calls for better protection for shop workers. a powerful typhoon has hit southern taiwan, the biggest storm to strike the island in four years, bringing heavy rain and winds of up to a 190 kilometres an hour. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says the government will spend what it takes to secure school buildings that are affected by crumbling concrete. labour has criticised what it called a bare bones response to a crisis. more than 100 schools have been forced to close buildings and others could follow because they contain a type of concrete called raac, which can fall apart after several decades. our home editor, mark easton, has the latest. after two days of terrible headlines about crumbling schools at risk of collapse...

good morning, sir. good morning. ..it was the chancellor who took to the airwaves to try and reassure the public that the government had matters under control. welcome back to the studio, chancellor. appearing on the laura kuenssberg programme, mr hunt said ministers would do whatever was necessary to keep schoolchildren safe. we will spend what it takes to sort out this problem as quickly as possible. so do you commit to covering whatever costs are required to remove all of this dangerous concrete from schools around the country? we will spend what it takes to make sure that children can go to school safely, yes. the chancellor has insisted the government acted fast when the dangers of school ceilings unexpectedly falling on children came to light, but did they? injuly 2018, a staff room ceiling suddenly collapsed at a primary school in kent, and crumbling raac beams were blamed. in december of that year, the government warned every school authority to beware the dangers. in may 2019, a committee of structural experts went further,

advising that catastrophic failure could happen without warning, with the possibility of injury or death. but it wasn't until march 2022, almost three years later, that the government sent out a questionnaire asking schools if they had raac in their buildings. in december last year, they issued new guidance, with photos showing examples of school ceilings which could suddenly fall in. then, over the last two months, further unexpected collapses prompted the current crisis. the risks from failing raac beams have been known about for decades, but government checks on school buildings have only been visual, surveyors not even expected to remove ceiling tiles to identify critical structural problems behind. the labour party says cuts in school maintenance budgets have put lives at risk. i can think of a no more defining image about the last 13 years of conservative government than children being sat in classrooms under metal props to prevent the ceilings literally falling in on their heads.

it is scandalous. we're working to make sure that there is minimal- disruption to education. the education secretary is hoping that this departmental video posted on youtube will console worried parents. not everyone is convinced the government is doing enough. i am extremely disappointed and frustrated that there wasn't a plan in place for this happening. the government might not have known that it would happen this week, but we knew the stock was in this situation. checks on the fabric of england's schools were not good enough to spot potentially catastrophic failures before they happened so, while the problem is thought to involve around 100 schools at the moment, the raac crisis could actually affect thousands of buildings right across the public estate. ukraine's military says it's managed to break through key russian defences near the south—eastern city of zaporizhzhia. general 0leksandr tarnavskyi told the observer newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks,

leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks, but the general claimed that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed his forces to advance and they expect to face far weaker russian defences ahead. ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has in recent weeks expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, a logistical centre for russian forces. last week, ukraine's military said it had captured the village of robotyne in the zaporizhzhia region amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. sources in the ukrainian army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. an adviser to president zelensky, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv�*s forces. we've been waiting for this moment for quite some time. we've been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce

through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. and perhaps hopefully this is the spot, this is the place where we can now actually put all the modern nato technology, the tanks that we've been getting and the training that we've been receiving, put all of that to use, to our advantage. hopefully, it's the key moment. again, we'll see what happens. it's hard to predict at any point, including at this point. but you know what the objectives are. we have a common objective of liberating ukraine, notjust for ukraine, but for the whole western developed democratic world, because this is a standoff between democracies and authoritarian systems and it's really key for everybody to chip in. so hopefully this is a key moment. hopefully we'll be able to build on that and make sure that we liberate all of ukraine in its 1991 internationally recognised borders. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, hasjust sent us his assessment from kyiv. so, for several days now, we've been hearing reports

that the ukrainians might have got through the first line of russian defences. in fact, it's been a week since the commander of one unit said he had done precisely that. but in the last couple of days, we're hearing senior officials, both here in kyiv and generals involved in the fighting down in the south, all making the same claim. where is this happening? well, it's an area around a tiny village called robotyne that is some distance south—east of the city of zaporizhzhia. and it's an area the ukrainians have been concentrating on for some time. it seems as though to some degree the ukrainians have pushed through the first line. now, that is minefields, tank traps and trenches. ukrainian forces are now through those obstacles, possibly in those russian trenches or even perhaps slightly beyond them, trying to push this gap in the russian line wider and wider so that ultimately ukraine can

pour through that gap, the armoured infantry that it has been preparing and equipping for precisely this moment. now, that opportunity to push through may still be some way off. the ukrainians have got to widen that gap first before they're confident enough that the armoured forces can move through without being attacked by the russian artillery. but we are in the beginnings of what could turn out to be a new phase. if they are successful in widening that breach and pushing forward, we could see the pace of the ukrainian counteroffensive getting slightly quicker because it's thought that the defences that lie behind the front line of defences may not be quite as strong as that first line. all of that will remain to be seen. it is probably some way ahead of us. but clearly officials here in kyiv and down in the south believe that this could be a bit

of a turning point. the former nato analyst and academic, dr patrick bury, gave us his assessment of how significant the breakthrough is. well, what's been happening is it's been a bit like bankruptcy. it's happening gradually, the ukrainian offensive. and then the chances, if they start to penetrate that sorokin line, where we're talking about is in the south southern ukraine, essentially near zaporizhzhia, is one of the axes they're attacking on. there's another one which hasn't actually got so much media coverage, which is the velika nova silke access, which they're also starting to make a bit of progress on the some reports there. they've breached the line today, so it's in these two locations in the south and in the southeast and as paul said outside.

but they've managed to, it looks like, get through at least the first line. and the reason is i'm also a former air assault infantry captain. the reason that is important is because the russian defenses are setup forward of their first line of defence into killing them. so that's why you have the minefields. the minefields are covered by artillery. they're covered by machine guns and trenches. they're covered by attack helicopters in some places. and so that's the hardest. but the killing zone is where they want to channel the enemy and eliminate them, and in this case, the ukrainians. so once you get out of that, it's less prepared and there's still some fighting to go because the russian actually the way the russians use their main line of defence is usually the second one. that's where they keep their fighters in and then they use them to counterattack into the first line or support people in the first line. so i would expect still some heavy fighting on the second line. the third line is usually moved for getting reserves up and moving them around. so it's once you get through the second line, actually, then you obviously have the chance of getting, as paul said, you know, getting your armoured infantry and getting your tanks through there. of course, the big risk is how wide that breach is, because if you start pouring just tanks through and the breach isn't

that big, they can be flanked and attacked from the side. and what looks like an opportunity suddenly turns into a bit of a disaster. so you have to also be cautious. but once you get the momentum and get that breakthrough then and your and your confidence in it, then you can start driving essentially hell for leather, because what you're trying to do is get behind the russians, you're your dictating the tempo of operations on them. they're having to react. and by the time they react, you're already moved somewhere else and they have to react again. well, just picking up on that point of the reserves that you brought up following this incursion by ukraine, there had been reports that russia, as a result, had to deploy its 76th brigade, which many analysts are saying is their last major operational reserve. what can you tell us about that and how significant is that when it comes to reserves? who has the momentum there? once the ukrainians,

we can say that the first phase when they tried to attack injune and it got repelled, that they switched to trying to basically trick the russians here gradually. and this was a battle of the reserves and both sides are having to commit more and more troops, which they didn't want to. and you are starting to see really good ukrainian units like their airborne units or air assault units, which have made this breakthrough, being committed. and us as analysts sitting here going right, this is starting to reach the decisive point because, at the same time, the russians are having to laterally move troops across the line that the 600 mile line from areas that weren't so heavily attacked to areas where they were facing a lot of pressure. and then, as you rightly say, they've committed to seven. we think they've committed the 76 guard's air assault division and that is pretty much seen as their last very reliable force. so it does indicate that we are moving into a decisive point and things are hanging very, very closely in the balance, that can go either way, but we'll see. certainly, it's really interesting to see both units committing

probably more than they thought they would have to. ukrainian soldiers and civilians who were injured in the war have taken part in a charity half marathon in lviv. they were led by 11—year—old yana stepanenko, who lost both her legs after the kramatorsk railway station attack in 2022. the money raised by the event will be used to finance prosthetics, rehabilitation and the purchase of equipment for the unbroken centre, where most of the participants have been treated. to politics here in the uk, and the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is expected to reshuffle his top team tomorrow. the change to the shadow cabinet coincides with mps returning to westminster from their summer break. there is speculation over what role he may give his deputy leader, angela rayner. 0ur political correspondent, ione wells, has more details. it's expected that the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is going to reshuffle his

top team tomorrow. it's not yet clear who will get spots in the new shadow cabinet, but there's been lots of questions raised about what role he may give his deputy leader, angela rayner. now, she was elected deputy leader, so she will keep that position no matter what. but there's been some labour sources speculating that she might be given a domestic policy brief — essentially be put in charge with a main policy area rather than doing her current role where she shadows the cabinet office brief, which is held by the deputy prime minister 0liver dowden for the conservatives. now, there's been lots of speculation about other names in the mix too. some tipped for potential promotion, including darrenjones, the chair of parliament's business committee. he's received lots of kind of positive headlines in the past, partly for his grilling of big companies like royal mail and p&0 and thames water in the past. and i think there's certainly lots of speculation that he may be

tipped for an entry into the shadow cabinet. now, this comes after rishi sunak replaced his defence secretary and appointed a new energy secretary last week. it's expected the prime minister will carry out his own fuller reshuffle at some point in the coming months. but both leaders really want to try and solidify their top teams ahead of an expected general election at some point next year. israel's government is considering deporting eritrean asylum seekers who were involved in violent protests on saturday. around 160 people were injured in clashes with the police and in—fighting between rival groups supporting and opposing the eritrean government. they broke through police barriers and vandalised cars and businesses nearby. israeli police used live gunfire, tear gas and stun grenades to try to push them back. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has more from jerusalem. one day on from those riotous scenes in tel aviv, we're really seeing

the political fallout. we've had the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, coming out at a special ministerial meeting, calling for the immediate deportation of those who were involved in this violence, the people he is calling illegal infiltrators. and he says that he wants ministers to present their plans for the removal of all of those so—called illegal infiltrators. a red line has been crossed, he said. already, the far—right national security minister, itamar ben—gvir, has said that he has legislation to change basic law in israel that he is planning, so that would allow mass deportations to take place. and just to be clear, there are about 20,000 people who are classed as eritrean asylum seekers in israel. they say that they fled from danger, from persecution, in their country, seen as one of the world's most repressive countries. now they're facing this high degree of uncertainty. migration has always been a very hot

political issue in israel, something that is very divisive politically. and now what we've seen has gone right back there firmly on the political agenda. one person has died during the burning man arts and culture festival in nevada. it follows torrential rains which have trapped tens of thousands of people at the festival's desert site. david willis is there. # i wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?# they've seen it here — what is thought to be the longest, heaviest rainfall since this festival was launched 37 years ago. the day before people were due to start heading home, the dusty desert sand was transformed into thick clay, prompting organisers to lock the gates to anyone seeking to enter or leave. and they will remain closed until the ground hardens,

allowing the tens of thousands of vehicles to leave through narrow desert roads without getting bogged down in the mud. when that happens depends on the weather, of course, and there are further thunderstorms forecast. the advice to those stranded in the ankle—deep mud is conserve food, fuel and water supplies because it is unclear when they'll be leaving. this is hard. i'm kind of sad. when are we getting out of here? everyone says, your guess is as good as mine. this week—long festival transforms a remote area of north—western nevada into a sprawling desert city but, even before the event got under way, organisers were dealing with flooding caused by the remnants of hurricane hilary. burning man culminates with a large wooden effigy being set alight. depending on the weather, that may not happen for several more days.

david willis, bbc news, in black rock city, nevada. torrential rains have swept across spain, with residents in the capital, madrid, being advised to stay at home. large areas of the countryside in the castellon have been left flooded. emergency services sent text messages to people living in madrid, advising them not to use vehicles. the la liga has suspended the football match due to take place between atletico madrid and sevilla in madrid due to the alert. thousands of protestors have taken to the streets of niger capital niamey. they're demanding the former colonial ruler, france, withdraw its 1,500 troops from the country. it is in line with the demands of niger's military regime, which seized power injuly. the regime has also announced the scrapping of military agreements with france and last friday announced the "immediate" expulsion of the french ambassador.

the french government has stood by the ousted president mohammed bazoum. president emmanuel macron said that he spoke to him on a daily basis. the boss of one of the world's largest supermarket chains, tesco, has called for laws to be toughened to protect shop workers from increasing attacks. ken murphy told a sunday newspaper that physical assaults against his staff were up a third on the same time last year. mark ashdown reports. why are you touching me? what are you touching me for? get out now. what are you touching me for? get out. a body worn camera captures a suspected shoplifter unleashing a torrent of abuse. the british retail consortium found there are now 850 attacks on retail staff every single day, almost double the number before the covid pandemic. staff report being sworn at, spat at, racially and sexually insulted, and verbally and physically abused. the boss of britain's biggest retailer, tesco, says enough is enough.

writing in the mail on sunday, ken murphy said... after the co—op and waitrose started using body worn cameras, tesco will now offer them to any staff working face to face with customers. but does it work? clearly, there are some people who just don't care. but what it does do is make some people think twice. it makes them realise that they're on camera, that their conflict is actually being recorded. and obviously it's also a huge cost to the retailers, and it's a cost which ultimately gets borne by the customer in terms of the prices we see in stores.

i think, with the economic situation, more people are desperate, so they are willing to use violence to get the items that they need. in scotland, abusing staff is a specific criminal offence, which industry leaders want to see extended across the uk. body worn cameras are just one tactic in the ongoing fight against retail crime, which cost the industry £1.8 billion every year. mark ashdown, bbc news. this summer has seen another series of major wildfires around the world. from greece to canada to hawaii, researchers say the fires are becoming more widespread, and more intense. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. at times this summer, it has felt like the world is on fire. flames racing across swathes of land, destroying homes and lives. the images are unforgettable. but how bad has this wildfire season been? looking at the total area affected by fire so far, this has not been an unusual year,

although we are only part way through it. but there are some exceptions. in europe, greece has seen some extreme fires, one the largest ever recorded in europe. but in countries like portugal and romania, the area burned has been below average. over in canada, huge fires have been raging for months, their worst wildfire season on record. but in the us, it has been quiet. in california, a wet winter and cool spring has lowered the fire risk. in hawaii, though, the fire was small but its impact was enormous. the death toll is still rising, making 2023 the deadliest year for wildfires this century. hawaii kind of shows that you can have a really intense fires as well and it is the intensity of the fires as well, rather than the size, but how hot it was, how fast it spread and how easily it spread. it kind ofjust shows that those fires can be devastating and, you know, with the amount of people who have lost their lives. so what is the overall trend? are wildfires increasing?

the answer is not straightforward. this shows how the total area of burnt land is changing over time. the line is going down, the areas decreasing year—on—year. it is driven by a fall in savannah fires, mainly in africa, part of the natural cycle. they make up about 70% of that total area burned. but as land use changes, the area is getting smaller. forest fires, on the other hand, cover a much smaller area but they are becoming more widespread. 0n the forest area around the world, especially outside of the tropics, we have seen a substantial increase in fire, notjust in area burned but also in intensity of fire. this is where we see all those big implications. they generate a lot of smoke, they generate a lot of carbon emissions. if they are close to population centres, they can be deadly. as parts of the world battle wildfires, what is the impact of climate change? climate change is leading to hotter and drier conditions, helping wildfires to take hold.

scientists estimate that, since 1979, the global fire season is now 27% longer, and the united nations projects that extreme fires could increase by 50% by the end of this century. where the fires occur is also shifting. we're also seeing this trend of wildfire activity _ going further north, - which is why, um, in the uk, over the last five years, _ we have seen a kind of upward trend as well in wildfire activity. the northern hemisphere season is not over yet, and summer is just starting in the southern hemisphere, so all eyes will be on what happens next. rebecca morelle, bbc news. now for some pictures from the largest hot air balloon festival in colorado in the us. around 70 balloons take part in the event flying over the colorado springs landscape. as you can see, the balloons come

in all shapes and sizes. the mass liftoff takes place each morning and evening over the labor day holiday weekend in the us. the organisers say it's one of only two balloon events in the world that are free. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we've got a september heatwave building over the next few days with lots of dry weather, lots of sunshine, and rising temperatures. we're looking at probably the hottest days wednesday, thursday, when we could see temperatures reach the low 30s. now, most of us had sunshine today. we've seen temperatures go past 26 degrees in a few areas. the one place that missed out on the sunshine and warm weather, the far north of scotland, where we had a bit of cloud and rain. and after a locally misty start to the day, we saw that sunshine really coming through across the board. this was penzance in cornwall,

doing quite a good impression of the tropics, given the plants we've got across this part of cornwall. now, overnight tonight, we'll keep the clear weather, a few mist and fog patches are quite likely to develop. it's across shetland. we might see a few occasional patches of rain, but otherwise it's a dry night. temperatures 12 to 16 degrees. the next few days weather—wise dominated by this big area of high pressure that's overall just to the east of the uk. and it's this that will be bringing dry, sunny and very warm weather our way. now, from monday morning, you might start off seeing just a few early morning mist and fog patches. then they'll clear away within the first couple of hours of the morning, then sunshine across the board for most. the exception, again, the very far north of scotland might see a little bit of rain for shetland, but i think brighter weatherfor 0rkney, the hebrides and highland scotland as well. temperatures the highest across england and wales, reaching 27. but the warmest spots of scotland and northern ireland will also see temperatures into the mid—20s. so for many monday's going to be a warm day. and that warm theme continues

for tuesday as well. as i say, for most of the uk, it's looking like another dry day with plenty of sunshine around, perhaps a little bit more cloud again across the northern isles of scotland, but otherwise sunshine across the board. and for wednesday probably a few more mist and fog patches around. some of those might linger around some of our coastal areas, particularly through the irish sea. but across the inland areas we'll have lots of sunshine once the early morning mist and fog patches have cleared out of the way, and it continues to get hotter. temperatures could reach 30 degrees celsius, and that's not far away from the highest temperature we've recorded all year, which currently stands at 32.2. stays dry and sunny for most thursday, friday, saturday. it's only really until we get to sunday when we start to see a change to cooler, more unsettled weather conditions.

this is bbc news, the headlines headteachers in england are in a race this weekend to find ways to reopen their schools after being told to shut buildings made with unsafe concrete. many from the 104 affected schools are busy rejigging timetables, seeking alternative classrooms and trying to rent temporary toilets. ukraine's military says it has managed to break through key russian defences near the southeastern city of zaporizhzhia. a high ranking ukrainian general has told a british newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked

advancing troops for several weeks. police in israel open an investigation into the use of live fire by officers during clashes in tel aviv between rival groups of eritrean asylum seekers , nearly 150 people were left injured. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme: the late late show — arsenal stun manchester united at the emirates. scoring a stunner — kyogo gives celtic all three points in the old firm derby at ibrox

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