latest estimates show a sharp rise in the number of troops killed in ukraine. we have a special report. what we hear from a lot of soldiers on the front line is that the time to grieve will come when the war is over. sport, time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. novak djokovic will replace carlos alcaraz as the men's world number one following his victory in the first round of the us open. djokovic, who lost the wimbledon final to alcaraz, cruised into the the 2nd round at flushing meadows with a straight sets win over frenchman alexandre muller. he'll face spain's bern—abay zapata miralles in the second round as he goes for a record—equalling 24th major title it was an impressive new york comeback for caroline wozniacki who eased past

russian qualifier tatiana prozorova in straight sets. the us open is wozniacki's third tournament since coming out of retirement. next up for her, petra kvitova. the spanish football federation is exploring its options over whether it can sack women's world cup—winning head coach jorge vilda. vilda remains in the job despite most of his coaching staff resigning in protest against federation president luis rubiales�* refusal to quit for kissing squad memberjenni hermoso after their world cup win. vilda was spotted applauding rubiales on friday, when he repeatedly insisted he would not resign. england midfielder ella toone says rubiales�* beahaviour has overshadowed spain's success. spain were unbelievable throughout the tournament. they won the world cup, which should be the main talking point and yet it is overshadowed by something that happened after the game, which isn't acceptable. and the lioness is all

stand byjenni hermoso. a couple of the higher players, the girls, the leaders in the squad, got together and brought a statement out that we all believed in as a team and that we all wanted to put out together as a team to show our support and to show solidarity, and to show that we were thinking ofjenni hermoso and that we want to the right thing to be done. we don't want things like this to be happening in women's sport, and unfortunately it is. it is talking point that we shouldn't have to talk about, we should be talking about the success of the world cup and how much we have inspired the nation and the next generation. and yet it is overshadowed by something that shouldn't be happening. so yes, hopefully the right thing is done but we all stand byjenni hermoso in what is going on with the spanish team. the us solheim cup captain stacey lewis says golf officials have missed a chance to promote the women's game next month. for the first time ever, the solheim cup and the ryder cup are being played in back—to—back weeks and lewis thinks there should've been morejoined up thinking.

i would have liked to have seen more collaboration between a man's and of women's games. we have got two weeks of team golf, of patriotism, of playing for your country, back to back weeks. i think we honestly could have done more. do more to try to promote both because i think this is to great weeks for golf in general. this isjust goal. the domincan republic have sealed their place in the knockout stage of the fiba basketball world cup after 75—67 victory over angola. the caribbean nation had to win to guarantee their place and did so despite star man karl—anthony towns scoring just eight points from 15 minutes. team—mate andres feliz picked up the slack with 17 points and six rebounds as they made it three wins from three to round off the group stage. france finished their brief world cup campaign with a win overcoming the absence of star centre rudy gobert missing

with an ankle injury. despite boasting a number of nba players, france, olympic runners up two years ago, failed to get out of the group. germany secured top spot in group e after a comfortable victory over finland. they are joined in the knockout stage by australia who overcame japan in a winner—takes—all encounter. lithuania made it three wins from three after easing past montenegro to win the group, while egypt finished with a win after blowing out mexico. italy sealed second place in their group thanks to a io—point win over co—hosts the philippines. and that's all the sport for now. if you're in the uk you're probably familiar with the term ulez — it stands for ultra low emission zone. london's scheme has just been expanded to cover the whole of the capital. owners of the most polluting vehicles, have to pay £12.50 a day if they drive in the area. london now has the world's largest ultra low emission zone, but other

countries have their own zones and they vary by vehicle type and emissions. in europe, italy has the most zones — some permanent, many seasonal. in france, drivers have to display a clean air sticker in their car to enter several cities. in paris they're planning a zero emission zone for 2030. in london, around 90% of cars are compliant and won't be affected by the charge. but the measure is highly controversial, with some londoners saying they haven't been given enough time — or support — to change their vehicles. our correspondent, joe inwood has more details. these were some of the first cars to enter the new expanded ultra low emission zone. from midnight older and more polluting vehicles passing these signs need to pay a daily charge of £12.50. the mayor's office says it is all about improving the air quality of the capital, preventing deaths like that of ella adoo—kissi—debrah.

in 2013 she died following an asthma attack. she was the first person in the uk to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. it is a disgrace that in 2023 we still have the worst asthma deaths in europe. it is unacceptable and boys especially between the ages of 13 and 15 appear to be the most vulnerable. enfield in north london is one of the areas now in the zone. we have had to change both our cars but if it is going to help the environment then i think that is a good thing. we have still got the old model of car so it is not ulez compliant, that's going to be £12.50 every day but i'm going to have to make a lot of changes and start walking. i take my son to school, i got to visit my elderly mum. i it doesn't sound a lot but it is. when you have to pay every day. this is where the ultra low emission zone used to start, the south circular. but from today it goes miles that way and any cars driving on these

roads that isn't compliant have to pay the charge. it has faced opposition, with some conservative councils refusing to put up signs. if you look at the mayor's own impact assessment it will have a minor to no effect on air quality so it is very clear despite what the mayor says this isn't about improving air quality in greater london, it is about raising money from londoners for him. this is about helping ourair be cleaner. in a couple of years' time tfl have predicted there will be no additional money made because of the number of noncompliant vehicles, but every penny made is used to reinvest in public transport. the details around the scheme are hotly disputed, from the impact on air quality to the numbers of cars affected. whatever the arguments, london's expanded ultra low emission zone is now here and the cameras

are in action. joe inwood, bbc news. so, as we've been hearing, there's considerable dispute about how much of an impact the ulez scheme will have on public health in london. but there is considerable evidence that pollution can pose a significant risk. a new report by the energy policy institute of chicago — says that living in an area with poor air quality can take an average of two point two years off live expectancy, making it one of the greatest external risks to human health. here's how researchers say air pollution harms human health. it can affect the brain in foetal development. it's linked to heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases. it can lead to lung cancer, and also can affect the pancreas with type 2 diabetes. for more on this we can speak to navin singh khadka from the bbc world service. just tell us more about what this report has found. sir.

just tell us more about what this report has found.— just tell us more about what this report has found. sir, as we were talkin: report has found. sir, as we were talking just _ report has found. sir, as we were talking just now, _ report has found. sir, as we were talking just now, it _ report has found. sir, as we were talking just now, it is _ report has found. sir, as we were talking just now, it is basically i talking just now, it is basically about how bad it is. and they have listed all the different regions in the world, for example south asia tops the list, then africa and southeast asia. and they are talking about the intensity of this fine particle matter and how the emissions are the pollution is increasing. on average, the figure is up 13% compared to what it was ten years ago, and in some countries it is much more. and then what they are saying is these countries where you see all of these concentrations of the emission or pollutant don't have proper policies and also they are not open about their data, their air—quality data. also they are not able to introduce a proper policy to control air pollution. and also the bigger picture here is the global

fund to deal with air pollution is missing there, so they have compared money for example that goes to deal with malaria, tuberculosis, hiv, thatis with malaria, tuberculosis, hiv, that is $4 billion a year annual whereas compared with a figure of 300,000 only for the horn of africa. $300,000 for africa to deal with air pollution, they say this is the funding that is a major issue here. the report also says that south asia is the worst affected region. can you explain why that is and what are the sources of this air pollution there? ., ., ., , there? the ma'or thing that they have said is _ there? the major thing that they have said is that _ there? the major thing that they have said is that 7% _ there? the major thing that they have said is that 7% of _ there? the major thing that they have said is that 7% of the - have said is that 7% of the countries in the region have been able to talk about their data openly. what this air quality is like. the measurement data and then publicising that. they talk about what your standard is, does it meet the standard? there is a big gap

there and also they are talking about the sources. as you know, these countries are fast and rapidly developing, all of this infrastructure development, so definitely industries and then via clear emissions and power generation. not to forget what you get for this burning of remnants of an agriculture every year every time. these all accumulate and the air quality continues to degrade. and is there any suggestion about how to fix this?— and is there any suggestion about how to fix this? what they have said is for countries _ how to fix this? what they have said is for countries to _ how to fix this? what they have said is for countries to start _ how to fix this? what they have said is for countries to start with - how to fix this? what they have said is for countries to start with they - is for countries to start with they will have to be open about their own data. that is where the study pointed. this is one thing that south korea talks about and has demonstrated. the un has verified this. it starts with the government talking about what is their data and then what is it is the standard. and then what is it is the standard. and then the bigger picture here is what is the globalfunding? then the bigger picture here is what is the global funding? why is global

funding being so reluctant? wives are not going for air pollution when we are getting so much tuberculosis, hiv, malaria? that is what they are talking about. of course, regional collaboration. we talk about vehicles, certain industries will not stay in your country if you are emitting them. they will end up in somewhere else as well.— emitting them. they will end up in somewhere else as well. thank you very much- — we have some breaking news to bringing you now. this is coming from the press service for yevgeny progozhin. it says his funeral who was killed in a plane crash last week was held privately at cemetery on the outskirts of his hometown saint petersburg. this is according to his press service, saying that the wagner chief yevgeny progozhin

has been... rather has been buried privately in a cemetery in saint petersburg which is his hometown. of course, you will remember that he was confirmed dead after genetic analysis of bodies found in that plane crash, according to russian officials. the grim task of counting the dead in ukraine has been a daily reality. our correspondent has been talking to two ukrainian women who have vowed to keep serving the war effort. for oksana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight.

a russian air strike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he is gone. it is only when i am here that it sinks in. i feel he is still somewhere. that he is still alive, and on a mission, doing hisjob. in marriage, oksana made a pact with her husband that she would join up if he was killed in action. she is still getting used to army life and the danger that come with it. this road is regularly shelled.

here, outside bakhmut, they head out and immediately take cover in nearby woods. this position is in range of russian guns. like thousands of other ukrainians, oksana had very little time to mourn. instead, she chose to fight. what we hear from a lot of soldiers on the front line is that the time to grieve will come when the war is over. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. for well over 100 years the glendale show has been big news in north

northumberland. a proper local event for local people. but it attracts visitors and equestrian competitors from much further afield. fine visitors and equestrian competitors from much further afield.— from much further afield. one is a shia and one _ from much further afield. one is a shia and one is _ from much further afield. one is a shia and one is a _ from much further afield. one is a shia and one is a cross, _ from much further afield. one is a shia and one is a cross, but - from much further afield. one is a shia and one is a cross, but they l shia and one is a cross, but they are a good matching pair. they are what they used to using breweries years ago. what they used to using breweries ears auo. , what they used to using breweries ears ao. , ., what they used to using breweries earsauo. _, ,, years ago. some events are less serious than _ years ago. some events are less serious than some _ years ago. some events are less serious than some others. - years ago. some events are less serious than some others. we i years ago. some events are less i serious than some others. we have years ago. some events are less - serious than some others. we have a miniature donkey _ serious than some others. we have a miniature donkey that _ serious than some others. we have a miniature donkey that originates - miniature donkey that originates from _ miniature donkey that originates from sicily and sardinia. their maximum _ from sicily and sardinia. their maximum height is 36 inches at the shouider— maximum height is 36 inches at the shoulder and we just think they are fun. shoulder and we just think they are fun we _ shoulder and we just think they are fun. we just show them for fun and a nice agility— fun. we just show them for fun and a nice agility at the end isjust purely— nice agility at the end isjust purely about fun for everybody to watch _ purely about fun for everybody to watch as — purely about fun for everybody to watch as well as the donkeys. some like to— watch as well as the donkeys. some like to do— watch as well as the donkeys. some like to do it — watch as well as the donkeys. some like to do it and some don't.- like to do it and some don't. yours was a bit reluctant _ like to do it and some don't. yours was a bit reluctant going _ like to do it and some don't. yours was a bit reluctant going around i was a bit reluctant going around there, wasn't he? the glendale show has still not fully recovered from the covid pandemic but nobody hates questioning its long—term viability or that of the industry that supports it. for more stories from across the uk, head to the news website. you're live with bbc news.

preparations are under way in the us state of florida as residents brace for hurricane idalia. they said a hurricane would become extremely dangerous by the time it makes landfall in florida on wednesday. thousands have already left their homes in cuba in anticipation of the hurricane. tampa international airport is closing on tuesday and plans to shut down until at least early thursday to secure its planes and prepare equipment on the ground. the us president has spoken to the florida governor and approved an emergency declaration for the state. mr desantis declared a state of emergency in 46 florida counties and warned residents to move to safer ground. evacuation orders for many of these areas have already been issued, more may be coming throughout the balance of tonight. clearly, you have time today and probably for the better part of tomorrow, but you are going to start seeing some impacts with winds and some nasty weather on tuesday night and of course we are expecting

a landfall to happen sometime on wednesday. lets show you what it is looking like in florida. it the standard strength into a category one earlier today with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph. the system is expected to intensify pretty rapidly and could become a powerful category three hurricane before it makes landfall tomorrow in florida. the us commerce secretary has told beijing that the us does not seek to decouple its economy from china, although she said she frequently heard from us businesses that believed it was now too risky to invest in china. gina raimondo is in the middle of a four—day trip to china in an effort to boost ties between the world's two biggest economies. earlier she met the chinese premier, li qiang, who told her that us politicisation of trade issues

would have a disastrous impact on the global economy. ms raimondo told the premier that the two countries should cooperate on areas of global concern, including climate change, artificial intelligence and the illicit fentanyl trade. it comes as the uk's foreign secretary, james cleverly, is due to arrive in the chinese capital to discuss issues such climate change, the war in ukraine and human rights. it's the first visit to the country by a senior british official in more than 5 years. now, our next story is not one for the squeamish. an eight—centimetre worm has been found alive in the brain of an australian woman and surgically removed. scientists say it's a world first. well, one of the physicians who treated the woman explained how the worm got there. normally, this parasite lives in carpet pythons which are found all over australia. the eggs of the parasite get

into the python faeces, which small mammals or marsupials normally or accidentally consume when they are eating foliage, etc. the parasite develops in them until another snake comes along and kills the marsupial or small mammal, and then the life cycle completes itself in the python. what we think has happened here is that our patient collected some native grasses for consumption, and we think the python faeces and parasite eggs have contaminated that, and by touching and eating that she has unfortunately inadvertently become infected. so she is an accidental host. there's been a lot of debate around plans to introduce a tourism tax in wales — with measures set to come into force within the next two years. the system is already in place in cities across europe. our reporter, liam evans has been to spain to see how it works there.

fresh food, busy streets, and beaches that stretch for miles. it mightjust be the perfect holiday. but how much extra would you be willing to pay to the local community to enjoy it? valencia's beauty brings more than 2 million people here every year, but maintaining and improving infrastructure to cope with those numbers is expensive. it's notjust in wales where the idea of a tax on tourism is a contentious issue. here in valencia, the government earlier on in the year wanted to bring in a tax on tourism but since then there have been regional elections and the party now in power, the conservatives, say they want to bring that legislation to an end. it's important that you use this one with a helmet, this is very important. the tourism sector is this man's bread and butter.

it's been a busy summer, but for how long will that last? maybe not. in this moment, not. because all the people have arrived for two to three years with the pandemic and then now the tourists want to go around over the world. and then they don't want to spend a lot of money. in case they introduce the tax, maybe in this moment, then not. at times, the city feels a long way from the streets of wales, but the debate has crossed borders. you don't have to look far here to see a call for change. i think it's incumbent on welsh government and others interested in social policy to learn lessons from elsewhere, where there are similar problems, and as you say, different approaches have been taken. and we need to learn what has worked but we also need to learn

what hasn't worked. when it comes to our tourist acts, i think— when it comes to our tourist acts, i think the _ when it comes to our tourist acts, i think the evidence is overwhelming that we _ think the evidence is overwhelming that we certainly need to generate the income to mitigate the impact and it— the income to mitigate the impact and it is— the income to mitigate the impact and it is a — the income to mitigate the impact and it is a matter of fairness. more than likely these _ and it is a matter of fairness. more than likely these are _ and it is a matter of fairness. more than likely these are tourist - than likely these are tourist apartments. than likely these are tourist apartments-— than likely these are tourist aartments. . ., ., , , than likely these are tourist aartments. ., ., , , ., apartments. barcelona is used to attractin: apartments. barcelona is used to attracting millions _ apartments. barcelona is used to attracting millions of _ apartments. barcelona is used to attracting millions of visitors, - apartments. barcelona is used to | attracting millions of visitors, but whilst there are plenty of regulations to tackle over tourism including a tourism tax, housing is still a real issue here. now, do you know where the fruits you eat come from? if you're a fan of blueberries, there's a good chance the ones you eat come from peru. a few years ago the country had virtually zero blueberry plantations. today, it's the biggest exporter in the world. our reporter stefania gozzer explains. this blueberry was grown in peru, a place where, ten years ago,

there were virtually zero blueberry plantations. now it is the largest blueberry exporter in the world, so how did they do it? the challenge was big. blueberry bushes need a minimum number of chilled hours every winter to enhance their fruit. now, they are very unlikely to get this on the peruvian coast, where unlike here in the north of england the temperatures rarely go below 12 celsius. peruvian producers like alvaro used and old strategy countries in the south have been using for decades. they noticed that the blueberries, which are originally from the northern hemisphere, were very hard to harvest there in the months from august to december. during that time of the year prices jumped and farmers could get three or even four times the usual price, so peruvians started developing their own varieties of blueberries that could thrive in much warmer weather than the typical berry. then producers like alvaro adapted

their farms to help the plant grow. a decade later, peru's blueberry industry is huge. it exports almost 1.5 billion dollars' worth of blueberries. farmers have started to grow them all year round. chances are the blueberries you are eating now were grown there too. stay with us on bbc news, this is a verified life. hello again.

weather fronts are crossing the uk today and there will be a persistent rain for a today and there will be a persistent rainfora time today and there will be a persistent rain for a time in north—western scotland today. a cold front is moving also across wales and england so that means for cloud here and some sporadic rain. elsewhere i think it is sunny spells and showers. here are the temperatures for today, showers. here are the temperatures fortoday, modest, glasgow at16, 18 in liverpool, 17 for birmingham, we should nudge up to 21 in london and norwich. low pressure is with us pushing in the showers from the north, pushing them southwards, there will be clear spells around. early in the morning on wednesday to be nippy in some areas. 7 degrees for glasgow and it'll be cold in rural spots. for glasgow and it'll be cold in ruralspots. many for glasgow and it'll be cold in rural spots. many parts of england and wales will be at single figures. lots of sunshine tomorrow but with an overly air stream, that an overly cool air, showers will be building up. the sun will propel those clouds

and we will see those temperatures of around 18 to about 20 celsius. a few showers in the forecast i think for wednesday. few showers in the forecast i think forwednesday. let's few showers in the forecast i think for wednesday. let's have a look at thursday's weather map. an area of low pressure approaches and here is the weather front. earlier in the day rain will be spreading across wales and southern parts of england. i think the further north you are on thursday, the better the weather will be. hall, newcastle, certainly the lowlands of scotland, aberdeen, fine weather on thursday where is out towards the west and the south there will be rain at times. those temperatures again in the high teens in the north and about 80 degrees expected in the south of the country. that is thursday. this is the jet stream here with the weather map that you can see looping and diving before us. high pressure is starting to build through the weekend so there is an indication of that actually this weekend might bring some good weather. some sunshine and actually pleasantly

warm. for once, the weather is going to behave this coming weekend. that is it. have a good day. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. downing street calls on airlines to fulfil their duties to passengers, after problems with the uk's air traffic control system and hundreds of cancelled flights. the wagner mercenary group says its founder — yevgeny prigozhin — has been buried privately in st petersburg —

after his plane crashed last week. pakistan's former prime minister — imran khan — is granted bail by the country's high court — but it's unclear if he will be freed from jail. an inquest in the uk hears the cause of the death of 10—year—old sara sharif is likely to be "unnatural". hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start with some breaking news. the head of the wagner mercenary group — yevgeny prigozhin — has been buried in st petersburg, according to his press service. prigozhin, who led wagner fighters in a mutiny injune, was one of ten people on board a private plane that crashed in russia's tver region last week. no video or stills of the grave have emerged yet. russia's tass state—run news agency says it was relatives'

will to hold a closed cemetery.