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.

inhaling laughing gas from super—sized canisters puts users at risk of life—changing harm, including paralysis, according to experts. i can't do nothing for myself at the moment. it's not like i can get up and walk out my house. an un—crewed test flight to the moon takes off next week. the artemis mission could be the start of a new era of space exploration. and coming up on the bbc news channel, ben stokes reveals how the depth of his mental health struggles led to him taking a break from cricket and that he feared he might not play again.

police in merseyside are hunting for a gunman who shot dead a nine—year—old girl in liverpool, now named as olivia pratt—korbel. the girl was shot in the chest in a house in the dovecot area last night and died in hospital. police say it happened after a man being chased by a gunman forced his way into the house. two other people were injured, including olivia's mum who was shot in the hand. police have called the gunman "cowardly", and they've described the incident as "truly shocking" and urged people to come forward to tell them who is responsible. our north of england correspondent danny savage reports. tell our viewers more about what the police have just been saying. in the police have “ust been saying. in the last half police have 'ust been saying. in the last half an — police have just been saying. in the last half an hour— police have just been saying. in the last half an hour police _ police have just been saying. in the last half an hour police have - police have just been saying. in the last half an hour police have been l last half an hour police have been holding a news conference and

revealed the name of the girl killed as olivia pratt—korbel. she was at home last night with her mum, and it appears her mum opened the door when she heard an altercation in the street outside. as she did that, a man who was being chased by a gunman burst into her house, deciding to take refuge in her house. he was chased by a gunman who then indiscriminately opened fire on everyone inside including the man he was chasing, olivia and her mother cheryl. this incident is totally shocking. i think in 27 years of reporting this is the most shocking sequence of events i have ever heard in such a crime. you can see the street sealed off behind me. this is the background to what has happened so far. it was around ten o'clock last night when a man forced his way into a house in the dovecot area of liverpool and started shooting at those inside. a man and a woman were injured, a nine—year—old girl was killed. people living nearby heard gunshots.

i was watching the football and i heard the four shots — three, and then a later one rang out. i came upstairs and i said to her, "did you hear that?" and she said, "yeah." i said, "i don't think it was fireworks." it's absolutely disgusting. and i've woke up to find a little girl, nine—year—old girl, has been shot dead. yeah, it's getting too close now. it's every... you know, it's getting that way, someone's been shot or they'vej been stabbed and you go, "oh. another one. | another one." a large police cordon is now in place around the scene. this afternoon, detectives have held a news conference to give more information about their investigation. it is believed that one of the injured parties, a 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 cross 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. == man who forced his way in. -- olivia's house. _ man who forced his way in. —— olivia's house. this incident has shocked people in liverpool. it is the latest in a spate of shootings in the city. it is making people nervous. .. . in the city. it is making people nervous. ., , ., ., nervous. the fact a nine-year-old has lost her _ nervous. the fact a nine-year-old has lost her life, _ nervous. the fact a nine-year-old has lost her life, and _ nervous. the fact a nine-year-old has lost her life, and as _ nervous. the fact a nine-year-old has lost her life, and as you - nervous. the fact a nine-year-old has lost her life, and as you say, l has lost her life, and as you say, 15 years yesterday since the city lost rees jones, 15 years yesterday since the city lost reesjones, there is absolutely no place for this sort of violence on our streets, particularly when we think of children and their lives ahead of them. a lot of people are shaken today in the community. it will be a case of working with the police _ will be a case of working with the police force and local community to try and _ police force and local community to try and reassure people and catch the perpetrators. that's the key thing. _ the perpetrators. that's the key thing, catching who has done this heinous_ thing, catching who has done this heinous crime. it is thing, catching who has done this heinous crime.— thing, catching who has done this heinous crime. it is clear that what ha--ened heinous crime. it is clear that what happened here _ heinous crime. it is clear that what happened here has _ heinous crime. it is clear that what happened here has the _ heinous crime. it is clear that what happened here has the full - heinous crime. it is clear that what i happened here has the full attention

of merseyside police. the community now has to begin to process what happened and support the relatives of the little girl. we now have the sequence of events here, a man being chased by a gunman who forces his way into the house of olivia and her mum cheryl, chased by that gunman, who then fires indiscriminate that everyone in that house, killing olivia, injuring her mother and injuring the gunman. the gunman was picked up a few minutes later by someone driving a dark coloured audi who drove away from the scene. that car has been traced say police. but they have not traced the gunman, the person who pulls the trigger and committed these crimes. they have issued an urgent appeal to everyone for information but particularly to what they call the criminal fraternity here on merseyside, to search their consciences and admit that a line has been crossed in this incident and to come up with information to

tell them who the gunman is. that gunman is still at large. a major police investigation and inquiry is under way at the moment to try to trace them but a truly shocking sequence of events will stop the gunman didn'tjust burst into the house. a man was chased in, who was chased by a gunman, and that gunman then shot at everyone in the house, killing a nine—year—old girl. a huge investigation under way here in merseyside. studio: danny savage, thank you. an annual emergency planning exercise to help authorities prepare for any possible energy shortages is being doubled in length this year. the bbc also understands that the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has not sought advice from government officials on the possibility of rationing gas and electricity. there are warnings still that older people may be forced to decide between heating or eating this winter as energy bills soar. that warning from age uk comes alongside a forecast from one of the uk's major energy suppliers that half of uk households could find themselves struggling

to afford their fuel bills this winter. we have seen a rise in the number of calls from customers that are struggling to pay their bills by 30% since the beginning of this year, so definitely my teams, myself, see every day in fact customers that are struggling and are under the stress at the prospect of paying their bills for the winter. and obviously we are very keen to work with the next prime minister as soon as it will be appointed in order to find a solution, and to assess all the solutions that are on the table. our business correspondent emma simpsonjoins me. another stark warning, and there's so much pressure on people and on the government. the edf boss saying today that without further government support, households face what he described as a catastrophic winter. of course, we will not hear about any new measures until there is a new prime minister in place, but lots of ideas are

being floated around. the boss of scottishpower has presented a plan to the business secretary, a plan for a fund that would take the form of guaranteed loans to energy companies, allowing them to keep bills frozen. but at the same time enabling them to buy the gas needed, more expensive gas, for the next two years, eight plan that could amount to £100 billion. but the only definite thing on the cards right now is the news about the energy price cap for october. we will find out what that is on friday and of course we are going to see another big rise in bills, that's for sure. and there was a lot of concern about where things are going to go from thereon. there was anotherjump in wholesale gas prices yesterday. this was triggered by an announcement from russia that a key pipeline to germany will be shopped for maintenance next month and that has spooked the markets, fearing

supplies could be cut off altogether. —— will be shut for maintenance. it is volatile and that adds to the pressure on what it might mean for bills going even higher at the start of next year. emma simpson, thank you. the number of migrants crossing the english channel in small boats in a single day reached a new record yesterday, with almost 1,300 people making the journey according to the ministry of defence. the crossings came after three days when none were made due to bad weather. our correspondent frances read reports. this has become an increasingly common sight at the port of dover — people wrapped in blankets, having crossed the channel, and in many cases paying substantial sums of money to do so. yesterday there were children and babies among those who came ashore. the most vulnerable, their lives at risk. 1,295 people arrived in the uk

yesterday after crossing the channel in small boats, that's the highest daily total since records began four years ago. so far this year more than 22,000 people arrived in the uk in dinghies orsimilar, and last year more than 28,500 people made the crossing. the home office says the rise is unacceptable, with the government describing it as an evil, criminal business model and putting in tighter laws to target people—smuggling gangs. it had promised tighter border controls after leaving the european union and planned to deport some people to rwanda as a deterrent. those plans are on hold while a judicial review decides the policy's legality, with the first deportation flight grounded back in june. and last month a home affairs committee report said there was no evidence it would deter crossings. many people have family who they want to be with, who they feel secure with, so they want to claim asylum in the uk with their family.

and other people simply have not been able to get safely into a system elsewhere. and if you look in northern france, you will see large numbers of people not able to get into the french system, living in squalor, absolutely desperate, so of course they want to try somewhere where they hope they will be safe. at its shortest point, the english channel is just over 20 miles wide — but make no mistake, this stretch of water is deadly and thousands have already been prepared to take the risk. frances read, bbc news. simonjones is in doverfor us. and more crossings this morning, simon. more than 100 people have been brought to shore this morning, even though it is much more windy at sea today than it was yesterday. monday was hugely busy for the emergency services, coastguard, border force and mod. if you look down there you

can see some of the boats that have been used in recent days. yesterday there was an average of 48 people per boat. it gives you a sense of how overcrowded they are and how dangerous this crossing remains. what's clear is the french authorities will only intervene at see if a boat gets into difficulty. otherwise they will shadow boats until they get halfway across the channel and then they become the cross responsibly of the british authorities which is why so many people are picked up at sea and brought here. the government has promised to make this route unviable and money has been given to the french to patrolled beaches on northern france. the mod has been brought in to increase surveillance but the numbers have continued to grow. there has been some talk in calais of a summer sale, of people smugglers lowering their prices for crossings to try to become dominant players in this market, but this

market is extremely lucrative but at the same time it is hugely dangerous. the same time it is hugely dangerous-_ the same time it is hugely dancerous. . ~' ,, ., a 44—year—old man has appeared in court at the old bailey by videolink, charged with the murder of 87—year—old thomas o'halloran, while driving his mobility scooter in west london last week. jon donnison is at the old bailey for us. what happened in court? it's exactly one week since thomas o'halloran was killed in broad daylight in greenford, west london. by daylight in greenford, west london. by all accounts and extreme the popular and well—known figure in his community there. originally from ireland, a keen musician and bosca. today at the old bailey, 44—year—old lee byer appeared by video link from belmarsh jail. lee byer appeared by video link from belmarshjail. he spoke lee byer appeared by video link from belmarsh jail. he spoke only briefly to confirm his name. he was wearing grey prison tracksuit and he is charged with the murder of thomas

o'halloran as well as possession of a knife. the court was told today that tommy o'halloran died from multiple stab wounds to his neck, chest and stomach. paramedics attended at the scene but were not able to save him. this hearing today was to decide whether mr lee byer was to decide whether mr lee byer was to decide whether mr lee byer was to be given bail but bail was refused and he will be remanded in custody until a plea hearing at the old bailey on november the 8th. a date for a trial has been provisionally fixed for may next year. provisionally fixed for may next ear. , ., ,., ., ~ provisionally fixed for may next ear. ., ~ 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. our security correspondent frank gardner is here. this sounds pretty shocking. is there a case to answer

for the government? it certainly does. there is a legal case, it certainly does. there is a legal case. which _ it certainly does. there is a legal case. which is — it certainly does. there is a legal case, which is why _ it certainly does. there is a legal case, which is why they - it certainly does. there is a legal case, which is why they are - it certainly does. there is a legal case, which is why they are not l case, which is why they are not commenting, brought by this man jagtarjohal against the foreign & commonwealth office, the home office and the attorney general. it is a pretty shocking story because he alleges he was extraordinarily brutally interrogated and electrocuted by the punjab police and he has been held incommunicado. of the time during his five years in detention. his case has been raised by both theresa may when she was prime minister and borisjohnson. so far he is still in custody in india and it is incredibly distressing for his family. we spoke earlier to his brother gurpreet. over the last five years we've had literally about ten calls with him. that's not enough. we don't get to know how he is. we rely on the high commission that goes to meet jagtar and whatever feedback we get

from them is what we are relying on. we don't get to hear from jagtar directly. isa is a reason why this is reprieve and cut redress, two human rights institutions, have uncovered what they call compelling evidence that british evidence job to men, they call compelling evidence that british evidencejob to men, gave evidence to the indian authorities partially leading to his address —— it was a british evidence that dobbed him in. i have heard from the all parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition, they said the government's own positions on torture which are designed to ensure the uk is not involved in it appeared to be bridged, parliament and the public cannot have confidence the uk is not involved in kidnap and torture. pretty damning. they have to get to the bottom of this, m15 and m16 are awash with lawyers, they have almost more

lawyers, they have almost more lawyers than spies, they had to follow the law otherwise credibility is at stake. ., ~ , ., ., ~ ukraine is bracing itself for a possible wave of heightened russian aggression after us officials warned russia is likely to step up attacks on civilian infrastructure and government buildings. tomorrow is ukraine's independence day, which also marks six months since russia's full invasion of the country. in the capital kyiv, public events have been banned. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is there. how much concern and anxiety is there right now? i how much concern and anxiety is there right now?— there right now? i think there is certainly a _ there right now? i think there is certainly a stark— there right now? i think there is certainly a stark contrast. - there right now? i think there is certainly a stark contrast. this | certainly a stark contrast. this time last year president zelensky walked through na designer black suit, followed by armoured columns of his military in a show of strength, the nationalflag was raised, patriotically. public gatherings are banned now and along that same main street there are

destroyed or captured russian vehicles. the toner is much more sombre and it comes with warnings from the us state department that they think russia will its attacks on government buildings and infrastructure. i think there is a precedent here. throughout the ages of aggression russia has imposed on ukraine it is around ukraine's independence day that it increases operations. historically it was through militants in the east of the country. things could not be more different today. we also have an update on the biggest nuclear power station in europe. i spoke to the director—general of the un nuclear watchdog rafael garcia who says he expects access to the site after weeks of calling for it, he expects access in days, not weeks. he describes wanting to check the power supply to the plant, its structural integrity and says he will demand

staff can speak freely to him. whether that happens is quite another thing. whether that happens is quite anotherthing. he whether that happens is quite another thing. he hopes to establish another thing. he hopes to establish a more permanent presence despite the very real risk that shall include break—outs that any time. thank you, james ward in kyiv. it is 1:20pm. our top story this lunchtime... police have named the nine—year—old girl shot and killed in liverpool last night. a manhunt is under way. cricketer ben stokes has told the bbc that when he took a breakfrom the game, he thought he may never play cricket again. coming up on the bbc news channel: changing the mood at old trafford in 90 minutes — erik ten hag's first win takes the heat off manchester united and puts it on their defeated rivals liverpool. super—sized cannisters containing nitrous oxide — or laughing gas — is putting those who use the drug for recreation at serious risk.

that's the warning from experts, who also say prolonged abuse of the drug can have life—changing effects, including paralysis. a government—commissioned review is currently assessing whether tougher laws are needed. our reporter kashjones has met one woman whose been left with serious consequences. 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, like... 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. and if you would like support or information on this, you can contact the bbc�*s action line. around 26 easyjet flights in and out of london gatwick have been cancelled at short notice, with the airport blaming staff sickness. a spokesperson said the airport was facing staff shortages in its air traffic control tower. thousands of people have been hit by flight cancellations and airport delays this summer. cricketer ben stokes has told the bbc that when he took a breakfrom the game, he thought he may never play cricket again. the england test captain has been talking about his mental health and reflecting on the court case where he was cleared of affray

following an incident in bristol in 2017. it comes ahead of a new amazon prime documentary due out on the england star on friday. john watson has been to meet him. it feels, doesn't it, that your life has been a series of pretty significant moments? you think about the world cup win, that ashes innings, what happened in bristol and the court case that followed, and then potentially quitting the game altogether. it does read a bit like a hollywood script. it's no surprise that a hollywood director potentially wanted in on this one. yeah, it was important to me that i gave my everything that i possibly could and gave the best account of not only the moments that i'll look back on with very fond memories, but also the things that have been a real challenge in my life up to now, and be really open and honest as i possibly could. when did you know, firstly, that you weren't yourself, you weren't feeling right? i think what's probably important to say is that it wasn't a case of it was like a two—week thing or a couple—of—months thing. the whole thing was just a build up of... over a long, long period of time,

maybe even like two, three or four years, i don't really know. but what i find i was doing is that i had a glass bottle and ijust kept on throwing emotions and my feelings into this bottle. the more i was doing of that, the more the bottle was filling up to eventually where it got too full and then just exploded. and that was me when i decided that, well, sort of... i reacted in the way i did and felt like, no, i need to get away from here. your wife talks about the highs and lows that you've been through in 11 years of marriage. what impact has it had on yourfamily? obviously, clare has a part in the film where she speaks about the bristol incident in particular. and she makes a great point. just because when the verdict came in, don't assume that that was just the end of that incident — like, it wasn't. that was the end of one part and then the start of another part. and, you know... still that bristol incident will still have an effect on my life, our lives, in the future. like, just an example — like, we're going to have to sit our kids down one day and tell them

what that was all about. because when they get older, no doubt people are going to ask them about it, and we don't want them to be in the dark about that incident and then to come home and be like, "well, what's this thing that happened in bristol? " and, ultimately, do you think your experiences will make you a better captain of your country? no, i don't think it'll make me a better captain. what i do think it has done is made me a lot more relatable to people because i've gone through highs — incredible highs — incredible lows on the field. so when i speak about good days, about bad days, i guess people can go, "oh, yeah, like, he actually "knows what that's about. "yeah, mate, i've been there. "like, what's up? "come on, let's have a chat." you know what i mean? yeah. it's not going to make me a better captain. i think it'sjust going to make me a lot more relatable. ben stokes, speaking there to the bbc'sjohn watson. these are unprecedented views ofjupiter — the solar system's biggest planet. they were captured by the james webb space telescope, the world's largest, injuly. the infrared images —

which have been artificially coloured — show giant storms and the planet's rings in detail that astronomers have called incredible. and the countdown is on, because nasa has given the go—ahead for an uncrewed test flight to the moon which will take off on monday. the artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration, with plans in place to put astronauts back on the moon once again. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. getting ready to blast off, nasa's new rocket has been given the go—ahead to launch. it is the first flight for the artemis mission and it's heading for the moon. we are ready, we are going, and go artemis. at a press briefing the artemis team said the rocket had passed its technical tests and was ready to fly. there is an energy and there is an excitement around the kennedy space center, i would say, across the agency and all around the space coast as we get closer and closer

to this launch. you know, ever since we rolled out to the pad last week, you can feel the excitement, the energy increase, and it's really, really palpable. 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. three, two, one... for its maiden launch, no astronauts will be on board. this is a test flight to see how the technology performs. the rocket will send a small spacecraft called orion into orbit around the moon,

before it returns to earth. i think it's going to inspire even more than apollo did, and it's going to be outstanding. a lot is riding on this flight. if it works, the next step is to get astronauts on board and eventually land them on the lunar surface. rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here's sarah keith lucas. high, any picture in terms of sunshine through the rest of the afternoon, most of us have a fair amount of cloud —— hello, a mixed picture. sunshine has been in shorter supply further north and west, this is the picture taken recently in argyll and bute. looking more close gap of satellite and the radio, there has been drizzly rain drifting eastwards across parts of scotland, the shower further south across parts of england and wales and a few into northern ireland, but

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