and david beckham joins mourners at the funeral of the former england manager, sven—goran ericksson. and coming up in sport on bbc news. the solheim cup begins, can europe beat america and retain the trophy for a record fourth time in the biggest team competition in women's golf. hello. jay blades, the host of one of the bbc�*s most popular shows, the repair shop, has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife. the presenter, who's 5a, faces one charge and has appeared at kidderminster magistrates�* court. here's david sillito. welcome to the repair shop. jay blades made his name on the repair

shop. it's all about preserving and restoring. we bring the old back to new. he became the star of the popular show in which beloved but broken heirlooms are restored. oh, yes! we are the only one. it's the repair shop that he's talking about. we just got a bafta. in may 2023, he and the team won a bafta for a special royal edition of the repair shop. this furniture restorer, who grew up in hackney in east london, went on to present a series of programmes and was made an mbe. but today, he appeared in court in kidderminster, charged with controlling and coercive behaviour towards his wife, lisa zbozen. the couple had married in november 2022, but lisa zbozen announced at the beginning of may they had separated. the day after, police say they were called to an address. three, two, one, let's go. go, go, keep going. a programme featuring jay blades that was due to go out

tonight has been rescheduled, and buckinghamshire new university says he has resigned from his post as chancellor. and my love for restoring furniture landed me a job as a presenter. jay blades is due to appear in court again at worcester crown court in october. crown court in october. david sillito, bbc news. david sillito, bbc news. in the next couple of hours, in the next couple of hours, sir keir starmer will meet sir keir starmer will meet president biden at the white house president biden at the white house for talks that could pave the way for talks that could pave the way for ukraine to use long—range for ukraine to use long—range missiles, supplied by the west, missiles, supplied by the west, on russian territory. on russian territory. but moscow's ambassador to the un but moscow's ambassador to the un has told the security council has told the security council that any such move would mean nato that any such move would mean nato missiles into russia or not. was conducting direct was conducting direct war with russia . war with russia . all this comes after six all this comes after six british diplomatic staff british diplomatic staff were expelled from russia, were expelled from russia, accused of spying, accused of spying, with the foreign office saying with the foreign office saying the claims are "baseless." the claims are "baseless." chris mason has the very chris mason has the very latest from washington. latest from washington. the prime minister and the foreign the prime minister and the foreign secretary arrive in washington. secretary arrive in washington. ukraine's allies have ukraine's allies have a big call to make — a big call to make — allow it to fire western allow it to fire western

missiles into russia or not. and even that question is provoking a response.

stopping off point en route for a briefing from the british ambassador, seeking western coordination and agreement, and quickly. some fret about what moscow might do in retaliation, others are urging the west to crack on. speaking personally, ithink that it is very important that ukraine is able to defend itself properly, and at the moment ukraine is being shelled by russia and it needs to be able to use our missiles in order to be able to take out those centres, so that they can defend themselves. but how might vladimir putin respond? the russian president chaired a meeting of his security council today as his ambassador to the united nations made this threat. translation: if the decision to lift restrictions is _ really taken, from that moment nato countries are conducting direct war with russia.

in this case, we will have to take the relevant decisions with all the consequences for this that the western aggressors would face. this is the reality of the war grinding on, this the sumy region of northern ukraine. ukraine's allies want to help counter this and for kyiv to win, and ukraine's president says help can't come quickly enough. translation: this month we have planned a meeting with _ president biden. i will present him with a victory plan. putin and his accomplices must feel all the problems that war brings. it means that war must become significantly harderfor russia. these are the long—range missiles commanding controversy and attention right now. they are called storm shadow. the uk already supplies them to ukraine but only for use within ukraine. the coming weeks could see that change, posing one big question —

with what consequence? chris mason, bbc news, in washington. we will have more of a crease in a moment. —— more with chris in a moment. ukraine's president zelensky says kyiv must be allowed to use nato—supplied long—range missiles, against targets "on the territory of the aggressor state." so would britain's storm shadow weapons fit the bill? gordon correra is here. these are the western weapons at the heart of today's debate. they include american atacms, and this, the british storm shadow system. it has a range of at least 250 kilometres. storm shadow has already been used by ukraine against a russian base in occupied crimea last year. but up until now, the countries supplying these weapons have told ukraine it can't fire them into russia. but there's been pressure for that to change. the reason is that russia has been making advances on the front lines inside ukraine. it's been hitting ukrainian positions using glide bombs

and its forces are supported from over the border in russia. what ukraine wants to be able to do is use the longer range of the western missiles to strike deeper into russia, targeting the command centres and ammunition depots supporting moscow's advance. so what are the risks? vladimir putin says ukraine using these weapons inside russia would be an escalation, claiming they require western assistance, meaning nato countries would be directly involved in the war. but russia has set out red lines which have been crossed, like the supply of fighterjets which have now arrived. these lines have been crossed without leading to a wider war between nato and russia. western spy chiefs argue moscow uses sabre—rattling to make the west nervous, but they believe the russian leader does not want an all—out war. russia could still respond in other ways, though — maybe upping its existing campaign of sabotage with arson attacks, or perhaps through cyber attacks. these missiles are not likely to be a game—changer. but they could help lift some

of the military pressure on ukraine and signal continued western support. and that means those backing their use believe it's worth the risk of antagonising moscow. gordon, thank you. let's rejoin chris in washington. one wonders, chris, if we are any closer to a decision where you are on all of this? i closer to a decision where you are on all of this?— on all of this? i think, step-by-step, - on all of this? i think, step-by-step, we - on all of this? i think, step-by-step, we are| on all of this? i think, - step-by-step, we are getting a step—by—step, we are getting a little closer. the dilemma at the heart of all of this diplomatically is an attempt from kyiv�*s allies to stick together, even though there are differences of instinct both between countries and within countries. the prime minister on the foreign secretary will be at the white house in the next few hours. britain has taken a pretty kind of forward facing position in the diplomatic language. in other words, they are broadly quite keen on this

idea. but there is scepticism here in washington, not least in the white house, because of that concern around escalation. and those worried about escalation say, look at what moscow is saying. those on the other side say, yes, but look at the sabre rattling that has gone on in the past. does this amount to an delete like a step change? there is diplomacy and an attempt to read the psychology as well of president putin. yes, in the next few hours, the prime minister and the foreign secretary here. we are not expecting any announcement. there may never be any announcement. there may never be a formal announcement, even if there is a decision to deploy these missiles. the first we might know of thatis missiles. the first we might know of that is when they are actually used. but what is clear is that there was something of a race under way now to try and come to a decision quite quickly. one other thing to bring you, clive, one borisjohnson has walked back into the diplomacy of

this situation. a guy who has not been prime ministerfor this situation. a guy who has not been prime minister for two years turning up and meeting president zelensky this afternoon. you might think that is quite bizarre, quite odd, and to a degree, yes, it is, but it underlined the curiosity of brits pollitt —— british politics in the last couple of years. we have seen huge turbulence yet a consistency of british position. chris mason, a political editor, live at the white house. bedfordshire police have arrested an 18—year—old man, on suspicion of murder. it's part of an investigation into three killings in luton, after police were called to a 15 storey tower block and discovered the bodies of the victims in the early hours of this morning. nicola haseler is at the scene for us now. just bring us up to date with the latest. it was a frightening start to the day for the residents of this block of flats behind me here as they woke

up of flats behind me here as they woke up to the sounds of screaming, sirens and then the building being full of armed police. what they discovered was three people with serious injuries who sadly died in that flat. shortly afterwards, an 18—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, and a weapon was recovered. we have seen forensics officers on the field behind the flat all day, and people here in the block have been telling me that it was shocking to have to walk their young children to nursery or school through corridors of armed police. some people here said they were too frightened to leave their flat today. however, bedfordshire police said that this was an isolated incident and stated that there is no threat to the wider community. the victims have not been named, but what we have just heard in the last few minutes is that the victims and the young man in custody are known to each other.

nicola, thank you for that. seven men have beenjailed for more than 100 years in total, for a series of historic rapes and sexual assaults against two young girls in rotherham in south yorkshire. the longest sentences were handed down to mohammed siyab and abid saddiq, jailed for 25 and 2a years respectively, for their parts in the rapes and trafficking of the girls, who were aged 11 and 15 when the abuse began. in her victim statement one of the victims said she'd been trafficked around the country and raped by at least 150 men. plans to build the uk's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years have been quashed by the high court. a judge has ruled that the decision to give the go—ahead was legally flawed. the company involved, west cumbria mining, had originally been given permission to develop the site at whitehaven by the previous conservative governent, but climate campaign groups challenged the move. here's danny savage.

for campaigners against a new coal mine in west cumbria, today was a good day. we've won, and it's really positive and hopeful and gives me optimism for future court cases. this is what the site on the cumbrian coast could have looked like. the first new deep coal mine in england for decades had cleared many hurdles to get the go—ahead. but those against it claimed the government didn't take into consideration the environmental impact of burning the coal extracted. a judge today ruled previous assumptions about emissions were legally flawed. the perennial issue of energy use emissions and the need to consider the full climate impact of the development is coming up again and again, and this ruling is just a further nail in the coffin, as we see it, for new fossil fuel projects. opposition to the mining plans, though, are not unanimous. whitehaven is an area which is built on mining heritage, and there are plenty of people disappointed by today's development,

and not seeing the potentialjobs that the project could have brought to the area. i think we should go ahead with it. i definitely do. it will bring jobs and plus, as i say, we still need the coal, don't we? my great grandfather worked down the mines many, many years ago, so it's something that within my family it just always happened. so i think being brought up within that mindset, i personally don't see an issue. i think it's good for the economy, i think it should happen. - i think the generation ofjobs, why not? - very proud community of coal mining... this man campaigned publicly and loudly for the mine to go ahead. this mine would have brought much—needed prosperity, it would have brought well—paid jobs, significant numbers of them, probably around 2000 when you take the supply chain into account, and it would have brought opportunities for our young people. but it's not looking hopeful for pro—mining people around here. the company behind the scheme says it's now considering the implications of today'sjudgment.

history may not repeat itself on this coastline. to be clear, the mood here is that coal mining will not be seen here again, although to use an appropriate analogy, that is not yet set in stone. thinking globally, this is quite a local row about coal mining. it is a huge industry but it goes on in vast amounts way beyond these shores behind us. today was an important victory for those people who oppose the idea of extracting fossil fuels from the ground beneath us. danny savage, reporting life for us, thank you. a man from sunderland has become the first in the country to admit a charge of riot after widespread disorder last month. kieran usher, who's 32, pleaded guilty to the charge during a short hearing at newcastle crown court. daniel sandford is with me. to be clear, the charge of variety

is one of the most serious offences following those disturbances? {iii is one of the most serious offences following those disturbances? of the more than 600 _ following those disturbances? of the more than 600 people _ following those disturbances? of the more than 600 people in _ following those disturbances? of he: more than 600 people in england charge so far with offences linked to the disorder this summer, more than 400 have been charged with violent disorder, only four with the even more serious offence of riot, including a 15—year—old boy. all of them were allegedly involved in the rioting in sunderland on saturday the 2nd of august where the fighting with police was particularly severe. officers even had beer kegs thrown at them and to take 32—year—old kieran usher became the first of the four to plead guilty to riot. he was allegedly part of a group of 20 men throwing such heavy objects that the police that police were forced to retreat. he will be sentenced in two weeks. the maximum sentence for riot is ten years. the bbc is tracking all of the cases as they go through the courts and so far close to 270

people have both been convicted and jailed, with the average prison sentence ofjust over jailed, with the average prison sentence of just over two jailed, with the average prison sentence ofjust over two years. there are hundreds more are still making a process through the courts and everyday i am getting notification of more people being charged. notification of more people being charued. ., ., charged. daniel sandford, our uk affairs thank _ charged. daniel sandford, our uk affairs thank you. _ our top story this evening... bbc presenterjay blades has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife. prince harry says fatherhood has given him a renewed sense of purpose to make "this world a better place," as he turns 40. coming up in sport on bbc news. can the us open semi—finalistjack draper keep great britain's hopes alive in the davis cup — we'll have the latest from manchester as they take on argentina. who's brought her medals with her. two men have been charged with burglary, after a signed print

of a painting by the street artist banksy was stolen from a gallery in central london. the artwork, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, has been returned. here's nickjohnson. banging a gallery in central london on sunday night. nearly £2 million worth of banksy artwork on display, but it only takes about 30 seconds before someone makes off with a signed copy of one of the artist's most iconic prints. this is the banksy exhibition in full swing. a limited edition signed replica of girl with balloon worth around £300,000 taking pride of place. another version was partially shredded after going under the hammerfor more than £1 million in 2018. just over two weeks after girl with balloon arrived at the grove gallery here in central london, it had been taken. someone came and smashed the glass

here, came into the gallery and removed the picture from its space here on the wall. all the other banksys in the gallery have since been removed and moved to storage for safekeeping. butjust days after the theft, girl with balloon had been recovered by the police and is now back safely here in the gallery. wrapped in an evidence bag, the print, which was once voted the nation's favourite artwork, was returned by the police yesterday — much to the delight of the gallery owner who discovered the theft. this is it, so here we have 72 out of 150, which is a limited edition, signed print by the artist himself. really iconic piece, very much in demand and, of course, now, with the robbery and the police evidence that we have here, we've noticed some scuffs on the framework which is not great, but certainly adds to the story and dimensions of the artwork, that's for sure. and how did you feel when the police said, "hey, we've got it back," and then how did

you feel when it returned to the gallery? so that was remarkable. i mean, i could not believe my eyes. this was unbelievable. you know, usually in circumstances of this nature artwork being retrieved is not really common or normal. so to have this masterpiece back in front of our eyes in real life, in the flesh, is unbelievable and amazing. the metropolitan police have charged two men with burglary. 47—year—old larry fraserfrom essex and 53—year—old james love from east london have both been bailed to appear at kingston crown court next month. banksy is renowned for anonymity and elusiveness, but has the artist been in touch with the gallery following the theft? my lips are sealed. nickjohnson, bbc news, at the grove gallery, in central london. a teacher who carried a placard at a pro—palestinian protest depicting rishi sunak and suella braverman as coconuts has been found not guilty

of a racially—aggravated public—order offence. ajudge ruled that marieha hussain�*s protest was part of the genre of political satire. simonjones reports from westminster magistrates' court. this was the placard that landed marieha hussain in court, showing the faces of the then prime minister and home secretary superimposed on coconuts superimposed on coconuts under a palm tree. under a palm tree. but today a judge ruled but today a judge ruled she was exercising her she was exercising her freedom of expression, freedom of expression, it was political satire. it was political satire. miss hussain was one of hundreds miss hussain was one of hundreds of thousands of people taking part of thousands of people taking part in a pro—palestinian protest in a pro—palestinian protest in central london on remembrance in central london on remembrance on remembrance weekend last on remembrance weekend last november. november. the prosecution had argued that the prosecution had argued that coconut is a well—known racial slur coconut is a well—known racial slur suggesting someone is brown suggesting someone is brown on the outside but white inside, on the outside but white inside, in other words, the court in other words, the court heard, a race traitor — heard, a race traitor — less brown or black less brown or black than they should be. than they should be. the prosecution said miss hussain the prosecution said miss hussain had crossed from legitimate had crossed from legitimate political expression political expression to a racial insult. to a racial insult.

supporters gathered outside supporters gathered outside westminster magistrates' court westminster magistrates' court to support miss hussain. to support miss hussain. her defence said the placard was humorous and satirical. miss hussain, it argued, was saying suella braverman at the time was promoting a racist political agenda through her rwanda deportation policy, and rishi sunak was acquiescing to it,

crash in lancashire. umar mahmood, who was 18, was at the wheel when his vehicle hit trees in preston on tuesday evening. a 16—year—old boy in the back also died. another teenager is in a stable condition in hospital. the pop starjustin timberlake has pleaded guilty to a count of driving while impaired. timberlake, who's 43, appeared at a court in the hamptons in new york state. the star was originally charged with driving while intoxicated — and had his driving licence suspended. he'll now be expected to pay a fine as well as completing community service. the chief executive of a sexual assault support service in edinburgh has stepped down after a review found the centre failed to protect women only spaces. the trans woman resigned in the wake of an independent report which found she had not behaved efficiently while

head of the edinburgh rape crisis centre. prince harry says fatherhood has given him a renewed sense of purpose to make "this world a better place." he's been speaking ahead of his 40th birthday on sunday, in comments released to the bbc. daniela relph, our senior royal correspondent, has that story. his 30s have been a decade of significant change for the duke of sussex. ten years ago, he says he felt anxious. he had just left the army. he had split up from his girlfriend, cressida bonas, and was searching for a fresh purpose in life. public duties were framed around new ideas and causes. and then he met meghan markle. now a husband and a father, he has told the bbc he is excited about reaching 40 this weekend. another great grandchild. in a statement by his spokesperson, prince harry said, "becoming the father of two incredibly kind and funny kids has given me a fresh perspective on life. being a dad is one of life's

greatestjoys and has only made me more driven and more committed to making this world a better place. bring on the next decade." back in the uk in may to work with his charities, there has been speculation that prince harry would like a more permanent move back to britain. but those who know him well have told me he has no interest in giving up the life he's built in america. his mother's legacy still features in his public work. in 1997, diana princess of wales walked through a partially cleared minefield in angola, highlighting efforts to make countries safe of the war. 22 years later, her youngest son did the same, and that level of support matters. because of his mother's legacy in 1997, and because he's been back to see the difference in 25 years, he gets that it's a long game, and he is prepared to... you know, he understands that we need that kind of commitment from the whole world in order to clear countries so they can

recover after war. and that's what he really brings. the family fractures of recent years have been painful for all concerned, especially the bitter fallout with his brother. there are no signs of a reconciliation. but one charity has kept links with both william and harry, their mother's memory the common thread. honoured to have both of them. but, on the other hand, they've always both said, you know, it's their mother's charity, they are deeply committed to her, deeply committed to the work, and it's something that theyjust continue to support. prince harry will spend his birthday on sunday privately with his family. he is then going away with a group of close friends to mark what he hopes will be a less turbulent decade for him. daniela relph, bbc news. david beckham hasjoined mourners at the funeral of the former england football manager, sven—goran eriksson, in western sweden. he was 76, and the first non—british england head coach. matt graveling reports.

"don't be sorry, smile" — the words of sven—goran eriksson months before his death. his funeral so friends and family join with the world of sport. former england captain david beckham one of 600 people given a seat inside. sven—goran was mentally strong, even in adversity. he had a will of iron and never gave up. after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, sven—goran eriksson passed away on the 26th of august, he was 76. in a career full of domestic and european success, goran eriksson will be remembered as england's first foreign football manager. a charismatic tactician, at the helm of the country's so—called golden generation.

england has scored, it is wayne rooney! never afraid of a big decision, he called up a 17—year—old theo walcott. i ca't thank him enough, as well, for giving me the opportunity to represent england, to be there and make me into the person i am, because without that, i don't know where i'd be. the man had so much time for people off the field particularly which was really key. his man—management skills, the way he would speak to people. as you'll never walk alone played out, guests including his former partner nancy accompanied him. tributes were read out and people had the opportunity to say goodbye. it is a man who brought so much joy to others, his final act was never going to be a solemn affair. so as his favourite band played, the

audience remembered sven—goran eriksson. audience remembered sven-goran eriksson. . ., audience remembered sven-goran eriksson. ., ~ , ., audience remembered sven-goran eriksson. ., ~ ., , eriksson. thank you for everything. coaches, eriksson. thank you for everything. coaches. players. _ eriksson. thank you for everything. coaches, players, the _ eriksson. thank you for everything. coaches, players, the crowds. - coaches, players, the crowds. fantastic. take care of yourself and take care of your life. and h. —— and live it. time for a look at the weather — here's elizabeth rizzini lots of blue sky and sunshine that you will have noticed how chilly it was early this morning and frosty too for some. not so cold tonight, that really sets the theme over the next few days because it will be turning warmer again. over the weekend there will be some sunshine for most of us, a bit of rain on sunday which i will come on to just a moment. more rain tonight pushing eastwards across northern ireland and into scotland. cloudy and windy

so not quite such good viewing tonight at last night for the northern lights, and across england and wales we are said to keep those clear skies, feeling chilly. don't be fooled by this temperature is because some spots could drop as low as 304. this is tomorrow, we are set to keep the sunshine for england and wales for much of the day, could turn hazy at times with cloud. more rain for northern ireland and western scotland too pushing eastwards, probably eastern scotland stay and try for most of the day. windier than today across the board, temperatures warmer, 16 to 19 north to south. that rain is still living southend east and rochford day, moving across northern england into the midlands, wales and eventually south—east england but not until the end of the day, so plenty of sunshine ahead of the front and behind it some sunshine developing. temperatures 14 to 20 celsius maybe in south—east england and east

anglia,