a fire rips through a block of flats in east london. the fire brigade says everyone has been accounted for. and definitely maybe — rumours that oasis could be getting back together. hello, welcome to verify live. the prince of wales has led tributes for the former england manager sven—goran eriksson, who has died at the age of 76. he'd been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer. eriksson managed england forfive years until 2006, and led the side to the quarterfinals at three major tournaments. he also managed 12 clubs, including manchester city, going on to win 18 trophies. andy swiss looks back at his life and career. he brought a swedish cool to english football. but behind that studious surface,

sven—goran eriksson�*s reign was anything but dull. he had made his managerial name first with gothenburg, and then with the italian side lazio, but when england appointed him as kevin keegan�*s replacement in 2000, it sparked a storm of controversy. england had never had a foreign coach before. but if the traditionalists were upset, eriksson was unflappable. if it's the most difficult job, i'm very happy. then it will be my biggest challenge so far in my life. and he soon silenced his critics on a famous night in munich. john motson: oh, this is getting better and better and better! - a 5—1 thrashing of germany, and suddenly eriksson seemed england's saviour. they qualified for the 2002 world cup in dramatic fashion. beckham! yes! yes! he's done it! the feelgood factor was back, and eriksson was the architect.

but qualification was followed by frustration. england were beaten in the quarterfinals by brazil, and his passive management style was under scrutiny. come the 2004 euros, it was the same story. 0h, he's put it miles over the bar. as england again went out in the quarterfinals, the questions began to mount. by now, eriksson�*s private life was attracting headlines. his relationships with the italian lawyer nancy dallaglio, with the tv star ulrika johnsson, and with faria alam, an fa employee, which prompted turmoil at the organisation. and after he told an undercover reporter he would consider quitting after the 2006 world cup, the fa announced he would leave following the tournament. england went into it with high hopes, their team dubbed the "golden generation". but yet again, they crashed out in the quarterfinals, yet again, on penalties. eriksson later said

it was the biggest disappointment of his career. i don't think england was ready to win a world cup in 2002. 2006? yes. england should have done better. and if you take all the defeats i had in my life, that was the hardest one. after leaving the england job, eriksson spent a year at manchester city, followed by a string of other clubs, including notts county. his profile meant he was never short of offers. but it is as england's groundbreaking boss that he will be best remembered — the man behind one of english football's most eventful eras. andy swiss. sven goran eriksson, who's died at the age of 76. there have been tributes from the football community, politicians and royalty. prince william, who's the fa president, wrote on x...

prime minister sir keir starmersaid... the fa said... one of his clubs, manchester city... and one of his former clubs in italy, lazio said... earlier, i spoke to sports journalist henry winter, who gave me his reaction to the news. well, a very sad day. i mean, i was fortunate to cover all the games that england played

under sven—goran eriksson. and there were some amazing moments. i mean, people talk about the man, but the football man, you know, they were remarkable. the 5—1 in munich. even heskey scored the 4—2 against croatia at euro 2004, when rooney was unplayable. and england could have won that tournament under sven if rooney hadn't got injured in the quarter final and then other games. 0bviously, david beckham's free kick against greece at old trafford in 2002, to get england to that world cup, and then obviously beckham's redemption against argentina in sapporo in 2002. so, you know, there were some really good games. he probably underachieved slightly with england, given the quality of the players — beckham and rooney, and gerrard and lampard, and ashley cole and john terry and players like that — but also, as a man, and my thoughts go out

to lena and johan. he's just incredibly proud, father and a very phlegmatic man, given what, you know, people like me and the press, from a footballing perspective, threw at him during those five years. but also, you know, he had the fake sheikh, as you've been covering. he had his phone hacked. he lost £10 million to a financial adviser who wasn't particularly adept at finance or advising. and sven just dealt with it, so yeah, very sad day. you cover such a lot in that answer. let's whiz through a few more of those areas in detail. he had a very quiet, understated style of management. what were his particular qualities, though, do you think? he protected the players. i mean, when he left england in 2006, after england got knocked out in the quarter final and rooney got sent off, he was quite strong with us in the written media. he said, you know, "look after wayne rooney, he is yourfuture. do not kill him." you know, quite strong words to use, because obviously

we were being very critical of rooney for the red card. and so, he was very good at protecting players. i mean, david beckham, he was always supporting his players — i mean, england went on strike at one point, and sven actually came out on their side, much to the fans anguish. i think that he also provided a window into sort of english society, english mores, and the fact that, you know, when he had relationships — he was unmarried — but when he had relationships with unmarried women, the fa went into meltdown, fleet street went into meltdown. i mean, it was quite a chaotic era. i can remember, i think it was nuts magazine delivering a water bed to the fa's hq in soho square at the time. and there were all these blazers, fa officials wandering in and out, and just sort of bemused by all this. but yeah, he certainly added to the fun around england. and he was really dignified in this past year, very open about what he was facing, and very interesting some of the choices

of words he chose to actually share with people in these final days and weeks. but, just going back to the manager of those players, we heard in that piece, him saying that there was a chance he thought that they should have done better in that 2006 world cup. why didn't he get the best out of that golden generation, do you think? the balance of the team wasn't quite right, and england didn't practice penalties. one of the good things that gareth southgate did is that he got the players practising penalties. they made it more of a science, rather than sort of old school, sort of victorian ethos, that you just wander up and, you know, it's a bit unsporting to practice things like penalties. you know, the germans have done it for years, and look where it's taken them. and sven — i think he admitted that, i mean, i've talked to him enough times about, you know, why he didn't take, you know, a work on penalties, the psychology of players. and he also said he should have taken a psychologist to some of those tournaments. henry winter speaking to me just a short while ago.

to ukraine next — where russia has carried out a massive aerial assault. president zelensky said it was one of the largest attacks on the country, and involved more than 100 missiles and around 100 drones. at least six people have been killed. these pictures show what seems to be a missile crashing into a reservoir near the capital, kyiv. explosions were heard in several other towns and cities across the country. this is dnipro — where the local authorities says at least one civilian lost their life. and a ukrainian farmer died in an air strike in the southern zaporizhzhia region. hundreds of people in kyiv sheltered in the subway after alerts were sounded. russia says energy sites were the focus, and news agencies are reporting that all targets were hit. ukraine says it shot down about 15 missiles and 15 drones that were aimed at kyiv. here's some of what president zelensky said following the attack.

translation: this was one of- the largest strikes, a combined one. more than 100 missiles of various types, and about 100 shahed drones, and, like most previous russian strikes, this one is just as vile, targeting critical civilian infrastructure, in most of our regions, from kharkiv, and kyiv, to 0desa, and our western regions. unfortunately, there are casualties. in the last few seconds, ukraine's air force commander has given an update, saying the military is down 102 out of 127 russian missiles and 99 out of 109 drones. that's just come from ukraine's air force commander. welcome to the programme. your assessment of these russian attacks? well, i assume that this is the

revenge that vladimir putin and his spokesman, and one or two military people have been talking about for ukraine's extraordinary invasion of thirsk. and this seems to be the way — the shape that it's taking, two days ago, it was the anniversary of ukraine's independence from the old soviet union and from russia that followed. and you can see that this is a kind of time when putin might want to say to people, "look, you may think you've got away from us, you may think you are invading

kursk, but we will destroy your infrastructure, and we will do it a month or so in the run—up to winter." so this is the assumption that i and many other people are making, that it's all about revenge. and i suppose you could say it's all about putin trying to get back on the front foot having really been on the front foot having really been on the back foot ever since the kursk invasion started.— invasion started. now we've heard president zelensky _ invasion started. now we've heard president zelensky urging - invasion started. now we've heard president zelensky urging again, | president zelensky urging again, repeating that call that he wants to be allowed to use western weapons, certainly the long—range weapons to target places and specific targets inside of russia — is there likely to be any movement on that from the west, do you think?— west, do you think? well, it's a ve , west, do you think? well, it's a very. very _ west, do you think? well, it's a very, very difficult _ west, do you think? well, it's a very, very difficult issue. - west, do you think? well, it's a very, very difficult issue. to - very, very difficult issue. to president zelensky — and i've talked

about it to him — it seems to be a no—brainer. "just give us the weapons and we will finish the job." but if you're britain, france, germany, orthe but if you're britain, france, germany, or the united states — particularly the united states — you will be anxious about setting a precedent which will lead to all—out nuclear war. precedent which will lead to all—out nuclearwar. now precedent which will lead to all—out nuclear war. now most western governments are starting to feel that this won't happen — we've seen the red lines that putin has set out, thrust time and again, and no war has ensued. but it can't all be done with the speed that president zelensky wants. so i think we are seeing incremental, small,

incremental changes — and of course, he wants to keep the pressure up on western countries to keep on doing it. but the main thing, matthew, the main date and everyone's mind is the 5th of november — which is only really two months away now. the question of whether it's possible that we might have a different president in the us — we might have a president who likes russia and doesn't necessarily want ukraine to defeat putin. and so, you've got president zelensky pushing and pushing, trying to get events and results as quick as he can before the 5th of november, and you've got everybody else just trying to stay well just say, everybody else just trying to stay welljust say, "well, we've got to be careful." jam welljust say, "well, we've got to be careful-"— welljust say, "well, we've got to be careful.“ ., ,, , ., ., be careful." jon simpson, thanks for cominu on be careful." jon simpson, thanks for coming on the _ be careful." jon simpson, thanks for coming on the programme - be careful." jon simpson, thanks for

coming on the programme and - be careful." jon simpson, thanks for| coming on the programme and giving the analysis. stay with us because we will be at the tower block in dagenham that caught fire. we will be live on the scene here on the programme in a moment or two. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's turn to that fire in east london. everyone has been accounted for after a major fire at an east london block of flats. two people were taken to hospital and more than 100 people evacuated. the cause of the fire is not yet known, but the london fire commissioner said the building had several known fire safety issues. helena wilkinson reports. this is the block of flats in east london, engulfed by flames at the peak of the devastating fire. more than 100 residents live here — most will have been asleep when it broke out.

it must have been terrifying. the london fire brigade was called at 2.4aam this morning. a major incident was declared, with a huge emergency response. 45 fire engines were sent, with 225 firefighters. the first of them were at the scene within five minutes of the call. residents have been describing the terrifying moment of what happened in the block of flats in the early hours of this morning. one woman, who is six months pregnant, has told us that as they were making their way down the stairs, the smoke became heavier, and everyone was coughing. she also said there was no warning and no fire alarm. other residents spoke of the terrifying situation. there was a lot of smoke, we couldn't breathe, and we managed to reach downstairs and then we went in the hall, there was a firefighter and they said, just run across the other side of the building, basically.

there was no alarms, - we didn't hear any alarm. there was no sprinklers in that building at all. l nobody was in the corridor to warn us or even say there was a fire. . the cause of the fire is not yet known. work had been under way to remove non—compliant cladding on the flats, and there were already issues known to authorities. not far from the flats, a rest centre has been set up for residents unable to return to their homes. an extensive search and rescue operation took place following a simultaneous evacuation of the building, and i'm pleased to announce that everyone has been accounted for. 1this was a very dynamic and challenging incident, and we all know undoubtedly there will be concerns around the fire safety issues present within the building, which will form part of our report. back at the scene, firefighters are still trying to contain the smoke billowing out.

long ladders are being used to pour water on top of the building. locals have been told to keep their windows closed. the investigation into how the fire started will be the next step. what's extraordinary is that there weren't more people injured. helena wilkinson reporting there. let's speak to our news correspondent chi chi izundu, who joins us from east london. i was looking at the live pictures — you can still see flames on the top floor. what are the authorities saying to you?— floor. what are the authorities saying to you? floor. what are the authorities sa in: to ou? ~ ., ., saying to you? well, the london fire bfiuade saying to you? well, the london fire brigade have — saying to you? well, the london fire brigade have been _ saying to you? well, the london fire brigade have been here _ saying to you? well, the london fire brigade have been here since - saying to you? well, the london fire i brigade have been here since 2:45am, and behind me, you can see flames around the building have actually increased — they have increased quite a lot, there's flames coming out of the roof and through different windows. we've heard a lot of glass smashing, and the fire brigade havejust of glass smashing, and the fire brigade have just brought in a

couple new 32 and 64 foot ladders to try and tackle the blaze. we had an update earlier on today from the assistant commissioner — he described tackling this fire as "very complex". this is a building that was known to have significant building failures, and that the fire brigade were aware of fire safety issues. now, those fire safety issues. now, those fire safety issues and whether they contributed to this fire will be part of the investigation to try and find out what started this fire. firefighters have been fighting this fire for nearly 14 hours, and it is still flaming fiercely. nearly14 hours, and it is still flaming fiercely.— nearly 14 hours, and it is still flamin: fiercel. �* . flaming fiercely. and anyone looking at those pictures _ flaming fiercely. and anyone looking at those pictures overnight - flaming fiercely. and anyone looking at those pictures overnight and - at those pictures overnight and earlier will have seen the obvious echo to grenfell tower — there must be great shock amongst all those affected? , , �* affected? indeed, residents we've soken to affected? indeed, residents we've spoken to said _ affected? indeed, residents we've spoken to said they _ affected? indeed, residents we've

spoken to said they were - affected? indeed, residents we've spoken to said they were terrified | spoken to said they were terrified and are still in shock, they were absolutely scared at the fact that they were woken up at 2:45am where most of them were probably asleep, having to —— out with very little — a lot of them grab the bare necessities, some didn't even have time to grab shoes as they fled the fire. some were caught up in the smoke. the fire brigade told us they used specifically special fire hoods that could give them clean, oxygenated air as they rescued them from the building. but yes, people are scared because the scaffolding around this building was actually put up to remove cladding that wasn't good enough to be on the building. and of course, the groenefeld fire, one of the central issues there was the cladding around the building. thankfully, everyone was accounted for in this fire, but people were terrified. as you heard in hell's package, a lot of the residents we've spoken to said they

didn't hear a residents we've spoken to said they didn't heara fire residents we've spoken to said they didn't hear a fire alarm — it was other residents banging on their doors, orthey other residents banging on their doors, or they were woken up by the thick smoke. as you can see behind me, firefighters are still trying to put this fire out some 14 hours after they were called first at his destination. we after they were called first at his destination.— destination. we leave it there, thanks very — destination. we leave it there, thanks very much _ destination. we leave it there, thanks very much indeed. - the pakistani army says it has killed 21 separatist fighters, after a series of attacks left 39 people dead. at least 14 soldiers and police were also killed. separatists had stopped buses and trucks, travelling to and from punjab, in northern india, and balochistan, a province in south—western pakistan. they forced out the passengers and opened fire on them. local reports say the assailants singled out those from punjab to be shot. the baloch liberation army, which has been designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and us governments, claimed responsibility for the attacks. french president emmanuel macron has said telegram ceo, pavel durov, was arrested as part

of a judicial inquiry. 0n x, president macron wrote... "0n social media, as in real life, "freedoms are exercised within the law so as to protect "citizens and respect their fundamental rights". pavel durov was arrested on saturday at an airport outside paris shortly after landing in a privatejet. now, an intriguing story. 0asis were one of the biggest rock bands of the 1990s. unlike many groups, they've resisted the temptation to re—form — but could that be about to change? as noor nanji reports, the gallagher brothers have ramped up speculation on social media that an announcement could be imminent. this cryptic post on x last night. it fuelled the rumours that an oasis reunion could be announced tomorrow.

# cos it's all too much for me to take... # # slip inside the eye of your mind... # gigs in their hometown, manchester, as well as ten nights in london, are rumoured to be on the cards, as well as a glastonbury headline slot. # today is gonna be the day # that they're gonna throw it back to you... # it's been 30 years since the chart topping album definitely maybe turned the gallagher brothers into stars. the pair came to symbolise the britpop era. but they've also had a fractious relationship. a string of tours fell apart over the years. after a fight in 2009, noel left the band. # the word is on the street # that the fire in your heart is out... # well, after decades of going at each other with cricket bats and fire extinguishers, loads of insults on twitter, it does seem extraordinary that they have reunited, but perhaps they can put aside their differences and fill the coffers. # is it my imagination

# or have i finally found something worth living for? # is it definite, or is it maybe? all will become clear tomorrow. noor nanji, bbc news. 8am tomorrow morning. stay with us here on bbc news. i'll be talking to georgie roberts about that story. the headlines are next on bbc news. hello there. for most of us, it is a better day today. all that rain that we had yesterday across the northern half of the uk has moved away. there is more cloud tending to come in from the atlantic and, eventually, that will bring some more rain. we may see the cloud increasing across some western areas, but ahead of that it has been a very pleasant bank holiday monday here in warwickshire with some sunshine. these are the temperatures that we're seeing late

on in the afternoon, so a little bit warmer than it has been through the weekend. nothing startling, but somewhat of an improvement. as we head overnight the winds are going to start to pick up and we start to see some rain coming into northern ireland, heading further into scotland, and perhaps over the irish sea, as well. for large parts of england and wales it will be dry with some clearer skies. quite a warm night, particularly so where we've got that wetter, windier weather in northern ireland. that should move away, though, fairly quickly on tuesday and we'll follow that with some sunshine. some heavier rain over dumfries and galloway for a while, but the rain does tend to ease away for most of scotland because it stumbles slowly into northern england, into wales and the south—west. the midlands and a good part of eastern england are likely to be dry and there will be some sunshine here. it's starting to get a bit warmer, as well. those temperatures reaching 24—25 celsius ahead of the rain, which is coming in on that weather front there and because that weather front is so slow as we move into wednesday, temperatures ahead of it

will continue to rise. following on from that weather front, we've got lower pressure in the north—west. that will bring some showers on wednesday into northern ireland and particularly scotland, with some heavier, thundery ones in the west. there's the weather front. you can see there's not much rain on it, but it's not really moved very far at all. so the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east continuing to warm up. temperatures reaching 27, maybe 28 celsius. that's going to be the peak of the heat, mind you, because eventually the weather front is going to move its way eastwards. in the south, there's little or no rain and not much rain further north, as well. once that clears through, we're all going to have a run of westerly winds and that's going to bring with it some cooler and fresher air. temperatures are going to be lower later on in the week. we are going to find on thursday some showers for northernmost parts of the uk, but even these move away on friday and in the sunshine further south it will still feel quite pleasant.

this is bbc news, the headlines... tributes to the former england football manager — sven—goran eriksson — who's died at the age of 76. taking shelter in ukraine — as russia launches one of the largest attacks in the war.

a fire rips through a block of flats in east london — the fire brigade says everyone has been accounted for. and — definitely maybe — rumours that 0asis — could be getting back together. more on all of those stories coming up more on all of those stories coming up in a moment or two, let's catch up up in a moment or two, let's catch up with the sports. there is with us, good evening. we begin with the news that former england manager sven—goran eriksson has died at the age of 76. he was the first non—british manager of the england team and led the three lions to the quarterfinals at three major tournaments during his five—year spell in charge between 2001 and 2006. eriksen managed 12 clubs winning 18 trophies with spells at manchester city, leicester, roma and lazio — where the swede delivered the serie a title in 2000, the last time the capital were crowned champions of italy. injanuary he said he had "at best" a year to live after being diagnosed with cancer.