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00:00:13Live from London. This is BBC News. President Zelensky has denied
00:00:16denied knowledge of an energy cease cease fire with Russia announced
00:00:20announced by Donald Trump, but says says Ukraine supports the idea. If
00:00:23If Russia does to another strike
00:00:25strike hits Riyadh airport in Saudi Saudi Arabia a day after 12 people
00:00:29people were killed and hundreds wounded
00:00:31wounded in a Houthi attack. Manchester
00:00:34Manchester City face boos from Liverpool Liverpool fans at Anfield in their
00:00:37their first match since being found found guilty of financial rule breaches.
00:00:41breaches. Flash floods in central central Nepal sweep away bridges
00:00:44bridges and homes as five people
00:00:46people are reported missing. Pope
00:00:48Pope Leo says he is to undergo surgery surgery after his doctors detected
00:00:51detected what he called a very early
00:00:53early stage nodule in his lung. I
00:01:05I welcome I'm Martine Croxall, Ukraine's Ukraine's President Zelensky says
00:01:08says he's awaiting details from America America after Donald Trump claimed
00:01:12claimed that Russia and Ukraine had had agreed to an energy ceasefire,
00:01:16ceasefire, Mr Trump wrote on his his Truth Social Platform that an
00:01:19an agreement between the two sides sides will halt attacks on each other's
00:01:22other's energy facilities and would would come into effect immediately
00:01:25immediately in September. A similar similar promise of such a ceasefire
00:01:28ceasefire failed to materialise. materialise. Well, initially, President President Zelensky said the announcement
00:01:32announcement was news to him, but but he's now posted to say he's discussed
00:01:36discussed the energy ceasefire with with the leaders of Nato, Canada
00:01:40Canada and Finland. He added Ukraine Ukraine supports the ceasefire and
00:01:43and it's important that Russia supports supports it as well. We're awaiting
00:01:47awaiting details from the American American side. For our part, Ukraine
00:01:50Ukraine always fully supports steps steps towards de-escalation, the
00:01:53the protection of lives and the decisions decisions needed to end the war and
00:01:56and guarantee lasting peace. Earlier,
00:01:59Earlier, President Zelensky had told told the US network ABC that if President
00:02:03President Putin agrees to a 60 day
00:02:05day ceasefire, he'll organise elections elections in Ukraine. It follows
00:02:09follows comments by President Trump Trump yesterday that Ukraine should
00:02:12should get a new president. Let's Let's speak to our Ukraine correspondent
00:02:16correspondent Dan Johnson. A lot lot of words flying about, Dan, but
00:02:19but how much substance is
00:02:24there? Yeah. This seems to have come come totally out of the blue and and taken at least the Ukrainian
00:02:28Ukrainian side by surprise. But their their response initially no comment
00:02:30comment now seems to be that this this is what they wanted. So they're
00:02:34they're going to adopt it. Zelensky Zelensky has written on X that he
00:02:37he will support this, that he's awaiting awaiting further details. It seems
00:02:40seems like he wasn't part of negotiating negotiating this as Donald Trump
00:02:44Trump had posted, but that it is is the sort of thing he wanted to
00:02:47to see. So he's willing to support
00:02:49support it and will hope that it
00:02:52it will be adhered to by the Russians. Russians. That is the big question.
00:02:55question. No response from them at at the moment. We don't know if they
00:02:58they were actually in communication communication with Donald Trump about about this or whether this is just
00:03:01just something that he's taken to to Truth Social and decided to announce
00:03:05announce himself. It was about an an hour ago when he wrote effectively
00:03:08effectively effective immediately, immediately, there is an energy ceasefire
00:03:11ceasefire in the war between Russia Russia and Ukraine. Both parties
00:03:15parties have agreed and he urged urged do not break it. Now, that
00:03:19that certainly seems not to have have been the case in terms of Ukraine.
00:03:21Ukraine. It looks like they weren't weren't party to this negotiation
00:03:25negotiation or discussion. This has has come as a surprise to them, but
00:03:28but as I say, they do seem willing
00:03:30willing to support it because Ukrainians
00:03:32Ukrainians know the impact that the the attacks on their energy network
00:03:35network are already having. There There have been power cuts. There's
00:03:38There's been disruption to electricity electricity supplies, to services
00:03:42services like the metro here, which which have been interrupted already
00:03:45already before winter has even set
00:03:46set in. So everyone here was aware
00:03:50aware of the destruction of elements elements of Ukraine's power network
00:03:53network and the impact that that that would have on everyday life.
00:03:56life. People were braced for a tougher
00:03:59tougher winter and they knew that that Russia would continue to target
00:04:03target those sorts of sites. It was
00:04:05was saying in response the for oil oil refineries that Ukraine has been
00:04:09been hitting, Zelensky had already already said today that he wanted wanted an energy ceasefire, that
00:04:12that if Russia did stop attacking
00:04:15attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure, infrastructure, he would cease the
00:04:18the attacks on the oil refineries. refineries. Will that now happen
00:04:21happen as Donald Trump is promising? promising? That's the big question.
00:04:25question. What incentive is there there for Russia to do this when
00:04:28when he's already had that that concession
00:04:31concession this week of some of the the sanctions against his diesel
00:04:34diesel being sold to the US? Yes.
00:04:39Yes. The backdrop to this is the
00:04:41the deal that President Trump agreed
00:04:44agreed with the Russians to supply
00:04:47supply gallons of diesel to the international
00:04:50international market. People in Ukraine, Ukraine, particularly suspecting suspecting that Donald Trump was
00:04:53was doing that to try to influence influence global oil prices, which
00:04:57which have rocketed after the war war in Iran, to give him something
00:05:00something to present to the American American people ahead of the mid-term
00:05:04mid-term elections in terms of an an incentive for Russia, they may
00:05:07may actually even struggle to supply supply that diesel because Ukraine
00:05:11Ukraine has been so effective in in its long range strikes on oil
00:05:14oil refineries. So in order to fulfil
00:05:16fulfil those orders and to generate generate that income, Russia presumably
00:05:20presumably would actually want Ukraine Ukraine to stop these attacks. That
00:05:23That is something that had been urged. urged. And if Donald Trump's announcement
00:05:26announcement can now put that into into effect, it will feel like a
00:05:30a positive step for both sides. But But there are other targets that
00:05:33that Russia presumably will continue continue attacking. There have been
00:05:37been further air raids on Kyiv and
00:05:38and other parts of Ukraine throughout throughout this afternoon. In fact,
00:05:41fact, one Ukrainian official said said that even within the minutes
00:05:45minutes of this announcement by Donald
00:05:46Donald Trump, there was a further further attack on a Ukrainian thermal
00:05:50thermal power plant. So whether Russia Russia is actually going to abide
00:05:54abide by this and whether it can can hold is a serious question. Donald
00:05:57Donald Trump announced something something very similar around a month
00:06:00month ago, and that was not respected
00:06:02respected by the Russians. And very very quickly, those strikes both
00:06:05both ways on energy infrastructure infrastructure resumed. Will this
00:06:08this cease fire hold is now what what everyone is waiting to see.
00:06:12see. Dan, thank you very much. Dan
00:06:13Dan Johnson in Kyiv, Kira Rudik is
00:06:17is a Ukrainian MP. She's the leader
00:06:19leader of the party which is in opposition opposition to President Zelensky's
00:06:23Zelensky's party but maintains a a united front on defence and international
00:06:26international support for Ukraine. Ukraine. And she joins us now from
00:06:29from Kyiv. Kira Rudik, welcome to
00:06:32to BBC News. There seems to be a
00:06:34a lot of talk today. Talk about this
00:06:37this energy ceasefire. Talk about
00:06:39about the potential for elections.
00:06:41elections. If there were a 60 day
00:06:44day ceasefire. Where do you think
00:06:46think Ukraine, Russia and the US
00:06:48US really stand at the moment? Hello Hello Martin, and thank you so much
00:06:52much for having me. First of all,
00:06:54all, let me give you some facts from from the ground today Russia launched
00:06:58launched a massive attack on Kyiv. Kyiv. They damaged some of the infrastructure.
00:07:02infrastructure. And right now where where I am and many of my neighbours,
00:07:05neighbours, we do not have running running water and the electricity
00:07:08electricity appeared just a minute minute ago. So we know that perhaps
00:07:12perhaps for Russia it was also not
00:07:16not known same as for Ukraine, that
00:07:19that some sort of cease fire is happening.
00:07:21happening. We also have seen that
00:07:24that President Trump's announcements announcements beforehand were not
00:07:27not agreed. By both of the parties.
00:07:31parties. And this is the main threat threat right now that they are coming
00:07:34coming out of the blue. However, However, as President Zelensky said,
00:07:37said, Ukraine is very interested interested in a ceasefire. We are
00:07:40are ready to support any form of
00:07:42of a ceasefire that will allow us
00:07:45us to save lives of our people and
00:07:47and preserve our energy system that that is literally hanging by a thread.
00:07:51thread. But how? The question. Sorry,
00:07:53Sorry, how likely do you think a
00:07:56a ceasefire will be at the moment?
00:07:58moment? Whether it's over energy, energy, infrastructure or wider than
00:08:01than that, given that President Trump
00:08:04Trump has eased some of the sanctions sanctions on Russian diesel this
00:08:07this week? I cannot be optimistic
00:08:11optimistic here. I think that there there is a low chance that Russia
00:08:14Russia would stop right now, given
00:08:17given that we know their hard situation,
00:08:19situation, that Ukraine is, however, however, the only hope that I have
00:08:23have is that President Trump, by by announcing the ceasefire, becomes
00:08:26becomes a guarantor of it. Even if
00:08:29if not legally, but definitely formally
00:08:33formally and before the mid-term mid-term elections in the United
00:08:35United States. So we will see and and Ukraine will definitely not break
00:08:39break the ceasefire from its side.
00:08:42side. But we didn't hear anything anything from Moscow side. And this
00:08:46this is what is worrying on additional
00:08:48additional matter. I think it is
00:08:50is incredibly cruel to Ukrainian Ukrainian people who understand what
00:08:53what the situation is. And if there there this deal was actually not
00:08:57not agreed with both sides and it it was just a political announcement
00:09:01announcement to get some additional additional votes before the mid-terms.
00:09:04mid-terms. It is really cruel to
00:09:06to people who understand what how how hard situation is and are looking
00:09:10looking for any sort of hope. How
00:09:14How much do you think President Zelensky
00:09:16Zelensky will be inclined to rely
00:09:18rely upon the United States as opposed
00:09:21opposed to leaning more towards his his European allies from now on?
00:09:25on? I think it's clear for everyone,
00:09:28everyone, both on a political level
00:09:29level but also in Ukrainian society,
00:09:32society, that the United States showed
00:09:35showed its themselves not as a strong
00:09:37strong or reliable ally. And we are
00:09:41are we know, to move forward, relying relying on our partners in the United
00:09:44United Kingdom and in Europe because
00:09:48because the actions of the United United States are influenced by the
00:09:51the mid-term elections and also by
00:09:55by some unpredictable favour that that President Trump has towards
00:09:59towards Vladimir Putin. I think it's it's clear right now to everyone.
00:10:02everyone. And our actions need to
00:10:03to be based on it. However, again,
00:10:06again, if President Trump will by by some miracle be able to secure
00:10:09secure this deal, that would be a
00:10:13a ground breaking and will allow
00:10:15allow us to live another day, but
00:10:17but also to fix our energy infrastructure,
00:10:20infrastructure, to provide running running water for people and have
00:10:24have a better chance of surviving
00:10:25surviving winter. Kira Rudik MP,
00:10:28MP, thank you very much for joining
00:10:30joining us. Thank you and glory to
00:10:33to Ukraine. And a major escalation escalation in the Middle East. Another
00:10:37Another projectile has hit the main main airport in Riyadh a day after
00:10:40after 12 people were killed and hundreds hundreds wounded in an attack by
00:10:43by Yemen's Iran backed Houthi group. group. It comes as the Houthis have
00:10:46have warned airlines and passengers passengers not to use airports in
00:10:49in Saudi Arabia after the deadliest deadliest attack on Saudi soil in
00:10:53in more than a decade. Saudi Arabia Arabia says the Houthi missile attack
00:10:56attack at Riyadh airport killed 12 12 people and injured more than 300.
00:11:00300. We've received these pictures pictures from inside the airport
00:11:03airport terminal. Reports say there there was a missile strike on one
00:11:06one of the airport gates. The Saudi Saudi authorities are calling it
00:11:09it a war crime and have promised promised a forceful response. The
00:11:12The airport has been closed and hundreds hundreds of flights have been cancelled
00:11:15cancelled or diverted for the second second time in less than a month, month, schools in Riyadh have switched
00:11:19switched to remote learning for the the week. A number of Western diplomatic
00:11:22diplomatic missions, including the the UK and US, have warned their
00:11:25their nationals to stay away from from the airport. Our Middle East
00:11:29East correspondent Hugo Bachega is is in Beirut with the latest on that
00:11:33that fresh strike. There has been been a very short statement from
00:11:36from the Saudi led coalition in Yemen.
00:11:38Yemen. The coalition fighting the
00:11:40the Houthis in Yemen, saying that that this projectile fell on terminal
00:11:44terminal four, resulting in a fire fire that the authorities were handling.
00:11:48handling. So this happens just a
00:11:50a day after that attack that killed
00:11:53killed 12 people. And it is an indication indication that the Houthis continue
00:11:57continue to carry out attacks deep
00:11:59deep inside Saudi Arabia. They have have been saying that these attacks
00:12:03attacks are going to continue. And And again, I think there will be
00:12:06be more questions about how these
00:12:11these attacks have been happening,
00:12:13happening, targeting a major civilian
00:12:16civilian facility in the capital. capital. We've seen that in recent
00:12:18recent weeks. The Houthis have carried carried out multiple missile and
00:12:22and drone attacks targeting not only
00:12:24only this airport in Riyadh, but
00:12:27but also a critical energy infrastructure
00:12:30infrastructure across the country. country. And this has disrupted daily
00:12:34daily life in Saudi Arabia and left
00:12:37left an entire nation in shock and
00:12:38and has put a lot of pressure on
00:12:41on the Saudi leadership as well.
00:12:44well. And I think, again, what is is happening here is linked to the
00:12:47the conflict in Yemen, a conflict conflict that has been raging for for more than ten years. Thousands
00:12:51Thousands of people have been killed. killed. There is a severe humanitarian humanitarian crisis in the country
00:12:55country as well. And this is a conflict
00:12:59conflict between the internationally internationally recognised government,
00:13:02government, supported by the Saudis Saudis against the Houthis, who are
00:13:06are backed by Iran. And this escalation
00:13:10escalation happens after those significant significant gains by the Houthis
00:13:13Houthis after they seized territory
00:13:15territory along the Red Sea, threatening threatening a vital shipping route.
00:13:18route. And now you have those forces
00:13:21forces linked to the government trying trying to seize territory back from
00:13:25from the Houthis. They have been been supported by the Saudis. The
00:13:28The Saudis have been carried out
00:13:30out carrying out air strikes in Yemen.
00:13:33Yemen. And finally, this is obviously obviously linked to the wider war
00:13:37war in the Middle East. The war between
00:13:40between the US and Iran. And as long
00:13:43long as this war continues, we're we're likely to see more violence
00:13:46violence and instability across the
00:13:48the region. Hugo Bachega Hesham Shawish Shawish from BBC Monitoring has been
00:13:52been telling us how this latest escalation escalation in the Middle East is
00:13:55is being discussed in Saudi Arabia.
00:13:57Arabia. So the latest attacks on
00:13:59on Saudi airports have been leading
00:14:01leading the media coverage in Saudi Saudi media, as well as messages
00:14:05messages of solidarity from around around the region and around the the world. The Saudi media outlets
00:14:09outlets have really been focusing focusing on the latest statements
00:14:12statements by US President Trump
00:14:14Trump as well, saying that he will
00:14:17will make a decision very, very quickly. quickly. And at the same time, they've
00:14:21they've also been reporting that that the president has said that
00:14:24that the Saudis are capable of defending
00:14:26defending themselves. So we're seeing seeing very, very balanced messaging
00:14:30messaging coming out from the US
00:14:31US so far, the Saudi coalition yesterday
00:14:34yesterday after the attacks, described
00:14:36described the targeting of the airport airport as a full-fledged war crime
00:14:40crime and a terrorist attack. And And the Saudis have said that they'll
00:14:43they'll be responding decisively
00:14:45decisively and firmly to the attacks.
00:14:49attacks. It wasn't the first attack
00:14:50attack on Riyadh airport. The airport
00:14:54airport was targeted last week by by the Houthis. And we also saw attacks
00:14:57attacks on Abha International Airport
00:15:00Airport and the Saudi military airbase
00:15:02airbase last week as well. Hesham
00:15:05Hesham Shawish from BBC Monitoring Monitoring in football in the Premier
00:15:09Premier League. Manchester City have
00:15:11have been met by boos after entering
00:15:14entering onto the Anfield pitch in in Liverpool this afternoon. Here's
00:15:17Here's the crowd reaction from Sky
00:15:19Sky sports match coverage. Of all
00:15:22all the games, of all the venues.
00:15:29venues. It's Manchester City's first first match since the club were found
00:15:32found guilty of all charges related related to breaches of the financial
00:15:36financial rules governing the game. game. Security was stepped up around
00:15:40around Anfield ahead of the arrival arrival of the City team bus, which
00:15:42which was again greeted by boos and and chants. Manchester City maintained
00:15:46maintained they haven't broken any
00:15:49any rules. The atmosphere is going
00:15:52going to be volatile. I think it's it's always a special game, not as
00:15:56as big as Man United and Everton, Everton, but I think it's still up
00:15:58up there with the best. I think some some they're dominating for a lot
00:16:02lot of years. I think once they get get the perch back from the year
00:16:05year before. So I think it is more
00:16:08more more difficult because of what's what's going on, on city. It's isn't
00:16:12isn't it? It's more. Yeah, I think
00:16:13think so. And it's kind of also the
00:16:16the whole saga really I'm losing losing my passion for the game, to
00:16:20to be honest. It just feels like like it's no longer for supporters,
00:16:24supporters, no longer for fans. It's It's all about the money nowadays.
00:16:27nowadays. Money, money. How many
00:16:30many teams have been relegated or or lost Champions League spots, Europe
00:16:33Europe spots. I mean I'm a Liverpool Liverpool supporter. I don't want
00:16:37want tainted titles. I just like
00:16:39like some justice. Well, our sports. sports. Editor Dan Roan gave us more
00:16:42more of a of the sense of feeling feeling from Liverpool fans ahead
00:16:45ahead of the match. Few clubs feel feel as aggrieved about the rule
00:16:49rule breaking that city have been
00:16:50been found guilty of as Liverpool
00:16:53Liverpool because during the period period of financial rule breaches
00:16:57breaches they lost out to city for for the title. It happened again
00:17:00again in the Pep Guardiola era as as well on two occasions, and so
00:17:03so there's a great deal of anger anger and resentment and I think
00:17:06think that will be very apparent apparent today. This is always a
00:17:10a fiery fixture. It really has I
00:17:12I think been the best rivalry of of recent years in the Premier League.
00:17:16League. But the level of hostility hostility that city will experience, experience, I think inside Anfield
00:17:20Anfield this afternoon will be of of a level that we've yet to encounter.
00:17:24encounter. And a short time ago I I was on the Anfield Road behind
00:17:27behind me, just a short distance distance from the stadium on the
00:17:30the traditional route that team buses
00:17:32buses make to get inside the stadium. stadium. Liverpool, of course, were
00:17:36were greeted with cheers, but many many of the fans were waiting for
00:17:39for city's arrival. There were many
00:17:41many flags emblazoned with the word word cheats and guilty flares had
00:17:45had been lit as well. But the fans fans who had been intent on making
00:17:49making it very clear to the visitors
00:17:51visitors just how much Fury has been been sparked by those rule breaks.
00:17:55breaks. Those rule breaches didn't
00:17:57didn't get the opportunity as planned
00:17:59planned because city took an alternative alternative route to the stadium
00:18:03stadium a much quieter part of Anfield
00:18:06Anfield Road, and managed to go in
00:18:08in through the staff and contractors contractors entrance and thereby
00:18:10thereby avoided the worst of that that crowd and the abuse that no
00:18:14no doubt would have been rained upon upon them. But I think there'll be
00:18:17be little escape from that once the the match starts inside the stadium.
00:18:19stadium. I mean, there were a lot
00:18:22lot of issues that Man City were
00:18:25were facing 115 counts against them. them. Well, they've been found guilty
00:18:28guilty of all of the alleged rule rule breaches that related to financial
00:18:32financial regulations. The Premier Premier League's independent commission
00:18:35commission has made that very clear.
00:18:36clear. And the majority of those those relating to non-cooperation
00:18:40non-cooperation with the Premier Premier League's investigation. So
00:18:42So a damning verdict. City, of course,
00:18:44course, have appealed. They maintain maintain their innocence, but as
00:18:48as long as this continues without without us knowing what the punishment punishment is, a sanctions hearing
00:18:51hearing is yet to take place and and the outcome of any appeal. Then
00:18:54Then there is this sense of limbo limbo that overshadows the rest of
00:18:58of this campaign because of course course city they started the season season really well before the international
00:19:02international break. It was during during that time that this seismic
00:19:06seismic news was announced. They They may well win today as well. well. They may well win the league.
00:19:09league. But of course everybody knows knows there is a very real prospect
00:19:12prospect of a major points deduction deduction that could relegate them
00:19:14them or even expulsion. We just don't don't know. But that hangs over the
00:19:18the rest of this campaign. And it it does. I think for many really
00:19:22really create an issue for the league league in terms of its credibility
00:19:24credibility going forward until this this is resolved. So it's not just just a massive issue this for city,
00:19:28city, but I think the whole of the the top flight in English football
00:19:31football as well. Dan Roan our sports
00:19:36sports editor at least 139 people
00:19:37people have died, including 15 children,
00:19:40children, after a boat sank off the the shores of Djibouti. That's according
00:19:44according to the International Organisation Organisation for migration. Survivors
00:19:47Survivors said the vessel, which which was carrying around 350 people
00:19:50people from Djibouti to Yemen, capsized
00:19:52capsized north of the town of Obock
00:19:55Obock overnight on October the 8th.
00:19:578th. 82 people, all Ethiopian nationals,
00:20:00nationals, were rescued. It's among among the deadliest shipwrecks recorded
00:20:02recorded on a route used by migrants migrants from the Horn of Africa
00:20:05Africa trying to reach the Gulf states.
00:20:09states. In India, the leader of the
00:20:11the Cockroach protest movement has has been released from detention.
00:20:15detention. The Cockroach Janta Party Party said that its founder, Abhijeet
00:20:18Abhijeet Dipke, was detained with with other leaders shortly after
00:20:21after landing in Delhi to lead protests protests seeking electoral reform
00:20:24reform just months before crucial crucial state elections. He began
00:20:27began the movement in May after India's
00:20:30India's justice Chief justice likened
00:20:32likened some jobless young people people to cockroaches. Well, protesters
00:20:36protesters have returned to central central Delhi for a second day. Much
00:20:39Much of the area has seen roads blockaded.
00:20:42blockaded. Offices, shops and restaurants restaurants are shut and internet
00:20:46internet services curtailed. For
00:20:47For now. Demonstrators are vastly
00:20:50vastly outnumbered by security personnel, personnel, and the BBC has witnessed
00:20:54witnessed many detentions. The CJP CJP and other opposition parties
00:20:58parties are calling for the election election commissioner to be sacked
00:21:01sacked over revisions to the electoral
00:21:03electoral roll, an accusation denied
00:21:05denied by the authorities. Hurricane
00:21:09Hurricane Simon is bearing down on on Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing
00:21:12bringing torrential rain and sustained
00:21:14sustained winds of up to 240km an
00:21:17an hour. The category four storm
00:21:20storm is expected to make landfall
00:21:22landfall near the port city of Manzanillo
00:21:25Manzanillo in a few hours' time. time. Residents on the coast of Colima
00:21:28Colima and Jalisco have been warned warned that eight metre waves could
00:21:32could bring storm surges and coastal coastal flooding. People have been
00:21:35been boarding up windows and doors
00:21:38doors ahead of its arrival. Let's Let's return to the situation in
00:21:41in the Middle East and a strike has has caused a fire at Riyadh airport,
00:21:44airport, a day after 12 people were were killed in a previous attack
00:21:48attack by the Houthis in Yemen. It's
00:21:50It's as fighting between the Houthi Houthi backed the Iran-backed Houthis
00:21:54Houthis and the Saudi supported government government forces in Yemen has intensified
00:21:58intensified in recent weeks. Let's Let's speak to our senior international
00:22:02international correspondent Orla Orla Guerin, who's in Yemen in the
00:22:04the city of Aden. What's the significance
00:22:07significance of this attack now in
00:22:09in Saudi Arabia? It's a very major
00:22:14major attack, Martin, which has sent sent shockwaves. The Houthis have
00:22:18have managed to strike not only an an economically important target
00:22:21target by hitting the airport in
00:22:23in Riyadh, but also a very politically
00:22:25politically sensitive target. Now, Now, they have already said that
00:22:29that they consider airports in Saudi
00:22:31Saudi Arabia to be potential targets. targets. They have warned airlines
00:22:34airlines to stay out of the airspace, airspace, and they have said people
00:22:38people should take those warnings warnings seriously. So that suggests
00:22:41suggests more attacks are to come. come. I certainly think we can expect
00:22:45expect to see a significant retaliation retaliation by Saudi Arabia. They
00:22:49They will want to do something of
00:22:51of some serious measure to send a
00:22:54a message to the Houthis. We did did have air strikes today in the
00:22:57the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, but there
00:22:59there is no word yet about any casualties casualties from those attacks. But
00:23:03But I think one of the big questions questions now is what does President
00:23:07President Trump do? He will be under
00:23:09under growing pressure from Saudi
00:23:11Saudi Arabia, who are close allies, allies, to get more involved. Now
00:23:14Now that has been something he has
00:23:17has resisted in recent weeks, and and he would probably prefer to resist
00:23:20resist it again. He has the US mid-terms
00:23:23mid-terms coming up and getting involved involved in another foreign war and
00:23:27and will not be popular with American American voters. But Riyadh will
00:23:31will certainly be pushing for help. help. And I think we have to remember
00:23:34remember you cannot divorce all of
00:23:36of this from the broader context
00:23:39context of conflict and tension and and escalation in the Middle East,
00:23:43East, and particularly the war by
00:23:45by America and Israel on Iran. The
00:23:47The Houthis are major Iranian allies. allies. And what the Houthis have
00:23:50have done now by striking Saudi Arabia
00:23:53Arabia so hard will certainly please
00:23:55please Tehran. But how likely is
00:23:58is it that even if President Trump Trump wants to get involved, he'll
00:24:02he'll do so before the mid-term elections, elections, which are only a few weeks
00:24:05weeks away at the beginning of November?
00:24:11November? He may try install. He
00:24:12He may offer more military involvement
00:24:16involvement by way of advisers, by
00:24:18by way of intelligence. That is something something he has already done. But
00:24:22But he may want to stop short of of America being involved in air
00:24:26air strikes. And it's worth pointing pointing out that we have had more
00:24:29more than a decade of Saudi air strikes
00:24:31strikes taking place in Yemen. Very
00:24:34Very heavy air strikes at times on
00:24:36on multiple targets. And this has has not, if you like, put the Houthis
00:24:40Houthis out of business. At times times they have lost arms depots.
00:24:44depots. They have lost significant significant facilities, but they they are still in a position not
00:24:47not only to strike but as they have
00:24:50have shown this weekend, to hit very very hard and right in the heart
00:24:53heart of Saudi Arabia. So the air air strikes so far have not been
00:24:57been able to turn the tide for Saudi Saudi Arabia against the Houthis.
00:25:01Houthis. We know that they are armed armed and trained and supported by
00:25:04by Iran. We know from speaking to
00:25:08to pro-government forces here who who are in battle with them, that
00:25:11that the Houthis have been fighting fighting hard. They've been inflicting
00:25:14inflicting heavy casualties. We have have seen some of those casualties
00:25:17casualties ourselves military casualties casualties pouring into the hospitals
00:25:20hospitals here in Aden and the state
00:25:22state of the fight between the pro-government pro-government forces here and the
00:25:26the Houthis is very much ebb and and flow. There is no clear victory
00:25:30victory on either side. And I think think the other factor to remember
00:25:34remember is that all of this, which which is playing out here in this
00:25:37this region, has an impact far beyond
00:25:40beyond because one of the big concerns concerns is about possible disruption
00:25:43disruption to oil flows. Oil exports,
00:25:46exports, oil exports from the Middle Middle East. There will be concern
00:25:50concern about further disruption,
00:25:51disruption, about problems with supply
00:25:54supply and about rising prices. Ola,
00:25:57Ola, thank you very much. Orla Guerin, Guerin, our senior international
00:26:00international correspondent speaking speaking to us there from Aden in
00:26:04in Yemen. Stay with
00:27:35will emerge low 40s and Celsius in
00:27:38in Kuwait.
00:29:54means for you. Go online at bbc.com/business bbc.com/business to get the latest
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00:30:07connection. MUSIC
00:30:09MUSIC
00:30:18These are the latest headlines from BBC News. President Zelensky
00:30:21Zelensky has denied knowledge of of an energy ceasefire with Russia
00:30:24Russia announced by Donald Trump. Trump. But he says Ukraine supports
00:30:27supports the idea if Russia does does to. The Houthis in Yemen have
00:30:31have warned against the use of airports airports in Saudi Arabia after 12
00:30:3412 people were killed and more than than 300 injured in a deadly attack
00:30:37attack at Riyadh's international international airport. The leader
00:30:41leader of India's Cockroach Janta Janta Party says he will neither
00:30:44neither back down nor be intimidated. intimidated. He was earlier released
00:30:47released after being detained at at Delhi's airport on Saturday. Nepal's
00:30:51Nepal's authorities called for the the evacuation of villages on the
00:30:54the banks of the Budhi Gandaki River
00:30:56River after severe flooding in the the country. Five people are reported
00:31:00reported missing. Manchester City
00:31:02City face boos from Liverpool fans fans in their first match since being
00:31:05being found guilty of all financial
00:31:07financial rule breaches. Pope Leo
00:31:16Leo has announced he is to undergo undergo surgery after his doctors
00:31:19doctors detected what he called a a very early stage nodule in his
00:31:23his lung. He's 71 years old. He's He's been thanking people for their
00:31:26their prayers and recovery from surgery surgery is expected to last around
00:31:29around a week. Let's speak to our our correspondent at the Vatican.
00:31:33Vatican. Sarah Rainsford how did
00:31:34did they find this? Sarah? Well,
00:31:39Well, we're told by the Vatican or or in fact by the Pope himself. I
00:31:42I should say that this is a discovery discovery that was made during routine
00:31:46routine checks on the Pope's health. health. Now, I have to say it's quite quite a surprise for Catholics here.
00:31:50here. They gathered on Saint Peter's Peter's Square at midday for the
00:31:53the Angelus blessing. As usual, the the Pope comes out on the balcony balcony and he delivers that blessing
00:31:57blessing this time this week. He He also had this announcement about
00:32:01about his health. He said that as as I mentioned, this was a routine
00:32:04routine check and that doctors had had discovered what he described described as a nodule on his lung.
00:32:08lung. Now, he said it was at an early early stage. He also said it had
00:32:12had been or it was well localised, localised, but that doctors had advised
00:32:15advised him that he should have it it removed. And so that was an operation
00:32:18operation that would go ahead in in the next few days. The Vatican
00:32:21Vatican saying, and we expect that that to be early next week. We're
00:32:24We're not getting any more specific
00:32:27specific details about the Pope's Pope's health at this point. Certainly,
00:32:30Certainly, I think it is disconcerting disconcerting for Catholics because, because, of course, the Pope is 71.
00:32:3471. He's often described as a young young Pope, relatively speaking.
00:32:37speaking. He's also always been thought thought to be fit and well. We know
00:32:40know he likes playing tennis, for for example. Very much so. I think think quite some concern amongst
00:32:44amongst Catholics as they wait to to see how things develop. But I
00:32:47I did notice that as the Pope made made that announcement earlier, he
00:32:51he did mention an upcoming trip that that he has planned to Latin America,
00:32:54America, including Peru, and he seemed seemed to be talking as if that trip
00:32:58trip is going ahead. Certainly the the Vatican is saying that after after his operation he will need
00:33:02need around about a week to recover. recover. Sara, thank you very much.
00:33:06much. Sarah Rainsford the Vatican.
00:33:08Vatican. A flash flood in central central Nepal has left at least five
00:33:12five people missing. More than 140
00:33:15140 houses were fully or partially partially damaged, and bridges and
00:33:19and hydropower infrastructure were were swept away. Officials suspect
00:33:22suspect a dry landslide had blocked blocked the blocked the Gandaki River
00:33:26River before it burst. More than than 90 people, including nine foreigners, foreigners, have. Foreigners, have
00:33:30have been rescued so far. Residents Residents living downstream have
00:33:33have been told to leave for their their safety. A disaster management
00:33:36management official said SMS alerts alerts helped avert a major loss
00:33:39loss of life. The country remains remains on high alert after devastating
00:33:43devastating floods swept thousands thousands of people away seven weeks
00:33:46weeks ago, triggered by a glacier glacier collapse along the border
00:33:50border with Tibet. Navin Singh Khadka
00:33:54Khadka is our global environment environment correspondent and joins
00:33:56joins us now. Naveen, could you explain explain a little further about what's
00:33:59what's happened here? Because it's it's quite different from what we
00:34:01we saw seven weeks ago. Yeah. So
00:34:04So this morning the Budhi Gandaki Gandaki River, which merges with
00:34:08with Narayani, which is now the tributary
00:34:10tributary of the Ganges in northern northern India, that river suddenly
00:34:14suddenly changed its colour. Normally Normally it's turquoise green. But
00:34:16But then what happened was it was was black and then gushing down not
00:34:20not just with water but heavily debris
00:34:24debris laden. And the pulse was kind
00:34:27kind of, you know, slow now, fast fast now slow now, fast now. That
00:34:30That was what happened this morning. morning. And that experts are telling
00:34:34telling me gave many people chance chance to run away. The speed of
00:34:37of the flow was not as fast as what
00:34:40what we saw in reservoirs in August.
00:34:43August. So that flow still continues. continues. Sometimes it's receipts,
00:34:47receipts, sometimes it rises again. again. And therefore this alert that that you are mentioning is still
00:34:51still on. What's the extent of the
00:34:55the damage then? And although this this happened in another part of
00:34:58of the country, communities will will be very, very troubled to be
00:35:01be seeing this. Pretty much. Yes.
00:35:03Yes. Because of the nature of the
00:35:06the flow, the damage is, is, is again, again, like there are damages of
00:35:09of course, but they are limited compared compared to what we saw in August
00:35:12August in Russell Fuller corridor, corridor, a number of settlements,
00:35:16settlements, hydropower stations, stations, some of the equipment damaged
00:35:19damaged bridges, some bridges gone, gone, that kind of thing. And five
00:35:22five people are missing, according according to officials. That might
00:35:25might change in the future. But yes, yes, it's it's quite. But, again,
00:35:29again, like, you know, people are are worried that what might come
00:35:32come what might follow because it it might not be over yet. And that
00:35:36that is again, like, because what what they saw in reservoir, that that picture keeps on coming back
00:35:40back to them and it's still haunting
00:35:41haunting them. To what extent is
00:35:45is this event linked to climate change
00:35:47change as opposed to other factors? factors? Well, the thing is, again,
00:35:50again, like, you know, we don't know
00:35:52know as of yet nothing can be said
00:35:55said because the experts are still still trying to determine what caused
00:35:58caused it. I'm getting mixed pictures pictures here. Some are telling me
00:36:01me there are two possible scenarios. scenarios. One is either it could
00:36:04could be just landslide and landslide landslide could be triggered by anything
00:36:07anything you see. It's so it's just just landslide that brought that
00:36:10that block, this stream which then then goes into mixing merges with
00:36:14with the Budhi Gandaki. The other other picture is a bit bigger one
00:36:17one there might be a glacier collapse collapse from higher up, and that
00:36:21that might have brought the landslide landslide down as well. If that's
00:36:24that's the case, then that is becoming becoming more concerning. That could
00:36:27could become. But that is yet to to be determined. They are still
00:36:29still working on it. The satellite satellite images are not great because
00:36:32because they are clouds and that that is what blocking the satellite,
00:36:35satellite, you know, to penetrate penetrate into those higher parts
00:36:38parts of the mountain. Nothing. Thank Thank you very much. Navin Singh
00:36:41Singh Khadka Global affairs the global
00:36:44global environment correspondent. correspondent. An investigation has
00:36:47has begun after a man was killed
00:36:48killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Wildlife Park in northern England.
00:36:52England. He was attacked when he he entered the animal's enclosure.
00:36:55enclosure. The wildlife park said said it was deeply saddened by the
00:36:58the incident and was working closely closely with the authorities. The
00:37:01The site remained closed again today.
00:37:03today. Yunus Mulla now reports. The
00:37:07The Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains
00:37:09remains closed, with officers guarding guarding the entrance. The attraction
00:37:12attraction has some of the world's world's most endangered animals,
00:37:16animals, including large tigers in in a huge enclosure where a man was
00:37:19was attacked and seriously injured injured after somehow he managed
00:37:23managed to enter an air ambulance,
00:37:25ambulance, two ambulances and a doctor doctor were sent, but the man died
00:37:29died at the scene. The animal remained
00:37:31remained in the enclosure and there
00:37:33there was no wider risk to the public.
00:37:37public. The Land of the Tigers opened
00:37:39opened in 2011 with a 300 metre long
00:37:42long raised walkway above, where where visitors can see the tigers
00:37:46tigers roaming freely below. The The park has said on social media
00:37:50media that it can confirm that there there was a serious incident and
00:37:53and that its emergency response procedures
00:37:56procedures were activated. It's now now working with the authorities
00:37:59authorities to ascertain exactly
00:38:01exactly what happened. It's not known
00:38:04known why the man was in the enclosure.
00:38:06enclosure. The park itself was evacuated evacuated and will remain closed
00:38:10closed to visitors over the weekend.
00:38:12weekend. Yunus Mulla BBC News
00:38:17Doncaster. On this week's Security Security Brief, Christian Fraser Fraser and Mikey Kay have been speaking speaking to the head of the leading
00:38:21leading Iranian weapons manufacturer manufacturer Fire Point, the company
00:38:24company is sending deep strike drones
00:38:26drones and missiles into Russia.
00:38:30Russia. In Ukraine, one name has has become. Synonymous with the war
00:38:33war effort. Fire Point. Its drones
00:38:35drones and missiles are used in around
00:38:37around half of Ukraine's deep strikes strikes inside Russia. The company
00:38:40company produces almost everything everything itself the engines. The
00:38:44The airframes, even the solid rocket rocket propellant. President Zelensky
00:38:47Zelensky wants Fire Point next missile.
00:38:50missile. Now the FP-9 a long range range ballistic missile that will
00:38:54will put most of Russia in reach. reach. But can Ukraine build fast
00:38:57fast enough to take the fight to to the Russians and defend itself
00:39:01itself against the brutal winter winter assault? Stay with us. This
00:39:05This is the Security Brief. You told
00:39:11told us the last time we spoke that
00:39:14that there was no one person within within the company that owns the
00:39:17the design, the IP, the intellectual intellectual property, and it sort
00:39:21sort of came home to me that when when I was watching the recent attacks
00:39:24attacks in Kyiv, you cannot take take that risk as this winter barrage
00:39:27barrage begins, can you? Yes of course.
00:39:30course. It does not work nor or on
00:39:32on it. Infrastructure level nor on
00:39:36on personal level because we all all are under huge risk and we have
00:39:39have to ensure that if something something happens to any one of US,
00:39:42US, we will still continue our operations operations on a proper level. Just
00:39:45Just on a personal level on that
00:39:48that risk. Do you feel that because
00:39:50because of who you are. I know about
00:39:53about this risk. I'm pretty much much aware of what kind of risk it
00:39:56it is. I have to follow specific
00:40:00specific security measures which which are annoying, but they are
00:40:03are needed. If you are keen to romanticise
00:40:07romanticise your life, you can feel
00:40:08feel a little bit like a spy in with
00:40:12with all these measures. But nothing
00:40:13nothing is funny about this. It is
00:40:16is a. I think Russia wants to kill
00:40:20kill every Ukrainian till the last last one. And that's the main objective
00:40:23objective of this big existential existential threat that we have.
00:40:26have. And I'm no different than any any other of them, probably. Do you
00:40:30you think that risk will ever go go away? I mean, we sort of we talk
00:40:33talk about it in the context of in in the abstract, really in the abstract.
00:40:37abstract. But I mean, you're assuming assuming that that risk will be with
00:40:40with you for the rest of your life.
00:40:42life. Could be. I'm ready for this.
00:40:44this. This was my conscious choice. choice. I would not trade it for,
00:40:48for, let's say, a normal life, but
00:40:50but lesser impact. Tell us about
00:40:54about the FP-7 because when we spoke
00:40:59spoke previously, it was in development. development. How quick has it been been from concept to production?
00:41:03production? What sort of timeline timeline are we talking? And why
00:41:07why are you seemingly much quicker
00:41:08quicker at putting that out there
00:41:11there than the American primes are
00:41:12are who manufacture the Patriot.
00:41:16Patriot. Patriot is not a simple simple ballistic missile, so it is
00:41:19is much more complicated development. development. It's anti-ballistic anti-ballistic capability. So the
00:41:23the average timeline for developing developing a systems like Patriot
00:41:27Patriot is around 30 to 40 years.
00:41:29years. When we are talking about about timelines for regular ballistic
00:41:33ballistic missile, if we may say
00:41:34say so, the average timeline is around
00:41:37around 15 years, but it could take
00:41:39take from 7 to 30 as well before
00:41:43before FP-7 the shortest ever recorded recorded timeline for developing
00:41:46developing ballistic missile was
00:41:48was seven years, and we brought it
00:41:50it to two, which was quite a race race to. Be phenomenal, phenomenal
00:41:54phenomenal operation that you're you're running. It was quite a race.
00:41:57race. It was very intense development.
00:42:00development. A lot of work was invested invested into this development. Of
00:42:03Of course we need to reinvent certain certain things. Thinking a little
00:42:07little bit of a rock and roll specifics,
00:42:10specifics, how we can optimise the the for the fast pace and for the
00:42:14the matter of testing the MVP as as soon as we could possibly do this.
00:42:18this. But it's volume, isn't it? it? Because obviously we were talking
00:42:21talking today that the Russians are
00:42:23are capable of firing 24 ballistic
00:42:26ballistic missiles in a day. Are
00:42:27Are you able to produce FP-7 at that
00:42:30that volume? We will be able of course. course. And we have to understand
00:42:33understand that when we are talking talking Russia, what we have to consider
00:42:37consider is the whole Russian war war machine, which is Russia, which
00:42:40which is China, which is North Korea,
00:42:43Korea, which is Iran. And we are
00:42:46are competing with all these conglomerate.
00:42:50conglomerate. So Ukraine already already showed its possibility to
00:42:53to overperform in deep strikes. So
00:42:55So I think we will be able not I'm
00:42:58I'm sure we will be able to Overperform Overperform it is a matter of time
00:43:02time when we will be able to do this. this. But you're talking just for
00:43:06for a little bit of clarity. We're We're talking about the FP-7, which
00:43:08which we're calling the interceptor interceptor sort of the Patriot replacement,
00:43:12replacement, if you like, but there's
00:43:16there's also the FP-9, which is a a ballistic missile that goes in
00:43:19in onto targets on the ground. Not Not exactly. We have two versions
00:43:22versions of FP-7. There is a regular regular FP-7, which is a tactical
00:43:26tactical ballistic missile that can
00:43:29can go up to 300km, and there is
00:43:32is a FP-7.X which lies as an interceptor
00:43:36interceptor missiles into Big Freya Freya anti-ballistic project. So
00:43:38So these are two different developments.
00:43:41developments. They are they have have some sort of similarity within
00:43:44within each other, but they're different different purposes, different logic,
00:43:47logic, different mathematics of how how it flies and also different infrastructure
00:43:50infrastructure about this. OK, so
00:43:52so so knowing that information now
00:43:56now I want to talk about the FP-9 FP-9 because judging by a recent
00:44:00recent interview with President Zelensky, Zelensky, he did it in Kyiv. You're
00:44:03You're under immense pressure right right now to get the FP-9 into production.
00:44:07production. And I want to just quote quote what he said. He said I told
00:44:11told them, where is my FP-9? He said,
00:44:13said, we need the FP-9 and the FP-9
00:44:16FP-9 will be ready this autumn. I
00:44:18I am confident. Firstly, tell us
00:44:22us the difference between the FP-7 FP-7 ballistic missile and the FP-9
00:44:26FP-9 ballistic missile and then are are you confident that you'll be be able to get it to Zelensky by
00:44:29by autumn? First of all, we are very
00:44:32very good at setting up a pressure
00:44:34pressure on ourselves by ourselves
00:44:38ourselves because we are Ukrainians Ukrainians living in Ukraine. And And of course we have the highest
00:44:42highest possible motivation to finish finish the job as fast as possible.
00:44:44possible. We already had a good, good, successful track record of
00:44:48of delivering not just on time but
00:44:51but beforehand and showing the world world how the war, the work can be
00:44:55be done. FP-9 is also a, let's say,
00:44:58say, regular ballistic missile which
00:45:00which extended capabilities. So the
00:45:03the distance is 850km and the payload
00:45:07payload is 800kg, which makes different
00:45:10different juicy targets within reach
00:45:13reach and expands the capabilities capabilities because FP-7 is definitely
00:45:16definitely a tactical ballistic missile, missile, this could be considered
00:45:19considered as strategic. So the range
00:45:20range is less on the FP-7. Yes, FP-7
00:45:26FP-7 is 300km, FP-9 is 850km and
00:45:30and yes, the President and the whole whole team, everybody is pressuring
00:45:34pressuring arms producer and us specifically
00:45:37specifically to work faster. We completely completely understand and we do whatever
00:45:40whatever we can on our side to complete
00:45:42complete the production. The one
00:45:45one of the factors that help us to to speed up, I think, is the first
00:45:49first ever known case in history
00:45:51history when Ukraine spent a $0 euros
00:45:57euros pounds on ballistic programme programme to develop. When it comes
00:46:00comes to Fire Point programme, because because we invested our own money
00:46:03money in developing both FP-7 FP-5
00:46:08FP-5 and now FP-9 and as soon as as it will be successfully tested
00:46:11tested on the battlefield and certified, certified, then the country can procure
00:46:14procure it, which is a very unique unique development model with state
00:46:17state owned company. Our government
00:46:19government has to sponsor the programme programme with no guaranteed outcome.
00:46:23outcome. We decided to deliver the
00:46:26the outcome first and then be able able to sell the product that's already
00:46:29already ready. So we are also de-risking
00:46:32de-risking some things for Ukraine. Ukraine. Some of the manufacturing
00:46:34manufacturing is external to Ukraine, Ukraine, but it falls under the auspices
00:46:38auspices of Fire Point. Yes, we just just have one factory outside of
00:46:41of Ukraine and we have more than
00:46:44than 100 within Ukraine. Right. So
00:46:46So we decided to place it in a more
00:46:48more safe place to be able to produce
00:46:52produce extended capability. Every Every manufacturing process that
00:46:55that I start, I start from solving solving the bottlenecks problem.
00:46:59problem. It makes no sense to duplicate
00:47:03duplicate assemblies or do like fake
00:47:05fake bubble JV until you really put put your hands on a critical component.
00:47:08component. So you solve the critical critical components first, and then
00:47:12then you build a product around this. this. I include the solid fuel propellant
00:47:16propellant as well because we know know that Iran gets its entirety
00:47:19entirety of that from China. You're
00:47:20You're not reliant on a big actor
00:47:23actor for the fuel propellant. We We order all components from different
00:47:26different parts of the world, but
00:47:28but we mix and we have our own technology
00:47:31technology of mixing, curing, designing,
00:47:33designing, testing. This we all already
00:47:36already have in Ukraine. And if you
00:47:40you see on FP-9 drone, even such
00:47:41such a small drone, it has been launched launched by Little Rocket. And this
00:47:45this rocket we produce as well in-house. in-house. So hundreds and hundreds
00:47:49hundreds of drones per day are flying
00:47:52flying without rocket booster. That's That's going off the rail. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. When we see them launch. It
00:47:56It helps to provide a more discreet
00:47:58discreet launch. So you don't need
00:48:02need to be vulnerable on the big big military aerodrome while using
00:48:05using chassis. More classical methods methods so you can hide somewhere
00:48:08somewhere and launch from there. there. So FP-5 as well needs a booster.
00:48:12booster. FP-7 needs a booster. So So we understood that without starting
00:48:15starting with learning how to make make a really big amount predictable
00:48:19predictable quality of solid rocket rocket fuel, that makes no sense
00:48:22sense to dive in to the rocket
00:48:28programme. Well, a reminder that that the Security Brief is going
00:48:31going to be live in front of a studio studio audience. And also here on
00:48:35on BBC News, the BBC iPlayer and
00:48:38and the BBC News YouTube page tomorrow tomorrow evening. That's UK time.
00:48:42time. Christian and Mikey will be
00:48:44be taking us inside the war and explaining
00:48:46explaining how Ukraine is turning
00:48:48turning the tide against Russia.
00:48:52Russia. Two of the screen's biggest biggest stars have united on stage
00:48:55stage for a revival of a Noel Coward Coward classic. Richard E Grant,
00:48:58Grant, recently banished from Celebrity Celebrity Traitors, and Christine
00:49:02Christine Baranski, famed for her her roles in The Good Wife and The
00:49:05The Gilded Age, play a sparring couple couple in Hay Fever. My colleague
00:49:09colleague Victoria Derbyshire met met them on Thursday ahead of the
00:49:12the latest traitors eliminations,
00:49:14eliminations, and they began by talking talking about how Coward's century
00:49:18century old comedy still has relevance
00:49:19relevance today. He wrote it as a
00:49:24a comment on the age in which he
00:49:26he lived the 20s. He said it's a
00:49:28a very performative age, people terribly
00:49:31terribly concerned about their image
00:49:33image and you know how they present present themselves to society. And
00:49:37And so he's rather spoofing the age
00:49:39age in which he lives. And in particular,
00:49:42particular, this vain actress who
00:49:45who thought she could retire. But
00:49:48But clearly needs to have the adoration
00:49:51adoration and all of the things that
00:49:52that come with her fame. So it's
00:49:55it's an age obsessed with image. image. And I think we are very much
00:49:59much living in that kind of age.
00:50:01age. Witness the endless selfies
00:50:03selfies and pictures and people obsessing
00:50:06obsessing about fashion and cosmetic cosmetic surgery and everything.
00:50:09everything. We're quite obsessed obsessed with our identities. Do
00:50:12Do you. Agree with that, Richard? Richard? Completely. Yeah. And they're
00:50:15they're all very self-involved and and self-obsessed in the way that,
00:50:18that, you know, there is the bubble bubble in which somebody lives and
00:50:21and they film every meal that they've they've eaten or every, you know, know, bark they've their dog makes
00:50:25makes and then put it out on social social media. Yes. Well, your social.
00:50:28social. Media as well. I am indeed. indeed. Guilty as charged. Right.
00:50:31Right. OK. Fair enough. The Radio
00:50:32Radio Times says that you bring chaos
00:50:35chaos to this role. I think that's
00:50:37that's a compliment. So is that deliberate? deliberate? Yes. Because he's a he
00:50:41he is a chaotic character and the
00:50:45the whole household seems to thrive
00:50:48thrive on bouncing off each other other of what people bring in from
00:50:51from the outside. If they're drama drama addicts. Yeah. If it's not not dramatic, they'll create the
00:50:55the drama. And so these houseguests, houseguests, these poor houseguests
00:50:58houseguests are used as supporting supporting supporting actors in their
00:51:02their drama. And and Judith Bliss Bliss is a character who was once
00:51:05once a star and perhaps can't accept
00:51:08accept that she no longer is. Do
00:51:10Do you think Christine that that
00:51:12that goes to the heart of your profession
00:51:14profession in that female actors
00:51:16actors are seen to have a shelf life?
00:51:19life? Well, it doesn't apply to me. me. Well, I was just going to say
00:51:22say that absolutely. Aparna Alluri Alluri 74 years old and I'm still
00:51:25still working. I'm working with Richard Richard and I'm here on the West
00:51:28West End. So I've beaten the odds. odds. But I will say that there's
00:51:32there's a presumed shelf life that
00:51:34that actresses have. Women are having
00:51:36having a terrible time growing old. old. Witness the amount of things
00:51:40things that women are doing to their
00:51:43their faces and to stay fit. And
00:51:45And it's an absolute obsession to
00:51:48to stay young. I was lucky to be
00:51:50be given material after the age of
00:51:55of 50 and 60, doing The Good Wife,
00:51:57Wife, The Good Fight and now The
00:51:59The Gilded Age or 1313 years of playing
00:52:04playing one character an intelligent
00:52:08intelligent well, you know, well-spoken, well-spoken, accomplished lawyer
00:52:10lawyer and then, you know, Agnes
00:52:12Agnes on The Gilded Age, formidable
00:52:15formidable woman. What are you Triator?
00:52:25Triator? What Triator? He's a Triator.
00:52:27Triator. Are you? Yeah right. Richard,
00:52:31Richard, can I ask you about Celebrity Celebrity Traitors? No, because I
00:52:34I have no answers. No, no, no, there there is stuff that's in the public
00:52:37public domain because we've all been been watching it. Have you actually actually watched it? And obviously
00:52:41obviously you're on stage each night, night, but have you watched it back
00:52:43back on iPlayer yet? No, really?
00:52:45really? No really not. Oh, my goodness.
00:52:47goodness. It's an interesting angle. angle. Yeah. You need to be very
00:52:51very clear that you're not. I'm gonna
00:52:54gonna pretend that I didn't hear
00:52:56hear that. What are you what are
00:53:00are you Richard Faithful. Faithful Faithful Faithful. Yeah. I'm Faithful.
00:53:04Faithful. Yeah. Bingo. Hold on. Change
00:53:08Change your. It's a weird thing because
00:53:11because as an actor and I don't know know whether. Christine, you have
00:53:13have this. It's very uncomfortable uncomfortable to watch yourself very.
00:53:17very. And if you watch yourself unscripted,
00:53:19unscripted, which traitors is completely completely unscripted, then there's
00:53:22there's no place to hide. You can't can't say, well, these are Noel Coward's Coward's words and this is somebody
00:53:26somebody else's costume that is unequivocally unequivocally you say. Well, let
00:53:30let me ask you if I may. Then why why did you blurt out that you were
00:53:33were a Triator when I asked you? you? I never thought that that they
00:53:36they would take me seriously when when he said, are you a Triator?
00:53:39Triator? And we just come out of of the round table thing being nominated
00:53:41nominated or not? I thought, well, well, yeah, isn't everybody going
00:53:45going to say that? And of course course they didn't, so I paid the
00:53:48the price. Do you not know that there
00:53:51there are other people on the your your fellow cast members going, oh,
00:53:54oh, it's Leanne because she was touching touching up her make-up in the loo. loo. She was putting eyeshadow on
00:53:57on in the loos. Do you not know that? that? Yeah. You you get told that that because all that information
00:54:01information goes round. You're so
00:54:05so institutionalised in that thing thing within 24 hours because you're
00:54:08you're isolated, you're kept in a a separate room. There's a guard guard outside your door, your food
00:54:12food is delivered, there's no internet
00:54:14internet access. So you are kind
00:54:17kind of you're shut down. You're You're not told what the time is,
00:54:20is, what time the meals are going going to be. You're also prescribed
00:54:23prescribed on a daily basis what what you have to wear. And all of
00:54:26of those things have to be sent in in advance. So you're kind of infantilized
00:54:30infantilized and institutionalised institutionalised at the same time. And how did you find having
00:54:34having to deceive people. Awful, Awful, because I met my you know,
00:54:37know, our daughter said to me before before I went in this thing, she she said, you're obsessed with The
00:54:40The Traitors. You've watched every every iteration. You are incapable
00:54:43incapable of hiding what you feel
00:54:45feel about people or about anything.
00:54:48anything. So you will be slaughtered.
00:54:52slaughtered. And so did. You do it it for fun? Yeah, because I think
00:54:55think it's the most wonderful format format and game. I love it. Absolutely
00:54:59Absolutely love it. Great. Christine Christine Baranski Richard E Grant.
00:55:02Grant. Thank you very much for talking talking to us. Thank you Victoria.
00:55:05Victoria. Thank you. BBC Weather Weather Watchers have been capturing
00:55:09capturing stunning pictures of the the Northern Lights, the natural
00:55:11natural phenomenon Aurora borealis borealis is the result of increased
00:55:14increased solar activity and we've we've seen across large parts of
00:55:18of the UK such occurrences are most
00:55:21most visible, usually near the Arctic
00:55:24Arctic Circle and northern Scotland, Scotland, but particularly strong
00:55:27strong activity levels meant that that they could be seen as far south
00:55:31south as Devon, Hampshire and Kent.
00:55:34Kent. On Saturday night, the Met Met Office says that sightings could
00:55:37could be possible if skies are clear
00:55:40clear up until Tuesday this week.
00:55:43week. Experts have previously said
00:55:45said that 2026 will be a peak year
00:55:47year for Aurora spotting, as the
00:55:50the sun has been in a heightened heightened state of activity and
00:55:53and it's all part of its 11 year
00:55:57year natural cycle. That's all from from me, but there's plenty more,
00:55:59more, of course, here on the BBC BBC News channel throughout the evening
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