james waterhouse, bbc news, kharkiv region. let's get some of the day's other news now.lled in a jail on friday had all been accused of involvement in the assassination of the presidential candidate, fernando villavicencio in august. officials said the men, killed in a jail in guayaquil, were all colombian nationals. a bus carrying migrants has crashed in the southern mexican state of wahaca killing at least 18 people — including three children. the authorities say the 55 passengers were venezuelan and haitian nationals travelling towards the mexican border with the united states. officials in the indian state of west bengal say that at least 42 people are known to have died in flash flooding with 150 more missing. a glacial lake in the indian himalayas burst its banks after record breaking rainfall. foreign travel by the chinese has surged during the traditional eight day golden—week holiday. new figures show the number of trips is now 85% of pre—pandemic levels, with cheaper asian destinations such as thailand proving popular. after a summer of extreme heat across euro

that was james waterhouse their reporting. almost unimaginable scenes there.imaginable scenes there. approximately 400 miles to the south, in the russian—controlled port of sevastopol, there are signs that russian grip on occupied crimea, and the black sea itself, may be slipping, following a number of successful attacks on russian ships and naval facilities. it's been reported that russia has moved nearly all of its black sea fleet from sevastopol in crimea. the bbc hasn't independently verified that. let's explore that idea a little. let's explore that idea a little. we are joined by military expert and retired colonel brendan kearney, who served 31 years with the us marine corps. he's worked extensively with nato in europe. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. good to be with you. let's start with _ the programme. good to be with you. let's start with this _ the programme. good to be with you. let's start with this idea _ the programme. good to be

james waterhouse, bbc news. our international editorjeremy bowen is in kyiv this evening. attack today? the information that we have are the sorts of pictures and reports that have been coming out of the scene, which james just packaged, have been coming out of the scene, which jamesjust packaged, and have been coming out of the scene, which james just packaged, and also the things ukrainians have been saying and they say was deliberately targeting this funeral. we don't actually know that but what comes to my mind isjust actually know that but what comes to my mind is just what goes through the heads of people when they see the heads of people when they see the result of the missiles they have fired in a situation like that? it doesn't have a strategic effect on the wall. what it does do of course is spread fear and grief and create bloodshed, and also i think on the ukrainian side, creates anger and a determination to fight back. im’ith determination to fight back. with the political _ determination to fight back. with the political infighting in the west, just how much

james waterhouse, bbc news, hroza, kharkiv region. turning to us politics now.use speaker kevin mccarthy says he'll finish his congressional term and run for re—election. he denied reports he's considering resigning from congress. it comes after eight hardline republicans joined democrats in removing mccarthy as house speaker earlier this week. now two republicans have announced they will run for mccarthy's old job — congressmanjim jordan of ohio on the left, and steve scalise of louisiana on the right. jim jordan chairs the house judiciary committee, where he launched probes into president biden, his son hunter, and the fbi. he also founded the far—right house freedom caucus and voted against $300 million in ukraine aid. his bid for speaker got a major boost, with an endorsement from former president donald trump. his rival, majority leader steve scalise, is the number—two ranking republican in the house of representatives. he's been undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. and in 2017, scalise was gravely wounded during a shooting tar

james waterhouse, bbc news.wake of us political infighting that halted aid to ukraine. funding for ukraine was left out of a spending bill passed last weekend to avert a government shutdown and now, the us house of representatives is embroiled in a race to replace its speaker kevin mccarthy likely kicking the can further down the road as far as restoring aid to ukraine. on thursday, 50 european leaders, including president zelensky, gathered in spain to discuss support for the war—torn country. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale filed this report from the summit. this summit is supposed to be about european security, it is a new summit, only the third that has ever happened. it was begun after russia's invasion of ukraine. but despite all of that, actually, it was the political infighting and wrangling in washington that cast a shadow over this gathering, because there was a real concern about the possibility of the united states reducing its support for ukraine. the eu foreign policy chief, josep borrel

james waterhouse, bbc news, hroza, kharkiv region.and unlikely to make the journey to europe anytime soon to collect her award. narges mohammadi has been honoured for her fight against the oppression of women in her country, where she's played a leading role in the campaign against mandatory hijabs. she's now serving multiple sentences in tehran�*s notorious evin prison. caroline hawley has that story. narges mohammadi is a woman, a human rights advocate and a freedom fighter. her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal cost. altogether, the regime has arrested her 13 times, convicted her five times, and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. ms mohammadi is still in prison as i speak. she hasn't seen her husband and children, now in exile in paris, in years. her son told the bbc she's always in his heart. translation: i wasjust happy and proud of my mum, - just like i'm always, like yesterday and the day before that. this award belongs to iranian people. the nobel committee said the prize was also for

james waterhouse, bbc news, hroza, kharkiv region.ent forces have now launched a massive bombardment of an area of the country controlled by islamist rebels. it's in response to a drone attack on a military graduation ceremony yesterday that killed more than a hundred people. it was one of the deadliest attacks on the syrian armed forces, in the ongoing 12—year civil war. the funerals of those who died, have been taking place in the city of homs, as frank gardner reports. a funeral for the fallen after a devastating drone attack on a military academy. one of the worst single attacks in syria's 12 years of civil war, it killed over 100 and injured hundreds more. amongst the mourners, this man, who lost his brother. and this young officer. his mother had come to watch him graduate. she died in the drone strike. translation: my mother came to celebrate my graduation. - it's the worst day. children, students, my friends, they all died. witnesses say the attack came out of nowhere, with multiple iranian—made explosive drones. most of the p

bbc correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. can read the full text of the conversation with the head of diplomacy of yes joseph borel on our website bbc.ua. the title of the material is borel's long interview with the bbc about ukraine's accession to the eu during the war, corruption and putin. and oleksandr kraev, an expert of the ukrainian foreign policy council , is in touch with us prisms. i congratulate you, alexander. so, about the interim budget of the united states. biden assures continued support, however, is it real. risks that the us may stop supporting ukraine? such risks are actually minimal, because we know that taking $6 billion out of the interim budget, it was a compromise decision, a compromise in the sense that those republicans who do not belong to the trump wing, but voted against this budget, agreed with their democratic colleagues, they will be ready to vote for the replacement of these 6 billion the general... budget, where much larger amounts of support are calculated for ukraine, we can now talk betwee

james waterhouse reports from kyiv. "this body is badly burnt," says the rescuer. it's not her," the woman replies. missile attacks are an almost daily occurrence here. but rarely are they this destructive. a well rehearsed routine for emergency crews which doesn't get any easier. translation: my brother, | sister-in-law and my mother were killed. alexander's family were at a wake of a local soldier. most of the victims had been sitting around a large table inside a cafe. a shared moment of grief cut short. translation: constantly, i we were pulling out someone. it was a nightmare. ukraine accuses russia of launching a short range ballistic missile, killing more than 50 in a village of 300. translation: we were in a town nearby and heard an explosion. i we were then told something happened in hroza and we came because my mother was here. ring tones fill the silence. from the phones of the dead. translation: russian military knew where they were striking. | it was not a blind attack. people had gathered there for a memorial meal. who could launch a missile at them?

james waterhouse reporting and he was speaking to the eu'sjosep burrell.gators are working to identify the victims of a nightclub fire in the southeastern city of murcia. at least 13 people are known to have died in what's believed to be spain's worst such disaster in over 30 years. it broke out in a popular nightclub in the early hours of sunday morning. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest. a death toll of 13 which has been confirmed so far, but there are a number of other people who are still believed to be missing, people who were thought to be in one of those nightclubs when the fire broke out. the big task now is to identify the bodies. some of them have been identified already using fingerprints, but most of the other bodies are not in a condition to be able to do that, so the police are having to use dna tests. however, having said that, there has been some good news this morning. the authorities said that three people who had believed to have been missing and who had been in the nightclub when the fire broke out, they have been located, t

james waterhouse there.knott, a former british diplomat who's spent time in ukraine and russia. thank you very much for being with us. how concerned do you think ukraine should, or will be, by the decision at the us not to approve further funding decision at the us not to approve furtherfunding for this decision at the us not to approve further funding for this war? i think clearly it is a concern for everybody. ukraine most of all, and everybody. ukraine most of all, and everybody that supports them. i think we shouldn't go overboard just yet, and i think the signs are that the biden administration, actually, the biden administration, actually, the big majority of people on both sides in the us are still quite strongly behind ukraine and they seem confident they might be able to push something through separately. this was clearly a by—product of a domestic political situation in the us, which may not lead to big problems in the long run. but i think obviously the long—term concern is if the scepticism grows

james waterhouse, bbc news, hroza, kharkiv region.publican us house speaker kevin mccarthy says he'll finish his congressional term and run for re—election. he denied reports he's considering resigning from congress. it comes after eight hardline republicans joined democrats in removing mccarthy as house speaker earlier this week. now two republicans have announced they will run for mccarthy's old job: congressman jim jordan on the left and steve scalise on the right. let's take a closer look at these two republicans:jim jordan, of ohio, is 59—years old and was first elected to congress in 2007. he currently chairs the housejudiciary committee where he launched several investigations into president biden, his son hunter, and the fbi. he is also a founder and former chairman of the ultraconservative house freedom caucus and was among more than 100 republicans who voted against 300 million dollars in aid for ukraine. and his bid got a major boost in the last few hours as former president donald trump endorsed him, saying he would be a "

it's quite a sight for a village so small. james waterhouse there at the scene.also accused of incitement to commit kidnap. the 36—year—old, who is a security officer at a shopping precinct in the town, appeared for a short hearing at chelmsford magistrates' court. holly willoughby did not appear on itv�*s this morning programme yesterday or today. she was said to be under police protection at her home on thursday night. a spokesperson for itv said... 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher sent this update from chelmsford magistrates' court. 36—year—old gavin plumb appeared in the court behind me charged with soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap. he was refused bail and remanded in custody until the beginning of november, when he'll appear at chelmsford crown court. now, he was arrested on wednesday, and the next day, on thursday, holly willoughby was due to present this morning as she usually would. but at the last minute, she was replaced by alison hammond. and holly willoughby is now said to be under police guard at her home in london. we

james waterhouse there.ry expert and retired colonel brendan kearney who served 31 years with the us marine corps. i got his reaction to this latest attack in ukraine. this was a continuation of what we have seen since this war began. which is russia going ahead and targeting installations, villages, towns, portions of cities that have no military value whatsoever. a small little village, the only bad part in terms of its fate is that it happens to be close to the front lines. but there is still no reason that it should have been targeted. this is a crime against humanity. that is what the un has been saying as well, colonel. it that is what the un has been saying as well, colonel.— as well, colonel. it does not surprise _ as well, colonel. it does not surprise me. _ as well, colonel. it does not surprise me. the _ as well, colonel. it does not surprise me. the un - as well, colonel. it does not surprise me. the un should| as well, colonel. it does not. surprise me. the un should say it and have set in the p

details from james waterhouse, our correspondent.e are going to stay with the conflict in ukraine but we will head south to occupied crimea. let's take a look at the map. i have been reports of other developments. the conceit occupied korea at the south there. there have been reports that the black sea fleet has been effectively on the move, living away from its long—term naval base. the bbc hasn't been able to independently confirm any of this but we have had these satellite images of the satellite map of the fleet in place. reports suggest that the fleet has been moving try and establish what has been going on. patrick bury, senior lecturer in security at the university of bath. they you for coming of the programme. we don't have confirmation of exactly what is happening around the occupied crimea, but what is your understanding of what has been happening?— understanding of what has been ha enin: ? , ., happening? over the summer, and in the last month _ happening? over the summer, and in the last month especially, _ happening? ove

the interior ministry said a 10—year—old boy was killed. 0ur ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse,p of desperation. this playground is now the site of a deadly puzzle. it's the retrieval phase — listing, identifying who or what is left.

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more. s: with the european union in ukraine, this was an attempted show of united front where you have what was hopefully 27 foreign ministers from member states, three were missing in the end, two from poland and hungary, two countries that have had political difficulties around continued support for ukraine. nevertheless, it is a meeting not to be dismissed. the european union has provided tens of billions of euros of military and humanitarian aid to this point. they've emerged from this meeting announcing continued training for tens of thousands of ukrainian fighters. so, we are seeing that continued long-term support being pledged, but if you scratch behind the surface, certainly with the biden administration officials in a leaked document on the politico website suggesting they are concerned about high-level corruption which continues in ukraine. kyiv has embarked on a sizable anticorruption campaign. president zelenskyy has really not let up on trying to stamp out corruption as a key c

our correspondent james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. this is the deadliest missile strike that ukraine has seen for more than a year. the images being put out by official are fairly grim, even by the standards of the almost daily missile strike that ukraine indoors. it is around the small village of hroza. footage appears to show several bodies close together and annexed to rubble which we are told used to be a grocery store. officials are saying that the majority of people stood outside for the funeral wake of the ukrainian soldier, which is why so many injuries have been sustained from the shrapnel. this is a place, this is an area which comes under frequent shelli because of its proximity to the front line. it's around 30 kilometers away, and is part of the front line is the most volatile. but we haven't seen anything like this for a long time. such a deadly single strike. more than 51 people are known to have been killed in a village with a population around 300. the military significance isn't yet clear. it is questionable at this s

james waterhouse has latest now from k iv. , , . .ames waterhouse has latest now from kiv. ,, ., ., kyiv. this is that a doubt the deadliest — kyiv. this is that a doubt the deadliest missile _ kyiv. this is that a doubt the deadliest missile strike - kyiv. this is that a doubt the deadliest missile strike that| deadliest missile strike that ukraine has seen for more than a year. now the images being put out by officials are fairly grim, even with the standards of the almost elite missile strike that ukraine enters. it's around the small village of hroza in the northeastern kharkiv region. footage appear to show several bodies close together, next rubber which we are told it used to be a grocery store. now officials are saying the majority of people were stood outside for the funeral wake of a ukrainian soldier, which is why so many injuries have been sustained from the shrapnel. this is a place, this is an area which comes underfor this is a place, this is an area which comes under for which only because of its proximity to the front

. >> i want to ask you about our correspondent james waterhouse and his reporting at the top of the programistressing, unimaginable for what that small village is going through with so many people killed. we have this back-and-forth and forth now, local officials saying this was a deliberate attack from russia. russia saying they do not attack civilians. getting to the exact truth will be difficult. what is your assessment given the location of theillage? >> it is highly likely it was russia. you've got to remember russia's way of managing the message, disinformation, is to divide and later we would expect a different semi possible explanation for this. that is how they deal with these issues. if it was a missile, they have a high degree of accuracy. it looks like it was fired at a crd outside a cafÉ. then somebody decided to do that, one would imagine, especially when you take into account that this was a wake for a ukrainian soldier's family. and also, this town had not been shelved before even though it is close to the front line. people were probably more open to taking a bit of risk be

sumi: james waterhouse reporting there.ria, funerals are being held for the victims of friday's drone attack on a military academy. the syrian army has blamed what it calls terrorist groups for the attack that killed at least 89 people and left hundreds injured. 50 civilians are thought to be among the dead. our middle east correspondent tells us the government's response to the attack. reporter:reporter: it is a big day of mourning in syria. the government has announced three days of national mourning. we have seen parades of funerals taking place yesterday. . and today as well. it is still hard to pin down who is behind this attack. the government, obviously, pointed fingers at what it called terrorist groups. no group has come out to claim responsibility. the government immediately launched a full-fledged attack and bombing on opposition areas in the northwest, and idlib especially, which it clarifies for them as they opposition that they are accusing. although none of the groups have come out to announce any responsibil

james waterhouse is in kyiv for us. james, what do we know?sile strike for more than a year in ukraine. this small village has a population of at least 300, we are told that 51 people have lost their lives. what we are told, we have seen these images put out by authorities, showing several bodies covered in dust next to a rubble which was thought to be a grocery shop, what the authorities are saying is that most of them were gathered outside for the funeral for a ukrainian soldier. russia has been squarely blamed, accusing of launching a short range ballistic missile, so difficult to defend against because of the height and speed at which they fly. this is a village in close proximity, 30 kilometres or so, to one of the most volatile parts of the front line. it is common for places like that to come under constant shelling, but nothing like this has been seen for a while. such human loss in a single stroke. now, vladimir putin, who was giving a speech, he has not directly referenced the strike, but he said ukraine in his words would be dead wi

decision not to include any new ukraine aid in that short—term funding deal. 0ur kyiv correspondent james waterhousen ministers. the european union and ukraine, this was an attempt to show a united front, where you have what was hoped to have 27 foreign ministers from foreign states. three were missing. from poland and hungary which created difficulty around continuous support for ukraine. nevertheless, it is a meeting not to be dismissed. the european union has provided tens of billions of euros of military and humanitarian aid to this point. they have emerged from this meeting and ours continued training for tens of thousands of ukrainian fighters, they say, and fighter jet training, so we're seeing that continued long—term support being pledged but if you scratch behind the surface a bit, certainly with biden administration officials, in a link to on the politico website, suggest that they are concerned about high—level corruption which continues in ukraine. i should say kyiv has embarked on a sizeable anticorruption campaign. president zelensky has really not let up in trying to claim about corr

bbc correspondent james waterhouse, who visited the village of groza after the russian attack, shared his impressions of what he saw. you see, spot on they erected a memorial to yesterday's attack, this is a children's playground, it was here that most of the bodies of the dead were later discovered , you see, hoydlinka and girka are still standing here , the village of groza is tiny, you know, standing in the middle of these ruins is quite unusual, especially in such a small settlement. you see the cars damaged by the explosion, it was a powerful impact, and at first glance the general effects are not so noticeable, a lot of debris has already been removed. from the side, you can see a refrigerator, an air conditioner, metal structures, they remind you that happened the day before. and here you see the building that was shot at, the cafe-shop, where the memorial dinner for the ukrainian soldier was held yesterday. according to the local prosecutor's office, it was a targeted attack by moscow, russia used an iskander ballistic missile, highly accurate, and this is confirmed, now you s

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.k by the missile and these are live pictures-_ live pictures. absolutely devastating _ live pictures. absolutely devastating for - live pictures. absolutely devastating for the i live pictures. absolutely l devastating for the people live pictures. absolutely - devastating for the people there. the word from the village is that people from every single family in the village has been affected by this missile attack, and you can imagine that, with 51 people dying. a nature old boy was amongst the victims when the cafe was hit during a wake as well, and as we look at these live pictures, some of the other reaction we've had through is president zelensky saying the act could not even be called a beastly act because it would be an insult to beasts. rishi sunak said this demonstrates the depth of depravity russian forces are willing to sink to as well, and we did have the condemnation from the white house describing the strike as horrifying and demonstrating why it is so important that the u

he was speaking to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, who started by asking mr borrell when become an eu member. i cannot give you a precise date, but it is historical what has happened. ukraine being considered a candidate is something that i am sure that we thought the war would have been much difficult to happen, and now it is a strong commitment from our side. the european union has politically decided to say ukraine belongs to ourfamily, they decided to say ukraine belongs to our family, they will become a member as soon as the conditions are met.- a member as soon as the conditions are met. the eu ambassador _ conditions are met. the eu ambassador to _ conditions are met. the eu ambassador to ukraine - conditions are met. the euj ambassador to ukraine has suggested 2030 could be realistic in her words. if that was to happen and russia still occupied a fifth of ukrainian territory, how realistic would that be? , , , territory, how realistic would thatbe? ,, ,, ., , that be? cyprus became a member ofthe that be? cyprus became a member of the european _ that be? cyprus be

before today's meeting, mr borell spoke to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse about that decisionnfunding. they are worried by the decision to cut ukrainian funding. but one thing is clear — for us europeans, the war of russia against ukraine is an existential threat, and we have to react according to that. if existential threat, and we have to react according to that.— react according to that. if there is a us president — react according to that. if there is a us president elected _ react according to that. if there is a us president elected next i react according to that. if there is a us president elected next year| react according to that. if there is l a us president elected next year on a us president elected next year on a ticket to pull out support, what would the eu do? would you further increase your support for ukraine to try and step up, if you like, into that void that will be created? well, we have to wait for this possibility to propose to increase support to ukraine. i, myself, propose to my colleagues in the defence council and the european fund for supporting ukr

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. city of homs. the syrian army has blamed what it called terrorist groups for the attack that killed at least 100 people and left dozens injured. 1a civilians are thought to be among the dead. this week martin scorsese — widely regarded as one of america's greatest living filmmakers — is in london for a gala screening of his latest picture,'killers of the flower moon'. it stars scorsese acting stalwarts, leonardo dicaprio and robert de niro in an epic western lasting 3.5 hours. tom brook met 80—year—old scorsese in his home city of new york. good to see you. i've met you on, like, red carpets and junkets over the years. yes, i've seen you over the years too. yes, yes. martin scorsese has made some of american cinema's most memorable films, from taxi driver... you talkin' to me? ..to goodfellas. .. never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut. ..to the departed... as you were then. she's on her way out. we all act accordingly. ..to the irishman, to mention just a few. what

james waterhouse, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.errorism and weapons charges. prosecutors had argued that he intended to "inflict maximum damage". it was one of the most violent assaults ever seen on the city's mass transit system. a drone attack on a syrian military academy has killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 200 more. that's according to syrian state media. the strike happened during a graduation ceremony attended by cadets�* families. women and children are among the dead. the syrian army blamed terrorist groups backed by known international forces. there's been no immediate claim of responsibility. a man who broke into windsor castle with a loaded crossbow to kill queen elizabeth on christmas day in 2021 has beenjailed for nine years after pleading guilty to treason. jaswant chail, will initially be kept in custody at broadmoor hospital. he is the first person in the uk to be convicted of treason since 1981. you're live with bbc news. concern is growing among european leaders in the wake of us political infightin

our correspondent james waterhouse gave me more of the initial details from kyiv. the standards of thee looks especially bleak. lode experiences, this one looks especially bleak.— experiences, this one looks especially bleak. we have seen footaae especially bleak. we have seen footage posted _ especially bleak. we have seen footage posted online - especially bleak. we have seen footage posted online by - especially bleak. we have seen | footage posted online by official channels appearing to show several bodies covered in dust next to rubble in the small village. this is a village with a population of only a village with a population of only a few hundred sitting in the north—eastern khakis region. now, this is a village with a population of only a few hundred. it sits in the northeastern kharkiv region, around 30 kilometers from the front line. it is not uncommon for settlements in this area to come under regular shelling or missile strikes because of their proximity to the front line. but this looks like an especially deadly targeted strike in what would normally be a civilian area.

well, our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, is in kyiv. ukraine. are there concerns at the same time about a certain fatigue with the war in western nations? i think there is no doubt about that. this was meant to be a meeting of all 27 memberforeign ministers, and three, we have learned from a government source, haven't made it — hungary, poland and latvia. two of those, poland and hungary, having ongoing political problems, shall we say, on the idea of continued support for ukraine. when you are talking about an attempted show of unity, with billions of pounds�* worth of military and humanitarian aid at stake in the long term for ukraine, it�*s pretty farfrom ideal for kyiv. i asked the eu�*s most senior diplomat, josep borrell, whether the western per league, the political fatigue that ukraine four years and that vladimir putin of russia is holding out for might be starting to materialise. yes, we see all that, but allow me to say, we have also seen the _ stronger unity of europeans to support ukraine. we have seen unanimity on approvin

the blast is the deadliest in the country in more than a year. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse travelledne where this missile hit yesterday. we are in a playground where most of the bodies were recovered and, eerily, the swings and the slide are still standing. and hroza is a tiny settlement. it feels very strange to be stood in such destruction in somewhere so small. you can see vehicles have been caved in by the sheer force of the blast. and such is the power generated, it's not immediately obvious what was hit. a lot of the debris has been cleared away to the side. you can see a fridge, you can see air—conditioning units, twisted metal, all these signature signs of a missile strike. and then here, you have the building that was directly hit — a cafe/shop where a funeral wake was taking place yesterday for a ukrainian soldier. now, as far as the prosecutor for this area is concerned, it was a deliberate attack by moscow. the use of a ballistic missile — these iskander missiles, which are fairly accurate — reinforces that claim, but for now, you just have a scene like this in village of

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more on thursday's attack. a symbol of innocence.

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.g of hs2 if the party wins the next election. mr starmer said he had wanted the high—speed line to be "built in full," but said the government had taken a "wrecking ball" to its finances. we can get more on this now with our political correspondent hannah miller. it was inevitable that after rishi sunak�*s decision we would then ask the labour party what they would do, and now we know.— and now we know. yes, sir keir starmer's _ and now we know. yes, sir keir starmer's argument, _ and now we know. yes, sir keir starmer's argument, basically, | and now we know. yes, sir keir. starmer's argument, basically, is that it starmer's argument, basically, is thatitis starmer's argument, basically, is that it is not possible now for him to commit to hs2. the department for transport has said that it will start to sell off some of the land that had been earmarked for the project, and the hundreds of properties that had been bought by hsz, properties that had been bought by hs2, there are also pla

her village is a darker place. james waterhouse, bbc news, hroza, kharkiv region.tack overnight by both rockets and gunmen. dozens of rockets were fired from the gaza strip, with air raid sirens sounding across the south of israel and tel aviv area. the israeli defence force's have also confirmed a number of what it calls terrorists have infiltrated israel from gaza. the office of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said security chiefs are set to meet as a result of the violence. a 36—year—old man has appeared in court, charged with plotting to kidnap and murder the tv presenter holly willoughby. gavin plumb, from harlow in essex, was remanded in custody and will attend a plea hearing at chelmsford crown court next month. holly willoughby hasn't appeared on this morning since wednesday, and itv says it's providing full support to her and herfamily, the government has apologised and ordered an inquiry after admitting it miscalculated its funding plans, meaning schools in england will get less money than promised next year. head teachers leaders said it was a