live from london, this is bbc news. an eight—year—old girl dies and more than a dozen are injured after a car crashes into a primary school in south london. the firm that owned the titan, which included, suspends its commercial operations. —— which exploded. the founder of the wagner mercenary group has left belarus and is back in russia according to the leader of belarus. images reported to be him in disguise emerge at the russian media. in ukraine, five people are killed by russian rocket attacks in an apartment building in lviv. and meta— launches threads as a rival to

i'm lewis vaughan jones. i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the daily global, where we bring you the daily global, where we bring you the top stories from around the world. we start in south london where an eight—year—old girl has died and 15 people have been injured after a car crashed into a primary school. it's a girl school for children between 4—11. it happened just before 10am during what was thought to be a children's garden party for the last day of term. ten people were taken to hospital. a woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. tables, chairs and mats laid out. a sense of excitement about the last day of term. the young girls celebrating the end of school for the summer. now a terrible, heartbreaking scene. this outdoor party crushed beneath the car. just before ten this morning,

the land rover smashed into one of the buildings at the study prep school. the damage done to the small children by the heavy car, hard to think about. it appears it crashed through a fence and across the grass into the girls. i was able to witness children that i put inside ambulances, put inside ambulances, i would say roughly five of those, and the damage that i was able to witness, it was very severe, and for quite a few of the children that i saw, it seemed like they could be very life—threatening. standing alongside colleagues from the ambulance, fire brigade, and the school's governor and head teachers, the senior police officer could not hide her feelings about what had happened here hours before. couldn't hide her feelings about what had happened here hours before. our officers, along with colleagues from other emergency services, provided first aid to a number of people who had been injured. very sadly, one of the children, an eight—year—old girl, died at the scene.

our thoughts are with her family at this incredibly difficult time. the driver of a car, a woman aged in her 40s, stopped at the scene and has since been arrested for causing death by dangerous driving and remains in police custody. the trauma clear on the faces of the governor and head teacher. this is absolutely devastating for the school. can you give us your thoughts as to what this tragedy means for you, the parents and the pupils? you perhaps appreciate i that the school community is profoundly affected by this - tragedy and at the moment, we're is profoundly affected by this tragedy and at the moment. | . we're really not in a position to i make any further comment about it. we will be in communication. with all those in the community about the further steps _ that we as a school will be taking. some parents have come to the police cordon, giving their child's details to officers, every parent desperate to know that their child is safe.

but not every parent has been so lucky. ambulances, the air ambulance, police and fire brigade rushed to the scene shortly after the crash to take a number of casualties to hospital. a major incident was declared. 16 people were treated at the school, and ten were then taken to hospital. well, i think what was happening was the traditional year 3 end—of—term school breakfast, and that's probably why more children were outside than would otherwise have been. what should have been a joyful day in class, saying goodbye to friends for the holidays, has left a school broken, a family bereft, and the girl's young friends hurting. we're going to go to russia next. an update on the whereabouts of yevgeny prigozhin. he's the man who is head of the wagner mercenary group. here he is. apparently, he was in

belarus. now, the leader of belarus says he's in russia. we'll have more on exactly where he is in a moment. first, let's look at these pictures that emerged of him, apparently in disguise. our bbc iverify team have looked through this pictures and they are real. biometric facial analysis shows a high degree of similarity with photos that we know to be of prigozhin. can't be sure, but pretty confident. just a reminder, this was last month. prigozhin led the attempted mutiny in russia on his way to moscow, he did stand out after a deal with the kremlin, and the belarusian leader was part of that deal. he says

prigozhin is now in russia. adding that the wagnerfighters prigozhin is now in russia. adding that the wagner fighters have not relocated to belarus. let's take a listen. translation:— listen. translation: asked for pri . ozhin, listen. translation: asked for prigozhin. he — listen. translation: asked for prigozhin, he is _ listen. translation: asked for prigozhin, he is in _ listen. translation: asked for prigozhin, he is in st. _ listen. translation: asked for. prigozhin, he is in st. petersburg. he may have gone to moscow this morning or somewhere else. he is not on the territory of belarus. fire on the territory of belarus. are russia editor _ on the territory of belarus. are russia editor steve rosenberg was at lukashenko's conference this morning. lukashenko's conference this morninu. , , lukashenko's conference this morninu. ,, . lukashenko's conference this mornin. ,, ., ., lukashenko's conference this morninu. ,, ., ., lukashenko's conference this mornin. ,, ., ., ., ., morning. less than two weeks ago, we are told that — morning. less than two weeks ago, we are told that alexander _ morning. less than two weeks ago, we are told that alexander lukashenko - are told that alexander lukashenko has broken a deal under which the wagner mutiny would end and yevgeny prigozhin would move to belarus and any wagnerfighters prigozhin would move to belarus and any wagner fighters could join prigozhin would move to belarus and any wagnerfighters could join him if they wanted to. today, mr lukashenko told us that actually, yevgeny prigozhin is not in belarus, he was in st. petersburg, and may be in moscow today. the wagner fighters are not in belarus. he indicated they went back to their camps.

today, mr lukashenko told us that actually yevgeny prigozhin is not in belarus, that he was in st petersburg, he may be in moscow today, and the wagner fighters are not in belarus. he indicated that they went back to their camps in russian—occupied eastern ukraine. mr lukashenko also said that he's going to be discussing the situation with wagner with vladimir putin in the nearest future, although the kremlin hasn't given any date for that discussion. so what is happening? what is actually going on? who knows? now, we also talked about nuclear weapons because the kremlin has said that it is moving tactical nuclear weapons from russia to belarus. alexander lukashenko said that some had arrived and that more now, a short while ago, he said that, god forbid, he should actually have to take the decision to use those weapons. well, i said to him, "these are not your weapons to take "the decision to use. "they are russian weapons." "well, he said,

"if ukraine can fight "with other people's weapons, meaning sort of nato "weapons, then why can't i?" our colleagues from bbc verify have been tracking yevgeny prigozhin�*s movements in recent days. things such as piles of cash have been seen in there, and in got some gold and weapons. the message there is that he can't claim to be a fighter forjustice because he's fighter for justice because he's obscenely fighter forjustice because he's obscenely rich. that message is being hammered into russian audiences prigozhin heads. that's very unusual because until last summer, russia state tv and officials denied this —— audience' head. after a period of mentioning the involvement of ukraine, it kind of went quiet. this attention and

the way russian state tv�*s being very personal about yevgeny prigozhin is very unusual, and also unusually, they brought up his criminal past because in the early 19805, criminal past because in the early 1980s, yevgeny prigozhin was sentenced to 13 years in jail for assault and robbery of which he served nine behind bars. all that has certainly suffered in russian state tv as we suspected, the reason to discredit yevgeny prigozhin, and it shows there's no love lost between the kremlin and him. at least that's the message the kremlin�*s media wants russians to get. kremlin's media wants russians to tet_ ., ~' , ., kremlin's media wants russians to net. . ., ., kremlin's media wants russians to get. thanks to vitali for that. let's speak — get. thanks to vitali for that. let's speak to _ get. thanks to vitali for that. let's speak to katerina - get. thanks to vitali for that. . let's speak to katerina stepanek get. thanks to vitali for that. - let's speak to katerina stepanek oh. thanks so much for coming on the programme. thanks so much for coming on the programme-— programme. think you so much.

doesn't matter— programme. think you so much. doesn't matter where _ programme. think you so much. doesn't matter where this - programme. think you so much. doesn't matter where this man | programme. think you so much. l doesn't matter where this man is? he's clearly bed hugely influential in the past. seemingly isolation from his troops. doesn't matter for vladimir putin? fist from his troops. doesn't matter for vladimir putin?— vladimir putin? at this point, i don't think— vladimir putin? at this point, i don't think it — vladimir putin? at this point, i don't think it does. _ vladimir putin? at this point, i don't think it does. the - vladimir putin? at this point, i don't think it does. the only i vladimir putin? at this point, i. don't think it does. the only thing the kremlin is concerned about is potential for rebellion, and they're also concerned about making sure yevgeny prigozhin doesn't go down as a martyr. they need to establish him as someone who is corrupt. it's the reason why russian forces... [30 as someone who is corrupt. it's the reason why russian forces... do you view this as — reason why russian forces... do you view this as a _ reason why russian forces... do you view this as a deliberate _ view this as a deliberate information campaign from the russian state to discredit him so that if and when they do decide to take action, he doesn't have a big

following behind him? flit take action, he doesn't have a big following behind him?— take action, he doesn't have a big following behind him? of course. the russian state — following behind him? of course. the russian state have _ following behind him? of course. the russian state have eliminated - russian state have eliminated prigozhin through other means, especially with the reports that he's currently in moscow and st. petersburg. they don't want to have an individual who becomes a martyr for the cause and the cause is that the ministry defence has been consistently oppressing and mistreating a lot of russian personnel, which includes volunteers, military companies, as well as mobilised personnel. let’s well as mobilised personnel. let's move to the _ well as mobilised personnel. let's move to the wider _ well as mobilised personnel. let's move to the wider state _ well as mobilised personnel. let's move to the wider state of - well as mobilised personnel. let's move to the wider state of the conflict. do you think vladimir putin �*s weekend because of this overall? of the have a material impact? overall? of the have a material im act? , ., , impact? -- is weekend. this might have long-term — impact? -- is weekend. this might have long-term effects _ impact? -- is weekend. this might have long-term effects for - impact? -- is weekend. this might have long-term effects for putin i impact? -- is weekend. this might| have long-term effects for putin -- have long—term effects for putin —— weaken. in fact, we're seeing moscow

police are training for urban combat, for example, or russian national guard. all this indicates that putin is taking forces from inside, could have reinforced his position on the battlefield to ukraine, to make sure moscow is defended. �* , ., ukraine, to make sure moscow is defended. �*, ., ., ., ukraine, to make sure moscow is defended. �*, ., .,., ., defended. let's go back to one of the first points, which _ defended. let's go back to one of the first points, which is - defended. let's go back to one of the first points, which is about. the first points, which is about other potential rebellions now. given what we saw the wagner group do. do you think we could see potentially something else like that, or internal defection within the high ranks of the organisation in russia? or do you think that prigozhin is a one—off? i in russia? or do you think that prigozhin is a one-off?- in russia? or do you think that prigozhin is a one-off? i don't know if we will see _ prigozhin is a one-off? i don't know if we will see that _ prigozhin is a one-off? i don't know if we will see that in _ prigozhin is a one-off? i don't know if we will see that in the immediate | if we will see that in the immediate term. however, we do know there are

factions within the kremlin. there's a substantial group of people that don't want to consider continue this for selfish purposes, such as maintaining their wealth in the west. if we're going to see something like an armed rebellion, i'm not sure. however, prigozhin showed how easy it is to have a mechanized force of a small calibre attack moscow.— mechanized force of a small calibre attack moscow. kateryna stepaneko, thank ou attack moscow. kateryna stepaneko, thank you for— attack moscow. kateryna stepaneko, thank you for coming _ attack moscow. kateryna stepaneko, thank you for coming on _ attack moscow. kateryna stepaneko, thank you for coming on the - thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ i. . meanwhile, in ukraine, a russian rocket has hit an apartment building in the western city of lviv, hundreds of kilometres from the front lines, killing at least five people. the mayor of lviv said the attack had left more than 30 people injured — one seriously — and that more than 50 flats had been damaged. these aerial images show the scale of the attack. the top floors of the apartment building have been devastated by the force of the explosion.

the attack is being described as the largest on lviv's civilian infrastructure since the start of the full—scale invasion. our colleague from bbc ukrainain roman lebed is in lviv our security correspondent gordon corera is there for us with the latest. i think it was an attack that shocked many in lviv because it is so far away from the front lines. it's close to the polish border, hundreds of miles away from the conflict raging. while there have been some strikes in the past, i think this was a particularly significant one, and you can see from the images the damage that was brought on that residential apartment building. the top floor was damage, the roof effectively ripped off, people trapped underneath the rubble. i think the fact of where it took place as well as what happened has caused a high degree of shock. president zelensky has promised a tangible response. he hasn't specified what that might be, but it is just the latest attack

we've seen which has killed civilians in recent days and weeks. one killed three as a result of a drone strike, and just over a week ago, a missile strike on a pizzeria in premature sc killed 13 people —— in premature sc killed 13 people —— in krematorsk. that i think is seen as a sideshow from the very real war thatis as a sideshow from the very real war that is being seen around ukraine at the moment. just that is being seen around ukraine at the moment-— the moment. just in the last couple of minutes. — the moment. just in the last couple of minutes, we've _ the moment. just in the last couple of minutes, we've just _ the moment. just in the last couple of minutes, we've just got - the moment. just in the last couple of minutes, we've just got a - the moment. just in the last couple of minutes, we've just got a note . of minutes, we've just got a note from afp news agency, condemning the bombing of historic buildings in lviv. there isn't any more detail than that, butjust to say lviv. there isn't any more detail than that, but just to say that's come out from afp news agency. unesco is condemning the bombing of a historic building in lviv. gordon, just a little bit more widely, the state of the conflict in ukraine. we

marked a month since the counteroffensive. what is the mood amongst people in the capital? i think there's a mood of realism about that counteroffensive. from all the build—ups around it, there is an acknowledgement that it is a slow work. it is hard work trying to probe those extensive well fortified russian defences along that very long front. looking effectively for a way through, where ukraine may apply more pressure to achieve some kind of breakthrough. that is hard going for defensive there. i think there is a realisation of that, there is a realisation of that, there are still as calls for more ref weapons and ammunition, more significant as we head towards a nato summit where ukraine is looking for more weapons, more ammunition,

more air defence to deal with those missile strikes which hit lviv. thanks to gordon for that. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. some other news hitting the headlines. london underground workers are to take industrial action in a long—running dispute overjobs, pensions and conditions. the rail, maritime and transport union said its members will take strike action from july 23 to 28. the rows are over pensions, job cooks and conditions, and could put 600 at risk. the governor of the bank of england has told the bbc that there is evidence some retailers are overcharging customers. andrew bailey says regulators must take measures to prevent retailers taking advantage of high inflation and pushing through unfair price hikes, adding to the cost of living crisis. the government has suffered another series of defeats in the house of lords over its plans to deport asylum seekers who arrive in the uk on small boats. peers backed five new amendments

to the illegal migration bill. in total, the government was defeated 20 times during three days of debate. the bill will now go back to the commons. you're live with bbc news. ocean gate, said it has suspended all exploration and commercial operations. sean dilley has more. ocean gate has confirmed that they are ceasing activities and stopping their core business. this was inevitable after the deaths of five people, including the chief executive. it had been played.

and very tragically, obviously, the the vessel, it lost contact on the 18th. it wasn't for a couple of days later until the 22nd that an international rescue mission had concluded that unfortunately, all five souls on board that vessel to visit the the wreckage of the titanic had tragically died. and sean, just remind us, if you can, where we are with the investigations, because at the time, there was even confusion about who would be in charge of an investigation like this. yes, those discussions are still ongoing. so, without naming any particular one of those bodies that has taken responsibility, you know, this was very much an international rescue operation. you're involved with an awful lot of maritime people. but then there are also questions about corporate responsibility, question marks as to what future actions there may be within the court system. but certainly it would appear

that ocean gate has come to the conclusion that for whatever reason, it simply wasn't tenable for them to continue. there are so many questions here. there were many people in the run—up to the mission itself who were criticising the exploratory nature of the of the vessel. james cameron, the former titanic director, terminator, a very well known film director, himself an explorer, had told cnn, the us news network had told cnn, the us news network, of his belief that there were noises that would have suggested the authorities knew or ought to have known sooner. what sadly, inevitably ended up being the case. but for the moment, there are more questions than answers. all we know for now is that oceangate have confirmed that they have stopped their exploration and their commercial activities. thanks to sean for that. miss

edwards was an innocent bystander when connor chapman open fire with the submachine gun as he targeted two men in the culmination of a gang feud. the beautician was in the drawing a night out with friends. —— enjoying a night out. nick garnets it's this report. counting down to midnight, hugging friends and wishing them a happy christmas. these are among the last moments of elle edwards' life. lurking in the shadows with a military grade submachine gun, connor chapman has just one intention — to kill. gunfire convicting him of murder, the judge, justice goose, said he wanted people to see and hear the brutality of this crime for themselves. it was from around this area that the shots were fired, a dozen bullets injust under four microseconds. a dozen bullets injust under four seconds. as well as elle being killed, four other men were hit and injured. chapman had a long criminal record over a number of years.

i can't begin to understand where someone's mind says, "i'm going to get in the car, drive to a pub full of people "with a machine gun and then going to open it up "and fire into that pub." a three—and—a—half week trial, but it took just three and half hours for the jury to reach its verdict. we got there in the end, the right result, and do you know what? i hope them two never see another christmas again ever in their lives. this may have been the reason. 21l hours earlier, two men from a rival gang beating up one of chapman's friends in broad daylight. after the shooting, he dropped the gun, revealing his trademark long hair. chapman set out to take revenge. two and a half weeks later, he fled to holiday lodge in mid wales. while he was there with his pregnant

partner and their baby looking on, he was arrested. connor chapman is a despicable individual and this was absolutely a reckless act. he's shown absolutely no remorse since leaving the scene of the lighthouse pub. he's disposed and destroyed of key evidence and has tried to evade capture, knowing full well that he was wanted by police. with around 100 organised crime gangs in merseyside, tackling them is an uphill battle, according to one former police inspector. liverpool has always i had a drugs problem, and it always will have, because we are a port, | because we're a port, and that has allowed in some respects - and that has allowed - in some respects in some respects organised crime groups to take hold, almost to - continue that particular trade. elle's was the fifth fatal shooting in merseyside in as many months — a cycle of violence which her father says must be ended. nick garnets, bbc news, liverpool.

nick garnett, bbc news, liverpool. wa nt to ta ke want to take you live to the czech republic. we are expecting the arrival of volodymyr zelensky, presumably in one of those vehicles there. he is on a tour, he is due to meet the president of the czech republic. this hasn't been his first stop of this trip. he has also been in socio— bulgaria, meeting the prime minister, as well as other government officials. —— sophia. the main focus of our talks is, he said, is the security of our country and defence support and operations. so, that's part of the message on this

tour. we are, as the fanfare plays, expecting him. let's take a look listen in. cheering cheering applause there is volodymyr zelensky in the clothing that we are use to him even when he is outside of ukraine. making these visits, making appeals for unity, for support. he knows his clear role in this is to galvanise the support of the allies and maintain that support for the duration of the conflict in ukraine. that's it for the moment. i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello there.

temperatures have been a little bit below average for the first week ofjuly. however, things are set to get a lot hotter as we look at the forecast for tomorrow — more on that in a second. today, many of us have had dry weather with some spells of sunshine and some showers, though, for scotland and some heavy rain in northern ireland, all tied in with this thick cloud you can see on the satellite picture, and weather fronts that have been bringing some heavy rain to the northwest, well, that's being caused by this area of low pressure. it's on friday, as that low swings back out into the north atlantic, that we start to get these southerly winds moving in, and it's that that boosts our temperatures. so, a big jump in heat tomorrow with highs getting up to 29 degrees celsius in the hottest parts of the country. now, before we see that heat arrive, overnight tonight, we've got some rain, the rain turning heavy for a time as it pushes northwards across scotland. then the rain probably becomes a little bit lighter and patchy, at least for a time, for scotland and for northern ireland. a little bit of rain for a time across north west england. otherwise, england and wales looking largely dry with some clear spells. it will be a warmer night than we've seen over recent nights.

for friday, then, we've got the remnants of that weather system bringing some rain to northern ireland and scotland to start the day. that will clear away and the weather will turn brighter as we head into the afternoon. it's across england and wales that we'll have sunshine really from dawn till dusk, and it's across england, wales, that we'll see the highest temperatures, widely around 26 for east wales, the midlands, northern england, but as high as 29 degrees celsius around london and the southeast of england. and it does mean we could see the highest temperature of the whole of the wimbledon championship, potentially, during friday, with temperatures certainly getting into the high 20s here. 0n into the weekend's forecast — we'll keep the warm weather going, but there's a risk of some thundery showers initially working into the west, and then as a plume of moisture gets pulled in from europe, we might well see storms breaking out ahead across parts of eastern england, eastern scotland. one or two of the showers could be torrential, but at the same time, there will be some areas that dodged the downpours altogether and stay dry. dodge the downpours altogether and stay dry. temperatures still on the warm side for eastern england — could see temperatures into the mid—20s for northern scotland. for sunday, again, it's a day

of sunshine and showers, but there could be some more organised clumps of rain moving up from the continent. a bit of uncertainty about where that might be, but it could be that we see some torrential rain across eastern areas of england. if that happens, we could see, well, about half a month's worth of rainfall in just a few hours. so there's a risk of seeing some localised flooding, but a bit of uncertaintyjust yet.

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