this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a manhunt is under way in liverpool after a nine—year—old girl was shot dead. police say a man and a women were also injured in the shooting and were taken to hospital. i think we are struggling to process what we have heard overnight. it is absolutely devastating. us officials say russia is likely to step up its efforts to attack civilian infrastructure and government buildings in ukraine in the coming days. donald trump sues the us justice department over search of his florida home. the uk expands its gas emergency exercise ahead of winter — doubling in size, from two to four days — in preparation for a possible shortage of energy supplies.

uk intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off indian authorities about the british national jagtar sinthohal before his abduction and alleged torture by punjab police. we'll be speaking to his brother later this hour. and ready for blast off to the moon — nasa says it will go ahead and launch the most powerful rocket its ever built. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a man hunt is under way in liverpool after a nine—year—old girl was shot dead. police say an unknown man is reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the dovecot area of the city at around ten o'clock last night.

the young girl is the third person to be shot dead in liverpool in less than a week. a man and a woman also suffered gunshot injuries in the attack. ian byrne is the labour mp for liverpool west derby, where this attack happened. he spoke to the bbc a little earlier. i think devastating is a good way of putting it. we are still going to process what we have heard overnight. it is absolutely devastating that a wholly innocent nine—year—old young girl has been sadly murdered, and i think we are all struggling to process it as a community, both in west derby in liverpool and across the country. i think as it moves forward i have heard as much as everybody else, really, we need to hear from the police about the circumstances but myjob today will be speaking to the community, to community leaders, speaking to police, trying to reassure the community and asking the community, do you know anything about the circumstances around this that will help the police, and give them as much information as possible to catch the perpetrator.

have you had any of those conversations already? i have had a couple of conversations with community leaders this morning who are devastated and shocked by what has happened, all struggling to process the tragic events. from a really raw perspective, 15 years to the day of the murder of rhstones in west derby, so it has shocked everybody to the core. it is almost unbelievable that it is the anniversary of that happening to the day, sadly this is not an isolated incident, we have heard news of a stabbing overnight in the area, a shooting over the weekend. is this a problem in liverpool? it is something we will be working with the police. my role as the member of parliament for west derby will be

speaking to the community, speaking to stakeholders, working with the police force and the local community, trying to reassure people and obviously catch the perpetrators, that is key, catching who has done this heinous crime and making sure they spend the rest of their life behind bars. ian byrne, mp. he was speaking to my colleagues on bbc breakfast earlier. our correspondent andy gill has been speaking to the labour councillor harry doyle who represents the local area and is also assistant mayor of liverpool. it's just absolutely abhorrent, and i think a lot of people in our community are waking up this morning to this news and just in utter disbelief. i live locally myself and, you know, the fact that a nine—year—old has lost her life and, as you say, 15 years yesterday since the city, we lost rhstones, you know, there's just absolutely no place for this sort of violence on our streets,

particularly when we think of children and their lives ahead of them. lots of people are shook today in our community. police have said it's really important that people come forward, that the community comes forward to give any information that they have. is that something you support? 100%. someone knows what happened last night. it might be one person, it might be more people. someone will have gone home last night in erratic behaviour, or we don't know, but somebody will know and they must come forward because we need justice for this little girl and our city needs to see this justice served as well. police have sometimes spoken about there being a wall of silence. quite often people do come forward, but the people who know about this, know who's done it, might be reluctant. there's a culture of not being a grass, of not informing. that's something the police will be keen to overcome and people should

really search their consciences? well, when you think about the loss of life, particularly... any loss of life but particularly, as i say, a child, nine years of age, yearfour, going into yearfive, potentially, when you think about that, i think a lot of that goes out the window because people... you should always come forward, you should always give any information that you've got to the police, but we need to see justice and the parents need to see justice for this little girl, and so i think all of that goes out the window. i know you and other community leaders are meeting the police later today. what will you be wanting to hearfrom the police? of course we want to see what action can be taken locally to ensure that our community feels, obviously, safe in their own homes, but that reassurance as well that the issue of knife crime in the city but also guns in our streets as well. you know, guns don't have a place on any street, never mind in our communities.

action on that. a real educational piece, i suppose, as well, to ensure that things like this never happen again. assistant mayor of liverpool harry doyle speaking to our correspondent andy gill, who is at the scene of the shooting. ican i canjust i can just see i canjust see beyond i can just see beyond the photographers behind you what looks like forensic officers in white suits at the house where this awful incident happened. what more can you tell it about the circumstances of the shooting? the tell it about the circumstances of the shooting?— tell it about the circumstances of the shootin: ? ., , , ., the shooting? the houses down the road on the — the shooting? the houses down the road on the left _ the shooting? the houses down the road on the left as _ the shooting? the houses down the road on the left as you _ the shooting? the houses down the road on the left as you look - the shooting? the houses down the road on the left as you look at - the shooting? the houses down the road on the left as you look at it, i road on the left as you look at it, there has been a police officer outside since the early hours of this morning. photographers are here because the scenes of crime specialist, for forensic people, scientific support, they have just about to start the work. police were called at about 10pm last night after reports that a man opened fire

inside a house. the nine—year—old girl was hit in the chest and critically injured, she was taken to hospital but died later. a man and woman were also injured, the man in his body, the woman in her hand, they were taken to hospital for treatment. police are expected to give more details later but have already said this is a tragic and truly shocking crime. jenny stene, the assistant chief constable of liverpool, said no suffer the loss of a child in these circumstances and the persecuted visitors not deserve to —— the person who did this does not deserve to walk the streets. you heard but sometimes there is a culture of not crossing or informing to the police, is one people to search their consciences and if they know anything they are really keen for them to come forward and give information about what happened.

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up its attacks on ukraine's civilian infrastructure and government buildings ahead of ukraine's independence day on wednesday. the us embassy in kyiv has urged us citizens still in ukraine to leave the country immediately. also today a memorial will be held in moscow shortly for daria dugina, the daughter of a key influencer of vladimir putin who was killed in a bomb attack near moscow at the weekend. russia's security services claim a ukrainian agent was responsible for the attack — something ukraine strongly denies. our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega, has the latest. the warning from the state department coming as american officials say they have information that russia is likely to step up its efforts to attack civilian infrastructure, government facilities across the country in the next few days, and the us embassy here in kyiv has told us citizens to leave the country immediately. now, this comes after president zelensky said that russia could be planning to do something disgusting, in his

words, to mark independence day tomorrow. and tensions have been particularly high in the last few days after a string of explosions and attacks in crimea, also the assassination of the political commentator dariya dugina in russia at the weekend. a number of cities in ukraine have taken measures ahead of independence day. in the city of kharkiv, which is a city in the east that has been under constant bombardment, a curfew has been extended. and here in the capital, kyiv, away from the front lines there is a ban on public events. the curfew hasn't been extended, but this city, like the rest of the country, is on high alert. i'm joined now by maria romanenko, a ukrainian journalist originally from kyiv who is now living in the uk. maria, thank you forjoining us today. you must be feeling anxious

given this latest intelligence, the warnings from the us about the danger of further attacks from russia? ~ ~' ., danger of further attacks from russia? ~ ~ ., , , ., danger of further attacks from russia? ~ ~ ., ,, ., , , ., russia? we know russia is big on dates, tomorrow _ russia? we know russia is big on dates, tomorrow is _ russia? we know russia is big on dates, tomorrow is independencej russia? we know russia is big on - dates, tomorrow is independence day, the 31st year of independence from russia and its mark six months since the invasion by russia —— and it marks six months. i'm normally in ukraine for independence day, being away, it is very scary about what might happen, all the intelligence coming through.— might happen, all the intelligence coming through. russia would see this as a very _ coming through. russia would see this as a very significant _ coming through. russia would see this as a very significant day - coming through. russia would see this as a very significant day to - this as a very significant day to potentially launch further attacks? yes, we are hearing many different reports, kharkiv is preparing for possible attacks, i know the celebrations of independence day have been banned across ukraine and we also have the fact that ukraine puts russian tanks on independence

day, which might advantage russia because there would be russian military troops parading around kyiv by this point, or even a few months ago, according to them. but we don't have that, ukraine has been showing resilience and a good fighter and good defence, but we know we can't expect —— can't know what to expect from russia, especially the good fight in ukraine has shown in the last couple of weeks especially. when have you been last able to speak to friends and family in kyiv or elsewhere in ukraine and what have they set about their concerns? it has not changed that much, there are concerns about the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, i know some of my friends have been trying to get hold of iodine in preparation for that because there was all this tension in zaporizhzhia with russia being in

control of the biggest nuclear plant in europe and that being shelled, russia blaming ukraine, there is definitely a lot more nuclear threats at the moment, but with regard to independence day i think people have been living on the edge for the last six months so i don't think that has changed, people will be as careful as they are and following all the government instructions.— following all the government instructions. ., ., instructions. how important will this independence _ instructions. how important will this independence day - instructions. how important will this independence day be - instructions. how important will this independence day be for i this independence day be for ukrainians, whether still at home or whether they have had to leave the country in the last six months? how important will it be, even if celebrations are not celebrations this year that people marking it in a much more muted way? god ukrainians have existed for centuries and regardless of what russia tries to ban, they banned ukrainian culture and language during the soviet union and the

russian empire but during the soviet union and the russian empire— during the soviet union and the russian emire , ~ . ., , ., russian empire but ukrainians have still continued _ russian empire but ukrainians have still continued and _ russian empire but ukrainians have still continued and carried - russian empire but ukrainians have still continued and carried it - russian empire but ukrainians have still continued and carried it on, - still continued and carried it on, and the ukrainian identity and culture and i am sure that will not change whatever russia might have in its plans, ukrainians will still mark big dates in ukraine. thank you ve much mark big dates in ukraine. thank you very much for— mark big dates in ukraine. thank you very much for speaking _ mark big dates in ukraine. thank you very much for speaking to _ mark big dates in ukraine. thank you very much for speaking to us, - mark big dates in ukraine. thank you very much for speaking to us, maria l very much for speaking to us, maria romanenko, a ukrainianjournalist romanenko, a ukrainian journalist originally from romanenko, a ukrainianjournalist originally from kyiv, now living in the uk. donald trump has asked a federal judge to temporarily stop the fbi from reviewing the material it seized from his florida home two weeks ago. in a lawsuit, the former us president also asked the court to appoint what's called a special master — usually a retired lawyer orjudge — to inspect the records. fbi agents searched the mar—a—lago estate as part of a criminal investigation into whether mr trump illegally removed documents when he left the white house. cbs news correspondent bradley blackburn reports from new york.

a special master would slow this process down, it would be an independent person that would review these documents and it adds another step to this process. the department ofjustice continued their of justice continued their investigation, ofjustice continued their investigation, it is not clear they believe they have recovered the classified materials from president trump, from former president trump's mar—a—lago home. the new york times this morning has reported that all told, federal authorities have recovered 300 documents from mar—a—lago that were classified, some of which marked top secret, the highest level of protection for documents in us government, documents in us government, documents that would typically have to be reviewed at a secure facility. 0ne president trump was in office that was a facility built at mar—a—lago to review those documents, it was removed after he left office. studio: if we think of

the old adage that no publicity is bad publicity, ithink the old adage that no publicity is bad publicity, i think that applies to this case because the publicity around this seems to be boosting donald trump and his support amongst his base as primary elections take place in the us?— place in the us? clearly rallying his space. _ place in the us? clearly rallying his space, republicans - place in the us? clearly rallying his space, republicans rushing | place in the us? clearly rallying i his space, republicans rushing to his space, republicans rushing to his defence in the wake of this fbi search but the question is whether that continues as we learn more about the documents the government recovers and the nature of those. it is not clear at this point but one interesting point in the legal filing from the trump team yesterday, they asserted that president trump is the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination in 202a. he has not officially declared his candidacy but it shows how politics are so intertwined with this investigation. bradley backbone. —— bradley blackburn. the number of migrants attempting the dangerous crossing over the english channel hit its highest ever

daily record yesterday. a total of 1,295 people were detected attempting to travel across the waterway between the south of england and the north of france yesterday. the uk home office has repeatedly vowed to stop people attempting to make the crossing in often unseaworthy boats and dingies. older people across britain may be forced to decide between heating or eating this winter as energy bills soar — that's the warning from the charity age uk. to support older people, the government says an extra £300 will be added to the winter fuel payment, the annual lump sum given every autumn. that's on top of the £400 all households in england, scotland and wales will receive to help pay rising fuel bills. for those on disability benefit, the government has confirmed that £150 cost of living payments will start to be made from 20th september, with the majority of payments coming in at the start of october. this comes ahead of friday's energy price cap announcement which will set the maximum amount suppliers can charge households in england, scotland and wales

for their average energy use. latest estimates suggest typical energy bills will now reach £3554 a yearfrom 0ctober. ahead of that announcement philippe commaret from edf energy — one of the uk's major energy suppliers — issued this warning about fuel bills. in fact, when you look at the figures, without further support from the government, more than half of the uk households will be likely to be in fuel poverty injanuary, meaning they will have to spend more than 10% of their disposable income to pay for their energy. staying with energy, a regular emergency planning exercise to help the uk prepare for the possibility of a shortage of gas supplies has been doubled in size. potential scenarios including rationing electricity will be wargamed over four days, rather than the usual two, as energy concerns gi’ow. a former executive at shell — now chief executive of portugese energy giant galp — told bbc radio 4's today programme

the government needs to priortise the uk's energy security. i think government needs to move fast now, they really need to move fast. the european union is talking about reducing demand by 15%, driving the various countries across europe to do that. the uk needs to do similarly. it needs to increase insulation, put in heat pumps, invest in the north sea, build renewables faster. this will take years to solve. 0ur political correspondent ione wells spoke to me about this story. the government is certainly making these preparations, they have stressed this is something they always do, contingency planning for worst—case scenarios where they examine things like energy rationing, but i think you are right that this is clearly partly a response to the crisis we are in at the moment and this ongoing need, as we have heard, to try to secure more energy security for the uk.

government ministers have talked about plans to do this, looking at nuclear power, north sea oil and gas, more renewables, but there is a lot of pressure on the government to say what will it do sooner and quicker rather than just talking about what support it will give to households struggling with energy bills, also what quick fixes it will look at to ramp up energy security in the uk? labour has certainly called for them to be bolder with things like introducing more quick renewable energy like solar power and onshore wind, they have called for mass insulation programmes to make us all try to need less energy by keeping more heat in our homes essentially, the opposition is putting that pressure on and it will be the next big question facing whoever the next uk prime minister is when they are dealing with how to try to solve the supply issue long—term so we are not as vulnerable to some of these price shocks we are seeing at the moment.

do we know if the business secretary has sought advice on the powers available to him to, for example, ration electricity supplies in an emergency situation? a freedom of information request showed he had not done that earlier in the summer. untiljune the business secretary had not asked officials for any kind of advice on energy rationing, something which this exercise looking at different scenarios will examine. the government has stressed this is because energy supplies are secure in the uk. they have said there is not the risk of blackouts and they don't want people to feel they need to use less energy this winter but looking at other european countries, some have decided to make plans for things like energy rationing should that be necessary,

particular concerns being raised in some european countries about russia turning off the gas taps to them. the government has been stressing energy supply in the uk is ok and there will not be these situations but i think pressure will build on them about what they do more longer term to make us less vulnerable to some of these global gas price shocks. ione wells in westminster. in the last half hour malaysia's highest court has upheld a i2—yearjail sentence given to the former prime minister, najib razak, for corruption. the court rejected his final appeal, saying both his conviction and sentence were sound. mr najib was found guilty for his role in the imdb scandal, in which billions of dollars were stolen from a state—owned development fund he established. he'll be the first malaysian leader to be jailed. britain's intelligence agencies are facing accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized

and allegedly tortured. jagtar sinthohal — a sikh activist and blogger — was snatched off a street by indian police five years ago and has been in prison ever since. india denies suggestions of torture. jagtarjohal�*s brother, gurpreetjohal, is with us from his home in glasgow. thank you for talking to us today, gurpreet. when was the last time you spoke to your brother? the gurpreet. when was the last time you spoke to your brother?— spoke to your brother? the last time i had any communication _ spoke to your brother? the last time i had any communication with - spoke to your brother? the last time i had any communication with jagtar| i had any communication with jagtar was in march of this year, which was very limited. since then the engine authorities have denied jagtar a chance to speak to us or have any conversation —— the indian authorities. most recentlyjagtar authorities. most recently jagtar met authorities. most recentlyjagtar met his lawyers and requested further be done by the uk government to help facilitate conversations in the family, over the past five years

we have literally had about ten calls with him. that is not enough. we do not get to know how he is, we refer on the high commission that goes to meetjagtar and refer on the high commission that goes to meet jagtar and whatever feedback we get from them is what we are relying on, we do not get to hearfrom jagtar are relying on, we do not get to hear from jagtar directly. so since march the only — hear from jagtar directly. so since march the only communication - hear from jagtar directly. so since march the only communication is l hear from jagtar directly. so since i march the only communication is via a lawyer. tell our viewers a bit more about the circumstances in which your brother was taken off the street by indian police five years ago and the accusations brought against him?— ago and the accusations brought atainst him? . . ., ., ., against him? jagtar travel to india to net against him? jagtar travel to india to get married. — against him? jagtar travel to india to get married, and _ against him? jagtar travel to india to get married, and he _ against him? jagtar travel to india to get married, and he got - against him? jagtar travel to india l to get married, and he got married. two weeks after his marriage he was out shopping with his wife and a cousin, the car was intercepted by unknown man, he was taken out of the car, hooded and bungled into a van and taken away. since that day he remains incarcerated, this is

november 2017. remains incarcerated, this is november2017. so remains incarcerated, this is november 2017. so the ongoing nightmare has been for almost five years, we have been advocating for his release, pushing on the indian government to release him but the uk government to release him but the uk government has said they are doing all they can, but they haven't been because they fail to first acknowledge he was unfairly detained, eventually borisjohnson has confirmed he was arbitrarily detained and they have failed to call forjagtar�*s release. it has been nightmare upon nightmare. my clear choice morning said, what is on the news, what is this about the uk government? —— my kids this morning said. they are nine and 11 years old, how do i tell that the uk government is failing that uncle? i want to talk more about that in a moment but first of all your brother has been charged by the engine authorities with conspiracy to commit murder and being a member of

a terrorist gang. are you aware of any activity by your brother which could be considered illegal in any shape orform, and why do could be considered illegal in any shape or form, and why do you think he was picked up off the street? from day one i have been saying my brother is innocent. if the indian government had the alleged evidence they had against him on the allegations then he would have been charged, tried and convicted, which results in the death penalty. they have failed to do so. it has taken them almost five years to bring charges. technically he will not be charged until the 7th of september when thejudge charged until the 7th of september when the judge told him what faces —— charges are levelled against him. as it stands today he has technically not been charged on those allegations. without any formal charges he is still in detention. in respect of what you have said about conspiracy to

murder, thejudge has said he will be framing the charges against him. the terrorist group is quite uncooperative, to make this point clear. palestine french were not a prescribed group at the time these offences were placed —— palestine front. even ifjagtar was a member, he was not a prescribed group and it has only been after the detention in 2018 when it was made a prescribed group, it was not a terrorist organisation at the time. this is me taking it at the highest as opposed to the lowest. my brother is not guilty of the allegations made against him, he has not been given a fair trial and against him, he has not been given a fairtrialand a against him, he has not been given a fair trial and a british national should never have been tortured to sign a blank confession. jagtar does not even know what was written in

that confession, that is the extent of the engine government's case against him. in of the engine government's case against him-— against him. in terms of contact with the two _ against him. in terms of contact with the two candidates - against him. in terms of contact with the two candidates to - against him. in terms of contact with the two candidates to be i against him. in terms of contact | with the two candidates to be the next prime minister, liz truss and rishi sunak, have you had any communications? i believe you have mentioned low —— met liz truss, i am sorry, i am mentioned low —— met liz truss, i am sorry, iam not mentioned low —— met liz truss, i am sorry, i am not sure if you mention that earlier. you mentioned boris johnson. what have they said if anything about the case? i’m anything about the case? i'm slithtl anything about the case? i“n slightly disappointed with liz truss, on the 9th ofjune this year i met with her and she was still considering arbitrary detention. borisjohnson overstepped and confronted keir starmer. almost three months have elapsed and liz truss has failed to call for the release of jagtar. truss has failed to call for the release ofjagtar. liz truss has failed to call for the release of jagtar. liz truss claims herself as someone who gets things done that she has failed my family, she has failed jagtar. even with

everything that has come out now, my request to the government is, please correct this wrong that has been done, send jagtar back home. jagtar has been incarcerated for five years without formal charges and faces the death penalty, it has to the extent that our family is now scared jagtar might be falsely convicted and handed to death, this is the reality of the consequences of what the british government has done —— and hang to death. today it is my family facing this, tomorrow it could be yours, britain is putting trades above human rights so to liz truss, you are still the foreign secretary as it stands just now while you are contesting, rishi sunak has not spoken that he should say what he will do to bring jagtar home. what they will do on this dilemma this family is facing. jagtar is a born

and bred british national who does not deserve the treatment he has had and certainly does not deserve how the uk government has betrayed him. has there been any further comment or involvement from the british intelligence agencies? as far as we know there is not. there was a high court writ submitted earlier in august. we are still waiting for their reply in respect of that. we are hoping the uk government will write their wrong and bring jagtar back home. thank ou for and bring jagtar back home. thank you for talking _ and bring jagtar back home. thank you for talking to _ and bring jagtar back home. thank you for talking to us _ and bring jagtar back home. thank you for talking to us today. - and bring jagtar back home. thank you for talking to us today. thankl you for talking to us today. thank ou. it's taken half a century, but nasa is one step closer to putting humans back on the moon, after giving the go—ahead to the launch of a major test flight on monday. the agency's artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration, as our science editor, rebecca morelle, explains. after a 50—year gap,

we're heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa's huge rocket. it's called the space launch system — or sls for short — and it's the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres — about 320 feet — tall, roughly the same height as a 32—storey building. its colossal size means it's really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren't enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now, you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it's here, near the top,

in the orion crew capsule. but not this time — this is a test flight, so there are no people on board. the time has come to put the space launch system to the test. as it readies for blast—off from cape canaveral in florida on launch pad 39b — the same one used for apollo — it will be nerve—racking. three, two, one... 0nce those engines and rocket boosters ignite, there's no stopping it. the rocket thunders away from the earth, eventually reaching speeds of nearly 25,000 miles — or 40,000 kilometres — an hour. as each component of the rocket completes theirjob, they separate. the orion spacecraft is on its way. there's a long journey ahead. it's 380,000 kilometres —

about 240,000 miles — to the moon. after its launch, the spacecraft enters into a low earth orbit. then, with the go from mission control, the engines ignite — giving it the big push it needs to escape our planet's gravity. it takes several days to reach the moon, with the spacecraft making small adjustments along the way. at first, the spacecraft flies in close, 100 kilometres — that's 62 miles — above the lunar surface. then it enters a much larger orbit, swinging more than 65,000 kilometres — about 40,000 miles — beyond the moon. that's further than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. during the several weeks 0rion is in orbit, nasa will collect important data and check how the spacecraft is performing. finally, after another close fly—by, it's ready to head for home. now things get hazardous. as the spacecraft nears earth,

the service module — which has provided power, propulsion and support systems — isn't needed any more, and detaches. only the crew capsule is left behind. it has to enter our atmosphere at exactly the right angle. if it gets this wrong, it will burn up. so, its huge heat shield protects it while it speeds through the atmosphere, and the temperature rises to nearly 3,000 degrees celsius. as it decelerates and breaks through the sound barrier, a sonic boom announces its arrival. a series of parachutes open, massively slowing it down, before splash—down in the pacific ocean. 0ur science editor rebecca morrell there. joining us now is the associate professor of planetary science at the university of leicester, suzie imber.

great to have you with us today. 50 years on from when mankind first reached the moon i'm sure you and all your colleagues in this area of science think it's about time that we are almost getting back there. it's 2024 or 25 when nasa hope people are back on the moon. yeah, this is the first — people are back on the moon. yeah, this is the first of _ people are back on the moon. yeah, this is the first of the _ people are back on the moon. yeah, this is the first of the artemis - this is the first of the artemis mission is. they designed a series, starting with this one launching in a weak�*s time. there will be artemis numbers two and three and the idea is that three will carry humans to the moon and we have boots on the moon. initial estimates are 24 or 25 and that might vary but we are talking the middle to late years of the decade for a return to the moon. people will get hugely excited about this. why is this mission is so important in your opinion question though it is a huge first step. we have been looking forward to this

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rocket is the first of a series of launchers to take people to the moon and there will be many more resources required to keep those people are live on the moon which will arrive in a different mixture of rockets. will arrive in a different mixture of rockets-_ will arrive in a different mixture of rockets. this has been a long time in the _ of rockets. this has been a long time in the planning. _ of rockets. this has been a long time in the planning. why - of rockets. this has been a long time in the planning. why do i of rockets. this has been a long l time in the planning. why do this now when there are so many challenges facing us here on earth? nasa have made this point many times, that they will make this mission, these artemis missions for three main reasons. the first is exploration. thinking about the lunar surface, 12 people have walked on the moon's surface that they haven't gone far. there is so much undiscovered and having people on the moon will dramatically increase our ability to explore the moon for scientific purposes. the second is exploitation, thinking of resources on the moon and whether we could one day use those resources. the third is all about inspiration. thinking about the generation of people who

saw the first boots on the moon and in the intervening period many of us have never seen this. we know what a boost to interest in space more broadly missions to the moon have been over the years and this offers an opportunity to inspire young people and all of us around the world to be dreaming about permanent lunar habitation.— lunar habitation. inspiration is a ve tood lunar habitation. inspiration is a very good point _ lunar habitation. inspiration is a very good point at _ lunar habitation. inspiration is a very good point at which - lunar habitation. inspiration is a very good point at which to - lunar habitation. inspiration is a very good point at which to end| lunar habitation. inspiration is a i very good point at which to end the interview. we're always for inspiration. professor, from the university of leicester, thank you very much. that launch is due to happen on monday. spain has endured a summer of extreme heat and devastating wildfires. nearly 400 fires have ripped through more than 287,000 hectares of land. that's more than three times the total area destroyed in 2021, according to the european forest fire information system. so what has it been like for firefighters on the ground in spain who are facing increasingly

difficult conditions? we can speak now to javier garcia contreras, a firefighter with the malaga fire service. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news today. you have been a firefighter 16 years. has this year been the worst you have seen? yeah, definitel . been the worst you have seen? yeah, definitely. that _ been the worst you have seen? yeah, definitely. that was _ been the worst you have seen? yeah, definitely. that was the _ been the worst you have seen? yeah, definitely. that was the worst - been the worst you have seen? yeah, definitely. that was the worst year i definitely. that was the worst year overall. and probably it will get worse. it won't be the last one, with the conditions over the coming years. with the conditions over the coming ears. ~ ., ., with the conditions over the coming ears, ~ ., ., , with the conditions over the coming ears. . . . , .,, years. what have been the most dangerous _ years. what have been the most dangerous moments _ years. what have been the most dangerous moments of- years. what have been the most dangerous moments of the - years. what have been the most - dangerous moments of the summer that you and your colleagues have been facing when fighting fires? the you and your colleagues have been facing when fighting fires? we have many different _ facing when fighting fires? we have many different situations _ facing when fighting fires? we have many different situations but - facing when fighting fires? we have many different situations but a - many different situations but a couple of more specific ones, when you go on a fire that is out of

control, and having to face it, because no matter how you run... however, if the fire is threatening a house or something you need to protect, in that moment you need to do your best, and that moment is critical. it's a matter of minutes. that takes everything from you, exhaustion, it's very dangerous. it must be depressing to see the destruction of homes and trees and the toll on wildlife as well. yes. the toll on wildlife as well. yes, 'ust the toll on wildlife as well. yes, just imagine. — the toll on wildlife as well. yes, just imagine. my _ the toll on wildlife as well. yes, just imagine, my room - the toll on wildlife as well. yes, just imagine, my room here - the toll on wildlife as well. yes, just imagine, my room here is l the toll on wildlife as well. is: just imagine, my room here is in the countryside and there is forest around us. we grew up with those forests, hiking there with family and friends. and now a lot of them are gone. 0nly that feeling of total

devastation when you see the landscape. so the combination of different feelings between being sad because the forest is lost but also when you work with that frustration, it is so big. because no matter how much effort you put in the terrain, maybe it is escaping what you can do and that is really bad. [30 maybe it is escaping what you can do and that is really bad.— and that is really bad. do you have and that is really bad. do you have an doubt and that is really bad. do you have any doubt in _ and that is really bad. do you have any doubt in your— and that is really bad. do you have any doubt in your mind _ and that is really bad. do you have any doubt in your mind that - and that is really bad. do you have | any doubt in your mind that climate change is making things worse? yeah. change is making things worse? yeah, definitel . change is making things worse? yeah, definitely. this _ change is making things worse? yeah, definitely. this summer— change is making things worse? yeah, definitely. this summer for _ change is making things worse? ie—u definitely. this summer for example, as you know, we were suffering heatwave after heatwave after heatwave. when we were finished... it's kind of normalfor us. i remember a fire started, and then

two hours later there was another and then two hours later there was another. there was a moment we were suffering four fires and i thought, this is not a joke. we feel it, these global warming changes. islisihtzit these global warming changes. what kinds of concerns _ these global warming changes. what kinds of concerns do _ these global warming changes. what kinds of concerns do you have when you are dealing with those situations you have described? you work in a pretty small group of five in your unit, i believe, so what concerns do you have for you and your fellow firefighters' health, both physical and mental, because working in that small team you must all be really close.— all be really close. imagine, we send all be really close. imagine, we spend sometimes _ all be really close. imagine, we spend sometimes 24 _ all be really close. imagine, we spend sometimes 24 hours - all be really close. imagine, we - spend sometimes 24 hours together. at the end of the five of us is like a family station, a little family. we know each other pretty well. maybe today it's me who isn't completely fit and can't perform and maybe tomorrow it is another mate of

mine. we detect that very quickly and support each other permanently. so you never feel yourself alone. if somebody needs help, literally, everybody goes, what do you need, what's the problem, don't worry. and after that, of course, when you return from a job, after hours when you are completely done, and so is your mate, but somehow we give each other support and we give each other whatever we need.— whatever we need. given the challenges — whatever we need. given the challenges you _ whatever we need. given the challenges you face, - whatever we need. given the challenges you face, do - whatever we need. given the challenges you face, do you | whatever we need. given the - challenges you face, do you need more resources and firefighters to cope, looking ahead and planning for future summers that could be like this one. do you need more people? if you are asking me about the current system, i think, or i expect probably... if you are asking me within the next years, this is an

open debate because, yeah, the weather is changing and we know that things are going to get worse every summer, so how are we going to confront this? it needs to be done carefully and we need to put more resources. we need to create special laws to protect the forests and look after the forests better. yeah, all these things. but definitely there is a lot of opinion in the air and nobody really knows how to control this. ., ~ nobody really knows how to control this. ., ,, , ., nobody really knows how to control this. ., ~' , ., , nobody really knows how to control this. ., ,, i. , . nobody really knows how to control this. ., ~ ,, , . ., this. thank you very much for talkint this. thank you very much for talking to _ this. thank you very much for talking to us _ this. thank you very much for talking to us today _ this. thank you very much for talking to us today and - this. thank you very much for talking to us today and good l this. thank you very much for i talking to us today and good luck this. thank you very much for - talking to us today and good luck to you and your team, a firefighter in malaga. drivers on germany's motorways — which famously have no speed limit in sections — could soon be forced to slow down. it's the latest in a series of measures being considered by the german government to save energy, since russia reduced its gas supply. the proposal has provoked a furious national debate,

as our berlin correspondent jenny hill reports. it's practically a national pastime. indulging a passion for speed, even if it's in miniature. but as germany hurtles towards winter, an energy crisis looms, and calls for a speed limit on its motorways are gaining traction. translation: it doesn't make any sense. - with the current petrol prices, no—one goes full throttle on the motorway. everyone's going slower. trying to save even more energy by imposing rules wouldn't work. translation: a speed limit is long overdue, but in reality, _ you can't go much faster anyway. germany's motorways are world famous. there is technically nothing to stop a driver doing, as one did recently, more than 250 miles an hour. but would slowing them

down significantly reduce fuel consumption? in the drive to conserve energy, this economist believes every little helps. it could save some 1.5% of the consumption of fuel, at least if we would limit it or introduce a speed limit for a certain period of time. i think we should think carefully about introducing it forever, eternally, but for a certain time, as long as the crisis prevails, why not? a motorway speed limit would please environmental campaigners, and those who worry about safety, although significantly more people die on germany's rural roads than the autobahn. this debate has been raging on and off for years, and it's extremely contentious. this, after all, is the land of rules and regulations, of bureaucracy.

so, for many, it's about so much more than the open road. it's about freedom. and for germany's liberal politicians, that right is sacrosanct. though the rest of the coalition government disagrees. where's the stop then? if you say, well, speed limit, 130 kilometres per hour, then the next person comes and says, well, a hundred kilometres per hour would be even better. next one comes and says, well, 60 would be even better. then the next person comes and says, well, not driving a car at all would be the best. it's a long—running and intense debate, but public opinion has now shifted in favour of a limit. could this be the moment the battle for germany's motorways is finally won? jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. let's take you to houston in texas now — a city in a state which has widespread gun ownership — but which is also trying to remove some firearms from circulation.

it's doing it through buy—back events, where owners give up weapons for vouchers to spend at shops. angelica casas reports. i like guns. i like guns, i like to hearthe bang. i like guns. i like guns, i like to hearthe bang. i like to hit the target. i like to be a good shot. i like to practise. my dad had guns, 0k. he had guns. he would take me with him deer hunting. i always have access to guns but then i had my own shot gun when i was 12 years old. mark lives in texas, a state with some of the most lenient gun laws in all of the united states. this is a rifle. it's a .223 calibre rifle. it's basicallyjust a little ar. just a little ar, that's all it is. but we met him at an unlikely place.

a gun buy—back event in the city of houston, where hundreds of gun owners queued up to hand over their firearms to police. the goal here is to take unused, unwanted firearms off the streets and dispose of them in a way that ensures they are never misused, that they never end up in the wrong hands. it's isolated there in the box. got it? i don't need it. i don't want it to be i stolen from my house. and i can get a $150 gift card by surrendering it. | bad guys gonna be bad guys, no matter what. but we can eliminate some of the guns that they have. you know, i'm going to have my guns, but ijust believe there's so many of them. it has permeated the culture now. that it's ok to shoot,| it's ok to wave a gun, it's ok to have it. i think it's ridiculous. i have no problem with guns, america needs more guns. they're great!

in fact, i might buy a gun and some ar magazines with the money i get from this, because that's what my son wants for christmas. many people here came just to make a few bucks from old, unusable firearms. but they've got many more at home. i'm teaching the little grandson to shoot. he's got his little red ryder bb gun that he operates with. and i've probably got... if i had to guess, maybe 30 guns right now. guns don't hurt people. it's the people that - hurt people, you know? the gun don't have a mind of its own. i the hundreds of guns turned in today arejust a drop in the bucket. in the united states there are more guns than there are people. for many gun owners, even those turning guns in, life without a firearm is unimaginable. to me they represent freedom. part of being an american is we have rights and we're not going to let anybody take those.

laughing gas — those small silver capsules you often see discarded on pavements and in parks — is one of the most widely used recreational drugs among young people here in the uk. now canisters up to 80 times the regular size are being sold on social media. a government—commissioned review is now assessing whether tougher laws are needed. kashjones has been to meet one woman whose intake of the drug caused her severe harm. nitrous oxide — also known as nos, balloons, or laughing gas — is one of the most widely used drugs by young people in the uk. and now a more dangerous version is rising in popularity. smaller silver canisters holding around eight grams of nitrous oxide are being swapped to a super—sized version, which holds around 80 times the size. super—sized versions are riskier, experts say, because they can lead to people using higher quantities. with the larger canisters,

people don't know how much gas is in there, so it could be that we see an increase in the number of these more serious cases. kerry—anne knows the risk of nitrous oxide all too well. she used the larger canisters — but only sparingly. i did try them, but they wasn't for me because it was just that i want to know how much i'm doing. i want to see how much i'm doing. for her, it was prolonged use of the smaller canisters that had life—changing effects. maybe in a week i would, like, do about 600 canisters. like, for the next week i wouldn't be able to do nothing. i'd be sleeping 12—plus hours, i'd be vomiting, i'd be having sweats. i wouldn't eat, i couldn't drink water. it led to kerry—anne being hospitalised. and ijust couldn't walk. i couldn't use my hands. she currently has no sensation in her legs. i can't do nothing for myself at the moment. ican't... it's not like i can get up and walk out my house, which is why i have my dad back. obviously i have to use a commode,

so he changes that and he does, like, literally everything for me. demand for super—sized canisters is often driven by social media. this man began selling them online during the pandemic. and how easy was it to find customers through social media? 0h... a walk in the park. it's the word of mouth. i had people running it 24/7. so you know the actual effects it could have on the body — so how can you still, like, justify selling it to them? it's dangerous. i don't think people should do it, but as long as they do... - ..i'm going to sell it. selling nos for its psychoactive use is against the law — but possession of a larger canister isn't illegal. a government—commissioned review is currently looking at whetherfurther action is needed. some believe the authorities should take nitrous oxide more seriously. it's not one of the priorities, to be honest, because police are doing other things — they are looking at hard drugs and violent crime.

we've got constraints of resources, as well. kerry—anne has used her experience to warn others of the dangers of nos — posting videos on tiktok. i posted the first video, and that video kind ofjust went viral. since i've spoken out, i've had so many messages from people asking me for advice. ijust want to help others. jerry allison, the last surviving original member of buddy holly's band, the crickets, has died. he was 82. the drummer is credited with co—writing two of the group's biggest hits including that'll be the day, released in 1957, and peggy sue. holly himself died in an air crash in 1959, aged only 22. we'll have the latest headlines for you at the top of the hour. stay with us on bbc news.

hello again. it's been a fairly muggy start to the day today, and we're going to hang on to that muggy theme through the rest of the day. we also have a weak weather front moving from the west to the east, producing some showery outbreaks of rain and continuing to weaken through the day. and later, another weather front is going to come in from the southwest. so a lot of cloud, some hill fog, some coastal mist. and as our weather front drifts eastwards, well, you can see there's not much left on it, some sporadic showers, not all of us catching them. brightening up in western scotland and northern ireland and temperatures ranging from 15 to 27 degrees. now, as we head on into the evening and overnight period, you can see how we've got our next band of rain coming up from the southwest. it's going to be pushing northwards

and eastwards and some of this will be heavy and persistent. there'll be a lot of low cloud mist and murk around it, but clearer skies following to northern ireland, where it will turn fresher. but for the rest of us, it's going to be another muggy night, particularly so across england and wales. so into tomorrow, we still have this weather front with us. again, it will move a little bit further south and then north. it's a waving front. we've got another front across the far north of scotland. that one's pushing steadily northwards, and with low pressure close by, it's going to be pretty windy across northern ireland and western scotland. but you can see we're looking at some sunshine behind and ahead of the front with just a few showers. now, it'll still be quite humid and quite hot as well across parts of the southeast. but as we move further north and west, we're looking at fresher conditions. first thing on thursday morning, we may well start with some thunderstorms in the far southeast. if we do, they'll clear away quite rapidly. then we're looking at a lot of dry weather, some sunshine before the next weather front brings in thicker cloud and some rain across the north and the west.

if anything, temperatures will be a little bit lower, especially in southern areas, a range 15 to about 24 degrees. and then for friday, again overnight, we could see a few showers to start friday. we've got another weather front crossing us, bringing in some rain and then into the weekend, it looks at the moment like this area of low pressure could well come our way. now, if that happens, it does mean at the weekend, parts of the north and west will see some rain or some showers and it will be drier and brighter in the south and the east. but this is still open to question, so do keep watching the weather forecast.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: a manhunt is under way in liverpool after a nine—year—old girl was shot dead. police say a man and a women were also injured in the shooting and were taken to hospital. still going to process what we've heard overnight. it's absolutely devastating. the uk expands its gas emergency exercise ahead of winter, doubling in size, from two to four days, in preparation for a possible shortage of energy supplies. us officials say russia is likely to step up its efforts to attack civilian infrastructure and government buildings in ukraine in the coming days. a record of 1295 migrants arrived in uk on monday after crossing the channel. this is the highest daily total since current records began in 2018. and ready for blast off to the

moon — nasa says it will go ahead and launch the most powerful rocket it's ever built. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a manhunt is under way in liverpool after a nine—year—old girl was shot dead. police say an unknown man is reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the knotty ash area of the city at around 10pm last night. a man and a woman also suffered gunshot injuries in the attack. ian byrne is the labour mp for liverpool west derby, where this attack happened. he spoke to breakfast earlier this morning. i think devastating terms is a good way of putting it. we're still going to process what we've heard overnight.

it's absolutely devastating that a wholly innocent nine—year—old, young girl has been sadly murdered, and i think we're all struggling to process it as a community, both in west derby and in liverpool and across the country. i think as it moves forward i've heard as much as everybody else, really, we need to hear from the police about the circumstances, but myjob today will be speaking to the community, to community leaders, speaking to police, trying to reassure the community and asking the community, do you know anything about the circumstances around this that will help the police, and give them as much information as possible so we can catch the perpetrator. have you had any of those conversations already? i've had a couple of conversations with community leaders this morning who are devastated and shocked by what's happened, all struggling to process the tragic events. from a really raw perspective, 15 years to the day of the murder

of rhstones in west derby, so it's shocked everybody to the core. it's almost unbelievable that it is the anniversary of that happening to the day. sadly, this isn't an isolated incident, we've heard news of a stabbing overnight in the area, a shooting over the weekend. is this a problem in liverpool? it's something we'll be working on with the police. my role as the member of parliament for west derby will be speaking to the community, speaking to stakeholders, working with the police force and the local community, trying to reassure people and obviously catch the perpetrators, that's the key thing here, catching who's done this heinous crime and making sure they spend the rest of their life behind bars. we'll be joining our correspondent andy gill live at the scene

of the shooting in just a few minutes. a little earlier, he spoke to the labour councillor harry doyle, who represents the knotty ash ward and is also assistant mayor of liverpool. it's just absolutely abhorrent, and i think a lot of people in our community are waking up this morning to this news and just in utter disbelief. i live locally myself and, you know, the fact that a nine—year—old has lost her life and, as you say, 15 years yesterday since the city, we lost rhstones, you know, there's just absolutely no place for this sort of violence on our streets, particularly when we think of children and their lives ahead of them. lots of people are shook today in our community. police have said it's really important that people come forward, that the community comes forward to give any information that they have. is that something you support? 100%. someone knows what happened last night.

it might be one person, it might be more people. someone will have gone home last night in erratic behaviour, or we don't know, but somebody will know and they must come forward because we need justice for this little girl and our city needs to see this justice served as well. police have sometimes spoken about there being a wall of silence. quite often, people do come forward, but the people who know about this, know who's done it, might be reluctant. there's a culture of not being a grass, of not informing. that's something the police will be keen to overcome and people should really search their consciences. well, when you think about the loss of life, particularly... any loss of life but particularly, as i say, a child, nine years of age, yearfour, going into yearfive, potentially, when you think about that, i think a lot of that goes out the window because people... you should always come forward, you should always give any information that you've got to the police, but we need to see

justice and the parents need to see justice for this little girl, and so i think all of that goes out the window. i know you and other community leaders are meeting the police later today. what will you be wanting to hearfrom the police? of course, we want to see what action can be taken locally to ensure that our community feels, obviously, safe in their own homes, but that reassurance as well that the issue of knife crime in the city but also guns in our streets as well. you know, guns don't have a place on any street, never mind in our communities. action on that. a real educational piece, i suppose, as well, to ensure that things like this never happen again. andy gill is at the scene. what has been happening there today? we can see it's a very busy street

with police activity? in we can see it's a very busy street with police activity?— with police activity? in the past hour or so. _ with police activity? in the past hour or so, the _ with police activity? in the past hour or so, the police - with police activity? in the past hour or so, the police crime, i hour or so, the police crime, forensic experts arrived, number of people working on white suits in the garden and inside the house where the shooting happened, just on the left as you look at it here. police were called at around 10am, a man opened fire in a house, hitting a nine—year—old girl in the chest and critically injuring her. she was taken to hospital but died later. in the same incident, a man and a woman were also wounded, those two have also been taken to hospital. this happened on the 15th anniversary of the shooting of reecejones and a completely innocent young boy who was shot in a crossfire in a different part of liverpool 15 years ago. its because a couple days after 28—year—old woman was shot in her own home in liverpool, again, police in that case said the victim was

completely innocent. in this case, the nine—year old girl, police have described it as shocking, no parent should have to suffer a loss of a child in these dreadful circumstances and they say the coward is responsible do not deserve to walk the streets. that's has led to walk the streets. that's has led to police to issue a strong appeal for witnesses and people really want to get over this culture of not talking to the police, a tractor is important that people do come forward and took to the police. police said that people often do come forward but its important they provide evidence in order to can fix these people. they are looking for footage from private cctv, door cam footage, dash cam footage, anything that can help track whoever shot this nine—year old girl here in liverpool. older people across britain may be forced to decide between heating

or eating this winter as energy bills soar — that's the warning from the charity age uk. to support older people, the government says an extra £300 will be added to the winter fuel payment, the annual lump sum given every autumn. that's on top of the £400 all households in england, scotland and wales will receive to help pay rising fuel bills. for those on disability benefit, the government has confirmed that £150 cost—of—living payments will start to be made from 20th september, with the majority of payments coming in at the start of october. this comes ahead of friday's energy price cap announcement, which will set the maximum amount suppliers can charge households in england, scotland and wales for their average energy use. latest estimates suggest typical energy bills will now reach £3554 a yearfrom 0ctober. ahead of that announcement, philippe commaret, from edf energy, one of the uk's major energy suppliers, issued this warning about fuel bills. in fact, when you look

at the figures, without further support from the government, more than half of the uk households will be likely to be in fuel poverty injanuary, meaning they will have to spend more than 10% of their disposable income to pay for their energy bill. staying with energy, a regular emergency planning exercise to help the uk prepare for the possibility of a shortage of gas supplies has been doubled in size. potential scenarios, including rationing electricity, will be wargamed over four days rather than the usual two as energy concerns gi’ow. a former executive at shell, now chief executive of portugese energy giant galp, told bbc radio 4's today programme the government needs to priortise the uk's energy security. i think government needs to move fast now. they really needs to move fast. the european union's talking about reducing demand by 15%, driving the various countries across europe to do that. the uk needs to do similarly.

it needs to increase insulation, it needs to put heat pumps in, needs to reinvest in more gas from the north sea, needs to build renewable faster. this is going to take years to solve. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is at westminster for us. it's becoming even more clear how serious this problem is going to be, ione? serious this problem is going to be, lone? , ., ., ,., ., lone? interesting to hear some of the condiments _ lone? interesting to hear some of the condiments are _ lone? interesting to hear some of the condiments are being - lone? interesting to hear some of the condiments are being made i lone? interesting to hear some of| the condiments are being made by energy bosses this morning on this particular issue of what we do longer term to try and secure energy supplies, to make sure in future we're not in situations where we are so vulnerable to wholesale gas prices internationally spiking and leading to these price shocks we're seeing at the moment, meaning we tracked are facing higher energy bills this autumn and also into next year as well. we've heard from

particularly opposition from politicians in the last couple of days about things like more insulation in homes to make us use less energy and need less energy to heat our homes but also ramping up renewable energy quickly to provide a cheaper, more secure forms of energy as well. in terms of a politics of all of this, these will all be decisions for the next prime minister, and at the moment, both candidates have said a lot about what support they would potentially be looking to give to help households struggling with rising energy bills but a world challenge for them going forward is what what they do and i quickly where they act to try to introduce some of these further energy forms that some people have been talking about to ensure that supplies secure going forward. hat ensure that supplies secure going forward. ., ., ., , ., forward. not that it matters in a wa , but forward. not that it matters in a way. but other— forward. not that it matters in a way, but other parties _ forward. not that it matters in a way, but other parties are - forward. not that it matters in a| way, but other parties are saying the government's got to do more and they've ideas of their own but they're not in power, they don't breathe have the wherewithal to

bring these ideas to bear. but what are other purchasing solutions might be? ., , , ., , , be? one of the big tensions between o- osition be? one of the big tensions between opposition parties — be? one of the big tensions between opposition parties and _ be? one of the big tensions between opposition parties and the _ opposition parties and the government at the moment are things like renewable energy. labour, for example, thinks the government need to scrap some planning rules in england which make it quite hard to build onshore wind turbines, for example. the also think we need to mmp example. the also think we need to ramp up more solar energy as well in the uk. look at some of the rhetoric used by leadership candidates in this campaign, some of those quicker, cheaperforms of this campaign, some of those quicker, cheaper forms of energy have been things they have a tip and suggest that their particular in favour of. liz truss has talked about what she described as paraphernalia of solar panels on fields around the uk. certainly an education of those kinds of forms of energy are not something she's particularly in favour of. both candidates have pledged to try to mmp candidates have pledged to try to ramp up the uk's plans for things like more nuclear power, more north

sea gas as well, but these are things that take time. the pressure will be growing from 0pposition parties to look at some of those potentials that are quick and cheap, as well as some of those longer term solutions as well.— the headlines on bbc news: a manhunt is under way in liverpool after a nine—year—old girl was shot dead. police say a man and a women were also injured in the shooting and were taken to hospital. the uk expands its gas emergency exercise ahead of winter, doubling in size from two to four days, in preparation for a possible shortage of energy supplies a record of almost 1,300 migrants arrived in uk on monday this is the highest daily total after crossing the channel. this is the highest daily total since current records began in 2018. the us state department is warning that russia is planning to step up its attacks on ukraine's civilian infrastructure and government

buildings ahead of ukraine's independence day on wednesday. the us embassy in kyiv has urged us citizens still in ukraine to leave the country immediately. also today, a memorial will be held in moscow shortly for daria dugina, the daughter of a key influencer of vladimir putin, who was killed in a bomb attack near moscow at the weekend. russia's security services claim a ukrainian agent was responsible for the attack, something ukraine strongly denies. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega, has the latest. we had this warning from the us state department yesterday saying they had information to believe that russia is planning to step up attacks against civilian infrastructure, also government facilities across the country. the us embassy here in kyiv has urged us citizens who are still in the country to leave ukraine immediately.

now, for days, we've been hearing warnings from officials. president zelensky has been saying that russia could be planning something "disgusting", in his words, to mark independence day tomorrow, so measures have been taken across the country. in the city of kharkiv, in the east, which has been under constant russian bombardment in recent weeks, a curfew has been extended until thursday. in the city of mykolaiv, in the south, a city that has been under constant russian shelling, people have been told to avoid public gatherings, to stay at home. here in kyiv, there is a ban on public events, a ban on any events marking independence day tomorrow, a ban until thursday. the curfew hasn't been extended, but the city, like the rest of the country, is on high alert. a man has appeared at the old bailey charged with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran in greenford in wwest london. i'm joined now byjon donnison,

who is outside the court for us. appearing by video link from belmarsh jail and wearing a grey prison tracksuits, 44—year—olds man spoke only briefly to confirm his name. he is charged with the murder of thomas 0'halloran, as well as possession of a knife. mr 0'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed as he rode his mobility scooter in a green forage, in west london, a rant about 4pm last tuesday afternoon. the court was told today he died of multiple stab wounds to the head, neck, chest and stomach. this hearing was to decide whether the suspect should be granted bail, it was refused, he will next appear at the old bailey on the 8th of november and a trial date has been set for may next year. laughing gas, those small silver capsules you often see discarded on pavements and in parks,

is one of the most widely used recreational drugs among young people. now there's a new trend for canisters up to 80 times the size of the ones we're used to seeing. they're being sold via social media sites like snapchat and instagram. a government—commissioned review is currently assessing whether tougher laws are needed, and our reporter kashjones has been to meet one woman whose intake of the drug caused her severe harm. nitrous oxide — also known as nos, balloons, or laughing gas — is one of the most widely used drugs by young people in the uk. and now a more dangerous version is rising in popularity. smaller silver canisters holding around eight grams of nitrous oxide are being swapped to a super—sized version, which holds around 80 times the size. super—sized versions are riskier, experts say, because they can lead to people using higher quantities. with the larger canisters, people don't know how much gas is in there, so it could be that we see an increase in the number of these more serious cases. kerry—anne knows the risk

of nitrous oxide all too well. she used the larger canisters, but only sparingly. i did try them, but they wasn't for me because it was just that i want to know how much i'm doing. i want to see how much i'm doing. for her, it was prolonged use of the smaller canisters that had life—changing effects. maybe in a week i would, like, do about 600 canisters. like, for the next week i wouldn't be able to do nothing. i'd be sleeping 12—plus hours, i'd be vomiting, i'd be having sweats. i wouldn't eat, i couldn't drink water. it led to kerry—anne being hospitalised. and ijust couldn't walk. i couldn't use my hands. she currently has no sensation in her legs. i can't do nothing for myself at the moment. ican't... it's not like i can get up and walk out my house, which is why i have my dad back. obviously i have to use a commode, so he changes that and he does, like, literally everything for me. demand for super—sized canisters is often driven by social media.

this man began selling them online during the pandemic. and how easy was it to find customers through social media? 0h... a walk in the park. it's the word of mouth. i had people running it 24/7. so you know the actual effects it could have on the body — so how can you still, like, justify selling it to them? it's dangerous. i don't think people should do it, but as long as they do... - ..i'm going to sell it. selling nos for its psychoactive use is against the law — but possession of a larger canister isn't illegal. a government—commissioned review is currently looking at whetherfurther action is needed. some believe the authorities should take nitrous oxide more seriously. it's not one of the priorities, to be honest, because police are doing other things — they are looking at hard drugs and violent crime. we've got constraints of resources, as well. kerry—anne has used her experience to warn others

of the dangers of nos — posting videos on tiktok. i posted the first video, and that video kind ofjust went viral. since i've spoken out, i've had so many messages from people asking me for advice. ijust want to help others. we can now speak to dan gibbons from the charity resolv, which goes into schools in staffordshire to talk about the dangers associated with the drug. thank you very much forjoining us. what are your concerns about the sarge canisters? is it purely to share volume is so much greater? yeah, as pointed out in the previous scenic, you're looking at about 70 times greater than the smaller canisters which, again, if people are familiar with inhaling single

canisters, we tracked are looking at a tolerance increase or the potential of someone becoming unconscious of they're relentlessly inhaling the gas from a canister for an extended period of time. it is fairly unknown territory because he is a relatively new to the scene but they do pose a greater risk. we were heafint they do pose a greater risk. we were hearin: a they do pose a greater risk. we were hearing a moment _ they do pose a greater risk. we were hearing a moment to _ they do pose a greater risk. we were hearing a moment to about - they do pose a greater risk. we were hearing a moment to about a - they do pose a greater risk. we were hearing a moment to about a womani hearing a moment to about a woman who lost her legs —— the use of her legs because of using nos. what are the signs to look out if this drug may be having damaging effects to your health before it gets that bad? that's a really important question and that is something we deliver on our education sessions, looking out for those signs. typically will be something called peripheral neuropathy, a tingling sensation of the extremities, the fingers or toes, or a spiky sensation is at the back of the spine, almost like an

electric shock. those are some of the early warning indicators that could have been nerve damage. from that point, a tractor vital you don't breathe use any more nitrous oxide go and see a medical professional because they will be able to give you an indication on vitamin b12 levels and things that are indications. if you are using nitrous oxide and you notice any change, light—headedness, dizziness, anything that seems untoward, it's important to go and seek advice and support. important to go and seek advice and su ort. ., . ., ., important to go and seek advice and su--ort. ., . ., ., , support. how much of that is the messa . e support. how much of that is the message that — support. how much of that is the message that you're _ support. how much of that is the message that you're trying - support. how much of that is the message that you're trying to i support. how much of that is the | message that you're trying to give to children when you go into schools to children when you go into schools to do talks about the use of nitrous oxide? because the fear is, if a child is using it, they're going to get in trouble, even if they're feeling unwell? it’s get in trouble, even if they're feeling unwell?— feeling unwell? it's a balance constant conversation -

feeling unwell? it's a balance constant conversation and i feeling unwell? it's a balance constant conversation and itsi feeling unwell? it's a balance - constant conversation and its brief allowing information to come across in a way that is factual and unbiased and gives them... loosen with the education information they have once they leave. and that's quite important. but also to be a point of contact asked questions. so, we get quite a lot of questions at the end of our sessions, people are keen to find out and to ask further without the fear of reprisal and any confidential setting, and that's quite key again because again there's a lot of stigma around drug use in general, some people are less likely to come forward, even if they are suffering, and if they are feeling the side of nitrous oxide, on the whole, people are less likely to come forward and seek out that supportjust in fear of potential repercussions. the supportjust in fear of potential repercussions. supportjust in fear of potential re ercussions. , ., ., , repercussions. the government has commissioned _ repercussions. the government has commissioned this _ repercussions. the government has commissioned this review— repercussions. the government has commissioned this review to - repercussions. the government has commissioned this review to look i commissioned this review to look into whether possession of nitrous oxide should be criminalised. what's your view on that? i

oxide should be criminalised. what's your view on that?— your view on that? i mean, if we look historically _ your view on that? i mean, if we look historically around - your view on that? i mean, if we look historically around drug - your view on that? i mean, if we | look historically around drug use, making them illegal didn't that make them wholly unavailable, so i think we have to factor that in. no matter what happens with the potential law or legislation, educated needs to run in tandem with that, that's an absolute must. i do fear they could be a risk of demonising and criminalising young people which, again, would partly be unnecessary. i think if you allow them the access to the correct and proper information for them to make an informed decision and also know the facts, and let's quite important. i think from an educational resource point of view, education is a top priority, as it is with any other psychoactive substance, it's key that people are informed. the number of migrants attempting the dangerous crossing over the english channel hit its highest

ever daily record yesterday. a total of 1,295 people were detected attempting to travel across the waterway yesterday. let's speak to our news correspondent simonjones. the numbers have been high lately, simon, but this is something else? the highest level that we have seen so far since the crossings began in earnest maybe four or five years ago. hugely busy day yesterday for the border force, for the coastguard, for the lifeboat and also the mod. you can see some of the boats that have been used in crossings in recent days. yesterday, the 27 boats that came across, there was an average of 48 people packed onto each boat. you get the sense of just how dangerously overloaded they were. government had been hoping that its plan to start sending some asylum seekers to remind would be acting as a deterrent, even though the first flight was grounded, the

policy is facing a legal challenge, but certainly, the numbers continue to grow. the ministers were expecting a summer surge but i think theyjust are hoping it would stay under 1000 people a day. there was also a international operation which saw the uk working together to target suspected people smugglers. number boats were seized and the national crime agency were also hoping that would see a dip in the number making the crossing but the reality is, this is big business on an international stage. if you take out some players who are organising the crossings, quickly, other people move in. there has been talk of a summer sale. move in. there has been talk of a summersale. generally, people are paying around £3000 to £5,000 to make the crossings but we have heard that some groups have been lowering their prices, perhaps trying to gain a foothold in this market is. the government of reacting to these record figures today by saying that

the numbers are unacceptable, people shouldn't risking their lives are making these crossings and putting money into the hands of the people smugglers, but took to groups representing refugees and they say what's needed is a wholesale change in government policy and the people smugglers, but took to groups representing refugees and they say what's needed is a wholesale change in government policy and needs to be more safe and legal rights for people to apply for asylum in the uk, perhaps even from a french soil, to stop people making the dangerous crossing. but the government had promised repeatedly to make this route on viable but the figures prove simply that has been a failure. ., , . now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. many of us started off on a cloudy note with some showery rain, but it will brighten up through the course of the day. here's our weather front producing the showery outbreaks of rain, and you can see how sporadic the showers are as it moves from the west to the east. cloud breaking up here and there to allow some sunshine through, the best of which will be

in northern ireland and western scotland later, and our temperatures 17 to about 27 degrees, north—west to south—east. through this evening and overnight there will still be a lot of low cloud, mist and fog in some of our hills and coasts and especially where we've got this new band of rain coming in, this rain being heavy and persistent at times, but it will clear northern ireland where it will be fresher, but for many of us it is going to be another muggy night. so tomorrow the northern end of that rain clears away but the southern end remains across parts of england and wales. ahead of it we'll see some sunshine and behind it we'll see some sunshine, but with brisk winds across western scotland and northern ireland and still hot and humid in the south—east.

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: a manhunt is under way in liverpool after a nine—year—old girl was shot dead. police say a man and a women were also injured in the shooting and were taken to hospital. still going to process what we've heard overnight. it's absolutely devastating. uk expands its gas emergency exercise ahead of winter, doubling in size from two to four days, in preparation for a possible shortage of energy supplies us officials say russia is likely to step up its efforts to attack civilian infrastructure and government buildings in ukraine in the coming days. a record of 1,295 migrants arrived in uk on monday after crossing the channel — this is the highest daily total

since current records began in 2018. ready for blast—off to the moon — nasa says it will go ahead and launch the most powerful rocket its ever built. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good morning. england test captain ben stokes says he feared he may not play again during his break from the sport to prioritise his mental wellbeing last year. stokes says he suffered panic attacks after bottling up his emotions for several years. in 2020, his dad, ged, died from brain cancer. stokes, who was named test skipper in april, has been telling john watson about what the past few years have been like. i give igive up i give up this bravado, being a top northern lad protectors and stuff like that, and i am tough, butjust because i'm tough doesn't mean i can

struggle mentally because you can pick and choose when they are going to hit you. it's not like a switch in your brain sank today i'm going to be a good, tomorrow i'm going to feel bad. ihtnd to be a good, tomorrow i'm going to feel bad. �* i. to be a good, tomorrow i'm going to feel bad. �* ,, to be a good, tomorrow i'm going to feel bad. �* i. ., feel bad. and you took an indefinite break from the _ feel bad. and you took an indefinite break from the game. _ feel bad. and you took an indefinite break from the game. did _ feel bad. and you took an indefinite break from the game. did you - feel bad. and you took an indefinite break from the game. did you thinki break from the game. did you think ou mitht break from the game. did you think you might not _ break from the game. did you think you might not play _ break from the game. did you think you might not play cricket - break from the game. did you think you might not play cricket again? i l you might not play cricket again? i mean come at the time, yeah, that's where i was out. it was a very, very tough time, as i alluded to. one of the most powerful things about that that i noticed from the film is when stuart broad was on camera and he said the same thing. he actually said the same thing. he actually said that he could see me not playing again and i never spoke to stewart about that through my time away. i spoke to stewart a lot through that period, but i never said the words to him that i would not be sure if i would play again, but he got that feeling through that time, that was an eye—opener to me that things are quite bad. ben stokes there, speaking to bbc breakfast, before his documentary, �*phoenix from the ashes' which is on amazon prime from friday. it was only three

games into his reign, but erik ten hag says manchester united needed and benefited from a different approach in the match that delivered his first win in charge. after going into the game beset by protests off the field and poor performances on it, united turned their season around with a 2—1win over liverpool at old trafford that now puts their opponents under the spotlight and allows the new united manager to taste success for the first time. this attitude is what i have to bring and it started in the preparations. of course, we have to enjoy the first 24 hours, but then go with the focus to the next game because every game is a better one and there are no easy wins in the premier league, and that is what this team needs to understand, therefore we need leadership and if we bring that will have really good footballers. if we can construct the team then the team performance will be good and we have the chance to win a lot of games. be good and we have the chance

to win a lot of games. liverpool are now below united in the premier league table and still looking for a first league win. they have mounting injury problems and have now conceded the first goal in their last seven matches stretching back to last season. really good that we have a home game on saturday, so anfield has to be rocking and we have to set the fire and separate them, that is what it is all about. we have a few days now until then, then it is coming in quick succession with newcastle and everton, but that is not a problem now, it isjust everton, but that is not a problem now, it is just about bournemouth and we will try absolutely everything to do exactly what each liverpool supporter will expect, to fight for our lives. liverpool supporter will expect, to fight for our lives. that's all the sport for now. it's taken half—a—century, but nasa is one step closer to putting humans back on the moon after giving the go—ahead to the launch of a major test flight on monday. the agency's artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration, as our science editor, rebecca morelle, explains.

after a 50—year gap, we're heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa's huge rocket. it's called the space launch system — or sls for short — and it's the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres — about 320 feet — tall, roughly the same height as a 32—storey building. its colossal size means it's really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren't enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now, you might be wondering where the astronauts will go.

well, it's here, near the top, in the orion crew capsule. but not this time — this is a test flight, so there are no people on board. the time has come to put the space launch system to the test. as it readies for blast—off from cape canaveral in florida on launch pad 39b — the same one used for apollo — it will be nerve—racking. three, two, one... 0nce those engines and rocket boosters ignite, there's no stopping it. the rocket thunders away from the earth, eventually reaching speeds of nearly 25,000 miles — or 40,000 kilometres — an hour. as each component of the rocket completes theirjob, they separate. the orion spacecraft is on its way. there's a long journey ahead.

it's 380,000 kilometres — about 240,000 miles — to the moon. after its launch, the spacecraft enters into a low earth orbit. then, with the go from mission control, the engines ignite — giving it the big push it needs to escape our planet's gravity. it takes several days to reach the moon, with the spacecraft making small adjustments along the way. at first, the spacecraft flies in close, 100 kilometres — that's 62 miles — above the lunar surface. then it enters a much larger orbit, swinging more than 65,000 kilometres — about 40,000 miles — beyond the moon. that's further than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. during the several weeks 0rion is in orbit, nasa will collect important data and check how the spacecraft is performing. finally, after another close fly—by, it's ready to head for home.

now things get hazardous. as the spacecraft nears earth, the service module — which has provided power, propulsion and support systems — isn't needed any more, and detaches. only the crew capsule is left behind. it has to enter our atmosphere at exactly the right angle. if it gets this wrong, it will burn up. so, its huge heat shield protects it while it speeds through the atmosphere, and the temperature rises to nearly 3,000 degrees celsius. as it decelerates and breaks through the sound barrier, a sonic boom announces its arrival. boom. a series of parachutes open, massively slowing it down, before splash—down in the pacific ocean. i'm joined now by the astronomerfrom university college london and fellow of the royal astronomical society,

dr francisco diego. doctor kate —— doctor diego, thanks forjoining us. i know you are going to say you are immensely excited, but why? to say you are immensely excited, but wh ? ~ ., , ., , but why? well, as we have seen, after 50 years — but why? well, as we have seen, after 50 years coming _ but why? well, as we have seen, after 50 years coming back- but why? well, as we have seen, after 50 years coming back to - but why? well, as we have seen, | after 50 years coming back to the moon, having the first steps to land people on the moon again is a major thing, especially this time, the state of the planet as it is, it is so important now to bring people together in a peaceful enterprise like this one and i hope this kind of activity will bring people together, communities together, space administrations together to really explore the moon and beyond as humanity. it is very exciting to see this happening, to see this huge rocket, which is the size of the saturn five rocket that brought the

apollo astronauts to the moon, it will be spectacular in a week's time to see this liftoff, one of the most powerful rockets we have seen in the last 50 years. a fantastic experience.— last 50 years. a fantastic experience. last 50 years. a fantastic exerience. ., ., ., experience. you mentioned that international _ experience. you mentioned that international cooperation, - experience. you mentioned that international cooperation, which experience. you mentioned that i international cooperation, which is very different from the last time when it was a space race, wasn't it, the united states against russia? or are those that will collaborate and who will go their own way? weill. are those that will collaborate and who will go their own way? well, the wa it is at who will go their own way? well, the way it is at the _ who will go their own way? well, the way it is at the moment, _ way it is at the moment, unfortunately, is that people are going their own way, especially with this problem in ukraine and the sanctions that are coming in different ways and the russians withdrawn from the international space station, it is going on the wrong direction. the chinese are already —— are also building their own space station. i hope we don't end up bringing our conflicts from earth and bring them to the moon and we have different space stations on

the moon with different countries. it will be chaos. we need to come together in a peaceful way and put into action the outer space treaty from the united nations, really bring together people in a kind of regulated way. it will be chaos otherwise. it will be a major first step. nasser is very keen on collaborating with other people i do hope that prevails, especially because we have the science. the most important thing in space exploration is the science, to find out the origin of the moon, the solar system, and life on earth. all of that evidence is there for us to discover, a pristine environment, we have to be very careful when we explore not to destroy it and alter that evidence that is waiting to be discovered. , that evidence that is waiting to be discovered-— that evidence that is waiting to be discovered. , , ., , , discovered. this might be a slightly unfair question, _ discovered. this might be a slightly unfair question, but _ discovered. this might be a slightly unfair question, but when - discovered. this might be a slightly unfair question, but when the - discovered. this might be a slightly unfair question, but when the idea | unfair question, but when the idea of the mission to the moon has come up

of the mission to the moon has come up in conversation for me, there are a lot of people just sigh and say, but we have so much we need to fix down here, what more do we need to know about the moon that will help us? what will help humankind that we don't already know?— don't already know? well, exactly. it is investigating _ don't already know? well, exactly. it is investigating the _ don't already know? well, exactly. it is investigating the origins - don't already know? well, exactly. it is investigating the origins of - it is investigating the origins of our own planets and the pristine environment that we have in our own planet which is unparalleled. i have done lectures about this, despite billions and billions of planets in our galaxy, it will be almost impossible to find another one like the earth, so it is teaching us the pristine environment that we have here, we have to conserve it and live in harmony. as i said, i hope space exploration will bring people together instead of separating people even more. we have to find a way to do that. by doing that we will learn to live together in peace on this planet, and we will go to

outer space and do the same thing, hopefully, in the future. let outer space and do the same thing, hopefully, in the future.— hopefully, in the future. let me talk to you _ hopefully, in the future. let me talk to you about _ hopefully, in the future. let me talk to you about the _ hopefully, in the future. let me talk to you about the james - hopefully, in the future. let me i talk to you about the james webb telescope and jupiter, the extraordinary pictures being seen. how much better are they now than they were before and what is it helping you to learn? it is they were before and what is it helping you to learn?— helping you to learn? it is very important- _ helping you to learn? it is very important- i — helping you to learn? it is very important. i have _ helping you to learn? it is very important. i have a _ helping you to learn? it is very important. i have a picture - helping you to learn? it is very important. i have a picture on | helping you to learn? it is very i important. i have a picture on the back of my screen at the moment, the picture ofjupiter in infrared with the red spots, which appears white here because of the colours of the sensors. it is fascinating. the amount of detail here is unprecedented, especially in this particular colour that the james webb is looking at. we can see the different temperatures, the different temperatures, the different compositions and especially the detail and the bright spots. we have even brighter spots here to the left of the red spot. we

have clouds of a very fine structure. we have never seen that before. the resolution of this telescope is amazing, the finer detail we can see. i wish we could see a broaderfield here because as we knowjupiter is surrounded by have very thin ring that will appear very quickly in a picture in this kind of colour, so we will probably see another picture ofjupiter a little bit smaller then we will see the rings around it, but it is fascinating. the important thing also, the first picture that we saw from the james webb telescope it was the galaxies, the very far different galaxies, the very early galaxies after the formation of the universe. they are so far away. the space telescope can do that. and also give us images like this one ofjupiter thatis us images like this one ofjupiter that is very close. it is the

versatility of this telescope that can cover all these areas of astronomical science. can cover all these areas of astronomicalscience. i can cover all these areas of astronomical science. i have only 'ust astronomical science. i have only just noticed _ astronomical science. i have only just noticed your— astronomical science. i have only just noticed your tie. _ astronomical science. i have only just noticed your tie. is _ astronomical science. i have only just noticed your tie. is it - astronomical science. i have only| just noticed your tie. is it covered in planets? _ just noticed your tie. is it covered in planets? yes, _ just noticed your tie. is it covered in planets? yes, it— just noticed your tie. is it covered in planets? yes, it is. _ just noticed your tie. is it covered in planets? yes, it is. i _ just noticed your tie. is it covered in planets? yes, it is. i have - just noticed your tie. is it covered in planets? yes, it is. i have the. in planets? yes, it is. i have the moon, i have the sun, i have saturn! it has got everything. a perfect eye for an astronomer. doctor francisco diego, lovely to talk to you, as always. diego, lovely to talk to you, as alwa s. ~ , diego, lovely to talk to you, as alwa s. y, my pleasure. britain's intelligence agencies are facing accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized and allegedly tortured. jagtar sinthohal, a sikh activist and blogger, was snatched off a street by indian police five years ago and has been in prison ever since. india denies suggestions of torture. his brother gurpreetjohal told annita mcveigh when they last had contact. the last time i had communication with jagtar was in march of this year, but it was very limited. since

then the indian authorities have denied jagtar a chance to speak to us or have any conversation. most recently, jagtar met his lawyer and requested that further is done by the uk government in order to help facilitate conversation between the family because over the past five years we have had literally ten calls with him. that is not enough. we don't get to know how he is. we rely on the high commission that goes to meetjagtar and rely on the high commission that goes to meet jagtar and the feedback we get from them, that is what we rely on. we don't get to hear from jagtar directly. 50. rely on. we don't get to hear from jagtar directly-— jagtar directly. so, since march, the only communication - jagtar directly. so, since march, the only communication is - jagtar directly. so, since march, the only communication is via i jagtar directly. so, since march, the only communication is via a | the only communication is via a lawyer. tell our viewers a bit more about the circumstances in which your brother was taken off the street by indian police five years ago and the accusations that have been brought against him. well. been brought against him. well, jattar been brought against him. well, jagtar travelled _ been brought against him. well, jagtar travelled to _ been brought against him. well, jagtar travelled to india - been brought against him. well, jagtar travelled to india to - been brought against him. -ii jagtar travelled to india to get

married and he got married two weeks after his marriage he was out shopping with his wife and another cousin. the car was intercepted by unknown men. he was taken out of the car, hooted and bundled into a van and taken away. since that day he remains incarcerated. this was 2017, remember. the nightmare has been ongoing for nearly five years. we have been advocating for his release, pushing on the indian government to release him, but the uk government have said that they are doing all they can, but they haven't been doing all they can because they have failed first of all to acknowledge she was unfairly detained. eventually borisjohnson has confirmed he is unfairly detained but has failed to call for the release of jagtar. detained but has failed to call for the release ofjagtar. it detained but has failed to call for the release of jagtar. it has been a nightmare upon nightmare. my kids this morning said, dad, what is on the news, what is this about the uk government? how do i tell them, they

are nine and 11, talent that the uk government are killing their uncle? i want to talk to a little bit more about that in a moment. first of all, your brother has been charged by the indian authorities with conspiracy to commit murder and being a member of a terrorist gang. are you aware of any activity by your brother that could be considered illegal in any shape or form and why do you think he was picked up off the streets? fine. form and why do you think he was picked up off the streets? one, my brother is innocent. _ picked up off the streets? one, my brother is innocent. i— picked up off the streets? one, my brother is innocent. i have - picked up off the streets? one, my brother is innocent. i have been i brother is innocent. i have been saying that since day one. secondly, if the indian government had the alleged evidence that they had against him, the allegations that have been made, that he would have been charged, tried and convicted, which results in the death penalty, but they have failed to do so. it has taken them almost five years to bring charges. technically, he will not be charged until the 7th of september when he faces a judge and

thejudge will tell what september when he faces a judge and the judge will tell what charges he's facing. as it stands today, he is technically not been charged on those allegations, so without any formal charges he's still in detention. in respect of what you said about the conspiracy to murder, thatis said about the conspiracy to murder, that is what the judge has said he will be framing charges against, and the terrorist group is quite important to make this point clear, but because the palestine liberation front were not a prescribed group at the time that these events took place. the reason i'm mentioning this, taken at the highest, even if jagtar was a member, they were not a prescribed group. the indian sony called it a prescribed group after the detention in 2018 they made it a prescribed group, so it wasn't a terrorist organisation at the time. this is me taking it at the highest

as opposed to the lowest. my brother as opposed to the lowest. my brother a sense —— is innocent. he is not guilty of the allegations made against him. he has not been given a fair trial and against him. he has not been given a fairtrialand a against him. he has not been given a fair trial and a british national never should have been tortured to sign a blank confession. jagtar doesn't even know what was written in that confession, that is the extent of the indian government was a case against jagtar. extent of the indian government was a case againstjagtar. in extent of the indian government was a case against jagtar.— a case against jagtar. in terms of any contacts _ a case against jagtar. in terms of any contacts with _ a case against jagtar. in terms of any contacts with the _ a case against jagtar. in terms of any contacts with the two - a case against jagtar. in terms of. any contacts with the two candidates to be the next prime minister, liz truss and rishi sunak have you had any communications with them? i believe you have met liz truss. what have they said, if anything to you, about the case? i have they said, if anything to you, about the case?— about the case? i am slightly disappointed _ about the case? i am slightly disappointed with _ about the case? i am slightly disappointed with the - about the case? i am slightly disappointed with the liz - about the case? i am slightly i disappointed with the liz truss because on the 9th ofjune this year i met with liz truss and she was still considering arbitrary detention. borisjohnson overstepped detention. boris johnson overstepped and detention. borisjohnson overstepped and confirmed to keir starmer that

jagtar is unfairly detained. it is nearly three months that have lapsed and liz truss are still felt a call for the release of jagtar. and liz truss are still felt a call for the release ofjagtar. liz and liz truss are still felt a call for the release of jagtar. liz truss frames are self as somebody who gets things done, but she has killed my family, philjagtar. even with everything that has come out now, my request to the government is please write this wrong that has been done, bring jagtar back home. jagtar has been incarcerated for the last five years without formal charges and is facing the death penalty. it has come to the extent that our family are scared now that jagtar might falsely be convicted and hanged to death —— hanged to death. this is the consequences of what the british government have done. today it is my family that is facing this, tomorrow it could be used. britain are trade above human rights stop my comments

to liz truss is you are still the foreign secretary as it stands just now. rishi sunak hasn't spoken but he should be saying what he will be doing to bring jagtar home but both of them are mute on this dilemma that this family is facing. jagtar is a born and bred british national. he does not deserve the treatment he has had and he certainly doesn't deserve how the uk government had betrayed him. tier? deserve how the uk government had betrayed him-— betrayed him. very briefly, has there been _ betrayed him. very briefly, has there been any _ betrayed him. very briefly, has there been any further- betrayed him. very briefly, has i there been any further comments betrayed him. very briefly, has - there been any further comments or involvement from the british intelligence agencies? fits involvement from the british intelligence agencies? as far as we know, intelligence agencies? as far as we know. there _ intelligence agencies? as far as we know. there is _ intelligence agencies? as far as we know, there is not. _ intelligence agencies? as far as we know, there is not. there - intelligence agencies? as far as we know, there is not. there is - intelligence agencies? as far as we know, there is not. there is a - intelligence agencies? as far as we know, there is not. there is a high| know, there is not. there is a high court writ that was submitted on the 12th of august. they haven't replied to that so we are still waiting for their reply in respect of that, but we are hoping that the uk government will right the wrong and bring jagtar back home. drivers on germany's motorways, which famously have no speed limit in sections, could soon be

forced to slow down. it's the latest in a series of measures being considered by the german government to save energy since russia reduced its gas supply. the proposal has provoked a furious national debate, as our berlin correspondent jenny hill reports. it's practically a national pastime. indulging a passion for speed, even if it's in miniature. but as germany hurtles towards winter, an energy crisis looms, and calls for a speed limit on its motorways are gaining traction. translation: it doesn't make any sense. - with the current petrol prices, no—one goes full throttle on the motorway. everyone's going slower. trying to save even more energy by imposing rules wouldn't work. translation: a speed limit is long overdue, but in reality, _ you can't go much faster anyway.

germany's motorways are world famous. there is technically nothing to stop a driver doing, as one did recently, more than 250 miles an hour. but would slowing them down significantly reduce fuel consumption? in the drive to conserve energy, this economist believes every little helps. it could save some 1.5% of the consumption of fuel, at least if we would limit it or introduce a speed limit for a certain period of time. i think we should think carefully about introducing it forever, eternally, but for a certain time, as long as the crisis prevails, why not? a motorway speed limit would please environmental campaigners, and those who worry about safety, although significantly more people die on germany's rural roads than the autobahn.

this debate has been raging on and off for years, and it's extremely contentious. this, after all, is the land of rules and regulations, of bureaucracy. so, for many, it's about so much more than the open road. it's about freedom. and for germany's liberal politicians, that right is sacrosanct. though the rest of the coalition government disagrees. where's the stop then? if you say, well, speed limit, 130 kilometres per hour, then the next person comes and says, well, a hundred kilometres per hour would be even better. next one comes and says, well, 60 would be even better. then the next person comes and says, well, not driving a car at all would be the best. it's a long—running and intense debate, but public opinion has now shifted in favour of a limit. could this be the moment the battle for germany's motorways is finally won? jenny hill, bbc news, berlin.

now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. it's been a fairly muggy start to the day today and we are going to hang on that muggy theme through the rest of the day. we also have a weak weather front moving from the west to the east, producing showery outbreaks of rain and continuing to weaken through the day, and later another weather front is going to come in from the south—west. so, a lot of cloud, some hill fog, some coastal mist. and as the weather front drifts eastwards, well, you can see there's not much left on it. some sporadic showers, not all of us catching them. brightening up in western scotland and northern ireland and temperatures ranging from 15 to 27 degrees. as we head on into the evening and overnight period you can see how we've got our next band of rain coming up from the south—west. it's going to be pushing northwards and eastwards and some of this will be heavy and persistent. there will be a lot of low cloud, mist and murk around it. clearer skies follow into northern ireland where it will turn fresher, but for the rest of us it's going to be another

muggy night, particularly so across england and wales. into tomorrow, we still have this weather front with us. again, it will move a little bit further south and then north. it's a waving front. we've got another front across the far north of scotland. that one is pushing steadily northwards and with low pressure close by it's going to be pretty windy across northern ireland and western scotland, but you can see we are looking at some sunshine behind and ahead of the front with just a few showers. it'll still be quite humid and quite hot as well across parts of the south—east. as we move further north and west, we'll be looking at fresher conditions. first thing on thursday morning we may well start with some thunderstorms in the far south—east. if we do, they'll clear away quite rapidly. then we are looking at a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, before the next weather front brings in thicker cloud and some rain across the north and west. if anything, temperatures will be a little bit lower, especially in southern areas. a range of 15 to about 24 degrees. and then for friday, again overnight we can see a few

showers to start friday. we've got another weather front crossing us bringing some rain and then into the weekend it looks at the moment that this area of low pressure could well come our way. if that happens it means at the weekend parts of the north and west will see some rain and showers and it will be drier and brighter in the south and east, but this is still open to question so do keep watching the weather forecast.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a manhunt is under way in liverpool after a nine—year—old girl was shot dead. police say a man and a women were also injured in the shooting and were taken to hospital. still going to process what we've heard overnight. it's absolutely devastating. uk expands its gas emergency exercise ahead of winter, doubling in size from two to four days, in preparation for a possible shortage of energy supplies. a record of 1,295 migrants arrived in uk on monday after crossing the channel. this is the highest daily total since current records began in 2018. and ready for blast off to the moon — nasa says it will go ahead and launch the most powerful rocket its ever built. us officials say russia is likely to step up its efforts to attack

civilian infrastructure and government buildings in ukraine in the coming days. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a manhunt is under way in liverpool after a nine—year—old girl was shot dead. police say an unknown man is reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the dovecot area of the city at around 10pm last night. a man and a woman also suffered gunshot injuries in the attack. ian byrne is the labour mp for liverpool west derby, where this attack happened. he spoke to breakfast earlier this morning. i think devastating terms is a good way of putting it. we're still going to process what we've heard overnight. it's absolutely devastating that

a wholly innocent nine—year—old, young girl has been sadly murdered, and i think we're all struggling to process it as a community, both in west derby and in liverpool and across the country. i think as it moves forward, i've heard as much as everybody else, really, we need to hearfrom the police about the circumstances. but myjob today will be speaking to the community, to community leaders, speaking to police, trying to reassure the community and asking the community, do you know anything about the circumstances around this that will help the police, and give them as much information as possible so we can catch the perpetrator. have you had any of those conversations already? i've had a couple of conversations with community leaders this morning who are devastated and shocked by what's happened, all struggling to process the tragic events. from a really raw perspective,

15 years to the day of the murder of rhstones in west derby, so it's shocked everybody to the core. it's almost unbelievable that it is the anniversary of that happening to the day. sadly, this isn't an isolated incident, we've heard news of a stabbing overnight in the area, a shooting over the weekend. is this a problem in liverpool? it's something we'll be working on with the police. my role as the member of parliament for west derby will be speaking to the community, speaking to stakeholders, working with the police force and the local community, trying to reassure people and obviously catch the perpetrators, that's the key thing here, catching who's done this heinous crime and making sure they spend the rest of their life behind bars. a little earlier, our correspondent andy gill spoke to the labour councillor

harry doyle, who represents the knotty ash ward and is also assistant mayor of liverpool. it's just absolutely abhorrent, and i think a lot of people in our community are waking up this morning to this news and just in utter disbelief. i live locally myself and, you know, the fact that a nine—year—old has lost her life and, as you say, 15 years yesterday since the city, we lost rhstones, you know, there's just absolutely no place for this sort of violence on our streets, particularly when we think of children and their lives ahead of them. lots of people are shook today in our community. police have said it's really important that people come forward, that the community comes forward to give any information that they have. is that something you support? 100%. someone knows what happened last night.

it might be one person, it might be more people. someone will have gone home last night in erratic behaviour, we don't know, but somebody will know and they must come forward because we need justice for this little girl and our city needs to see this justice served as well. police have sometimes spoken about there being a wall of silence. quite often, people do come forward, but the people who know about this, know who's done it, might be reluctant. there's a culture of not being a grass, of not informing. that's something the police will be keen to overcome and people should really search their consciences. well, when you think about the loss of life, particularly... any loss of life but particularly, as i say, a child, nine years of age, yearfour, going into yearfive, potentially, when you think about that, i think all of that goes out the window because people... you should always come forward, you should always give any information that you've got to the police, but we need to see justice and the parents need to see

justice for this little girl, and so i think all of that goes out the window. i know you and other community leaders are meeting the police later today. what will you be wanting to hearfrom the police? of course, we want to see what action can be taken locally to ensure that our community feels, obviously, safe in their own homes, but that reassurance as well that the issue of knife crime in the city but also guns in our streets as well. you know, guns don't have a place on any street, never mind in our communities. action on that. a real educational piece, i suppose, as well, to ensure that things like this never happen again. a man has appeared at the old bailey accused of the murder of 87—year—old thomas o'halloran. police say the pensioner died after being stabbed as herode his mobility scooter in greenford, in west london, a week ago. from the old bailey,

jon donnison reports. appearing by video link from belmarsh jail and wearing a grey prison tracksuit, 44—year—old lee byer spoke only very briefly to confirm his name. he's charged with the murder of thomas o'halloran as well as possession of a knife. mr o'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed as he rode his mobility scooter in greenford, in west london, around about 4pm last tuesday afternoon. the court was told today he died of multiple stab wounds to the neck, chest and stomach. this hearing today was to decide whether mr byer should be granted bail, it was refused. he's due to appear next at the old bailey on the 8th of november and a provisional trial date has been set for may next year. the number of migrants attempting the dangerous crossing over the english channel hit its highest ever daily record yesterday. a total of 1,295 people were detected attempting to travel

across the waterway yesterday. our correspondent simon jones has the latest. the highest levels that we have seen so far, since the crossings began in earnest maybe four or five years ago. a hugely busy day yesterday for the border force, for the coastguard, for the lifeboat and also the mod. you can see some of the boats that have been used in crossings in recent days. yesterday, with the 27 boats that came across, there was an average of 48 people packed onto each boat. you get the sense ofjust how dangerously overloaded they were. the government had been hoping that its plan to start sending some asylum seekers to rwanda would be acting as a deterrent, even though the first flight was grounded, the policy is facing a legal challenge, but certainly, the numbers have continued to grow. ministers were expecting a summer surge but i think they were hoping it would stay under the 1000 people a day figure.

there was also a international operation which saw five countries including the uk working together to target suspected people smugglers. a number of boats were seized and the national crime agency were also hoping that would see a dip in the number making the crossing but the reality is, this is big business on an international stage. if you take out some players who are organising the crossings, quickly, other people move in. and there has been talk of a summer sale. generally, people are paying around £3000 to £5,000 to make the crossings but we have heard that some groups have been but we have heard that some groups have been lowering their prices, perhaps trying to gain a foothold in this market. the government have reacted to these record figures today by saying that the numbers are unacceptable, people shouldn't risking their lives making these crossings and putting money into the hands of the people smugglers, but talk to groups representing refugees and they say what's needed is a whole change in government

policy, there needs to be more safe and legal rights for people to apply for asylum in the uk, perhaps even from french soil, to stop people making the dangerous crossing. but the government have promised repeatedly to make this route unviable but the figures prove simply that has been a failure. now a full round—up from the bbc sports centre. iam i am ready and waiting whenever you need me, at your beck and call! england test captain ben stokes said he feared he may not play again during his breakfrom the he feared he may not play again during his break from the sport to dry during his break from the sport to pry torres as mental well—being that he took last year. stokes said he had panic attacks are to be bottled up had panic attacks are to be bottled up is a motion for so long. his dad died from breast cancer —— brain cancer and he has been telling john watson about what the past few years have been like. i

watson about what the past few years have been like.— have been like. i am being a tough northern play _ have been like. i am being a tough northern play slides _ have been like. i am being a tough northern play slides and, - have been like. i am being a tough northern play slides and, yes, - have been like. i am being a tough northern play slides and, yes, i- have been like. i am being a tough| northern play slides and, yes, i am tough butjust because i'm itself, it doesn't breathe mean i can't struggle mentally. ifeel, today, i'm going to feel good, tomorrow i'm going to feel bad. you i'm going to feel good, tomorrow i'm going to feel bad.— going to feel bad. you took an indefinite break— going to feel bad. you took an indefinite break from - going to feel bad. you took an indefinite break from the - going to feel bad. you took an i indefinite break from the game, going to feel bad. you took an - indefinite break from the game, did indefinite breakfrom the game, did you think you might not play cricket again? fist you think you might not play cricket atain? �* , ., ., �*, again? at the time, yeah, that's where i again? at the time, yeah, that's where i was- _ again? at the time, yeah, that's where i was. is _ again? at the time, yeah, that's where i was. is a _ again? at the time, yeah, that's where i was. is a very _ again? at the time, yeah, that's where i was. is a very tough - again? at the time, yeah, that's i where i was. is a very tough time, as i alluded to. probably the most powerful things about that that i noticed from the film is when stuart broad was on camera and he said the same thing. he actually said he could see me not playing again. and i never spoke to stuart through my time away. spoke to stuart a lot through that period but i never said the words to him, i'm not sure if i will ever play again. but the fight he got that feeling that period of

time showed me that things were quite bad. ben stokes there, speaking to bbc breakfast before his documentary, phoenix from the ashes' which is on amazon prime from friday. it was only three games into his reign but erik ten hag says manchester united needed, and benefited from, a different approach in the match that delivered his first win in charge. after going into the game beset by protests off the field and poor performances on it, united turned their season around with a 2—1win over liverpool at old trafford that now puts their opponents under the spotlight and allows the new united manager to taste success for the first time. this attitude is what we have to bring and it started in the preparations. of course, we have to enjoy the first 24 hours, but then go with the focus to the next game because every game is a better one and there are no easy wins in the premier league, and that is what this team needs to understand. therefore, we need leadership and if we bring that will have really good footballers.

if we can construct the team then the team performance will be good and we have the chance to win a lot of games. that's all the sport for now. more in the next hour, the time of your choosing, but that over all the sport for now. older people across britain may be forced to decide between heating or eating this winter as energy bills soar — that's the warning from the charity age uk. to support older people, the government says an extra £300 will be added to the winter fuel payment, the annual lump sum given every autumn. that's on top of the £400 all households in england, scotland and wales will receive to help pay rising fuel bills. for those on disability benefit, the government has confirmed that £150 cost—of—living payments will start to be made from 20th september, with the majority of payments coming in at the start of october. this comes ahead of friday's energy price cap announcement, which will set the maximum amount suppliers can charge households in england, scotland and wales

for their average energy use. latest estimates suggest typical energy bills will now reach £3554 a yearfrom october. ahead of that announcement, philippe commaret from edf energy, one of the uk's major energy suppliers, issued this warning about fuel bills. in fact, when you look at the figures, without further support from the government, more than half of the uk households will be likely to be in fuel poverty injanuary, meaning they will have to spend more than 10% of their disposable income to pay for their energy bill. staying with energy, a regular emergency planning exercise to help the uk prepare for the possibility of a shortage of gas supplies has been doubled in size. potential scenarios, including rationing electricity, will be wargamed over four days rather than the usual two as energy concerns grow. a former executive at shell, now chief executive of portugese energy giant galp, told bbc radio 4's today programme

the government needs to priortise the uks energy security. i think government needs to move fast now. they really needs to move fast. the european union's talking about reducing demand by 15%, driving the various countries across europe to do that. the uk needs to do similarly. it needs to increase insulation, it needs to put heat pumps in, needs to reinvest in more gas from the north sea, needs to build renewables faster. this is going to take years to solve. it's taken half a century but nasa is one step closer to putting humans back on the moon after giving the go—ahead to the launch of a major test flight on monday. the agency's artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration, as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. after a 50—year gap, we're heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa's huge rocket.

it's called the space launch system — or sls for short — and it's the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres — about 320 feet — tall, roughly the same height as a 32—storey building. its colossal size means it's really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren't enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now, you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it's here, near the top, in the orion crew capsule. but not this time — this is a test flight, so there are no people on board.

the time has come to put the space launch system to the test. as it readies for blast—off from cape canaveral in florida on launch pad 39b — the same one used for apollo — it will be nerve—racking. three, two, one... once those engines and rocket boosters ignite, there's no stopping it. the rocket thunders away from the earth, eventually reaching speeds of nearly 25,000 miles — or 40,000 kilometres — an hour. as each component of the rocket completes theirjob, they separate. the orion spacecraft is on its way. there's a long journey ahead. it's 380,000 kilometres — about 240,000 miles — to the moon. after its launch, the spacecraft enters into a low earth orbit.

then, with the go from mission control, the engines ignite — giving it the big push it needs to escape our planet's gravity. it takes several days to reach the moon, with the spacecraft making small adjustments along the way. at first, the spacecraft flies in close, 100 kilometres — that's 62 miles — above the lunar surface. then it enters a much larger orbit, swinging more than 65,000 kilometres — about 40,000 miles — beyond the moon. that's further than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. during the several weeks orion is in orbit, nasa will collect important data and check how the spacecraft is performing. finally, after another close fly—by, it's ready to head for home. now things get hazardous. as the spacecraft nears earth, the service module — which has provided power, propulsion and support systems — isn't needed any more, and detaches.

only the crew capsule is left behind. it has to enter our atmosphere at exactly the right angle. if it gets this wrong, it will burn up. so, its huge heat shield protects it while it speeds through the atmosphere, and the temperature rises to nearly 3,000 degrees celsius. as it decelerates and breaks through the sound barrier, a sonic boom announces its arrival. boom! a series of parachutes open, massively slowing it down, before splash—down in the pacific ocean. well, we can now speak to the space journalist kate arkless gray who is herself trying to get to florida for the launch. that's dedication, kate. ifeel like this is a moment _

that's dedication, kate. ifeel like this is a moment of _ that's dedication, kate. ifeel like this is a moment of history - that's dedication, kate. ifeel like this is a moment of history and i i this is a moment of history and i wasn't alive when the initial apollo programme was happening and i never got to see the saturn five rocket launch, with all the noise and splendour. i have my lego saturn 5 in the background here but i think to see the sls rocket launcher something i couldn't miss. fiur to see the sls rocket launcher something i couldn't miss. our space tuests something i couldn't miss. our space guests have — something i couldn't miss. our space guests have been _ something i couldn't miss. our space guests have been excellent - something i couldn't miss. our space guests have been excellent on - something i couldn't miss. our space guests have been excellent on the i guests have been excellent on the set dressing today! why are you so keen on this mission to the moon at getting under way, admittedly without human beings on board this time? ~ �* ., ., , , ., time? we've waited a very, very long time? we've waited a very, very long time it to get — time? we've waited a very, very long time it to get humans _ time? we've waited a very, very long time it to get humans and _ time? we've waited a very, very long time it to get humans and anything i time it to get humans and anything further than low earth orbit. i am a big fan of the space station but there are some people alive now who have never had a day on a life where we haven't had a human living in space but it's been almost 50 years since it lost people set foot on the moon and i think the amount of

inspirational value, the amount of scientific value you can get out of these missions is absolutely huge. you can already sense at this level of excitement that's belting at the kennedy space center, people who live in florida and certainly it's live in florida and certainly its reach me here in the uk and hopefully, i'm going to get some other people excited. it's very historical mission.— other people excited. it's very historical mission. that's correct and hopefully— historical mission. that's correct and hopefully a _ historical mission. that's correct and hopefully a lot _ historical mission. that's correct and hopefully a lot of _ historical mission. that's correct and hopefully a lot of people - historical mission. that's correct| and hopefully a lot of people will be excited about it but what more do we need to know about them in that will be useful to us down here on earth? , , ., ., ., earth? this is part of, how do we take our next _ earth? this is part of, how do we take our next steps _ earth? this is part of, how do we take our next steps in _ earth? this is part of, how do we take our next steps in to - earth? this is part of, how do we take our next steps in to solar i take our next steps in to solar system? always want to learn about the moon and the proposed landing sites will have for future artemis missions are at the south pole and their areas down there that are in perpetual darkness, there's water ice that we want to explore to find out what it's made of it in future, we could use that, break it down into its constituent parts of hydrogen in water, that would allow

us to use them for life—support systems on the moon if we wanted to do longer duration stays on the moon but also to produce rocket fuel so we could then use the moon as a staging post so we could go further into the solar system and perhaps land humans on mars, which would be a really exciting prospect. haifa land humans on mars, which would be a really exciting prospect.— a really exciting prospect. how long do ou a really exciting prospect. how long do you think — a really exciting prospect. how long do you think it's _ a really exciting prospect. how long do you think it's going _ a really exciting prospect. how long do you think it's going to _ a really exciting prospect. how long do you think it's going to take - do you think it's going to take before humans get back to the main? we've got a couple more missions to go. there's this first mission to test the heat shields and make sure it's all working. when it comes back to earth, it's at incredible speeds and the temperature is going to reach 2800 celsius, you want to make sure you're not going to be cooking your astronauts on the way back home. that is a brief and important part of this mission. then artemis 2 will be going hopefully in the 2024, and then it looks like 2025 to 2026 is when they are hoping to be doing the slanting people on the moon but that will depend on some other

things because it's not actually this orion capsule that will do the landing the men but the landing system from a spacex that will land humans on the moon and that has to go through a bit more testing and development before it that would get authorised to fly with humans on it. few weeks ago were reporting that the james webb telescope was giving us the first pictures far, far into the universe. what have you been particularly interested in seeing? i just find it so incredible that we can see so far back in time. with each new telescope, with each new piece of equipment we sent out there, we discover all these new things we didn't realise were there. the level of resolution in these images isjust the level of resolution in these images is just incredible. the level of resolution in these images isjust incredible. i still couldn't quite get my head around the whole size and scale of what it is that we're see in. i'm excited to

see which research papers come out from that and there will be so much data and so much exciting new discoveries and that which is lost for, i imagine, decades. ihtnd discoveries and that which is lost for, i imagine, decades. and jupiter otentiall for, i imagine, decades. and jupiter potentially giving _ for, i imagine, decades. and jupiter potentially giving up _ for, i imagine, decades. and jupiter potentially giving up its _ for, i imagine, decades. and jupiter potentially giving up its secrets? i potentially giving up its secrets? there images are absolutely stunning, and to brief? brute there images are absolutely stunning, and to brief? we are not necessarily — stunning, and to brief? we are not necessarily seeing _ stunning, and to brief? we are not necessarily seeing the _ stunning, and to brief? we are not necessarily seeing the true - stunning, and to brief? we are not necessarily seeing the true colours because we are seeing them in infrared there. how interested are people at the moment in space journalism, the work that you do? when there are so many issues that people are trying to cope with down here on earth. the people are trying to cope with down here on earth-— here on earth. the one thing that --eole do here on earth. the one thing that people do sometime _ here on earth. the one thing that people do sometime say - here on earth. the one thing that people do sometime say is, - here on earth. the one thing that people do sometime say is, whyl here on earth. the one thing that i people do sometime say is, why are we spending money on space when we've got all these issues on our space, climate change is causing huge problems down here. but actually, they're many things we learned from doing these missions. if it wasn't for the satellites that allow us to check the impact of

climate change in different areas and weather monitoring and things like that, we just weren't have such a clear idea of the impact that we humans are having on this planet. and some of the things that we learn for missions into space, especially thinking about long duration space flight, if you're going to put humans into space for a long time, you had to be incredibly efficient with a power you're using, you have to have water recycling systems, because you can'tjust stop off at to have water recycling systems, because you can't just stop off at a petrol station and buy a pint of milk when you're open space. so all these things we learn, all these new technologies, solar panels and things, we can then use that, transfer that technology down here to earth and make our life here a bit more efficient so hopefully make sure we're having a bit less of it deadly impact on this planet. thank ou for deadly impact on this planet. thank you for that. _ deadly impact on this planet. thank you for that. enjoy _ deadly impact on this planet. thank you for that, enjoy the _ deadly impact on this planet. thank you for that, enjoy the trip - deadly impact on this planet. thank you for that, enjoy the trip to - you for that, enjoy the trip to florida. i you for that, en'oy the trip to florida.

some breaking news from the department of, early medical abortion is at home are going to be allowed from the end of this month in england and wales. you may recall temporary measures were brought in during the pandemic to allow women to seek the abortion pill remotely but the government is now saying this change will become permanent, women will be allowed to get the two pills needed after having a consultation with the doctor and both pills can be taken at home up to ten weeks into pregnancy. special guidance will be drawn up for women under 18 who want to access this service. health minister maggie throup says the well—being women requiring access to abortion services is paramount and data will be collected to assess how these services are being used. services, women will have more choice about how and where the access abortion services, ensuring that robust data is collected in the process, says

maggie throup. that change coming in from the end of this month. let's return to the issue of the cost of living. with the energy price cap announcement due friday, the government are facing calls to offer more support for those hardest hit. i'm joined by abbyjitendra, principal policy manager at citizens advice. thank you for bearing with us and to so patient so we could speak to your. you've done some analysis about he was going to be affected by the rising energy costs, what have you discovered? it’s the rising energy costs, what have you discovered?— you discovered? it's incredibly worrying- _ you discovered? it's incredibly worrying- we _ you discovered? it's incredibly worrying. we know _ you discovered? it's incredibly worrying. we know that - you discovered? it's incredibly l worrying. we know that millions you discovered? it's incredibly - worrying. we know that millions and millions of people are not going to be able to afford their energy bills this winter. we estimate that something like one in four people won't be able to afford the price cap that is likely to come in in october of something like £3500 or above. we also know that for the majority of people, they are not

eligible for the government's support that it's been made available, so that means there is a group of new people that i'm going to be falling into hardship. it's incredibly worrying because what we are seeing is people on low incomes find that their energy bills are already unaffordable and they already unaffordable and they already really struggling. when we look forward to winter, we are incredibly concerned. ihtnd look forward to winter, we are incredibly concerned. and that's before we hear— incredibly concerned. and that's before we hear what _ incredibly concerned. and that's before we hear what the - incredibly concerned. and that's before we hear what the price i incredibly concerned. and that's i before we hear what the price cap incredibly concerned. and that's - before we hear what the price cap is going to go up to on friday this week. people come to you when they need to advise, what sort of stories are you hearing? i need to advise, what sort of stories are you hearing?— are you hearing? i 'ust heard today from an adviser — are you hearing? ijust heard today from an adviser who _ are you hearing? ijust heard today from an adviser who said _ are you hearing? ijust heard today from an adviser who said that - are you hearing? ijust heard today from an adviser who said that they| from an adviser who said that they gave advice to somebody who was trying to reduce their energy costs by using a barbecue to cook their food within their kitchen and this client was feeling incredibly tired and didn't approve know about the carbon monoxide risks of using a

barbecue inside. sojust doing something really nifty and trying to cut down their energy bill, they were seriously risking their health. obviously, the adviser told them immediately to stop using that barbecue inside and it's quite extreme example but it really shows in drives home just how dangerous some of the measures that some people might take in order to reduce their energy costs and just how high energy costs are going to be. it's no understatement to say this is unprecedented, the price rises are generationally high and the government support it needs to match that scale of hardship. for us, that means looking at the targeted support that hasn't already been offered increasing that to reflect the basic assumptions of people's

ability to afford the bills, how thatis ability to afford the bills, how that is completely changed. were also calling for off chain and energy companies themselves to show a deal of restraint and reflect on how people are not going to be able to afford their bills by monks that means, for us, not forcing people onto a prepayment metre if they can't offer to keep up with their payments. and finally, looking at the skill of the challenge, esther moore supports on a broader level that can be offered? but again, what we need answers really soon, people are really worried, as i said, people already taking some dangerous and risky measures so we need announcement very soon and what's coming to help people in october. brute coming to help people in october. we do know the government has made extra money available to help people out, some of that money is not going to go to everybody, some will be means tested, and there's an extra £150 cost of living payment to people on disability benefit. but away from all of that, before we know further what the government's

going to offer, what can you advise people to do when you're in trouble? the first thing i would do is to tell people that if they cannot afford their bill currently or if they look at the forecast in october and are really worried about whether you're going to be able to afford their bill, they should get in touch with energy company as soon as possible. it's always better to let them know whether or not there later that you are going to struggle to pay your bill because there are mechanisms to support you, support they can offer like credit to keep you on balance and if you are on a prepaid metre, they can offer an affordable payment plan, so there is support out there. secondly, please make sure you are signed up to all the benefits and other support charitable for. there's calculators on google that you can access ruby easily and to get in touch with us

if you need support. there is help out there but again, so's reason why, for so many people, this is the most concerning issue for them at the moment, it's because these cuts are incredibly hyped, because inflation's high, because people already cannot afford to pay basic essentials and that will get worse in october, which is why we need the government to step in.— in october, which is why we need the| government to step in._ to let's go back to liverpool now where we're expecting conference shortly from merseyside police. andy gill is at the scene. if you could go back over the details of this and tell us about last night. police were called to a house here at the dovecot area here on the

left. . they say a man opened fire inside the house. he hit a nine—year old girl in the chest. she was critically wounded and died a short time later. at the same time a man was wounded in the body and a woman injured in the hand. there is a large police presence here now. a very wide gordon taped off. at one stage in the last hour there were armed officers here. they had a chat to some of the people manning the tape that they have now got. the police have said, the assistant chief constable of merseyside, said this is a tragic and truly shocking crime and i say no parent should have to suffer the loss of a child in these dreadful circumstances. they have said that the coward suited this is not fit to walk the streets of merseyside. it is an

apparent crime, said the police, and they really want people to come forward with information about this. this is the third fatal shooting in liverpool in six days. a young man was killed in toxteth six days ago, a young woman was shot dead in the early hours of sunday morning not far from early hours of sunday morning not farfrom here. police and then talked about how they need people to search their consciences and come forward. sometimes there is a culture of not grassing to the police, not informing to the police. police in the past have talked about the wall of silence and how many people will come forward but they need people with hard evidence who can really help to put people behind bars. this is the second child to be shotin bars. this is the second child to be shot in liverpool. 15 years ago to the day rhys shot in liverpool. 15 years ago to the day rhstones, an 11—year—old boy was shot dead when he was caught up boy was shot dead when he was caught up in the crossfire of a gang

warfare. again, and entirely innocent child. police really need information from the community. we are expecting more details about what happened here in the dovecot area last night, at this news conference that is expected to get under way any minute. the chief constable will speak, and a detective will speak, the head of investigations for merseyside police. police also want to hear from people who might have door bell footage, lots of dropouts have cameras on these days. private cctv. anything that could help them find the person who was shot and killed. an nine—year old girl. brute the person who was shot and killed. an nine-year old girl.— an nine-year old girl. we are waitin: an nine-year old girl. we are waiting for— an nine-year old girl. we are waiting for them _ an nine-year old girl. we are waiting for them to _ an nine-year old girl. we are waiting for them to start - an nine-year old girl. we are waiting for them to start this | an nine-year old girl. we are - waiting for them to start this press conference. they are just setting up the scene fair at merseyside police. incidents like this, of course,

because community is to do a lot of soul searching and questioning what is going on in these communities and how policing is helping or not. well, the people who we have spoken to here today obviously are in shock about what has happens. i mentioned that the shooting came on the 15th anniversary of the shooting of rhys jones. yesterday on social media there were lots of tributes to rhys jones, even though it is 15 years ago that is something that people in liverpool still remember well, they still remember how he was a big everton fan, all the pictures of him in his blue everton shirt. the community leaders say that one of the things that is needed is education, notjust about giving information to the police, but education about preventing people, trying to prevent people from

joining the gangs who might do this kind of thing. we don't know what happened yet, we don't know who was involved or why this particular family were shot, whether it was intended for them, whether they were innocent bystanders or not, but education will be one of the key things. i'm sure that in the news conference that follows, as well as getting information about what has happened, the police will make aptly for people to come together as a community to give information, but also realise that going down this route where you end up in a that uses violence is reallyjust not worth it. uses violence is really 'ust not worth it. ., ., , worth it. for the moment, we believe it there, worth it. for the moment, we believe it there. but — worth it. for the moment, we believe it there. but we _ worth it. for the moment, we believe it there, but we will _ worth it. for the moment, we believe it there, but we will come _ worth it. for the moment, we believe it there, but we will come back - worth it. for the moment, we believe it there, but we will come back to - it there, but we will come back to you when we see the police officers in charge of this investigation arriving for this press conference. thank you. the us state department is warning that russia is planning to step up its attacks on ukraine's

civilian infrastructure and government buildings ahead of ukraine's independence day on wednesday. the us embassy in kyiv has urged us citizens still in ukraine to leave the country immediately. also today a memorial will be held in moscow shortly for daria dugina, the daughter of a key influencer of vladimir putin who was killed in a bomb attack near moscow at the weekend. russia's security services claim a ukrainian agent was responsible for the attack, something ukraine strongly denies. our correspondent in kyiv hugo bachega has the latest. we had this warning from the us state department yesterday, saying they had information to believe that russia is planning to step up attacks against civilian infrastructure, also government shssh facilities across the country. the us embassy here in kyiv has urged us citizens who are still in the country to leave ukraine immediately. now, for days, we've been hearing warnings from officials.

president zelensky has been saying that russia could be planning something "disgusting", in his words, to mark independence day tomorrow, so measures have been taken across the country. in the city of kharkiv, in the east, which has been under constant russian bombardment in recent weeks, a curfew has been extended until thursday. in the city of mykolaiv, in the south, a city that has been under constant russian shelling, people have been told to avoid public gatherings, to stay at home. here in kyiv, there is a ban on public events, a ban on any events marking independence day tomorrow, a ban until thursday. the curfew hasn't been extended, but the city, like the rest of the country, is on high alert. donald trump has asked a federal court to temporarily block the fbi from reviewing the material it seized from his florida home two weeks ago. in a lawsuit, the former us president has also asked the court to appoint what's called

a �*special master�* usually a retired lawyer orjudge, to act as a watchdog and oversee documents that agents removed from mar—a—lago this month. mr trump is being investigated for potentially mishandling documents. cbs news correspondent bradley blackburn reports from new york. a special master would slow this process down. it would be an independent person that would review these documents and itjust adds another step to this process as the department ofjustice continues their investigation. it is not clear that they believe they have recovered all of the classified materials from former president trump's mar—a—lago home. this morning, the new york times is reporting that, all—told, federal authorities have recovered 300 documents from mar—a—lago that were classified, some of those documents marked top secret, that's the highest level of protection for documents in the us government. these are kinds of documents that

would typically have to be reviewed at a secure facility. when president trump was in office there was a facility built at mar—a—lago to review those types of documents. of course, it was removed after he left office. republicans are rushing to his defence in the wake of this fbi search. the question is whether that continues as we learn more information about the documents that the government recovered and the nature of those documents. it's not clear at this point. one interesting point in the legal filing yesterday from the trump team, they asserted that president trump is the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination in 2024. now, he has not officially declared his candidacy. detectives searching for a missing student nurse say she could be sleeping rough. owami davies was last seen in south london in earlyjuly. it has since emerged officers spoke to her on the day she was reported missing, as alice key reports.

nicknamed princess by herfamily because of her love of disney, owami davies had a bright future in nursing ahead of her. but six weeks ago, she disappeared. it was the 4th ofjuly when the 24—year—old left her home in essex, telling her mum she was going to the gym. 48 hours later, herfamily contacted the police when she didn't come home. we now know that on the same day she was found asleep in a doorway in croydon. she told officers that she didn't need any help, so they left. at the time they say they were unaware she'd been reported as missing by herfamily in essex. the independent office for police conduct is now considering whether to investigate the contact they had with ms davies that day. the following day she was captured on cctv near west croydon station around midnight. 0njuly the 23rd, essex police formally handed

the case over to the met. since then, five people have been arrested and bailed in connection with her disappearance, two on suspicion of murder, and three on suspicion of kidnap. her family are now desperate for any information that might bring her home. we miss her. i'm so... ..i'm broken. i'm empty. and so are her brothers. during a briefing yesterday, police said there is no evidence she's come to any harm, and they're hopeful that they will find her alive and well. but a former met police detective superintendent says the force needs to improve communication if they're going to reassure the public. the fact is the public have a right to know what the timeline of activity is, what the police are doing about it, who they're engaging with, and what other activity — what they want the public to do. around 50 officers are currently working on the investigation, and say they're now trawling through 117 reported

sightings for any clues that could help find her. alice key, bbc news. dockers striking at britain's largest container port have said they are relying on food banks as the cost—of—living crisis intensifies. almost 2,000 workers walked out from the site in felixstowe in suffolk at the weekend for the first time in 30 years, as pay negotiations broke down between the port and trade union unite. there's a now a warning that the industrial action could bring severe disruption to the local supply chain and beyond, as ian barmer reports. there hasn't been a strike here since 1989, and the port of felixstowe was eerily quiet. some activity, but hardly any, after nearly 2000 workers walked out on sunday. and the effect is already being felt across the region. one of the biggest hauliers in the east of england is turners

based near newmarket. apologies, we are going to leave that report and good afternoon, nine—year old girl that we can aim todayis nine—year old girl that we can aim today is olivia pratt korbel has died following a shooting in dovecot last night, monday, 22nd august. herfamily are last night, monday, 22nd august. her family are absolutely devastated, inconsolable and heartbroken. i know that the murder of olivia has rocked our communities, who are quite rightly upset and outraged at such an apparent crime that has occurred here on the streets of merseyside. the people of liverpool and merseyside are known for their

compassion and pulling together in times of crisis and i know that our communities, people are wanting to help the family in any way possible. this is not the time for anyone who knows who is responsible for the shooting to remain tight—lipped. it is time for our communities to come together with us and make merseyside a place where the use of guns on our streets is totally unacceptable. and those who use them are held to account. our thoughts and condolences are with olivia's family, who have been torn apart. no mum, no dads, no sister or brother should ever have to experience loss in this way. poignantly, olivia was

killed on the 15th anniversary of the murder of reesjones. his murder should have been a watershed moment in the battle against gun crime and the use of guns on our streets. but, shockingly, there are still callous criminals who are prepared to use weapons on our streets and have after disregard for the heartache and the pain that they have caused to olivia's family. olivia's family or the third family who have lost a loved one in the past week through gun crime. following the tragic murders of the salmon river and ashley dale. our thoughts very much remain with their families and the investigations continue into their murders. at 10pm last night our officers were called to olivia's

come on kingsheath avenue and when we arrived we found three people had been injured, including olivia and her mum. it is believed that one of the injured parties, at 35—year—old man, was being chased by a man armed with a gun who was firing at him. the man being chased forced his way into olivia's house and the offender ran in after him, firing a number of shots with complete disregard for olivia and herfamily, who had no connection with the gunman or the man who forced his way in. sadly, olivia was fatally wounded when the gunman fired at the man who was trying to get into the house and her mum also suffered a gunshot to her wrist. the 35—year—old man had been chased suffered a number of gunshots to his upper body, whilst olivia lay

dying he was picked up by his friends who took him to hospital. on arrival, our officers could see just how pearly olivia was and they rushed her to alder hey children's hospital where, rushed her to alder hey children's hospitalwhere, despite rushed her to alder hey children's hospital where, despite the best efforts of medical staff, she sadly died and her mum was taken to hospital by colleagues from the north west ambulance service. this is a shocking and appalling attack which will reverberate around our communities and i want to take this opportunity again to appeal to anybody who knows who was responsible for this attack to please come forward and give us those names. we need to find all who are responsible for this, notjust the gunman, we need to find out who supplied the weapon and who arranged this terrible incidents forensic

experts are at the scene at this moment in time contesting house—to—house inquiries and officers are reviewing cctv tv footage to establish who is responsible we will not rest in full those who are responsible are put behind bars. iwould those who are responsible are put behind bars. i would guarantee that no stone will be left unturned. i recognise how incredibly frightening this is for our communities as well as the other murders that we have seen this week at the hands of firearms. people will see a significant increase in the number of police officers on the streets of merseyside over the coming days. we are being supported by officers from across the north west, including detectives. as you would expect, we already do a tremendous amount to tackle gun crime with our partners, which has reduced significantly over the past two years, but this work

with partners will continue and i am meeting with our partners this afternoon across the region to discuss how we continue this work. our investigation will rely heavily on information from the members of the public and i urge the local community who have any information that could help us to come forward so we can bring those who are responsible to justice. so we can bring those who are responsible tojustice. i so we can bring those who are responsible to justice. i also want to take the opportunity to appeal to members of the criminal fraternity and ask them to examine their consciences as they will have vital information that can help us. the killing of a nine—year—old child is an absolute tragedy and crosses every single boundary and i would urge them to do the right thing so we can put this person behind bars. i will not hand you over to the chief superintendent.- chief superintendent. good afternoon- _ chief superintendent. good afternoon. just _ chief superintendent. good afternoon. just a _ chief superintendent. good afternoon. just a little - chief superintendent. good | afternoon. just a little more

chief superintendent. good afternoon. just a little more detail on what _ afternoon. just a little more detail on what has been provided by the chief_ on what has been provided by the chief constable so far. as she has 'ust chief constable so far. as she has just said. — chief constable so far. as she has just said, detectives are currently investigating —— investigating the murder— investigating —— investigating the murder of— investigating —— investigating the murder of oliva pratt—korbel last night _ murder of oliva pratt—korbel last night i_ murder of oliva pratt—korbel last night. i will go through more detail around _ night. i will go through more detail around is _ night. i will go through more detail around is what we know at this early stage _ around is what we know at this early stage of— around is what we know at this early stage of the — around is what we know at this early stage of the investigation. following detectives working throughout last night we now believe that around 10pm two men walking along _ that around 10pm two men walking along kingsheath avenue from the direction _ along kingsheath avenue from the direction of finch lane. at that time _ direction of finch lane. at that time they— direction of finch lane. at that time they were approached by a lone person. _ time they were approached by a lone person, potentially a male who was wearing _ person, potentially a male who was wearing a _ person, potentially a male who was wearing a black padded jacket, a black— wearing a black padded jacket, a black balaclava with a peak, dark pants _ black balaclava with a peak, dark pants and — black balaclava with a peak, dark pants and black gloves. this individual was approximately 57" tall and _ individual was approximately 57" tall and of— individual was approximately 57" tall and of slim build. they were carrying — tall and of slim build. they were carrying a — tall and of slim build. they were carrying a handgun. from what we now

know from _ carrying a handgun. from what we now know from the review of some cctv that we _ know from the review of some cctv that we have acquired so far, we know— that we have acquired so far, we know that — that we have acquired so far, we know that this person shot at the two men — know that this person shot at the two men who were walking down kingsheath avenue. both men responded by running away from that person— responded by running away from that person with a firearm. responding to the sounds _ person with a firearm. responding to the sounds of those gunshots, olivia's — the sounds of those gunshots, olivia's mum, cheryl, appears to have _ olivia's mum, cheryl, appears to have opened the door to her properly -- property— have opened the door to her properly —— property in order to see what was going _ —— property in order to see what was going on— —— property in order to see what was going on outside. one of the men, demand _ going on outside. one of the men, demand that the chief constable referred — demand that the chief constable referred to as 35—year—old man, appears — referred to as 35—year—old man, appears to — referred to as 35—year—old man, appears to have seen the door opening — appears to have seen the door opening and run towards the opening of that— opening and run towards the opening of that door. he then forced his way into the _ of that door. he then forced his way into the property despite the very best efforts of cheryl and made his way inside — best efforts of cheryl and made his way inside. as that was taking place. — way inside. as that was taking place. the _ way inside. as that was taking place, the person with the gun has

followed _ place, the person with the gun has followed the man to this property. the person has also tried to force entry— the person has also tried to force entry into — the person has also tried to force entry into the property and has managed, it would appear, to put their— managed, it would appear, to put their hand — managed, it would appear, to put their hand through the open door as cberyl— their hand through the open door as cheryl to _ their hand through the open door as cheryl to try to close it. a shot has been — cheryl to try to close it. a shot has been fired, which we believe has hit cheryt, _ has been fired, which we believe has hit cheryl, injuring her, then fatally— hit cheryl, injuring her, then fatally wounding olivia. olivia at that time — fatally wounding olivia. olivia at that time we believed who stood directly — that time we believed who stood directly behind cheryl. despite those — directly behind cheryl. despite those horrific circumstances, the attacker— those horrific circumstances, the attacker has continued the assault has -- _ attacker has continued the assault has -- and — attacker has continued the assault has —— and has continued to try to gain— has —— and has continued to try to gain entry— has —— and has continued to try to gain entry to— has —— and has continued to try to gain entry to the property, and then has fired _ gain entry to the property, and then has fired two further shots at the 35—year—old man who at this point was inside — 35—year—old man who at this point was inside cheryl and olivia's address _ was inside cheryl and olivia's address. the attacker has then left the front— address. the attacker has then left the front door and has made off on

foot _ the front door and has made off on foot as _ the front door and has made off on foot as the — the front door and has made off on foot. as the chief constable mentioned a few moments ago, at dark audi motor— mentioned a few moments ago, at dark audi motor vehicle was dancing to arrive _ audi motor vehicle was dancing to arrive at— audi motor vehicle was dancing to arrive at jarrow's home address and collected _ arrive at jarrow's home address and collected 35—year—old man, who at that point — collected 35—year—old man, who at that point was one and at the front of the _ that point was one and at the front of the property. that vehicle we then— of the property. that vehicle we then know — of the property. that vehicle we then know took the 35—year—old male to hospitat _ then know took the 35—year—old male to hospital. vehicle has now been seized _ to hospital. vehicle has now been seized. cheryl was taken to aintree hospital— seized. cheryl was taken to aintree hospital and she is being treated for a _ hospital and she is being treated for a gunshot wound to her arm. olivia _ for a gunshot wound to her arm. olivia was — for a gunshot wound to her arm. olivia was taken to alder hey hospital— olivia was taken to alder hey hospital and, as we know, she succumbed to those injuries despite the very— succumbed to those injuries despite the very best efforts of medical staff, _ the very best efforts of medical staff, police officers at the scene and all _ staff, police officers at the scene and all the staff at alder hey children's hospital. i can reassure you that _ children's hospital. ! can reassure you that all— children's hospital. i can reassure you that all the people listening

and the — you that all the people listening and the members of the community, we have an _ and the members of the community, we have an incredibly experienced team of detectives now engaged in this inquiry _ of detectives now engaged in this inquiry. they are going to be working _ inquiry. they are going to be working tirelessly and were doing last night— working tirelessly and were doing last night throughout the evening around _ last night throughout the evening around this investigation and we are committed — around this investigation and we are committed to finding the person responsible and everybody connected with this _ responsible and everybody connected with this offence. to do that, i need _ with this offence. to do that, i need the — with this offence. to do that, i need the help of the public. unfortunately, this is not the first time _ unfortunately, this is not the first time i_ unfortunately, this is not the first time i have — unfortunately, this is not the first time i have made an appeal this week around _ time i have made an appeal this week around a _ time i have made an appeal this week around a fatal homicide in relating to firearms. firstly, my appeal is to firearms. firstly, my appeal is to the _ to firearms. firstly, my appeal is to the person responsible for this horrendous attack on a nine—year—old schoolgirl _ horrendous attack on a nine—year—old schoolgirl to — horrendous attack on a nine—year—old schoolgirl to recognise the pain and anguish _ schoolgirl to recognise the pain and anguish that this has caused her family — anguish that this has caused her family i— anguish that this has caused her family. i want that individual to hand _ family. i want that individual to hand themselves in. i also want the second _ hand themselves in. i also want the second man — hand themselves in. i also want the second man that was in the street that was— second man that was in the street that was with a 35—year—old man to

hand _ that was with a 35—year—old man to hand himself in to us or make hand himself into us or make himself— hand himself in to us or make himself known to us. our general appeal— himself known to us. our general appeal now. local communities are the eyes _ appeal now. local communities are the eyes and ears of our intelligence and will help us solve this horrific crime. therefore, i need _ this horrific crime. therefore, i need them _ this horrific crime. therefore, i need them to work with us and provide — need them to work with us and provide to— need them to work with us and provide to us any information at all regarding _ provide to us any information at all regarding who is responsible, their current— regarding who is responsible, their current location, the whereabouts of the weapon — current location, the whereabouts of the weapon that was used or indeed any other— the weapon that was used or indeed any other information that provides us with— any other information that provides us with a _ any other information that provides us with a full understanding of what has taken _ us with a full understanding of what has taken place and allows us to successfully prosecute those responsible for this awful crime. i am interested of course in cctv and that could _ am interested of course in cctv and that could be from private cctv a people's — that could be from private cctv a people's homes or if you have it for your door— people's homes or if you have it for your door bells or dash cam footage. we have _

your door bells or dash cam footage. we have launched a major incident portal— we have launched a major incident portal on _ we have launched a major incident portal on a — we have launched a major incident portal on a website and that information can be uploaded directly to us _ information can be uploaded directly to us i_ information can be uploaded directly to us i am _ information can be uploaded directly to us. i am also interested in any information— to us. i am also interested in any information or speculation that people — information or speculation that people here. we know that names will be circulated in the communities very quickly around those responsible. i want to hear about those _ responsible. i want to hear about those things. i also want to hear even _ those things. i also want to hear even if— those things. i also want to hear even if you — those things. i also want to hear even if you were in the area but you don't _ even if you were in the area but you don't think— even if you were in the area but you don't think you have heard or seen anything — don't think you have heard or seen anything. let us be the judge of that _ anything. let us be the judge of that if— anything. let us be the judge of that. if you were in that area or the surrounding community, please make _ the surrounding community, please make contact with us. speak to a detective — make contact with us. speak to a detective and we will decide whether you have _ detective and we will decide whether you have vital information or knowledge. i also want to know the whereabouts leading up to this attack — whereabouts leading up to this attack of — whereabouts leading up to this attack of the black audi motor vehicle — attack of the black audi motor vehicle that was used to convey the 35-year-old — vehicle that was used to convey the 35—year—old man to hospital. all the information— 35—year—old man to hospital. all the information that we do receive will be treated — information that we do receive will be treated with absolute confidence.

we will _ be treated with absolute confidence. we will do _ be treated with absolute confidence. we will do everything to protect those _ we will do everything to protect those people. . you can use crimestoppers. we _ crimestoppers. we will say goodbye to our viewers on bbc two. it we will say goodbye to our viewers on bbc two-_ on bbc two. it is important that this individual— on bbc two. it is important that this individual is _ on bbc two. it is important that this individual is quickly - this individual is quickly identified and brought to justice. we have — identified and brought to justice. we have dealt with homicides over this past— we have dealt with homicides over this past week and we are now dealing — this past week and we are now dealing with a nine—year—old child. thank— dealing with a nine—year—old child. thank you — dealing with a nine-year-old child. thank ou. ., ., dealing with a nine-year-old child. thank you-—

police have named her as olivia pratt—korbel. merseyside police urge people to come forward and tell them who is responsible. people are wanting to help the family in any way possible. this is not the time for anyone who knows who is responsible for this shooting to remain tight—lipped. we'll bring you the latest from that police news conference which is still going on. also this lunchtime... warnings from one energy company that half of uk houeholds could struggle to afford their fuel bills this winter. a new record — nearly 1,300 people crossed the english channel in small boats yesterday.

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