he was on really good form. mentally agile? absolutely across all the detail. the man suspected of killing three women in a crossbow attack is in a serious condition in hospital — the police haven't yet spoken to him. and, as england prepare for the euros final, we hear how goal—scorer ollie watkins is inspiring the next generation, at his old school. if you keep on trying and persevering, you will maybe reach your goal one day, and your dreams. to think that some person from the school could be playing for england is mad. on bbc london, we hear from the friends of carol hunt, and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world.

good evening. welcome to the bbc news at ten. police are tonight looking for this man, after two suitcases containing human remains were found on clifton suspension bridge in bristol. officers were called to the area late last night after reports that a man was seen acting suspiciously on the bridge. police have since released this image, and have urged anyone with any information to phone 999. our correspondent phil mackie has the latest from bristol. one of the country's best known landmarks was today the scene of a gruesome crime. all day it's been the focus of intense activity. this afternoon, a private ambulance came to take away the human remains. the grim discovery was made just after midnight after a call from the public about a man

acting suspiciously. eyewitnesses described seeing the suitcases after they were dumped on the bridge. you know, because it was very visible on the end of a bridge but i was like in the middle essentially with, obviously there was blood leaking out and blood on the pavement. you know, it paints was quite an unpleasant picture. this is the 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 is a very disturbing incident and i fully recognise the concern it will cause for our communities. 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 was a particularly horrific discovery. how has it affected the officers who were here last night? i'm gratefulfor you asking that question. it's something that

in a career i'm sure somebody would never even anticipate coming across as part of their duty. specialist investigation teams have been working around the site all day. police say that the man they are looking for was dropped off in a taxi, got out with the suitcases and walked along clifton suspension bridge where he left them. now, they've taken the taxi in to be examined and spoken to the driver. they are also looking at footage that was taken inside the car as well as footage that comes from the cameras here so they can exactly work out what happened last night. this evening, the police helicopter was flying over the area and new cordons were put in place. it's hoped that a postmortem examination will provide more answers about who it was, what happened, and when. this is a popular tourist attraction and we have seen lots of people coming along today. one american said it was a bit like being in the scene of a crime movie. that i think reflects generally the view here, people are really concerned about

what happened, and although the police have said that the man they wish to speak to they don't think poses a risk to the public, they have urged people not to approach him and to contact them urgently if they do see him. phil mackie, thank you. in the next 90 minutes, joe biden will hold a press conference in washington amid calls for him to quit the race for the us presidency. a growing number of members of his democratic party, and famous supporters and fundraisers, are saying he should pull out of november's election, after his disastrous performance in a tv debate with donald trump. tonight's news conference comes after the first face—to—face talks between the president and sir keir starmer at the white house — afterwards the prime minister described him as being �*on really good form'. we'll have more on that meeting in a moment. first, let's speak to our north america editor sarah smith. sarah, what's the atmosphere in the run up to this press conference?

absolutely for brown, the whole of washington is completely gripped by this with nobody knowing how this is going to play out —— feed roll. we do know happens next, this critical press conference, the white house has been calling a big bow press conference in its briefings and it is crucial because this will be the longest unscripted event that president biden has taken part in since the disastrous debate. he has performed perfectly well when given remarks and speeches with the help of a teleprompter but this is a very different kind of test with him having to think on his feet. you might think it hardly becomes very remarkable, a politician gives a press conference, don't they do that all the time? joe biden does it very infrequently and clearly doesn't much and hasn't done one since november. and this one is going to be very closely watched by people in his party and party donors as well as the voters so he's under a huge amount of pressure. it comes at the end of the day when four more members of congress have said that

they think he should pull out of the race. we know that many more are saying this privately among themselves. with several of them, i believe, ready to go public with that call if they are not very impressed with what they see at the press conference later this evening. so this really matters. it's also being reported that the biden campaign is already doing some polling to see how vice president kamala harris matches up against donald trump in a head—to—head fight compared to howjoe biden matches up against donald trump. so that's very interesting and one more example of how this fevered speculation there is around the future ofjoe biden has completely overshadowed this nato summit. it is the absolute focus of politics here and probably will remain so for the next few days, if not weeks.— will remain so for the next few days, if not weeks. sarah, for now, thank yom — days, if not weeks. sarah, for now, thank you. sarah _ days, if not weeks. sarah, for now, thank you. sarah smith. _ days, if not weeks. sarah, for now, thank you. sarah smith. as - days, if not weeks. sarah, for now, thank you. sarah smith. as we - thank you. sarah smith. as we mentioned, the president met keir starmer at the white house earlier.

our political editor chris mason has more on that, from washington. come with us into the oval office of the white house. focus in on the 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's blunt, yes, it's personal. reporters clamour this white noise of hollered questions at the start of the meeting — called a bilateral — are about his mental abilities, if he is really fit to run for re—election. so, what did sir keir starmer make of him? prime minister, you know what an increasing number of people are saying, they are implying that president biden is senile. is he? no, we had a really good bilateral yesterday, we were billed for 45 minutes, we went on for the best part of an hour, we went through a huge number of issues at pace, he was actually on really good form, and... mentally agile?

absolutely across all the 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 bilateral like that, and he has shown incredible leadership. we have seen george clooney suggesting he is not up to it, is that unfair? well, i have given you my read—out of the meeting we had, 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, but how clad in iron can it be when we have to wait for this review that's about to begin, there is no timescale on it and then there'll be a judgment whether it is affordable, is that iron clad?

there is information we weren't privy to when we were in opposition, which we are now privy to, so i want to go through that exercise, 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 that's serious. we are so serious about it that we want to make sure that it is within our fiscal rules, that we can show how it's going to be deliverable. so it will happen? yes, absolutely. a week on from the general election, sir keir starmer�*s first overseas trip is wrapping up. from the polling station to the white house balcony, it has been quite a week. chris mason, bbc news, in washington. the agenda at the nato summit has been dominated by the war in ukraine — it will close tonight with pledges of more support. moscow has reacted angrily — particularly to the promise of a path towards ukrainejoining the military alliance. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv.

is president zelensky going to be getting the sort of support, the sort of pledges he has been after? it is the right type of support, if we are talking about ammunition and weapons and fighterjets which he has longed forfour so weapons and fighterjets which he has longed for four so long, but it's a fraction of what ukraine was hoping for privately, not least nato membership, which ukraine noses off the table. but there have been sizeable pledges from nato members. if you look at the european union, it has promised a minimum of a0 billion euros over the next year for training. i nato pledge for training and equipment. then you have the biggest ally of them all, the us, its own $225 million weapons package —— a nato pledge. it includes one air defence system, four more provided by other members. also

anti—tank missiles, air defence missiles, and that will help ukraine in continuing its fight. but it won't potentially allow ukraine to continue in its quest for sizeable counter offences of any significance and that leaves now ukraine with a difficult question. will these pledges in the absence of nato membership, be enough to carry it to some kind of victory? it is an unknown which is not going away. james waterhouse, thank you. and kirsty wark will have more on the nato summit and the pressure on president biden on newsnight on bbc two shortly. on newsnight tonight, the clamour forjoe biden to go is intensifying, so what's the most likely outcome? we will be speaking to the defence secretary who also spent time in the oval office with him just yesterday, and to the ultimate political fixer lord mandelson about america's huge dilemma. join us at 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. kirsty

wark. the man suspected of killing 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 — a crossbow was also found in the area. police are still waiting to speak to 26—year—old kyle clifford, who's the ex boyfriend of one of the sisters who died. lucy manning is in bushey for us tonight. well, the police have been unable to question or arrest kyle clifford because of the extent of his injuries. these were injuries that were sustained when the police found him at that cemetery. the key piece of information from the police today is that they have recovered a crossbow. they also say that there are no previous reports of contacts between the victims, the suspect and hertfordshire police, so no reports previously to the police about him

in connection with the victims. today the focus in bushey has been emotional tributes from the friends of the hunt family. 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. a group of carol's oldest friends, together for decades, now with one missing. 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. they had so much going for them. her and john built a fabulous life together, with the girls. and the girls were all successful in their businesses. and it'sjust taken away in an instant. sally would chat to hannah as she did her nails. she was just a really, really lovely, bubbly person, really great personality, and 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. 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. the home secretary is considering whether tougher crossbow laws are needed in the wake

of these killings. our home editor mark easton is with me. what are some of the issues here? i was in a sports shop today that it sold crossbows, i could have bought something _ sold crossbows, i could have bought something called a raptor fx3, or one that — something called a raptor fx3, or one that was advertised with pictures— one that was advertised with pictures of zombies. the owner said he took— pictures of zombies. the owner said he took enormous care to make sure he took enormous care to make sure he did _ he took enormous care to make sure he did not— he took enormous care to make sure he did not sell a weapon to anybody unless _ he did not sell a weapon to anybody unless you — he did not sell a weapon to anybody unless you are sure that they would be responsible. he said the real problem — be responsible. he said the real problem was online. but there are very few— problem was online. but there are very few controls, wherever you buy a crossbow — very few controls, wherever you buy a crossbow. if you are over 18, there — a crossbow. if you are over 18, there are — a crossbow. if you are over 18, there are no _ a crossbow. if you are over 18, there are no other tracks. the new government— there are no other tracks. the new government was elected on a manifesto pledge to take robust action— manifesto pledge to take robust action to — manifesto pledge to take robust action to stop the sale of crossbows as weapons. the prime minister has said today— as weapons. the prime minister has said today that the government will look at _ said today that the government will look at legislation. first, let me just say how awful this incident was, and 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. but there is no getting away from just how awful this incident was. the problem the government has, as with knives. — the problem the government has, as with knives, actually, is that there are legitimate and lawful reasons why somebody might want to buy a crossbow — why somebody might want to buy a crossbow. for instance, sport. there is a nationai— crossbow. for instance, sport. there is a national crossbow federation which _ is a national crossbow federation which has — is a national crossbow federation which has members who represent great _ which has members who represent great britain in international tournaments. ministers will want to make _ tournaments. ministers will want to make sure — tournaments. ministers will want to make sure they don't prohibit that kind of— make sure they don't prohibit that kind of lawful activity. a consultation was conducted by the previous— consultation was conducted by the previous government earlier this year _ previous government earlier this year. frankly, ithink legislation could— year. frankly, ithink legislation could he — year. frankly, ithink legislation could be achieved quite quickly. thank— could be achieved quite quickly. thank you _ 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 it's far less than the water companies had asked for — they say 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 aa%, 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 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 this settlement will not solve fundamental problems. i think they've got this wrong. too often ofwat has prioritised artificially suppressing bills, at the direct expense of our environment and our economy. we desperately need this investment. we have the lowest asset replacement rate in europe, and 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 another 11 months. and there are many who feel 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 are 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 failure. i mean, i think at the moment people will go, "well, where's that money going?" they'll look at the headlines and go, that sounds like a lot of money going into someone else's pocket. the bill rises for 2025 onwards announced today are provisional. a final decision comes in december. right now, neither the companies nor their customers seem very happy. simon jack, bbc news. the new health secretary wes streeting has launched an independent investigation into the state of the nhs in england. mr streeting says since he started in his new role a week ago — he had learned that some aspects of the running of the nhs were worse than expected. he told the bbc why the investigation was needed.> he told the bbc why

the investigation was needed. i believe that sunlight is the best disinfectant, and in order to have the right long term plan for the nhs, to get the right diagnosis is going to be crucial if we're going to find the right prescription. when many patients, and staff, and health experts have been spelling out for a while what the situation is with the nhs, why do you need yet another expert? it's true to say that the country can see the nhs is broken, and many of the things that we were saying in opposition are absolutely right. one of the things that struck me in my first week as the health and social care secretary is there is worse to come. and i have been genuinely stunned by some of what i have been told that isn't even yet in the public domain, and i'm determined to put in the public domain and tell the truth to our country about how badly failed patients and staff working in the nhs have been.

some people will be really worried listening to that. what does he mean? ., , listening to that. what does he mean? .,, . ., , listening to that. what does he mean? .,, _, , ., mean? those comments are quite strikin: , mean? those comments are quite striking, really. _ mean? those comments are quite striking, really. i— mean? those comments are quite striking, really. i understand- mean? those comments are quite striking, really. i understand he i mean? those comments are quite striking, really. i understand he isj striking, really. i understand he is not referring to some new patient scandal that is about to emerge, more likely he was talking about, in his eyes, management failings in the nhs, a lack of accountability, problems with policies being rolled out and so on as they affected patients. it might be easy to see this as a new minister comes in after an election, wants to actually say things were a lot worse than expected and slightly point the finger of the previous government. but wes streeting has appointed a health expert, highly respected, lord ghazi, to carry out investigation. he has been given the authority to interview senior officials in the nhs of the department of health. wes streeting has also said that he will put his

suggestions into the public domain at some stage. and lord darsi's report will come through in september and we will see what he says them. the immediate challenge going a bit further into the details is the waiting list in england, and it has gone up for planned treatment again to 7.6 million, the highest since december.— again to 7.6 million, the highest since december. . ,, , ., , . since december. thank you very much. huh ' m. england men's football team are standing on thre brink of history after last night's last minute victory over the netherlands. gareth southgate's team face spain on sunday — the first time they've reached a major final on foreign soil. our sports editor dan roan is in erfurt — close to where the england team are based. dan. england have been enjoying a well earned day of recovery here. they are one win away from the first piece of silverware since 1966 and

sporting immortality, after a defining night involvement. commentator: 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 that 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. 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'sjust 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! two weeks ago, gareth southgate's side were labelled and 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. a remarkable turnaround and now real optimism, even from one of the most vocal critics. there'sjust 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 up will be berlin, but surely they will need a first—class performance. nestor mcgregor, bbc news, in dortmund. and what a journey ollie watkins has been on to these euros. a decade ago

he was plying his trade at exeter city, struggling to make their first team. danjohnson has been retracing his careerfrom team. danjohnson has been retracing his career from the grassroots to loss my�*s heroics. —— last night's horrocks. he's the first face you see at exeter city's training ground. commentator: 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 or, 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. they chant: ollie watkins, he's one of our own! - exeter fans watching last night were clear — he's one of theirs. but 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 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. this is such a small school and we are in devon on the moors, and to think that some person from the school could be playing for england is mad. i think it's very inspiring -

for younger players coming up to know that ollie watkins did play here and he went to school here. i the whole country is just buzzing today. i've come into school, all the kids are buzzing, saying about it. the impact that he's 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... cheering ..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. tomorrow, england's preparations ahead of one of the biggest matches of the players' lives will begin in earnest before they travel to berlin on saturday, head of the game. england have been revitalised by gareth southgate in recent years. now he needs to mastermind how they are going to beat spain in the

final, in berlin, and win silverware for the first time in 58 years. fingers crossed. there will be a new name on the wimbledon ladies trophy this year. jasmine paolini is hoping to become the first italian to win the women's singles, after coming through the longest women's semi final ever played at the championships. the 7th seed beat croatia's donna vekitc in 2 hours and 51 minutes. she'll play barbora krychikova of the czech republic in saturday's

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