for the repeated abuse and rape of two girls in rotherham in south yorkshire. northern ireland's chances of hosting matches at euro 2028 appear to have gone — as the government withdraws funding to redevelop casement park stadium. and what's it like being stranded in space? sunita williams and butch wilmore are upbeat, on board the international space station. of course the things that we always miss, ourfamilies, i miss my two dogs, i miss my friends. on bbc london, a teenager has been arrested as part of a triple murder investigation in luton. police say there is no threat to the wider community.

good evening. "president putin will not prevail." the words of president biden, who has been holding talks with sir keir starmer in the white house — talks which could pave the way for ukraine to use long—range missiles, supplied by the west, on russian territory. it comes as moscow continues to warn of the consequences of any such move — with its ambassador to the un telling the security council that it would mean nato was "conducting direct war with russia". in another sign of the raised tensions, six british diplomatic staff have been expelled from russia, accused of spying. the foreign office says the claim is "baseless". let's join chris mason, who's in washington for us now. yes, good evening to you, reeta. the central question here tonight builds on those remarks from the president. how does the west avoid vladimir putin from prevailing in ukraine?

and there is a subtlety of difference in instinct, both within and between countries that are allied to ukraine, particularly on this central question of the deployment of missiles, western missiles, from ukraine into russia. there is some scepticism here in washington. others, including some within our own government, making the case that it is worth doing, despite the risks. that, one of a number of issues central to the talks here in the blue room of the white house that started in the last half hour or so. the prime minister arrived at the white house this evening, his second visit here in two months, a pressing meeting with the soon—to—be former president. why? the urgency of the situation in the middle east and ukraine. first. the middle east and ukraine. first, ukraine, i want _ the middle east and ukraine. first, ukraine, i want to _ the middle east and ukraine. first, ukraine, i want to thank _ the middle east and ukraine. first, ukraine, i want to thank you - the middle east and ukraine. first, ukraine, i want to thank you for. the middle east and ukraine. f :t ukraine, i want to thank you for the uk leadership. the united states is

committed to standing with you but i a significant element of these talks, the deployment of these long—range missiles. the talks, the deployment of these long-range missiles.— talks, the deployment of these long-range missiles. the uk already su lies a long-range missiles. the uk already sunplies a storm _ long-range missiles. the uk already supplies a storm shadow _ long-range missiles. the uk already supplies a storm shadow is - long-range missiles. the uk already supplies a storm shadow is to - supplies a storm shadow is to ukraine, but only for use within ukraine. the coming weeks could see that change allowing them to be fired into russia, posing one big question come up with what consequence? fora question come up with what consequence? for a start, question come up with what consequence? fora start, how question come up with what consequence? for a start, how might pull 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: iii made this threat. translation: . , ., ., translation: if the decision to lift restrictions is _ translation: if the decision to lift restrictions is really _ translation: if the decision to lift restrictions is really taken, - translation: if the decision to lift restrictions is really taken, from - 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. but there are consequences to not acting too. president zelensky of ukraine

is, as ever, desperate for more help. translation: ., , translation: putin and his accomplice _ translation: putin and his accomplice bits _ translation: putin and his accomplice bits must - translation: putin and his accomplice bits must feel i translation: putin and hisi accomplice bits must feel all translation: putin and his - accomplice bits must feel all the problems— accomplice bits must feel all the problems that war brings, the war must _ problems that war brings, the war must become significantly harder for russia _ must become significantly harder for russia. �* ., ., ., , russia. and a reminder that words and not just _ russia. and a reminder that words and notjust actions _ russia. and a reminder that words and notjust actions have - and notjust actions have consequences. russia choosing today to announce that kicked out six british diplomats last month, their pictures all over russian television, the foreign office asked us not to identify them but insisted moscow's claims they were spies were baseless. this is the reality of the war grinding on. this, the sumy region of northern ukraine, a conflict without obvious end presents too no end of thorny dilemmas. this around missiles the latest, there will be more to come. chris mason, bbc news, at the white house. so what could the consequences be if the west loosened the rules,

and what do we know about the storm shadows? here's gordon corera. these are the western weapons at the heart of today's debate. they include american atacms and this, the british storm shadow system, which 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 line inside ukraine. it's been hitting ukrainian positions using glide bombs, and its forces have been supported from over the border, inside 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 and meaning nato countries would be directly involved in the war. but russia has set out red lines, like the supply of fighterjets in the past, which have been crossed without leading to a wider war between nato and russia. 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 though 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 corera, thank you. we'll speak to our north america editor sarah smith in a moment but first chris mason is at the white house for us.

chris, given the mood music, what do you expect to emerge from these talks? ~ , ., , talks? well, there is a broader canvas beyond _ talks? well, there is a broader canvas beyond the _ talks? well, there is a broader i canvas beyond the conversation, talks? well, there is a broader - canvas beyond the conversation, the specific conversation about ukraine andindeed specific conversation about ukraine and indeed about this dilemma over missiles. talking about the middle east and china, for instance. you get some sense of the urgency from downing street's perspective of some of those items on the agenda, not least that missile question, that they want to come here and talk to a president who is out of power in a matter of months, so they know there are decisions in the works that they believe need to be taken in the coming weeks and on the question of missiles, we do seem to be edging towards a position where it looks likely that the mission is going to be granted for ukraine to fire these weapons and fire them into russia. there won't be an announcement today. there may never be an announcement. the first we may hear

of it is if they are used. but the diplomacy requires trying to ensure that the western alliance behind kyiv is broadly lined up behind that decision, even if there are some misgivings and then therefore some caveats around the commitment of some to being completely bound in to it. but yeah, beyond ukraine, also talking about the middle east, china and ai, a sense from the new prime minister of trying to stake out his foreign policy agenda and he would argue where better to do it than here? ,,., ., argue where better to do it than here? ., ., ,, ., here? sara, sarah smith, do you think the white _ here? sara, sarah smith, do you think the white house's - here? sara, sarah smith, do you| think the white house's essential caution on long—range missiles is likely to shift? caution on long-range missiles is likely to shift?— likely to shift? well, what officials here _ likely to shift? well, what officials here are - likely to shift? well, what| officials here are stressing likely to shift? well, what i officials here are stressing is likely to shift? well, what - officials here are stressing is they are not_ officials here are stressing is they are not talking about changing the policy _ are not talking about changing the policy on — are not talking about changing the policy on whether ukraine can use american — policy on whether ukraine can use american supplied weapons to strike inside _ american supplied weapons to strike inside russia, even if they do agree that the _ inside russia, even if they do agree that the uk— inside russia, even if they do agree that the uk storm shadows can be used to— that the uk storm shadows can be used to do— that the uk storm shadows can be used to do so. the atacms that gordon— used to do so. the atacms that gordon corera mentioned are not

under_ gordon corera mentioned are not under consideration at the moment because _ under consideration at the moment because it's been a top priority for the white — because it's been a top priority for the white house all along to try and avoid _ the white house all along to try and avoid a _ the white house all along to try and avoid a direct confrontation between america _ avoid a direct confrontation between america and russia, something president — america and russia, something president biden describes as being potentially world war iii, but interestingly he is coming under pressure — interestingly he is coming under pressure from republicans in congress _ pressure from republicans in congress who want him to allow the american _ congress who want him to allow the american weapons to be used in russia _ american weapons to be used in russia and — american weapons to be used in russia and they've written to him, asking _ russia and they've written to him, asking him — russia and they've written to him, asking him to lift the restrictions on the _ asking him to lift the restrictions on the long—range missiles, so he is under— on the long—range missiles, so he is under pressure to do that. donald trump, _ under pressure to do that. donald trump, if— under pressure to do that. donald trump, if he were re—elected to the white _ trump, if he were re—elected to the white house, of course would take a very different view. it would likely end military aid to ukraine so that's— end military aid to ukraine so that's an _ end military aid to ukraine so that's an everybody's mind, as president _ that's an everybody's mind, as president biden might be approaching one of— president biden might be approaching one of the _ president biden might be approaching one of the last big decisions he makes — one of the last big decisions he makes about ukraine. on one of the last big decisions he makes about ukraine.- one of the last big decisions he makes about ukraine. on this visit, sir keir starmer _ makes about ukraine. on this visit, sir keir starmer isn't _ makes about ukraine. on this visit, sir keir starmer isn't going - makes about ukraine. on this visit, sir keir starmer isn't going to - makes about ukraine. on this visit, sir keir starmer isn't going to be i sir keir starmer isn't going to be meeting kamala harris. do we read anything into that?— anything into that? well, he had tried to set _ anything into that? well, he had tried to set up _ anything into that? well, he had tried to set up meetings - anything into that? well, he had tried to set up meetings with - anything into that? well, he had - tried to set up meetings with kamala harris _ tried to set up meetings with kamala harris and _ tried to set up meetings with kamala harris and donald trump, because any prime _ harris and donald trump, because any prime minister would want to meet both the _ prime minister would want to meet both the candidates, either of whom could _ both the candidates, either of whom could end _ both the candidates, either of whom could end up being the us president.

it could end up being the us president. it wasn't _ could end up being the us president. it wasn't possible, they are in other— it wasn't possible, they are in other states on the campaign trail today, _ other states on the campaign trail today, and — other states on the campaign trail today, and the meeting was arranged hastily— today, and the meeting was arranged hastily at _ today, and the meeting was arranged hastily at the last minute so although he can't see either of them i understood it's not seen as a snuh~ — i understood it's not seen as a snub. . ~ i understood it's not seen as a snub. ., ,, i. i understood it's not seen as a snub. . ~' ,, , i understood it's not seen as a snub. ., ,, i. , . i understood it's not seen as a snub. ., ,, , . ., snub. thank you very much, sarah smith and — snub. thank you very much, sarah smith and also _ snub. thank you very much, sarah smith and also chris _ snub. thank you very much, sarah smith and also chris mason. - and katie razzall will have more on the us approach to ukraine on newsnight on bbc two shortly. good evening, reeta. yes, as starmer meets biden in the oval office to discuss ukraine, we ask what would a harris or trump victory mean for the west and we are looking at the fight for the future of rupert murdoch's media empire that's playing out in a us court. newsnight, 10:30pm, bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. thank you ve much. now, it's an extraordinary view — but one that the two astronauts stuck on the international space station will be seeing every single day until at least next february. this evening, butch wilmore and sunita williams have been speaking for the first time about the challenges of living

in space for such a long time. pallab ghosh reports. ignition and lift—off of starliner. butch and suni blasted off for the international space station at the beginning ofjune. it was an eight—day mission. but three months on, they're still in space. we have you loud and clear. this is their first press conference to answer questions about how they feel about being stuck in space. you ask what we miss, right? of course, you know, the things that we always miss, ourfamilies, i miss my two dogs, i miss my friends, but, you know what, like butch said, there are so many people on earth that are sending us messages and it makes you feeljust right at home. butch and suni left earth with leaks in the propulsion system. some of the thrusters cut out during docking. they arrived safely, greeted with the usual hugs. but engineers wanted to get to the bottom of the thruster problems before bringing them home. they never did, so do

they feel let down by boeing, who made the starliner spacecraft? let down? absolutely not. we're pushing the edges of the envelope in everything that we do and it is not easy. starliner is now backing away from station. - starliner returned to earth last week without butch and suni. boeing said it would be completely safe for them, but nasa overruled them, and the astronauts said for the first time that they agreed. we found some things that we just could not get comfortable with, putting us back in the starliner, when we had other options. we could have gotten to the point i believe where we could have returned on starliner, but we just simply ran out of time. butch and suni seem to be enjoying life on the space station. this is my happy place, i love being up here in space. it'sjust fun, you know. every day you do

something that's "work". you can do it upside down. suni and butch are working with the rest of the space station crew with experiments, maintenance and...having fun. pallab ghosh, bbc news. seven men have beenjailed for more than a 100 years in total, for a series of historical 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. the other five received sentences of between six and 15 years. well, our reporter oli constable is at sheffield crown court where the sentencing finished today. oli, all this is part of a much bigger police operation? yeah, these sentences are the latest to result from operation stonewall

which has been looking at the abuse of girls in rotherham between 1997 and 2013. it's been the largest investigation of its kind. today has brought more men before the courts for their roles in grooming, trafficking and raping the young girls. the victims of this case were aged between 11 and 15 and spent time in the care system. they were often collected from the children's homes by their attackers. they were plied with drugs and alcohol, before being attacked in car parks, in a cemetery and behind a children's nursery. one of the victims told the court that by the time she was 16 she'd been abused by more than 150 men. she told her attackers, you stole my childhood and i'm taking your freedom. stole my childhood and i'm taking yourfreedom. i am your karma. today's sentencing is brings the total number of people jailed 240, as part of this massive police investigation, with more than 1000 children being identified as

victims. . ~ children being identified as victims. ., ,, , ., children being identified as victims. . ~' , ., , children being identified as victims. ., ,, , . victims. thank you very much, oli constable reporting _ victims. thank you very much, oli constable reporting there. - 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 54, appeared at kidderminster magistrates' court earlier. 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'd grown 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. don't let me fall. go on, go on, keep going, 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. david sillito, bbc news. plans to build the uk's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years have been quashed by the high court. the company involved, west cumbria mining, had originally been given permission to develop the site at whitehaven by the previous conservative governent. conservative government. but climate campaign groups challenged the move.

here's danny savage. chanting: coal! don't forget... . 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 impacts 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 developments, 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. on a global scale, though, this is a very local row. coal mining is still a massive industry, its just that it goes on out of sight of our shores. in cumbria, the company behind

the mine plans says it's now considering the implications of today'sjudgment. history may not repeat itself on this coastline. danny savage, bbc news, whitehaven. a man from sunderland has become the first in the country to admit a charge of riot, after widespread public disorder last month in parts of england and wales. kieran usher, who's 32, pleaded guilty during a short hearing at newcastle crown court. daniel sandford has the details. my country, let's have it! it was the chaos in sunderland on friday the 2nd of august that led to four people being charged with the most serious offence of civil disorder, riot. one was a 15—year—old boy. today, 23—year—old kieran usher became the first to plead guilty to the offence. newcastle crown court heard he was part of a group of 20 men bombarding the police with heavy objects, forcing them to retreat. he won't be sentenced

for another two weeks, but the maximum punishment for riot is ten years in prison. also in court today, christian ivermee, circled in the black bandanna, seen here fighting police two days later outside a hotel housing asylum seekers near rotherham. he was jailed for two years, eight months, at sheffield crown court. the bbc is tracking all the rioting cases as they go through the courts. close to 270 people have now been convicted and sent to prison, with an average jail term ofjust over two years. and police forces are still going through footage trying to identify further rioters. daniel sandford, bbc news. since president putin's invasion of ukraine more than two years ago, there's been a crackdown in russia on anyone expressing anti—war views. even everyday conversations can have dire consequences. russians are reporting fellow

citizens to the police, with some facing long prison terms. it's revived grim memories of the soviet past, when denouncing colleagues and neighbours was widespread. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. nadezhda buyanova is a doctor, but you'll find her in court, not the clinic. the 68—year—old paediatrician faces ten years in prison, accused of spreading fake news about the russian army. nadezhda tells me, "i read about this kind of thing happening to others. i never imagined it would happen to me." the story began at this moscow medical centre. a patient�*s mother claimed that the doctor had told her russian soldiers in ukraine are legitimate targets. the woman recorded an angry video. her ex—husband had been killed

fighting in ukraine. then she wrote this denunciation of the doctor to police. it was enough to put her on trial. 400 miles away, different trial, same charges. near st petersburg, hairdresser anna alexandrova had fallen out with her neighbour irina over a plot of land in their village. their family feud led to anna being reported and accused of posting messages critical of the war in ukraine. she faces up to 15 years in prison. any regrets from the other side? "i feel sorry for her," says irina's mother, natalya. "i don't want her to get a long sentence." "i want her to receive a just punishment," says irina. across the country, there are reports of russians informing on russians. one thing russia's war in ukraine has done here is turbo—charge

the hunt for internal enemies, for alleged traitors. and it's in this atmosphere of us against them that you get neighbour snitching on neighbour, students informing on their teachers, professors on students, and even parishioners denouncing priests. news archive: one thing stalin i did not give them, their freedom. .. sounds familiar. under soviet dictator josef stalin, denunciation was actively encouraged. the prison camps, the gulag, were full of victims who had been stitched on by their fellow citizens. who had been snitched on by their fellow citizens. what i find really remarkable is how quickly russian genetic memory has come back. how things that people who didn't live in those times suddenly act as if they did. suddenly they are squealing on others. yes, it is a soviet practice, but it's also something about the russian genetic code, or fear of trying to protect themselves at the expense of others.

and in this atmosphere, look what's happening. shouting. some russians are taking the law into their own hands. on a moscow bus, two men attack 87—year—old dmitry grinchy. they say they overheard him insulting russian mercenaries fighting in ukraine. translation: he lunged at me, | flashing his eyes and gnashing his teeth as if he wanted to bite me. he called over his son, a big guy, who pressed his finger into my arm to hurt me. i've got bruises here and here. the two men forced dmitry off the bus and dragged him to police. he wasn't charged, but the incident has left dmitry shaken and angry. translation: the russian - constitution says that everyone has the right to free speech.

why should others get to say what they think and not me? under stalin, dmitry�*s father was arrested and executed, an innocent man. russia's past is a painful one, but it's the present that worries dmitry. with russia once again searching for enemies and agents and heading in a dangerous direction. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the government says it will not fund the redevelopment of casement park stadium in belfast in time for it to host matches for the euros in 2028. it means northern ireland is very unlikely to hold any of the matches, making it the only uk nation not to do so. let's go to chris page who's outside casement park for us now. why this decision?

this was due to be the only ground in northern ireland to host matches in northern ireland to host matches in euro 2028, but it has been derelict for more than a decade. the government, in announcing its decision tonight has said the main reason is simply money. the uk and ireland were awarded to the euros about a year ago and according to the government there has been almost no progress on the funding issue since then and in that time the estimated cost has gone up from about £180 million to potentially over 400 million. and even then there is a significant risk the stadium wouldn't be finished in time. this project has been politically contentious. casement parkis politically contentious. casement park is named after a revolution a from a century ago. supporters of the northern ireland football team are mainly drawn from people with a unionist background. the first minister of northern ireland, their

michelle o'neill from the irish nationalist party sinn fein says she is disappointed. the sports minister from the dup has said he wants to ensure the euros still have a lasting legacy for football here, but the bottom line is that come 2028 it now looks like england, scotland, wales and the republic of ireland will get to host euros matches and northern ireland won't. chris page, many thanks. now, it's a competition that aims to reveal the wonders of the ocean and the environmental challenges it faces. and the ocean photographer of the year has been won by an image of a particularly hungry rare bryde's whale — off the pacific coast of mexico. let's see the picture, and hear a word from the winner rafael caballero. it was in a place full of life where sardine migration happens every year at the end of the year. actually in that moment i was snorkelling so i was floating. we saw a small bait ball, that is that formation of sardines. and all of a sudden, all the predators went away

so we were even thinking about getting out of the water because there was no action going on. but out of the blue a huge bryde whale came out of nowhere and ate the whole thing. so i free—dived to maybe four metres deep, and maybe i was four metres or three metres from the whale, so super close. my heart was beating so fast. it was a once—in—a—lifetime moment. extraordinary image. the funeral has taken place of sven—goran eriksson — the first foreign football manager to take charge of england. he died in august of pancreatic cancer. he was 76. eriksson was the charismatic tactician who led england's so—called golden generation. the former england captain was one of the 600 mourners who joined eriksson's family and friends

at the ceremony in torsby in western sweden. also there was his former partner, nancy dell'olio. in his few last months, sven—goran eriksson shared some personal reflections in a documentary. thank you for everything. coaches, players, the crowd. you've been fantastic. take care of yourself and take care of your life. and live it. this programme continues on bbc one.