i'm nuala mcgovern.lled in israeli air strikes on gaza, inluding a top commander of the islamichhad movement. the group's responded by firing dozens of rockets at israel. conspiracy theorist alex jones is ordered to pay $a5 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. chinese fighter jets fly close to the coast of taiwan, as bejing halts cooperation with the us on key issues including climate change. no respite in sight as europe endures the worst drought on record. thousands of performers descend on edinburgh as the world's biggest arts festival gets under way.

welcome to bbc news — i'm nuala mcgovern.ney griner gets a 9—year sentence on drug charges in russia. president biden denounces it as "unacceptable." japan and the us condemn china's military exercises in the waters around taiwan and call for an immediate halt. this afternoon, china fired dongfeng ballistic missiles from the coast of china across the taiwan strait, and they fell into waters in the exclusion zones just here off the north taiwan coast. the primary objective is obviously intimidation. the conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay more than four million dollars in damages afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax.

welcome to bbc news, i'm nuala mcgovern.otested at the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. the un secretary—general describes oil and gas companies making record profits on the backs of the world's poorest people as immoral. iurge i urge all governments to tax these excessive profits and use these excessive profits and use the funds to support the most vulnerable people through these difficult times. in a major victory for pro—choice groups, the conservative state of kansas, votes to keep its abortion services. and, tributes to roy hackett, one of britain's most influential civil rights campaigners, who's died, at the age of 93.

welcome to bbc news, i'm nuala mcgovern. aircraft, hours after beijing protested at the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. the un secretary—general describes oil and gas companies making record profits on the backs of the world's poorest people as �*immoral�*. i urge all governments to tax these excessive profits and use the funds to support the most vulnerable people through these difficult times. in a major victory for pro—choice groups, the conservative state of kansas votes to keep its abortion services. and tributes to roy hackett, one of britain's most influential civil rights campaigners, who's died at the age of 93.

i'm nuala mcgovern. our top stories: israel launches airstrikes on the gaza strip. senior commander of the palestinian group islamichhad. conspiracy theorist alex jones is ordered to pay $115 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. chinese fighter jets fly close to the coast of taiwan, as bejing halts cooperation with the us on climate change and other key issues. thousands of performers descend on edinburgh as the world's biggest arts festival gets under way.

welcome to bbc news, i'm nuala mcgovern.ence on drug charges in russia. president biden denounces it as "unacceptable." japan and the us condemn china's military exercises in the waters around taiwan and call for an immediate halt. this afternoon, china fired dongfeng ballistic missiles from the coast of china across the taiwan strait, and they fell into waters in the exclusion zones just here off the north taiwan coast. the primary objective is obviously intimidation. the conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay more than $4 million in damages afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is outside source. a series of explosions rocks russian—occupied crimea for the second time in a week. russia blames saboteurs. translation: we are now seeing an official statement _ from the ministry of defence that today's emergency was caused by sabotage. a deepening political crisis in kenya — opposition leader raila odinga rejects the declaration naming his rival william ruto as the new president. choppers feel the pinch in the uk as new figures suggest that wages are falling well behind the rising cost of living. welcome to the programme. we start with the war in ukraine, because, for the second time in a week, there have been explosions in crimea. it's not yet clear who is responsible for them. there were explosions at a russian military base there. a separate fire also broke out at a power substation, and a railway was damaged. crimea has a russian—appointed local governor. he spoke after the explosion happened. translation: as of now, the information we have i is that two people were injured. o

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. there's been an explosion in kabul during evening prayers, killing and injuring a number of people. it's not yet clear who's behind it. also in the programme... in the us state of wyoming, liz cheney, donald trump's biggest critic in congress, loses her republican primary election by a landslide. it required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel a democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. she's been defeated by a trump—backed candidate. we'll look at what it means for the republican party and donald trump's hold on it. wildfires like this one in spain are getting worse. a report says 16 football pitches of trees were lost to forest fires per minute last year. and here in the uk the cost of living worsens as inflation hits double—figures for the first time in a0 years. it for the first time in a0 years. is a central issue int for it is a central issue in the battle for the tory leadership. welcome to the program

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is outside source. at talks in ukraine aimed at ensuring the safety of a russian—controlled nuclear power plant, the un chief calls for zaporizhzhia to be demilitarised. agreement is urgently needed to establish as a civilian infrastructure and ensure the safety of the area. the long—time financial chief at the trump organisation pleads guilty to tax fraud in new york, in a case the former president describes as a "witch hunt". a deadly storm batters the french island of corsica, as the summer of extreme weather continues across the continent. music. and finland's prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. we start with the war in ukraine. the leaders of ukraine, turkey and the un have been holding talks in the ukrainian city of lviv. one the agenda — the situation at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country. it's here — in the city of zaporizhia. and it's occupied by russian forces. kyiv

welcome to bbc news, i'm nuala mcgovern. our top stories: us basketball star brittney griner gets a nine year sentence on drug charges in russia. president biden denounces it as "unacceptable." japan and the us condemn china's military exercises in the waters around taiwan and call for an immediate halt. this afternoon, china fired dongfeng ballistic missiles from the coast of china across the taiwan strait, and they fell into waters in the exclusion zones just here off the north taiwan coast. the primary objective is obviously intimidation. the conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay more than $4 million in damages afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. he's an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but we'll find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and sm

i'm nuala mcgovern. our top stories: at least ten people are killed in israeli air strikes on gaza, inluding a top commander of the islamichhad movement. the group's responded by firing hundreds of rockets at israel. conspiracy theorist alex jones is ordered to pay m5 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. chinese fighter jets fly close to the coast of taiwan, as bejing halts cooperation with the us on key issues including climate change. thousands of performers descend on edinburgh as the world's biggest arts festival gets under way. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. palestinian militants from the islamichhad faction have fired dozens of rockets into israel in response to israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip that killed a commander of the group, as well as nine others, including an infant. islamichhad said 100 rockets had hit tel aviv and other cities. israeli media said there were 70 within half an hour. azadeh moshiri rep

welcome to bbc news, i'm nuala mcgovern. our top stories: taiwan sends up flares to deter aircraft, hours after beijing protested at the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. the un secretary—general describes oil and gas companies making record profits on the backs of the world's poorest people as �*immoral�*. i urge all governments to tax these excessive profits and use the funds to support the most vulnerable people through these difficult times. in a major victory for pro—choice groups, the conservative state of kansas votes to keep its abortion services. and tributes to roy hackett, one of britain's most influential civil rights campaigners, who's died at the age of 93. taiwan has scrambled fighter planes after chinese military aircraft entered its air defence zone. beijing is protesting against the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi, who vowed her country would never abandon the island. china has also begun manoeuvres around taiwan that are affecting air and shipping links. taiwan is self governing and li

i'm nuala mcgovern.air strikes on gaza, inluding a top commander of the islamichhad movement. the group's responded by firing dozens of rockets at israel. conspiracy theorist alex jones is ordered to pay $115 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. in the us, republican—controlled state indiana introduces a near—total ban on abortions. thousands of performers descend on edinburgh as the world's biggest arts festival gets under way.

i'm nuala mcgovern. our top stories: israel launches airstrikes on the gaza strip. at least 10 people have died, including a senior commander of the palestinian group islamichhad. conspiracy theorist alex jones is ordered to pay m5 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. chinese fighter jets fly close to the coast of taiwan, as bejing halts cooperation with the us on climate change and other key issues. thousands of performers descend on edinburgh as the world's biggest arts festival gets under way. hello and welcome to bbc news. the palestinian group islamichhad says it's fired over 100 rockets at israel. these images show the rockets being intercepted by israel's iron dome air defence system. it comes only hours after an israeli airstrike in the gaza strip, which killed a commander of the islamichhad group. the palestinian health ministry says at least ten people were killed, including a five—year—old child. this footage was released by the israeli army, which they say shows the moment the strike hit gaza. israel'

i'm nuala mcgovern. conspiracy theorist alex jones is ordered to pay $45 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. chinese fighter jets fly close to the coast of taiwan, as bejing halts cooperation with the us on key issues including climate change. thousands of performers descend on edinburgh as the world's biggest arts festival gets under way.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is outside source.l crisis in kenya — opposition leader raila odinga rejects the declaration naming his rival william ruto as the new president. choppers feel the pinch in the uk as new figures suggest that wages are falling well behind the rising cost of living.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is outside source.mp organisation pleads guilty to tax fraud in new york, in a case the former president describes as a "witch hunt". a deadly storm batters the french island of corsica, as the summer of extreme weather continues across the continent.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is 0utside source.hat i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel a democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. she's been defeated by a trump—backed candidate. we'll look at what it means for the republican party and donald trump's hold on it.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. you're watching the context on bbc news. on the eve of ukraine's independence day and six month since russia's invasion, there are growing concerns of nuclear disaster. with fighting continuing near europe's biggest nuclear plant, inspectors are trying to organise an urgent visit to the site at zaporizhia. germany looks to canada to fill its energy needs as it turns its back on russian fuel. rubbish reviews at the edinburgh festival as the week—long refuse workers strike could now extend across scotland. tonight with the context, jim murphy — former leader of the scottish labour party, and former senior advisor to george w bush, ron christie. welcome to the programme. we're going to start in ukraine tonight, on the eve of a serious and significant day. august 24th marks both the ukrainian independence day and six months since russia launched its invasion of the eastern european country. independence day is usually filled with celebrations. not this year. in the capital kyiv, public events have been banned for safety reasons.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. you're watching the context on bbc news. president biden announces a $3 billion military aid package for ukraine, six months after the start of the war. the european union and the uk also promise to stand by ukraine but leaders warn of economic hardship ahead because of the conflict. in the us, a night for the establishment candidates in the primaries, as democratic voters pick charlie crist to take on ron desantis in the race to be florida's next governor. and last night on the context, glasgow weighed in on the scottish bin strike — this hour edinburgh responds. tonight with the context, from edinburgh, alex massie, scotland editor of the spectator, and republican strategist rina shah, who's in washington. welcome to the programme. exactly six months ago, vladimir putin ordered his army to invade ukraine. it was a decision that not only unleashed the biggest war in europe since world war ii, but it also turned the world on its head. thousands of ukrainians and russian soldiers have been killed in the fighting. today, in uk

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. you're watching the context on bbc news. russia blames ukraine's intelligence agency for the killing of prominent russian ultra nationalist�*s daughter the ukrainians are forceably denying that any of their agents were involved in the assasination of daria dugina water companies are facing mounting criticism as raw sewage is pumped onto british beaches the office of finland's prime minister says she has passed a drugs test — after pictures of her dancing at a party emerged tonight with the context, bryan lanza, former communications director with the trump transition team and caroline flint former labour mp and government minister welcome to the programme. russia has accused ukraine of organising the assassination of the daughter of one of vladimir putin's top supporters. darya dugina was killed on saturday when a car she was driving exploded near moscow. this is a statement from the fsb, russia's internal security service, which says the assassination was carried out by ukraine's special services. they've also released foot

hello, i�*m nuala mcgovern. you�*re watching the context on bbc news.m as raw sewage is pumped onto british beaches the office of finland�*s prime minister says she has passed a drugs test — after pictures of her dancing at a party emerged tonight with the context, bryan lanza, former communications director with the trump transition team and caroline flint former labour mp and government minister

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. you're watching the context on bbc news. the redacted mar—a—lago search affidavit is now in the hands of a usjudge. will we learn why the former president's mansion in florida was searched? we'll ask a former federaljudge the key issues under consideration. gcse grades show a growing regional divide in england, with the north falling further and further behind london. as britain comes underfire from france, for dumping raw sewage into the sea, we will look at the effect it's having on shellfish production. tonight with the context, former secretary of state for education and international development, justine greening, and the former republican governor and now co—chair of the forward party, christine todd whitman. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest development in the search of donald trump's mar—a—lago estate two weeks ago. a usjudge has ordered the release by tomorrow at noon eastern—time of a redacted version of the affidavit that supported its application for a search warrant. it's a document that contain

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. you're watching the context on bbc news. as democratic voters pick charlie crist to take on ron desantis in the race to be florida's next governor. and last night on the context, glasgow weighed in on the scottish bin strike — this hour edinburgh responds. tonight with the context, from edinburgh, alex massie, scotland editor of the spectator, and republican strategist rina shah, who's in washington.

hello, i�*m nuala mcgovern. you�*re watching the context on bbc news.e former republican governor and now co—chair of the forward party, christine todd whitman.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. you're watching the context on bbc news.al as the week—long refuse workers strike could now extend across scotland. tonight with the context, jim murphy — former leader of the scottish labour party, and former senior advisor to george w bush, ron christie.