this is bbc news. the headlines. the shooting of nine—year—old of olivia pratt—korbel: the intended victim of the gunman who killed olivia is named. 35 year old, joseph nee, who was on probation was also shot, but is in a stable condition. he's been detained in hospital and will be questioned about the killing. we need everybody to come forward, stand united, side by side with the police to identify those responsible, getting the evidence and bringing them to justice. prime minister borisjohnson pays a suprise visit to kyiv as ukraine marks its independence day — exactly six months after the russian invasion of the country began. we have an opportunity to join eu

we have an opportunity tojoin eu in say no to tierney, saying no to those who would stifle ukrainian liberty and independence and we will. and also ahead — how more than three million households across england and wales were still waiting for their £150 energy rebate at the beginning of last month. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. in liverpool, the man who is in hospital after being shot by the killer of olivia pratt—korbel has been named asjoseph nee. the 35—year—old has been arrested for breaching the terms of his release from prison and will be questioned in connection with the nine—year—old's murder — but he will not be interviewed as a suspect. olivia was fatally shot in her own home in the dovecot area

of the city on monday night when the intended victim forced his way in as he tried to escape the gunman chasing him. joseph nee is a convicted burglar who was jailed for 45 months in 2018. his conviction came after admitting two counts of burglary, and two counts of theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and driving whilst disqualified. with the latest here's our correspondent danny savage 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've 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'sjust 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 that this shows, again, 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. our reporter rowan bridge is in liverpool.

fill us in about how the police are approaching the situation as things develop. figs approaching the situation as things develo. a ,, approaching the situation as things develo -. �* , i. ., , approaching the situation as things develo. �* , . , ., develop. as you heard they are in dnas report. _ develop. as you heard they are in dnas report, resources _ develop. as you heard they are in dnas report, resources have - develop. as you heard they are in | dnas report, resources have been brought in from other forces to help the policing operations here. —— dnas report. you'll see a proactive oran dnas report. you'll see a proactive or an attempt to be seen on the front foot of this operation. we had police raids connected to other shootings that have taken place in liverpool in the past week and tackling organised crime and gun crime pulled up this afternoon we've seen the metro mayor of liverpool and the chief constable visiting not just here but also the site of two other fatal shootings over the past week in an attempt to reassure the community, because there is no doubt there is still fair here. people are scared, people are angry about what is happening. but i think it's a random nature of some of the shootings at are really scared people. you had not only what happened here with the nine—year—old olivia but a second shooting in the last week where it's thought to of been a case of mistaken identity.

those sorts of incidents have really put fear into people. people have been locking their doors more than they would normally, not letting the kids out in the streets as much as they normally would. it's been noticeably quieter here in this neighbourhood that it was yesterday. i can't help but think that's partly in response to what has happened. you mentioned those other shootings. liverpool obviously a big city, there are different things happening in different communities. but how her feelings changed and people, particularly in the part of the city that you're in and in light of these incidents? it’s that you're in and in light of these incidents? �* , , ., ,., incidents? it's interesting about ou incidents? it's interesting about you mentioned _ incidents? it's interesting about you mentioned the _ incidents? it's interesting about you mentioned the other- incidents? it's interesting about you mentioned the other two i you mentioned the other two shootings at a taken place, over all gun crime has been going down. there has been a spate of incidences recently but i think that spate of incidents has caused fear in the community and police are trying to be proactive about how that is affecting people. they are desperate

for information, the police have said that this crime has crossed out all boundaries. they also said if people don't feel comfortable talking and speaking to the police than they can go to the local community centre, which is offered to pass on information anonymously for people who may feel too scared to talk to police directly. what they are hoping is the level of revulsion that has happened here will be enough to make them come forward and pass on that key bit of information that they need to be able to catch the killer of olivia. thank you very much. helen king was assistant chief constable of merseyside police at the time of the murder of rhstones — the eleven year old was mistakenly shot by a gang member in croxteth on his way home from football practice, in 2007. thank you very much forjoining us. how important do community police

relations become when there's a crime like this?— crime like this? they are always im ortant crime like this? they are always important and — crime like this? they are always important and their— crime like this? they are always important and their best - crime like this? they are always important and their best ability | crime like this? they are always i important and their best ability for these crimes happen so that there is that known presence, the officers are known by name to, recognise and responsive and trustworthy to community concerns. that's an important part of an investigation after this to gather evidence in intelligence at what has happened. to gather intelligence to prevent any further incidents and reassure the community so that parents do feel that their kids are safe to go out. liverpool is a fantastic city with great communities ended and the police are very much part of that, need to be part of that. obviously, in the time i left merseyside it has gone through austerity, gone through cards and rebuilding those strong neighbourhood relationships. it's really important alongside specialist detective skills you need

to investigate this serious crime and dismantle organised crime. we will, and to that in a moment, we will, and to that in a moment, we will talk about matrix. we've heard about the importance of people feeling safe to come forward even if it's not through the police to protect certain witnesses. they might be other people who don't want to come forward because they may have a connection, they may be implicated, how did the police approach that? it implicated, how did the police approach that?— implicated, how did the police approach that? implicated, how did the police auroach that? ., approach that? if you look back at some previous — approach that? if you look back at some previous cases _ approach that? if you look back at some previous cases of— approach that? if you look back at some previous cases of a - approach that? if you look back at some previous cases of a close i some previous cases of a close relatives, parents, criminal associates and friends you've assisted with destroying evidence or helped offenders to evade justice for a period, they themselves have face prosecution. though i have no doubt that merseyside police will want to support those that come forward with information willingly. but those who don't and maybe are assisting the people responsible through some missed place form of loyalty that they will crack down on them alongside the people who are

directly responsible for this crime. so they have some important decisions to make. and i'm sure everyone in the country is hoping that they make the right decision. the matrixes merseyside polices and take the wrong end crime unit, how will they be involved in this investigation?— will they be involved in this investigation? will they be involved in this investiuation? , investigation? matrix has been in lace for investigation? matrix has been in place for quite — investigation? matrix has been in place for quite some _ investigation? matrix has been in place for quite some time. - investigation? matrix has been in place for quite some time. i - investigation? matrix has been in j place for quite some time. i think investigation? matrix has been in l place for quite some time. i think a really effective way to deal with these complex and deep—seated issues where you can't afford to take your eye off what is happening at any point. so matrix includes uniformed officers who were out in the streets in the areas where gangs are organised, criminals are active, so they know who's out and about, who's associated with who, they can gather intelligence, make arrests and they have a range of specialist skills. but then there's also the side which maybe isn't so visible, which investigates these crimes reactively

and has a great deal of expertise and has a great deal of expertise and professionalism and is very systematic and thorough in doing that for them as well as the very specialist detectives who are covertly operating to target the organised crime groups. so you can take out some of the people who are more senior, maybe art out and about industries but who are really behind the high levels of organised crime going on. so those groups can be dismantled. no one should be naive enough to think that's a one—off activity. once one crime group is removed and brought to justice others will come in to fill that space. so the police need to be given the time, politicians need to understand that this is got to be ongoing, concentrated effort in all those areas working with neighbourhoods, being visible out in the streets and being proactive and having the detective capacity to respond to these types of incidents when tragically they do occur.

although that has been less frequent in recent times. man although that has been less frequent in recent times.— in recent times. alan king, thank ou ve in recent times. alan king, thank you very much — in recent times. alan king, thank you very much for _ in recent times. alan king, thank you very much for talking - in recent times. alan king, thank you very much for talking to - in recent times. alan king, thank you very much for talking to us. i in recent times. alan king, thank i you very much for talking to us. -- you very much for talking to us. —— helen king. six months since the war in ukraine began, the country's president volodymyr zelensky — has addressed the united nations. he warned that the world was on the brink of a "radiation catastrophe at the zaphorizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. europe's largest. translation: russia has put the world on the brink of radiation catastrophe. is it a fact that the russian military ester in the territory of the largest nuclear power plant in europe, the zaphorizhzhia into a war zone. this is a fact. the russians arm provocation showing, deployment of terrors on the territory of the station under the russian flag now europe and neighbouring regions and face the threat of the radiation pollution. this is a fact.

the un secretary general warned that what he called russia's "senseless war" in ukraine could lead to millions more people falling into extreme poverty. today marks a sad and tragic milestone. six months sense russia's 24th of february invasion of ukraine. during this devastating period thousands of civilians have been killed and injured, including hundreds of children. and countless others have lost their family members, friends and loved ones. the world has seen grave violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law committed with little to no accountability. and millions of ukrainians have lost their homes and their worldly possessions, becoming displaced or refugees. with the onset of winter humanitarian needs continue to rise

rapidly with millions of people in need of assistance and protection. as these needs skyrockets it is imperative that humanitarian actors in ukraine have safe and unhindered access to all people required assistance no matter where they live. it comes as the prime minister boris johnson visited kyiv to show support for ukraine on the 31st anniversary of its independence from the soviet union, and the six—month anniversary of russia's full scale invasion. it's borisjohnson�*s third visit to kyiv since the invasion in february, and his last before leaving office. in a speech he promised that britain's support for the people of ukraine is unwavering. it's really been a cause that has captured the imagination of all of our country and i see the ukrainian flag flying here. you will see it also in the streets of london, in villages, in towns across the whole

of the uk on churches, shop windows. you will see the support that the british people have for the people of ukraine. at my central message for you today is that that support for you today is that that support for your struggle, your struggle to keep your independence is indivisible and will remain, whatever happens in uk politics. and that i am absolutely certain. borisjohnson also announced fresh support for ukraine in the shape of {slim of military assistance — which includes 2,000 drones and loitering munitions. us presidentjoe biden has also announced more support — saying ukrainians had "inspired the world with their extraordinary courage and dedication to freedom". and he confirmed £2.5bn of military support —

the biggest american package yet — which will help ukraine to acquire weaponry and equipment. in a moment we'll talk to our correspondents at westminster and in washington about the new military aid packages that have been announced for ukraine. first let's get the latest on developments in kyiv from our correspondent there hugo bachega and leila nathoo a difficult day. how do you mark independence of 30 years when you're at war with russia?— at war with russia? well, there were no celebrations _ at war with russia? well, there were no celebrations today _ at war with russia? well, there were no celebrations today here _ at war with russia? well, there were no celebrations today here in - at war with russia? well, there were no celebrations today here in kyiv. i no celebrations today here in kyiv. there was a ban on public gatherings so no military parade to celebrate this day. instead there was a display of destroyed and captured russian tanks. thousands of people went there to see this display of tanks we spoke to lots of people here and they said that obviously, these concerns, these warnings of possible attacks were a source of

apprehension of concern. but they were defiant and i think that's the same defiance we heard from president zelensky when he spoke alongside the prime minister earlier today. again he referring to roger he said, "ukraine will not try to find an understanding with terrors. "this message coming on the sixth month anniversary of this invasion. thank you very much. our political correspondent in west minister for the people laugh a little bit that borisjohnson has been so often to kyiv to show his support. this time he did take a promise of future support, whoever takes over and ask. yes, that has been a long—standing criticism _ yes, that has been a long—standing criticism of— yes, that has been a long—standing criticism of boris johnson that yes, that has been a long—standing criticism of borisjohnson that he has used — criticism of borisjohnson that he has used the crisis in ukraine to counterbalance domestic difficult tvs. counterbalance domestic difficult we he — counterbalance domestic difficult tvs. he scheduled calls are now support— tvs. he scheduled calls are now support for president zelensky at

times_ support for president zelensky at times of— support for president zelensky at times of domestic difficulty. today presented opportunity for him it is a significant moment for ukraine on its independence day to be the world later invited to ukraine to show solidarity — later invited to ukraine to show solidarity and be celebrated as the international leader who led that support— international leader who led that support for ukraine. this is a timely— support for ukraine. this is a timely visit for boris johnson to cement— timely visit for boris johnson to cement his legacy. he's been keying very often_ cement his legacy. he's been keying very often to point to ukraine is one of— very often to point to ukraine is one of the — very often to point to ukraine is one of the main achievements of his time in _ one of the main achievements of his time in government among the covid vaccine _ time in government among the covid vaccine roll—outs and getting brexit done _ vaccine roll—outs and getting brexit done he _ vaccine roll—outs and getting brexit done. he listed those three achievements and support for ukraine bein- achievements and support for ukraine being the _ achievements and support for ukraine being the third at his speech in downing — being the third at his speech in downing street when he was leaving office _ downing street when he was leaving office in _ downing street when he was leaving office. in these last couple of weeks — office. in these last couple of weeks the conservative leadership election— weeks the conservative leadership election runs before he hands of a power— election runs before he hands of a power this— election runs before he hands of a power this is a chance for him to be seen _ power this is a chance for him to be seen in _ power this is a chance for him to be seen in ukraine, welcomed by president _ seen in ukraine, welcomed by president zelensky, who with terry is clearly— president zelensky, who with terry is clearly a — president zelensky, who with terry is clearly a very significant relationship with and certainly he has attracted a lot of praise for it

zelensky. but it is a timely reminder— zelensky. but it is a timely reminder to everybody of what he would _ reminder to everybody of what he would like — reminder to everybody of what he would like his legacy to be. thank ou ve would like his legacy to be. thank you very much- — would like his legacy to be. thank you very much. to _ would like his legacy to be. thank you very much. to washington. i would like his legacy to be. thank i you very much. to washington. gary would like his legacy to be. “maria; you very much. to washington. gary 0 donnell, a huge package of support from america this time. yes. donnell, a huge package of support from america this time.— from america this time. yes, $3 billion in one _ from america this time. yes, $3 billion in one go. _ from america this time. yes, $3 billion in one go. that _ from america this time. yes, $3 billion in one go. that takes - billion in one go. that takes america's backing for ukraine well north of $10 billion. it's a huge quantity of money. some of it will be on humanitarian aid but the vast majority is going towards military support. air defence systems, radar, artillery, ammunition, all those kinds of things. in particular pointing out that some of this will be for the medium—term defence of the country. in indication i think that washington understands or believes that this war isn't going to be over anytime soon and that it is support for ukrainian government will continue until it is over. that is reflected in the polls here because a majority of people here do

support the aid being sent to ukraine. more democrats than republicans but even among republicans but even among republicans there is just over a majority support. joe biden in some ways is in a winner on this one. he's got public backing, congressional backing and he is able to say to ukraine look, we can continue supporting you as long as you need it. continue supporting you as long as you need it— the president and his first lady with flowers to commemorate and will be commemorated. commemorate and will be commemorated. let's talk to brian ennis from lanarkshire, who's son adam is fighting on the front line in ukraine with the why did adam want to give up his garage business and do this? he’s garage business and do this? he's alwa s had garage business and do this? he's always had a _ garage business and do this? he's always had a great _ garage business and do this? he�*s always had a great love of ukraine. he travelled to ukraine and the

beginning of the war he felt that if putin got his way and marched through ukraine it would be poland and then romanian asked. he took a stance on that and he joined the international legion to stand against the russian.- international legion to stand against the russian. what did you think of his _ against the russian. what did you think of his choice? _ against the russian. what did you think of his choice? well, - against the russian. what did you think of his choice? well, i've - against the russian. what did you j think of his choice? well, i've just think of his choice? well, i've 'ust been back from i think of his choice? well, i've 'ust been back from visiting * think of his choice? well, i've 'ust been back from visiting my i think of his choice? well, i've just i been back from visiting my daughter. my been back from visiting my daughter. my wife and i were visiting our daughter in thailand, we came back quite shocked, really at the time. in the early days we must remember that the russian army was only 12 miles from kyiv and adam was down in kyiv. we were pretty worried and very concerned at the time. but he's very concerned at the time. but he's very committed, he seen some horrible things over there. a very awkward full war. he's more committed more than he's ever been. the foreign office website advises

against travelling to parts of ukraine. it says if you travelled to the east to fight or assist others engage in conflict your activities may amount to offences against uk terrorism or other legislation. you could be prosecuted on your return. how much of a risk as he taken? i think at the time the foreign office under liz truss did say that she didn't see any problem with it. it was only after there was a u—turn done and at the time adam went, whether to the foreign office or not adam went to help fight this tyrant and i'm very proud of him for doing it. . ., ., and i'm very proud of him for doing it. . . ., ., and i'm very proud of him for doing it. . . . ., ~ ., and i'm very proud of him for doing it. what training had adam had? it wasn't a military _ it. what training had adam had? it wasn't a military professionalism, | wasn't a military professionalism, wasn't a military professionalism, was a? ., ., , , was a? know he has very little trainina. was a? know he has very little training. but _ was a? know he has very little training. but since _ was a? know he has very little training. but since then - was a? know he has very little training. but since then he i was a? know he has very little j training. but since then he has been trained with the finest soldiers, special services and ukrainian and

external services. a is a pretty pretty well professionally trained soldier now. i pretty well professionally trained soldier now— soldier now. i think we've got ictures soldier now. i think we've got pictures of— soldier now. i think we've got pictures of him _ soldier now. i think we've got pictures of him that - soldier now. i think we've got pictures of him that we i soldier now. i think we've got pictures of him that we can i soldier now. i think we've got i pictures of him that we can share. is he in the middle of this picture? where is he being deployed, what is he been doing? i where is he being deployed, what is he been doing?— where is he being deployed, what is he been doing? i had rather not say. he's on the — he been doing? i had rather not say. he's on the front _ he been doing? i had rather not say. he's on the front line _ he been doing? i had rather not say. he's on the front line as _ he been doing? i had rather not say. he's on the front line as we - he's on the front line as we speak. that's all need to know. he he's on the front line as we speak. that's all need to know.— he's on the front line as we speak. that's all need to know. he has been there for the — that's all need to know. he has been there for the last _ that's all need to know. he has been there for the last three _ that's all need to know. he has been there for the last three weeks. i there for the last three weeks. fortunately, i was able to speak today very briefly. you fortunately, i was able to speak today very briefly.— fortunately, i was able to speak today very briefly. you have seen him via another _ today very briefly. you have seen him via another means, - today very briefly. you have seen him via another means, haven't i today very briefly. you have seen i him via another means, haven't you? yes. he'd come home to raise a medical chart, an evacuation truck to help the injured off the field. he was speaking to a comrade and the

front and he came home, raise the money and i travelled back with him to the border and to waive him goodbye. to the border and to waive him aoodb e. �* , , .,, to the border and to waive him aoodb e. �* , , .,y to the border and to waive him noodbe.�*, ,.,y ., goodbye. besides worrying your cells sill all da goodbye. besides worrying your cells silly all day and _ goodbye. besides worrying your cells silly all day and every _ goodbye. besides worrying your cells silly all day and every day _ goodbye. besides worrying your cells silly all day and every day about i silly all day and every day about him, you sound proud of what he's doing. him, you sound proud of what he's doinu. , , ., ., , him, you sound proud of what he's doin. _ , , ., ., , , ., doing. very proud of him. very proud of him. doing. very proud of him. very proud of him- he — doing. very proud of him. very proud of him- he is — doing. very proud of him. very proud of him. he is gone _ doing. very proud of him. very proud of him. he is gone for _ doing. very proud of him. very proud of him. he is gone for the _ doing. very proud of him. very proud of him. he is gone for the right i of him. he is gone for the right reasons. nevertheless, my wife and i are very concerned as well. it's a war and we are fully aware of what happens in war. just yesterday at his friends were killed in action so we are very much aware of war and it is a frightening position to be end. he's been featured in a photographic asked patient and a documentary? == asked patient and a documentary? -- exhibition. yes kyiv the soldiers of life. they brought light when there was darkness. the russian army was 12 miles from knocking on the door

and adam and the international troops and ukrainian troops certainly push them back. fascinating to hear about what adam is doing. thank you for talking to us. give him our best wishes. 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 or claimed 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 drier. i've had my drier 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 now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. a bit mixed? it has. yes, we've got rain moving in as we speak across parts of southwest england and wales. this weather front will gradually drift its way steadily eastward, very huge once again in the south—east corner. over the next few hours we could see some sharp, thundery downpours here as well. as we go into the evening

hours watch that rain drifting its way steadily ease and at the same time, watch these thunderstorms starting to push across the channel towards the south—east and into east anglia. heavy, sharp, thundery downpours likely through the night. it stays pretty warm here as well, 16 or 17 degrees with the clearest quys 16 or 17 degrees with the clearest guys to the far north and west here we start off with some sunshine but that rank could take it time to linger and ease away perhaps by lunch time we will see it moving from the norfork coast in terms of highs, thursday afternoon we are looking at hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the shooting of nine—year—old of olivia pratt—korbel: the intended victim of the gunman who killed olivia is named 35 year old, joseph nee, who was on probation — was also shot, but is in a stable condition. he's been detained in hospital

and will be questioned by police we need everybody to come forward and to stand side by side with the police to identify those responsible, gain the evidence and bring them tojustice. prime minister borisjohnson pays a suprise visit to kyiv as ukraine marks its independence day — exactly six months after the russian invasion of the country began. we have an opportunity to join you in saying no to tyranny, saying no to those who would stifle ukrainian liberty and independence and we will. more than 3 million households across england and wales... still waiting for their £150 energy rebate at the beginning of last month. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre good afternoon. no long to go now until rangers take on psv eindhoven in the second leg of their champions league qualifier.

on psv eindhoven in the second leg it's 2—2 from the first leg. on psv eindhoven in the second leg rangers haven't played in the group stage for more than a decade, narrowly missing out on qualifying by winning the europa league last season. they'll be without key striker alfredo morelos — who has been left out due to attitude and fitness concerns. ijust think fit i just think fit and firing alfredo for us is one of our most important players in the team and until he gets back to that i don't think it's helping us as much as it can do. he's had a massive injury, probably the first big injury of his career and it has taken them some time to come back from that. but we need him to be fit and ready as much as possible because he is one of the best players in this team. england manager sarina wiegman has paid tribute to ellen white and jill scott after the pair announced their retirement from football. white is england's top scorer whilst midfielder scott is their second most capped player. as she announced her squad for the upcoming world cup qualifiers without the pair that helped england win the women's euros, wiegman said it was time

for the next generation to make their mark. we will absolutely miss them because they are such big personalities and they are such big personalities and they have such an impact on the team. but i do think that like we already saw during the summer that our captain grew in her role so well and collaborated with the whole team and collaborated with the whole team and also with the other more experienced leaders in the team. so i do think that now the dynamics of the team will change a little bit, of course, that is normal, we will absolutely miss those two. but i think that will stabilise over the next games. it also gives an opportunity to other players to step up. here's the squad in full then. goalkeeper hannah hampson is omitted, sandy mcilver called up. in midfield, jordan nobbs and katie zelem replace scott and the injured fran kirby whilst chloe kelly is injured so laurenjames and ebony salmon are draughted in too. lando norris says it's been a joy to work with daniel ricciardo

welsh fire and london spirit are trying to keep their outside hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the women's hundred alive. neither haslord's is the venue for the hundred double header today between london spirit and welsh fire. tammy beaumont and annabel sutherland were dismissed in consecutive balls by freya davies. spirits have one, they take the first victory of the competition so far. ~ , , ._ ., far. welsh fire, played and their chances of _ far. welsh fire, played and their chances of reaching _ far. welsh fire, played and their chances of reaching the - far. welsh fire, played and their| chances of reaching the knockout far. welsh fire, played and their- chances of reaching the knockout are now looking like all but over. reaction to the game over on bbc two right now. seamer ollie robinson has been recalled by england for their second test against south africa at old trafford, starting tomorrow. it means opener zak crawley keeps his place in the side. robinson replaces matthew potts in the 11 for his first test since being dropped by england in the winter over fitness concerns. ben stokes' side trail the three test series 1—0 after an innings defeat in the first test last week.

lando norris says it's been a joy to work with daniel ricciardo after it was announced the australian was leaving mclaren at the end of the season — a year before his contract was due to expire. ricciardo has had an underwhelming season and a half with the woking—based team — despite winning in italy last year. he said he'd announce his future plans in due course, adding he had no regrets despite being outshone by his younger team—mate. he's expected to be replaced by formula two champion and fellow australian oscar piastri. golf's pga tour has announced a raft of measures to boost player earnings — in what appears to be a move to stem the exodus of players to the lucrative saudi funded liv golf series. following a meeting with the likes of rory mcilroy and tiger woods, the tour has announced more prizes money and rewards for the top players and top tournament. it will also guarantee income for lower ranked players. that's all the sport for now. let's get more on ukraine.

in retaliation for its full scale invasion six months ago, a third of it has a population have been operated from the war. many of the refugees have been rehomed here in the uk. so how is the uk refugee programme going and what more can be done to help? 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 i 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. i found 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. the national police chiefs' council

says every force in england and wales has begun new action plans to prevent violence against women and girls. the national strategy against male violence is part of efforts to rebuild trust in policing following the murder of sarah everard last year. in northampton, operation kayak, which targets sexual predators in the night—time economy, is to be made permanent after a successful trial. jon ironmongerjoined the team on a night out. in england, the night—time goes in hand with a good time. but for women and girls, in particular, going out poses an inherent risk of harassment and assault. it's about looking out of there four predators who look like they are targeting vulnerable people and actually putting that interaction in place, first of all to stop it, to arrest if there are actual offences and actually about safeguarding vulnerable people. dci nicky deeks leads op kayak, a new unit in northampton with its work cut out. how often do you get unwanted sexual attention? nearly every night. all night.

what would make you feel safer? more policemen? more visibility? no men! if you've been sexually assaulted then, would you go to the police? no. no? you wouldn't bother? it's no point because it doesn't take you anywhere apart from a court case which makes it even more intense. some girls step out of line on a night out. don't hear about them, do you? it's disproportional though, isn't it? women, more often, are going to get harassed than men than the other way around. don't think so? who says that? nb's, the town's most popular venue, has been increasing searches and security over the past year. what would you do, for instance, if you saw a woman in the club getting harassed by a bloke? we'd take him straight out of the club and, obviously, we'd question him first, to see what is going on. 2021 was a tipping point for the uk as public outrage over the murder of sarah everard exposed a deep lack of trust in the criminal justice system. since then, every police force in england and wales has taken extra steps to protect women.

someone actually physically put their hand up me. yeah. and i was wearing a skirt, so... that's the worst thing that has happened to me and it happened to people i know as well. and that sort of thing must play on you? i still remember it, so... yeah. it's just being a girl. it's kicking out time and across town partygoers are beginning a chaoticjourneys home. at nb's a man has been throw out for leering at girls. he was on his own, a bit older, dancing close to a lot of the younger girls and we just got very, kind of, creepy vibes. hotels in the town centre can be places where young people are brought, they are given alcohol and drugs, so we come here to make sure everything is all right. we are touched _ inappropriately, as women... that is assault. yeah, but we don't think of it as assault because we think i it is normal and we think this. happens to girls every night out and we just go, "oh, - i've been groped today but... whatever, we'lljust get on with it." i should she report that to the police? absolutely report it. because, even if there is not an offence we can book on a search,

we can start to build the intelligence, start to build the picture, and what we are trying to do is build trust and confidence in women and girls when they are out, to get them to report crimes. the raf have confirmed an investigation is under way involving the red arrows display team. the jets have been taking part in airshows after the departure of a number of pilots. 1 in 3 young people from what's being called �*poorer backgrounds�* in england are not in any form of sustained education, apprenticeship or employment five years after leaving school. that's according to a new study by teach first, a charity which aims to address educational disadvantage in england and wales 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. as 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 then 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. eurotunnel say their services are back to normal, after passengers were stranded for hours inside the channel tunnel yesterday evening. people 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. mike harrison was travelling with his wife and three children. he spoke to the bbc earlier about his experience. i smelt a burning smell when it stopped and i thought this doesn't smell or sound good. the comments

about the tannoy system were accurate because we could hardly hear the announcements because they were so faint on the microphones so were so faint on the microphones so we didn't really hear the first announcement and then we tried to listen to the second one. they were obviously trying to look at the trends and see if they could see a problem and couldn't find it. they spent a good hour and a half looking for the fault. spent a good hour and a half looking for the fault-— for the fault. some breaking news now regarding _ for the fault. some breaking news now regarding ferry _ for the fault. some breaking news now regarding ferry operations, i for the fault. some breaking news now regarding ferry operations, d | now regarding ferry operations, d fds and p and o ferries continue to warn passengers heading to dover from france that there are long wait times in calais, likely to affect people coming back from the continent. earlierthis people coming back from the continent. earlier this afternoon d fds said they would likely be delays of up to three hours at border controls. he and ovaries in and around the port of calais is one of delays and said the people who booked their mist crossing could get

onto the next available sailing. we were just onto the next available sailing. we werejust mentioning onto the next available sailing. we were just mentioning that eurotunnel train p and ovaries said that to passengers on social media that wait times in calais this morning were caused by additional traffic arriving from eurotunnel. a warning of ferry delays coming back to dover from france. the former head of twitter has warned about a breach of security. the testimony could have serious consequences as our silicon valley correspondent reports. well, peiter zatko is a legend here in san francisco. he has the nickname mudge. he was the former head of security at the former head of twitter has

used to call him mudge. but things soured between the two. and now you have this kind of extraordinary situation where the former head of security is alleging all sorts of things about twitter. now he's saying things about security that, for example, many twitter employees hold personal information about users that they shouldn't have. but the really damaging accusations here are about bots, because what he alleges is that twitter has far more fake accounts and spam accounts than it acknowledges. and he also says that bonuses are paid handsomely to undercount those fake accounts. why does that matter? because that is exactly what elon musk alleges. he is trying to pull out of buying twitter, $41; billion worth of the company, and he alleges that bots are much higher than twitter has publicly stated. now you have the former head of security saying exactly the same thing. that is hugely damaging for twitter. twitter, however, say that peiter zatko was fired from the company and that there are many inconsistencies with what he has alleged.

but clearly what this will do is damage twitter. so a terrible day for them here in san francisco and an excellent one for elon musk. a hosepipe ban has taken effect today for millions of thames water customers in the south of england. people who break the rules risk a fine of up to a thousand pounds. it's the latest water company to introduce a ban in 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 say 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. and on the continent. an eu agency has warned that europe is on course for its worst drought in at least 500 years. the global drought observatory says two thirds of the continent is under some form of alert. gareth barlow has more details. from increasingly empty reservoirs, to rivers, the drought in europe is gripping almost the entire continent and for 15 countries, including france, spain and ireland, the uk and moldova, the situation continues to get worse. 47% of the territory remains in drought warning and this

means precipitation has been less than unusual and soil moisture is in deficit, 17% is in alert condition. from distribution issues from drinking water in france to rising numbers in wildfires and warnings of risk of keeping nuclear power stations call, the report warns almost all of europe's rivers has tried to some extent and as the rains fail to fall, the harvests are also falling, putting further pressure on rising prices and the cost of living. according to scientists, it is set to remain warmer and drier in the western regions until november and it appears to be the worst, at least in 500 years. as the summer slowly slipped by, the warning is that autumn will not bring an instant reprieve meaning reservoirs like this one in spain are not expected to fill any time soon. gareth barlow, bbc news.

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. professor samuel turvey, from the institute of zoology at the zoological society of london is co—author of the study and says it's a very sad development. it's an absolute tragedy. there is so much bad news in the world at the moment but, as this shows, we are continuing to have environmental bad news as well and we are experiencing this progressive depletion of biodiversity and the health and status of global ecosystems and this is unfortunately another flight this problem is happening. the dugong was both hunting and damage to the environment it was hunted heavily in the early part of the 20th century. but subsequent to that it was the degradation of the habitat it needs which dealt the final blow so in recent decades there has been

increasing desperate relation of marine seas around china and many other parts of the world increasing land modification and things like sewage run—off, fertiliser run—off which has the effect of impacting the seagrass beds which dugongs need to feed on because the seagrass needs shallow clear water to photosynthesise and if you have pollutants entering the system then that makes the water much murkier so not enough light can penetrate and that is a major factor in the loss of the seagrass beds of the seas of southern china which in the absence of those there was nothing for the dugong to feed on. luckily they still find cross subtropical seas through to some of the pacific islands but they are fragmented and a lot of these populations are under increasing pressure,

basically what we see in china is almost like the end point we want to try to avoid in many other shallow marine systems around the world. this unsustainable tension between human activities and biodiversity needs. obviously, local human communities needs to be able to use those resources as well. but there must be a win—win situation to support those biodiversity and human well—being. 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. now, here are some very cute baby pictures to bring you from whipsnade zoo released this morning, at their centre for elephant care. the not—so—tiny infant was born on monday, to mum, donna. she was encouraged onto her feet by her family before taking her first steps. the zoo have described it as a huge success for mum and an even bigger step for elephant conservation. we don't yet know the name or weight. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keitch lucas. hello. wednesday certainly brought us a mixed day weather—wise.

some of us have seen a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain and other areas, that cloud has been really well down that cloud has been really well towards the south—i de—thundery down towards the south—east, have a de—thundery showers through the second half of the night for the likes of kent towards norfolk as well. still quite humid but southern and east anglia england, most of us have a fresh overnight, single figures in the countryside perhaps. thursday we start with a heavy downpour across the south—east of england and east anglia, they could be some localised flooding has a lot of rain pulls on a small face of time on dry ground. slowly that'll clear away and we are old left in the drive. mostly light winds, will file touch dryer but pleasant in the spells of sunshine, 15 to 2a degrees on thursday. then it looks like higher pressure builds once again on friday and into the weekend keeping the weather largely dry and settled, the weather largely dry and settled, the high teens in the north, low to mid 20s towards the south. goodbye.

today at six... police in liverpool arrest a man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting that left a nine—year—old girl dead. olivia pratt korbel died on monday night, after two men, one armed with a gun, ran into her house. 35—year—old joseph nee, believed to be the target of the attack, has been arrested and will be questioned about her murder. —— and police are appealing for more information. you know who's responsible for this murder, you know who supplied the gun, you know who called this job on. do the right thing. whose side are you on? give us that name. we'll be reporting from the scene on a community in shock and grief. also on the programme... borisjohnson in ukraine with president zelensky six months to the day since russia's invasion. as ukraine continues to put up a strong resistance to the russian

forces, we have a special report from the front line.