live from london, this is bbc news. yevgeni prigozhin, the wagner mercenary group leader who led a failed mutiny in russia, is presumed dead after a plane crash near moscow. he backlog of asylum cases in the uk rises to a record high. the first republican presidential debate sees rivals clash over the us economy, culture wars and the absent frontrunner, donald trump. we are live in georgia, where trump is expected to surround himself after being indicted in an election interference case. and there is happiness for some, but gcse exam pass rates fall for a second year running in england, wales and northern ireland. hello. welcome to verified live.

three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start with the major story in russia, where the founder of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeni prigozhin, is presumed dead, after his plane crashed in the north—west of the country. look at this. this is footage which has been cleared by the bbc verify team and appears to show the burning remains of the plane in a field in russia's tver region. mr prigozhin gained notable notoriety injune as you may remember after leading a failed mutiny. that insurrection was ultimately called off, of course, but mr prigozhin had directly challenged president putin's authority. two months later and he is now supposedly dead. russian aviation officials say mr prigozhin was on board with his man, dmitry utkin, and it is believed all passengers, all ten passengers and crew died immediately. us president joe biden said, there's not much

that happens in russia that putin is not behind. but what about mr putin's he spoke by video link today at a summit in south africa and he made no mention of the crashed or mr prigozhin. there are still many questions surrounding the fate of mr prigozhin. at a news conference in kyoto, president zelensky had said ukraine had nothing to do with the crash. translation: we ukraine had nothing to do with the crash. translation:— crash. translation: we are not involved in _ crash. translation: we are not involved in a _ crash. translation: we are not involved in a situation. _ crash. translation: we are not involved in a situation. that - crash. translation: we are not involved in a situation. that is . crash. translation: we are notj involved in a situation. that is for sure. i think everyone is aware of who is involved.— sure. i think everyone is aware of who is involved. meanwhile, ordinary ukrainians have _ who is involved. meanwhile, ordinary ukrainians have reacted _ who is involved. meanwhile, ordinary ukrainians have reacted to _ who is involved. meanwhile, ordinary ukrainians have reacted to the - who is involved. meanwhile, ordinary ukrainians have reacted to the newsl ukrainians have reacted to the news with a mixture of celebration and scepticism. translation: iii with a mixture of celebration and scepticism. translation: if it is true, i scepticism. translation: if it is true. i am _ scepticism. translation: if it is true, i am really _ scepticism. translation: if it is true, i am really happy _ scepticism. translation: if it is true, i am really happy that - scepticism. translation: if it is true, i am really happy that he i true, i am really happy that he died. — true, i am really happy that he died. but — true, i am really happy that he died, but there are doubts about whether— died, but there are doubts about whether it — died, but there are doubts about whether it is true or whether it is part of— whether it is true or whether it is part of a — whether it is true or whether it is part of a game being played by our enemv _ part of a game being played by our enemv if— part of a game being played by our enemv if it— part of a game being played by our enemy. if it is true, perhaps it will create _ enemy. if it is true, perhaps it will create further instability within — will create further instability within russia. �* . �* m within russia. translation: russians have an affection _ within russia. translation: russians have an affection for _ within russia. translation: russians have an affection for prigozhin. - have an affection for prigozhin. however. — have an affection for prigozhin. however. i_ have an affection for prigozhin. however, i don't— have an affection for prigozhin. however, i don't know- have an affection for prigozhin. however, i don't know whether have an affection for prigozhin. - however, i don't know whether this will weaken —

however, i don't know whether this will weaken the _ however, i don't know whether this will weaken the putin _ however, i don't know whether this will weaken the putin regime - however, i don't know whether this . will weaken the putin regime because they are _ will weaken the putin regime because they are so _ will weaken the putin regime because they are so entrenched _ will weaken the putin regime because they are so entrenched that _ will weaken the putin regime because they are so entrenched that nothing l they are so entrenched that nothing that putin's — they are so entrenched that nothing that putin's death _ they are so entrenched that nothing that putin's death can _ they are so entrenched that nothing that putin's death can shake - they are so entrenched that nothing that putin's death can shake them. i that putin's death can shake them. well, _ that putin's death can shake them. well, let's— that putin's death can shake them. well, let's go— that putin's death can shake them. well, let's go live _ that putin's death can shake them. well, let's go live now— that putin's death can shake them. well, let's go live now to _ that putin's death can shake them. well, let's go live now to rome, i well, let's go live now to rome, with the associate fellow at the royal united services institute with a focus on russia's domestic and foreign policy. thank you so much foreign policy. thank you so much forjoining us and you may have heard what some of the comments were from people in ukraine they're responding to this. so what is your view on how this changes putin's grip on power, if at all?- view on how this changes putin's grip on power, if at all? thank you very much — grip on power, if at all? thank you very much for— grip on power, if at all? thank you very much for having _ grip on power, if at all? thank you very much for having me. - grip on power, if at all? thank you very much for having me. well, i grip on power, if at all? thank you i very much for having me. well, first of all, this obviously comes... this is hardly a coincidence, it comes two months after the failed mutiny that prigozhin has started and this came as a surprise, nobody really expected that prigozhin would go this far and putin called him a traitor and, as we know putin famously is not forgiving any people who he thinks are guilty of treason,

so in this case i think it is highly likely that the russian state decided to, putin decided to get rid of prigozhin. but decided to, putin decided to get rid of prigozhin-— of prigozhin. but in terms of what ha--ens of prigozhin. but in terms of what happens now _ of prigozhin. but in terms of what happens now because _ of prigozhin. but in terms of what happens now because on - of prigozhin. but in terms of what happens now because on the i of prigozhin. but in terms of what happens now because on the face j of prigozhin. but in terms of what i happens now because on the face of it it seems that any threat from prigozhin has been neutralised, however, there have been some commentators wondering if actually there will be someone else who succeeds him, someone who comes forward who has revenge on their mind. what do you think the risk factors are now full putin?- factors are now full putin? well, this actually _ factors are now full putin? well, this actually sends _ factors are now full putin? well, this actually sends quite - factors are now full putin? well, this actually sends quite a i factors are now full putin? -ii this actually sends quite a powerful message to anyone who might consider challenging putin and i think the way it was done, if, of course, it was not, it was done by the russian state, which is highly likely, gives a very serious warning to anyone who might decide to go against putin. and the way in which putin decided not to do this slightly more, in a more quieter way and to kill ten

people on board, including some of the senior wagner leadership people, i think that is a strong indication that he is willing to go very far when it comes to maintaining his grip on power. and putin now is incredibly insecure, especially after the mutiny because this was the single most challenging crisis that he has faced in the recent past and possibly even throughout his entire presidency. find and possibly even throughout his entire presidency.— and possibly even throughout his entire presidency. and what of the im act on entire presidency. and what of the impact on russia's _ entire presidency. and what of the impact on russia's war _ entire presidency. and what of the impact on russia's war in - entire presidency. and what of the | impact on russia's war in ukraine? because wagner were, of course, a very effective force in the military strategy. very effective force in the military strate: . , ., , , very effective force in the military strate: . , , _, strategy. yes, absolutely, wagner -la ed a strategy. yes, absolutely, wagner played a very _ strategy. yes, absolutely, wagner played a very important _ strategy. yes, absolutely, wagner played a very important role i strategy. yes, absolutely, wagner played a very important role in i played a very important role in ukraine and that is where actually prigozhin became overly powerful because he was able to guide wagner soldiers and he was able to boost their morale and achieve some of the successes on the ground that the regular russian forces failed to do,

so in that sense, of course, wagner's role has been very important, but in terms of what can be the impact of prigozhin's death, not too much, i would say, because after the failed mutiny, wagner troops have largely withdrawn from ukraine, so in that sense, this doesn't change much, as of today, in terms of the situation on the ground in ukraine. find terms of the situation on the ground in ukraine. �* ., ., i. terms of the situation on the ground in ukraine. �* ., ., ,, ~' in ukraine. and how do you think, lookin: in ukraine. and how do you think, looking ahead. — in ukraine. and how do you think, looking ahead, this _ in ukraine. and how do you think, looking ahead, this might - in ukraine. and how do you think, looking ahead, this might change | looking ahead, this might change putin's approach to the way he runs things? i putin's approach to the way he runs thin . s? ~ , things? ithink putin... putin is alwa s things? ithink putin... putin is always trying — things? ithink putin... putin is always trying to _ things? ithink putin... putin is always trying to be _ things? ithink putin... putin is always trying to be risk - things? ithink putin... putin is always trying to be risk averse | things? i think putin... putin is- always trying to be risk averse when it comes to challenges over his power and we know that he has used a different method, such as poisoning his opponents and in the case of alexei navalny and some of the opposition leaders he was able to successfully get rid of them and some of them ended up in prison, some of them ended up in prison, some of them were forced to leave the country, and he knows how to

neutralise his opponents. in this case, the case of prigozhin was quite an unexpected one. i think we underestimated the threat and i think going forward he would be much more cautious and much more paranoid, i would say, when it comes to looking after, making sure that nobody dares to challenge him. again, because this might be actually quite fatal in this sense because he is no longer strong and he demonstrated a lot of weaknesses in the recent past. and i don't think he can afford anything like another mutiny any time soon. weill. another mutiny any time soon. well, natia seskuria _ another mutiny any time soon. well, natia seskuria from _ another mutiny any time soon. well, natia seskuria from the _ another mutiny any time soon. well, natia seskuria from the royal i another mutiny any time soon. well, natia seskuria from the royal united services institute, thank you for joining us. services institute, thank you for joining us— services institute, thank you for “oininu us. ., ~' ., ., joining us. thank you for having me. now, joining us. thank you for having me. now. there — joining us. thank you for having me. now, there hasn't, _ joining us. thank you for having me. now, there hasn't, surprisingly, i now, there hasn't, surprisingly, been a lot of speculation on social media about the crash. bbc verify has been sifting through many of

their posts. olga robinson from the team is in the bbc verify hub now with more. team is in the bbc verify hub now with more-— team is in the bbc verify hub now with more. yevgeni prigozhin, the wa . ner with more. yevgeni prigozhin, the wagner group _ with more. yevgeni prigozhin, the wagner group chief, _ with more. yevgeni prigozhin, the wagner group chief, is _ with more. yevgeni prigozhin, the wagner group chief, is presumed | with more. yevgeni prigozhin, the i wagner group chief, is presumed dead after his plane crash in russia on wednesday. the russian aviation agency says prigozhin and wagner co—founded wagner group were both on this list of passengers on the plane. but that didn't stop subglacial social media that he might have been on another plane at the time. so what do we know about the time. so what do we know about the crash? well, data from the flight radar tracking service shows that the plane linked to prigozhin took off somewhere north—west of moscow yesterday afternoon and it was flying toward st petersburg and thenit was flying toward st petersburg and then it disappeared over the tver region, 300 kilometres north—west of moscow. and that flight data also shows that at around 3:19pm gmt, there was a sudden drop of altitude. this is corroborated from video from eyewitnesses that verified earlier

and here we can see the plane falling from the sky quite rapidly. and then the plane crashed not far from the village of kuzhenkino. this satellite image that shows the aftermath, you can see here bits of wreckage and tense as well. so what caused the crash? eyewitnesses say they heard the sound of an explosion before the plane started falling. this has led to spec elation that the plane may have been shot down by russian air defence. these unverified pictures are showing small holes in the fuselage of the plane and they have been used as by some on social media is evidence to support this theory. but the pictures are not of great quality, as you can see, that makes it really difficult to conclude what they actually show. another theory that has been gaining traction suggests that there was an explosion on board the plane. here is a post from a popular russian telegram channel source.

yet so far, there is no convincing visual evidence to support this and that means we will continue investigating and bring you updates when we can. that investigating and bring you updates when we can-— investigating and bring you updates when we can. . .,, ., .,, when we can. that was olga robinson from the bbc — when we can. that was olga robinson from the bbc verify _ when we can. that was olga robinson from the bbc verify team. _ when we can. that was olga robinson from the bbc verify team. britain's i from the bbc verify team. britain's backlog of asylum seekers has hit a record high. that is according to new home office figures. more than 175,000 people were waiting for a decision on whether they will be granted refugee status at the end of june 2023. that was a rise of 44%, more than 33,000 people, on the figures at the same time last year. 80% are waiting longer than six months for an initial decision. so how has this situation come about? we asked our home editor, mark easton. basically, the asylum system doesn't work and it doesn't work nearly fast enough, and the government is only just now starting to get on top of the backlog. it does appear finally we may be turning the corner,

but it really is an oil tanker. we have been poring over all the figures that came out today, and perhaps for viewers in the uk, the most important thing is just how much the asylum system is now costing, because you'll remember there is the cost of accommodation in hotels, which is put at £6 million a day. well, the total figure for the asylum system in the last financial year ending in march this year was actually almost £4 billion. that is almost double what it was the previous year, and if you go back a decade, the cost of asylum was just £500 million, so you can see that that represents a huge political pressure on ministers to try and sort this out. today's news that the overall backlog is up will be dispiriting. i think there'll be some encouragement from the fact of the pace of increase seems to be slowing. and you may remember that the prime minister last december promised to get rid

of the backlog by the end of this year. later clarified that by that he meant the particular backlog that was in place at the end ofjune last year, and that was about 92,000 cases, 120,000 people. well, they have managed to get that down a bit, i think there are now about 91,000 people in the system. if he was to succeed, he would need a really dramatic increase in the number of places that are resolved. up to now, since he made the pledge, about 2,000 a month, he'd have to get up to near 11,300 a month in the next six months, so a tall order. our home editor, mark easton there. the opposition labour party has said the latest migration figures show the latest migration figures show the government has lost control of the government has lost control of the immigration system. here is a shadow immigration minister, stephen kinnock. and unlike what these new statistics show is the government

has completely lost control of our immigration system. the has completely lost control of our immigration system.— immigration system. the asylum s stem is immigration system. the asylum system is in _ immigration system. the asylum system is in chaos, _ immigration system. the asylum system is in chaos, 175,000 i immigration system. the asylum system is in chaos, 175,000 in l immigration system. the asylum i system is in chaos, 175,000 in the backlog, tens of thousands in hotels, costing the taxpayer £6 million per day and everything in these statistics shows that the number of small boat crossings are also increasing. and on the work —based side of migration, we had a record number of skilled work visas, which just shows the government is not doing enough to invest in local skills and employers are reaching too much for migrant labourer. labour minister stephen connect there. let's talk to our political correspondent, david cornick. david, what can the government do to tackle this issue effectively? itruieii what can the government do to tackle this issue effectively?— this issue effectively? well there is a lot at stake _ this issue effectively? well there is a lot at stake here _ this issue effectively? well there is a lot at stake here for - this issue effectively? well there is a lot at stake here for rishi i is a lot at stake here for rishi sunak because stopping the boats, stopping illegal migration was one of his five priorities, one of the pledges on which he hopes the voters willjudge him and, as mark suggested there, that when you look at the backlog that he wants to

clear, there is some progress, but nowhere near enough and that has been —— that is going to be difficult. so a lot will rest on the government's flagship migration policy, which is to deport people who arrive here illegally to rwanda. the problem with that is that it is still stuck in the courts and the government is waiting for a supreme courtjudgment expected in november, as to whether that can go ahead or not. there are questions about whether it would be effective, but ministers believe it would actually be a deterrent in terms of stopping people getting into those small boats. �* people getting into those small boats. . ., ., , boats. and david, more headlines causina boats. and david, more headlines causing headaches _ boats. and david, more headlines causing headaches for _ boats. and david, more headlines causing headaches for prime i boats. and david, more headlines i causing headaches for prime minister rishi sunak because he failed to declare his wife's financial interest in childminding agency is yes, it slightly awkward moment for the prime minister.— the prime minister. earlier this ear, he the prime minister. earlier this year. he was — the prime minister. earlier this year, he was questioned i the prime minister. earlier this year, he was questioned by i the prime minister. earlier this. year, he was questioned by mps the prime minister. earlier this - year, he was questioned by mps about his childcare policy, among other things, and in his answers he declined an invitation to declare that his wife held shares in a

company that was benefiting from a government policy. now, he got reported to the parliamentary watchdog here at westminster and that watchdog has found that yes, he did break the rules. albeit perhaps inadvertently. it has to be said that mrs sue nack�*s shareholding was not so good, her investment was not a secret. rishi sunak argued that he had declared in other parts of the government machine, but he has now had to accept a small slap on the wrist, really, forfailing to declare it properly and there are now wider calls for clearing up the system because the rules do seem a little bit confusing. so confusing even the payments doesn't understand them. ., ~ even the payments doesn't understand them. ., ,, i. even the payments doesn't understand them. ., ,, ., ,, even the payments doesn't understand them. ., ,, ., ., them. thank you, david cornock, that is our political — them. thank you, david cornock, that is our political correspondent, - is our political correspondent, david cornock. now, know the students in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their exam results today. hundreds of thousands have received their gcse results and the number of

passes has fallen for a second year running. pass rates are now closer to where we were before the pandemic. that is, in 2019. zoe conway, our correspondent, has the details. the look on herface conway, our correspondent, has the details. the look on her face says it all. she got the gcse results she was hoping for. i it all. she got the gcse results she was hoping for-— was hoping for. i feel read, i feel ha - was hoping for. i feel read, i feel happy that _ was hoping for. i feel read, i feel happy that it _ was hoping for. i feel read, i feel happy that it is — was hoping for. i feel read, i feel happy that it is done. _ was hoping for. i feel read, i feel happy that it is done. scared i was hoping for. i feel read, i feel happy that it is done. scared for| happy that it is done. scared for the next chapter, but do have the results in front of me is really good and to know that i had work paid off is really good. there's been a drop in the proportion of students getting top grades compared to last year. however, more are getting top marks today than they were before covid struck. you can feel the excitement in the hall today. everybody, their parents, and most of all the students are very excited. i think the message has got through. there was a lot of people very nervous about coming to collect their results, but they have done brilliantly. resilience is something that's shone through this year group. that's not bad! the government wanted grades to return to pre—pandemic levels, and today they can say its mission accomplished. this graph shows that in 2019, 67.1%

of students in england were passing all of their gcse exams. you then see the line go up from 2020 to 2022. but this year, it's roughly back to where it was. in wales and northern ireland, they've kept more generous marking systems in place. their results are higher than they were in 2019. in england, the marking system is back to normal, but they've put other kinds of support in place. these students have had equations and formula sheets in relevant subjects, and the grading protection that we put in place means that today, it's been no harder to achieve a particular grade than it would have been in 2019, before the pandemic. the gap between how disadvantaged children are doing compared to other pupils widened during the pandemic, and the government expects it will take years to close. we've got real inequalities across our country, and i think that this government have ensured a managed decline of educational standards across the country.

we had a chancellor and now prime minister who said he maxed out support for children post—pandemic. that's not good enough. the government says its spending £5 million on an education recovery £5 billion on an education recovery plan, including a national programme of one—on—one tutoring for pupils who have fallen behind. zoe conway, bbc news. and we'll have more on this story in munich next hour, women who speak you speaking to a secondary school head teacher in greater manchester. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other sways making the news. king charles and queen camilla's state visit to france will now take place in september. buckingham palace has announced this. they were due to tour paris and bordeaux in march, but the trip was postponed after violent protests

broke out in opposition to president macron's retirement age reforms. the administrators of high street chain wilko say the stores will be lost and closed after it has failed to find another buyer for the business. the company announced before it was going into initiation, but in 12,000 jobs at risk. thousands of people will be behind on their energy bills at the start of winter and some will require loans to pay them. the charity saw a 17% increase in those contacting them for advice, compared to last year. and those are some of the headlines making the news today. some of the other stories making the news. we will have lots more on those later. you are alive with bbc news. here, thejustice secretary, alex chalk, announced an inquiry into why andrew malkinson suffered one of the worst miscarriages of justice in modern times. mr

malkinson wrongly spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit. the inquiry will investigate the role of greater manchester police, the crown prosecution service and the crown prosecution service and the criminal cases review commission in his conviction and subsequent appeals. this was mr alex chalk speaking a little earlier. andrew malkinson suffered an appalling miscarriage of justice, as indeed, by the way, did the victim of this dreadful crime. that is why i have ordered an independent inquiry that will look at the actions of the police, the cps and the ccrc to get to the bottom of what went wrong and, crucially, why it took so long for the truth to come out. so, andy malkinson, who has conducted himself with extraordinary dignity in the circumstances, he deserves answers and this inquiry will deliver them. lets talk now to our legal correspondent, dominic casciani. dominic, remind us of the context to this casethis case goes back to 2003. it this casethis case goes back to 2003. ., , , this casethis case goes back to 2003. . , , :: this casethis case goes back to 2003. ., , , i: , ., , ~

2003. it has been 20 years andrew malkinson has _ 2003. it has been 20 years andrew malkinson has been _ 2003. it has been 20 years andrew malkinson has been fighting - 2003. it has been 20 years andrew malkinson has been fighting to i 2003. it has been 20 years andrew| malkinson has been fighting to clear his name because back then in greater manchester he was arrested and convicted the following year of and convicted the following year of a rape he did not commit. he pleaded his innocence all along and ended up spending 17 years injail. and it was only a month ago, effectively almost a month to today that he was cleared by the court of appeal stop in particular, in relation to dna evidence identifying what appears to be the real attacker on the victim's clothing. there was never any forensic evidence, any dna to link mr malkinson to the scene of the crime ought to the victim, but there is this dna profile of another man, which has been known about since 2007, although his identity was only established many years later, and it is that crucial development in this case in recent years which basically led to the court of appeal quashing his conviction, but critically from andy malkinson's perspective, he said it should never have happened this way because he said there were

so many other flaws in the greater manchester police's investigation, he says there were dishonest witnesses in the case, a real issue over a failure to disclose really important facts that him —— write to him as a defender on his trail, which the court of appeal has effectively accepted would have played a role in the jury's decision—making back in 2003. he has been asking for a public inquiry, accusing the criminal cases review commission are failing him. this is the body that reviews potential miscarriages ofjustice and sends them to the court of appeal. he accused the greater manchester police are failing him as well and also the crown prosecution service, saying it could also have done more effectively with his case, but also to help effectively identify the true attacker in this. so it has taken a long time to get here. he has wanted an inquiry, he has wanted a full public inquiry. he hasn't quite got that because this is effectively a short inquiry to try to get answers by christmas, but he has given it a cautious welcome. let's hear a bit from him now because he has been reacting to the

decision. ., , ., , ., , ., decision. you should be open, not defensive- — decision. you should be open, not defensive. you _ decision. you should be open, not defensive. you know, _ decision. you should be open, not defensive. you know, things i decision. you should be open, not defensive. you know, things were| defensive. you know, things were done _ defensive. you know, things were done wrong, just be open about it like a _ done wrong, just be open about it like a truth — done wrong, just be open about it like a truth and reconciliation committee, you know? because you're only going _ committee, you know? because you're only going to _ committee, you know? because you're only going to fix these things if you get— only going to fix these things if you get to the heart of what going wrong _ you get to the heart of what going wrong. so... likely scientific enterprise, some theories are wrong, you re—evaluate, you constantly re—evaluate. it is not, oh, well, we have _ re—evaluate. it is not, oh, well, we have closed — re—evaluate. it is not, oh, well, we have closed the books and we will 'ust have closed the books and we will just sit _ have closed the books and we will just sit on— have closed the books and we will just sit on them. that is not the way to— just sit on them. that is not the way to advance.— just sit on them. that is not the way to advance. and dominic, what can we expect _ way to advance. and dominic, what can we expect from _ way to advance. and dominic, what can we expect from the _ way to advance. and dominic, what can we expect from the inquiry? i way to advance. and dominic, what i can we expect from the inquiry? what power does it have to change anything as well, because this is an inquiry that answers to the secretary of state, the justice secretary of state, the justice secreta j ., secretary of state, the justice secreta j . ., ., . ., secretary of state, the justice secreta j. ., ., . ., ~ secretary and lord chancellor, alex chalk, it is — secretary and lord chancellor, alex chalk, it is effectively _ secretary and lord chancellor, alex chalk, it is effectively behind i chalk, it is effectively behind closed doors. in a sense, this is being run internally. now, he's going to appoint a senior legal figures to run this, by that we are talking about a very senior pressing lawyer or perhaps a retired judge, something in that kind of area. —— a

senior practising lawyer. he says it will have the full cooperation of all three agencies. because it isn't all three agencies. because it isn't a full public inquiry, it doesn't have the power to compel witnesses to give their evidence. and this is a critical issue in this. alex chalk says he has got all three bodies to guarantee cooperation, but it only really time will tell when actually it is able to actually gather all the facts that andrew malkinson wants to see in the open and that is why he and his lawyers say if there is some kind of obstruction in this case which prevents this inquiry launched by alex chalk to get at the facts, they want it converted to a full public inquiry, public hearings, evidence under oath, those kinds of things, but at the moment they are putting trust in a minister. there have been very productive meetings between mr malkinson and the secretary of state to try to thrash out the best way forward, so they are clearly hoping that it forward, so they are clearly hoping thatitis forward, so they are clearly hoping that it is going to get answers and clearly from alex chalk�*s perspective, i think it is

interesting that he is a former criminal barrister, he has experienced in seeing a lot of defendants in court on criminal cases and a scene where things go wrong and he feels very strongly that this is a real matter of trust in justice itself and that this is a real matter of trust injustice itself and he really wants to get to the bottom of things as things stand, but let's see where it goes in the months to come. legal correspondence _ it goes in the months to come. legal correspondence dominic— it goes in the months to come. legal correspondence dominic casciani they're speaking to us. thank you, dominic. ospreys have returned to bredon the island of ireland for the first time in more than 200 years. two adult birds and their chicks have been spotted at least two of the offspring have left the nest, raising hopes that the fish eating bird of prey can establish a permanent colony. the birds of prey were persecuted to extinction in ireland in the late 18th century. do stay with us here on bbc news. we will have lots more to come, including the headlines at the top of the hour. thanks for watching.

hello. we are into the last week of summer. me geologically speaking, at least. and unfortunately, it looks as though it is going to stay unsettled. that said, it won't be a wash—out, but keep an eye out for scattered showers over the next few days, with the potential to be heavy with some thunder and lightning. low pressure towards the west and south of the uk at the minute, bringing rain into parts of scotland through today. elsewhere, largely dry with just a few showers and still warm for the south—east of england where temperatures have reached 25 or 26 degrees with the odd heavy showers persist in. over the next few days, those temperatures in the south—east are going to fall back closer to what they should be the time of year. this evening and overnight we continue disease in wet weather for west and central areas of scotland, may be a few showers in northern ireland and maybe a few drier areas elsewhere. it is going to be a cooler night, last night we saw

temperatures staying for many in the low teens, but tonight we could see temperatures dipping to the single figures, so a cooler start to the day tomorrow, but with cooler sky is not a bad start for many, largely dry, sunshine bursting tomorrow, bits and pieces of cloud here and there. northerly winds developing for the day tomorrow, will bring some patchy rain into scotland at first, dry further south, some patchy rain into scotland at first, dry furthersouth, but some patchy rain into scotland at first, dry further south, but then scattered showers will pop up across northern ireland, into northern england and into wales as well. some of those could be quite pokey, maybe with some rumbles of thunder towards the south—east, largely dry, but turning cooler, temperatures falling back, but closer to what they should be at 21 degrees. it is saturday, we hold to the low pressure system, it continues to bring northerly winds towards the north and west of the uk. dry weather to begin with with some sunshine, but scattered showers will develop for the day almost anywhere and there will be a risk of some heavy, thundery downpours as well. but there will be suntanning between, won't be quite a complete wash—out and temperatures for many of us will be pretty standard for

the time of year. into sunday, another area of low pressure will come in from the atlantic and will bring cloudy, wet weatherfor northern ireland through sunday. it will become patcher as it nudges its way eastwards, but staying sunnier and largely dry towards the south—east of england. not a bad picture of some, sunshine there in london on sunday. across bank holiday monday for most of us, not a bad picture, a fairamount holiday monday for most of us, not a bad picture, a fair amount of dry weather and some sun.

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