a deadline looms for the uk government to release former prime minister borisjohnson�*s unredacted whatsapp messages to the covid—19 inquiry. a climberfrom malaysia narrowly survives mount everest�*s so—called "death zone" after being carried to safety in a rescue described as "almost impossible. " hello — i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let's start with the war in ukraine. a summit of european leaders is just coming to a close. it's being held in moldova — the country which neighbours ukraine to the west. president zelensky has been at the gathering — reiterating that ukraine should urgently be allowed, tojoin both nato and the eu. moldova has become increasingly important strategically,

following the russian invasion. a former soviet republic, it has remained economically dependent on moscow — and has struggled for years, with pro—russian rebels in its trans—nisstree—ah region. moldova's president said hosting the summit — just 20km from ukraine's border, was a show of solidarity with kyiv. president zelensky was among the first to arrive at the summit. he warned delegates, that aside from peace, there are only two options for countries not in the eu and nato — war or russian occupation. every european country that borders russia and that does not want russia to tear them apart, should be a full member of the eu and nato. and there are only two alternatives to this. either an open war or creeping russian occupation. we see what is happening in belarus. happening in georgia.

we see how these nations are being dragged, although in different ways, into the same state of lawlessness. the talks are being held a short distance from the capital — our correspondentjenny hill is there. in terms of concrete help for ukraine, what are you expecting? well, this is a rather unusual summit in that there won't be what we might expect in other summits, like a final communique or concrete coordinated pledges of support. there are so many groups pledging help, andrew seen plenty of these summits, nato. this is a different and new format, this is about european leaders, so the eu but many of its european neighbours, coming together. this was set up in the

wake of russia's invasion of ukraine. they can speak informally about common challenges, and because president zelensky is here and the geographical location, the summit has been overshadowed by ukraine. maybe some leaders might be making their own pledges, but it is more about coordination and talking. we know what president zelensky wants, he's been on a tour of the capitals in europe, he's extracted promises of further funding. but once again here, he has been asking for those western fighter jets, here, he has been asking for those western fighterjets, but more than that, he wants security guarantees from the west, and he said again today, his country is ready to join nato. he wants them to join the eu as well. i think that has been the

general gist of the conversation, what other support can be given? the eu leaders don't think it is the right time for ukraine to join the eu, davis said as much when it comes to moldova, there vulnerable neighbour —— they have said. both ukraine, moldova and georgia were granted candidate status last year. they are in a hurry to join. the conversations today among the leaders, having them there other table alongside the leaders, may be giving them a little bit of leeway, giving them a little bit of leeway, giving them a voice, making them feel perhaps in some ways they do have a seat at the table, if not an official one. mil have a seat at the table, if not an official one-— official one. all right, jenny hill, we are expecting _ official one. all right, jenny hill, we are expecting a _ official one. all right, jenny hill, we are expecting a news - official one. all right, jenny hill, . we are expecting a news conference in the next little while, so why not start, we will return to moldova.

meanwhile in ukraine — at least three people have been killed after another night of air strikes on ukraine's capital kyiv. officials say that a child was among the victims. here's james waterhouse. no numbing of the pain, missiles were launched, all shot down, say officials, but it is the fallen debris that causes the damage. on the edge of kyiv, three people were killed, including this man's wife. translation: we try to get in the bomb shelter, - but no one could get in. things fell down, there were children and women. police are investigating his claims the shelter was locked. the military significance of these air strikes is debatable. what moscow is trying to do is exhaust ukraine air defences,

which have been affected. what is more significant is that we are now seeing similar scenes across the border inside russia. a rare mirror—image in this region, where russians are evacuated after strikes. moscow say they came from ukrainian forces. translation: the selfless actions of the military repelled attacks from ukrainian terrorists. they suffered significant losses, he says. anti—kremlin militants, made up of russians, crossed into ukraine last week. kyiv denied responsibility then, and hasn't said anything today. zelensky is in moldova meeting president maia sandu and other leaders. his country's security is high on the agenda. it is important, ourfuture

in the eu, and ukraine is ready to be in nato. we are ready for them to have us. ukraine's diplomacy directly feeds into its war effort. a major artery for its continued defence and the future liberations it so desperately wants to achieve. let me take you back to moldova, because we are expecting to hear more from those leaders, the closing part of that summit, the polish prime minister currently speaking. we are keeping an ion it when there is more. we will bring to you at live on bbc news, around the world and across the uk.

to some other stories making news in the uk.. a coroner has been told two teenagers who died after an electric bike crash in cardiff last week suffered head injuries. the deaths of kyrees sullivan, and his friend harvey evans, led to a riot, with cars set alight and police attacked. the local coroner says an inquest is required, which will happen after the ongoing police investigation is finished. a new alert system will warn the public when high temperatures could damage their health this summer in england. it'll be run by the uk health security agency and the met, aiming to reduce illness and deaths among the most vulnerable. the heat health alert system will operate year—round, but the core alerting season will run from june to september. most adults in northern ireland are now considered potential organ donors as a daythi's law has come into effect, named after a local six—year—old boy who needs a heart transplant. northern ireland was the only part of the uk where an opt—out organ donation

system was not in place. let me show you some live pictures coming into the bbc, because dignitaries from around the world. look at those pictures before i give you the details. studying live images, but dignitaries injordan for the wedding of crown prince hussein to a saudi arabian architect. well, beautiful pictures. among the guests, prince and princess of wales. also the us first lady and the king and queen of the netherlands, so the run—up to jordan�*s biggest royal event in years being marked by a free concert, firework displays, banners congratulating the couple, the bride

and groom there in the capital. so wonderful pictures of their guttural wedding just coming into us the bbc. —— beautiful wedding. australia's most decorated soldier has lost a lawsuit against newspapers accusing him of war crimes. ben roberts—smith sued over a series of articles alleging he killed unarmed prisoners, but the judge ruled the newspapers had proven most of their reports were true. the civil trial is the first time a court has assess accusations of war crimes by australian forces. our reporter has more on this story

in the newsroom. ben roberts-smith returned from — in the newsroom. ben roberts-smith returned from afghanistan _ in the newsroom. ben roberts-smith returned from afghanistan to - in the newsroom. ben roberts-smith returned from afghanistan to a - returned from afghanistan to a hero's welcome. this is him in 2011 meeting the queen after he was awarded the highest military honour, the victoria cross. the overpowering taliban machine gunners attack on his platoon. the shiny public image started to crack in 2018 when articles like this were published. the headline, sas day of shame. and another one says the crack in a war hero's facade. he sued the newspaper and the journalist who wrote these pieces, claiming they contain false allegations of war crimes. the trial was dubbed by some as the trial of the century, going on for 110 days, costing 7 million us dollars and heard from a0 witnesses, including afghan villagers, a government minister and former sas soldiers. thejudge found four of minister and former sas soldiers. the judge found four of the six

murder allegations were substantially true, including that ben roberts—smith had kicked a farmer off a cliff before he was subsequently shot. the judge found ben roberts—smith had shot at taliban fighter ten times in the back before taking his leg as a trophy and later using it as a drinking vessel. that story was reported in this newspaper, this headline from december 2020, saint ben roberts—smith pictured drinking from the prosthetic leg of a man he shot. thejournalist from the prosthetic leg of a man he shot. the journalist who wrote the story, nick mckenzie, was one of the genus being sued. this is his reaction to the verdict. i genus being sued. this is his reaction to the verdict. i want to sa toda reaction to the verdict. i want to say today is _ reaction to the verdict. i want to say today is a — reaction to the verdict. i want to say today is a day _ reaction to the verdict. i want to say today is a day of _ reaction to the verdict. i want to say today is a day ofjustice, - say today is a day ofjustice, justice — say today is a day ofjustice, justice for— say today is a day ofjustice, justice for those brave men of the sas who — justice for those brave men of the sas who stood up and told the truth about _ sas who stood up and told the truth about who _ sas who stood up and told the truth about who ben roberts—smith is, a war criminal, a body and a liar. australia — war criminal, a body and a liar. australia should be proud of those men in _ australia should be proud of those men in the — australia should be proud of those men in the sas, they are the

majority~ _ men in the sas, they are the majority. they stood up for what is i’i l ht majority. they stood up for what is right and _ majority. they stood up for what is right and have been mitigated. this comes at a right and have been mitigated. ti 3 comes at a time of heightened sensitivity in the military after that report found credible evidence australian forces had unlawfully killed 39 civilians in afghanistan. here is australia's defence chief. these findings allege the most serious — these findings allege the most serious breaches of military conduct and professional bodies. the serious breaches of military conduct and professional bodies.— and professional bodies. the case are seen as _ and professional bodies. the case are seen as a _ and professional bodies. the case are seen as a litmus _ and professional bodies. the case are seen as a litmus taste - and professional bodies. the case are seen as a litmus taste for- are seen as a litmus taste for australian wrongdoing in afghanistan, and one will historian said the case is just a precursor to the major series of war crimes investigations, allegations, prosecutions and possibly convictions that we will see over the next few years. the convictions that we will see over the next few years.— the next few years. the uk government _ the next few years. the uk government has _ the next few years. the uk government has until - the next few years. the uk government has until apm| the next few years. the uk - government has until apm local time to actually handover former prime minister borisjohnson's unredacted

whatsapp messages to an inquiry related to the pandemic, or they could face possible criminal prosecution. mrjohnson appears to have added to pressure on ministers by stating he had already given the cabinet office all relevant material. our political correspondent explained more about the public inquiry which is about to begin its first public hearings into the uk government's handling of the pandemic. the the uk government's handling of the andemic. , , ., pandemic. the inquiry trying to learn the lessons _ pandemic. the inquiry trying to learn the lessons and - pandemic. the inquiry trying to l learn the lessons and investigate the handling of the pandemic. as part of that, it is trying to have access to official records from the time, so this is now basically a stand—off between the government and the public inquiry, trying to look at what the previous government did about the covid pandemic, over what records and material it can have access to. the government says the covid inquiry should have access to all material because it couldn't take in stuff that isn't relevant to

its work. the inquiry says they should be able to see everything and then decide what is and isn't relevant. borisjohnson is an extra character in the story because he was obviously central to the government's handling of the pandemic. that is why the inquiry once and see all his whatsapp messages and diaries and notebooks from the time. he is out of government and is making clear he has no problem with the inquiry seeing all his notes add material from the time. he is trying to put pressure on the cabinet office to give unredacted versions of everything from the time to the covid inquiry. an interesting thing is the messages the inquiry want to look at include correspondence with the current prime minister rishi sunak and a number of other ministers who are still in government. there is a lot of politics going on around this

inquiry, but ultimately, it is about the inquiry trying to learn lessons from the government handling of the pandemic. it is worth noting the inquiry hasn't even begun its public hearings yet. this is all to do with work going on behind—the—scenes and preparations for it. it will have many years to run before it publishes anything like a conclusion.— publishes anything like a conclusion. , ., ., conclusion. there is one other developing — conclusion. there is one other developing story _ conclusion. there is one other developing story here - conclusion. there is one other developing story here in - conclusion. there is one other developing story here in the i conclusion. there is one other. developing story here in the uk which is worth getting up to date with, because the mp geraint davies has been suspended. he told the publication he didn't recognise the allegations. in a statement... now to the south—west of england and

dorset police have said an early investigation into an incident that killed a 12 your girl and a 70—year—old boy near bournemouth beach on wednesday suggest it was not caused by any physical contact ——12—year—old girl not caused by any physical contact —— 12—year—old girl and a 17—year—old boy. they were pulled from the water with severe injuries. eight others were treated at the scene. the cause of the deficit remains unknown, but a man in his a0s has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. for several hours this part of bournemouth beach was transformed into a rescue operation. the sound was clear to people to allow in helicopters and other emergency cruise. eyewitnesses said they saw several people being brought ashore in what were distressing scenes, including lucy, a student. it distressing scenes, including lucy, a student. , ., . distressing scenes, including lucy, astudent. , ., . ., a student. it is horrific what happened- _ a student. it is horrific what happened- i _ a student. it is horrific what happened. i do _ a student. it is horrific what happened. i do feel- a student. it is horrific what happened. i do feel awful.

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of this incident. police say a man in his a0s who was on the water at the time has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. a, the time has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. a number of --eole suspicion of manslaughter. a number of people already _ suspicion of manslaughter. a number of people already in _ suspicion of manslaughter. a number of people already in the _ suspicion of manslaughter. a number of people already in the water - suspicion of manslaughter. a number of people already in the water got - of people already in the water got into difficulty, and we are investigating the circumstances or events that caused that to happen. early investigation indicate that there was no physical contact between a vessel and any of the swimmers at the time of the incident. i can also confirm there is no suggestion of people jumping from the peer orjet skis being involved. from the peer or 'et skis being involved. ~' ., , ., involved. like today, the beach had been crowded _ involved. like today, the beach had been crowded with _ involved. like today, the beach had been crowded with half _ involved. like today, the beach had been crowded with half term - involved. like today, the beach had| been crowded with half term visitors and local people. but this safe, but nine setting was transformed into one of pain and distress that has left two families grieving the loss of their children.

now, finance ministers across the world are breathing a sigh of relief after tense negotiations. the us house of representatives have passed a bill which will increase the amount of money the government can borrow. it still requires the approval of the senate before monday to avoid defaulting, on issues like mortgage rates, unemployment. present biden issued this statement... a little earlier we heard from your bradley, executive vice president of the us chamber of commerce about how important it is for the bill to go through. important it is for the bill to go throu~h. ~ ~ important it is for the bill to go throu~h. ~ ,, ., through. when we think about the financial markets _ through. when we think about the financial markets in _ through. when we think about the financial markets in the _ through. when we think about the financial markets in the us, - through. when we think about the financial markets in the us, and i financial markets in the us, and also the global financial system, one of the central underpinnings is

to believe us treasuries are risk—free. that is why we are able to borrow as a federal government at such a low rate, but it underpins all the other interest rates, and so for the american business community and global community, and unthinkable united states government default would have far ranging ramifications on the availability of credit, the movement of goods and services. it would portend a global economic recession were we ever to default. ., �* , ., ., ., default. now, let's head to an interesting — default. now, let's head to an interesting story _ default. now, let's head to an interesting story because - default. now, let's head to an interesting story because a i default. now, let's head to an | interesting story because a car rental company supplying cars has launched in the english city of milton keynes, in what it says is a first of its kind in europe. it has been tested on the roads for the last 18 months. customers boot a car through an hour, then the vehicle is delivered by remote control. fascinating stuff.

after 18 months, and more than 1000 miles of testing, these new hire cars are ready for the road. the company has taken electric vehicles and retrofitted them with driverless technology, butjust for now and retrofitted them with driverless technology, but just for now the company is using safety drivers. as you can see, they don't actually drive the car, that is done back at the headquarters. brute drive the car, that is done back at the headquarters.— the headquarters. we still have a safety driver _ the headquarters. we still have a safety driver who _ the headquarters. we still have a safety driver who sit _ the headquarters. we still have a safety driver who sit in _ the headquarters. we still have a safety driver who sit in our- safety driver who sit in our vehicles while they are being remotely driven. the person doesn't touch the wheel. they are there for two reasons. we want to be sure and certain about safety, the first thing we care about. and secondly, we want to build public perception about a car with no one in it. that will take us another 18 months. {lime will take us another 18 months. once this is u- will take us another 18 months. once this is up and — will take us another 18 months. once this is up and running, _ will take us another 18 months. once this is up and running, and _ will take us another 18 months. once this is up and running, and it all goes to plan, the safety drivers

will be removed on this car will be delivered to me as an empty vehicle. i then use it as normal, sitting here, and using the steering wheel, and that when i'm finished, it is taken away by remote control for these cars odd fully autonomous, they are piloted back at the base. this looks like a computer game but the operator here has a three and 60 degrees view of the roads using cameras built into the vehicle, as well as anti—crash safety systems. at the moment these cars can only be hired in and around milton keynes. some are sceptical of this developing technology, but others believe it is here to stay and revolutionise how we travel. let me show you the variety of live pictures. we are waiting in moldova for the news conference from european leaders after that summit. we heard from president zelensky

saying there was an urgent need for ukraine tojoin both nato saying there was an urgent need for ukraine to join both nato and the eu. we are also expecting to hear from rishi sunak, a sit down interview with a british prime minister. those are the live pictures from moldova. it doesn't look like it is far from getting under way. we heard from the polish prime minister earlier. we keep an eye on that. let's cross tojordan and show the pictures there of that royal wedding. and show the pictures there of that royalwedding. in and show the pictures there of that royal wedding. in the last few seconds, i was watching the exchange of rings, because this is the wedding of crown prince hussein to a saudi arabian architect. a huge amount of dignitaries and guests. the prince and princess of wales from the uk. also the us first lady

and the king and queen of the netherlands. beautiful pictures coming in there from jordan, as a royal wedding continues. lots to keep an ion, a busy couple of hours coming up. we are waiting in the next half—hour that uk politics party to actually break. all that in a moment. hello there. today is the first day of meteorological summer and for some parts of the country at least, it looks and feels like summer. this is west wales earlier on today, and it's again the western side of the uk that's seeing the best of the sunshine, the highest temperatures, typically into the low 20s again. further east, it's more of a struggle with that cloud that's feeding in from off the north sea. where the cloud remains, 1a degrees is going to be a typical temperature here. even late afternoon, we've got a few patches of cloud through scotland and the midlands, it's mainly eastern england that keeps the cloud through the rest of the day. and that cloud will push its way back inland across england

and wales over night. quite thin cloud, mind you, it's going to be dry. should be dry and clear for northern ireland and scotland, quite chilly in eastern scotland. temperatures down to two or three degrees. it's across england and wales that we start quite cloudy but the air is going to be drier tomorrow, the cloud is thinner, so it's more likely to break up more readily. and by the time we get into the afternoon, as you can see, pretty sunny just about everywhere. just a few patches of cloud running onto some of those north sea coasts. and in the south—east, particularly kent and essex, it's still going to be quite breezy out there. the wind is still coming in off the north sea. so right on the coast temperatures will be a bit lower. but elsewhere temperatures widely 19 to 21 celsius and it looks like it is going to be sunny for most places as well. the sun is going to be strong, mind you. high uv levels. all the way from the channel islands up to the north isles of scotland. dry day in europe, the rain is still here across the south and the weather pattern isn't really changing as we head into the weekend. more thunderstorms through the mediterranean,

more dry weather across much of northern europe, as high pressure continues to dominate over the uk. still quite breezy through the english channel and the south—east of england, perhaps, but a lot of sunshine around on saturday. until you get up towards northernmost parts of scotland including the northern isles, this time, where we will see cloud. temperatures will be a little bit lower here. otherwise in the sunshine, creeping up to 21 or 22 degrees quite widely. and with that high pressure still in charge, as we head into sunday, again, sunshine for most places. there is cloud just toppling in across northern scotland through the north sea, perhaps hanging on to those north sea coasts, keeping it cooler. away from here, sunny skies will continue. temperatures up to 22 or even 23 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines: three dead in the latest russian shelling of kyiv, as president zelensky tells european leaders there is an urgent lead for ukraine tojoin nato and there is an urgent lead for ukraine to join nato and the there is an urgent lead for ukraine tojoin nato and the eu. the bbc finds evidence of potential war crimes is being lost by social media companies using artificial intelligence. and we have a special report from a plate of seven environmentalists currently in prison in iran on the spying charges. and the almost impossible