the hunt for this man continues. also tonight, england's preparations for the big match. a bit of "me" time before the euros final against spain on sunday. but manager gareth southgate isn't daring to dream. you have got to keep a professional focus, a bit of detachment from the enormity of the occasion, if you like. and a new expedition hoping to gather the most detailed photographic record ever of the titanic. and coming up on bbc news — it's farewelljames anderson. after 188 test matches, he bows out after helping england ease past the west indies at lord's.

good evening. a man has beenjailed for life, and must serve at least 15 years, for planning to kidnap, rape and murder the television presenter holly willoughby. the judge at chelmsford crown court described gavin plumb�*s crimes as "depraved and vile," while the jury were told his actions had a catastrophic impact on her. charlotte gallagher's report contains details you may find distressing. police! stay where you are! the moment gavin plumb was arrested. he's an obsessive loner. you are under arrest for conspiracy to kidnap. who? holly willoughby. she is a fantasy of mine, a fantasy of a lot of guys. he plotted to turn his depraved fantasies into reality. caller number four. the target of his obsession, one of the uk's

best—known tv personalities. just hours earlier, holly willoughby had presented what would be her last episode of this morning. see you tomorrow. as later that day police told her of plumb�*s arrest over his plans to kidnap, rape and murder her. metal cable ties, two sets of handcuffs... he had assembled a kidnap kit, bought chloroform and researched holly's movements. thejudge said plumb�*s plans were sadistic, brutal and degrading. he was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in prison. you intended to harm her husband and her children as part of your plan. you attempted to recruit several people to help you. you discussed in hideous and revolting detail the prolonged sexual violence that you intended to inflict on ms willoughby once you abducted her and had her under your control. holly willoughby didn't ever attend court but the prosecution said the offences had changed her life, both personally

and professionally. he is not a fantasist, he is a calculating sexual predator who has spent his adult life seeking to inflict violence on women. it cannot be right that men like gavin plumb are able to join online forums where they freely vent their hatred towards women and girls and plot to cause them harm. this isn't the first time plumb has targeted women and teenage girls. he has convictions for attempted kidnapping and false imprisonment. maria was his first victim. he tried to kidnap herfrom a train. when i look at men, i very often do that quickjudgment, so what level of danger are they? and that is all men? when you see a man you think, "is this person dangerous to me?" yes. how do you feel about gavin plumb now when you think about gavin plumb? he is nothing in life and it makes him, in a way, more dangerous.

you know, a person who has nothing to lose. holly is just one of plumb�*s victims. she was saved by the actions of police here and in the us, who uncovered his plan. plumb will now spend years in prison, away from the women and girls he is a danger to. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. it has been confirmed thousands of prisoners are to be released early, to avoid what thejustice secretary, shabana mahmood is calling, "a total breakdown of law and order." she says without immediate action to address overcrowding, prisons would run out of space within weeks. figures published today, show the total prison population in england and wales is 87,500. that's close to the 2011 record high, of 88,000. and the "usable operational capacity," that's the total number of people a prison can hold safely, was almost 89,000, leaving spare capacity, of less than 1500 places. the shadow security minister, tom tugendhat, has attacked

the early release plan, questioning whether 20,000 criminals let on to the streets is a good idea. here's sima kotecha. hmp bedford, a prison for hundreds of male offenders, some of whom are very dangerous. earlier this year, the chief inspector of prisons said the victorian jail had some of the worst conditions he'd ever seen. today, inmates here are behind bars for a long time due to overcrowding. the number of staff is disproportionate to the number of prisoners. and this is why the government says it is announcing these emergency measures, to let some people out after they have served 40% of their sentence, to free up space. when prisons are full, violence rises, putting prison officers on the front line at risk. when no cells are available, suspects cannot be held in custody. this means van loads of dangerous people circling the country with nowhere to go.

the prison governors association welcomed the news, saying the government had no choice. we have been in crisis for some considerable time. much crisis showed no signs of being alleviated and the prisons were in a pretty desperate state. serious violent offenders doing four years or more will be excluded, along with those doing time for sex offences under domestic abuse offences, such as stalking and coercive behaviour. but some victims groups have raised concerns. it is always a very distressing and highly anxious time for victims when the offender is being released from prison anyway. so for those victims that are going to learn that there going to come out earlier, of course that will only exacerbate their anxiety and trauma. the government wants to look on the ball here, taking urgent action to deal with the crisis. but how it pans out could put down an early marker on its handling

of crime and punishment. this is a short—term solution. the government has said it will build more prisons, but that will take time. and there are worries about the already stretched probation service and how it will cope. hmp fivewells in wellingborough is a newerjail built just two years ago. the government wants more prisons to be like this one, but first it needs to deal with this immediate crisis. sima kotecha, bbc news, wellingborough. the england manager, gareth southgate, says he has to "keep detached from the enormity of the occasion," ahead of sunday's euros final in berlin. he says his tactics must be "close to perfect," if his team is to beat spain. victory would mean a first major title for the england men's team, since the 1966 world cup. dan roan, has been speaking to gareth southgate, in germany. gareth southgate�*s revitalised

england since taking charge eight years ago. with his playersjust one win from ending the ten�*s long wait for a major trophy, today the manager explained how he had approached sunday's final against spain. approached sunday's final against sain. ., ., ., .,~ , approached sunday's final against sain. ., ., ., .,~ spain. you have got to keep a professional _ spain. you have got to keep a professional focus, _ spain. you have got to keep a professional focus, the - spain. you have got to keep a professional focus, the betterj spain. you have got to keep a - professional focus, the better the detachment from the enormity of the occasion, _ detachment from the enormity of the occasion, if— detachment from the enormity of the occasion, if you like because it would — occasion, if you like because it would be — occasion, if you like because it would be easy to be overwhelmed by that. . . ., would be easy to be overwhelmed by that. . ~ ., ., that. nice girl. what an unbelievable _ that. nice girl. what an unbelievable goal? - that. nice girl. what an unbelievable goal? we| that. nice girl. what an - unbelievable goal? we have to that. nice girl. what an _ unbelievable goal? we have to make sure that tactically _ unbelievable goal? we have to make sure that tactically we _ unbelievable goal? we have to make sure that tactically we are _ unbelievable goal? we have to make sure that tactically we are close - unbelievable goal? we have to make sure that tactically we are close to i sure that tactically we are close to perfect _ sure that tactically we are close to perfect. we have been excellent with the ball— perfect. we have been excellent with the ball and excellent without the ball as _ the ball and excellent without the ball as well. the ball and excellent without the ball as well-— the ball and excellent without the ball as well. ., . ., ., ball as well. how much would it mean for ou to ball as well. how much would it mean for you to complete _ ball as well. how much would it mean for you to complete the _ ball as well. how much would it mean for you to complete the final- ball as well. how much would it mean for you to complete the final step - for you to complete the final step of this journey, deliver silverware after such a long way to make the nation proud? i after such a long way to make the nation proud?— nation proud? i guess what that jenn has nation proud? i guess what that jenny has taught _ nation proud? i guess what that jenny has taught me _ nation proud? i guess what that jenny has taught me is - nation proud? i guess what that jenny has taught me is what - nation proud? i guess what that jenny has taught me is what it l nation proud? i guess what that - jenny has taught me is what it means for english _ jenny has taught me is what it means for english football, really, to have — for english football, really, to have credibility on the european world _ have credibility on the european world stage. you do feel that

responsibility as well as responsibility as well as responsibility for many others. obviously you have the experience of 2021 under pain of defeat. does it feel different? can you draw on that experience? it is feel different? can you draw on that “parlance?— experience? it is a different feel. to have reached _ experience? it is a different feel. to have reached the _ experience? it is a different feel. to have reached the first - experience? it is a different feel. to have reached the first final - experience? it is a different feel. to have reached the first final in | to have reached the first final in 50 plus — to have reached the first final in 50 plus years was enormous. two tournaments on and a lot more big match_ tournaments on and a lot more big match experience. i guess there was less of— match experience. i guess there was less of a _ match experience. i guess there was less of a celebration, perhaps, less satisfaction— less of a celebration, perhaps, less satisfaction at reaching a final. i don't _ satisfaction at reaching a final. i don't say— satisfaction at reaching a final. i don't say it_ satisfaction at reaching a final. i don't say it becomes run—of—the—mill but it_ don't say it becomes run—of—the—mill but it is— don't say it becomes run—of—the—mill but it is a _ don't say it becomes run—of—the—mill but it is a little bit more normal for us _ but it is a little bit more normal for us and — but it is a little bit more normal for us and that statement in itself is probably a bit ridiculous given our history. is probably a bit ridiculous given our history-— is probably a bit ridiculous given our histo . , ~ ,., is probably a bit ridiculous given our histo . , ~' ,. ., our history. sounds like you need to win this time- _ our history. sounds like you need to win this time. we _ our history. sounds like you need to win this time. we needed _ our history. sounds like you need to win this time. we needed to - our history. sounds like you need to win this time. we needed to win - our history. sounds like you need to | win this time. we needed to win last time but we — win this time. we needed to win last time but we didn't. _ win this time. we needed to win last time but we didn't. in _ win this time. we needed to win last time but we didn't. in the _ win this time. we needed to win last time but we didn't. in the end, - win this time. we needed to win last time but we didn't. in the end, what| time but we didn't. in the end, what i do time but we didn't. in the end, what i do know— time but we didn't. in the end, what i do know is— time but we didn't. in the end, what i do know is how we will be viewed by others — i do know is how we will be viewed by others will be determined by the result— by others will be determined by the result on— by others will be determined by the

result on sunday.— result on sunday. watkins turns, watkins schools! _ result on sunday. watkins turns, watkins schools! display - result on sunday. watkins turns, l watkins schools! display england's recent victories, southgate faced criticism earlier in the campaign. does the resilience his side has shown since mean he will continue in the role? it shown since mean he will continue in the role? , , , ., ., the role? it is impossible for me to make a logical _ the role? it is impossible for me to make a logical decision _ the role? it is impossible for me to make a logical decision at - the role? it is impossible for me to make a logical decision at the - make a logical decision at the moment _ make a logical decision at the moment. myself focus has been winning — moment. myself focus has been winning this tournament. the last five or— winning this tournament. the last five or six— winning this tournament. the last five or six weeks have been an absolute — five or six weeks have been an absolute roller—coaster. i don't actually— absolute roller—coaster. i don't actually know where i am with anything — actually know where i am with anything other than very focused on preparing _ anything other than very focused on preparing a — anything other than very focused on preparing a team for this game and determined to keep leading man in the way— determined to keep leading man in the way we have over the last month. the manager— the way we have over the last month. the manager speaking to our sports editor. president biden will be on his way to campaign in the swing—state of michigan shortly, in a continuing attempt to save his bid for re—election. he suffered another blow last night, making two blunders, one in front of international leaders, and another during a

highly—anticipated press conference. gary o'donoghue has the latest from washington. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. president putin? we've going to beat president putin. president zelensky. and that wasn't the only presidential mix—up. later at his solo news conference, there was this... i wouldn't have picked vice president trump to be vice president if i thought she is not qualified to be president. one day, two excruciating moments, and the questions about his fitness to run keep coming. are you fully determined on running in november as the party's nominee? i am determined on running but i think it is important i allay fears, i let them see me out there. for almost an hour, the president was on his feet, at times apologetic, at times defiant, often reaching for his words and thoughts. would anything his advisers said make him decide not to run? no, unless they came back and said, "there is no way you can win."

me. no—one is saying that. having rubbed shoulders with nato leaders for three days, the president sought to burnish his credentials as a statesman. at times, it worked. i think i am the best qualified person to do the job, to make sure that ukraine does not fall, that ukraine succeeds. this make or break news conference was not a disaster but it hasn't silenced the critics. indeed, fresh voices have been added to the rising clamour forjoe biden to step aside, and the expectation is more will go public in the coming days. werejoe biden to step aside, his vice president, kamala harris, would be front and centre to take over. the problem for some democrats as they are not convinced she could beat donald trump in november. for now, key biden allies are sticking by him, sort of. i am withjoe biden

and if he were to change his mind i'd just answer the question that i would be all—in for the vice president. and so begins several days of travelling and campaigning, days which will most likely determine the political fate of this embattled president. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, washington. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman and her two daughters, who died in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire on tuesday. kyle clifford, who's 26, remains in a serious condition in hospital. carol hunt, the wife of the bbc horse racing commentator, john hunt, and their two daughters, hannah, who was 28, and louise who was 25, were attacked at their home in bushey. police say the human remains found in two suitcases left on the clifton suspension bridge in bristol were those of two adult men. detectives are still searching for a man in connection with the dumping of the suitcases, it's believed he travelled to bristol from london where a second crime scene has now been identified. danjohnson has the story.

this is the man being hunted beyond bristol now after leaving two suitcases and the most awful discovery. he travelled from london earlier on wednesday to clifton and then just before midnight took a taxi to the suspension bridge. we believe he dragged the cases across the bridge, potentially looking for a place where he could tip them over into the river. it's a really high spot but it's also such a prominent landmark. it's very well lit at night, there is cctv all over the bridge and the fence is very high, so it would be really difficult to lift anything heavy. he was challenged and left the cases for security to investigate. forensic postmortem examinations are still being carried out on the remains found within the two suitcases but they are believed to be that of two adult men. it's important to stress they have not been formally identified at this time and efforts to locate and speak to their next of kin are being prioritised.

we believe he was pursued by a cyclist down the road to this point. there's been no trace of him since this picture was taken, heading towards the woods. and the focus has shifted to shepherd's bush in london. the metropolitan police is now leading the investigation to work out who the two men were and how they died but their priority is finding the suspect. danjohnson, bbc news, bristol. it is exactly 6:15pm. our top story this evening... a man has beenjailed for life, and must serve at least 15 years, for planning to kidnap, rape and murder the television presenter, holly willoughby. jimmy anderson, a legend of modern english cricket, has delivered his final wicket for the country. and coming up, i'll have the latest from here at wimbledon — where britain's alfie hewett is into the singles final for a third year in a row,

after beating gustavo fernandez, as he looks to win the only grand slam title he doesn't have. a new expedition involving imaging experts, scientists and historians is hoping to gather the most detailed photographic record ever made, of the wreck of the titanic. it'll be the first trip to visit the site, since five people died when the titan submersible imploded, as it explored the wreck lastjune. the bbc has been given exclusive access to the new expedition, as rebecca morelle reports, from rhode island. 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,

getting ready for a three—week—long visit to the wreck. the crew will be using underwater robots to make the dive. the team here wants to study the titanic in more detail than ever before so this robotic stuff is packed with high—tech gear. it is covered in cameras to scan and image the wreck in the highest resolution. and there's a bit of kit called a magnetometer which allow them to peer beneath the sediment and see what's there for the very first time. 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.

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. the majority of people who see titanic as a grave site and nothing but a grave site, they think of titanic and all they think of is death. but when i look at titanic, i see so much life in that ship. we see unbelievable stories that we can bring back. this is the first expedition to return to the titanic since the titan submersible disaster last year. this plaque shows the latitude of the wreck. and ph's nickname — he was known as mr titanic. 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. he was a very special man. very generous in his imparting of knowledge — what he knew about the titanic. everybody misses his happy outgoing

way of looking at things. to leave something down there is a mark of respect for ph. operating in the middle of the atlantic won't be easy. the crew need 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. there is a lot riding on this but the hope is to take millions of images to create an exact detailed replica of the wreck which you can zoom into in minute detail as well. we will be following the team to see exactly what they find. these guys are making last—minute adjustments because of this ship is leaving within the next hour so actually we need to get off otherwise we will be heading for the north atlantic as well.

carpetright is on the brink of collapse, putting more than 1,800 jobs at risk. the retailer has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators, while it tries to secure extra funding. our business correspondent emma simpsonjoins me now. this is bad news for a big retailer, and staff. another big high street name in trouble. it another big high street name in trouble. . , , , , trouble. it has been pretty challenging _ trouble. it has been pretty challenging for _ trouble. it has been pretty challenging for retailers i trouble. it has been pretty - challenging for retailers selling big ticket items like carpets when people have less money to spend and are focused on the essentials and paying the bills. carpetright also tracks the housing market, where we have seen a big slowdown. this business has struggled in the past, it had a big restructuring six years ago, closing many stores. it still has 272 outlets today but competition is tough, which has not helped. it was also hit by a cyber attack a few months ago, disrupting trading for a week. fast forward to today, it has ten days breathing

space to find a buyer to avoid collapse. the ceo of the parent company said today that promising conversations with interested parties had begun and things are moving in the right direction. it is worth stressing that the shops are still trading but the company is no longer doing refunds. four people have drowned off the coast of northern france, while trying to cross the channel to britain, in an overcrowded inflatable boat. dozens of other migrants were on board. stopping the dangerous and illegaljourneys, is a major issue for the new labour government, and they inherit a system where no new asylum claims are currently being processed. daniel sandford, has been speaking to two people, stuck in legal limbo. 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. he is concerned about his family who he has left in turkey. 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.

including hotels like this one in luton still holding people. it's costing taxpayers millions of pounds a day. 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. translation: i've never been detained, actually l 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. i was crying my eyes out, i couldn't explain it because i wasn't expecting it.

explain it because i wasn't exoecting it— explain it because i wasn't expecting it. explain it because i wasn't exectin it. expecting it. people continue making the “ourne expecting it. people continue making the journey across _ expecting it. people continue making the journey across the _ expecting it. people continue making the journey across the channel. - expecting it. people continue making the journey across the channel. four| the journey across the channel. four people died this morning. 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. it's a huge night in women's football, with qualifying for next year's european championships on the line. all four home nations are still in contention, but the reigning champions, england, have work to do to make it to switzerland, and avoid the playoffs. they take on the republic of ireland in norwich, and matt graveling is there. are the lioness is feeling confident? i are the lioness is feeling confident?— are the lioness is feeling confident? , ., confident? i hope so, it is one thin to confident? i hope so, it is one thing to win — confident? i hope so, it is one thing to win a _ confident? i hope so, it is one thing to win a european - confident? i hope so, it is one thing to win a european title l confident? i hope so, it is one i thing to win a european title and another thing to defend one. that is what they will hope to be doing in norwich. 27,000 people will be here a little later and it is a sell—out. the lioness is will host the

republic of ireland and then heading to sweden to make sure they have automatic qualification for the tournament next year in switzerland. the side bolstered by the return of their fantastic goalkeeper mary earps. the other home nations are also playing today, playing in league b, their best chance of securing the spot in the tournament as the play—offs. wales and scotland have secured their spots, heading to slovakia and croatia later to try to win their groups and northern ireland in the next few minutes will kick off in malta knowing that two points from the next two games will take them to the next stage. jimmy anderson, a legend of modern english cricket, has delivered his final wicket for the country. his 704 wickets is an all time record for a fast bowler. players formed a guard of honour as he stepped onto the pitch for the final time. two teams making way for one man who's defined

commitment to their sport. tears? no. at almost 42, james anderson was still helping england win, with his family right there. now, gus atkinson, on his debut, finished with 12 wickets in this match. west indies batting... yeah. one more wicket left. here, james, take that. 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 — anderson knows that. cricket is changing, like everything. what seems certain is that we won't see the likes of james "jimmy" anderson again. i love the game so much, and i've just worked so hard at trying to get better at what i do. in my head, i think i'm still playing next week, weirdly, but i'm sure at some point it'll sink in. you know, it'sjust been incredible. the reception i've got

every day this week, it's been quite overwhelming and just really appreciate the support from everyone. well, james anderson's expertise will not be lost — he's about to become england's coaching mentor. but the acknowledgement here is not just forjames anderson's contribution to england, it's the way that his career and his passion has sustained the drama and the emotion of test match cricket. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. novak djokovic has returned to centre court today after criticising the crowd for disrespecting him in his quarter final win on wednesday. the seven—time champion is playing italian lorenzo musetti for a place in the final, where he'd meet last year's winner carlos alcaraz after he beat daniil medvedev. here's our sports news correspondent laura scott. booing. respect is something earned not demanded, influenced by achievements as well as attitudes. while one of the sport's greatest hit out at feeling unloved, listen to this reaction for another,

britain's alfie hewett. commentator: he's missed. and hewitt is in the final. as he moved one win from the only grand slam missing from his cabinet, the wimbledon wheelchair singles trophy. support is strong for this young man, spain's carlos alcaraz. but early nerves gave the advantage to daniil medvedev. and then it turned, as the defending champion found his groove. 0h, with a mighty swipe. coming from behind to seal it in four in style. and on he goes. the crowd behind him, that was until he mentioned a certain football match on sunday. it's going to be a really good day for spanish people as well, you know. laughter. booing. but... ididn't... i didn't say spain is going to win. i'm just saying it's going to be a really, you know, fun day.

once he dug himself out of that hole, it was time to see how centre court would react to novak djokovic, four days since he'd accused fans of booing him. a muted reception from a depleted crowd. leading him out, lorenzo musetti, six hours more tennis in his legs. but djokovic has just had knee surgery. you wouldn't have known it, as the seven—time champion proved a formidable force at the net and took the first set. it might be a sport where the word love means nothing but seems... djokovic is chasing a record 25th grand slam title and he is trying to get the crowd behind him but again much of the supporters for his opponent, the underdog. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz.

i think the weather won't be too bad for sunday. the rest of us, it depends where you are. there is a mixed bag on the way this weekend. let's focus on tomorrow. sunshine on the way for sure, but also some rain. we will look at that in a second. this is the satellite image, this area of cloud is over as right now and i think the broad message is that more northern and eastern parts of the country tonight and tomorrow we'll have some rain. this evening the rain will move through parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, east anglia, into the south—east, but the rest of the uk should be dry over night with clear spells. temperatures in some rural spots could get down to 9 degrees but in most city centres about 13. tomorrow starts with a lot of cloud, best chance of sunshine in the west but then showers will develop with sunny spells. north sea coasts could be cool spells. north sea coasts could be cool, grey and rainy. in the hull,

the chance of thick