hello. a ukrainian pilot has died after one of the f—16 warplanes that ukraine received from its western partners crashed, ukraine's army general staff has said. the fighterjet went down on monday during a major russian missile and drone attack. the ukrainian defence forces do not believe pilot error was behind the incident. our correspondent nick beake has more on the events that led to this crash. this happened on monday morning when ukraine had come under huge aerial bombardment. we'd known that the ukrainians, for the first time, had used f—16 jets to shoot down russian missiles and drones. but tonight the news that one of the ukrainian pilots, oleksii mes, known by his call sign moonfish, was killed in that effort. the circumstances are unclear. it's said that he wasn't hit

by direct enemy fire and there's an investigation that's now under way. but he, along with another pilot colleague with the call sign deuce, had travelled to washington as part of ukraine's big effort to be given these f—16 jets. but now both of those pilots have been killed in action. it's also a blow for president zelensky. he personally campaigned to get these jets for the past two and a half years. he finally got them, the first of them just a few weeks ago, and now this has happened. there were these warnings that the russians would target them and also, crucially, the airfields from which they take off. and that is why president zelensky has asked once again of his allies that they give him permission to use these foreign—made long—range missiles so that they can hit further into russia. and president zelensky says if he's given that permission, they can prevent these sort of attacks across the whole of ukraine.

that was our correspondent nick beake. here in the uk, employees could be given the right to ask to work a four—day week, under government plans to encourage flexible working. people would then compress their contracted hours into longer days. but ministers insist they won't impose the change on staff or businesses. some countries have already introduced this and it is for employees who want it, like belgium, which became the first country in europe to legislate a four—day week in 2022. injanuary this year some companies started testing the four—day week work pattern and following the other successes from trials on the continent, portugal has taken the plunge and joined a growing list of countries who are testing out the concept of that four—day week. let's speak to our political correspondent, leila nathoo. how would this work in practice and what sectors would be eligible? practice and what sectors would be eliaible? , , ., ., ., eligible? this is not a four-day week in the — eligible? this is not a four-day week in the sense _ eligible? this is not a four-day week in the sense that - eligible? this is not a four-day .

week in the sense that employees would get paid for five days and only work four and be in charge of managing their own time. what we are talking about in the uk is proposals from the labour government to strengthen workers' rights and among the big set of proposals in the works for some time is the idea employees would be able to request flexible working in all of its forms, including this idea of compressed hours, working full—time five day week in four days, and i would have that right from the start of their employment. currently employees can do that and it is up to the employer to grant it. labour wants to introduce the right for employees as soon as a start the job. but they are insisting no one would be compelled to do it. it is part of a political row, i think, the story today, that will be seeing more of when parliament returns next week. toy is going on the attack, framing it as businesses versus the

trade unions, saying it is anti—business, anti—great —— the tories going on the attack. labour insisting flexible working helps productivity encouraging more people to get back into the workforce and insist it will not be a mandatory proposal and it is one of a raft of proposals on the table. this legislation is a flagship part of what the labour government promised to do before the general election, strengthening workers' rights across the board, so expect plenty more of these kinds of rows in the coming months as legislation has brought forward. ., months as legislation has brought forward. . ., ., ., forward. leila nathoo, thanks for the update _ more controversy for tech tycoon elon musk — this time, in brazil. social media giant x, which mr musk controls, says it's expecting brazil's top court to order it to shut down in the country — one of its top markets — amid a legal battle over disinformaton and compliance with local laws.

elon musk has accused brazil of censorship. bbc reporter pierre—antoine denis is following the story. describing this situation as tense would honestly be underplaying it. to give you just a quick flavour of where we are right now, the ex—ceo openly described the supreme courtjudge, alexandre de moraes, as an evil dictator. there we go. that characterisation and description willjust underscore for you how personal and bitter this battle has become. it's not any more about legal compliance. it's about a clash of values and authority. musk arguing that the judge, de moraes, is overstepping his bounds, using the courts to silence dissent and censor political opponents. to fully understand this story, we've got to go back to 2022, when the supreme courtjudge was actively trying to suspend accounts on x that were linked to supporters of former presidentjair bolsonaro, as they were accused

of spreading misinformation during the 2022 elections. but musk�*s defiance now isn'tjust in words, as you said, it's taking concrete actions like shutting down x's offices in brazil earlier this month. and he claims that that was necessary to protect his staff from what he calls censorship orders that could lead to arrest. and so, with x refusing to comply to the court's demand, the possibility of x being blocked in the country is very real. and this is a big gamble for elon musk because brazil is a big market. research studies say that some a0 million brazilians — roughly one fifth of the population — access x at least once per month. and so that fallout doesn't stop with x because on thursday musk�*s satellite operator starlink said its accounts are now frozen, preventing it from conducting financial transactions in the country. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

a bbc exclusive now. a government scheme to use vacant military land for new homes was quietly shelved two years ago without a single house being built. the plan was meant to deliver up to 10,000 new homes but came to an end after the government withdrew most of the chosen sites from the programme. let's speak to bbc political reporterjack fenwick. what were the reasons being given for the withdrawal of the sites? this scheme involved a partnership between the ministry of defence and homes england, the government agency responsible for helping build more affordable houses. they identified an initial seven military sites, one of those was released to homes england, but it remains undeveloped, one is under consideration for private development. the other five sites were withdrawn by the

government from this programme. there seems to be two main reasons, the first is the mod changed their mind about them being surplus, for example i am told after russia invaded ukraine, one of the sites was used to train ukrainian soldiers. the other reason is the home office decided they wanted to use it, and at least one of the sites was used by the home office to house asylum seekers awaiting results of asylum applications. it was after those five sites were withdrawn that this partnership between the mod and homes england quietly ended. in march of this year the mod looked at the surplus land they had and looked at what land could be used for housing and they identified the land available could be used for up to 35,000 houses, even more than the first scheme, but as we understand it, none of the land has yet been released or sold. i understand a lottie's long term and have developed it could be quite some years before it happens ——

understand a lot is long term. labour have that housing is a key priority for them and it was a key pillar of the election campaign. that is right. as he said, this happened under the previous government but the reason it is so interesting now is because this is all against a backdrop of labour making house building such a big pledge. the deputy prime minister angela rayner also serves as housing secretary, she said yesterday there have been failures in the development system preventing house—building. she was not talking about this specific story, speaking ahead of a launch of a new team of planning experts that will go on to certain potential sites and try to iron out problems to help with than being built on. in terms of specifics, the government told us they are committed to getting britain building again, they said they will build 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament, the next five years. they also said since 2019 the mod has released 1500

hectares of land for various government and residential and commercial use. we now know none of that including the seven sites initially mentioned a few years ago. there is a write—up of all of that on the bbc news website and app from jack as well as... 0asis fans will be nervously looking forward to tomorrow. tickets for the band's newly—announced run of gigs go on general sale at 9am in the uk. the gallagher brothers announced a reunion tour earlier this week and will put their differences aside to play a series of dates across the uk and ireland, in a tour named 0asis live �*25. of the false economy podcast. let's speak to vix leyton, consumer expert and host of the false economy podcast. there is a lot of speculation around the price of tickets, the price of accommodation. when you look at all of that, what is your sense of who will be able to go to the concerts.

it is expensive but i think the saddest part of the whole thing is when ticket details came out yesterday, i thought it could have been worse, the demand for these concerts is massive, 4% of the uk tried to get tickets for the knebworth gigs. the lowest price ticket, it will set you back £75 plus booking fee, typically adding on 12, £13. it is going to be a hard day for people on low budgets to work out if it is something they can afford. , , , ., ., work out if it is something they can afford. , ,, ., ., ., ., afford. despite all of that, of course, afford. despite all of that, of course. so — afford. despite all of that, of course, so much _ afford. despite all of that, of course, so much demand, i afford. despite all of that, of - course, so much demand, delays and confirmation e—mails, the website has been overloaded, what is your advice for people planning to go who will be waking up early tomorrow to make sure they get the ticket? imark make sure they get the ticket? work out... you have _ make sure they get the ticket? work out... you have 24 _ make sure they get the ticket? work out... you have 24 hours _ make sure they get the ticket? work out... you have 24 hours to - make sure they get the ticket? r out... you have 24 hours to work out exactly what your budget is and

where it will be cheapest to get tickets. fora where it will be cheapest to get tickets. for a lot of people, it might not be the most local time, edinburgh dates for example are over the edinburgh fringe festival, typically the most expensive meant to be in edinburgh because there is a huge arts festival going on. it might be manchester is a better bet for you because there was a better likelihood of cheaper accommodation. look at hotels and book now if you can. if you don't have the chance to do that, don't lose heart, a lot of people will be disappointed and released the hotel is when the tickets sold out if they have not got them. grouped together as well. if you are lucky enough to get in the queue, the ballot only guarantees you have a chance to queue for the tickets, you don't even get a guarantee even if you get the lucky golden... if all of your friends are on it, get your money together, make sure you are working together, make sure you are working together, if there are a couple of you trying, probably no risk he will not be able to pass the tickets on.

in the event you don't get them in the first run, don't lose heart, what we have seen already as they have put additional dates on because of demand. cost of living crisis, i'm pretty sure 0asis are not feeling it, everyone would like more money, if they can stand to be together in the same room. if you can get cancellation insurance, you probably would want to, based on the relationship the brothers have with each other. ., relationship the brothers have with each other. . ., , .,. , relationship the brothers have with each other-— relationship the brothers have with each other. . , ., each other. that was exactly what i was auoin each other. that was exactly what i was going to _ each other. that was exactly what i was going to ask. _ each other. that was exactly what i was going to ask. noel— each other. that was exactly what i was going to ask. noel and - each other. that was exactly what i was going to ask. noel and liam, l was going to ask. noel and liam, what happens if they fold up again? this will also be a huge economic boost for manchester, especially their homecoming gig —— special if they fall out again. aha, their homecoming gig -- special if they fall out again.— they fall out again. a lot of people will want to _ they fall out again. a lot of people will want to be _ they fall out again. a lot of people will want to be in _ they fall out again. a lot of people will want to be in the _ they fall out again. a lot of people will want to be in the city - they fall out again. a lot of people will want to be in the city in - they fall out again. a lot of people will want to be in the city in the i will want to be in the city in the hope they can pick up a last—minute ticket outside. something we saw with the eras tour, people created fine villages, you could just about hear it outside. it is a cultural

moment, you want to be in the room, evenif moment, you want to be in the room, even if you're not a hardcore fan. the scammers are waiting to take advantage of people who are not lucky in the first round. you have to be really vigilant to make sure you do not fulfil it. so disappointing to not get done and you can see how people will rush for it —— fall for it. the town is already selling tickets and they are not on sale, opportunists are at there —— the touts. not on sale, opportunists are at there -- the touts.— not on sale, opportunists are at there -- the touts. thank you, lots of advice to — there -- the touts. thank you, lots of advice to avoid _ there -- the touts. thank you, lots of advice to avoid a _ there -- the touts. thank you, lots of advice to avoid a broken - there -- the touts. thank you, lots of advice to avoid a broken heart. l of advice to avoid a broken heart. thanks so much. for 145 years, crowds have come to wonder at the illuminations in the english coastal town of blackpool and the annual switch on takes place tonight, with the honourfalling to spice girl mel b. ahead of the big day, jayne mccubbin visited the town to find outjust what keeps pulling the crowds back.

behold the bright lights of blackpool. you know the long nights are heading in when this lot is switched on. are we ready? but the very first to see the spectacle are always the cyclists. get steady! they come every year for a sneaky peek, because they love it. even if they don't know why. give us a wave for bbc breakfast! lots of people get involved and dressed up. i'm sure you'll see a few tonight. what do you think is the appeal of the illuminations after all these years? i don't know! i don't know. the novelty�*s not wearing off, is it? the bajaj family have come a long way to be...equally intrigued. what do you make of blackpool? speechless!

i love it. you can say, "chum, chumati gali." it's like a shining, sparkling street. i like that! he only comes out once a year. bring him to blackpool, he loves it. they called it artificial sunshine originally. and so itjust attracted people and they've been coming ever since. does it give you that kind of vitamin d dose that's good for the soul? it certainly does. it all began when blackpool council funded eight street lamps, at a time when candles still lit most homes. and it grew... archive: the famous | lancashire resort brings out its night lights from the tower... ..and grew... ..and grew. today its six miles long, attracts around three million visitors,

and is, at times, thoroughly modern. this is 0dyssey — a 60—laser light show inspired, the artist says, by thoughts of space and idiosyncratic organisms. do we care about the art? do we care about what they mean? or do we just like the showbiz? we like the lights! theyjust like the lights. let me introduce the grimshaw family. 0h, resplendent! i've got to be honest, - it's a joyous occasion, isn't it? let'sjust ponder, let'sjust take in... yeah. ..the majesty of this year's laurence llewelyn—bowen contribution to the illuminations. mike here is one of the team that makes the magic happen, including disco donkey calvacade — a quintessentially blackpool vision, beautifully brought

to life with the help of mike's engineering degree. did you imagine that that degree would bring you to this point... no, no. ..with disco donkeys? with disco donkeys. lost me way in life! how long have you done it, mike? ten years. really? ten years. yeah. and it's still magic. it gets crazier every year. crazier and crazier. whatever comes out of somebody�*s head when they're having a gin, i don't know. i don't get that effect, but... it is the humour... ..the silliness, the sparkle that appeals. took me two days to sew these lights on. this is chewbacca. i got fed up, so i pinned 'em on. these are top tips for people wanting to do it next year? yeah. a few safety pins. none of this needs to make any sense, but it's still making people smile after 145 years. jayne mccubbin, bbc news.

ididn't i didn't know disco donkeys exist, you learn something new every day. you were watching bbc news. sid vicious, lee harvey oswald, sir winston churchill and sirius black in harry potter — all played on the big screen by gary 0ldman, during his more than 40—year career. now for the first time, the 0scar—winner finds himself in a long—running tv show — the m15 drama slow horses. ahead of series four next week, he's been talking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. you're in charge of the rejects. they don't like being called that. what do you call them? the rejects. slow horses has been a proper word—of—mouth hit, and gary 0ldman has his own way of explaining the show to those who haven't seen it. the slightly shady, dirty side of espionage. it's your pg tips,

tesco's...version of it, i guess! he plays the hard—drinking jackson lamb, who spends a lot more time insulting his m15 colleagues than he does on his personal hygiene. and cuffs. won't be necessary. come on. i'd rather not take any chances with a man who looks - like he gropes people on buses. you're being hurtful about my appearance. i might have to call hr. how would you describe his smell? well, he's a whisky—drinker, so that's obviously, um... that's sort of coming out of the pores. it's that stale booze and cigarettes and some b0. bit of underarm thrown in. now, having a regular role in a long—running tv show is new to you, but not to your family, because your big sister laila morse — of course, big mo in eastenders — and she's back in the show once again. mo. mo harris. don't worry, love.

i love a wrong'un. is she ok with you treading on her turf of doing the tv? yeah, she took a break and is back. i don't see the show, but then mo, she doesn't really look at my stuff, either. i don't think she's running out to see 0ppenheimer. has she ever tried to persuade you to do an eastenders cameo? no. no, no. i don't think that will be on the cards. i'm going back to bed. would you also consider a shower? yeah, that's a tempting offer, but i don't think that's appropriate right now. i mean, apart from anything else, one of my team just died. slow horses is often called the anti—bond. how come you've never been in a bond film? i was asked a few years — quite a few years ago. which one? i can't remember, i can't remember. it was a villain. and, um...

..i don't know, it just didn't kind of... the bond villain... it didn't...didn't ring with me. 0n the list of "next james bond" is slow horses' jack lowden — his name gets talked about. i need to protect my grandfather. he's confused all the time. he thinks he's being watched. you always run off by yourself trying to be a hero. _ i'd like to see a sort of prequel with him in the navy or something, and becoming an 007. i think they could do something like that. cos jack — he's probably a little young at the minute, but he would be... he could be... he could be a young bond coming up through the ranks. gary 0ldman won a best actor oscar for playing sir winston churchill. but when it comes to recognition, there is one rather surprising omittance. how come you've never got an honour from the queen or king? i don't know. you should ask them. i don't know. you've never turned it down?

no. maybe it's. .. maybe it's in my future. i don't know, but... yeah. no, no... no nod from the royals, but there we are. but if there was a prize for best impersonation of another actor, he wouldn't miss out on that. your robert de niro. could you give us a little bit? it's brilliant for people that haven't seen it. i'lljust do the face for you. colin laughs colin paterson, bbc news. next month, gary 0ldman could pick up his first emmy award for his role as jackson lamb in slow horses which starts on wednesday on apple tv. for eurovision fans, we have learnt the grand final this year in 2025 will take place in basel, swiss city. that will be on saturday, 17th

may, 2025. semifinals on tuesday, 13th may and thursday 15th may. in the meantime, time for a look at the weather. �* , ., , ., ., . weather. august draws to a close this weekend, _ weather. august draws to a close this weekend, a _ weather. august draws to a close this weekend, a month _ weather. august draws to a close this weekend, a month of - weather. august draws to a close this weekend, a month of big - this weekend, a month of big contrasts. perhaps mr stark in northern england. as far as when full is concerned, barely a fifth of the normal amount. —— rainfall. western areas have seen lots of cloud, notjust through august, the entirety of summer. stornoway, western isles, one of the dullest spots, barely half the normal sunshine. next couple of days probably comes as welcome news for many in the north and west, a lot more of dry weather and sunshine, especially as high pressure builds from the south and the west. the winds will be light, especially in england and wales, strong sunshine,

feeling very pleasant. fair weather cloud. more sunshine in scotland and northern ireland with the morning showers fading away and temperatures still in the mid to high teens here, bit of a breeze coming in from the west, but lighterwinds bit of a breeze coming in from the west, but lighter winds further south. losing the sun this evening, temperatures plummeting, fresh night last two like last night. mist and fog patches. with wins like this to the north, coolest conditions. —— with the winds lightest in the north. that is because we have humid air pushing up with the weather system as we go through until saturday. high pressure of nudging further north. central northern areas, dry, sunny and pleasant day. in the south, increasing cloud and increasing breeze as well, some sunny spells, chance of a few showers in southern counties in the channel islands. with the breeze and more clout, feeling a bit cooler compared to today, but still nice

enough with the sun out. nice day and northern ireland and scotland. into sunday, the weather system moving north, high pressure continues to move off to scandinavia, not sticking around too long, meaning all of us will have a breezy day on sunday, more cloud, still sunny spells, especially western scotland and northern ireland, and later east anglia and the south—east. chance of showers and thunderstorms particularly in the team at air in central and eastern areas. fresh air compared to saturday in the north.

live from london. this is bbc news. kamala harris has given herfirst major tv interview alongside her running mate tim walz. un agencies will start a mass polio vaccination programme in gaza this weekend, after israel and hamas agreed to a three—day pause in fighting. more than five million people injapan have been told to evacuate their homes, after the country faces the strongest typhoon in decades. the mother of 13—year old hannahjacobs, who died after an allergic reaction to a costa hot chocolate, tells the bbc that allergies need to be taken more seriously.

hello. welcome to the programme. we start in the us, where voters have been digesting kamala harris' first major tv interview, since replacing joe biden as the democratic presidential nominee. the interview was pre—recorded and alongside her running mate, tim walz. it was aired by the american network cnn — in the battleground state of georgia. now in that interview — ms harris played down claims that she has shifted her stance on key political issues — insisting her values 'have not changed'. generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes that you've made, that you've explained some of here in your policy? is it because you have more experience now and you've learned more about the information? is it because you were running for president in a democratic primary? and should they feel comfortable and confident that what you're saying now is going to be your policy moving forward?

dana, i think the the most important and most significant