we will hear more from quentin very shortly. but before we do that, let's check out the sport with marc edwards. day two of the us open in new york. on cherbourg bidding to go one better in 2023. she had to do it the hard way, the fifth seed had to overcome breathing difficulties in a grueling match with columbia's player, even had treatment for medical staff in the first set. but she came through 75,76 while medical staff in the first set. but she came through 75, 76 while matteo berrettini looks to put his injury troubles beside him, he defeated the number 19 in straight sets.

britain's andy murray is in first round action against france's corentin moutet, ranked 72 in the world. murray took the first set 6—2, and it's currently 2-2 2—2 games, murray on serve. the spanish football federation is exploring its options over whether it can sack women's world cup—winning head coachjorge vilda. vilda remains in thejob, despite most of his coaching staff resigning in protest against federation president luis rubiales�* refusal to quit for kissing squad member jenni 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've won the world cup which should be the main talking point — yet it's overshadowed by something that happened after the game which isn't

acceptable, and the lionesses all started byjenni hermoso. a couple of the high—paying girls, the leaders in the squad got together and brought to democrat a statement out that we all wanted to put together as a team to show our support and solidarity, and to show that we were thinking ofjenni hermoso. but yeah, we want the right thing to be done. we don't want things like this to keep happening and women's sport, and unfortunately it is, and it's talking points we shouldn't have to be talking about, we should be talking about this excess of the world cup and how we've inspired the nation and next generation — yet it's overshadowed by something that shouldn't be happening. so hopefully the right thing is done, but we all stand by jenni hermoso and what's happening with the spanish team. three champions leauge qualifier games are under way tonight.

galatasaray on the way to make it to the world stage. it's goalless between pantothenic coast and braga, which means the portuguese side do lead 2—1 on aggregate whilst young boys of switzerland are one nil —— one hyphens are up over israel. virgil van dijk has been charged by the football association for acting in an "improper manner" after being sent off in liverpool's premier league win over newcastle. the liverpool captain was shown a straight red card in the 28th minute at st james�* park on sunday for fouling newcastle's alexander isak, and then appeared to argue with refereejohn brooks while var reviewed the incident. everton have signed portuguese striker beto from italian club udinese for a fee reportedly worth up to £30 million. the 25—year—old has joined on a four—year contract at goodison park, and becomes their fifth signing of the summer. the 64" striker scored ten goals

for udinese side last season. everton are winless and yet to score a goal in their opening three premier league games. brighton have signed... the 19—year—old from cameroon joins on a five—year deal. meanwhile, fulham have signed belgium full back timothy castagne from leicester on a four—year deal. the 27—year—old spent three seasons at the king power stadium. among subject brooks koepka and justin thomas have been named among united states captain zachjohnson�*s six wild card picks for the upcoming ryder cup. us pga champion koepka missed out on the points needed to qualify automatically after joining saudi—backed liv golf tour last year. thomas failed to qualify for the season—ending fedex cup play—offs. sam burns, rickie fowler, collin morikawa, and jordan spieth are also picked. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, christian.

yevgeny prigozhin, the russian mercenary boss who died in a plane crash last week, has been buried in a private ceremony in st petersburg, ending days of speculation over how he would be laid to rest. the announcement on the telegram messaging app came as a surprise. hours earlier, the kremlin had said it had no information about mr prigozhin�*s funeral except that president putin would not be attending. our russia editor steve rosenberg was there. all day, st petersburg has been buzzing with rumours and counter rumours and speculation about where exactly prigozhin would be buried. on social media, at least four different cemeteries were being talked about as possibilities. in the end, it was none of them. at the end of the day, mr prigozhin�*s representatives revealed that he would be buried in the cemetery behind me. no military honours for the head of the wagner paramilitary group, and reportedly only a few people attended. now, we have been told by police here that the cemeteries

officially closed for the day. we can't go inside. and to make sure that the media that is gathered here doesn't try to get inside, the place is pretty much under lockdown. lots of police here all along the perimeter fence and inside the cemetery. so the ceremony itself was low—key, the security certainly isn't. and you can understand why, because the mutiny that mr prigozhin organised was seen by the kremlin as treachery as far as the russian authorities are concerned, the lesser tension, the better. steve rosenberg in st. petersburg. meanwhile in ukraine, 29 august is remembrance day. president zelenskiy has been paying tribute to the thousands of ukrainian men and women killed defending their country. "there are no words," he said, "that are sufficient to fully "describe the strength, majesty and self—sacrifice of a hero "who remains forever in battle". throughout the summer,

the ukrainians have been testing and probing russian defences, but that has come at a high cost. us officials say the death toll has been mounting in recents weeks. our special correspondent quentin somerville has sent this report from the front line. singing the lament for the fallen grows louder with each passing day of war. the song is of battles gone by, but resonates again far and wide in every corner of ukraine, where a new generation is learning the pain of grief and sacrifice. maria's come here to pay her respects and pray for a relative missing in action. it's the second summer of war, and its toll hangs heavy here. singing continues

everyone has lost someone. for oksana, it's 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 airstrike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he has gone. it's only when i'm here that it sinks in. i feel he's still somewhere. that he's still alive and on a mission, doing hisjob.

at cemeteries all across ukraine, the military dead just keep coming. here in lviv, near the border with poland, very far from the fighting on the eastern front, the fresh graves of soldiers number in the hundreds. there are so many, in fact, at this cemetery, that up the hill here, they're clearing the way of the fallen from previous wars to make room for those lost in this conflict. the discarded bloodstained blankets, tourniquets and dressings from lives that couldn't be saved. but at this town mortuary, it's margot�*s job to make sure their sacrifice and their names are remembered.

before the war, it was mostly the old who crossed this threshold. now it's the corpses of ukraine's young men and women who pass through daily. their numbers have doubled since the counter offensive began injune. they leave in single file. a trail of grief without end. ukraine doesn't release official figures of those killed in action, but it's in the tens of thousands. this is a routine that they repeat here every single day. many are unrecognisable, so they search for phones, wallets and clues to identify the dead. each loss is personal, but one arrival was especially so for margot. translation: the worst day was . when they brought my husband here.

he died while defending his motherland. it was the hardest day of my life. that moment made me realize that i have to be here. but that was the hardest day ever. this is only one day's worth of losses from one small part of this war�*s long front. but still, there is no slackening in the will to battle on. in marriage, oksana made a pact with her husband. she would join up if he was killed in action. she's still getting used to army life and the dangers 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. and what we hear from a lot of soldiers on the frontline is that the time to grieve will come when the war is over. distant explosions she's now part of an aerial reconnaissance team, hunting for a russian anti—tank unit. they have to work fast.

the risk is real out here in the open. it won't take long for russian artillery to find them. why, after your husband's death, didn't you just stay at home? you decided instead to come here to the front line. translation: i didn't have the strength to l stay at home anymore. i really wanted to continue his work so that his life would not be in vain. he was working towards his goal to end the war. he wanted peace so that people could continue to live happily in our country. but the hope of peace, and victory, too, is still a far—off dream for oksana. singing she and margot will do their part to serve the memory of the fallen and to keep their country free. singing continues

ukraine's soil bears witness to how much it has already given and to the sacrifice still to come. singing concludes quentin somerville, bbc news, eastern ukraine. difficult to watch. joining me now is ukrainian mp lesia vasylenko. thank you for being with us. it is remembrance day, i wonder where your thoughts were today? it is remembrance day, i wonder where your thoughts were today?— thoughts were today? it is her member and _ thoughts were today? it is her member and stay, _ thoughts were today? it is her member and stay, but - thoughts were today? it is her member and stay, but for - thoughts were today? it is herj member and stay, but for that thoughts were today? it is her - member and stay, but for that matter every day has been remembrance day. —— remembrance day. every morning at 9am we commemorate the losses, which

the ukrainian nation and doors on a daily basis. today is a special day when we pay tribute to the fallen heroes of ukraine, to the men and women who have served their country, and also to the families they have left behind, they have given up their nearest and dearest, and have paid the most expensive price for freedom. , , , ., paid the most expensive price for freedom, , , ., ~ , ., ., freedom. just listening to oksana in that report. — freedom. just listening to oksana in that report. you _ freedom. just listening to oksana in that report, you do _ freedom. just listening to oksana in that report, you do get _ freedom. just listening to oksana in that report, you do get the - freedom. just listening to oksana in that report, you do get the sense i that report, you do get the sense that report, you do get the sense that it's an easier choice to go to the front and fight and it is to come to terms with the immense loss that many people have suffered. i’zre that many people have suffered. i've heard this that many people have suffered. i�*e: heard this time and that many people have suffered. i"2 heard this time and time again from ukrainian veterans, from soldiers on the front line, men and women alike, that on the front line, life almost seems easier. there is a very clear

line between black—and—white, between right and wrong. we know exactly who our enemies are, there's no gray zone. unfortunately, everything blurs and fades when you come back to, well, i'lljust say it, a peaceful life, to cities that are not combat zones. and it's almost unbearable, it's almost impossible when you see the amount of suffering and loss that's been endured there in the war zone. and when these very unspecific, very blurred moments of everyday life, problems that don't have to be problems that don't have to be problems that don't have to be problems that are not even as near as the challenges men and women on the front line are living through. the president gave an interviewjust this weekend to israeli television and he said it may be years, this work, it may go on for years, and he

sort of suggested that it could in fact be sending to a guerrilla war and that generations of people will just have to get used to that. you'll have heard the debate on the right particularly in the united states where they ask whether it's time to consider a peace agreement, to consider a cease—fire. what would you say to them? it is to consider a cease-fire. what would you say to them?— you say to them? it is not up to the united states, _ you say to them? it is not up to the united states, the _ you say to them? it is not up to the united states, the united _ you say to them? it is not up to the united states, the united kingdom| you say to them? it is not up to the l united states, the united kingdom or any other country to suggest the timing for a peace agreement. it is “p timing for a peace agreement. it is up to us in ukraine, the ukrainian people to decide. and the choice is very simple — we will have peace when we have guarantees of our freedom, of our independence, and a restored ukraine with crimea, with don yet some a with lujan ssdc, with all the regions that are today under occupation by the russian forces. it's only then that we will feel safes democrat safe —— feel safe,

and until then, the rest of the world can also feel like they have recovered democracy and that they can hope for a more or less stable piece. can hope for a more or less stable iece. . ~ can hope for a more or less stable iece. ., ~' ,, can hope for a more or less stable iece. ., ,, i. ., _, ., piece. thank you for coming on the programme — piece. thank you for coming on the programme tonight, _ piece. thank you for coming on the programme tonight, our— piece. thank you for coming on the l programme tonight, our condolences to you and the ukrainian people on what is a very difficult day. thank you very much. 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 �*80s, to its beautiful sparkling pool and restored buildings. but it's a difficult site to transform, with a river on one side and a grade 2*—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. ali vowles, bbc points west, bath. you're live with bbc news. london's ultra low emission zone has been expanded today to include all of london's boroughs. drivers will have pay a charge of £12.50 per day to drive noncompliant vehicles in the zone. the expansion means london now has the world's largest ultra low emission zone. critics say it is a tax on low income londoners, many of whom drive older cars and vans, including sole traders.

and there are questions about the benefits it will deliver. city hall has claimed the policy has reduced nitrogen dioxide levels by around 30%. but an initial study by a team at imperial college found it had only helped lower n02 levels by around 3%, with a negligible effect on ozone and particulate pollution. the mayor's office later wrote to the college urging them to re—examine their findings. so the true benefit of all this is a bit of a mystery. let's talk to bob ward, policy director at grantham research institute on climate change and the environment. thank you for being with us, perhaps you can help us with this, where's the truth as to the benefit of what sadiq khan has put in place? weill. sadiq khan has put in place? well, ou sadiq khan has put in place? well, you mentioned _ sadiq khan has put in place? well, you mentioned that _ sadiq khan has put in place? well, you mentioned that imperial - sadiq khan has put in place? -ii you mentioned that imperial college study — thatjust looked after the first few weeks when it was introduced in april 2019, and as you mentioned, showed only a small

decrease in air pollution. but there's been other studies that looked at a longer period, another group that found 26% reduction in nitrogen dioxide over the year following its introduction. so it's clear that the ultra low emission zone that was established in april 2019 has now been expanded and has reduced air pollution in london. and it's important to note that the air quality in london is still way above the levels recommended by the world health organization, so the air, although it's better than it has been, is still not safe. fin although it's better than it has been, is still not safe.- been, is still not safe. on that issue, been, is still not safe. on that issue. what — been, is still not safe. on that issue, what about _ been, is still not safe. on that issue, what about this - been, is still not safe. on that issue, what about this figure | been, is still not safe. on that i issue, what about this figure that 4000 londoners are dying of air pollution every year? many experts have looked at that and raise concerns about the way they calculated that figure, which they say is alarmist and misleading. it’s say is alarmist and misleading. it�*s complicated working out mortality rates from air pollution because

people don't keel over and die of air pollution mostly. there have been some examples, with of course the example of the nine—year—old girl who died a few years ago following a severe asthma attack, and the coroner recalled that air pollution was the primary cause of this. but mostly were talking but illnesses caused by pollution, respiratory illnesses, and you must remember that they calculate the number of days or years lost due to illness, caused by air pollution, then you can create an equivalent figure of cutting short the lives of 4000 londoners. so figure of cutting short the lives of 4000 londoners.— 4000 londoners. so it's a calculation, _ 4000 londoners. so it's a calculation, not _ 4000 londoners. so it's a calculation, not a - 4000 londoners. so it's a calculation, not a look - 4000 londoners. so it's a calculation, not a look at l 4000 londoners. so it's a i calculation, not a look at who 4000 londoners. so it's a - calculation, not a look at who died in what from?— calculation, not a look at who died in what from? no, the overwhelming ma'ori of in what from? no, the overwhelming majority of people — in what from? no, the overwhelming majority of people who _ in what from? no, the overwhelming majority of people who die _ in what from? no, the overwhelming majority of people who die because l majority of people who die because air pollution has shortened their lives don't have air pollution listed on their death certificate. but what is very clear is that you do get people with shorten lives as

a result of air pollution, and it is responsible for the premature deaths of about 7 million people a year, across democrat according to the who, across the world, and about 6-34,000 in the uk who, across the world, and about 6—34,000 in the uk each year and 4000 in london. 6-34,000 in the uk each year and 4000 in london.— 6-34,000 in the uk each year and 4000 in london. there's been some ve fierce 4000 in london. there's been some very fierce criticism _ 4000 in london. there's been some very fierce criticism of _ 4000 in london. there's been some very fierce criticism of the _ 4000 in london. there's been some very fierce criticism of the mayor's i very fierce criticism of the mayor's policy, some people accusing him of opening up war on the car. ijust wonder if we are slightly playing around the edges here? because if we were serious about getting people out of cars, then we would be cutting fares for public transport in the london, yet sadiq khan has overseen an average 5.9% hike this year on dfl services in london, which means he's imposing the biggest fair hike in more than a decade on london transport. that doesn't seem to me a veryjoined up doesn't seem to me a very “oined up oli . ., �* ., policy. you're right we need a transport _ policy. you're right we need a transport plan. _ policy. you're right we need a transport plan, but _

policy. you're right we need a| transport plan, but remember policy. you're right we need a - transport plan, but remember that that fare increase was imposed on london by the government as a condition of providing help as a result. 50 condition of providing help as a result. ., , condition of providing help as a result, ., , ., condition of providing help as a result. ., , ., , result. so will the money that comes in from the — result. so will the money that comes in from the ultra _ result. so will the money that comes in from the ultra low— result. so will the money that comes in from the ultra low emission - in from the ultra low emission zone, will that be used to bring down ticket prices in london? the objective — ticket prices in london? the objective of— ticket prices in london? the objective of ultra _ ticket prices in london? ii2 objective of ultra low ticket prices in london? ““ii2 objective of ultra low emission ticket prices in london? i““i2 objective of ultra low emission zone is not to raise money, but the persuade people to give up the most polluting cars. only 10—15% of cars are driving in and out of london are noncompliant. the vast majority of cars driven out of london will not pay a fair. there's a scrappage scheme that exists to help anybody who's driving the most polluting vehicles to trade in. it could be more generous, if the government got behind this and helped create a more generous scheme, that could help. it's rather puzzling the government isn't behind this because these low emission zones are consistent with the government's own air quality strategy. the government's own air quality

strate: . �* ., , the government's own air quality strate: . ~ ., the government's own air quality strate: . 2 ., ., ., strategy. bob ward, thanks for cominu strategy. bob ward, thanks for coming on _ strategy. bob ward, thanks for coming on the _ strategy. bob ward, thanks for coming on the evening, - strategy. bob ward, thanks for coming on the evening, good l strategy. bob ward, thanks for - coming on the evening, good to hear your thoughts. we will come to our panel very soon at 9pm. let me show you these pictures, we have rain on the when the microlens now and the rain is starting to pick up now and the rain is starting to pick up on the gulf coast there in florida, that hurricane due to arrive in the early hours of the morning, but already the outer bands are starting to affect the city of tampa in the areas north of there. we'll talk funny more about that hurricane just after the break. we'll talk funny more about that hurricanejust after the break. stay with us. —— we will talk plenty more. hello. the weather's been a little hit or miss today with showers in places and sunny spells, too. and that's how it's going to stay for the remainder of the week, perhaps thicker cloud and more persistent rain for a time on thursday. but the good news is that the weekend is looking promising

with high pressure building. now, this weather front won't reach us until thursday, we're ahead of it, so i think there'll be big gaps in the clouds. so with low pressure fairly close to scotland tuesday night and into wednesday, that does mean a few showers and further showers are expected to develop on wednesday. so here's the forecast then. through the night, lengthy clear spells, some showers there across eastern parts of scotland, one or two elsewhere, and quite fresh in the countryside early in the morning on wednesday, perhaps 5 celsius. but in most towns and cities, it'll be in the range of, say, 8—12 celsius. so lots of sunshine to start the day. a weather front is approaching, but it's still way to the west of ireland. for most of us, it's a case of clouds bubbling up through the course of the morning, into the afternoon, as they often do, and, again, those well—scattered showers anywhere from scotland through parts of northern england, towards east anglia. modest temperatures, 18 celsius to about 20 celsius expected in london. so that was wednesday, this is thursday. that low pressure only

slowly approaching us. and this weather front, at least in the morning, will bring some persistent rain — potentially heavy for a time — to south western parts of england. so this is early on thursday, also affecting wales and then moving to central southern england. it mayjust about clip the midlands too and some rain for a time possible in northern ireland. but late in the day, we think that rain will basically push away towards the southeast of england and then eventually to the near continent. but look at that hull, newcastle, aberdeen on thursday looking mostly sunny. that takes us into friday, and as we head towards the weekend, look at this — an area of high pressure builds south of this jet stream. the jet stream pushes the weather systems way to the north there towards iceland and greenland. and this here is fine settled weather. so with high pressure building this weekend, we are expecting mostly dry, bright, even sunny weather across the uk. look at that, edinburgh and belfast. and temperatures comfortably widely reaching 20 celsius. bye— bye.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. rapid and certification and winds of her under 20 miles an hour and flooding rain, 300 mm concerts at high tide still

bring this tampa bay water through downtown is literally three steps away from approaching the road to my right behind me, those are peoples homes. and speak area, time is running out very rapidly. it's nice there prefilled and it is nice, especially when i'm by myself. when prepping and hoping for the best. millions of americans bracing for the hurricane. building into a category three storm heading for the big bend and florida dog be good evening, the outer squalls of hurricane idalia are now rotating into the tampa bay region with very heavy rainfall expected in these coming hours. but the worst of it, the eyewall, is still out at sea and heading north of the city

towards florida's big bend.