Fighting continues in Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has praised his army, three days into a cross-border assault on the Russian region of Kursk. He didn't directly acknowledge the operation, but said his troops had shown they could spring a surprise. We find out more about the developments.

Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as the head of a military-backed caretaker government in Bangladesh. He has pledged to restore order after the unrest that toppled Sheikh Hasina. We hear from people who took part in the anti-government protests.

The fatal stabbing of three young girls at a dance class in the seaside town of Southport, in the north of England, has been followed by the worst unrest the UK has seen in more than a decade. The BBC's disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring has been investigating one of the sources that has been accused of fuelling riots.

Two American astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, might have to spend more than eight months, rather than eight days, in space. We speak to somebody who knows Barry well about how he might cope with the mission.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks with Acting Governor of the Kursk region Alexei Smirnov via a video link outside Moscow, Russia August 8, 2024. Credit: Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via Reuters)