there was more than two people who were at the scene on the night that they murdered my son. all of them should be in prison, doing time. we'll bring you all the details about our exclusive investigation and be asking once again how the met could have overlooked vital evidence in this infamous case. also on the programme... why people in the uk are less likely to survive breast cancer and strokes which are treatable than those in other rich nations. the inquest into the death of nicola bulley, who went missing injanuary — a forensic expert says she died by drowning prince william launches a campaign to end homelessness, saying it should not exist in a modern and progressive society. and coming up on bbc news, pastures new for manchester city's treble—winning captain ilkay gundogan, who joins spanish champions barcelona on a two year deal.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a new suspect in the stephen lawrence murder has been identified by a bbc investigation, and named publicly for the first time as matthew white. the bbc has also found that the metropolitan police, which was severely criticised in a public inquiry, seriously mishandled key evidence relating to him. stephen was 18 when he was murdered in a racist attack by a gang of young white men in south london in 1993. two of the original five prime suspects were jailed for the murder in 2012. the other three have not been convicted of the crime. daniel de simone reports.

is the most notorious racist murder in british history. 30 years on, we reveal disastrous police failures and identify a key suspect for the first time. stephen lawrence was murdered by a gang of young, white men in eltham, south london, in april 1993. the met police did not catch the killers. a public inquiry, led by sir william macpherson, said the force was institutionally racist. there were five prime suspects, david norris and gary dobson were jailed for the murder a decade ago. luke knight, and brothers neil and jamie acourt have never been convicted. stephen's friend, duwayne brooks, survived the attack. he said there were six attackers and the league 1 attack. he said there were six attackers and the league1 had bushy, light brown hair. the prime suspects did not fit the

description. so he was the fair—haired attacker? i've obtain surveillance photos taken by the murder investigation days after stephen was killed. they show matthew white, with a bushy, light brown hair. similar to the artist impressions by eyewitnesses. originally treated as a witness, white knew so much that an independent investigation then told the met to check if he had been there during the murder. he was also mentioned in a crucial note from 1993 in a database. i have obtained that note, which contained a vital lead buried by the metropolitan eu. it said matthew white's stepfather had told a detective his stepson was not telling police everything. but the note names the wrong stepfather. white had two. clive driscoll, who caught two stephen's killers, found

the right stepfather two decades after he tried to speak to police. i knocked on his door and said, "i'm coming to talk to you about steven lawrence murder", to which he said, "you're rushing this job, aren't you, officer?" he actually said that to me. the stepfather so that matthew white admitted being present during the murder and that white had said that stephen deserved it. the macpherson inquiry in 1998 examined how white was handled. police provided the note, naming the wrong stepfather. i found that absolutely shocking, staggering, that wrong information would be fed to the inquiry. i discovered that in 2000, detectives spoke to a separate witness who saw white shortly after the murder. he said white admitted being there during the attack, and playing a leading role in it.— during the attack, and playing a leading role in it. matty ran over to him and _ leading role in it. matty ran over to him and gave _ leading role in it. matty ran over to him and gave him _

leading role in it. matty ran over to him and gave him a _ leading role in it. matty ran over to him and gave him a day - leading role in it. matty ran over to him and gave him a day or. to him and gave him a day or something, everybody else piled over and piled in. dave and neil started getting silly with a knife, stabbing and cutting him. he getting silly with a knife, stabbing and cutting him.— getting silly with a knife, stabbing and cutting him. he was referring to david norris — and cutting him. he was referring to david norris and _ and cutting him. he was referring to david norris and neil— and cutting him. he was referring to david norris and neilacourt, - and cutting him. he was referring to david norris and neilacourt, said i david norris and neil acourt, said the other three prime suspects were also there. if the met had found his stepfather, they would have been two separate people saying that white had been present at the scene. did white have an alibi for the night? i've investigated his statements to police, finding he lied about where he first heard about the attack, and who he was with. i’m he first heard about the attack, and who he was with.— who he was with. i'm shocked that the olice who he was with. i'm shocked that the police force _ who he was with. i'm shocked that the police force was _ who he was with. i'm shocked that the police force was able - who he was with. i'm shocked that the police force was able to - who he was with. i'm shocked that the police force was able to do - who he was with. i'm shocked that the police force was able to do so | the police force was able to do so much from the time you looked over this case. these are things that the police force should have been finding and using to try to solve this case. ~ , ., , , this case. the met stopped investigating _ this case. the met stopped investigating stephen's - this case. the met stopped - investigating stephen's murder in 2020. we investigating stephen's murder in 2020. ~ ., ., 2020. we have come to the view right now that there — 2020. we have come to the view right now that there are _ 2020. we have come to the view right now that there are no _ 2020. we have come to the view right now that there are no viable lines - now that there are no viable lines of inquiry. we have convicted, as

you know, two people in 2012, but there are still people free. matthew white died in _ there are still people free. matthew white died in this _ there are still people free. matthew white died in this bedsit _ there are still people free. matthew white died in this bedsit a - there are still people free. matthew white died in this bedsit a year - white died in this bedsit a year later. our investigation places him at the centre of the case. was he a witness or a suspect?— at the centre of the case. was he a witness or a suspect? based on the evidence, based _ witness or a suspect? based on the evidence, based on _ witness or a suspect? based on the evidence, based on what _ witness or a suspect? based on the evidence, based on what we - witness or a suspect? based on the evidence, based on what we now i witness or a suspect? based on the - evidence, based on what we now know, you would have to consider matthew white as the fair—haired attacker. scotland yard told us matthew white was arrested and interviewed in 2000, and in 2013, and that prosecutors twice said there wasn't enough evidence to charge. evidence i have found relating to matthew white implicates the prime suspects, who are still free. i wanted to question two of them, neil acourt... i'm from the bbc. why did matthew white say you attacked stephen

lawrence? g0 white say you attacked stephen lawrence? ,., ., ._ white say you attacked stephen lawrence?- and - white say you attacked stephen lawrence?- and jamie | white say you attacked stephen - lawrence?- and jamie acourt. lawrence? go away. and jamie acourt. did ou lawrence? go away. and jamie acourt. did you attacked _ lawrence? go away. and jamie acourt. did you attacked stephen _ lawrence? go away. and jamie acourt. did you attacked stephen lawrence? i did you attacked stephen lawrence? you were part of the group that attacked stephen lawrence? why would matthew say that? deputy assistant missioner matt ward told us... there were more than two people that were at the scene on the night that they murdered my son. all of them should be in prison. after so many police failings, will there ever be fulljustice for stephen lawrence? daniel joins me now. we heard from neville lawrence in your report — what other reaction has there been? baroness doreen lawrence, stephen's

mother, said she is appalled by this. she said that not investigating properly a murder suspect in such an important case is really grave, and there should be serious sanctions as a result. she says no officers have ever been disciplined for any of these things. the met police has admitted failing this, it admitted not following a key lead in 1993, when matthew white was a significant missed opportunity. was a significant missed opportunity-— was a significant missed ouortuni . , , opportunity. daniel, people will be lookin: at opportunity. daniel, people will be looking at the _ opportunity. daniel, people will be looking at the evidence _ opportunity. daniel, people will be looking at the evidence you - opportunity. daniel, people will be looking at the evidence you have i looking at the evidence you have uncovered linking matthew white to the murder scene, and the question people will be asking, yet again, is why have police mishandled this? there are 70 failures in so many different years, it is hard to pin it down to one thing. the 1993 investigation is generally accepted, even by the met now, as a disaster, that it didn't follow obvious investigative opportunities before it, and i have found that a year with matthew white. the public inquiry into stephen's death said it was a mix of incompetence,

institutional racism and poor leadership. it has always been an allegation of corruption. corruption has never been proven, but the spectre of that is still there, people are still raising a question today. people are still raising a question toda . ., ~ people are still raising a question toda . ., ,, i. people are still raising a question toda . . ~' ,, , people are still raising a question toda. ., , . and you can watch daniel's full report on bbc one at 8.30 tonight, or on the bbc iplayer now. you can also read the full investigation online at bbc.co.uk/news. president zelensky has urged countries to put pressure on moscow to end the war in ukraine, following an attempted rebellion in russia by mercenary soldiers. he said the turmoil has exposed weaknesses in vladimir putin's rule, although the kremlin claims the rebellion had no impact on its ukraine campaign. our international editor, jeremy bowen, is in kyiv. still questions about what's happened to the leader of that rebellion?

in the terms of the deal that ended it, he was supposedly going to belarus, and supposedly prigozhin was going to have accusations of treachery against him lifted. the russian official media today has said that those charges still stand, although it is not exactly precise what they are. so, there is a lot of mystery, he hasn't been seen. president putin himself did release some video of him commending engineering students for their contribution in what he called difficult times of external threat, but he didn't refer directly to what had been going on at all. as for the ukrainians, president zelensky, of course they must be encouraged by the cracks that have appeared in the edifice of putin's rule. but i think the fact is, on the battlefield, they still have yet to even begin to

breach those formidable russian defences. so that is going to be going on. meanwhile, back in russia, this is far from the could ever do, we'll be looking for scapegoats, will be looking for redress, and perhaps will now be looking for mr prigozhin, trying to get him to face some putin style justice. get him to face some putin style 'ustice. ., ~' , ., , get him to face some putin style 'ustice. ., ,, , ., , . justice. thank you very much. international _ justice. thank you very much. international editorjeremy i such as breast cancer and stroke, than those in other rich nations, according to a study by the king's fund think—tank. it said the problem may be directly linked to the performance of the nhs. our health editor, hugh pym, joins me. tell us more about his findings. well, the kings fund think tank looked at 19 relatively wealthy countries, including the uk. it looked at health policies generally.

it found that health spending per head in the uk was less than average, and that the number of doctors and nurses, again, relative to the population on the number of bits of equipment like scanners, was pretty low compared to the others, the nhs was pretty efficient in terms of spending on administration and that sort of thing. but that the outcomes were really not very good, compared to the other countries, for example survival rates for some cancers and heart attacks and strokes. actually, as it happened, the prime minister rishi sunak was out today, launching a new policy to boost screening for lung cancer amongst 55—74 —year—olds in england, getting in touch with former smokers who might be vulnerable and encouraging them to be assessed and possibly scanned. here is what the prime minister had to say about it earlier today. well, as well as our immediate priority to invest record sums in the nhs to cut waiting lists, i want to make sure that the nhs is fit for the future, and today's announcement, expansion of lung cancer screening,

is a good example of that. lung cancer is the leading cause of death by cancer in the uk, and we know that if you catch it early, then you can much more improve the chance of people surviving it. now, that scheme in england is building on an existing pilot which has shown quite encouraging outcomes. but many will say, hang on, isn't this all to do with workforce? we have heard on many occasions about shortages of radiologists, radiographers, who would be involved in this sort of scanning initiative. all eyes really this week would be on a workforce plan for the nhs in england, due later this week. rishi sunak has said it is a 15 year plan but there will be a lot of focus on the detail, how much money is actually going to be put behind it. maw; going to be put behind it. many thanks, hugh — going to be put behind it. many thanks, hugh pym. _ the inquest has opened into the death of nicola bulley, who vanished while walking her dog in st michael's on wyre in lancashire in january. her body was found after a three—week search. a forensic pathologist told the coroner that in her professional opinion ms bulley had died by drowning.

our north of england correspondent, danny savage, joins us from preston now. us more about what the tell coroner court heard?— court heard? many people will remember _ court heard? many people will remember the _ court heard? many people will remember the disappearance | court heard? many people will. remember the disappearance of court heard? many people will- remember the disappearance of nicola bulley, when she vanished on the 27th of january, at st michael's on wyre. the intense speculation which then followed between her disappearance and her body being found three weeks later. much of that speculation was far—fetched on social media. the coroner made it very clear today that he was not going to address anything that was said about nicola bulley�*s death on social media. he was only going to take information from credible sources. throughout the morning, we have been hearing from the expert witnesses. one was a pathologist who examined nicola bulley�*s body once you have been found in the river. she concluded that she had drowned, that she had been alive when she went into the water, that she had not been harmed or assaulted on the day that she vanished, and there was no alcohol in her system on the day that she vanished either. we then heard from police divers and experts in cold water immersion, who

basically said one she had gone into the water, she would have been unconscious very quickly because of the temperature and the body's reaction to those temperatures in the water. what we have concluded so far this morning is that nicola bulley drowned. as you can see behind me, there is tight security here. a police officer walking behind me, barry is behind me. again, the coroner has made it clear that there is extra security in place to stop anybody disrupting proceedings and keep everybody evolved safe, because of the whilst regulation on social media. there is no sign of any trouble or problems, but there were security measures are in place. the wife and mother of shahzada and suleman dawood, who died on the submersible which imploded while exploring the wreck of the titanic, has told the bbc that she was originally supposed to be on the trip. christine dawood said she'd given up her place for suleman, who'd wanted to break a world record by completing his rubik's cube near the sea bed. she spoke to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. i'm coping.

but no, i'm not doing very good. christine dawood had been on the journey from the start. she was with shahzada and suleman when their sub was launched into the sea. i think i lost hope when we passed the 96 hours mark. that's when i lost hope. and that's when i, even then, i sent a message to my family on shore. i said, i'm preparing for the worst. that's when i lost hope. she said, for her teenage son, it was the trip of a lifetime. suleiman did, um, he did a 10,000 piece lego titanic. so he really loved that. and he was so excited. he applied for a world record, because he wanted to solve the rubik's cube at the deepest point. he was so excited about this.

there are several investigations in place to determine what happened and why. the families want answers. how do you begin to get closure, if that's even possible? is there such a thing? i don't know. um... i think he started so many amazing projects. he was involved in so many... he helped so many people. and i think... ..alina and i really want to continue that legacy and give him that platform where his work is still continued. and it's quite important

for my daughter as well. to be remembered. and alina and i said both we're going to learn how to solve the rubik's cube. is there anything else you want to add, christine? um, i don't know. no. that i miss them. that i really, really miss them. christine dawood speaking to nomia iqbal. the time is 1.19. our top story this afternoon. a new suspect in the racist murder of stephen lawrence 30 years ago is identified by the bbc. and still to come, on the fifth and final day of the women's ashes test, england and australia battle for victory. coming up on bbc news: a slice of hollywood for formula 1's alpine. wrexham football club owners ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenneyjoin an investment taking

a stake in the team. alpine are fifth in this year's f1 constructors championship. earlier this year, the us military shot down a balloon which the government claimed was being used for surveillance by china. now a japanese defence intelligence official has told the bbc they would be prepared to shoot down any chinese spy balloons spotted over their territory in the future. it follows a bbc panorama investigation which discovered evidence of one suspected surveillance balloon travelling overjapan in 2021. our security correspondent gordon corera has more. i am sitting in my driveway and this thing is up in the sky. it was february when residents of the us state of montana saw something strange in their skies. i know there is a lot of questions about the flying objects. the spy balloon was then spotted moving all the way across the us.

they're shooting it! that balloon was eventually shot down, but its journey raised questions about the nature and reach of china's foreign surveillance operation. to find out more, bbc panorama has been working with corey jaskolski, founder of an artificial intelligence company. the ai has been sifting through millions of satellite images to track the balloon. we're looking for something that's maybe a0 meters across. and we're looking for that in millions, and millions, and millions of square kilometers of earth's surface. the balloon was tracked, passing close to a us nuclear base and all the way back to a probable launch site on hainan island in china. china claimed the balloon was a civilian airship used for scientific research, such as meteorology, and that it was an isolated event. but working with corey, the bbc can now reveal new details about other spy balloons. corey's ai programme discovered four satellite images of a balloon crossing northern japan in early september 2021.

the japanese ministry of defence told the bbc that they suspected this was one of three chinese spy balloons that has flown over their territory since 2019. it is strongly presumed that the balloons were reconnaissance balloons flown by china. the ministry of defence of japan is taking all precautions to monitor the situation on a daily basis. japan says it's prepared to shoot down chinese balloons in the future. for protecting lives and property of people in the territory of japan, it is possible to respond to the situation with the use of a weapon. the ai software also found evidence of another balloon off the coast of taiwan. the taiwanese government says it believed this was a weather balloon. but corey says that's unlikely. so i suspect, just based on the diameter of the balloon and the fact that the operating altitudes look similar, that looks an awful lot like the balloon that flew over the united states, overjapan. the chinese embassy say they respect

all countries sovereignty and territorial integrity. but former us intelligence officials say they believe china may be using balloons to intercept communications. if you're trying to pick up cell phone transmissions or understand communication patterns, then i could theoretically see where the balloon could be a useful platform for that. countries spy on each other all the time. but the very public nature of china's balloon flights has drawn new attention on the potential scale and ambition of china's surveillance programme. gordon corera, bbc news. a hosepipe and sprinkler ban affecting south east water customers across kent and sussex has come into force today. people are forbidden from using hosepipes to water gardens, clean cars and patios, and to fill swimming pools — with fines of up to £1,000 if they don't comply. the chief executive of south east water has blamed the rise in working from home as driving up demand for water.

the prince of wales is launching a project aimed at making homelessness "rare, brief and unrepeated". the homeward initiative will initially focus on six locations over the course of five years. as our royal correspondent daniela relph reports, prince william's charitable foundation is providing £3 million of start—up funding. you will visit six locations in the next two days for his homelessness foundation. this was the first. the royal arrival surprised a few passers by. royal arrival surprised a few passers toy-— royal arrival surprised a few assersb. _., , royal arrival surprised a few assersb. - passers by. morning, everybody. the prince of wales _ passers by. morning, everybody. the prince of wales was _ passers by. morning, everybody. the prince of wales was at _ passers by. morning, everybody. the prince of wales was at the _ passers by. morning, everybody. the prince of wales was at the mosaic . prince of wales was at the mosaic clubhouse. he heard from those who had worked and found help here, from some who were homeless and needed mental health support telling their story to royalty it made an impact. with his title, it will help, it is like he —

with his title, it will help, it is like he really cares. from mine and his conversation, he shows that he does _ his conversation, he shows that he does care — his conversation, he shows that he does care about what i have gone through — does care about what i have gone through. t3?” does care about what i have gone throu~h. , , ., through. tv presenter gail porter shared her _ through. tv presenter gail porter shared her story _ through. tv presenter gail porter shared her story with _ through. tv presenter gail porter shared her story with prince - through. tv presenter gail porter i shared her story with prince william too. she found herself homeless eight years ago. mark had dried up, her mental health was in crisis. i did not ask for help, i did not know what _ did not ask for help, i did not know what to— did not ask for help, i did not know what to do. — did not ask for help, i did not know what to do, which is why i'm so pleased — what to do, which is why i'm so pleased to _ what to do, which is why i'm so pleased to be involved in this. we want _ pleased to be involved in this. we want to— pleased to be involved in this. we want to talk to people before we get into the _ want to talk to people before we get into the situation i got into. if you ignore _ into the situation i got into. if you ignore it, iwas too into the situation i got into. if you ignore it, i was too proud. into the situation i got into. if you ignore it, iwas too proud. a you ignore it, i was too proud. a short you ignore it, i was too proud. short film marked the launch of the project. ending homelessness is an ambitious target. prince william is aware he comes at the subject from a place of immense privilege and that it touches on political issues, too. but he believes he can make a difference. i but he believes he can make a difference-— difference. i first visited a homeless _ difference. i first visited a homeless shelter - difference. i first visited a homeless shelter when i l difference. i first visited a i homeless shelter when i was difference. i first visited a - homeless shelter when i was 11 with my mother. the visits we made together a lefty deep and lasting impression. i have met so many extraordinary people and listened to so many heartbreaking personal

stories. too many people have found themselves without a stable and permanent place to call home. so i am pleased to stand here today at the start of our path to ending homelessness.— the start of our path to ending homelessness. . , , homelessness. that path begins here in south london. _ homelessness. that path begins here in south london. over— homelessness. that path begins here in south london. over the _ homelessness. that path begins here in south london. over the next - homelessness. that path begins here in south london. over the next five i in south london. over the next five years, prince william will try to bring together local authorities, businesses, charities, and others to find solutions. so that homelessness in modern britain is only ever rare, brief and un—repeated. daniela relph, bbc news, lambeth. a drone pilot has captured footage of a curious humpback whale joining a kayaker on his morning paddle off bondi beach, sydney. a record number of whales have already been spotted off eastern australian coast this migration season. cricket now. england's women have lost their ashes test against

australia. they started the day on 160-5, but australia. they started the day on 160—5, but australia bowled them out to seal the win. our sports correspondnet, jo currie, has the latest from trent bridge. getting in early for what promised to be a fantastic finale to the test. england resuming on 116—5, needing 152 for a momentous victory. i'd like it to go england's way. i've got a feeling it might go australia's way. but we've got a start, we've got a chance, the sun is going to shine. hopefully by lunch we will be all wrapped up. hopefully we can get crossy and danni wyatt out nice and early. england came out fighting. commentator: she's crashed that away. - but this followed shortly afterwards. night watcher kate cross gone and replaced by amyjones. alongside danni wyatt, this was the partnership england fans were resting their hopes on. but those hopes were quickly dashed. jones out by millimetres. the narrowest of margins, but the biggest of blows. wyatt reaching her maiden test 50 to take england within double figures of their target.

the question was, could her team—mates keep her in long enough to see thejob through? commentator: gone! they couldn't. a collapse by the tail end handed australia victory before lunch. australia complete a magnificent victory. and assured they got their ashes off to the perfect start. yes, australia proving once again why they are the best team in the world. england push them hard over these five days and gave us some real moments of magic, most notably tammy beaumont�*s 200. but in the end, it is the defending champions who were simply too strong. a reminder, this is a multiformat series. the following six might well games are worth to back points each. a big blow for england as they look to win the ashes for the first time since 2014. many thanks, jo.

now, it's just a week until the start of wimbledon — where one british player will be hoping to make history. wheelchair tennis star alfie hewett has won every grand slam title at both singles and doubles — with the exception of the wimbledon singles title. but could this be his year? andy swiss has been to meet him. when it comes to trailblazers, well, they don't blaze harder than alfie hewett. applause. after dazzling his way to the final at last year's wimbledon, he is ready for another tilt at the only major title that has eluded him. a journey which began when his life changed at the age ofjust seven. obviously it was a difficult period in my life, i had just been diagnosed with a hip condition at the time, which meant i had to be wheelchair bound. just being able to play sport brought out that alfie in me. the competitor in me. it was just all about playing wheelchair tennis. and i was useless! people think itjust happened overnight. i couldn't hit a ball for love or money. but when i look back, yeah,

i'm proud of the person i've become. what do you say when your child asks, why me? hewett�*s story has attracted admirers and advertisers. we will always connect you. he has become one of disability sport's biggest stars. and after three french open singles titles, three us opens, and now this year's australian open, he has the full set in his sights. what would it mean to win wimbledon and get that career grand slam? yeah, i mean, it's a bit of a dumb question! it'd mean a lot, right? i thought it might. yeah. it would mean a lot. something that i've dreamt of since playing on the grass in 2015 at wimbledon. i've really had to learn over these years and taking a lot of losses, and hopefully one day i can lift that title. he's also hoping to add to his four wimbledon doubles titles with gordon reid, but it's the singles that gives him a shot at history. on his sport's greatest stage, just might be alfie hewett�*s greatest moment. andy swiss, bbc news.