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In many aspects, they control everything. So the biggest challenge, Title Contenders the last two seasons, they are there. And they will be there for many years because they created That squad, a young team. So it is another good test but they are in september. So i like to see the team, we are better than the past. On Saturday Night there will be 96,000 boxing fans inside Wembley Stadium for the british Heavyweight Fight between Anthonyjoshua And Daniel dubois, with the Ibf World Title on the line. That would be a record for a Sporting Event at the stadium. 0ur Boxing Reporter Ade Adedoyin is there. The organisers have tried to add a bit of Glitz And Glamour to this promotion by staging some of the Media Events here in london. And perhaps fitting in london. And perhaps fitting in with anthonyjoshua achieving a Landmark Moment in his career. The Landmark Moment i am talking about is, he wins, hejoins a very i am talking about is, he wins, he joins a very exclusive club. You are walking with giants, as they you are walking with giants, as they saw you are walking with giants, as they say. Youre walking alongside lennox lewis, muhammad ali, The Greatest. That muhammad ali, The Greatest. That is muhammad ali, The Greatest. That is the club you join. They are not That is the club you join. They are notjust heavyweights, they are notjust heavyweights, they are the are notjust heavyweights, they are The Greatest heavyweights in the are The Greatest heavyweights in the history of our sport. And in the history of our sport. And That in the history of our sport. And That is where joshua is aiming and That is where joshua is aiming for. That is what he wants aiming for. That is what he wants to aiming for. That is what he wants to do in front of 96,000 people wants to do in front of 96,000 Pe0pte In wants to do in front of 96,000 people in wembley on Saturday Night people in wembley on saturday niuht. �. , people in wembley on saturday niuht. ,. , night. Anthony joshua is the challenger. Night. Anthony joshua is the challenger. He night. Anthony joshua is the challenger. He is night. Anthony joshua is the challenger. He is the night. Anthony joshua is the challenger. He is the draw, | night. Anthony joshua is the i challenger. He is the draw, the big star, but dubois,. I guess, he will want to prove he is a worthy champion. He guess, he will want to prove he is a worthy champion. Is a worthy champion. He has been really is a worthy champion. He has been really good is a worthy champion. He has been really good on is a worthy champion. He has been really good on That is a worthy champion. He has been really good on That the | been really good on That the whole been really good on That the whole time. He has said, of course, whole time. He has said, of course, i whole time. He has said, of course, i wanted to when the belt course, i wanted to when the belt in course, i wanted to when the belt in The Ring. Not to be gifted belt in The Ring. Not to be gifted a belt in The Ring. Not to be gifted a belt by a telegram, so to speak gifted a belt by a telegram, so to speak. He has said That all atom} to speak. He has said That all atom} he to speak. He has said That all along. He knows exactly what he has got along. He knows exactly what he has got to along. He knows exactly what he has got to do and he has talked openly has got to do and he has talked openly about this fight. It is the changing of the guard. He has got the changing of the guard. He has got to beat the king. That is a lot has got to beat the king. That is a lot of has got to beat the king. That is a lot of dialogue to be entering The Ring with That heit entering The Ring with That belt around his waist. He is hot belt around his waist. He is not stupid, he is not delusional, he knows he has to prove delusional, he knows he has to prove himself. He has got the perfect prove himself. He has got the perfect fight, night to do it. Anthony perfect fight, night to do it. Anthonyjoshua as the favourite, this will be his six stadium fight. How do you see it going . How is it going to end . Try one of the reasons i fancy anthonyjoshua is That he has fought in front of 500,000 people. He is used to That rumble, That noise. You have been ringside when there are 90,000, you can feel it, sent set. When youre backstage, That will get you, That is rock and roll. You will feel it, sense it. I think Anthony Joshua will have a massive advantage. He will be calm until he gets in The Ring. Dubois has admitted he doesnt know what is going to happen. Those hours, minutes, seconds in That walk to The Ring. I fancy Cinema Joshua by around six or seven. Anthony joshua. Moving to Formula I. Lando norris was fastest after second practice at the singapore grand prix. The Mclaren Driver leapfrogged ferraris Charles Leclerc by six onehundredths of a second, with Team Mate Carlos Sainz six tenths off the pace in third. Red bulls championship leader, max verstappen, has dropped way down the list, and is currently fifteenth fastest. Lucy, just to let you know, Wells Up Against Australia in the womens international. Deep into the second half of That one. More on the bbc website. I just want to bring you some live pictures we are getting from the united states. Kamala harris is speaking at a rally in the state of georgia. A key battleground state. She has been speaking on the issue of abortion. Lets say in the united states. A secret Service Probe has found Communication Gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in pennsylvania in july. In a News Conference earlier, the Acting Director of the Secret Service said some employees will be held accountable and That a shift on how they conduct their operations was needed. Lets speak to our Correspondentjohn Sudworth who is in new york. This is quite a strongly worded interim review. Talk us through what it has been saying. Talk us through what it has been saying talk us through what it has been saying. Well, in a Press Conference been saying. Well, in a Press Conference announcing been saying. Well, in a Press Conference announcing the I Conference announcing the findings of this interim review, the Acting Director of the Secret Service, ronald broke, made it clear That the agencys primary function is to protect the president of the united states. He also mentions That as part of That job, communication, situational awareness is absolutely key. This was a very frank admission of failure on behalf of the Secret Service. In both of those key areas. Particularly given That we are now looking at not only the Assassination Attempt injuly, but the more recent suspected Assassination Attempt in florida in the past weekend. We heard Mr Roque speak about a heightened Threat Environment and Thats a need for this Paradigms Shift of the Secret Service to learn the lessons. Particularly over That key area of getting communications right. Really basic, wasnt communications right. Really basic, wasnt it . Communications right. Really basic, wasnt it . One communications right. Really basic, wasnt it . One radio. Basic, wasnt it . One radio working for the local police and one Radio Wave working for the federal officers. I and one Radio Wave working for the federal officers. The federal officers. I mean, there is a the federal officers. I mean, there is a catalogue the federal officers. I mean, there is a catalogue of the federal officers. I mean, | there is a catalogue of errors and issues outlined in this report. Communication is key. First and foremost, the idea That Secret Service agents identify the possible risk of line of sight from some of those outlying buildings surrounding the rally in pennsylvania. Yet didnt follow up pennsylvania. Yet didnt follow up on it. On the day, the idea That local Law Enforcement and the Secret Service were on different Radio Channels so That, you know, in those crucial minutes leading up to the shooting, where thomas crookes, the gunman was able to fire eight rounds That Mr Trump and the crowd. His immediate Security Detail were unaware of the fact That the alarm had already been raised. Local police were already searching for a suspicious person. What this report makes clear is That had they known That, they may have been able to act earlier and get him out of harms way. Thank you very much. The European Union has pledged to loan ukraine nearly a0 billion dollars to help in its grinding war with russia. The cash stems from a wider, but so far stalled, plan by wealthy g7 nations to raise money for kyiv using frozen russian assets. President zelensky suggested the money would go towards repairing ukraines energy infrastructure, which has been repeatedly struck by russian drone and missile attacks as well crucial Air Defences and drone production. The loan was announced during a visit To Kyiv by the Eu Commission president , Ursula Von Der leyen. We can speak now to Carl Bildt Co Chair of the European Council on foreign relations, and the former Prime Minister of sweden. Hello, thank you forjoining us on the programme. How significant is this announcement from the Eu Today . I think it is highly significant for the reason That the war is what they called. Ukraine needs our financial support to get its State Finances functioning. That has to do with electricity supplies, basic social functions in ukrainian society. The war is coughing it back costing roughly 140 billion, hundred and 40 Million euros a day. Of course, they have lost part of their economy. So the support That we can give the eu in this particular case is absolutely critical to the continuing functioning of the ukrainian state and society. Has ukrainian state and society. As i mentioned, this deal was agreed by the g7 back in the Summer And Hadnt come to fruition yet. The eu seems to be taking an increasing portion of the loan in terms of. Compared to what the us was going to be raising. This is because the us has talked about legal risks. It is interesting, isnt it, That the eu seems to be taking on a large amount of this. And almost, perhaps, is it saying we are going to go alone unless . Either way, we are going to breakfree, i suppose, with the g7, because they are so keen to get going on this . I they are so keen to get going on this . ,. , on this . I mean, not necessarily. On this . I mean, not necessarily. You on this . I mean, not necessarily. You get| on this . I mean, not necessarily. You get Thatis'>Support Thatis necessarily. You get support That is given to ukraine, the European Support has been substantially larger than the american one. The american one has been more substantial on the military side. 0verall, has been more substantial on the military side. Overall, the European Support has been bigger. This particular thing we see coming up at the g7 is logic from That point of view. A larger proportion coming out of the eu or the european countries. The uk included in That. Exactly how they have done the financial acrobatics in order to get this work, i dont know. It seems like the commission has been somewhat forced on the us treasury. The issues That forced on the us treasury. The issues That lenski forced on the us treasury. The issues That lenski is very keen to press is the use of long west pens, allies weapons. The uk is really pushing That, Keir Starmer has been trying to persuade President Biden on That front. Is there a chance you might see a shift, a general policy shift, on this from the eu in general . Well, from the eu in general . Well, from the eu in general . Well, from the eu from the eu in general . Well, from the eu That from the eu in general . Well, from the eu That is from the eu in general . Well, from the eu That is not from the eu in general . Well, from the eu That is not the. From the eu That is not the problem. The problem is on the us side. That is going to be meeting in the coming week in new york. President biden and zelensky. Thats meeting, zelensky. Thats meeting, zelensky is going to present the plan for how they can advance the war, accelerate the military support, the possibilities of peace. They have indicated That That is the location where they are going to take a long time discussion on the outside. That is the meeting next week. I think That is going to be fairly critical. Did you see a situation where the eu and uk goes ahead and say they are happy for the weapons to be used and the us doesnt . I weapons to be used and the us doesnt . ,. Doesnt . I can see That That That is a doesnt . I can see That That That is a decision doesnt . I can see That That That is a decision That doesnt . I can see That That That is a decision That has i doesnt . I can see That That| That is a decision That has to be taken by the governments in london and paris. And then to which extent they are going to do That independently of the united states. Difficult question. I dont know. Thank ou question. I dont know. Thank you very question. I dont know. Thank you very much question. I dont know. Thank you very much for question. I dont know. Thank you very much for your question. I dont know. Thank you very much for your time. | you very much for your time. Lets turn our attention to the russian side of things. More than 70,000 People Fighting in russias military have now died in the war in ukraine, according to new research by the bbc. Working with the independent website mediazone, Bbc Russia has analysed the names of the dead published on Social Media, in obituaries and official publications and theyve discovered That more russian civilians are dying on the battlefield than soldiers. 0lga Ivshina has this report. The faces of russian fighters killed in ukraine are changing now. More and more men in Their 40s, 50s and even 60s are volunteering for the front line. 62 year old Renat Kushnarev was one of them. Before he volunteered, he had two jobs fighting for russia. He earned seven times what he did before. Russian authorities have repeatedly increased sign up bonuses to attract men like renat. He died in february this year. We dont know where exactly, but thousands of kilometres away from his home in russia. Last month, russian forces faced a ukrainian offensive in kursk, the first on russian territory. The kremlin claims this attack has encouraged more volunteers to sign up to fight. There are no official figures on the numbers of russians killed, so since the start of the war, the bbc and its Partner Mediazona have been trying to build a picture of whats happening on the front lines. We have been using photos of Social Media posts and News Articles to uncover the scale of russian losses. This graph shows the extent of russias weekly battlefield deaths. We have been able to verify since the start of the war 70,000 lives lost, but the real figures will be significantly higher. It tails off a bit in recent months because we are still gathering the data, it doesnt necessarily mean fewer people are dying. Lets now bring the numbers of volunteers we have been able to identify That have died at the start. The numbers were pretty low as losses were inflicted on regular soldiers and convicts, but the numbers of volunteers dying has dramatically increased, shown with this spike here from last october. Since then, over 100 volunteers have died each week, and in some weeks Thats more than doubled. The spike in the number killed coincides with the russian offensive on avdiivka, in the east of ukraine, one of the war� s deadliest confrontations. They are fighting a battle where theyre not prepared and might not have the needed equipment to fight. There isnt sufficient preparation, and there are also Equipment Shortages or nonexistent equipment for which there have been prepared for. As our count only includes deaths reported publicly, the true figure of losses is significantly higher. Asked for comment, the russian government did not respond. Earlier this year, ukraine went public with its losses, acknowledging 31,000 of its soldiers had been killed. Us intelligence suggests That number is higher. Moscow continues to push on, willing to exchange thousands of lives for small pieces of scattered land. 0lga ivashina, bbc news. To talk more about these figures i am joined by samuel ramani, Associate Fellow at the Defence And Security think tank rusi, and the author of Putins War on ukraine. Thank you for coming. What do you think of these figures you have just heard there . The 70,000. I have just heard there . The 70,000 have just heard there . The 70,000. ~. , ~ 70,000. I think That, like the revious 70,000. I think That, like the previous reporter 70,000. I think That, like the previous reporter was 70,000. I think That, like the previous reporter was saying, an understatement. We have seen some other analyses, and the brazenness british Ministry Of Defence where suggesting the highest points when not in early 2023. Bed early stages of the war, when they were marching ahead with no food and logistics, more recently, towards kharkiv. I think this number is very high but the real number is probably more. In terms of the breakdown of this, as we were hearing, more volunteers are dying than any other category. 20 . And in terms of prisoners, 19 . Is That down to the lack of training, equipment, perhaps . Definitely. Many periods during this intervention where the conscripts and the regular soldiers were struggling for a serious lack of Artillery Shells and other equipment. 0bviously, shells and other equipment. Obviously, the delivery of That and drones at home has eased some of those shortages compared to where they were in late 2023. But all of those casualties could have been avoided with more equipment. Also more vital logistics and Supply Chains earlier in the war. Simply better. Fortheir forces. Most recently in kursk. What can you tell us about the incentives being offered to these volunteers . The incentives these volunteers . The incentives are these volunteers . The incentives are daring. | these volunteers . The incentives are daring. One these volunteers . Tie incentives are daring. One of them is, obviously, monetary. 0bviously for the people in moscow, it brings in thousands of money a year with bonuses to fight on the front line. If you are only learning. That money, it is a driver. Members of the russian regions,. There is properly a page Artic Factors driving this too. The propaganda going nonstop for two years, and many of the russian conscripts going to War Thinking That theyre fighting against nazism. Most recently, defending their homeland against ukraine. A Mixture Propaganda and monetary incentives for people in the cities and people in the more disenfranchised regions. What disenfranchised regions. What does the fact disenfranchised regions. What does the fact That disenfranchised regions. What does the fact That the disenfranchised regions. What does the fact That the age does the fact That the Age Range is increasing in terms of older people dying now tell us about Russias Ability to recruit . T about Russias Ability to recruit . ~ about Russias Ability to recruit . Recruit . I think it has a Variety Recruit . I think it has a variety of recruit . I think it has a variety of things. Recruit . I think it has a variety of things. They | recruit . I think it has a variety of things. They have also increased the Conscription Age by three years since the war started. 0ne Age by three years since the war started. One factor. Another factor is the early conscripts and volunteers That died in the war where in the 18 to early 20s range. Immobilisation since 2022, they started broadening its two people in Their 40s and 50s, and even in some cases in their 60s. Even people with Heart Conditions and diabetes were not. Tojoining the conditions and diabetes were not. To joining the front line. They are trying to disperse the casualties across generations. People over 50 are more akin to the propaganda, more akin to the propaganda, more page artic in a sense, in terms of fighting this war. But also, yeah, obviously. They want to hand it back without calling it general conscription. Calling it general conscrition. ~ , conscription. Thank you very much. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. If your child is a fussy eater its not yourfault. Scientists have done a whole study on this looking at identical and non identical twins over many years and they found That its largely down to genes. Dr Moritz Herle is the senior author of the study and hejoins me now. Thank you very much for coming here. This is puppy welcome news to a lot of parents. Talk us through it. They havent done anything wrong, it is not theirfault. Done anything wrong, it is not their fault. Their fault. Good evening, thank you their fault. Good evening, thank you for their fault. Good evening, thank you for having their fault. Good evening, thank you for having me. | their fault. Good evening, | thank you for having me. I think today this study was all over the headlines and the fact That im here tonight shows me That im here tonight shows me That so many people welcome this news. In our study we really had two aims. We really wanted to investigate how fussy eating develops across development. We have a study of a group of twins, family of twins That we followed from early to early adolescence. We asked parents to rate their childrens fascinating. The second aim of our study was to really explore if those individual differences in fussy eating i mainly due to genetic factors and, or environmental factors. First, Ithink Factors and, or environmental factors. First, i think That is one of the important messages. Apart from the dramatic side, people really like to jump on this, but eating is very common. In oursample, the majority of the children will experience some fussy eating across the development, something most families, children experience. We can see from long term data That is the children get older, fussy eating becomes a little bit more, you know, more extreme, lets say. More obvious. With time, some of That fussy eating goes down again. We can see That the data said That around seven years That eating tends to live tends to peak. Then It Levels out. It kind of makes sense. As children get older, the parents introduce more food. Less resistance at the Dinner Table trying new things. It makes sense to us That this kind of behaviour increases with time. It kind of behaviour increases with time kind of behaviour increases with time. It shows That it is not a phase with time. It shows That it is not a phase as with time. It shows That it is not a phase as well. With time. It shows That it is not a phase as well. You with time. It shows That it is not a phase as well. You cannot dismiss it as a phase if it is going on right into their teenage age from when they are toddlers. For teenage age from when they are toddlers. ,. ,. , teenage age from when they are toddlers. ,. ,. ,. , toddlers. For some people, not ust toddlers. For some people, not just children, toddlers. For some people, not just children, some toddlers. For some people, not just children, some adults, just children, some adults, they come fussy eaters in adult hood. Many of us either think of ourselves are fussy or not fussy eaters at all. When you think about the genetic parts, the second aim of the study, because we have between sample, we can use the twin design to really estimate how much of the individual differences within our fussy Eating Sample is due to environment. We really see That it seems to be genetic. Brute That it seems to be genetic. We have not That it seems to be genetic. We have got one minute and a half left. What is most is what people do about it. Some advice for us . If you have a fussy eater, what can you do . The first thing eater, what can you do . The first thing is eater, what can you do . The first thing is relaxed. Eater, what can you do . Tte first thing is relaxed. But eating is very common and often causes a lot of stress around the Dinner Table. We really wanted to slow down the process and not put more pressure on your children. Putting pressure on your children is not necessarily good for them and will also not get the result you want. 0ne will also not get the result you want. One thing we recommend is for repeat exposure. Instead of saying eat this entire plate of broccoli, offer your child is a tiny amount, let them Chase Taste it, and then put it away again. Repeat That thing over multiple days. With time, evidence says children will start to like those kinds of foods. Broccoli is often the example people use but are fiercely it can be any other obviously it can be any other. Other obviously it can be any other other obviously it can be any other. The next option is bribe , any other. The next option is bribery. Isnt any other. The next option is bribery, isnt it . Any other. The next option is bribery, isnt it . I any other. The next option is bribery, isnt it . Iwouldntl bribery, isnt it . I wouldnt necessarily bribery, isnt it . I wouldnt necessarily recommend. Bribery, isnt it . I wouldnt necessarily recommend it. | bribery, isnt it . Iwouldnt. Necessarily recommend it. We are trying to move anything That takes the food outside of the eating. Using food as a tool to get them to do something, bribing with a desert, i am something, bribing with a desert, iam not something, bribing with a desert, i am not sure That will have the best result in the long term. It is not the end of the world but we think those playful exposures are something we recommend. If you need extra help, i would we recommend. If you need extra help, Iwould Recommend We recommend. If you need extra help, i would recommend going online and looking for the child feeding diet. It has a lot of tips on there. Mr; child feeding diet. It has a lot of tips on there. My advice is, and lot of tips on there. My advice is. And hide lot of tips on there. My advice is, and hide It Lot of tips on there. My advice is, and hide it so lot of tips on there. My advice is, and hide it so That lot of tips on there. My advice is, and hide it so That they is, and hide it so That they dont know. Thank you for joining us. Thank you for your time. Co author of That report. Stay with us. Hello. Weve had a real mixture of weather across the uk friday. Some low Cloud And Mist across the North East of the uk, Heavy Thundery showers in the south, and weve seen some pleasant spells of sunshine elsewhere, notably across parts of the northwest of the uk, where weve also had light winds. Now, looking at the weather overnight tonight, its going to keep a lot of low cloud across some of these North Sea coasts. Cloud becomes a bit more extensive across england and wales. A few more showers and thunderstorms possible in the south, and probably clouding over in Northern Ireland as well. Temperatures for the most part overnight around 11 14 degrees, so a relatively mild start to the day on saturday, but another cloudy start as well. Now, as we go through the morning, most areas will see some sunshine breaking through, but the cloud could again linger across eastern coasts of scotland, where it will be misty and rather cool. Temperatures probably around 13 degrees or so. Further southwards across england and wales, there will be one or two thundery showers, and some of those could be quite intense. Therell be a number of places, though, That stay dry and dodge the downpours. Temperatures high teens to low 20s. Then through Saturday Night and into sunday, were going to get some Heavy Rain moving up. And in the worst case scenario, we could be looking at about a Months Worth of rain in the space of 24 hours. And Thatjust increases the threat of seeing some localised flooding issues. So sunday rain, extensive, heavy and thundery across large areas of england and wales, perhaps avoiding most of northern england, Northern Ireland and scotland. Certainly staying dry. Decent sunshine for the north west, but probably, again some low Cloud And Mist affecting some of our eastern coast of scotland. Into next week, areas of low pressure are set to move in off the atlantic, bringing several belts of Heavy Rain, so That could cause one or two issues. And even as the low pressures pushes through, well then start to get this plunge of colder north westerly wind heading in. Now, the first sign of That change to colder Weather Conditions will be with us on monday, as we start to get these colder northerly winds move into Northern Scotland with some sunny spells and showers here. Some Heavy Rain still around england and wales where itll be quite gusty. Temperatures not doing too badly 19 for norwich and london, but certainly turning colderfor Northern Scotland. 13 degrees in aberdeen. Well, Thats below average for the time of year. And That colder weather is going to push southwards as we go through the course of the week, eventually arriving across Southern England towards thursday. Bye for now. Hello, im lucy grey. Youre watching the context on bbc news. The idf carried out a targeted strike on beirut on the head of hezbollah is operations. You cant imagine starting the day with another Countries Fighter jets overhead. The israeli military says this was a targeted operation and there is now obviously a lot of tension here. The lebanese government does not want a full out war. 0n does not want a full out war. On our southern borders. But clearly lebanon will not shy away and we reserve the right for self defence. Joining me tonight, journalist and broadcaster, Michael Crick and the political and legal strategist, kelly hyman