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. 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, 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.

zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces severe drought leading to food shortages. the meat from these elephants will be distributed to people struggling to feed themselves. neighbouring namibia also carried out a wildlife cull last month due because of the drought. zimbabwe is home to an estimated 100,000 elephants — the second largest population in the world after botswana. zimbabwe's last cull was more than 35 years ago. harry was just a toddler when he was shot in the head with an air pistol. he was given a one percent chance of survival. now nine, he's about to start a three—mile walk for to raise money for the hospital that saved his life — bristol children's. cheryl dennis reports. 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. that's the highest yet. 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 for to help kids. and because they helped me. the wards 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 you 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, - 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. two us astronauts stranded in space have said

it was hard to watch their malfunctioning craft depart the international space station without them. barry �*butch�* wilmore and sunita williams have been on the station for three months — and could be there for several more — but say they were trained to "expect the unexpected". pallab ghosh reports. ignition and lift—off - of starliner and atlas v. 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 asked 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 are pushing the edges of the envelope in everything that we do, and it is not easy. starliner is now backingi away from the 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 seemed 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", quote—unquote. 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. when thinking of unique things to do at the weekend, a tour beneath a motorway junction might not be at the top of your list. but that's what plenty of people have been in birmingham. guided walks below spaghetti junction have sold out as part of the city's heritage week celebrations. 0ur reporter rebecca wood went to take a look. getting up close to the gravelly hill interchange. this is spaghetti junction but maybe not as you know it. the birmingham heritage week

getting out to enjoy it without a car. getting out to en'oy it without a car. ~ , . ., a car. when spaghetti “unction was built here... _ a car. when spaghetti “unction was built here... the _ a car. when spaghetti junctionj was built here... the ambition that was reflected when it was built here is very much part of birmingham is story. all built here is very much part of birmingham is story. al already does tools _ birmingham is story. al already does tools around _ birmingham is story. al already does tools around the - birmingham is story. al already does tools around the city - birmingham is story. al already does tools around the city but l does tools around the city but this is a surprise spot for him. it's already proving very popular. heritage week, has sold out. popular. heritage week, has sold out-— sold out. many people have wondered — sold out. many people have wondered what _ sold out. many people have wondered what it's - sold out. many people have wondered what it's like - sold out. many people have wondered what it's like to l sold out. many people have - wondered what it's like to come down here. people don't necessarily know how to come down here, or if it will be safe when they come down here. so coming on an organised tour is a great way to do it. this hue is a great way to do it. this huge feat _ is a great way to do it. this huge feat of _ is a great way to do it. this huge feat of engineering i is a great way to do it. this huge feat of engineering took just four years to do. it crosses canal and river. b,

just four years to do. it crosses canal and river. a spot like this really _ crosses canal and river. a spot like this really shows - crosses canal and river. a spot like this really shows that - like this really shows that history. canals through to 20th century roads. birmingham is at the hot of this. understanding all this in the historical context as well as how it fits together today, context as well as how it fits togethertoday, is context as well as how it fits together today, is really inspirational. to together today, is really inspirational.— together today, is really inspirational. to many the concrete _ inspirational. to many the concrete structure - inspirational. to many the concrete structure isn't i inspirational. to many the i concrete structure isn't seen as beautiful, but others argue that we need to see beyond that and appreciate what it represents.— and appreciate what it reresents. �*, ., ., represents. it's a wonderful structure — represents. it's a wonderful structure that _ represents. it's a wonderful structure that was - represents. it's a wonderful structure that was designed represents. it's a wonderful. structure that was designed as an image — structure that was designed as an image of the future. it engages with the landscape, it introduces people to the city, so it— introduces people to the city, so it does— introduces people to the city, so it does have its own beauty. weather — so it does have its own beauty. weather you view it as an engineering masterpiece orjust a constant trafficjam, maybe it's worth taking a look on

foot. now it's time for the weather. we are having some technical problems bringing you the weather at the moment... hello there! we've got quite a mixed weather picture around this afternoon for large parts of england and wales, we're looking at dry weather with some decent sunshine. certainly been fine so far today in pembrokeshire, if a little breezy. further north and west though for scotland and northern ireland you can see the cloud piling in here. we do have a weather front that's bringing outbreaks of rain across northern ireland that's going to be working into west scotland, where there will also be some quite brisk winds today, gusts reaching into the 50 miles an hour at times in the western isles, as that rain works in. the rain towards the evening time will turn a little bit lighter and patchy in northern ireland very gradually, whereas england and wales

still hanging on to a fair bit of sunshine and with the winds turning to a southwesterly direction, it's milder compared with recent days. top temperatures reaching 20 c. tonight, ourweather front moves southwards across from scotland into northern england, northern parts of wales. a few showers for western scotland. we've still got the dry air and relatively cold air across east anglia and southeast england, where it's going to be another chilly night. temperatures down to around 4 or 5 degrees we've got these weather fronts pushing southwards towards an area of high pressure. and, so, quite a mixed weather picture again. starting off on a sunny and chilly note across east anglia, the midlands, southern counties of england. a band of rain for northern england, north wales gradually moving southwards through the day. and for scotland and northern ireland, broadly speaking, it's a day of sunny spells and showers. temperatures reaching the high teens to low 20s, which should feel okay in the best of the day's sunshine. well, that takes us on into next week, and we'll see another change in the weather pattern as high pressure builds

in across the uk. and so for monday, it might start off with a bit of cloud, maybe an odd bit of drizzle across southernmost areas, a few mist and fog patches, but otherwise there's that high pressure... builds in most of the uk will have dry weather with lengthy spells of sunshine. just a little bit of high cloud in the skies at times. temperatures reaching generally around 17 to 21, so feeling pleasant in the sunshine. and as we go into next week deeper, it looks like the high pressure is going to hang around, with an easterly wind starting to pull in some slightly milder air from the near continent, so there's going to be a lot of dry weather around with temperatures for more of us reaching the low 20s, which will feel quite pleasant after the recent cool spell. bye for now.

live from london, this is bbc news. we are guilty as government but also the community's guilt. thousands attend the funeral of olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei in uganda. she was killed after being set on fire by a former boyfriend. keir starmer returns to the uk after talks in washington. he and president biden make no public announcement on ukraine's request to use long—range western missiles inside russia. and trained to expect the unexpected — two us astronauts explain how they cope with being stranded in space.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. thousands of people have attended the funeral for ugandan 0lympic athlete rebecca cheptegei who was killed by a former boyfriend this month. she has been laid to rest in herfamily�*s home town, bukwo. she received full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games last month, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. her former partner has since died of his injuries.(wipe sot we are guilty as government but also the community's guilt. it

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