for humanitarian including for humanitarian needs. antony blinken said the technician stood shoulder to shoulder in support of ukraine. ukrainian leaders are pressing for authorisation to use long—range missiles against targets inside russia. david lambie has told the bbc the delivery of iranian missiles to russia has change the debate about how and when ukraine can use long—range missiles against targets in russia. he was speaking 2a matic responded in the last little while. we speaking 24 matic responded in the last little while.— the last little while. we are seeinu the last little while. we are seeing russia _ the last little while. we are seeing russia amplify - the last little while. we are seeing russia amplify its i the last little while. we are i seeing russia amplify its work with its friends and we have seen this horrendous transfer of ballistic missiles from iran to russia over the last few days. we have sanctioned further the russian shadow fleet, today my colleague has announced more ammunition, more armoured vehicles, more support

to ukraine's military effort at this time. and we are here to listen. that is why i am here with antony blinken, a us secretary of state, uk foreign secretary. travelling together, we haven't seen that for well over a decade in our system. travelling here to listen to ukraine and speak to president zelensky, to hear and understand the strategy because we are determined to see ukraine win in their efforts over the coming months. and over the coming months. and over this period.— over the coming months. and over this period. ukraine wants permission _ over this period. ukraine wants permission to _ over this period. ukraine wants permission to use _ over this period. ukraine wants permission to use long-range l permission to use long—range missiles against targets in russia. are you going to let them do that?— russia. are you going to let them do that? we're here to listen, them do that? we're here to listen. to — them do that? we're here to listen, to understand - them do that? we're here to listen, to understand the - them do that? we're here to i listen, to understand the plan, to understand the strategy and understand the needs across a whole range of fronts. yes, of course equipment, but of course energy that been support that is needed on the humanitarian

front and how we continue to mobilise a new quip might have. —— energy that has been sabotaged. we are listening carefully and having discussions on a range of issues, including the military equipment that ukraine needs to win. ., equipment that ukraine needs to win. . . , equipment that ukraine needs to win. . ., , win. that was david lammy speaking — win. that was david lammy speaking to _ win. that was david lammy speaking to james - win. that was david lammy speaking to james landale. speaking to james landale. let's return to our top story. political disagreements and personal insults were at the centre of the 90 minute event in philadelphia — and our disinformation correspondent, marianna spring, has been looking at the reaction to the debate online. lots of americans will have heard about what happened in this debate on their social media feeds. posts from the campaigns are starting to dominate some of our own feeds too. but what's happening online is also feeding into what's happening in the campaigns, and it's been a pretty catty affair in both the online and the real world. let me tell you why. i'm going to start with this instagram post from taylor swift that actually came right after the debate ended. here she is sharing

a picture with her cat. in the post, she endorses kamala harris. she says that she's done her research to make up her mind about who to vote for. she then goes on to say kamala harris is a warrior for causes she cares about, and urges her 283 million followers to register to vote, or at least the ones in the us. she also talks about misinformation that spread online about her supporting donald trump. donald trump has previously shared posts like this one, where he suggests that she and her supporters are big fans of his. ai generated pictures like this one have been shared by donald trump, too, on truth social and they're being increasingly circulated online around the election, almost like illustrations to make specific points. and while quite a few of these ai generated pictures that they share are parody, they have also been shared in a way that can mislead voters ahead of polling day in the us. swift signed off her instagram post by calling herself a "childless cat lady". here, she's referencing comments made by donald trump's running mate, jd vance,

about childless cat ladies, which then went viral online. why does any of this matter? well, i've been hanging out with some of the people involved in the swifties for harris campaign, who mobilized weeks before swift's endorsement overnight and are very active on sites like tiktok. i messaged them straight after her instagram post was shared and they were very excited. her online army of supporters have a reputation for being effective at pushing particular messages online. they also have a reputation for being devoted to taylor swift and ferocious to those they see as her enemies. this online fandom could be a useful tool for the harris campaign, especially when it comes to going head to head with donald trump's already very active base of supporters online. that's a bit like a fandom, too, and this all puts the election on the radar of younger, less engaged voters. memes and montages from supporters online can feel more authentic than paid for adverts, but there's a question over whether any of this would attract voters from the opposing teams. and i promised you more cats because they were also mentioned

in the debate by donald trump, and not in a way that you might expect. trump pushed baseless claims about pets being eaten by migrants in ohio. he said they, referring to illegal immigrants, are eating the pets of the people that live here. officials have told bbc verify there's no credible evidence to support this. these baseless allegations, again, started on social media, seemingly with several posts, including one on a facebook group in the city of springfield where someone accused haitian immigrants of killing a cat. this was later amplified by accounts with big followings, including, for example, elon musk and then right—wing commentators too. the claims were repeated byjd vance before they then found their way onto the debate stage. and now social media is reacting all over again. you can listen to more analysis on cats, social media and the debate on americast on bbc sounds. let me quickly showed the live pictures from kyiv, we are waiting for that press conference with david lammy and antony blinken. we will go to

that event as soon as it starts. figures published this morning show the uk economy failed to grow injuly. analysts had expected slight growth, but the office for national statistics said output in the production and construction sectors fell. the chancellor, rachel reeves, says she's "under no illusion" about the scale of the challenge the country is facing. earlier i spoke to our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, about what these figures mean ahead of next month's budget. in pure numbers terms, july was a pretty easy one to look at and figure out because on the one hand we had the euros, we had wimbledon tennis. we had, of course, the start of the olympics. so that summer of sport boosted sales of food and drink and people going out enjoying leisure activities. on the other hand, however, it was a weak month for construction and manufacturing. the two things cancelled each other out. but real life is not a spreadsheet. and frankly, the economy's health is not to do with one month's data. and if you look at the longer term, you see a much more sort of nuanced

picture for the uk economy. now we've got that recovery still intact from the recession we saw last year, pretty strong growth in the first half of the year. but if you look over the longer term, the current chancellor makes the point that actually uk growth has underperformed compared to many other major economies. we are worse off than we could have been. so the real challenge, as you were saying, is for the government to try and boost that growth permanently, notjust for the sake of household finances, but because it also helps the public finances. now, labour's longer term aspirations rely on getting that growth rate up that will help to fund its longer term plans. but the shorter term plans? it knows full well that trying to change growth, it does not happen overnight. to quote the chancellor herself. so what they are saying is, in the short term, we have got this budget coming up next month. and that, they claim, will mean difficult decisions. why? because they say there is a big shortfall compared to where they should be, given their financial rules. once you take into account the previous

government's decisions, but also the current government's decisions about various things such as public sector pay. now, this kind of chequered growth backdrop doesn't help when you're trying to scramble around and find extra money. what does that mean? short term, we're probably going to have to look at finding more money raising measures. at least the chancellor is going to have to. and where that falls, we'll have to wait and see. but there are bound to be things in there which are going to be controversial, perhaps more tax rises, more tax being taken out of the incomes of the nation as a whole. how do we reverse that kind of pattern? again, we come back to the idea of growth. the more the economy grows, frankly, the more tax take there is available and therefore that releases the burden on us. how do you get that growth? well, that is the tricky one indeed. as i say, it doesn't happen overnight. all politicians agree you need to see much more investment somewhere where the uk has lagged behind. now the real challenge is for the chancellor to figure out how to unlock that and deliver

greater prosperity all round. a new statue to the late queen has received a mixed reception. it was unveiled last weekend but has received criticism online. the local council said it has been warmly received by the most to have seen it in person. it is a work of art which is attracting plenty of cameras and comments. a bronze sculpture of the late queen has been unveiled in antrim castle gardens, joining a statue of her husband which is already here. people are pondering their perspectives. i do here. people are pondering their perspectives.- their perspectives. i do not think it is _ their perspectives. i do not think it is a — their perspectives. i do not think it is a true _ think it is a true representation. does it work? does it matter it is not a true representation?— does it matter it is not a true representation? yes, because some peeple _ representation? yes, because some people will _ representation? yes, because some people will not - representation? yes, because some people will not realise l some people will not realise who it is and it isn't so obvious. without all the press hype, i think he would have watched past that statute not realising it was green as. i think it does bear a slight

resemblance. i think it could be a — resemblance. i think it could be a better resemblance. i would _ be a better resemblance. i would like to see her when their— would like to see her when their head scarf on, i think it looks— their head scarf on, i think it looks very— their head scarf on, i think it looks very natural. the their head scarf on, i think it looks very natural.— looks very natural. the local council commissioned - looks very natural. the local council commissioned the i council commissioned the statue, when it posted pictures online there was strong criticism on social media but that has drawn visitors to gaze upon the sculptures with their own eyes. i upon the sculptures with their own eyes-— own eyes. i think it is fabulous _ own eyes. i think it is fabulous and - own eyes. i think it is fabulous and i - own eyes. i think it is fabulous and i think. own eyes. i think it is l fabulous and i think the council should be congratulated on the initiative. mi; council should be congratulated on the initiative.— on the initiative. my first reaction _ on the initiative. my first reaction was _ on the initiative. my first reaction was the - on the initiative. my first reaction was the stance l on the initiative. my first. reaction was the stance of prince _ reaction was the stance of prince philip, you know the way he is _ prince philip, you know the way he is standing? that is howl perceive _ he is standing? that is howl perceive him. excellent. we are bil perceive him. excellent. we are big dog — perceive him. excellent. we are big dog lovers so to have the qualities _ big dog lovers so to have the qualities there is fantastic. many— qualities there is fantastic. many more people will surely come here now to see dispatches for themselves, and while there will be lots of different reactions to this depiction of royalty, one thing is already clear. this has done what art is supposed to do, it has got people talking.

we are going to have the whether any moment. coming up at five o'clock, we are back live in the us. you are looking at all the fallout from the debate yesterday and looking at that endorsement that kamala harris had from taylor swift. we will talk to you at the top of the programme. also coming up, we have that news conference in kyiv and all the journalists in the room, because it david lammy is expected alongside antony blinken. when that starts, we will carry it live on this programme. first, all the weather details with darren. things should get warmer over the weekend but it is still cold. we saw a lot of showers and dramatic weather watcher pictures. it took awhile for the showers to push down in

southern counties and he was the best of the sunshine. we had some hail as well and showery air streams with low pressure with us and scandinavia. we have a north—westerly winds but the wind is originating as far north as the artic circle which is giving us the chill. as those winds become lighter overnight and skies ten to clear, the temperatures are going to drop quickly. the showers retreating back to expose coastal areas, suffer many of us it will be dry and clear and probably a little bit colder than last night. typically four or 5 degrees but may be close to freezing in scotland and for northern england. a sunny start for many. as temperatures rise, just a little, cloud will build up just a little, cloud will build up and we will see showers developing inland. not as many are not as heavy as we had today, and seen the winds are still north—westerly but not quite as strong, it doesn't help the temperatures. still 13-15 help the temperatures. still

13—15 below average for a time of year. we have got the cold air in place and for this weather front tracks and from the atlantic, there snows of high pressure will build a cross on thursday night and friday morning, feeling off the showers are making the wind is light and with clear skies. this could be the coldest night of the week. early friday could start with a frost in some places, especially for scotland and northern ireland. a sunny start for many and cuddle increased with the day. we will find that weather front bring rain into northern ireland and later into the day into western parts. should be dry for england and wales and temperatures higher by friday, still pretty cold out there for scotland and northern ireland. over the weekend high pressure in the south, the pressure to the north and vitamin d weather into northern areas on saturday, and as that weather front moves as it will weaken the wire. we'll see wet and windy weather on saturday, it will be improved by sunday. further south little or no rain for england and wales, but

temperatures will be higher. live from london. this is bbc news donald trump and kamala harris exchange personal insults and debate the economy, abortion and immigration. in springfield, they are eating the dogs, the people that came in, they are eating the cats,

they are eating, they are eating their pets of the people that lived there! eating their pets of the people that live there! they're still dissecting the debate with a saw two very different candidate styles and policies. in other news, us secretary of state, antony blinken, and his uk counterpart, david lammy are in ukraine, where leaders are calling for permission to use british and american—supplied missiles to strike targets deep inside russia. iam i am live in kyiv, there are signs ukraine is working on lobbying and they're working with dangerous escalation. the controversial murder of belfast solicitor pat finucane — shot dead in 1989 — is to be examined in a public inquiry. do you recognise this royal couple, a new statue in memory of queen elizabeth the second and prince philip has received... ..a mixed reception.