at a petrol station in donegal. investigations are ongoing to establish the cause. it is a huge impact to a small rural community. they are all local people. they are all very much involved in the community. they were all people who are shopping in the local shop. in iran, protestors appear to hack into state run television as demonstrations against the regime continue. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes, in the middle of the night on the city of zaporizhzhia. president zelensky condemned the attack as absolute evil. the latest strikes came hours after the 12 mile long bridge linking russia to occupied crimea was badly damaged by an explosion. our diplomatic correspondent, pauladams, reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead, and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle
developments on the bbc website. from the team, it is goodbye. meanwhile the news continues right here with all our colleagues from the nations and regions across the uk, so it is over to you. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m isaac fanin. coming up in the programme: emotional and physical abuse was systemic in british gymnastics, according to a new independent review. the new premier league fixtures are out. this is child abuse of athletes and a very young age and that has a monumental impact on the rest of our lives the white the new premier league fixtures are out. the white champions manchester city take on west ham united to start the season. england women start their final preparations for the european championship against belgium tonight. also coming up in the programme. rory mcilroy makes an excellent start at the us open. he s back in the clubhouse and has the lead. and we speak to one fourth of britain s gold medal winning s14 mixed relay team. we start w
champions celtic will start the new scottish prmeiership season with a home game against ross county, which will also mark the beginning of brendan rodgers second spell as manager. the opening weekend is the fifth and 6th of august, when rangers start at kilmarnock, having finished runners up last season. the first old firm derby is on september three. arsenal kick off their women s campaign as they attempt to win one of the 12 places available. the only english winners of this competition, arsenal reach the semifinals last year, but their third place finish takes them into the qualifying stage, in which glasgow city, cardiff city and shelbourne are drawn together in the first round group. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website
disputing his worthiness as champion. but there will be plenty of discussions about safety in the sport. nick parrott, bbc news. there are four games in the premier league this afteroon, two under way, two to come. crystal palace were behind early to fulham but it s curently i i there, jarod bowen s penalty has brought west ham level with fulham, both those matches with approaching an hour played. at 4:30 arsenal kick off against liverpool knowing a win would take them back to the top of the table. everton play manchester united this evening. and hearts can move up to fourth in the scottish premiership with victory at kilmarnock. it s currently goalless there with around a quarter of an hour played. next to the women s rugby union world cup and a dramatic home nations match up on the other side of the world. wales beat scotland 18 15 earlier, in their opening game in new zealand. jo currie reports. it may be their opening game of the world cup, but in the tough terrain, defeat for scot