Lets stop the length of that sentence, the prosecutors had been pushing for 20 years, we think it is 19 but there has been a little bit of doubt about that. Lets start with the length of that sentence. Yes, the trial was held at a makeshift courtroom at a prison about 850 mild east of moscow in a Village Cold Melekhovo where Alexei Navalny is serving a previous nine year sentence. The trial on Extremism Charges was held Behind Closed Doors and journalists who arrived at that Detention Facility were able to follow proceedings when the judge were able to follow proceedings when thejudge read out the were able to follow proceedings when the judge read out the verdict from a different room via a video link, but the sound quality was so poor that they had difficulty understanding what the actual sentence was. But now the consensus among those journalists seems to be at is 19 years. This is the latest sentence and it may not be Alexei Navalny� s last. His defence team says that they have heard from investigators that Alexei Navalny may now be charged with terrorism, so what we are seeing now in russia is an environment where any sort of meaningful political activism that challenges Vladimir Putins rule is punishable with these lengthy sentences and the 19 sentence that Alexei Navalnyjust received, it is not really a surprise to anyone and writing on social media yesterday, Alexei Navalny� s team said that they were expecting a third Micro Star Sentence and this is what we got today. Sentence and this is what we got toda. ~ sentence and this is what we got toda. , ~ , sentence and this is what we got toda. , ~ ,. ,. , sentence and this is what we got toda. , ~. ,. , today. Thank you. A stalinist s le today. Thank you. A stalinist style sentence. Today. Thank you. A stalinist style sentence. This today. Thank you. A stalinist style sentence. This is today. Thank you. A stalinist style sentence. This is about i today. Thank you. A stalinist i style sentence. This is about 240 kilometres east of moscow and the journalists who have been covering that story gathered there. Our russia editor was inside that pressroom so we hope to hear from him in the next little while. Lets talk to maria snegovaya, Senior Fellow at the center for strategic and International Studies in washington. Thank you so much for being here on bbc news. Your snapshot reaction to that sentence we just heard . Weill. That sentence we ust heard . Well, since that sentence we just heard . Well, since unfortunately that sentence we just heard . Well, since unfortunately the that sentence we just heard . Ii since unfortunately the repression keeps intensifying in russia day by day, unfortunately there is little resistance from the russian society. 0ne resistance from the russian society. One point to make, the horrible i9 one point to make, the horrible 19 year sentence to navalny, one of the biggest enemies of the kremlin, one of the real Opposition Leaders, still falls short of a 25 year sentence that was received earlier. So it is horrible but could be even worse. I do not think anyone is surprised and it shows the negative trajectory russia has taken since fabry 2022 and there were domestic oppressions in before that. February 2022. It oppressions in before that. February 2022. Oppressions in before that. Februa 2022. , february 2022. It is being reported he made a move february 2022. It is being reported he made a move to february 2022. It is being reported he made a move to a february 2022. It is being reported he made a move to a special february 2022. It is being reported| he made a move to a special colony and regime, just how harsh penal colonies like that, how harsh are they . Colonies like that, how harsh are the . ,. ,. ,. , they . They are very harsh. 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Putins regime, despite the fact it has been man . Putins regime, despite the fact it has been in man . Putins regime, despite the fact it has been in power man . Putins regime, despite the fact it has been in power for man . Putins regime, despite the i fact it has been in power for almost fact it has been in powerfor almost a quarter of a century, it has been 23 years he has been in power in russia, there is this tension insecurity. It is particularly notable russia. That is because the support is more like passive acquiescence for putin and we saw that in the mutiny a month ago and there was hardly any active resistance and effort to defend putin. I think the resume has a lot to fear that under certain circumstances, say if the war goes very badly, when the front collapses and the army flees back to russia, there will not be a lot of people eager to support putin. He did not want to have liberal Opposition Leaders who are able to organise people, so they do everything they can in their power to get rid of any possible challenge. He can in their power to get rid of any possible challenge. Can in their power to get rid of any possible challenge. He has been one ofthe possible challenge. He has been one of the few who possible challenge. He has been one of the few who can possible challenge. He has been one of the few who can mobilise possible challenge. He has been one of the few who can mobilise and possible challenge. He has been one of the few who can mobilise and get| of the few who can mobilise and get people out on the streets, especially young people, and i guess that underlies the threat the authorities saw from Alexei Navalny. We have to be met there but thank you very much for being with us and giving us that analysis live in the hour after Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 19 years. Thank you so much for your time. To the conflict in ukraine now. A video has emerged allegedly showing a Sea Drone Driving into the side of a Russian Naval vessel. The bbc has been unable to confirm its location, but sidarth kaushal, a Research Fellow at defence think tank rusi, says the russian warship in the video is the 0lenegorsky gornyak. The Night Footage you can see here is unclear but appears to be the Drone Driving into the side of a large ship and cutting out on impact. The video was released by the Ukrainian Security services. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, explained more. Unlike these drone attacks we have seen deep inside russia, around moscow, for example, kyiv seems more willing to admit the strikes on the black sea. Sources in the Security Service told us they successfully damaged a major landing ship in the Port Novorossiysk on the russian coast. It is a major terminal where 1. 8 Million Tonnes of oil make their way out every day, and its also an important naval base for moscow. The Security Service sources have shared with us footage of the apparent moment of impact with an on board camera. There is unverified footage of the vessel subsequently listing to one side, suggesting it has indeed been damaged. In a fortnight where ukrainian ports have been pummelled by russian drones, it seems ukraine has been keen to respond, but its interesting, because president zelensky has previously warned of the war coming to russia. He has been keen to apply pressure injust about every way possible, but in the same breath, he suggested that peace talks could happen as soon as autumn. You just need to look at russias continued invasion and the pictures from today that suggest that neither side is exactly setting the condition for talks to take place. A man has beenjailed for life for the murder of his ten month old stepson. Craig crouch was found guilty this week of murdering ten month old jacob crouch at his derbyshire home in 2020 he has been sentenced to a minimum term of 28 years. Jacobs mother, gemma barton, was cleared of murder, but found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. The infant was found dead in his cot at the family home in derbyshire. Lets Hearfrom Thejudge handing down the sentence to craig crouch. You have not shown any remorse for what you did. You have not explained what you did or apologised to any of your many victims, direct and indirect. I reduce the minimum term by two years to take account of the limited mitigating features i have identified. The minimum term you will serve will therefore be one of 28 years. Thejudge later went on to sentence the childs mother. 0n the night he died, you did become aware of the risk to him of serious harm and indeed aware that mr crouch had seriously assaulted him. The total sentence is therefore one of ten years in prison. The period you have spent in custody while on remand will count towards the ten year sentence. Remand will count towards the ten year sentence year sentence. That was the udge car in year sentence. That was the Udge Carrying Out year sentence. That was the Udge Carrying Out the i year sentence. That was the Udge Carrying Out the sentencing. H lets hear from the police now. Detective inspector paul bullock is from derbyshire police. While no sentence can bring jacob back, i hope today brings the family some closure on what has been a horrific two and a half years. Id like to thank them for the respectful and dignified manner with which they have conducted themselves throughout the trial. My condolences remain with them and i would like to ask their privacy is respected at this time. That was the police talking after sentencing at Derbyshire Crown court. Scientists say our oceans have hit their hottest recorded temperature, with alarming implications for the planet. This week, the average daily global Sea Surface Temperature hit almost 21 Degrees Celsius thats far above the average for the time of year and it beats the previous record set in 2016. The oceans are a vital regulator of the earths climate. This chart gives a sense of what has been happening. It shows the average Ocean Surface temperatures recorded every year since 1979. The red line shows this years data. The grey lines show previous years. As you can see, the august 2023 temperature is much higher than in previous years. Heres our climate editor, justin rowlatt. Theyve been taking measurements of Ocean Temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century. And for the last 50 or so years, theyve shown a slow but steady increase up about a third of a degree a decade. Have we got a reading for today yet, do you know . I heard them Say Something around 18 or 19, which is four Degrees Higher than it should be. Its been a similar pattern globally. Rising Sea Temperatures and increasing numbers of marine heatwaves. And it has just reached a new peak 20. 96 Degrees Celsius, the highest Global Average sea temperature ever recorded. The worlds warming waters are a dangerous trend, say experts. Peoples perspective is that the ocean is so big, its so vast, that it can buffer anything that humanity can throw at it. And the reality is thats not the case. Everything has its niche within the ocean, and its incredibly easy to to break that niche, and influence it, and upset it. Take plankton. These tiny plants and animals are crucial to life on the planet. Theyre the basis of the entire Marine Food Chain and produce half the oxygen in our atmosphere. So, every other breath you take. And they are sensitive to heat. Many species have been migrating north as the worlds oceans warm. Personally, i am personally, iam really personally, i am really concerned. The heatwaves we are experiencing on land and the marine heat waves we have seen are happening in unusual locations where we have not expected them. But there is hope. Scientists are learning more about how the Ocean Ecosystems function every day. We have the Renewable Technologies that can tackle Climate Change by reducing our use of fossil fuels. We just need to make the change quickly. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. A man who murdered the Cousin Of World Heavyweight Boxing champion tyson fury during a bar brawl has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years. Liam 0pray was convicted of stabbing rico burton in august last year. Mr burtons mother has paid tribute, saying rico will never be forgotten by the traveller community. Eligibility for a Vehicle Scrappage Scheme has been extended to all of london ahead of the expansion of the citys ultra low emission zone or ulez. Labour mayor of london sadiq khan has announced all londoners with a noncompliant car can claim up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle. More support is also being given to small businesses, charities and those with disabilities. A royal spokesman has said there will be no official public event to mark the First Anniversary of the death of queen elizabeth. The king will spend the 8th Of September quietly and privately. There are also no plans for a private gathering of the royal family on the anniversary. Youre live with bbc news. Donald trump has claimed hes the victim of political persecution after pleading not guilty to conspiring to overturn his election defeat in the 2020 us election. Speaking after his Court Appearance in washington, the former us president said it had been a sad day for america. He faces three separate criminal trials in the coming months, but remains the frontrunner for the republican president ial nomination for next years election. Lets take a listen to what the former president said. This is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. This is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. Live now to our correspondent lorna gordon in washington. What is the likely timeline . Is that looking any clearer . Ida. What is the likely timeline . Is that looking any clearer . What is the likely timeline . Is that looking any clearer . No, we will get an indication looking any clearer . No, we will get an indication of looking any clearer . No, we will get an indication of the looking any clearer . No, we will get an indication of the date looking any clearer . No, we will get an indication of the date for looking any clearer . No, we will get an indication of the date for this an indication of the date for this trial at the end of august, august the 28th, but we heard those comments from donald trump yesterday, he will be giving a speech to the Republican Party in alabama this evening, and he has today been active, unsurprisingly, on social media again, saying that this is making it difficult for him to campaign. He is describing this as a barrage of lawsuits. He is now facing three criminal trials and there is a fourth investigation ongoing into his actions, we are expecting that back imminently. In his social media comments this morning he said his lawsuits require massive amounts of time and money to adjudicate resources that would have gone into ads and rallies. He also goes on to say he is leading in all of the polls but this is not a level playing field. It is fair to say this is costing him and his campaign a lot of money, 40 million the speculation is that it has cost him so far in his lawsuits and the criminal trials have yet to begin, and it is also fair to say that he is by far and away the frontrunner in terms of becoming the republican nomination to go forward in this president ial election. But there are three lawsuits, they will coincide with any Election Campaign, certainly the two that have had their dates set so far, the one in florida and the one in new york, they coincide with an Election Campaign, but he will use this as a plank for any election this year. That he is being persecuted, prosecuted, because the establishment as he sees that do not want him as president and he will not get a fair trial Going Forward. This will be one of the strategies he will use on his Election CampaignGoing Forward to try and get that republican nomination and indeed become president again of the united states. ,. Become president again of the united states. ,. ,. ,. ,. , states. Yes, and we have already seen him using states. Yes, and we have already seen him using it states. Yes, and we have already seen him using it and states. Yes, and we have already seen him using it and his states. Yes, and we have already seen him using it and his supportj seen him using it and his support has increased over those multiple indictments and there is another one still to come potentially. 0n indictments and there is another one still to come potentially. On that point politically, for the democrats, it is any clearer for the strategy of how they oppose this . And similarly for republicans who do not want trump, how they try to grapple with this . I heard one suggestion earlier in the day that perhaps those people who take him on, they need to whittle that number down to one or two may be . It is very tricky down to one or two may be . It is very tricky for down to one or two may be . It is very tricky for the down to one or two may be . It 3 very tricky for the other candidates for the republican nomination. He has at the Party Machine behind him, he has the supporters behind him. Interesting that the leader of the republican overseas uk was speaking earlier and he said this was a weaponisation of the judicial system but he also said it would be better for the party and country if trump did not stand again but that is a minority position in the party. It is very difficult for there is also seeking the nomination in the party. They are aware trump is ahead and that he has this big bedrock of supporters who back him and agree when he says he will not get a fair trial, so they cannot alienate them, they would perhaps agree that as a weaponisation to use those words of the judicial process, weaponisation to use those words of thejudicial process, so weaponisation to use those words of the judicial process, so they are having to agree with him while also trying to fight that nomination. They are in a tricky position and it is hard to see how they will punch through when he is so far ahead in the polls for the nomination. Thanks a lot for that. The polls for the nomination. Thanks a lot for that, thank the polls for the nomination. Thanks a lot for that, thank you. An Appeals Court in romania has lifted the house arrest imposed on the controversial influencer andrew tate. He and his brother tristan deny charges of rape, Human Trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women. The court has placed Them Underjudicial control, meaning they cant leave the country without permission. Heres some of what andrew tate had to say to the waiting media. It is very exhausting to continue to perpetuate the lies, very hard to keep lies a flight when you do not have evidence. We have been innocent since the beginning of this and i have to give faith to the judicial system for making the right decision of letting us three. Everyone he was pushing these lies and reporting things without any substantial evidence will have to decide for themselves why they decide to report these lies. The bbc� s nick thorpe is following events in neighbouring hungary. Judicial control, it is actually a lesser form of house arrest. What it means basically is that he can go out of his house. Until now, he and his brother were shut in their house. They can go out of the house and anywhere within the county, the county around their home which includes the romanian capital bucharest. They still have to report regularly to the police. But obviously, for andrew tate and his brother, this is a sense of a bit more freedom at least after many months, first of prison and then of strict house arrest. They and two alleged romanian accomplices were arrested at the very end of december last year. They were facing, then, charges of rape, of organised crime, forming a criminal gang, and of trafficking. Effectively, the Prosecution Service say they have seven alleged victims, people who have given evidence against the tate brothers and their two romanian accomplices, one of whom is a former romanian policewoman. Basically, since then, there has been this legal battle, first for them to try to release themselves from prison because they were held for several months in prison, and now, each stage, effectively, bringing them slightly closer to freedom but they still face those charges which were only actually formally laid in june. They really face very serious charges. Clearly, the romanian legal system is trying to show that it is fair and they can now defend themselves almost on a free footing. He has basically made a statement to the media outside his house. Of course, until now, he could not stand outside his house and speak to journalists. Now he has made a very strong statement, thanking the romanian Justice System for being fair on him and reiterating his and his brothers innocence, very much trying to take this opportunity of lessening house arrest, of being just placed underjudicial control, to say once again that he is completely innocent and he is confident in the Romanian Court system that they will eventually clear his name. 4000 scouts from the uk attending an International Event in korea having moved from their campsite. Hundreds have fallen ill moved from their campsite. Hundreds have fallen ill at moved from their campsite. Hundreds have fallen ill at the moved from their campsite. Hundreds have fallen ill at the world moved from their campsite. Hundreds have fallen ill at the world Scout Have Fallen ill at the world scout jamboree. The Scout Association confirmed the British Group is being moved to hotels over the next two days after south korea was hit by temperatures as high as 35 celsius. The south korean government said that his sending water and medics to the site. The group will travel home on the 13th Of August as planned. Now you may have heard the phrase cool cat, but how do you keep your hot dog cool during a heatwave . Well, dog owners in shanghai have been snapping up cooling vests, Sun Protection t shirts and sun hats for their pampered pooches. With daily temperatures topping 30 celsius, theres high demand for the cool gear for the canines, with the vests selling for around 100. But vets say there is a cheaper solution walk your dog at a cooler time of the day and keep them indoors on the hottest days. I suppose not Rocket Science that. And back with more headlines injust a moment or two, and back with more headlines injust a moment ortwo, do and back with more headlines injust a moment or two, do not go away. Hello. Weve got some wet and windy weather on the way this weekend, from an area of low pressure that the met office have now named as Storm Anthony. More on that in a moment. Todays weather is a day of sunny spells and showers, but the showers wont be for everyone, because they will concentrate really across one area in particular. That is across eastern england, where we have this Convergence Zone with winds bashing together, funnelling the moisture together, and that helps make these showers that could turn heavy and thundery. I wouldnt be surprised if we get around ten or even 20 millimetres of rain in places. But away from eastern england, there will be a lot of drier weather this afternoon, with some sunny spells for most of you. Temperatures still running a little bit below average, but feeling 0k in any august sunshine. 0vernight tonight, we start to see outbreaks of rain feed in, particularly to Northern Ireland. Temperatures overnight holding up into double figures. But then, Storm Anthony will really start to affect our weather into saturday. Now, the heaviest rain will be across Northern Ireland. 20 to 40 millimetres, maybe even a bit more than that over the hills in the south, for example. Could bring some localised flooding. And then we see the rain extend across england and wales, along with some strong gusts of wind. 50 to 60 mile an hour gusts for wales and south west england. We are likely to see some disruption from that. Whether it be from speed restrictions on the bridges, for example, crossing the severn. Or you might see one or two trees be blown over. It wont be raining everywhere though, all day. Scotland and Northern Ireland having some brighter weather through the day, with sunshine and a few showers. Wherever you are, though, temperatures below average. And for some, particularly on the Northern Edge of the main rain band, feeling really quite cool. 14 or 15 degrees. Now, the worst of the weather does clear through as we head into sunday. Sunday is a day of sunshine and showers. Again, some of the showers quite heavy. The biggest risk of seeing some showers or even thunderstorms will be across scotland and eastern areas of england. It might well stay dry for most of the day across wales and the south west. Now, as we head into monday and tuesday, the unsettled weather is set to continue, with rain or showers pretty widely once again. However, we then see a change in the weather later next week. As an area of High Pressure influences our weather, we start to drag in some warmer winds coming in from the near continent. That will boost the temperatures. For some, a taste of summer on the cards, with temperatures potentially reaching the mid, maybe even the high 20s in the warmest areas. Goodbye for now. This is bbc news. The headlines. The jailed russian Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny is sentenced to another 19 years in prison. A man has beenjailed for life for the murder of his ten month old stepson craig crouch will spend a minimum term of 28 years in prison. Some afghan refugees in the uk are facing homelessness after being ordered to leave hotels where they have been since fleeing the taliban. The actor, georgie grier, whose show at the Edinburgh Festival attracted one person last night, said it will not put her off. This whole thing will be a big learning experience and just because i received this amazing amount of support, i am not thinking tomorrow might not still have one. In west africa, where a regional delegation which was aiming to mediate in niger, following last weeks coup has left the country afterjust a few hours without any sign of progress. The negotiators appointed by the regional bloc, ecowas, didnt meet the deposed president , mohamed bazoum, or the leader of the coup. Mr bazoum has urged the International Community to help restore order. Writing in the washington post, he said he was a hostage, and warned that the entire sahel region could fall under russian influence. I spoke earlier with our correspondent, catherine byaruhanga, who is now in nairobi, about the recent developments in niger. This was billed as a high level delegation that was meant to go