the safety of the sub. they cut corners, they used unproven experimental technology on a sub that took passengers. and to me that's inexcusable, and they were uncertified. global leaders pledge $100 billion to help developing countries meet climate targets. in the uk, new measures to help mortgage holders struggling with rising rates are agreed by the big banks. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. stories, and checking out we start with breaking news here in the uk. a man has been found guilty of murdering a metropolitan police sergeant in a holding cell in croydon in south london.

louis de zoysa's trial heard he used a revolver and handmade ammunition to kill matt ratana in september 2020. following the verdict, the police watchdog — the independent office for police conduct — called for hand—held metal detectors to be introduced widely in policing across england and wales. the case was heard at northampton crown court. our correspondent frances read is there for us now. yes, as you said, it was back in september 2020 that the now 25—year—old louis de zoysa was stopped in south london during a routine stop operation. he admitted having cannabis, but police officers also found rounds of ammunition on him as well. he was taken to a police station in croydon. police had searched him. when they arrested him, but they failed to find the antique revolver hidden in a holster under his left arm. it is that that

enabled him to be able to take that revolver into the police station and discharge it there are fatal shots. let's hear more of the background now from daniel sanford. you're walking down the road with a duffle bag, all right? l which i believe may have stuff equipped to do a burglary. - what started as a routine stop in the early hours of a friday morning ended with the killing of a police officer. in that bag is... quite quickly, louis de zoysa admitted he had drugs on him. ..non—medical cannabis. but pc rich davey then found seven rounds of ammunition. beep i'm placing you under arrest for possession of bullets. i but despite a lengthy search, the officers somehow missed the antique revolver secreted in a holster under his left arm. in the van, de zoysa moved the gun from the holster into his hands, still cuffed behind his back.

at the custody suite, sergeant matt ratana, who was in charge, ordered a search with a metal detector. we're going to take the cuffs off. stand up. but at that point, louis de zoysa produced the gun from behind his back and shot sergeant ratana in the heart. welcome to east grinstead rugby football club. i'm matt ratana, head coach. matt ratana was originally from new zealand. a keen rugby player and coach, he was the son of a maori father and a scottish mother. his brother, james young, says that when he'd finished school, matt went to america on a tennis scholarship. we thought he was going to be a tennis champ and win us opens, but no, he didn't. he went and became a cop. he went to england in '91. matt ratana served almost 30 years in the metropolitan police and was three months from retirement. he's never coming back. why?

tell me why. his brother, who has a criminal record in new zealand and has spent time in police stations and prisons, can't believe the metropolitan police allowed a gun into a custody suite. what they've told us is they've changed the procedures and all these sorts of things, they've got metal detectors where you walk in through now. i'm like, "well, they've got those in the police stations here. they've had them for years". the two officers who searched louis de zoysa have been defended by theirforce. the officers, once they searched him on the street, louis de zoysa always remained in handcuffs. when the ammunition was found on him on the street, the handcuffs were moved from a front position to a back position. they've been praised for how they tackled the gunman during the shooting. he shot himself in the neck in the struggle and barely survived. the two arresting officers, i think without any thought, instinctivelyjumped on de zoysa

to try and wrestle the firearm away and get it off him. de zoysa is permanently brain damaged. he can barely talk. in court, he used a whiteboard to communicate. he has autistic spectrum disorder but had a successful school career and learned to shoot with the army cadets. 0n the farm where he lived alone, he used his engineering skills to make the nonstandard bullets for the 19th century revolver he'd bought online. he also purchased a holster to conceal the gun. it's not clear why he was near his parents with a firearm that night, but he had a bad relationship with his father, who has convictions for domestic violence. his lawyers argued that the shooting was the result of an autistic meltdown, but thejury decided it was murder. daniel sandford, bbc news, northampton. we heard they are, of course, that matt ratana had been with the met police for some 30 years, was just

about to retire. a big personality, about to retire. a big personality, a friendly personality, and everyone talked about wanting to getjustice for him within his family. and we heard for the first time today from his partner. heard for the first time today from his partner-— heard for the first time today from his artner. ., ._ a, �*, .,, his partner. today matt's murder has been found guilty _ his partner. today matt's murder has been found guilty to _ his partner. today matt's murder has been found guilty to taking _ his partner. today matt's murder has been found guilty to taking his - his partner. today matt's murder has been found guilty to taking his life i been found guilty to taking his life in a cruel— been found guilty to taking his life in a cruel and cowardly manner, the effects_ in a cruel and cowardly manner, the effects of— in a cruel and cowardly manner, the effects of which have left me, his family. _ effects of which have left me, his family, friends and colleagues withoui— family, friends and colleagues without the love and camaraderie he had with_ without the love and camaraderie he had with so— without the love and camaraderie he had with so many. i would like to thank_ had with so many. i would like to thank everyone who has supported me, from my— thank everyone who has supported me, from my family and friends, the investigation team, the crown prosecution service, and the prosecution cancel and, as a whole, the metropolitan police. but today is about _ the metropolitan police. but today is about justice for matt. his life was taken — is about justice for matt. his life was taken to soon in the line of duty— was taken to soon in the line of duty doing _ was taken to soon in the line of duty doing a job that he loved. a cruei— duty doing a job that he loved. a cruel end — duty doing a job that he loved. a cruel end to a lifetime of service

and dedication protecting others. whilst _ and dedication protecting others. whilst at — and dedication protecting others. whilst at the court case has concluded, the constant feeling of .rief concluded, the constant feeling of grief and — concluded, the constant feeling of grief and loss continues. my love for matt, — grief and loss continues. my love for matt, my gentle giant, will never— for matt, my gentle giant, will never end. he will never be forgotten. i again request that my i’ilht forgotten. i again request that my right to _ forgotten. i again request that my right to privacy be respected. thank you. right to privacy be respected. thank you gf_ right to privacy be respected. thank ou. .., , right to privacy be respected. thank ou. , �*, , right to privacy be respected. thank ou. , �*, you. of course, daniel's reports a little earlier, _ you. of course, daniel's reports a little earlier, we _ you. of course, daniel's reports a little earlier, we heard _ you. of course, daniel's reports a little earlier, we heard from - you. of course, daniel's reports a little earlier, we heard from his . little earlier, we heard from his brother as well, didn't we? he was paying tribute, but also questioning, how could a revolver have got on the inside of a police station in a diverse place? the met police have really backed its officers, but they also said changes are needed as well. let's have a little bit of a listen to what the met commissioner had to say first of all. not a dedicated 30 years of his life to policing. he was nearing retirement when he was tragically murdered —— matt dedicated 30 years of his— murdered —— matt dedicated 30 years of his life _ murdered —— matt dedicated 30 years of his life. he broughtjoy to his work_ of his life. he broughtjoy to his work and — of his life. he broughtjoy to his work and treated everyone with respect, — work and treated everyone with respect, compassion and good humour.

in respect, compassion and good humour. in the _ respect, compassion and good humour. in the days _ respect, compassion and good humour. in the days after his death, tributes— in the days after his death, tributes flowed in from matt's colleagues, from communities, from those _ colleagues, from communities, from those he _ colleagues, from communities, from those he had served, and from those he knew— those he had served, and from those he knew irr— those he had served, and from those he knew in his life outside policing _ he knew in his life outside policing. they were a testament to the man_ policing. they were a testament to the man that he was. whether it was on the _ the man that he was. whether it was on the streets are in the custody centre. — on the streets are in the custody centre. as — on the streets are in the custody centre. as a _ on the streets are in the custody centre, as a uniformed police officer. — centre, as a uniformed police officer. on— centre, as a uniformed police officer, on the rugby field or later as a coach, — officer, on the rugby field or later as a coach, it is clear that he was someone — as a coach, it is clear that he was someone who made an enduring impact wherever— someone who made an enduring impact wherever he _ someone who made an enduring impact wherever he went. we will ensure that he _ wherever he went. we will ensure that he is— wherever he went. we will ensure that he is never forgotten.- that he is never forgotten. there has been an _ that he is never forgotten. there has been an investigation - that he is never forgotten. there has been an investigation under| that he is never forgotten. ii—iiff has been an investigation under way as a result of what happened. 0ne has been an investigation under way as a result of what happened. one of the recommendations is about search once, mobile metal detectors, are they? tell us about them. == once, mobile metal detectors, are they? tell us about them. -- search wands. they? tell us about them. -- search wands- the — they? tell us about them. -- search wands. the met _ they? tell us about them. -- search wands. the met have _ they? tell us about them. -- search wands. the met have already - they? tell us about them. -- search wands. the met have already put. wands. the met have already put those in place, already being used in first responder vehicles across london, but the recommendation now is that gets rolled out nationally

as well. because it is obviously a lesson that they want to bring forward that potentially had something like this been used, wouldn't have been easier find the revolver was to easier in hindsight to say, but actually what they want to say, but actually what they want to do is potentially put this in place. of course, there are also trying it on airport style metal detector system with any police station, within london, just to try led to see if it is useful, but they will also look at the training for officers as well, particularly in the met police, are the right protocol is being followed to stop anything like this being able to ever happen again.— anything like this being able to ever happen again. francis, thank ou for ever happen again. francis, thank you for that- _ we will head to the us now to get the latest on the investigation that will be under way with regards to the titan submersible, of course, that was heading down to look at the wreckage of the titanic. plenty of questions about the safety of that vehicle. but there have been

defenders too. the co—founder of 0ceangate, the company behind it, says it took ia years to develop the sub and their wear regular safety checks carried out. as you would expect, plenty of tributes have been coming in from right around the world to those men who died on board. paul—henry nargeolet, diver and explorer. stockton rush, ceo of 0ceangate. hamish harding, british explorer. his family said "he was a loving husband, a dedicated father and a legend who lived for his next adventure". shahzada dawood, businessperson, and his 19—year—old son, suleman. theirfamily described their "unimaginable loss". the us navy now says it detected sounds consistent detected sounds consistent with that implosion on sunday. so not long after the dive down.

search teams found debris from the sub thousands of metres below the surface. the director of the 1997 film titanic, james cameron, who has completed more than 30 dives to the wreck, has joined the chorus of experts questioning the safety of the titan. he's been speaking to our science editor rebecca morelle. you've been down to the titanic wreck site many times. yeah. i mean, you've been even deeper. you did the first solo dive to the bottom of the mariana trench. and you came out and saw my sub before i made that dive and i took you through the whole... you even sat inside it, so you kind of know what it feels like to be inside. and that's went to three times titanic�*s depth, quite literally safely.

i'd like to point out. you know when people go down to a place like titanic as... let's call it a citizen explorer, right? i don't like "tourist". i think somebody that's willing to spend that kind of money and do that kind of preparation and devote weeks of their life. they're a citizen explorer. they shouldn't have to worry about the vehicle that they're in. worry about titanic because it's it's a dangerous site for entanglement and collapse. you could have a structural collapse on the sub and it's a very dangerous site. but understand the risks, agree to those risks, but don't be in a situation where you haven't been told about the risks of the actual platform that you're diving in the 21st century, there shouldn't be any risk. we've managed to make it through 60 years from 1960 until today, 63 years without a fatality, and most people don't know this.

no fatalities, no major accidents in deep submergence. there are a couple of fatalities with very shallow operating subs in the late �*60s. but that's longer ago than the time from the wright brothers at kitty hawk to the first 7a7s flying, so you can imagine there's been a lot of development in between. so, you know, one of the saddest aspects of this is how preventable it really was. thanks to james cameron there. let's get the latest from carl nasman, our correspondent in boston, where the search was co—ordinated. tell us what is happening out at sea no. is the search for debris and trying to understand what happened, is it continuing? it is trying to understand what happened, is it continuing?— is it continuing? it is continuing and it is likely _ is it continuing? it is continuing and it is likely something - and it is likely something continuing over the days and weeks to come because it is not a quick process. there are some of these rovs, remotely operated vehicles on the scene. they do not move quickly. we have been told that the move at

about a walking pace, so just in terms of trying to cover the ocean flare looking for clues, looking at the dp they have found, that could take some time, and it takes many hours to go up and down, to such a deep area —— looking at the debris they have found. the biggest question still to be answered is exactly what happened, why did this titan vessel apparently employed? titan vessel apparently employed ? they titan vessel apparently employed? they will examine a few different clues for that. the biggest one, they will take a look at the degree itself, the large pieces. we know five key parts of that vessel had been discovered so far. they will be looking for any flaws, cracks, specifically in the carbon fibre comedy material that made up the main portion, the hull of the ship, —— the carbon fibre material. they can potentially look for clues in the debris fields themselves, a couple of them. determined by the size, if it is a wide debris field, it may point to the implosion happening earlier with the ship

being a bit higher up in its dive. if it is done at the surface, it would indicate a debris field that is very small, so there are some clues they can certainly look for in the debris and pieces of the ship itself, but this could be a long process, do not expect any answers right away. flit process, do not expect any answers riaht awa. , process, do not expect any answers right away-— process, do not expect any answers riuhtawa. , . ., ., right away. of course. what reaction has been to — right away. of course. what reaction has been to the _ right away. of course. what reaction has been to the us _ right away. of course. what reaction has been to the us navy _ right away. of course. what reaction has been to the us navy reporting . right away. of course. what reaction has been to the us navy reporting a| has been to the us navy reporting a potential —— potentially hearing on implosion? potential -- potentially hearing on imlosion? ., , potential -- potentially hearing on imlosion? . , implosion? there have been some ruestions implosion? there have been some questions raised _ implosion? there have been some questions raised specifically - implosion? there have been some| questions raised specifically about, why are we hearing this news now? of course, this was a massive search and rescue effort, this involved several countries and all kinds of expensive and sophisticated equipment. what we have heard today, actually, from the us navy as they detected what they call an acoustic anomaly, essentially very loud underwater noise that was actually on sunday morning, only a few hours after we know the titan lost contact with its mother ship. what are the us navy is seeing as it was not definitive, they could not know for sure this was the sound of the

vessel imploding, so the search continued. as long as there was hope and a chance that they might be able to find the people on board the ship alive, they would continue with that search. they simply could not rule out based on what they detected that there might still be people worth saving are looking for. although we are only getting that information over the past 2a hours or so, this was detected early on in the search and rescue mission. {lila was detected early on in the search and rescue mission.— was detected early on in the search and rescue mission. 0k, coral, thank ou ve and rescue mission. 0k, coral, thank you very much _ and rescue mission. 0k, coral, thank you very much there. _ and rescue mission. 0k, coral, thank you very much there. around - and rescue mission. 0k, coral, thank you very much there. around the - you very much there. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. —— 0k, carl, thank you. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines across the uk. security workers at heathrow airport have accepted an improved pay offer, ending a long—running dispute. they will get up to i7.5%. junior doctors in england are to strike for five days from the 13th ofjuly, as part of their long—running row with the government over pay.

the british medical association says the walk—out will be the longest single period of industrial action in the history of the health service. this the electoral commission says data from last month's local elections in england shows that around ia,000 people did not vote because they were unable to provide an accepted form of photo identification. it was the first time voters in great britain have had to show id. there is plenty more on the website and at the bbc news app. we will pause a moment as viewers around the world rejoin us. you're live with bbc news. next, banks and building societies will offer more flexibility to struggling mortgage holders as rates soar. lenders have agreed to a 12 month delay in taking repossession

proceedings in borderers unable to pgy- proceedings in borderers unable to pay. the move comes after bank bosses met the chancellorjeremy hunt in downing street. peter ruddick reports. what will you do to help people with their mortgages?! summoned to downing street, mortgage lenders meeting the chancellor this morning to discuss how they can support homeowners after a 13th interest rate rise in a row. in castleford, west yorkshire, the impact of the decisions made in london is already being felt. i have actuallyjust bought a house last month, so, yeah, it affected us quite a lot. i've had a house below at a lower rate, so it has doubled per month, so it is a lot of money. it's the unknown of what will happen, if it will go up or down, and if we've made the right decision to fix for five years or should we have fixed for three and hope it would go lower? the bank of england increased rates by more than expected to 5%. it is supposed to try to calm price rises on everything else.

inflation, the rate of the soaring cost of living, is way above the bank's 2% target. but it will bring a huge shock for the hundreds of thousands of households due to remortgage in the next few months, and it is notjust a problem for homeowners. landlords say many will have to sell up or put up costs for renters. landlords like steve, who has decided to give up his two properties. the reality is landlords are making less money than ever today with the interest rates going up so high, and i would like to say to those tenants that we're actually poorer than we were a few years ago. the labour party and financial campaigners have been calling for more options for those struggling, things like interest—only payments. a response from the chancellor today after his meeting with the banks. if you are anxious about the impact on yourfamily finances and you change your mortgage

to interest only or extend the term of your mortgage and you want to go back to your original mortgage deal within six months, you can do so, no questions asked, no impact on your credit score. i think that will give people a lot of comfort. a relief for homeowners? the opposition leader remains sceptical. i think what people want is action not words. what we suggested is a requirement on lenders to take these measures, because there will be many, many mortgage holders, many, many families across the country now even more worried about paying their mortgage. from bank bosses, some relief for those in the biggest financial distress. but with more interest rate rises expected, the road ahead will still be very difficult for many. peter ruddick, bbc news.

the social media influencer under tate and his brother, tristan, have to remain under house arrest for another 30 days in romania, ruled by court. the extension, which leaves the current restrictions on change, comes days after the brothers were indicted on charges, including human trafficking and forming a criminal organisation to sexually exploit women, which they both deny. his brother tristan and two female romanian associates were charged also. let's turn to ukraine now. the destruction left after the clock of a dam burst. ukraine has blamed russia for the attack, which has left communities struggling with what has been a humanitarian and environmental disaster —— the khakhova dam burst. take a look at these satellite pictures. it shows a destruction because they are. that

is the reservoir upriver, dramatically shrinking and drying up. then if we look below the former dam, kherson, cleaning at their homes after water levels were never higher than their houses. dozens of people missing as russians continue to show the region. andrew harding sent this report. a boat beached on the roadside. plenty of puddles — and, in places, more than puddles. "how can i live in this?" asks 72—year—old anna. but the worst of the flooding is now over here in kherson, a frontline city still targeted daily by russian artillery. somebody has helpfully marked the high water point on this building. and you can see over here on the garage door the lines

where the floodwaters have slowly receded from this area. but there's mud everywhere. retired teachers irina and yevgeny clear through the wreckage of their musty, waterlogged home. "we're like rats," says irina. "we've endured so many disasters — the shelling, the flood — it's as if we've become immune to it all." flood rescue workers suddenly race for cover as russian guns start up again. but many civilians here refuse to be driven out of kherson. it's a defiance, a resilience that only seems to have grown since the events ofjune 6th. that was the day suspected russian sabotage destroyed this nearby kakhovka dam, releasing a deluge of water downstream.

but what about upstream? here that same dam's collapse has emptied out the largest body of fresh water in ukraine. this giant reservoir contained 18 cubic kilometres of water. if it helps, try picturing one giant paddling pool the size of england. and all that water has abruptly vanished. the impact on wildlife here and on humans has been catastrophic. the nearby towns have all run out of water — half a million people suddenly relying on emergency supplies. "what do you think it's like carrying water like a donkey?" asks yulia. "it's scary," says nina. "and the future is even scarier".

and yet life rumbles on here. many local men have left to fight the russians, but ivan and his uncle, also ivan, are still working the fields. "there are no polite words for what the russians have done here to our environment," both men agree. and there's something else troubling them. across the floor of the empty reservoir, russian troops are in control of europe's largest nuclear plant. it feels closer than ever now, its future uncertain too. another worry on this muddy, unpredictable front line. andrew harding, bbc news, ukraine. that is it, i will be back in a couple of minutes. i am at the respond jones, this is bbc news. —— i am lewis vaughanjones.

good afternoon. plenty going on for the weather over the next few days. in fact, we've got a change in the story as we speak. we've got rain around it this morning, not for all of us. this was glasgow earlier on. some heavier bursts of rain, but already it's starting to fragment as it pushes its way steadily eastwards. but we've got rain into parts of north—west england and wales. the best of the sunshine further south and east, so not a bad morning so far across surrey, as you can see. it looks likely that with the cloud and the rain, it'll be just a little bit fresher for many of us. top temperatures generally around 16 to 22 celsius, but in the sunshine, still pretty warm with it, 26 to 27 celsius. that's just nudging into 80 fahrenheit. now, as we go through this evening, still going to see some showery outbreaks of rain for a time drifting its way eastwards. this south—westerly flow feeding in a lot of cloud. it'll be misty and murky, but it's also going to drag with it more humid air, so it will be a mild night, an uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep, 15 or 16 degrees.

an uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep, 15 or 16 degrees. so a warm start to saturday morning leading into a pretty warm and increasingly humid day as well. it will be cloudy, misty and damp at times along west—facing coasts. a few more organised showers into the north—west of scotland, but there'll also be some sunny spells for many and it will feel pretty warm generally across the country. we're looking at 17 to 25 celsius in scotland and northern ireland. highest values — 29, possibly 30 not out of the question somewhere across southern and eastern england. now the high pressure just drifts off into the near continent, but we still keep this southerly flow, but a frontal system pushing in from the west, so on sunday, a real contrast to the story, best of the sunshine, and still pretty hot with it, south and east. but as this front moves in into that very warm and humid air, it's going to trigger some sharp, intense thundery downpours. noticeably fresher behind it, but hot and humid ahead of it with highs of 30 celsius. now, as that rain clears away through sunday evening into monday, that fresher air will start to take over.

and areas of low pressure look likely to start to move in from the north and west, so a change into next week. yes, it will be a little bit fresher in comparison to of late and there'll be showers or longer and there'll be showers or longer spells of rain at times. spells of rain at times. a welcome news for the gardens. a welcome news for the gardens.

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