a very warm welcome to the programme. we start in ukraine where president volodymyr zelensky has announced that he's replacing the country's defence minister, saying it's time for a new approach. oleksii reznikov had been in post since before the start of the full—scale russian invasion in february last year. his removal is thought to be part of mr zelensky�*s determination to tackle corruption in all government departments. president zelensky has nominated rustem umerov, who's currently in charge of ukraine's privatisation programme, as the new defence minister. here's mr zelensky giving that update. translation: this week, | the parliament will be asked to make a staff—related decision. i would like to outline it now. i have decided to replace the minister of defence of ukraine. oleksii reznikov has been through more than 550 days of full—scale war. i believe that the ministry need new approaches

and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole. meanwhile, ukraine's generals are reporting significant progress in the counteroffensive against russia's invasion. they say their troops have breached the first line of russian defences in the south near zaporizhzhia. the generals said extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. but they say that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed the forces to advance, and they expect to face far weaker russian defences ahead. ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country, and has, in recent weeks, expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, a logistical centre for russian forces. live now to yuriy sak, an advisor to ukraine's defence minister. he joins us from kyiv.

good to talk to you again. let us first of all talk about the change of the defence minister, oleksii reznikov is going. is it time for new leadership in your opinion? it time for new leadership in your opinion?— it time for new leadership in your opinion? good morning, sall . your opinion? good morning, sally- we. — your opinion? good morning, sally- we. as _ your opinion? good morning, sally. we, as a _ your opinion? good morning, sally. we, as a nation, - your opinion? good morning, sally. we, as a nation, we i your opinion? good morning, | sally. we, as a nation, we are now driven by a one single object and goal, which is to defeat the enemy on the battlefield and to win this war and to restore stability and security in europe and the world. the captain of our team is our commander—in—chief, president zelensky, so he makes decisions about how in his view is best to achieve the goals that we have ahead of us, and this specific stage, so the move that is announced and now reflects the president's vision. you mentioned that mr oleksii reznikov was a minister

of defence for over 550 days, and is somebody who works with him closely, i can tell you that every single one of his 550 days, grow one cup and went to bed with one single thought on his mind. how to get the ukrainian army more weapons, how to make sure the ukrainian defenders have the tools that they need to protect our cities, to protect our sky and protect our people. and we of course welcome now, if that decision will be approved by the parliament, mr rustem umerov, i am sure he will bring his expertise and he will continue on the path of the transformation of the ukrainian minister of defence, ukraine armed forces, but mr oleksii reznikov, as a minister of defence, his legacy is in that he has convinced the world he has convinced ministers of

defence around the world that impossible is possible, it only takes a little bit longer. it all began with the united states, for example, telling oleksii reznikov in 2021 that 0leksii reznikov in 2021 that it is impossible for ukraine to even get javelin �*s, and it is impossible for ukraine to even getjavelin �*s, and look, now we are getting f—165. now, this is something that was not possible without the efforts that personal sacrifice of mr 0leksii reznikov, and i am sure that a person like him, whatever he does next, he will continue to work for ukraine. the impression i am getting from you is you don't think this is the right move in that case. are you concerned about what might happen next and then under the leadership of rustem umerov? you say he brings skills for the what are those skills? ~ , ., , skills? well, he is a very experienced _ skills? well, he is a very experienced figure - skills? well, he is a very experienced figure in - skills? well, he is a veryi experienced figure in our political landscape, he has

experience in managing complex processes, and the goal remains the same. two inform us in a way that is paving the way for ukraine's membership of nato, because this is the only possible security guarantee and for ukraine in the future, and mr rustem umerov —— 0leksii reznikov has begun some of these processes, yes, he established procedures, he established procedures, he established anticorruption established anticorru ption bodies inside established anticorruption bodies inside the minister of defence, he has set up the office for the support of reforms, and now, mr rustem umerov will of course take a fresh look, bring in his vision and continue on the path of this transformation.- and continue on the path of this transformation. let's talk about the _ this transformation. let's talk about the counteroffensive i this transformation. let's talk i about the counteroffensive that started injune. we are hearing progress has been made, significant progress in the last week or so. what can you tell us about that?— tell us about that? indeed. what is happening - tell us about that? indeed. what is happening right - tell us about that? indeed. | what is happening right now tell us about that? indeed. - what is happening right now on

the front lines is the campaign is gaining momentum and we have always said to our partners that we just need representations and it is beginning to pay off we are quite the expert —— optimistic. we don't want to heighten expectations. but the southern frontline is very dynamic, we are moving forward, and we will just keep the efforts and breaking through the first defence line which is very important, and our commander said, it is very likely that the progression after breaking through the defence lines will probably be not as difficult as it has been so far. find probably be not as difficult as it has been so far. and timing is everything _ it has been so far. and timing is everything right _ it has been so far. and timing is everything right now, - it has been so far. and timing is everything right now, isn'tl is everything right now, isn't it? as you heard coming into the autumn and winter, when it becomes that much more difficult because of the rain and temperatures and cold, what you achieve now is so

important, isn't it? sally, it seems we _ important, isn't it? sally, it seems we are _ important, isn't it? sally, it seems we are looking - important, isn't it? sally, it seems we are looking at. important, isn't it? sally, it seems we are looking at a i seems we are looking at a rather warm autumn, so plenty of time to continue on our liberation campaign and our troops are highly motivated, well—prepared, our western partners continue to support us, they continue to help a strange ukrainian soldiers, so i will repeat, we are quietly optimistic and confident in our victory no matter what.- victory no matter what. thank ou for victory no matter what. thank you for talking _ victory no matter what. thank you for talking to _ victory no matter what. thank you for talking to us _ victory no matter what. thank you for talking to us once - you for talking to us once again here on the bbc. advisor to ukraine's defence minister. thank you, sally. over 100 schools in england and scotland will be closed or partially shut today over safety concerns about a concrete known to be at risk of crumbling. investigations are also under way in schools in wales and northern ireland. the chancellorjeremy hunt has said the government will spend what it takes to make classrooms safe.

louisa pilbeam reports. from the midlands to suffolk... and london... more than 100 schools in england look like this today with buildings roped off and closed on watch, for many, should be the first day of the new term. the problem... crumbling concrete called raac, meaning many schools are unsafe. sarah, a mum of two who didn't want to be on camera told us... didn't want to be on camera told us- - -— told us... the main issue for me is we _ told us... the main issue for me is we don't _ told us... the main issue for me is we don't have - told us... the main issue for me is we don't have any - me is we don't have any certainty about that when the children are going back to school, the lack of certainty right now is worrying for everyone. meanwhile, on social media sites, including mums net, one parent said...

the government has been criticised for not acting faster despite concerns being raised. but some parents believe ministers are doing their best.— believe ministers are doing theirbest. , , ., ., their best. safety is paramount at the end _ their best. safety is paramount at the end of _ their best. safety is paramount at the end of the _ their best. safety is paramount at the end of the day. - their best. safety is paramount at the end of the day. the - at the end of the day. the reason why schools are doing this, they are being told by the government to close to get it sorted, and that is what they are doing for the labour day of the government doesn't publish a full list of affected schools, will force a vote in the house of commons this week to make them. it is a scandal, the parents are left in the darkjust the parents are left in the dark just at the point of a new school term starting. ministers need to be upfront, published a list and get a grip.— list and get a grip. schools in scotland, _ list and get a grip. schools in scotland, wales _ list and get a grip. schools in scotland, wales and - list and get a grip. schools in| scotland, wales and northern ireland are also getting assessed. in scotland, raac has been detected in 35 schools stop at first, minister hamza yusuf said he had no plans to disclose any schools in the short term. some court buildings and hospitals are

also impacted with the scale of the problem yet to be fully realised. good morning, sir. chancellorjeremy hunt has said he will spend what it takes to make the schools affected say. as some parents try to juggle their children being kept away from school today after a turbulent time in their education, the government is under pressure to reveal precisely which schools are at risk and what they are going to do about it. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. let us stay with news, and politics here in the uk. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is expected to reshuffle his top team today. the change to the shadow cabinet coincides with mps returning to westminster from their summer break. there is speculation over what role he may give the deputy leader, angela rayner. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more details. it's expected that the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is going to reshuffle

his top team tomorrow. it's not yet clear who will get spots in the new shadow cabinet. it is expected the shadow chancellor rachel reeves around the economic brief labour will stay imposed and similarly the shadow health secretary west rating as well. there has been loads of questions raised about what role he may give his deputy leader, angela rayner. she was appointed to be deputy leader by members and so she will keep that position no matter what. you may be given a domestic policy brief, essentially be put in charge of a particular 0dyssey area rather than her current cabinet office role. there has been 0ffice role. there has been some others as well that have beenin some others as well that have been in the mix checked for promotion, including darren jones who currently chairs parliament's business committee pa rliament�*s business committee and parliament's business committee and has got a lot of positive headlines in the past for some

of his grilling of big companies like the endo ferries, thames water, royal mile. some have certainly anticipated that he could be given a role in the shadow cabinet as well. this comes after rishi sunak, the prime minister, appointed a new defence secretary and energy secretary last week. it is affected to carry out a fuller reshuffle of the government at some point in the coming months. at both leaders are trying to shape up their top teams ahead of that expected general election at some point next year. if we get news of any reshuffle in the labour party we will update you here. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. bbc analysis suggests that nearly half of all trains in britain were at least one minute late between january and july of this year. huddersfield station had the highest rate of cancelled trains. network rail has acknowledged that the performance has not been good enough for passengers, but says it is working closely with train operating

companies to improve. the family of the six—year—old boy thrown from the tenth floor of the tate gallery four years ago says he's continuing to recover. he now uses his wheelchair only for longer trips and is beginning to be able to rememberfilms he watches. a teenager was jailed for the attack. more children are likely to arrive at school this term with unclean clothes and unbrushed teeth teachers have suggested. nearly three in four school staff believe there has been an increase in "hygiene poverty" issues in their school in the last year. dirty uniforms and pe kits and unwashed hair were the most cited indicators of the issue. you're live with bbc news. this week, bbc news is taking an in depth look at the global cost of living crisis's impact on the world's children. here's a preview of some of the stories we will be featuring.

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don't eat meat or fish anymore. every third child here is malnourished. and at the ward, we see just how bad things can get. when children are not fed a proper diet. in the cost of living crisis in bangladesh, the youngest are paying a high price. translation: i5 the youngest are paying a high price. translation: is a parent, is not _ price. translation: is a parent, is not easy - price. translation: is a parent, is not easy to - price. translation: is a parent, is not easy to tell price. translation: is a | parent, is not easy to tell a child to do something like that. i would like her to go to school like other children but because i don't have any means, she is forced to do thatjob. my she is forced to do thatjob. my heart is broken and i don't want her to continue. mombasa has lona want her to continue. mombasa has long been _ want her to continue. mombasa has long been a _ want her to continue. mombasa has long been a well-known - want her to continue. mombasa | has long been a well-known hub has long been a well—known hub for the child sex tourism but in any and the increasingly harsh cost of living have helped push the sex trade online and further underground, drawing even more children into

the industry. translation: i am afraid because _ the industry. translation: i am afraid because i _ the industry. translation: i am afraid because i know _ the industry. translation: i —n afraid because i know when you are sleeping with a man, you can get hiv or become pregnant. sometimes, ifeel so can get hiv or become pregnant. sometimes, i feel so hungry can get hiv or become pregnant. sometimes, ifeel so hungry and when i look at other children, they don't suffer. sometimes, i think that i have no reason to live. a, think that i have no reason to live. �* . . think that i have no reason to live. �* , , ., “ , live. a series on the bbc this week. israel's security minister has said he plans to propose a bill that would permit the mass arrest and deportation of hundreds of eritrean migrants. itamar ben—gvir�*s comments follow last weekend's violent clashes on the streets of tel aviv between supporters and opponents of the eritrean government. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the chaotic scenes had crossed a red line and has called for a new plan to remove all of those he described as "illegal infiltrators" remaining in the country.

live now to eritrean human rights activist selam kidane. a very warm welcome to the programme. so, what do these migrants face if they are deported and sent back to eritrea? what are they likely to experience?— to experience? talk us through it. all to experience? talk us through it- all right- — to experience? talk us through it. all right. essentially, - it. all right. essentially, this is now, unfortunately, becoming two very different groups of young people. on the one side, you've got those who were supporting the government and fighting with their counterparts, who are opposing the government, so those who were in the embassy with the government are doing the bidding for the government, will have absolutely no problem. in fact, they are hailed as heroes by the government because they are supporting it. they may have

economic issues, they will definitely not have the kind of work and other opportunities that they would have in tel aviv or elsewhere in the world. however, on the other side are young people who have been opposing the government's policies, particularly with the indefinite national service that they've all been subjected to doing, including most of us supporting the government, so if they are sent back to eritrea, they will be persecuted for opposing the government. 0n persecuted for opposing the government. on top of the already existing lack of every freedom going, including freedom going, including freedom of association, freedom of speech, they will be subjected to the indefinite national service and considered as absconded and will be considered as traders to eritrea so —— traitors. so they would face the highest levels of punishment. many have disappeared thinking about leaving eritrea. these people

have not only left eritrea but have not only left eritrea but have also opposed the government quite openly like this. ~ ., ., ~' this. what do you think might ha en this. what do you think might happen in _ this. what do you think might happen in this _ this. what do you think might happen in this situation in - happen in this situation in israel? benjamin netanyahu sounds determined to send these hundreds of migrants back to eritrea. . ., , hundreds of migrants back to eritrea. , ., , ., eritrea. there is a very real risk of refoulement - eritrea. there is a very real risk of refoulement where l eritrea. there is a very real- risk of refoulement where these young people would be returned back against international law. these people are legitimate asylum seekers, those who are opposing the government are certainly legitimate asylum seekers, and they are owed protection. it's enshrined in international law, so it would be a contravention of international law. now, israel has got — doesn't have a very good record of protecting asylum seekers. many of them, despite having lived there for many years, have not got

refugee status as they are still technically asylum seekers. even the language that is used, the illegal infiltrators is very inflammatory and will make them targets to right—wing people with microphone within israel. anti— asylum fractions everywhere. so it's a very unfortunate situation there. in tel aviv, unfortunate situation there. in telaviv, of unfortunate situation there. in tel aviv, of course, this violence has broke out on saturday and yet, there is a huge diaspora there from eritrea who have been living there for quite some time and trying to live there peacefully. what do you think caused this unrest on saturday? what do you think is going on there? , ., what do you think is going on there? ,., ., ., , what do you think is going on there? ,., ., .,, ., ., there? ok, so what was going on on saturday _ there? ok, so what was going on on saturday is — there? ok, so what was going on on saturday is part _ there? ok, so what was going on on saturday is part of— there? ok, so what was going on on saturday is part of what - there? ok, so what was going on on saturday is part of what has i on saturday is part of what has been going on or is similar to what has been going on elsewhere in the world in europe, in the us, in canada and it is young people who have

fled the eritrean regime opposing the fact that the eritrean regime has managed to infiltrate the refugee communities and is conducting festivals that is dividing communities and playing them against each other, spying on each other, is controlling refugee communities and taunting these young people, castigating them as non— eritreans, putting their safety eritrea ns, putting their safety at eritreans, putting their safety at risk and what have you, and so these young people are opposing that, they are opposing the fact that the regime inaudible harassing them in the diaspora.— in the diaspora. thank you for our in the diaspora. thank you for your time _ in the diaspora. thank you for your time and _ in the diaspora. thank you for your time and discussing - in the diaspora. thank you for your time and discussing this| your time and discussing this terrible situation. taiwan's south—western coastline has been hit by heavy rain and powerful winds as typhoon haikui made landfall for a second time. roads were flooded and others were blocked by fallen trees. haikui initially made

landfall on sunday. it was the first typhoon to hit the island in four years. many schools and businesses have remained closed. the spanish authorities have issued weather warnings in the regions around madrid, toledo and cadiz because of flooding caused by exceptionally heavy rain. a number of train services across the country have been cancelled. the floods brought by storm dana have caused mudslides and swept debris into the roads, making many impassable. more rain is expected on monday. the french government has reiterated its commitment to maintaining troops in niger and keeping its ambassador in place. the military leadership in niamey demanded the envoy�*s expulsion more than a week ago. thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital for a third consecutive day near a french military base. france has about 1,500 soldiers stationed in niger.

0rganisers of the burning man festival in the united states have postponed the event's finale — the burning of a large wooden effigy — until monday because of the treacherous weather conditions. heavy rain has turned nevada's black rock desert into a quagmire. some of the tens of thousands of people there have managed to leave, despite orders to stay put. 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports from the festival site. i want to know have you ever seen rain?— seen rain? they've seen it here, seen rain? they've seen it here. what _ seen rain? they've seen it here, what is _ seen rain? they've seen it here, what is thought - seen rain? they've seen it here, what is thought to l seen rain? they've seen it| here, what is thought to be seen rain? they've seen it - here, what is thought to be the longest, heaviest rainfall since this festival was launched 37 years ago. the day before people were due to start heading home, the dusty desert sand was transformed into a quagmire, prompting organisers to close the gates. a driving ban remains in place here but the organisers say it's too wet and muddy for people to leave

and muddy for people to leave and they are warning that heavy vehicles could end up getting bogged down in the mud. but for those who are desperate to get out of here, well, they are not stopping them and this morning saw a steady stream of vehicles headed for the exit. the advice to those stranded in the ankle deep mud is conserve food, fuel and water supplies because it's unclear how long you will be here. ., . , unclear how long you will be here. ., ., , , here. for me and my husband, this is an _ here. for me and my husband, this is an escape _ here. for me and my husband, this is an escape from - here. for me and my husband, this is an escape from the - here. for me and my husband, this is an escape from the hard things and this is kind of hard, so i'm sad.- things and this is kind of hard, so i'm sad. when are we auoin to hard, so i'm sad. when are we going to get — hard, so i'm sad. when are we going to get out _ hard, so i'm sad. when are we going to get out of _ hard, so i'm sad. when are we going to get out of here? - going to get out of here? that's a really good question! everybody kipsang your guess is as good as mine.— as good as mine. what do you make of this _ as good as mine. what do you make of this estimate - as good as mine. what do you make of this estimate i - as good as mine. what do you| make of this estimate i mean, i'm having great time! you know? is this part of the fun? spoiling yourfun? clearly know? is this part of the fun? spoiling your fun? clearly not! this week—long festival transforms a remote area of north—western nevada into a sprawling desert city but even before the event got under way,

organisers were dealing with flooding caused by the remnants of hurricane hilary. burning man culminates with a large wooden effigy being satellite. it's been delayed and its timing now depends entirely on the weather. david willis, bbc news in black rock city, nevada. the top business stories next. hello. we have a very warm week of weather in prospect. in fact, it could turn out to be some of the warmest weather of the year so far. the highest temperature we recorded over the summer was all the way back injune at 32.2 celsius. this week, we are expected to get to 30 celsius but some places could getjust a little bit warmer than that. certainly, some very warm or even hot weather in the outlook with plenty of strong sunshine butjust a little bit of mist and fog here and there — some to start monday morning, particularly across parts of south—west scotland, but a few patches elsewhere tending to lift and clear very quickly and then, we will see lots of sunshine. a little bit breezy down towards the far south—west,

the far north of scotland but really, only the western and northern isles seeing more cloud and a few splashes of rain. temperatures in eastern scotland up to 25, 26 degrees. parts of central and south—eastern england could well get to 29. through monday night, it stays dry with clear skies. still this weather front in the far north of scotland with a few splashes of rain and maybe the odd shower into the far south—west of england by the end of the night. 16 there in plymouth to start tuesday morning — a very warm start. a mild start elsewhere as well. for tuesday, this area of low pressure swirling to the south—west of us may just introduce the odd shower across the south—west of england, parts of wales, possibly northern ireland. 0ur weather front in northern scotland will be weakening. elsewhere, lots more sunshine and plenty of warmth as well, although a slight shift in the wind direction will bring a slightly cooler day in the eastern

side of scotland. 21 there for aberdeen. further south 27, possibly 28 degrees. as we move into wednesday, this area of high pressure changes shape, shifts to the east of us and we start to bring the winds up from the south, so another surge of very warm air. wednesday is the day when some places could get up to 30 celsius or possibly even a little bit higher than that. a few patches of mist and fog around some of the coasts but elsewhere, it's a story of warmth and sunshine. and as we head towards the end of the week, we stick with the same theme. temperatures could still get close to 30 degrees on thursday. only very, very slowly will it turn more unsettled from the west.

live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak heads to indonesia where he will attend the asean summit, hoping to boost trade and investment links in the region. detroit's big three face a potential strike. we'll have the latest on the row opposing workers and some of america's biggest auto companies. plus, the business of whale hunting in iceland. we look into this controversial practice in the only place where large fin whales are still caught. and made in scotland: i talk to the largest producer of handwoven tartan in scotland that has damejudi dench

among her clients. hello. i am sally bundock with the top business stories. we start in indonesia where uk prime minister rishi sunak is among the world leaders attending the latest asean summit. the association of south east asian nations include some of the world's fastest growing economies, and the uk is keen to increase its trade links and investment in the region. japan's prime minister, fumio kishida, us vice president kamala harris and china's premier li qiang are also in attendance. let's go live to jakarta now where this is all taking place and talk to arsjad rasjid, chair of the asean business advisory council and chair of the indonesian chamber of commerce. it is good to have you on the

programme. what are