that russi has been accused of committing in abuja. -- abuja. was requesti help to investigate the potential war crimes, ner office d members her office stand accusedas president zelenskyy said of being an -- unable root out russian spies. this is quite embarrassing for president zelenskyy, the last thing you want while being in the midst of a war with russia is to appear weak, but certainly at this infiltration was possible on such a significant level it also exposes a weakness of your country. something you clearly dnot want the enemyo know about. >> how deep is this problem thought to go? >> that is a good question, phill. if you look at the history of the sbu, founded in 1992, no president sends was able to reform the sbu, allegations of misuse of power, corruption, infiltration could be rooted out. its not the first time spifically that the sbu is under scrutiny. it comes a time when ukraine is at war. the least thing you want is actually trying to see you know who to trust within the apparatus a whom you can trust with information. it come

you can take a look at what life is like at a0 degrees celsius for folks in other cities, including abujad sydney. there's information there on how to stay cool and safe when dealing with these soaring temperatures — and also how countries that have dealt with super high temperatures and extreme weather have prepared themselves for the hot weather. that's on bbc.com/news or simply download the bbc news app — that is, of course, if you haven't already. let's leave the heatwave for now and take a look at the other stories in the headlines today. steve bannon, the anti—establishment outsider who helped bring donald trump to the white house, is now on trial for refusing to testify about the january 6 assault on the us capitol. bannon has pleaded not guilty to the contempt charges. the two charges he faces are misdemeanours, but if found guilty, each carries a mandatory minimum of 30 days injail. a judge in the us state of delaware has ruled that the dispute between the tech billionaire elon musk and the social media company twitter should go to trial in october. mr musk had tried to buy twitt

including dozens of members of the boko haram militant group, following a raid on a prison in the capital abujao have been carried out by boko haram. it is the latest on a series of raids on nigerian prisons by militants. british airways will cancel more than thousand -- 10,000 ——10,000 plates by the end of october. carriers around the world 0ctober. carriers around the world are struggling to keep up with demand for travel amid staff shortages. ba say the cancellations will reduce last—minute disruptions. injapan, the prime minister wants to restart more nuclear power plants to provide more energy as the country struggles with its hottest summer on record. 11 years on from the fukushima disaster, nuclear plants remain deeply unpopular among the japanese public. and as storage runs low at the fukushima site, treated cooling water is due to be released into the pacific, a policy local fishermen strongly oppose. 0ur tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been back to fukushima and sent this report. this is raw fish, just from the sea off here in fukushima, caught this morning. would you d

nigeria say more than 400 inmates are still unaccounted for after a raid on a prison in the capital abujaers of the boko haram militant group. several people were killed in the attack, which is suspected to have been carried out by boko haram. it is the latest in a series of raids on nigerian prisons by islamist militants. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we look at plans to empty water from the fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they've pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace i through a downstairs window and made his way— to the queen's private bedroom. then, he asked her for a cigarette. - and, on the pretext - of arranging for some to be brought, summoned a footman on duty, i who took the man

nigeria say more than a00 inmates are still unaccounted for after a raid on a prison in the capital, abujahe boko haram militant group. several people were killed in the attack, which is suspected to have been carried out by boko haram. it is the latest in a series of raids on nigerian prisons by islamist militants. 59 people go on trial in italy today in connection with the collapse of a motorway bridge in genoa in 2018. a3 people were killed when a section of the morandi bridge gave way in torrential rain while vehicles were crossing it. among those on trial are the former managing director and other senior figures from the aspi motorway company. the heads of the british and american security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn of the national security and economic threat posed by china. the fbi director, chris wray, and the mis head, ken mccallum, outlined the dangers while addressing business leaders in london. our security correspondent gordon corera reports. the two men whose job it is to keep the uk and us safe, appearing in public together for the first tim

including over 350 of them discovered in abuja, according to evidence gathered by the police, nearlycovered and mass graves under rubble. the office of the prosecutor general of ukraine announced on april fourth that the lease in the region discovered a torture chamber in the basement of the children's sanatorium in bucha. still ahead, former trump white house aide, steve bannon, tried and failed to delay his criminal contempt trial. his lawyers even pointed to a cnn documentary on benin to make their case. up next, drew griffin graves us a prpreview of that special reportrt. stay with us. and effo adjusts for your best sl eep. and tells you exactly how well you slept, withp. yoyour sleepiq score. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. so, you can be your best for yourself and those you care about most. don't miss our weekend special. save 40% on the sleep number 360 special edition smart bed queen now only $1499. oh, that i can't believe i scored this price feeling! wayfair always delivers small prices for big dream ♪ wayfair you've got just wt i need ♪ if y

explosions rang out late last night at a maximum security prison in abuja.amic state claimed responsibility. around half of the nearly 900 prisoners who fled have now been captured. on the pandemic, the fda announced u.s. pharmacists can now prescribe paxlovid as the leading covid treatment pill directly to patients. meanwhile, overseas, beijing and shanghai ramped up koba testing again after a spike in new cases -- ramped up covid testing again after a spike in new cases. some worry china could really -- reimpose restrictions just weeks after a strict lockdown. president biden touted his plan to rescue pensions for millions of workers during a visit to cleveland, ohio. said that the american rescue plan will help underfunded multiemployer pensions remain solvent, at least through 2051, so workers wil not see their benefits cut despite the economic crisis. >> this fourth of july, let's remember who is the backbone of this country. it is you, the american worker. i promised you i would be the most prolabor, prounion, pro-worker president of the united states,