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. bin strikes in scotland a further 13 local authorities take action from today. and the newborn endangered baby elephant which is putting hope in the hearts of conservationists and coming up on the bbc news channel: rangers attempt of the champions league for the first time in more danny beck. for the first time in more than a decade. they start the second leg of their play—off 2—2 against psv eindhoven. good evening. the chief constable of merseyside police murder of olivia pratt—korbel is progressing at pace. the nine—year—old was shot on monday evening, by a masked attacker who'd burst into her home. a 35—year—old man, joseph nee, who's thought to have been

the intended target of the shooting, has been arrested. the gunman is still at large. our correspondent danny savage is at the scene. it is almost 48 hours since the horrific events in the street, it is still cordoned off but there is less police activity this afternoon than over the last 48 hours. as for the community here, shock and disbelief is turning to anger. they are asking how somebody could have done this. information is flowing from these communities to the police. the hunt is still want 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 say they have been given one name from two different sources. it appears this community is not hesitating to help. information has come forward from a number of sources, as well.

we have had people coming to us, we have shared that information with police, and that has been taken seriously. there are reports today that a name has come up from more than one source. would you say that is your take on it, as well? yes. police raids did take place this morning. after three fatal shootings in six days, there is a growing tempo of action. the 35—year—old man who police believe was being chased by the gunman at the time of olivia's death has now been arrested. he isjoseph nee, and was detained in hospital for breaching the terms of his release from prison after being jailed for burglary and driving offences. he will now be questioned in connection with the nine—year—old's murder. 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. it is still the school holidays

here, so behind closed doors families are having to explain to young children why their school friend will not be there at the start of term. i phoned my daughter in law and she broke down and she said, how am i going to tell her? the words she said was, "i just wish they were in school," and school would have... they have counsellors, don't they? jean's grandson is in olivia's class at school. yesterday was terrible for all the children, but he was close to olivia, being in the same class. the things he was coming out with, a nine—year—old, he was very, very sad today. we have asked him how he is and he said, "i'm angry." they now live in a crime scene, one visited today by the chief constable, who had this message for anyone helping the gunman. this is the murder of

a nine—year—old child and those boundaries have been crossed. you know who is 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. detectives are repeating their message that this is not a time to stay silent when it comes to catching the killer of a nine—year—old girl. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. a week of shootings and stabbings has left many people in liverpool reeling with shock and feeling unsafe in their community. but how serious a problem is gang culture there? our special correspondent, ed thomas, has this report. a warning — it contains distressing and violent images. the relentless search for evidence, armed police for all to see. this is liverpool right now. the message to

the killer and anyone protecting him as the full picture, the moments before olivia's killing, become clear. we have obtained cctv recordings of moments before the shooting. two shots ring out. then a third. by now, the gunman has entered olivia's home under struggling with her mother. —— and is struggling with. before a fourth shot. then, two and a half minutes later, look at the top of the screen. feature, reflections of trainers run past the car. we understand police had seen this footage as part of their investigation as the pressure

intensifies on those responsible. this man was part of an organised crime gang in liverpool, jailed for violence and gun offences. now rehabilitated he had started to work with gang members to turn the lights around. , ., . ., , around. given an innocent child has been killed. — around. given an innocent child has been killed, there _ around. given an innocent child has been killed, there will _ around. given an innocent child has been killed, there will be _ around. given an innocent child has been killed, there will be a - around. given an innocent child has been killed, there will be a lot - around. given an innocent child has been killed, there will be a lot of. been killed, there will be a lot of fear. gangs will be doing what they can to protect the perpetrator, that is what they do, but saying that there will be others in the criminal fraternity trying to put this individual... give details covertly. it is almost a matter of time before whoever responsible is caught. there are now three — whoever responsible is caught. there are now three murder _ whoever responsible is caught. there are now three murder investigations in liverpool, three killings in a week. 22—year—old son rimmer was shotin week. 22—year—old son rimmer was shot in the streets, ashley dale, an unintended target, shot in her own garden. as reported violent crime

rises in liverpool to above three covid levels. this was filmed in july. a daytime shooting in liverpool, the victim was shot in the back and leg in the view for all to see. this extreme violence echoes through communities, the indiscriminate use of guns on top of the grief of families. there is a real sense of fear left behind. amy and her daughter ava, real sense of fear left behind. amy and her daughterava, on real sense of fear left behind. amy and her daughter ava, on the school run, pass the police called in, the crime scene. run, pass the police called in, the crime scene-— run, pass the police called in, the crime scene. she is petrified, does not want to — crime scene. she is petrified, does not want to come _ crime scene. she is petrified, does not want to come out. _ crime scene. she is petrified, does not want to come out. how - crime scene. she is petrified, does not want to come out. how are - crime scene. she is petrified, does| not want to come out. how are you calmin: not want to come out. how are you calming her— not want to come out. how are you calming her down? _ not want to come out. how are you calming her down? about - not want to come out. how are you calming her down? about telling i not want to come out. how are you | calming her down? about telling her that she is fine, everything will be ok. ., ~ , ., that she is fine, everything will be 0k. ., ~ ,., _ that she is fine, everything will be 0k. ., ~ , l, l, 0k. young kids and baby should not have to see — 0k. young kids and baby should not have to see this, _ 0k. young kids and baby should not have to see this, it _ 0k. young kids and baby should not have to see this, it is _ 0k. young kids and baby should not have to see this, it is not _ ok. young kids and baby should not have to see this, it is not fair- have to see this, it is not fair whatsoever.— have to see this, it is not fair whatsoever. ~ , ., ., ., , whatsoever. our kids have to grow up into this place- _ whatsoever. our kids have to grow up into this place. we _ whatsoever. our kids have to grow up into this place. we want _ whatsoever. our kids have to grow up into this place. we want to _ whatsoever. our kids have to grow up into this place. we want to be - whatsoever. our kids have to grow up into this place. we want to be safe i into this place. we want to be safe and not _ into this place. we want to be safe

and not fear for their lives when walking — and not fear for their lives when walking to— and not fear for their lives when walking to the shops or even in their_ walking to the shops or even in their own — walking to the shops or even in their own home, it is so wrong. merseyside _ their own home, it is so wrong. merseyside police's recent efforts to tackle organised crime has been judged outstanding, as detectives to reassure, describing the investigation into the murder of olivia is first class. let's get more from our north of england correspondent, danny savage. he is in liverpool. a lot of people via quite traumatised but you say there is lots of anger too? i via quite traumatised but you say there is lots of anger too?- there is lots of anger too? i think one week ago — there is lots of anger too? i think one week ago if _ there is lots of anger too? i think one week ago if you _ there is lots of anger too? i think one week ago if you ask - there is lots of anger too? i think one week ago if you ask people l there is lots of anger too? i think one week ago if you ask people if they felt safe living in this city they felt safe living in this city they would have said yes, there had not been many incidents, but as ed thomas reported that you have had a killing at the weekend, 28—year—old ashley giles, last weekend, a case of mistaken identity where police force —— someone made their way into her home and shot her dead. the

nine—year—old olivia has been killed and her mum cheryl injured and people have questioned whether it is right to feel safe. i have spoken to various people making a greater effort to lock their doors and be more security conscious after what has happened and it has changed attitudes to what is going on. there are extra police patrols to reassure people that it is not quite reaching the mark with people around here at the mark with people around here at the moment, you feel.— the mark with people around here at the moment, you feel. danny savage, thank ou. it's exactly six months since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine and on a visit to the capital kyiv, borisjohnson said that countering russian aggression included households in the uk enduring soaring energy prices. at a meeting in kyiv with ukraine's president zelensky, mrjohnson said the west must "stay the course" despite the economic pain, saying that "people in ukraine are paying with blood." here's our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse.

supporting state sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine... ukraine likes borisjohnson because the uk is one of the country's biggest military supporters, so as a thank you president zelensky presented him with his country's order of liberty medal. the prime minister claims unity among western countries is growing, despite suggestions european support was drying up because of the cost of living crisis. iii drying up because of the cost of living crisis-_ living crisis. if we are paying in ener: living crisis. if we are paying in energy bills — living crisis. if we are paying in energy bills for _ living crisis. if we are paying in energy bills for the _ living crisis. if we are paying in energy bills for the evils - living crisis. if we are paying in energy bills for the evils of - energy bills for the evils of vladimir— energy bills for the evils of vladimir putin, the people of ukraine — vladimir putin, the people of ukraine are paying in their blood. despite _ ukraine are paying in their blood. despite russia trying to pull his country to be and his dependence on weapons from the west, president zelensky said ukraine was as independent as possible. translation: i independent as possible. translation:— independent as possible. translation: ~ ., ., translation: i think today we are all united, more _ translation: i think today we are all united, more than _ translation: i think today we are all united, more than 9096 - translation: i think today we are all united, more than 90% believe | all united, more than 90% believe they are completely independent and understand they want to be in europe, understand security guarantees are needed and they see

themselves in nato. karim guarantees are needed and they see themselves in nato._ themselves in nato. kyiv is having a very different _ themselves in nato. kyiv is having a very different independence - themselves in nato. kyiv is having a very different independence day. i very different independence day. russian tanks have replaced a military parade and there is a ban on big gatherings. president zelensky is using this independence day to thank some of his biggest military supporters, $13 boris johnson's successor will come under growing pressure to addressable immediate cost of living crisis, despite this war being one of the biggest causes —— but he knows that boris johnson's successor. biggest causes —— but he knows that borisjohnson's successor. a plaque braving the name of borisjohnson wasn't veiled on bravery ali the hollywood boulevard of kyiv —— was unveiled on bravery ali. six months on, ukraine has put up a strong resistance to russia but it remains far from victory. this is the current state of play in the country with russia controlling ukrainian territory in the south and east.

the southern front, around the occupied city of kherson, is where ukraine says it is planning a counter offensive. but russian troops are dug in there and ukrainian forces still lack the manpower and the equipment to dislodge the invaders, as quentin sommerville reports. once more into the line of fire and it isjust once more into the line of fire and it is just another day for the 59th brigade of the flying the odds. this is a sprawling front line, 100 miles long and it has mostly been fought and held by these men. the positions here have not moved in months. they are outgunned and outnumbered but it has been like this from day one and they have grown used to it. they are a range of russian firepower now so they move fast, barely a word spoken, almost without thinking. this brigade helped halt at the enemy's sweep across the south. the howitzer is older than most of, dating from soviet times. but it has

almost become a part of life. there's is is a practice driven. a drumbeat of shelling on the enemy eight miles south. six months on, the question is what is next for ukraine? it needs a win here and says it is planning a counteroffensive here in the south. but with all that foreign military aid and training, has it been enough to give ukraine the breakthrough it needs? the russians arejog in and will be hard to shift and the terrain is not helping, says this nature. translation: the terrain is not helping, says this nature. translation: the units got it in the neck. _ nature. translation: the units got it in the neck, the _ nature. translation: the units got it in the neck, the russians - nature. translation: the units got it in the neck, the russians had - nature. translation: the units got it in the neck, the russians had so i it in the neck, the russians had so much ammunition, they were shelling a lot. as you can see, this terrain is flat, hard to move around freely.

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comrades were killed by russian fire and tonight�*s blackout carries extra manners. cities across ukraine are on alert. of course, this independence day, won�*t go unnoticed by russia and the fear here in the south and across the east is that ukrainian cities will face a special onslaught. it is 31 years since he left the soviet army, 31 years of ukrainian independence. tonight, he is without his wife and and his wife and grandchildren, they are now in london. his shift is not over but now time to open a window into a life away from here.— life away from here. glory to ukraine- _ life away from here. glory to ukraine. glory _ life away from here. glory to ukraine. glory to _ life away from here. glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. . life away from here. glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. i l

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are dying. of course, i know it is dangerous, but as an officer i have got to be here. this is my sacred duty. got to be here. this is my sacred du . , , . ~' got to be here. this is my sacred du . , , . ,, ., , got to be here. this is my sacred du. ,, duty. this year, like millions of others, duty. this year, like millions of others. they — duty. this year, like millions of others, they will _ duty. this year, like millions of others, they will mark - duty. this year, like millions of others, they will mark nationalj duty. this year, like millions of - others, they will mark national day as exiles, ukraine�*s parks are empty and the celebrations have been silenced. it is a muted national date but six months into this war, because of ukrainian independence has never rung so far and so loudly. quentin somerville, bbc news, in southern ukraine. as we heard from quentin there, luliia is one of tens of thousands of ukrainian refugees who have fled to the uk since the russian invasion. more than 6.4 million have escaped to europe so far and you can see here where they�*ve gone. more than 100,000 are here in the uk under the government�*s homes for ukraine scheme.

poland has taken in more than 10 times that figure — 1.2 million. people in the uk who are hosting refugees receive payments of £350 a month, in return for accommodation in their homes for a minimum of six months. the government�*s refugees minister said this should double to £700. our midlands correspondent phil mackie has been to meet a ukrainian family living in leicestershire. six months ago we didn�*t expect such a big turn in our life. their heart is still in ukraine, but for yana and her sons igor and ilya, for the forseeable future, home will be in hinkley in leicestershire. in march, her apartment in kharkiv was badly damaged in a missile attack, as was the car her family escaped in. she said farewell to her husband alexander at the polish border and then made the long journey through europe. everything she had with her fitted into these two cases. we were welcomed here by local

people and we got support. luckily, a family friend, ray, was willing to be her sponsor. he is happy to continue hosting them for as long as it takes. even though they�*ve settled in and made friends, it�*s extremely tough for igor and ilya. are you glad, therefore, that you�*re here with the boys? i�*m glad that they are safe, i�*m glad that they can get an education and they can go to school, and we are happy to be here. yana had hoped to be able to visit her husband in ukraine, but it�*s just too dangerous. so they have to keep in touch over zoom. today�*s call is especially important because it�*s independence day. on the one hand it�*s a happy day, it�*s independence day, on the other, because of the war, it�*s a sad day. however, we still try to be close, to be united

and to support each other. the news from kharkiv isn�*t good. there were more russian missile attacks this week. but as far as yana is concerned, it�*s still home. untilthen, yana, igorand ilya are safe in leicestershire. phil mackie, bbc news, hinkley. there�*s more updates, news and analysis on the war in ukraine on bbc news online head to bbc.co.uk/news or use the bbc news app. more than 3 million households eligible for a one off payment to help with energy bills hadn�*t received their money by early july, the bbc has found. the money has been administered by local authorities, who have been paying households in council tax bands a to d a £150 rebate from april. in england and wales, nearly all direct debit payers have received the money. but the investigation found that only 49% of households who pay

in other ways had received their money byjuly1st. here are the four councils that had paid less than half of all eligible households. councils have until the end of september to issue the payments, but some who are eligible have to apply for them. 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 of 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 jenna's has. 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�*re entitled to. councils have contacted people in different ways. some asked you to apply online, others said call up. some of them have asked for your bank details, others have sent a cheque in the post, but those that got money to people the quickest are those that sent vouchers to cash in here. customers in this area, they definitely need help. manchester is one of 100 councils sending out post office vouchers. 20, 40, 50... when they first landed on the doorsteps there was a queue round the block here. we have served 1,000 customers in one week, only for these vouchers, in only this one branch. some of them, they were using for the gas and electric,

some they put in the account but most of them they take the cash. customers are struggling, you know? they are still struggling. customers here, they are not rich. sometimes they come here to draw out £1 only. back in liverpool, those extra steps before getting the cash have been a barrierfor many people here. 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, in liverpool.

the olympic cyclist katie archibald has spoken of how she tried desperately to save her partner, rab wardell, as he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest in bed beside her yesterday. wardell, who was 37 and a mountain biker, had won a scottish championship eventjust two days earlier. the multi—gold medallist has written on social media to say she is devastated. bin collectors in many parts of scotland are taking part in industrial action over pay. they�*re joining those in edinburgh who�*ve been on strike since last week. rubbish has been piling up in the city�*s streets, as our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. rubbish is piling up in scotland�*s capital. the strike began here on thursday. it was timed to have most impact, during the edinburgh festivals. it definitely does show, cos i think the first thing we did notice when we came in yesterday was like, "the bins are really full, what is going on here?"

it really is disgraceful. we feel a wee bit embarrassed when people are coming to the town, but i can understand the reasons why. today, the industrial action over pay spread across more of scotland, to these 13 other council areas. and bin collections will stop in a further six places from friday. the unite union said the 5% increase on offer to council workers from local authorities wasn�*t enough, and this dispute could escalate even further. so now we are at waste, and then in two weeks�* time we�*re doing waste and we are also going to be doing schools and early years, and then we have to sit down and think about our next level of strategy. the unions involved have called for more funding from the scottish government. local authorities asked us for a contribution towards the £277 million cost of a 5% pay deal. the government gave more than half of that money to local authorities. local authorities have other sources

of funding which they can use to contribute to this offer. in the coming days, rubbish is expected to build up in towns and cities across scotland, and unions have warned there could be months of disruption. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, edinburgh. the dugong, a marine animal known as the gentle giant of the sea is now extinct in china. scientists say they have been over hunted and the seagrass they feed on has been disappearing, but this is a story here in bedfordshire which is a victory for conservation. this tiny endangered baby elephant was born at whipsnade zoo in bedfordshire on monday, to her mother donna. she doesn�*t yet have a name, but the zoo have said her arrival is a huge success for elephant conservation, as dan johnson reports. these are the first of the biggest baby steps, an unforgettable new addition to the herd. this female calf struggled to feed

to begin with, causing keepers some concern, but then she got the hang of it and was described as "drunk on milk." when she has had a good feed for about two minutes she will be dozing with her trunk loose on the ground. she fills her belly with milk and then she is really tired. she is learning all the time. developing everyday, getting stronger and stronger, so she is doing really well. watch the top of the picture. this 18 stone arrival landed with a bump on monday morning, and at first the rest of the herd stood back in admiration, before stepping in to help mum donna and grandmother kayleigh. not only is she adorably cute, she is also really important because she is an asian elephant, note the smaller ears — they are an endangered species, their natural habitat has been under threat and it is estimated there are only about 52,000 left in the wild. as for her name, that is still to be decided, with some link to her natural home and based on the personality this big little lady displays. danjohnson, bbc news, at whipsnade zoo.

despite some recent rain, a hosepipe ban has come into force today for millions of customers of thames water in the south of england. louise lear is here with more details and all of the weather. yes, these are the hosepipe bans we currently have across england and wales at the moment, the thames water one has come into force today and then we have another one in yorkshire coming into force on a couple of days. if you are wondering why we are seeing them so late in the summer with the wetter autumn months around the corner, to put this into context, the first six months of this year was the driest since 1976 with all months apart from february with the below average rainfall and although we had some heavy torrential flooding rain last week in parts of essex and also into lincolnshire, that is not the rain we need, because the ground is so hard at the moment, we need long—term widespread rain or over many months to start to replenish some of the water tables. now we

have actually got some rain at the moment across wales, and you can see it starting to push in, so this rain will turn heavy as we go to the next few hours, moving through south—west england and into parts of wales, and it will drift its weight steadily eastwards, so that will be the story as we go through the evening and overnight tonight as well. that rain, if we zoom out, there will be heavy bursts moving across the pennines, and into parts of east yorkshire, and to the north and west of that, dry conditions, and to the south and east, still very humid and look at these torrential thundery downpours that might start to develop. as a consequence of that humid air. temperatures are sitting at around 16—17 tomorrow morning in the south—east and we can have a look at those thundery showers in more detail. it might wake you up in the early hours of the morning, we need to see how far west