leading run somewhere has been the leading run somewhere threat _ has been the leading run somewhere threat over_ has been the leading run somewhere threat over the last two years, the longest— threat over the last two years, the longest running run somewhere great, 7000 attacks over the last two years. — 7000 attacks over the last two years, industry says they have leaked — years, industry says they have leaked data from more victims than any run _ leaked data from more victims than any run somewhere group in history, it's a _ any run somewhere group in history, it's a realty— any run somewhere group in history, it's a really significant target. who— it's a really significant target. who are _ it's a really significant target. who are the victims?- it's a really significant target. who are the victims? across many sectors, organisations _ who are the victims? across many sectors, organisations you - who are the victims? across many sectors, organisations you and - who are the victims? across many sectors, organisations you and i i sectors, organisations you and i will have — sectors, organisations you and i will have heard of, and significantly disrupted in the operations, and their reputation and finances _ operations, and their reputation and finances. we operations, and their reputation and finances. ~ ,, t, ~ operations, and their reputation and finances. ~ ., ., ~ ., "~ :: :: finances. we are talking about $500 million and counting. _ finances. we are talking about $500 million and counting. do _ finances. we are talking about $500 million and counting. do you - finances. we are talking about $500 million and counting. do you think. million and counting. do you think it is possible for anyone to have that kind of money in the coppers and rush it without part of it being taken by the state? the and rush it without part of it being taken by the state?— and rush it without part of it being taken by the state? the key thing is we have disrupted _ taken by the state? the key thing is we have disrupted the _ taken by the state? the key thing is we have disrupted the lock- taken by the state? the key thing is we have disrupted the lock bit - we have disrupted the lock bit group, — we have disrupted the lock bit group, they are not able to do what they could — group, they are not able to do what they could do before, we have sanctioned them. they are subject to travel— sanctioned them. they are subject to travel ttans— sanctioned them. they are subject to travel bans and asset freezes, and the criticat—

travel bans and asset freezes, and the critical thing is we have gone off to _ the critical thing is we have gone off to their— the critical thing is we have gone off to their trust and anonymity so we have _ off to their trust and anonymity so we have named them and previously they had _ we have named them and previously they had a _ we have named them and previously they had a scheme where they offered $10 million to anyone could work out their identity, they now have that price _ their identity, they now have that price on_ their identity, they now have that price on their heads and they are named — price on their heads and they are named. ~ . price on their heads and they are named. . ., ., ,, , price on their heads and they are named. ~ . . , , , price on their heads and they are named. . . . , , , named. what happens next? the fact he is in russia _ named. what happens next? the fact he is in russia that _ named. what happens next? the fact he is in russia that means _ named. what happens next? the fact he is in russia that means you - named. what happens next? the fact he is in russia that means you will i he is in russia that means you will never get extradition and he will never get extradition and he will never be brought to justice. never get extradition and he will never be brought tojustice. he probably can travel or use his money and we _ probably can travel or use his money and we are _ probably can travel or use his money and we are going after his affiliate is, some _ and we are going after his affiliate is, some of— and we are going after his affiliate is, some of whom have been arrested. he cah't_ is, some of whom have been arrested. he can't travel partly because he will be cut but also because of what is going on with our relations deteriorating over ukraine stop they are far more sanctions and people taking money and carrying money around. ~ , , taking money and carrying money around-_ 50 _ taking money and carrying money around._ so do - taking money and carrying money around._ so do you . taking money and carrying money i around._ so do you think around. absolutely. so do you think that it is credible _ around. absolutely. so do you think that it is credible that _ around. absolutely. so do you think that it is credible that the _ around. absolutely. so do you think that it is credible that the russian l that it is credible that the russian state could not stop him? ye are not making an accusation that the russian state is involved but is it credible that the russian state is

not in a position to be able to stop this? j not in a position to be able to stop this? . , , . ., this? i am sure they in a position to be able _ this? i am sure they in a position to be able to _ this? i am sure they in a position to be able to stop _ this? i am sure they in a position to be able to stop it _ this? i am sure they in a position to be able to stop it but - this? i am sure they in a position to be able to stop it but we - this? i am sure they in a position to be able to stop it but we have| this? i am sure they in a position i to be able to stop it but we have no evidence _ to be able to stop it but we have no evidence that they are directly controlling or benefiting or a thing like that — controlling or benefiting or a thing like that. let controlling or benefiting or a thing like that. . , ~ controlling or benefiting or a thing like that. . , ., . like that. let me ask you about that, is like that. let me ask you about that. is it _ like that. let me ask you about that, is it credible _ like that. let me ask you about that, is it credible that - like that. let me ask you about that, is it credible that there i that, is it credible that there russian state is not involved in something like this?— something like this? there is a stron: something like this? there is a strong nexus — something like this? there is a strong nexus between - something like this? there is a strong nexus between power, l something like this? there is a - strong nexus between power, crime and security in russia, it has a very different sense of power to us and who is controlled by who and who is paying off who is very different and opaque. you is paying off who is very different and opaque-— and opaque. you and your international— and opaque. you and your international partners - and opaque. you and your international partners are | and opaque. you and your- international partners are everyday trying to move against run somewhere attacks but is there anything that has happened because of this that. future tax? . has happened because of this that. future tax?— future tax? yes, one of the things is we are in _ future tax? yes, one of the things is we are in touch _ future tax? yes, one of the things is we are in touch with _ future tax? yes, one of the things is we are in touch with more - future tax? yes, one of the things. is we are in touch with more victims now: _ is we are in touch with more victims now. they— is we are in touch with more victims now. they are — is we are in touch with more victims now, they are understanding why it is viable _ now, they are understanding why it is viable for — now, they are understanding why it is viable for them to report being attacked. — is viable for them to report being attacked, that generates a better feedback loop and a sense of what victims _ feedback loop and a sense of what victims can— feedback loop and a sense of what victims can do to defend themselves

and not _ victims can do to defend themselves and not be _ victims can do to defend themselves and not be attacked in the future. it would _ and not be attacked in the future. it would give vladimir putin some pressure that this has come to light and there is nothing international can be done about it at the moment? i think it is likely more widely. the question is how to deter russia, the measures in 2018 didn't deter russia because there have been more attacks including the ones mentioned by james, attacks including the ones mentioned byjames, expelling a defence attache today, will that change it, no, i think we have to get serious in how we contain russia, in 2021 we call them a big threat and we need all government approach bonded to deal with the russian menace. thank ou both. that's all from us tonight. i'm back tomorrow. till then, goodnight.

new analysis shows that the world's oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year — caused mainly by climate change. the news comes as figures from the eu climate service, copernicus, also show that last month was the warmest april on record for our oceans. they absorb around a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans produce and soak up excess heat, so evidence that they're heating up

at record levels raises concerns they won't be able to do this as effectively as before. activist greta thunberg, who was fined on wednesday by a judge in sweden over a protest blocking the entrance to the swedish parliament, said she disobeyed police orders because she wanted to highlight the climate emergency. with more, here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. the menai bridge between north wales and the island of anglesey. scientists have been monitoring the plants and animals on the sea shore here for almost 70 years. it's invaluable and it tells us so much about where species were, how quickly they've moved. they've been going back to the same places all around the uk, creating a unique record of the changing populations on our country's rocky coasts. in that time, sea temperatures around this country have warmed by an average of about one degree celsius. the big thing that i've seen is species aren't all moving at the same rate — so things are moving further north, but not at the same speed. so, all the community compositions are changing everywhere because different species are moving at different rates.

some creatures can't move at all — like barnacles. so, this is a really disruptive process for ecosystems? i think if i was a barnacle, i'd be quite worried, yes! if one species vanishes or a new one comes in, it can affect all the other plants and animals in the system. at aberystwyth university, scientists track the changes with the same technology the police use at crime scenes. i think we're going to put this down about five metres. the researchers collect the traces of dna animals leave in the water. it is known as edna, environmental dna. it's possible to use edna to to track the movement of invasive species. there is a japanese species of sea squirt. it's called a carpet sea squirt. they form a blanket, a carpet, if you like, over the sea bed. they prevent the growth of native organisms in the areas that they colonise. because they do so well in our environment, they can potentially take over huge areas of the seabed.

what we are finding is that the ones that are more invasive appear to be responding more strongly to global warming and increasing water temperatures. it is evidence ofjust how fragile some of our marine ecosystems are and stands as a warning that, as our seas continue to warm, we can expect unpredictable changes in the marine life of the uk. justin rowlatt, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. north korea's has reported the death — at the age of 94 — of the ruling family's former head of propaganda, kim ki nam. for six decades, he honed their party's message that only the kim dynasty could lead the country to prosperity. as the head of pyongyang's propaganda department, kim ki nam, played a pivotal role during the famine of the 19905 — with the party crediting him with keeping the public loyal. hong kong's appeal court has approved the formal banning of a protest song previously used as a rallying call by pro—democracy campaigners. a lower court last year rejected the government's

application to outlaw the song, �*glory to hong kong.�* but officials have now successfully appealed against that decision. amnesty international described the ruling as: �*a worrying sign of the authorities' growing unwillingness to respect human rights and uphold their obligations. thailand is to relist cannabis as a narcotic — two years after becoming the first country in asia to decriminalise its recreational use. the prime minister, srettha thavisin, said he wants usage restricted to medical and health purposes only. he said drugs were destroying thailand's future with too many young people addicted. the domestic retail market for marijuana has flourished in thailand since legalisation. australia is to raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa in order to study in the country. it has also warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices as part of efforts to rein in record migration. from friday, international students must show proof of savings of at least 20,000 us dollars

in order to get their visa. dozens of people remain trapped beneath a building that collapsed in the south african city of george on monday. emergency services have been in contact with some of those buried beneath the rubble, leaving relatives waiting anxiously for news. shingai nyoka sent this report. three days into this rescue mission in hopes of finding survivors is fading. among those who are missing, 29—year—old elven. we met his father at the scene clinging to help. i believe my son will come out of it alive. i believe since yesterday and. ,.,

alive. i believe since yesterday and. . . , , and. he sounded increasingly desperate — and. he sounded increasingly desperate and _ and. he sounded increasingly desperate and his _ and. he sounded increasingly desperate and his last - and. he sounded increasingly i desperate and his last message. his girlfriend nicole also sent in this photo of their two—year—old son to help them stay positive. then, rescuers heard a sound. as night fell, three people were pulled from the rubble. later learning that one of them was him. phil very happy. the smile on his face and when i saw him walk, it is one of my greatest moments. is him walk, it is one of my greatest moments. , . .,, him walk, it is one of my greatest moments-— him walk, it is one of my greatest moments. , . . , moments. is almost wendell, delvin is luc to moments. is almost wendell, delvin is lucky to be — moments. is almost wendell, delvin is lucky to be one _ moments. is almost wendell, delvin is lucky to be one of _ moments. is almost wendell, delvin is lucky to be one of the _ is lucky to be one of the last survivors.

malaysia says it will start giving orangutans as gifts to major trading partners who buy its palm oil. the government says it hopes to generate the same goodwill as china does with its �*panda diplomacy�*. the development comes amid concern that the forests where the orangutans live are being chopped down to make way for palm oil plantations. animal protection groups say it would be better to concentrate on preserving these animals in the wild, rather than handing them out as gifts. bbc�*s world service asia/pacific editor, michael bristow has more. the commodities and plantations minister expressed his desire and give the garage intends to major countries that trade with malaysia when it comes to palm oil and india and china and european union means countries. as a goodwill gesture to try and convince those countries

that malaysia is serious about not just developing its economy and palm oil in particular, by protecting the national habitats which are vital for orangutans and giving these mammals, these apes, wrote to these countries is like a token of their desire to keep them alive. an amazing thing, palm oil because it isn�*t so much products and for cooking, fuels, cosmetics, detergents, all kinds of things and many products all across the world that use palm oil is also pretty efficient to grow a lot of oil in small amounts and it grows in tropical areas and these are the areas are most of the remaining natural forests still survive in

many cases, these natural forests by simply cut down and plantations are planted in their place in these plantations, they often get referred to as green deserts because they just do not go anywhere near the biodiversity that you might find in a national tropical forest biodiversity that you might find in a national tropicalforest —— a national tropical forest —— natural. the flame for this years paris olympics has arrived on french soil after completing its mediterranean crossing from greece to the port of marseille. it will be one of the longest olympic torch relays in history. over the next ten weeks, about 10,000 people — ranging from sports stars to survivors of terrorist attacks and a 102—year—old veteran of the french resistance — will take turns to carry the symbolic flame. the torch will travel through more than 400 french towns and territories and notable locations on the itinerary include mont saint—michel, the normandy beaches of the d—day landings and the space centre

at kourou in french guiana. that�*s all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. we�*ve got a long awaited spell of dry and sunny weather for many of us over the next few days. not quite dry everywhere. a bit of rain around across the far north of scotland. and we�*ll also see some misty, murky patches during the mornings. they could be a little bit slow to clear. so, not wall—to—wall blue skies for the next few days, but high pressure is bringing a lot of dry, settled weather, with light winds, too. now, we�*re likely to start thursday morning with that patchy rain in the far north—west, but further south, i think some mist and some fog patches around here and there, particularly so for parts of the south—west of england and wales. could be some mistiness creeping into east anglia. around some of these irish sea coasts, the isle of man,

towards cumbria, some of that fog could be quite slow to clear. for scotland, there�*ll be some brighter spells across eastern areas — like aberdeenshire, for instance — but there�*ll be more cloud and outbreaks of rain moving in across the western isles, parts of highland too. that rain looks like it eases away, pushes a little bit further northward. so for much of the uk, dry with sunny spells, and that�*s going to lift those temperatures to somewhere between around 19 to 22 degrees for many of us. just a little bit cooler across the north of scotland. now, through thursday evening, overnight into friday, we�*ve got some more rain that�*ll push across parts of highland. elsewhere, dry once again, relatively mild temperatures — in double figures for many of us. but again, i think friday morning could see a few misty patches that will gradually clear away. 50 friday itself, i think longer spells of sunshine on offer, light winds and those temperatures probably up a degree or so. 50 more widely, we�*re looking at temperatures in the low 20s, possibly the mid—20s in the south. still a little cooler than that for stornoway and lerwick, for instance. into the weekend, high pressure still close, but it slips away towards the east,

and that willjust open the doors for areas of low pressure to try and move in from the west. but i think saturday itself, a good deal of dry weather. cloud will tend to bubble up through the day, and that could just spark off one or two showers, perhaps northern england, southern scotland, but they�*ll be hit—and—miss. temperatures are again up in the mid 20s — could see 2a in one or two places. similar start to the day on sunday, but you�*ll notice these showers trying to push in towards the west. they could be quite slow—moving, potentially heavy and thundery in places. where it does stay dry, probably towards the south and south—east, we could well see temperatures again in the mid—205, but then it looks like the showers will dominate as we head into next week. 50, more unsettled weather on the cards for the start of next week. still a little bit warmer than average, but not as warm as the next few days.

this is bbc news. we�*ll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i�*m stephen sackur. vladimir putin is again flexing his nuclear muscle in a warning to ukraine�*s backers in the west. russian troops have been ordered to run drills with tactical nukes. why now? well, the kremlin has clearly been irked by america�*s belated decision to commit $60 billion worth of assistance to kyiv and by president macron�*s refusal to rule out sending troops to ukraine. my guest is lithuania�*s foreign

minister, gabrielius landsbergis, one of europe�*s most ardent supporters of kyiv. he says he�*s truly worried about 202a. why? gabrielius landsbergis, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. pleasure being here. you were very candid, expressing your deep concern about 202a. why are you so worried? well, i think that there is not enough, i�*d say, understanding as to what�*s at stake if ukraine is unable to push

russia out of its country.