the south are making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. extraordinary report. before we show it to you, let's get some sport with mark mack,. we're going to �*s start with flushing meadows in new york. where world numberi novak djokovic is on court in his us open second round tie with spains bernabay with spains bernabay zapata miralles. djokovic efficient as always. the 23—time major winner only needed the one break of zapata miralles' serve to go 1 set up and then cranked up the gears to take the second 6—1/ djokovic has just saved two break points. the defending us open men's champion carlos alcaraz wasn't out on court for long in his opening round match. his opponent, dominik koepfer, had to retire hurt after rolling his ankle mid way

through the second set. after rolling his ankle midway through the second set. alcaraz had won the first 6—2. meanwhile, the women's world number one, iga swiatek, has taken the first set against daria saville. plenty of grit and determination from the australian, but it's the defending champion, swiatek, who seals it 6—3. and it is currently 4—3. looking good to the next round. the women's second seed, aryna sabalenka, overcame a poor start on serve to win her opening match against belgium's maryna zanevska. she hit five double faults to lose her first two service games, but found her rhythm and won in straight sets. rangers are among the sides looking to qualify for the champions league tonight. they've travelled to psv eindhoven, with the scores level from the first leg. in the other fixtures, aek athens of greece are up against belgian side royal antwerp and danish champions

fc copenhagen take on polish side rakov chestochowa. that one also 0—0. not many goals to tell you about, but that means the danes will go through if it stays. some transfer news for you now, and monaco have completed the £35 million signing of striker folarin balogun from arsenal on a five—year deal. the 22—year—old usa forward returns to france after scoring 22 goals on loan at reims last season. balogun had not featured for arsenal in the premier league so far this season despite first—choice striker gabrieljesus being out injured. manchester city have reached a verbal agreement with wolves over a £473 million deal to sign midfielder matheus nunes. the deal for the 25—year—old hasn't been formally agreed yet, but if completed, there will be no add—ons. city had a previous bid

for the portugal international rejected last week, with wolves believed to be wanting in excess of £60 million. but separately, wolves have agreed to sign city's england under—21 international tommy doyle on loan with an option to buy. the mother of luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation, has been taken to hospital on the third day of her hunger strike. angeles bejar locked herself in a church in the town of motril earlier this week in protest at the accusations against her son, following his conduct after the world cup final, when he kissed the spanish player jenni hermoso on the lips. the spanish federation has called on rubiales to resign and fifa has suspended him, but so far, he has not stepped down. cricket and england's men have been taking on new zealand in the first of the international t20 series in durham. after a blistering start from the visitors — where they scored three sixes off the first over — wickets began to tumble, with debutant brian carse taking 3—23. new zealand were eventually restricted to 139—9. in response, england lostjonny bairstow

from only the second ball, but have steadied the ship. it is now 90—2. it is now 9a—2. cricket, and england women's match fees for internationals have been increased to equal the men's with immediate effect.the change was recommended in the independent commission for equity in cricket report — it said women were paid 25% of men's fees for white—ball and 15% for tests by the ecb. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, christian. mark, thank you very much. there has been a wave of drone attacks in russia. overnight, a small airport in the northwestern city of pskov was targeted not far from the estonian border, several hundred miles away from ukraine. the attack damaged two military transport planes. it fits a pattern, we've seen a rise in these drone attacks across russia in recent weeks and on other airfields. the red dots show you how widespread it has been. the message from ukraine to russia pretty clear — if you attack us, we will attack you

and we have the capacity to do so. but russia is no less belligerent. overnight, kyiv sustained the biggest attack since the spring. ukrainian officials say "almost all" of the 44 russian missiles and drones were destroyed before reaching their targets, though several buildings were hit and two security guards were killed. we have spoken a lot on this programme about the development in drone technology. in some ways, they have superseded the more conventional weapons systems which are harder and more expensive to deploy, and the way they use them is increasingly sophisticated. our special correspondent quentin somerville has been on the front line in northeast ukraine, where kamikaze drones are now one of the biggest threats. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it's in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest, ukraine says.

there's been a lot of russian activity in this area over the past couple of days. in fact, there were air strikes on the village just behind me. so we're now having to move before dawn to get to the trenches. south of kupiansk, they cast russian forces out of here almost a year ago, but their enemy is threatening to return. beyond these fields, russia has advanced in recent weeks. the men of the 68th jager brigade, newly installed, are here to ensure that they go no further. they are up against infantry and artillery attacks daily along these lines. you can see here, that's outgoing artillery. along the front, it's said some 100,000 russian troops have gathered in newly—formed battle groups.

some, beyond this tree line. now, if you look all around here, there's been incoming fire here. there's lots of damage. so there's plenty of trench positions to take cover in. it's easy to forget — with so much focus on the counter—offensive in the south of ukraine — that there are vicious battles going on here in the east and the north. in the south, they're making progress, bit by bit. but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. this is a war on many fronts, and it's straining russia's resources, but it's also straining ukraine's, too. so, in the south and the east, the demands on ukrainian forces are rising. this is front line, front line. i cannot go. andriy�*s taking us forward. but a russian drone spotted his vehicle before we took cover.

"we must go," he says, "get in the car!" a dozen shells land in as many minutes. come on, we need to get it together, come on. we first met andriy injune, when he was fighting in the southern counter—offensive around velyka novosilka. "this eastern front is far deadlier," he says. translation: velyka novosilka was less dangerous. _ there were far fewer soldiers there than there are here. and they have more weapons here, more of everything. that's why it's more dangerous here. its gains are modest, but from kupiansk to lyman, further south, russia is resurgent. and in the serebryans'kyy forest, it's especially fierce. we're heading deep into this forest. there's been a lot of fighting here.

this is artillery strike this morning, maybe a couple of hours ago. can you see it is still burning? all this road is shelled by drones and missile systems. can you see it? no tops of the trees. the men compare the artillery barrages to the first world war�*s verdun. but there is a new lethal threat to contend with here. kamikaze drones. bleep the gunner has fallen inside. he's unhurt, he signals. that was a drone attack against our car. that was a drone, russian drone. so they saw us, they send a 50—metre drone, and now they are seeking us and hunting us,

so we need to go faster. they're just a couple of hundred metres from our position. the drones work in pairs, a surveillance drone is still up up above, so they get off the road. so we've had to stop going forward because the danger here is the deeper you get into the forest, cover doesn't get better. there's constant russian artillery, setting some of the trees on fire, and it's turning these areas into wide—open areas, very exposed. there's no tree cover here, so we've had to come off the road. there are drones up above, and we just saw what they can do. the humvee�*s thick armour and the driver's quick thinking means that everybody inside was unhurt. but of course, civilians along these

re—ignited front lines have no such protection. young and old, villagers around kupiansk are being evacuated from their homes. they are now in range of russian guns, and russia doesn't discriminate. last year, they endured six months of occupation here. they refuse to again. once more on the eastern front, the advance of russian guns is casting ukrainian families apart. viktor gives his family a final hug before they separate. sophia is just five months old — too precious to remain in harm's way. why are you leaving? translation: because it's very scary to live here. -

i want to safeguard my children. it's very scary not knowing if the shelling will hit or not, if we will survive or not. viktor hoped that he was done with goodbyes... ..but as russia advances, he's once again left praying that he'll see his family again. quentin somerville, bbc news, kupiansk. extraordinary reporting from quentin. it really does give you a bird's eye view of what these soldiers are living you. it is a chaotic picture. i want to bring you some breaking news. ukrainian

spokesperson in kyiv said and accident killed six servicemen, mi—8 military helicopters moving personnel around the front lines, and apparently they collided near the town of kramatorsk. six service people killed on two military helicopters. i will bring the news it once we get it. joining us now is general sir richard barrons, former commander of the uk joint forces command. sir richard, lovely to have you on the programme. can we start with the drone attacks on russian soil? one of the justifications president putin gave is that it would make russia safer. the irony is if we put the map on the russia safer. the irony is if we put the map on the screen, russia safer. the irony is if we put the map on the screen, the drone attacks across russia are becoming more dispersed.

they're in the north and the south and in moscow. is it the right strategy in ukraine? it’s and in moscow. is it the right strategy in ukraine? it's part of ukrainian emerging _ strategy in ukraine? it's part of ukrainian emerging strategy i strategy in ukraine? it's part of ukrainian emerging strategy to| strategy in ukraine? it's part of - ukrainian emerging strategy to bring the war home. there have been perhaps 200 so far and they don't have an enormous military. they will cause russia to keep troops in other places apart from the war in ukraine. but they will show the regime and they will show the russian people that the war that they've started can be brought home to them. we always need to remember here that ukraine has to do this with its own resources. it's not allowed to attack russian territory with the weapons including missiles that nato members have provided. to that degree, ukraine is working against the century that it supports. it working against the century that it su orts. , ~' , working against the century that it su . orts, , ~' , ., ., “ working against the century that it su--orts. , ~ , ., supports. it strikes me looking at that map that _ supports. it strikes me looking at that map that it _

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point to make his _ the nato arsenal? i think the first point to make his ukraine - the nato arsenal? i think the first. point to make his ukraine probably has enough air defence weapons to cover about a third of the country and kyiv is defended, as we saw yesterday. they need more. the second point is most western countries including the us have given up from the stocks that they hold about as much equipment and ammunition that they think they can afford to give. this war will not turn on how western defence industry cranks up to provide the volume of production needed to sustain this war. russia has the same problem. we aet war. russia has the same problem. we get sporadic reports of advancements on the front line. they're testing and probing defences. is there anything you've seen thus far that suggests to you that the counteroffensive is starting to take territory and starting to have some affect? , , ., . ., affect? yes, there is a change in the south- _ affect? yes, there is a change in the south. after _ affect? yes, there is a change in the south. after weeks -

affect? yes, there is a change in the south. after weeks of - affect? yes, there is a change in j the south. after weeks of having affect? yes, there is a change in i the south. after weeks of having to work their way through these very large russian minefields, the ukrainian military have got to the minefields and at the first line of three, defended lines. that's progress. if ukraine had the forces in reserve, they may fulfil the ambition of cutting the ambition and ambition of cutting the ambition and a half by winter. on the other hand, they've made about ten miles progress. they've got about another 60 miles an russia has moved its reserves to counter the prospect. interestingly, the reserves they have moved is 76 air assault division, normally the place pskov attack yesterday —— that was attacked yesterday. attack yesterday -- that was attacked yesterday.- attack yesterday -- that was attacked yesterday. does that su: est attacked yesterday. does that suggest to — attacked yesterday. does that suggest to you _ attacked yesterday. does that suggest to you that _ attacked yesterday. does that suggest to you that it's - attacked yesterday. does that suggest to you that it's going | attacked yesterday. does that l suggest to you that it's going to attacked yesterday. does that - suggest to you that it's going to be much harder, much more difficult for the russians to fall in and stop some of these breakthroughs? we know

that the russian _ some of these breakthroughs? we know that the russian forces _ some of these breakthroughs? we know that the russian forces in _ some of these breakthroughs? we know that the russian forces in ukraine - that the russian forces in ukraine are white stretch. they had troops on the front line for weeks now without relief —— quite stretched. they're short of some ammunition, but they don't have many reserves to move around where they think that they may be under particular pressure. but they're not giving up and they are sitting behind very welcome conventional defence. there's no sense that all although they are stretched, they are anywhere close to giving up. ukraine is making on being able to force a way through, and as they gain momentum, because the russians to move away. but we're not there by a long way. move away. but we're not there by a lona wa . , ., ,, move away. but we're not there by a lonuwa. , ., ,, . ., long way. general sir richard behrens. _ long way. general sir richard behrens, good _ long way. general sir richard behrens, good to _ long way. general sir richard behrens, good to talk- long way. general sir richard behrens, good to talk to - long way. general sir richard | behrens, good to talk to you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

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thousands of people in britain who get paid universal credit could have their benefits cut as a result of being awarded too much in tax credits. more people are moving on to the benefit in september, as old benefits are phased out, with data from the bbc showing the treasury is owed more than £1.5 billion in overpaid credits. up to 80,000 claimants are said to owe £5,000 or more, which means their monthly benefit income will be deducted to help pay the money back. our reporter adam eley has more. ijust find it shocking and it makes me very depressed. for nancy crow, a former nurse in somerset, life can be difficult financially. i'm having to go to food banks. i went to payday loans. nancy owes the department for work and pensions £5,000. this is because for several years, she was overpaid in tax credits, and now that money needs

to be paid back. her sole income is around £400 a month in benefits. from this, around £50 a month is being automatically deducted. it makes me feel absolutely shocked. i'm suffering, according to my doctor, from stress and anxiety. you think, "how am i going to do this?" one in three tax credit claimants are overpaid each year, often caused by change in work and family circumstances. this has meant 800,000 people in britain, like nancy, are currently facing deductions to repay that money. campaigners say the true scale won't be known until 1.5 million people are moved on to the universal credit system from september. we will see more people who are moving to universal credit to find that they have a tax credit overpayment they didn't realise they had. and that's why this would be an excellent time for the government to act.

so we'd like to see them reduce the amount that they take of someone's monthly benefit payment down to 5% and, more generally, making sure that they are showing flexibility when people contact them to say a deduction is unaffordable. the government says it's committed to supporting those struggling with repayments, adding that deductions help recover taxpayers' money. nancy is challenging the amount she owes in deductions, but she says it's a difficult process. it's humiliating, really, um, to have to deal with them. it makes me feel very powerless. you basically are fobbed off and told to talk to a different office. organisations like ours are oversubscribed with people desperately waiting for help. debt advisers say those affected should seek support. you could end up being liable for thousands of pounds, so it's really important that you get advice and find out

whether that overpayment is actually correct, because it might not be. adam eley, bbc news. we're going to bring you more news from georgia and florida, watching events as the hurricane blows through. let me show you some live pictures. this is perry, a florida, southeast of tallahassee. it's quite a way in land and you can see that there are trees down across roads there. quite a bit of destruction. still the storm heading through georgia, towards the carolinas, so let me show you the picture on the atlantic coast. this is how it looks, and you can see it's a pretty big wave there. that is parked to do with this system that's been blowing through. still packing 75 mph winds.

out at sea is another giant storm system called franklin, a force of four hurricane, which is whipping up the ocean. there have been warnings that people need to take care. you can see how volatile the weather system is on both coasts right now, but what we are focused on is that gulf coast and the damage that's been caused as the waters receded. that's where we'll begin at the top of the next hour. to stay with us, we'll be right back. do stay with us, we'll be right back. hello. big contrasts in our weather on thursday. many northern and eastern areas will enjoy the sunshine, whereas further south, cloudy with outbreaks of rain. and here's the approaching weather front. you can see it's just to the west of us, ahead of it, the skies are clear. and that's good news because some of us want to still catch a glimpse of that super blue moon. so yes, clear spells

across the bulk of the uk, but later on we'll see those clouds increasing in the south—west and eventually it'll turn wet. why is it called a super blue moon? well, super because the moon is at its closest approach to earth this year, so it'll appear bigger and brighter, and it's also the second full moon of the month. normally we get one, but this is the second one. so once in the blue moon, not that the two sayings are necessarily all that related, but anyway, here it is. clear skies across many northern and eastern areas through early thursday out towards the west. we've got that weather front approaching. wet weather in the south—west, the west country, of course, wales — not cold here, 10—12 degrees. but with the clearer skies in scotland, it's closer to seven in edinburgh and aberdeen. so the morning starts off bright, if not sunny, and that's how it's going to stay for most of the day here. beautiful weather, stunning in the north—east of scotland, but out towards the west,

thick cloud with outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, for wales, parts of the midlands, but particularly i think across the south here, and that rain will come and go. it'll be intermittent at times and also heavy, even the possibility of some rumbles of thunder. and if anything, come the evening on thursday, the rain could turn heavier still. eventually on friday, that rain shears off to the near continent. that rain shears off to the near continent, that rain shears off but then there's still a few showers here across parts of northern england. the temperatures over the next few days, high teens, low 20s, but it is looking promising for the weekend. here's the jet stream looping around the north atlantic and around the uk. in this loop, we've got an area of high pressure building from the azores, and that spells fine settled spells fine, settled weather for the weekend. we've had so many weekends this summer with low pressure, but this weekend, it does look as though it is going to be the high pressure that wins. so, look at the outlook — saturday and sunday, bright or sunny. and that fine weather also lasts into next week as well, and feeling really quite warm, not bad at all. bye— bye.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. this thing is powerful. if you are inside, just hunker down until it gets past you. you don't want to be messing around with these winds. there's going to be things flying around all over the place. it's an area that hasn't been hit by a storm in over 120 years, so many of those folks obviously have had no experience with the strong storms, and the concern was about

whether the homes in those areas, structures in that area could withstand that high storm surge and the winds coming in. this one is more of a water storm. the bigger issue here is the flooding, things like that. a lot of these communities weren't prepared, and we are seeing that. about three o'clock, the water was still two feet below the sea wall. so i went back to bed, and he woke me up about 7:30 and said, "we've got water in the house". so, that's where we're at. idalia is now a category 1 storm as it heads into georgia and the carolinas. but it is still carrying heavy rains and sustained winds of 90 mph. it is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the big bend region of florida in more than 125 years.

tonight a quarter of a million people are without power with storm