i knew when i was going onto the pitch that i was going to score. you know, i manifested it, i had worked very hard to get to that point. so it's been an amazing feeling, but i'm not shocked. hello, i'm tanya beckett, welcome to the programme. 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. we have more on the story on our bbc life plays —— live play, so go to there for more details. 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. the shadow security minister, tom tugenhat, has attacked the plan, questioning whether 20,000 criminals let onto the streets, is a good idea. sima kotecha reports. 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. 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. 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. more than 400 arrived on tuesday. 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. 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.

people continue making the journey across the channel. four people died this morning. the new government has promised to crack down on the people smugglers, like those launching this boat 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. a man has been arrested, on suspicion of murdering a woman and two of her daughters, who died in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire on tuesday. kyle clifford, who's 26, remains in a serious condition in hospital. hannah, who was 28, louise who was 25, and carol hunt, the wife of the bbc horse racing commentator, john hunt, were attacked in their home in bushey. 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. 0ur correpsondent gary 0'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. whispers: 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 0'donoghue, bbc news, washington. let's go live to nada tawfik, our north america correspondent, who is in detroit, where president biden will be campaigning. it's a very important stop on the campaign trail, isn't it? absolutely, michigan is part of the so—called blue wall, those key battlegrounds that democrats feel they need to win. michigan, biden was last week in wisconsin, pennsylvania — and let's not forget that donald trump in 2016 took this state by less than 10,000 votes. joe

biden was able to retake that with over 150,000 votes in 2020, but he wants to make sure that his coalition remains intact here — and it's a coalition that quite frankly was already suffering a little bit before that disastrous debate performance two weeks ago. there's concerns about enthusiasm and the large black population here also among the large arab—american population. sojoe biden wants to get on that stage, that rally, he wants to appear energetic and reassure voters that he is still capable of being president and continuing his agenda for another four years — and i'm sure we will hear him again make the case that too much is at stake in this election with donald trump, and therefore hoping for unity in the party. therefore hoping for unity in the -a . therefore hoping for unity in the .a _ ., , therefore hoping for unity in the -a . ., , , therefore hoping for unity in the party. there has been some speculation _ party. there has been some speculation that _ party. there has been some speculation that if _ party. there has been some speculation that if - - party. there has been some speculation that if - and - party. there has been some speculation that if - and if.

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women who are worried about reproductive rights say they'll support whoever is up against donald trump. and i thought it was really interesting, speaking to one younger black voter who said, look, he's just actually concerned thatjoe biden can't beat trump. these events are becoming ever crucial because joe biden will be scrutinised, and he knows it's important to get out in front of voters at the same time, and we know polling will also be closely watched, and very much a risk for democrats who know thatjoe biden�*s campaign is in crisis and they have to make sure they get the messaging up to the right, no matter which decision they end up making. thank you very much, nada tawfik joining us from detroit. president biden is about to take off, he's been at the nato summit in washington, he's on his way to

detroit and continuing the campaign trail that will really put him through his paces and, as nada tawfik quiz outlining there, trump won the state but very narrowly, and when biden won it back, he won it back by a greater margin. this is a very important state to be looking out forjoe biden, and no doubt the questions will continue about his fitness to run as president. the princess royal has carried out her first public engagement since being treated in hospital last month after suffering concussion. princess anne, who is president of the riding for disabled association, attended its national championships and presented awards at the event in gloucestershire. it's part of a gradual return to public duties for the princess. all eyes will be on england this sunday, as they take on spain in the final of the euros in berlin.

aston villa's 0llie watkins was the hero of the semi final, with that last—minute goal — he's been talking at an england news conference. here's what he had to say. it's been an unbelievable feeling, to be honest — one that i was, you know, i was taken back by the goal, but also i was in shock that i did that, really, becausei but also i was in shock that i did that, really, because i had full belief in myself. i knew what i was going onto the pitch that i would score, you know, i've manifested it, i've worked very hard to get to that point, so it's been an amazing feeling, but i'm not shocked. hat feeling, but i'm not shocked. not surrised feeling, but i'm not shocked. not surprised at _ feeling, but i'm not shocked. not surprised at his own ability. let's speak to 0lly foster now, who is in berlin. quite a bit of composure in that press conference.— press conference. extremely confident — press conference. extremely confident young _ press conference. extremely confident young man, - press conference. extremely confident young man, it - press conference. extremely confident young man, it was | press conference. extremely l confident young man, it was a fascinating news conference, england plus my class before they head to berlin, 150 miles south. but 0llie

watkins was the semifinal hero, on the pitch 8—9 minutes replacing harry kane, and he said hejust knew he would score — he talked about with the subs, saying, "if i get on, i'll score." he manifested it and, that easy, i don't think it'll happen. incredibly fascinating insight into england's journey happen. incredibly fascinating insight into england'sjourney in the last month or so in germany. yes, they'd been playing below par, winning their group, but not really convincing, coming from behind in every match in the group stage — and here they are in their first major overseas final, and looking to obviously win one for the first time since 1966 and all that. but against the netherlands, they really up their game, reaching a level that we just haven't seen before, managing to control it. and you just hope,

even though you know they'll have to raise their level once again, taking it into the final on sunday against berlin. �* ., ,., ., berlin. and what sort of preparations _ berlin. and what sort of preparations will - berlin. and what sort of preparations will we - berlin. and what sort of| preparations will we see berlin. and what sort of i preparations will we see in berlin. and what sort of - preparations will we see in the hours ahead of that game? the? preparations will we see in the hours ahead of that game? they will have another— hours ahead of that game? they will have another training _ hours ahead of that game? they will have another training session - hours ahead of that game? they will have another training session today, they'll get on the bus tomorrow afternoon and arrive here in berlin mid afternoon. perhaps they'll have a walkabout in the stadium — they probably won't have a full training session, they'll probably do that tomorrow morning at their team base. we will hearfrom tomorrow morning at their team base. we will hear from cara southgate and another player, probably the captain, harry kane, and then the talking is done before the final —— gareth southgate. berlin becoming alive with football fans, dozens upon dozens of england supporters in the streets now — many hundreds, if not thousands, will not have tickets. i spoke to a couple of gentlemen, £2200 each they paid for there is. a lady with a slip for 900

euros, she had come from australia for a chance to see england in the final — some england fans behind me. come on, england! i final - some england fans behind me. come on, england!— come on, england! i don't know, what's the _ come on, england! i don't know, what's the score? _ come on, england! i don't know, what's the score? 2-1_ come on, england! i don't know, what's the score? 2-1 england, l come on, england! i don't know, | what's the score? 2-1 england, he what's the score? 2—1 england, he tells me. i what's the score? 2-1 england, he tells me. , ., ., �*, tells me. i should imagine there's some excitement? _ tells me. i should imagine there's some excitement? they - tells me. i should imagine there's some excitement? they are - some excitement? they are absolutely. _ some excitement? they are absolutely, the _ some excitement? they are absolutely, the english - some excitement? they are absolutely, the english fa l absolutely, the english fa confirming their official allocation of just over confirming their official allocation ofjust over 10,000 — that's all gone, surprise, surprise — but many thousands more will be in the stadium because uefa had a ballot for tickets and a lot of fans will have taken a punt on buying tickets way back in november time, and four lads got them for £70 each and they're absolutely over the moon. the city will be swelled with england fans over the next 48 hours. 0lly foster, thanks for much indeed. celebrities from around the world have been gathering in mumbai

for the final phase of wedding celebrations for the son of asia's richest man and his bride — celebrations that have already lastest four months! a warning, there is some flash photography in the following pictures. anant ambani, who's the youngest son of industry magnate mukesh ambani, is tieing the knot in a lavish ceremony with radhika merchant, the daughter of business tycoons. it's been going on for quite some time. here are some photos of her outfit today, and here are some ball he would superstars and other high—profile figures from around the world who have arrived for the wedding. it's thought to of cost already more than £100 million. joining us now is bbc asian network presenter and entertainment correspondent, haroon rashid. explain to us if you would just how big the celebrations have been, and

why they need to be quite this big? well, the family of anant ambani is one of the richest families in the world. when their last remaining unmarried child was going to get married, we knew it would be a lavish affair. but it's married, we knew it would be a lavish affair. but its spending this many months and this many continents, i don't think anybody imagine. and it's gone on for months — we started off in march where we had the likes of rihanna entertaining the crowd. we then moved over to london for a more quiet and private affair, than a mediterranean cruise with several stop offs including performances by the likes of katy perry and the backstreet boys. and now as you mentioned, we are back in mumbai, the home city of anant ambani's family, throwing one function after another and itjust seems to be getting more and more grand. kicking off last friday evening withjustin bieber performing at the ceremony,

as well as a very well—known indian superstar. today, the actual wedding ceremony finally taking place. if you thought it was over, it's not — still two more days of celebration to come. �* , ., , still two more days of celebration to come. �* , . , , to come. it's exhausting 'ust watchin: to come. it's exhausting 'ust watching it. i to come. it's exhausting 'ust watching it, but i to come. it's exhausting 'ust watching it, but hasn't h to come. it's exhausting just watching it, but hasn't not . to come. it's exhausting just - watching it, but hasn't not because some controversy simply because of the wealth on display here? we know the wealth on display here? we know the ove the wealth on display here? we know the poverty disparity _ the wealth on display here? we know the poverty disparity in _ the wealth on display here? we know the poverty disparity in india - the wealth on display here? we know the poverty disparity in india is - the poverty disparity in india is one of the most profound in the world — having said that, anant ambani's family are known for their charity work and philanthropy as well, so there's a real divided opinion on social media about the extravagance of this wedding. the ambanis are real show men, they like putting on a show, and this is a real spectacle. putting on a show, and this is a realspectacle. in putting on a show, and this is a real spectacle. in fact, they've invited the media into the wedding. it feels like a way of watching this wedding unfold in real time on social media, and they've made every effort to ensure the millions of people around the world curious about this wedding get an insight — therefore there is many people

enjoying this wonderful world we are stepping into because, let's be real, this is so far removed from most people's reality, and there are others saying this feels distasteful given the situation of poverty in many parts of india. but given the situation of poverty in many parts of india.— given the situation of poverty in many parts of india. but this has been a very _ many parts of india. but this has been a very long. _ many parts of india. but this has i been a very long, well-established been a very long, well—established romance also in the press, hasn't it? in a way, one could argue it's an advertisement for india. absolutely — for many people, this is drawing attention to india like never before. you have global politicians and superstars who are there at that wedding today — for example, kim kardashian and her sister are shooting an episode of their reality show during this wedding ceremony — that's unheard of before. it's also the first time kim kardashian has ever gone to india, and the amount of attention she's getting from publications like vogue and other international publications, there's never been attention on india like this before.

we have two former prime ministers at this one wedding tonight, tony blair and borisjohnson. that shows the power of the ambanis is and how well—connected they are when it comes notjust the politics and entertainment, but business. ithink my invitation — entertainment, but business. ithink my invitation must _ entertainment, but business. ithink my invitation must of _ entertainment, but business. ithink my invitation must of got _ entertainment, but business. ithink my invitation must of got lost - entertainment, but business. ithink my invitation must of got lost in - my invitation must of got lost in the post. thanks for a much indeed — i was busy, that's right! now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good evening. it's been cloudy and cool today across the uk, with temperatures for most of us below the seasonal average. some brighter skies — best towards the west — but it's helped to trigger off some showers, and some of those showers heavy and thundery, especially in southwest england. now, as we head through the weekend it's more of the same again tomorrow — it's cloudy, it's cool, some brighter skies, but also some showers, too. it will be feeling warmer on sunday, especially in the south, with more sunshine around. but always cloudier for these eastern coasts, including tonight. some showers across parts of east anglia drifting down towards central, southern england, as well. cloudy towards the east coast, some clearer skies further west —

but there will be plenty of mist and some hill fog developing into tomorrow morning. so, it's a cloudy, damp, buta mild start to tomorrow morning. now high pressure remains out in the atlantic — it drifts a little further northwards as we head through saturday. low pressure still spiralling away in the north sea. it's developing more of a northeasterly wind as we head through saturday, so more of those showers just coming onshore, and even more, i think, through the day on sunday, too. but it's cloudy towards eastern areas. the best of the sunshine will tend to be across southern england into wales, perhaps the western highlands, northern ireland, northwest england, too, seeing some sunshine. watch out for some showers that will also develop — they'll melt away into the evening. temperatures, again, disappointingly low for the time of year, just 14—19 celsius. and on sunday, with low pressure, remains out in the north sea again. we will see more showers across parts of northern england, down through southeastern scotland. there'll be more in the way of sunshine, though, further west, again, across western scotland, down through england and wales, and we'll see some higher temperatures, too.

any showers, any cloud should melt away into the evening to leave us with a dry and a fine end to the day. now further east, in germany for the euros final on sunday evening, then, well, it's looking dry — some thunderstorms there at the moment of course, but it will be drying out. temperatures generally in the low—to—mid—20s. now, as we head through into the start of next week, well, it's not too long before we see our next area of low pressure drifting from the southwest, but because we're drawing in a south—westerly wind, then the air will turn a little warmer. so, temperatures will be rising, here's the outlook for our capital cities — still rather unsettled with some showers, and possibly some longer spells of rain at times, but a bit drier for most. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines...

police search a house in west london as the focus into human remains found in two suitcases in bristol shifts to the capital. the justice secretary says plans to release thousands of inmates early are "the only way to avert disaster" in the prisons system. the man who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder tv presenter holly willoughby is sentenced to life in prison. and star striker 0llie watkins describes how it felt to score that goal to secure england's place in sunday's final against spain. i knew when i was going onto the pitch that i was going to score. you know, i manifested it, i had worked very hard to get to that point. so it's been an amazing feeling, but i'm not shocked. now on bbc news — it's time for newscast. hello, we could go we were waking

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