live from london, this is bbc news. sir keir starmer has arrived in washington for talks with president biden, with the war in ukraine high on the agenda. this comes as president putin warns the use of long—range western missiles inside russia itself would change the conflict. the funeral of former england manager, sven—goran eriksson, who died last month, will take place in sweden today. and the duke of sussex has told the bbc he is excited about turning a0 this weekend.

hello. i'm mark lobel. the prime minister sir keir starmer is meeting president biden in washington today, as allies of kyiv discuss giving ukraine permission to fire their missiles at targets inside russia. president putin has warned that doing so would be a serious escalation of the war, but sir keir said moscow started the conflict, and can end it by withdrawing its troops from ukraine. our political editor chris mason was on the prime minister's plane and sent this report shortly after landing. the prime minister arriving here in washington with the foreign secretary david lammy. sir keir starmer�*s second visit to the white house in two months. ukraine's allies remain rather guarded in their public remarks about a change in policy on the use of western missiles inside russia, but the diplomatic dashing to arrive at

a decision is in plain sight. and that has proved enough for president putin to see this. and that has proved enough for president putii it) see this. and that has proved enough for president putii it was 9 this. and that has proved enough for president putii it was really ask questions. it was really striking how defiant keir starmer was in his language about vladimir putin, repeatedly saying that russia

started this, moscow caused the conflict, and it could stop it. as for the prospect of those anglo—french missiles, storm shadow missiles, being fired into russia, he was a little more cautious in his language. he said there are really important developments likely in the next few weeks and months and therefore a number of tactical decisions ought to be taken. this is the reality of a war be taken. this is the reality ofa war grinding be taken. this is the reality of a war grinding on. russian drone strikes in north—eastern ukraine this week. ukraine's allies want to help counter this, and sakiv to win. missiles may help, but may provoke russia too. it is a big judgment call. chris mason, bbc news in washington. as chris mentioned, president putin said the us and european countries will be directly participating in moscow's conflict

with ukraine, if they lift restrictions on kyiv using long—range missiles to strike russian territory. the kremlin leader said this would change the nature of the conflict, and mean the us and other nato countries were fighting with russia. our russia editor steve rosenberg has more. a clear warning to the west — do not do this, do not allow ukraine to use your missiles to strike russian territory. what we didn't hear from vladimir putin was what russia's going to do if this actually happens. he talked about taking appropriate decisions but without any detail. now, what might those decisions be? well, in the past, president putin has proposed providing advanced long—range weapons to western adversaries, to strike western targets abroad. he's also suggested in the past deploying conventional missiles within striking distance of america and its european allies. now, russian officials many times have accused the west of fighting russia,

waging war against russia, on the territory of ukraine. putin made it clear today that if this goes ahead, if western missiles are used to target russian territory, this will take things to a whole new level. so, in a sense, western leaders will have to decide which is greater — the risk of escalation, or the need to help ukraine and allow ukraine to strike russian territory with these missiles. let's speak to benjamin radd, who is a senior fellow at ucla burkle center for international relations. benjamin, good to have you on the show. sir keir starmer saying russia must end the war straightaway. do you think that the use of these anglo—french storm shadow cruise missiles within russia would help or hinder that?— within russia would help or hinder that? ~ ., ., hinder that? well, it would aid ukraine has — hinder that? well, it would aid ukraine has 's _ hinder that? well, it would aid ukraine has 's ability _ hinder that? well, it would aid ukraine has 's ability to - hinder that? well, it would aid ukraine has 's ability to not. ukraine has �*s ability to not only respond but also to reach into russian territory and destabilise all we russia's

ability to use its own offensive missile capabilities. let's keep in mind ukraine would be using these not for offensive purposes but to reduce the risk of russia's ability to also attack using long—range weapons. now we've seen vladimir putin draw these red lines before and they have shifted throughout throughout the entire two plus years of this contract —— conflict so it is difficult to assess whether this is an actual red line or whether this is once again in stating his preference at the west minimise its involvement in this conflict altogether. the red line are talking about is president putin specifically identifying western expertise needed to deploy these particular cruise missiles. on the other side of the border from ukraine. do you think this is therefore a very tricky diplomatic row, whether it is the g7 or the un, to actually get western support behind this? ., , get western support behind this? ., . ,,, this? not necessarily because throughout — this? not necessarily because throughout this _ this? not necessarily because throughout this conflict - this? not necessarily because throughout this conflict we i throughout this conflict we have seen ukrainians use weapons and resources that have required nato assistance, western assistance of one form

or another. there is nothing unique in that regard and these weapons have been in ukraine's possession, so really this idea that a red line consists of the west directly assisting ukraine in defensive of its territory doesn't really make a lot of sense when we compare it to past actions and what ukraine has been doing throughout the conflict. so again this does appear to be more blusterfrom hewden�*s part and i think a veiled threat that he could possibly make matters complicated for the united states and its allies in other parts of the world.— parts of the world. iran has been accused _ parts of the world. iran has been accused of _ parts of the world. iran has been accused of supplying | parts of the world. iran has - been accused of supplying with weapons. as significant is that in shifting support do you think or do you think that was already priced into what the western countries thought russia was doing?- western countries thought russia was doing? well, indeed, we have seen — russia was doing? well, indeed, we have seen the _ russia was doing? well, indeed, we have seen the iranians - we have seen the iranians provide russia with these kamikaze drones they have been using and other offensive military capabilities. this is consistent with what we have seen is the relationship between these two countries and again it is poised for us to

see what it will look like going the other way. what assistance can russia provide iran with regards to iran's efforts in the region, specifically through its proxies, and attacks on us and coalition forces in iraq and syria and even in the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. ., ., ., hamas. you mentioned that conflict. hamas. you mentioned that conflict- a — hamas. you mentioned that conflict. a lot _ hamas. you mentioned that conflict. a lot of _ hamas. you mentioned that conflict. a lot of people - hamas. you mentioned that conflict. a lot of people will| conflict. a lot of people will be focusing on any progress a potential ceasefire. are there any avenues that you think sir keir starmer and president biden could go down that would move the dial on that? bier? move the dial on that? very difficult for _ move the dial on that? very difficult for them _ move the dial on that? very difficult for them to - move the dial on that? very difficult for them to move . move the dial on that? very i difficult for them to move the situation beyond where israeli prime minister netanyahu is willing to take it. we saw with the attack yesterday on the shelter that resulted in civilian casualties but also in casualties amongst hamas fighters, the complicated position israel finds itself in, trying to weaken and attack hamas fighters well at the same

time avoiding putting civilians at risk. while netanyahu continues with his policies it makes it difficult for ceasefire negotiations to continue but on the other hand you have hamas executing israeli hostages and essentially denying humanitarian access and relief for the remaining hostages and putting their lives as a condition of any ceasefire agreement. there is little hope to see if any of that is going to see if any of that is going to change with this visit with the prime minister and the us president. the prime minister and the us president-— president. thank you for “oininu president. thank you for joining us- _ a ban on junk food adverts being shown on tv before 21:00 will come into force on i october 2025. labour said the watershed on junk food advertising would be enforced alongside a total ban on paid—for online adverts, both aimed at tackling childhood obesity. jayne mccubbin reports. childhood obesity is a nationwide problem. more than one in five children in england are overweight by the time they

start primary school. this rises to more than a third by the time they leave. the health minister andrew gwynne says this sets children up for a lifetime of health problems, while adding further pressure on squeezed nhs. so the government says it wants to tackle the problem head on, with a watershed junk food and a ban on tv and a complete ban online. the policy was a visionary proposed by the conservatives, but stalled twice during the cost—of—living crisis to give the industry more time to prepare. now the labour government has committed to a start date of october one next year. campaigners believe the ban could and should go further. , ., . the ban could and should go further. , , ., , further. research shows if you show children _ further. research shows if you show children junk _ further. research shows if you show children junk food - show children junk food advertising, they eat show childrenjunk food advertising, they eat more calories, which can put them at risk of type two diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure at a later age, so we want to try and nip it in the bud. that will have a greater effect on their future

productivity, and stopping people from going into the nhs needing treatment and on the economy as a whole, but it really does need to go further. this is just the first step in trying to create a healthier food environment for our children to grow up in. billboard bans on london underground have only been in place for the last six years, while york is one of many councils that has recently voted to ban ads in public spaces with many more local authority is considering the move. there are calls for greater powers to be handed to local authority so they can stop junk food industry from simply switching their advertising spend other platforms. jane macbean, bbc news. the funeral of former england manager, sven—goran eriksson, who died at the age of 76 last month, will take place in sweden today. eriksson had revealed earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with cancer. david beckham, who served as three lions captain under eriksson between 2001 and 2006, will be among the mourners in attendance. donald trump says he will not

participate in another debate against kamala harris — his rival for the white house. the republican candidate went head to head against president biden injune, and debated kamala harris earlier this week. but mr trump said that he's ruling out a third debate, after the vice president told a rally she was up for a rematch. two nights ago, donald trump and i had ourfirst debate. cheering and i believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate. cheering when a prizefighter loses a fight, — when a prizefighter loses a fight, you've seen a lot of fights, _ fight, you've seen a lot of fights, right, the first words out of— fights, right, the first words out of that fighter's mouth is, i out of that fighter's mouth is, iwant — out of that fighter's mouth is, iwant a — out of that fighter's mouth is, i want a rematch, i want a rematch, _ i want a rematch, i want a rematch, and that's what she said. — rematch, and that's what she said. i— rematch, and that's what she said. la _ rematch, and that's what she said, ia rematch. polls clearly— said, ia rematch. polls clearly show that i won the debate _ clearly show that i won the debate against comrades kamala harrie _

debate against comrades kamala harrie 50— debate against comrades kamala harris. so because we've done two debates and because they were — two debates and because they were successful, there will be no third — were successful, there will be no third debate. pope francis is in singapore where he is scheduled to visit with elderly sick people today. this is his plane we believe. he may still be attending an interreligious meeting with young people before that. today concludes the pontiff's visit to the asia—pacific region. on thursday he expressed concern for singapore's, rapidly ageing population and its migrant workforce, centred in the construction and domestic services industries. so let's go live to steve lai in singapore.— so let's go live to steve lai in sina-aore. , ., ., in singapore. yes, good to have ou, in singapore. yes, good to have you. we're _ in singapore. yes, good to have you. we're just _ in singapore. yes, good to have you, we're just looking - in singapore. yes, good to have you, we're just looking at - you, we're just looking at pictures of the pope is backplane sitting on the tarmac at the airport. he is set to depart. he has spent three days here, yesterday was a very busy day for him in fact. he

addressed the country's leaders, diplomats, heads of the civil society as well and then celebrated a mass with 50,000 people at the national stadium. today was far less grand but perhaps equally meaningful. he started by visiting the sick and elderly residents from several homes for the aged, where he thanked them for their prayers and asked them to contribute or to continue rather to pray for the church and for humanity as well. he then attended an interreligious dialogue, which just referenced, by young people at the catholicjunior college, it included over 600 participants from more than 50 schools and the pope gave his thoughts on a range of questions asked, including how to harness the opportunities of ai while managing the risk it poses to read disinformation of different groups. he said "a young person has to be a critic but you have to be constructive with your criticism. as it can also be destructive". he also said young people should use social media to move forward, but not to be slaves to it. he also called for sincere dialogue among young people from different faiths, likening

religions to languages, and saying that they all lead to god. he asked young people to have courage to move forward and respect dialogue and different faiths.— different faiths. also highlighted - different faiths. also highlighted human l different faiths. also - highlighted human rights concerns there involving the pay of migrant workers. that's ri . ht. pay of migrant workers. that's riht. at pay of migrant workers. that's right. at about _ pay of migrant workers. that's right. at about dialogue - pay of migrant workers. that's right. at about dialogue with l right. at about dialogue with singapore's leaders and other civil society leaders, he spoke directly about migrant workers. he said "i hope that special attention will be played —— paid to the poor and the elderly as well as protecting the dignity of the migrant worker. he added that these workers contribute a great deal to society and should be guaranteed fair wage. just to give you some context, there are about 1.1 million foreigners on work permits in singapore who and less than 3000 singapore dollars. 2300 us dollars. it is really on the back of migrant workers that the whole cityscape you can see behind me was built. now those dollar sums i was giving you

per month as of december 2023 and it includes as well 286,000 domestic workers, a41,000 workers in construction, shipyard, as well as the processing sector. that day all coming from the government. many of the workers, they come from nearby countries around singapore, malaysia, china, bangladesh and india, so there really is quite a melting pot of ethnicities adding to the already meddled ethnicities. singapore's total population is just under 6 million.— just under 6 million. then he touched on — just under 6 million. then he touched on an _ just under 6 million. then he touched on an issue - just under 6 million. then he touched on an issue of- just under 6 million. then he| touched on an issue of global concern of course, praising singapore's efforts to combat climate change.— singapore's efforts to combat climate change. yes, that was one of the _ climate change. yes, that was one of the topics _ climate change. yes, that was one of the topics he _ climate change. yes, that was one of the topics he was - climate change. yes, that was one of the topics he was very l one of the topics he was very keen to push forward. he was kind of walking the walk with this one as well. throughout his stay here in singapore, he was being ferried around in an electric vehicle. he was saying all of society has a role to play in looking after the environment for the sake of humankind going forward. that

was part of the three main messages he was trying to get across while he was here, the environment, one wejust across while he was here, the environment, one we just talked about, social cohesion was another one and interfaith dialogue, the other one that he touched on throughout his four nation tour here in the asia—pacific. nation tour here in the asia-pacific.— nation tour here in the asia-pacific. thank you, stephen _ asia-pacific. thank you, stephen lowry. - around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news.

all welcome back to the programme. is it possible for a sport like football to lift a o o . p rreg|on? well, that's what seems to be happening in the remote mountains of southwestern china where a competition between villages has captured the attention of the entire nation. it's even boosted tourist revenue by nearly 75%. our correspondent stephen mcdonell went there to meet the players — and their fans. these are the farmers, shopkeepers, and students who've become the stars

of the guizhou village super league. a weekly grassroots spectacle, which has drawn national attention, largely through social media. it's free to attend, but a bit of a hike to get here. the mountains of guizhou have been isolated for centuries, and, until recently, all they had was farming. now, poor communities are getting a boost from the millions of big city tourists who've come through in just over a year to watch the football. translation: it has improved our economic prospects, - like for vendors where families have small businesses, it has increased their income. shen yang is a hospital maintenance worker — after pulling an all—night shift, he's still in high spirits, preparing to run on for dongmen village

in this year's final. his friend on the other team is the son of itinerant labourers. lu jinfu just finished high school, but he's been kicking a ball since he was 11. translation: when i started playing footy, i didn't expect l us to have such an amazing football atmosphere. that fans dress up in traditional ethnic costumes has added to the allure of the matches, played over many months. translation: when we watch the game, it's so exciting. - we are really nervous, you feel your heart pumping and when we win we are so happy. we sing and dance. and their teams certainly give it all. the secret of the success here is the combination of football and local culture, all presented in a pretty raucous fashion.

no wonder it's so popular, and it's all done in a pretty good spirit. in the most important game of the year, lu jinfu scores twice, and his younger, faster dongsheng village win the final. translation: my team-mates and i have played together - since primary school. we are like brothers. but the second team also gets a prize. translation: we won two pigs. that's not bad. and you wouldn't know from the party of the losers that they're not champions. to their neighbours, the players from dongmen village are still their heroes. and there's always next year. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, guizhou province.

the duke of sussex has told the bbc he was anxious about turning 30, but is excited about turning a0 this weekend. in a statement, prince harry said becoming a father had given him fresh perspective and increased his desire to make the world a better place. he'll spend his birthday on sunday with family in california, before heading off on a trip with close friends. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. and a warning this report contains flashing images. it's been a turbulent decade for the duke of sussex. he's become a husband, and a father, split acrimoniously from the royal and moved to california. but he appears to be approaching his 40th of the sense of positivity. we asked prince harry how he felt about his birthday. in a statement to the bbc, he told us...

he also spoke about the importance of his family, with meghan, duchess of sussex and their children, archie and lilibet. becoming a father of two incredibly fine and —— kind and funny kids has given me a fresh perspective on life, as well as sharpening my focus on all my work. backin back in may, we filmed harry as he led the gains at a kids party while visiting london. every child in this room has lost a parent who served in the military. in recent weeks there have been speculation that harri's next could include a return to the uk on a more permanent basis. but those who know him well have told me he has no interest in giving up the life he's built in america. as he heads into his 405, though, there will be some strong reasons pulling him back

5trong reasons pulling him back to the uk. the invictu5 games for injured servicemen and women will be held in birmingham in 2027. created by harry when he was 30, it remains a personal pa55ion ten years on. he remains a personal passion ten ears on. , ,. , remains a personal passion ten years on-_ remains a personal passion ten ears on. , ,. , ., years on. he is described to me as his first _ years on. he is described to me as his first child. _ years on. he is described to me as his first child. it _ years on. he is described to me as his first child. it is _ years on. he is described to me as his first child. it is a - as his first child. it is a very important thing. i think it speaks very deeply to the soldier in him. if you look back at 2014, there was a strong representation of the 5trong representation of the royal family it was going to see it and hopes of course he will again. see it and hopes of course he will again-— will again. but his fallout with the _ will again. but his fallout with the royal _ will again. but his fallout with the royal family - will again. but his fallout with the royal family has will again. but his fallout - with the royal family has been painful for with the royal family has been painfulfor all with the royal family has been painful for all concerned, particularly the broken bond with his brother. there is no reconciliation on the cards. the diana award, 5et reconciliation on the cards. the diana award, setup in his mother's name to empower young people, is in a unique position. de5pite people, is in a unique position. despite the family po5ition. despite the family tension5, both william and harry continue to engage with the organisation, but in ways.

next month, harry will be in new york to highlight their work. ~ ., new york to highlight their work. ~ . , , new york to highlight their work. ~ . _ ., ., new york to highlight their work. . . ,, ., ., ., work. we are deeply honoured to have both of _ work. we are deeply honoured to have both of them _ work. we are deeply honoured to have both of them but _ work. we are deeply honoured to have both of them but on - work. we are deeply honoured to have both of them but on the - have both of them but on the other hand, it is their mother because my charity, they are deeply committed to her, deeply committed to the work and it is something that they just continue to support. in colombia _ continue to support. in colombia last month to promote the work of their arch well foundation there will be more of these types of trips ahead. they are the harry and meghan version of a royal tour. a 40th birthday can be a time to reflect. and ponder what's next. for prince harry, there is much to think about. daniela relph, bbc news. stay with us, we will have the latest on efforts to bolster us— latest on efforts to bolster us- uk latest on efforts to bolster us— uk economic relationships with sir keir starmer�*5 visit to president biden in washington. we will be asking why women led busine55e5 washington. we will be asking why women led businesses are struggling to access finance, and he wants to be an

accountant? the numbers are dwindling. we will have somebody on the show to talk about why you should consider a career as an accountant. you won't want to miss that. don't go anywhere. make a cup of tea. see you after the break. hello. a cold friday morning. it is going to feel fresh when you step out of the front door. in fact, a touch of frost po55ible almost anywhere in the uk, certainly a ground frost and even an air frost in some areas. from the motion of the cloud, you get a sense of where the air has come from, all the way from the arctic, and spread across many parts of western and even central europe. but high pressure is now building across the uk, which means light winds and lots of sunshine from the word go, and of course clear skies through the early hours, just one or two showers maybe clipping eastern and western coa5t5. these are the city centre

temperatures, three degrees in birmingham — you go out of town, it will be three degrees lower than that, so air frost in some areas and as low as —1 or —2 in northern england and scotland, away from city centres. lots of sunshine from the word go, cloud bubbling up a bit into the afternoon, scattered fairweather cumulus cloud, highs of 15 degrees, typically. later in the day, it looks as though it will turn hazy in northern ireland and scotland, and that takes us into saturday. a weather front bru5hing the northwest of the uk, the possibility of some rain later on, but the further ea5t and south you are, the brighter it will be, and really sunny on the channel coa5t, east anglia and into lincolnshire. most of the north sea coast, as well. the winds will change direction, by saturday they will come in from the south west. through sunday, the milder air will have established itself across the uk, so temperatures once again start to nudge up to about 20 or so.

some of us will pay for it. in the 5outh—we5terlie5, we often get weather front5, so there will be a few showers around on sunday, but not everywhere, and certainly some sunny spell5. 18 in belfast once again, 17 in aberdeen. to the east of the pennines, not far off 20 celsius. high pressure expected to build across the uk on monday, which means light winds, prolonged spells of sunshine, which are expected to last for the days ahead. monday, tuesday, wednesday across the bulk of the uk, bright and fairly warm. bye— bye.

boeing awaits the result of a strike vote which could halt production of the 737 and 737 max aircraft. prime minister sir keir starmer arrives in the united states for a tete—a—tete with president biden. we'll discuss the trade implications. scotland's only oil refinery is to close