police arrest a 35—year—old man, thought to have been the target of a shooting in which a young girl died. olivia pratt—korbel was shot in the chest as her mother struggled with a gunman at the door of their home in liverpool. we need everybody to come forward. we need everybody to stand united, side by side with us, the police, to identify those responsible, gain the evidence and bring them tojustice. and i am here at the scene where investigations continue with the gunman — investigations continue with the gunman and main suspects at large. we'll bring you the very latest. also this lunchtime... translation: we only care about our land. - we will fight for it until the end. president zelensky issues a defiant message as his country marks independence day from the soviet union, exactly six months after the russian invasion.

it's a war that has left tens of thousands dead, and forced tens of millions of people to flee their homes. delays in getting government help with household energy bills — desperately needed, especially by those who don't pay by direct direct. amid the drought, thames water brings in its hosepipe ban for millions of people in southern england. and hen harriers in the peak district have their most successful breeding season in more than a decade. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll have details of england's squad for their upcoming world cup qualifiers as the heroine of the women's euros final chloe kelly misses out through injury.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc�*s news at one. police have arrested a man who was the main target of the shooting in liverpool in which a young girl was killed. the 35—year—old was injured when a gunman opened fire as he chased him into a house. inside the house was nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, who later died in hospital of her injuries. detectives say the arrested man is being held for breaching the terms of his release from prison and will be questioned over the murder. the gunman is still at large. live now to our correspondent, danny savage. there is still the area sealed off around here, still some activity at the house where the shooting took place, just down there, about seven or eight houses along on the left. but it's notjust this street sealed off. the whole block, a very large area of this neighbourhood is still

covered by police tape and people are being checked if they come and go, you can't pass through. people are standing outside their houses, still in shock about what happened here the night before last. a nine—year—old girl killed in her house as a gunman, a stranger, runs into her house and starts shooting randomly. people here are still in shock and coming to terms with it. this is the latest on the investigation. the hunt is still on to find the killer of olivia pratt—korbel. nine years old and shot dead after a gunman chased a stranger into her house and fired at her and her mother. somebody knows who did it. police have been given one name from two different sources. locals are being asked for information. it appears they are not hesitating to help. information has come forward from a number of sources as well. we had people come to us. we shared that information with police, that has been taken seriously. there's reports today that a name has come up from more than one source.

would you say that's your take on it as well? yes. it is still the school holidays here, so behind closed doors families are having to explain to young children why their school friend won't be there at the start of term. absolutely devastating. and it has affected the whole community. jean has lived here for 52 years. her grandson is in olivia's class at school. yesterday was... was terrible for all the children, but he was close to olivia, being in the same class. and, you know, the things he was coming outwith, a nine—year—old, he was very, very sad. today, we've asked him how he is. he just said, i'm angry. they now live in a crime scene. this is a massive police operation. we have pulled in support from neighbouring forces to make sure that we can put everything

into this investigation to find who has done this, put them behind bars, but also provide some of that visible reassurance as well to the community. police raids did take place this morning. after three fatal shootings in six days in liverpool there was a growing tempo of action. detectives say the 35—year—old man who was being chased by the gunman at the time of olivia's death has now been arrested. he was detained in hospital. that man is now under arrest, albeit he is still receiving medical treatment at this time. i hope this again the merseyside police's approach around this terrible and tragic crime, that it will actually take enforcement action against the target of that shooting. detectives are repeating their call for information. they say this is not a time to stay silent when it comes to catching the killer of a nine—year—old girl. studio: danny savage reporting and hejoins us now. and danny, how worried should people

be about gun crime and gang violence in the city? i think if you had asked that question to people in this city a week ago they wouldn't have been worried at all. statistics show gun crime in liverpool has been coming down over the last year or so but there has been a sudden spike. this city has had sudden spikes before. the difference this time as that of the three fatal shootings in the city over the last six days, two of them are completely random, and mistaken identity. there was a 28—year—old woman killed in old swan just a short distance away in this part of the city for she was shot dead at the weekend and police believe it was a case of mistaken identity and she was shot dead by someone who got into her home and shot her. then we have what happened in this street here with olivia and her mother cheryl, an altercation in the street, a gunman chasing a man who then try to seek sanctuary in the house when he saw the front door open and the gunmen perpetrating a

shooting. i have been speaking to people in the city in the last couple of days and they are now far more conscious of locking their doors because they are concerned that the randomness of what has happened over the last six days or so may visit their street potentially. there is very little chance of it doing so, of course, but it is in people's mines. people are worried, shocked and concerned that violence and gang crime that has gone on in the city has always really been between people who were known targets to each other and it was relatively self—contained. it isn't at the moment because of what has happened in the last few days and people are worried about that. what you see now is a large police presence in this city of armed police and far more patrols going around. and to reassure people who are worried. around. and to reassure people who are worried-— are worried. danny savage in liverpool. — are worried. danny savage in liverpool, thank _ are worried. danny savage in liverpool, thank you. - ukraine is marking its 31st independence day from russia, exactly six months since its neighbour launched its full scale invasion of the country. here's a reminder of what ukraine looked like before.

russia already occupied crimea and separatists controlled parts of the east. russian forces then attacked from multiple directions but failed to take kyiv. its advance in the east also stalled because of fierce ukrainian resistance. it took months for russia to capture the entire luhansk region. ukraine is still holding on to parts of neighbouring donetsk. in the south russia has captured kherson and mariupol. but at what cost? our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. as history has shown, the more russia tries to pull ukraine in, the stronger people's sense of identity becomes. on the outskirts of kyiv, this factory used to make hotel uniforms. now it's flags — lots of them. translation: these are very dear colours to us. _ every ukrainian feels these colours and we see them in everything —

in the sky, in wheat. we have been making flags every day for the past few months. this gives us pleasure and joy, because our work is useful. ok, so welcome to the wednesday meeting and can everybody be off their laptops for the meeting, thank you. another symbol of ukrainian defiance is here at the kyiv independent, an english—language news site set up weeks before the invasion. within days, their online following went from tens of thousands to millions. its editor describes it as the voice of ukraine and the world's window into it. we are of course all very much aware of the sacrifice that it took to get us all here, to this independence day. and thousands of people who were killed, both civilians and military. i think it's probably the most important independence day that we will see in our lives. on this day last year, president zelensky donned his now

unfamiliar dark suit, with his military putting on this show of strength. russia had already started to gather troops on the border. and ukraine's resilience would soon face the ultimate test. this is the same square today, with rows of captured or destroyed russian tanks in what is a display of defiance. but how independent is ukraine, with the russians now occupying a fifth of this country, and it being almost completely reliant on weapons from the west? for one former president, who campaigned against russian influence, sovereignty isn'tjust about weapons and territory. translation: for me, first of all, the benchmark of independence i is the strength of spirit, the power of national spirit. today, i can say with confidence that 42 million ukrainians speak in one voice, and that allows us

to face any enemy, including russia. this independence day poses some difficult realities — criticisms over why ukraine didn't act on warnings from the west, and the country's continued dependence for help to stay independent. james waterhouse, bbc news in kyiv. the invasion six months ago triggered the largest displacement of people in the world today. a third of ukraine's population has been uprooted by the war. there are now an estimated 6.5 million refugees across europe. many have been re—homed here in the uk. so how is the uk refugee programme going, and what more can be done to help? jon kay has been finding out. 2,000 miles from ukraine, the somerset village of oak hill, now home to dozens of refugees. do you want to come on in? robin's front room is no longer his own.

just through here. so, here we have our family, what we've got over from the ukraine. so the head of the family is natasha. hello, hi, i'mjon, nice to meet you. this isjon. so there's natasha, her daughter, and her grandchildren who have moved in, and their cousins are all staying next door. what do you think of this place, of this village of oak hill and the welcome you've had? i, i was amazed how many people opened their houses, and invite us, robin and his wife sue were among the first in the village to offer their home. it's a lovely sound to hear children playing and laughing. _ that's, that's the best gift. sue and robin's generosity means tania can feel safe again. but opening up their home has not

been straightforward. it's been a lot harder. it's been a lot harder than what we thought. how? we knew there would be some extra work looking after them and, when they first came, there was a lot of extra work because we were ferrying them here, there and everywhere. get their bank accounts set up, sort out their mobile phone contracts, to get set up so they can use their phone over here. # there are guns and war in ukraine # how can anyone think that's 0k...# local children have been learning about the war at school, and have written a special song which they performed in the village hall for their new neighbours. we think about our relatives, about our country, every day. and hope for better. oh, ifound friends in oak hill, and i want to stay in touch with everyone in oak hill, especially with my hosts.

for the ukrainians, and for their host families, the months ahead will undoubtedly see more challenges. but in this peaceful corner of somerset, there is a real determination to stick together. jon kay, bbc news, oak hill. live now to kyiv and our correspondent there, hugo bachega. to what extent do you feel or do we have an idea of who has the advantage, who has the momentum now? the conflict seems to be at a deadlock. it has become a war of attrition. forweeks deadlock. it has become a war of attrition. for weeks there hasn't been any major change in terms of military position. the ukrainians are heavily reliant on weapons being sent by the west and that is giving them hope that they can push the russians out of their country. today, independence day, western

nations have again reaffirmed support for the ukrainians in this war. president putin is likely hoping this support will fade as the war continues and people in the west pay attention to domestic problems like rising food prices and energy bills. today there is a ban here in kyiv on public events on this independence day over fears of possible russian attacks will stop there is no possibility it seems of peace negotiations happening anytime soon. here people are telling us they are concerned about the possibility of but their recent fear —— but there isn't fear. possibility of but their recent fear -- but there isn't fear.— -- but there isn't fear. hugo bachega _ -- but there isn't fear. hugo bachega in _ -- but there isn't fear. hugo bachega in kyiv, _ -- but there isn't fear. hugo bachega in kyiv, thank - -- but there isn't fear. hugo bachega in kyiv, thank you. | meanwhile here, the uk imported no fuel from russia injune for the first time on record, according to official figures. in 2021, the uk imported around 11% of its oil and 4% of its gas from russia, according to the international energy agency. yet despite pledging to phase out russian imports, energy prices are still set

by global markets, which are fueling the crisis here in the uk. the bbc has learned that more than 3 million households had not received their £150 energy support payment by the start ofjuly. data from a freedom of information request shows that in england and wales more than 97% of eligible homes who pay council tax by direct debit had received the payment. however, only 49% of those who don't pay by direct debit have received the money yet. those households having to wait the longest are more likely to be financially vulnerable, as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. one, two... holiday club is in full swing. but at this community centre in kirkdale, the parents have different numbers on their mind. with the electricity, i've been putting a lot more in. and especially if you've got a dryer. i've had my dryer on i think once and you could see the numbers going down quick.

have either if you managed to get hold of the £150 yet? no, it's still at home. i got a letter the other day, it's on my to—do list. sitting on top of my worktop for when i get home. yeah, i've had mine. i got mine automatically. nice surprise. that's something else on my to—do list that i do need to do. but i don't really get a minute. if it doesn't go directly into the bank like gemma's has, it'sjust another thing to do, isn't it? and michelle is not the only one. here in liverpool, 200,000 households who don't have a direct debit have had to apply online to get hold of the £150 they are entitled to. this is a central government plan announced by the chancellor way back in march, but it was to be delivered through local councils. it was up to them to decide how to get the money to us, which is why there's been different procedures in different areas, and why some people have had to wait such a long time to hear anything about it. there is a member of my family that hasn't received it because they don't pay

by direct debit. they are still waiting on a letter to explain to them how to claim it. so they don't know that yet, they are still waiting. across england and wales, more than 97% of those who pay council tax by direct debit have received their payment. but for those who don't have a direct debit, only 49% had been given the money by the 1st ofjuly. the boss of this project, maxine, says it is frustrating that so many families still haven't got their money. they're at the coalface, they're the most needy. if it's on a website then people don't necessarily have internet access. if it is payment through a bank account, they don't necessarily have a bank account. does it feel like you have had extra work to do to deliver this government policy? yes, absolutely. without any additional funding to do that. liverpool, like many other councils, say payments are still being processed. but the government say money should be given as quickly as possible. as the autumn price rise creeps closer, millions of those most

in need are still waiting for the money that was supposed to help them through the summer. colletta smith, bbc news. and you can find more information — including how you should receive your cost of living payments — on our website: bbc.co.uk/news. the time is 13:19. our top story this lunchtime. police investigating the shooting dead of a nine—year—old girl in liverpool, arrest a man said to have been the intended target. and coming up: as the rubbish piles up in edinburgh because of a strike, bin collectors in other parts of scotland take industrial action too. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. england recall seamer ollie robinson for the second test against south africa at old trafford tomorrow, replacing matt potts in the only change to the side.

despite some recent rain, a hosepipe ban has come into force for millions of customers of thames water in the south of england. the unprecedented heatwave left reservoirs and rivers depleted. people who break the rules risk a fine of up to one thousand pounds. it's the latest water company to announce bans across england and wales, amid criticism over the level of water leakages. angus crawford reports. bone—dry, just miles from the source of the thames, a dramatic sign of the crippling nature of drought. parched allotments, playing fields baked brown in the heat, the result of record temperatures in this part of the country. so now thames water has brought in a hosepipe ban affecting ten million customers across the thames valley and london. no more hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars or fill paddling pools until further notice.

a breach could get you a £1,000 fine. but leaks, say critics of the industry, are as big a problem as heat. the company loses almost a quarter of the water it supplies and admits it must do better. in the meantime, everyone has to use less. absolutely, leakage needs to be fixed but all of us at home and at work and government and regulators have a bit of a tendency sometimes to ssy it's all about the water companies. we've all got our part to play. bans are now in force in much of devon and cornwall, west wales, hampshire, kent and sussex. yorkshire water will bring one in on friday. but the uk isn't suffering alone. these parched fields are in france, almost half of the eu is suffering from drought, damaging the crops, causing record numbers of forest fires, and here, navigation problems for barges on the rhine.

hosepipe bans are here to stay for now, the warning — without weeks of rain, the drought could last into winter. angus crawford, bbc news. as we've heard, thames water is the latest water company to impose a hosepipe ban. yesterday south west water did the same. let's go live now to our correspondent, jenny kumah, who's on bodmin moor, the largest reservoir in cornwall. the irony being that day you are in the drizzle! but the irony being that day you are in the drizzle!— the irony being that day you are in the drizzle! �* ., ., the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet — the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet here _ the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet here and _ the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet here and has _ the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet here and has been - it is very wet here and has been whacked in the run—up to this hosepipe ban coming in yesterday. this is the largest reservoir in cornwall and has a surface area the equivalent of some 680 football pitches but the recent dry weather that we had this year means that this is just 34% full. southwest

water say they have done everything they can to avoid bringing this ban but hosepipes consume a lot of water so people here cannot use a hosepipe to water the garden or wash the car. there are some exceptions, businesses depending on hosepipes such as car wash businesses, holiday let businesses or car washes can use a hosepipe. there has been criticism of m3 for taking this move and customers here pay the highest water rates in the country. but the company say they have invested a lot of money in creating more reservoirs and improving the way they move water across the region and also fixing leaks. there are £50 million investment programme working on that. so that is the situation in the south—west but this issue is impacting across the country and on friday yorkshire water customers

will have a hosepipe ban.- will have a hosepipe ban. jenny, thank yom _ bin collectors in many parts of scotland are taking part in industrial action over pay. they'rejoining those in edinburgh who've been on strike since last thursday. rubbish has been piling up in the city's streets. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, reports. edinburgh in august with its festivals always attracts plenty of attention. this year, though, the spotlight has been on the city for less positive reasons as well. some businesses have had to close. among people here, a mixture of sympathy and dismay. well, it's not very nice. but people are entitled to a pay rise. i can understand why they are doing it. but it's pretty horrible. i worry about the impression it gives to tourists who haven't been here before. it's embarrassing. imagine being on holiday! i support what they're doing but obviously it's not very nice to look at.

but then everyone is struggling just now. in certain situations we can see the bottoms of the binbags here that we've got, they have been pulled away. there are worries that as the rubbish piles up, rats might not be far behind. it is likely that the rats will multiply as they do very quickly in general. we fear that than domestic or even commercial properties may fall victim to these issues. the strike is now spreading. refuse workers in more scottish councils have walked out, including here in aberdeen, as well as glasgow and dundee. and soon schools and nurseries could also be affected in this strike over pay. in two weeks' time we will be doing schools and early years and then we will have to sit down and think

about the next level of strategy but this is not going to go away unless there is more money put on the table. in edinburgh, some festival performers are trying to keep the city clean. but the bins across much of scotland will now be filling up, and soon, overflowing. the scottish government says it is giving £140 million towards any pay settlement. councils say they don't have any reserves to up the 5% increase on offer. and unions are warning there could be months of disruption ahead. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. olympian katie archibald says she tried desperately to save her partner rab wardell as he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest in bed beside her. he died two days after he won a mountain biking scottish championship in dumfries and galloway. he was 37 years old. eurotunnel say their services are now back to normal, after passengers were stranded for hours inside the channel tunnel yesterday evening. passengers were forced to abandon their vehicles and walk through the emergency

service tunnel to safety. they were eventually transferred to a replacement train. some of those affected complained, describing poor communication, with the public address system not working properly. a eurotunnel spokesman says such incidents are unusual but not exceptional. researchers say the dugong — a marine mammal also known as the gentle giant of the sea — is now extinct in china. they have been over—hunted, and the sea grass they feed on has been destroyed. the scientists behind the study say it's a devastating blow for the animals, a cousin of the manatee. but there is some good news from the natural world — hen harriers in the peak district have had their most successful breeding season in more than a decade. according to the national trust, seven have fledged this year in the area, thanks to conservation efforts aimed at protecting the endangered birds of prey. yunus mulla reports. the hen harrier is one

of the uk's birds of prey, but also the most intensely persecuted and threatened. that is why the successful fledging of these seven youngsters is such a welcome sight. very important in this landscape, because we have a mosaic, so we have patches of heather, which you can see, purple. we have open water, we have patches of cotton grass. here in the peak district, work has been taking place to create rich feeding and nesting grounds. you've had a significant success when it comes to hen harriers. tell me about that. really wonderful year. best year in ten years. we have had seven young birds fledge their nest from two nest sites. so we're really excited. it really demonstrates the work we're doing with our tenants and other partners is starting to pay off. hen harriers live in open areas with low vegetation, but also prey on grouse to feed their young. they want a food source, don't they, so what have you done to encourage that? by restoring this landscape, that means there are lots of small mammals, like voles,

and other insects that mammals eat, and of course it is a great habitat for small birds that the hen harrier rely on to feed themselves and their young. hen harriers play an important role when it comes to creating the right ecological balance here in the landscape. but their population levels are said to be at a critical level. a few months back, two nests failed when two male hen harriers, both with active nests, disappeared in suspicious circumstances. there have been a number of significant incidents towards hen harriers in the peak district national park this year involving raptor persecution, which are still under investigation from police. and we hope that in future illegal persecution of the species will be eradicated and the species can recover. to help monitor the birds, the rspb and natural england have fitted tracking tags to help us better understand the species. hopefully, year—on—year, the population will gradually increase, which is good news for not

just hen harriers, but also people who visit the uplands. and, with a bit of luck, a hen harrier will be a common sight in the high peak in the future. conservationists say we are a step closer to establishing a sustainable population of this bird of prey. yunus mulla, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas. some rain in the forecast, places that could really do with some rain, there will be some downpours. but it might call come at one time over a short space of time, we could see some localised flooding. this afternoon, a real mix out there, for some of us, beautiful sunshine, other areas stuck underneath a band of cloud with some outbreaks of rain and its still feeling quite warm and humid out there, especially parts

south—east england and east anglia.