were fatally stabbed — the mother of one speaks to the bbc. the term "every parent's worst nightmare" is actually not right because sleep is your only respite. also breaking news tonight — a senior tory says it's time for rishi sunak to go. cabinet minister sir simon clarke says the time is up for the prime minister, he says unless he goes, the conservatives will be crushed at the conservatives will be crushed at the general election. the? the conservatives will be crushed at the general election.— the general election. they want to see our country — the general election. they want to see our country be _ the general election. they want to see our country be great _ the general election. they want to see our country be great again, i the general election. they want to see our country be great again, it| see our country be great again, it is very— see our country be great again, it is very simple. donald trump hopes to deliver a knock out blow to his one remaining rival for the republican presidential nomination in new hampshire. the nuclear plant in somerset — hinkley c — its final cost could go up by a third, say its french developers

and how a simple blood test could be the key on newsnight at 10.30 — on grenfelll testimony week, we will be joined by two families grieving loved ones who died on that terrible night six and a half years ago. good evening. a man who stabbed two 19—year—old students and a 65—year—old school caretaker to death has had his manslaughter plea accepted. valdo calocane attacked grace o'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates in nottingham injune last year. he had been suffering from serious mental health issues. the court heard that grace was killed while heroically trying to protect herfriend barnaby. our midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. first, came the shock.

then, the sadness. and then the support. on the 13th ofjune, the city of nottingham was scarred by a killer who left three people dead. they were 19—year—old students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, and school caretaker ian coates, who was 65. and this is the man who took their lives — valdo calocane, a 32—year—old dual guinea—bissau portuguese national with settled status in the uk. his first victims were the university of nottingham students. we're walking the same route that grace and barnaby were walking on their way home after a night out clubbing at around four in the morning. they were just five minutes from their student accommodation when they were stabbed to death. he attacked barnaby with a dagger first. grace tried to protect her friend and fight calocane off, but he then attacked her, too — leaving them both dead.

someone said, "we're going to send two officers down "to london to speak to you." and that's the moment that i realised that something really, truly very wrong had happened. the term "every parent's worst nightmare" is actually not right because sleep is your only respite from the reality of our life. it's the only time you escape. the dreams and the sleep is the respite. it's the living that is the hardest part. i've notjust lost my older sister, but a best friend — _ someone i'd go to about everything. was so proud. — i would always speak about her. it's a joy for me to be able to say that she's my older| sister, it's a privilege. calocane then walked to a hostel a mile away and tried unsuccessfully to break in before attacking his next victim.

ian coates, who was just a few months away from retirement, was killed on his way to work. his van was stolen and then driven by calocane back into the city centre where he used it to hit three pedestrians — one of whom was critically injured. calocane has pleaded guilty to three counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility and guilty to three counts of attempted murder. he will be sentenced in the coming days, but the grief and pain of the victims' families shows no sign of ending. navteonhal, bbc news. and you can see more of that interview with grace's parents on bbc breakfast on bbc one from six o'clock tomorrow morning. a former cabinet minister is calling for rishi sunak to be ousted as prime minister to avoid the conservatives facing what he calls a masssacre at the general election. sir simon clarke, writing in the daily telegraph, says that mr sunak has many admirable qualities but that he does

not get what britain needs. let's go straight to our political editor chris mason at westminster. what else is he saying? sir isa sir is a long—standing critic of rishi sunak, he served in the cabinet under liz truss and has publicly expressed his frustrations already —— sir simon clarke. he becomes the second conservative mp to publicly call for rishi sunak to 90, to publicly call for rishi sunak to go, and it is an article in the daily telegraph in which he says the unvarnished truth is that if rishi sunak is leading the conservatives into the election, we will be massacred. he goes onto say that the country is on the brink of being run by starmer�*s labourfor a decade or more and adds that if nigel farage, the former ukip leader, was to make a full—scale return, extinction is a very real possibility for our party, he says. very strong words, albeit

from a noted critic. what will be interesting now, because there are others privately who share that view, is whether others are willing to say something similar publicly and as a result of that, where that might leave downing street and how rishi sunak responds. h0??? might leave downing street and how rishi sunak responds.— rishi sunak responds. how likely is that? it is possible, _ rishi sunak responds. how likely is that? it is possible, entirely - that? it is possible, entirely possible. — that? it is possible, entirely possible, because _ that? it is possible, entirely possible, because you - that? it is possible, entirely i possible, because you scratch that? it is possible, entirely - possible, because you scratch the surface privately amongst conservative mps and there is a deep gloom, pretty widespread, and amongst some of there is such a deep gloom that they think that anything is worth a go, and clearly an intervention like this reopens all of the anger, the public anger and anxiety and arguments within the conservatives that plenty of conservatives that plenty of conservatives say is deeply damaging, but some are concluding it is worth a go because they think they are stirring oblivion in the face. reaction to the remarks from sir simon. david davis, liam fox and

priti patel are publicly very critical of simon clarke, describing him variously as silly, self—indulgent, facile and divisive. and some of the private observations have been a bit fruity as well. but there are those who support him with one telling me that this is one brave mp speaking the truth, what everyone knows but will not actually say out loud. so here we go again with another blast of noise at westminster and let's see where it ends. uncomfortable if you are in downing street.— ends. uncomfortable if you are in downing street. thanks for “oining us. it's only the second primary in the race for the republican nomination for us president — but donald trump is hoping to deliver a knock—out blow to his single standing rival, nikki haley in new hampshire. voting is taking place right now — with recent polling suggesting mr trump still holds a substantial lead over nikki haley — after crushing his opponents in iowa.

ms haley has vowed to stay in the race whatever the result. let's cross to our north america editor sarah smith, who's in new hampshire for us now. in new hampshire both candidates have been dashing around doing some last—minute campaigning because they know the result could be absolutely crucial. donald trump is clearly very confident and he dropped by a polling station and said he was not going to ask nikki haley to pull out, because he thinks he can beat her easily anyway. he has some of his former rivals in the state campaigning for him. nikki haley says this should not be a correlation of donald trump, and that voters across america should be given a choice —— a coronation. but now this has come down to a two—person base, that means all the anti—donald trump voters can club together and back nikki haley but even then, it still looks like she

is really going to struggle to beat donald trump. cutting straight to the chase. it's now down to two candidates splitting the vote in new hampshire. a state where axe throwing is a popular pastime and independent voters pride themselves on following their own path. our slogan is live free or die, and a lot of people out here take that to heart. and you can kind of see it in, you know, in voting. think of it like there's a piece of wood in front of you and you want to chop into it. sharing tips on how to hit the target, zak tells me america needs a new trajectory. he has voted for donald trump before. nice shot! now he's leaning towards nikki haley. if you ask around, a lot of people are not happy with how the country's been going the last eight years, over the last two presidents. so maybe it is time to look at another option. i'lljust say it. that's her pitch —

she is that other option. we have to leave behind the chaos and drama of the past with the new generations. donald trump is already anticipating that old generation rematch withjoe biden, completely confident he will be the republican candidate. when you step into that voting booth, you are going to be signalling that we want crooked joe biden, the worst president in the history of our country, we got to get him out. donald, i love you! devoted donald trump fans will happily wait hours for him in subzero temperatures. the more he's demonized by his opponents, the more they worship him. he's not racist. he's not sexist. no, no, not at all. and i don't care what the media says about donald trump. this is my third time voting for him and i'd vote for him again. i love that he's not a typical politician. he's a businessman. and that's what this country needs. it needs to be run as a business. donald trump will need more

than just his adoring fans to beat joe biden in november. and across america, there are plenty of moderate voters who admit even though they don't like him, they may be prepared to vote for him because they felt so much better off when he was president. this creates a cold and hostile climate for president biden, as he gets the blame for rising prices. start with how much everything is costing. gas prices were so low. i get that they're going down now, but what about all the stuff that we have to pay for and the gas prices before and and everything we've gone through? and, yeah, it's a lot. some of the more outrageous things donald trump says, does none of that put you off supporting him? that doesn't do anything to me. not at all. i want, i want prosperity. iwant... i'm getting ready, closer to retirement. i want to be ok with that. do all the criminal charges against donald trump worry you? no, not at all. he's kind of gotten a raw deal out of it and there's so many other things that are going on that other people are doing and they're

just focusing on him and i don't think that's right. carving out a significant victory here may be enough for donald trump to glide out of new hampshire, having claimed his party's nomination before any other state needs to vote. is this a done deal for donald trump? after tonight it very well could be, and if he wins by a substantial victory here it is hard to see how nikki haley could beat him anywhere else. that would be because there are so many voters like those i have met in new hampshire who say they wish donald trump would not use such provocative language and they do not think it should be on social media but they will vote for him even if they have to hold their noses, because they think the economy was more successful when he was president and they certainly felt they had more money in their pockets than. new hampshire should be one of the more favourable states for nikki haley because there are moderate republicans here and independent voters who should back hurt so if she does not do well in this state,

that could be close to the end for her campaign —— should back her. the next date is south carolina where she is polling very poorly, substantially behind donald trump, so she may want to exit the race before a humiliating defeat in her home state and if she did that would hand the crown to donald trump who is already behaving as though he is the official republican nominee. sarah smith, thanks forjoining us. and you can follow this story with special rolling coverage from midnight on the bbc news channel and the bbc news website. the final cost of the hinkley point c nuclear plant being built in somerset could hit £46 billion, soaring by about a third — according to edf, the french firm developing it. the completion could also be delayed. it comes after the government announced plans for a big expansion in nuclear power as part of its plans to combat climate change. our business editor simonjack is with me.

spiralling costs. by by2020 by 2020 to 18 months ago, it was 26 billion, the price tag, but today it is £35 billion so you put that in the money today, it could be £46 billion, planning changes, more concrete and steel, pandemic, or being blamed, and edf will shoulder the cost because they agreed in 2016 for a higher price at which they were to supply electricity and they will take the risk but it is not just their problem because the government would like to build an identical plant at sizewell in suffolk and customers will be on the hook a bit more and it will be added to their bills to pay for the construction over a decade or so and the government is also putting £2.5 billion of its own money and trying to raise private capital to fund this. they are still supporters of nuclear and they say it is always on and it is low—carbon and create energy and resilience from outside powers but opponents of size will

say they have taken their fight to the supreme court are saying it is madness to continue to do the same thing because this is not the first time, again and again, and expect a different result and they have urged the project but i think that is unlikely. —— they have urged the government to cancel the project but i think that is unlikely. government to cancel the pro'ect but i think that is unlikelyh i think that is unlikely. thanks for “oininu i think that is unlikely. thanks for joining us- _ israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has described the deaths of 24 israeli soldiers in gaza as "unbearably difficult", but has vowed the fighting will continue until absolute victory. it is the deadliest 24 hours for israeli forces since the war began. the hamas—run health ministry says more that 25,000 palestinians have died there since the war started, as intense fighting continues around khan younis. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. he sings. a nation's deadliest day in this war, a family's darkest. sergeant hadar kapeluk, a 23—year—old reservist

serving on the gaza border, sent in on a mission without his family knowing. his brother, helpless with grief, promised to look after mum and dad. gunshots. he was at the border, he wasn't supposed to fight, he wasn't supposed to go in. we didn't know he went in. we didn't know we were supposed to worry about him. 21 reservists died yesterday in a rocket attack that detonated the mines they were laying. a new kind of loss for israel, a new kind of pressure at home. the wounds left by the hamas attacks here last october still haven't healed, kept raw by the daily reminder of hostages held inside gaza. these fresh losses have raised the price of a war many here support.

translation: we are in | the midst of an unjust war. in this war, there are great achievements, including today, in completing the encirclement of khan younis. but there are also very heavy prices. the city of khan younis is now the focus of israel's offensive. it's underground tunnels a refuge for hamas leaders. but yesterday's attack was outside the city, above ground, half a mile from the border. more than three months into its war in gaza, israel's army is still fighting for control. and as israel searches for hamas here, palestinians search for safety. residents and refugees in khan younis driven south by the war. the city's main hospital submerged by patients — now surrounded by israeli forces. translation: most of the medical

staff had evacuated, _ leaving only a few doctors to attend to the casualties. the situation is worse than a disaster. with no way out, families bury their dead in the sand outside the hospital. a war that feels close to home in israel has left gazans feeling there's nowhere to go. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the prime minister has said initial evidence from overnight us and uk air strikes in yemen suggests all intended targets were destroyed. rishi sunak told parliament he was not prepared to stand by and allow the houthi movement to endanger shipping in the red sea. but, if necessary, the united kingdom will not hesitate to respond again in self—defence. we cannot stand by and allow these attacks to go unchallenged. inaction is also a choice. scientists say a simple blood test could revolutionise the diagnosis of alzheimer's.

a study has found that measuring the levels of a protein could eventually enable screening people for the condition in their 50s, meaning early detection. our medical editor fergus walsh is here and has been going through the findings. fergus. one of the key biological features of alzheimer's is the gradual build up of rogue proteins in the brain, which can start to accumulate ten or 15 years before patients develop memory loss, confusion and other symptoms. the gold standard way of detecting these is via a highly specialised pet brain scan or a lumbar puncture, which extracts cerebrospinal fluid. but only 2% of alzheimer's patients ever have one because there aren't enough resources. so a simple blood test would be transformative. the latest research in sweden found that a blood test was around 95% accurate at detecting p—tau217, a key biomarkerfor alzheimer's,

and just as good as the more invasive tests. researchers think blood tests could eventually be used as a screening tool for the over 50s, with only those at high risk needing further investigation. last year, alzheimer's charities launched a £5 million project to assess a range of blood tests — and their reliability. early diagnosis is about to become hugely important in the treatment of alzheimer's because there are two new drugs, likely to be licensed this year, lecanemab and donanemab — which can slow the progress of the disease by up to a third, but only if they are given in the early stages. over 900,000 people in the uk are living with dementia, and around two thirds of those have alzheimer's disease, though many never get a formal diagnosis. those numbers are set to rise sharply as our population ages. we are still perhaps five years away from alzheimer's blood tests

being available on the nhs but they could help revolutionise diagnosis of the condition. reeta. fergus, thank you. dissent in russia is normally silenced without delay, especially — at the moment — if it involves criticism of the war in ukraine. but the kremlin appears unsure how to deal with one group of dissenters — the wives of mobilised russian servicemen. they're growing increasingly vocal in their demand that their husbands be allowed to stop fighting and return home — as our russia editor steve rosenberg has been finding out. they were the extra boots on the ground the kremlin badly needed — the 300,000 reservists, mobilized more than a year ago for russia's war against ukraine. angelina's partner was drafted at the age of 44. she says that despite being diagnosed with stomach ulcers, he was deployed to an assault unit.

now, he's wounded. translation: there are some people who want to fight, - who volunteer for it and sign contracts. let them fight. but send us back our husbands who don't want to be there. they've done their duty to the motherland, send them home. antolina hasjoined other women campaigning to bring their husbands home. they choose their words carefully. most avoid criticizing the war itself. still, with dissent in russia pretty much silenced, this is a rare public display of discontent. translation: when will they decide that our husbands have _ discharged their military duty? when they're brought back to us with no arms and legs? when they can't do anything because they're just a vegetable? or do we have to wait for them to be sent back in a zinc coffin? the russian authorities have not reacted positively to what amounts to a call for demobilization.

the head of the russian parliament's defence committee said recently, "can you imagine in world war two, wives of soldiers asking stalin to send their husbands home after a year on the front line? it would never happen." his conclusion was that such demands today are being put out there by russia's enemies. maria's husband and cousin were drafted. she fears another wave of mobilization. but not all russians, she says, recognise the danger. translation: some people act like ostriches, _ they stick their heads in the sand and try not to think about what's happening. i can understand them. it's hard to accept that in your country, the state doesn't need you to be happy. itjust treats you as biological material. but if people want to survive, sooner or later, they need to recognize this and say that they don't agree. antonina had always trusted

the authorities and now... translation: i used to have enormous respect for vladimir putin. _ now, i'm more neutral. but if he really does see us as traitors and outcasts for wanting our husbands back, i don't understand why he'd have this attitude towards citizens who once voted for him. in russia, the possibilities for public protest are limited. so once a week, the women meet by the tomb of the unknown soldier, just to lay flowers. opponents of the invasion of ukraine have little sympathy. they say the draftees should have ignored the call up. their wives just want their husbands back now. red carnations — a reminder of the human cost of war. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the somerset spinner, shoaib bashir, who is of pakistani descent and who was en route to india with the england cricket

squad, has been forced to return to the uk to resolve visa complications — the only member of the touring party to have to do so. bashir was initially left in abu dhabi and won't arrive in india until at least the weekend. he'll also miss the first test that starts on thursday. middlesbrough's hopes of a fairytale return to wembley were brought to a halt this evening after a 6—1 thrashing by premier league chelsea in their league cup semi—final tie at stamford bridge. chelsea will meet either liverpool or fulham in the final next month. joe wilson watched the action. middlesbrough's official allocation, just over 4,000 tickets. the buses heading south represented so many more supporters. it's teesside versus that side. hey, big spenders. what does £1 billion get you in football these days? well, chelsea's new american owner would expect, surely, a trophy. remember, in this semifinal, middlesbrough actually led

1—0 from the first leg. well, that lasted 14 minutes. commentator: chelsea level the tie! this was premier league against championship, a division between the teams, and a world cup winner there... and now fernandez! that's what £106 million gets you — enzo fernandez. axel disasi was cheaper and plays as a defender. fine finish from him, and in a flash, middlesbrough were undone. remember that optimism, ambition, that middlesbroughjoy? it wasn't even half time. and now it was 4—0. cole palmer, about 40 million, if we're still counting. palmer has surely made sure for chelsea! for chelsea, this competition, the league cup, might once have seen peripheral. now its central. palmer again. how many is cruel? how about six? the final is coming for chelsea. and middlesbrough, you can stop them winning, you can't stop them singing. they deserved a finish and, look, they got it. 6—1 sounds so much better than nothing. joe wilson, bbc news.

the epic film oppenheimer is leading the nominations in this year's oscar nominations, with 13 — including best director for christopher nolan, and best picture. it's followed closely by poor things with 11 nominations and martin scorsese's killers of the flower moon which picked up ten. barbie, which took over a billion dollars at the box office last year, was nominated for best picture, as our culture editor katie razzall reports. countdown to the 96th academy awards. the world will remember this day. and christopher nolan's spectacular film about the father of the atom bomb looks hard to beat. oppenheimer is the juggernaut that's going through awards season at the moment, 13 nominations. i think on the night, it could well scoop best film, best director, best actor for cillian murphy, best supporting actor, which would be robert downeyjunior, his first oscar. hi, barbie. hi, ken. but the barb—enheimer rivalry continues. barbie has eight oscar nominations,

including best picture and best supporting actor for ryan gosling. but there's no directing nod for greta gerwig and margot robbie isn't up for best actress. i think it's actually great that there are so many snubs and surprises in the actress category. itjust shows how many meaty roles there are for actresses this year, which is very unusual and heartening, ithink. i am bella baxter. on that list, emma stone for her fearless performance in poor things. you talk too much. and killers of the flower moon's lily gladstone, who's made history as the first native american acting nominee. i cried a little. of course, it's a huge joy for us. french directorjustine triet is the only woman nominated for best director. anatomy of a fall is about a woman accused of murdering her husband. stop. i did not kill him. triet is the first ever french female directing nominee. things are changing for women. so i'm really proud for me and for all my team. and i'm not alone, of course, in this. any brits nominated ? yes.

the british are coming again, storming down the red carpet. you've got carey mulligan and emily blunt. we've also got obviously christopher nolan up for oppenheimer, could win his first oscar. the holocaust drama the zone of interest is a british film with five nominations, and a brit designed the costumes for the fantastical poor things and is now up for her first oscar. amazing, yeah. thrilling. delighted. it's a very rare opportunity as a costume designer to be able to be so creative. i feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity. others that could steal the show on oscars night, the 1970s tear—jerker the holdovers, and the pointed satire about racism, american fiction. katie razzall, bbc news. just a day after storm isha caused travel chaos and left thousands without power, the uk is bracing itself for more severe weather. storm jocelyn is moving across the country, pounding the welsh coast at aberystwyth late this afternoon. there was also major disruption

to rail services, with no trains operating in scotland from seven o'clock this evening. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. another stormy night and we have seen some pretty strong gusts already. strongest gusts was on the west coast of wales, 76 mph. but just in the last little while, a gustin just in the last little while, a gust in the outer hebrides of 74 mph, so those wins picking up thanks to storm jocelyn. we have this met office amber warning, could see gusts up to 80 mph through the night and is the first part of the morning. and some really big showers and thunderstorms right now across north—west scotland, some flashes of lightning, some very squally winds, so not at night particularly conducive to sleeping. but as you can see, it is windy forjust about all of us, some very gusty conditions. temperatures overnight won't drop too far, partly because of the strength of the winter. we

start tomorrow with storm jocelyn