the ministry of defence has accused the russian government of �*peddling false claims�* after moscowuk 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. and at li.30pm here on the news channel, bbc wales investigates — and today the team is asking, what's killing our rivers? good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. the household energy supplier octopus 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 octopus 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

for the first time since the conflict began in february the ministry of defence has allowed the bbc onrmaments 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 cannot name for safety reasons, these trips are exhausting. and you can just continue on doing this, this is an op

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

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

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

ministry of _ this. 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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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.

the ministry of defence says the practice isn't illegal, but it is trying to deter pilots from takingare their knowledge. our security correspondent gordon corera has more. has caused amaze. that these former retired british military pilots have gone china to train the chinese military, but it is not illegal, so this happens to intermediaries, it started with a few cases about three years ago, slowed down with the pandemic but it has been increasing, and that has caused alarm in the ministry of defence and they are being offered large packages, $270,000 to off to china 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 interes

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

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

russia's ministry of defence confirms its forces have withdrawn. huge clean—up operation is underway in florida after hurricane ian. dozens of people are feared to have died, while many thousands of properties have been destroyed. causeways linking many islands to the mainland have been damaged, cutting off entire communities. a man has been charged with murdering nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel six weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. the 34—year—old's also charged with two counts of attempted murder. olivia died and her mum was injured after a burglar was chased into her house. now on bbc news, our world. can you see yourself leaving that house, and do you remember what you did as you left? we were scared. 50 years ago, my family fled their home in uganda. all asian british citizens must leave uganda. - president idi amin gave ugandan asians 90 days to leave. the army people said, "just get quickly inside the car." most people took the bare minimum — a suitcase and a tiny amount of cash. my mum wasjust saying, "take th

the grain deal and alerted the attack took place with support from the uk, something the uk ministry of defencebeen accused of weaponising food and are directly impacting nations in need. the un grain deal, struck injuly it was a diplomatic who, it allows ukraine to reopen ukrainian black sea ports for grain exports. already, it has allowed nearly 9 million towns of ukrainian grain to be exported and was due to be renewed in november. ukraine is the world's renewed in november. ukraine is the worlds for largest exporter of wheat, many countries from lebanon onto ethiopian are suffering from the effects of high grain price. if russia doesn't stop the grain flow, it would be a blow to this people and to resolving the ukraine crisis. the deal had been viewed as the first step on the way to a possible ceasefire. the un has called for the preservation of the grain corridor and countries should refrain from any action that would imperil it. aruna iyengar, bbc news. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more from the city of dnipro. you will have to forgive the sirens in the background, like

he also alleged the attack took place with support from the uk — something the uk's ministry of defencehas 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 black sea ports for grain exports. already, it has allowed nearly 9 million tons 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 the 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. aruna iyengar, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: the south korean president has declared a national period of mourning, after 151 people were kill

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

russia's ministry of defence confirms its forces have withdrawn. a huge clean—up operation is under way in florida after hurricane ian. dozens of people are feared to have died, while many thousands of properties have been destroyed. causeways linking many islands to the mainland have been washed away, cutting off entire communities. there's been a last minute push for support as brazilians prepare to vote in the country's presidential election on sunday. hello. thank you forjoining me for unspun world, where the bbc�*s experts give us their in—depth thoughts about what's really going on in world affairs. vladimir putin holds his referendums — that's what he calls them — aboutjoining russia in four areas of ukraine. but how great is the danger that this will bring us closer to nuclear war? in the event that those territories are attacked by ukraine, we've been warned that the nuclear doctrine applies. russia's way of fighting its war with ukraine has been pretty chaotic so far. but does that mean that vladimir putin might actually be pushed aside at

russia's ministry of defence confirms its forces have withdrawn. a huge clean—up operation is under way in florida after hurricane ian. dozens of people are feared to have died, while many thousands of properties have been destroyed. causeways linking many islands to the mainland have been damaged, cutting off entire communities. and now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show, we're day—tripping across the uk. and through here, and this way... oh, good boy! so, let's go. with autumn coming into full swing here in the uk, summer seems like a distant memory with its record high temperatures and a bounceback in tourism, after two years of stop—start travel restrictions. well, earlier this year, we dropped in on some of the uk's top attractions and destinations, meeting the people getting as excited about travel again and hearing how they've had to adapt to survive. if you were watching last week, you will have seen how inverness in the far north of scotland is sprucing up their castle and how local businesses adapted to meet changi

when the times come for a kind of all-out defence so i - kind of all—out defence so i think this notjust kind of all—out defence so i think this not just about the ministryr citizens. ., ., , citizens. so for example the taiwanese _ citizens. so for example the taiwanese tycoon _ citizens. so for example the taiwanese tycoon robert i taiwanese tycoon robert sauer has pledged 23 million us dollars to help train civilian fighters as you are referring to their but he is doing the job of government there, isn't it, trying to fill in the holes for the lack of proper defence strategy that the government should be addressing. —— robert tsao. i should be addressing. -- robert tsao. ~ . should be addressing. -- robert tsao. ~ , ., should be addressing. -- robert tsao. ~ . ., ., ~ tsao. i think these to work in tandem- _ tsao. i think these to work in tandem- i — tsao. i think these to work in tandem. i have _ tsao. i think these to work in tandem. i have a _ tsao. i think these to work in tandem. i have a heart- tandem. i have a heart condition that stops me from enrolling in the compulsory two—year military service but it does not mean that i don't want to know

but the british ministry of defence says because they are quite slow and noisy, they fly at low altitudes against them. but when they do make an impact, they make devastating impact, they make devastating impact because they explode as soon as they hit the target. the eu is still gathering evidence as to the fact they may be iranians made, they say it's already preparing sanctions in response. the united states, france, the uk, they are using definitive language. the united states said it has been warning about this sincejuly, sitting on evidence for months, warning the world that these denials by iran are flat lies. the white house explained earlier. iran continues — house explained earlier. iran continues to _ house explained earlier. iran continues to deny _ house explained earlier. iran continues to deny this, providing weapons to russia to use in— providing weapons to russia to use in ukraine. according to these — use in ukraine. according to these new reports, iran is considering selling still more destructive weapons to support an invasion they claim to oppose _ an invasion they cl

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but supporting ukraine in the long run will cost money, largely from the coffers of the ministry of defencenak�*s plans are less 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. ukraine has urged its citizens who are abroad not to return until the spring, to help ease the pressure on the severely damaged energy system. russian missile and drone attacks on power plants and other in

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

but supporting ukraine in the long run will cost money, largely from the coffers of the ministry of defenceed 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. there are more updates, news and analysis on bbc news online, that's bbc.co.uk/news, and by using the bbc news app. let's turn to some of the day's other news. five palestinians, including at least three gunmen, have been killed in a major israeli ra

russia's ministry of defence confirms its forces have withdrawn. huge clean—up operation is under way in florida after hurricane ian. dozens of people are feared to have died, while many thousands of properties have been destroyed. causeways linking many islands to the mainland have been damaged, cutting off entire communities. those are the latest headlines. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to our digest of the global week seen through the eyes of leading journalists from the uk and the foreign correspondents based here who podcast, broadcast, blog and, yes, even these days write for audiences back home from the dateline, london. confidence — it's the magic ingredient which makes us all believe that notes or coins — in themselves worth next to nothing — do have value and will be accepted as payment. governments need the confidence of the money markets who do the lending if they want to borrow money at affordable rates. over the last week, liz truss and herfinance minister have struggled to create confidence in their economic stra

for the first time since the conflict began in february the ministry of defence has allowed the bbc onlight to deliver the armaments as duncan kennedy reports. these are just some of the weapons britain is sending to ukraine. it's the first time since the start of the war the media have been allowed to film the operation. we stand absolutely united with ukraine in defence of freedom and democracy and a nation's right to be sovereign. we take off, but we are not told where we're going to protect the safety of the crews who fly these missions. some of these boxes are holding brimstone missiles. britain has now sent more than 10,000 anti—tank weapons to ukraine. it's dark when we land, and the operation to offload doesn't take long. this plane alone has brought 12 tonnes of weapons. these missions are so sensitive, we've been asked not to say where we've landed or even what country we're in. all i can say is that we're somewhere in eastern europe. we're on the ground for less than two hours. the doors are shut, and we head back to the uk. there will be many more flights like this to come.

we don't know now as for now, and by the end of the day, the ministry of defence will announce some ofmight be. how likely is that ukrainian army will return to donbas and the other annexed territories? this is potentially a watershed moment. i would not say a watershed moment, because the watershed probably started in izyum, when the ukrainian armed forces realised they really could counterattack and russian forces started to be defeated seriously. the same emotion we had in spring when we liberated the north of the territory. what are we expecting now? first of all the return of control in lyman allows us to go to other important towns in the donetsk region. the big strategy to return back to the situation of february 2022. but also we receive more and more news about counter offence in the south — not so active or big but it is going on. kenya's amos kipruto has won the men's london marathon, while ethiopia's yalemzerf yehualaw triumphed in the women's. many more of the estimated 42,000 people are now starting to cross the finish line. 0ur reporter charlotte gallagher is there. the

russia's ministry of defence confirms its forces have withdrawn.uge clean—up operation is underway in florida been damaged, cutting off entire communities. now on bbc news, click. the back of a driverless cab. take a seat in the back and close the doors. buckle up and get ready to ride. i'm just glad that was james, not me. meanwhile, spencer's been sniffing out the secrets of a shipwreck. ooh, stale beer. he laughs. is that you or me? definitely not me! and on the subject of smells... so this is the first—ever bbc click perfume. this is not nice. right. let's go for a ride. they've been a long time coming, but in the last few years we've watched self—driving cars get closer and closer. we've just pulled out in front of quite a fast—moving car there. we made it. i call that quite a human manoeuvre. not that it's always been a smooth ride, mind you. i'm holding on tight. oh, that's quite weird. but whatever the experience, one thing has been constant. whenever we've been in autonomous vehicles, we haven't been alone. there's always been someone with

way leading this attack, something that has drawn a fairly stern response from the british ministry of defenceppy with this deal for some time. it says that it has not been able to export its own agricultural products, in particularfertiliser, and that it has been really exorcised about that for some time. vladimir putin has been railing against the wholegrain deal for some months now, saying it is not providing food to the world plaque starving people, it is mostly going to wealthy european countries, and so forth, so it has been clear that russia is looking for some kind of excuse to end this deal early for some time. it was supposed to run for 120 days, we are not even close to that yet, but now it seems as though the russians are suspending their cooperation. it has drawn a sharp riposte from the ukrainian foreign minister dmytro kuleba, who says that "we have warned of russia's plans to ruin the black sea grain initiative for some time, now moscow uses a false pretext to block the grain corridor which ensures food security for millions of people." at least seven anti—government protesters

for the first time since the conflict began in february the ministry of defence has allowed the bbc one of the weapons britain is sending to ukraine. it's the first time since the start of the war the media have been allowed to film the operation. we stand absolutely united with ukraine in defence of freedom and democracy and a nation's right to be sovereign. we take off, but we are not told where we're going to protect the safety of the crews who fly these missions. some of these boxes are holding brimstone missiles. where we've landed or even what country we're in. we're on the ground for less than two hours. the doors are shut, and we head back to the uk. there will be many more flights like this to come. duncan kennedy, bbc news. one of liz truss's former cabinet colleagues, nadine dorries, has called on the prime minister to act as a unifier rather than a disruptor if the conservatives are to have any hope of overturing labour's huge lead in the opinion polls. cabinet minister nadhim zahawi has warned that continued division within tory ranks, will only increase the chances of sir

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

the ministry of defence has accused the russian government of �*peddling false claims of an epic scalel. russian authorities say one warship was damaged in the attack overnight. ukraine has not yet acknowledged the incident. they also claimed that british forces were involved in the explosions which damaged the nord stream gas pipelines last month. responding to all the claims, the mod said moscow was resorting to �*invented stories to detract from their disastrous handling of the illegal invasion of ukraine'. israelis head to the polls on tuesday for their fifth election in four years. the current coalition is fighting to stay in power, as former prime minister benjamin netanyahu attempts a comeback. but to do so, he's relying on the growing strength of an ultra—nationalist, far right alliance. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. meet the new army of young voters in israel, putting theirfaith in ultra—nationalism. they're waiting for their hero. and enter from the far right, itamar ben—gvir. he's the follower of a racist movement and wants to expel what he calls disloya