Russia closing in on Ukraine's eastern city

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the country is "achieving our goals" in Russia's Kursk region, whilst "heavy fighting" continues in the Donetsk region, near the Pokrovsk town. We speak to our correspondents in Ukraine and Russia.

The US Democratic Party is gathering in Chicago for a convention that will see Kamala Harris confirmed as their candidate for the White House but there are concerns that divisions over the war in Gaza could undermine party unity. We bring together three people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania to share how for them being involved in football has been a way out of poverty and deprivation.

The British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among six people missing after a superyacht sank in a storm off Sicily. One person is confirmed dead. We have the latest.

We go to Italy to talk about measures to tackle overtourism; in some regions you are only allowed to beaches if you book a place via an app.

Presenter: Luke Jones

(Photo: A Ukraine serviceman holds a shell for a Caesar self-propelled howitzer before firing towards Russian troops outside the town of Pokrovsk, 13 August, 2024. Credit: Reuters)