after ten years of the occupation, we have no allusion. after ten years of the isolation of crimea from the external world and massive propaganda and all this miss information campaigns inside crimea. we understand it will be easy. i also don't want to support this narrative that is spreading all around like how this redline for putin for them i don't think we have to buy into this blackmail that is

used by the russian federation in order to discourage international community for supporting ukraine, including military support enough to occupy crimea. as far as i know, according to my knowledge we still don't get enough military support to really help us to liberate crimea. it won't be easy but we don't have to give up. also, the key reason for that i want to underline is it is not about territory for ukraine it is about the people in the first place. people they are in crimea, they are subject to human rights violations plus two persecutions. we cannotjust abandon them. find violations plus two persecutions. we cannotjust abandon them. cannot 'ust abandon them. and except an cannotjust abandon them. and except any compromises- _ cannotjust abandon them. and except any compromises. we _ cannotjust abandon them. and except any compromises. we have _ cannotjust abandon them. and except any compromises. we have to - cannotjust abandon them. and except any compromises. we have to leave i cannotjust abandon them. and except any compromises. we have to leave it | any compromises. we have to leave it there. thank you very much for the head of the crimea platform department in the mission of the ukrainian president in crimea.

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. it's been quite a transformation from how it looked when it shut in the eighties to its beautiful sparkling pool and restored buildings. but it's a difficult site to transform with a river on one side and a grey two star listed building. here at the albion docks in bristol they're making the pontoon, which will carry the pipes. that will help the heat pumps transfer power from the river to heat the two pools. but time to dip the toes in the water. and it was very pleasant. and i really want to say to people, this is your new local pool. come and use it. you can come for a swim, you can come for a history tour. there's a lot for people to come and enjoy here. a few lucky ones had the chance to swim last year, but now it'll be open to everyone. in its heyday, of course, it was the meeting place for everyone

and it's hoped it'll still be the place to go once more. you're live with bbc news. they are the iconic species of the antarctic — but for how much longer? emperor penguin colonies living in an area where there was a significant loss of sea ice last year have seen a drastic reduction in breeding. experts say the event, photographed by satellite, is likely to become a more common occurrence as the antarctic warms. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. they live in the most remote part of the planet, adapted to survive the harshest conditions. but for emperor penguins, the sea ice that they depend on is vanishing. and this year has seen a record melt, leading to a catastrophic loss of chicks. this is really a sign of things to come. we expect that emperor penguins

are going to really suffer with climate change. and this is really poignant because most of these penguins will never have seen a human being in their life. but it's human—induced climate change which is driving their futures and a future which is looking really bleak at the moment. to breed successfully, emperor penguins need nine months of solid sea ice. the chicks are cared for by their parents as they develop and grow. they need to stay on the ice until they replace their fluffy down for waterproof feathers. the problem is the ice is melting much earlier in the season, and if the chicks enter the water before they're ready, they don't survive. the red line on this map shows where the sea ice used to reach at the end of antarctica's summer. 2023 has seen a record low. only the white and light blue areas are ice. this area lost all of its sea ice. five emperor penguin colonies are located there, and four lost all of their chicks. that's an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 birds. out of 66 colonies

across the continent, 19 failed either partially or totally to breed. and scientists say if this trend continues, over 90% will be doomed to extinction by the end of this century. this graph shows the area of antarctica's sea ice as it melts and grows between summer and winter. each line represents a year, and 2023, in red, has been far lower than any other. we had a record annual minimum low in february of this year, and also what's happening right now, so in antarctic winter, as the ice freezes up is that the ice is not freezing as fast as it normally would because it's so far outside what we've observed previously. we expected change, but we didn't i don't think expect change this rapidly and this much. antarctica's entering into uncharted territory, and for emperor penguins, it's leading to losses on an unprecedented scale. scientists say if we reduce our carbon emissions,

we have a chance to save this iconic, unique and beautiful species. they say their future is in our hands. rebecca morelle, bbc news. there's some good news for england football fans — especially those of lionness, mary earps. nike has announced it'll make and sell the replicas ofjersey worn by the lionesses�* goalkeeper. the company's faced widespread backlash for not making the shirt available to buy — including a petition, signed by more than 150,000 people. today it confirmed it would make a �*limited quantity�* of the earps jersey and those for the us, french and netherlands teams. in a statement, the company said it... let's get reaction to this and go

live to sao paulo. thank you for joining us. what do you make of what nike has said there?— nike has said there? thank you for havin: nike has said there? thank you for having me- — nike has said there? thank you for having me- i— nike has said there? thank you for having me. ithink— nike has said there? thank you for having me. i think it's— nike has said there? thank you for having me. i think it's an _ nike has said there? thank you for| having me. i think it's an important statement for nike to come back and change their mind about the jersey. for this world cup, for this moment and i think it shows the importance of of course the fans and media but especially the players. she makes a strong statement like mary earps said, she said a huge disappointment that nike wasn't selling the jersey. i think that really changes the game. i think that really changes the name. , i think that really changes the iame_ , ., i think that really changes the name. , ., ., , game. tell us about the “ourney it took to get — game. tell us about the “ourney it took to get here. h game. tell us about the “ourney it took to get here. how_ game. tell us about the journey it took to get here. how exactly - game. tell us about the journey it took to get here. how exactly did | took to get here. how exactly did this campaign to get these jerseys made beginning in the first place? after the euros mary earps was very

upset that her jerseys after the euros mary earps was very upset that herjerseys were not being sold, the englishjersey. she also plays for manchester united and herjersey also plays for manchester united and her jersey wasn't out. also plays for manchester united and herjersey wasn't out. she started making statements about how it was that nike wasn't selling that. then she was making public statements on social media. including other goalkeepers from other teams were saying on their social media how important that nike would be selling that for that by not selling that they would be sending the message that goalkeepers in women's football are not important. because of course nike sells goalkeepers in the men's football. so the discussion began. after the world cup final she grab that penalty and then nike proposed they would present the next tournament. she already said that

this is ——. and so it nike said ok, we will sell that now. find this is --. and so it nike said ok, we will sell that now.— this is --. and so it nike said ok, we will sell that now. and here we are now. we will sell that now. and here we are nova a — we will sell that now. and here we are now. a hard _ we will sell that now. and here we are now. a hard won _ we will sell that now. and here we are now. a hard won victory. - we will sell that now. and here we are now. a hard won victory. you | are now. a hard won victory. you cover brazil. is this a bit of an issue there as well?— cover brazil. is this a bit of an issue there as well? yes, it is. in brazil nike _ issue there as well? yes, it is. in brazil nike just _ issue there as well? yes, it is. in brazil nike just made _ issue there as well? yes, it is. in brazil nike just made the - issue there as well? yes, it is. in brazil nike just made the first. brazil nike just made the first jersey for women's football in 2019. the last world cup. you could buy it easily. also had the five stars of men's football and women think with the world cup are you going to present men'sjersey for the world cup are you going to present men's jersey for six cups? nike finally made the jersey with all the stars, a properjersey for women's football as some other teams have been doing. i think fortunately she had to keep pushing. now we can

see that there's pressure from media, players, from fans gives the expected results. the media, players, from fans gives the expected results.— expected results. the fact that we are talkin: expected results. the fact that we are talking about _ expected results. the fact that we are talking about jersey _ expected results. the fact that we are talking about jersey selling - are talking aboutjersey selling out, is that a sign that there's huge growing popularity for the women's game? you cover the world cup, what do you think?— cup, what do you think? definitely. australia and _ cup, what do you think? definitely. australia and new— cup, what do you think? definitely. australia and new zealand - cup, what do you think? definitely. australia and new zealand and - cup, what do you think? definitely. australia and new zealand and of l australia and new zealand and of course but it was so beautiful to see for that little kids all over the place with their favourite player jerseys. the place with their favourite playerjerseys. giving at a particular show in the stadium and the fan fast for them in the final you couldn't stop the english fans singing sweet caroline everywhere all the time. and for the whole women's sport for that i really hope we can see more growth. that is the ho -e to we can see more growth. that is the none to see — we can see more growth. that is the hone to see that _ we can see more growth. that is the hope to see that continue. _ we can see more growth. that is the hope to see that continue. thank - we can see more growth. that is the | hope to see that continue. thank you so much. sportsjournalistsjoining

us from sao paulo brazil. police in zimbabwe have arrested 41 independent election monitors. disrupting the general election process. computers and phones were seized in a series of raids in harare. the monitors are from civil society groups trying to do their own count so they can scrutinise the official tally. vote counting has begun, even as polling continues in some areas that experienced delays on wednesday. zimbabwe's opposition is concerned that the ruling zanu—pf may try to rig the result. asanda ngoasheng, an independent political analyst gave us her reaction to the latest developments. it's very concerning. one of the biggest issues with zimbabwe is long before the actual election in the campaign cm two season there was violence, a red cent but tickly of opposition members who were trying

to campaign and various rallies that they tried to hold in order to convince people were disrupted by violence and harassment. i'm not surprised that we are now sitting at election day and this has happened where they have been arrests. looking at how the elections have gone so far, some commentators have said is quite different from previous elections in zimbabwe. have you seen that and can you explain how? i you seen that and can you explain how? ., , ' . how? i think it is different in that there hasn't _ how? i think it is different in that there hasn't been _ how? i think it is different in that there hasn't been as _ how? i think it is different in that there hasn't been as much - how? i think it is different in that i there hasn't been as much violence during the election as has been seen before. i think also people are a lot more resilient and insistent on exercising their right to vote. yesterday we saw long queues of people waiting to vote and with some stations being opened but unable to vote in as late as seven o'clock, which is when they were supposed to close but people stood their ground and continue to vote. many others

woke up this morning and went to try to exercise their vote. i think the tactics to try to discourage people haven't worked and people decided no matter what is thrown in their way they're going to go and try and cast their vote with many people saying they want change in zimbabwe and that's what they've gone to vote for. �* , , , ., that's what they've gone to vote for. , , for. let's bring you breaking news live. we for. let's bring you breaking news live- we just _ for. let's bring you breaking news live. we just heard _ for. let's bring you breaking news live. we just heard from - for. let's bring you breaking news live. we just heard from the - live. we just heard from the pentagon that there has been no evidence to indicate a surface—to—air missile was responsible for the plane crash which is believed to have killed wagner boss prigozhin. fiur which is believed to have killed wagner boss prigozhin. our initial assessment _ wagner boss prigozhin. our initial assessment say _ wagner boss prigozhin. our initial assessment say it's _ wagner boss prigozhin. our initial assessment say it's likely - wagner boss prigozhin. our initial. assessment say it's likely prigozhin was killed. we are continuing to assess the situation. we don't have any information to indicate right now. the press reporting stating that there was some type of surface—to—air missile that took down the plane for that we assess that information to be inaccurate.

nothing to suggest that there was surface—to—air missile. beyond that i'm really not like you have any further information. the i'm really not like you have any further information.— i'm really not like you have any further information. the latest from the pentagon- _ further information. the latest from the pentagon. we _ further information. the latest from the pentagon. we continue - further information. the latest from the pentagon. we continue to - further information. the latest from | the pentagon. we continue to follow that story. we continue to follow that story. celebrations are taking place — around the world — to mark the 50th anniversary of hip—hop. the cultural movement reportedly first emerged at a back—to—school party in new york. hip—hop has since grown into a global movement influencing music, fashion and dance. tom brook sent this report on the impact of hip—hop — on film. on the impact of hip—hop on film. landmark new york venues have been posting 50th anniversary celebrations of hip—hop. yankees stadium staged a special concert, featuring the likes of run dmcs, snoop dogg, ice cube and common. radio city music hall also hosted a celebration with a performance by hip—hop legends the sugarhill gang. new york, scream! as did the empire state building with other hip—hop stars. we are celebrating 50 years!

there are many eager celebrants of a 50th anniversary of this cultural movement defined by its breakdancing, djing, rapping and graffiti. hip—hop has had an impact in many different arenas, including with the movies. here at new york's museum of the moving image, a special 50th anniversary hip—hop film series is taking place, paying tribute to those rap artists who became big box office stars. the 1982 movie wild style, which follows a graffiti artist in the south bronx, where hip—hop emerged, is regarded as the first hip—hop movie. it featured early big names, grandmaster flash and fab five freddy. it marked the beginning of a long line of hip—hop films. if we can't talk straight in the barber shop, then where can we talk straight? at the museum of the moving image, the comedy barbershop and the sci—fi horror film ghost of mars are being shown, both featuring ice cube, one of the first rappers to really cross over and make an impact in movies, which he did impressively

with directorjohn singleton's classic coming of age drama boyz n the hood. we got a problem here? also featured in the series is the 2002 film celebrating rapper eminem starring in eight mile. a great film in its own right that stands toe to toe with everything eminem has produced, whether it be film or in the music studio. and in it, eminem is fighting past the doubt that is cast upon the legitimacy of this art because he is a white boy from detroit. he fought and won that battle in the film. hip—hop emerge 50 years ago as a response from the street to economic and racial injustice in low income neighbourhoods. an aspect of its legacy is that it has brought that protest sensibility to movie screens around the world. i think hip—hop anyway was like independent film in the sense that it was taking marginalised voices, forcing them into the cultural

conversation in new kinds of ways. that has always been a key aspect of it, that is part of my to still popular. there is a sense of identity, a sense of purpose hip—hop that is forcing its way into the conversation. hello there. it's the final week of summer 2023, and it does look as though the season is determined to go out on a rather unsettled note. but that said, it's not always going to be raining. we have low pressure in charge at the minute. in the coming days it will be producing some downpours, which could be heavy and thundery, but not always. there will be sunshine to enjoy as well. so through this evening we have an area of low pressure still in charge towards the northwest that's set to bring re into western areas of scotland and a few spots of rain for northern ireland as well. but elsewhere for much of england and wales, it's a largely dry picture. and for many of us tonight with clear skies, it is going to be cooler. last night, temperatures stayed for most in and around the low

teens, but some spots tonight will dip into the single digits. so a cooler start to tomorrow. but because of those clear skies, a largely dry start first thing and there should be some good amounts of sunshine to enjoy during the first part of the day as well. northerly winds will develop, keeping it feeling a little bit cooler and fresher towards the north and the west with some outbreaks of rain here. some scattered showers develop elsewhere through the day. and there is the potential that some of those will be heavy with some thunder and lightning. and towards the southeast, the temperatures start to fall back to normal for the time of year, 21 degrees in london. that's down by about five degrees on today into saturday where the low pressure stays with us. those northerly winds keeping it cooler and fresher towards the north and the west with a few spots of rain. as the day gets going, we're going to see scattered showers popping up. and when they do, they could well be very heavy. some thunder and lightning likely to be in the mix as well. but there will be sunshine in between those showers.

so it's not always going to be raining through the day on saturday into sunday, we have another weather system in the atlantic and that's going to move in slowly as it does so, bringing a lot of cloud. and there will be a good bit of rain coming in to northern ireland. as that system nudges eastwards, it will begin to fizzle out. but bringing a lot of cloud to many other areas of the uk, it's bank holiday monday for many of us and that does look as though it will be a fairly decent day for many and largely dry. some sunshine coming and going so into sunday a little bit unsettled the further north and west for monday, there will be a lot of dry weather and some sunshine for quite a few of us.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. they don't even have a case against me, not even a case, everyone says... even the democrats say you can't bring these cases, you have no case. this brin- these cases, you have no case. is a sweepin- indictment this is a sweeping criminal indictment alleging a conspiracy to overturn_ indictment alleging a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results. whether_ overturn the 2020 election results. whether or— overturn the 2020 election results. whether or not you believe that their_ whether or not you believe that their criminal— whether or not you believe that their criminal charges _ whether or not you believe that their criminal charges are - whether or not you believe that their criminal charges are rightl whether or not you believe that i their criminal charges are right or wrong, _ their criminal charges are right or wrong, the — their criminal charges are right or wrong, the conduct _ their criminal charges are right or wrong, the conduct is _ their criminal charges are right or wrong, the conduct is beneath. their criminal charges are right ori wrong, the conduct is beneath the office _ wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of— wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of president _ wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of president of _ wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of president of the - wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of president of the united . office of president of the united states — tonight, and for the fourth time in five months, donald trump will be arrested. this next hour, the former president will be leaving his golf club in bedminster, newjersey, for the jail in fulton county, in georgia. we will bring you all the pictures live in the second half of the programme.

also tonight, prigozhin is presumed dead, the wagner