russian defence minister sergei shoigu is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russia's security council. it comes as fighting intensifies in ukraine's northeast kharkiv region. we'll bring you a special report from the front line. this devastation. one man's house was created by a russian glide bomb. and that's the sound of a jet somewhere. the israeli military says it's opened a new humanitarian crossing into the gaza strip — as it carries out more strikes on gaza, and tells tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah. polls close in catalonia's regional elections — the socialist party is ahead with 50 % of the vote counted. and the best television programmes of 2023 are honoured at the bafta

tv awards in london — sarah lancashire from the bbc�*s police drama happy valley taking home best actress. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. russia's defence minister, sergei shoigu, is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russia's security council. he's a long—standing ally of vladimir putin and has served as defence minister since 2012, playing a key role in russia's invasion of ukraine. his replacement will be andrei belousov — an economist and a deputy prime minister. let's get more on this with the world service's europe regional editor danny aeberhard. just bring us up—to—date on what we know.

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russia, that he believes the russian ru55ia, that he believes the russian military is doing well in ukraine. sergei shoigu wa5 military is doing well in ukraine. sergei shoigu was under it lots of very public pressure in the time of yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group, he targeted him and the chief of defence staff very publicly, insulted him in public and calling for him to be sacked. that did not happen and president putin stood by sergei shoigu in that time, but clearly now he has changed. many people are surprised that sergei shoigu it as he did as defence minister and no the head of the ukrainian armed forces at the time of the full scale invasion and in russia have been replaced. let's speak to our diplomatic

correspondent james landale. james, lots of this comes in the context of russia's invasion of ukraine. what do you make of this move or sergei shoigu? it’s a move or sergei shoigu? it's a fascinating — move or sergei shoigu? it's a fascinating reshuffle, - move or sergei shoigu? it's a fascinating reshuffle, that's l move or sergei shoigu? it�*s —. fascinating reshuffle, that's what it is, not a complete second for the defence minister. he has been moved aside to a new national security road but takes some defence and foreign affairs responsibilities with him, so it's not a complete demotion and shock it —— second for him, but certainly his name has been targeted for some time because of many feelings in russia's progress in the military campaign in ukraine. the interesting thing about this appointment of his replacement by an economist, not a military person, someone who has been a deputy prime minister, isjust how someone who has been a deputy prime minister, is just how significant the economy now is in driving

russia's war machine. if you think about it, just about north of 7% of russia's economy is now devoted to this war, to developing and producing munitions and weapons in arms. and it is absolutely crucial that there economic side of the argument works. the battle taking place, the war at the moment is just a battle of economies and industrial reduction of munitions, as it is a battle on the battlefield itself. so i think that is possibly one bit of the russian leaders thinking, is that what he needs is an economist who can drive the economic industrial side of the special that is consuming huge parts of the russian economy at the moment. for that to sustain in long—term, he clearly things that he doesn't his

old defence minister, he needs an economist. old defence minister, he needs an economist-— economist. and let us look at the new defence _ economist. and let us look at the new defence minister, _ economist. and let us look at the new defence minister, andrei - new defence minister, andrei belousov, in a bit more detail. someone who is close to vladimir putin as well.— someone who is close to vladimir putin as well. nobody gets any “obs at the moment i putin as well. nobody gets any “obs at the moment close i putin as well. nobody gets any “obs at the moment close to i putin as well. nobody gets any jobs| at the moment close to putin unless they are close to him, so he's only in this stage of his leadership where he is or whenever konsa point with people he trust absolutely, people who have been around for some time. i'm afraid i don't know whether or not the new defence minister has been on fishing trips are sunbathed with letter putin but certainly putin does not appoint anybody these days to any position of seniority unless there is absolute trust there. james we talk about the amount _ absolute trust there. james we talk about the amount of _ absolute trust there. james we talk about the amount of gdp _ absolute trust there. james we talk about the amount of gdp that - absolute trust there. james we talk i about the amount of gdp that russia spends on military industrial

materials, i suppose, spends on military industrial materials, isuppose, and spends on military industrial materials, i suppose, and on its military in general. of course, the role of third michael now moves to the security council, will be focused on that end, which you talk is less about economics as you said. much of the campaign now is about making sure that both sides can get munitions, shows, men, soldiers, to the front line as efficiently as possible in the numbers that they can actually make to have a difference in the long run. that requires a huge amount of factories that will be repurposed. they have to make sure the right raw materials are obtained and it russia's economy is subject to huge western sanctions, so it's dependent on its

allies like china, iran and india to buy the raw materials, the fuel and energy that russia can sell, and in return get access to all of those things it needs to make munitions. some of it fairly basic, like shelves, but for all those drones and things like that, it requires the sorts of things it cannot get easily on the market the way it used to. so that is presumably the calculation taking place in vladimir putin is mind, seen how can we get access to these things they can make the army we need to make progress in ukraine. and that is why, we think, this will be one of the reasons this should reshuffle as taking place. james langdale of our diplomatic correspondent, thank you for your analysis on this developing story. we have heard from the kremlin spokesman was commented on this. he

said that mr putin had proposed a civilian for the ministry of defence to be open to innovation in what you described as what these advanced ideas, and he said was his importance of note today is the winner on the battlefield is more open to innovation and implementation as quickly as possible, and entities natural that at the current stage the president decided to have a civilian as the head of the ministry of defence. let's speak to sergey sanovich, fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university. welcome. what you make of the analysis there, important to have someone in —— open to him innovation and implantation. i someone in -- open to him innovation and implantation.— and implantation. i would agree with our editor and implantation. i would agree with your editor that _ and implantation. i would agree with your editor that appointing _ and implantation. i would agree with your editor that appointing an - your editor that appointing an economist in andrei belousov, actually a professional economist

working on economic modelling and used to working soviet and russian academy of sciences, and after that went to work in the government. i think it is more about long—term preparation for, i think putin is clear that believing an arms race is here to stay and he needs someone who can manage long—term, sustainable growth of russian defence production, particularly in advanced weapons. not necessarily munitions, that the current campaign in kharkiv, more long—term and strategic weapons. in kharkiv, more long-term and strategic weapons.— in kharkiv, more long-term and strategic weapons. there have been different interpretations _ strategic weapons. there have been different interpretations of - strategic weapons. there have been different interpretations of the - different interpretations of the move, or the proposed moved, different interpretations of the move, orthe proposed moved, i should say, because it has to be confirmed by the parliament. the proposed move of sergei shoigu away from that ministry of defence to this other role in the security

council will stop do you interpret it as a demotion orjust in other strategic move by mr putin? hat strategic move by mr putin? not at all, first of strategic move by mr putin? not at all. first of all— strategic move by mr putin? not at all, first of all he _ strategic move by mr putin? not at all, first of all he was _ strategic move by mr putin? not at all, first of all he was already - all, first of all he was already appointed, according to the russian constitution, the security council is not confirmable by the government are meant, so is appointed and certainly will be appointed to his position. two, four sergei shoigu, it's not a demotion, be closer to putin if anything, which is what matters, the security council is one of the closest aides to putin, so sergei shoigu will interact with putin more rather than less, so not a demotion. putin more rather than less, so not a demotion-— a demotion. can you remind our reviewers _ a demotion. can you remind our reviewers or _ a demotion. can you remind our reviewers or explain _ a demotion. can you remind our reviewers or explain what - a demotion. can you remind our| reviewers or explain what exactly the security council does, and how that fits into the ongoing invasion of ukraine, as a pulsatile old brief

he held which was the defence minister? ,, . , ., . minister? security council traditionally _ minister? security council traditionally deals - minister? security council traditionally deals with i minister? security council traditionally deals with a l minister? security council. traditionally deals with a set minister? security council- traditionally deals with a set of more strategic affairs —— international level in particular. they used to meet with bill burns, head of the cia, and this is interaction at the highest level. for andrei belousov, it would sort of —— the supply of money mike this is the responsibility of the rest of the government, ministry of finance and some other councils, but for andrei belousov it will be spending money, and managing this vastly grown network of factories and engineering centres and so forth, collection —— collaboration with the civilian industry with production of the weapons such asjones. more

high—tech. before sergei shoigu was a minister he was a guy from the tax collection department, so it is not unprecedented in rut pollution —— putin's russia to have an economist in this position.— in this position. thank you sergey sanovich, for _ in this position. thank you sergey sanovich, for your _ in this position. thank you sergey sanovich, for your insight. - just some reactions to that news from grant shapps who said sergei shoigu has overseen more than 355,000 casualties amongst his own soldiers, ms civilian suffering with an indigo campaign in ukraine, russia needs a defence minister who would undo that disastrous legacy and under the camping but all they will get is another of putin puppets. grant shapps, the defence secretary, reacting to that move

made by kremlin. in the past hour in spain's catalan vote, the separatists have lost their majority. it means the socialists are ahead in catalonia's regional election.. let's speak to our correspondent guy hedgeco. what does this mean for the future of the independence movement when we read what is coming? the of the independence movement when we read what is coming?— read what is coming? the fact that the pro-independence _ read what is coming? the fact that the pro-independence -- - the pro—independence —— pro—independence parties have lost their long—standing party in the —— majority in the party is not something was seen for decades, so thatis something was seen for decades, so that is major news. on the face of it, it's a big blow for the independence movement, to have lost that control of the local parliament, but you have to bear in mind the party which came second in the election is the together for catalonia party, the former catalonia party, the former catalonia president, who was meaning and self exiled for the last 6.5

years and there is a chance that this result, because of the fragmented nature of catalan undertakes, he could feasibly end up becoming catalan president again, so that in itself would be a victory for the independence movement. so it is a complex picture that we have with this election because of the fragmented nature of catalan politics. fragmented nature of catalan olitics. , , _, politics. guy hedgeco with the latest on those _ politics. guy hedgeco with the i latest on those elections, thank politics. guy hedgeco with the - latest on those elections, thank you for the moment. the israeli military says it has opened a new humanitarian crossing into the gaza strip, in co—ordination with the us government. but the exact location of the the crossing, called �*western erez, is not confirmed and whether it will make a difference to aid reaching the most needed. more palestianians have been told to move out of the southern city of rafah towards a coastal area around al—mawasi, which israel calls an "expanded humanitarian zone".

the hamas run gaza health ministry says that at least 35,000 palestinians have been killed since the war broke out. and our diplomatic correspondent paul adams told us more about the isreali's opening up a new aid crossing into gaza. they're calling this western erez. this is a crossing into the far northern end of the gaza strip. that is the area closest to gaza city, and that very heavily populated area. it is just to the west of the erez crossing, which is in normal times a civilian crossing point, but was also opened for the provision of aid fairly recently. it's close to the the major israeli port of ashdod, where significant quantities of aid, including flour, are stored. and the israelis were saying that in the course of today, dozens of trucks carrying flour entered into the gaza strip. it said that this was being coordinated with the us government. and don't forget that there is also at ashdod a pontoon that is being constructed by engineers, a pontoon that is ultimately destined to go

and form another aid bridge into the gaza strip just south of gaza city. in fact, that should be installed any day now. so i think the israelis believe or certainly want to persuade the international community that the provision of new access routes for aid, particularly into the north, where the international aid agencies have warned that the danger of hunger is most acute, that the israelis are doing what they can to relieve the situation there. i think there will be some scepticism about that. yes, any aid crossing point that opens has the potential to make life easier. but in the south, where israel's military campaign is getting under way, and also in the north, where over the weekend the israeli military has resumed operations in certain areas,

those active fighting fronts continue to make the provision of aid extremely complicated. for more let's speak to dr mosab nasser, ceo at fajr scientific who is in gaza. welcome to bbc news, i wants to get your reaction to the news of this crossing and what difference you believe it will make. i’m crossing and what difference you believe it will make.— crossing and what difference you believe it will make. i'm not really sure in terms _ believe it will make. i'm not really sure in terms of— believe it will make. i'm not really sure in terms of supplies. - believe it will make. i'm not really sure in terms of supplies. gaza . believe it will make. i'm not really i sure in terms of supplies. gaza has, to begin with, three entry points, one in the south from rafah, and then what is known as kerem shalom, as well as the eris crusting, historically three entry points and even when the three were open the

manager and eight in gaza was still struggling, and there is a hard time getting basic supplies. their hospitals were even their daily life —— daily life in gaza. the pin for the past 15 plus years, even more. even though the listing inside three entry point for supplies, they were still struggling. . ican entry point for supplies, they were still struggling. . i can only imagine if certain points are closed and all the income through the north. i honestly don't know what difference that will make. the stuff about the work _ difference that will make. the stuff about the work you _ difference that will make. the stuff about the work you do, _ difference that will make. the stuff about the work you do, you - difference that will make. the stuff about the work you do, you work. difference that will make. the stuff i about the work you do, you work with hospitals underground, what parts of gaza do working and can you tell us what you are seeing and hearing underground? i’m what you are seeing and hearing underground?— what you are seeing and hearing underrround? �* ., ., ,, underground? i'm the ceo of an us organisation _ underground? i'm the ceo of an us organisation and _ underground? i'm the ceo of an us organisation and we _ underground? i'm the ceo of an us organisation and we are _ underground? i'm the ceo of an us organisation and we are a _ underground? i'm the ceo of an us

organisation and we are a surgical. organisation and we are a surgical organisation and we are a surgical organisation and we are a surgical organisation and medical organisation and medical organisation in general. we have a team of surgeons and primary care physicians. currently we have 17 operating at the european hospital in gaza, and we are basically treating injuries that come from the field, from rafah. some of them are horrific injuries. what we have been seeing for the past two weeks, we arrived here on april 29, we operated at the hospital for about one week with no issues, but then the rafah invasion and the attack on the rafah invasion and the attack on the civilian population started. initially, we were staying out what we a c+ in the central part of rafah, but then the evacuation orders were in place for the eastern part of rafah, and we thought we would go there and stay there, but the bombings started to trickle to the bombings started to trickle to the north which covered the area we

were in, which is block six in rafah, and bombs were falling within about 500 metres from our cfos that is no longer safe. so the idea that the evaluation orders were limited to one area is one thing, but what we witnessed is that that area was bombed heavily for several nights, and the bombing started trickling to the north, even without receiving evacuation order muscle effectively, i had to evacuate my team from a supposedly safe area entity european hospital even before receiving the evacuation orders for that area. we have realised that our safe house was no longer safe even without having evaluation orders. what we are seeing underground are casualties coming from the battlefield, who are mostly women and children, and some of them cannot be recognised. they have been

crushed literally, and there's nothing we can do to them. bier? nothing we can do to them. very difficult to _ nothing we can do to them. very difficult to hear _ nothing we can do to them. very difficult to hear some _ nothing we can do to them. very difficult to hear some of - nothing we can do to them. very difficult to hear some of that, but thank you very much for sharing your reflections from the work you do underground —— ground in gaza. dr mosab nasser. the taliban — say 315 people have now died in devastating flash floods in the north of afghanistan. a spokesman for the interior ministry told the bbc that most of the casualties were in the province of baghlan. emergency teams have been sent to rescue those stranded by the floodwaters. on friday, a massive torrent of water swept away hundreds of houses in several villages. dozens of people are still missing. the duke and duchess of sussex are ending their three—day tour of nigeria today. earlier, prince harry and meghan watched a basketball match and attended a fundraising event at the city's polo ground. they have been in the country to promote the tenth anniversary of the duke's invictus games,

for injured military personel. our africa correspondent simijolaoso is in lagos and sent us this update earlier. they had been watching a charity match, like you mentioned. the match was put together to raise funds for a local organisation that they support called nigeria unconquered. and as you said, they were watching kids play basketball earlier today. sports appears to be a constant theme during this trip. so when they visited that school, they played, well, harry played basketball with some of the kids who are being helped by another local organisation that they support called giant of africa. and they actually organise basketball camps across the continent for african kids. i actuallyjust want to point out what the duchess was wearing there, which kind of appeared to be a blue skirt.

but that is actually a traditional attire, which is hand—woven here in southwest nigeria. and she was gifted it at a reception that she attended yesterday where she actually spoke about her nigerian heritage, saying that it's been a humbling and eye—opening experience to learn about that. so she also mentioned that then, and also the duke also has been talking about the power of sports to change lives. and that's a message that they've really been trying to drive home during their trip here to nigeria. is the trip being received overall in terms of notjust the crowds that have been turning out, simi, but also in the media there? yeah. there has been a bit of coverage amongst local media and newspapers and tv stations here in nigeria. it's been largely positive, especially because of how meghan has been open about her nigerian heritage. that's something that they've all been pointing out, saying that she's kind of come home.

the princess has returned, and a lot of people have been suggesting names for her. there's one name called ahmad wali, which means the child has come home. other names such as inkosi. so that's something that i've been hearing a lot amongst people here, and they're just excited that it feels like their princess, as one person told me, has come home. our correspondent reports in there from nigeria. russia's defence minister, sergei shoigu, is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russia's security council. he's a long—standing ally of vladimir putin and has served as defence minister since 2012, playing a key role in russia's invasion of ukraine. we have more on the story after a short break. to stay with us.

hello. as the weekend draws to an end, so does the generally dry and very warm weather. storms have been breaking out across western parts of the uk, and that pretty much sets the scene for the week ahead. it's going to be more unsettled, and not quite as warm. and this evening and overnight, an area of low pressure is approaching us, and that spells rain for some of us on monday. but more recently, it's been about the storms, and here are the lightning strikes and the satellite image. can see across northern ireland, southwestern parts of the uk, and some thunderstorms breaking out across western scotland, too — no storms further east or south. and through the evening, we will have seen these storms, local downpours, flash flooding in places, moving northwards and towards the east. but in some areas, we still have clear skies tonight. and guess what? i know that last night was disappointing, but tonight, if you're inclined to have a look, there is a chance of seeing a faint aurora almost anywhere in the uk, say between around 11pm and 2am, if you're inclined , i know we're

going to work first thing. now, here's monday's forecast. so, we start the day with some hazy sunshine, temperatures 10—13 degrees. outbreaks of rain, with this weather front sweeping into cornwall, devon, wales through ireland into the irish sea, but never reaches, at least during the day, eastern parts of the country. here, some hazy skies and very warm — 23 in norwich, hull and also newcastle, much fresher with that cloud of rain, towards the west thee about 15 celsius. and it's a slow—moving weather front, and one of the reasons is because this low pressure kind of stalled here. it's not really moving anywhere. so the weather front is rotating around and back into the centre of the low, and that means that on tuesday, its eastern areas that are stuck underneath the cloud and the outbreaks of rain probably not as persistent by that stage. bigger gaps in the clouds, i think, by that stage, with some sunny spells, but i think lower temperatures for all of us. and this is more or less bang on the average, be it a little on the high side still, i think for

parts of scotland. now, that low will eventually kind of rain itself out as we go through the week, and the possibility of high pressure moving back in again. but i think overall, if we look at the weather icons, i think shower clouds most days. on average temperatures, i think, in the south, typically in the high teens. that's it for me. thanks for watching.

me and this is bbc news, the headlines. russian defence minister sergei shoigu is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russia's security council. it comes as the commander of ukraine's armed forces says his troops are struggling to hold their positions in the northeastern region of kharkiv —— after russian troops launched a fresh assault last week. the israeli military says it's opened a new humanitarian crossing into the gaza strip — as it carries out more strikes on gaza, and tells tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah. meanwhile — britain's foreign secretary david cameron says restricting arms supplies to israel would not be a wise move. and the best television programmes of 2023 have been honoured at the bafta tv awards in london. sarah lancashire from the bbc�*s police drama happy valley won best leading actress, while timothy spall won best leading actor for his role

in the sixth commandment. now, it's time to take a look at the days sport. arsenal are back on top after they beat manchester united 1—0 at old trafford. a game that ended in torrential rain began with a first half leandro trossard goal that proved to be the winner and it was enough for arsenal to go a point clear of manchester city although they have played a game more... with city's match in hand against spurs on tuesday the players have a huge price, most of them they haven't been in this position. they don't know what it is and what is the stake and how you feel emotionally to go and having to win and win and win since december orjanuary, you know, and come to this place. they go to the spurs and play again, it's a phenomenal thing that they are doing right now and we just have one of the most

beautiful days ahead of us in front of our people, our families at the emirates and we think we can do it. how will you watch tuesday, i'm sure you will. i will watcht it and tomorrow's game as well we always do, and we'll win it. disappointed and i want to win. it doesn't matter who is on the pitch, we have to win every game, and you have to give everything and you have to demand this to win games. while manchester united's men lost, their women's team made history at wembley, winning their first piece of major silverware. they beat tottenham 4—0 to claim the women's fa cup for the first time. ella toone's long range goal followed by two more from lucia garcia meant spurs fell short in their first appearance in the final. it's a feeling, if i could bottle it i would keep it forever. not as important as kids though, my family are still more important. it's a fantastic day.

it means a lot to me to produce for ourfans. me as a person, i'm quite humble and we showed all those values today, all the values of a manchester united team and for every manchester united fan in the world, that's for you. german champions bayer leverkusen have stretched their season—long unbeaten run to 50 games after winning the penultimate match of their bundesliga campaign. they've already won the title, and broken the european football record for most matches in a row without defeat in all competitions, but need to avoid being beaten in three more to win what's being called an invincible treble after thumping bochum 5—0. hoffenheim had an even bigger win to move into the european places, while bayern were without four key players through injury, including harry kane, for their victory over wolfsburg. after confirming his departure from psg at the end of the season. from psg at the end of the season, kylian mbappe is playing his final home match at the parc des princes. the club's fans were ready for the occasion, as was mbappe it seems, as it only took him eight minutes

to score, although their opponents toulouse have gone go 2—1 up with about 16 minutes left. psg have already wrapped up a 12th ligue un title, with mbappe rumoured to bejoining real madrid for next season. if he does he'll be joining the reigning spanish champions and real have been parading the la liga trophy around madrid, it's their 36th league title and they celebrated in the city despite having four more league games to go and a champions league final to look ahead to against borussia dortmund next month. novak djokovic suffered a surprise and heavy defeat at the italian open, but he's suggested that could be partly because he was accidentally struck on the head by a spectator�*s bottle on friday. the world number one is apparently �*concerned' and will need medical tests despite showing up to practice on saturday mocking the incident by wearing a bicycle helmet. djokovic was beaten 6—2 6—3 injust 67 minutes by chile's alejandro tabilo in rome, committing 22 unforced errors, serving five double faults, and failing to create

a single break point. yesterday was pretty fine, eyes so i thought it was ok, but maybe it is ok and maybe it's not. the way i felt on the court today it was just completely from, it's like a different player. and to be in my shoes, no rhythm, no temple, no balance whatsoever on any shots, so it's a bit concerning. more on the website, back to you. let's go back to the latest in gaza. and israel's military says it has opened a new aid crossing into the gaza strip. the move was in coordination with the united states. hundreds of thousands of palestinians have fled from the southern city of rafah, ahead of a potentialfull scale incursion by israel. meanwhile, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has warned against a full—scale

israeli assault on the city of rafah. it comes as the us has paused a shipment of bombs to israel. he's been speaking to our us partner cbs. as you know, margaret, most of the population from gaza displaced from the north and from central gaza has gone to rafah. there are about 1.4 million people there. and we've said to israel that we cannot, will not support an operation in rafah, a major military operation, in the absence of a credible plan to protect civilians. and they still haven't delivered. we have not seen that plan. so are you not seeing the delivery of any weapons beyond these 3,500 bombs? are you pausing, for example, precision munitions, as some republicans claimed? the answer to that is no. what the president said, and what he's been clear about in private conversations with the israelis, which unfortunately leaked to the press, so the president responded forthrightly when he was asked about it, but what we've been clear about is that if israel launches this major military operation into rafah, then there are certain systems that we're not going to be

supporting and supplying for that operation. but, at present, the only thing that we've delayed and are holding back are these high payload bombs, because we're in an ongoing conversation with israel, given the impact that those weapons can have when they're used in densely populated areas. here in the uk, the foreign secretary lord cameron has defended the government's decision not to withdraw arms export licenses to israel. speaking on laura kuessnberg on sunday, he said that restricting arms deliveries to israel because of its war in gaza would strengthen hamas and make a deal to free israeli hostages less likely but said that decision was being constantly reviewed. israel has not had a clean bill of health. on humanitarian aid, there have been real failings and they need to do better. but on the crucial question we have to answer which is, is there a serious risk of exports being used for a serious breach in international law?

up to now, in the assessments we've done, we've continued with the export licensing, but it's a rolling process and it looks at what is happening on the ground. i'm joined now by matt duss, executive vice president at the centre for international policy. welcome to bbc news, matt. we heard there from the us secretary of state antony blinken talking about how those payload bombs are not now going to be supplied to israel. do you think he should go further and restrict and limit other munitions, as the interviewer was asking him? yes, i absolutely do. i think it is welcome that president biden has finally announced and decided to withhold certain weapons from israel, as he said earlier this week in an interview, i think that decision is long overdue. and it is

frankly insufficient. we had seen evidence with our own eyes, we have seen reports from major human right organisations, from journalists on the ground in gaza of what can only be decide —— described as atrocities. or at the very least serious violations of international law in the conduct of this war, and i think it is amazing to hear the secretary of state answer questions about, you know, assessing israel's conduct in this war and to say that they are not able to make a real final assessment yet. let's remember, the united states assessed within a month at the russian invasion of ukraine in february 2022 that russia had committed war crimes. it has now been more than eight months of this war in gaza, the united states has far more visibility into the operations of the israeli military, and yet we are still, there is this area where they

are unable to make assessment and a decision. let are unable to make assessment and a decision. . a are unable to make assessment and a decision. . , ., . , ., decision. let me ask you what you made of lord _ decision. let me ask you what you made of lord cameron _ decision. let me ask you what you made of lord cameron today, - made of lord cameron today, defending the uk government decision not to withdraw arms export licences to israel? �* ., not to withdraw arms export licences to israel? �* . ., ,._ to israel? again, i would say the same thing- _ to israel? again, i would say the same thing. we _ to israel? again, i would say the same thing. we can _ to israel? again, i would say the same thing. we can see - to israel? again, i would say the same thing. we can see with - to israel? again, i would say thej same thing. we can see with our to israel? again, i would say the - same thing. we can see with our own eyes that israel has been doing things, they have rules of engagement that barely merit being called rules of engagement, we have some 35,000 people killed, many children and women, 1.5 million people displaced, we don't know how any more our debt underneath the rubble, but this war, israel has the right to defend itself and to respond to the atrocities on october the 7th, what we haven't seen for the 7th, what we haven't seen for the past eight months cannot be defined by any reasonable definition as self defence.— as self defence. israel's ben'amin netan ahu as self defence. israel's ben'amin netanyahu has i as self defence. israel's ben'amin netanyahu has consistently h as self defence. israel's benjamin netanyahu has consistently said i as self defence. israel's benjamin l netanyahu has consistently said the reason why he wants to pursue that

assault on rafah is because he wants to eliminate hamas and hamas is capabilities and to ensure that all those who are being held hostage since the 7th of october i returned home. ., , ., since the 7th of october i returned home. . ,~ . , since the 7th of october i returned home. . ,~ ., , since the 7th of october i returned home. . , . ., home. netanyahu, as is clear, we have seen — home. netanyahu, as is clear, we have seen multiple _ home. netanyahu, as is clear, we have seen multiple reports - home. netanyahu, as is clear, we i have seen multiple reports including criticisms in israel, that netanyahu himself has refused to agree to cease fires from the very beginning of this war, that would have seen the release of hostages. his incentives are to prolong this war as long as possible. but as far as defeating hamas, we're already seeing hamas return to areas in the central northern part of gaza where the israelis thought they had been driven out before. the idea that you will simply defeat hamas through a force of arms is a dangerous fantasy, the only way that they will be defeated will be by the palestinians seeing a better option through a non—violent diplomatic process, but unfortunately what i have been shown after year after

year after year of occupation, blockade and siege and violence is that diplomacy offers them very little. that is the equation we need to change if we really want to resolve this long—standing conflict. 0k, matt resolve this long—standing conflict. ok, matt duss, former adviser to the us senator bernie sanders and executive president at the centre for international policy, thank you for international policy, thank you for staring —— sharing your perspective and insight. president zelensky says there's �*fierce fighting' along a �*large part�* of the kharkiv region border in eastern ukraine. russia says it has captured another four villages in the region — an area where russian troops had been pushed back nearly two years ago. it means that since they launched their surprise offensive two days ago, they have taken nine villages. today there have also been strikes on the russian side of the border in belgorod with russian military saying a ukrainian air strike destroyed a section of a 10—5torey apartment block. with the latest on the conflict, our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports

from vovchansk. the road to russia — just a few miles from the border and proof the russians are back in the kharkiv region again. the town of vovchansk was liberated in a surprise ukrainian offensive less than two years ago. now it's at risk of falling back into russian hands. alexi, a local policeman, is once again telling the population to leave. he says it's better than dying. "the shelling is constant and chaotic and it's all over the town." we quickly move on at the sound of a russian drone. this is all that's left of sergei's home. the familiar russian tactic of reducing towns to rubble.

but sergei says he can't leave. he needs to look after his goats — now his only worldly possessions. you can still hear the artillery battle going on. it was more intense yesterday. this devastation — one man's house was created by a russian glide bomb. and that's the sound of a jet somewhere. explosions. ukraine's outgunned and outnumbered, and russia's using aerial glide bombs to devastating effect. alexi simply says, "look at what's happening".

for some, it's made the decision to flee unavoidable, though it's still heartbreaking for olexander. this was the home he grew up in. he doesn't know if he'll ever return. ukrainian officials insist they were ready. not everyone agrees. this drone footage appears to show russian troops crossing the border unopposed. ..i've been in front line. for something you've already fought for before in 2022. same again. you're angry? very angry. denys, a ukrainian reconnaissance commander, helped push back the russians in 2022. now he's having to fight for the same territory again. translation: there was no first line of defence. - we saw it. the russians just

walked in wherever. where were the minefields? they just walked in. ukraine says it's repelling this attack with reinforcements, but russia's been probing the entire 800—mile front, and in kharkiv, it's exposed the weakness. jonathan beale, bbc news, vovchansk. powerful front line reporting from the team in ukraine. the best television programmes of 2023 have been honoured at tonight's british academy television awards in london. drama the sixth commandment also got two awards, including best actor for timothy spall. let's get the low down on who won what, with entertainment journalist caroline frost.

the results are in, as they say. let's talk about some of the major winners in the night, then. i'll let you kick off with what you want to start with. ., you kick off with what you want to start with. . . . ., , you kick off with what you want to start with. . . _, , ., start with. ok, great, a couple of surrises start with. ok, great, a couple of surprises to _ start with. ok, great, a couple of surprises to start _ start with. ok, great, a couple of surprises to start with. _ start with. ok, great, a couple of surprises to start with. top - start with. ok, great, a couple of surprises to start with. top boy, , surprises to start with. top boy,, it was originally on channel 4 and was dropped and picked up by netflix with the champion drake so good to have him in your corner but since thenit have him in your corner but since then it has gone from strength to strength and it has gone out with a bang after five series and it has picked up possibly a surprising award with best drama series. it stole from under the noses of slightly higher profile shows and also bagged a best supporting actress for jabs also bagged a best supporting actress forjabs —— also bagged a best supporting actress for jabs —— jasmine jobson. she was clearly surprised, she stood there open—mouthed. a popular win

but clearly a surprise as much for her as for perhaps onlookers. happy valley, you have mentioned, a complete shoe in for sarah lancashire, she can do no wrong, this was the third and final season of happy valley, we know she has picked up every award going as the sort of beleaguered policewoman who has got the great grudge against tommy royce, and herfinal confrontation with tommy royce who was played byjames norton, that was picking up the people's award, that great confrontation that signed up that series after three incredible series. so, iwould that series after three incredible series. so, i would say there was a bit of a surprise and a bit of complete shoe in with those shoot —— those two. complete shoe in with those shoot -- those two. �* , . ~ complete shoe in with those shoot -- those two. �*, . ~ . those two. let's talk about the sixth commandment. - those two. let's talk about the sixth commandment. best - those two. let's talk about the l sixth commandment. best actor fertility spel. i sixth commandment. best actor fertility spel— fertility spel. i -- best actor timothy _ fertility spel. i -- best actor timothy spel. _ fertility spel. i -- best actor

timothy spel. you - fertility spel. i -- best actor timothy spel. you had - fertility spel. i -- best actor timothy spel. you had the i fertility spel. i -- best actor- timothy spel. you had the likes of brian cox the succession, dominic west for the crown but i think tom spall�*s sensitive haunted portrayal of that poor real—life gentleman whose life was brought to an end by the wrong relationship and his great shame at being a closeted gay man, i think you brought so much humanity to that role. i remember last summer when it came out, it was all people were talking about so i wasn't surprised but i was elated to see him pick up that award commander gave a very moving speech aboutjust how lucky actors are. and it was quite clear that he had not prepared her speech. quite clear that he had not prepared herspeech. i quite clear that he had not prepared her speech. i completely believe him, or he is a very good actor, as we know. i him, or he is a very good actor, as we know-— we know. i was really rooting for brian we know. i was really rooting for itrian cox _ we know. i was really rooting for brian cox but _ we know. i was really rooting for brian cox but he _ we know. i was really rooting for brian cox but he has _ we know. i was really rooting for brian cox but he has won - we know. i was really rooting for| brian cox but he has won enough we know. i was really rooting for- brian cox but he has won enough was, i'm sure. let's talk about the crown because that was nominated for a few

categories that they went home with nothing. irate categories that they went home with nothinr. ~ .. ~' categories that they went home with nothinr. ~ ., ~ .. categories that they went home with nothinr. ~ ., ~ ., , categories that they went home with nothinr. .. ~ ., ., nothing. we do like to bandy around the word snub _ nothing. we do like to bandy around the word snub in _ nothing. we do like to bandy around the word snub in these _ nothing. we do like to bandy around the word snub in these parts - nothing. we do like to bandy around the word snub in these parts so, - the word snub in these parts so, yes, it is up for eight awards, it was leading the nominations going in. this was the sixth and final series of these great epic royal dynastic drama that has caused so many ripples and has won so many wars in years gone by. i think the reading on the tone is generally that those first early series were phenomenal, with claire foy, with matt smith, they won everything going, they found it slightly harder going, they found it slightly harder going with the critics and with the monarchy watches in recent times because the story has become more recent, more up—to—date, and of course we all remember those stories in real life but unfortunately much because those performances equally good, dominic west, leslie manville, helena bonham carter, 70 good performers in that series as it evolved but it went home on this occasion empty—handed.

evolved but it went home on this occasion empty-handed. caroline frost, occasion empty-handed. caroline frost. thank _ occasion empty-handed. caroline frost, thank you, _ occasion empty-handed. caroline frost, thank you, so _ occasion empty-handed. caroline frost, thank you, so much - occasion empty-handed. caroline frost, thank you, so much good i occasion empty-handed. caroline i frost, thank you, so much good tv that i have to watch, if only i wasn't working all the time. manchester united beat tottenham in the women's fa cup final at wembley. lucia garcia scored two goals in the 4—0 victory in front of a packed stadium. both teams were looking to win the cup for first time but it was the reds who came out on top in front of a crowd of over 76,000. let's speak to mina ibrahim, presenter of la carrington, a manchester united women's podcast who was at the game today. i have to ask you, what was the atmosphere like in wembley. amazing, sunn da atmosphere like in wembley. amazing, sunny day here — atmosphere like in wembley. amazing, sunny day here in _ atmosphere like in wembley. amazing, sunny day here in london, _ atmosphere like in wembley. amazing, sunny day here in london, the - atmosphere like in wembley. amazing, sunny day here in london, the second i sunny day here in london, the second time for manchester united to be able to be in the final and although they lost last year, that did not bring the fans down, they put the energy, the vibes, they were there until after kick—off, after the trophy ceremony, dancing up and down the pitch and the fans and players

absolutely deserved it. had the pitch and the fans and players absolutely deserved it.— the pitch and the fans and players absolutely deserved it. had a better da than absolutely deserved it. had a better day than men _ absolutely deserved it. had a better day than men today _ absolutely deserved it. had a better day than men today stop _ absolutely deserved it. had a better day than men today stop tell- absolutely deserved it. had a better day than men today stop tell us - day than men today stop tell us about what this means for you, as someone who does this podcaster, a personal connection that you have this team? , ., , , , . personal connection that you have this team?— this team? obviously, it is a one it'll experience _ this team? obviously, it is a one it'll experience just _ this team? obviously, it is a one it'll experience just to _ this team? obviously, it is a one it'll experience just to be - this team? obviously, it is a one it'll experience just to be able i this team? obviously, it is a one it'll experience just to be able to i it'll experience just to be able to travel up and down following manchester united, i know many manchester united, i know many manchester united, i know many manchester united fans have been following them since the club was reinstated back in 2018, where there is sunshine or a no late kick—off saw early kick—offs, across england, and even during this short stint in europe this season, fans for their clubs everywhere and the fans and myself, it has been a wonderful experience. it is nice to end with some silverware and the first in english top—flight football for manchester united. i english top-flight football for manchester united.— english top-flight football for manchester united. i wanted to ask ou about manchester united. i wanted to ask you about your— manchester united. i wanted to ask you about your reaction _ manchester united. i wanted to ask you about your reaction to - manchester united. i wanted to ask you about your reaction to the - manchester united. i wanted to ask you about your reaction to the factl you about your reaction to the fact that the club's new co—owner, said jim ratcliffe, didn't attend the game, there has been some disappointment, hasn't there? i was disappointment, hasn't there? iwas s-reakin to disappointment, hasn't there? iwas speaking to some — disappointment, hasn't there? iwas speaking to some fans _ disappointment, hasn't there? i —" speaking to some fans before the game, they were disappointed but he

was hosting keir starmer at old trafford, and talks about changing old trafford and rebuilding it, it was a meeting reportedly that was already on the books, of course it is disappointing and it is very underwhelming but there were other senior manchester united figures there as well, including one of the owners of manchester united and other senior members so i think people would have liked to have seen said jim ratcliffe, people would have liked to have seen saidjim ratcliffe, a especially given that he attended the men's semifinal after running a marathon but hopefully he will be there next year. it but hopefully he will be there next ear. , ., but hopefully he will be there next ear, , ., ., ., i but hopefully he will be there next ear. , . ~ , ., year. it is a good fa cup when of course but _ year. it is a good fa cup when of course but not _ year. it is a good fa cup when of course but not as _ year. it is a good fa cup when of course but not as good _ year. it is a good fa cup when of course but not as good a - year. it is a good fa cup when of course but not as good a league| course but not as good a league season for your team. it course but not as good a league season for your team.— course but not as good a league season for your team. it has been a low, season for your team. it has been a low. compared _ season for your team. it has been a low, compared to _ season for your team. it has been a low, compared to last _ season for your team. it has been a low, compared to last season, - low, compared to last season, manchester united finished second in the league, qualifying in europe for the league, qualifying in europe for the first ever time, this time they have already lost a double to liverpool and lost multiple gains across the campaign but i think there is something quite to look at at the end of the season after

today, something exciting, the players deserve it, the fans deserve it, it has been a roller—coaster of a season, and hopefully in the summer, manchester united will back the women's team and allow them to invest and grow the team so they can capitalise on what has been a roller—coaster this year but ending it with some silverware and being backin it with some silverware and being back in contention next year for the wsl again. back in contention next year for the wsl a . ain. , . , back in contention next year for the wsl aaain. . ., ., wsl again. ok, sure he has got led to talk about _ wsl again. ok, sure he has got led to talk about on _ wsl again. ok, sure he has got led to talk about on the _ wsl again. ok, sure he has got led to talk about on the la _ wsl again. ok, sure he has got led to talk about on the la carrington i to talk about on the la carrington podcaster, given a date you have had, thank you for sharing your thoughts and jubilation here on bbc news. two professional skydivers from austria have successfully completed the world's first wingsuit flight through the middle of tower bridge in london. marco furst and marco waltenspiel — who are part of the red bull skydive team — leapt from a helicopter hovering around 900 metres above the river thames. they dived down and flew through the gap in the centre of the suspension bridge reaching speeds of nearly 250

kilometres an hour. before rising up to 80 metres, the height required to open their parachutes so they could land safely. they described the experience as a dream come true. impressive feat to the tee of them. before we go, reminder our top story, the russian defence minister has been moved from his post, and he will now become the new secretary of russia's security council. he is a long—standing ally of president vladimir putin and he served as defence minister since 2012. he played a key role in russia's invasion of ukraine. his will present will be an economist and a deputy prime minister, we will have more on that on bbc news so do stay with us, i'll be back after a short break.

hello. as the weekend draws to an end, so does the generally dry and very warm weather. storms have been breaking out across western parts of the uk, and that pretty much sets the scene for the week ahead. it's going to be more unsettled, and not quite as warm. and this evening and overnight, an area of low pressure is approaching us, and that spells rain for some of us on monday. but more recently, it's been about the storms, and here are the lightning strikes and the satellite image. can see across northern ireland, southwestern parts of the uk, and some thunderstorms breaking out across western scotland, too — no storms further east or south. and through the evening, we will have seen these storms, local downpours, flash flooding in places, moving northwards and towards the east. but in some areas, we still have clear skies tonight. and guess what? i know that last night was disappointing, but tonight, if you're inclined to have a look, there is a chance of seeing a faint aurora almost anywhere in the uk,

say between around 11pm and 2am, if you're inclined, i know we're going to work first thing. now, here's monday's forecast. so, we start the day with some hazy sunshine, temperatures 10—13 degrees. outbreaks of rain, with this weather front sweeping into cornwall, devon, wales through ireland into the irish sea, but never reaches, at least during the day, eastern parts of the country. here, some hazy skies and very warm — 23 in norwich, hull and also newcastle, much fresher with that cloud of rain, towards the west thee about 15 celsius. and it's a slow—moving weather front, and one of the reasons is because this low pressure kind of stalled here. it's not really moving anywhere. so the weather front is rotating around and back into the centre of the low, and that means that on tuesday, its eastern areas that are stuck underneath the cloud and the outbreaks of rain probably not as persistent by that stage. bigger gaps in the clouds, i think, by that stage, with some sunny spells, but i think lower temperatures for all of us. and this is more or less

bang on the average, be it a little on the high side still, i think for parts of scotland. now, that low will eventually kind of rain itself out as we go through the week, and the possibility of high pressure moving back in again. but i think overall, if we look at the weather icons, i think shower clouds most days. on average temperatures, i think, in the south, typically in the high teens. that's it for me. thanks for watching.

my from london, this bbc news. russian defence minister sergei shoigu is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russia's security council. it comes as fighting intensifies in ukraine's northeast kharkiv region. we'll bring you a special report from the frontline. this devastation was created by a russian wide bomb. that's the sound of a jet somewhere. the russian wide bomb. that's the sound of a jet somewhere.— of a jet somewhere. the israeli milita said it's... the israeli military says it's opened a new humanitarian crossing into the gaza strip — as it carries out more strikes on gaza, and tells tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah. early results in catalonia's election showed the separatist parties have lost their majority of

the socialist party in the lead.