we'll hearfrom her later in the programme. also on the programme... ladies and gentlemen, president putin. another awkward moment for president biden, as he says he won't pull out of the us election. a major hunt for a man believed to have left two suitcases containing human remains in bristol. and one of england's finest cricketers, jimmy anderson, bowls his final international ball at lord's. and coming up on bbc news, we'll look ahead to the men's semifinals at wimbledon, with carlos alcaraz facing daniil medvedev, followed by novak djokovic against lorenzo musetti. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the man convicted of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder

holly willoughby, has been sentenced to life in prison. gavin plumb told an undercover police officer online about his plans to attack the tv presenter and had assembled a kit of equipment to make his dark plans a reality. the court heard the extent of the shock and fear felt by holly willoughby had been life—changing. our correspondent lizo mzimba is at chelmsford crown court, lizo, tell us about what the judge has said. injust the in just the past few minutes, justice murray has been passing sentence on gavin plumb. he told the court he was satisfied gavin plumb�*s offending has had life changing consequences for holly willoughby, privately and professionally. and that he had no hesitation in believing that these were the highest level of culpability. he said there were aggravating factors, prior convictions which were full sexually motivated offences against women, as well as the detailed level

of planning, litigation, including his physical condition, gross obesity. in the last few minutes, justice murray gave the details of the sentence he was passing on gavin plumb. it the sentence he was passing on gavin plumb. , . ., ., . plumb. it is clear from the evidence includin: plumb. it is clear from the evidence including prior _ plumb. it is clear from the evidence including prior convictions _ plumb. it is clear from the evidence including prior convictions you - plumb. it is clear from the evidence including prior convictions you pose | including prior convictions you pose a significant risk to women generally of serious harm, occasioned by the commission of sexually— occasioned by the commission of sexually motivated acts, threat and actual_ sexually motivated acts, threat and actual violence. sexually motivated acts, threat and actualviolence. i sexually motivated acts, threat and actual violence. i find you are dangerous. having regard to the seriousness of each of your offences individually— seriousness of each of your offences individually and together, as well as everything else i know about you, including _ as everything else i know about you, including the facts of your prior convictions, for similarly sexually motivated — convictions, for similarly sexually motivated violence offending against women, _ motivated violence offending against women, i_ motivated violence offending against women, i conclude i must impose a new a _ women, i conclude i must impose a new a sentence of imprisonment for life. , ., , new a sentence of imprisonment for life. ,.,, ., i. new a sentence of imprisonment for life. ., ' ,:~ life. -- impose on you. 15 years 85 da s, life. -- impose on you. 15 years 85 days. the — life. -- impose on you. 15 years 85 days, the minimum _ life. -- impose on you. 15 years 85 days, the minimum he _ life. -- impose on you. 15 years 85 days, the minimum he will- life. -- impose on you. 15 years 85 days, the minimum he will serve l days, the minimum he will serve before he is eligible to be

considered for release. earlier in the hearing, the kc from prosecution spoke on behalf of previous victims of gavin plumb and holly willoughby, and he will now be sent down. thank ou, at and he will now be sent down. thank you, at chelmsford _ and he will now be sent down. thank you, at chelmsford crown _ and he will now be sent down. thank you, at chelmsford crown court, - and he will now be sent down. thank you, at chelmsford crown court, lizo mzimba. during gavin plumb's trial, the court heard how he was given a suspended sentence in 2006 for targeting two women in separate incidents. one of those victims has, for the first time, been speaking about her ordeal. our correspondent charlotte gallagher reports. before gavin plumb plotted the kidnap, rape and murder of holly willoughby, he targeted four other women and teenage girls. maria is one of them. plumb attempted to kidnap herfrom a train. i remember the train being empty. there was another girl. she got onto the same carriage as i did. she sat somewhere in the middle. i went to the back. when i noticed that

somebody came and sat right in front of me and i thought, well, the carriage is empty. she's never spoken before about what happened to her but agreed to speak to me on the condition her voice was disguised. he passed me a note. i mean, i thought it'sjust some piece of paper. i didn't even look what he was doing, i ignored it. then he pushed it forward for me to read. and when i read it, it was something... ..something along the lines of, "get off the train with me. be quiet. don't do anything. get off the train with me and nothing will happen to anybody." he had a rope and replica gun on him. and as i read that note, it was only then i looked at the person. so, my first impression was that he is huge. i have no chance. so, there was this moment when i was just frozen and scared. but it was also disbelief. i thought, maybe he'sjoking. i mean, it's absurd, but he started pointing

and showing me to stay quiet and he started approaching me with his hands. he held his hand on my knee and was indicating that we're going to go. in the note, it said, "get off with me at the next station." and after the initial freeze and disbelief, i realised what was going on. i was frightened, that feeling was growing because i started realising that this massive man wants to get me off the train. i knew the next station is just a small village. at this point of time, there'll probably be nobody there. i mean, it's surrounded by bushes and woods and i had all the worst scenarios cooking in my head. the other woman in the carriage noticed maria was in distress and raised the alarm. gavin plumb fled but was arrested after trying to kidnap another woman from a train. he was given a suspended sentence for those crimes. he'd later go on to falsely imprison two teenage girls

in the shop he worked at. how did you feel when the holly willoughby case, it hit the newspapers and presumably the police told you, look, the person who did this to you has been arrested? he did something that was bad enough to finally find him guilty and keep him in custody to keep him away from society. i do feel for holly because obviously she had to go through it in the spotlight and it must be difficult. you do not want your name to be attached to a person like gavin plumb, and this is one of the reasons i want to remain anonymous. i don't want to be associated with him in any way. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. and you can watch the full story trying to kill holly on bbc iplayer. it'll be available from this evening. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three women were killed in hertfordshire. carol, hannah and louise hunt

were found badly injured at their home in bushey on tuesday evening and died at the scene. our correspondent helena wilkinson is there. helena, what more can you tell us? we had this latest development in the investigation in the last hour and a half. kyle clifford, 26, from enfield, north london, he has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of murder. he remains in a serious condition in a london hospital. you will remember the huge manhunt that spanned hours on wednesday. police trying to trace him. he was eventually found in a cemetery in north london in enfield, he was injured, taken to hospital for treatment. he was injured, taken to hospital fortreatment. he he was injured, taken to hospital for treatment. he remains in hospital in a serious condition. kyle clifford, 26, arrested on suspicion of three counts of murder. the victims, the wife and two

daughters of the bbc racing commentatorjohn hunt. carol hunt and her daughters hannah and louise, they all died on tuesday evening. we are not expecting any further update from officers today but clearly the investigation is still continuing. thank you. president biden has insisted he is still the most qualified candidate to take on donald trump in november's us election — despite making two errors that stunned an audience at a press conference in washington. he mistakenly introduced the ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky as president putin when hejoined him on stage. later, he referred to his deputy kamala harris as vice—president trump. our north america editor sarah smith reports. world leaders at the nato summit had

cringed when mr biden introduced a key european ally as his sworn enemy. and now i want to hand it over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. president putin?! you're going to beat president putin. president zelensky. i'm so focussed on beating putin, we got to worry about it. anyway, mr president. i'm better. you are a hell of a lot better. it was an unfortunate start to an event at which president biden was under intense scrutiny, when he got the name of his own vice president, kamala harris, wrong. look, i wouldn't have picked vice—president trump to be vice—president if i didn't think she was not qualified to be president, so let's start there, number one. the fact is that the consideration is that i think i'm the most qualified person to run for president. i beat him once and i will beat him again. however, these were mr biden's

only obvious mistakes. over the course of what was then nearly an hour of taking questions, there were no other slips like that, and president biden was discussing in depth the situation in ukraine, the war in the middle east, his domestic economic policy here in the united states, at great length on some occasions. he made it clear he has no intention of pulling out of the presidential race, despite repeated questions about his fitness for office. and there was nothing in this performance that would force him to change his mind. i've taken three significant and intense neurological exams by the neurosurgeon, neurologist, in each case, as recently as february, and they say i'm in good shape, ok? but after the event, more members of congress said they thought he should step aside, indicating this issue will continue to dog mr biden as he campaigns for re—election. sarah smith, bbc news, washington.

our correspondent tom bateman joins us from washington. tom, president biden is back on the campaign trail today. he is. this is what has been a fortnight long exercise in attempted damage control continuing for president biden. but it is the much anticipated news conference at the nato summit that as americans wake up nato summit that as americans wake up on east coast is dominating the headlines here.— headlines here. president biden faces the press _ headlines here. president biden faces the press to _ headlines here. president biden faces the press to make - headlines here. president biden faces the press to make the - headlines here. president bidenl faces the press to make the case headlines here. president biden - faces the press to make the case he can still_ faces the press to make the case he can still beat former president donald — can still beat former president donald trump. a can still beat former president donald trump.— can still beat former president donald trump. can still beat former president donaldtrum. �* ., ., donald trump. a lot of focus on the embarrassing _ donald trump. a lot of focus on the embarrassing fluff _ donald trump. a lot of focus on the embarrassing fluff in _ donald trump. a lot of focus on the embarrassing fluff in the _ donald trump. a lot of focus on the embarrassing fluff in the press - embarrassing fluff in the press conference where he described kamala harris as vice president trump. but overall it was a pretty mixed performance i think, there were some competent and detailed answers on foreign policy, he was on his feet foreign policy, he was on his feet for more than an hour, taking quite a lot of questions, more than usual.

he does not hold these press conferences very often at all. really the damage had already been done because of the fact that just about an hour or two before he had introduced the ukrainian leader on stage as president putin. the clip as you do imagine being played over and over on the news networks here in the us. another problem for him. as i say, he now gets back onto the campaign trail this morning, heading to michigan, crucial swing state which he took that little over 10,000 votes last time around. increasing steady flow of democrat lawmakers in congress now calling for him to step aside. it will be a critical next few days i think for president biden.— a major search is continuing this lunchtime as police hunt for a man they believe left two suitcases containing human remains in bristol. officers said experts are working

to identify them, but it's a lengthy and complex process. our correspondent hywel griffith is at the scene near the clifton suspension bridge. hywel, what's the latest on the search? the police presence at the bridge has noticeably been scaled back this morning. the code and was lifted, traffic allowed to flow over the bridge. police officers speaking to local people here to reassure them. we understand the investigation has two parts, the priority for the police is trying to find the man who was last seen here just before midnight on the bridge on wednesday night. they have released two images, dressed in black, wearing a backpack, adidas baseball cap, the police know he was brought here by a taxi, and that vehicle has been seized and searched, the driver interviewed by the police, trying to get any detailed information they can about may be where he came from, what he might have said, how he

paid, so they can build a picture of who he is. the other side of the investigation of courses trying to ascertain the origin of what was in the two suitcases, human remains. we know a postmortem examination began yesterday afternoon, that was due to continue today. the acting police commander telling us it could be a lengthy and complicated procedure. they will need to be very certain of what they are dealing with and potentially trying to work the investigation from there. the message to anyone in the area is to tell than if they think they have seen anything suspicious, reported to them so they can track the suspect. to them so they can track the susect. . ~ to them so they can track the susect. ., ,, i. to them so they can track the susect. ., ~' ,, , to them so they can track the susect. . ~ ,, , , , a 17—year—old boy has been arrested after a religiously—aggravated attack saw two women injured at a gurdwara in kent. police were called to the place of worship yesterday evening and remained in the area this morning. the teenager is being held on suspicion of attempted murder and a bladed weapon has been recovered from the scene.

rescuers in nepal are searching for more than 60 people, who are missing after a landslide swept two buses into a river. only three people escaped the incident, which authorities say was caused by heavy rain in the region. nepal is in the middle of the monsoon season and millions have been affected by floods and landslides in recent weeks. the widow of the broadcaster michael mosley says she believes his legacy will bring real value to improving people's health. speaking ahead of a special day to honour the former doctor across the bbc, dr clare bailey—mosley also said she had been overwhelmed by the public response to his death last month. thousands of prisoners could be released earlier, under new plans aimed at tackling overcrowding injails across england and wales. it's one of the biggest challenges facing the new government, and the announcement is due in the next few hours. our correspondent will vernon is at wormwood scrubs prison. will, what's the scale

of the problem? well, britain's prisons are now at 98% capacity in england and wales. the vice president of the prison governors association said the criminaljustice governors association said the criminal justice system governors association said the criminaljustice system is on the brink of collapse. he said the lack of capacity means police might be unable to make a miss or even take people to court. why is this happening, partly the backlog caused by the pandemic but also changes to sentencing means more people are locked up for longer. later today the justice secretary locked up for longer. later today thejustice secretary is expected to announce emergency measures which would mean offenders with fixed release date could be left out when they said just 40% of their sentences, instead of the current 50%. violent criminals and those jailed for sexual offences won't be eligible for that. there are concerns the schemes could lead to

more crimes. one woman was murdered by a man released from prison nine days before. her aunt tells us what she fears would happen. so people become emboldened. i can do what i like with no one supervising me. that is what happened in our situation _ that is what happened in our situation. the man was emboldened because _ situation. the man was emboldened because he — situation. the man was emboldened because he was not supervised, he was not _ because he was not supervised, he was not assessed. he was allowed to do what _ was not assessed. he was allowed to do what he _ was not assessed. he was allowed to do what he wanted to do, and therein lies a _ do what he wanted to do, and therein lies a dangerous gamble with public safety _ lies a dangerous gamble with public safety with this move. the lies a dangerous gamble with public safety with this move.— safety with this move. the other concern with _ safety with this move. the other concern with this _ safety with this move. the other concern with this of _ safety with this move. the other concern with this of course - safety with this move. the other concern with this of course is - safety with this move. the other| concern with this of course is the strain on the probation service. prisoners let out early, there needs to be more probation officers to supervise fan. the probation service is already under strain.—

the time is 1:18pm. our top story this afternoon. the man convicted of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder the television presenter holly willoughby, gavin plumb, has been given a life sentence. and a new mission is about to explore the wreck of the titanic, more than a year after a submersible vessel and its five passengers were lost there. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... james anderson bows out of test cricket on a high, amongst the wickets, as england wrap up an innings victory in the first test against west indies inside three days at lord's. four migrants have died after the boat they were travelling in capsized during an attempt to cross the english channel. a french navy patrol boat reported that they'd fallen into the water off boulogne—sur—mer in northern france. we can speak to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. hugh, what more do we know? it brings to 20 band the number of

people who have died in the channel, making the crossing this year. it was a boat, an inflatable raft as always with 60 people on board who left at two o'clock in the morning from a beach near boulogne—sur—mer. there were bad conditions last night. after a couple of hours ago into great difficulty bit parts of their raft deflating. boats are on their raft deflating. boats are on the scene very quickly. 56 of the migrants were brought to safety in boulogne. the rescue crew spotted bodies in the sea. four were brought back and they were pronounced dead when they were brought back onto one of the boats. the senior state official said it was another sign of criminal gangs playing with the lives of migrants.— this latest incident is another reminder of the dangerous lengths people will go to, to reach the uk. at the moment, no new asylum seekers are being processed. our uk correspondent daniel sandford has spoken to two people,

who are stuck in legal limbo, waiting to see whether the new government will change the policy and allow their claims to be dealt with. reporting to the police in luton as he has to every fortnight, suhaibjaber is an asylum seeker from syria, whose application has made no progress for 20 months. along with more than 100,000 others, he's stuck in legal limbo with no way out. and this week, hundreds more people arrived illegally across the english channel on small boats. under a law passed by the conservative government last year, none of them can be granted asylum. so the list of people in limbo just grows. it's the only thing that i want — just to treat us like human beings, not numbers. i'm nota number. suhaib arrived illegally by boat in 2022, but having been tortured by the assad regime and the islamic state group, he has a good chance of getting asylum in the uk if his case is looked at. instead, he was warned he might

be sent to rwanda and, with his family still in turkey, he hopes the new government will unblock cases like his so he can see his kids again. my children grew up without me. some of them even doesn't know me. sometimes my youngest daughter, she looks at me and she's like trying to discover me. so who's that? and because cases like his are not being processed, the accommodation bill isjust growing. it's costing taxpayers millions of pounds a day. this week, this entire holiday inn, south of luton, was still given over to asylum seekers. the conservative government has essentially taken away the right for a refugee to come here and ask to be given safety, to be given asylum. and that needs to be fixed. it needs to be fixed very quickly by dealing with people's cases in a timely and efficient fashion. yani told me she's fleeing persecution in east africa and asked

us not to use her real name. she'd been in asylum limbo for a year when, in may, she was suddenly detained and told she was being sent to rwanda. a victim of trafficking, she was then held for more than a month before being released, when it was clear the rwanda scheme would be scrapped. i've never been detained, actually imprisoned, that's the word. so this is the first time i was experiencing it and it was bad. so i felt very, very depressed. the new government has promised to crack down on the people smugglers like those launching this boat yesterday in france. there'll be a new border security command, but it could take months to have an impact. so with the rwanda plan abandoned, labour ministers will have to grasp the nettle and change the rules, including last year's illegal migration act, that are preventing new asylum claims being processed. daniel sandford, bbc news.

the number of complaints made to regulators about banking services has reached the highest level for a decade. the financial ombudsman said issues about current accounts, credit cards and scams have driven the increase. part of the m25, britain's busiest motorway, will be shut again in both directions this weekend. the works, to improve the highway between junctions 10 and ii, will begin at midnight tonight. drivers are being urged to plan ahead to minimise disruption. experts are due to start post—mortem examinations on a pod of 77 pilot whales who died after washing ashore on a beach in orkney. rescuers tried to refloat 12 of them — who were still alive when they first landed — but they couldn't be saved. it's believed to be the biggest mass stranding of whales in scotland in decades. england's footballers are making

preparations for the euro 2024 final against spain on sunday. our sports news correspondent andy swiss is in berlin where fans are already starting to arrive. andy, what's the atmosphere like? welcome to the brandenburg gate here in berlin, one of the len's most famous landmarks. already this morning we have seen plenty of england fans arriving having that photo taken by the big sign behind me. quite a few of them could be back here for the final on sunday. this is also berlin's biggest fans and it holds around 30,000 people and it holds around 30,000 people and is a very popular viewing spot forfans and is a very popular viewing spot for fans without tickets. more and more england fans are arriving here in berlin all the time. we have even heard of some fans flying to poland to get here because flying to

germany is proving so difficult. as far as the players are concerned, they have been practising behind closed doors this morning at their base, a few hours drive from here. the players will be making their way here to berlin tomorrow. and of course the big question, can england win theirfirst major course the big question, can england win their first major men's tournament since 1966? they will start as the underdogs against spain but england have found a way of winning at this tournament and they will be hoping they can find a way of winning on sunday.— james anderson, the most successful bowler ever in english cricket, has officially and finally ended his career. england wrapped up an overwhelming victory against the west indies on the third morning of the first test, bowling them out for 136 in their second innings. and anderson finished his career with 70k wickets — the record for any fast bowler in the history of cricket. joe wilson reports from lord's.

james anderson got an ovation just for arriving at lord's this morning. that's gratitude for 21 years and this is respect. both teams making way for one man, who's defined commitment and application. tea rs ? no. work to do? this. another wicket taken in the classic anderson manner with his family right there. now gus atkinson, on his debut, finished with 12 wickets in the match. that sadly sums up west indies�* batting here. one more wicket left. here, james. take that. commentator: catch it. oh, no! seriously? he's an outstanding catcher normally. well, maybe in its own way, this was appropriate. the wicket to win the match by an innings and 114 runs went to atkinson. there's always someone new and anderson knows that. cricket is changing like everything. to have given so much for so long to this discipline, we will never see the likes of james

"jimmy" anderson again. yes, the man himself hasjust said he was a little bit overwhelmed by the whole atmosphere here today. cricket devotees will talk at length about the way james anderson delivers the ball, his varieties. anybody can respect the fact that at the age of almost 42 he has just contributed here to another england victory. anderson will continue as a mentalfull england's victory. anderson will continue as a mental full england's polis. victory. anderson will continue as a mentalfull england's polis. i think the sense of appreciation here is notjust the sense of appreciation here is not just what he the sense of appreciation here is notjust what he has done for england but has promoted and sustained interest in the whole business of test match cricket. what business of test match cricket. what a wa to business of test match cricket. what a way to end! — a team of explorers is planning a new mission to the wreck of the titanic, more than a year after a submersible vessel and its five passengers were lost on their descent to the seabed. they'll use the latest technology on an uncrewed, robotic vehicle to make a 3d map

of the world—famous shipwreck. our science editor rebecca morelle has had special access to the preparations. instantly recognisable. the most famous shipwreck in the world — the titanic. lying 3,800m beneath the waves, she attracts as much attention today as when she sank more than 100 years ago. now this ship is about to head off on a new expedition, with final preparations under way for a three week long visit to the wreck. underwater robots will study the ship. they're being fitted out with a multitude of cameras to create the most detailed 3d scan of the entire site. every time people go out, the things that they always go to are the bow and the stern — those are the most iconic and beautiful. personally, i'm looking forward to spending a lot more time out in the debris field to look at all of the little bits and bobs that are out in the sand,

this little pile to this pile, to that pile. and there is... there's an extraordinary amount of material out there. i don't think it's quantified in the sort of detail this robotic sub is tethered to the ship. so here, there's 4,500m of cabling attached to this winch. then, at the very top of the submersible, there's another 1,000m. it means that the crew on board will be able to operate the sub with precise control at these extreme depths. for the first time, the team will be able to see what lies beneath the sediment, using a bit of kit called a magnetometer. that is probably the most exciting thing of all. there's a lot of mystery surrounding parts of titanic that are under the surface, such as the bow, how deep it is under that sediment, where the damage

from the iceberg would be. there's such a debate over titanic�*s central propeller. was it four blades? was it three blades? so a lot of potential with that. it's the first expedition to return to the titanic since the titan submersible disaster last year. for the crew, it's a chance to remember theirfriend, ph nargeolet, one of the five people who died on the sub. he was supposed to be leading this voyage. they thought the titanic was unsinkable, but after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage, nearly 1,500 people lost their lives. rms titanic inc owns the salvage rights and have recovered thousands of items. they'll be looking for artefacts to retrieve on a return visit, but some say the wreck should be left untouched as a grave site. operating in the middle of the north atlantic won't be easy. the crew needs good weather and a bit of luck for their ambitious plans.

if successful, the dives are a chance to reveal some of the many secrets titanic still holds. the team here have been very busy with final preparations. it is busy and noisy at the port. they are getting ready to set sail on a few hours. this is one of the deep sea underwater robots making the dive. it will be taking millions of images and recording hours of footage to create a detailed 3d scan which will show the entirety of the wreck site but also allow you to zoom into minute detail on a millimetre scale. it is a year on since the titan submersible disaster and it will be a particularly poignant expedition for the team because they will be remembering their friend, for the team because they will be remembering theirfriend, a veteran deep sea explorer who died on board that sub. they will be setting down

a memorial on the sea bed close to the wreck site to remember their friend. it will take four days to get to the wreck site, they will spend 20 days exploring it and we will be following their team to find out exactly what they are going to see. ., ., ~' out exactly what they are going to see. ., ., ~ ., ., ., ., ~ see. looking forward to it. thank ou. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the man convicted of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder the television presenter holly willoughby has been sentenced to life in prison. and still to come... england fans are gearing up for the euros final this weekend, but it could also be a welcome boost for the economy. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's elizabeth. hello. just not feeling very much like july at hello. just not feeling very much likejuly at all, is it? particularly for the north sea facing posts like here in north yorkshire. we will keep the cool and cloudy weather for at least part of

the weekend. there will be some improvement for the second half of the weekend. a bit of a mixture of everything, brighter spells and showers and turning warmer. try on sunday, especially for wales and england if you have pre—football celebrations. england if you have pre-football celebrations.— ukraine has had one of its most difficult weeks since the start of the russian invasion two and a half years ago. more than a0 people were killed in a wave of missile attacks across the country, which also hit a children's hospital. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has appealed to his western allies not to restrict the use of weapons they donate, which stops them being deployed against targets inside russia. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. rocket. on monday, in a matter of hours, missiles overwhelmed ukraine's normally well—defended capital.

and it's what they hit which made this one of the worst aerial assaults in this war. this is kyiv�*s children's hospital, where some of the patients were being treated for cancer. it was a site which drew worldwide attention and western condemnation. russia denied targeting civilian areas, but evidence to the contrary is mounting. and this was an attack which wasn't confined to one place or one hospital. cities across central and eastern ukraine were targeted. 1a people lost their lives here, and it took three days to find them from under the rubble. once lived lives exposed by blown—away walls. the country is paying a mounting human cost. five doctors in a kyiv clinic died in one of the strikes this week. as nato leaders gathered in washington, president zelensky couldn't contain his emotion.

it's so difficult and... to lose children. and of course, you know, you see these people, you see parents and when their children are dying or dead. so it's... you want to kill putin at this moment. in the absence of battlefield progress, highlighting russian atrocities is kyiv�*s most potent weapon. sizeable western offerings have followed, including financial aid, the delivery of f—16fighterjets and much—needed air defence systems. but ukraine got only a fraction of what it was after. in the centre of the capital, thousands of flags mark ukraine's fallen. it has long wanted nato membership and, after years of promises, no—one has ever said when, because of russia's ongoing invasion. and that takes us to the heart of ukraine's unknowns.

can it withstand more attacks on its infrastructure? are the current levels of military aid enough to carry it to victory, or will enduring defiance get it through? all questions brought to the fore by missile strikes which shocked the world. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. still to come on today's programme... the first new red postbox of king charles�*s reign has been installed in cambridgeshire. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello. you're watching sportsday on bbc news. i'm ben croucher. coming up: a fitting farewell — jimmy anderson bows out of test cricket doing jimmy anderson things. it is men's semifinals day at wimbledon. will it be another

alcaraz—djokovic final? we'll have all the build up from the all england club. the countdown is on — just over two days to go until england faces spain in the euro 2024 final. well, they say all good things have to come to an end. good might be slightly underselling jimmy anderson's career as one of the greatest bowlers in history. he has bowled his last delivery in international cricket and was amongst the wickets as england wrapped a comprehensive innings victory over west indies on the third morning at lord's. our sports correspondent joe wilson is there.

james anderson took his 704th wicket. sadly, because of the weakness in west indies batting, there was no sense of tension on the outcome of the map, it was whether james anderson could have taken his final wicket with his final ball. he was putting down —— he put down a caught and bowled. atkins is the kind of bowler that england think will help them win back the ashes —— macro atkinson. there is i think almost our unique sense of gratitude here at the house of lords —— at

lord's, it is what his ongoing career and profile has done for test cricket. career and profile has done for test cricket. yesterday we were treated to two epic women's semifinals at wimbledon. what will today have in store for us? two men know all about, not only reaching the final, but lifting that famous trophy. two could be stepping into unknown territory. chethan pathak is at the all england club. chetan, what can we look forward to? so much to look forward to. not only that the sun is shining, which it hasn't been for much of the championships. there are a couple of mouthwatering semifinal to come in the men's draw on centre. they are about to get under way. daniel medvedev is serving, trying to get his place in his first wimbledon final. he is playing carlos alcaraz,

he played him last year at this stage and it was his opponent who won the championship. daniel medvedev did create a surprise in the last round, putting out jannik sinner in the last one, the number one seed. carlos alcaraz has one four of their six matches against each other. they said the open x exchanges on centre court. that match is followed by the second semifinal, which will see no djokovic against lorenzo musetti. lorenzo musetti, the italian 22—year—old who is at this stage of the grand slam for the first time in his career. he has attached to sank the best is yet to come. he will hope to live by that. he has played 20 of long matches at these

championships and has a work —— a lot of work going into his legs so far. he has beaten novak djokovic once before, that was in monte carlo, but novak djokovic has won five of their meetings. novak djokovic got a bite through the quarterfinals because his opponents was injured. he had knee surgery just six weeks ago, novak djokovic, so it is incredible to think he is here. he is trying to when his eighth title here at wimbledon, equalling roger federer. plenty going on in the wheelchair tennis, not least alfie hewett, he is trying to win wimbledon for the first time. it is the only major title he has yet to win. he is playing on court three at the moment. he is up against gustavo fernandez, he is a

former wimbledon champion. alfie hewett did lose the first set 6—4, but he has managed to fight back in the second set. he is trying to get himself over the line to try to win this title for the first time, having lost the previous two. we will keep you updated. it is all happening here on day 12 of the championships. thank you. well, unless the men's final goes the distance, that should be all done and dusted by 8.00pm on sunday, where you suspect a few million english eyes will turn to berlin and the euro 2024 final. it's england versus spain and, after a bit of decompressing yesterday following that semifinal win over netherlands, it's back to business today. alex howell is at the team's base. after that dramatic when,

preparations are really ramping up behind me. this is the media centre, with the england team come to do their daily interviews and updaters from the england camp. we will be hearing from the striker ollie watkins who scored that goal, telling us how he felt after doing that. today the england team were backin that. today the england team were back in training, but that session was behind closed doors as they are working on that plan they will use to try to beat spain in the final. gareth southgate has called spain the best team in adjournments. there are the only side in the competition that have won all of their games so far. they have beaten germany and france. they have this 17—year—old he has been one of the standout players of the adjournments and a potential superstar of world football. we will hear from gareth

southgate about any team selection issues and fitness updates. kieran trippier came off with a knock in the last game and luke shaw is continuing to build up his fitness. lots to think of for the england manager before that massive game on sunday. it's notjust the men in action right now. england's lionesses take on republic of ireland in norwich in qualifying for the women's euros tonight. wales and scotland are already guaranteed a play=off place, and northern ireland will be too if they beat malta. england have work to do. the defending champions are third in their qualifying group. they watched the men beat netherlands on wednesday and dutch manager serena wiegman is backing them this weekend. to be really honest, of course i wish still very, very best for gareth and his team. my orange heart did her to bits, yes! my orange heart did her to bits, yes! we're well into the second

round of the penultimate women's golf major of the year, the evian championship in france, with scotland's gemma dryburgh hoping to build on her seven—under par opening round. one of the big movers of the early starters was england's georgia hall. four birdies and an eagle at the last have taken her to six—under — three off the leaders ayaka furue from japan and stephanie kyriacou. in scotland, the world's best are gearing up for next week's open championship in north berwick at the scottish open. rory mcilroy is the defending champion and isjust getting his second round under way. he's five—under par. that's seven shots behind the leader, ludvig aberg. the swede followed up a first round 64 with six more birdies and no blemishes on his scorecard today. he's12—under, one clear of frenchman anthoine rozner. stage 13 on the tour de france is under way starting in agen and finishing off in the famous city of pau. it will be the last chance for the sprinters to contest a stage win before the race hits the mountains again. there will, though, be no primoz roglic. the four—time grand tour winner has

had two crashes in as many days, including a heavy fall near the end of thursday's stage that left him nearly five minutes behind the leader. his red bull—bora—hansgrohe team said, after careful examination, the decision has been taken that he will not start today in order to focus on upcoming goals. lots more as always on the bbc sport website, including that ollie watkins press conference live in the next half—an—hour. plenty more here on bbc news throughout the afternoon. an independent investigation into nhs performance in england is beginning, after the health secretary wes streeting said he was "genuinely stunned" by the failings he's learned about since entering government. the latest figures show 7.6 million people in england are waiting

for routine treatment. so what does the review need to consider? our health editor hugh pym has been looking into it. i get breathless, i get pains in my left arm and my legs don't want to support me any more. total fatigue beyond description. i had so much more to enjoy and so much more to give. dot has waited 18 months for a heart procedure. i shall be exhausted by the end of the day. she says during that time she's gone from being an active 81—year—old to a life stuck at home most days. you know you wait for all these different investigations, getting the results, seeing the gp, being referred to the consultant and my symptoms have got worse. so presumably the blockage has got worse and yes, surely it would have been sooner rather than later would have been better. dot is one of millions affected by nhs delays. bringing down the waiting list

will be a huge challenge. this is our new pet scanner — the first of its kind in the uk. here is one part of the possible solution — high—tech scanning equipment at the royal free hospital in london, one of the biggest cancer treatment centres in the country. and we get these amazing detailed 3d images... the process is six times quicker than on an older machine, so more cancer patients can be seen and diagnosed. that has helped bring down the backlog. we've got amazing staff, who are really passionate and talented. if we can give them the tools, they know the answers, they want to treat patients. we don't think patients waiting a long time is acceptable and we've seen the difference things like this new pet scanner can make really quickly. the scanner was purchased, thanks to a donation by the royal free charity. the bigger issue for all hospitals is whether enough nhs funding for new equipment can be found. the new health secretary wes streeting has announced an independent investigation into the performance of the health

service in england to be carried out by a leading health expert. lord darzi is an experienced surgeon, hugely respected and 30 years of experience in the nhs. and who better to speak truth to power and truth to the country? i believe that sunlight is the best disinfectant. i've been genuinely stunned by some of what i've been told that isn't even yet in the public domain. i'm determined to put it in the public domain and tell the truth to our country, about how badly failed patients and staff working in the nhs have been. dot has at last been given a date for her heart procedure. she can only hope it doesn't get postponed and she can put behind her the painful memories of life on the waiting list. hugh pym, bbc news. there is no doubt that england reaching the final of euro 2024 has

given football fans a lift, but sunday's game could also provide a welcome boost to the economy. while some businesses are closing early, or even giving staff a day off on monday, the hospitality industry is gearing up for a bumper weekend, as peter ruddick reports. bunting? check. fully stocked bar? check. final prep is well under way, and england's tournament success isn'tjust good news for the top of the football pyramid. well, our season is over now, so the tournament's been important. bringing infans, bringing in money behind the bar and this is money that we wouldn't normally be generating at this time of year. i think we'll have a full house on sunday and hopefully the weather's nice, so we can open up outside and we'll have a good few people here. predictions? an england win — 2—1. i think it'll be a tight game, but i think we'll do it. win or lose, sunday is big business for venues like this. in fact, £120 million is likely to be spent in england's pubs and bars. some firms, like tesco and sainsbury�*s, will be shutting up shop early on sunday to allow staff

to watch the match. others, like gymshark, will be giving their employees the monday off to recover. and if you're hoping to avoid the football, well, make sure your gig or show hasn't been rescheduled. john bishop among performers moving their shows to the afternoon instead. whether football finally chooses to come home or opts for some spanish summer sun instead, it could be a late one and on a school night too. it's going to be a nightmare, isn't it? i mean, sunday night. that was bad planning, wasn't it? it should have been at least a sunday afternoon kick off. you know. i think it should have been saturday night. but yeah, i think there'll be a few sickies on monday morning, don't you? ah, yes. the monday morning dilemma. the hr advice is clear and it isn't to pull a sickie. so get your annual leave request in now. there is still time for you to speak to your employer and for them to approve it. employers still can approve it and you can enjoy your evening. and if not, call in sick monday morning?

not to be advised, you know, especially if you've already put in a request to have the day off and be declined. an employer can have reasonable belief that you have done that, um, without cause and discipline you. whatever happens on the pitch sunday night, off it businesses are hoping all the pints pulled and shirts sold will outweigh the impact of those rearranged gigs and annual leave requests. peter ruddick, bbc news, greater manchester. the first new red postbox of king charles�*s reign has been installed, in cambridgshire. branded with the king's initials, it was unveiled this morning in great cambourne and joins more than 115,000 postboxes across the uk, some of which date back to the time of queen victoria. john maguire reports. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. yay! the ceremonial unveiling is, of course, a royal staple. and in the cambridgeshire town of camborne today, the very first carolean postbox was declared open for business.

whoo! hooray! the first letter was to the king himself, written by children from the vine primary school. i asked him whether he had any tips about taking care of the environment, because i know that it's important to him. hopefully he'll write back. yeah. hopefully. let's hope so. archive: this pillar box has been standing here on this corner- in birkenhead since 1857. the past 172 years, we've said, happy birthday, merry christmas and wish you were here with cards and letters swallowed by one of these. first trialled in the channel islands, they were green but later ripened into that world—famous red to make them easier to see. as a victorian invention, hers was the first royal cypher on postboxes, which since then have carried the symbol of her successors right up to her great—great—great—grandson, king charles.

they remain an ever red feature of our communities. they're an iconic feature of the uk landscape. they're very quintessentially british. um, often featuring on postcards and fridge magnets and things like that. and they're something that people sort of really identify with in the uk, really. there are 115,000 of them across the uk. the king's cypher won't replace those of his predecessors, but new boxes will be created with the symbol, although in scotland they're adorned with the saint andrew's crown instead. e—mail dominates modern day communication, but still the physical postbox has a steely resolve. there are billions, literally billions of letters and cards sent every year, so they're still very much a place for postboxes. and we've got about 115,000 of them around the country. i can assure you that if ever one of them goes out of commission for any reason, or gets knocked down by a truck, we instantly get calls

from local residents saying, "when's it going back in?" so absolutely, there's a need for post—boxes and long may that continue. so even in this increasingly digital age, some traditions survive, with today seeing the latest incarnation of the original mail outbox. john maguire, bbc news, cambridgeshire. we'll want to know what the weather has in store. we'll want to know what the weather has in store-— has in store. fortunately, elizabeth is here. has in store. fortunately, elizabeth is here- too — has in store. fortunately, elizabeth is here. too kind. _ has in store. fortunately, elizabeth is here. too kind. i _ has in store. fortunately, elizabeth is here. too kind. i wish _ has in store. fortunately, elizabeth is here. too kind. i wish i _ has in store. fortunately, elizabeth is here. too kind. i wish i had - is here. too kind. i wish i had better news to give you about today. it is cool and cloudy. having said that, this lovely cheerful picture from the central belt of scotland where things are quite sunny. the best of the weather in the west for north—west england. also the south—west of england with high pressure building on from the west of the atlantic. west is always best

in terms of sunshine a month. low—pressure off into the north sea. there is a brisk northerly wind. some of the cloud producing a few spots of drizzle. we are seeing thunderstorms developing across parts of cornwall. it is unlikely to continue in parts of england. temperature is disappointingly low, 14 to 19. we could see 20 may be in parts of glasgow potentially. overnight tonight, we're going to keep the showers out towards the east. plenty of cloud around and a few clear spells in the west. quite a misty start to the day tomorrow. cloudy and damp the temperature is not dropping below double figures. it would be a mild start to the morning. saturday more of the same. low pressure just turns the wind more north—easterly and towards eastern areas. it will feel quite brisk and help to blow some of the show is further onshore. a lot of

cloud around throughout the day tomorrow. some brighter spells continuing. the brightness will help to trigger off more showers here and there in places. the winds are much lighter and towards the west. temperatures are not much higher article. 14 to 19 celsius yet again. another chilly feeling day for the time of year. into sunday, still low pressure in the north sea. it will be cloudy on the north—east posts. in northern ireland and for much of england and wales, it should be fine and largely try was showers popping up and largely try was showers popping up here and there will they get brightness and sunshine. a lot of the cloud will melt away into the evening if you have some pre—football plans. england is doing quite well out of the temperatures in comparison. 22 celsius. in the east it has been stormy of late in

germany. temperatures in the mid 20s. back home we may have the full glory or not but some are not completely back. still very unsettled. as you can see from the temperature at capital cities, it will be feeling warmer. that's all from today's bbc news at one. from me and the team here, thanks for watching. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. the man who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder tv presenter holly willoughby is sentenced to life in prison. we'll be live at court. president biden faces more calls from within his party to stand aside after gaffes overshadow the end of the nato summit in washington. i know i want to handed over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage he has the termination. ladies and gentlemen, president

putin. a man suspected of killing three women in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire has been arrested on suspicion of murder. four migrants have died after the boat they were travelling in capsized during an attempt to cross the english channel. and i'm only foster here in berlin, where _ and i'm only foster here in berlin, where england supporters are starting — where england supporters are starting to arrive for a sunday pass euro or— starting to arrive for a sunday pass euro or euro— starting to arrive for a sunday pass euro or euro final. and in the next 15 minutes, — euro or euro final. and in the next 15 minutes, we will hear from one of england's— 15 minutes, we will hear from one of england's semifinal heroes, ollie watkins — hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to bbc news. the man convicted of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder holly willoughby has been sentenced to life in prison. gavin plumb told an undercover police officer online about his plans to attack the tv presenter, and had assembled a kit of equipment to make

his plans a reality. the court heard the extent of the shock and fear