for nearly three weeks. i don't know how long it will stay like that, i don't know all these kinds of things, but i think the next two weeks will show how much of a challenge it is because whatever happens nobody can react any more then. that is something i think we should have an ion. but that is the difference between the contracts here and the contracts there, that causes problems, definitely, 100%. liverpool are in talks with bayern munich midfielder ryan gravenberch after agreeing a £34 million deal to sign him. the 21—year—old netherlands internationaljoined bayern from ajax last summer but has struggled for first—team football. spain forward ansu fati has completed a season—long loan move to premier league side brighton from barcelona. fati had fallen down the pecking order at barcelona, who needed to create some space in their squad to sign manchester city full—back joao cancelo on loan. cole palmer hs moved from manchester city to chelsea. the england under—21 forward has signed for an initial sum of £40 million on a seven—year deal. it brings chelsea's spending in this transfer window to more than £400 million. you can get all the latest on all of the deals on our website. tottenham have just agreed a fee of £45 million plus add—ons with nottingham forest for brennan johnson. the live page has all the details of who's moving where and when the various transfer windows close throughout the day. spain men's coach luis de la fuente has apologised for applauding the speech by football federation president luis rubiales in which he said he would not resign for kissing women's world cup star jenni hermoso. de la fuente was among those who received widespread criticism. he later released a statement condemning rubiales�* behaviour and has today said that he was taken by surprise by the speech and that he was sorry for his mistake in applauding. fluminense are into the semifinals of the copa libertadores and will face fellow brazilian side internacional. two late goals by german cano clinched a 3—1 win over paraguay�*s 0limpia, so they go through 5—1 on aggregate. friday's play at the us open gets underway at flushing meadows in new york in half an hour. americans are well represented on the arthur ashe court. tommy paul starts things off against alejandro davidovich fokina, thenjennifer brady will attempt to stop caroline wozniacki's progress. coco gauff plays elise mertens in the evening session before an all—serbian match—up — laslo djere against 23—time grand slam champion novak djokovic. and the big name playing in the louis armstrong stadium is women's world number one and top seed, iga swiatek. the day there concludes with one of her big rivals — number four seed elena rybakina. and that's all the sport for now. straight back to transfer deadline day for the premier league. the window closes at 11pm after a fascinating few months of moves. premier league clubs have already spent a record £1.95 billion — $2.45 billion — on players in the summer transfer window, and that's expected to rise to more than £2 billion by the close of the window as clubs make a flurry of last minute moves. and, of course, this year, there's the new kids in town — the saudi arabian league, which has attracted star players with mega money moves away from the big european leagues. live now to west london and we can speak to doogie critchley, one of the hosts of the football daily youtube channel. i love transfer deadline day, hearing about all those last—minute manoeuvres, what have you made of this window? it has been sensational, a few clubs will be happier than others, not least arsenal. they managed to get a seriously good fee for their fourth choice striker and managed to add kai havertz. and declan rice. aston villa will be pleased, moussa diable has already got one goal and two assists, they have also added toros, assists, they have also added toros, a number of clubs will be really happy with their business. it’s happy with their business. it's really interesting, you see the clutch of those six iconic clubs at the top spending vast amounts of money, how does that all fit in with how they play? that money, how does that all fit in with how they play?— how they play? that is the big debate, how they play? that is the big debate. we — how they play? that is the big debate, we have _ how they play? that is the big debate, we have seen - how they play? that is the big j debate, we have seen chelsea spending over £1 billion in the last three windows since the consortium takeover last summer, and many questions to be asked around that and also about the spending amongst the premier league. last summer, we saw the premier league spending more than the other top five leagues put together, which is remarkable, and probably does not feel that sustainable in the long term, for now everyone is just enjoying the ride. now everyone is 'ust en'oying the ride. �* ., , ., ., ride. and we are seeing two of the latest chelsea _ ride. and we are seeing two of the latest chelsea additions, - ride. and we are seeing two of the latest chelsea additions, and - latest chelsea additions, and there is a small shrinking pool of top players as well and all the top clubs chasing them, that tug—of—war between liverpool and chelsea, fascinating battles going on. absolutely and they will continue right up until the deadline tonight. we have seen a newlyjoined man united star, loofah pool also looking at ryan, man united were also looking at him but it was one of the most fascinating ones of the entire window. —— liverpool. he only wanted to join chelsea, amazing coup for brighton to collect that coup for brighton to collect that coup for him, the third biggest fee in football history, they signed him from an ecuadorian club for £4.5 million and he has only started 42 premier league games for them so for him to become a transfer record is remarkable. him to become a transfer record is remarkable-— remarkable. that is quite some business model. _ remarkable. that is quite some business model. in _ remarkable. that is quite some business model. in terms - remarkable. that is quite some business model. in terms of. remarkable. that is quite some | business model. in terms of the remarkable. that is quite some - business model. in terms of the new players on the block, saudi league, when you look at the roll call of players they have signed on the last few months is incredible, the names, the hendersons, it goes on and on, but you heard just now from juergen klopp, the nightmare scenario is of course there window goes on for much longer than the premier league window, so you could have that nightmare situation like with mo salah, he might force a move after the premier league window is actually closed.— the premier league window is actually closed. exactly, that is what it will _ actually closed. exactly, that is what it will have _ actually closed. exactly, that is what it will have to _ actually closed. exactly, that is what it will have to take, it - actually closed. exactly, that is what it will have to take, it will| what it will have to take, it will have to take mo salah taking action, refusing to train, which isn't in his nature, his agent has said he is not leaving, so it would require a massive u—turn for that to change and the liverpool it's unfathomable to think of selling mo salah, they do have depth in forward areas but very little in right—wing areas, with firmino passing, losing mo salah, contributed 31 league goals and assists last year, they can't lose him. ~ ., ., and assists last year, they can't lose him-— and assists last year, they can't lose him. ~ ., ., .,~ ., lose him. what do you make of the saudi league. _ lose him. what do you make of the saudi league, how— lose him. what do you make of the saudi league, how long _ lose him. what do you make of the saudi league, how long will - lose him. what do you make of the saudi league, how long will it - lose him. what do you make of the saudi league, how long will it be i saudi league, how long will it be before they are knocking the door and wanting to play champions league you look at golf, live sport were on the outskirts, there was a schism in golf, and yet the money talked, they have come together, could you foresee a similar thing happening in football? , , , football? they will definitely try, the are football? they will definitely try, they are making _ football? they will definitely try, they are making massive - football? they will definitely try, | they are making massive strides, football? they will definitely try, - they are making massive strides, the fact the saudi pro league and the pif can combine and allocate these players to clubs, it's not individual clubs making these decisions, their interest in football is not going anywhere, their bid to host the world cup, their bid to host the world cup, their money is not going anywhere either so it's a nightmare scenario of the premier league clubs with their window going on a bit longer, as you say. their window going on a bit longer, as you say-— as you say. and critics talking about sports _ as you say. and critics talking about sports washing - as you say. and critics talking about sports washing and - as you say. and critics talking | about sports washing and that as you say. and critics talking - about sports washing and that hugely important issue. 0ne about sports washing and that hugely important issue. one final question, one of the reasons i love this transfer deadline day is all the mishaps you always hear about, players trying to force a move and failing and then slinking back to their old clubs or a fax machine not working and the move not going through, what are your favourites? peter is the infamous story, he was playing for west brom at the time, wanted to go to qpr, qpr were going to sell, that move fell through, the player was not happy, went down to the training ground, was speaking to reporters live outside the training ground, the deal never went through, he had to go back to west brom with his tail between his legs, there was also ruby neo who thought he was signing for chelsea, actually the deal was struck without him knowing and he ended up in man city, that move turned into a total disaster. perhaps we can get another couple of those over the next few hours, thank you for being with us to talk us through some of these last—minute moves. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. meet bill cooksey. he's 102 and he's attempting to become the oldest person to ever complete the great north run. he's no stranger to a challenge. when he turned 100, he walked 100 miles in ten days and, after his 101st birthday, he cycled 1,000 miles on his tricycle. but given his age, the great north run organisers requested that he do the walk accompanied by two carers. i fancied doing the great north run, really helped us. and itjust really took off from there. so i couldn't say no, really. one thing i hope comes out of it is that it encourages other people to try the same thing because, very often, they get to a certain age and they say, "well, "that's it, i'm not supposed to be able to do this." but ijust didn't do that. ijust carried on as normal. and i shall continue to do so until i'm forced to stop! for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. to ukraine now, and officials there say a drone attack on the russian city of pskov, that took place on tuesday, was launched from inside russia. the country's military intelligence chief said two russian cargo planes were destroyed and two more were damaged. for weeks now, ukraine's military has been mounting an operation against russian forces, but there's speculation in the us media that washington is uneasy about the pace of this counter—offensive. let's speak to kurt volker, a former us special representative for ukraine. he joins us live from the georgian capital, tbilisi. let's start with what we have heard from ukraine's military intelligence chief, there attacks from inside russia, what does that suggest to you about the ukrainian incursion all russian operatives? first you about the ukrainian incursion all russian operatives?— all russian operatives? first off, there are armed _ all russian operatives? first off, there are armed russian - all russian operatives? first off, i there are armed russian opposition groups now and notjust the wagner group, but there are also groups that characterise themselves as wanting a free russia, and they have the ability to carry out drone strikes as well, and they are probably getting support from ukraine, and on top of that ukraine may have its own special forces as well. and all of this is meant to bring home to the russians that their war against ukraine is not cost free, it's not a special antiseptic military operation but something that is actually causing loss of lives and destruction and this is bringing back home to them as well. in this is bringing back home to them as well. , ., ., as well. in terms of the other thing i was mentioning _ as well. in terms of the other thing i was mentioning there _ as well. in terms of the other thing i was mentioning there in - as well. in terms of the other thing i was mentioning there in the - i was mentioning there in the introduction, we have seen over recent days and weeks are pretty consistent drip feed from unnamed pentagon officials to the new york times and others critical of ukrainian tactics about the pace of the counter offensive, but what do you make of that? first the counter offensive, but what do you make of that?— the counter offensive, but what do you make of that? first off, i think all of those — you make of that? first off, i think all of those leaks _ you make of that? first off, i think all of those leaks are _ all of those leaks are unconstructive. they undermine morale rather than build it up, and moreover i think they are inaccurate. we have to recognise that the us in the west have not given ukrainians everything that we would expect to have for ourselves if we were going to conduct a counteroffensive and those lines so ukrainians have had to adapt and make the best with what they have got, they care very much about protecting their personnel so they will not through masses of forces in one place and chew up the entire military, they have been more methodical and careful, probing on many lines along the front line, forcing russia to keep its forces spread out so that they are not concentrating on one place either, and even with all of that ukrainians have been able to cross some defensive lines, particularly... it looks like it is beginning to accelerate a bit.— looks like it is beginning to accelerate a bit. ~ , ., ~' accelerate a bit. why do you think there is still _ accelerate a bit. why do you think there is still hesitation _ accelerate a bit. why do you think there is still hesitation from - accelerate a bit. why do you think there is still hesitation from the l there is still hesitation from the biden administration on sending things like missile systems? ukraine has asked for them the considerable period of time, they still have not been sent f—16s, why is there that continue to hesitation day in washington, do you think? i would describe it as _ washington, do you think? i would describe it as an _ washington, do you think? i would describe it as an irrational- washington, do you think? i would describe it as an irrational fear - washington, do you think? i would describe it as an irrational fear of l describe it as an irrational fear of russian escalation. if putin could escalate this conflict he would already have done so but the fact is his forces are bogged down and failing in ukraine, he cannot risk opening up another front, particularly with any nato countries that are much more capable militarily, that would be a disaster for russian forces, so he doesn't want to escalate this, and moreover nuclear use, that is something that would come down very hard against rush itself, the chinese have warned the russians not to use nuclear weapons, the indians have, the us and nato have warned there would be direct consequences for the russian military if they used nuclear weapons so i don't think they are prepared to do that either. but they have been a — prepared to do that either. but they have been a number— prepared to do that either. but they have been a number of— prepared to do that either. but they have been a number of red - prepared to do that either. but they have been a number of red lines - prepared to do that either. but theyl have been a number of red lines that the biden administration may have had at the start of this conflict that have been crossed, we have attacks inside russia now, we have seen tanks sent when there was hesitation about that, is it illogical to continue to have a variety of red lines still in play and apparently hampering ukraine? it is illogical because russians are not holding back, they are doing everything they can to try to destroy and defeat ukraine, and why we are not willing to give the ukrainians the tools that they need to defend themselves is mystifying to defend themselves is mystifying to me because i don't believe that those risks and escalation are there, and moreover i think that there, and moreover i think that there is an interest of the us and nato to see ukraine succeed, we don't want to see this type of imperialism and genocide and aggression rewarded because that would become a future threat for all of us. a, would become a future threat for all of us. �* ., ., would become a future threat for all ofus. ., ., ,, of us. a final thought then because amonust of us. a final thought then because amongst all — of us. a final thought then because amongst all of _ of us. a final thought then because amongst all of those _ of us. a final thought then because amongst all of those leaks - of us. a final thought then because amongst all of those leaks there i of us. a final thought then because l amongst all of those leaks there are suggestions that republicans and democrats don't want to have the war on the agenda for the presidential election in 2024, perhaps when you look at things on the ground now that looks unlikely and it will still be there, very active. what are you looking at in terms of the critical next steps, the important things that have to happen, what is your assessment? i things that have to happen, what is your assessment?— things that have to happen, what is your assessment? i would first point out that if indeed _ your assessment? i would first point out that if indeed it's _ your assessment? i would first point out that if indeed it's the _ your assessment? i would first point out that if indeed it's the biden - out that if indeed it's the biden administration that don't want the war to be a big factor in the presidential campaign then we need to give them the equipment they need now. as far as how it pans out, you have a majority of republicans and democrats in the public and in congress who favour continued support for ukraine. a very vocal minority on the far right and a less vocal minority on the far left oppose it, and i think that what we will see in the coming months is another support for ukraine to get them through the conflict as best we can, then you will have just a couple of people in the presidential election, former president trump, arguing againstaid election, former president trump, arguing against aid to ukraine, but we have a very real lesson other republican voices, mike pence, supporting ukraine, we will get that from president biden as well, so it will be an issue if we do not give the ukrainians everything they need now, and at the same time i think there will be arguments in favour of ukraine throughout.— ukraine throughout. always a -leasure ukraine throughout. always a pleasure having _ ukraine throughout. always a pleasure having you - ukraine throughout. always a pleasure having you on - ukraine throughout. always a pleasure having you on the i pleasure having you on the programme, thank you so much for joining us live. india's supreme court, is currently hearing an important case about the legality of the revocation of indian—administered kashmir�*s special status in 2019. since the change, which gave the indian national government political control of kashmir, journalists say the administration is carrying out a systematic and sinister campaign of arrests and intimidation aimed at silencing the press in the region. the indian government says there is absolute press freedom in kashmir. 0ur south asia correspondent, yogita limaye, reports from srinagar. this is the kashmir india's government wants the world to see. beautiful, serene. full of tourists. away from sight is the more grim picture. a painful, long—running conflict. more recently, a clampdown on democratic rights. journalists who can bring out people's voices and ground realities say they're now being silenced by the government. asif sultan, a kashmiri reporter, pictured here at one of his court hearings. he's been injailforfive years, charged under terror laws. his father, mohammad, says asif was targeted for this article he wrote about an anti—india militant. translation: everyone knows he's innocent. - he's a professional reporter and was jailed for his writing about the militancy. they wanted to make an example out of him so otherjournalists don't dare to cover topics the government doesn't approve of. at the time of his arrest, asif�*s daughter was just six months old. areeba might have been reunited with her father when he was given bail last year. but on the day of his release, new charges were brought. asif was kept in jail. it's part of a troubling pattern. journalist sajjad gul, jailed for criminal conspiracy. well—known magazine editor farhad shah, arrested on terrorism charges. whenever they are granted bail, new cases are filed to keep them in custody. most recently, irfan mehraj, who's worked with international outlets, jailed for alleged links to terrorfunding. this complex, which now houses an office of the kashmir police, until last year, this is where kashmir�*s press club used to be — the main body in the region which used to stand up for the rights ofjournalists. last year, it was shut down by the government, and, in its absence, journalists say they have nowhere to turn to if they feel threatened. and it isn'tjustjailing. we've heard of other forms of intimidation. dozens ofjournalists in this region are on no—fly lists, prevented from leaving the country. dozens ofjournalists have not had their passports renewed. we've spoken to 20 journalists on the ground, each of whom have told us that they've been called by the police and questioned about stories that they've done or social media posts that they've put out. this reporter told us about one such experience. he doesn't want to be identified, fearing reprisal. i started getting calls from the police over a story i had written. they kept asking why i had done it. then i was questioned in person. they told me they know everything about me and my family, which felt very scary. i kept thinking, would i be arrested or harmed physically? and what impact has that had on yourjournalism? instead of thinking about whether i have enough facts in a report, i worry more about whether it will land me in trouble. we are all self—censoring. there is an attempt to silence the press in kashmir once and for all. mostjournalists told us they fear reprisal by the state. but in a conflict between indian forces and underground militant outfits, some say there are other dangers too. i spoke to a journalist who received threats from an insurgent group. working as a journalist in kashmir is like walking on a razor�*s edge. there are threats from all sides. i'm constantly afraid of a bullet coming at me and that no—one will ever find out who fired that. the impact onjournalism is evident when you look at the papers on any given day. the front pages are pretty much full of statements from either the national government or the regional administration. there are lots of soft stories, but there's barely any journalism in here holding the government to account. we asked the police and the regional administration to respond to the allegations made byjournalists who spoke to us. they haven't replied. in press statements, the administrative head of the region has insisted that there's absolute press freedom in kashmir. what we found belies the claims. 0n ground in kashmir, press freedom has all but been eroded. yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar. let me show you live pictures of moscow and there is vladimir putin who has been talking to pupils at the start of the school year, saying it was impossible to defeat russia as moscow's offensive grinds through its 19th month, he said, i understood why we won the great patriotic war, it's impossible to defeat this kind of nation with this kind of attitude, the white house saying that ukraine has made notable progress in their counteroffensive. let me take you to washington and show you the pictures from the court because we are waiting for sentencing of two more members of the proud boys group, that group behind the capital uprising on the 6th ofjanuary, they behind the capital uprising on the 6th of january, they are behind the capital uprising on the 6th ofjanuary, they are due to be sentenced in the next little while so we will be live in washington to get the latest on that story, and of course the latest on that story that has been dominating politics here in england about the type of concrete used in some schools and the closure of more than 100, more in the next while. hello there. meteorologically speaking, the first day of september is the first day of autumn and, with the changing of the season, we are changing the weather, something drier and warmer on the way through the weekend with some spells of sunshine. still some showers around through the rest of today. and a band of thicker cloud affecting parts of northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. a little bit of rain with that, best of the sunshine across the northern half of scotland. temperatures between 14 and 23 degrees. so already turning a little bit warmer down towards the south—east. and then, as we head through tonight, we will see some areas of cloud, some mist and fog will start to develop as well, especially across england, wales and northern ireland. it is going to be another rather chilly night across the highlands. temperatures once again could drop quite close to freezing in a few locations, milder further south. but the story of saturday is one of high pressure which is set to build across the uk. now, underneath this area of high pressure, we will have some mist and fog to start the morning — that will tend to lift and click. take a while to do so in places, particularly in northern ireland, one or two light showers are possible, but most places will be fine with some sunshine. a bit more cloud will get into the far north—west of scotland with a strengthening breeze. but temperatures 21 degrees for aberdeen, glasgow and belfast, 24 degrees in london through saturday night. 0ur area of high pressure will still be with us. this frontal system grazing into the north of scotland — that will bring some outbreaks of rain during sunday, especially across the northern isles. but some other northern and north—western parts, more of a breeze here as well. but further south, some good spells of sunshine and some real warmth. even parts of eastern scotland, up to 22 or 23 degrees, 25 or 26 down towards the southeast of england. and that warming trend is set to continue into the new week. 0ur area of high pressure looks set to move a little further eastwards. areas of low pressure trying to squeeze in from the west. and this, broadly speaking, will bring us a southerly flow of air, bringing something warmer in our direction from the continent. so temperatures as we head through the middle parts of the week could well get into the mid to high 20s, maybe somewhere touching 30 degrees. it is likely to turn more unsettled from the west by the end of the week. live from london, this is bbc news. the highest storm alert is in place in hong kong, as a super typhoon approaches the city. it could be the strongest storm to hit the region in decades. two members of the proud boys, the group central to the storming of the us capitol, are due to be sentenced. there are fears that the number of english schools forced to close buildings because of crumbling concrete could rise. you have my deepest sympathy. it is awful and it is the hardest thing that i have had to deal with. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. hong kong and parts of mainland china are being battered by a super typhoon. authorities in hong kong, have raised the emergency alert level to its maximum. winds as high as 200 kilometres an hour and heavy rains have already hit the area. theses are the latest pictures from hong kong. you can see the powerful winds sweeping the rain sideways and buffetting the trees on the foreshore. people are being advised to stay indoors. and you can see why. this reporter in guangdong province from the china meteorological administration was trying his best to update viewers on the typhoon. and here it is seen from space on the left of the screen, with another smaller typhoon, to the right.