this time at london zoo. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the day's main stories and the facts behind them. a week after it launched its surprise cross—border offensive, ukraine says it has no interest in occupying territory in russia's kursk region. it says the incursion will complicate russian military logistics, including russia's ability to fight in the east of ukraine. russia meanwhile says its forces have foiled new attacks by ukraine in its territory. russian officials also say they have opened 400 temporary shelters across the country to accommodate thousands of people evacuated from towns and cities

as the ukrainian troops advance. ukraine's military says it now controls almost 1,000 square km of territory inside russia — the biggest cross—border incursion by ukraine since the war began. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner has the latest. one week into ukraine's incursion into russia, the kremlin�*s forces are scrambling to push back its advance. extra units have been sent as ukraine now claims to be holding up to 1,000 square kilometres of russian territory. russian residents in the kursk 0blast are being evacuated as the fighting continues. around 180,000 civilians have so far been moved, many shocked that russia has been invaded for the first time since the second world war. in ukraine, public morale has been boosted by this unexpected turn of events. russia still occupies nearly a fifth of the country, but president zelensky is hoping this incursion will strengthen his hand in future peace negotiations. translation: russia brought war i

to others, and now it's coming home. we can see how useful this can be for bringing peace closer. russia must be forced into peace. but in moscow at this emergency meeting, there was no talk of peace, only retaliation. the governor of kursk region started to describe the situation when he was cut off by a clearly irritated president putin. "we will kick the invaders out", he said, calling ukraine's incursion a provocation. russians have even been donating clothes to the evacuees. few could have imagined russians would be evacuees in their own country. there are people who have lost their homes. they need shelter, they need food, they need supplies. this russian defence ministry video claims ukraine's invading forces are being beaten back, but eight days into this operation, they are still there and showing no sign yet of withdrawing. frank gardner, bbc news.

now, how is russian media reporting the ukrainian incursion? i've been speaking with francis scarr, from bbc monitoring, who has been keeping a close eye on russian tv channels. yesterday, president tuten chaired a meeting with officials and steer clear of calling this an invasion or military operation. he appeared quite keen to play down the significance of what has happened. and we've seen russian state media taking his lead on this. earlier today, a military commander was on one of the popular political talk so saying the situation was under control and ukrainian forces were being pushed out of all of these settlements that they had occupied in the last week or so. they've also painted this picture of a country really coming together to help those affected, saying volunteers have

been rushing to these temporary accommodation points to help provide aid to those affected. i think on the other hand, the reality on the ground is quite different and then some more independent reporting has suggested that locals have been essentially left to their own devices and people haven't been involved in any evacuation. they've merely been told to get out and closer towards kursk. is merely been told to get out and closer towards kursk. is impossible et to closer towards kursk. is impossible yet to gauge _ closer towards kursk. is impossible yet to gauge the — closer towards kursk. is impossible yet to gauge the impact _ closer towards kursk. is impossible yet to gauge the impact this - closer towards kursk. is impossible yet to gauge the impact this is - yet to gauge the impact this is having on the opinion of ordinary russians? ~ �* , ,., .,, having on the opinion of ordinary russians? ~ �* , ,., , ., russians? we've seen some videos on social media — russians? we've seen some videos on social media of — russians? we've seen some videos on social media of people _ russians? we've seen some videos on social media of people complaining . social media of people complaining that the authorities —— at the authorities. i think in russia, it's important to draw distinction between popular unrest towards authorities and putin, often not the same thing. people have complained about the local authorities and how they organise this. not actually

drawing the connection between this and the invasion of ukraine, which is been launched by the president two and half years ago. here in the uk, a review into the care of a man who killed three people in nottingham last year has found what it called �*a series of errors, omissions and misjudgements' in the way he was treated. valdo calocane was psychotic and suffering from paranoid delusions, and the care quality commission says if the system doesn't change, there's still a risk to public safety. 0ur social affairs editor alison holt reports. for the families of those who were killed by valdo calocane, who've been campaigning for answers, today's report finally sets out the failings in his care that led to that terrible day in nottingham in june last year.

injune last year — the morning when calocane fatally stabbed 19—year—old students grace 0'malley—kumar and barnaby webber, and 65—year—old caretaker ian coates. cctv picked up calocane walking the streets for hours beforehand. the report found he was acutely unwell with paranoid schizophrenia, but mental health assessments missed key details and minimised the risk he posed to himself and others. barnaby webber�*s mother says the report shows gross systemic failings. it's so clear that there are so many missed opportunities, so much bad decision—making. i would say it's inevitable that had people done theirjobs properly at numerous different stages, not even just all of them, at numerous different stages — not even just all of them, even just one — then there's a very strong chance barnaby would be alive today. the care quality commission says over the two years calocane was in the care of nottinghamshire mental health services, there were difficulties getting him to take his medication,

his aggression was increasing when he was unwell. in the community, he missed appointments and when he was discharged back to his gp in september 2022, the risks weren't considered properly. while it is not possible to say that the devastating events of last year would not have taken place had valdo calocane received that support, what is clear is that the risk he presented to the public was not managed well and those opportunities to mitigate that risk were missed by the team. i want to extend to you my condolences, my thoughts and also my willingness to work with you. when he was in opposition, sir keir starmer met the families and committed to a public inquiry. we've had 19 years of emotional investment. grace 0'malley—kumar�*s parents say they've been told the prime minister remains committed to a judge—led inquiry and they see it as important in holding people to account. as yet, the scope and the nature of the inquiry has to be confirmed with us and i suspect that might

depend on some of the outcome of ongoing investigations and inquiries. we would like the scope to be as wide as possible and we would like it to be a statutory public inquiry led by a judge and one that has real teeth to make a difference. nottinghamshire health care foundation trust says it accepts the cqc report and that it's doing everything in its power to learn from what happened and to improve. alison holt, bbc news. let's speak to the consultant forensic psychiatrist dr hasanen al—taiar, who is also a medical member of tribunal services. dr hasanen al—taiar, thank you very much for your time. i wonder in your opinion what could and should have been done to prevent the deaths of grace, barnaby and ian.—

grace, barnaby and ian. thank you for the invite _ grace, barnaby and ian. thank you for the invite and _ grace, barnaby and ian. thank you for the invite and my _ grace, barnaby and ian. thank you for the invite and my sincere - for the invite and my sincere condolences for the families of the victims in such a tragic event. what could have been done differently, technically, i don't work with any specific mental disorder. we are talking about schizophrenia or psychosis where they might lose touch with reality. first of all to ensure the patient receives what we verify as... they should receive the adequate medications. psychotic medication every month, every six months, every three months, depending on the agreement. also, the care package should allow psychological support and educate

the family about the importance of medications. also social support about helping patients to return back to life, education, employment, benefits and things like that. i would say this is the main benefit of treatment and any psychiatric patient. of treatment and any psychiatric atient. ., ., , ., �* of treatment and any psychiatric atient. ., . , ., �* , of treatment and any psychiatric atient. ., ., , ., �* , ., patient. from what you've seen of this case, what _ patient. from what you've seen of this case, what you _ patient. from what you've seen of this case, what you think- patient. from what you've seen ofj this case, what you think concerns about calocane were minimised or omitted? �* ., about calocane were minimised or omitted? �* . �* about calocane were minimised or omitted? ~ . �* ., omitted? again, i can't give a secific omitted? again, i can't give a specific answer _ omitted? again, i can't give a specific answer about - omitted? again, i can't give a specific answer about the - omitted? again, i can't give a| specific answer about the case because i wasn't working with it, but i think according from what i read in the papers, and the initial inquiries, he was deemed to be a low risk offender. i think presumably, his mental state was improving, but he was described as somebody who could be liable to episodes of aggression and violence if he's not taking his medications properly.

it's a multifaceted issue. it's a very sensitive issue. violence with people in mental disorder is actually not common, but when it occurs, it can have tragic consequences. about ten or 11% in the uk are killed in the hands of people with severe mental health. talking about 1.1 cases over each million of the population. it's a very rare scenario, but again, it could happen and it will happen. it could happen and it will happen. it could have a very tragic consequence.— could have a very tragic consequence. could have a very tragic conseuuence. . ~ , ., , consequence. the health minister has said that there — consequence. the health minister has said that there has _ consequence. the health minister has said that there has to _ consequence. the health minister has said that there has to be _ consequence. the health minister has said that there has to be a _ consequence. the health minister has said that there has to be a greater- said that there has to be a greater focus on mental health and investment in mental health services. what would you say the key things the government need to do right from the get go to try to improve the situations for all those

working in mental health services and for patients?— and for patients? absolutely, i can't agree _ and for patients? absolutely, i can't agree more _ and for patients? absolutely, i can't agree more with - and for patients? absolutely, i can't agree more with that - can't agree more with that statement. mental health services should receive the optimal support from the government, the central and local government. patients should be encouraged, certainly managing community, also in hospital settings. i think it's less of a problem in hospital settings because people are more or less managed within the secure system and they are receiving a certain treatment. sometimes the problem happens when the patient is discharged from psychiatric services or they might be discharged back to my merry care services, and they might slip through the radar —— primary care. it might reduce gradually with time. but at that stage, the sentence might reoccur and that might increase suffering and result in severe and risky behaviour to the

patient themselves and also to the public. idr patient themselves and also to the .ublic. , ., ,., patient themselves and also to the ublic. , . ~ ., ., ., ~ public. dr hasanen al-taiar, thank ou ve public. dr hasanen al-taiar, thank you very much _ public. dr hasanen al-taiar, thank you very much for _ public. dr hasanen al-taiar, thank you very much for your— public. dr hasanen al-taiar, thank you very much for your thoughts i public. dr hasanen al-taiar, thank| you very much for your thoughts on that story today. breaking news about the situation in ukraine. president zelensky of ukraine. president zelensky of ukraine said in the last few minutes that the country now controls 7a ruston settlements. this follows the week—long incursion into the kursk region and the belgorod region. ukrainian troops are in that area, too, so president zelensky saying ukraine now controls 7a russian settlements. we heard from ukraine as well today that they will withdraw from this area when president putin begins to talk about peace. we'll bring you any more

developments from president zelensky, any more news from him or any other developments on that story throughout the rest of the day here on bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

to the continuing tension in the middle east now — the military wing of hamas said it targeted the israeli city of tel aviv with two rockets. explosions were heard, but there were no casualties reported, according to israeli media. it was the first attempt by hamas to hit tel aviv since may. meanwhile, the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, has urged iran to refrain from attacking israel. his comments in a phone call with the new iranian president, masoud pezeshkian, are part of a wider diplomatic push to prevent any escalation of violence. america's top diplomat anthony blinken is also travelling to the region. the white house has warned that iran could launch what it describes as a �*significant attack�* on israel as soon as this week.

it's rushing an aircraft carrier strike group and a guided missile submarine to the middle east in a show of support for israel. iran and the group it backs in lebanon — hezbollah — have both vowed to avenge last month's killings of the hamas political leader, ismail haniyeh, and a top hezbollah commander. the reuters news agency says that iranian officials have told it that only a gaza ceasefire deal, at talks which it's hoped will take place this week, would hold it back from direct retaliation against israel. in gaza, the palestinian health ministry says that at least 39,929 palestinians have been killed since oct 7th, and following an israeli strike on a school building in gaza city at the weekend, the bbc verify team have been analysing videos from the incident to investigate claims around the attack. bbc verify�*s reporter merlyn thomas has more.

here at bbc verify, we have been managing strikes in gaza and found that 1a school buildings have been targeted since the 6th ofjuly. that's just over six weeks ago. these strikes have also been mentioned in official statements nearly 85% of schools in gaza have been directly hit or damaged. they estimated that they will require either full reconstruction of major rehabilitation work in order to be functional again. here are the locations of the 1a schools that have been targeted. israel claims that each of the school buildings have been used by what they call terrorists. the most recent strike was on this building on saturday. part of these complex, israel says, was used by a hamas members.

we can show you this, but we can't verify this. this video was shown by a palestinian paramedic. this video was shared by a palestinian paramedic. we can hear him crying out to god and shouting out to see if there are any survivors. the footage pans around a room where a number of victims are laying on the ground. we know it was taken as the particular school because we compared to the buildings here with between archive photos online. in a video, there also appears to be an older woman who says she is with her injured granddaughter. what some of the images has been blurred by the paramedic who uploaded it in order to hide some of the graphic images. they told the bbc on monday, when they had hit the compound, the israeli army says that...

they also told us shortly before going on air that hamas uses women, children, women and civilian if —— infrastructure as shields. the israeli army posted this on x, naming 31 people who they say were terrorists eliminated in the strikes. we find social media post that suggests that two of this men died before the strike took place. 0ne post on facebook suggested that this man was dead two days before the israeli strike on the 8th of august at 16.09 bst. another person on facebook identify that this man was dead a day before the strike, on the 9th of august. we're not able to independently verify when or if these two men are dead ourselves. we contacted the israeli army about how these men were killed in the stroke, but they haven't replied yet. the death toll from the school stroke is also disputed. hospital officials in gaza say that

to 70 people have been killed in this latest strike on saturday. an israeli spokesperson says that these figures are inflated. a specialist company which specialises in military analysis says that the debris recovered at the site matches are those of a small diameter bomb. it's a 250 lb guided munition which uses gps for navigation according to the us air force, and when asked to assess the statutory figures, a former un weapons inspector says... the israeli army says hamas systematically violates international law and operates from within civilian infrastructure

and shelters and uses the civilian population as shields for the terrorist activities. it was a conversation delayed by technical problems, but the world's richest man — elon musk — eventually had a two—hour public chat with former us president donald trump. it was streamed on mr musk�*s social media platform, x, during what's known as prime time in the us, on monday evening. the discussion, which was not on camera, touched on many topics including immigration and global politics as well as the attempted assassination of mr trump, which he said had made him more of a believer in god. he was also sharply critical of his democratic presidential rival, kamala harris. we cannot have her, she's as bad as biden— we cannot have her, she's as bad as biden in_ we cannot have her, she's as bad as biden in a _ we cannot have her, she's as bad as biden in a different _ we cannot have her, she's as bad as biden in a different year. _ she hasn't done an interview- since this whole, uh, scam started. and say what you want. this was a coup. - this was a coup of a president of the united states. -

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about ukraine. it was the apple of his eye i— about ukraine. it was the apple of his eye i said _ about ukraine. it was the apple of his eye. i said don't _ about ukraine. it was the apple of his eye. i said don't ever- about ukraine. it was the apple of his eye. i said don't ever do- about ukraine. it was the apple of his eye. i said don't ever do it, i his eye. i said don't ever do it, don't _ his eye. i said don't ever do it, don't ever— his eye. i said don't ever do it, don't ever do _ his eye. i said don't ever do it, don't ever do it. _ following the conversation, there was much discussion on social media about donald trump's voice, including from kamala harris�*s campaign, which made reference to apparent slurring, as he discussed climate change. when asked about it, trump campaign spokesperson steven cheung said: "must be your hearing". 0intment the street artist banksy has unveiled his ninth animal artwork in as many days — this time at london zoo. the graffiti of a gorilla, seal and birds is in a similar style to the artist's eight other animal works that have been unveiled across london. yesterday the eighth artwork, featuring a rhino mounting a nissan micra with a cone on its bonnet, was revealed in southeast london. it wasn't long before the installation was defaced. a man wearing balackava was caught

on camera walking up to the artwork and was seen spray painting it with a graffiti tag. do stay with us here on bbc news. more from verified live coming up. more from verified live coming up. in recent nights, we've had some amazing shots of the aurora borealis. but there's a fly in the ointment, a lot more cloud and rain straddling the uk at the moment. either side, scotland, northern ireland in northern england, but our band of cloud and rain, even some rumbles of

thunder, tracking eastward through the night. it will be a warmer, cloudier end to the night, but a chilly one further north down to 4 or 5 degrees. that bodes well for a drier, brighter, sunnier day across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, wales. that eventually drags it initially towards the east. some mist and murk over the hills through the night as well underneath that cloud band, and even underneath that remnant cloud, 23-24 - even underneath that remnant cloud, 23—24 — not as warm as it's been. a fresher feel for the north, 23—24 — not as warm as it's been. a fresherfeel for the north, but lighter winds. fresherfeel for the north, but lighterwinds. pleasant fresherfeel for the north, but lighter winds. pleasant in the sunshine, but wind and drier weather here last long because as you can see, through tomorrow night and into thursday, next area of rain working its way in across northern ireland and scotland. quite a wet night in a wet start. we hold onto some sunshine south and east. just east

anglia in the southeast, there will be some heavy rain on this weather front and some brisk winds as well. a fresher feel. we front and some brisk winds as well. a fresherfeel. we might front and some brisk winds as well. a fresher feel. we might see 25—27 in the sun sign that. that shows you the warm air is not too far away. still a round —— around financially and more getting into the north and west. for many, it looks like drier weather again on friday. you can see how it's changeable day today, but it looks as if we'll see higher pressure building and for the weekend. for many, a lot of dry weather with some sunshine and feeling warm and that sun, too.

this is bbc news. the headlines... in the uk — families of the victims of valdo calocane say services responsible for his care before the attacks in nottingham "have blood on their hands". a man appears in court charged with attempted murder after an 11—year old girl was stabbed in london's leicester square.

a bbc investigation finds that a priest in blackburn who was assessed as a potential risk to children was given a six—figure pay—off by the church of england. and arriving back home after the paris games, team gb's 0lympians are already out trying to inspire the next generation of competitors. very timely, we will catch up with all the latest sports news now. bad news for the england captain. he is out for the rest of the summer touring his hamstring and will miss the three test series that starts next week. let's speak to our sports correspondent who joins us now from our london newsroom. good afternoon to you. england and cricket fans have been fearing the worst. this is pretty much it. it’s have been fearing the worst. this is pretty much it— pretty much it. it's been confirmed that he tore _ pretty much it. it's been confirmed that he tore his _ pretty much it. it's been confirmed that he tore his left _ pretty much it. it's been confirmed that he tore his left hamstring, i that he tore his left hamstring, when we saw him go down clutching

that part of his left, we feared it