jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine.test headlines: europe's intense heatwave ignites wildfires, many have died in extreme temperatures across the continent. moscow orders all its forces to step up operations in ukraine, as russian missiles strike cities, across the country. president biden is returning to the us, after completing his first tour of the middle east since taking office. he insisted his administration would remain engaged in the region, and he's been trying to persuade gulf states to boost oil production to help cut global prices. 0ur middle east correspondent, anna foster has more details. standing side by side once again. joe biden came here to saudi arabia to mend relations with america's old ally, and the president made a promise not to desert the middle east. we will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by china, russia or iran. we will seek to build on this moment with active, principled american leadership. but some say mr biden abandoned his principles by coming here. yesterday, he met crow

jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. brendan kearney is a retired us marine colonel.f of staff for us marine corps forces in europe. he says he doesn't believe russia can �*step up' its ukraine offensive beyond its current form. i think there's an excellent chance that excellent chance that we'll see an increase in the number of cruise missiles and other high—technology missile attacks on soft targets in ukraine. that seemingly is something they're very enamoured with, and sadly, i think we will continue to view that on a daily basis. but when you get to the real aspects of increasing your offensive capability — say, taking over air control in the skies of ukraine — they failed so far. taking over the northern part of the black sea around 0desa — they failed miserably at that. and control issues continue, and they continue to the logistic issue seems to continue, their command and control issues continue, and they continue to have significant morale problems. so, i think it's more rhetoric than anything else. so, with that, i mention dnipro there. we also saw this wee

our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, has this report.y're about to target russian positions... ..this time, using american—supplied howitzers and ammunition. explosion ukraine's still vastly outgunned. these help, but they can't hang around. explosion western weapons like this have given ukraine an advantage in terms of accuracy and range, but they've also become high—value targets, with russia trying to hunt them down. they prepare to move out quickly before they become the target. explosions go, go, go! explosions well, that's a russian reply coming in just now. they fired their shots and, within minutes, russian artillery were responding, shells landing close to us, where we are now. there's another one. this time, they miss. the howitzers get away. the artillery commander tells me the russians are regularly targeting them because of their western weapons. "because they're precise and effective," he says. ukraine's also having to learn a western way of war, the emphasis on precision. and this one's making a difference — the us himars

jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine.34 people were killed in gang violence over a five day period in haiti's capital earlier this month. that news comes as the un security council has voted unanimously to extend the un mission to haiti for a further 12 months, and to ban some weapon sales to the caribbean nation. it's an attempt to tackle increasingly bloody gang—fuelled conflict over control of the capital port—au—prince. the instability has been exacerbated by fuel shortages and rising food prices. mathias pierre is haiti's former elections minister and joins us now from haiti. thank you very much for making the time for us. this gang violence in port—au—prince, how bad is violence in port—au—prince, how badisit? violence in port—au—prince, how bad is it? i violence in port-au-prince, how bad is it? ~ , violence in port-au-prince, how bad is it?— bad is it? i think it is very bad, in — bad is it? i think it is very bad. in a _ bad is it? i think it is very bad, in a sense _ bad is it? i think it is very bad, in a sense

jonathan beale, bbc news, chasiv yar. former eu competition commissioner neelie kroes held a series of private meetings with uber. at the time, the ride—sharing app had been banned in france and sparked protests across europe from taxi drivers who felt their livelihoods were being threatened. as part of an investigation by the international consortium of investigativejournalists, bbc panorama has discovered how uber used political contacts to get what it wanted. richard bilton has the story. when uberfirst arrived in france, it started a taxi war. but while many cab—drivers were on the streets, the leak shows uber had a friend in government. the documents show that despite uber offering an illegal service, emmanuel macron, then minister for economic and digital affairs, agreed to help them change the law. the leak shows uber offered to draft new legislation and thanked mr macron for his cooperation. president macron�*s spokesperson said it was his job to work with tech companies and to remove barriers. the leak shows how

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas.rs have gathered to attend the funeral of a four—year—old girl killed in a russian missile strike there. liza dmitrieva died on thursday after the attack on the central—west city of vinnytsia, which killed 24 people in total. the child's body was found in debris next to a pram. images of her pushing the same pram just hours before the strike have been shared around the world. let's turn to sri lanka now, where anti—government protesters are marking a hundred days of their public uprising. it's a movement that's brought results, forcing president gotabaya rajapaksa to flee the country and resign. the mass campaign started as a protest against the government's handling of the economy and the soaring cost of basic supplies. dr niro kandasamy from the university of sydney says any new leader coming to power will face enormous challenges. there are several urgent issues that need to be addressed regarding who becomes president and we will find out on wednesday for sure but presently the cou

jonathan beale, bbc news, the donbas.of 53—year—old police community support officerjulia james. callum wheeler will serve a minimum of 37 years behind bars. ms james was found dead from serious head injuries in akholt wood in april last year. us presidentjoe biden has made promises about the protection of abortion rights for women. he said there would be no national ban on abortion while he is president and is to sign an executive order to help safeguard women's access to contraception and abortion medication across the united states. it comes a month after the supreme court overturned the landmark roe v wade decision that made abortion legal. six men have been found guilty for their roles in a string of what the court heard were "ruthlessly executed" robberies and burglaries, including a 5.5 million diamond heist. a number of the gang were involved in the theft of the portland tiara in 2018, which has been described as a national treasure. one of them was also found guilty of robbing former england footballer ashley col

from there, jonathan beale sent this report., ukrainian troops prepare to target russian positions. they know this next battle will be crucial. i think that sloviansk is the next big aim for russians. do you think you can stop putin? sure. you can? we will, we will. blasts of artillery, the familiar sounds of this war, but there's also a quieter, harder—to—see battle involving drones and electronic warfare, jamming, and tracking signals. the russians have a lot of stuff for blocking the drones, for blocking the signal with remote control, with the camera and so on. it's also a dangerous game of hide—and—seek, as we soon found out. helicopter whirrs. we're just hearing some sound of aircraft. they've told us, the ukrainian soldiers here, to take cover under the trees. the russians are flying over these positions, trying to spot where they are. it's a... a russian's... they've been using drones, small, cheap ones to spot enemy positions and direct artillery. they've already lost five. but they believe they're getting results. back

involved in this conflict, but in truth, it's now an essential part of ukraine's war machine. jonathan beales says at least 234 people were killed in gang violence over a five day period in haiti's capital earlier this month. that news comes as the un security council has voted unanimously to extend the un mission to haiti for a further 12 months and to ban some weapon sales to the caribbean nation. it's an attempt to tackle increasingly bloody gang—fuelled conflict over control of the capital port—au—prince. earlier i spoke to mathias pierre, haiti's former elections minister and asked him how bad the gang violence is. i think it is very bad, in a sense that violence, the gangs are well armed and they received a lot of weapons and ammunitions through the contraband from the us, and while the legal police force and army are not well prepared and they are not able, since the president was there, the government of haiti was not able to legally buy the weapons and ammunition is due to some constraints with the us government. now we have a situation where the gangs are well and better equipped t

jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine.ankan parliament has begun the formal process of choosing a new president after mass protests drove gotabaya rajapacksa drove — —gota baya raja pa ksa from power. the prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe, has been sworn in as temporary leader and has the backing of the ruling party. protesters have called for his resignation because of his close ties to the rajapaksa family. mps are expected to vote for mr rajapaksa's replacement on wednesday. president biden has ended his first tour of the middle east, reiterating us commitment to the region at a summit with gulf leaders in saudi arabia. he's been trying to persuade them to boost oil production during a high level meeting. this is what president biden has to say a little earlier. the united states is going to remain an active, engaged partner in the middle east. as the world grows more competitive and the challenges we face more complex, it is only becoming clearer to me how closely interwoven america's interests are with the successe

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas.vernment protesters are marking a hundred days of their public uprising. it's a movement that's brought results, forcing president gotabaya rajapaksa to flee the country and resign. the mass campaign started as a protest against the government's handling of the economy and the soaring cost of basic supplies. dr niro kandasamy from the university of sydney says any new leader coming to power will face enormous challenges. i think there are several urgent issues that need to be addressed regardless of who becomes the president and we will find out on wednesday for sure, but depressingly, the country needs fuel, cooking gas, it's got critical shortages of medical supplies. schoolchildren haven't been to school so there are some urgent needs that need to be addressed and that means having those ongoing negotiations with the imf which will also result in posterity cuts but i think the government here has a real opportunity to address some of those underlying issues as well and that includes

from there, jonathan beale sent this report.. they know this next battle will be crucial. i think that slovyansk is the next big aim for russians. distant explosions do you think you can stop putin? sure. you can? we will, we will. blasts of artillery, the familiar sounds of this war, but there's also a quieter, harder—to—see battle involving drones and electronic warfare, jamming and tracking signals. the russians have a lot of stuff for blocking the drones, for blocking the signal with remote control, with the camera and so on. it's also a dangerous game of hide—and—seek, as we soon found out. aircraft whirrs above we're just hearing some sound of aircraft. they've told us, the ukrainian soldiers here, to take cover under the trees. russians are flying over these positions, trying to spot where they are. it's a... russian's. they've been using drones, small, cheap ones to spot enemy positions and direct artillery. they've already lost five. but they believe they're getting results. back at base, they're even making their own b

jonathan beale, bbc news, chasiv yar. stay with us on bbc news. the world changed the rules to help uber. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally- called the 'great white way' by americans but tonight, it's completely blacked out. - it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problemsj that the energy crisisj has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilch

jonathan beale, bbc news, chasiv yar.unmen responsible for a shooting at a bar in which 15 people died. nine others were wounded in the attack, which happened in the township of soweto. in a separate shooting in pietermaritzburg, south—east of soweto, four people died. south africa is one of the world's most violent countries, with 20,000 murders every year. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports from soweto. a mass shooting on the outskirts ofjohannesburg. the dead, all young men, taken away early this morning. watched by grieving families. some had gone into the tavern moments after the attack, hunting for relatives. "bodies were lying on top of each other," says ntombi meji. "we had to climb over the bodies to look for our brothers." the police are still hunting for the attackers, who used automatic weapons. but was this a gang turf war, or something else? as to what is the motive, currently, we don't know, but our detectives are hard at work. we've been speaking to a man who was working inside the bar when th

jonathan beale, bbc news, the donbas. crossing to syria open. the authorisation is due to expire on sunday. it has been in effect since 2014. aid agencies and engineers say it risks putting billy as a people into starvation. the list of potential candidates to succeed borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party and become the next british prime minister has grown. rishi sunak, who resigned as finance minister on tuesday, says he wants the job. but many conservative mps are calling for borisjohnson to leave downing street immediately. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has the latest. the leadership race is on. will you be standing for the leadership? though this morning, potential candidates were keeping quiet. are you going to be the next prime minister? no answer first thing from the former chancellor. then this afternoon, there was this. i'm standing to be the next leader of the conservative party and your prime minister. rishi sunak, one of the first to quit borisjohnson�*s government, today launched a slic

jonathan beale, bbc news, the donbas.a crucial border aid crossing to syria open. the authorisation for a deliveries across the syrian— turkish border at bab al—hawa is due to expire on sunday. it has been in effect since 2014. un agencies and ngos say the news is devastating, and risks putting millions of people at risk of starvation. our middle east correspondent anna foster is on the turkish— syrian border. this vote was delayed by more than 24 hours, and even until the last minute there were hopes that some kind of diplomatic agreement could be reached to try and keep un aid convoys flowing through this crossing at bab al—hawa, the last one that serves people living in north—west syria. it came in the end down to two votes. what most of the un security council members were pushing for, along with un agencies and ngos, was another 12 month extension to the mandate that allows them to bring aid through this crossing. but russia vetoed that. what russia did in response was put forward its own alternative proposal, which

jonathan beale, bbc news, the donbas.he leader of the conservative party and therefore become the next prime minister has grown. rishi sunak resigned as chancellor or finance minister on tuesday says he wants the job. many conservative mps are calling for borisjohnson to leave downing street immediately. 0ur political correspondent has the latest. the leadership braces on. although this morning potential cabin to eight candidates with keeping quiet. i could be the next part minister? no answerfrom i could be the next part minister? no answer from the former chancellor than the afternoon there was this... i’m afternoon there was this... i'm standin: afternoon there was this... i'm standing to _ afternoon there was this... i'm standing to be _ afternoon there was this... i“n standing to be the next leader of the conservative party and your prime minister.- your prime minister. rishi sunak, your prime minister. rishi sunak. one _ your prime minister. rishi sunak, one of _ your prime minister. rishi sunak, one of the - your p

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. rory mcilroy says "he'll keep knocking on the door" but his eight year wait for a fifth major title goes on. he let slip a two—shot lead in the final round of the open as the australian cameron smith stormed up the leaderboard to claim the famous claretjug. from st andrew's, here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. rory mcilroy knew before he had struck a ball that st andrews expected. he expected. who'd challenge him? sure, he thought of viktor hovland. they began together four shots clear of the field but nearby, quietly practising his putting, an australian neighbour with that late—�*80s hair. mcilroy was steady. he saw off hovland and held the early lead. well, all this excitement and all this tension and all this attention around rory mcilroy, of course he could sense it. but could he use it? the answer was no. this was mcilroy�*s round — opportunities that never quite made it. groans from crowd meanwhile, the australian cameron smith was holing everything. he made eight bird

jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. the headlines on bbc news...g later today, after the first national heatwave emergency was declared in the uk. fires continue to burn out of control, as parts of france, portugal and spain endure record breaking temperatures. thousands of people are evacuated from their homes. the race for conservative party leader and next prime minister continues, as the five remaining candidates battle it out in the first tv debate. the us president, joe biden, is meeting gulf leaders on the final day of his tour of the middle east. it's the first time he's visited the region since he became president. he's been trying to persuade gulf leaders to boost oil production during a high—level meeting in saudi arabia. mr biden is due to leave this afternoon, but the summit will continue. this is president biden speaking earlier. the united states is going to remain an active and engaged partner in the middle east. as the world grows more competitive, and the challenges we face, more complex, it is only becoming clearer to me how clos

jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine.ormal process of choosing a new president after mass protests drove gotabaya rajapacksa from power. the prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe, has been sworn in as temporary leader and has the backing of the ruling party. protesters have called for his resignation because of his close ties to the rajapacksa family. mps are expected to vote for mr rajapaksa's replacement on wednesday. the headlines on bbc news... the government will host an emergency cobra meeting later today, after the first national heatwave emergency was declared. fires continue to burn out of control, as parts of france, portugal and spain endure record breaking temperatures. thousands of people are evacuated from their homes. the race for conservative party leader and next prime minister continues as the five remaining candidates battle it out in the first tv debate. good afternoon, we start with rugby union and an incredible performance from ireland, who've achieved a historic first series win over new zealand. the

jonathan beale, bbc news, chasiv yar.in appley bridgejust after half—past—nine last night. other emergency services attended and following a search of the area, the body of a 16—year—old boy was recovered from the water. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the headlines on bbc news... nine tory mps are now in the contest to become the next party leader and prime minister. a russian attack in ukraine is reported to have killed 15 people at a block of flats. many others are feared trapped. sri lanka's deepening economic crisis — the president says he'll step down after huge demonstrations. the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly. protestors in sri lanka have said they will continue to occupy the residences of the country's president and prime minister until they leave office. thousands of people yesterday stormed the official residences in colombo following weeks of protests about the country's economic mismanagement, which has caused shortages of food, fuel and medicine. from the capital colombo, our correspondent an

jonathan beale, bbc news, the donbas.governing body, fifa, sepp blatter and former vice—president michel platini have both been found not guilty after a trial for fraud in switzerland. they were accused over a payment of £1.5 million made by blatter to platini in 2011. both men had denied wrongdoing and said the money was a belated payment for platini's advisory work for fifa. dan roan is there in zurich. bring us up to date on the verdict. neither sepp blatter or michel platini who were once the two most powerful men in football showed much emotion once they found out they had been acquitted in a court room earlier on today but both will be hugely relieved because they stood accused of a corrupt payment, this payment of around 2 million swiss francs 11 years ago between blatter, then the head of fifa and then platini, the former french legendary player and then the head of european football governing body. the prosecutor said it was a bribe but they insisted they did nothing wrong and it was a payment for advisory servic

involved in this conflict, but in truth, it's now an essential part of ukraine's war machine. jonathan bealeeathrow airport. emirates airlines have agreed to cap sales of their flights out of heathrow until mid—august. we can speak now to sally gethin, a journalist covering the airline industry. welcome. earlier this week, welcome. earlierthis week, heathrow announced they would cut the number of people are allowed into the airport, but it seems there still this huge knock—on effect, because the hope was that there would be sufficient warning for people, but people are still having flights cancelled very last minute. everything is very last minute. operations at heathrow seem to always be teetering, it is last minute meetings and agreements. it went down to the wire with emirates because earlier this week, emirates set off quite a robust critique to heathrow, saying that it was not going to comply. but overnight, the have sat down and have some constructive talks, the upshot is that emirates will not sell any more tickets until mid august. but there's also a bit of a problem with etta had as

jonathan beale, bbc news, the donbas.g the landmark ruling that made the procedure legal across the united states. speaking at the white house, mr biden condemned the supreme court's decision. what we are listening to was not a constitutionaljudgment but an constitutional judgment but an exercise constitutionaljudgment but an exercise in political power. when the decision came down, i immediately announced what i would do but also made it clear based on the reasoning of the court, there is no constitutional right to choose only the way to fulfil and restore that rate for women in this country is by voting. by exercising the power at the ballot box. let me explain, we need two additional pro—choice senator and pro—choice house to have it as federal law. your vote can make that a reality. some hospital leaders in england have warned they're "living with risk" every day because their buildings urgently need repairing. nhs trust bosses blame delays to funding allocations. the government says it's working closely with trusts o

jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine.with rugby union and an incredible performance from ireland, who have achieved an historic first series win over new zealand. they held off the all blacks in wellington to win 32—22 asjoe lynskey reports. 0n the other side of the world, ireland faced down a sport's near impossiblejob. ireland faced down a sport's near impossible job. just four away teams ever had won a series in new zealand, and the last was 199a. but in 28 years, few have come at the all blacks quite like this. ireland were notjust in front, they were dominant. 22—3 up at half—time, but the all blacks backlash was coming. three second—half tries closed the gap to three points. but still, ireland pushed back and sensed their moment. ulster�*s rob herring just had to reach for it. he moment. ulster's rob herring 'ust had to reach for mi had to reach for it. he got there! eiuht had to reach for it. he got there! eight days _ had to reach for it. he got there! eight days ago. _ had to reach for it. he got there! eight day

jonathan beale, bbc news in the donbas.: to afghanistan, where an all-male gathering of more than 4500 taliban leaders and clerics has been criticized for not addressing the question of when girls can return to secondary school. it's been nearly 10 months since the taliban stopped teenage girls from attending secondary education, making afghanistan the only country in the world to enforce such a policy. we've been to a secret school where girls are taking matters into their own hands. >> hidden away on the outskirts of kabul, a secret sool. around 60 girls usually come here daily, desperate to learn. >> [speaking foreign language] >> today, only a handful show up, afraid of our cameras and worried about their identities being revead. they've been locked out of their classrooms for almost 300 days by the taliban simply because of their gender. despite the risks and fear, these brave girls tell me they have no choice but to take matters into their own hands. >> [speaking foreign language] >> they are nervous to speak about th

bbc correspondent jonathan beale saw how the ukrainian military resisted the russian offensive and further his report shot . this is how ukrainian artillery works even when the troops are retreating from neighboring lysychansk. this retreat was not chaotic. on the contrary, it was well organized. ukraine reports the following the maneuver will provide an opportunity to fight in the future, the military unit meanwhile uses mainly old artillery from soviet times, still waiting the arrival of weapons from the west in this command bunker helped to coordinate the withdrawal to new lines of defense there is control modern technologies for example these american means of communication helped with the neutralization of russian armored vehicles this day from your artillery the commander is responsible here every shot has meaning and targets there is still a lot of command carefully takes into account the enemy's forces, for today, the russian artillery is at least five or even 10 years old, every day we record work from 169 firing positions the enemy, the ukrainian military left lysychansk, the rus

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas.gorod, not far from the border with ukraine, was hit by what russia says was a missile strike. it was the first time the city had been damaged since the start of the war. but, as our russia editor steve rosenberg found out, few of the people there are linking the two events. the kremlin promised its special operation in ukraine would make russia safer, but in belgorod, there's little sign of safer. explosion this was the city early on sunday. russia accused ukraine of a missile attack. ukrainian officials deny it. wailing but at least four civilians were killed in an explosion. and many buildings were damaged. this is not destruction on the scale of ukraine, where thousands of civilians have been killed since russia invaded. but there is anger here. "we should have fired a missile right back at kyiv," this man says. "that would've made them think." i ask this woman if this has happened before. "what, in the city centre? of course not," she says. "we need to take harsher measures." i've

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas.igh—speed horticulture. we'll tell you about the motorsport that is really grassroots. 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, who took the man away. one child... ..one teacher... ..one book... ..and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. applause this is bbc news. the main story this hour: police in chicago arrest a suspect following a mass shooting at a july the fourth parade.

jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine.ter mass protests drove gotabaya rajapacksa from power. the prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe, has been sworn in as temporary leader and has the backing of the ruling party. protesters have called for his resignation because of his close ties to the rajapacksa family. mps are expected to vote for mr rajapaksa's replacement on wednesday. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. the uk faces the prospect of extreme heat in the days ahead. the met office has issued a red level warning for monday and tuesday, where it is anticipated rising temperatures will have impact on infrastructure and just the way we can go about our day—to—day lives. portugal and spain have experienced crippling heat through the last week, and the heat is going to be migrating northwards into france on sunday, and then for the uk, monday and tuesday offers the prospect of temperatures widely at least 10 celsius above average for the time of year. overnight, we will see some rain pushing out of northern ire

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas.f nationwide protests against government plans to reduce emissions. they blocked highways and warehouses with their tractors, causing major delays. the farmers argue the new rules would hurt their livelihoods. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. they've said they want the whole country paralysed, and these dutch farmers are now using tractors to do it. across the netherlands, farmers have been protesting against new environmental rules. in their latest move, theyjammed a highway, and blocked supermarket warehouses across the country. they risked fines, caused delays, and forced many to travel by train instead. translation: we anticipated the farmer's public protest. i translation: | think | it is the first time in ten years i have travelled by train. it is all because the government is hoping to combat the effect of climate change, by halving nitrogen emissions by 2030. they argue the only way to do that is by reducing nitrogen emissions by 30%, and using less fertiliser. they've given

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. has been making progress in the eastern donbas region — capturing several key towns and cities. does this mean we are now seeing a new pattern emerging in the war? 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, explains. the fighting in recent months has been concentrated in the east of the country, the region known as the donbas. over the weekend, ukrainian forces withdrew from lysychansk in the luhansk region. that came after the fall of another strategic city, severodonetsk, a few weeks ago. that's given the russians effective control of the whole of luhansk. their sights are now thought to be set on taking the neighbouring donetsk region with the towns of slovyansk and kramatorsk likely their next targets. overall, it now means russia controls more than a fifth of ukraine and looks to be seeking more. russia might still want to take the coast, building on its seizure of crimea in 2014 by taking odesa and cutting off ukraine from the black sea. but that may be a step too far since they

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. party leader, sir keir starmer, has announced a major shift in their stance on brexit. he says if he becomes prime minister at the next general election, he won't take the uk back into the single market, restore freedom of movement, or re—join the customs union with the eu. with more, here's our political editor, chris mason. it's 2019, and keir starmer is greeted as a hero for turning up at a rally calling for another brexit referendum. labour demand a second vote! he wanted a second vote, and he wanted remain to win, just as he had back in 2016. but that was then... ..this is now. under labour, britain will not go back into the eu. we will not be joining the single market or the customs union. just three years ago you were advocating another referendum, and a vote for remain. what's changed ? what we can't do is re—open all those arguments and divisions, but it's also about my central mission, which is growing the economy. bluntly, though, what do you actually believe? is it what yo

to slow the advance of russian forces in the east of the country as our defence correspondent, jonathan bealerican—supplied howitzers and ammunition. explosion. ukraine's still vastly outgunned. these help, but they can't hang around. explosion. western weapons like this have given ukraine an advantage in terms of accuracy and range, but they've also become high—value targets, with russia trying to hunt them down. they prepare to move out quickly before they become the target. explosions. go, go, go! explosions. well, that's a russian reply coming in just now. they fired their shots and, within minutes, russian artillery were responding, shells landing close to was where we are now. gunshot.

jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine.s time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. the uk faces unprecedented levels of heat in the days ahead and particularly on monday and tuesday. the met office have issued a red warning for the heat. that is an indicator that there will be complications with infrastructure and even a danger to life. more details about the red warning are available online. through this evening and overnight, some rain pushing across scotland and northern ireland. generally a warmer night than last night, temperatures in the mid teens. early rain sunday for scotland and northern england clears off into the north sea and then we are left with the sun blazing down and the temperature rising up. widely in the mid 20s for scotland and northern ireland sunday afternoon, high 20s across england and wales. 32, 33 across central and eastern england and then it's monday and tuesday where we're set to see temperatures surging above previously held records. monday, we're potentially talking about 41 d

jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. mean the russians are winning? 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is here to look at the state of play. the fighting in recent months has been concentrated in the east of the country, the region known as the donbas. it's made up of the areas of luhansk and donetsk. over the weekend, ukrainian forces withdrew from lysychansk, their last stronghold in the luhansk region. that came after the fall of another strategic city, sevreodeonestk, a few weeks ago. that's given the russians effective control of the whole of luhansk. and as we've just seen injonathan beale's report, their sights are now thought to be set on taking the neighbouring donetsk region with the towns of sloviansk and kramatorsk likely next targets. overall, it now means russia controls a fifth of ukraine if you also include all their gains across the south — and moscow looks to be seeking more. russia might still want to take the coast, building on its seizure of crimea in 2014 by taking 0desa and cutting ukraine of

jonathan beale, bbc news, the donbas.at will it look like, come the autumn? tt is weeks or months, what will it look like, come the autumn? it is going to net like, come the autumn? it is going to get worse. _ like, come the autumn? it is going to get worse, this _ like, come the autumn? it is going to get worse, this country - like, come the autumn? it is going to get worse, this country faces . to get worse, this country faces multiple economic crises, the average family will be £2000 worse off, the brexit crisis, businesses can't invest because they don't know what the rules will be, and workers face a pay crisis, public sector workers face a pay cut of £3000 this year, said british families and workers and businesses can't afford to wait for a whole summer to go by before there is a prime minister in place to fix this, we need a prime minister now to get more money in families' pockets, to ensure that every work it's paid more, and of course to finally get brexit done. well, brexit, getting that done, that's a whole o

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our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports.to target russian positions. this time, using american supplied howitzers and ammunition. ukraine still vastly outgunned. these help, but they can't hang around. western weapons like this have given ukraine an advantage in terms of accuracy and range, but they have also become high—value targets, with russia trying to hunt them down. they prepared to move out quickly before they become the target. explosions well, that is the russian reply coming injust now. they well, that is the russian reply coming in just now. they fired their shots and within minutes russian artillery were responding. shells landing close to was where we are now. 110w. explosion there is another one. this time, they miss. the howitzers getaway. we also make our exit to the cover of a forest. a russian surveillance drone has been spotted overhead. the artillery commander tells me the russians are regularly targeting them because of their western weapons. because they are precise and effective, he says. having — mag