we reveal how the met police missed the chance to fully investigate matthew white and what difference that may have made to bringing all stephen's killers to justice. also tonight: after the weekend rebellion in russia, the man who led it, yevgeny prigozhin, breaks his silence. prince william sets out his mission to end homelessness across the uk. i was useless! people think this happened overnight. i couldn't hit a ball for love or money. but now, alfie hewett is aiming for wimbledon, and the only grand and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: england's women now face a tough task if they're going to win the ashes, after defeat in the one—off test against australia at trent bridge.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bbc can, for the first time, name a major new suspect in the murder of stephen lawrence after a special investigation into the uk's most notorious racist killing 30 years on. these five prime suspects became widely known after the murder, but the met police always maintained there were six attackers. today, the bbc can name matthew white as the sixth suspect. he died in 2021, aged 50. we'll have more on white in a moment, but first, let's look at the main events of the last three decades. it was in april 1993 that stephen lawrence was stabbed to death by a gang of young white men in eltham, south—east london, while waiting for a bus. he was 18. after police investigations failed to produce results, the family brought a private prosecution in 1996, but no—one was convicted. three years later, the macpherson report, which resulted from a public inquiry ordered by the government, found that the met police was "institutionally racist".

after a review of the forensic evidence, david norris and gary dobson, two of the prime suspects, were given life sentences for stephen's murder in 2012. in 2020, scotland yard decided to stop investigating the case, with the other three suspects, luke knight and brothers neil and jamie acourt, remaining free. daniel desimone has spent two years going back through the evidence. this is the result of his investigation. it's 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 man by a gang of young white men in eltham, south london, in april 1993. the met police didn't 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 acourt and jamie acourt have never been convicted. stephen's friend duwayne brooks survived the attack. he said there were six attackers, and the lead one had bushy, light brown hair. the prime suspects didn't fit the description. so who was the fair—haired attacker? i've obtained surveillance photos taken by the murder investigation days after stephen was killed. they show matthew white with bushy, light brown hair, similar to the e—fits and artist impressions by eyewitnesses. 0riginally treated as a witness, white knew so much that an independent investigation then told the met to check if he'd been there during the murder. he was also mentioned in a crucial

note from 1993 in a met database. i've obtained that note, which contained a vital lead, buried by the met. it said matthew white's stepfather had told a detective his stepson wasn't telling police everything. but the note named the wrong stepfather — white had two. clive driscoll, who'd caught two of stephen's killers, found the right stepfather two decades after he tried to speak to police. i said, "i'm detective chief inspector clive driscoll. "i've come to talk to you about the stephen lawrence murder." to which he said, "you're rushing thisjob, aren't you, officer?" he actually said that to me. the stepfather said 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 into the inquiry. i've 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. "matty, run over to them, - give them a dig or something," and everyone else run over there, and piled “1 — dave and neil started . getting silly with a knife, stabbing and cutting him. he was referring to david norris and neil acourt, and said the other three prime suspects were also there. if the met had found white's stepfather, there would have been two separate people saying white admitted being 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 shocked that you were not, in the police force, is able to do so much from the time you took over and start looking into this case. these are things that the police force should have been finding and trying to use to try and solve this case. the met stopped investigating stephen's murder in 2020. we've come to the view i right now that there are no viable lines of inquiry. - we've convicted, as you know, two people in 2012, _ but there are still people free. matthew 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? 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 the prosecutors twice said there wasn't enough evidence to charge. evidence i've found relating to matthew white implicates the prime suspects, who are still free. i wanted to question two of them, neil acourt... neil, i'm from the bbc. bleep off. why did matthew white say you attacked stephen lawrence? go away, go away, go away. why did matthew white say he saw you attack stephen lawrence? go away, go away. ..andjamie acourt. did you attack stephen lawrence? are you part of the group that attacked stephen lawrence? why would matthew say that? go away, please. deputy assistant commissioner matt ward told us... there was more than two people who was at the scene on the night

that they murdered my son. all of them should be in prison, doing time. after so many police failings, will there ever be fulljustice for stephen lawrence? daniel is with me now. there have been over 15 inquiries on inquest into the murder of stephen lawrence, and one thing that stood out for me in your report, as it clearly also did to neville lawrence, is why were you able to get to this when the police weren't? i you able to get to this when the police weren't?— you able to get to this when the police weren't? i have asked myself this a lot over— police weren't? i have asked myself this a lot over the _ police weren't? i have asked myself this a lot over the past _ police weren't? i have asked myself this a lot over the past few - police weren't? i have asked myself this a lot over the past few years. i this a lot over the past few years. i think i just this a lot over the past few years. i think ijust needed to stand back, look at the case. this man was in the case from the start at different points, and the police were just not seeing the whole picture. clive driscoll, who you saw in my report, was investigating matthew white in 2013 but then had to retire. this may have been a chance for it then,

but it did not happen. what may have been a chance for it then, but it did not happen. what response have ou but it did not happen. what response have you had — but it did not happen. what response have you had today? _ but it did not happen. what response have you had today? we _ but it did not happen. what response have you had today? we have - but it did not happen. what response have you had today? we have had i but it did not happen. what response have you had today? we have had a l have you had today? we have had a resonse have you had today? we have had a resnonse from _ have you had today? we have had a response from various _ have you had today? we have had a response from various people. - response from various people. baroness lawrence, stephen's mother, have said that the met�*s apologies will not bring herjustice. she has said the failure to investigate a murder suspect is so grave that there should be serious sanctions, and the mayor of london sadiq khan, who oversees the met police, has said he is shocked and angry, and says that he thinks what we have shown today is another example of institutionally racist feelings in the met. thank you. you can watch daniel's full report on bbc one at 8.30 tonight, or on iplayer now. and daniel's also written about his investigation, which took two years, and what he found in much more detail on our website, bbc.co.uk/news it's good old fashioned investigative journalism and well worth a read. the man who led an unprecedented challenge to the authority of president putin with a rebellion in russia at the weekend has broken his silence. yevgeny prighozhin, the leader of the wagner group of mercenaries, says it was not his aim

to overthrow the government. but he admits shooting down russian jets in retaliation, he claims, for airstrikes against his soldiers. the russian president has also spoken today, but did not mention the mutiny at all. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. after a weekend of high drama, there was no sense of victory in the russian capital. the mutiny had failed, but what next for president putin? and what would the russian authorities tell the russian people about what had happened? vladimir putin said nothing today about the mutiny. he was shown discussing engineers. it's not clear when this was recorded. but yevgeny prigozhin, head of the wagner mercenaries, who hasn't been seen in public since saturday, did talk today about his rebellion. in an audio message,

he claimed his fighters hadn't wanted to overthrow russia's government. it had been a protest, he said, a way of avoiding the destruction of the wagner group. russian officials have denounced mr prigozhin as a traitor, but prime minister mikhail mishustin also blamed the west what had happened. he said russia had faced a challenge to its stability. we need to rally around the president. state tv was on message. the presenter claims that russians had united to support vladimir putin and denounce treachery. 0ur enemies were in ecstasy during the mutiny, she said. the traitor yevgeny prigozhin did a good job for western propaganda. but at the newspaper kiosk, i discovered a

different reaction. in the daily papers, it was less blame the west, and more, where is russia heading? russian newspapers are really interesting on this today. even though the media landscape here is heavily controlled by the state, some of the papers are saying things the kremlin isn't. for example, this paper says that with the mutiny, russia has demonstrated its vulnerability to the whole world unto itself. and this paper because what mr prigozhin has done an unprecedented challenge to vladimir putin. it says it will have long—term consequences for russia. events seemed to take the kremlin by surprise. did two decades in power make vladimir putin to confident? after 23 years, you do lose your sense of reality. in a giant country like this, when everything is in the centre and everyone is doing everything, if you win, you would be an incredibly great person not to lose your marbles this way. he is

under pressure, _ lose your marbles this way. he is under pressure, but _ lose your marbles this way. he is under pressure, but don't - lose your marbles this way. he is under pressure, but don't write l lose your marbles this way. he is under pressure, but don't write off vladimir putin. 0ne under pressure, but don't write off vladimir putin. one thing he has learnt since coming to power is how to stay there. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's speak to our international editorjeremy bowen, who's in the ukrainian capital kyiv. how should we interpret what we're hearing from president putin and yevgeny prigozhin, and what is the response there in ukraine? well, first of all, steve made a very good point there, which is that authoritarian leaders, even when they are damaged, know how to hang onto power, so i do think in some of the analysis that suggests that putin is straight away on the way out, there is quite a bit of wishful thinking tied up in all of that. i thinking tied up in all of that. i think here in kyiv and in moscow and actually in nato capitals as well, this has been a weekend where people had to try and reassess their ideas, change their thinking, to accept that maybe things have changed quite

radically. you have been hearing about what has been going on in moscow in terms of the challenge to president putin. here in the ukrainian capital, they are trying to work out how does this play in what really matters to them, which is driving the russians out. the answer is, there is no automatic or immediate transition onto success on the battlefield. the ukrainians have been making tactical gains, some villagers, but they have yet to even try to make some of those crucial strategic breakthroughs, breaking the russian zone of occupation in half, which they will need to do to change the course of the war. and as for nato capitals, nato leaders, i think they are having to assess very strongly what happens in moscow and how they prepare for it in a time when eventually, president putin goes, because the events of the weekend have shown that when that moment comes, it is going to be

difficult, bumpy, and they may well have to deal for quite some time with anger, disruption, disunity, maybe even some kind of civil war inside russia. jeremy in kyiv, thank you. the inquest into the death of nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog along the river near her home in lancashire, has heard that she drowned. her disappearance injanuary sparked a major search in the area and along the coast. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage reports from the inquest in preston. when nicola bulley vanished, it led to many bizarre rumours and theories on social media which stoked a huge public interest into what had happened to her. she was last seen walking her dog on a riverside footpath near the village of st michael's on wyre on january 27th. her dog and mobile phone were found here. lancashire police always stated she had gone into the water and never got out. but it was three weeks before her

body was spotted in the river. a pathologist told today's inquest that nicola bulley had drowned, and there was no evidence she had been harmed on the day during the time she was missing, there were far—fetched theories on social media about what had happened to nicola bulley. the coroner here today made it clear that he wasn't going to take any notice of those, and was only going to hear evidence from reliable sources. he only also warned anyone contemplating disrupting proceedings in preston not to. there was unusually tight security here to prevent anyone from causing trouble. other expert witnesses told the coroner that anyone in the water injanuary would have been unconscious almost immediately. a local woman says she heard what she describes as an inhaling scream at the time. during the time she was missing, police released details about nicola bulley�*s issues with alcohol. the pathologist today said there was no alcohol in her system on the day she died.

the inquest into her death continues tomorrow. danny savage, bbc news, preston. it would cost £63,000 more to send an asylum seeker to rwanda than to keep them in the uk, home office documents show. an economic assessment of the illegal migration bill has just been published by ministers. nick hurley is at westminster. this news broke in the last hour, what more can you tell us? ,, ., , , , ., last hour, what more can you tell us? ,, , ., , ., us? stopping the small boats in one ofthe us? stopping the small boats in one of the hi . h us? stopping the small boats in one of the high tests _ us? stopping the small boats in one of the high tests that _ us? stopping the small boats in one of the high tests that rishi - us? stopping the small boats in one of the high tests that rishi sunak i of the high tests that rishi sunak has set himself but has always been a question over how much the plans that ministers develop would cost, like the scheme to send asylum seekers to rwanda. in the last hour, a bit of an answer, and impact assessment published by the home office, office, it suggests it would be a lot, up to £170,000 would be the cost of sending someone to a third country like rwanda. there would be savings as a result, this

suggests that about £105,000 would be saved in accommodation costs, but that still means it will cost tens of thousands of pounds more, £60,000, to send someone to a third country than to house them in the uk. so why are ministers doing it? one reason is political, sunak wants to be seen looking at pretty radical solutions to stop the small boats crossing the channel. the second is actually economic, the home office argue that if this policy works as a deterrent, it stops people making that perilous journey across the channel, than in the long run it will save the taxpayer money. but the rwanda scheme and the government's plans are highly controversial, there are currently stuck in the courts to to rwanda have actually taken off, they are politically controversial and the cost will be part of that controversy too now. nick eardley, thank you. our top story this evening.

when you suspect has been revealed in the murder of stephen lawrence. still to come... —— nu suspect. we take a look back at the life of scotland's longest—serving and much—loved manager craig brown, coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: we'll hear how the hollywood stars who turned wrexham's fortunes around have now turned their attention to motorsport, and a multi—million dollar investment in formula 1. prince william has unveiled a £3 million project to end homelessness across the uk. he said he was inspired by the example of his mother diana, who first took him to a homeless shelter when he was 11. the homewards initiative will initially focus on six locations over the course of five years with the aim of making homelessness "rare, brief and unrepeated". 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has more. first stop, lambeth in south london, for one of the most ambitious

projects the prince of wales has embarked on. two days, six locations and a five year challenge to end homelessness in each of them. good morning, everybody. it won't be easy, but inspired by his mother, prince william says it is realistic. i first visited a homelessness shelter when i was 11 with my mother. the visits we made together left a deep and lasting impression. i met 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. and there was a reunion too. prince william met trainee barista tavernia reed last week at a new housing project he opened. to her surprise, they met again today and he remembered her. i was homeless from around 15, 16. i went into a hostel for a couple of years and the fact that he recognised me was a big thing. it showed that it really stuck on his mind,

what i told him last week. so that's a good thing, yeah. also in lambeth to support the prince's project, gail porter, one of the most well—known tv presenters of the 1990s. but her fame came to a sudden end. work dried up, her mental health faltered and she lost her home. i didn't ask for help and i didn't know what to do, which is why i'm so pleased to be involved in this, because, you know, we want to talk to people before they get into this situation that i got into, because you just kind of ignore it, then i was too proud. what does home mean to you? there is strong support for the project across the homeless sector, but this is a privileged prince getting involved in an often political issue. this is a genuinely held conviction on his part, i and that to my mind is valuable. he could sit back and do nothing about this, but instead - he is showing leadership - and i for one i'm grateful for that. newport in south wales and the bournemouth area will also be part of the homewards programme, as prince william searches

for solutions to honour society's biggest challenges. —— one of society's biggest challenges. daniela relph, bbc news. a woman who lost her husband and son when a submersible imploded near the wreck of the titanic last week has told the bbc she was supposed to be on board. christine dawood said she'd given her place to her 19—year—old son, suleman. he died along with his father shahzada and three other men. she spoke exclusively to our correspondent nomia iqbal about the final days and hours before their deaths were confirmed. 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 onshore. i sent a message isaid, "i'm preparing for the worst." that's when i lost hope. but my daughter, for example, she didn't lose hope until the call with

the coastguard when they basically informed us that they found debris. that's when she also lost hope. and you can watch that exclusive interview with christine dawood on the bbc news website. struggling cinema chain cineworld has announced plans to file for administration in the uk. injuly, shares in the firm will be suspended, with existing shares becoming worthless. the chain, which has 128 sites in the uk and ireland, says its screens will remain open for business as usual. the much—loved former scotland manager craig brown, who led the national team to euro 96 and the 1998 world cup, has died at the age of 82. he was in charge for 70 games and remains the national team's longest—serving manager. chris mclaughlin looks back on his career. he was the unassuming teacher with the enviable managerial record, a man who led scotland to tournaments so often, it became the norm.

before his days in coaching, a young craig brown played for falkirk and dundee. but a knee problem forced him from the pitch to the dugout. after ten seasons as manager of clyde, he joined the scotland set—up, first as assistant boss in 1986. he was to stay with the national set—up until 2001, taking charge for 70 matches. as assistant or boss, he helped scotland to four major tournaments, the last being the world cup in france in 1998. he gave scotland fans memorable nights like this win over england at wembley in 1999. but he resigned in 2001 after world cup qualification failure. i would say it's been a wonderful, impossiblejob. it's polarised. you're brilliant or you're hopeless. the truth is, i'm in

between the two, i think. he wasn't finished with management though — he had spells with preston, motherwell and aberdeen, moving to the pittodrie boardroom in 2013. latterly, he spent most of his time with his family in ayrshire, where he says he found real peace. it makes you reflect and it makes you grateful. i mean, there's no—one more grateful than i am for the time i've had in football. craig brown, who's died at the age of 82. there was a bit of a surprise for a kayaker off bondi beach in sydney as a curious humpback whale decided to come along for the ride. a record number of whales have already been spotted off the eastern australian coast this migration season. some 50,000 are expected pass through on their way to their antarctic feeding grounds. in cricket, australia have beaten england in the women's ashes test

at trent bridge. the tourists won by 89 runs. their next encounter will be a 20—over match in edgastbon on the 1st ofjuly. england's captain, heather knight, said she was disappointed with the result, but proud of her team. 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. could this be his year? andy swiss has been to meet him. when it comes to trailblazers, well, they don't blaze brighter than alfie hewett. after dazzling his way to the final at last year's wimbledon, he's ready for another tilt at the only major title that's 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'vejust been diagnosed with a hip condition at the time, which meant i had to be wheelchair bound

and just being able to play sport brought out that alfie in me, the competitor in me, and it was just all about playing wheelchair tennis — and i was useless. people think ijust happened overnight. i couldn't hit a ball for love or money, but when i look back, 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's become one of disability sport's biggest stars. and after three french open singles titles, three us 0pens 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 would mean a lot, right? i thought it might. yeah, it would mean a lot. something i've dreamt of since playing on the grass in 2015 at wimbledon. i wasn't suited for it. i'm not that big. i haven't got big serve.

so i've really had to learn over these years and take a lot of losses. i'm still young, so i'm hoping i've got a few more wimbledons in front of me, 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, itjust might be alfie hewett�*s greatest moment. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav danaos. is it is set fair weather change? we have is it is set fair weather change? - have some changes actually, no more of this pie, hot, dry and sunny weather, it looks like it will be more unsettled for this week. so good news for those wanting fresher air and also more rain for their gardens. the upcoming week, we will start to see low pressure pushing into our shores to mixed weather for some sunshine but also spells of

rain with a few showers and generally it will feel fresher with temperatures closer to the seasonal norm, we have got one lower area of pressure starting to move on as we pressure starting to move on as we move overnight. this evening any move overnight. this evening any showers fade away, it'll be a dry showers fade away, it'll be a dry and clear night, clouds thickening and clear night, clouds thickening up and clear night, clouds thickening up with a strengthening breeze and up and clear night, clouds thickening up with a strengthening breeze and outbreaks of rain. rain into western outbreaks of rain. rain into western scotland towards the end of the scotland towards the end of the night. temperatures lifting here, night. temperatures lifting here, turning more humid. further east, a turning more humid. further east, a lot more comfortable for sleeping. a bit lower across eastern scotland. �*across eastern scotland. we start with such an across eastern bit lower across eastern scotland. we start with such an across eastern areas but it will not be lasting areas but it will not be lasting long, the cloud and the breeze and long, the cloud and the breeze and rainbow push into the northern half rainbow push into the northern half of the country, c birmingham northwards generally towards the south and south—east it should stay dry code will increase, hyclate, is a hazy sunshine across the south—east, could be up to 22 degrees so generally the high teens further north, strong winds, but it will start to get a bit more humid. between france, there is a warm sector of hair so it will feel quite

warm and humid for england and wales on wednesday.