and why did england's biggest lake go green? we have a special report. and coming up on bbc news: erik ten hag insists he's the right man to take manchester united forward, despite watching his side he thrashed 4—0 by crystal palace. the government suspects china was behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system. the defence secretary grant shapps will make a statement to parliament later about the hack of personal information about royal navy, army and air force personnel. china has dismissed the accusations that it was responsible as absurd.

our security correspondent gordon corera is here. gordon, the finger of suspicion is firmly pointing out china at the moment? . �* , firmly pointing out china at the moment? . 2 ~ , , ., moment? that's right. members of the armed forces — moment? that's right. members of the armed forces this _ moment? that's right. members of the armed forces this morning _ moment? that's right. members of the armed forces this morning will - moment? that's right. members of the armed forces this morning will have i armed forces this morning will have received a pretty unwelcome e—mail, saying that their personal data has been breached, and could have been compromised, talking about names, potentially bank details and addresses. it all relates to information from the payment contractor, ratherthan information from the payment contractor, rather than the ministry of defence's own computer systems being breached. it's not yet clear what is being done with that data, how much has been stolen. it certainly the hackers got into the system and had the potential to access it. who were the hackers? the investigation is still in the early stages, it has only been going on for a few days, effectively, but the suspicion is that it is china. we may not he had artificially from

grant shapps and ministers today, normally the process of working out who to blame for this kind of cyber attack can take months or years to be sure about it enough to make that kind of accusation. but i think the suspicion is certainly there, that is not being denied, partly because it fits into a pattern of chinese activity we have seen in the past, where they kind of go after these datasets as part of the espionage campaign. china has denied it, today the foreign ministry come in a press conference, said it was a smear, malicious, they are not involved in any cyberattacks. ukraine says it's foiled a russian plot to assassinate president zelensky. it's detained two security officials suspected of passing on secret information to the fsb. lets go straight to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. janes, bring us up to date. what more details are there? ezrer more details are there? ever since the full-scale _ more details are there? ever since the full-scale invasion, _ the full—scale invasion,

assassination plots against president zelensky have been fairly common. this is an alleged plot which really does stand out. you have a country's intelligence service claiming that two serving kernels in ukraine's security service, the body responsible for keeping officials and institutions safe, they allege that two surname cables telling kernels were hired as moles by moscow before the full—scale invasion, and their plan was to leak details about president zelensky�*s movements, his close security, as well as other top officials, to report those back to moscow and then the alleged plan was then for the buildings they stayed or lived in to be struck by missiles and drones. the detail keeps coming. they talk about these kernels moving drones, mines and explosives from the ukrainian regions where they are all working in, to kyiv, in order to

carry out the plot. we don't know how close they got to carrying out the plan. intelligence service is claiming to have monitored their movements from the off. but it reminds you of the threats to president zelensky as a wartime leader, and if the men are convicted, they face life in prison. talks on a possible ceasefire between israel and hamas are resuming today. hamas has agreed to proposals for a truce drawn up by egyptian mediators — but so far israel has not, though it is sending a delegation to the talks in cairo. it comes as the israeli army said it's taken control of the gaza side of the rafah crossing with egypt — a vital entry point for aid supplies. that follows an israeli bombardment overnight in eastern rafah — what the israel defence forces described as targeted strikes.

here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell rolling into rafah. israeli tanks have now taken control of gaza's key crossing into egypt. the israeli army says it has killed what it calls 20 hamas terrorists and destroyed tunnels in a precise operation. but palestinians, mourning their lost loved ones, say children were among those killed in the latest air strikes. muhammad has his family lined up in body bags. translation: mi; his family lined up in body bags. translation:— his family lined up in body bags. translation: q , , ., , translation: my wife, my brother, my brother, my sister— translation: my wife, my brother, my brother, my sister and _ translation: my wife, my brother, my brother, my sister and my _ translation: my wife, my brother, my brother, my sister and my niece - translation: my wife, my brother, my brother, my sister and my niece were i brother, my sister and my niece were martyred. we did nothing. we were sleeping peacefully. we are not hamas, norany sleeping peacefully. we are not hamas, nor any faction. sleeping peacefully. we are not hamas, norany faction. i sleeping peacefully. we are not hamas, nor any faction. i am a construction worker.— construction worker. what is happening — construction worker. what is happening in _ construction worker. what is happening in rafah - construction worker. what is happening in rafah still- construction worker. what is happening in rafah still fallsi construction worker. what is - happening in rafah still falls short of the full—scale ground offensive

that world powers have warned against in this city, crowned with the displaced people. there are new concerns that israel has now closed the two main crossing points for aid to gaza. de the two main crossing points for aid to gaza. , . . the two main crossing points for aid to gaza. , ., ., . , the two main crossing points for aid togaza. , ., ., . , ., to gaza. de rafah crossing is now under the control _ to gaza. de rafah crossing is now under the control of _ to gaza. de rafah crossing is now under the control of the - to gaza. de rafah crossing is now under the control of the israeli i under the control of the israeli defence forces and is currently closed for the movement of goods and people in both directions. the other crossing is also closed. currently, the two main arteries for getting aid into gaza is currently choked off. ., , off. last night, gazans re'oiced after hamas fl off. last night, gazans re'oiced after hamas declared i off. last night, gazans re'oiced after hamas declared it i off. last night, gazans rejoiced after hamas declared it had i off. last night, gazans rejoiced i after hamas declared it had accepted after hamas declared it had accepted a ceasefire proposal from after hamas declared it had accepted a ceasefire proposalfrom mediators. celebrations were short—lived, as israel said its core demands were not met and it would continue negotiations. israelis supporting the hostages took to the streets, demanding a deal to bring them back. relatives of those still held

captive accused the prime minister putting his own political survival ahead of their loved ones. some went to parliament today. translation: there are civilians there that need rescuing, soldiers that need rescuing. so far what i am seeing is the state of israel and netanyahu are simply delaying. back the state of israel and netanyahu are simply delaying.— the state of israel and netanyahu are simply delaying. back in rafah, israel has again _ are simply delaying. back in rafah, israel has again been _ are simply delaying. back in rafah, israel has again been ordering i israel has again been ordering palestinians to leave the east. after seven months of war, and end had seemed tantalisingly close, but now there is more painful uncertainty. egypt,a egypt, a key mediator, and hamas, have both said that israel's and cajun in rafah is undermining ceasefire efforts. israel would argue that it is putting more pressure on hamas to make concessions in talks. we are hearing this lunchtime that israel is set to send negotiators back to cairo to join talks, but we understand that

the mid—level negotiators are there, not the top level ones that would go if talks were really serious and it looked like we were getting close to ideal. —— close to a deal. there are no trains on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country today because of a fresh strike by aslef train drivers. today's industrial action mainly affects the south of england with these operators hit including southwestern and the gatwick express. tomorrow it's a different set of operators which are affected — among them avanti west coast and great western. and on thursday it's services in the north of england and scotland that will be hit. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has the latest. southampton central station was very quiet this morning. people hurried for the few trains that were running. there is a train. it's not here for, like,

another hour and a half and i can't get to work. i need to be work in, like, 20 minutes. normally it takes 20 minutes for me to get to work from here. and there's only one train returning. what train do you normally get? the 8:30 to waterloo. is that running today? no, it's not. we have to get the 8:50 instead. i had to leave a bit earlier from home. 032 to service to london. it was a different story at the nearby coach station. services to london were all full. yeah, we've got to get back to kent. what are your options for that today? we'll be all right. it's just. . .. it's another, what, six hours on the journey. do you normally get the coach? not really. it's kind of a last resort for me. yeah, it's not regular. the overtime ban at all 16 train companies involved in the dispute, which started yesterday, could mean short notice cancellations this week and, on strike days, some operators will run no trains, while others will have very limited timetables — services starting later, and finishing earlier than usual.

we want a resolution. did i expect this to be going on 22 months? no, ididn't. will it take another 22 months? well, if it does, it does. but this won't go away until somebody sits down with us and resolves to pay rise for �*22 and �*23. the government has sign off on any deal. it's been more than a year now since the aslef union rejected the latest proposals put on the table by the train 0perators group. and there's been no progress since then towards resolving the long—running train drivers dispute. now there are signs that might be about to change. train companies' representatives have invited the union to have informal discussions, to see if they can resume negotiations. the main point of disagreement over this period has been over working conditions, and we're hoping that this letter could help dislodge these talks and just move us into a position where we find some common ground. if that is the case, then potentially we could get back around the negotiating table and finally find a solution. whether that eventually leads to a settlement or not, this week's action is set to go ahead. katie austin, bbc

news, in southampton. our business correspondent theo leggett is at the uk's busiest station, london waterloo. yet more strike action on the railways. is there any prospect, do you think, to an end to this very long running dispute? this you think, to an end to this very long running dispute?— you think, to an end to this very long running dispute? as you say, this dispute _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going i long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going on i long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going on fori this dispute has been going on for nearly two years now. since april last year there has been no meaningful negotiation between the two sides, between the rail delivery group, which represents the train companies, and aslef, which represents the train drivers. back in april there was a pay offer on the table last year. it was worth 4% one year, another 4% next year. it came with strings attached, changes to terms and conditions and working practices, which aslef said it could not accept. what we have had since

thenis not accept. what we have had since then is an impasse which has led to repeated rounds of strike action. as you head just now, there is a potential olive branch out there. the rtd has invited aslef to have further talks. the rtd has invited aslef to have furthertalks. it the rtd has invited aslef to have further talks. it might not sound like much, but that is the first sign of progress we have had for nearly a year now.— sign of progress we have had for nearly a year now. thank you very much, nearly a year now. thank you very much. theo _ nearly a year now. thank you very much, theo leggett. _ at an opulent ceremony in the kremlin, vladimir putin has been sworn in as russia's president for a fifth time — extending his quarter of a century in power. he won a landslide election in march though western governments dismissed the vote as an undemocratic sham. the uk is among those countries which refused to send a representative to the inauguration. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. how did he look and what did he say? yes, this was the fifth time that vladimir putin had made this long,

long walk through the kremlin palace, the grand kremlin palace, down the red carpet, on his way to taking the oath of office. the setting was quite something, really. all this imperial gold, glitz and grandeur. and it matched perfectly the image that mr putin is trying to cultivate, that of a modern day russian empire. —— emperor. he made a speech in which he pledged to save the russian people. he said he was open to dialogue with the west, but he criticised the west and accused the west of displaying aggression towards russia, putting pressure on his country. this, of course, from a russian leader who, too years ago, launched a full—scale invasion of his neighbour, of ukraine, and is waging war against ukraine. just to remind you that, on paper, he had won more than 87% of the vote in the march election. but he faced no serious challenge under the election was widely criticised internationally for being neither free nor fair.

internationally for being neither free norfair. as you mentioned, there was no british representative in the kremlin. britain, america and the eu did not send diplomats. there were some european diplomats, that suggests there is a difference of opinion inside europe about how to deal with russia and with vladimir putin. . ~' ,, rescuers in south africa are searching for survivors after a five storey apartment block collapsed, killing five people and leaving around 50 trapped. officials say 27 people were pulled from the wreckage but dozens more workers were on site when the building collapsed — it was under construction at the time. shingai nyoka reports rescuers frantically searching for survivors — heavy duty machinery and teams from far and wide working by hand to remove the rubble. they're focusing on the locations where they hear calls for help. shouting. then, amidst the noise, a call for silence.

it's another false alarm. it's a slow—going process, mainly because the structure was made of reinforced concrete, but an ambulance is on standby and a stretcher is at the ready in the hope that they'll pull out someone alive. we are in contact with 11 people, we have one area where four people are in a basement, and we have been communicating with them, so that's quite a big operation that will take most of the day to get them out. this was the moment the building crumbled. it was under construction. witnesses heard a loud bang and surrounding buildings shook. i remember i saw... one guy was making... and then boom! incidents like this are rare here. it's prompted calls by the authorities for a swift investigation to prevent this from happening again. shingai nyoka, bbc news, george. new research shows that that more than 800,000 children in england

and wales have spent the last year living in an abusive home. that's more than the number of children who started primary school this year, according to foundations, a leading family research centre. it's launching a project to try to find the best way to support children and families experiencing domestic violence, as our social affairs editor alison holt reports. this is an important time for peter and amy. their two—year—old daughter rosie is thriving, and they have another child due soon. hard work and finding the right family support has transformed their lives, because when amy was pregnant with rosie, the couple's relationship was abusive. peter describes his behaviour as controlling. we've protected their identities. bombarding your partner with texts and phone calls and, you know, asking questions like, "where are you? "who are you with? "what are you doing?" and if that wasn't kept

up with, then i was... i would get quite angry. it was really difficult because i would always be waiting by the phone and i'd be worried about doing certain thingsjust in case i didn't answer the phone, in case it would upset him. it would have been a toxic environment for rosie. instead, they worked with, for baby's sake, a charity taking part in new research into what works for families. councils fund part of their work. over two years, separately and together, peter and amy were helped to change things. now i'm prepared. now i know what's expected of me. i know how to regulate my emotions and know how to be the best dad and partner. here, they say the families they see are having healthier babies. and in the last six months, three quarters of those with a one—year—old have had no police call outs. but a lot of domestic violence programmes can't provide that sort of data.

the difficulty is knowing which ones work. this new research programme is looking at different projects around the country that look promising, including this one, to try to answer that question. the head of the research organisation says it will mean stretched public money can be spent where it has most impact. we're currently operating in the dark. we just don't know what works to support children affected by domestic abuse, which feels completely unacceptable given the scale of children who are affected by it. and its estimated one child in five experiences some form of domestic abuse. andrew says for baby's sake helped him separate safely from his emotionally abusive partner. he now looks after their children. his advice is clear. seek help. don't sit there thinking this is your destiny. your destiny doesn't have to be that way. you can actually seek help, and there's someone out there which will listen. the researchers say their five

year project will need some government funding, but they maintain better evidence will transform services and lives. alison holt, bbc news. the time is almost 13:20. our top story this afternoon... more talks on a ceasefire in gaza as footage from the israeli army shows it is now in control of the gaza side of the rafah crossing. still to come — we take a look at the most eye—catching outfits from the met gala. coming up on bbc news: an emotional kyren wilson pays tribute to the sacrifices his parents made so that he could play snooker, as he becomes world champion for the first time. windermere is england's largest lake and one of its most popular tourist attractions. but research funded by the uk

space agency suggests high visitor numbers to the area are making it turn green — like it did here in august of 2022. campaigners say the link between peak tourist numbers and algae blooms is increased discharges of both treated and untreated sewage. united utilities, the local water company, insists its waste water plants can cope with peak tourist periods. 0ur environment correspondentjonah fisher has more details. before swimming in lake windermere, it's best to check the water. it looks really good, very clear. i'm with pete kelly. he runs wild swimming trips across the lake district. there isn't the second level there, which means there's no poo in the water. is it cold? absolutely freezing. checks complete and well insulated, we head out into one of england's most beautiful natural wonders.

it's the most iconic lake in the country. it's the longest lake in england. you get that real big lake experience. but lake windermere is, according to campaigners, in big trouble. it's a bit cold, but it's beautifully clear out there in the water today. but it's not always like that. a combination of high nutrient levels and warm temperatures mean that, particularly in the summer, lake windermere has been turning green. this was the same spot in the summer of 2022. it's called an algal bloom and can kill fish, and even become toxic. the right hand side here, we're beginning to see a build up of chlorophyll happening. chlorophyll is what makes the water green. and research funded by the uk space agency looked at satellite images, alongside mobile phone data, which helps calculate how many people were visiting. we've seen within this that one of the factors that leads

to blooming is having more people within the catchment area. so, there's other factors as well, but human movement and population is something that we can draw out within this, this study that we've done. so i'm taking you now to langdale final treated effluent pipe. so is sewage the link between visitor numbers and algal blooms? campaigner matt staniek certainly thinks so. the connection is more people here, more pressure on local infrastructure... and, lo and behold, we say united utilities and that starts happening. so this is treated? this is treated sewage. we put our camera in the water. this is what legal, treated effluent looks like. 1.1 million litres can be discharged from this spot every day. the big difference that we want

to make as a campaign, it's notjust the untreated that's causing the issue. it's also the treated sewage that comes from united utilities. and the only way to protect windermere, protect local businesses, protect the environment, and the culture, and the economy of the area is to stop putting it into the lake. united utilities said in a statement, "0ur waste water treatment works are sized to treat the sewage from maximum population numbers at peak times and use the highest treatment standards, including phosphorus removal and uv treatment to kill bacteria." there are solutions that will make our seas, rivers and lakes like windermere cleaner. but they're expensive, and the water companies are very clear that its customers who must pay for them through higher bills. jonah fisher, bbc news in the lake district. humza yousaf has signed a letter to the king formally tendering his resignation as scotland's first minister,

afterjohn swinney was elected as the snp�*s new leader. mr swinney is expected to become first minister later. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is outside the scottish parliament. john swinney is framing this as a new chapter in scottish politics, as the leader of a party that has been an government here in scotland for 17 years. in terms of policies he seems to indicate a slight shift towards the centre ground, he is attempting a reset in terms of the debate, calling for less shouting, more listening and more discourse across the political divide. he has said that in his view politics is in the worst state he has ever seen it and he is here to do something about it, but at the same time he concedes he has played a part in this polarisation. if convention follows the practice sets last year, he will

have a chance at the chamber this afternoon for the first time since becoming snp leader to try to set the tone and there will be a vote, if convention is followed, for the next first minister of scotland, which mr swinney is expected to win. thank you, lorna gordon. the mother of one of the people killed in the manchester arena bombing has begun a 200 mile walk from the venue to downing street as part of her campaign for better public safety. 22 people lost their lives in the attack seven years ago this month. the mother of martyn hett is calling for legislation called martyn's law which would require all venues to draw up plans for dealing with terror attacks. here's our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. it was really weird to come here, because i'm actually stood more or less where the terrorist stood, which is odd, but martyn stood four metres away from him. figen murray has come to the exact spot where her son was murdered at manchester arena. it's not easy for her to be here, but she is making a point. figen's campaigning for new legislation to place a duty

on public venues to plan for the threat of terrorism. called martyn's law, it's named after her son who was killed in the attack in 2017. figen has been pushing for it for five years on the health of all of those who died, but the law is yet to be introduced to parliament. —— on the half of all of those who died. —— on behalf of. so now she's walking to downing street to put on the pressure. i have been kind and patient and gentle with it all, i think, and courteous. so it's not aggressive, what i'm doing, but it is kind of a very friendly protest march to ask the government to finally act. and do you believe that rishi sunak will meet you? have you had any assurances? i'd be very disappointed if he didn't. the public inquiry into what happened here at manchester arena recommended that the government should consider martyn's law. that was back in 2021. the following year, figen murray says the prime minister reassured her personally that he was committed to introducing the law in this

parliamentary session. that hasn't happened yet. she believes there is still time. those campaigning for martyn's law say it would be proportionate, with different security and training expectations according to the size of the venue. it has cross—party support. it's hard to change the law in this country, and perhaps rightly so, because this would have a big impact on everybody. but that's why we need it. this law would make everybody safer in the uk, all of our venues would then have a clear set of standards. are we there yet? the government says it is nearly there, that it's in the final stages of drafting the legislation and will bring it in as as soon as possible. figen murray is expected to arrive at number ten in two weeks, timing her arrival to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the arena attack. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. it's eurovision week, and this year's contest

is being held in malmo after sweden won last year's competition in liverpool. flying the flag for the uk this year is the it's a sin actor 0lly alexander. and the first semifinal will be held tonight, ahead of saturday's grand final. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in malmo. syrah? the fans are starting to cather in syrah? the fans are starting to gather in malmo, _ syrah? the fans are starting to gather in malmo, we _ syrah? the fans are starting to gather in malmo, we expect i syrah? the fans are starting to l gather in malmo, we expect tens syrah? the fans are starting to i gather in malmo, we expect tens of thousands over the next couple of days. it is kicking off today with the first semifinal, all the usual sequence and spangles, as you might expect, 0lly alexander is on stage for the uk. he has a free pass to the final but there are 15 other acts taking part today including current favourites, baby lasagne from croatia, with a lyric about

mewing like a cat. i have been calls for israel to be banned from the competition this year because of what is happening in gaza, because of the israeli army bombing gaza and the humanitarian crisis. i have been calls for a boycott of israel and there is graffiti around town. there is a very large palestinian community in the city and plenty of people from the middle east too absurd that israel has been allowed to compete when russia was banned in 2022 after the full scale invasion from ukraine —— upset that israel has. but aside from this it is the eurovision party as usual and malmo is gearing up for the first of several nights of extremely cheesy p0p- several nights of extremely cheesy . o . _ ., , the stars were out last night for the met gala — one of the biggest events in the fashion calendar and a night which raises funds for the new york metropolitan museum of art. the theme this year was inspired bij ballard's short

story the garden of time. the actress zendaya made a spectacular arrival. as did kim kardashian in a silver corset. this was rapper bad bunny. and in a riot of colour, singer nicki minaj wore this dress adorned with metal flowers. impeccably dressed as ever, with the weather, it is stav. floral blooms under the sunny skies in england and wales looking great, the rhododendron flowers looking fabulous in full bloom. this is a weather watcher scene in greater manchester. it looks like the weather will be improving after a 5°99y weather will be improving after a soggy bank holiday monday for some, high pressure building and, more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, rain at times but feeling warmer and drier. england and wales

will benefit from this area of high