peter, talk us through this decision, 22 years behind bars. yes, this is the longest sentence of all of the proud boys sent to prison over the last four days, there were four people at the end of last week and now we have this sentence for what the judge described as the ultimate leader of the conspiracy, the leader of the proud boys, the person who was really at the centre of the conspiracy, the organisational centre of that assault on the us capitol. he and others from the proud boys shortly after the proud boys shortly after the 2020 election, during that period before january the 6th when there was uncertainty over what was going to happen, but he and others were sending it social media messages threatening that there would be violence if donald trump left office. and then on the day, as you say, he was not actually in washington because he had been stopped by the police two days earlier in possession of high—capacity ammunition, which is against the law in washington, dc. he was given bail but it was ordered out of the city so he was actually in baltimore, watching events unfold at a distance, no doubt watching on television but again, posting messages on social media encouraging those rioters as they enter the capitol at one stage leaving a message that said, enjoying the show. message that said, en'oying the show. �* ., ., ., , show. before he learned of his fate he was — show. before he learned of his fate he was very _ show. before he learned of his fate he was very emotional, i show. before he learned of his i fate he was very emotional, and apologetic?— apologetic? yes, he and some of the others _ apologetic? yes, he and some of the others who _ apologetic? yes, he and some of the others who have _ apologetic? yes, he and some of the others who have been - the others who have been sentenced have all seemingly being very apologetic, emotional and those moments when they get an opportunity to speak in front of the judge in the courtroom, in this case was no different. in fact he said the shame of what was brought upon him for what he did will live with him forever. he did really seen to be repentant. the judge explained really seen to be repentant. thejudge explained his sentence, 22 years. it could have been longer there, the prosecution wanted more than 30 years, which is at the high end of the sentencing frame. the judge said this wasn't a mass casualty event, he believed he hadn't set out to kill a lot of people and that's why he went for slightly lower than the maximum but nevertheless a hefty sentence of 22 years. thank you very much, peter. live now to former us attorney harry litman. he is a former deputy assistant attorney general for the department ofjustice and host of the talking feds podcast. he joins us now from la jolla, california. good to talk to you. give us your take, your reaction to this sentence.— your take, your reaction to this sentence. well, you know, it is certainly _ this sentence. well, you know, it is certainly the _ this sentence. well, you know, it is certainly the case - this sentence. well, you know, it is certainly the case that - it is certainly the case that it's the biggest sentence that's been doled out for several years and i think the judge thought of tarrio is the field general notwithstanding that he wasn't in the field. but what really convicted him, and the jurors talked about this, was all the social media, both right after the election, but the very specific almost logistical command that he was overseeing from baltimore. this will be the most serious sentence, i think, will be the most serious sentence, ithink, that will be the most serious sentence, i think, that we are going to see. they have now kind of tried all the leaders of the various marauders, especially the proud boys and the oath keepers. proud boys i think with today's verdicts have been basically decimated. and this is the united states going for even longer. the judge did say, i think this guy is a terrorist, i'm enhancing the sentence based on that, he didn't go to 30 years because he thought that would overstate guilt but he obviously saw him as very guilty, and actually repentant only in sort of half measure. tarrio said things about how it was a shame and it shouldn't have happened that day, but he wasn't contrite to the same degree and to the same personal terms that others had been. 50 personal terms that others had been. personal terms that others had been, , ., personal terms that others had been. ., ., , been. so in your opinion, does this send _ been. so in your opinion, does this send a _ been. so in your opinion, does this send a strong _ been. so in your opinion, does this send a strong enough - this send a strong enough message? i this send a strong enough message?— this send a strong enough messaue? ~ ,., , ., , message? i think so. 22 years, we actually _ message? i think so. 22 years, we actually know— message? i think so. 22 years, we actually know that - message? i think so. 22 years, we actually know that the - we actually know that the organisation that he headed has been essentially notjust decapitated but annihilated, and i do think it shows that the doj is in earnest, just a win for terrorist charges for starters, and 22 years is quite a wallop by any measure, so yes, i think the marauders themselves will see what happens —— the marauders themselves, we will see what happens to the leaders up to potentially and including resident trump but i think the soldiers on the ground have been dealt with pretty severely. been dealt with pretty severely-— been dealt with pretty severely. been dealt with pretty severel . �* ., been dealt with pretty severel . �* . ., ~ severely. and what can we take from this when _ severely. and what can we take from this when it _ severely. and what can we take from this when it comes - severely. and what can we take from this when it comes to - severely. and what can we take from this when it comes to the | from this when it comes to the trial next year of donald trump in georgia?— in georgia? well, several of the peeple _ in georgia? well, several of the people here _ in georgia? well, several of the people here including i the people here including tarrio recently said, i did it for trump, tarrio recently said, i did it fortrump, trump tarrio recently said, i did it for trump, trump made me do it. so they are not going to be testifying or co—conspirators in those trials. however, they are part of a kind of burgeoning class of folks who know that they have been charged to say they did it all for the former president, and that obviously augers poorly for him and means people will be pointing the finger at him when his trials and siew. interesting, thank you for your time, good to talk to you. —— his trials ensue. the russian mercenary group wagner is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the uk — meaning it will be illegal to be a member or support it. a draft order to be laid in parliament will allow its assets to be categorised as terrorist property and seized. our security correspondent frank gardner has more on what this effectively means for the wagner group. well, it means that it is an offence, as you said, imprisonable by up to ia years for anybody to be a member of or to support the private military company, this mercenary group. and the british government has been under a fair bit of pressure for not doing enough to restrain wagner, which has acted as a kind of proxy force for the kremlin across three continents. it's been operational in ukraine, in syria, in libya, in a number of african countries such as central african republic. it's been accused by human rights organisations there of carrying out atrocities, of torturing civilians and making an awful lot of money for themselves in the process. so i think a lot of people are going to say, well, this is closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, because wagner today is not nearly as powerful and effective and organisation as it was even just three months ago, because if you remember, it launched that failed mutiny march, that mutinous march against moscow at the end ofjune, which was stopped. and then a few days ago, a couple of weeks ago, in mysterious circumstances, the wagner leader, yevgeny prigozhin, and the senior leadership all died in a plane crash, which a lot of people in the west said, well, this is president putin getting his revenge for that mutiny. but the kremlin has absolutely denied it and said that that's just a load of nonsense. it was an accident, but it's being looked into. actually, they've stopped saying it was an accident. they're now saying it seems to have been foul play, but they deny any responsibility. but going back to the proscription, the banning of the wagner group as a terrorist organisation, the difference i think this will make is primarily in law. it now means that this provides the legal basis for thousands of ukrainians to sue the wagner group through british courts and lawyers are already rubbing their hands at how much money could be at stake here. up to £5 billion. that's six or seven billion usd. so there's a lot of money here and it is going to make it make it harder for the wagner group to operate around the world, given that they are now proscribed or about to be a proscribed terrorist organisation. the war in ukraine has been one in which technology has played a central role. and now in an exclusive interview, the ukrainian security service, its version of the mis, has revealed how it uses artificial intelligence and drones in a daily high—tech battle with its russian enemy, while also fighting off cyber attacks. our security correspondent gordon corera reports from kyiv. alongside trenches and artillery, ukraine's war has been one of drones and hackers. and that's led ukraine's security service — its version of mi5 — to move its teams to the front lines. here, they direct a kamikaze drone to strike a camera being used to track ukrainian troop movements. in an exclusive interview, the man in charge of cyber security and technology for the security service reveals they also hack into russian cameras to collect intelligence. using artificial intelligence, we penetrate their surveillance cameras on the occupied territories, and we understand the movement of the troops, this information being analysed, and we understand which type of military and weapons they are about to use, and what direction. the security service also uses artificial intelligence to track down those responsible for war crimes, like here in bucha. we use artificial intelligence, as well. facial recognition, yes. so we get the information from cameras, from pictures, and then we understand who was exactly guilty in different war crimes conducted by russian troops — who was the possible spotter, who was the possible traitor. and this is also a usage of artificial intelligence, and we have thousands of people that we've found exactly who they were. technology has been at the heart of this conflict from the start. in the opening days of the war, russian missiles hit kyiv�*s main tv tower. translation: last year, the russians attacked this tower. they were trying to deprive ukrainians of access to truthful information, and destroy the infrastructure. the missile attack was accompanied by a cyber attack on the same facility. since then, as victor zora — the man in charge of cyber defence — shows me, the pace of cyber attacks has been relentless. so these are serious incidents here. what is rated high and critical. but it's every day, you're facing... every day. ..something's happening. yeah. you don't have any days off. we don't have days off. it's often said that wars spur on innovation, and this conflict has been no exception. what we've seen here in ukraine is an incredible pace by which new technologies have been adopted. nowhere has the pace of innovation been clearer than drones. in a location we've been asked to keep secret, operators are taught not so much how to fly the drones, as how to stay alive themselves. risks are increasing as they move closer to the fighting. right now, the distance is getting shorter and shorter and shorter because of enemies jamming systems. hackers and drone operators are now on the front lines, with both sides knowing that technology could give them a vital edge in a hard—fought war. gordon corera, bbc news, ukraine. birmingham city council — the largest local authority in europe — has declared itself effectively bankrupt. it says all new council spending in the city must stop except for services that it has to provide by law — so services like schools, social care, waste collection and protecting the vulnerable, for example. the labour—run council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back to more than a decade. it has also had major issues with a new it system. jo black has more. in legal speak, the council has issued a section 114 notice. in common parlance, it means it's broke. money is tight for many of our councils, but this is europe's biggest local authority, and the fact that it's struggling to balance its books has left many in this city wondering what it means for them. oh, my god. i've never heard of such a thing in my life. how can the council be bankrupt?! i mean, after the commonwealth games last year, this city was thriving. it's a dynamic, vibrant city. but this should never have happened. this should never have happened. it should never have got to this point. it's really, really sad. councils feeling the pinch is nothing new — especially with challenges relating to the rising costs and demands of essential services, such as social care. thurrock, croydon, slough and northamptonshire councils have all issued section 114 notices in recent years, and others could follow suit. but birmingham's story has particular features. ten years ago, a landmark case was brought against the city council over equal pay, wherei71i employees — mostly female — argued they'd missed out on bonuses. this historic pay issue has already cost the council £1 billion, and could go on to cost around £760 million more. add to that problems with a new it system, which could require £100 million to fix. this is devastating news for birmingham taxpayers here, where the labour administration have had to declare that they are effectively bankrupt because of their failure to deliver proper accounts for the last three years, and a failure to get to grips with their equal—pay mess that they've had over the last six years here in birmingham. this financial struggle doesn't mean all services stop. by law, the council must provide social care, waste collections, and protect the vulnerable. but there is a ban on new expenditure, and non—essential services could be vulnerable. my priority now is ensuring that we have a financial recovery plan in place that can meet the great demands that are placed upon the council, and continue to provide the services that the city relies on. the council must now meet within 21 days to work out how it plans to deal with this financial crisis — with some tough budgetary decisions to come. jo black, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. scotland's first minister humza yousaf has said he will prioritise tackling poverty as he set out the scottish government's programme for the coming year. plans to expand childcare and free school meals were at the centre of humza yousaf�*s speech. the first minister said the plan was "unashamedly anti—poverty and pro—growth". the scottish conservatives described the announcements as "rehashed" with nothing to reverse what they described as "16 years of snp decline". scottish labour said the plans were not bold enough. the met office has said today could be the hottest day of the year. heat—health alerts have been upgraded for much of england amid warnings of temperatures of 32 degrees celsius. there is an amber warning in eight of the england's nine regions until sunday — only the north east has a yellow one. hot conditions will be also be felt in wales, while parts of scotland and northern ireland could see "unseasonably high temperatures". you're live with bbc news. torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone have left at least 21 people dead in southern brazil. the governor of rio grande do sul said it was the state's worst ever weather disaster. the storm has forced hundreds of people from their homes, and many roads in the region are closed because of flooding. the president of brazil, luiz inacio lula da silva, said the federal government was ready to help. at least one person has died in eastern greece after severe rainfall triggered flash floods. the coastal port city of volos has seen the same amount of water falling in 2a hours that it usually gets for the whole of autumn. louisa pilbeam reports. first wildfires, now this — floodwaters sweeping through volos in greece, causing widespread damage. more misery for a country already ravaged by extreme weather this summer. the storms have left one man dead, with the same amount of rain falling in 2a hours in some areas as typically comes in the whole of autumn. in volos, the mayor is pleading with people to stay indoors. translation: in a little while, it will overflow . onto the street. look, it will be sweeping people up. look at the bridge! please stay in your homes. the nearby island of skiathos is popular with tourists. but just look at this. happy holidays, clive! sun—seekers have been making their way through rivers rather than roads. some tourists are stuck in hotels, struggling to get to the airport. others have had flights cancelled. eyewitnesses have told the bbc they've been urged to stay inside, with text alerts sent out. and this, the scene in istanbul in neighbouring turkey. the weather is expected to calm from midday today, but this level of damage will continue to cause severe disruption for those caught up in the storms for days to come. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. an investigation into a helicopter crash at leicester city's stadium has found there was nothing the pilot could have done to stop it from happening. five people including the club's owner died in the accident, which happened in 2018. the aviation accidents investigation bureau said a mechanicalfailure was to blame. phil mackie reports. this was the aftermath of the accident in october 2018 — the beginning of an investigation into what cost five people their lives. the agustawestland aw169 was leaving the king power stadium when the rear rotor blade failed and it span out of control, killing everyone on board — leicester's billionaire chairman, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, employees nusara suknamai and kaveporn punpare, as well as experienced pilot and instructor eric swaffer and his partner — also seen here — izabela lechowicz. all safety procedures had been carried out, butjust as it left the stadium, some bearings jammed, the rear rotor blade failed, and the helicopter span out of control, crashed and burst into flames. mr swaffer couldn't have done anything else. it was a very serious failure, and what happened was the tail rotor actually drove the tail rotor blades to their full negative pitch, and that spun the aircraft around very rapidly — it was spinning once every two seconds — and that made the helicopter impossible to control, so there's little more he could have done. as a result of the investigations, a number of safety recommendations have been made. this is where the helicopter crashed and players and staff did their best to pull people out of the wreckage. a year later, it was opened as this beautiful memorial garden, so there's a permanent reminder for the club and its supporters of what happened. phil mackie, bbc news, leicester. now to the crisis engulfing the management of spain's women's football team. the country's football federation has sacked jorge vilda, the coach of its world cup—winning women's team. he is considered a close ally of luis rubiales, the suspended president of the federation who has been underfire for kissing the playerjenni hermoso on the lips without her consent as the team celebrated winning the tournament. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. 16 days ago, jorge vilda seemed on top of the world. little could he have known what was to unfold. the fallout from luis rubiales's now infamous kiss onjenni hermoso today taking a new turn. the writing had been on the wall after he was seen applauding rubiales at a federation meeting on friday when instead of resigning, rubiales announced he was going nowhere. vilda later distanced himself from the spanish fa president, but stopped short of calling for him to go. the spain coach was already a controversialfigure. last year, 15 of his players went on strike, accusing the leadership of poor treatment. the federation supported him back then. not any more. he is notjust a coach that has won a world cup. he has also played an active role in this kind of misogynist culture within the federation that the players are now speaking up about. things would have remained the same, but now the world is looking and this is what happened, just because it happened in the middle of a world cup celebration. two weeks on from that incident, the spanish football federation has today apologised for the enormous damage caused by its suspended president, describing rubiales's behaviour as totally unacceptable, saying it had "tarnished our national team, our football and our society." now spain want to look to the future. montse tome has been announced as vilda's successor, becoming the first woman to hold the role. spain's next match is september's nations league fixture against sweden. currently, all of this squad are refusing to play while rubiales remains in post. will these changes be enough to persuade them back? katie gornall, bbc news. two construction workers in northern china have been arrested for allegedly causing major damage to a section of china's iconic great wall with an excavator to cut through the structure. according to local authorities, the suspects admitted to using an excavator to create a short—cut going through a portion of the ming dynasty—era wall. police say the pair caused "irreversible damage" to the integrity and safety of the cultural relic. the damaged historical monument has sparked outrage and concern across the globe over its preservation. it was a glamorous night at the london's o2 arena yesterday, as the stars of the small screen received the national television awards. these are awards voted by the public and this year the crime drama "happy valley" was the big winner, taking home three awards, including a lifetime achievement honour for sarah lancashire. the bbc�*s "the repair shop" won the best daytime show accolade ending a 16—year run of wins for itv�*s "this morning". and the geordie duo ant and dec extended their extraordinary winning streak by being named best presenter for the 22nd year in a row. congratulations to all those winners, i will be back with the business stories next. hello there. our september heatwave is set to continue with more sunshine around the corner over the next few days. now, temperatures on tuesday reached 30.8 celsius in hampshire. we don't see 30 degrees every single september. we had similar kind of temperatures back in 2021 and 2020. now, so far this year, the highest temperature we've recorded all year was 32.2 celsius and we're going to get really close to that during wednesday. if we get past 32.2, well, that becomes something quite unusual. there have only been four years in the last century that have had the hottest temperature of the year recorded in a september. so we'll be keeping a close eye on that stat. now, right now, we've got some low cloud filtering in around some of our north sea coasts, a little bit of mist and fog around as well, but otherwise clear and starry skies and pretty warm as well. temperatures only towards dawn getting down to around 15 to 17 celsius. now, you might have been hearing about the extreme rainfall we've seen across south—east europe with some severe flooding here. we're underneath this area of high pressure, though, and that's what's bringing us the fine, settled and sunny weather. so we've got more of that to come on wednesday. any morning mist and fog, low cloud will tend to burn away from these eastern coasts and then the sunshine comes out. it's going to be another hot day. temperatures quite widely in scotland and northern ireland reaching the mid 20s. but for england and wales, somewhere between 26 and 32 degrees for most of us, very hot for the time of year and could be the hottest day of the year so far. now, for thursday, more of the same to come. a few subtle changes — there'll be a little bit more in the way of high cloud across north—western areas, making the sunshine a little hazy. and you'd be unlucky, but you could see an odd shower in the west as well. most, though, will continue with the hot, dry, sunny weather with those high temperatures as well. for friday, probably a little bit more in the way of mist and fog patches running both through the irish sea coasts and also our north sea coasts. but aside from that, it's another dry day with lots of sunshine around for the vast majority. top temperatures, well, again, mid to high 20s, pretty widely. low 30s in the very hottest areas. and we've got more of the same into the weekend. it's only really probably during the second part of the weekend and more especially next week, that we start to see the weather pattern breaking down, rain starts to arrive and those temperatures drop closer to normal for the time of year. live from london, this is bbc news. it's big tech vs the eu's tough new cyber rules. today is the deadline for tech titans to declare if they meet the eu's criteria of "gatekeeper". how can the uk reach net zero by 2050? a new report says it needs to unlock £100 billion of private sector investment. i'll speak to the report's author. and how slimming can make you big! a danish pharmaceutical company becomes europe's most valuable after a slimming drug proves a success. hello. if you havejustjoined us you are in time for the top business stories. we start with the change at the top of the european competition commission — didier reynders is to take the reins after the current chief, magrethe vestager, steps down. she announced she will take a temporary leave of absence as "i am officially a candidate for the presidency of the european investment bank". under eu rules, that means she must step away from her commission duties until it is decided whether she gets thejob running the eib, the eu's lending arm. so there is a lot going on in the commission. and this change comes as a deadline expires today for big tech companies to declare whether they meet the eu's new criteria of so—called "gatekeeper".