crash on wednesday. reports suggest ukraine's counter—offensive may be gathering pace — we'll have the latest. to china, where extreme weather events continue to devastate the country due to climate change — we'll bring you a special report. in all these businesses, they have been completely trashed by the flood waters and the people here, they don't know how they will get back to the way their lives were. london's metropolitan police is investigating a suspected data hack, involving the details of potentially thousands of officers. and celebrating caribbean culture — europe's biggest street party, notting hill carnival, gets under way in london.

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. we begin in moscow, where russian officials have confirmed that the mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin was one of the people who died on a plane which crashed last week. they say dna evidence from the wreckage matches that of mr prigozhin, who led a short—lived mutiny against president putin. meanwhile, ukraine has warned that russia is intensifying its attacks along the frontline. we'll assess the state of conflict with our correspondent in kyiv in a moment, but first, let's get the latest from our russia editor, steve rosenberg. well, many people are asking, "is the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin finally over?" i have to say, one of the things i've learnt in russia is that stories here rarely end. there are so many twists and turns here, and new chapters.

it is quite possible that even in death, yevgeny prigozhin could pose a challenge to vladimir putin. just look at all the makeshift prigozhin memorials that have been popping up in nearly two dozen towns in russia and russian—occupied ukraine. this man had become quite a popularfigure, in pro—war circles. and so the widespread suspicion — that the russian authorities were behind the plane crash — means that the kremlin faces the danger of a backlash. the last thing the kremlin will want to have to deal with is prigozhin the martyr, or the cult of prigozhin. it's quite interesting, actually, that president putin has now ordered wagner employees, and those of other private military contractors to sign an allegiance to the russian state — this seems to be an attempt by the kremlin to bring these kind of groups under tighter control. but keep in mind that all of this is happening

at a time when russia, having invaded its neighbour, is fighting a war in ukraine — and it seems that dramas at home are becoming a major distraction. steve rosenberg reporting there. well, let's turn now to the fighting on the ground in ukraine. this map shows the current state of the conflict, with the areas in red controlled by russia. the yellow circles indicate where the fighting has been most intense recently, with reports from the south suggesting kyiv�*s armed forces have broken through some of the toughest russian lines, after months of fierce battles, and only modest gains. here's paul adams. picking up the pace. could ukraine's counter—offensive, slow—going sincejune, be gathering momentum? in recent days, a few tentative signs. some units do appear to have broken through russia's formidable first lines of defence, south of zaporizhzhia.

translation: further on, that's where we see - their supply roads. they use these roads. i'm sure we'll go fasterfrom here. i don't want my guys to think that they can relax now. they know we're moving on to liberate all of our territories. he says he's looking forward to leading his men all the way to the sea. but that's a long, long way. and this fighting is really hard. success is still far from guaranteed. away from the front lines, the country is now in mourning for one of its best—known heroes. this was andriy pilshchikov, callsign �*juice', flying combat missions last year. when russia invaded, few gave ukraine's air force much chance of getting off the ground. but from dogfights over kyiv to the interception of russian cruise missiles, juice was part of an elite force, fighting against extraordinary odds. he and two other senior pilots

were killed on thursday — not in combat, but on a training flight. theirjets colliding over a village. the pilots managing — just — to avoid the houses below. ukrainians revere their pilots. a year and a half after russia's full scale invasion, their status as national heroes is well established. president zelensky said the death of andriy pilshchikov and two of his colleagues was a disaster. juice was due to start training on american—made f—16s in a matter of weeks. when the first jets finally arrive early next year, he won't be around to fly them. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. recent flooding in china has claimed more than 80 lives and also caused vast economic damage. what has also shocked many there is that the floods struck parts of the country that're not normally subject to these types of disasters. chinese scientists are blaming

climate change, warning that extreme weather events are hitting the country more frequently, and with greater devastation than ever before. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell visited luoxingdun island, in the country's flood plain in the south, and also to the town of zhuzhou in the north, which is normally flood—free. here is his special report. china's recent floods hit hard in parts of the country not accustomed to them. and its meteorological administration says both extreme temperatures and precipitation have definitely increased in recent decades. it's one thing to talk about climate change in the abstract, quite another to consider real human impacts. this whole town is having to rebuild after the recent floods and all these businesses, they've been completely trashed by the floodwaters, and the people here, they don't know how they're going to be able to get back

to the way their lives were. both this man's shops in zhuozhou in hebei province were submerged by the floodwaters. translation: it will take me 8-10 years to recover - from these losses. the government has not said whether it will compensate us. another man who runs a warehouse said even goods stored high up were destroyed. his wife showed us their mud—filled home. translation: i can't describe how i felt when i saw this. - our life's work, it's over. every year, china's flooding seems worse, and official statistics appear to confirm it. in 2011, the country recorded around six floods a month during the summer. but this year, there are ten times as many.

the impact has even struck china's overall food supply. in august, 40% of the famous wuchang rice crop was wiped out by flooding. translation: i've never seen floods here in all my life. - this is the first time. translation: when i saw the water hit here, i cried. | oui' crops are gone. i lost everything. it's hard to calculate. then in the south, where flooding is supposed to happen, there are fears of a drought closing in. this man grew up next to poyang lake and drives a boat out to luoxingdun island when there's enough water. translation: this year's water level is very low. i old people say this has only occurred once before, in the early 1950s. since the song dynasty 1,000 years ago, the temple has been surrounded by water during the rainy season. recent droughts have exposed it much earlier. a couple of months ago,

all of this was underwater. but as the waters have receded, the island behind me has become accessible by land. and this historic site has become something of an environmental barometer to measure whether water levels are where they should be at any given time of year. extreme weather is focusing attention on climate change in china, but can this huge country combine with the rest of the world quickly enough to do something about it? stephen mcdonell, bbc news, jiangxi province. the governor of florida, ron desantis, has condemned the killing of three people in what authorities are calling a racially motivated mass shooting. the attack took place in the florida city of jacksonville — at a dollar general store. the city's sheriff says the suspected attacker was a white male in his twenties — who turned the gun on himself. he killed two women

and one man — who were all black — with no other injuries reported. the gunman also authored several manifestos for media detailing his hatred of black people. here's governor desa ntis. florida, the state and its people condemn the horrific racially motivated murders perpetrated by a deranged scumbag in jacksonville perpetrated by a deranged scumbag injacksonville at perpetrated by a deranged scumbag in jacksonville at the dollar general store. perpetrating violence of this kind is unacceptable and targeting people due to their race has no place in the state of florida. we extend our condolences to the victims and their families on behalf of the entire state of florida. i have spoken with the jacksonville mayor, the sheriff, we will work with each other to ensure the college has adequate

security, just like we have done when ourjewish day schools have been receiving threats. we are not going to allow in the state of florida our h pcus to be targets for hateful lunatics like the guy yesterday. london's metropolitan police say they're angry and concerned, after a suspected data breach at one of the force's it suppliers. names, ranks, photos and vetting levels, of potentially thousands of officers and staff may have been hacked. a spokesperson for the met says the breach has been reported to the national crime agency. here's joe inwood. from protecting parliament to policing protests, met officers do some of the most difficult and sensitive jobs in any force. and so the news that some of their data could have been compromised has been met with fury by the police federation. their vice chair saying...

and, according to a senior former officer, some will be more vulnerable than others. if you are, for example, an ethnic minority officer with an unusual name, working in counter—terrorism, or working undercover, or perhaps working against organised gangs, you potentially could be more easily identified. now exactly how this happened is still being established, but the met say there was a data breach at a third party supplier that had access to information like names, photos and security clearance, but not police contact information. the force says extra security measures have now been put in place. it comes just weeks after a series of data leaks at other forces, including one at the police service of northern ireland, which saw the details of all staff accidentally published. those were human error.

this seems to be a targeted attack on a third party it company thought to be contracted by the met to make warrant cards. it's similar to the situation british airways, boots, and the bbc found themselves in when their payroll provider was hacked. in the event of the hack, clearly there's been weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the system, whoever is managing and maintaining it, if we are indeed going off the outsourcing. so it's all good and well protecting the front end, but it's got to be the back end as well. the ones who are behind the scenes, if you like, in this instance an it company. the met police say the incident has been reported to the national crime agency and the information commissioner. there are many unanswered questions about this latest attack. who was behind it? how many officers are affected? and what might the loss of this highly sensitive data mean for their security? joe inwood, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's look at some other stories making news. a cruise ship has broken free from moorings and crashed into a freight vessel during thunderstorms on the spanish island of mallorca. a small number of passengers on board the p&0 cruises britannia ship suffered minor injuries. heavy rain and strong winds on the island have also led to more than 20 flights being cancelled. a new bid has been made to save the homeware chain wilko, which collapsed into administration two weeks ago. the private equity firm m2 capital has made a £90 million offer for the business and is promising to retain all 12,500 employees for two years. aston villa's team bus has been hit by a brick after the club's win against burnley in the premier league on sunday. it was thrown from a footbridge on the m65 motorway, as the side were travelling back to the midlands following their 3—1 victory. lancashire police says it's good fortune no—one was

seriously injured or killed. you're live with bbc news. china has halved the tax on purchases made on the stock market in an effort to revitalise share trading. the existing stamp duty is 0.1%. the chinese finance ministry says it hopes the reduction — which has just come into effect — will boost investor confidence. china's stock markets have slumped over recent months, a reflection of general difficulties in the economy. chief investment officer of digital investing platform bbae, james early, says china's latest move may be a case of too little, too late. we have seen this move before. we have seen this move before. we saw it in 2015 when the

government levy 21 different ways to boost the stock market. we have seen over the past decade with different measures to curtail real estate prices and a week ago we saw the government introduce some property stimulus measures and got a 30 minute rally. if i was the ministry of finance, i would be trying but it is bringing a pea shooter to a gunfight and will not have a long—lived effect. if gunfight and will not have a long—lived effect. iii it gunfight and will not have a long-lived effect.— gunfight and will not have a long-lived effect. if it is due to fundamentals _ long-lived effect. if it is due to fundamentals and - long-lived effect. if it is due to fundamentals and the - long-lived effect. if it is due l to fundamentals and the state of the chinese economy seems to be quite weakjudging from all the recent data, and investors are hoping for major stimulus packages which regime seems reluctant to offer.— reluctant to offer. there is a lot of debt _ reluctant to offer. there is a lot of debt in _ reluctant to offer. there is a lot of debt in china - reluctant to offer. there is a lot of debt in china and - lot of debt in china and probably a lot of invisible debt, couple that with xi jinping not wanting to create a welfare state. at the same time over the past ten days, $10.5

billion of foreign investor money has left china. there is some degree of crisis of confidence, that is the real problem and when you have a economy like china, the government and the private sector are blurred together and the government does take this personally. they will try these different measures to reduce the losses but ultimately, economics is a social science and it comes down to how confident investors feel in the economy. i confident investors feel in the economy-— confident investors feel in the econom . ., ., ., ., economy. i want to ask you how concerned _ economy. i want to ask you how concerned you _ economy. i want to ask you how concerned you are _ economy. i want to ask you how concerned you are about - economy. i want to ask you how concerned you are about china's economy because youth unemployment at record highs, prices are starting to fall and the property sector in crisis. economics is a social silent so these could have virtuous and vicious effects. youth employment high, consumer confidence down and both of these data points are looking negative and property is arguably a ticking time bomb. i am not a fear monger but i see

things getting noticeably worse over the next five years than notably better. let's turn to uk politics now and prime minister rishi sunak is facing another potentially damaging electoral test this autumn, following the resignation over the weekend by britain's former culture secretary nadine dorries. she launched a blistering attack on mr sunak as she left, saying "history will not judge you kindly". both labour and the liberal democrats claim they can win herformer seat in a by—election in the mid bedfordshire constituency. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, has that story. more than two months after she said she would resign with immediate effect, nadine dorries has now started the process of formally quitting as an mp, but she's not going quietly. she's accused rishi sunak of abandoning borisjohnson's election winning manifesto, and of helping to whip up a public frenzy against her. in a letter, she told him, "you have no mandate from the people and the government is adrift." she's entitled to that view but i think people are kind of tired of raking over the coals of boris johnson's government. we need to get on and govern

this country properly and make people feel that progress before the next election. at the bowls club in flitwick in mid bedfordshire, players had their own views on their mp�*s departure. it was expected. it's been...it�*s been in the cards. people have discussed that quite often now, that they weren't very impressed by her or pleased. i respect her loyalty to boris because i think it was a hatchet job on him and a certain man who's in government now was one of the culprits behind it. and ijust feel that they should forget about that and just get on with what's best for the country. about time. we haven't had any involvement and no one's come knocking - on my door from any of the parties. - we've had lots of leaflets, but no information at all, i and she should have gone before _ campaigning began weeks ago. nadine dorries last won here by nearly 25,000 votes, but opposition parties sense an opportunity. injuly, labour overturned

a similarly large tory majority to win selby and ainsty. its party chair was out in flitwick today, aiming for a repeat. from my conversations that i've had with people, they can see that labour with keir starmer offering something very, very different. we're absolutely determined to change our country for the better. the lib dems argue they're best placed after explosive wins in places like summerton and frome. this is a seat, a rural blue wall seat, the sorts of seats that liberal democrats have been winning. and if you look at recent byelections in this type of seat, we've won from third place. while the tories will hope that, as in borisjohnson's old seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, they can hold on. the exit of mid bedfordshire's mp has been dramatic and noisy. choosing her replacement might be no more peaceful. helen catt — bbc news. earlier this month, san francisco voted to allow robo, or driver—less taxis,

to operate 2a hours a day. passengers have to book and pay for the journey via an app. but after a high profile accident, there are renewed safety concerns, and some people are determined to get them off the roads. here's james clayton. 0ne one of the things that surprises visitors when they arrive in san francisco's, driverless taxes. this is me ordering one on my phone. 0ne ordering one on my phone. one minute away, there is a cab around the corner. but before i get in, a member of the public approached us with a warning. i saw a guy in the crosswalk at night, almost got hit by it. not exactly the ideal thing to hearjust before you get into a cab with no driver. i have been in these cars a few times and it never changes, it is always totally surreal. it always feels nerve—racking when you first start and it's surprising

how quickly it becomes totally normal, but the first few roads you come across, tjunctions, you come across, tjunctions, you are always slightly apprehensive. let's see how this does. 0ur ride was uneventful but the city itself is divided over these cabs run by two companies. earlier this month san francisco officials green—lighted the use of robo taxes for 24—hour use only to then restrict their use after an accident between a driverless cab and a fire engine. authorities are investigating. the flip—flopping is emblematic of a city unsure about whether to embrace these robo taxis and some have taken to the streets in protest. a group called safe streets rubble has been disabling the cars. a video they put out injuly has gone viral. they put out in july has gone viral. ., . ., ., ,, they put out in july has gone viral. ., _, ., ,, , viral. find a cone, make sure the cart _ viral. find a cone, make sure the cart is — viral. find a cone, make sure the cart is empty _ viral. find a cone, make sure the cart is empty and - viral. find a cone, make sure the cart is empty and repeat. it's not clear what they are doing is illegal so spokesperson agree to be

interviewed under the condition of anonymity. how would you describe your group? are you vigilantes, are you a campaigning group? we vigilantes, are you a campaigning group? vigilantes, are you a camaiaunin arou-?~ ., ., campaigning group? we are not vigilantes- _ campaigning group? we are not vigilantes. we _ campaigning group? we are not vigilantes. we don't _ campaigning group? we are not vigilantes. we don't like - campaigning group? we are not vigilantes. we don't like cars. i vigilantes. we don't like cars. we are doing what we can about it. ., , , .., it. however driverless car companies _ it. however driverless car companies have - it. however driverless car companies have hit - it. however driverless car companies have hit back| it. however driverless car - companies have hit back saying what the group is doing is bad for road users and is vandalism. people say what you're doing is vandalism, how do you respond?— do you respond? were not damaging _ do you respond? were not damaging anything. - do you respond? were not damaging anything. we i do you respond? were not l damaging anything. we take do you respond? were not - damaging anything. we take the kinds of, the cars are back to working condition.— kinds of, the cars are back to working condition. they hope to exand working condition. they hope to exoand but _ working condition. they hope to expand but others _ working condition. they hope to expand but others in _ working condition. they hope to expand but others in the - working condition. they hope to expand but others in the city . expand but others in the city hope they ultimately failed to convince authorities technology is ready. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. europe's biggest street party the notting hill carnival has been getting under way. sunday is also known for the children's parade. barry caffrey has been to meet some of those taking part. welcome to notting hill

carnival. welcome to notting hill carnival-— welcome to notting hill carnival. ~ ., ., carnival. meet the carnival band. these _ carnival. meet the carnival band. these children - carnival. meet the carnival band. these children have | carnival. meet the carnival - band. these children have been preparing all summerfor band. these children have been preparing all summer for today to show off their home—made costumes and carnival art. it took me four weeks and i wanted took me four weeks and i wanted to be as creative as possible. i wanted to stand out from the crowd and i took time to paint it and glue it, the design. it's really fun and i have done it with — it's really fun and i have done it with my— it's really fun and i have done it with my mum, sol it's really fun and i have done it with my mum, so i really enjoyed _ it with my mum, so i really enjoyed doing it. it�*s it with my mum, so i really enjoyed doing it.— enjoyed doing it. it's all about the _ enjoyed doing it. it's all about the children - enjoyed doing it. it's all about the children at i enjoyed doing it. it's all - about the children at carnival. the children's— about the children at carnival. the children's day— about the children at carnival. the children's day is- about the children at carnival. the children's day is the - about the children at carnival. the children's day is the mostj the children's day is the most important _ the children's day is the most important thing, _ the children's day is the most important thing, the - the children's day is the most important thing, the kids- the children's day is the mostl important thing, the kids come together— important thing, the kids come together and _ important thing, the kids come together and create _ important thing, the kids come together and create something j together and create something together — together and create something together and _ together and create something together and have _ together and create something together and have loads- together and create something together and have loads of- together and create something | together and have loads of fun, dance _ together and have loads of fun, dance together. _ together and have loads of fun, dance together.— dance together. carnival is one ofthe dance together. carnival is one of the longest _ dance together. carnival is one of the longest running - dance together. carnival is one of the longest running street i of the longest running street parties in the world and the largest in europe. today's is extra special because the parade is marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of hmt empire windrush. tens of thousands of people have come to west london for the music,

atmosphere and of course the food. . . ~ atmosphere and of course the food. . a ., ._ atmosphere and of course the food. . ., food. the chicken today was the best it's ever _ food. the chicken today was the best it's ever been _ food. the chicken today was the best it's ever been but - food. the chicken today was the best it's ever been but some - food. the chicken today was the best it's ever been but some of| best it's ever been but some of the sound systems are great. the emcees are great, the moving floats are great but my favourite thing this year are the costumes. people spent a lot of time on their costumes. i am looking forward to my first steel band, looking forward to it.— first steel band, looking forward to it. we are having the best time. _ forward to it. we are having the best time. energy, - forward to it. we are having i the best time. energy, vibes, music, — the best time. energy, vibes, music, kids, the performances, love _ music, kids, the performances, love it — music, kids, the performances, love it. ., , , love it. the atmosphere is buzzing- _ love it. the atmosphere is buzzing. the _ love it. the atmosphere is buzzing. the notting - love it. the atmosphere is buzzing. the notting hill. buzzing. the notting hill carnival returns - buzzing. the notting hilll carnival returns tomorrow buzzing. the notting hill- carnival returns tomorrow for the adult day parade. an amazing party. that's it for the show, thank you for watching. hello there. you know, over the weekend, i've seen quite a lot of these. funnel clouds. the latest one was spotted between boroughbridge and harrogate, around

the north yorkshire area, but i've seen quite a few over the weekend. that particular one formed along this convergence line — that's where the winds bash together — and those opposing winds would've helped create some of the spin that created that funnel cloud in the first place. right now, though, those showers have long since cleared out of the way. we do have just a few patches of rain working from west to east, but many of us will have a dry start to the day on monday, with temperatures holding up into double figures. overall, the bank holiday monday that it'll be for many of you is a better, drier kind of day — the reason, well, we've got this little weak ridge of high pressure building in. now it won't be completely dry, there'll be just a few isolated showers around, but nowhere near as many as we've had over the course of the weekend. and probably the greatest risk of seeing an odd shower will be across the northwest of both england and wales. the emphasis, though, is on drier weather with spells of sunshine. temperatures, high teens to low 20s, feeling warm in that august sunshine. and again, into tuesday, another area of low pressure starts to move in from the north. and so, we will get outbreaks of rain moving its way into scotland.

just a few patches of rain — showers, really — on this weather front, this cold front, as it works southwards across england and wales. but many of you will still have some spells of sunshine around, as well. and overall, the temperature is similarfor most, about 18—22 celsius — warm in the sun, but starting to feel perhaps a little bit cooler across the north of scotland. well, from tuesday into wednesday, that same area of low pressure works into the north sea whilst weakening. and really, we're looking at a day of sunny spells and showers again — this time, probably the heaviest showers, big thunderstorms affecting northern and eastern scotland, and down this eastern side of england. again, there'll be some convergent winds, so who knows? you might see another funnel cloud if you're lucky. western areas should stay dry with some sunshine for wales, southwest england, probably bright for northern ireland, as well. that won't last, though. thursday and friday, another area of low pressure moving in — this time, the rain will to be affecting areas a bit further southward. so, particularly for wales, southwest england, and northern ireland, we've got a spell of

rain to come through. that clears, and then, we're back to rather showery conditions as we head off into september. bye— bye.

the us commerce secretary touches down in beijing as tensions run high between the world's

two largest economies. australian mining workers make moves towards striking we look at the impact on gas prices. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm mariko 0i. us commerce secretary gina raimondo has arrived in china late last night, making her the latest senior american official to visit the country. she'll be there for four days, meeting chinese officials and american business leaders in beijing and shanghai. but tensions have been high between the world's two largest economies with secretary raimondo saying she wont "pull any punches" on her trip but intends to be practical. for example, as the us and its allies blocked china's access to advanced chips, beijing has restricted shipments from american chip company micron, and fined us firm minz for doing what china called

"uapproved statistical work".