where a hunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife escaped by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van on wednesday morning. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn't held in a higher security prison. our reporter simonjones has more. currently britain's most wanted man. the hunt for daniel khalif, facing serious charges of threats to the state, is being described as urgent and extensive. despite all the security that should have been in place here at wandsworth prison, the former soldier managed to escape from the jail�*s kitchen by strapping himself to the bottom of a food—delivery van. he was wearing his distinctive chef's uniform. he could be anywhere in the country at the moment and, yes, of course we're mindful of the risk of him potentially leaving the country. we're focusing our efforts in london at the moment. so we have counter—terrorism officers now deployed across london, working with colleagues from across the metropolitan police and our partner agencies to try and find him here. he has connections to the north west of the country, so we are also working with colleagues all around the country. the hunt for daniel khalife extended to the borders, too — additional security checks at airports and ports led to long queues forming for passengers. daniel khalifejoined the army in 2019. three years later, he became the subject of a counter—terrorism investigation. he's accused on the 2nd of january this year of planting fake bombs at the barracks in stafford, where he was based. he was arrested later that month. the charges he face include preparing an act of terrorism, and collecting information that might be useful to terrorists or enemies of the uk. wandsworth is a category b reception and resettlement prison, so it's not an obvious place for somebody who's been charged under terrorism offences, who is a potential national security risk. the justice secretary, alex chalk, has echoed those concerns, demanding an urgent investigation by the prison service into why daniel khalife wasn't being held in a high—security category a jail. but labour says the government itself has explaining to do. we know that there are huge problems with prisons, and prison places in particular. and, as we've seen, there is now a terror suspect on the loose, having escaped from wandsworth prison. so big questions for the government to answer. in a statement, the prison service said... the police say although they don't believe daniel khalife poses a threat to the wider public, anyone who sees him should call 999 immediately. simon jones, bbc news. russia says it has downed several ukrainian drones overnight. one drone was reportedly intercepted close to moscow and at least two more over the southern rostov region. it comes as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, continues a two day visit to kyiv, during which he announced a new aid package of more than $1 billion for ukraine. just hours before the us announcement, 17 people were killed in a russian missile strike on a crowded market in eastern ukraine. another 32 people were wounded. some of the pictures in paul adams�* report, you may find disturbing. explosion close to ukraine's eastern front lines, death falls from the sky without warning. two o'clock in the afternoon, a row of shops in the town of kostiantynivka. they're used to attacks here, but not on this scale. in the blast�*s shocking aftermath, a search for the living and the dead. it's not immediately clear what kind of weapon landed here, but shrapnel tore into the road, into cars and people. translation: this is a civilian pharmacy. . at the time of the strike, civilians were here, buying medicines, and this is what happened. ukraine's president, as he has so many times before, sounded outraged. translation: we understand what they are doing. _ they did the same in the past. whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraine's defence forces, russia targets civilians and civilian infrastructure. this was one of the worst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. president zelensky, fresh from visiting troops at the front, gave his visitor a positive account of ukraine's recent advances. in the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. this new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum. that may be, but this grinding conflict continues to exact a terrible price. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. live now to kyiv and peter zalmayev, director of the eurasia democracy initiative. get to see you again. give us your reaction to that attack yesterday in eastern ukraine. well, this is obviously very painful to see. this is very close to my hometown donetsk, i grew up in that area. this is not the first time that people were killed during the russian shelling there, and i think it's quite telling, to see this sort of terror unleashed against precisely those russian speaking residents of eastern ukraine which russia purports to try to liberate. that has been their whole rationale of the decision to attack ukraine. so instead, we see people in russian speaking eastern ukrainian dance destroyed and its residents killed in such a fashion, peaceful residents, let me remind you. this is not the first time such a thing happens during such a high—level visit. secretary general gutierrez was visiting ukraine in april 2022 when there was a large missile attack in central kyiv, and backin attack in central kyiv, and back injune when the african presidents were visiting the capital, they were greeted with area sirens. so this is a way for putin to send a signal that he will not stand down, that he is here to go all the way. find is here to go all the way. and et the is here to go all the way. and yet the signal _ is here to go all the way. and yet the signal from _ is here to go all the way. and yet the signal from the - is here to go all the way. and yet the signal from the us is as strong as ever, with the visit of antony blinken. talk it through what that does for ukraine, his presence in the country and of course a commitment to a new aid package. commitment to a new aid package-— package. this is a very important _ package. this is a very important thing, - package. this is a very l important thing, blinken announced that not only will this have the counteroffensive but it goes beyond, to rebuild a thriving country, this is a vote of confidence for ukraine's future, it includes also 300 million in that package which will restore and maintain law and order and provide ukraine with much—needed mine resistant, ambush protected vehicles. the us is demonstrating a new—found confidence in the counteroffensive and blinken said that much, and it's very important that it comes amid some slackening of support for ukraine on the part of the american population especially, among republicans, as many as 70% of republicans are saying now that ukraine, maybe they should curtail aid to ukraine. obviously the tone has been set by donald trump, he is essentially representative in the first republican debate, the first republican debate, the likes of tucker carlson, ramaswamy, elon musk, so this is a vote of confidence and it's also important that blinken decided to stay overnight in the capital. this shows that he is comforted in ukraine's air defences including those provided by the united states, the patriot system is. united states, the patriot system is— united states, the patriot s stem is. , ., system is. interesting about the timing _ system is. interesting about the timing because - system is. interesting about the timing because at - system is. interesting about the timing because at the i the timing because at the beginning of the week, we had president zelensky announce the change at the top and the ministry of defence, new leadership put in place but also, intelligence has come in from the us that vladimir putin is looking to meet with kim jong—un of north korea. there has been a lot happening this week. , , , . week. indeed. this is very much a legitimate _ week. indeed. this is very much a legitimate way _ week. indeed. this is very much a legitimate way to _ week. indeed. this is very much a legitimate way to connect. - a legitimate way to connect. putin is seeking support for his flagging military effort in ukraine has his military—industrial complex is showing problems, making the sort of quantity of weapons needed to continue the war in ukraine. he is showing desperation, going to meet with the world's worst pariah, the leader of north korea. so antony blinken, his visit is meant to counter that and yes, indeed zelensky has made, has prepared well for this visit. we discussed earlier on this programme the decision to go after a major billionaire wanted on charges in the united states. and americans were showing concern with the outgoing defence minister. so these are all gestures made to allay concerns in washington. peter, always good to talk to you, and see that you are safe and well. good to have you on the programme. representatives of 18 nations are meeting in indonesia for the asean summit including us vice president kamala harris and russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. it will be the first time top us and russian officials have sat around the same table in almost two months, after american and european officials condemned moscow's top diplomat at a july ministerial meeting over its ongoing ukraine invasion. the summit comes a day after chinese premier li qiang warned major powers must manage their differences to avoid a "new cold war". around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. at least 36 people have been killed by some of the worst flooding ever seen in southern brazil. the governor of rio grande do sul said it was the deadliest weather—related event in the region's history. the storm forced hundreds of people from their homes. the brazilian president says the federal government is ready to help. the uk is expected to rejoin the european union's horizon science research programme. british participation was ended because of friction between the government and the eu after brexit. talks on britain returning began earlier this year. government sources have also indicated that the uk will re—enter the eu's copernicus earth observation programme, but not its nuclear research euratom scheme. after weeks of teasing, the rolling stones have announced their first album of original music in 18 years at a press conference in london. you're live with bbc news. between july and october 2022, about 70 children in the west african nation of the gambia died because of suspected kidney ailments allegedly caused by consumption of cough syrup made in india. while in the town of ramnagar in northern india, 12 children died between december 2019 and january 2020, again after consuming cough syrup allegedly containing toxins. all children were under five years of age. a year on since the first deaths in the gambia, bbc�*s vineet khare travelled across the gambia and to ramnagar — where he met families who share a sense of grief and a struggle forjustice. a warning — you might some of the images and details upsetting. like many countries in africa, the gambia receives lots of cheap generic drugs from india, a country also known as the world's pharmacy. that title has been under scrutiny following the deaths of nearly 70 children, all under the age of five. government reports blamed cough syrups made in india. they allegedly contained the toxins diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which, when consumed, prove fatal. the company which made the syrups, maiden pharmaceuticals, and the indian government deny the charges. among the dead was three—year—old lamin. one day when he was unwell, his father took him to a doctor where he was prescribed medicines, including a cough syrup. i regret why i give lamin these medications. lamin was insisting not to drink the medication. i forced lamin to drink the medication and lamin drank the medication. soon after taking the syrup, lamin stopped eating properly and began urinating less. doctors said he had kidney issues. lamin died within a week of taking the syrup. the deaths have created mistrust about india—made medicines. i am not saying all their drugs are bad, but the experience i have make me fear the medicine from india. indian pharmaceutical companies have come under scrutiny following complaints from the gambia, uzbekistan, iraq and cameroon about cough syrups manufactured in india. it's an unfortunate incidence, particularly the gambia, uzbekistan and subsequent issues. it has made a dent on indian pharmaceutical industries' image. but if you see, as far as our exports are concerned, there is no impact at all. families demand justice. the same cry can be heard from thousands of miles away in india's jamnagar town injammu. between 2019 december and 2020 january, as many as 12 children died here after consuming cough syrup that allegedly contained toxin diethylene glycol. two—and—a—half—year—old aniruddh consumed the syrup when he had a fever and chest infection. translation: it was difficult for him to eat, _ to open his eyes, because his body and face had swollen. parents here too recall their children suffer. we are in this region in the himachal pradesh state. and behind me is the office of the company that manufactured the cough syrup that allegedly led to the deaths of the children. we could not meet the factory owner, but over the phone he denied the victims consumed the compa ny�*s syrup. police investigated the deaths and the matter is in court. families in the gambia have sued the indian company and local authorities at a local court and insist they would not hesitate to knock on the doors of indian or international courts. vineet khare, bbc, banjul, the gambia. more details are not on our website. this year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the march on washington where martin luther king junior gave his famous "i have a dream" speech. the march was one of the biggest rallies for human rights in us history. now a film called rustin, focusing on an overlooked figure who organised the event, hasjust had its world premiere and already there's talk of oscars glory. from the telluride film festival, where the film was launched, tom brook reports. own your power. rustin is a portrait of bayard rustin, portrayed powerfully by actor colman domingo. black, white, young, old, rich, working class, poor, will descend on washington, dc... rustin, born in 1912, was a key architect of one of the most momentous events in 20th century us history — the 1963 civil rights march on washington, where martin luther king gave his famous "i have a dream" speech. this year is the 60th anniversary of the march on washington. it was one of the largest rallies for human rights ever held in the us. it brought forth real change, credited with building momentum for the passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights act. bayard rustin's role in organising the march has been overlooked. it's been speculated that was partly because he was gay. george c wolfe passionately wanted to tell his story. there wouldn't have been a march without bayard rustin. his brain, his organisational brain was phenomenal. he was able to engage a group of young kids in late teens, early 20s, to do all the hard, detailed work which allowed the march to happen. he had this brain, he could convince anybody of anything, and he was able to garner the respect of everybody with whom he came into contact, even those people who did not want to respect him. people have obviously heard of martin luther king, the march on washington, "i have a dream," that speech, but they haven't heard so much about bayard rustin. was part of the aim of you making this film to really call attention to his contribution? without question. but more so than that, it's like he was an activist of extraordinary power and command, and he had information — information that was lost when he died. and so that information needs to be passed on. he has scenes where he's organising and challenging and pushing the young kids to do what they need to do. that's very important to know. it's notjust passion. it's having the logistics that go along with the passion, that's how you bring about a movement. that's how you bring about change. and that information needs to be known the world over. and it is known in some places, but a lot of places it's not. passion is not enough. your mere presence could derail the fight for racialjustice - in this country- a good 10, 15 years. on the day that i was born black, i was also born a homosexual. he was a gay man, and what comes across in the film, in a way, is that he had a lot of self—respect and he was living in a time that was actually very homophobic, yet he didn't internalise that. where did that self—respect come from, in a way? i think there's something very interesting — the fact that he was a quaker and the tolerance of quaker religion served him very well in that respect. and also, i think on a real level, he was busy. he was busy changing the world. he didn't have time to be ashamed. the film went over well at its world premiere here in telluride a few days ago. some critics, though, thought the performance of its leading man, colman domingo, was more impressive than the movie itself. in fact, his portrayal of bayard rustin has made him a strong contender in next year's oscars race. i believe in freedom... tom brook, bbc news, telluride. let's get some of the day's other news now. the supreme court in mexico has decriminalised abortion nationwide. in a post on social media, the court said abortion being a crime was unconstitutional because it violated the rights of those who can have children. the ruling opens the door for mexico's health care system to start providing abortions and is a major victory for abortion rights advocates in the mostly catholic country. more than a dozen people are now known to have died as a result of torrential rains which have been sweeping greece, turkey and bulgaria since monday. in greece, some regions received up to 800 millimetres of rain — more than normally seen in a year — leaving towns underwater. japan has successfully launched a rocket carrying a small lunar lander. this is the moment the craft — dubbed the "moon sniper" — left the tanegashima space center, south of the island of kyushu. japan's hoping the mission will successfully touch down on the near side of the moon early next year. if it does, it'll become just the fifth country to reach the lunar surface. india became the fourth very recently. live now to canberra — we can speak to natasha disha. she's an engineer and business development manager with the australian national university's institute for space. i'm assuming you are excited? i am very, very excited, as someone from the field, we are always looking for exciting things and it doesn't matter which country does it, we are all as excited about everything that's happening in the field. it seems there is so much going on with this right now, we have the japan launched today, india touched down recently. why so much happening now and how important is it for both space exploration but also for what we know about the earth? well, i we know about the earth? well, iwouldn't _ we know about the earth? well, i wouldn't say — we know about the earth? well, i wouldn't say it's _ i wouldn't say it's happening... it seems like it is everything happening at the same time but i would say the industry has been trying to reach the moon and do exciting things for a long time. so we're seeing all the changes are of the fruit of this hard work of the same time, but everything is happening now but it's been going on for a long time, i would say. but i also want to add that one of the main reasons that a lot of countries are actually looking into space exploration is because it is very complementary to what is happening on earth at the moment. a lot of data can be collected —— but that has been collected —— but that has been collected by different missions will be useful as well so some of the technologies can be used for climate change and different purposes on earth. so thatis different purposes on earth. so that is what is triggering everyone to jump that is what is triggering everyone tojump in that is what is triggering everyone to jump in and do exciting things.— everyone to jump in and do exciting things. what is the timeline for _ exciting things. what is the timeline for this _ exciting things. what is the timeline for this and - exciting things. what is the timeline for this and when l exciting things. what is the i timeline for this and when will it reach the moon? it timeline for this and when will it reach the moon?— it reach the moon? it will reach the _ it reach the moon? it will reach the moon - it reach the moon? it will reach the moon in - it reach the moon? it will reach the moon in a - it reach the moon? it will reach the moon in a few. it reach the moon? it will - reach the moon in a few months, thenit reach the moon in a few months, then it will actually go round about the moon for almost a month and it will try to land on the moon. but i also want to include in my conversation yes, we are talking about sending it to the moon but they also have another technology that also would at the same time, this whole launch was party to set it to the moon and the other part was sending a telescope which will go to the outer universe and tried to find different elements and quite hot elements within the universe and find very exciting pictures for all of us to d —— to. pictures for all of us to d -- to. ~ ., ., “ pictures for all of us to d -- to. ~ ., ., ., ., to. we look forward to that. thank you — to. we look forward to that. thank you for _ to. we look forward to that. thank you for being - to. we look forward to that. thank you for being on - to. we look forward to that. thank you for being on the l thank you for being on the programme, natasha. iwill thank you for being on the programme, natasha. i will be back at the top business stories next. hello there. i've got a couple of interesting sunsets to show you. the first of these shows, well, rather subdued colours in the skies in norfolk. and that was because we've got thick layers of saharan dust in the sky — and all saharan dust is good for is, well, blocking out some of the sun's light. whereas in the much cleaner skies and cleaner air that we've had in scotland, some really spectacular sunsets as all of the sun's light can come flooding across the sky. now, looking at the weather pattern at the moment, we've got more of our september heat wave to come thanks to this blocked weather pattern in the jet stream, a ridge of high pressure in north—west europe is bringing us hot and sunny weather. but in contrast to that, this trough in the eastern mediterranean is what is responsible for storm daniel. and of course, that's been bringing some catastrophic floods to parts of south—east europe over recent days. now, looking at the weather picture as we go through the next few hours — for the vast majority, we're looking at dry conditions with just a bit of low cloud, and mist and fog patches forming primarily around some of the north sea coast in east scotland, eastern areas of england. and so that's how we start the day on thursday. some of that will be quite slow to clear away, but eventually most of us will see sunshine. there'll be a bit more high cloud across the north and west of the uk, so that will make the sunshine a little bit on the hazy side here. but it's another hot and sunny day. temperatures in scotland and northern ireland widely around 2a to 27. but for england and wales we're looking at quite widely the high 20s to low 30s. so we're going to be quite close again to seeing the highest temperature of the year, 32 degrees recorded on wednesday, probably similar for thursday. now for friday, it's another dry day. probably a little bit more in the way of mist and fog patches around both the north sea coast and also through some of our irish sea coasts. but for the bulk, it's hot and it's sunny once again. we've got more of this to come as well as we get into the weekend. although there's a tendency for the weather to start turning a little bit cloudier and breezier across the north—west of scotland with some showers moving in here. and this really is the first sign of a breakdown in the weather patterns with that slightly cooler air working into parts of western scotland. but for most, saturday is another september scorcher, with highs up to 32. 32.2 is the highest temperature we've seen so far this year. so we're not far away from that. the change in the weather patterns, though, will come through next week. temperatures getting closer to normal and there'll be a bit of rain around as well. live from london, this is bbc news. gas pressure easing. lng workers in australia agree to delay strike action in a dispute that has seen wholesale energy prices soar here in europe. also coming up, rates relief — the governor of the bank of england hints that borrowing costs may not have to rise much further — after 1a increases in a row, and with another expected this month. plus, recharging britain's car industry. vauxhall�*s ellesmere port becomes the uk's first ev—only factory — after a £100 million investment. and retail therapy — bring back tax—free shopping for tourists, say uk businesses — or risk losing billions in revenue.