at six — five children arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80—year—old man is attacked in a park in leicester. bhim kohli was walking his dog on sunday evening when he was assaulted close to his home. three of the children being held are just 12 years old. we will have the latest from the scene. also tonight — at least 12 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the english channel — around 50 others were rescued. the inquest into the death of a man who died after appearing on itv�*s jeremy kyle show hears that the audience were egged on to boo him. huge cuts to public spending in scotland this year — half a billion pounds�* worth — we'll look at the impact it'll have. and remembering sir nicholas winton — the british man saved hundreds of children from the holocaust — as a street in prague

is named after him. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, from next year brendon mccullum will be head coach across all forms of england mens cricket taking on the test and whiteball sides. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. five children — three of them just 12 years old — have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80—year—old man died after being attacked in leicester while he was walking his dog. bhim kohli was in a park close to his home at around 6.30 on sunday evening when he was assaulted by a group of young people. leicestershire police launched the murder investigation today after he died of his injuries in hospital. danny savage reports. a small park in a residential area in leicester, now cordoned off and the scene

of a murder investigation. an 80—year—old man was assaulted here on sunday evening, and has since died. the victim was bhim kohli, who lived close by and was walking his dog when he was attacked. neighbours say he was well liked, well—known, and often seen on his nearby allotment. what is of particular concern, though, is the age of those who have now been detained. five children have been arrested. they are a boy and a girl aged 1a, and two girls and a boy, aged just 12. all were arrested on suspicion of murder. many people in the area are aware of what has happened. they are shocked by the attack and astonished about the age of those allegedly involved. it is quiet and you always see old people going around, and they have just told me it is like an 80—year—old guy. it was a 12—year—old, and some girls and... that is bad.

yeah, i am a local around here, i've lived here all my life. crime is getting worse, i must admit, but nothing like that. yeah, i think it's i terrible, it really is. what the family must be going through is awful. i everyone's talking about it. it'sjust awful. a large police presence remains in the area. police say they want to hear from anyone who saw those involved before the attack. this is the park in the braunstone area of leicester, the police officers are carrying out their investigations behind me. it does not feel like a bad area, it is a nice park and a children's play area which is well kept and a community orchard over there as well. leicestershire police have referred themselves voluntary to the independent office of police conduct, due to prior contact that they had with the victim. bhim kohli's family are at his home now with some of their friends and they

are simply trying to come to terms with what has happened here. danny savage, thank you. at least 12 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the english channel this morning. it happened just off the french coast, and the authorities there say around 50 people were rescued using boats and helicopters. the french coastguard says the boat got into difficulty off cap gris—nez at around 6am and everyone on board ended up in the water. our correspondent andrew harding is in boulogne—sur—mer where an emergency medical care centre has been set up. french rescue helicopters, busy once again today, bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. this was the scene this afternoon at a harbour in the big port city of boulogne. bodies on stretchers, many survivors already taken to hospital for emergency care. this is now the deadliest incident in the channel

since november 2021 when 27 people died. today's incident happened in choppy seas, halfway between boulogne and calais, near a headland thatjuts out boulogne and calais, near a headland that juts out towards boulogne and calais, near a headland thatjuts out towards dover. it appears a flimsy boat simply tore apart. early this morning, other small boats made it across the channel. people landing in dover. a voyage both illegal under british law and increasingly dangerous. earlier this year, five people died in one overcrowded boat including a young girl, trampled to death. so far this year, over 20,000 young girl, trampled to death. so farthis year, over20,000 migrants have reached the uk in small boats. that is slightly more than at the same point last year. just last week, the french and british governments promised tougher and better coordinated action to break up better coordinated action to break up the smuggling gangs. but the french authorities have warned that their forces patrolling the beaches are facing growing violence, and charities say a more nuanced

approach is needed. it charities say a more nuanced approach is needed.- charities say a more nuanced approach is needed. it needs a much more multipronged _ approach is needed. it needs a much more multipronged approach - approach is needed. it needs a much more multipronged approach that. approach is needed. it needs a much more multipronged approach that of| more multipronged approach that of course includes policing and smashing their gangs, but critically, also includes safe ways for people to reach the uk or to have their case heard before they have their case heard before they have to take a dangerous crossing. meanwhile, the death toll this year have to take a dangerous crossing. meanwhile, the death toll this is already more than double last year's, a grim trend, but not enough have to take a dangerous crossing. meanw a .e, the death toll this have to take a dangerous crossing. meanw a grim e death toll this have to take a dangerous crossing. meanw a grim trend, 1 toll this have to take a dangerous crossing. meanw a grim trend, 1 to nots to stop tens of thousands of people have to take a dangerous crossing. meanw a grim trend, 1 to not enough year's, a grim trend, but not enough to stop tens of thousands from attempting to cross the from attempting to cross the channel. channel. the rescue operation here in boulogne is now wrapping up. a few boulogne is now wrapping up. a few minutes ago, the french interior minutes ago, the french interior minister was here. he praised rescue minister was here. he praised rescue workers, saying 51 people were saved workers, saying 51 people were saved from the waters and the death toll from the waters and the death toll could have been a lot higher. but he could have been a lot higher. but he said among the 12 dead was one of said among the 12 dead was one of the pregnant women and six children. the pregnant women and six children. we don't know their nationalities. we don't know their nationalities. it is suggested they were all from it is suggested they were all from africa, possibly many of them from africa, possibly many of them from

countries like eritrea. the countries like eritrea. the authorities have praised britain, the cooperation they are seen with the cooperation they are seen with the authorities, the patrolling of the beach and so on but they are still making the point that they believe it is britain's poorly regulated jobs market which is acting as a draw, making people willing to risk it is a very dangerous crossing to dover. they want the british authorities, as they have said so many times in the past, they want them to

and yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and the cost of living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. i must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024—25. and i call... there is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the proceeds of offshore wind and publicly owned scottish water. given the recent independent analysis, will the cabinet secretary finally put on the record that the large black hole in scotland's public finances

is a result of the actions of the scottish government and not the actions of westminster? this statement is a threadbare - attempt to once again pass the buck. after 17 years in power, always someone else . to blame, again and again. critics of the scottish government say the cuts announced here this afternoon are alarming enough, but away from this place, there are plenty of communities across scotland which say they were already struggling even before this statement. what did you do in school today? i don't know. families in glasgow, for example, are concerned about the closure of 172 teaching posts, a big problem, says michael, whose son needs extra support in school. i personally believe we are in a crisis situation for all services. we are seeing waiting times in the nhs. we can't see a gp. education is on its knees. i have seen children sent home

from school because of teacher cuts. it is really, really worrying times for all families, i would say. glasgow city council say no one is simply sent home, but they accept it is a worrying time. back in edinburgh, at the community centre, they are worried too. between the pandemic, cost of living increase and now all the cuts that the government is making again, it is awful. it is the worst i have ever seen it in the whole 25, 30 years i have been in this business. how hard are things for this community? basic human rights are not being met. people can't pay their electricity, and the winter months are coming up. people are again choosing to put their electricity on or feed their kids. is that a cucumber? yes _ try a bit. this project gives the children of muirhouse a chance to thrive but many parents say they worry that cuts and crisis are becoming commonplace. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. the inquest into the death of a man, who died after being accused of lying on thejeremy kyle show,

has heard how the tv host egged on the audience to boo him, leaving his guest feeling "distraught" and close to collapse. steve dymond was a guest on the former itv daytime show in 2019, but his family said he'd felt "pounced on" during filming. he died a week later of an overdose. duncan kennedy reports. diamond died at his home in portsmouth_ diamond died at his home in portsmouthjust _ diamond died at his home in portsmouthjust a _ diamond died at his home in portsmouthjust a few- diamond died at his home in portsmouth just a few days i diamond died at his home in- portsmouth just a few days after appearing — portsmouth just a few days after appearing on _ portsmouth just a few days after appearing on the _ portsmouth just a few days after appearing on the jeremy- portsmouth just a few days after appearing on the jeremy kyle i portsmouth just a few days after - appearing on the jeremy kyle show. -- steve _ appearing on the jeremy kyle show. -- steve dymond _ appearing on the jeremy kyle show. —— steve dymond died _ appearing on the jeremy kyle show. —— steve dymond died at— appearing on the jeremy kyle show. —— steve dymond died at his - appearing on the jeremy kyle show. —— steve dymond died at his home l appearing on the jeremy kyle show. | —— steve dymond died at his home in portsmouth. the court heard steve was desperate to go on a programme with his partner to prove that he had not cheated on her. but he failed a lie detector test that the show had organised. jeremy kyle will appear at the inquest later this week. but steve dymond's son carl woolley told the hearing his father felt he had been thrown under robust the show. he told the court his father had been very upset and down after appearing on the programme. he

spoke of being "taken for a mug" and pounced on. asked by the council who it was who had pounced on him, carl woolley replied... in her evidence, jane callaghan, steve dymond's partner, said she was shocked when steve had failed a lie detector test. she said jeremy kyle was a little bit rude to her, but she later told a producer he was great, and that she and steve had been offered counselling. in his last text message to her, steve wrote, "i hope thejeremy kyle show is so happy now as to what they have done to me. i hope this makes good ratings for them." a programme with steve dymond was never broadcast will stop soon after, itv cancelled the jeremy kyle will stop soon after, itv cancelled thejeremy kyle show will stop soon after, itv cancelled the jeremy kyle show altogether, after 111 years on air. the inquest into the death of steve dymond is due to last until monday. duncan

kennedy, bbc news, winchester. at least 51 people are reported to have been killed, and more than 200 injured in central ukraine by russian missile strikes. the country's ministry of defence says people were hit while heading to bomb shelters in the city of poltava. president zelensky said two missiles hit an "educational institution" and a hospital. unconfirmed reports say one of the buildings that was hit was a military training centre. here's will vernon. another ukrainian city battered by russian missiles. scores were killed and injured in what was the deadliest attack in almost a year. just minutes after air raid sirens started blaring, the missiles hit. the authorities say many people were still making their way to bomb shelters. translation: we were at home at the time. . it was nine in the morning and there were two very strong explosions. we were very scared. we don't have a basement in our house so we could only sit and wait.

and this appears to have been the target. the poltava military communications institute, seen here in an earlier photo. pro—kremlin military bloggers, some with links to the authorities, today called it a military training centre. translation: i have ordered a full and prompt investigation _ into the circumstances of what happened. all necessary services are involved in the rescue operation. i am grateful to everyone who has been saving lives from the very first moments following the strike. poltava is a city that's been largely spared the destruction seen elsewhere in ukraine. it's far from the front line in the east, where the russian military says its forces are advancing. and attacks on cities across ukraine have intensified in recent weeks following kyiv�*s successful incursion into russian territory.

the message from the kremlin — russia's response has begun. will vernon, bbc news. nick beake's in poltava. you have just arrived there. what more can you tell us about the situation?— situation? sophie, this is the sin . le situation? sophie, this is the single deadliest _ situation? sophie, this is the single deadliest attack- situation? sophie, this is the single deadliest attack on - situation? sophie, this is the| single deadliest attack on any ukrainian town or city this year. this is the cordon. we can't get any further at the moment because of the sensitivity of this location, being a military place. you can probably see behind me and also hear some of the debris raining down as the emergency services go about their work. they have been here all day, we have lost the light in the last half an hour but the operation continues because we are told 18 people are still under the rubble. their condition is not known. we know that more than 230 people were injured today. there were some reports from pro—kremlin military bloggers, saying that a lot of the dead were young cadets. the

ukrainian authorities have not confirmed that but they have said in the past hour also that soldiers are among the dead. this comes a monster the day after that incursion into russia's kursk region by ukrainian troops. president putin had said there would be a response, there would be punishment, to use his word. it is hard to know whether or not this is part of that response or whether it is just another bloody chapter in the war that grinds on. but certainly, for ukraine, this is a very dark day. but certainly, for ukraine, this is a very dark day-— a very dark day. thank you for “oininu a very dark day. thank you for joining us- _ time isjust after 615, our top story. five children are arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80—year—old man is attacked in a park in leicester. and seven years after the grenfell tower fire which claimed the lives of 72 people, a public inquiry�*s final report will coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news,

three days before he takes charge of his first wales game which is against turkey in cardiff, craig bellamy has a few squad issues to deal with. at the age of two battled leukaemia, and is now starting school. more medals for paralympicsgb on the 6th day of the paris games on the athletics track and in the para—equestrian arena. the team currently stand in second place in the medals table, some way behind china but ahead of the usa. here's andy swiss. silver with a smile. britten's sammy kinghorn, the 1500 metres isn't her best event and this one certainly wasn't short of drama. —— britain's. a crash on the final lap and later she admitted she stopped at one point thinking she had already finished. but while the swiss athlete was out of sight, she sealed

athlete was out of sight, she sealed a surprise silver, her second medal here and she said absolutely incredible. over at the palace of versailles, a suitably regal performance from georgia wilson. she won bronze in her event and was also —— there was also bronze for natasha baker. after a year out of the sport, having had a baby, she said it was amazing. but surely the mother of all performances here has been jody's. mother of all performances here has beenjody�*s. she has been celebrating the archery gold medal she won while seven months pregnant and last night that wasn't easy. i and last night that wasn't easy. i went to likejump and last night that wasn't easy. i went to like jump and scream and last night that wasn't easy. i went to like jump and scream and i went to likejump and scream and i said we aren't going to do that either because there is a baby, a very heavily pregnant baby in your belly, so we are going to calmly bend down, take some breaths, and we are not going to over excite too much. that was probably the weirdest celebration of ever done in my life. chuckles in the wheelchair doubles, the champion is hewitt and reid are safely through to the last four

after winning their quarterfinal in straight sets. that one is going long... straight sets. that one is auoin lona... that one is going long... their ho es of that one is going long... their hepes of gold _ that one is going long... their hopes of gold are _ that one is going long... their hopes of gold are still- that one is going long... their hopes of gold are still very - that one is going long... their i hopes of gold are still very much that one is going long... their hopes of gold are still very much on course. a busy day already for britain. will bayley has just gone through to the semifinals of the table tennis and there are plenty more medal hopes this evening. ellie challis will be going for her second gold of the game in the pool while faye rogers qualified fastest in the 100 metres butterfly. no gold medals yet for britain today but that could still change. thanks very much. the government's been defending its decision to stop some arms sales to israel — after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu called the move "shameful". the defence secretary, john healey, says the uk remains a staunch ally of israel, but says it is following the law. around 30 licences out of 350 are being stopped, because ministers say there is a clear risk the weapons

could be used to violate international humanitarian law. here's our political editor chris mason. the decision announced here is a signal that this government is acting differently from its predecessor. it is worth keeping a sense of proportion. around 10% of the uk's arms export licences have been suspended to israel. the uk is not a big arms exporter to israel. but a small percentage of a small amount can still provoke a big reaction, at home and abroad. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said, "this shameful decision will not change israel's determination to defeat hamas. britain's misguided decision will only embolden hamas." we are a staunch ally of israel and we will remain a staunch ally of israel. we have made this legaljudgment as a result of a process we are required to follow. our determination to stand

with israel, to be part of the collective defence if they come under direct attack again as they have done before, remains resolute and absolute. so what is the process that governments follow? uk law sets out that goods that could be used for military purpose or even potentially for a military purpose cannot be exported if they could be used in a violation of international humanitarian law. the government has concluded that in this instance, they might, by israel in gaza. the government has concluded that in this instance, they might, by israel in gaza. we haven't seen the legal advice that led them to that conclusion, and nor have we seen the legal advice that led to the previous conservative government to the opposite conclusion. having read the government's memorandum, it is not clear precisely what has changed which would justify an arms embargo against israel. could you have done the same thing? should you have done the same thing?

well, all governments must follow the rule of law. we don't publish the legal advice. but if the advice was, as it was when we were in government i don't think that would have justified an arms embargo. the government's decision provoked this protest outside the foreign office today, but far from thinking ministers have gone too far, some left—wing mps think they have not gone far enough. so on the one hand, the government is saying that they are stopping arms that might be used in gaza, except 5 35 fighterjets, and it is a bit like saying you have given up gambling except you are placing bets each way at cheltenham. for much of the last year since the hamas atrocities in israel and the killing of so many in gaza, labour has felt political pressure from some who have argued that it has been too supportive of israel. we saw the consequence of that in some places at the general election. ministers insist this decision is about upholding uk law and international law, but the political danger for labour is that this pleases very few,

whatever their view. chris mason with that report. it's just over seven years since the grenfell tower fire in west london which claimed the lives of 72 people. tomorrow the public inquiry�*s final report into the catastrophic blaze will at last be published. here are some of the big questions that the inquiry has been looking at. did successive governments ignore the risks of dangerous building materials? did manufacturers conceal evidence that their products could spread fires? did contractors at grenfell and the council put costs before safety? did the london fire brigade fail to prepare for a fire of this scale? here's tom symonds. for a long time, those screens really did haunt me. —— for a long time, those screams really did haunt me. i felt helpless. there was nothing really i could do. it is only through being brave

enough and honest enough to look at our failings that we can grow. there is not closure i to the whole situation. there is still an awful lot i of people stuck as a result of what happened at grenfell tower. many lives have been lost and scarred by this tragedy and its still unfolding consequences. every major milestone in my life, i try and make sure that i come here to pay my respects to. physics students tiago alves didn't hesitate, the night his dad said... get ready, we need to leave. i think there's a fire in the building. it likely saved his life. he watched, helpless, as the fire destroyed the tower and killed many of his friends and neighbours. the public inquiry has already revealed what happened that night. the cladding, added in a disastrous bid to make this building warmer and drier, turned it into a fire truck. tomorrow, we will find out why it happened and tiago needs that. —— and drier, turned it into a fire trap. tomorrow, we will find out why it happened and tiago needs that. what i actually want from this report is true is written down on a page, something that we can point to and say, "this is what the truth is, this is what happened,

and these other companies —— this is what happened, and these are the companies or entities responsible for what happened that night". good morning, everyone, welcome to today's hearing. but for the inquiry, working out who was responsible has proved difficult. i invited the core participants not to indulge in a merry—go—round of buckpassing. regrettably, that invitation has not been accepted. the scope of the inquiry is sweeping, taking in the government, companies, council bodies and the london fire brigade. i could feel my wrists| and my neck burning. i checked the temperature and it was 550 celsius. - firefighter ricky nuttall and dozens of his colleagues battled the heat and smoke in the building's only staircase, but too late to save many. what felt like a failure is 72 . people not surviving that fire. that is what felt like a failure, and that failure extends - past our actions on the night. it extends to the refurbishment companies and everything elsel that we are going to hear about in the inquiry. - the tower still stands, shrouded. some want criminal charges before

it is replaced by a memorial. and we can reveal that the prime minister has secretly visited grenfell, laying a wreath with the words, "we stand with you in your sorrow and walk with you on your "path to justice". the prime minister's visit was private and unpublicised but tomorrow, his government is going to be under intense pressure to get behind the recommendations of the report and act decisively. but grenfell�*s legacy does not end here. in sheffield, jenni garratt is stuck with a flat she cannot sell and massive service charges to pay for fire precautions because after grenfell, her building was also found to be dangerous. comparatively to other people, i am one of the lucky ones. i am one of the people who has actually got remediation happening. we don't know how long it is going to take. everything keeps getting extended. but there are so many people across the country that don't even have an assessment for their building. it is hard to think of a disaster in british history which has highlighted so many points of failure.

more than anything, grenfell�*s legacy will be the lessons it will teach us. tom symonds, bbc news, at grenfell tower. a new street in prague has been named after sir nicholas winton, the british man who helped save hundreds of mostlyjewish children from the nazis. the street is by a local railway station from where tens of thousands of czechoslovakjews were deported during the holocaust. a number of children saved by sir nicholas were at the ceremony as our correspondent rob cameron reports. this document saved milena fleischmann from certain death. a pass, allowing a nine—year—old jewish girl to travel by train across nazi germany in august 1939, and start a new life in england. milena, now lady milena grenfell—baines, had no idea then that it had all been arranged by a young stockbroker from london.

i think it is so important because you know, very soon, no eyewitnesses will be here any more, and people need to remember, why is that street called nicholas winton street? the story of how nicholas winton saved hundreds of children from the holocaust only came to light in the 1980s, thanks to the british tv programme that's life. can i ask, is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to nicholas winton? if so, could you stand up, please? it has since been told countless times, in films, documentaries and books, and now a new street, running past the very station where czechoslovakjews boarded trains for the camps. a ninth train, the largest transport, carrying 250 children, was scheduled for the 1st of september 1939, but then, the war intervened and it never left.

we don't know what happened to those children, but most of them would have been herded onto trains here at praha bubny station and sent to theresienstadt and then to auschwitz. only a handful are believed to have survived. rob cameron, bbc news, prague. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. good evening. we have lost that gloomy, humid weather we had across much of england and wales yesterday. it has been brighter with some sunshine. tomorrow there will be sunshine. tomorrow there will be sunshine and showers and it'll feel fresh and we will have all lost that humidity we had earlier in the week. a complicated weather pattern. through the day some weaker weather fronts around but this area of high pressure pushing in and exerting its force across the country has been settling things down. it's also been allowing north—westerly winds with fresher air to push southward and eastwards. it was a cool night last

night. scotland and northern ireland looking at the same tonight. a few showers dotted around but most places will be dry, clear spells, the clearest of the skies in scotland and northern ireland. it'll be another chilly one with temperatures down to low single digits out of towns and cities. england and wales fresher as well, looking at nine to 111 celsius. wednesday, a cooler start for all. plenty of sunshine around northern and western areas. through the afternoon showers will develop. some heavy ones here and there pretty much across central, northern and eastern england seeing the heaviest of the showers. there will be sunshine in between. a fresher day, 15 to 20 celsius. deep into the week, thursday, friday, this area of low pressure over the near continent during some weather fronts across the south of the country. that'll bring areas of heavy rain at times. further north it should stay drier with high—pressure influencing here. this is the picture for thursday. northern and western areas dry and settled. the best of the sunshine

for western scotland and