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[00:00:13] Live from London. This is BBC News. President Zelensky has denied
[00:00:16] denied knowledge of an energy cease cease fire with Russia announced
[00:00:20] announced by Donald Trump, but says says Ukraine supports the idea. If
[00:00:23] If Russia does to another strike
[00:00:25] strike hits Riyadh airport in Saudi Saudi Arabia a day after 12 people
[00:00:29] people were killed and hundreds wounded
[00:00:31] wounded in a Houthi attack. Manchester
[00:00:34] Manchester City face boos from Liverpool Liverpool fans at Anfield in their
[00:00:37] their first match since being found found guilty of financial rule breaches.
[00:00:41] breaches. Flash floods in central central Nepal sweep away bridges
[00:00:44] bridges and homes as five people
[00:00:46] people are reported missing. Pope
[00:00:48] Pope Leo says he is to undergo surgery surgery after his doctors detected
[00:00:51] detected what he called a very early
[00:00:53] early stage nodule in his lung. I
[00:01:05] I welcome I'm Martine Croxall, Ukraine's Ukraine's President Zelensky says
[00:01:08] says he's awaiting details from America America after Donald Trump claimed
[00:01:12] claimed that Russia and Ukraine had had agreed to an energy ceasefire,
[00:01:16] ceasefire, Mr Trump wrote on his his Truth Social Platform that an
[00:01:19] an agreement between the two sides sides will halt attacks on each other's
[00:01:22] other's energy facilities and would would come into effect immediately
[00:01:25] immediately in September. A similar similar promise of such a ceasefire
[00:01:28] ceasefire failed to materialise. materialise. Well, initially, President President Zelensky said the announcement
[00:01:32] announcement was news to him, but but he's now posted to say he's discussed
[00:01:36] discussed the energy ceasefire with with the leaders of Nato, Canada
[00:01:40] Canada and Finland. He added Ukraine Ukraine supports the ceasefire and
[00:01:43] and it's important that Russia supports supports it as well. We're awaiting
[00:01:47] awaiting details from the American American side. For our part, Ukraine
[00:01:50] Ukraine always fully supports steps steps towards de-escalation, the
[00:01:53] the protection of lives and the decisions decisions needed to end the war and
[00:01:56] and guarantee lasting peace. Earlier,
[00:01:59] Earlier, President Zelensky had told told the US network ABC that if President
[00:02:03] President Putin agrees to a 60 day
[00:02:05] day ceasefire, he'll organise elections elections in Ukraine. It follows
[00:02:09] follows comments by President Trump Trump yesterday that Ukraine should
[00:02:12] should get a new president. Let's Let's speak to our Ukraine correspondent
[00:02:16] correspondent Dan Johnson. A lot lot of words flying about, Dan, but
[00:02:19] but how much substance is
[00:02:24] there? Yeah. This seems to have come come totally out of the blue and and taken at least the Ukrainian
[00:02:28] Ukrainian side by surprise. But their their response initially no comment
[00:02:30] comment now seems to be that this this is what they wanted. So they're
[00:02:34] they're going to adopt it. Zelensky Zelensky has written on X that he
[00:02:37] he will support this, that he's awaiting awaiting further details. It seems
[00:02:40] seems like he wasn't part of negotiating negotiating this as Donald Trump
[00:02:44] Trump had posted, but that it is is the sort of thing he wanted to
[00:02:47] to see. So he's willing to support
[00:02:49] support it and will hope that it
[00:02:52] it will be adhered to by the Russians. Russians. That is the big question.
[00:02:55] question. No response from them at at the moment. We don't know if they
[00:02:58] they were actually in communication communication with Donald Trump about about this or whether this is just
[00:03:01] just something that he's taken to to Truth Social and decided to announce
[00:03:05] announce himself. It was about an an hour ago when he wrote effectively
[00:03:08] effectively effective immediately, immediately, there is an energy ceasefire
[00:03:11] ceasefire in the war between Russia Russia and Ukraine. Both parties
[00:03:15] parties have agreed and he urged urged do not break it. Now, that
[00:03:19] that certainly seems not to have have been the case in terms of Ukraine.
[00:03:21] Ukraine. It looks like they weren't weren't party to this negotiation
[00:03:25] negotiation or discussion. This has has come as a surprise to them, but
[00:03:28] but as I say, they do seem willing
[00:03:30] willing to support it because Ukrainians
[00:03:32] Ukrainians know the impact that the the attacks on their energy network
[00:03:35] network are already having. There There have been power cuts. There's
[00:03:38] There's been disruption to electricity electricity supplies, to services
[00:03:42] services like the metro here, which which have been interrupted already
[00:03:45] already before winter has even set
[00:03:46] set in. So everyone here was aware
[00:03:50] aware of the destruction of elements elements of Ukraine's power network
[00:03:53] network and the impact that that that would have on everyday life.
[00:03:56] life. People were braced for a tougher
[00:03:59] tougher winter and they knew that that Russia would continue to target
[00:04:03] target those sorts of sites. It was
[00:04:05] was saying in response the for oil oil refineries that Ukraine has been
[00:04:09] been hitting, Zelensky had already already said today that he wanted wanted an energy ceasefire, that
[00:04:12] that if Russia did stop attacking
[00:04:15] attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure, infrastructure, he would cease the
[00:04:18] the attacks on the oil refineries. refineries. Will that now happen
[00:04:21] happen as Donald Trump is promising? promising? That's the big question.
[00:04:25] question. What incentive is there there for Russia to do this when
[00:04:28] when he's already had that that concession
[00:04:31] concession this week of some of the the sanctions against his diesel
[00:04:34] diesel being sold to the US? Yes.
[00:04:39] Yes. The backdrop to this is the
[00:04:41] the deal that President Trump agreed
[00:04:44] agreed with the Russians to supply
[00:04:47] supply gallons of diesel to the international
[00:04:50] international market. People in Ukraine, Ukraine, particularly suspecting suspecting that Donald Trump was
[00:04:53] was doing that to try to influence influence global oil prices, which
[00:04:57] which have rocketed after the war war in Iran, to give him something
[00:05:00] something to present to the American American people ahead of the mid-term
[00:05:04] mid-term elections in terms of an an incentive for Russia, they may
[00:05:07] may actually even struggle to supply supply that diesel because Ukraine
[00:05:11] Ukraine has been so effective in in its long range strikes on oil
[00:05:14] oil refineries. So in order to fulfil
[00:05:16] fulfil those orders and to generate generate that income, Russia presumably
[00:05:20] presumably would actually want Ukraine Ukraine to stop these attacks. That
[00:05:23] That is something that had been urged. urged. And if Donald Trump's announcement
[00:05:26] announcement can now put that into into effect, it will feel like a
[00:05:30] a positive step for both sides. But But there are other targets that
[00:05:33] that Russia presumably will continue continue attacking. There have been
[00:05:37] been further air raids on Kyiv and
[00:05:38] and other parts of Ukraine throughout throughout this afternoon. In fact,
[00:05:41] fact, one Ukrainian official said said that even within the minutes
[00:05:45] minutes of this announcement by Donald
[00:05:46] Donald Trump, there was a further further attack on a Ukrainian thermal
[00:05:50] thermal power plant. So whether Russia Russia is actually going to abide
[00:05:54] abide by this and whether it can can hold is a serious question. Donald
[00:05:57] Donald Trump announced something something very similar around a month
[00:06:00] month ago, and that was not respected
[00:06:02] respected by the Russians. And very very quickly, those strikes both
[00:06:05] both ways on energy infrastructure infrastructure resumed. Will this
[00:06:08] this cease fire hold is now what what everyone is waiting to see.
[00:06:12] see. Dan, thank you very much. Dan
[00:06:13] Dan Johnson in Kyiv, Kira Rudik is
[00:06:17] is a Ukrainian MP. She's the leader
[00:06:19] leader of the party which is in opposition opposition to President Zelensky's
[00:06:23] Zelensky's party but maintains a a united front on defence and international
[00:06:26] international support for Ukraine. Ukraine. And she joins us now from
[00:06:29] from Kyiv. Kira Rudik, welcome to
[00:06:32] to BBC News. There seems to be a
[00:06:34] a lot of talk today. Talk about this
[00:06:37] this energy ceasefire. Talk about
[00:06:39] about the potential for elections.
[00:06:41] elections. If there were a 60 day
[00:06:44] day ceasefire. Where do you think
[00:06:46] think Ukraine, Russia and the US
[00:06:48] US really stand at the moment? Hello Hello Martin, and thank you so much
[00:06:52] much for having me. First of all,
[00:06:54] all, let me give you some facts from from the ground today Russia launched
[00:06:58] launched a massive attack on Kyiv. Kyiv. They damaged some of the infrastructure.
[00:07:02] infrastructure. And right now where where I am and many of my neighbours,
[00:07:05] neighbours, we do not have running running water and the electricity
[00:07:08] electricity appeared just a minute minute ago. So we know that perhaps
[00:07:12] perhaps for Russia it was also not
[00:07:16] not known same as for Ukraine, that
[00:07:19] that some sort of cease fire is happening.
[00:07:21] happening. We also have seen that
[00:07:24] that President Trump's announcements announcements beforehand were not
[00:07:27] not agreed. By both of the parties.
[00:07:31] parties. And this is the main threat threat right now that they are coming
[00:07:34] coming out of the blue. However, However, as President Zelensky said,
[00:07:37] said, Ukraine is very interested interested in a ceasefire. We are
[00:07:40] are ready to support any form of
[00:07:42] of a ceasefire that will allow us
[00:07:45] us to save lives of our people and
[00:07:47] and preserve our energy system that that is literally hanging by a thread.
[00:07:51] thread. But how? The question. Sorry,
[00:07:53] Sorry, how likely do you think a
[00:07:56] a ceasefire will be at the moment?
[00:07:58] moment? Whether it's over energy, energy, infrastructure or wider than
[00:08:01] than that, given that President Trump
[00:08:04] Trump has eased some of the sanctions sanctions on Russian diesel this
[00:08:07] this week? I cannot be optimistic
[00:08:11] optimistic here. I think that there there is a low chance that Russia
[00:08:14] Russia would stop right now, given
[00:08:17] given that we know their hard situation,
[00:08:19] situation, that Ukraine is, however, however, the only hope that I have
[00:08:23] have is that President Trump, by by announcing the ceasefire, becomes
[00:08:26] becomes a guarantor of it. Even if
[00:08:29] if not legally, but definitely formally
[00:08:33] formally and before the mid-term mid-term elections in the United
[00:08:35] United States. So we will see and and Ukraine will definitely not break
[00:08:39] break the ceasefire from its side.
[00:08:42] side. But we didn't hear anything anything from Moscow side. And this
[00:08:46] this is what is worrying on additional
[00:08:48] additional matter. I think it is
[00:08:50] is incredibly cruel to Ukrainian Ukrainian people who understand what
[00:08:53] what the situation is. And if there there this deal was actually not
[00:08:57] not agreed with both sides and it it was just a political announcement
[00:09:01] announcement to get some additional additional votes before the mid-terms.
[00:09:04] mid-terms. It is really cruel to
[00:09:06] to people who understand what how how hard situation is and are looking
[00:09:10] looking for any sort of hope. How
[00:09:14] How much do you think President Zelensky
[00:09:16] Zelensky will be inclined to rely
[00:09:18] rely upon the United States as opposed
[00:09:21] opposed to leaning more towards his his European allies from now on?
[00:09:25] on? I think it's clear for everyone,
[00:09:28] everyone, both on a political level
[00:09:29] level but also in Ukrainian society,
[00:09:32] society, that the United States showed
[00:09:35] showed its themselves not as a strong
[00:09:37] strong or reliable ally. And we are
[00:09:41] are we know, to move forward, relying relying on our partners in the United
[00:09:44] United Kingdom and in Europe because
[00:09:48] because the actions of the United United States are influenced by the
[00:09:51] the mid-term elections and also by
[00:09:55] by some unpredictable favour that that President Trump has towards
[00:09:59] towards Vladimir Putin. I think it's it's clear right now to everyone.
[00:10:02] everyone. And our actions need to
[00:10:03] to be based on it. However, again,
[00:10:06] again, if President Trump will by by some miracle be able to secure
[00:10:09] secure this deal, that would be a
[00:10:13] a ground breaking and will allow
[00:10:15] allow us to live another day, but
[00:10:17] but also to fix our energy infrastructure,
[00:10:20] infrastructure, to provide running running water for people and have
[00:10:24] have a better chance of surviving
[00:10:25] surviving winter. Kira Rudik MP,
[00:10:28] MP, thank you very much for joining
[00:10:30] joining us. Thank you and glory to
[00:10:33] to Ukraine. And a major escalation escalation in the Middle East. Another
[00:10:37] Another projectile has hit the main main airport in Riyadh a day after
[00:10:40] after 12 people were killed and hundreds hundreds wounded in an attack by
[00:10:43] by Yemen's Iran backed Houthi group. group. It comes as the Houthis have
[00:10:46] have warned airlines and passengers passengers not to use airports in
[00:10:49] in Saudi Arabia after the deadliest deadliest attack on Saudi soil in
[00:10:53] in more than a decade. Saudi Arabia Arabia says the Houthi missile attack
[00:10:56] attack at Riyadh airport killed 12 12 people and injured more than 300.
[00:11:00] 300. We've received these pictures pictures from inside the airport
[00:11:03] airport terminal. Reports say there there was a missile strike on one
[00:11:06] one of the airport gates. The Saudi Saudi authorities are calling it
[00:11:09] it a war crime and have promised promised a forceful response. The
[00:11:12] The airport has been closed and hundreds hundreds of flights have been cancelled
[00:11:15] cancelled or diverted for the second second time in less than a month, month, schools in Riyadh have switched
[00:11:19] switched to remote learning for the the week. A number of Western diplomatic
[00:11:22] diplomatic missions, including the the UK and US, have warned their
[00:11:25] their nationals to stay away from from the airport. Our Middle East
[00:11:29] East correspondent Hugo Bachega is is in Beirut with the latest on that
[00:11:33] that fresh strike. There has been been a very short statement from
[00:11:36] from the Saudi led coalition in Yemen.
[00:11:38] Yemen. The coalition fighting the
[00:11:40] the Houthis in Yemen, saying that that this projectile fell on terminal
[00:11:44] terminal four, resulting in a fire fire that the authorities were handling.
[00:11:48] handling. So this happens just a
[00:11:50] a day after that attack that killed
[00:11:53] killed 12 people. And it is an indication indication that the Houthis continue
[00:11:57] continue to carry out attacks deep
[00:11:59] deep inside Saudi Arabia. They have have been saying that these attacks
[00:12:03] attacks are going to continue. And And again, I think there will be
[00:12:06] be more questions about how these
[00:12:11] these attacks have been happening,
[00:12:13] happening, targeting a major civilian
[00:12:16] civilian facility in the capital. capital. We've seen that in recent
[00:12:18] recent weeks. The Houthis have carried carried out multiple missile and
[00:12:22] and drone attacks targeting not only
[00:12:24] only this airport in Riyadh, but
[00:12:27] but also a critical energy infrastructure
[00:12:30] infrastructure across the country. country. And this has disrupted daily
[00:12:34] daily life in Saudi Arabia and left
[00:12:37] left an entire nation in shock and
[00:12:38] and has put a lot of pressure on
[00:12:41] on the Saudi leadership as well.
[00:12:44] well. And I think, again, what is is happening here is linked to the
[00:12:47] the conflict in Yemen, a conflict conflict that has been raging for for more than ten years. Thousands
[00:12:51] Thousands of people have been killed. killed. There is a severe humanitarian humanitarian crisis in the country
[00:12:55] country as well. And this is a conflict
[00:12:59] conflict between the internationally internationally recognised government,
[00:13:02] government, supported by the Saudis Saudis against the Houthis, who are
[00:13:06] are backed by Iran. And this escalation
[00:13:10] escalation happens after those significant significant gains by the Houthis
[00:13:13] Houthis after they seized territory
[00:13:15] territory along the Red Sea, threatening threatening a vital shipping route.
[00:13:18] route. And now you have those forces
[00:13:21] forces linked to the government trying trying to seize territory back from
[00:13:25] from the Houthis. They have been been supported by the Saudis. The
[00:13:28] The Saudis have been carried out
[00:13:30] out carrying out air strikes in Yemen.
[00:13:33] Yemen. And finally, this is obviously obviously linked to the wider war
[00:13:37] war in the Middle East. The war between
[00:13:40] between the US and Iran. And as long
[00:13:43] long as this war continues, we're we're likely to see more violence
[00:13:46] violence and instability across the
[00:13:48] the region. Hugo Bachega Hesham Shawish Shawish from BBC Monitoring has been
[00:13:52] been telling us how this latest escalation escalation in the Middle East is
[00:13:55] is being discussed in Saudi Arabia.
[00:13:57] Arabia. So the latest attacks on
[00:13:59] on Saudi airports have been leading
[00:14:01] leading the media coverage in Saudi Saudi media, as well as messages
[00:14:05] messages of solidarity from around around the region and around the the world. The Saudi media outlets
[00:14:09] outlets have really been focusing focusing on the latest statements
[00:14:12] statements by US President Trump
[00:14:14] Trump as well, saying that he will
[00:14:17] will make a decision very, very quickly. quickly. And at the same time, they've
[00:14:21] they've also been reporting that that the president has said that
[00:14:24] that the Saudis are capable of defending
[00:14:26] defending themselves. So we're seeing seeing very, very balanced messaging
[00:14:30] messaging coming out from the US
[00:14:31] US so far, the Saudi coalition yesterday
[00:14:34] yesterday after the attacks, described
[00:14:36] described the targeting of the airport airport as a full-fledged war crime
[00:14:40] crime and a terrorist attack. And And the Saudis have said that they'll
[00:14:43] they'll be responding decisively
[00:14:45] decisively and firmly to the attacks.
[00:14:49] attacks. It wasn't the first attack
[00:14:50] attack on Riyadh airport. The airport
[00:14:54] airport was targeted last week by by the Houthis. And we also saw attacks
[00:14:57] attacks on Abha International Airport
[00:15:00] Airport and the Saudi military airbase
[00:15:02] airbase last week as well. Hesham
[00:15:05] Hesham Shawish from BBC Monitoring Monitoring in football in the Premier
[00:15:09] Premier League. Manchester City have
[00:15:11] have been met by boos after entering
[00:15:14] entering onto the Anfield pitch in in Liverpool this afternoon. Here's
[00:15:17] Here's the crowd reaction from Sky
[00:15:19] Sky sports match coverage. Of all
[00:15:22] all the games, of all the venues.
[00:15:29] venues. It's Manchester City's first first match since the club were found
[00:15:32] found guilty of all charges related related to breaches of the financial
[00:15:36] financial rules governing the game. game. Security was stepped up around
[00:15:40] around Anfield ahead of the arrival arrival of the City team bus, which
[00:15:42] which was again greeted by boos and and chants. Manchester City maintained
[00:15:46] maintained they haven't broken any
[00:15:49] any rules. The atmosphere is going
[00:15:52] going to be volatile. I think it's it's always a special game, not as
[00:15:56] as big as Man United and Everton, Everton, but I think it's still up
[00:15:58] up there with the best. I think some some they're dominating for a lot
[00:16:02] lot of years. I think once they get get the perch back from the year
[00:16:05] year before. So I think it is more
[00:16:08] more more difficult because of what's what's going on, on city. It's isn't
[00:16:12] isn't it? It's more. Yeah, I think
[00:16:13] think so. And it's kind of also the
[00:16:16] the whole saga really I'm losing losing my passion for the game, to
[00:16:20] to be honest. It just feels like like it's no longer for supporters,
[00:16:24] supporters, no longer for fans. It's It's all about the money nowadays.
[00:16:27] nowadays. Money, money. How many
[00:16:30] many teams have been relegated or or lost Champions League spots, Europe
[00:16:33] Europe spots. I mean I'm a Liverpool Liverpool supporter. I don't want
[00:16:37] want tainted titles. I just like
[00:16:39] like some justice. Well, our sports. sports. Editor Dan Roan gave us more
[00:16:42] more of a of the sense of feeling feeling from Liverpool fans ahead
[00:16:45] ahead of the match. Few clubs feel feel as aggrieved about the rule
[00:16:49] rule breaking that city have been
[00:16:50] been found guilty of as Liverpool
[00:16:53] Liverpool because during the period period of financial rule breaches
[00:16:57] breaches they lost out to city for for the title. It happened again
[00:17:00] again in the Pep Guardiola era as as well on two occasions, and so
[00:17:03] so there's a great deal of anger anger and resentment and I think
[00:17:06] think that will be very apparent apparent today. This is always a
[00:17:10] a fiery fixture. It really has I
[00:17:12] I think been the best rivalry of of recent years in the Premier League.
[00:17:16] League. But the level of hostility hostility that city will experience, experience, I think inside Anfield
[00:17:20] Anfield this afternoon will be of of a level that we've yet to encounter.
[00:17:24] encounter. And a short time ago I I was on the Anfield Road behind
[00:17:27] behind me, just a short distance distance from the stadium on the
[00:17:30] the traditional route that team buses
[00:17:32] buses make to get inside the stadium. stadium. Liverpool, of course, were
[00:17:36] were greeted with cheers, but many many of the fans were waiting for
[00:17:39] for city's arrival. There were many
[00:17:41] many flags emblazoned with the word word cheats and guilty flares had
[00:17:45] had been lit as well. But the fans fans who had been intent on making
[00:17:49] making it very clear to the visitors
[00:17:51] visitors just how much Fury has been been sparked by those rule breaks.
[00:17:55] breaks. Those rule breaches didn't
[00:17:57] didn't get the opportunity as planned
[00:17:59] planned because city took an alternative alternative route to the stadium
[00:18:03] stadium a much quieter part of Anfield
[00:18:06] Anfield Road, and managed to go in
[00:18:08] in through the staff and contractors contractors entrance and thereby
[00:18:10] thereby avoided the worst of that that crowd and the abuse that no
[00:18:14] no doubt would have been rained upon upon them. But I think there'll be
[00:18:17] be little escape from that once the the match starts inside the stadium.
[00:18:19] stadium. I mean, there were a lot
[00:18:22] lot of issues that Man City were
[00:18:25] were facing 115 counts against them. them. Well, they've been found guilty
[00:18:28] guilty of all of the alleged rule rule breaches that related to financial
[00:18:32] financial regulations. The Premier Premier League's independent commission
[00:18:35] commission has made that very clear.
[00:18:36] clear. And the majority of those those relating to non-cooperation
[00:18:40] non-cooperation with the Premier Premier League's investigation. So
[00:18:42] So a damning verdict. City, of course,
[00:18:44] course, have appealed. They maintain maintain their innocence, but as
[00:18:48] as long as this continues without without us knowing what the punishment punishment is, a sanctions hearing
[00:18:51] hearing is yet to take place and and the outcome of any appeal. Then
[00:18:54] Then there is this sense of limbo limbo that overshadows the rest of
[00:18:58] of this campaign because of course course city they started the season season really well before the international
[00:19:02] international break. It was during during that time that this seismic
[00:19:06] seismic news was announced. They They may well win today as well. well. They may well win the league.
[00:19:09] league. But of course everybody knows knows there is a very real prospect
[00:19:12] prospect of a major points deduction deduction that could relegate them
[00:19:14] them or even expulsion. We just don't don't know. But that hangs over the
[00:19:18] the rest of this campaign. And it it does. I think for many really
[00:19:22] really create an issue for the league league in terms of its credibility
[00:19:24] credibility going forward until this this is resolved. So it's not just just a massive issue this for city,
[00:19:28] city, but I think the whole of the the top flight in English football
[00:19:31] football as well. Dan Roan our sports
[00:19:36] sports editor at least 139 people
[00:19:37] people have died, including 15 children,
[00:19:40] children, after a boat sank off the the shores of Djibouti. That's according
[00:19:44] according to the International Organisation Organisation for migration. Survivors
[00:19:47] Survivors said the vessel, which which was carrying around 350 people
[00:19:50] people from Djibouti to Yemen, capsized
[00:19:52] capsized north of the town of Obock
[00:19:55] Obock overnight on October the 8th.
[00:19:57] 8th. 82 people, all Ethiopian nationals,
[00:20:00] nationals, were rescued. It's among among the deadliest shipwrecks recorded
[00:20:02] recorded on a route used by migrants migrants from the Horn of Africa
[00:20:05] Africa trying to reach the Gulf states.
[00:20:09] states. In India, the leader of the
[00:20:11] the Cockroach protest movement has has been released from detention.
[00:20:15] detention. The Cockroach Janta Party Party said that its founder, Abhijeet
[00:20:18] Abhijeet Dipke, was detained with with other leaders shortly after
[00:20:21] after landing in Delhi to lead protests protests seeking electoral reform
[00:20:24] reform just months before crucial crucial state elections. He began
[00:20:27] began the movement in May after India's
[00:20:30] India's justice Chief justice likened
[00:20:32] likened some jobless young people people to cockroaches. Well, protesters
[00:20:36] protesters have returned to central central Delhi for a second day. Much
[00:20:39] Much of the area has seen roads blockaded.
[00:20:42] blockaded. Offices, shops and restaurants restaurants are shut and internet
[00:20:46] internet services curtailed. For
[00:20:47] For now. Demonstrators are vastly
[00:20:50] vastly outnumbered by security personnel, personnel, and the BBC has witnessed
[00:20:54] witnessed many detentions. The CJP CJP and other opposition parties
[00:20:58] parties are calling for the election election commissioner to be sacked
[00:21:01] sacked over revisions to the electoral
[00:21:03] electoral roll, an accusation denied
[00:21:05] denied by the authorities. Hurricane
[00:21:09] Hurricane Simon is bearing down on on Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing
[00:21:12] bringing torrential rain and sustained
[00:21:14] sustained winds of up to 240km an
[00:21:17] an hour. The category four storm
[00:21:20] storm is expected to make landfall
[00:21:22] landfall near the port city of Manzanillo
[00:21:25] Manzanillo in a few hours' time. time. Residents on the coast of Colima
[00:21:28] Colima and Jalisco have been warned warned that eight metre waves could
[00:21:32] could bring storm surges and coastal coastal flooding. People have been
[00:21:35] been boarding up windows and doors
[00:21:38] doors ahead of its arrival. Let's Let's return to the situation in
[00:21:41] in the Middle East and a strike has has caused a fire at Riyadh airport,
[00:21:44] airport, a day after 12 people were were killed in a previous attack
[00:21:48] attack by the Houthis in Yemen. It's
[00:21:50] It's as fighting between the Houthi Houthi backed the Iran-backed Houthis
[00:21:54] Houthis and the Saudi supported government government forces in Yemen has intensified
[00:21:58] intensified in recent weeks. Let's Let's speak to our senior international
[00:22:02] international correspondent Orla Orla Guerin, who's in Yemen in the
[00:22:04] the city of Aden. What's the significance
[00:22:07] significance of this attack now in
[00:22:09] in Saudi Arabia? It's a very major
[00:22:14] major attack, Martin, which has sent sent shockwaves. The Houthis have
[00:22:18] have managed to strike not only an an economically important target
[00:22:21] target by hitting the airport in
[00:22:23] in Riyadh, but also a very politically
[00:22:25] politically sensitive target. Now, Now, they have already said that
[00:22:29] that they consider airports in Saudi
[00:22:31] Saudi Arabia to be potential targets. targets. They have warned airlines
[00:22:34] airlines to stay out of the airspace, airspace, and they have said people
[00:22:38] people should take those warnings warnings seriously. So that suggests
[00:22:41] suggests more attacks are to come. come. I certainly think we can expect
[00:22:45] expect to see a significant retaliation retaliation by Saudi Arabia. They
[00:22:49] They will want to do something of
[00:22:51] of some serious measure to send a
[00:22:54] a message to the Houthis. We did did have air strikes today in the
[00:22:57] the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, but there
[00:22:59] there is no word yet about any casualties casualties from those attacks. But
[00:23:03] But I think one of the big questions questions now is what does President
[00:23:07] President Trump do? He will be under
[00:23:09] under growing pressure from Saudi
[00:23:11] Saudi Arabia, who are close allies, allies, to get more involved. Now
[00:23:14] Now that has been something he has
[00:23:17] has resisted in recent weeks, and and he would probably prefer to resist
[00:23:20] resist it again. He has the US mid-terms
[00:23:23] mid-terms coming up and getting involved involved in another foreign war and
[00:23:27] and will not be popular with American American voters. But Riyadh will
[00:23:31] will certainly be pushing for help. help. And I think we have to remember
[00:23:34] remember you cannot divorce all of
[00:23:36] of this from the broader context
[00:23:39] context of conflict and tension and and escalation in the Middle East,
[00:23:43] East, and particularly the war by
[00:23:45] by America and Israel on Iran. The
[00:23:47] The Houthis are major Iranian allies. allies. And what the Houthis have
[00:23:50] have done now by striking Saudi Arabia
[00:23:53] Arabia so hard will certainly please
[00:23:55] please Tehran. But how likely is
[00:23:58] is it that even if President Trump Trump wants to get involved, he'll
[00:24:02] he'll do so before the mid-term elections, elections, which are only a few weeks
[00:24:05] weeks away at the beginning of November?
[00:24:11] November? He may try install. He
[00:24:12] He may offer more military involvement
[00:24:16] involvement by way of advisers, by
[00:24:18] by way of intelligence. That is something something he has already done. But
[00:24:22] But he may want to stop short of of America being involved in air
[00:24:26] air strikes. And it's worth pointing pointing out that we have had more
[00:24:29] more than a decade of Saudi air strikes
[00:24:31] strikes taking place in Yemen. Very
[00:24:34] Very heavy air strikes at times on
[00:24:36] on multiple targets. And this has has not, if you like, put the Houthis
[00:24:40] Houthis out of business. At times times they have lost arms depots.
[00:24:44] depots. They have lost significant significant facilities, but they they are still in a position not
[00:24:47] not only to strike but as they have
[00:24:50] have shown this weekend, to hit very very hard and right in the heart
[00:24:53] heart of Saudi Arabia. So the air air strikes so far have not been
[00:24:57] been able to turn the tide for Saudi Saudi Arabia against the Houthis.
[00:25:01] Houthis. We know that they are armed armed and trained and supported by
[00:25:04] by Iran. We know from speaking to
[00:25:08] to pro-government forces here who who are in battle with them, that
[00:25:11] that the Houthis have been fighting fighting hard. They've been inflicting
[00:25:14] inflicting heavy casualties. We have have seen some of those casualties
[00:25:17] casualties ourselves military casualties casualties pouring into the hospitals
[00:25:20] hospitals here in Aden and the state
[00:25:22] state of the fight between the pro-government pro-government forces here and the
[00:25:26] the Houthis is very much ebb and and flow. There is no clear victory
[00:25:30] victory on either side. And I think think the other factor to remember
[00:25:34] remember is that all of this, which which is playing out here in this
[00:25:37] this region, has an impact far beyond
[00:25:40] beyond because one of the big concerns concerns is about possible disruption
[00:25:43] disruption to oil flows. Oil exports,
[00:25:46] exports, oil exports from the Middle Middle East. There will be concern
[00:25:50] concern about further disruption,
[00:25:51] disruption, about problems with supply
[00:25:54] supply and about rising prices. Ola,
[00:25:57] Ola, thank you very much. Orla Guerin, Guerin, our senior international
[00:26:00] international correspondent speaking speaking to us there from Aden in
[00:26:04] in Yemen. Stay with
[00:27:35] will emerge low 40s and Celsius in
[00:27:38] in Kuwait.
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[00:30:18] These are the latest headlines from BBC News. President Zelensky
[00:30:21] Zelensky has denied knowledge of of an energy ceasefire with Russia
[00:30:24] Russia announced by Donald Trump. Trump. But he says Ukraine supports
[00:30:27] supports the idea if Russia does does to. The Houthis in Yemen have
[00:30:31] have warned against the use of airports airports in Saudi Arabia after 12
[00:30:34] 12 people were killed and more than than 300 injured in a deadly attack
[00:30:37] attack at Riyadh's international international airport. The leader
[00:30:41] leader of India's Cockroach Janta Janta Party says he will neither
[00:30:44] neither back down nor be intimidated. intimidated. He was earlier released
[00:30:47] released after being detained at at Delhi's airport on Saturday. Nepal's
[00:30:51] Nepal's authorities called for the the evacuation of villages on the
[00:30:54] the banks of the Budhi Gandaki River
[00:30:56] River after severe flooding in the the country. Five people are reported
[00:31:00] reported missing. Manchester City
[00:31:02] City face boos from Liverpool fans fans in their first match since being
[00:31:05] being found guilty of all financial
[00:31:07] financial rule breaches. Pope Leo
[00:31:16] Leo has announced he is to undergo undergo surgery after his doctors
[00:31:19] doctors detected what he called a a very early stage nodule in his
[00:31:23] his lung. He's 71 years old. He's He's been thanking people for their
[00:31:26] their prayers and recovery from surgery surgery is expected to last around
[00:31:29] around a week. Let's speak to our our correspondent at the Vatican.
[00:31:33] Vatican. Sarah Rainsford how did
[00:31:34] did they find this? Sarah? Well,
[00:31:39] Well, we're told by the Vatican or or in fact by the Pope himself. I
[00:31:42] I should say that this is a discovery discovery that was made during routine
[00:31:46] routine checks on the Pope's health. health. Now, I have to say it's quite quite a surprise for Catholics here.
[00:31:50] here. They gathered on Saint Peter's Peter's Square at midday for the
[00:31:53] the Angelus blessing. As usual, the the Pope comes out on the balcony balcony and he delivers that blessing
[00:31:57] blessing this time this week. He He also had this announcement about
[00:32:01] about his health. He said that as as I mentioned, this was a routine
[00:32:04] routine check and that doctors had had discovered what he described described as a nodule on his lung.
[00:32:08] lung. Now, he said it was at an early early stage. He also said it had
[00:32:12] had been or it was well localised, localised, but that doctors had advised
[00:32:15] advised him that he should have it it removed. And so that was an operation
[00:32:18] operation that would go ahead in in the next few days. The Vatican
[00:32:21] Vatican saying, and we expect that that to be early next week. We're
[00:32:24] We're not getting any more specific
[00:32:27] specific details about the Pope's Pope's health at this point. Certainly,
[00:32:30] Certainly, I think it is disconcerting disconcerting for Catholics because, because, of course, the Pope is 71.
[00:32:34] 71. He's often described as a young young Pope, relatively speaking.
[00:32:37] speaking. He's also always been thought thought to be fit and well. We know
[00:32:40] know he likes playing tennis, for for example. Very much so. I think think quite some concern amongst
[00:32:44] amongst Catholics as they wait to to see how things develop. But I
[00:32:47] I did notice that as the Pope made made that announcement earlier, he
[00:32:51] he did mention an upcoming trip that that he has planned to Latin America,
[00:32:54] America, including Peru, and he seemed seemed to be talking as if that trip
[00:32:58] trip is going ahead. Certainly the the Vatican is saying that after after his operation he will need
[00:33:02] need around about a week to recover. recover. Sara, thank you very much.
[00:33:06] much. Sarah Rainsford the Vatican.
[00:33:08] Vatican. A flash flood in central central Nepal has left at least five
[00:33:12] five people missing. More than 140
[00:33:15] 140 houses were fully or partially partially damaged, and bridges and
[00:33:19] and hydropower infrastructure were were swept away. Officials suspect
[00:33:22] suspect a dry landslide had blocked blocked the blocked the Gandaki River
[00:33:26] River before it burst. More than than 90 people, including nine foreigners, foreigners, have. Foreigners, have
[00:33:30] have been rescued so far. Residents Residents living downstream have
[00:33:33] have been told to leave for their their safety. A disaster management
[00:33:36] management official said SMS alerts alerts helped avert a major loss
[00:33:39] loss of life. The country remains remains on high alert after devastating
[00:33:43] devastating floods swept thousands thousands of people away seven weeks
[00:33:46] weeks ago, triggered by a glacier glacier collapse along the border
[00:33:50] border with Tibet. Navin Singh Khadka
[00:33:54] Khadka is our global environment environment correspondent and joins
[00:33:56] joins us now. Naveen, could you explain explain a little further about what's
[00:33:59] what's happened here? Because it's it's quite different from what we
[00:34:01] we saw seven weeks ago. Yeah. So
[00:34:04] So this morning the Budhi Gandaki Gandaki River, which merges with
[00:34:08] with Narayani, which is now the tributary
[00:34:10] tributary of the Ganges in northern northern India, that river suddenly
[00:34:14] suddenly changed its colour. Normally Normally it's turquoise green. But
[00:34:16] But then what happened was it was was black and then gushing down not
[00:34:20] not just with water but heavily debris
[00:34:24] debris laden. And the pulse was kind
[00:34:27] kind of, you know, slow now, fast fast now slow now, fast now. That
[00:34:30] That was what happened this morning. morning. And that experts are telling
[00:34:34] telling me gave many people chance chance to run away. The speed of
[00:34:37] of the flow was not as fast as what
[00:34:40] what we saw in reservoirs in August.
[00:34:43] August. So that flow still continues. continues. Sometimes it's receipts,
[00:34:47] receipts, sometimes it rises again. again. And therefore this alert that that you are mentioning is still
[00:34:51] still on. What's the extent of the
[00:34:55] the damage then? And although this this happened in another part of
[00:34:58] of the country, communities will will be very, very troubled to be
[00:35:01] be seeing this. Pretty much. Yes.
[00:35:03] Yes. Because of the nature of the
[00:35:06] the flow, the damage is, is, is again, again, like there are damages of
[00:35:09] of course, but they are limited compared compared to what we saw in August
[00:35:12] August in Russell Fuller corridor, corridor, a number of settlements,
[00:35:16] settlements, hydropower stations, stations, some of the equipment damaged
[00:35:19] damaged bridges, some bridges gone, gone, that kind of thing. And five
[00:35:22] five people are missing, according according to officials. That might
[00:35:25] might change in the future. But yes, yes, it's it's quite. But, again,
[00:35:29] again, like, you know, people are are worried that what might come
[00:35:32] come what might follow because it it might not be over yet. And that
[00:35:36] that is again, like, because what what they saw in reservoir, that that picture keeps on coming back
[00:35:40] back to them and it's still haunting
[00:35:41] haunting them. To what extent is
[00:35:45] is this event linked to climate change
[00:35:47] change as opposed to other factors? factors? Well, the thing is, again,
[00:35:50] again, like, you know, we don't know
[00:35:52] know as of yet nothing can be said
[00:35:55] said because the experts are still still trying to determine what caused
[00:35:58] caused it. I'm getting mixed pictures pictures here. Some are telling me
[00:36:01] me there are two possible scenarios. scenarios. One is either it could
[00:36:04] could be just landslide and landslide landslide could be triggered by anything
[00:36:07] anything you see. It's so it's just just landslide that brought that
[00:36:10] that block, this stream which then then goes into mixing merges with
[00:36:14] with the Budhi Gandaki. The other other picture is a bit bigger one
[00:36:17] one there might be a glacier collapse collapse from higher up, and that
[00:36:21] that might have brought the landslide landslide down as well. If that's
[00:36:24] that's the case, then that is becoming becoming more concerning. That could
[00:36:27] could become. But that is yet to to be determined. They are still
[00:36:29] still working on it. The satellite satellite images are not great because
[00:36:32] because they are clouds and that that is what blocking the satellite,
[00:36:35] satellite, you know, to penetrate penetrate into those higher parts
[00:36:38] parts of the mountain. Nothing. Thank Thank you very much. Navin Singh
[00:36:41] Singh Khadka Global affairs the global
[00:36:44] global environment correspondent. correspondent. An investigation has
[00:36:47] has begun after a man was killed
[00:36:48] killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Wildlife Park in northern England.
[00:36:52] England. He was attacked when he he entered the animal's enclosure.
[00:36:55] enclosure. The wildlife park said said it was deeply saddened by the
[00:36:58] the incident and was working closely closely with the authorities. The
[00:37:01] The site remained closed again today.
[00:37:03] today. Yunus Mulla now reports. The
[00:37:07] The Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains
[00:37:09] remains closed, with officers guarding guarding the entrance. The attraction
[00:37:12] attraction has some of the world's world's most endangered animals,
[00:37:16] animals, including large tigers in in a huge enclosure where a man was
[00:37:19] was attacked and seriously injured injured after somehow he managed
[00:37:23] managed to enter an air ambulance,
[00:37:25] ambulance, two ambulances and a doctor doctor were sent, but the man died
[00:37:29] died at the scene. The animal remained
[00:37:31] remained in the enclosure and there
[00:37:33] there was no wider risk to the public.
[00:37:37] public. The Land of the Tigers opened
[00:37:39] opened in 2011 with a 300 metre long
[00:37:42] long raised walkway above, where where visitors can see the tigers
[00:37:46] tigers roaming freely below. The The park has said on social media
[00:37:50] media that it can confirm that there there was a serious incident and
[00:37:53] and that its emergency response procedures
[00:37:56] procedures were activated. It's now now working with the authorities
[00:37:59] authorities to ascertain exactly
[00:38:01] exactly what happened. It's not known
[00:38:04] known why the man was in the enclosure.
[00:38:06] enclosure. The park itself was evacuated evacuated and will remain closed
[00:38:10] closed to visitors over the weekend.
[00:38:12] weekend. Yunus Mulla BBC News
[00:38:17] Doncaster. On this week's Security Security Brief, Christian Fraser Fraser and Mikey Kay have been speaking speaking to the head of the leading
[00:38:21] leading Iranian weapons manufacturer manufacturer Fire Point, the company
[00:38:24] company is sending deep strike drones
[00:38:26] drones and missiles into Russia.
[00:38:30] Russia. In Ukraine, one name has has become. Synonymous with the war
[00:38:33] war effort. Fire Point. Its drones
[00:38:35] drones and missiles are used in around
[00:38:37] around half of Ukraine's deep strikes strikes inside Russia. The company
[00:38:40] company produces almost everything everything itself the engines. The
[00:38:44] The airframes, even the solid rocket rocket propellant. President Zelensky
[00:38:47] Zelensky wants Fire Point next missile.
[00:38:50] missile. Now the FP-9 a long range range ballistic missile that will
[00:38:54] will put most of Russia in reach. reach. But can Ukraine build fast
[00:38:57] fast enough to take the fight to to the Russians and defend itself
[00:39:01] itself against the brutal winter winter assault? Stay with us. This
[00:39:05] This is the Security Brief. You told
[00:39:11] told us the last time we spoke that
[00:39:14] that there was no one person within within the company that owns the
[00:39:17] the design, the IP, the intellectual intellectual property, and it sort
[00:39:21] sort of came home to me that when when I was watching the recent attacks
[00:39:24] attacks in Kyiv, you cannot take take that risk as this winter barrage
[00:39:27] barrage begins, can you? Yes of course.
[00:39:30] course. It does not work nor or on
[00:39:32] on it. Infrastructure level nor on
[00:39:36] on personal level because we all all are under huge risk and we have
[00:39:39] have to ensure that if something something happens to any one of US,
[00:39:42] US, we will still continue our operations operations on a proper level. Just
[00:39:45] Just on a personal level on that
[00:39:48] that risk. Do you feel that because
[00:39:50] because of who you are. I know about
[00:39:53] about this risk. I'm pretty much much aware of what kind of risk it
[00:39:56] it is. I have to follow specific
[00:40:00] specific security measures which which are annoying, but they are
[00:40:03] are needed. If you are keen to romanticise
[00:40:07] romanticise your life, you can feel
[00:40:08] feel a little bit like a spy in with
[00:40:12] with all these measures. But nothing
[00:40:13] nothing is funny about this. It is
[00:40:16] is a. I think Russia wants to kill
[00:40:20] kill every Ukrainian till the last last one. And that's the main objective
[00:40:23] objective of this big existential existential threat that we have.
[00:40:26] have. And I'm no different than any any other of them, probably. Do you
[00:40:30] you think that risk will ever go go away? I mean, we sort of we talk
[00:40:33] talk about it in the context of in in the abstract, really in the abstract.
[00:40:37] abstract. But I mean, you're assuming assuming that that risk will be with
[00:40:40] with you for the rest of your life.
[00:40:42] life. Could be. I'm ready for this.
[00:40:44] this. This was my conscious choice. choice. I would not trade it for,
[00:40:48] for, let's say, a normal life, but
[00:40:50] but lesser impact. Tell us about
[00:40:54] about the FP-7 because when we spoke
[00:40:59] spoke previously, it was in development. development. How quick has it been been from concept to production?
[00:41:03] production? What sort of timeline timeline are we talking? And why
[00:41:07] why are you seemingly much quicker
[00:41:08] quicker at putting that out there
[00:41:11] there than the American primes are
[00:41:12] are who manufacture the Patriot.
[00:41:16] Patriot. Patriot is not a simple simple ballistic missile, so it is
[00:41:19] is much more complicated development. development. It's anti-ballistic anti-ballistic capability. So the
[00:41:23] the average timeline for developing developing a systems like Patriot
[00:41:27] Patriot is around 30 to 40 years.
[00:41:29] years. When we are talking about about timelines for regular ballistic
[00:41:33] ballistic missile, if we may say
[00:41:34] say so, the average timeline is around
[00:41:37] around 15 years, but it could take
[00:41:39] take from 7 to 30 as well before
[00:41:43] before FP-7 the shortest ever recorded recorded timeline for developing
[00:41:46] developing ballistic missile was
[00:41:48] was seven years, and we brought it
[00:41:50] it to two, which was quite a race race to. Be phenomenal, phenomenal
[00:41:54] phenomenal operation that you're you're running. It was quite a race.
[00:41:57] race. It was very intense development.
[00:42:00] development. A lot of work was invested invested into this development. Of
[00:42:03] Of course we need to reinvent certain certain things. Thinking a little
[00:42:07] little bit of a rock and roll specifics,
[00:42:10] specifics, how we can optimise the the for the fast pace and for the
[00:42:14] the matter of testing the MVP as as soon as we could possibly do this.
[00:42:18] this. But it's volume, isn't it? it? Because obviously we were talking
[00:42:21] talking today that the Russians are
[00:42:23] are capable of firing 24 ballistic
[00:42:26] ballistic missiles in a day. Are
[00:42:27] Are you able to produce FP-7 at that
[00:42:30] that volume? We will be able of course. course. And we have to understand
[00:42:33] understand that when we are talking talking Russia, what we have to consider
[00:42:37] consider is the whole Russian war war machine, which is Russia, which
[00:42:40] which is China, which is North Korea,
[00:42:43] Korea, which is Iran. And we are
[00:42:46] are competing with all these conglomerate.
[00:42:50] conglomerate. So Ukraine already already showed its possibility to
[00:42:53] to overperform in deep strikes. So
[00:42:55] So I think we will be able not I'm
[00:42:58] I'm sure we will be able to Overperform Overperform it is a matter of time
[00:43:02] time when we will be able to do this. this. But you're talking just for
[00:43:06] for a little bit of clarity. We're We're talking about the FP-7, which
[00:43:08] which we're calling the interceptor interceptor sort of the Patriot replacement,
[00:43:12] replacement, if you like, but there's
[00:43:16] there's also the FP-9, which is a a ballistic missile that goes in
[00:43:19] in onto targets on the ground. Not Not exactly. We have two versions
[00:43:22] versions of FP-7. There is a regular regular FP-7, which is a tactical
[00:43:26] tactical ballistic missile that can
[00:43:29] can go up to 300km, and there is
[00:43:32] is a FP-7.X which lies as an interceptor
[00:43:36] interceptor missiles into Big Freya Freya anti-ballistic project. So
[00:43:38] So these are two different developments.
[00:43:41] developments. They are they have have some sort of similarity within
[00:43:44] within each other, but they're different different purposes, different logic,
[00:43:47] logic, different mathematics of how how it flies and also different infrastructure
[00:43:50] infrastructure about this. OK, so
[00:43:52] so so knowing that information now
[00:43:56] now I want to talk about the FP-9 FP-9 because judging by a recent
[00:44:00] recent interview with President Zelensky, Zelensky, he did it in Kyiv. You're
[00:44:03] You're under immense pressure right right now to get the FP-9 into production.
[00:44:07] production. And I want to just quote quote what he said. He said I told
[00:44:11] told them, where is my FP-9? He said,
[00:44:13] said, we need the FP-9 and the FP-9
[00:44:16] FP-9 will be ready this autumn. I
[00:44:18] I am confident. Firstly, tell us
[00:44:22] us the difference between the FP-7 FP-7 ballistic missile and the FP-9
[00:44:26] FP-9 ballistic missile and then are are you confident that you'll be be able to get it to Zelensky by
[00:44:29] by autumn? First of all, we are very
[00:44:32] very good at setting up a pressure
[00:44:34] pressure on ourselves by ourselves
[00:44:38] ourselves because we are Ukrainians Ukrainians living in Ukraine. And And of course we have the highest
[00:44:42] highest possible motivation to finish finish the job as fast as possible.
[00:44:44] possible. We already had a good, good, successful track record of
[00:44:48] of delivering not just on time but
[00:44:51] but beforehand and showing the world world how the war, the work can be
[00:44:55] be done. FP-9 is also a, let's say,
[00:44:58] say, regular ballistic missile which
[00:45:00] which extended capabilities. So the
[00:45:03] the distance is 850km and the payload
[00:45:07] payload is 800kg, which makes different
[00:45:10] different juicy targets within reach
[00:45:13] reach and expands the capabilities capabilities because FP-7 is definitely
[00:45:16] definitely a tactical ballistic missile, missile, this could be considered
[00:45:19] considered as strategic. So the range
[00:45:20] range is less on the FP-7. Yes, FP-7
[00:45:26] FP-7 is 300km, FP-9 is 850km and
[00:45:30] and yes, the President and the whole whole team, everybody is pressuring
[00:45:34] pressuring arms producer and us specifically
[00:45:37] specifically to work faster. We completely completely understand and we do whatever
[00:45:40] whatever we can on our side to complete
[00:45:42] complete the production. The one
[00:45:45] one of the factors that help us to to speed up, I think, is the first
[00:45:49] first ever known case in history
[00:45:51] history when Ukraine spent a $0 euros
[00:45:57] euros pounds on ballistic programme programme to develop. When it comes
[00:46:00] comes to Fire Point programme, because because we invested our own money
[00:46:03] money in developing both FP-7 FP-5
[00:46:08] FP-5 and now FP-9 and as soon as as it will be successfully tested
[00:46:11] tested on the battlefield and certified, certified, then the country can procure
[00:46:14] procure it, which is a very unique unique development model with state
[00:46:17] state owned company. Our government
[00:46:19] government has to sponsor the programme programme with no guaranteed outcome.
[00:46:23] outcome. We decided to deliver the
[00:46:26] the outcome first and then be able able to sell the product that's already
[00:46:29] already ready. So we are also de-risking
[00:46:32] de-risking some things for Ukraine. Ukraine. Some of the manufacturing
[00:46:34] manufacturing is external to Ukraine, Ukraine, but it falls under the auspices
[00:46:38] auspices of Fire Point. Yes, we just just have one factory outside of
[00:46:41] of Ukraine and we have more than
[00:46:44] than 100 within Ukraine. Right. So
[00:46:46] So we decided to place it in a more
[00:46:48] more safe place to be able to produce
[00:46:52] produce extended capability. Every Every manufacturing process that
[00:46:55] that I start, I start from solving solving the bottlenecks problem.
[00:46:59] problem. It makes no sense to duplicate
[00:47:03] duplicate assemblies or do like fake
[00:47:05] fake bubble JV until you really put put your hands on a critical component.
[00:47:08] component. So you solve the critical critical components first, and then
[00:47:12] then you build a product around this. this. I include the solid fuel propellant
[00:47:16] propellant as well because we know know that Iran gets its entirety
[00:47:19] entirety of that from China. You're
[00:47:20] You're not reliant on a big actor
[00:47:23] actor for the fuel propellant. We We order all components from different
[00:47:26] different parts of the world, but
[00:47:28] but we mix and we have our own technology
[00:47:31] technology of mixing, curing, designing,
[00:47:33] designing, testing. This we all already
[00:47:36] already have in Ukraine. And if you
[00:47:40] you see on FP-9 drone, even such
[00:47:41] such a small drone, it has been launched launched by Little Rocket. And this
[00:47:45] this rocket we produce as well in-house. in-house. So hundreds and hundreds
[00:47:49] hundreds of drones per day are flying
[00:47:52] flying without rocket booster. That's That's going off the rail. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. When we see them launch. It
[00:47:56] It helps to provide a more discreet
[00:47:58] discreet launch. So you don't need
[00:48:02] need to be vulnerable on the big big military aerodrome while using
[00:48:05] using chassis. More classical methods methods so you can hide somewhere
[00:48:08] somewhere and launch from there. there. So FP-5 as well needs a booster.
[00:48:12] booster. FP-7 needs a booster. So So we understood that without starting
[00:48:15] starting with learning how to make make a really big amount predictable
[00:48:19] predictable quality of solid rocket rocket fuel, that makes no sense
[00:48:22] sense to dive in to the rocket
[00:48:28] programme. Well, a reminder that that the Security Brief is going
[00:48:31] going to be live in front of a studio studio audience. And also here on
[00:48:35] on BBC News, the BBC iPlayer and
[00:48:38] and the BBC News YouTube page tomorrow tomorrow evening. That's UK time.
[00:48:42] time. Christian and Mikey will be
[00:48:44] be taking us inside the war and explaining
[00:48:46] explaining how Ukraine is turning
[00:48:48] turning the tide against Russia.
[00:48:52] Russia. Two of the screen's biggest biggest stars have united on stage
[00:48:55] stage for a revival of a Noel Coward Coward classic. Richard E Grant,
[00:48:58] Grant, recently banished from Celebrity Celebrity Traitors, and Christine
[00:49:02] Christine Baranski, famed for her her roles in The Good Wife and The
[00:49:05] The Gilded Age, play a sparring couple couple in Hay Fever. My colleague
[00:49:09] colleague Victoria Derbyshire met met them on Thursday ahead of the
[00:49:12] the latest traitors eliminations,
[00:49:14] eliminations, and they began by talking talking about how Coward's century
[00:49:18] century old comedy still has relevance
[00:49:19] relevance today. He wrote it as a
[00:49:24] a comment on the age in which he
[00:49:26] he lived the 20s. He said it's a
[00:49:28] a very performative age, people terribly
[00:49:31] terribly concerned about their image
[00:49:33] image and you know how they present present themselves to society. And
[00:49:37] And so he's rather spoofing the age
[00:49:39] age in which he lives. And in particular,
[00:49:42] particular, this vain actress who
[00:49:45] who thought she could retire. But
[00:49:48] But clearly needs to have the adoration
[00:49:51] adoration and all of the things that
[00:49:52] that come with her fame. So it's
[00:49:55] it's an age obsessed with image. image. And I think we are very much
[00:49:59] much living in that kind of age.
[00:50:01] age. Witness the endless selfies
[00:50:03] selfies and pictures and people obsessing
[00:50:06] obsessing about fashion and cosmetic cosmetic surgery and everything.
[00:50:09] everything. We're quite obsessed obsessed with our identities. Do
[00:50:12] Do you. Agree with that, Richard? Richard? Completely. Yeah. And they're
[00:50:15] they're all very self-involved and and self-obsessed in the way that,
[00:50:18] that, you know, there is the bubble bubble in which somebody lives and
[00:50:21] and they film every meal that they've they've eaten or every, you know, know, bark they've their dog makes
[00:50:25] makes and then put it out on social social media. Yes. Well, your social.
[00:50:28] social. Media as well. I am indeed. indeed. Guilty as charged. Right.
[00:50:31] Right. OK. Fair enough. The Radio
[00:50:32] Radio Times says that you bring chaos
[00:50:35] chaos to this role. I think that's
[00:50:37] that's a compliment. So is that deliberate? deliberate? Yes. Because he's a he
[00:50:41] he is a chaotic character and the
[00:50:45] the whole household seems to thrive
[00:50:48] thrive on bouncing off each other other of what people bring in from
[00:50:51] from the outside. If they're drama drama addicts. Yeah. If it's not not dramatic, they'll create the
[00:50:55] the drama. And so these houseguests, houseguests, these poor houseguests
[00:50:58] houseguests are used as supporting supporting supporting actors in their
[00:51:02] their drama. And and Judith Bliss Bliss is a character who was once
[00:51:05] once a star and perhaps can't accept
[00:51:08] accept that she no longer is. Do
[00:51:10] Do you think Christine that that
[00:51:12] that goes to the heart of your profession
[00:51:14] profession in that female actors
[00:51:16] actors are seen to have a shelf life?
[00:51:19] life? Well, it doesn't apply to me. me. Well, I was just going to say
[00:51:22] say that absolutely. Aparna Alluri Alluri 74 years old and I'm still
[00:51:25] still working. I'm working with Richard Richard and I'm here on the West
[00:51:28] West End. So I've beaten the odds. odds. But I will say that there's
[00:51:32] there's a presumed shelf life that
[00:51:34] that actresses have. Women are having
[00:51:36] having a terrible time growing old. old. Witness the amount of things
[00:51:40] things that women are doing to their
[00:51:43] their faces and to stay fit. And
[00:51:45] And it's an absolute obsession to
[00:51:48] to stay young. I was lucky to be
[00:51:50] be given material after the age of
[00:51:55] of 50 and 60, doing The Good Wife,
[00:51:57] Wife, The Good Fight and now The
[00:51:59] The Gilded Age or 1313 years of playing
[00:52:04] playing one character an intelligent
[00:52:08] intelligent well, you know, well-spoken, well-spoken, accomplished lawyer
[00:52:10] lawyer and then, you know, Agnes
[00:52:12] Agnes on The Gilded Age, formidable
[00:52:15] formidable woman. What are you Triator?
[00:52:25] Triator? What Triator? He's a Triator.
[00:52:27] Triator. Are you? Yeah right. Richard,
[00:52:31] Richard, can I ask you about Celebrity Celebrity Traitors? No, because I
[00:52:34] I have no answers. No, no, no, there there is stuff that's in the public
[00:52:37] public domain because we've all been been watching it. Have you actually actually watched it? And obviously
[00:52:41] obviously you're on stage each night, night, but have you watched it back
[00:52:43] back on iPlayer yet? No, really?
[00:52:45] really? No really not. Oh, my goodness.
[00:52:47] goodness. It's an interesting angle. angle. Yeah. You need to be very
[00:52:51] very clear that you're not. I'm gonna
[00:52:54] gonna pretend that I didn't hear
[00:52:56] hear that. What are you what are
[00:53:00] are you Richard Faithful. Faithful Faithful Faithful. Yeah. I'm Faithful.
[00:53:04] Faithful. Yeah. Bingo. Hold on. Change
[00:53:08] Change your. It's a weird thing because
[00:53:11] because as an actor and I don't know know whether. Christine, you have
[00:53:13] have this. It's very uncomfortable uncomfortable to watch yourself very.
[00:53:17] very. And if you watch yourself unscripted,
[00:53:19] unscripted, which traitors is completely completely unscripted, then there's
[00:53:22] there's no place to hide. You can't can't say, well, these are Noel Coward's Coward's words and this is somebody
[00:53:26] somebody else's costume that is unequivocally unequivocally you say. Well, let
[00:53:30] let me ask you if I may. Then why why did you blurt out that you were
[00:53:33] were a Triator when I asked you? you? I never thought that that they
[00:53:36] they would take me seriously when when he said, are you a Triator?
[00:53:39] Triator? And we just come out of of the round table thing being nominated
[00:53:41] nominated or not? I thought, well, well, yeah, isn't everybody going
[00:53:45] going to say that? And of course course they didn't, so I paid the
[00:53:48] the price. Do you not know that there
[00:53:51] there are other people on the your your fellow cast members going, oh,
[00:53:54] oh, it's Leanne because she was touching touching up her make-up in the loo. loo. She was putting eyeshadow on
[00:53:57] on in the loos. Do you not know that? that? Yeah. You you get told that that because all that information
[00:54:01] information goes round. You're so
[00:54:05] so institutionalised in that thing thing within 24 hours because you're
[00:54:08] you're isolated, you're kept in a a separate room. There's a guard guard outside your door, your food
[00:54:12] food is delivered, there's no internet
[00:54:14] internet access. So you are kind
[00:54:17] kind of you're shut down. You're You're not told what the time is,
[00:54:20] is, what time the meals are going going to be. You're also prescribed
[00:54:23] prescribed on a daily basis what what you have to wear. And all of
[00:54:26] of those things have to be sent in in advance. So you're kind of infantilized
[00:54:30] infantilized and institutionalised institutionalised at the same time. And how did you find having
[00:54:34] having to deceive people. Awful, Awful, because I met my you know,
[00:54:37] know, our daughter said to me before before I went in this thing, she she said, you're obsessed with The
[00:54:40] The Traitors. You've watched every every iteration. You are incapable
[00:54:43] incapable of hiding what you feel
[00:54:45] feel about people or about anything.
[00:54:48] anything. So you will be slaughtered.
[00:54:52] slaughtered. And so did. You do it it for fun? Yeah, because I think
[00:54:55] think it's the most wonderful format format and game. I love it. Absolutely
[00:54:59] Absolutely love it. Great. Christine Christine Baranski Richard E Grant.
[00:55:02] Grant. Thank you very much for talking talking to us. Thank you Victoria.
[00:55:05] Victoria. Thank you. BBC Weather Weather Watchers have been capturing
[00:55:09] capturing stunning pictures of the the Northern Lights, the natural
[00:55:11] natural phenomenon Aurora borealis borealis is the result of increased
[00:55:14] increased solar activity and we've we've seen across large parts of
[00:55:18] of the UK such occurrences are most
[00:55:21] most visible, usually near the Arctic
[00:55:24] Arctic Circle and northern Scotland, Scotland, but particularly strong
[00:55:27] strong activity levels meant that that they could be seen as far south
[00:55:31] south as Devon, Hampshire and Kent.
[00:55:34] Kent. On Saturday night, the Met Met Office says that sightings could
[00:55:37] could be possible if skies are clear
[00:55:40] clear up until Tuesday this week.
[00:55:43] week. Experts have previously said
[00:55:45] said that 2026 will be a peak year
[00:55:47] year for Aurora spotting, as the
[00:55:50] the sun has been in a heightened heightened state of activity and
[00:55:53] and it's all part of its 11 year
[00:55:57] year natural cycle. That's all from from me, but there's plenty more,
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