quentin somerville, bbc news, kupiansk. extraordinary reporting from quentin.g you. it is a chaotic picture. i want to bring you some breaking news. ukrainian spokesperson in kyiv said and accident killed six servicemen, mi—8 military helicopters moving personnel around the front lines, and apparently they collided near the town of kramatorsk. six service people killed on two military helicopters. i will bring the news it once we get it. joining us now is general sir richard barrons, former commander of the uk joint forces command. sir richard, lovely to have you on the programme. can we start with the drone attacks on russian soil? one of the justifications president putin gave is that it would make russia safer. the irony is if we put the map on the russia safer. the irony is if we put the map on the screen, russia safer. the irony is if we put the map on the screen, the drone attacks across russia are becoming more dispersed. they're in the north and the south and in moscow. is it the right strategy in ukraine? it’s and in moscow. is it the right strategy in

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quentin somerville, bbc news, kupiansk.d in ukraine. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news: the mother of the president of spain's football federation has been hospitalised on the third day of a hunger strike. angeles bejar locked herself in a church earlier this week to protest accusations against her son, luis rubiales. he's facing calls to resign after he kissed a player on the lips at the women's world cup. the uk foreign secretary has defended talks with officials in china, telling the bbc it wouldn't be credible to disengage. james cleverly is the first senior member of britain's government to visit beijing in more than five years. he insists that a pragmatic relationship with the country is necessary to tackle global issues like climate change. the biden administration is moving forward with efforts to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana. the us drug enforcement agency tells the bbc it's reviewing findings from the country's top health safety regulator

quentin somerville, bbc news, kupiansk.ricane idalia. this is clearwater beach in florida. as you can see, still very high winds. the storm did touch down as i category three hurricane. the national hurricane center said a catastrophic storm surge on the florida big bend reached 6.8 feet. it has since been downgraded to a category two storm, but more than 230,000 homes across the state are without power. you can see the effects on the ground. this is the view from the international space station of the storm. we are continuing to follow that story. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the man who was chief executive of the nhs trust where lucy letby murdered seven babies wrote in a now—deleted blog about being "persuaded" to run a london trust by a senior nhs england boss. tony chambers went on to get three senior nhs jobs following the serial killer's arrest. nhs england said its london region was unaware of the murder probe. the property website zoopla says th

quentin somerville, bbc news, kupiansk. let's get some of the day's other news now.s trust where lucy letby murdered seven babies wrote in a now—deleted blog about being "persuaded" to run a london trust by a senior nhs england boss. tony chambers went on to get three senior nhs jobs following the serial killer's arrest. nhs england said its london region was unaware of the murder probe. the property website zoopla says the number of houses sold in the uk this year is on track to be the lowest in more than a decade. around one million sales are set to be completed, down almost a fifth from last year. the cost of mortgages and rents have risen sharply since banks started increasing rates on lending. hundreds of tents have been left behind at campsites following leeds festival at the weekend. drone footage shows camping equipment littered all over the fields at bramham park. volunteers and charities who visited the site to salvage the tents described it as "appalling". this year, the festival featured headline acts including billie eilish, the 1975 and lewis capaldi. y

quentin somerville, bbc news, eastern ukraine.nt line. next month, thousands of students across the uk will be heading to university, and for many, one of the biggest priorities is finding somewhere to live. but a housing charity is warning of serious accommodation shortages and says the problem is expected to go from bad to worse 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys has that story. we guarantee accommodation for all. coventry offered guaranteed accommodation. we guarantee first i year accommodation. new students expect a home for the start of term. it's become a selling point for unis as housing shortages bite. you can take your pillows from home if you want. kiera is heading to sheffield hallam. she ditched a clearing offer at manchester met, because it was too hard to find a room. the first day i got a glimpse of one room and then immediately that sold out. second and third day, as soon as my computer updated, it already said that there was nothing left. within the space of about an hour i had completely flipped and changed my

quentin somerville, bbc news, kupiansk.e 80th venice film festival, the show must go on. the oldest film festival in the world got under way on wednesday night. the opening film was meant to be challengers, a tennis romance, starring actress zendaya. but it was replaced at the last minute because the film's actors and writers are not allowed to participate in any publicity due to ongoing actors and writers strikes. instead, comandante, an italian war drama, got top billing. the strikes also means that red carpet watchers mostly have to make do with glimpses of directors and producers, who did their best to make up for the missing star power. thank you for watching. i'm caitriona perry and i'll be back at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news take care. hello. for those of you that enjoy a big moon, there's a real treat outside at the moment — a super blue moon. what's one of those? well, the "super" bit is when the moon's closest to the earth for the year, and the "blue" bit is the second full moon of the month

quentin somerville, bbc news, kupiansk.urricane idalia hit florida. these are the live pictures from clearwater beach in florida. as you can see the damage is now being surveyed. there has been a lot of flooding in many areas. we can show you pictures now from jacksonville. we are expecting some updates there from officials who are speaking. but we are also watching tallahassee, we are expecting governor ron desantis to give an update on the situation in florida. hurricane idalia has hit florida and of course is now crossing into georgia. still powerful winds and potentially life—threatening conditions. we will bring you the latest here on bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now let's go to a story we are keeping an eye on. the property website zoopla says the number of houses sold in the uk this year is on track to be the lowest in more than a decade. around 1 million sales are set to be completed, down almost a fifth from last year. the cost of mortgages and rents have risen sharply since banks

quentin somerville, bbc news, kupiansk. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.has made landfall in the united states. let's show you the situation in tampa. there is a risk of flooding. some streets are reported to be flooded. bridges are closed, access to some islands are also closed. you can see there is the risk from storm surges flooding low—lying areas. we also have some pictures to show you from clearwater in tampa. but first, these pictures from the international space station. you can see the storm from above, extraordinary pictures. that is the storm that made landfall in florida earlier today. there are over 240,000 people without power in florida, according to statistics from the power outage website. so the storm is having a huge effect. it has brought with it winds of more than 125 mph and potentially life—threatening conditions. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. the man who was chief executive of the nhs trust where lucy letby about being "persuaded" to run a london trust by a senior nhs england boss. tony chambers

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