become the clear favourite. paul scull , become the clear favourite. paul scully. who _ become the clear favourite. paul scully. who do — become the clear favourite. paul scully, who do you _ become the clear favourite. paul scully, who do you want to be president?— scully, who do you want to be resident? ., �* , ., ., , president? that's not for me. plus, robertjenrick_ president? that's not for me. plus, robert jenrick says _ president? that's not for me. plus, robert jenrick says he _ president? that's not for me. plus, robert jenrick says he supports - robertjenrick says he supports donald — robertjenrick says he supports donald trump. i think 3.5 million people _ donald trump. i think 3.5 million pe0ple so— donald trump. i think 3.5 million people so we called donald trump an idiot the _ people so we called donald trump an idiot the first time he stood. what do you _ idiot the first time he stood. what do you make of robertjenrick supporting him? is up to him. i think_ supporting him? is up to him. i think people will decide on that. in think people will decide on that. [h about think people will decide on that. about two think people will decide on that. in about two hours, we shall watch the interview with i am sure limiting insights from donald trump and elon musk. let's take a quick look at a few of the stories on the front pages. speaking to the financial times as various stories including about an indian telecoms tycoon shown straight in britain, perhaps growth? uk plan to evacuate british nationals in israel if iran triggers more. the daily mirror, that's the

story we have been focusing on tonight, they were told he could kill. as is the mail also focusing on that valdo calocane story, document blood on their hands. the daily telegraph is focusing on that lot on their hands quote but also keir starmer once iran, no attack on israel as the stakes get higher, apparently. and the times, zelensky takes war to putin, the story of ukraine forces being inside russia at the moment. that's almost it from us, but before we go, team gb�*s olympians returned home today — but for one medal winner, it will be his last homecoming. 16 years ago, a 14—year—old tom daley dived in his first olympics, but today he announced his retirement. here's a look back at some of his very high, followed quite quickly by very low and quite wet, moments. goodnight.

it's really hard to talk about. i'm very proud. i'm really happy with how everything has gone. it's always hard to say goodbye to any spot. i think it's the right time. this has been such a bonus and i got to compete in front of my family, my kids. live from london. this is bbc news ukraine says it controls russian

territory. i may put an bowels to respond. wildfires ravage parts of greece, devastating villages and reaching the suburbs of athens. welcome home! find reaching the suburbs of athens. welcome home!— reaching the suburbs of athens. welcome home! and a triumphant return home _ welcome home! and a triumphant return home for _ welcome home! and a triumphant return home for team _ welcome home! and a triumphant return home for team gb - welcome home! and a triumphant return home for team gb after- welcome home! and a triumphant| return home for team gb after the olympics as diver tom bailey —— tom daly announced his retirement. hello — i'm catherine byaruhanga. ukraine's army claims it now controls a thousand square kilometres of russian territory after the launch of its surprise offensive last week. it's pushed russia to move thousands of people from cities near the border with ukraine. russian state television said 11,000 had been moved from belgorod. the governor of the kursk region says more than 120,000 people have been evacuated. belgorod lies next to kursk — where ukrainian troops,

here shown in yellow, have been operating up to 20 miles inside russia. kyiv�*s plan seems to be to draw russian forces away from the front line in ukraine where moscow had been making steady advances. today president putin vowed to kick ukraine out of russia. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. a music video from the russian military, allegedly showing it targeting ukrainian troops who'd crossed the border. it's presented like a blockbuster. in reality, this is a huge problem for russia. the governor of russia's kursk region put it in figures. he told vladimir putin that ukrainian soldiers had seized 28 settlements in his region.

the kremlin leader cut him off. "leave the numbers to the military," he said. translation: the main task | is with our ministry of defence, and that is to force the enemy from our territory. our adversary will, of course, receive a fitting response. and, without doubt, all our objectives will be met. as ukrainian troops have moved in, residents have moved out. officials say that more than 120,000 people have been evacuated in kursk region, and thousands more in the neighbouring region of belgorod. there are fears of a ukrainian incursion there too. what is happening is huge. for the first time in more than 80 years, foreign troops are fighting on russian soil. and yet the country's leadership describes this as a provocation, a terrorist attack. the kremlin still avoids using the word war, as if to tell the people there's no need to panic.

on the streets of moscow, no shock — just resignation about ukraine's offensive. "i'm not surprised," olga says. "it's a border area and this war has been going on for some time." what we all want is peace, and, like, the quickest resolution of this conflict. in the meantime, these volunteers are trying to do something. in moscow, they've organised a collection of food and clothes for the evacuees. there are people who lost their homes. they need shelter, they need food, they need supplies. it was their country that invaded ukraine. russians are now having to deal with unforeseen consequences. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the us, uk, france, germany

and italy have issued a joint statement calling for the de—escalation of tensions in the middle east. they also have expressed support for a new ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza, and unfettered delivery of aid, saying there is "no further time to lose". it's as the us has sent a guided missile submarine to the region, and defence secretary lloyd austin also said an aircraft carrier already heading to the area will sail there more quickly. there are increasing fears of a wider regional conflict, after the assassination of senior hezbollah and hamas leaders. the us and european leaders also called on iran to stand down threats of attacks against israel. our north america correspondent david willisjoins me there have been increasingly —— credible intelligence reports and perhaps an increasing expectation here that sooner rather than later iran will follow through with its bow to respond against israel either

directly or indirectly through hezbollah for those attacks believed to be carried out by israel and iran and in lebanon against senior figures in hamas and his —— hezbollah. how and when those will take place we simply don't know but the israeli government says they are prepared for an attack. all of this comes against increasing international pressure for iran to pull back from the spring. americans have increased their naval presence in the region. it's been a cremated effort from the government of france, britain and germany persuading iran not to go through with an attack. in the last three hours, the british prime minister has spoken to the new iranian president again emphasising that the level of international concern and saying that any iranian attack might jeopardise peace talks that are meant to take place later this week indirectly between hamas and israel.

but it's looking increasingly perhaps uncertain that those talks might not even take place. it's very difficult to second—guess what the new hamas leader in the israeli prime minister want to get from those talks and when either man is prepared to make the necessary sacrifices to achieve a cease—fire. and secure the release of those hostages still being held by hamas in gaza. . . , hostages still being held by hamas ingaza. ., “ �*, in gaza. that was the bbc's will davies reporting _ in gaza. that was the bbc's will davies reporting from _ in gaza. that was the bbc's will i davies reporting from jerusalem. a doctor who treated valdo calocane — who fatally stabbed three people in nottingham — warned three years before the attacks that his mental illness was so severe he could "end up killing someone". calocane's mother and brother have told bbc panorama that this was one of a series of missed opportunities over three years that could have prevented the killings. calocane 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. the outcome of the case caused deep pain and anger for the families. 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 reveal that three years before the nottingham attacks, a psychiatrist during a ward round had expressed serious concerns. my brother was so psychotic that the doctor notes, "there seems to be no insight of remorse, and the danger will be that next time, this will happen again, and perhaps valdo will end up killing someone." we know valdo's standard 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 record 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 neverfor longer than seven weeks. one of those violent incidents involved chris young. in 2021, valdo calocane moved into private student accommodation, sharing with him and three others. young had confronted his flatmate about leaving the bathroom in a mess. calocane tried to punch him, and then put him in a headlock. police didn't charge valdo calocane. how did you feel about valdo calocane? i thought he was someone with serious mental health issues. so i didn't think he was a bad person necessarily, i thought he was an ill person. but i definitely did not think he should have been walking around on the street.

i didn't think that was what was best for him. 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 you can see navtej johal�*s full panorama report on the bbc iplayer. two 12—year—old boys have become the youngest to admit taking part in the recent disorder in the uk.

they can't be named because of their ages, with one of them caught on cctv, throwing an object at police during unrest in southport. he admitted violent disorder at liverpool youth court. the other, threw a missile at a police van in manchester. he admitted two charges of violent disorder. they were among dozens of people convicted today, following widespread disorder in numerous towns and cities, in the wake of the fatal stabbings of three young girls in southport. so far, 975 people have been arrested, with 546 charged. an 11—year—old girl has been seriously injured, and her mother was also wounded, in a knife attack in leicester square, in central london, one of the busiest tourist areas in the capital. a man has been arrested. members of the public helped hold the attacker down, until the police arrived.

here's frankie mccamley. just after 11.30 this morning, police were called here following reports that an 11—year—old girl and a woman had been stabbed. when officers arrived, a security worker and members of the public had detained a man. i heard a scream. and ijust went outside and saw one guy was having a knife. and the moment i saw it, ijumped on that guy and grabbed his hand in which he was having a knife. and then ijust put him down the floor and kicked the knife away from him. and in the meanhile a couple of more guys came as well and they got on top of him and just held him forfour orfive minutes, and in the meanwhile the police arrived as well. hearing screams, many tourists fled the scene. they didn't know what was happening now. so i told them just calm down, i'm going to go to a safe place. but they just wanted to go back to the hotel. leicester square is usually a fun and family friendly area. today, part of it has been cordoned off. it is now a crime scene, with bloodstains on the pavement behind me.

forensics have been carrying out a fingertip search, taking photographs inside, trying to figure out exactly what happened here, in an area packed full of tourists who have come to see the sights. but some today saw a horrific attack instead. a 32—year—old man was arrested. police don't think the suspect and victims were known to each other, but officers have praised those who bravely put themselves at risk and showed the best of london in doing so. frankie mccamley, bbc london. let's ta ke let's take a look at the unfolding situation in greece, where thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes as wildfires spread through forest and villages. tonight, the fires are reported to have reached the suburbs of athens. the emergency services say homes have been destroyed northeast of the greek capital. they are now on high

alert with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to persist in the coming days. at the latest from athens, here isjust parker. a picture of despair. "our houses are burning," says this woman, a cry into one of the many smoke—filled streets to the north—east of athens. translation: complete destruction. the fire was coming from all sides for 48 hours. as soon as we called the fire department, the firemen came right away. i couldn't believe it. and as the blaze reached the outskirts of greece's capital, look at this. a thick cloud hung over the acropolis, the ancient citadel covered by a smoky mist. residents have been hauled from their homes. schools, hospitals and businesses abandoned, too.

people who have had to flee tell of their terror. translation: the flames surrounded me. _ i couldn't see. i hit a pine tree and this happened. flare—ups and hotspots make these blazes hard to tackle. people use whatever they can. high winds and heat have allowed the flames to spread but this is a longer term problem. greece and this region are no strangers to wildfires, and scientists warn things are getting worse because of climate change. the hottestjuly on record in greece came after a warm winter. we also have this very, - very dry fuels, which contribute to the rapid spread of the fire, and also they increase - the chance of having spot fires generating and very| quickly expanding wildfires. overall, i would say that it's another very difficult day, l and the situation right now in terms of the fire spread and the fire - behaviour is extremely difficult from the point of view - of controlling the fire.

the searing heat is set to continue here over the coming days. help is being sent from other countries as greece defends its people and its capital. as we mentioned earlier — this afternoon the sporting heroes of team gb arrived 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 in a bitter—sweet interview with the bbc's meghan owen. why the decision now and how do you feel? it's, yeah... hard to talk about. it's, yeah... hard to talk about.

it's emotional. we are so proud. the whole of the uk are so proud of you. and it's so amazing to have you back with your silver medal. you must just feel so proud of yourself. yeah, i am. just feel so proud of yourself. yeah, lam. yeah. it's really just feel so proud of yourself. yeah, i am. yeah. it's really hard to talk about. but it's, you know, i have to hang it up sometime. so, yeah. i'm very proud. you have to hang it up sometime. so, yeah. i'm very proud.— have to hang it up sometime. so, yeah. i'm very proud. you should be. just now yeah. i'm very proud. you should be. just now that — yeah. i'm very proud. you should be. just now that you _ yeah. i'm very proud. you should be. just now that you are _ yeah. i'm very proud. you should be. just now that you are back, _ yeah. i'm very proud. you should be. just now that you are back, what - yeah. i'm very proud. you should be. just now that you are back, what is l just now that you are back, what is the first thing that you are going to do when... you are now back. are you going to celebrate, are you going to be with your family, what is the plan? i going to be with your family, what is the plan?— is the plan? i want to be with my family- i'm _ is the plan? i want to be with my family. i'm excited _ is the plan? i want to be with my family. i'm excited to _ is the plan? i want to be with my family. i'm excited to spend - is the plan? i want to be with my. family. i'm excited to spend some time with them and just feel a bit normalfor a time with them and just feel a bit normal for a couple of days, but, yeah. it'sjust normal for a couple of days, but, yeah. it's just very overwhelming, you know? i didn't mean for it to timeout exactly like this, but i just feel very proud of my career. and you are on this olympics and your career. you know, give us your

reflection. how are you feeling right now?— reflection. how are you feeling riaht now? ., ., , , reflection. how are you feeling riahtnow? ., ., _ �*, right now? right now, obviously it's a lot. but right now? right now, obviously it's a lot- but i'm _ right now? right now, obviously it's a lot. but i'm really— right now? right now, obviously it's a lot. but i'm really happy— right now? right now, obviously it's a lot. but i'm really happy with - right now? right now, obviously it's a lot. but i'm really happy with how| a lot. but i'm really happy with how everything has gone. ijust think it's always hard when you say goodbye to your support. so ijust, yeah. lots of things to process. you know, i think it's the right time. this year it felt like such a bonus. i got to compete in front of my family, my kids. i got to be flag bearer. so, yeah, bucket list ticked off on every occasion, so. tom daley speaking to the bbc's megan on there. researchers have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid water on mars — enough to fill oceans on the planet's surface. using data from nasa's insight lander, the scientists estimated that the amount of groundwater could cover all of mars to a depth of between one and two kilometres, or about a mile.

our science correspondent victoria gill reports. the red planet. for years, scientists have searched for the secrets of its watery past. its surface is marked by channels from ancient rivers, but it's now a desert. this latest study has finally found the planet's missing liquid water, buried deep in the martian rock. to locate it, nasa had to send a very sensitive piece of robotic equipment. lift—off of the united launch alliance atlas v rocket. and that's what they did back in 2018... touchdown confirmed. ..when i was at nasa'sjet propulsion laboratory as the team celebrated the successful landing of the mars insight probe. it will be sending its data back here, to mission control at nasa in california. it carried a seismometer, a device that picked up vibrations from inside the planet — marsquakes. during its four years of quietly listening, insight,

provided scientists with a record of seismic activity, and that has painted a picture of the internal structure of mars. the probe recorded more than 1,300 quakes, and the researchers have now studied that record in detail, analysing exactly how mars moves. the vibrations reveal what the planet is made of, and they showed that deep in the rocky martian crust, there are reservoirs of water. we've identified places on mars where there are large amounts of liquid water. you know, water is the most important molecule in shaping the evolution of a planet and its climate. and we've identified how much of it is present and where it's sitting. this martian groundwater is between 10 and 20km beneath the surface. it'll be difficult to reach, but it could guide scientists to another promising target in the ongoing search for signs of life on mars. for now, though, this has uncovered a secret about the history of the red planet that has been buried for billions of years.

victoria gill, bbc news. today is officially the hottest day of the year. with many parts of the south feeling the heat, temperatures in cambridge this afternoon reached 34.8 celsius as duncan kennedy reports. whilst paddling may have replaced punting for some on the cam, there was no escaping today's heat. cambridge recording the uk's highest temperature this year, 34.8 celsius. that's more than 10 degrees above average. at lowestoft in neighbouring suffolk, sea breezes may have lowered the temperature to the high 20s, but that still brought out the sun—seekers. it also meant a day of vigilance for those on duty. we are already getting busy, with a constant stream of people coming down onto the beach. but so far, we haven't had any major problems,

and the lifeguards have been on top of everyone, making sure we are giving out the safety advice needed to keep everybody safe and enjoy the day. it was the same on the south coast where water temperatures were just as inviting. this was lee—on—the—solent, which saw families enjoying the school holidays and temperatures similar to southern spain. what do you make of the weather? lovely, very nice. hot and sunny, just how we like it. can it ever get too hot? they are talking about some places being in the 30s today. yes, it can be too hot. that is why we have come out early and then we go home in the heat. a heat that has brought messages of caution from a range of organisations. these high temperatures have seen the met office issue yellow heat warnings for a series of areas across the south and south—east. organisations like age concern have produced a range of advice and measures for elderly people to make sure they take care whilst the hot weather continues. but the heat has broken down

in places, causing storms. this fire at aviemore in scotland was caused by lightning. it is a reminder of the power of our weather to create delight but also destruction. duncan kennedy, bbc news. for the last week, the street artist banksy has been unveiling new works across london — and on monday, he made it eight days in a row, with this rhino, clambering onto an abandoned and rather broken down nissan micra. it's not clear if the traffic cone on the bonnet is part of the art — but the piece was soon attracting fans to charlton, in the south east of the city. it's the latest in an animal—themed series, which banksy has said hasn't got any deep meaning — he just wanted to do something to cheer everyone up. finally let's take a quick look at

tomorrow's front pages starting with the ft. it leads with the news that a conglomerate led by the indian billionaire have agreed to buy a 24.5% stake in bt and that the chancellors private finance to fund a thames tunnel east of london. meanwhile, the eye claims that the government have plans in place to withdraw uk nationals from israel in an event of a war with iran. the metro is leading with the revelation that a doctor had warned that he was a danger to public three years before he murdered three people in nottingham. as does the daily mail, citing the families of the victims as saying the authorities have blood on their hands. the daily mirror also leads saying warnings were ignored. meanwhile, the times focuses on ukraine's ongoing

incursion in russia, saying zelinski is taking the war to put in. of course, the russian president today vowed to eliminate all ukrainian forces on russian territory. the telegraph is running with the news that keir starmer held a rare phone call with the iranian president in a bid to help de—escalate the situation in the middle east as we have been reporting on the programme. severe wildfires head towards athens. the guardian reports that last summer's severe heat killed up to 50,000 people in europe and warns that the numbers may continue to grow if we do not adapt. also in the guardian, claims that some labour mps are leaving x after receiving far right hate. this of course comes a day after elon musk interviews donald trump on the platform. now we have the weather with darren batt. hello there. it's been a very dramatic start

to the week, what with the thunder and lightning and the heat and humidity, and it was hottest across east anglia, the south east and lincolnshire. temperatures widely over 30 degrees. but it was in cambridge where we set the highest temperature of the year so far. those temperatures are ebbing away. we'll be turning cooler through the rest of the week, and whilst there'll be some sunshine at times, there'll also be some spells of rain. these are the temperatures early in the morning, still quite warm across southeastern areas, but elsewhere a more comfortable 10 or 11 degrees. and there is cloud and rain coming into western areas by the morning, and this rain will push very slowly eastwards. moving away from northern ireland, we'll get some sunshine. we'll see the rain pushing eastwards across scotland, moving further into northern england, wales and the southwest. but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry. a little bit hazy with the sunshine perhaps, especially in the afternoon, but very warm once again. temperatures 27 or 28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the north west. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different

look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're seeing atlantic air coming our way, and that's going to bring with it some rain. the next weather system arriving overnight and moving down into the uk on thursday. some stronger winds with that rain in scotland and northern ireland. it's moving more slowly southwards now, so it's going to be later in the day that we get some sunshine in the northwest. may well stay dry through the midlands, east anglia and the southeast, and actually quite warm here, temperatures 26 degrees or so. but it is cooling down a touch for scotland and northern ireland. that rain does eventually move southwards overnight. it may take a little while to clear away from southeastern most parts of england on friday, but otherwise following that,

we've got some sunshine, blustery wind in the northwest