hello, i'm martine croxall. sir keir starmer says talks with president biden in washington have been wide—ranging and productive but wouldn't say whether he'd persuaded the us to allow ukraine to fire long—range missiles into russia. president zelensky has repeatedly called for permission to use the weapons on targets across the border. he claims it is the only way to end the war. our political editor, chris mason, has sent this report from the white house. i think the next few weeks and months could be crucial. what does president biden make of russia's threats against the west? i don't think much about vladimir putin. this is the blue room of the white house. the president, the prime minister and their teams spoke here for about an hour and a half. the war in ukraine dominated the conversation afterwards. sir keir starmer wouldn't be

drawn on whether he'd persuaded the president that authorising ukraine to fire western missiles at russia was a good idea. instead, he said. well, there's only one reason we're having these discussions, and that is because putin has illegally invaded ukraine. and the quickest way to resolve this obviously lies through, you know, what putin actually does, because it's for him to end this. but we are having the discussion. we've stood with ukraine. ukraine has a right to self—defence. and we've stood united, not just with our allies here in the us, but across with our nato allies. that's very, very important to us. these are the long range anglo—french missiles. ukraine would love to fire into russia, the uk making the argument to allies. it's a request that should be granted. they rely on american satellite systems to work. you might ask why the prime minister has been so keen to dash here, to visit a president who we know will be

gone in just a few months time. his answer is there are urgent issues that need addressing now, not least this question of missiles. the president has been sceptical about ukraine being able to fire them into russia, fearing it would be dangerous. this is the reality of the war grinding on in ukraine, a country desperate for ongoing help, its allies weighing up how best to do it and at what cost. chris mason, bbc news, in washington. our north america correspondent, jenny kumah, has the latest from washington. we haven't had a huge amount of detail in terms of what was actually discussed, but there was a short statement that was issued and that said that the allies reaffirmed their unwavering support for ukraine. they also expressed deep concern about iran and north korea's provision of lethal weapons to russia, and china's support of russia's

defence industrial base. now, as we saw in chris chris's report, sir keir starmer gave a short interview after that meeting and he refused to be drawn on whether a decision had been made to lift those restrictions on enabling western missiles to strike deep into russia. and he insisted that the discussion was wide ranging, was about strategy and not about a specific capability. but for the western allies, it's a delicate balance between deciding the impact of inaction versus action, and also what russia's response would be to that. let's speak to dr nigel gould—davies, former uk ambassador to belarus, and a seniorfellow at the international institute for strategic studies.

what do you make of this public announcement not to strain change strategy? my announcement not to strain change strategy? my concern is that the display _ change strategy? my concern is that the display missy - change strategy? my concern is that the display missy of - change strategy? my concern is that the display missy of this i that the display missy of this is really not being handled effectively, or an agile way. what we have seen in the last few days as a steady drumbeat of growing expectation that this decision to relax the constraints that the west is imposing on the use of its weapon systems by ukraine, that those would be relaxed. we haven't had that, it's been a very public disagreement and disappointment. the better way to handle this issue would have been to have these deliberations in private, to make the decision, which i think would be the right

decision, quickly and quietly to allow the ukraine to use its weapons as it wishes, and not in a slow and public way. doing it this way gives the momentum to putin. it enables him to issue warnings, i think their bluffs, but some people may take them seriously, to try to dick turner the west from taking this step. in addition, what this slow and public display has done is allow russia to move its weapons systems out of range of these rockets. should they actually be usable by ukraine. so, this is not the way to make a military decision.- is not the way to make a military decision. what may ha - en military decision. what may happen behind _ military decision. what may happen behind the - military decision. what may happen behind the scenes? | military decision. what may l happen behind the scenes? in private, what could be happening? it private, what could be happening?— private, what could be ha enin: ? , , , happening? it seems there is more that — happening? it seems there is more that we _ happening? it seems there is more that we want _ happening? it seems there is more that we want to - happening? it seems there is

more that we want to know. l happening? it seems there is i more that we want to know. the first indications are that the biden administration, which i think is in some degree internally divided on this issue, as sort of pulled back from the brink of the decision. the public message, the public perception, and perception is very important here, including the perceptions and lessons that russia will take from this, is that the west is unwilling to take this step. there is a real danger that putin will be encouraged by the continued restraint that the west is imposing upon itself. the lesson that putin might draw is that if he issue such threats again they will continue to be effective in deterring the west from supporting ukraine in the way that ukraine needs. from kyiv and our correspondent

james waterhouse. what has the reaction being from the zelensky government? we haven't had anything official yet. we haven't had anything officialyet. but we haven't had anything official yet. but you can be sure that there will be continue disappointment. as far as president zelensky is concerned this is a continued pattern. they ask the west for support, the west there is no forfear support, the west there is no for fear of a russian support, the west there is no forfear of a russian reaction, the question over how west western missiles are used is merely an extension of that. it seems washington is worried about its own stockpile of missiles. and they also don't believe they will make much of a difference. and despite the

uk prime minister, saying they want to lead the way, it is the us that gives that political coverfor us that gives that political cover for other allies to follow suit. this is disappointing for ukraine because it wants to use these missiles on russian airbases where russian bombers take off unchallenged, and repeatedly strike ukrainian cities. i think we're going to see an extension of political disappointment. extension of political disauointment. �* ~ ., disappointment. but, ukraine was meant — disappointment. but, ukraine was meant to _ disappointment. but, ukraine was meant to be _ disappointment. but, ukraine was meant to be able - disappointment. but, ukraine was meant to be able to - disappointment. but, ukraine l was meant to be able to defend itself, who decides what is defence and what isn't? this is the subjective _ defence and what isn't? this is the subjective question - defence and what isn't? this is the subjective question isn't i the subjective question isn't it? at one point ukraine wasn't able to hit anything inside russia, so what it did was manufacture hundreds of its own drones to launch. it targeted

some power stations,. president biden said if its wind within the realms of ukraine defending itself, and those sites are close to the border, you can use our weapons for that. but ukraine wants to go further but seemingly this is a line in the sand for now as far as the west is concerned. mps here are saying that putin is blackmail ling the west because what they see as the west dithering. since president putin's full—scale invasion of ukraine more than two years ago, there's been a crackdown in russia on anyone expressing anti—war views. 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, you know. 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 saint 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, natalia. 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 turbocharge 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. but one thing stalin did not give them their freedom. sounds familiar. and the soviet dictator joseph stalin denunciation was actively encouraged. the prison camps, the gulag, were full of victims who'd 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. some russians are taking the law into their own hands.

on a moscow bus, two men attack 87—year—old dmitri grinchy. they say they overheard him insulting russian mercenaries fighting in ukraine. 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 dmitri off the bus and dragged him to the police. he wasn't charged, but the incident has left dmitri shaken and angry. whenever constitutes 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, dmitri's father was arrested and executed.

an innocent man. russia's past is a painful one, but it's the present that worries dmitri. with russia once again searching for enemies and agents and heading in a dangerous direction. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. to the us, where the fallout of tuesday's presidential debate between donald trump and kamala harris is still being unpicked. but when will we know how and if it affected voters opinion? anthony salvanto is polling director at our us news partners, cbs. i think it will be next week towards the end of next week, and i'll tell you why. first is, contextually, if you look at post—debate, immediate post—debate, polls from 2016, from 2020, past years, you've mentioned there have been times when you saw winners or perceived winners of debates, including the fact that in 2016, a lot of people thought that

hillary clinton was winning some of those debates. and, ultimately, that didn't pan out when election day rolled around. so those polls have some value, but its limited number one. and number two, you have to remember that the audience for those debates is large, but it's often disproportionately older. and so as younger people and we know they're getting their information from a lot of different sources, that's going to trickle out over days, there are going to be getting information from the internet, from family and friends, etc. so that takes a while to process. and that's why i think you want to see that measurement in a few days. but finally, let me say this. you know, there isn't a lot of room to move in this electorate, in our polling, the numbers of people that we think are persuadable by even the most generous measure is less than i in 10, and it may be smaller than that. so the question is, how many of those people are really

watching to be moved in one direction or another? and frankly, that number is fairly small. we'll see. but that's the context. meanwhile, pope francis has weighed in on the us election. speaking to journalists on a flight from singapore to indonesia, the pope said trump's stance on immigration, and harris�*s views on abortion, leave voters with a choice between the lesser of two evils. translation: both are against life, weather _ translation: both are against life, weather it _ translation: both are against life, weather it is _ translation: both are against life, weather it is the _ translation: both are against life, weather it is the one i life, weather it is the one thatis life, weather it is the one that is chasing away migrants or the one that kills children. i cannot decide. i am not an american and i will not be voting there. expelling migrants, not giving them the possibility of working is a thin. it is grave. the ugandan olympic athlete, rebecca cheptegei, who was killed by a former boyfriend earlier this month, is being buried this morning in eastern uganda. the service is taking place at

herfamily�*s home town, bukwo. the athlete will receive full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games this year, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. her body was brought overnight from kenya, where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. let's speak to our senior africa correspondent, anne soy who's at the local council in bukwo. this is the venue where the funeral service is about to get a takeaway. they are moving a motion to name a road at a

sports venue after cheptegei, someone who they remember as being very friendly to the people here, encouraging children tojoin in people here, encouraging children to join in with athletics. her death is a big blow to the entire community here. ., ., , blow to the entire community here. ., .,, ,_, here. her death has underscored that there are _ here. her death has underscored that there are high _ here. her death has underscored that there are high levels - here. her death has underscored that there are high levels of- that there are high levels of violence against women in kenya. what is being done to address that?— kenya. what is being done to address that? ., , ., address that? there have been a lot of conversations _ address that? there have been a lot of conversations that - address that? there have been a lot of conversations that are i lot of conversations that are still ongoing about how women can be protected more. about how elite athletes, because cheptegei is the third to die in the circumstances in just three years. there are conversations ongoing about how they can be protected more. this is a very crucial conversation which is happening

in kenya, where women lose their lives at the hands of people who are supposed to be loving them, so, former lovers or apparent espouses. so this is a big issue. one in three women, according to data has been the subject of domestic violence in the country. this death, very unfortunate, but it has cast a spotlight on that very important issue. a former chief executive of the us fashion chain, abercrombie and fitch, is facing further allegations of sexually exploiting men at events he hosted around the world. mikejeffries and his british partner, matthew smith, are already defending a civil lawsuit which alleges they ran a sex—trafficking operation. 20 men have now told the bbc they attended or helped organise sex events for mrjeffries between 2009 and 2015. the fbi is also investigating.

a lawyer for mrjeffries has previously said his client denied wrongdoing. mr smith has never responded to requests for comment. ? and if you want to find out more you can head to the bbc news website with the very latest on what we know. the military leader of myanmar has appealed for international help to deal with deadly floods which have hit large parts of the country. the military coup leader told government officials to contact foreign governments for rescue and relief aid. there are few officially confirmed details, but reports suggest at least 160 people have died in recent days, most in central and eastern myanmar. critics accuse the military government, which seized power in a coup three years ago, of continuing to attack civilians in rebel—held areas despite the floods. an 18—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people died in a tower block in luton. all three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. police were cold to this 15 story tower block in luton on friday morning. after the concerns for the welfare of someone in the flats. when they arrived police found three people with serious injuries, who were then pronounced dead at the scene. an 18—year—old man was arrested near the flats and a weapon was recovered. figs and a weapon was recovered. as and a weapon was recovered. is a result of the required inquiries that have been completed, at a very early stage we've been able to identify and arrest an individual. an 18—year—old man is currently under arrest at luton police station. some neighbours _ luton police station. some neighbours were _ luton police station. some neighbours were afraid i luton police station. some neighbours were afraid to l luton police station. some i neighbours were afraid to leave their flats not knowing what was going on weather they were safe. i was going on weather they were safe. ., ., ~' was going on weather they were safe. ., ., 4' ., was going on weather they were safe. ., ., ~ ., ., safe. i looked out of the window _ safe. i looked out of the window are _ safe. i looked out of the window are my - safe. i looked out of the window are my boys i safe. i looked out of the l window are my boys were streaming, there were police everywhere, can't imagine waking _ everywhere, can't imagine waking up to it.—

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london fashion week is well under way and we are here at the ua in uk fashion show and it's all about celebrating and showcasing ukrainian designers. there's four ukrainian designers that are showcasing their collections, and we spoke to a few people involved about what it takes to get a show like this off the ground. sometimes it's very challenging, very creative, very passionate, and definitely it's my favourite brands. yes, i love different brands around the world, but in my heart i'm very big patriot of our ukrainian brands. that's why i can say what is one of the best brands of the world, and all of them trying to do their best and they make very good mix.

so the messages that my presents, i want to show people that war is still going on and it's really terrible what things are there in the country. and it has its impact on the fashion industry, on everything. and the second message is that i want to translate to people that still people who had injuries like me can participate in fashion shows, still can be passing these messages to people. and we want to tell the world that we're hoping that the war is going to end soon, and we want to tell people that it's not over. and don't forget that. ukrainian fashion and creativity are all on display, but as well a message of hope here at london fashion week. a reminder of our top story — the uk prime minister's talks withjoe biden in washington. starmer said talks had been "wide ranging" and productive — but did not signal any decision on allowing ukraine to use long—range missiles to hit targets inside russia.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has repeatedly called on kyiv�*s western allies to authorise their use — with president putin warning that such a decision would represent nato's "direct participation" in the ukraine war. today certainly dawned on quite a chilly note gradually through the course of the weekend will see temperatures rise. still some rain across northern areas. high pressure holes on further south.

areas. high pressure holes on furthersouth. plenty areas. high pressure holes on further south. plenty of dry weather further south. eastern scotland holding on some dry weather, but this band of rain will arrive off western scotland. we'll see temperatures generally in the heightened mid—teens. into the evening hours, still dry towards the south, this band towards the south, this band towards this of rain towards... slow—moving. still a little bit chilly overnight. not quite as cold as it's been over the past. on and off patchy rain across northern england and wales either side of that is looking drier and brighter. some showers drifting gradually eastwards across scotland. an improved eight compared to today. the sunshine towards east anglia and the south—east. for most of us it will be on

the high teens. into the new working week and high pressure very much dominating our weather. right across the british isles. not much weather on the map on monday. long spells of blue sky, lighter winds. it's going to feel really pleasant. in the north with looking at the heightened mid—teens. those temperatures will increase into the middle of the week. we going to be seen the wind is increasingly coming in from an easterly direction. looking ahead, we going to see temperatures in the south in the mid 20s to the middle part of the week. typically in the high teens low 20s. sunshine on the cards, by

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this is bbc news, the headlines: the leaders of the united states and britain have spoken of the importance of ukraine winning its war against russia during talks at the white house. but president biden and keir starmer gave no sign of changing their policy not to allow kyiv to fire western long—range missiles across the border into russia. a former chief executive of the us fashion chain, abercrombie and fitch, is facing further allegations of sexually exploiting men at events he hosted around the world. mikejeffries and his british partner, matthew smith,

are already defending a civil lawsuit which alleges they ran a sex—trafficking operation. two us astronauts stranded in space for eight months have said it was hard to watch their malfunctioning craft depart the international space station without them — but they were happy and trained to "expect the unexpected". they have been speaking for the first time about the challenges of living in space. hello. the leaders of the united states and britain have spoken of the importance of ukraine winning its war against russia during talks at the white house. the former head of the cia, general david petraeus, has been speking to ukrainecast about why he thinks president putin is bluffing after he warned the west against allowing ukraine to use long—range weapons to target russia. he was speaking to my colleague lucy hockings. to move the needle, president zelensky has for a long time,

he is very grateful about the aid that has been committed so far militarily, but he wants better and stronger weapons. i know you have supported for a long time the use of limited long—range missiles that can be used deep inside of russia. what do you believe the risk of that r? that potential escalation?— that r? that potential escalation? �* , . , escalation? it's always right to be concerned _ escalation? it's always right to be concerned about i escalation? it's always right| to be concerned about risks, and having sat out the situation room table in combat commands and as a cia director, it's a lot easier to stand here and question why it has taken so long for this decision. but i think at this point it has taken too long for the decision. i am very hopeful that we will hear out of this summit today between the uk prime minister and the us president, will hear one of the deliverables will be a joint announcement that the limits, the restrictions on the use of storm provided by the uk and the army tactile muscle so some

by the years have been lifted. these will enable the systems to range and take out air bases and locations from which the russians have been launching planes and missiles that have done so much damage to so many of the areas in eastern ukraine. i think that is usually important. i do not see this as enormously risky. i just don't see it.— this as enormously risky. i just don't see it. you don't think there _ just don't see it. you don't think there is _ just don't see it. you don't think there is a _ just don't see it. you don't think there is a possibility | think there is a possibility that russia has now had the chance to prepare for this for the lifting of restrictions, they have missed their targets further away, that this is actually too little too late? it's never too little too late. it's never too little too late. it would have been better to have been done earlier and without this lengthy public discussion of the decision because undoubtedly, the russians have essays, the know the arcs of these systems and they very likely have moved some of these, but they cannot make them all. and they still use some of these bases. again,

their systems range limits as well. i think this is a very important decision to enable the ukrainians to get the full effect of these particular systems. i also add i do not think there is huge... you know, someone asked me, will russia throw anything more at the ukrainians? i said they have thrown everything we at the ukrainians. there are £6,000 glide bombs that are just hammering on the kharkiv, the second—largest city and other locations that are close to the they have systematically target —— targeted the transmission infrastructure in ukraine. it is going to be a very tough, long, hard, cold and dark winter, ifear, for the ukrainians. they are desperately trying to re—establish the generation capacity but they cannot do that. they even hit the major children's hospital that serves kyiv. this is long overdue. i hope we will hear it today and

they will allow the ukrainians to use these weapon systems to the full effect.— the full effect. when president putin says _ the full effect. when president putin says that _ the full effect. when president putin says that this _ the full effect. when president putin says that this will - the full effect. when president putin says that this will mean l putin says that this will mean nato is directly participating in the concert, it is a red line for russia, do you think he's bluffing? i line for russia, do you think he's bluffing?— he's bluffing? i think he has established _ he's bluffing? i think he has established innumerable i he's bluffing? i think he has| established innumerable red lines before. the ukrainians and or western countries have crossed almost all of them. he has rattled the nuclear sabre, so much so that his own biggest ally and partner in china, he said don't even think about that, as it the prime minister in india for russian crude oil. i do not think there is anything more conventionally that he can do that is not already doing. he is carrying out a barbaric, horrific campaign, not only against military targets, but against a

critical civilian infrastructure and even as i said it, children's hospital, educational institutions, rail terminal and so forth. this should be decided today, i hope it's a nice and i hope the ukrainians can immediately begin to use the systems to the entire range they provide. and if you d like to hear more of that interview with lucy hockings talking to general david petraeus, you can find the latest episode of ukrainecast available now on bbc sounds. argentina's libertarian leader has warned of tough action against pilots who've gone on strike at the national airline. pilots and cabin crew launched a 24hr strike, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. almost 40,000 passengers in argentina and elsewhere have been affected. union leaders say the salaries of aviation sector workers have lost 40% of their value to hyperinflation since presidentjavier milei came to power in december. party conference season

is kicking off with the liberal democrat's conference in brighton. it's the first time they've come together since winning 72 seats in parliament, a record for the party. they want to use their parliamentary presence to call for urgent measures to tackle the nhs crisis and improve social care. our political correspondent hannah miller has more. the lib dems are arriving in brighton in a mood that matches the weather. # sweet caroline... after celebrating their best ever general election results, the party is the third the party is the third biggest in parliament. biggest in parliament. some of its members are here some of its members are here as mps for the first time. as mps for the first time. the mood is so upbeat, the mood is so upbeat, it is so buoyant but we it is so buoyant but we are really determined are really determined to get stuff done. to get stuff done. the reason we fight the reason we fight in elections and we win in elections and we win elections is so we can achieve record election results elections is so we can achieve things for our community things for our community so i am excited to be talking so i am excited to be talking about our plan fixing social about our plan fixing social care and the health service, care and the health service, and how we really represent our and how we really represent our community to be that strong, community to be that strong, determined opposition determined opposition to the government and represent to the government and represent our community is the best our community is the best possible way we can. possible way we can.

the liberal democrats achieved the liberal democrats achieved record election results by pitching themselves in opposition to the conservatives. raising the question of what to do now that labour are in power. the party says it wants to offer a constructive opposition, challenging ministers on policies they don't like, such as the recent cut in the winter fuel allowance. and they want to use this platform to put forward their own ideas too. with a focus today on health and social care. fixing social care is going to be critical to helping the nhs. we have to help the nhs but we also have to get social care back on its feet so we can get people out of hospital, back to work, get the economy growing again. and that was a bit of the elephant in the room when wes streeting was making his statement, it can't be done without fixing social care. and among the policies, could there be another stunt like those ed davey has become famous for? this is after all, the party that has proved it knows how to have a good time.

hannah miller, bbc news, brighton. our political correspondent hannah miller is at the conference this morning. good morning. a glorious sunny morning in brighton. i am joined by the new mp for cheltenham, thank you for being here. i say new mp, you've been doing it for a couple of months now. ., ., , , , now. two months, but it still feel very _ now. two months, but it still feel very new. _ now. two months, but it still feel very new. what's - now. two months, but it still feel very new. what's it i now. two months, but it still feel very new. what's it like| feel very new. what's it like beinu feel very new. what's it like being here _ feel very new. what's it like being here for _ feel very new. what's it like being here for the - feel very new. what's it like being here for the first i feel very new. what's it like. being here for the first time? it's very bright and sunny, a lovely— it's very bright and sunny, a lovely place to be, a lot of shiny— lovely place to be, a lot of shiny happy faces, liberal democrats are in good form. 72 members— democrats are in good form. 72 members of parliament, the most we've _ members of parliament, the most we've ever— members of parliament, the most we've ever had, queueing to get into the — we've ever had, queueing to get into the conference was really long. — into the conference was really long, everyone is very positive about — long, everyone is very positive about our— long, everyone is very positive about our role that we've got, being — about our role that we've got, being constructive opposition to the — being constructive opposition to the government. being constituency mps up and down the country. constituency mps up and down the country-— constituency mps up and down the country. what do you hope

to net the country. what do you hope to get out _ the country. what do you hope to get out of— the country. what do you hope to get out of the _ the country. what do you hope to get out of the conference? l to get out of the conference? we are going to talk about our role _ we are going to talk about our role as—

we are going to talk about our role as cons constructive pensioners. constructive opposition is what we need to do. opposition is what we need to do it's— opposition is what we need to do. it's important to recognise that— do. it's important to recognise that this — do. it's important to recognise that this government has inherited a massive challenge from — inherited a massive challenge from the _ inherited a massive challenge from the last government, the conservative lead this country in the — conservative lead this country in the state. but as liberal democrats, we have differences with the — democrats, we have differences with the government, we will make — with the government, we will make this clear, the winter fuel— make this clear, the winter fuel allowance payment vote was one of— fuel allowance payment vote was one of those occasions. i fuel allowance payment vote was one of those occasions.— one of those occasions. i have to ask you _ one of those occasions. i have to ask you before _ one of those occasions. i have to ask you before we - one of those occasions. i have to ask you before we go, i one of those occasions. i have to ask you before we go, ed i to ask you before we go, ed davey, he was very famous during the campaign for all his stunts, do you think we will see more of those this weekend? labour i have heard rumours there might be some interesting fun and exciting things. ed davey came to cheltenham, we did aqua aerobics,... i danced to alba in the shallows of the swimming pool, that was a wonderful thing and is a memory i will cherish. i wonderful thing and is a memory i will cherish.— i will cherish. i did some shin kickin: i will cherish. i did some shin kicking with _ i will cherish. i did some shin kicking with the _ i will cherish. i did some shin kicking with the world - i will cherish. i did some shin i kicking with the world champion who lives— kicking with the world champion who lives in cheltenham. politics _ who lives in cheltenham. politics is based with a smile on its — politics is based with a smile

on its face but lib dems are serious _ on its face but lib dems are serious people as we have driven— serious people as we have driven up and down the country with— driven up and down the country with the — driven up and down the country with the things we have been taking — with the things we have been taking up on behalf of american citizens— taking up on behalf of american citizens who are elected, everything from health and social— everything from health and social care and i have been raising _ social care and i have been raising the issues around our close — raising the issues around our close metonymy department in cheltenham, i have a debate coming — cheltenham, i have a debate coming up about that in a few weeks' — coming up about that in a few weeks' time... —— closed maternity— weeks' time... —— closed maternity department. i am proud — maternity department. i am proud of— maternity department. i am proud of what our colleagues have — proud of what our colleagues have achieved up and down the country— have achieved up and down the country and there is more to come — country and there is more to come over— country and there is more to come over the next few years. thank— come over the next few years. thank you _ come over the next few years. thank you very much, we have the sea behind us, i do not know if we need to see ed davey in a wet suit any more than we did during the election campaign. we'll see what he has in store when he arrives at a conference later on this afternoon.— conference later on this afternoon. �* , afternoon. i'm sure there will afternoon. i'm sure there will a surprise _ afternoon. i'm sure there will a surprise for _ afternoon. i'm sure there will a surprise for us. _ the two us astronauts stranded in space for eight months have said it was hard to watch their malfunctioning craft depart the international space station without them, but they were happy and trained to "expect the unexpected". 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, our families, 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 feel just 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. one of england's largest school academy chains is set to become the first of its size to ban mobile phones for its pupils. the ormiston academies trust says it's started phasing out access to smartphones for its 35—thousand students during the school day — because of what it calls the "catastrophic" impact on children's mental health and learning. some parents in shropshire in the west midlands are concerned smartphones could be bad for their children's development so they've decided to test out phones that have no access to the internet. our reporter, joanne writtle has been to meet them. in the �*80s, yuppies posed with huge mobile phones. but no—one was glued to screens. in fact, their phones didn't even have screens, they were purely for making calls. imagine that! fast forward to today

and ten—year—old twins imogen and toby and their pals are going retro. they have feature phones which are basically a smaller version of the old brick phone with no access to the internet. we can call and text loads and it's really good. there are games and you can call and you can text, but there isn't any internet. at first, ijust generally didn't want one because i thought everyone was going to make fun of me. everyone is going to think i'm just weird for having one. at first, i was a bit, like, i really angry at mum but now i really like it as now basically all my- friends have one. when i found out that my friends got one, that made me happy because i knew i could... i said to my mum, "0h, can i have one?" and she was like, "sure." so, instead of scrolling through social media, they spent more time playing at home in shrewsbury. their parents are part of a growing movement called smartphone free childhood. this movement is not aboutjudging parents who have made decisions in the past

when they didn't have enough information available to them. harry has a feature phone and it's worth about £50. rather than an iphone which is six or £700. the group wants parents to sign a pact not to buy their children smartphones until they are 1a. there are more than 120,000 members across the country. you don't want them to be bullied for not having a smartphone, but, at the same time, you don't want to expose them to all of the risks that come with smartphones. it is the exposure to harmful content, it is the addictive element of smartphones. the children here are happy with their internet free—phones, but tess admits the reaction wasn't great initially. because nobody else had a feature phone at that time and it was, "mum, "it's not fair." her hope is that simpler phones will become a social norm for children under 1a. a nine—year—old

boy who was given a one percent chance of survival after being shot in the head as a toddler is preparing to walkjust over three miles to raise money for the hospital that saved him. harry was shot with an air pistol and his life was saved by bristol children's hospital. our reporter, cheryl dennis has more. it's hard to believe now, but eight years ago, harry was given just a 1% chance of survival. at 18 months old, he was shot in the head with an air rifle. it'sjust a miracle, you know? the fact that harry was given such a small percentage of survival, and the fact he can still run around and be a happy child now, you know, despite all of his disabilities he's got, he's still happy, and that's what counts. the bullet is still lodged in his brain. it means harry is partially blind, has epilepsy and a weakness in his left side. you'll lose me in all these bubbles. we had to teach him how to eat again. how to speak again.

we had to teach him how to walk again. look at that one. he is an energetic, happy nine—year—old who loves cars. we were given, you know, the worst possible news when it came down to harry. he's reached all these milestones now. i remember during covid he picked up a book and read for the first time, and it was so emotional to be there and go through that, but it was tears ofjoy. but he doesn't let it beat him up or get him down at all. he's a little superhero. harry's life nearly ended after a man put an air gun to his head to stop him crying. he claimed he didn't know it was loaded and was sentenced to two years in prison. now this miracle boy has a new mission. he and dad ed are in training forthe grand appeal�*s grand walk. to raise money for the children's hospital. from the ward where it

saved my life to help kids. and because they helped me. the ward that mean so much is the bluebell ward, which does brain surgery. there were some very dark times on that ward. very, very dark times. but also there was a lot of good because that's where harry started reaching his milestones again and turn him back into the little boy we once knew. and the staff there, they were absolutely incredible. tomorrow's 5k walk will be another milestone for harry. he's an incredible little boy, full of energy, i really talkative and chatty, and just can't wait to takel on the 5k walk, which will be a challenge for him. - but we know he's going to give it a great go. i he's been so reliant on his wheelchair for so long, so this is a huge undertaking for him to take on five kilometres because it is a huge distance. i want people to take

from harry's story that there's there is hope there. you know, if you're in hospital with your child suffering right now, there is hope. there is light at the end of the tunnel. the 5k walk will be tough for harry, but in the last eight years, this little boy has blown everyone away, rising to every challenge he's had to overcome. cheryl dennis, bbc news bristol. it's almost all over. the festival which aims to bring the best classical music to the widest possible audience ends tonight at the last night of the proms. it features works by puccini and the famous theme the pink panther. ., �* , , , panther. the world's biggest music party _ panther. the world's biggest

music party has _ panther. the world's biggest music party has one - panther. the world's biggest music party has one of i music party has one of britain's best loved venus. on that, i'm pleased to say that i'm joined by sakari oramo, chief conductor of the bbc symphony orchestra how has this season been? fantastic proms season. the feelings have been affiliated and the origins number has grown and almost up to capacity now. it's a very big venue, there are concerts and other venues around the uk, but i can speakfor everyone, i venues around the uk, but i can speak for everyone, i think it's been a really good season. when you approach the last night of the proms, what is going on in your mind? it is steeped in tradition but you don't want it to be stale. i am an outsider. _ don't want it to be stale. i am an outsider, i— don't want it to be stale. i am an outsider, i am _ don't want it to be stale. i am an outsider, i am from - don't want it to be stale. i am i an outsider, i am from finland, i have gradually found my way into this tradition, and the

very big event, the last night of the proms. a balance between evolution and revolution. the choice of programme always reflects different themes that have been prevalent during the year has passed.— year has passed. what can eo - le year has passed. what can people look _ year has passed. what can people look forward i year has passed. what can people look forward to i year has passed. what can i people look forward to tonight that they might not be expecting of the last night? there will be a fantastic amount of music, all great music, there is a world premiere by one composer called hillside blues, which is a note to the black american people that first brought jazz to europe after the first world war, when the spanish flu was raging around the continent. it is a note to those people over 100 years ago now. there is a

myriad of other things, william walton's portsmouth point. tell us about the — walton's portsmouth point. tell us about the guest artist, if they are not familiar, what's in store?— in store? angel blue is an american _ in store? angel blue is an american soprano, i in store? angel blue is an american soprano, she i in store? angel blue is an i american soprano, she sings music by puccini, and spanish music, spanish operator, and also naturally, she will sing rule britannia as a soloist. the pianist is one of britain's best known international classical music artist. he is a pianist, he will play a piece by sandstones, and some of his own arrangements. of spirituals together with angel blue. it sounds like the proms are in very good health. why do you think they are doing so well when there are so much

competition from other forms of music and other entertainment? such an act i think the proms have built up a special value. both here in the uk and in london but also worldwide. it is a brand that is so well known, it is one of the bbc�*s best known brands around the world. it is accessible, that's the key word and that was the original idea over 130 years ago, when they were founded. they wanted to point out accessibility.— they wanted to point out accessibili . , ._ , accessibility. even these days, thou~h, accessibility. even these days, though, without _ accessibility. even these days, though, without accessibility, | though, without accessibility, it can be an off—putting genre, classical music, where would you advise people to start if they are interested in finding out more?— out more? it's not about knowing _ out more? it's not about knowing things - out more? it's not about knowing things about i out more? it's not about i knowing things about classical music, it's more like letting the music come to you. no matter what you listen to, you can listen to the best loved

pieces of classical music, beethoven symphonies, or whatever you feel like, but it is to let the music creates the emotions that it creates, it can be individual, for everyone, everyone experiences music in different ways. delighted to talk to you this morning. have a fantastic time at the last night of the proms. thank you for being with us on bbc news. today was chilly in some areas. temperatures down to single figures. those temperatures will be on the rise, it will turn warmer. still some rain across northern areas, particularly northern ireland and scotland today. we have got low pressure in the north—west which will push a cold front further east, high pressure holds on further south. plenty

of dry sunny weather for central and southern england, wales too. the cloud will break up wales too. the cloud will break up in the afternoon. eastern scotland has some dry weather, the band of rain will arrive across northern ireland and western, the winds are going to pick up. temperatures mid to high teens in the north, 20 degrees down towards the south and east. in the evening, dry towards the south, a band of cloud and patch of light rain clearing out of scotland and northern ireland, it will be slow moving across northern england and north wales to start the day. reasonably mild, chilly overnight in the south, single figures, not as good as it has been over the past few nights here. sunday, a band of cloud and slow moving patchy rain across northern england, north wales, either side of that, looking dry and bright. a rash of showers drifting east across scotland but they will clear away quickly. an improved day converted today, more sunshine. sunshine down towards

east anglia and the south—east, 21 celsius. most of us in the high teens. heading into next week, dominating our weather right across the british isles. monday, not much weather on the map, a little bit of miss here and there, that will lift and clear away too long celsius of blue skies, lighter winds, clear away too long celsius of blue skies, lighterwinds, it will feel pleasant, 21 degrees in the south, mid to high teens in the south, mid to high teens in the south, mid to high teens in the north. those temperatures will increase into the middle of the week as weather fronts are kept at bay and we will see the winds coming in from the east bringing the orange colours, the mild air mass for central and southern areas. looking ahead, temperatures in the south up to the mid 20s in the middle part of the week, typically, high teens, low 20s, further north, for all of us a largely dry settled spell of weather with sunshine on the cards. bye for now.

live from london. this is bbc news the leaders of the united states and britain have ended talks at the white house, with no public change to their policy of blocking ukraine's use of long—range western missiles against russia. a former chief executive of the us chain abercrombie and fitch, faces further allegations of sexually exploiting men at events he hosted around the world. and... with london fashion week well under way, we speak to some of the ukrainian designers showcasing their work on the catwalk this year.

hello, i'm martine croxall. sir keir starmer says talks with president biden in washington have been "wide—ranging" and "productive" but wouldn't say whether he'd persuaded the us to allow ukraine to fire long—range missiles into russia. president zelensky has repeatedly called for permission to use the weapons on targets across the border. he claims it is the only way to end the war. our political editor, chris mason, has sent this report from the white house. i think the next few weeks i and months could be crucial. what does president biden make of russia's threats against the west? i don't think much about vladimir putin. this is the blue room of the white house. the president, the prime minister and their teams spoke here for about an hour and a half. the war in ukraine dominated the conversation. afterwards, sir keir starmer wouldn't be drawn on whether

he'd persuaded the president that authorising ukraine to fire western missiles at russia was a good idea.