greek capital athens. water companies could face paying double the current compensation to customers they fail. and team gb's olympians head home after a spectacular closing ceremony in paris. it has been nice to reflect on what happen— it has been nice to reflect on what happen yesterday, it has been amazing, _ happen yesterday, it has been amazing, and the crowd is something i will amazing, and the crowd is something iwill remember amazing, and the crowd is something i will remember for the rest of my life. in sport. around 200 team gb athletes let the train take the strain as they make their way back from the paris olympics, many medal—winners among them. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a doctor who treated valdo calocane three years before he fatally stabbed three people in nottingham

warned that his mental illness was so severe he could "end up killing someone". calocane�*s mother and brother have told bbc panorama it was one of a series of missed opportunities that could have prevented the killings. he was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order for the manslaughter of caretaker ian coates, and students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar last year. our correspondent navtej johal reports. for so long we had thought that it would end in tragedy. but i thought the tragedy would be him taking his own life, and it was, like, infinitely worse than that. the family of valdo calocane are talking publicly for the first time. in 2023, he fatally stabbed students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, and school caretaker ian coates. he also seriously injured three others by driving into them. valdo calocane was convicted of manslaughter for the killings, and is detained in a secure hospital. the families of his victims believe that although he was mentally ill, he knew what he was doing and should

have been convicted of murder and sent to prison. calocane had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020. we've got a bunch of the medical records from valdo's time in the care of nottinghamshire health trust. the family only received these records after he was sentenced for the killings, and have shared them with bbc panorama. they revealed that three years before the nottingham attacks, a psychiatrist during a ward round had expressed serious concerns. this entry is from the second admission into hospital. the second time he's been sectioned? the second time he's been sectioned. and yeah, there's an entry here about a meeting that the doctor has, a chat he has with my brother. and, you know, my brother is so psychotic that the doctor notes that there seems to be no insight or remorse. and the danger will be that the next time this will happen again, and perhaps valdo will end up killing someone. a doctor wrote nearly three years before the nottingham attacks that valdo could end up killing someone? mm.

we know valdo's care wasn't up to standard, but reading this note isjust beyond anything. you think, this could have been avoided, you could have done something. richard taylor is a forensic psychiatrist. he didn't treat calocane, but has been an expert witness in more than 150 court cases. have you ever seen it written down in medical notes? that the patient could potentially go on to kill someone? i...i can't recall of a case where i've seen that written down in the medical records. if it's that unusual and potentially that serious, what would you expect to happen? if a psychiatrist is committing themselves to a potential risk of homicide, then i think that's something that i would expect to be taken seriously. valdo calocane was detained under the mental health act four times in two years, each time following a violent incident, but never for longer than seven weeks. i don't think it's fair to say

that he was ever treated. i don't think he was ever really treated. he was sort of managed, like, so he had interventions. but with regards to a proper, i guess, treatment plan, i'm not sure that we ever saw that. nottinghamshire health care nhs trust says it's committed to preventing such a tragedy reoccurring. that work continues to improve the safety and quality of services for patients, and to give its full support to learn from the events ofjune last year. the care quality commission is due to publish a report into valdo calocane�*s care tomorrow. calocane�*s family say the missed opportunities in his care are the product of a system which they say needs urgent reform. navteonhal, bbc news. and navtej joins me now, what else did you discover in those medical records? in addition to that note injuly 2020 there are other key moments, the family point to the fact on two

of the four occasions valdo calocane was sectioned he was able to be kept in hospitalfor up was sectioned he was able to be kept in hospital for up to six months was sectioned he was able to be kept in hospitalfor up to six months but the longest he stayed for seven weeks. nine months before the killings he was discharged by his mental health team back to the care of his gp because it was not responding to calls or letters, so he was not under their care when he killed. doctor richard taylor says this practice of discharging patients who are not engaging is problematic. this investigation focuses on those crucial three years in the lead—up to the nottingham killings when valdo calocane was under the care of mental health services. the victim is�*s families have expressed their pain and anger at him being charged with manslaughter and sentenced to a secure hospital. they believe he should have been charged with murder and sent to prison. while they accept he was mentally unwell they do not accept he had a zero level of capability. the hope from all

parties is this awful incident will lead to reform of the mental health system. thank you. and you can watch panorama, the nottingham attacks: a search for answers on bbc one and the bbc iplayer tonight at eight. intense wildfires have reached the outskirts of the greek capital athens forcing thousands of homes and a children's hospital to be evacuated. dozens of separate blazes broke out over the weekend, fanned by gale—force winds, and fire fighters are struggling to control them. the mayor of the historic town of marathon said it was "engulfed in flames". our correspondentjon donnison has the latest. dawn in the hills around athens. the fierce sun almost obscured as the fires close in on the greek capital. from the city's famous monuments you get a sense of how close the danger is. hundreds of fire fighters are struggling to contain the fires. and around athens, police have ordered thousands of people

to flee their homes. translation: it hurts. we have grown up in the forest. we feel great sadness and anger. but some are reluctant to go. "my family have all left," iannis says, but i am staying nearby so that i can keep an eye on my house. just to the north of athens, a children's hospital had to be evacuated overnight. and the elderly are particularly vulnerable. with some having to be rescued from their homes. the army has been brought in to help with the evacuation. translation: the| situation is chaotic. our military unit has been here from the beginning and we are trying to help the fire unit and volunteer teams. we are surrounded by fire here. the fires are being fuelled by strong winds and temperatures close to a0 degrees.

after the hottest june and july on record the ground is tinder dry. we also have this very, very dry fuels which contributes to the rapid spread of the fire and also they increase the chance of having spot fires and generating a very quickly expanding wildfire. overall i would say that it is another very difficult day and the situation right now in terms of the fire spread and fire behaviour is extremely difficult from the point of view of controlling the fire. greece suffers wildfires almost every year. but scientists said their increased frequency and intensity is down to climate change. and these latest ones are so close to the capital and show no sign of abating, with forecasters predicting difficult conditions in the coming days and nights. jon donnison, bbc news. two i2—year—olds have become the youngest people to be charged over the riots that broke out in the wake of the killing of

three young girls in southport. the youths, who cannot be named because of their age, have been charged with violent disorder. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford joins us now. daniel. what do we know? there are so many charges now it is getting difficult to keep up. the latest figures were 466 people charged out of 927 arrested but that is likely to have gone up since we were given those figures. the most striking ones from the names are published overnight by the names are published overnight by the cps by those who could not be named because of their young age. one 12—year—old charged in relation to the original riot in southport, charged with violent disorder with a maximum sentence of five years. another 12—year—old in manchester city court, charged with violent disorder, a 13—year—old appeared also at the same magistrates court

this morning. 215—year—olds, one who pleaded guilty in hull to ballot disorder, one at newcastle youth court. incredibly young ages of those who have been charged in the latest list of charges. thankfully there was very little trouble over there was very little trouble over the weekend. all the charges relate to events in the previous two weeks. daniel, thank you. a pilot has died after a helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in australia. hundreds of guests at the hilton doubletree in the city of cairns were evacuated at around 2am local time on monday. two hotel guests were taken to hospital, they're in a stable condition. police said the helicopter had been taken from its hangar for an "unauthorised flight". the search for a 67—year—old british man who went missing while hiking in the pyrenees has been called off. the retired doctor was last heard from near the ski resort of guzet on tuesday. he sent a distress message to relatives in the uk, but after five days of searching,

he still hasn't been found. more than 10,000 people have been ordered to evacuate from another russian border region as ukraine continues its surprise attack there. elite ukrainian forces crossed into russia and began advancing last week, and their operation appears to be intensifying as more russians are told to leave the area. our security correspondent gordon corera has the latest. russian citizens who fled their homes amid fears that fighting may spread. this is in the belgorod region today where 11,000 people have been told to move. it comes after more than 70,000 were evacuated from the neighbouring kursk region. that is where ukraine launched its lightning advance. people's surprise at the events as they unfolded was clear. translation: my husband kept running to the cellar. _

on the first day i ran to the cellar, then i couldn't. i was in my room. i lay huddled up, and it went bang, bang, bang... the attacks started nearly a week ago with elite ukrainian forces heading over the border into the kursk region. their advances here in yellow. in some cases they had been operating 20 miles inside russia. the plan seems to be to draw russian forces away from the areas in red inside ukraine where moscow had been making steady advances. these burnt—out russian military vehicles are one indication of how far moscow was taken by surprise. but it has promised a tough response to what vladimir putin has called a major provocation, and it is sending troops into the region. the battle to come, and this battle has only just started, but the battle to come in this kursk pocket, will be measured in days and weeks, not weeks and months. because the russians will not allow this to stand. they will put into this pocket whatever it takes to snuff it

out, whatever it takes. because, whatever happens in ukraine is less important than what happens on the russian border. shouting, explosion. and inside ukraine, the brutal war of attrition between the two sides continues, carrying with it risks. this is the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant where a fire broke out. ukraine blamed occupying russian forces, while the russians blamed ukraine for the blaze. ukraine's incursion into russia is a bold but risky move. it has changed the dynamic of the war for the moment. but the outcome remains uncertain. gordon corera, bbc news. the time is 1:14. our top story this afternoon. a bbc investigation into the stabbing of three people in nottingham is told a doctor had said that valdo calocane's mental illness was so severe he could "end up killing someone".

and potholes and damaged roads are now the biggest worry for drivers — even more than the cost of fuel and insurance — we'll see how they might be fixed. in sport — around 200 team gb athletes let the train take the strain as they make their way back from the paris olympics, many medal—winners among them. 65 won in all, 1a of them gold. an 11—year—old girl has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in central london. our reporterjoins us now. what more do we know? this is a breaking news story and the metropolitan police have confirmed that one man has been arrested and taken into custody after an 11—year—old and a 3k year woman was stabbed in leicester

square in london. officers are still at the scene gathering evidence and we are awaiting a hospital condition update about the two victims. leicester square is one of london's most tourist heavy areas. at this time of the day and in particular with this type of weather it is expected to be packed with tourists looking around, shopping, enjoying sightseeing. we do not know any more information about what happened. we just know that one man has been arrested and is in police custody. an 11—year—old and 34—year—old had been taken to hospital and we are waiting for an update on their condition. you can follow developments on that story on the bbc news website stop the us has sent a guided missile submarine to the middle east,

as tensions grow in the region. last night hamas responded to american efforts to revive talks towards a ceasefire in gaza, saying israel should be forced to implement the deal that's already on the table. our correspondent barbara plett usher joins us now from jerusalem. barbara, these talks have struggled repeatedly, will they resume this week? well, it looks as if they will resume this week. you have on the one hand a us military building up its deterrence in the region, sending a message to iran that if iran decides to attack, then the us will fully defend israel and the iranians have blamed israel for the assassination on bare soil of a hamas senior leader and said they would punish israel for it. but at the same time the us believes the best way to reduce regional tensions is to get a ceasefire in gaza, so alongside the deterrence, you have a strong push for the ceasefire talks to resume. the israelis have said they will send negotiators, hamas has responded and says the talks need to resume where they left off,

not with new proposals noted that the israelis had made new conditions since the last round of talks. and basically expressing scepticism that the israelis were serious about a deal but waiting for clarity about what was on offer. the ceasefire talks would of course notjust be about heading off a regional escalation, they would be very important to the families of these israeli hostages held in gaza who are desperate for their release and also to the palestinians in gaza who are desperate for the death and destruction of the war to end. barbara, thank you. an inquest is under way into the death of 13—year—old hannah jacobs. she died in february 2023 after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to a costa coffee hot chocolate. our correspondent will vernon is at east london coroner's court. will, what have we heard so far? well, so far we have heard from hannah's mother, she talked about the events last year when she took her daughter to get a hot chocolate from the costa coffee branch in

barking in east london. she said she told the staff that hannah had a severe dairy allergy and that she should use soya milk and clean the equipment thoroughly. they collected their drinks, went to a nearby dentist surgery and as soon as hannah took a sip of her hot chocolate, she immediately started having a serious allergic reaction. her mother says they couldn't get any help at the dentist so they ran to a nearby pharmacy and there hannah was given adrenaline via an epipen, an absolute was called but tragically her life couldn't be saved. we also heard today a preprepared portrait of hannah. she was described as a confident, thoughtful person with a strong sense of right and wrong and her mother hopes that she might be a lawyer one day. she says the family had managed hannah's allergies to dairy, eggs, fish and wheat for many years without any problems, she said they never even had to use an epipen. also giving evidence today was the assistant manager of that costa coffee branch, who said they

have strict protocols in place to deal with customers with allergies. over the next five days during this inquest we will also hear from both the baristas who are working that day and he served that drink, also representatives from the pharmacist and the dentist. at hannah because my family said there were missed opportunities that day could have saved their daughter's life. —— but hannah's family said. water companies could be forced to double the amount they pay in compensation when they fail their customers. it's one proposal being looked at by the government as it tries to crack down on poor service, missed meter readings and environmental damage. our correspondent frances read has more. stinky sewage — millions of pounds in fines for the water companies involved. and of course, in may this year, handing out bottled water to avoid the parasites — cryptosporidium found in the water supply, affecting thousands of people living in devon and leaving them without tap water for two months.

they're meant to be providing a safe service. we don't have the luxury of being able to pick and choose water services. they're the only option that we have. we have to use them. the environment secretary, steve reed, says that people have been let down time and time again and that it has to stop, and that the government has come up with a plan. proposals, if they go through, would increase the amount of reimbursement customers are entitled to from water companies and expand the circumstances in which it would be given. there would be automatic payments for those who had been told to boil their water, or when water companies had failed to conduct meter readings. if approved, the plans would also double payments for those who dealt with things like missed appointments or flooding from sewers. it provides an incentive for water companies to get things right first time, and they know that they will have to pay out these payments and potentially in high quantities, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands if they don't get things right. so it's really important that these standards

are there to hold companies to account. water uk, which represents water companies across the country, said it shared the government's ambition to reform an out—of—date system and that it was focused on its plans to secure water supplies and end sewage in rivers. the plans will go through an eight—week consultation period starting today. frances read, bbc news. the bad condition of local roads has become the biggest worry for drivers, new research from the rac has found. potholes were an even bigger concern than things like the cost of insurance or fuel. the motoring organisation is now urging the government to look at different ways to finally tackle the problem. nina warhurst explains. nobody likes having to fork out money because of badly maintained roads. every year the rac surveys drivers and for the first time this year, their research shows that motorists' number one top concern is, you've guessed it, potholes or the poor states of the roads.

these worries even come way above high insurance and petrol costs. and more than a quarter of drivers said a pothole damaged their car last year, 27%. and we're talking about anything from a burst tyre to a damaged wheel to broken suspension — that can be really dangerous. and the damage isn't cheap to fix. this report showed the average repair cost was at around £460. so where does responsibility lie? well, it's the job of local councils to make sure roads are safe, but the local government association says collectively they're facing £16 billion worth of repair backlogs. in theory, you can claim compensation from your local council to cover repair costs, but it's not always that easy, as our transport correspondent katy austin explains. from northern scotland to salisbury, from lancashire to kent,

pictures like these, filmed by bbc reporters around the country, show the extent of britain's pothole problem. it may not come as a surprise, then, that when the rac asked motorists about their top concerns this year, the state of the roads surfaced as number one. 75% of drivers said that they think their local roads have got worse in the last year. rural roads tend to be worse than urban roads. so this is the car? yes, this is my wife's car. and this is the wheel that struck the pothole, the tyre that was split in the incident, and then the alloy wheel was dented. and that's not something that could be driven on. no, unfortunately, after that, the car needed to be repaired and couldn't be driven. richard's wife was driving near cirencester in may last year when she hit that pothole. and then there's the pothole right there. oncoming land rover. and there's no option but to follow the line that she's following. to avoid the incident hitting his family in the wallet,

richard claimed £189 for the damage from gloucestershire county council. they turned it down. richard persisted and lawyers got involved. and it's been a very complicated and protracted process. but it was all resolved last week when they conceded that they should pay the claim. that's more than a year later. well over a year, yeah. the council apologised for the distress caused, adding that it defends claims robustly and fairly to protect the public purse. a spokesperson said new information had led to the case being settled. different local authorities have their own claims processes. an insurance price comparison website told us many people end up paying for damage out of their own pocket because it's easier. what they should do is go to the council. councils are responsible for maintaining roads. therefore they're also responsible for paying out any claims for damage to your vehicle. you could also claim on your insurance, but be wary. that could mean that you've got a claim on your policy, and you see your insurance premiums

go up for at least the next couple of years. the previous government promised to put £8.3 billion into repairing local roads in england over the coming decade. in a statement, the department for transport told us the new government was committed to tackling the poor state of the roads and would support local authorities to fix up to 1 million more potholes a year. but it didn't say how much it would spend. with the finances of local councils stretched, they argue long term funding certainty is needed to help prevent potholes in the first place. katy austin, bbc news. today is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far. the highest temperatures are due around the south—east of england and could hit 35 celsius. but elsewhere across the uk, things are a bit cooler, and in scotland and northern england there's been a thunderstorm warning. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in leigh—on—sea. duncan.

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not only very worn by day but tropical by night so it was very uncomfortable for sleeping. if you couldn't sleep and you were out, we had this as far south as hampshire. it has just been confirmed it is the hottest day of the year so far but i think we will see higher than that, in around half an hour. the paris olympics drew to a close last night with a spectacular ceremony featuring music, dancing, and a few celebrity appearances too. it took place in the stade de france after 16 days of intense competition. a character known as the golden voyager was at the centre of the spectacle. the glittering figure is a tribute to france's history, including the spirit of the bastille. and the mission impossible actor tom cruise descended from the stadium's roof

to collect the olympic flag as part of the handover to los angeles, which will host the next games in 2028. red hot chili peppers, billie eilish and snoop dogg also performed to more than 70,000 people in the stadium, and many more watching around the world. our reporterjoe lynskey looks back at team gb's big moments, and the rising stars to look out for in four years' time. tea m team gb arrived back at their metals. you can see the team there arriving back. not all of team gb, of course. some of them will come

back early. some of those, if