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the kremlin says allegations that the wagner boss yevgeny prigozhin was killed on its orders are a complete lie. we'll look at mali, where wagner fighters remain active, with reports of 1000 troops operating there. energy bills in england, scotland and wales are to fall in october after a new price cap is announced. in spain, pressure is building on luis rubiales, who heads the country's football federation. he's resisting calls to resign, despite widespread condemnation over a kiss on the mouth of woman footballerjennifer hermoso. it came after spain

won the world cup. many spanish players, men and women, have criticised his actions. they've been using social media to vent their anger. also, spain's government has begun legal proceedings to suspend luis rubiales. he was also seen grabbing his crotch after... some viewers may find it offensive. he was standing up find it offensive. he was standing up next to the queen and her daughter when he grabbed his crotch. scenes which were criticised by many in spain. yvonne harrison is chief executive of women in football and gave her reaction to the scandal. i think it is desperately disappointing, yes, that the spanish team have won the world cup for the first time and this is what we are talking about. this is the story. but at the same time,

i would argue it is actually really important to highlight this and the fact that it has happened and it is getting so much press attention is really important because success does not mean a healthy environment and i think we have seen pre—tournament 15 of the players writing to the president to say that they were unhappy about their mental and physical health and how they were being looked after. it suggested very much so that the spanish women's team were not happy and this has just exacerbated that and bringing it to the fore. it is bringing a very important conversation into people's living rooms because we know certainly at women in football that discrimination because of gender is a massive thing and it affects 82% of our members that reported in a recent survey. we also know that 18% of people that responded in that survey said they experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in football. so this is not a one—time incident, this stuff happens all the time. so you seem to be suggesting

there that although we are talking about issues in spain, this is not an issue limited to spain? no, i think when you look at this and in terms of relationships to people in power and decision—making roles and the advantage they potentially take of females in their workforce, this is a global issue and i have spoken to a number of people across the world in various ways, communicating over the last couple of days sexism, misogyny, it is very present in football, whether you are working in it or as a fan of it or indeed as a player on the pitch. it is just the people on the pitch it is much more visible and he chose the biggest moment in women's football to act in this way, which was unsolicited, it was not invited attention and the player herself has said that she didn't like it. what did you think when you saw the pictures from this extraordinary meeting this afternoon, this morning, where the audience

were applauding luis rubiales when he was repeatedly saying i will not resign. people in that audience, including the women's spanish coach. yeah, really interesting. i mean, when you look at that there were a number of women in the front row, weren't there? and i wonder if they normally would be is a question. secondly, not all of those women were applauding. some sat defiantly with their hands on their knees. i struggle to see, and maybe this is endemic of the culture of spanish football, how people can applaud somebody so defiantly saying that they are not going to resign? do the right thing. at the end of the day, there are big egos at play here, like there is in football across the board but it is not right. they have done the wrong thing and the spanish federation, you know, wrote things that the player hadn't even said about the incident

saying it was consensual. it was an emotion in the heat of the moment. it is not ok. that kind of attention for female players, physical or otherwise, is not ok. so at that meeting today luis rubiales did apologise for the crotch grabbing but he said that the kiss itself was consensual. and there has been a statement that has been issued by the head of the state national sports council. he told a news conference that the government will start the procedure so that luis rubiales will have to give explanations ahead of the sport court and if they agree i can announce that we will suspend him from his functions, so clearly lots to develop on that story. more now on the fall in energy prices in england, wales and scotland. the energy regulator, ofgem, has announced a new, lower, price cap for energy bills from october.

the typical household bill will fall by £151 to £1,923 a year. the drop is because of lower wholesale gas prices, but average bills will still be higher than they were two years ago. earlier, i spoke tojonathan bean. jonathan is experiencing fuel poverty and is getting help from the campaign group, fuel poverty action. he explains what it's like to live in fuel poverty. well, iapproached fuel poverty action last winter, i live in a flat that has no central heating because there is no gas supply in the area so i rely on plug—in heaters like millions of other people across the country, forgotten amid all these policy announcements by ofgem. and the cost of heating therefore is four times more because electricity costs four times

more than gas because of our really crazy rigged energy system that seems to be designed just to give billions of profits to energy firms. so it was insanely expensive to heat it so basically it was freezing cold, also damp and i even had mould growing on the wall by my son's bed. that is fairly terrifying because he is asthmatic as well. i was trying to attack it with bleach etc and i reached out to fuel poverty action and discovered there were people all over the country in similar and worse situations with their heating and found that they were actually campaigning to change the system. so i therefore joined them and helped them campaigning because fuel poverty action believes that the system is really unfair, we shouldn't have millions of people around the country suffering like this, like i was, and in worse situations. i just wonder what difference the price cap fall is

going to make to you? so the figures are roughly £151, does that make a huge difference to you? well, it is not really a fall, is it? because the £400 support is disappearing, which was £66 a month, so when you factor that in there is really no fall and prices are still double what they were two or three years ago. so that is a problem. double prices is for many people really unaffordable. and in my situation because i am paying four times more it is even more crazy and unaffordable and also there are people in other blocks of flats where they rely on communal district heating and those prices have gone up by crazy amounts as well. so there are a huge number of people who just can't afford to heat their homes and are putting their health at risk. and one of the issues is that people are in debt from last year's bills

and citizens advice saying that people are carrying a huge amount of debt going into winter, when presumably these bills are going to cause even more debt. that seems to be a real problem at the moment. yeah, it is really scary thinking about this winter actually because we have the high prices continuing, so people have built up really scary amounts of debt. i mean, people are really terrified but also people are angry that ofgem is not protecting consumers like it is supposed to. it actually seems to be protecting the energy firms, which is just terrible. after the plane crash which is presumed to have killed yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of the wagner group. one african country where wagner is active is mali, where it is believed to have about 1,000 troops. french forces ended their military operation in the country a year ago. feras kilani from bbc arabic

is the first journalist to travel to northern mali since then. he sent this special report. the start of a thousand—mile journey across vast deserts to an unseen conflict where wagner fighters clash with jihadist and rebel groups. it's impossible to operate here without a convoy of heavy security and dressing to blend in. it's a dangerous and difficult journey. but it's the only way to reach camps like this one. this is the only school in the area. these children are being taught to recite verses from the koran. it's the only education they are ever likely to receive. they are orphans who lived in an area controlled by al-qaeda until the islamic state attacked and killed their parents. we have spent five days on the road to reach this remote camp. these children's stories may have been hidden from the world, but they are another generation whose lives were destroyed by the so—called islamic state.

fatima, along with her daughter and grandchildren, walked hundreds of miles from the village they lived in to reach the camp. translation: islamic state forced us to come here. - they forced us to come here. all our men were killed. they burned all our food. there's little in the way of medicine or food. and some of the children are suffering from a fever. jihadists may be on the retreat in the middle east, but their grip on the african sahel region is growing, and it's had a big impact here. last year, help from the west was pushed aside as support on the streets for russia grew. and the military operation by the french ended as wagner fighters took up arms in mali. just days ago, prigozhin appeared in this video promising to rid countries of islamist threats.

some of his supporters claim the clip was filmed in africa, possibly even in mali. we are forjustice and happiness for the african peoples. - we terrify islamic state, - al-qaeda and other gangsters. but the west has accused wagner of human rights violations in africa. these pictures released by the french military before they left allegedly show fighters burying bodies in a mass grave in eastern mali. this month, bases in mali like this one started pulling out, leaving more areas under thejihadist influence. the big question, though, is what role can wagner play in africa and who else is left to stand up to the islamist threat?

un's humanitarian coordinator said hundreds of thousands of malnourished children were at risk of dying. the conflict between the army and the paramilitary group called the rapid support forces broke out in april and it has led to the displacement of millions of people. this was what un spokesperson had to say a little earlier. ~ . ., , ., , earlier. warning today is really that the entire _ earlier. warning today is really that the entire team _ earlier. warning today is really that the entire team in - earlier. warning today is really that the entire team in the - earlier. warning today is really - that the entire team in the country of sudan is at risk of being consumed by this wall. the hunger, displacement, the disease and the devastation of children's futures that follows in its wake. the longer this fighting continues, the more devastating its impact is going to be. hundreds of thousands of children are already severely malnourished and at imminent risk of

death if left untreated. millions more will have their replacement delete my education replaced by war. in the uk a police officer in nottinghamshire is in serious condition after being hit by a train while helping somebody on the tracks. it happened in the village of boulder turned 20 miles from nottingham. nottinghamshire police had one of its officers was hit by a train while another man suffered nonlife threatening electrocution injuries. the police force say they were called just before seven o'clock last night to reports of a distressed man on the track. it is not clear exactly what the sequence of events is but we know this officer was trying to help that man and at some point he was struck by a train. now, police officers attended and they gave first aid as an ambulance was on the way. what we do know is that two men are injured,

firstly the man that was on the track has suffered what police are describing as electrocution injuries but they are not life—threatening. it sounds far more serious for the police officer. he is being treated at the queens medical centre, that is in nottingham, and he is suffering what police have described as a life changing injuries. the chief constable for the force for which he works has said he is very poorly. she described this as a devastating incident and something thatis devastating incident and something that is a reminder of the risks and the threats that officers all over the threats that officers all over the country face in doing theirjob on a daily basis. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

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burning a koran under the new law would be an act punishable by fines of up to two years in prison. critics and opposition politicians are saying this would be an infringement of free speech. with more on this let's cross to our europe editor paul moss. could you just put this onto context for is because there is quite background to this story, isn't there? ., , background to this story, isn't there? . , , ., ., there? over the last year we have seen ten copies _ there? over the last year we have seen ten copies of— there? over the last year we have seen ten copies of the _ there? over the last year we have seen ten copies of the koran - seen ten copies of the koran publicly burned in denmark, in some cases this was done by far right, anti—muslim organisations. one called themselves the danish patriots. but it has caused great problems for denmark in muslim countries around the world. danish ambassadors have been called in effectively to be told off for allowing this to take place.

sometimes these were countries denmark was keen to have good relations with. in the there is a special meeting and it was condemned and it has led to a heightened security threat in denmark, fears of terrorist attacks and so the danish government had said for some time they were planning to tackle this problem and now it seems they have. paul, can you take us through again exactly what this new law would do and why it is potentially controversial for many people? well, as ou said controversial for many people? well, as you said you _ controversial for many people? well, as you said you can't _ controversial for many people? well, as you said you can't have _ controversial for many people? well, as you said you can't have a - controversial for many people? well, as you said you can't have a law - as you said you can't have a law thatjust as you said you can't have a law that just applies to as you said you can't have a law thatjust applies to one religion so to get round it they have made a law that would make it illegal to burn the holy symbols of all sorts of religions, so this would presumably include the bible, but at the end it is quite obvious which book this law is quite obvious which book this law is targeted at and that is the koran. denmark is a very strong tradition of supporting free speech and so some politicians, some critics, are very worried about

this. they say if you ban burning holy books you are infringing free speech. one danish politician, echoed voltaire saying i do not agree what you say but i would fight to the death for your right to say it. and remember, the danish people would have a certain sense of deja vu here. in 2005 a danish newspaper published cartoons of the prophet muhammad. this led to attacks on danes abroad and danish organisations. once again, the same debate about free speech but it seems the danish government wants to go ahead, thejustice minister said burning the koran was an offensive act and above all he said it is not in denmark's interests to allow it to go ahead. in denmark's interests to allow it to go ahead-— in denmark's interests to allow it to go ahead. ok, paul, fascinating stuff. to go ahead. ok, paul, fascinating stuff- thank _ to go ahead. ok, paul, fascinating stuff. thank you _ to go ahead. ok, paul, fascinating stuff. thank you for _ to go ahead. ok, paul, fascinating stuff. thank you for updating - to go ahead. ok, paul, fascinating stuff. thank you for updating us i to go ahead. ok, paul, fascinating| stuff. thank you for updating us on that. you are watching bbc news.

the families of 30 people who died in care homes and hospitals in the early days of the covid pandemic are taking legal action against the government. the families argue the human rights of their loved ones were breached because not enough was done to protect them from the virus. the government says it tried to safeguard care home residents using the best evidence available at the time. our social affairs editor, alison holt, reports. very happy days. my mother and father are on a cruise. for liz, these photos provide precious memories of her mother margaret. when her mum found it hard to get around, she moved to a care home, but she was still sharp. and this is also, i think, a lovely photograph. this is my mother in her care home. margaret died there during the first wave of the pandemic, aged 95. she had always kept a diary, so documented the details of her last days, big and small. this one is a particularly special diary for me because it's the last one that she wrote.

liz is one of the relatives taking legal action against the government and others over what she sees as a failure to properly protect care home residents like her mum from covid. she believes the diary tells that story. this one is dated march the 3rd, tuesday. she felt pretty good. but the staff situation was bad. in march 2020, as the virus took hold in the uk, care providers said they needed more government guidance and that they were struggling to get protective equipment and testing. margaret's family claim that included into her home. on march the 23rd, the country went into lockdown. nearly a month later, as covid deaths in care homes were reaching their peak, margaret writes that her care staff had just started wearing masks. the 20th of april. it's the first day for masks. and then, 21st of april — all wearing masks.

on may the 4th, after a few days of feeling breathless, margaret again writes in her diary. oh, dear — the 11th of may. matron came — 10.30 to 10.45 — and shejust writes, "i have the virus." and that's her last entry. kind of hits you quite hard, really. margaret died in hospital on may the 14th. the following day, the health and social care secretary made this now well—known statement. right from the start, we've tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes. i felt that her care was completely lacking and, when i thought about it hard, i had to take it back to the government because, ultimately, we all put our trust and ourfaith in these public servants. the uk covid inquiry will examine what happened in care homes, but the lawyer representing the families says it won't look at individual cases.

and i would say that without the legal claims, the families won't get answers to their questions. the government says throughout the pandemic, it tried to safeguard care home residents based on the best evidence available and that it provided billions of pounds of support. alison holt, bbc news. a court in england has found former teacher sarah moulds not guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. she was facing charges over footage of her striking a pony during a hunt. images showed her kicking and slapping the pony in lincolnshire, in 2021. a veterinary surgeon who analysed the footage said the pony "was desperately trying to get away" from the blows. but ms moulds said she intended only to "briefly shock" the animal. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos.

a decent day—to—day some torrential showers. that is how it will remain into the weekend for most of us. because of low pressure nearby. the winds will be stronger across northern and western areas, lighter winds and further east. the showers will fade away but they will continue across northern scotland, northern england, northern ireland and around irish sea coast but other areas will remain dry but the cooling outcome under clear skies, temperatures of seven to 11 degrees. we start off with quite a bit of sunshine around, showers will develop widely across england and wales and northern ireland through saturday afternoon and some of them will be heavy and thundery. lighter winds further east, fresher further

west, top temperatures 21 and 22 degrees. mid to high teens further north. as we head through saturday night most of the showers fade away but we will continue to see thicker cloud, patchy rain across northern and western areas and a fairly fresh night to come. i think out—of—town temperatures in single figures for many butjust about double temperatures in single figures for many but just about double figures in towns and cities. and then as we head into sunday we have this weather front pushing into western areas, that will bring an area of more substantial patchy rain to northern ireland and western scotland but it is a weakening feature, so it will be no more than a band of cloud as it crosses the irish sea. elsewhere on sunday sunshine and showers once again, top temperatures 21 degrees, mid to high teens further north. the weather front fades away as it spreads across britain on monday. monday is across britain on monday. monday is a bank holiday for many of us so once we lose that weather front the band of cloud, we could see quite a

bit of sunshine around england and wales. more cloud scotland and northern ireland but even here sunnier moments. temperatures higher on monday, 2122, high teens further north. low pressure always fairly close by as we move through the new week it was stay generally unsettled, sunshine and showers and feeling fresher.

live from london, this is bbc news. spain's government takes legal

action against the head of the country's football association after he gave a player an unsolicited kiss on the mouth and refused to resign. the director of the british museum resides over a series of tests under his tenure. the kremlin says allegations that the wagner boss yevgeny prigozhin was killed on its orders are a "complete lie". donald trump protests his innocence after becoming the first former us president to have his mugshot taken. hello, i'm sarah campbell. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in spain where within the last hour the government has begun legal proceedings to suspend the head of the country's football federation. luis rubiales has been resisting calls to resign despite a deluge

of criticism over giving jennifer hermoso — a player