Eastern europe correspondent. She explaIned the tImIng of the announcement of the expulsIon. Yeah, I thInk Its faIr to say that the tImIng Is no accIdent. I thInk thIs Is quIte clearly, or the tImIng of the announcement certaInly Is quIte clearly lInked to those talks that are takIng place now over whether or not ukraIne should be allowed to use long range western mIssIles to fIre deep wIthIn russIa at targets there. So I thInk It Is a connected statement that weve seen today from the fsb, the SecurIty ServIce In russIa. Now, what theyre sayIng Is that they have expelled or removed the accredItatIon from sIx brItIsh dIplomats at the brItIsh embassy In moscow, who they were accusIng of IntellIgence actIvItIes and subversIve actIons. But I thInk Its the language around that whIch Is perhaps more IndIcatIve, because what the fsb Is claImIng Is that the brItIsh government, the brItIsh ForeIgn OffIce, Is specIfIcally engaged In subversIon In russIa. It says theres an entIre department whIch
Of the former England Manager. And. A spot of lunch for a rare whale at risk of extinction the winning image at this Years Ocean Photographer of the year awards. We will speak to the winning photographer. Now with all the latest sport. The solheim cup, the biggest team is under way, the usa have got Home Advantage this year against europe. They are playing in virginia as they look to win the trophy for the first time since 2017. The full foursome matches right in the course right now, were getting close to the first point is going up the board. This is when the teams were to cut into shots with the same board, you can see the usa are up in three of those four. Last year, when it was a thrilling time in spain, usa actually took a four Nil Leap before europe clawed their way back into it. The World Number one, theyvejust World Number one, theyve just gone World Number one, theyvejust gone one up on Charlie Hall and esther has a light that has been topsy turvy. Really close. They are thre
And Maja Stark looked like they might squander a strong position in their match against Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho but they held their nerve on the last hole to claim europes first point. The Afternoon Fourballs are just getting under way. Well the fourballs have just got under way. And once again, the Home Side had Barack Obama on hand for support again, after surprising them at the pre match dinner, the former president turned up at the first tee to help get the team fired up for the second round of match play. Quite near washington, dc, this course. Great britains davis Cup Tennis Team are hoping to move a step closer to the finals in november. They won their Opening Group Tie against finland on wednesday and are now taking on argentina as we speak at the manchester arena. They are 1 0 down in the tie though after Dan Evans lost in straight sets to tomas martin etcheverry, despite saving five match points. So all eyes are now on the british Number One jack draper, whos back in t
Will see whether they make the boat turned around and go back to france or what will happen. It follows on from the deaths of 12 people including a number of 12 people including a number of children and pregnant woman in the English Channel yesterday. So the french Coastguard Vessel right beside that small boat now. And they do keep sending, the people smugglers, people across. And people are desperate to make the journey. People are desperate to make thejourney. So people are desperate to make the journey. So these people are desperate to make thejourney. So these pictures off the coast of france and we will keep a night on that situation. Now moving on to Ukraine And Russia has mounted another attack in the country a day after 51 people were killed in a city. Air defences over the capital try to bring down russian missiles. The ukrainian military said the whole country had been placed under air alert. These are some of the latest pictures we have had. The Citys Mayor says many buildi
Can claim back. A 30th Gold for paralympicsgb as Faye Rogers wins a thrilling 510 100m Butterfly final In Paris. Whats occurring on Barry Island . The cast of Gavin Stacey have been spotted filming the last ever episode of the much loved comedy. Sunshine and showers across the uk, one or two saying dry. Feeling fresher for many but the humid air will make a comeback later this week. I will have the details. Its wednesday 4th september. Our main story. A pregnant woman and six children are among at least a dozen people who died when their small boat capsized off the french Coast Yesterday 51 others were rescued, some are in a critical condition. It is the biggest single loss of life so far in the channel this year. The government insists its taking action to target the criminal Smuggling Gangs, describing the deaths as truly horrific. Our Paris Correspondent Andrew Harding reports. French Rescue Helicopters busy once again, bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. This the scene a