i the as terror —related. in terms of the suspect himself, he was born in cardiff, the police said it yesterday. we understand he moved to southport in 2013, so just over a decade ago. he has an older brother who is also born in cardiff. and his parents are from rwanda. and. parents are from rwanda. and, daniel, parents are from rwanda. and, daniel. what — parents are from rwanda. and, daniel, what will _ parents are from rwanda. and, daniel, what will the _ parents are from rwanda. and, daniel, what will the police - parents are from rwanda. and, daniel, what will the police be doing in terms of the investigation now? ~ ~ , , now? well, i think they will be workin: now? well, i think they will be working to _ now? well, i think they will be working to understand - now? well, i think they will be working to understand a - now? well, i think they will be | working to understand a motive now? well, i think they will be - working to understand a motive for what happens. with a murder arrest, there's only so long the police can hold a person before making a charging decision. they can hold him for longer than a day but we will see about a charging decision. in terms of the motive, once someone is

arrested in the uk there's issues around prejudice about what can be said about the motive by the police. they will be working nonstop to understand why it happened. they have said they aren't currently treating it as terror related. we have seen other incidents where things are declared terrorism fairly early on. this hasn't come about as important. it doesn't mean they aren't considering it, but at the moment they aren't treating it as that. . , moment they aren't treating it as that. ., , ., moment they aren't treating it as that. ., ,., , that. that is our correspondent with the later is on _ that. that is our correspondent with the later is on the _ that. that is our correspondent with the later is on the investigation - the later is on the investigation that the police are continuing into this incident. we saw the firefighters arrived and lace and flowers just a few moments ago. we have had it confirmed that some of those firefighters were the ones who attended yesterday when this incident was unfolding. as you can imagine they laughed quite visibly

upset after leaving those flowers at the scene —— they left quite visibly upset. you can get all the updates onto the investigation and tragically yesterday on the bbc news website. we have a special live page “p website. we have a special live page up and running with the latest information as we get it, decide news in the last hour is we now know three young girls lost their lives here yesterday. for the moment, back to you in the studio. thank you so much, such tragic events in southport and we will keep you updated throughout the day. let's bring you some of the day's avenues. an arrest warrant has been sent out the katie price. price was due to face questions about her finances in the specialist bankruptcy court in london from barristers representing the trustee of her two bankruptcies. the former glamour model had not

responded to hmrc over her debts. the court heard demands was made for payment last october. it was the greatest single loss of life in the troubles. the 0magh bombing in 1998, carried out by the real ira, left 29 people dead, including a woman expecting twins. bereaved families have spent more than two decades campaigning for an inquiry, and today it finally begins. 0ur ireland correspondent sara girvin has been speaking to the father of one of the victims. this is aiden�*s place on the stone. it was a war crime that happened here. but the people that done it were never charged with a war crime. aiden was in 0magh shopping on the day of the bomb, but the 21—year—old never came home. in what was the darkest single day in northern ireland's troubles, 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were murdered in the real ira attack. no one has ever been convicted of the atrocity.

brave families have spent years fighting for a public inquiry. after a lengthy legal delays, it finally opens today. we've worked so hard for this for such a long time. i think it's hugely important. this is the worst single failure of intelligence and security in the history of northern ireland. what do you want to get out of the inquiry? well, first of all, we need answers. we need to know was there anything that could have been done to prevent this bomb from happening? that is probably the most important question that we could ask. it's also important that we learn the lessons so that others will have a better chance than what the families here in 0magh had. the inquiry, chaired by lord turnbull, will not call witnesses or hear evidence until next year. but for those who lost loved ones, it's an important step forward in a journey that started nearly 26 years ago.

ijust feel that, um, aiden�*s life was totally and absolutely wasted in order that some people wanted to make a political point. he was just a young person that wanted to enjoy his life. of course, we will be thinking of aiden as we walk down the street to the inquiry and hopefully have a lot of answers to the questions that we've all been asking for the past 25 years. sara girvin, bbc news, in 0magh. british military veterans who were affected by a long—running toxic water scandal in the us, say they feel let down by a lack of support from the ministry of defence. hundreds of british personnel — and civilians — who spent time at the camp lejoon base in north carolina, were exposed to cancer—causing chemicals from a polluted water supply as john maguire explains. the value of this land to the marine corps has grown over the years, as men and women have trained to fight wars in the pacific islands, korea, vietnam, kuwait,

afghanistan and iraq. the land at camp lejeune may have been valuable to train us marines to fight a known enemy, but there was also a hidden threat there — drinking water that was contaminated. archive: implicit warning - that the united states defences are never down is given - in marine corps manoeuvres at camp lejeune, north carolina. from 1950s to the 1980s, it's estimated that around one million service personnel, civilians and their families were posted there, and more than a thousand were british. the water at the base in north carolina was found to contain pollutants linked to an increase in parkinson's disease and some cancers. richard york, a former soldier in the royal anglian regiment, was posted there in 1985, and four years ago, was told he had cancer. they kept on asking how

much have i smoked, and when did i stop smoking, and how long i have been smoking? well, i've never, ever, ever smoked in my life. which, uh, it didn't — at the time because i didn't know about camp lejeune at this time, that that came later — we came out shaking our heads and didn't know what could have caused it, or, you know, or what it could have been. for years, victims in the us have been fighting a major legal action, seeking compensation. but richard believes many this side of the atlantic will never have heard about the case. i think it's absolutely disgusting, the fact that, uh, you know, as we know, uh, a lot of british soldiers, and even more royal marines, uh, have served there during that time period. and i am almost certain

that there are people who have either passed away, or suffered severe, uh, injuries, you know, and cancer, from being there, who actually don't know, or theirfamilies don't know about it. richard says he's never received any official contact about the scandal, and the ministry of defence says it takes the safety of its personnel very seriously. of defence says it takes the safety two years ago, president biden announced a scheme to help veterans and families affected by toxicity while working with us forces, which extends to people from around the world. this is the most significant law our nation has ever passed, to help millions of veterans who are exposed to toxic substances during their military services. but the window is closing. applications must be

submitted by august the 10th. those who served, many putting themselves in harm's way, but who were struck down by an invisible enemy, now face a race against time forjustice, for recognition, and for compensation. john maguire, bbc news. let's get more on the breaking news in india. the landslides struck hilly areas in wayanad district in the early hours of tuesday. rescue operations are under way, but are being hindered by heavy rains and the collapse of a crucial bridge. hospitals across kerala are filling up with people injured in the landslide. government ministers have visited some of those being treated. all possible emergency service agencies are being pressed

into the rescue efforts. we fear that the gravity of this tragedy is much more than these numbers. rescue operations are being carried out. police and various agencies are actively involved in this operation. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is in delhi. you can see some you can see some of you can see some of these images that we've been seen coming from the region, these really heavy rains. you see these rivers flooded. 0fficials you see these rivers flooded. officials are saying in fact they believe many people have actually been caught in those rivers and have been caught in those rivers and have been swept away. the challenge now is the rescue operation to try to get to those people stranded. as you rightly pointed out, there is a crucial bridge in one of the areas

where landslide hits. that has been demolished and so now they have army personnel who have come in and have made a rope bridge to try and reach some of those people trapped. 0f some of those people trapped. of course, also making rescue efforts difficult, the monsoons which triggered these landslides, there is heavy rains continue in the region and so you see these rescue officials trying to battle the elements as they go through murder and sticks to try and get to people still trapped on the other side —— . israel's military operation auainst . israel's military operation against hamas _ . israel's military operation against hamas has - . israel's military operation j against hamas has crippled . israel's military operation - against hamas has crippled gaza's health care system. the world health

care organisation says there are tens of thousands of patients who need to leave. international journalists aren't allowed in gaza, but we have local video sent by cameramen. a rare chance for gaza's sick and injured to get the care they can't get here. this is the beginning of a long journey, they help. nothing is ever certain. this woman needs major surgery for her scoliosis, delayed now by six months. i call on the whole world to look at us with compassion. i could not believe it when they contacted me, that my daughter was amongst those on the list going outside gaza for treatment. so many need to be healed, but israel's war against hamas has closed hospitals, killed doctors, blocked medicines, inflicted traumatic injuries and trauma. we were struck. my eldest son was killed, my father was killed,

my youngest son lost his sight. his left eye was blown out with a skull fracture. my middle son suffers from a leg injury and leg deformities. and i suffer a skull fracture, blindness in my left eye and a broken shoulder and ribs. there is no safe place in gaza. the front line keeps closing in. many have to flee time and time again. they have nowhere to go. this is one of the only ways out, not the first medical evacuation, but it is the biggest. this 12—year—old lost her foot in an explosion. i wish that the war would end and that all children like me will be able to come with me and have artificial limbs fitted and receive treatment abroad. i also hope that i will return to see my father in peace. it is a bittersweet goodbye in the middle of a war,

hoping for a cure, hoping even more they will see their families again, that one day they will be able to return. now some food for thought on the economy. mcdonald's has been hit by its first fall in global sales since the start of the pandemic in 2020, as lower income consumers struggle with the cost of living. we are moving now live to the house of commons, where we will hear from jonathan reynolds on the post office scandal. jonathan reynolds on the post office scandal. �* , ., ., ., , scandal. let's go live to the house of commons- _ scandal. let's go live to the house of commons. mr _ scandal. let's go live to the house of commons. mr speaker, - scandal. let's go live to the house of commons. mr speaker, since i scandal. let's go live to the house - of commons. mr speaker, since taking office this government has worked closely with both the scottish government and the northern ireland executive to identify those who had

their convictions overturned. letters have been issued to those eligible which will confirm their conviction has been quashed and provide further information on how to access redress. i encourage those who believe they are eligible to come forward now and register for the horizon scheme. we have put guidance on the website to help people know where they stand, whether their conviction has been overturned and how to apply for redress through the registration and application process. victims can choose from two options. they can either accept a fixed settlement of £600,000 or they can choose a full claim assessment if they believe their letters exceed that and wish to have the application examined. no matter what route they choose to take, once an application is confirmed they will be paid a preliminary payment of £2000. we are making sure they can access historic data from the post office and hmrc

to support their decision and the application. we recognise with the best will in a few cases some information may not be retrievable, but i can assure even in those cases we will do all we can so a fair offer is made to sub—postmasters who have suffered this terrible injustice. this house was united in the last parliament to see justice for sub—postmasters and we do intend to deliver on that. for sub-postmasters and we do intend to deliver on that.— to deliver on that. shadow minister. it is disappointing _ to deliver on that. shadow minister. it is disappointing that _ to deliver on that. shadow minister. it is disappointing that i _ to deliver on that. shadow minister. it is disappointing that i have - to deliver on that. shadow minister. it is disappointing that i have had i it is disappointing that i have had again to ask an urgent question to get the government to come here, and disappointed neither the secretary of state nor the postal affairs minister has responded those questions. it's an important questions. it's an important question and deserving full scrutiny. it is by area promises only 12 days ago to give the house a significant update on the written statement available. on the final

act of the government was to pass legislation which the first time in history overturned hundreds of convictions train the process to provide redress to the victims. we made a clear commitment that these victims could apply for redress before the summer recess. it hasn't been on it, although claimants can registerfor been on it, although claimants can register for redress. they need a reference number to do so only available to those individuals written to by the ministry of justice. they have confirmed today only ten postmasters of the 700 have received such a letter. can it asked the minister when will be over 690 be written to? assuming they reply per rapid redress, when will the first six and a thousand payment be made? the secretary of state will acknowledge we had conversations of convictions and there is refuse leave to appeal which were not

quashed by the legislation. what steps is he taken to make sure these cases are given assistance to overturn their convictions? the last government announced we would top up claimants in the horizon shortfall scheme to a minimum payment of £75,000. how many other thousands of claimants have been to? and finally, where is the secretary of state, or the member appointed post office minister? . ~ the member appointed post office minister? ., ~ , ., ~ the member appointed post office minister? ., ~ ~ .,~ the member appointed post office minister? ., ~ . minister? thank you, mr speaker. we have promised — minister? thank you, mr speaker. we have promised to _ minister? thank you, mr speaker. we have promised to update _ minister? thank you, mr speaker. we have promised to update parliament l have promised to update parliament before the summer recess. we have done it by written statement, and i note the secretary of state himself, when he was the minister, answered on most occasions. we didn't take it as indication the government was taking the matter less seriously, and that is not the case now either. i understand the frustration the shadow secretary has about the

number of letters gone out, but there have been difficulties in getting the data. when the shadow secretary of state may promise as minister he did so in good faith, but it has been additional work needed, accessing court documents sometimes stretching back decades, meaning delays. the ministry of justice have put more resources into it to make sure it carries on at pace. as he noted, the website is up and running. applicants can register on it, and i'm pleased to report from this morning already 89 people have done so. we hope once verification checks have been completed payments can be processed within ten working days. in respect of the court of appeal, that was discussed at length during the passage of the acts. it is a matter thatis passage of the acts. it is a matter that is deserving of the

consideration, and i understand the shadow, the minister proposal services has had conversation in regard of what we can do. find services has had conversation in regard of what we can do.- regard of what we can do. and i welcome the — regard of what we can do. and i welcome the answer _ regard of what we can do. and i welcome the answer provided i regard of what we can do. and i | welcome the answer provided by regard of what we can do. and i welcome the answer provided by my honourable friend? you will remember when the select committee reported for five months ago we noted 18%, 80% of the budget for redress had not been paid out. we suggested to the now shadow secretary of state a number of measures to put into the bill to speed up the process. there is amendments were rejected. can the minister now shearer�*s he does have a grip on it and we will begin to see checks in the post—match answer —— now assure us. irate see checks in the post-match answer -- now assure us.— -- now assure us. we do speak throu~h -- now assure us. we do speak through the _ -- now assure us. we do speak through the chair— -- now assure us. we do speak through the chair and _ -- now assure us. we do speak through the chair and not - -- now assure us. we do speak through the chair and not the l through the chair and not the ministeh _ through the chair and not the minister. i'm sure he wouldn't want to start _ minister. i'm sure he wouldn't want to start on — minister. i'm sure he wouldn't want to start on the wrong foot with me. ithink_ to start on the wrong foot with me. i think the — to start on the wrong foot with me. i think the honourable member makes a good point, we want payments to be

processed as quickly as possible. data is updated monthly on the government website. we can see in terms of the order, 210 offers have been made under the scheme of 2000 claimants, offers are accepted. 110 convictions, initial payments have been made to those people. irate convictions, initial payments have been made to those people. we are auoin to been made to those people. we are going to be — been made to those people. we are going to be bringing _ been made to those people. we are going to be bringing you _ been made to those people. we are going to be bringing you some - going to be bringing you some breaking news now. an islamist preacher has been jailed at crown court for life with a minimum term of 28 years for directing the terras organisation and encouraging support for it —— terrorist. the preacher has been jailed at crown court for life with a minimum term of 28 years. we will move on to paris. paris has been put on a

second—highest storm alert. there are severe weather warnings in place with strong thunderstorms expected on tuesday. previous rains had cause sewage to contaminate the river sand, forcing the chaplain to be postponed hours before it was due to start. 0fficials postponed hours before it was due to start. officials made the decision, the water has been a subject of much controversy in the run—up to 0lympics with warnings pollution could harm the athletes. simon ward trains athletes for triathlons and ironman events. it is trains athletes for triathlons and ironman events.— ironman events. it is not super common — ironman events. it is not super common but — ironman events. it is not super common but you _ ironman events. it is not super common but you are _ ironman events. it is not super| common but you are interacting ironman events. it is not super- common but you are interacting with nature so i guess nature plays a hand. whether it is too much rain, too much pollution, blue—green algae, the athletes need to be prepared for it. you would notice it within 2a hours with a poor stomach, and then depending on how toxic the water was, and then depending on how toxic the waterwas, it and then depending on how toxic the water was, it might last for a day or a few days. it will affect the

health of the swimmers, depending on the toxicity of the water. aha, health of the swimmers, depending on the toxicity of the water.— the toxicity of the water. a retired solicitor diagnosed _ the toxicity of the water. a retired solicitor diagnosed with _ the toxicity of the water. a retired solicitor diagnosed with dementia | solicitor diagnosed with dementia has unexpectedly struck a chord with audiences after performing on the channel 4 show. 81—year—old duncan goodwin decided to take part in the contest to raise awareness of his condition, and is now planning playing a tune he composed for his wife fran, duncan goodwin shows a remarkable skill he's been honing since the age of four. all i have to do is to hear a piece of music and recognise the melody. and then, ijust deal with the harmony situation. and that is absolutely

fine and off you go. duncan's playing is all the more remarkable because he has dementia. his story was picked up by channel 4 and featured on the piano, with duncan playing at manchester's piccadilly station. and then, onto the finals. you wrote the song? it's beautiful. it sounds like a piece from another time. yeah, but it's beautiful though. it's very beautiful. yes! very romantic. music is so incredible. with all forms of dementia, or evenjust general memory problems, you hear a song that, you know, you loved in your teens, and you know every word. it's just that incredible thing, because it's like music is part of your soul. and so, that's what comes through. it's almost as though it's a magical something. the moment came when i'd finished.

the fact of the applause at this stage, now that appealed to me a lot! yeah, duncan loves performing. she calls me a diva. well, why not? you are. the experience was so positive the couple have decided to stage two concerts in harrogate and ripon to raise money for the dementia forward charity. i think dementia forward always makes sure that anyone they know about is not alone. and itjust seemed such an amazing opportunity to be able to do this concert to raise awareness and funds for them. saturday the 3rd of august at the wesley chapel in harrogate is the date for your diary. tickets are selling fast. cathy killick, bbc news.

now it is time for a look at the weather. hello again. if you have an allergy to pollen, the levels today are either low or moderate across the board, and if you like your weather that bit hotter, it's going to be very warm or indeed hot today. a lot of dry and sunny weather around, if we reach 32 celsius, it will make it the hottest day of this year so far. so you can see from the oranges where we're looking at the higher temperatures, they continue as we go through the week, various weather fronts crossing us, bringing in some thundery showers at times. but as we head into the weekend, these fresher conditions come in behind that cold front, as represented by the yellows. so today, a lot of dry weather, we've got the remnants of a weather front continuing to break up, reallyjust a band of cloud across southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland, and another one across the far north of scotland, where it's also windy, producing the odd shower. but in between a lot of dry and sunny weather with highs of 21 in aberdeen but potentially 32 in london. that tempts you to the coast, where it will be cooler with sea breezes.

these are the temperatures you can expect in the sea, so still a bit nippy. now through this evening and overnight still a lot of clear skies. at times we'll import a bit of low cloud from the north sea, a few showers getting into south west england and we could see some thundery showers coming up from france, clipping the far south east where it will be humid. but it will be chilly in sheltered glens with overnight lows of four degrees. tomorrow we lose the thundery showers quite early doors, then low cloud coming in on an onshore breeze at times across eastern england and eastern scotland. but we could well see some thundery showers across the channel islands and southern counties, with highs tomorrow up to 30 in london, 22 in glasgow. 0vernight we'll see some thundery showers develop, but if anything there'll be more of them around on thursday as that weather front clashes with hot and humid air. the met office has a weather warning out for those thunderstorms. we won't all see them by any stretch, but you could see some and they could be torrential and could lead to some localised flooding so it's one to watch.

but equally there'll be a lot of dry weather around as well, a fair bit of sunshine with highs up to about 27 degrees. then as we head on into the latter part of the week for friday, we've got a weather front coming in, starting to introduce that fresher air from the west, and it will be fresher as we head into the weekend.

today at one: third child has died after the southport stabbings. she was nine years old. two other girls aged six and seven also killed. it's understood one of those attacked was leanne lucas, the yoga teacher running the summer holiday dance—class. she has been praised for her bravery. as the home secretary pays tribute at the scene, it emerged eight more children receive stab wounds and

five remain in a critical condition. it should have been a children's party having fun at the beginning of the summer holidays, that could turn into something so devastating. aha, into something so devastating. a heartbroken community in southport has been laying flowers and teddy bears in an outpouring of grief. i'm outside alder hey hospital where sadly that nine—year—old girl lost her fight for life this morning, despite the best effort of medics here. the suspect being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder is 17 years old. he was born in cardiff and his parents had moved to the uk from rwanda. also on the programme: the chancellor has defended her decision to scrap winter fuel payments for around ten million pensioners. and sewage in the seine delays the men's 0lympic triathlon in paris. and coming up on bbc news... england men's white ball head coach, matthew mott, has stepped down

following england's exit at the semi—finals of the world cup.