absolutely across all the detail. police are waiting to speak to the man suspected of killing two women and their mother in a crossbow attack. he's in a serious condition in hospital. water bills in england and wales are to rise by around 20% over the next five years, but water companies say it's not nearly enough to tackle spills and sewage. more than 70 pilot whales are stranded on orkney. experts are trying to save those that are still alive. and from exeter to the euros final. the extraordinary rise of england's last minute goal scorer ollie watkins. and coming up on bbc news — england are pushing to get the job done early — asjimmy anderson and co attempt to bowl west indies out in their second innings at lords. at the killings of a loving mother and her two daughters.

good evening. a manhunt is under way in bristol after two suitcases containing human remains were found late last night at clifton suspension bridge. officers were called after reports that a man with a suitcase was seen acting suspiciously. let's go straight to bristol, our correspondent phil mackie is there for us. a private ambulance arrives to take away the a private ambulance arrives to take away the human a private ambulance arrives to take away the human remains, a private ambulance arrives to take away the human remains, it has a private ambulance arrives to take away the human remains, it has been away the human remains, it has been a shocking scene of crime. the grim discovery was made about midnight after a call from the public about a man acting suspiciously. this is man detectives want to speak to, caught on cctv. bearded and dressed in black. they say he isn't considered to be a danger to the public, but urged anyone who knows him to contact them urgently. this urged anyone who knows him to contact them urgently.- contact them urgently. this is a very disturbing _ contact them urgently. this is a very disturbing incident - contact them urgently. this is a very disturbing incident and - contact them urgently. this is a very disturbing incident and i i contact them urgently. this is a i very disturbing incident and i fully recognise the concern it will cause

for our community, we currently have an increased presence of officers in the area, and i encourage anyone who has any concerns to please do speak with one of the team. this has any concerns to please do speak with one of the team.— with one of the team. this was a particularly _ with one of the team. this was a particularly horrific _ with one of the team. this was a particularly horrific discovery, i with one of the team. this was a i particularly horrific discovery, how has it affected the officers who were here last nights? firm has it affected the officers who were here last nights? am grateful to our were here last nights? am grateful to your asking _ were here last nights? am grateful to your asking that _ were here last nights? am grateful to your asking that question, - were here last nights? am grateful to your asking that question, it - were here last nights? am grateful to your asking that question, it is l to your asking that question, it is something that in a career i am sure somebody would never anticipate coming across as part their duty, so i can't speak on behalf of them because i haven't had the privilege of speaking to them but i can reassure you they are being sported. specialist investigation teams have been working round the site all day, much of the forensic activity has been at the other end of the bridge, where we have seen a tent and private ambulance come along, it was a grisly discovery for those off sirs larsson night. one suitcase on the bridge and one nearby. investigators are in contact with relativeles of other people reported missing including studentjack

o'sullivan who disappeared near here in march. a senior officer has been in march. a senior officer has been in contact with his family but i confirm at this time no parallels are being drawn.— are being drawn. a forensic postmaster— are being drawn. a forensic postmaster examination i are being drawn. a forensic postmaster examination is| are being drawn. a forensic- postmaster examination is under are being drawn. a forensic— postmaster examination is under way, it is hoped that will provide more answers about who it is, and what happened. thank you. the prime minister has insisted that president biden was on "really good form" during their first face—to—face talks in washington. sir keir starmer said the president had been across all the detail and covered a number of issues at pace. it comes as the 81—year—old president faces growing calls to step aside for the us presidential elecion in november. our political editor, chris mason, has been travelling with the prime minister. come with us into the oval office of the white house.— the white house. focus in on the prime minister. _ the white house. focus in on the prime minister. is _ the white house. focus in on the prime minister. is that an - prime minister. is that an expression that says this is a pinch

yourself moment? hope you're ok says his host, as america asks that very question of their president. yes, it is blunt, yes, it is personal. this white noise of hollered questions at the start of the meeting are about his mental abilities, if he is really fit to run for elections. so what did keir starmer make of him? you know what an increasing number of people are saying, they are implying that president biden is senile. is he?— implying that president biden is senile. is he? no, we had a really aood senile. is he? no, we had a really good meeting _ senile. is he? no, we had a really good meeting yesterday, - senile. is he? no, we had a really good meeting yesterday, weer i senile. is he? no, we had a really. good meeting yesterday, weer were billed for 45 minute, went on for the best part of an hour, we went through a huge number of issues at pace, he was really good form, and... ~ ., ,, pace, he was really good form, and. . ._ across i pace, he was really good form, i and. . ._ across all pace, he was really good form, i and. . ._ across all the and... mentally agile across all the detail, we were _ and... mentally agile across all the detail, we were going _ and... mentally agile across all the detail, we were going at _ and... mentally agile across all the detail, we were going at pace i detail, we were going at pace through a number of issues which was really important to me, because

obviously it was my first opportunity to have a meeting like that, and he has shown incredible leadership. irate that, and he has shown incredible leadership-— leadership. we have seen george clooney suggesting _ leadership. we have seen george clooney suggesting he _ leadership. we have seen george clooney suggesting he is - leadership. we have seen george clooney suggesting he is not i leadership. we have seen george clooney suggesting he is not up l leadership. we have seen george | clooney suggesting he is not up to it, is that fair in i clooney suggesting he is not up to it, is that fair in— it, is that fair in i have given you m read it, is that fair in i have given you my read out _ it, is that fair in i have given you my read out of— it, is that fair in i have given you my read out of the _ it, is that fair in i have given you my read out of the meeting, i it, is that fair in i have given you my read out of the meeting, he | it, is that fair in i have given you i my read out of the meeting, he was on good form. a meeting of the nato defence alliance is a reminder of the sacrifices made in war. this is the arlington national cemetery. at the summit a key discussion has been about military funding, in a dangerous world. you have said that spending more on defence up to 2.5% of national income is iron clad, how clad in iron can it be when we have to wait for the review, there is no timescale on it and then there is a judgment whether it is affordable, is that iron clad judgment whether it is affordable, is that iron cla— is that iron clad there is information _ is that iron clad there is information we - is that iron clad there is information we are i is that iron clad there is i information we are previous i is that iron clad there is _ information we are previous i have so so we want to go through that, the commitment is iron clad to that 2.5%, what i don't want to do is

what has been done in the past, which is to set an arbitrary date without a pathway, i don't think thatis without a pathway, i don't think that is serious for we are so serious about it that we want to make sure that it is within our fiscal rules that we can show how... so it will happen?— so it will happen? yes, absolutely. a week on — so it will happen? yes, absolutely. a week on from _ so it will happen? yes, absolutely. a week on from the _ so it will happen? yes, absolutely. a week on from the general - so it will happen? yes, absolutely. i a week on from the general election, sir keir starmer�*s first overseas trip is wrapping up from. from the polling station to the white house balcony, it has been quite a week. chris mason, bbc news, a man supsected of murdering the wife and two daughters of the bbc racing commentator john hunt in a crossbow attack is in a serious condition in hospital after he was found injured in a cemetery in north london last night. a crossbow was also found at the scene. police are still waiting to speak to 26—year—old kyle clifford, who is the ex—boyfriend of one of the young women. the three were found at their home in hertfordshire on tuesday evening and died at the scene. lucy manning is in

bushey for us tonight. well, the police have been unable to arrest or to question kyle clifford because of the extents of his injury, these are injuries he has already sustained when the police apprehended him, at the cemetery, yesterday, but significantly, they say they have recovered a crossbow, and they also say there was no previous contact between the suspect, the victims and hertfordshire police, no previous reports to the police, today, the focus here in bushey has been with the friends of the hunt family, as they share emotional tributes. they are at peace. there is an enormous loss here, that can only be measured in tears. groups of friends of the hunt family came to comfort each other at a church vigil. they came with memories, friendship and deep grief. to remember carol hunt, her daughters 28—year—old hannah, a beautician, and 25—year—old

louise, who ran a dog grooming business. leigh is an old friend of carol hunt's. lovely family. i'll miss carol like crazy, because there was the four of us that were close friends, and i'lljust really miss her and i can't believe this has happened. can you tell me what she was like, carol? lovely girl. sweet, kind girl. always thought about her family, very family orientated. i just feel for their oldest daughter and john. ijust can't imagine what it would be like. she was the nicest, kindest, sweetest person. beautiful. beautiful person. sally would chat to hannah as she did her nails. she was just a really lovely bubbly person, really great personality,

a very happy little soul. when someone is that happy, and then all their lives are just taken in such a barbaric way. the suspect in these killings, kyle clifford, we now know was the ex—boyfriend of louise hunt. a former soldier, he had also worked for a security firm. his older brother is in prison, convicted in 2018 of murder. searches at a house in enfield connected to his family continue today, as he remained in hospital after the police found him with injuries, after the manhunt ended at a nearby cemetery. pressure now for action to be taken on crossbows. our condolences and thoughts are obviously with all of the family members and family affected. it is awful. in relation to crossbows, the home secretary has announced she will look at the legislation, and we will. bbc racing commentatorjohn hunt has the sympathy and support of his community at work

and at home. at newmarket, the racing paused. his wife and two of his daughters killed in their own home. three successful women remembered here. lucy manning, bbc news. a fire has broken out at the top of rouen kral in france, the fire broke out round the spire of the kral, and the cast iron spire has been undergoing restoration work, and is covered in scaffolding, the current spire dates back to the 19th century when its wooden predecessor was destroyed by fire, the scenes were reminiscent of notre—dame, firefighters say the blaze is under control. firefighters say the blaze is under control. the king has congratulated the england team on reaching

the final of the 2024 euros. but he had one request, which i think rather a lot of people would agree with. king charles asked gareth southgate's team if they could ease the stress on england fans by beating spain in the final on sunday, without needing a last minute goal or penalties. the semifinal last night was the most watched progamme on tv this year, peaking at more than 20 million. nesta macgregor has been finding out how the team and fans have been recovering after last night. palmer finds watkins. watkins turns. watkins scores! ollie watkins — less than ten minutes on the pitch for a moment that will be forever remembered. ollie watkins, that is wonderful! the clock ticking towards 90 minutes, from the tightest of angles, the aston villa forward somehow found space, breaking dutch hearts. i said to cole we were both going to go on the pitch and he was going to set me up, at half—time. and it happened, you know, i manifested it, and as soon as he turned, i knew

to make the move. and from manifesting to this afternoon reminiscing, particularly for oscar and dad steve. genuinely one of the best moments of my life. we are massive villa fans, ollie watkins had a brilliant season, and it isjust the icing on the cake that he got the winner. how much are you willing to part ways with a ticket to see history made? if my wife's watching, less than i'm going to pay! meanwhile for barbek, a personal and painful reminder of one of england's most famous victories. the goal happened, limbs everywhere, it was crazy. | i thought it would be a good idea to get on a seat. - i then felt nose first _ onto the chair, broke my nose. two weeks ago, gareth southgate's side were labelled lacklustre. his team selection and tactics were also criticised, placing him under severe pressure. however, the performance and result against the netherlands has changed all that. this is now a chance

to get to the first final not held in england, the first time england will have ever done that, so we're trying to break new ground. a remarkable turnaround and now real optimism — even from one of the most vocal critics. tthere's just too much talent there to kind of keep underperforming. but even when they weren't playing great, they were grinding out results. forfans here and elsewhere, attention now turns to match tickets, accommodation and travel plans. england's journey to the final has been a bit stop—start, but it's still on track. next stop will be berlin, but surely they will need a first—class performance. nesta mcgregor, bbc news, in dortmund. our sports editor is in erfurt, near england's training base in germany. dan, any sign of the players there today? not so far, i am afraid not. they are keeping a low profile today, the

manager very much sticking to the routine on the day after matches, that served england so well so far, the players have been having an indoor recovery session we are told at their base, a shortjourney from here, no family time today, they are very much focussing on the job in hand and i am sure some of them will be reflecting on last night's events but looking ahead of the sunday in berlin but the real preparation, the training will begin tomorrow. gareth southgate's achieved so much, in his eight years in charge of the team, he has brought about a step changeer, he was at the fa for a few years before that, overseeing the development, i guess so much has been achieved, what we needs to work out, alongside his coaching staff, is what are the finer detail, the selections that can just take england that final step, and win silverware for the first time since 1966, and end those 58 long years of

hurt, wouldn't it be something if england could be european champions in both the women's and the men's national teams, in both the women's and the men's nationalteams, underlining in both the women's and the men's national teams, underlining all of the progress that we have seen in recent year, but what he has to work out is how they will bet a very fine spain side that has established in recent weeks as the most impressive to date. the most free scoring they have won every match they have played. they are the only team who have achieved that. he will be hoping that england may be able to draw on the experience of three years ago when they made to it the final of the euro, they were beaten on penalties, by italy, spain haven't been in this kind of territory for some years, and maybe england's players can use that experience, and go all the way in berlin on sunday. it is very exciting times for them. our top story this evening. a manhunt is under way in bristol after two suitcases containing human remains were found late last night at clifton suspension bridge.

and from exeter to the euros final — the extraordinary rise of england's last minute goal scorer ollie watkins. coming up on bbc news — a thriller on centre court — as jasmine paolini sets herself up for a potentialfirst wimbledon crown this weekend. the italian, making history at the all england club, with her second grand slam final in a row. water bills in england and wales are set to rise by around £19 a year over the next five years. that's the proposal from the industry regulator, ofwat. but that's far less than the water companies had asked for, and they are saying it's not nearly enough to address problems like sewage leaks. our business editor, simonjack, reports. ageing infrastructure, underinvestment and unprecedented rainfall have exposed nasty problems in our water system that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. today, the regulator announced

what that would mean for consumer bills. there's a big range in the proposed bill rises. southern water customers will see bills rise 44%, thames, a rise of 23%, and ses, which only does water, not the more expensive waste, down 15%. but bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are most customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up, and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve have our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. the companies wanted even higher bills to fund more projects like this storm tank which will reduce sewage overflows, and the industry says the settlement will not solve the fundamental problems. i think they've got this wrong. too often, ofwat has prioritised artificially suppressing bills at the expense of our environment and our economy. we desperately need this investment.

we have the lowest asset replacement rate in europe, that's because maintenance has been systematically underfunded. critics say water companies have allowed billions in dividends, millions in pay to flow out, which include a £200,000 bonus for the new boss of thames forjust three months�* work. not all water companies are the same — some are in bigger trouble than others. thames is drowning in £18 billion worth of debt — it's only got enough cash to last it 11 months. and there are many who feel that because it didn't get as much money as it wanted, the prospect of quasi—nationalisation came a step closer today. new environment minister steve reed said that would cost taxpayers, but he promised action. nationalising any of the water companies would cost billions of pounds and take years, potentially. i want to get to work quickly to clean up the unacceptable levels of pollution that is so outraging the public. people like dave and jackie, who are thames customers and monitor pollution levels in the river. they want to know

where customer money is being spent. it feels like rewards for failing. i mean, i think at the moment, people will go, where is that money going? they look at the headlines and go, that sounds like a lot of money going into someone else's pocket. the bill rises for 2025 announced are provisional. a final decision comes in december. right now, neither the companies nor their customers seem very happy. simon jack, bbc news. you can found out how much water bills are expected to rise in your area by going on the bbc website. thousands of prisoners could be released early in an attempt to tackle overcrowding in jails in england and wales. it's one of a number of measures expected to be announced tomorrow by the justice secretary, shabana mahmood. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has said he was "pretty shocked" at the scale of the situation and claimed the previous government was "reckless". our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha can tell us more. prisons in england and

wales are in crisis. they're struggling to cope with the growing population. as of last week, there were 87,900 people injail, with the full spaces available amounting just under 89,000. that leaves fewer than 1,500 spaces across the estate. so why is there a problem with overcrowding? recorded crime has actually fallen, but the crown courts have a backlog of more than 67,500 cases — partly down to them being closed during covid and the 2022 barristers strikes. this means those remanded in custody have had to wait longer for their hearings and trials. sentencing policy has changed over the years too, including increased sentence lengths, which has also contributed to more and longer custodial terms. the labour manifesto committed to building more prisons, which it said would create thousands of new spaces, but that will take time, and the problem is now. tomorrow the new government will announce that some inmates on determinate sentences —

that's those with a fixed end date — will be released 40% into their sentence. this is likely not to include serious offenders such as murderers and rapists. this strategy raises questions for the probation service, which is already stretched and will have to monitor those released on license. and there are victims of crime,some of whom will be angry that people are being released without completing their punishment. some vehemently argue for tougher and longer sentences. but supporters of the prime minister will say he has no choice but to do this as the system is on the verge of reaching full capacity. dozens of pilot whales have been found stranded on a beach on the orkney islands in what's thought to be the largest stranding in scotland for decades. more than 70 animals are out of the water at tressness on the island of sanday. rob flett is at the scene.

here on the island of sanday, this has been a short lived a rescue attempt with a very sad end. just over those sand dunes, 12 whales are now being euthanised, the remainder of the 77 whales which beach to sometime in the middle of the night and sadly were not spotted until the middle of this morning, leaving just too little time for a rescue effort too little time for a rescue effort to be mounted. i have seen remarkable acts of compassion from the rescuers, just over those sand dunes, trying to keep the remaining whales moist and cool and alive long enough until a decision on their fate could be taken by veterinary experts from around the country. but sadly those vets decided there was just no realistic prospect of success and for those animals to be saved, so the decision was taken a short time ago that they should be

euthanised, and that's what's happening. the american actress shelley duvall has died she was 75. she was best—known for playing opposite an axe—wielding jack nicholson in the 1980 horrorfilm the shining. her career also spanned comedy and setting up a children's television production company. jasmine paolini could become the first italian to lift a wimbledon singles title, after coming through the longest women's semifinal ever to be played at the championships. in a thrilling match, the seventh seed eventually beat croatia's donna vekic in two hours and 51 minutes. she'll play either 2022 champion elena rybakina or barbora krejcikova of the czech republic in the final on saturday. it's one week since the general election, and as labour digests its huge commons majority, the party is also reflecting on the upsets it suffered. there were a couple of surprising

losses for labour and some where majorioties were slashed, in part due to dissatisfaction with its position on the war in gaza. one of those who narrowly held on to her seat was the mp for bethnal green and stepney, rushanara ali. she has told the bbc she faced unprecedented levels of abuse, including death threats. she's been speaking to our political correspondent leila nathoo. shame on you, rushanara ali! i don't know how you show your face, you're disgusting! election day at a polling station in bethnal green, east london. a week on, at her party's local office, and the returning labour mp, rushanara ali, is reflecting on the nature of a contest that she said went well beyond the usual cut and thrust of an election campaign. this was something else. it involved many months of online abuse, threats, intimidation, disinformation. it became a really frightening environment for the wider community. animosity towards labour in

this formerly safe inner—city seat with a significant muslim populations stemmed from the party's stance on the war in gaza. legitimate anger about what's happening in another part of the world was being exploited by certain groups. i spent, i'd say, as much time talking to the police and responding to threats and hostilities during this campaign as i did to talking to voters. just after the election was called, she says she was sent a letter threatening her life, delivered by hand to the labour office. she passed it to police. shame on you, shame on you! other labour mps who also onlyjust held onto their seats reported similar experiences in the face of challenges from pro—palestinian candidates. this was a campaign that was sullied by harassment and intimidation. one of their defeated colleagues, jon ashworth, claimed today

the campaign had been marred by levels of bullying and intimidation he'd not seen before. the new mps who have been arriving here in westminster this week have all been offered advice on safety and security precautions, including being offered panic alarms. two mps have been killed in their constituencies in the past eight years — it's little wonder the concerns are being taken seriously. all of us are still traumatised and still grieving for the loss ofjo cox and david amess. they are not forgotten. mps from all parties have been affected, and they want lessons to be learned. leila nathoo, bbc news. let's end tonight with the football. the hero of last night was, of course, ollie watkins, who scored the winning goal exactly 90 minutes into the game. the 28—year—old started his football career in the lower leagues, plying his trade at exeter city beforejoining brentford and then aston villa. danjohnson's been tracing his steps

in football's grass roots. he's the first face you see at exeter city's training ground. palmer finds watkins. watkins turns. watkins scores! ollie watkins — that is wonderful! they spotted his potential early, but still, that match winner, eh? i couldn't believe it, i literallyjumped up, i couldn't believe it. just so happy for him, you know, he is such a good lad, such a nice person. and he's worked really, really hard to get there. and obviously delighted for england, but honestly more happy that he scored. ollie's gone a long way from south devon, but he's still inspiring the next generation here. it makes me believe that i can- probably play in the prem one day you know. — get to the levels he's got to, so it's just really good to see someone like that _ score in a game so big for england. exeter fans watching last night were clear — he's one of theirs.

there was a time he struggled to even make the side. when you were at weston—super—mare on loan, did you ever lose your dream that things like this might happen to you? no, i never thought i'd be playing in the euros for england. obviously, you can dream, but i'm a realist, ijust take it day by day, one step at a time, and i wasjust focusing on, you know. _ getting back into the first team at exeter. these pictures at his old school now hold extra hope for young players, like...0llie,12. if you keep on trying and persevering, you will maybe reach your goal one day and your dreams. to think that some person from this school could play for england is mad. the whole country is just buzzing today, i've come into school, all the kids are buzzing, saying about it. the impact he has had isjust incredible when you think about,

like, where he has come from, it'sjust insane. from the fa cup second round nine years ago against port vale... ..to a last—minute match winner securing england's place in sunday's final, they say we still haven't seen the best of the devon boy done good. danjohnson, bbc news, exeter. time for a look at the weather, here's louise lear. we are relying on the football at the moment, because we haven't got a summer, but identifying some sunshine today, not for all, it has been dry aboutjerry further north, but in the south—east we saw 2a degrees in kent, very nice indeed. this is what we should be seeing, 18-23. we this is what we should be seeing, 18—23. we have been talking about the feel of the weather in recent days, and i hope you make the most of any sunshine today, because the

next few days, once again, temperatures struggling, a good few degrees down and where they should be for the time of year, despite high pressure building in from the west. the reason for the cooler feel is the wind direction coming in from the north. we start tomorrow with quite a lot of cloud around, light drizzly rain across northern england, may be sharp and thundery downpours developing across the far south—west. the best of the sunshine, though, are likely to be further north. here, we have brisk winds running down to the east coast, but towards western scotland, we could see 20 degrees, very welcome news indeed. but along the exposed east coast, temperatures struggling, low teens at the very best at times. into the weekend, high pressure hangs around, don't get too excited. this low pressure out to the east could influence the story across eastern england as well, so all in all a bit of a mess. quite a lot of cloud around, the best brightness further west, some

showery outbreaks of rain running