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russia's defence ministry said the assailants were shot dead.lite company will continue to provide internet to ukraine for free, despite threatening to start charging for the service. ukraine has described starlink as vital, saying it helped the country survive critical moments during the russian invasion. for more on this about—turn, here's stephanie prentice. mission control: three, two, one, zero. _ ignition. lift—off. elon musk�*s starlink satellites launching in 2019. his bid to provide broadband around the world that, a few years later, would become critical to the ukrainian war effort. the company's 3,000 stations in low earth orbit have been crucial to communications by troops for the past eight months as they monitor russian movements. but on friday, a different battle was raging. mr musk said his company could no longer provide the service, suggesting the pentagon to cover the alleged $20 million a month internet bill. so, why the sudden change? it all seemed to start when he weighed in on ukraine's military strategy, asking twitter us

the spokesman for the defence ministry, quoted by russian news agencies, said the withdrawal was carried editor paul moss came into the studio to talk me through developments in ukraine today. this morning, we were hearing that they had been effectively encircled, surrounded by ukrainian troops, now we are hearing the russians have withdrawn to "more favourable lines", which is a euphemism if i have ever heard one. but we are seeing ukrainians waving the ukrainian flag and sticking one to the welcome sign on the outskirts of the town as if to emphasise their success. first of all, i think this is important because of the nature of this town. it is a logistical hub with very good railway connections and has been very important for the russian war effort. so basically, getting supplies in? indeed, indeed, and that's why they made such an effort to take the town back in spring. lyman was very heavily pummelled by attacks. the russians took it over. a key part of their operations since then. but also, we have to think about the timing of this, bearing in mind it was only yesterday that vladi

russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight from a military airfield duehether to send an international force to haiti to help police restore order and create a human aid corridor. the us and mexico proposed the deployment of a multi—national force after criminal gangs took control of the main port, blocking fuel deliveries and food imports. russia and china have expressed reservations about the plan. haiti is facing widespread famine, a cholera outbreak and political instability. the real madrid and france footballer karim benzema has won the men's ballon d'or award for this year's best player. he scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title and champions league. but despite his success on the field, he was barred from joining the french team because of a sex tape and blackmail scandal. the paris motor show has long been one of the most important events in the motor industry calendar. but the coronavirus pandemic had stopped it from taking place. now after a four—year gap, the show is back on, and this time it's all about going el

russia's defence ministry admits its troops have withdrawn to avoid being encircled. it isjust troops have withdrawn to avoid being encircled. it is just 2a hours after donetsk was formally annexed by moscow. as conservatives gather in birmingham for their annual conference, prime minister liz truss admits there has been "disruption" in the uk economy following the mini—budget. a man held in iran for nearly five years on spying charges before being released alongside nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says he's dedicating his london marathon run to the people of iran and its prisoners. more than 50,000 rail workers are taking industrial action today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. members of four unions are taking part in the strike in a long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. some parts of the country are still seeing trains, and others none at all. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. another train strike, and it's the biggest yet. karen from staffor

russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight from a military airfield due an urgent session to discuss the situation in haiti, which is facing gang violence, rising inflation and a cholera outbreak. gangs have taken control of the country's main port and are blocking fuel, water and food imports. the un is calling for international armed forces to be deployed to restore peace. the real madrid and france footballer, kareem benzema, has won the men's balon dorr award for this year's best player. he scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title. you're watching newsday on the bbc. as a ruling conference continues, the united states says president xi is the leading china in a more aggressive direction. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited forfor decades. the former dictator in the dock older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plane, it lights up a biblicalfamine — now in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it

russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight from a military airfield due security council is holding an urgent session to discuss the situation in haiti, which is facing gang violence, rising inflation and a cholera outbreak. gangs have taken control of the country's main port and are blocking fuel, water and food imports. the un is calling for international armed forces to be deployed to restore peace. the real madrid and france footballer, karim benzema, has won the men's ballon d'or award for this year's best player. he scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title. russia has attacked the ukrainian capital, kyiv, with a wave of iranian—made explosive drones. the strikes killed at least four people, including a pregnant woman and her husband. airstrikes have also hit critical infrastructure in three regions beyond the capital cutting off electricity to hundreds of towns and villages. among them the area close to the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, cutting it off from mains electricity. it is currently running on back—up energy from a

russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight from a military airfield dueis holding an urgent session to discuss the situation in haiti, which faces gang violence, rising inflation and a cholera outbreak. gangs have taken control of the country's main port and are blockading fuel, water and food imports. the un is calling for international armed forces to be deployed to restore peace. (sting) carrying benzema has won the ball on door award for his years best player. he's scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title. despite his success, he was barred from joining the french team because of a sex tape and blackmail scandal. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: as the ruling party conference begins, the united states says president xi is leading china in a more "aggressive" direction. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited forfor decades. the former dictator in the dock older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on

the ministry of defence has accused the russian government of "peddling false claims" after moscow said uk forces helped with a drone attack on russian fleets near the crimean port of sevastopol. there's major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24—hour walkout by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 rmt members are on strike. coming up at 5.40pm, we'll bring you the latest technology news in click. i'm maryam moshiri. the household energy supplier 0ctopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, which was one of the largest energy companies to collapse last year because of soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the agreement means 0ctopus will take onboard bulb's one and a half million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb is the biggest - green energy company... it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november, bulb found itself in administration. it was only kept going by the government, who pumped hundreds of millions o

russia's defence ministry says that 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a military trainingate opened fire on trainees during an exercise. the authorities described the incident in the belgorod region as a terrorist act. those killed were described as volunteers who wanted to fight for russia in ukraine. russia's defence minstry said the initial assailants were shot dead. the footballer mason greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. the 21—year—old manchester united striker was first arrested on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary —— and was immediately suspended from playing or training by the club. he was re—arrested earlier today for allegedly breaching bail conditions. the leader of china, xijinping, is set to be given an historic third term in power, as the communist party congress gets under way in a few hours. and the effort to boost his image and popularity is in full swing across the country. state media has headlined stories about how poorer towns have been transf

the russian news agency ria — quoting the defence ministry — in moscow said russian troops have now leftde the town, which isjust inside the russian occupied donetsk region. the minister spokesman, quoted by russian news agencies, said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. earlier, i spoke to alina frolova, ukraine's former deputy defence minister and current deputy head of board of the centre for defence strategies, who's in kyiv now, and i asked her about developements in east ukraine. russia declared its so—called referendums yesterday and declared these territory to be russian territory, and this is the first released town out of those which were declared. it also has important operational meaning because it is like a connection and because it is also at the beginning of the quite big advance in the donetsk region. it is very critical to stress that lyman is in the donetsk area, one of those regions that russia is claiming as part of it but of course we are seeing russian troops leaving so what does that mean for other territories like the nesco and furt

this morning, the british defence ministry said these comments could suggest russian forces are seriouslybachega in kyiv. parts of the chinese capital beijing have been placed under covid lockdown. some areas have been cordoned off stop it comes as the city hosts the congress of the early communist party, bringing officials in from right around the country. with more from beijing, here stephen mcdonell. with more from bei'ing, here stephen mcdonell. ., , ., ., , mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the _ mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the great _ mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the great heart _ mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the great heart of - mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the great heart of the - -- all —— all of the people are not aware the city hosting the communist party congress has started to implement localised lockdowns. i say they are possibly not aware because those delegates are in isolation, to stop them from being infected. at the moment in beijing, it is at the housing estate, housing compound type level, where there are lockdow

it stops with the defence ministry. it stops with the generals. it stops with the chief of staff. and officials are very careful to paint this as a problem of execution, not a problem of concept. so the concept is fine, officially speaking, and certainly with the nationalists it is fine. they do want this territory to be part of russia. they do believe in this idea of a powerful, resurgent russia, kind of nose to nose with the west. but i think, you know, there's going to come a point when people will obviously have to realise that it's notjust those who are carrying out the orders on the ground, but the orders themselves, which are potentially dubious. do you think that somebody will edge putin aside or there'll be some sort of coup against him, or that he'll step down? what's your feeling about all this? for years, vladimir putin has been clearing the decks of all opposition, all open voices of dissent, all criticism — he's stamped on the independent media. everybody i knew who works as an independent russian journalist is now out of the country or not working as a reporter. so

the russian news agency ria, quoting the defence ministry in moscow, said russian troops have now left by russian news agencies, said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. our europe regional editor, paul moss, has been watching developments around the town of lyman. this morning, we were hearing that lyman had been in surrounded, effectively by troops, and now they are saying they are withdrawing to more favourable lines, which is a euphemism if i have ever had one. but yes, we are also seen ukrainians waving the ukrainian flag and sticking once of the welcome sign on the outskirts of the town, as if to emphasise their success. but first of all, i think this is important because of the nature of this town. it is a logistical hub. it has very good railway connections. it has been very important for the russian war effort, that�*s why they made such an effort to take the town back in spring. lyman was very heavily pummelled by attacks. the russians took it over. a key part of their operations since then. but i think we also do have to think about the timing

russia's defence ministry says that 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a military trainingdent in the belgorod region as a terrorist act. those killed were described as volunteers who wanted to fight for russia in ukraine. russia's defence minstry said the assailants were shot dead. the uk home secretary has unveiled plans for a major crackdown on disruptive protests carried out by environmental groups. suella braverman says the new public order bill will stop demonstrators holding the public "to ransom". ministers will be empowered to block protests causing "serious disruption" to key infrastructure and goods. activists said they would not be intimidated by law changes aimed at "silencing non—violent people". uganda's government has imposed overnight curfews as it tries to stop the spread of ebola. the measures will last for three weeks and include closing churches and restricted movement into and out of the areas affected. 19 people have so far died from the disease. fire crews have spent the night tackling a large blaze at a building in the centre of leeds in the north o

in the last hour, the russian news agency ria, quoting the defence ministry in moscow, said russian troopsgic town of lyman, in eastern ukraine. you may recall we have been reporting through much of the day that if there was an attempt to encircle the russian troops in the town. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town. the released pictures which we weren't able to verify. it showed soldiers unveiling a flight in a sign saying "welcome to lyman." moscow announced the annexation of donetsk in the east of ukraine which have been occupied by russian troops or russian sympathisers in the previous ukrainian population. the minister spokesman, quoted by russian news agencies, said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. in other words, they are conceding that what ukraine said it was doing what they were trying to do. that is the situation in ukraine, we will bring you more through the course of this afternoon and evening if we get more. there have been huge protests around the world in support of women's rights in iran, after the death of

these pictures released earlier by the russian ministry of defence show a little of what's been goingcruise missiles launched — what they describe as a "massive air and sea" operation in ukraine. here's the view of nato — the military alliance of countries. i welcome the recent announcements by allies to provide more advanced air defence systems, and other capabilities to ukraine. and i look forward to further deliveries. our message is clear — nato stands with ukraine for as long as it takes. president putin started this war — he must end it by withdrawing his forces from ukraine. so let's take a closer look at the cities in ukraine that have been hit. lviv — in the west — was one of them. it's been rarely targeted in the past. this is its mayor. the russian attack destroyed four l electrical stations in the region, i and we have problems today at this | moment with water and electricity, i and other service - rebuilding situations. we've also seen these pictures from the capital kyiv, where air raid sirens sounded again on tuesday morning. you can see people taking shelter in the ci

this morning in line with suggestions given by the defence ministry in accordance with russian generalstrike was launched with long—range high precision air, sea, and land base weapons at ukraine energy facilities. military commands, and communications facilities. if attempts to carry out acts of terrorism on our territory continue russia's response will be harsh and it will respond to threats made to the russian federation. no one should be in any doubt about that. the attack on ukraine has drawn widespread condemnation from the international community. the president of the european commission — ursula von der leyen — says, she's �*shocked and appalled' by the vicious attacks on ukrainian cities' — adding that "putin's russia, has again shown the world what it stands for — brutality and terror." meanwhile, the head of nato has tweeted about what he describes as "horrific & indiscriminate" attacks and says the military alliance "will continue supporting the brave ukrainian people to fight back against the kremlin�*s aggression for as long as it ta kes. " analysts have compared these ru

russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight from a military airfield dueer being rescued by police officers. both the shadow foreign secretary, david lammy, and the former conservative leader iain duncan—smith have called for the chinese ambassador to explain what happened. the commissioner of the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, has called for hundreds of his officers to be sacked after a report found many of them are getting away with criminal behaviour. the review of the met�*s internal misconduct system was commissioned after the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer. it says many claims of sexual misconduct, misogyny and homophobia by officers are badly mishandled. and that there are unacceptable levels of racial bias. here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. the murder of sarah everard the turning point, but the dangerous behaviour of some officers ongoing. when a police officer kidnaps, rapes and kills a woman, trust is forfeited. too many allowed to get away with sexual harassment, racism, and misogyny. i have

the first time the ministry of defence is allowed access. verstappen reign supreme in japan to win the formula 1 world championship for a second time despite atrocious conditions. who were killed by an explosion at a petrol station in a village in county donegal. the victims include a 39—year—old woman and her 13—year—old son, and a 50—year—old man and his five—year—old daughter. police also confirmed that a man in his 20s remains in hospital in a critical condition. seven other people who were injured in the explosion are still being treated in hospital and remain in a stable condition. our ireland correspondent, chris page, is at the scene. yes, this has been a day when this community has been contemplating the scale of the losses that occurred here in a split second on friday afternoon. as you can see behind me, the petrol station where the explosion happened is less busy. there are nowjust two police vehicles there. the ambulances and fire engines have gone as the investigation moves into another phase. the priority very much has been of

the ministry of defence has accused the russian government of �*peddling false claims�* after moscowd uk forces helped with a drone attack on russian fleets near the crimean port of sevastopol. there's major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24—hour walkout by scotrail workers. more than 2000 rmt members are on strike. now on bbc news: bbc wales investigates — what's killing 0ur rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmonjumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don't have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record—breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. the sad sight to see. it's absolutely devastating what with finding out here today. but of the water, look at this. this is algae. it's taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river not only is it bad for our health it is also ful

the ministry of defence says the practice isn't illegal, but it is trying to deter pilots from takingn going on and what is the government saying? this has caused what is the government saying? “tt 3 has caused widespread arrangement i think, that retired british military pilots have gone to china to train the chinese military, but it is not illegal. it happens through intermediaries, headhunters, it started with a few cases a couple of years ago, slow down with the pandemic but it has recently been increasing and it has caused alarm increasing and it has caused alarm in the ministry of defence. they have been offered $270,000, £240,000, to go to china and do this training. the problem for the mod is it is not currently illegal, they are not breaching the official secrets act, hence we have had a very unusual public alerts about this activity designed to basically, i think, embarrass and deter those who might be out there and also stop anybody else thinking about it he was the current military, because we understand they are being offered similar packages, could be considered doing th

sure. ..when times come for a kind of all—out defence, so i think this not just about the ministry ofobert tsao has pledged $33 million us to help train civilian fighters, as you are referring to there — but he's doing the job of government there, isn't he? he's trying to fill in the holes to make up for the lack of a proper defence strategy that the government should be addressing. i think that these two work in tandem. i have a heart condition that prevents me from actually enrolling in the compulsory two—year military service at the time, but it doesn't mean that i don't want to know about our defence strategy and get training in cybersecurity and other matters when the time comes, so i think the connection between people who willing to contribute and the national defence, that is the bridge that we're building. all right. when it comes to defence, it seems like taiwan is going to be relying a great deal on the united states. the us senate has passed a bill to provide $6.5 billion to fund weapons and other military support for taiwan. strong bipartisan strategy for the americans th

the uk ministry of defence says it's improving reporting mechanisms for sexual offences.t louisa pilbeam has been following the story. we know that the royal navy have acted swiftly. sir ben key is the most seniorfigure in the navy. he launched an urgent investigation into allegations of sexual of sexual assault and harassment of female colleagues in the royal navy working on submarines. he said that anyone found responsible for this will be held to account regardless of their rank. these allegations are detailed in the daily mail newspaper. one woman says she was assaulted while she slept by a male colleague who was superior in rank to her. other women have said that they have experienced repeated demands for sex acts, and they also had their underwear stolen and a rape list was drawn up that detailed the order of which women would be attacked if there was an emergency at sea. now, the ministry of defence have responded by saying that they are taking these claims seriously and that they know there is more to be done. they say that while most people in the royal navy have

for the first time since the conflict began in february the ministry of defence has allowed the bbc on the armaments as duncan kennedy reports. in the 21st century, power comes in boxes. lots of boxes. this is the first time since the start of the war the media have been allowed to film this huge and sensitive supply operation. the officer in charge says it's about showing the full—scale of the uk's help to ukraine. we stand absolutely united with ukraine in defence of freedom and democracy and a nation's right to be sovereign. it's late afternoon when we leave brize norton. we have not been told where we are going to protect the safety of the crews who fly these missions. the contents of many of these boxes are a secret, but we are told some are holding brimstone anti—tank missiles. figures released by the ministry of defence show that the uk has now sent 10,000 anti—tank missiles to ukraine, 100,000 artillery rounds and nearly 3 million small arms rounds. for the crews, who we can't name for safety reasons, these trips are exhausting. and you can just continue on doing this, this is

yuriy sak — an adviser to the ukrainian defence ministry — told us progress is also being made in they the governor of the luhansk region to the ukrainian army, is advancing very rapidly in that direction, but we will have to wait for the official confirmation from the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine. here's john simpson again: they have got the bit between their teeth at he moment. various russian figures in the administration are saying that they are stabilising the situation, that the advances are coming to a halt and so on. again, impossible to know without actually being on the ground, but never the less, again, that is the kind of thing that they are obliged to say when they can see that territories really kind of drifting away from them. but russia has been retaliating. this is the village of bila tserkva, south of kyiv, away from the front line, where russian kamikaze drone attacks are being blamed for damage and fires. the target is thought to be buildings where a military unit was stationed. the kremlin says moscow will press ahead with plans to annexe four ukra

the russian ministry of defence says its troops have left the strategic town of lyman in eastern ukraine. a ministry spokesman said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town. lyman was a key strategic target, used by russia as a major logistics hub — and sits in the donetsk region which the government in moscow has just declared to be a part of russia. video footage shared online shows ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of lyman. this report is from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse its territory, russia officially celebrated as its own only yesterday. despite this recent show of own only yesterday. despite this recent show of patriotism, it is another embarrassing retreat for vladimir putin. as ever, his generals have tried to put a positive spin on russia's latest setback. translation: in russia's latest setback. translation: . ., translation: in connection with the threat of _ translation: in connection with the threat of encirclement, - translation: in c

we had an update from the ukrainian defence ministry saying that it would seek revenge for russian attacksa terrorist who talks with missiles. these attacks today are happening two days after the explosion in the crimea bridge, something that president putin said was an act of terrorism, that had been orchestrated and carried out by ukraine's security services and i think there was a fear here this morning that the russians would go ahead with a very strong response and i think this is what we are seeing here today. we and i think this is what we are seeing here today.— and i think this is what we are seeing here today. we also, as we were talking _ seeing here today. we also, as we were talking to _ seeing here today. we also, as we were talking to you _ seeing here today. we also, as we were talking to you this _ seeing here today. we also, as we were talking to you this morning, | were talking to you this morning, three hours ago, but as you were talking and he responded to an aircraft flying overhead and then of course we saw the explosions, at that point, there were not any air raid s

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this is an alert put out by the ministry of defence - this. e this activity even though it is not actually breaking the law. what appears to be happening is that retired pilots are being approached through intermediaries, headhunters, if you like, flying schools and the like, with very lucrative packages to go to china and to use their experience to china and to use their experience to help train the chinese military. this started about three years ago. it is believed by western officials. notjust it is believed by western officials. not just the it is believed by western officials. notjust the uk, other allied countries as well. then it dipped a bit during a pandemic because travelling to china became very hard, but i think the concern is that there are signs that this is ramping up and there are more people being approached to do this with these large packages of $270,000, £240,000, to go to china and there are even more than this number of around 30, tempted to go there, and that this could be damaging to uk interests, because they are poten

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slowed down with the pandemic but it has been increasing, and that has caused alarm in the ministry of defencehina to do the train but the problem for the ministry of defence is it is not illegal they are not breaching the official secrets act which has surprised some. so we is have had this unusual public alert about this activity which is designed to embarrass and deter those who might be out there, but also, stop anyone else who might be thinking about it because in the current military, because in the current military, because they are being approached we understand, with similar packages after they retire, would that be interested in doing this? the concern is could pose a threat to uk security, even if they are not providing secret, if they are given an understanding of the tactics of fastjets an understanding of the tactics of fast jets and an understanding of the tactics of fastjets and helicopters that could be useful to china, which i think is increasingly seen as an adversary so we have had this warning, the government is saying a national security bill currently going through parli

the russian defence ministry showed these pictures earlier today of missiles being fired from air, sea land. but the ground war in ukraine is not going all russia's way. the russian general recently appointed by president putin to take charge of the attack on ukraine has said preparations are being made to evacuate people from the city of kherson. general sergey surovkin has admitted that the situation on the ground is "tense" and "quite difficult." let's cross to kyiv now and speak to the washington post's bureau chief there, isabelle khurshudyan. thank you very much forjoining us. let me ask you about what we're hearing about her song. what how —— what are you hearing about what's happening there now?— happening there now? yeah, the ukrainians _ happening there now? yeah, the ukrainians are _ happening there now? yeah, the ukrainians are clearly _ happening there now? yeah, the ukrainians are clearly making - ukrainians are clearly making advances for the last few leaks. they took back quite a big swathe of territory along the western bank of the dnipro river and have continued to go

the russian ministry of defence says its troops have left the strategic town of lyman, in eastern ukrainenistry spokesman was quoted by russian news agencies as saying the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town. lyman was a key strategic target, used by russia as a major logistics hub, and sits in the donetsk region which the government in moscow has just declared to be a part of russia. video footage shared online shows ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of lyman. we cannot however verify exactly where the flag—raising is taking place. this report is from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. ukraine's counteroffensives have slowed, but for ukrainians, progress is still progress. traces of occupation are being removed, and quickly. lyman was a logistics hub for russia's invasion. despite continued fighting, it is set to become a platform for ukraine to keep pushing east. cheering its territory that russia officially celebrated as its own only yesterday. despite

the ministry of defence has accused the russian government of "peddling false claims" after moscow saids near the crimean port of sevastopol. there's major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24—hour walkout by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 rmt members are on strike.

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the russian ministry of defence says its troops have left the strategic town of lemann, in eastern ukraineministry spokesman was quoted by russian news agencies as saying the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town. lyman was a key strategic target used by russia as a major logistics hub and sits in the donetsk region which the government in moscow has just declared to be a part of russia. video footage shared online shows ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of lyman. we cannot however verify exactly where the flag—raising is taking place. alina frolova is a former deputy defence minister of ukraine and is now the deputy chairman of the centre for defence strategy think tank. she told me more about the significance of this development. you know, that yesterday russia declared its so—called referendums and then actually declared this territory to be russian territory. and this is actually the third released town out of those which were declared. however, it also has a very

he also alleged the attack took place with the support from the uk, something the uk's ministry of defencehington in turn had accused russia of weaponising food and in so doing, directly impacting nations in need. the un grain deal struck injuly was a diplomatic coup. it allows ukraine to reopen ukrainian the black sea ukrainian black sea ports for grain exports. already it has allowed nearly 9 million tonnes of ukrainian grain to be exported and was due to be renewed in november. ukraine is the world's fifth largest exporter of wheat. many countries from lebanon to ethiopia are suffering from the effects of higher grain prices as a result of the war. if russia does stop the grain flow, it will be a blow to these people and to resolving the russia—ukraine crisis. the deal had been viewed as a first step on the way to a possible ceasefire. the un has called for the preservation of the grain corridor, saying all parties must refrain from any action which would imperil it. claudia redmond, bbc news. hugo bachega gave this update from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. we know from un officials that

but supporting ukraine in the long run will cost money, largely from the coffers of the ministry of defencess clear. liz truss promised to spend 3% of national wealth on defence. that's a huge increase, as much as £100 billion a year. mr sunak dismissed that as an arbitrary target. the prime minister will also have to deal with china, which recently launched missiles into the sea near taiwan. he says china is a long—term threat to britain. but it's also a trading partner, so getting the balance right won't be easy. and then there's europe. mr sunak campaigned as a committed brexiteer, but some in the eu are hoping he'll adopt a more pragmatic approach on energy prices and trade disputes left over from brexit. ultimately, what many foreign leaders want to know is whether mr sunak can give britain the political stability his predecessors have not. james landale, bbc news. well in a call in the past few hours with ukraine's president zelensky, rishi sunak promised that the uk's support would — he said — be �*steadfast and as strong as ever�* under his premiership. it comes after the un's nucle

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