Steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow. Well, many people are asking is the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin, finally over . I have to say one of the things i have learned in russia is that stories here rarely end. There are so many 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 popularfigure 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 cult of prigozhin. Its 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. For more on this, i spoke with sean mcfate. Hes a Us Army Veteran and Senior Fellow at the atlantic council. Sean, thank you for being here. Russian authorities now officially confirming that wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead. They have also said that they are not involved with this plane crash. How much confidence do you have in russias assessment of this situation . I think on balance of probabilities, prigozhin is dead, but until International Inspectors can go there and we can verify its prigozhin� s dna, it is possible that prigozhin is chilling on a yacht some place too. And in terms of what might have brought down that plane this is all in the realm of theories and speculation, but do you think that russia might have played a role in that . I think so. I think putin i think was very clear when prigozhin crossed the line that prigozhin was a dead man walking, and i believe that putin now has to officially say, it wasnt me, although nobody� s fooled by this, but he does not want to appear � stalinesque� as assassinating political opponents in broad daylight even though thats exactly what he did. What comes next then for the Wagner Paramilitary Group . Can it survive without the man that essentially built it and created it . Yes. I think that well see wagner is continuing as we speak. Think of it more like this like, there is a company with a new owner and the owner comes in and the old Leadership Team exits, or in this case, gets blown up. There are new cultural norms instilled. There is some rebranding, some reshuffling in the middle positions, but the company will continue doing what it was doing before, and that is sort of what happened with prigozhin. You mentioned it is like a company with a new owner. Who might that new owner be then . Its putin. Putins the owner. So, think of it another way as well is that the wagner group is not one group. It is actually two. There are the wagner mercenaries in belarus and in ukraine, and these are like those who are dumped out atjails, and they are not really mercenaries. They are cannon fodder, and they are being absorbed into the Russian Military as we speak, which is what putins generals wanted to begin with, and they are going to be fed into the stalingrad of ukraine to die. And then there is the wagner group in africa, and these were the skilled mercenaries, and they did two things for putin. One is they spreaded russian influence around the continent through autocracies, and two is they sucked Natural Resources like gold and sent them back to russia to fuel the war in ukraine, and putin needs both where theyre at. Looking specifically at ukraine, because this counteroffensive is moving slowly, what could the fallout be for ukraine . How could it affect the war . And is there any kind of way for ukraine to potentially leverage whats been going on with wagner . Yes, i think there is. I mean, of course, im sure ukraine was hoping that these 50,000 mercenaries in ukraine would never come back, right . Theyre going to come back, at least whats remaining of them. But i think what ukraine could do is be very clever. For example, it could find ways, since these are mercenaries, to suck them or bribe them off the battlefield. Maybe every day, they put out a message, saying, if you are a mercenary and you are wagner and you dont want to live like you are living anymore, tie a red strap around your right arm. Maybe the next day something else. Wear some plastic flower or something. And if our soldiers ukrainian soldiers see you, will let you pass through the lines, will keep you as a pow and we promise we will Never Exchange you back to russia in a Prisoner Swap, because wagner guys are usually the first to get exchanged in a Prisoner Swap because ukrainians know they will be executed immediately. So, this is a clever way to deplete take an army off the field, not by bullets, but through simple well offer you a better chance. Briefly, what kind of legacy do you think Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves behind . In terms of his relationship with russia and vladimir putin, he seemed to be towards the end maybe one of the few people who was challenging him openly . Yes. So, prigozhin, through his charismatic and big mouth, sort of was saying things out loud that a lot of people were saying internally. It was interesting to see him challenge putin, but also, the Russian Military establishments and get away with it. Until he didnt, right. But i think this is his lasting legacy. It is not about russia. He set up a 21st century way to run a global mercenary operations and make it work. He has created a blueprint it does notjust involve the wagner group. It involves troll farms. It involves Natural Resources. He has Mining Companies and gas companies, and somebody else will come around it doesnt have to be a russian and will imitate that, and that is a problem because a world awash with more mercenaries is a world awash with more war. In some ways, Prigozhin May still live on. Professor of strategy at the National Defence university, thank you for being here. Meanwhile, reports from Southern Ukraine suggest its forces have broken through some of russias key defensive positions. It comes as one of ukraines most celebrated Fighter Pilots was killed in a midair crash. Heres paul adams. Picking up the pace. Could ukraines counteroffensive, 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, that is where we see their supply roads. They use these roads. I am sure we will go fasterfrom 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 he is looking forward to leading his men all the way to the sea, but that is 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 Pilshchykov, call sign � juice, Flying Combat Missions last year. When russia invaded, few gave ukraines air force much chance of getting off the ground, but from dog fights 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. 1. 5 years after russias full scale invasion, their status as National Heroes is well established. President zelensky said the death of Andriy Pilshchykov and two of his colleagues was a disaster. Juice was due to start training on American Made f i6s in a matter of weeks. When the first jets finally arrive early next year, he will not be around to fight them. Pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. The Opposition Leader in zimbabwe has accused the president , emmerson mnangagwa, of carrying out a coup. Zimbabwe held elections wednesday and the president was declared the winner sunday with nearly 53 of the vote. But Opposition Leader Nelson Chamisa has called the official results a sham. Independent observers share that scepticism. The Southern African Development Community says the elections fell short of the requirements of the constitution of zimbabwe, while the European Union says acts of violence and intimidation resulted in a climate of fear. Zimbabwes leader has dismissed the criticism, and insists the elections were fair. Earlier, i spoke with david carroll. He leads the Carter Centers initiative on developing standards and best practices in International Election observation. Thank you so much forjoining us. I understand you have recently returned from zimbabwe. In terms of what you and your field teams observed, was this a free and Fair Election . Well, ijust got back earlier this morning, and the Carter Center had a team of about 60 people, and i would say the assessment of the Carter Center and the other organisations the International Observers from the Southern African region, the African Union and the eu all of our assessments aligned in that this is the context of a very unlevel Playing Field with a lot of political challenges that made it really difficult to have an open and credible and competitive election. So, i think the prospects for calling this a successful election are thin. What specifically made to the Playing Field unlevel in terms of what you saw . So, i was in zimbabwe for the last election in 2018 and the context and the environment was just dramatically different. You could both see itjust in your interactions with everyday people, but also, a couple of very specific things the delimitation of Election Boundaries were skewed. The Voter Registration process was very opaque. The Political Parties never really received a copy of the Voter Registration in a way that they could check it, you know, before the election at all. There was changes in the number of Polling Stations and, importantly, there has been legislation passed in the last several years that really stifles the engagement of Civil Society groups and other actors the political space was shrinking very, very tightly, and you could sense that in the interactions with zimbabwe and you could feel the nature of the change. Zimbabwes Opposition Party is accusing the ruling party of blatant and gigantic fraud. How strong of a case do you think the Opposition Party has . Well, i think we will hopefully be able to see that in the coming days. Official results have been released at the National Level and at the constituency level, with 210, i think, individual constituencies, but what is really important now is for there to be public publication of the Polling Station Level results from at a lower level, at the level where people go to individual Polling Stations, because everybody has copies of the results at that level, the two major parties, Citizen Observer groups, other observers will have some from places they went, and i know that the Opposition Party has stated that they are attempting to put all of their own counts together. So, with a transparent publication of those results and a comparison we should be able to know in the coming days if the official results are really an accurate reflection of how zimbabweans cast their vote on august 23. Zimbabwe has had some Voting Irregularities in the past. Currently, the Electoral Commission in the country is appointed by the ruling party, the president himself. How much trust do you think there is in the country in terms of Voting Results in general . The Election Commission has a lot of competent people doing a good job in a number of areas. The problem is i think there is a clear sense that they do not have total autonomy in terms of what they do and the ability to conduct things in an open and transparent manner has just been clear they have struggled in that regard, the lack of Ballot Papers in a number of Polling Stations, that was very unexpected. There was no warning given that that could possibly be a problem until the morning of election day. And several other things just make it, i think, a situation where there is questions about whether or not Election Commission really has earned the trust of zimbabweans. You mention you have been in zimbabwe for the previous election and that was post election violence after that vote. How likely are we to see it this time around to see it remain peaceful . Well, ithink, again, i go back to the question of what is going to happen in the coming days. I think there is polarisation in zimbabwe society. The direct competition and clash between parties and a population which i think is just exhausted so what is really important now is to avoid the potential for violence and to do that by really being transparent in the rest of this process, by getting those Election Results clearly published and allowing any grievances or problems to have a chance to be aired in a court, and to allow those questions to be resolved in a peaceful way. Doctor david carroll, thank you so much forjoining us. A pleasure, thank you. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Voiceover bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. It has been quite a transformation from how it looked when it shut in the 80s to its beautiful sparkling pool and restored buildings. 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The explosion happened as they were fighting the fire, injuring many. These pictures, filmed a few hours ago, show the damage the blast caused. The recent heavy flooding in china, which claimed 81 lives, has shocked the country, especially because it occurred in areas not usually prone to such a disaster. Chinese scientists are blaming Climate Change, and are warning that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and dangerous. 0ur china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, visited Luoxingdun Island, situated in a southern flood plain, and the town of zhuozhou, in the north, which doesnt usually flood. 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, hebei province, were submerged by the floodwaters. Translation it will take me 810 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. Li chunshui 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. The us Secretary Of Commerce has met her counterpart in beijing as the worlds two largest economies work to stabilise ties. Gina raimondo is the fourth senior us official to visit china in less than three months. Shell hold meetings, discussing Business Opportunities and national security, during herfour day visit. Monday marks 60 years since a Pivotal Moment in us history and one of the most important for the countrys Civil Rights Movement. The 1963 March On Washington saw around a quarter of a Million People come together to call for an end to discrimination. Its crescendo the � I Have A Dream speech delivered by Martin Luther king jr on the steps of the lincoln memorial. Thousands gathered saturday to commemorate the march. And monday, President Biden is expected to meet organisers of the 1963 event. As part of the bbc� s coverage, my colleague Caitriona Perry spoke to dr kings daughter, doctor bernice king, to reflect on the moment. We are marking this anniversary in times where we have seen recent attacks on Affirmative Action and voting rights. What is your assessment of where the Civil Rights Movement is at the moment . You know, i think first of all, there are numerous people that are on as we call it the battlefield that are really fighting to get the right policies in place, that are really fighting to educate communities. I think one of the struggles is, theres so many things that are problematic. When you look across the board, in the black community, we still suffer from Racial Disparities in every area. Whether youre talking about banking, housing, employment, health, environment, criminaljustice we are still the last, not because of something inherently wrong with us but because of the systemic issues around race, and so, you know, were still trying figure out how do we that is why i said it is important to prepare for the backlash, because we have to continue the fight towards, one, getting the right policies in place and make sure those policies carry out what they are supposed to carry out and, two, continuing to educate people in this nation because part of the issue around race some of it is ignorance. And if youd like to see our full interview with dr bernice king, tune in to our coverage of the March On Washington on world news america on monday. Stay with us here on bbc news. Thats all from us here in washington, we leave you with these live pictures of london as we hand off to our colleagues there. Thank you for watching. 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 north west 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 while 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, south west 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, south west 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. Voiceover this is bbc news. Well have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. Welcome to hardtalk. I am stephen sackur, and today i am on the banks of the river leave north of london. This beautiful habitat has, in recent years, become a battleground, which has pitted anglers and conservationists against the privatised Water Companies and the industry regulator. My guest today is the former Punk Rock Star Turned Environmental Campaigner feargal sharkey. Now, he is leading the campaign to clean up in britains waterways. But can years of environmental degradation really be reversed