Hi there, thanks for being with us. We begin in moscow where russian officials have confirmed that the mercenary leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was one of the people who died on a plane which crashed last week. They say dna evidence from the wreckage matches that of mr prigozhin, who led a short lived mutiny against President Putin. Meanwhile, ukraine has warned that russia is intensifying its attacks along the front line. Well assess the state of conflict with our correspondent in kyiv in a moment but first, lets get the latest from our russia editor steve rosenberg. Well, many people are asking, is the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin finally over . I have to say, one of the things ive learnt in russia is that stories here rarely end. There are certainly twists and turns here, and new chapters. It is quite possible that even in death, Yevgeny Prigozhin could pose a challenge to vladimir putin. Just look at all the makeshift prigozhin memorials that have been popping up in nearly two dozen towns in russia and russian occupied ukraine. This man had become quite a popular figure, in pro war circles. And so the widespread suspicion that the russian authorities were behind the plane crash means that the kremlin faces the danger of a backlash. The last thing the kremlin will want to have to deal with is prigozhin the martyr, or the cult of prigozhin. Its quite interesting, actually, that President Putin has now ordered wagner employees, and those of other private Military Contractors to sign an allegiance to the russian state this seems to be an attempt by the kremlin to bring these kind of groups under tighter control. But keep in mind that all of this is happening at a time when russia, having invaded its neighbour, is fighting a war in ukraine and it seems that dramas at home are becoming a major distraction. Steve rosenberg reporting there. Well, lets turn now to the fighting on the ground in ukraine. This map shows the current state of the conflict with the areas in red, controlled by russia. The yellow circles indicate where the fighting has been most intense recently, with reports from the south, suggesting kyiv� s armed forces have broken through some of the toughest russian lines, after months of fierce battles, and only modest gains. Heres paul adams. Picking up the pace. Could ukraines counter offensive, slow going sincejune, be gathering momentum . In recent days, a few tentative signs. Some units do appear to have broken through russias formidable first lines of defence, south of zaporizhzhia. Translation further on, thats |where we see their supply roads. I they use these roads. Im sure well go faster from here. I dont want my guys to think that they can relax now. They know were moving on to liberate all of our territories. He says hes looking forward to leading his men all the way to the sea. But thats a long, long way. And this fighting is really hard. Success is still far from guaranteed. Away from the front lines, the country is now in mourning for one of its best known heroes. This was Andriy Pilshchikov, callsign � juice� , flying Combat Missions last year. When russia invaded, few gave ukraines air force much chance of getting off the ground. But from Dogfights Over Kyiv to the interception of russian cruise missiles, juice was part of an elite force, fighting against extraordinary odds. He and two other senior pilots were killed on thursday not in combat, but on a training flight. Theirjets colliding over a village. The pilots managing just to avoid the houses below. Ukrainians revere their pilots. A year and a half after russias full scale invasion, their status as National Heroes is well established. President zelensky said the death of Andriy Pilshchikov and two of his colleagues was a disaster. Juice was due to start training on American Made f 16s in a matter of weeks. When the first jets finally arrive early next year, he wont be around to fly them. Pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. Recent flooding in china has claimed more than 80 lives, and also caused vast economic damage. What has also shocked many there, is that the floods struck parts of the country thatre not normally subject to these types of disasters. Chinese scientists are blaming Climate Change, warning that extreme weather events are hitting the country more frequently, and with greater devastation than ever before. Our china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell visited Luoxingdun Island, in the countrys flood plain in the south, and also, to the town of zhuozhou in the north, which is normally flood free. Here is his special report. Chinas recent floods hit hard in parts of the country not accustomed to them. And its Meteorological Administration says both extreme temperatures and precipitation have definitely increased in recent decades. Its one thing to talk about Climate Change in the abstract, quite another to consider real human impacts. This whole town is having to rebuild after the recent floods and all these businesses, theyve been completely trashed by the floodwaters, and the people here, they dont know how theyre going to be able to get back to the way their lives were. Both this mans shops in zhuozhou in Hebei Province were submerged by the floodwaters. Translation it will take me 810j years to recover from these losses. The government has not said whether it will compensate us. Another man who runs a warehouse said even goods stored high up were destroyed. His wife showed us their mud filled home. Translation i cant describe how i felt when i saw this. Our lifes work, its over. Every year, chinas flooding seems worse, and official statistics appear to confirm it. In 2011, the country recorded around six floods a month during the summer. But this year, there are ten times as many. The impact has even struck chinas overall food supply. In august, 40 of the famous Wuchang Rice Crop was wiped out by flooding. Translation ive never seen floods here in all my life. This is the first time. Translation when i saw the water hit here, i cried. | oui crops are gone. I lost everything. Its hard to calculate. Then in the south, where flooding is supposed to happen, there are fears of a Drought Closing in. This man grew up next to poyang lake and drives a boat out to Luoxingdun Island when theres enough water. Translation this years water level is very low. I old people say this has only occurred once before, in the early 1950s. Since the song dynasty 1,000 years ago, the temple has been surrounded by water during the rainy season. Recent droughts have exposed it much earlier. A couple of months ago, all of this was underwater. But as the waters have receded, the island behind me has become accessible by land. And this Historic Site has become something of an environmental barometer to measure whether water levels are where they should be at any given time of year. Extreme weather is focusing attention on Climate Change in china, but can this huge country combine with the rest of the world quickly enough to do something about it . Stephen mcdonell, bbc news, jiangxi province. Meanwhile in florida, a State Of Emergency has been declared in 33 counties as Weather Forecasters warn of a number of extreme weather events happening around the world. A couple of hours ago, Florida Governor ron desantis warned that Tropical Storm idalia could cause a life threatening storm surge and flooding from heavy rains as early as tuesday. 0ur Emergency Operations centre here in tallahasseej these things can shift, there is still some uncertainty out there. So please, he did look at the micro warnings of your local officials, continue to watch the news. If you are in the path of the storm, you should expect power outages. So please prepare for that. In the uk, flooding has claimed the lives of two people who have died after becoming trapped in their car in a flooded road. Police in liverpool say officers were called to the mossley hill area, following reports of a man and a woman who were trapped in a car that was submerged in water under a bridge. Londons Metropolitan Police say theyre angry and concerned, after a suspected data breach at one of the forces it suppliers. Names, ranks, photos, and vetting levels of potentially thousands of officers and staff may have been hacked. A spokesperson for the met says the breach has been reported to the National Crime agency. Heres joe inwood. From protecting parliament to policing protests, met officers do some of the most difficult and sensitive jobs in any force. And so the news that some of their data could have been compromised has been met with fury by the police federation. Their vice chair saying. And, according to a senior former officer, some will be more vulnerable than others. If you are, for example, an ethnic minority officer with an unusual name, working in counter terrorism, or working undercover, or perhaps working against organised gangs, you potentially could be more easily identified. Now exactly how this happened is still being established, but the met say there was a data breach at a Third Party Supplier that had access to information like names, photos and security clearance, but not Police Contact information. The force says extra Security Measures have now been put in place. It comes just weeks after a series of data leaks at other forces, including one at the Police Service of northern ireland, which saw the details of all staff accidentally published. Those were human error. This seems to be a targeted attack on a third party it company thought to be contracted by the met to make warrant cards. Its similar to the situation british airways, boots, and the bbc found themselves in when their Payroll Provider was hacked. In the event of the hack, clearly theres been weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the system, whoever is managing and maintaining it, if we are indeed going off the outsourcing. So its all good and well protecting the front end, but its got to be the back end as well. The ones who are behind the scenes, if you like, in this instance an it company. The met police say the incident has been reported to the National Crime agency and the information commissioner. There are many Unanswered Questions about this latest attack. Who was behind it . How many officers are affected . And what might the loss of this highly Sensitive Data mean for their security . Joe inwood, bbc news. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. A cruise ship has broken free from moorings, and crashed into a Freight Vessel during thunderstorms on the Spanish Island of mallorca. A small number of passengers on board the p 0 cruises Britannia Ship suffered minor injuries. Heavy rain and strong winds on the island have also led to more than 20 flights being cancelled. A new bid has been made to save the homeware chain, wilko, which collapsed into administration two weeks ago. The private equity firm, m2 capital, has made a £90 million offerfor the business, and is promising to retain all 12,500 employees for two years. Aston villas team bus has been hit by a brick after the clubs win against burnley in the premier league on sunday. It was thrown from a footbridge on the m65 motorway, as the side were travelling back to the midlands following their 3 1 victory. Lancashire police says its good fortune no one was seriously injured or killed. Youre live with bbc news. China has halved the tax on purchases made on the stock market in an effort to revitalise share trading. The existing stamp duty is 0. 1 . The Chinese Finance Ministry says it hopes the reduction which has just come into effect will boost investor confidence. Chinas Stock Markets have slumped over recent months, a reflection of general difficulties in the economy. Live now to chief Investment Officer of Digital Investment platform bbae, james early. Thank you so much forjoining us on newsday today. Firstly, what do you make of this latest move . Will it achieve what the authorities are hoping to achieve . Achieve what the authorities are hoping to achieve . Weve seen this movie before hoping to achieve . Weve seen this movie before. We hoping to achieve . Weve seen this movie before. We saw hoping to achieve . Weve seen this movie before. We saw it hoping to achieve . Weve seen this movie before. We saw it in hoping to achieve . Weve seen this movie before. We saw it in 2014. Movie before. We saw it in 2014 when the government levied 20 different ways to try to boost the stock market or stop the losses, i should say. Weve seen over the past decade with different measures to curtail real estate prices. And even a week ago, we saw it when the government introduced some property stimulus and got a 30 minute rally, or Something Like that. Look, if i was the ministry of finance, i might be trying, theres nothing wrong with that, but its bringing a pea shooter to a gunfight, it probably wont have a long effect. Because if it is due to wont have a long effect. Because if it is due to fundamentals wont have a long effect. Because if it is due to fundamentals in wont have a long effect. Because if it is due to fundamentals in the it is due to fundamentals in the state of the chinese economy seems to be quite weak, judging from all the recent data, and investors are hoping for major Stimulus Packages which beijing seems rather reluctant to offer . Which beiing seems rather reluctant to offer . ,. , � , which beiing seems rather reluctant to offer . ,. � ,. , which beiing seems rather reluctant to offer . ,. , � ,. ,. , to offer . Yes, i mean theres a lot of visible debt to offer . Yes, i mean theres a lot of visible debt and to offer . Yes, i mean theres a lot of visible debt and china, to offer . Yes, i mean theres a lot of visible debt and china, and of visible debt and china, and probably a lot of invisible debt. Couple that with xi jinpings effort to create a welfare state, and you have the government that doesnt want to introduce a lot of stimulus. But over the same time, over the last ten days, billions of Foreign Investment has left china. There is a degree of crisis of confidence, thats the real problem. And when youve got a State Run Economy like china, the public and private sector are a bit more together in the government probably does take this personally, theyll try all these different measures to reduce the losses. But ultimately, economics is a Social Science and it comes down to how confident investors feel in an economy. 50 to how confident investors feel in an economy to how confident investors feel in an economy. To how confident investors feel in an econom. ,. ,. , an economy. So i want to ask you how concerned you an economy. So i want to ask you how concerned you are an economy. So i want to ask you how concerned you are about an economy. So i want to ask you how concerned you are about chinas concerned you are about chinas economy . Because Youth Unemployment is at record highs, Property Sector is at record highs, Property Sector is in crisis . I is at record highs, Property Sector is in crisis . Is at record highs, Property Sector is in crisis . I guess economics is a Social Science. Is in crisis . I guess economics is a Social Science, so is in crisis . I guess economics is a Social Science, so these is in crisis . I guess economics is a Social Science, so these could is in crisis . I guess economics is al Social Science, so these could have virtuous effects. We have Consumer Confidence down, both those data points were discontinued after they started looking pretty negative, and certainly property is arguably a ticking time bomb. Im not a fear monger but i see things getting notably worse over the next five years, then notably better. James, thank ou years, then notably better. James, thank you so years, then notably better. James, thank you so much years, then notably better. James, thank you so much for years, then notably better. James, thank you so much forjoining years, then notably better. James, thank you so much forjoining us i years, then notably better. James, | thank you so much forjoining us on newsday today. Lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. Police have been giving more information after three people were killed in the us state of florida, in what authorities are calling a racially motivated mass shooting. The attack took place in the city of jacksonville, at a Dollar General store. The citys sheriff says the suspected attacker was a white male in his 20s who turned the gun on himself. In zimbabwe, the countrys opposition leader, nelson chamisa, has claimed victory after challenging the results of the election. Just a day earlier, Zimbabwes President , emerson mnangagwa, said he had won enough votes to secure a second term. Mr chamisas party, Citizens Coalition for change, claims theres been widespread vote rigging, and International Observers say the election has fallen short of democratic standards. France is to ban students from wearing abaya, a loose fitting full length robe worn by some muslim women, in state run schools when term starts next month. France has a strict ban on religious signs in State Schools and government buildings, arguing that they violate secular laws. Wearing a headscarf has been banned in 2004 in state run schools. Lets turn to uk politics now and Prime Minister rishi sunak is facing another potentially damaging electoral test this autumn, following the resignation over the weekend by britains former culture secretary, Nadine Dorries. She launched a blistering attack on mr sunak as she left, saying, history will notjudge you kindly. Both labour and the Liberal Democrats claim they can win herformer seat in a by election in the Mid Bedfordshire constituency. 0ur Political Correspondent helen catt has that story. More than two months after she said she would resign with immediate effect, Nadine Dorries has now started the process of formally quitting as an mp, but shes not going quietly. Shes accused rishi sunak of abandoning borisjohnsons election winning manifesto, and of helping to whip up a public frenzy against her. In a letter, she told him. Shes entitled to that view but i think people are kind of tired of raking over the coals of borisjohnsons government. We need to get on and govern this country properly and make people feel that progress before the next election. At the bowls club in flitwick, in Mid Bedfordshire, players had their own views on their mp� s departure. It was expected. Its been in the cards. People have discussed that quite often now, that they werent very impressed by her or pleased. I respect her loyalty to boris because i think it was a hatchet job on him and a certain man whos in government now was one of the culprits behind it. And ijust feel that they should forget about that and just get on with whats best for the country. About time. We havent had any involvement and no ones come knocking on my door from any of the parties. Weve had lots of leaflets, but no information at all, i and she should have gone before. Campaigning began weeks ago. Nadine dorries last won here by nearly 25,000 votes, but Opposition Parties sense an opportunity. Injuly, labour overturned a similarly large tory majority to win selby and ainsty. Its party chair was out in flitwick today, aiming for a repeat. From my conversations that ive had with people, they can see that labour with keir starmer offering something very, very different. Were absolutely determined to change our country for the better. The lib dems argue theyre best placed after explosive wins in places like summerton and frome. This is a seat, a rural blue wall seat, the sorts of seats that Liberal Democrats have been winning. And if you look at recent byelections in this type of seat, weve won from third place. While the tories will hope that, as in borisjohnsons old seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, they can hold on. The exit of Mid Bedfordshires mp has been dramatic and noisy. Choosing her replacement might be no more peaceful. Helen catt, bbc news. Earlier this month, San Francisco voted to allow robo or driver less taxis to operate 24 hours a day. Passengers have to book and pay for the journey via an app. But after a high profile accident, there are renewed safety concerns, and some people are determined to get them off the roads. Heres james clayton. One of the things that surprises many visitors when they arrive in San Francisco are these things driverless robo taxis. Theyre all over the city. This is me ordering one on my phone. One minute away, theres a cab just around the corner. But before i could even get in, a member of the public approached us with a warning. I think youre unsafe, because i saw a guy that was in the crosswalk at night, almost got hit by it. Well, thank you very much, sir, cheers. Not exactly the ideal thing to hearjust before you get into a cab with no driver. Ive been in these cars a few times now and it never changes. Its always totally surreal. It always feels nerve racking when you first start, and its really surprising how quickly itjust becomes totally normal. But the first few sort of roads you come across, tjunctions, youre kind of always slightly apprehensive. Lets see how this does. 0ur ride was perfectly uneventful, but the city itself is divided over these cabs run by two companies, waymo and cruise. Earlier this month, San Francisco officials green lighted the use of robo taxis for 24 hour use, only to then restrict their use after an accident between a driverless cab and a fire engine. Authorities are investigating. The Flip Flopping is emblematic of a city unsure about whether to embrace these robo taxis. And some have even taken to the streets in protest. A group called Safe Streets Rebel has been disabling the cars by putting cones on their bonnets. A video they put out injuly has gone viral. First, find a cone. Make sure their car is empty. And repeat. Its not entirely clear whether what theyre doing is legal. So a spokesperson for the group agreed to be interviewed under the condition of anonymity. How would you describe your group . Are you vigilantes . Are you a Campaigning Group . What are you . Were definitely not vigilantes. I think werejust a group of people. We dont like cars and were doing what we can about it. However, Driverless Car Companies have hit back, saying what the group is doing is bad for road users and is vandalism. Waymo says what youre doing is vandalism. How do you respond to that . Its not vandalism, because that requires property damage, and were not damaging anything. As soon as you take the cone off, the cars are right back to working condition and on their way. They hope to expand across america and beyond. But others here in the city hope they ultimately fail to convince authorities the technology is ready. James clayton, bbc news, San Francisco. Londons famous Notting Hill Carnival is taking place for its 55th year. Sunday saw the childrens day parade, which is a bit more relaxed than mondays main event. The carnival is europes biggest street party, and two Million People are expected to join in to celebrate Caribbean Culture in the uk. Its thought that only around 50 people went to the first ever festival. Thats all for now stay with bbc news. A lot more on our website, check that out. Thanks for watching newsday. Hello there. You know, over the weekend, ive seen quite a lot of these. Funnel clouds. The latest one was spotted between boroughbridge and harrogate, around the North Yorkshire area, but ive seen quite a few over the weekend. That particular one formed along this Convergence Line thats where the winds bash together and those opposing winds wouldve helped create some of the spin that created that funnel cloud in the first place. Right now, though, those showers have long since cleared out of the way. We do have just a few patches of rain working from west to east, but many of us will have a dry start to the day on monday, with temperatures holding up into double figures. Overall, the Bank Holiday Monday that itll be for many of you is a better, drier kind of day the reason, well, weve got this little weak ridge of High Pressure building in. Now it wont be completely dry, therell be just a few isolated showers around, but nowhere near as many as weve had over the course of the weekend. And probably the greatest risk of seeing an odd shower will be across the northwest of both england and wales. The emphasis, though, is on drier weather with spells of sunshine. Temperatures, high teens to low 20s, feeling warm in that august sunshine. And again, into tuesday, another area of low pressure starts to move in from the north. And so, we will get outbreaks of rain moving its way into scotland. Just a few patches of rain showers, really on this weather front, this cold front, as it works southwards across england and wales. But many of you will still have some spells of sunshine around, as well. And overall, the temperature is similarfor most, about 18 22 celsius warm in the sun, but starting to feel perhaps a little bit cooler across the north of scotland. Well, from tuesday into wednesday, that same area of low pressure works into the north sea whilst weakening. And really, were looking at a day of sunny spells and showers again this time, probably the heaviest showers, big thunderstorms affecting northern and eastern scotland, and down this eastern side of england. Again, therell be some convergent winds, so who knows . You might see another funnel cloud if youre lucky. Western areas should stay dry with some sunshine for wales, southwest england, probably bright for northern ireland, as well. That wont last, though. Thursday and friday, another area of low pressure moving in this time, the rain will to be affecting areas a bit further southward. So, particularly for wales, southwest england, and northern ireland, weve got a spell of rain to come through. That clears, and then, were back to rather showery conditions as we head off into september. Bye bye. This is bbc news. Well have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, straight after hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. How does a society protect those most vulnerable, particularly children, from exploitation and abuse . Having the right laws in place is of course vital, but so is having institutions and professions that are open and accountable. How easy is that to deliver . Well, my guest is jasvinder sanghera, whose escape from a forced marriage led to her becoming an advocate for abuse survivors. The Church Of England hired her to help confront abuses, but she and they are now at odds. What went wrong . And what are the lessons