this is the scene live taking place. this is the scene live in that cathedral where hundreds of mourners have packed together to honour italy's longest serving prime minister. in ukraine, three people have been killed in a russian attack on the black sea port of odesa. we will be live with the latest. and new research shows that most women with early breast cancer now have a 95% chance of surviving for at least five years. we speak to the lead researcher. hello, iam hello, i am matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start here in the uk and the shock waves after yesterday's attacks in the city of nottingham. police are continuing to question a

31—year—old man about the fatal stabbing of two university students and a 65—year—old man early on tuesday. officers have revealed what they believe to be the sequence of events. they say the first victims were 19—year—old students barnaby webber and grace kumar. officers say a man thought to be the suspect then tried to get into a homeless hostel in the city. this is a still of the cctv footage seen by the bbc which shows a man in a black hoodie trying to climb into a window at the hostel. he is stopped from entering by two people. police believe the attacker then stabbed 65—year—old ian coates, a school caretaker, before allegedly stealing his van. and using it to run over and injure three people elsewhere in the city. police have yet to establish a motive for the attacks. let's head straight to nottingham and to our

correspondent rajini vaidyanathan correspondent rajini vaidya nathan who correspondent rajini vaidyanathan who has been there for the last 36 hours, and rajini, profound shock still the overriding emotion there? absolutely. ijoin you still the overriding emotion there? absolutely. i join you from still the overriding emotion there? absolutely. ijoin you from the campus at the university of nottingham. it is here that two of the three victims, i9—year—olds grace o'malley kumar and barnaby webber, were studying. they were in theirfirst year at webber, were studying. they were in their first year at university, they were just at the end of that year, taking their exams because they had been on a night out, they were walking home in the early hours of the morning yesterday, when they were stabbed to death. in about an hour or so there is going to be a vigil here at the site behind me, they arejust setting vigil here at the site behind me, they are just setting up for it now, we will hear from a number of people including the vice chancellor of the university, everybody paying tribute to these two young students, barnaby studied history, grace was a medical

student, but both of them... beyond their academic ambitions, were also very gifted sportspeople. graca played hockey, representing england for her age group, she also played football, and barnaby was an accomplished young cricketer. police in the last hour or so have issued another update, giving us the latest on the sequence of events that unfolded on tuesday in the early hours of the morning. my colleague helena wilkinson has this report, taking us through what happened. barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar, both 19—year—old university students, young and happy, with their whole lives ahead of them, their dreams, their hopes, their future, so cruelly taken away. today, barnaby�*s family released these photographs. he was, they said, at the start of his journey

into adulthood and was developing into a wonderful young man. "complete devastation is not enough to describe our pain." barnaby was an amateur cricketer, the club where he played in taunton in somerset said he was a dear friend. this morning flowers have been left in his memory. hejust was engaging, you know, a very grown—up, mature young man, he was going places, he was the sort of guy who would leave an impression, he was always smiling, very engaging and a fabulous personality. the 19—year—old was walking back with grace o'malley kumar after a night out. also a student at nottingham university, she was a talented hockey player, england hockey said it was deeply saddened by her death. she was, they said, a popular member of the england ui6 and u18 squads. the third victim has also been named — ian coates,

he worked at huntingon academy, the trust said he was a beloved and respected member of staff. at the start of prime minister's questions this afternoon, a statement from rishi sunak. i know the whole house - will want to thank the emergency services for their ongoing response to the shocking incident in nottingham yesterday. our thoughts are with those injured and with the families of those who lost their lives. police were first called at about 4.00 yesterday morning, after two people were found dead in ilkeston road. three people were then hit by a van in milton street in the city centre. later, a man was found dead in magdala road, less than a mile away. a 31—year—old man remains in custody, held on suspicion of murder. police are still in the early stages of the investigation. as well as piecing together what happened, they are trying to determine what the motive was. counter—terrorism police

are involved, but there is no confirmed link to extremism. last night around 400 people gathered for a church vigil. this is a city that has been left shocked, stunned, searching for answers. how do the families of those who died even begin to comprehend what has happened? helena wilkinson, bbc news. one man here in the city described nottingham as the sort of place where everyone is family to each other, and that collective sense of grief continues as we get ready for this vigil in memory of the two students who lost their lives. rajini vaidyanathan, thank you very much, and we will return to you a little later on today's programme.

the state funeral of former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi is being held in milan. he died in hospital on monday at the 886, after being treated for a long infection linked to chronic leukaemia. applause those were the pictures right at the start of the funeral, as the coffin was brought in, and adjust the clapping from all of those people gathered, both inside and outside the cathedral, i want to take you from those pictures at the start of the funeral to what is happening at the funeral to what is happening at the moment, because that funeral just coming to an end, and exactly like the beginning, with people there come with their pictures of silvio berlusconi, family, friends, officials, all gathered there and

the clapping just like we saw the pictures at the start, clapping the coffin out of the cathedral, just as it was clapped in and sophia bet it's that is our italy correspondent as in there watching those events, extraordinary pictures of —— sofia bettiza —— of all of those people inside and outside of the cathedral, clapping in those moments? dag clapping in those moments? dog review might _ clapping in those moments? drg review might be able to hear some of the clapping, still happening all around me in milan's main square. when silvio berlusconi's coffin arrived here outside of the cathedral in milan, the duomo, i saw some people bryan, the atmosphere is very emotional, people are waving flags, some of them chanting, silvio berlusconi will always be our president. inside the cathedral is a

state funeral where about 2000 people are attending. of course silvio berlusconi's family, his five children, also his girlfriend who is 53 years younger than him, as well as his ex—girlfriend and his ex—wife, on top of that, political leaders, but interestingly not many world leaders from outside of italy, and that is because silvio berlusconi was a very controversial figure, he was loved by many but equally despised by others, who didn't like the fact that he constantly bent the rules and passed laws to try and help his own business. in italy. but all of this is a bit of a spectacle as well, there are helicopters flying above us, you might be able to hear some of the chanting going on in the square, and as you probably can see behind me, there is in front silvio berlusconi's coffin which has just been taken out of milan cathedral, and being held by the carabinieri, italy's military place. there is

chanting, there is crying... i wonder if i can interrupt and pause you for our second so that our viewers can hear the sound because as the coffin came out, the amount of cheering and from all of those people gathered there waving flags. applause

extraordinary pictures there, and let me bring you back in, because we

can hear some of those what sounds like football chance, he used to own ac milan, and this city is so deeply associated with silvio berlusconi voucher actually, you were mentioning the chanting, what people were saying was, there is only one president, silvio berlusconi, but in fairness it did sound like a football chant.— football chant. this is an incredible _ football chant. this is an incredible moment - football chant. this is an incredible moment and i football chant. this is an i incredible moment and just football chant. this is an - incredible moment and just is a reminder that this looks like a spectacle but in fact this is a state funeral and today is a national day of mourning, which is something unprecedented in italy for a former prime minister. and i think this gives you an idea ofjust how significant silvio berlusconi was for italians. he dominated society here for nearly 50 years, and not just politics, tv, cinema, real estate, and you know, he was often considered the kingmaker of politics, he became italy's longest serving prime minister since world

war ii, and you know he was famous for his charismatic personality, his sense of humour, he was a self—made man, and all those things, because of all of those things, many italians saw him as a man of the people. and of course he was from milan, this is where his career started, and clearly, the crowd who have come here today to pay a final, to say a final goodbye, are very, very emotional. and sofia, exactly as you were saying, he straddled italian politics for decades, didn't he? italian politics is so fluid, with so many changes of government and coalitions, around the world, a lot of those politicians will have gone by, not have registered, perhaps, but everybody knew berlusconi, didn't they? everybody knew berlusconi, but you made a good point, lots of very senior political

leaders from italy who attended the funeral, but very few world leaders, apart from viktor orban, the prime minister of hungary. and that is because, of course, silvio berlusconi was a very controversial figure. he was famous for his crude and sexistjokes, his gaffes on the international stage, for example when he called barack obama a very tanned man. he also had very questionable friendships, especially, one example that comes to mind is russia's vladimir putin, and also he became famous on the world stage because of his infamous sex parties. so, for all of those reasons, people here in italy today actually feel that this spectacle, a state funeral, a national day of mourning, is too much, is not needed for somebody like silvio berlusconi is fair to say that weather you liked him or you didn't like him,

every italian i spoke to today has said to me that an italy without silvio berlusconi feels surreal and this truly does feel like the end of an iran. �* ., this truly does feel like the end of an iran, �* ., l, this truly does feel like the end of an iran. �* ., i. ., ., ~ an iran. and sofia you are making the oint an iran. and sofia you are making the point about _ an iran. and sofia you are making the point about international - the point about international leaders, in terms of italian politics, domestic politics, those parties in opposition to him, were they there present at this state funeral? , ,., , ., , they there present at this state funeral? , , .,, , , funeral? everybody was present, --eole funeral? everybody was present, peeple from _ funeral? everybody was present, peeple from his _ funeral? everybody was present, people from his coalition - people from his coalition government, people from opposition parties, allies, enemies, in terms of politics, everybody was here today, but interestingly, you mentioned politics, there are big questions being asked now about the future of the political party that silvio berlusconi created, forza italia. can the party survive without berlusconi? though many people who voted for forza italia winds of a berlusconi. —— winds of

berlusconi. there is speculation that his eldest daughter might become the next leader but that is not confirmed. one thing that is certain, if forza italia were to implode there would be a big problem for prime minister giorgia meloni's coalition government. and of course italy is a country that is no stranger to political crises. so it is fair to say that silvio berlusconi's death could bring political instability to this country. political instability to this count . ., ., country. sofia, we will come away from ou country. sofia, we will come away from you and _ country. sofia, we will come away from you and come _ country. sofia, we will come away from you and come away - country. sofia, we will come away from you and come away from - country. sofia, we will come away i from you and come away from these pictures in milan right there in the centre of the city, right next to the cathedral where we have seen this state funeral, mourners, so many, many people across italian politics and further afield, so many

italians, coming down to mark this moment, pay their respects and say goodbye to silvio berlusconi. sofia, we will talk to you again in the next little while but thank you so much for now. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. let's turn to some of the stories making the headlines here in the uk becausejunior doctors with the uk becausejunior doctors with the british medical association in england have walked out on the first of three days of strike action as part of a long—running dispute over pay and conditions. junior doctors in scotland are also expected to strike injuly in scotland are also expected to strike in july after rejecting in scotland are also expected to strike injuly after rejecting a pay offer yesterday. the royal national lifeboat institution responded to 290 incidents involving migrants in the english channel last year, and saved 100 and lives. this is the first time the volunteer run charity has released chief executives is

makes no apologies for saving lives in total, 9000 rnli boats were launched across 2022. the second day of the covid inquiry is under way in london and it will continue to hear the testimony of key participants before moving on to evidence. yesterday the inquiry�*s lead lawyer claimed very little thought had been given to the impact of lockdowns. you are live with bbc news let's turn to the us because donald trump has denounced attempts to prosecute him for mishandling secret documents, calling it an evil and heinous abuse of power. he was speaking at a fundraising event for his presidential campaign in new jerseyjust hours after facing a judge in miami where he pleaded not guilty to 37 charges. mr trump said jack smith, the special handling the case against him, was, quote, a thug and a hotel. the personal attacks

resembled those against state prosecutors in new york where he appeared in court back in april to answer charges of financial fraud. today we witnessed the most evil and who knows abuse of power in the history of our country. very sad thing to watch, a corrupt, sitting president had his top political opponent arrested on fake and fabricated charges of which he and numerous other presidents would have been guilty, under the presidential records act, which is civil, not criminal, i had every right to have these documents.— criminal, i had every right to have these documents. let's speak to a former speechwriter _ these documents. let's speak to a former speechwriter for _ these documents. let's speak to a former speechwriter for president | former speechwriter for president george w bush and senior brighter for the atlantic. david, welcome to the programme. we played a short clip of it, i am sure you listened to the entirety of it yesterday, what was your overriding emotion to how he responded to being in court yesterday? . i how he responded to being in court esterda ? ~ . yesterday? , i think there are “ust a few factualfi yesterday? , i think there are “ust a few factual predicate * yesterday? , i think there are “ust a few factual predicate is i yesterday? , i think there are “ust a few factual predicate is that h yesterday? , i think there arejust a few factual predicate is that we | a few factual predicate is that we need to get clear, especially for a

global audience. this is not a dispute or a matter of mishandling documents, president trump as he then was took away with him hundreds, we don't know exactly how many, of documents, many of them highly secret some of them as we now know involving war contingency plans. important, important secrets. the governance spent a year—and—a—half negotiating with former president trump to get the secrets back. everything that he relinquished the mother are no charges for, he had no right to take them in the first place but when he gave them back, even after a year—and—a—half, he got away with that, he got a get out ofjail free card, no—one else in the us government who had done such a thing would have been treated in this way, he got treated with extraordinary leniency, extraordinary, unique, i should say, consideration. but he did defy ultimately subpoenas, he did defy ultimately subpoenas, he did lie to authorities, and that is what this is about, holding back secret documents, including war contingency plans without permission, illegally, defying

subpoenas, lying to authorities, working with his own lawyers and his own personal valet, to hide documents and then leaving them about his estate in a careless way, we have all seen the photographs, thatis we have all seen the photographs, that is what this is about, exposing vital national secrets including war contingency plans to theft and abuse. �* , , ., contingency plans to theft and abuse. �* , y., ., ., abuse. and yet you saw the narrative from donald — abuse. and yet you saw the narrative from donald trump _ abuse. and yet you saw the narrative from donald trump afterwards, - abuse. and yet you saw the narrative from donald trump afterwards, it. abuse. and yet you saw the narrative | from donald trump afterwards, it was interesting because in terms of the american networks i think it was only fox news that carried that, is that the way to combat that fake narrative rush? it that the way to combat that fake narrative rush?— narrative rush? it is important a . ain to narrative rush? it is important again to understand _ narrative rush? it is important again to understand that - narrative rush? it is important| again to understand that while people often speak as the united states as being polarised about donald trump, which is true, we are not evenly polarised, donald trump is very much a candidate of a certain hard minority of the country and he is speaking to them and trying to mobilise that hard minority. that is enough for him to control one of the two parties, the smaller of the two parties, my party, but it is not enough to

achieve national power, and what we are watching here is, it is a little bit like when you leave a glass of orangejuice on the bit like when you leave a glass of orange juice on the windowsill on a hot day, the volume of the class shrinks and the juice becomes hot day, the volume of the class shrinks and thejuice becomes more intense, that is what donald trump is doing to his party, it is shrinking but it is becoming more intense. ~ , , ., shrinking but it is becoming more intense. , , ., ., intense. why is none of the facts, the detail in _ intense. why is none of the facts, the detail in that _ intense. why is none of the facts, the detail in that indictment - intense. why is none of the facts, the detail in that indictment that. the detail in that indictment that was so extraordinary, why is none of that cutting through with his base, with republicans supporters? . that cutting through with his base, with republicans supporters? , look, this is a world _ with republicans supporters? , look, this is a world in _ with republicans supporters? , look, this is a world in which _ with republicans supporters? , look, this is a world in which we _ with republicans supporters? , look, this is a world in which we have - with republicans supporters? , look, this is a world in which we have all. this is a world in which we have all kinds of weird religious cults, i mean, why is there scientology? people believe what they will believe. but the political damage he's doing to his party is not to his own core following, they will believe anything, they will believe thatjohn f kennedyjunior did not die in a plane crash and will be resurrected and will run for president alongside donald trump in 2024, many of them really believe that. what is cutting through is with the great american middle, that donald trump is seen as a person who

broke the law, this is not his first round of indictments, these are his first federal indictments, he has been indicted by the state of new york for campaign forward, his company was convicted of corporate tax, he himself is now ordered by a court to pay $5 million to a woman he was found liable for sexual abuse of, but these legal charges just keep coming, and they matter, they don't matter to the core, fanatical base... �* , ., don't matter to the core, fanatical base... �* ,, don't matter to the core, fanatical base... �* ,. base... but you say it is cutting throu~h base... but you say it is cutting through with — base... but you say it is cutting through with middle _ base... but you say it is cutting through with middle america, | base... but you say it is cutting | through with middle america, it base... but you say it is cutting - through with middle america, it was interesting listening to franklins the respected pollster only yesterday on the bbc saying that actually, trump is getting stronger, he could win in 2024? i actually, trump is getting stronger, he could win in 2024?— he could win in 2024? i don't think that many polls — he could win in 2024? i don't think that many polls find _ he could win in 2024? i don't think that many polls find that. - he could win in 2024? i don't think that many polls find that. wright's| that many polls find that. wright's method is to convene focus groups of people who have expressed individual views as to actual scientific, data driven polling, i think what you see right now is that while he is certainly the leader within the

republican party by 40 points over ron desantis, that when you put him in head—to—head match—ups against president biden, he loses. and more to the point the things that decide american action elections, the state of the comic, those are getting stronger. we are seeing the recession that many people expected for 2023, recession that many people expected for2023, it recession that many people expected for 2023, it has not materialised, the job market continued strong, inflation is subsiding, we had a pause in the cause of interest rates, these are incumbent, friendly conditions to wage the 2024 election. ~ ., ., ., election. we have to leave it there because we _ election. we have to leave it there because we are — election. we have to leave it there because we are coming _ election. we have to leave it there because we are coming to - election. we have to leave it there because we are coming to the - election. we have to leave it there because we are coming to the end | election. we have to leave it there i because we are coming to the end of the programme but thanks so much for joining us here on bbc news. before we take a break, worth telling you, formation coming from our political editor, chris mason, that the privileges committee will publish its report into borisjohnson tomorrow morning, much anticipated, of course, we have had that resignation honours list, we then had his resignation, but all of course with the backdrop of this privileges committee report, and we

remember what borisjohnson said remember what boris johnson said about remember what borisjohnson said about that, but it will report tomorrow at 9am, it is said to be about 30,000 words long and we will have a full coverage and analysis of that here on the bbc. that the privileges committee report will be published tomorrow morning. hello. after the heavy downpours and thunderstorms that have bought some of us and not of rain over the last few days, to date is somewhat. a bit of high cloud in the south—west of the uk, some low cloud around some western coasts and just a view very isolated showers in northern parts of scotland. temperatures in the western side of scotland up to 27—28, southern england, up to 29—30. this evening and tonight, any showers in the north

of scotland will fade, we will have largely clear skies overhead, some low cloud for western coasts and maybe some low cloud and mist and fog across parts of north—east england, a slightly fresher night than the ones we had earlier in the week, 9—14. a fresh start to thursday but mostly sunny, most will keep sunny skies overhead but there isjust a slightly greater chance of seeing some thunderstorms in the afternoon. one ought to popping up across the highlands of scotland, although the south—west of scotland should stay pretty much dry. western counties of northern ireland are likely to see some thunderstorms, maybe one or two over the hills and mountains of wales and a very small chance of a shower in eastern england as well. temperatures for southern parts if anything just a little down on where they have been during today. moving towards friday, a bit of a change because this area of low pressure is swirling in the atlantic and will start to throw a frontal system northwards, really only grazing the western side of the uk, could bring the thunderstorm for western areas, especially

northern ireland, possibly a few rogue showers popping up further east but mostly finance. east but mostly fine and sunny. and a subtle shift in the wind direction means that some of these coasts will no longer have the wind coming in off the chilly sea and so will be a little bit warmer in newcastle and hull. into the weekend, the low pressure moves closer and actually, particularly on sunday, there is the chance for some quite heavy, thundery downpours to drive northwards across the uk. so, the increasing chance of rain, some of that heavy, as we go through the weekend, temperatures coming down just a little.

this is bbc news, the headlines... tributes pour in for the three people killed in the nottingham attacks. the bbc has seen cctv footage that shows the man said to be the suspect. in ukraine, three people have been killed in a russian attack on the black sea port of odesa. we'll be live with the latest. in milan, the state funeral of the former itailan prime minister,

silvio berlusconi is taking place.