Predictable in ukraine, so we know towards the end of october, the last couple of weeks of october, movement will get much more difficult, the battlefield will settle into a different rhythm and both sides want to establish their positions before then. So if it works, it will have that effect but if it fails, my goodness, it will be a disaster because they may lose the units and the manpower that they ve committed to creating to this pocket in kursk and still lose chasiv yar and pokrovsk and other areas in the donbas. If that were the case, i doubt that zelensky would survive that, so it s a big risky move. Interesting. And you said if it works, what does the strategic win look like here from a ukrainian point of view?. Yeah, good point. The battle to come, and this battle has only just started, but the battle to come in this kursk pocket will be measured in days and weeks, not weeks and months, because the russians will not allow this to stand. They will put into this pocket whatever
The attack, on a summer holiday dance workshop, has also left five children and two adults in a critical condition. A 17 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. He can t be named because of his age, but the bbc can report, that he was born in cardiff to rwandan parents and moved to the southport area, 11 years ago. On tuesday morning, the home secretary visited the seaside town. Yvette cooper was visibly moved as she laid flowers at the scene. The pop star taylor swift whose music inspired the dance class posted a tribute on social media describing the horrendous trauma inflicted. Quietly paying respects, the home secretary among those who have been here today, a moment s pause in a community that may never be able to understand why. It has been confirmed a third child has died, a nine year old girl, in addition to two girls aged six and seven. Eight other children suffered some points, five of them are critically ill. Two adults are also i
It s monday, the 29th ofjuly. Our main story. It was a dramatic second day at the olympics for team gb, winning two medals in the swimming and kayak. Adam peaty won silver in the 100m breaststroke final last night missing out on gold by 200ths of a second, while kimberley woods won bronze in the women s kayak single. Joe lynskey reports. For eight years, adam peaty has pushed his sport to new limits. He s not used to silver but he now has perspective. In the 100m breaststroke, he went for a third gold in the row and britain s first at these games. He missed out by a margin, two hundredths of a second. Commentator: the gold has gone to martinenghi of italy. and a joint silver medal, it s gone to adam peaty of great britain. Less than two years ago, he said this sport had broken him. To get so close might have felt cruel. But, for peaty, the breakthrough wasjust to be here. It s just incredibly hard. Like, to win it once and to win it again then to win it again. I m not crying becaus
Architecture, and heritage. In a world first, the olympic opening ceremony was held outside of the stadium 6,800 athletes from 205 delegations travelled on 85 boats and barges down the river seine past some of the french capital s most famous landmarks with bridges and river banks used as catwalks. There was heavy rain but it didn t dampen the crowd s enthusiasm. There were surprise performances throughout a pink feathered lady gaga and the french malian singer, aya nakamura performed alongside teams of dancers high kicking the can can or perching perilously on poles. The olympic flame, which had been carried by a host of global sports superstars including rafael nadal, serena williams and zinedine zidan, was used to light a huge cauldron on a hot air balloon that rose high into the paris sky. The culmination of the show included an emotional return of canadian icon celine dion her first live performance for four years. She sang on a spectacularly illuminated eiffel tower for the f