police in the south west of england say a a12—year—old girl and a 17—year—old boy who died after being pulled from the see off bournemouth beach were not hit by any vessels on the water. and the almost impossible rescue from everest�*s so called "death zone". we have the incredible story of how a climber was saved by a nepalese sherpa. to the south west of england now, and dorset police have said an early investigation into an incident that killed a 12—year—old girl and 17—year—old boy near bournemouth beach on wednesday suggests it was not caused by any physical contact between a vessel and swimmers. the two teenagers were pulled from the water with fatal injuries. eight others were also found with mild injuries and treated at the scene. the cause of the deaths remain unknown, but a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. i'm joined now by our

correspondent helena wilkinson. in correspondent helena wilkinson. terms of what thl been in terms of what the police have been saying through the course of today, take us through it. well. today, take us through it. well, matthew, today, take us through it. well, matthew. just _ today, take us through it. well, matthew, just behind _ today, take us through it. well, matthew, just behind us - today, take us through it. well, | matthew, just behind us actually today, take us through it. -ii matthew, just behind us actually is the water where the tenant swimmers gap into such difficulty, and some hours after the incident, which happened yesterday afternoon, we are still no clear as to how they got into that difficulty in the water. there has been a lot of speculation around here today as to what might have happened. we heard from dorset police who are leading this investigation a little earlier on, and they came out to really stamp out that speculation. as you mentioned there, they have said there was no contact between a vessel and the swimmers. they have also said thatjet skis were not involved and nobody was jumping off the pier behind us but they could not expand or give us any further

details in terms of the investigation. they confirmed a bit more detail about the two teenagers who were pulled out of the water yesterday. a 12—year—old girl from buckinghamshire and a 17—year—old boy from southampton, not too far away from here. both of them, they were not related and did not know each other, and eight further people were brought out onto the beach and treated for minor injuries. the two teenagers were taken to hospital. they had critical injuries and again how they sustain those injuries is not clear at this stage and they later died in hospital yesterday. we know a bit more from officers as well about the response yesterday. it was huge here on the beach. there were lots of families as there are today enjoying the sunshine. a major incident occurred and a lot of the area was cordoned off. ambulance and police were involved. the lifeguards

on duty were also involved, and remember that families would have been witnessing this tragic event unfolded in front of them. and also members of the public got into the water and try to help the ten people who got in difficulty. thoughts of course with the families of those two teenagers who died yesterday as a result of what happened in the water here. we know that a man in his 40s, he is still being questioned by detectives. he was arrested yesterday on suspicion of manslaughter and detectives say in their words that he was on the water at the time of the incident. police are trying to piece together exactly what happened, what led to them getting into difficulty in the water here behind us to try and establish the facts around what happened and they are continuing to question that man in his 40s.— man in his 40s. helena, such a

distressing _ man in his 40s. helena, such a distressing story, _ man in his 40s. helena, such a distressing story, l— man in his 40s. helena, such a distressing story, l every - man in his 40s. helena, such a i distressing story, l every element of it, but thanks and latest there from bournemouth. people who were sexually abused in the church of england risk being traumatised again because of the church's poor handling of their need for support. a report seen by the bbc says a temporary scheme for abuse survivors appeared to have been "set up in haste, was under—thought and under—resourced". church leaders promised compensation settlements would be quickly agreed, but some survivors say they've been treated with contempt. our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. they won't let us go. they won't realise that they are the problem. the church, the institution that damaged him, still has a hold on graham sawyer. but now it's notjust because the clergyman that abused him. i because the clergyman that abused him. . ., ., ., ., because the clergyman that abused him. _, ., ., ., ., because the clergyman that abused him. ., ., ., ., , him. i could forgive that man for my heart many — him. i could forgive that man for my heart many years — him. i could forgive that man for my heart many years ago. _ him. i could forgive that man for my heart many years ago. it's _ him. i could forgive that man for my heart many years ago. it's the - heart many years ago. it's the enduring trauma of dealing with the church of england. he’s

enduring trauma of dealing with the church of england.— church of england. he's now a catholic priest _ church of england. he's now a catholic priest and _ church of england. he's now a catholic priest and moved - church of england. he's now a catholic priest and moved to l church of england. he's now a - catholic priest and moved to ireland partly to escape the past. the trouble here, _ partly to escape the past. tue: trouble here, every partly to escape the past. tte: trouble here, every time partly to escape the past. "tt2 trouble here, every time i partly to escape the past. tt2 trouble here, every time i have any contact with the church of england, it re—traumatizes me. figs contact with the church of england, it re—traumatizes me. $5 a contact with the church of england, it re-traumatizes me. as a teenager, graham was — it re-traumatizes me. as a teenager, graham was a — it re-traumatizes me. as a teenager, graham was a victim _ it re-traumatizes me. as a teenager, graham was a victim of— it re-traumatizes me. as a teenager, graham was a victim of peter- it re-traumatizes me. as a teenager, graham was a victim of peter bull, i graham was a victim of peter bull, the former bishop convicted of a string of sexual offences. the case led to a massive inquiry and a schema set up by the church to offer support to survivors, but is dealing with that scheme that some survivors say is causing their anguish now. teresa cooper has serious health problems after being drugged and abused as a child in a church run home. she's received funds from the church scheme but has also been denied applications for help. we should criticise the scheme on social media, the church threatened legal action. social media, the church threatened legal action-— social media, the church threatened legal action. they're supposed to be christians. they're _ legal action. they're supposed to be christians. they're supposed - legal action. they're supposed to be christians. they're supposed to - legal action. they're supposed to be christians. they're supposed to be l christians. they're supposed to be caring _ christians. they're supposed to be caring. they're supposed to want to look after _ caring. they're supposed to want to

look after you and help you. this was forced — look after you and help you. this was forced on me through no fault of my own the — was forced on me through no fault of my own. the least they could have done _ my own. the least they could have done was — my own. the least they could have done was looked after me.- my own. the least they could have done was looked after me. we've seen a re ort b done was looked after me. we've seen a report by a — done was looked after me. we've seen a report by a new _ done was looked after me. we've seen a report by a new independent - done was looked after me. we've seen a report by a new independent board i a report by a new independent board reviewing one survivor's experience of the church, and what it concludes is a support scheme was under thought, or under resourced and dealing with it took a heavy toll on the mental health of the abuse survivor involved. the church says it's paid nearly £i.5 survivor involved. the church says it's paid nearly £1.5 million in support 268 abuse survivors, but acknowledges some have had terrible experiences. t acknowledges some have had terrible exeriences. ., acknowledges some have had terrible exneriences-— experiences. i would say i wish you had been different _ experiences. i would say i wish you had been different for— experiences. i would say i wish you had been different for them - experiences. i would say i wish you had been different for them and . experiences. i would say i wish you had been different for them and i l experiences. i would say i wish you i had been different for them and i am genuinely— had been different for them and i am genuinely sorry— had been different for them and i am genuinely sorry that _ had been different for them and i am genuinely sorry that they— had been different for them and i am genuinely sorry that they have - had been different for them and i am genuinely sorry that they have had i had been different for them and i am genuinely sorry that they have had a | genuinely sorry that they have had a poor exoerience _ genuinely sorry that they have had a poor experience of— genuinely sorry that they have had a poor experience of the _ genuinely sorry that they have had a poor experience of the scheme. - genuinely sorry that they have had a poor experience of the scheme. and genuinely sorry that they have had a i poor experience of the scheme. and i know— poor experience of the scheme. and i know others— poor experience of the scheme. and i know others have _ poor experience of the scheme. and i know others have had _ poor experience of the scheme. and i know others have had positive - know others have had positive exoeriences _ know others have had positive exoeriences i_ know others have had positive experiences. ido— know others have had positive experiences. i do get- know others have had positive experiences. i do get those i know others have had positive - experiences. i do get those phone calls and _ experiences. i do get those phone calls and e—mails _ experiences. i do get those phone calls and e—mails where _ experiences. i do get those phone calls and e—mails where they - experiences. i do get those phone calls and e—mails where they sing | calls and e—mails where they sing the praises— calls and e—mails where they sing the praises of— calls and e—mails where they sing the praises of the _ calls and e—mails where they sing the praises of the scheme. - calls and e—mails where they sing the praises of the scheme. both. the praises of the scheme. both are true and _ the praises of the scheme. both are true and i_ the praises of the scheme. both are true and i am — the praises of the scheme. both are true and i am genuinely— the praises of the scheme. both are true and i am genuinely sorry for. true and i am genuinely sorry for those _ true and i am genuinely sorry for those who— true and i am genuinely sorry for those who have _ true and i am genuinely sorry for those who have not _ true and i am genuinely sorry for those who have not had - true and i am genuinely sorry for those who have not had that - true and i am genuinely sorry for- those who have not had that positive experience —

those who have not had that positive experience in— those who have not had that positive exerience. :: :: ., , experience. in 2020, an inquiry call for survivors — experience. in 2020, an inquiry call for survivors to _ experience. in 2020, an inquiry call for survivors to quickly _ experience. in 2020, an inquiry call for survivors to quickly be _ experience. in 2020, an inquiry call for survivors to quickly be given - for survivors to quickly be given final compensation settlements, not just these interim payments. the church still has not done that. and graham sawyer is desperate that it does. . , , graham sawyer is desperate that it does. ., , , ., ., ., does. please 'ust let go and leave us alone. does. please just let go and leave us alone. you _ does. please just let go and leave us alone. you can _ does. please just let go and leave us alone. you can get _ does. please just let go and leave us alone. you can get on - does. please just let go and leave us alone. you can get on with - does. please just let go and leave| us alone. you can get on with your lives and do your thing. and then finally perhaps we will be allowed to do the same. among the many thousands of political prisoners currently held in iran's jails are seven prominent environmentalists imprisoned since 2018 serving lengthy sentences for spying, although no evidence has ever been produced. the former british council arts curator, aras ameeri, spent 2.5 years in the same jail as them, along with nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, both also accused of working against the iranian regime. she returned to the uk last year, but is now speaking out

for the first time to draw attention to the environmentalists' plight. caroline hawley reports. aras ameeri should now be able to look forward in her life. she's free, back in the uk and pregnant with her first child. but every day, her mind goes back to the prison where she was held for three years and to the friends she made there. it can be an experience that breaks many people. it has a long—lasting effects on each of us. aras was held in a much feared jail. like other political prisoners, she spent time in solitary confinement. she was interrogated around the clock, blindfolded and threatened. she still has nightmares about her time there. lack of freedom is the hardest thing. the unfairness...

still there is a woman who became friends with serving a ten—year sentence. who became friends with they were so fun and lively and generous. they are so much loved by all the prisoners. why them? there has been pressure on people who were doing their own job on conserving nature and wildlife in iran. also imprisoned was her husband, here tracking leopard footprints. this is a photo he took of a critically endangered cheetah. this cheetah cub was being looked after by the group. while tracking wild cheetahs with cameras, they were accused of spying although even members of iran's government have acknowledged there is no evidence. it is incredibly unfair. every day they are in prison, i think it already they have been through so much. ijust want them to be able to be back to theirfamilies, their loved ones, nature, and to protect iran's wildlife again, which is

what they have always been doing and so dedicated to. the director of the persian wildlife heritage foundation died in suspicious circumstances in 2018 while under interrogation. this man co—founded the group. he has british and american citizenship, and his family hoped he would be released alongside nazanin last year. but he is still being held. alongside these others. aras told me they're not only important scientists, but inspiring human beings. they really shared with us the love that they have for nature. the fact that they are still kept in, that's really heartbreaking and a big loss for iran. she thinks of them every day and says her heart burns for them and for all they've endured.

caroline hawley, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to carvey madani, former deputy head of iran's department of environment. he himself was arrested in iran in the past. this is a story of the 21st century. some people have beenjailed and called spies for caring about the natural resources, for caring about the environment, for their efforts to preserve and rescue the asiatic cheetahs and iran's biodiversity, for caring about their homeland and returning home from their good life and peaceful life in europe and the us. instead of building their monuments around the world and giving them awards, they had been called spies because these islamic revolutionary guards people thought or claimed that these people were

helping the enemy governments, they were spies of mi six and mossad and the cia and they were trying to track iran's missile activities and nuclear activities. it's a joke. track iran's missile activities and nuclearactivities. it's ajoke. it sounds funny but people have been in jail since 2018. one of them suspiciously died in prison. the interrogators claimed that he committed suicide. so far no evidence has been provided. as well no evidence of it provided to date to convince people that they have done anything, one single thing wrong and anything against national security. but they're there and that's what we know. the world should know that story. find that's what we know. the world should know that story.- should know that story. and i mentioned — should know that story. and i mentioned that _ should know that story. and i mentioned that you _ should know that story. and i mentioned that you were - should know that story. and i i mentioned that you were deputy should know that story. and i mentioned that you were deputy head of a wrong path by department of environment. you then were also arrested. what is it that the iranian authorities seem to fear around environmentalists? well, iran

is not unique in _ around environmentalists? well, iran is not unique in being _ around environmentalists? well, iran is not unique in being afraid - around environmentalists? well, iran is not unique in being afraid of - is not unique in being afraid of those who care about the environment. you know, big corporations and those with interests in making money and short—term gaining are afraid of the environmental activists or see them as some sort of a barrier against their movement. but in iran, something is unique. first of all, iran does not like any activity that is independent and nongovernmental and relies only on ordinary people and relies only on ordinary people and regular citizens. but on top of that, the environment has a very unique power. it has a power to unite people regardless of their ideology, whether they support the islamic republic or not, whether they're muslim or not. and this is not in other sectors and that is why the republic i think is paranoid

about the environmental sector. aha, about the environmental sector. a final question here to mention the prison, those who served alongside those people still detained talked about torture, talked about solitary confinement. how alarmed are un terms of how the people are still being held and their mental condition and physical condition? well, i mean, if you serve for a few hours in prison in solitary confinement, you won't be a normal human after that. so the people have beenin human after that. so the people have been in solitary confinement for two years. but what i'm proud of as a person who has interacted with them is that these people despite all they have gone through, they're fighting their environmental life in prison. their organising workshops. they're talking to the other prisoners about climate change. they're talking about a ron's biodiversity and educating the rest of the prisoners and that shows that, yes, their mental health might

have been affected, but their love for the environment has not. let's return to the war 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. a kyiv constant, an 18th attack since the start of may, with no numbing of the pain. ten missiles were launched. all of them were shot down, say officials, but it's often the falling debris which causes the damage. on the eastern edge of kyiv, three were killed including this man's wife.

we tried to get into the bomb shelter, but no one could open it. some fragments and bits of a missile fell down, there were people, children, women. police are now investigating his claims that shelter was locked. the military significance of the air strikes is debatable. what moscow is trying to do it seems as exhaust ukrainian air defences, which have been extremely effective. what is more significant is we are now seeing similar scenes across the border inside russia. a rare mirror image in the belgorod region where russians are evacuated after artillery strikes which moscow says came from ukrainian forces. "the selfless actions of the military repelled three attacks by ukrainian terrorists," sense moscow's defence. they suffered significant losses. anti—kremlin militants made up of russians crossed into belgorod from ukraine last week. kyiv denied responsibility then and has not commented yet today. in a more welcomed border

crossing, president zelensky is in moldova meeting his counterpart maia sandu as well as other european leaders. his country's security is high on the agenda. what is very important, our future in the eu and ukraine is ready to be in nato, we are waiting when nato will be ready to host and to have ukraine. ukraine's diplomacy directly feeds into its war effort. a major artery for its future defence, and the future liberation it so desperately wants to achieve. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. one of australian's most famous soldiers loses information case against those who accused him of

being part of murder in afghanistan. the paper said he broke that moral and legal rules of military engagement with the judge ruled the papers had proven that most of their report was true. robin brandt has the story. corporal ben roberts—smith. he was an icon in his own country. a war hero, honoured by the very top. the victoria cross on his chest testament to ben roberts—smith's bravery. australia's highest military honour was given to him in 2011 for single—handedly overpowering taliban machine guns. but a court has now ruled that newspaper reports of four claims of murder during his time in afghanistan were substantially true. today is a day ofjustice. it's a day ofjustice for those brave men of the sas who stood up and told the truth about who ben roberts—smith is — a war criminal, a bully and a liar.

the trial was a first of its kind in australia. robert smith had sued over three allegations against him. it centred on events during 2009 and 2012, as australia's military continued its role in the allied effort to try to defeat the taliban. it heard claims he'd pushed a hand—cuffed farmer off of a cliff, details of a captured taliban fighter who was shot in the back ten times and that he'd ordered two killings as an initiation for new recruits. this was a civil trial, but not criminal. the burden of proof was lower. but the man seen by many australians as the embodiment of heroism now has a much tarnished reputation.

the newspapers who exposed him, vindicated. robin brant, bbc news. a nepalese sherpas saved a malaysian climber in the so—called death zone at mount everest. the safe was described is almost impossible. i spoke to a mountain climber earlier. welcome to the programme. that is just extraordinary when i have just read out and shown pictures up. t read out and shown pictures up. i think that word extraordinary sums it up. if you tried to live like any human body here at sea level, that is one thing. that's going to be hard enough but now transport that to over 8000 metres and to calm down and to navigate the terrain and the balcony where the ship i came across

the malaysian climber to get back down to the south is not particularly easy terrain. it's rocky. there is no, ice, some steep steps in there. and i'm left gasping for airjust trying to get my head around what this rescue must�*ve been like. i around what this rescue must've been like. . . around what this rescue must've been like. ., ., ., ., like. i read a quote from you saying it was mind-boggling _ like. i read a quote from you saying it was mind-boggling and _ like. i read a quote from you saying it was mind-boggling and you i like. i read a quote from you saying it was mind-boggling and you are l it was mind—boggling and you are exactly right. we are seeing him there actually carrying that climber down on his back. of course he picked him up in the death zone. just explained our viewers because it is extraordinarily dangerous. experienced climbers so often come across people who were struggling and have to make terrible choices about whether to intervene or not to. you must experience that yourself. i to. you must experience that ourself. . . to. you must experience that ourself. ., ., ., , yourself. i have, and the lovely thing with _ yourself. i have, and the lovely thing with this _ yourself. i have, and the lovely thing with this story _ yourself. i have, and the lovely thing with this story is - yourself. i have, and the lovely thing with this story is when i yourself. i have, and the lovely| thing with this story is when the ship i got there, he was looking after a chinese client of his. they were climbing to the summit themselves, and he immediately made themselves, and he immediately made

the decision for them what i gather. he made the decision whereby his client who was fully encompass mentis and physically fine, he persuaded him to turn around to give up persuaded him to turn around to give up his own summit bid before they then warned the rescue. so it's so nice to hear a positive story like this coming out from mount everest after a season where there has been so much frostbite and so much death. this year ranks quite possibly as the worst season everest has ever seen, so a story like this where somebody has literally plucked from near death and rescued is remarkable.— near death and rescued is remarkable. . , , ., , a car rental company supplying remotely driven cars has launched in the english city of milton keynes in what it says is the first of its kind in europe. jo black has been finding out more. 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, the company is using safety drivers. as you can see, they don't actually drive the car. that's done back at the company's headquarters. we still have a safety driver who sits in our vehicles while they are being remotely driven. the person does not touch the wheel or anything. it's just there for two reasons. we're still building our safety features, and we want to be absolutely sure and certain about safety. safety�*s the first thing that we care about, before removing that safety driver. and secondly, we want to build public perception about a car with no—one in it, that no—one has seen before. so that will take us another 18 months. once this is up and running, and if all goes to plan, the safety drivers will be removed and this car will be delivered to me, essentially, as an empty vehicle. i then use it as normal, sitting here in the driving seat and using the steering wheel. and then, when i've finished,

it's taken away by remote control. these cars are not fully autonomous. they are piloted back at the company's base. this looks like a souped—up computer game, but the operator here has a 360—degree view of the roads using cameras built into the vehicle, as well as anti—crash safety systems in the operating software. 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's here to stay and will revolutionise the way we travel. jo black, bbc news. a quick reminder of our top story, the developing news that the cabinet office has announced it is seeking a judicial review of the order to release boris johnson's judicial review of the order to release borisjohnson's private messages and papers to the covid—19 inquiry. the deadline to hand over the material expired at 4pm in the afternoon and in a letter, the

government says it has brought the case with regret but there are important issues of principle at stake. the baroness said she could launch her own legal action if the government did not comply with the order of thejohnson material. lewis has play more on that story and other headlines but that is it from us, see you next time. hello there. there's no rain in the forecast for the next few days, and the first day of meteorological summer got off to a sparkling start here in eastbourne, in east sussex. many parts of the country saw the sunshine coming through, but not everywhere. some eastern areas of scotland and eastern england stayed cloudy and as a result quite a bit cooler as well. but we should see more sunshine developing across more of the country tomorrow because drier air is going to be coming in from off the north sea. at the moment, though, what's happening overnight is the cloud that we've had in eastern areas is going to push back inland across england and wales, but it's quite thin cloud.

for scotland and northern ireland, this is where it's going to be clearer, but it's going to be eastern scotland that will be quite chilly. 2—3 degrees here, otherwise about eight degrees first thing on friday morning. and it could be quite a cloudy start for england and wales, but this time the cloud is thinner. so it's going to break up more readily, and we'll get more sunshine developing more widely across the uk. just a bit of patchy cloud hugging some of these north sea coasts. now, for many, the winds will be light, but it's still going to be pretty breezy across the south—east through the english channel. noticeably breezy in these areas, so a little bit cooler, perhaps. and with the wind off the north sea, right on the coast, it will be cooler. but with sunny skies developing in most places, then those temperatures more widely will be reaching a pleasant 20—21 degrees. but uv level�*s going to be high right the way across the country, all the way from the shetland isles down into the channel islands. now if you're wondering where all the rain's gone, it's really across southern parts of europe. it stays wet and thundery in places cos high pressure that's been keeping it dry still sitting

over the uk. still got some stronger winds across the south and south—east. otherwise the winds are light. on saturday, we could see more cloud coming in to the far north of scotland, so a little bit cooler here. but otherwise, lots of sunshine around again on saturday. those temperatures creeping up a little bit, up to around 22—23 degrees. and the glorious weekend continues for many areas with sunny skies, but there's more cloud notjust in northern scotland, rolling down the north sea, perhaps hugging some of these north sea coasts, particularly in the north—east of england. so, again, a little bit cooler here, but otherwise, those temperatures gradually getting up to 23 or even 2a celsius.

today at 6pm: police release more details of how two children lost their lives yesterday after being pulled from the sea off bournemouth — but questions remain. the 12—year—old girl and 17—year—old boy were not hit by any vessels — nor did anyonejump from the pier. a number of people already in the water got into difficulty and we are investigating the circumstances or event that caused that to happen. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter — we'll bring you all the latest. also on the programme...

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