of valdo calocane, who went on to kill three people in nottingham last year. the paris olympics are officially over — and team gb are back home after winning a total of 65 medals. hello, i'm annita mcveigh and welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the day's main stories and the facts behnd them. russia's president vladimir putin has told a meeting of his senior officials that ukrainian forces must be kicked out of the country. he was speaking as ukraine continues its week long offensive with troops advancing up to 30 kilometres — that's 18 miles — inside russian territory. local authorities are now evacuating residents from a second region — belgorod — which is

situated next to kursk — that's where the ukrainian offensive began last tuesday. the acting governor of the kursk region said ukraine was in control of 28 villages there, president putin claimed ukraine was trying to imporve its negotiating position. translation: the defence ministry's main task is to push and _ kick the enemy out of our territory. the enemy is probably trying to improve its future negotiating conditions. what negotiations can we conduct with people who are targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure? or those trying to threaten nuclear energy safety? but the main target is a military one, to slow the russian advance in other parts of the front. so what? the speed of the russian advance has increased 1.5 times. what will this mean in the wider context of the war? with more on developing sutiation here's our

security correspondent, gordon corera. 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's where ukraine launched its lightning advance. people 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 attack 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've 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 promised a tough response to what vladimir putin has called a major provocation, and it's sending troops into the region. the battle to come and this battle has only just started. but the battles 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. they will put into this pocket whatever it takes to snuff it out, whatever it takes. because they, you know, whatever happens in ukraine is less important than what happens on the russian border. 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. with me is sergei goryashko from bbc russian. first of all, that meeting led by president putin, what more did we learn about that? is a president putin, what more did we learn about that?— learn about that? is a former minister of— learn about that? is a former minister of defence - learn about that? is a former minister of defence and - learn about that? is a former minister of defence and the l learn about that? is a former - minister of defence and the people who are the closest one to putin, the leaders of the fsb and the national guard, they both worked under putin. they are responsible for restoring order in the region which are affected by that incursion, partly occupied by ukrainian forces and they are going

to do that in terms of imposing that regime of counterterrorist operation. the one which was imposed before in chechnya in the early 2000 is when russia was leading the second campaign in the chechen republic stop and the one that was imposed in russian regions after their mutiny. it allows the fsb and their mutiny. it allows the fsb and the national guard to do whatever they want in the territory. haw the national guard to do whatever they want in the territory.- they want in the territory. how is they want in the territory. how is the russian _ they want in the territory. how is the russian media _ they want in the territory. how is the russian media portraying - they want in the territory. how is | the russian media portraying this incursion by ukrainian forces? figs incursion by ukrainian forces? sis putin incursion by ukrainian forces? is putin has already commented on that, as a provocation, something that the ukrainian authorities are doing to get themselves into a better position before possible peace talks. this is where ukrainian and russian statements align, what we hear from russian statements align, what we

hearfrom ukraine is that russian statements align, what we hear from ukraine is that this operation could be something which could lead to a better position for ukraine at the peace talks. moscow is now saying the same. vladimir putin won that russia is not ready to negotiate with ukraine at any point and even said that specifically there is nothing to talk about with ukraine now. we have often focused — talk about with ukraine now. we have often focused on _ talk about with ukraine now. we have often focused on the _ talk about with ukraine now. we have often focused on the capabilities - talk about with ukraine now. we have often focused on the capabilities of. often focused on the capabilities of the ukrainian forces and what resources they have to hand. in terms of russia responding to this ukrainian offensive, what is that going to mean on the russian front line? it going to mean on the russian front line? ., , ., going to mean on the russian front line? . , ., , , ., going to mean on the russian front line? ., , ., , , ., ., line? it means that russia did not have their own _ line? it means that russia did not have their own borders _ line? it means that russia did not have their own borders secured, l have their own borders secured, which allowed that incursion to happen. this is not a good sign. last week there was the infamous video of a russian convoy being bombarded by missiles and being destroyed and that was a significant mistake in the military operation.

third, russia would need to withdraw some of their forces eventually to prevent ukrainian forces advancing on the kursk and belle grad directions and to do that they would need to withdraw from the kharkiv direction and that will lead their very slow invasion to stall. it could lead to some changes to the front line but it is hard to tell at the moment because it is the first time we have seen this change of strategy from the ukrainian armed forces. ., ~' , ., , strategy from the ukrainian armed forces. ., ~ , ., , . let's speak to former deputy minister of defence for ukraine, alina frovola. thank you forjoining us. president putin saying at that meeting in the last few hours that ukraine's motivation with this offensive is to improve its negotiating position, do you agree with that? what other

insect can you give us to the strategy from ukraine?- insect can you give us to the strategy from ukraine? that could be one of the reasons _ strategy from ukraine? that could be one of the reasons that _ strategy from ukraine? that could be one of the reasons that ukraine - one of the reasons that ukraine declared we are ready for negotiations so there could be plenty of other reasons. including that we we perceive it as a flexible borderline or front line and that's just like a change on the front line. although there will be negotiations, which doesn't seem realistic now because russia is not changing their position and demonstrate their readiness to negotiate, that could be part of the pressure. negotiate, that could be part of the ressure. ~' ., negotiate, that could be part of the ressure. ~ . ., , ., , ., pressure. ukraine has demonstrated its willingness _ pressure. ukraine has demonstrated its willingness to _ pressure. ukraine has demonstrated its willingness to take _ pressure. ukraine has demonstrated its willingness to take the _ its willingness to take the offensive into russia, based on its

capabilities and resources at the moment, how long do you think this offensive can last? it moment, how long do you think this offensive can last?— offensive can last? it depends on what these _ offensive can last? it depends on what these purpose _ offensive can last? it depends on what these purpose of _ offensive can last? it depends on what these purpose of the - offensive can last? it depends on i what these purpose of the operation is. we don't know yet. there is a president and chief of defence and they have some picture behind it. it can be short—term or long—term. there are a lot of factors which can influence development. i heard statements in the beginning that this would be... i think that will depend on what we would like to reach and how the rations react to it. i wonder if we will see a strong reaction from the russian side. they cannot stop the movement of the

ukrainian forces. we will see. thank ou ve ukrainian forces. we will see. thank you very much _ ukrainian forces. we will see. thank you very much for — ukrainian forces. we will see. thank you very much for your— ukrainian forces. we will see. thank you very much for your time - ukrainian forces. we will see. thank you very much for your time today. | you very much for your time today. the former deputy minister of defence for ukraine. turning to greece, and wildfires raging to the north of the athens are now approaching the city itself. burning less than nine kilometres from the centre. thousands of people in towns and villages have been ordered to move to safer areas. strong winds are speeding up the spread of the flames and authorities say half of the country will be in a "red zone" of dangerous weather conditions in the coming days. almost 700 firefighters, as well as waterbombing planes and helicopters are battling flare ups, some with flames as high as 25 metres. jon donnison reports. 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 hottestjune 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.

we hope to be able to talk to someone living in athens in the next half an hour. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

an 11—year—old girl is in hospital with non life—threatening injuries after being stabbed in central london this morning. this is that the scene in leicester square. they cordon there in the foreground of the picture and the police in attendance. police say a 34—year—old woman was also stabbed in leicester square, her condition is unknown. a man has been arrested. police are keeping a watch there at the location of this incident and in one of the busiest parts of london. with more on this is our correspondent, chi chi izundu has the latest. we know that around 1136 this

morning the london ambulance service attended the scene leicester square where an 11—year—old girl and a 34—year—old woman had been stabbed. the london ambulance service but a statement earlier saying that they send considerable resources to the scene, an ambulance crew, and advanced paramedic and an incident officer as well as a tactical response unit. they try to help the 11—year—old and the 34—year—old before they were taken to a major trauma unit. police say a man has been arrested and is in police custody. however, they are not giving more information on him and do not believe that there is any other suspect involved. in case people don't know about leicester square, it is in central london and is one of the most popular tourist areas in central london, about 2.5 million weekly visitors visit the area every week and it is really popular for its theatres and cinemas. it is home of a lot of

massive premiers that go on weekly. here in the uk 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 if you are watching in the uk

you can watch panorama, the nottingham attacks: a search for answers on bbc one and the bbc iplayer tonight at 8. emmanuel macron has paid tribute to everyone who made the paris olympics what the french president described as a �*huge success'. the games drew to a close on sunday night. after more than two weeks of sporting excellence ending with a spectacular ceremony at the stade de france. there were fireworks — jubilant athletes — and even a cameo from tom cruise. last night we saw the official closing ceremony of the 2024 paris olympics and our colleague, grace harbage was there to tell us all about it. let's take a look. here we are. the day after the night before. and what a closing ceremony we were treated to it. had everything, really, didn't it? i want to show you the newspapers in france today. i start off with le figaro saying

paris, the game of all records. and that amazing photo inside the stade de france showing the stage as a map of the world. crowds full, athletes there in all of their colours and uniforms and flags. i want to show you the parisian as well, simply saying merci for what a wonderful games, that iconic shot of the olympic cauldron and of course the eiffel tower. so i'm sure lots more photos of that to come. lots online of every twist and turn of the closing ceremony last night it had everything from leon marchand taking the flame from the tuileries garden up to the stade de france, and in to the crowds there, handing over to the formalities from thomas bach and tony estanguet as well. and then, of course, that moment that had been rumoured for a long time yesterday tom cruise came in over the top of the stade de france to collect that olympic flag from simone biles and then ride out of the stade on the motorbike with the flag right behind him, down the champs elysees, down past the eiffel tower as well. and then there we were in la with again more rumoured faces.

there was billie eilish, red hot chilli peppers, snoop dogg and doctor dre, so it gave us a really good sense of what la will give us and what we can expect from those games in 2028. but before we get there, of course, in just over two weeks' time, we've got the paralympic games here in paris and we've spoken to lots of people who've said these olympics, they're just a warm up to the main event being the paralympics, so we know we're in for a treat. there has been so much time and effort and energy into making the paralympics a real spectacle. a real event, it will have 4,000 athletes expected for these games, competing in 22 sports, so it's sure to be quite the spectacle we've had. we've heard issues from organisers about the accessibility in paris, and actually we've spoken to people who've said a lot of work has gone into making sure paris is accessible for everyone and moving around the city won't be a problem. there are lots of cars put on for moving those athletes around. so there we go. we've had one games and now we've got plenty to look forward to with the paralympics here in paris.

this afternoon the sporting heroes of team gb have been arriving back in london — with thousands at st pancras station there to welcome them. the team managed a haul of 65 medals throughout the course of the games. one of them was a silver belonging to diver tom daley. it'll be his last — with the 30—year—old confirming his retirement from the sport. right now, like, obviously it's a lot, but i, uh, you know, i'm really happy with how everything's gone. ijust think it's always hard when you say goodbye to your sport, so ijust... yeah, lots of things to process. but, you know, ithink it's the right time. like, this year felt like such a bonus. and i got to compete in front of my, um, family, my kids. so...and i got to be flagbearer. so, yeah, like, bucket list ticked off on every occasion.

and your kids must be so glad that daddy's home and, you know, they've got their daddy back, and they must be so proud of you. yeah, i'd like to think they're very proud of me. and i'm sorry. i didn't realise i wouldn't be able to actually speak. it's not very like me. you're doing very well. um, but, yeah, i, iam happy, which is not, what, like... but it's. .. yeah, it'sjust hard to talk when you have loved something so much. reseachers in rio dejaneiro say humpback whales are returning to the waters off the coast of the brazilian city, a trend they hope will continue. these giant mammals skirt the coast every year during theirjourney from antarctica. thanks to a ban on hunting their population is now estimated to number in the thousands. but despite these efforts humpback whales are still threatened by illegal fishing, heavy shipping traffic and water pollution. but for now they seem happy to enjoy the crystal—clear waters around the marvelous city.

long may that continue, magnificent pictures of those humpback whales off the coast of rio dejaneiro. humpback whales off the coast of rio dejaneiro. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. this current heat has culminated in intense showers and thunderstorms. we still have to confirm the highest temperature but without a doubt the warmest day of the year so so far temperatures right might read up so far temperatures right might read up to 30 degrees. temperatures ——

very blue showers following on behind. a fresh feel. look at those temperatures, 30—35. behind our band of showers the humidity will just step down a notch, slightly more comfortable for sleeping in many areas. further west the winds are strengthening, bringing cloud and more rain across northern ireland and scotland. a warm and muqqy ireland and scotland. a warm and muggy night. we could have some misty, low cloud around the coast. as you are going to tuesday, there is a band of rain, low pressure and stronger winds. is a band of rain, low pressure and strongerwinds. it is a band of rain, low pressure and stronger winds. it is mostly a feature through the morning through northern ireland and scotland. it crosses the irish sea into wales and northern england in the afternoon. southern and eastern areas largely dry and very warm, 27 or 28 degrees. windier in the north and west and it

will feel cooler than the temperatures would suggest. on wednesday the weather front is in southern areas, a ridge of high pressure building on behind, so drierfor northern pressure building on behind, so drier for northern ireland pressure building on behind, so drierfor northern ireland and scotland and northern england and just a cute showery burst of rain further south. the temperatures will come down. 20—25 is not far off average for the time of year. on thursday we have more rain coming in and this time it looks set to move its weight further southwards, albeit slowly, to give drier weather with a few showers to the north. it may be hanging around in the south as we move into friday. you can see that as the heat comes to an end, we will start to see more rain particularly in the north and west, but eventually further south and east. you can stay up—to—date on the

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this is bbc news, the headlines: russia is evacuating parts of the belgorod region — close to kursk where ukrainian forces continue their surprise offensive. vladimir putin says russia will respond. thousands of people near the greek capital athens are ordered to move to safer ground as wildfires rage in the area. we learn about �*smart�* insulin — a promising treatment for the millions of people with type 1 diabetes.

and this is no one trick pony. a new study proves horses are smarter than previously thought — knowing how to plan ahead and strategise. time now for sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. tom daley has confirmed his decision to retire from diving after achieving a fifth olympic medal in paris. daley was part of the 230 athletes from team gb who arrived back in london in the last couple of hours, having competed at a fifth straight olympics. and following the annoucement the 30—year—old was clearly emotional. it is a lot. but, i am really happy with how everything has gone. i just think that it is always hard when you say goodbye to your sport, so ijust...

yeah, lots of things to process... but you know, i think it is the right time.