a special report into the financial company revolut, which was named in more complaints about fraud than any of the uk's biggest banks last year. and strictly come dancing contestant wynne evans says he's "heartbroken" over suggestions he made his dance partner katya jones uncomfortable — they say it was "a very silly inside joke". on bbc london... at breaking point. and good news for england. ben stokes back for the second test against pakistan starting tomorrow after missing four tests with a hamstring injury. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. a public inquiry into the salisbury novichok poisonings has opened this morning. the salisbury novichok poisonings it's heard that dawn sturgess — the 44—year—old mother who died after coming into contact

with the nerve agent — was an innocent victim, caught in the crossfire of what was described as an "illegal and outrageous assassination attempt". the inquiry is expected to last several weeks and will focus on every detail of how the death took place. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. this was dawn sturgess just a week before she died. the tragic conclusion to months of events concerning spies, nerve agents and perfume bottles. dawn was 44 and the mother of three children. the story had begun four months earlier here in a quiet cul—de—sac in salisbury. it was the home not of dawn sturgess, but of a russian man. he was sergei skripal, who's believed to have worked for british intelligence, and he became the target of an assassination attempt by moscow. he and his daughter yulia, who was visiting him, came to be poisoned with a nerve agent called novichok.

the front door of mr skripal�*s house had been smeared with the agent. what happened here will be just one of the points of investigation for the new public inquiry. sergei skripal never did return to his home here and after months of decontamination work, it was later sold. thejudge in the inquiry says neither mr skripal nor his daughter yulia will give live evidence because, he said, they still face a significant risk to their safety. central to the public inquiry will be the role these three men played. they're all believed to have worked for russian military intelligence. two of them were filmed in and around salisbury at the time sergei and yulia skripal were poisoned. russia has always denied any involvement. it's believed the two men delivered the novichok in this perfume—like bottle that was discovered by the partner of dawn sturgess. charlie rowley took the bottle

home to dawn and three days later she fell ill. their flat in amesbury was sealed off. dawn never recovered and died a few days later. in the years that followed, their home was demolished, leaving just a patch of grass and trees, as well as questions about how it had all happened. at the opening of the hearings today, counsel for the inquiry said there was enough poison in the perfume bottle to kill thousands of people, including dawn sturgess. she died people, including dawn sturgess. sue died an unnatural people, including dawn sturgess. sij: died an unnatural and wholly unexpected death. when dawn sturgess was poisoned by novichok several months later, the real possibility emerged that she had been an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of an illegal and outrageous international assassination attempt. the public inquiry is chaired by

lord hughes. it will hear evidence on salisbury and in london, and is due to report next year. it will produce the definitive version of this extraordinary, tragic story. duncan kennedy, bbc news. on the opening day of this inquiry, it's been a case of small details confirming small detail and looking at the wider picture. in terms of the small detail, we learned this morning, for instance, both surrogate and yulia skripal touched that front door that had been smeared with that chemical. we didn't know that before. we also learned that dawn sturgess had put the novichok chemical on her wrist before being poisoned by it herself. again, we didn't know how exactly she came into contact with it. we know that bottle contained enough yulia skripal to poison to kill thousands of people. we have also seen for the first time today

various new photographs of sergei and yulia skripal making their way around salisbury, leading up to the moment they fell ill on that bench and were ill for several weeks. on the widerfront, the kc, andrew o'connor, has said that dawn sturgess�* family want several stu rgess�* family want several questions sturgess�* family want several questions answering, including whether sergei skripal had been given enough protection by the uk government, given that he was formerly working for uk military intelligence, and whether it was possible that dawn sturgess�* death might have been avoidable because of that protection or the lack of protection he was receiving. he said they were questions the family of dawn stu rgess wanted they were questions the family of dawn sturgess wanted to find out in the course of this inquiry, which will last until early december. thank you, duncan. officials in israel are investigating how its air defence systems failed to stop a hezbollah drone, which killed four soldiers and injured dozens more at an army base near haifa last night. it came after an israeli attack

killed at least 22 people at a school in gaza. the dead included 15 children, according to the hamas—run health authority. a warning — this report from our middle east correspondent yolande knell contains some distressing images. a glimpse of last night's chaotic aftermath. hezbollah hit an army training base in one of its deadliest attacks on israel in over a year of war, showing it still has firepower. israel's military�*s top brass say they're looking into how their sophisticated air defence systems failed. translation: we will study and investi . ate translation: we will study and investigate the _ translation: we will study and investigate the incident - translation: we will study and investigate the incident and - translation: we will study and investigate the incident and howl translation: we will study and | investigate the incident and how a drone infiltrates without alerts and strikes the base. the threat of drones is a threat we have been dealing with since the start of the war. and this was an israeli air strike in the centre of gaza last night. it set tents ablaze outside the main hospital, israel's military saying

it was targeting hamas operatives in a precise hit. but locals say once again, displaced families camping out here were among the casualties. nearby, a funeral took place today for one of the youngest victims of an earlier israeli attack, which killed more than 20 palestinians in a school turned shelter. one—year—old yaman was killed with his mother. his aunt says he only knew war and deprivation. translation: he was born in the school and was _ translation: he was born in the school and was martyred - translation: he was born in the school and was martyred in - translation: he was born in the school and was martyred in the i school and was martyred in the school. to god we belong, and to god we will return. he has seen nothing of life. we had to beg for clothes so he could be addressed. what are we supposed to do? as un agencies begin the second round of their emergency polio vaccination drive, there are new international warnings about the dire humanitarian situation in gaza, especially in the north.

and there's no end in sight to israel's fighting on multiple fronts. washington has now confirmed it's sending american troops to israel, along with an advanced anti—missile system. as israel plans how to retaliate to iran's recent massive rocket attack, the us is trying to bolster its defences, but it's a move that could yet fan the flames of rising regional tensions. and iran has been making threats in response to that significant us deployment to israel. its foreign minister has been visiting arab gulf countries in recent days to discuss regional developments. separately, we are hearing of another attempted drone attack, this time coming from the direction of syria. the israeli military say they made two drone interceptions this lunchtime. and israeli officials have been keeping up

israeli officials have been keeping up their war of words when it comes to un peacekeepers who are operating in the south of lebanon, one minister calling them useless. this after the israeli prime minister yesterday called on that peacekeeping force to move away from the combat zone. the un secretary—general has come out previously and he has said that attacks on un peacekeepers may constitute a war crime. thank you. our correspondent jonathan head is in beirut. jonathan, israel is continuing to fire missiles at southern lebanon today. yes, i guess no surprise after that deadly attack in israel last night. israel is continuing to do what it says it has been doing all along, to target hezbollah military bases and leadership and weapons supplies. 20 strikes in the bekaa valley, an area known for a strong hezbollah presence, but we just heard an

attack on a village to the north of here, which is as far as we know are largely christian area where a lot of displaced people have gone. we are told eight people have been killed in one house that was damaged. i have seen a picture on lebanese television of a woman who was killed by that strike. we don't know what the targets are, but we know what the targets are, but we know israel is going to continue to search out targets across lebanon regardless of the very heavy civilian cost, the heavy death toll among civilians, and damage to people's homes. you might not be able to hear it, but above me at the moment, we have been hearing nonstop for the last two hours, it is still there, and israeli drone over the capital here. we had no attacks here in beirut for the last two days, but when there are drones, people here fear that may mean a resumption of attacks here in beirut ten bn. with this conflict still going on, you have to assume there will be targets the israelis will go after almost anywhere in lebanon. thank you.

a man who was stopped with illegally held guns near a donald trump election rally has insisted he meant no harm. vem miller was arrested near coachella, in california, with a shotgun and loaded handgun but later released. he told us media he is a trump supporter, and the us secret service said the republican candidate was not in danger. the foreign secretary david lammy is holding discussions with his european union counterparts in luxembourg. it's the first time a british foreign secretary has attended a routine meeting of all of the eu foreign ministers since brexit. the talks are being seen as the first step of the normalisation of relations between the uk and the eu. three people have gone on trial over the death of ten—year—old sara sharif in woking in surrey. sara's father, stepmother and uncle are all accused of murder. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford was in court. daniel, what has the jury heard so far? yes, the case began this morning

with the dramatic playing of a telephone call made in the early hours of the morning of august to tenth last year from pakistan. it was sara sharif�*s father irfan sara —— irfan. he said, i killed my daughter. i have legally punished her, and she died. he said, i beat her, and she died. he said, i beat her up. it wasn't my intention to kill her, but i beat her up too much. as a result of that phone call, police went down to the family house in woking, and on the bottom bunk, they found sara sharif lying deadin bunk, they found sara sharif lying dead in bed. beside her in the bed was a handwritten note and it said, it is me, irfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating. i swear to god that my intention was not to beat her, but i lost it. the prosecution say that sara sharif actually died two days earlier and that the entire family, her father,

stepmother and her father's that the entire family, her father, stepmother and herfather�*s brother stepmother and her father's brother and stepmother and herfather�*s brother and all the other children in the house, had left the country the day before and had flown to pakistan. the jury were told that all three defendants denied the charge of murder and the charge of causing or allowing the death of the child. they were told that irfan sharif, sara sharif�*s father, now says that it wasn't him who killed his daughter and is rather deflecting the blame on to his wife, sara sharif�*s stepmother, and that she in turn blames his violence forward sara sharif�*s death. thejury turn blames his violence forward sara sharif�*s death. the jury were told that irfan sharif�*s brother denies any involvement in her death at all. as the prosecutor put it, there is a head on conflict brewing between the defendants. between the the there is a head on conflict brewing between the the jury also heard about injuries that sara had suffered over several weeks, including bruises and burns. daniel, thank you.

the time is 1.14. our top story this afternoon: the public inquiry begins into the death of dawn sturgess, who was poisioned by the nerve agent novichok in salisbury six years ago. and "a stupid joke that went wrong" — wynne evans and his strictly partner katya jones dismiss suggestions that he appeared to be making her uncomfortable during saturday's live show. coming up on bbc news... after two draws and a win, wales hope to stay unbeaten. and the head coach craig bellamy in group four of the nations league where they face montenegro in cardiff tonight. the prime minister has opened a major investment conference in london, telling business leaders that now is "a great moment" to back britain. sir keir starmer told delegates that he wanted to give companies the best conditions to succeed, and insisted changes to workers' rights are "pro—growth". our employment correspondent zoe conway reports.

the summit began full of drama. the welcome given by actor adjoh andoh. we're so excited for this opportunity to bring great minds to bear on the galvanising and having a harnessing of the british economy. in the room are investors are said to control between them £40 trillion worth of assets, so there is nothing subtle about this summit. the government wants their money. growth _ the government wants their money. growth is _ the government wants their money. growth is the cause that binds us together, — growth is the cause that binds us together, the shared endeavour of prosperity. it is why we have made it the _ prosperity. it is why we have made it the number one test of this government. one - government. one of the first pledging cash, dup world, the owner of the port london gateway. it says it will invest £i gateway. it says it will invest £1 billion, creating 400 jobs. the

commitment looked in jeopardy after the transport secretary louise haigh last week urged a boycott of their subsidiary p&o ferries over their treatment of staff. downing street distanced himself from her comments. but she was at the summit today. for some, the message is for some, the messa-e is strikin-. i for some, the message is striking. i was shocked when labour became strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the _ strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the number _ strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the number one - strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the number one mission | creation is the number one mission of a labour— creation is the number one mission of a labour government. but creation is the number one mission of a labour government.— creation is the number one mission of a labour government. but that is not all. of a labour government. but that is not all- the — of a labour government. but that is not all. the prime _ of a labour government. but that is not all. the prime minister- of a labour government. but that is not all. the prime minister is - of a labour government. but that is not all. the prime minister is using | not all. the prime minister is using language you would normally hear from the conservatives. tote language you would normally hear from the conservatives.— language you would normally hear from the conservatives. we will rip u . from the conservatives. we will rip u- the from the conservatives. we will rip up the bureaucracy _ from the conservatives. we will rip up the bureaucracy that _ from the conservatives. we will rip up the bureaucracy that blocks - up the bureaucracy that blocks investment, we will march through the institutions and make sure that every— the institutions and make sure that every regulator in this country, especially— every regulator in this country, especially our economic and competition regulators, take growth as seriously as this room does. us dru: as seriously as this room does. drug company as seriously as this room does. iis drug company eli lilly is investing £279 million, but it's come with a

warning. i £279 million, but it's come with a warninu. ~ ' . warning. i think the difference in the uk is on _ warning. i think the difference in the uk is on your— warning. i think the difference in the uk is on your own _ warning. i think the difference in the uk is on your own now- warning. i think the difference in i the uk is on your own now separate from europe, it's a relatively small market from most multinationals and certainly for americans, so something needs to be different to make it interesting.— something needs to be different to make it interesting. growth might be the number one _ make it interesting. growth might be the number one priority, _ make it interesting. growth might be the number one priority, however- the number one priority, however ministers also want to strengthen workers' rights and raise taxes. how it all fits together is not yet clear. zoe conway, bbc news. we're joined by our political correspondent hannah miller. hannah, how important is this for the prime minister? this today is a display, a showcase for those in the room and those beyond. rishi sunak did a very similar event as prime minister last year, but for keir starmer it really is central to his vision of how he wants to improve the country. the idea that attracting private investment is what creates jobs, improve people's wages, brings in more money to then improve things

like schools and hospitals. he was arguing today that it is possible to be both pro—business and pro—worker, the idea that happy workers kind of leads to good business as well. the truth is that there are tensions there with unions wanting greater rights for workers and pushing the government to go even further than its currently committed to, while business is of course want to maintain some element of flexibility. keir starmer tries to navigate his way through that by saying it is possible to keep all sides on board. we have seen him do that before, but this time he really needs this to work, notjust today or tomorrow in a press release here and there, but over a period of years for his government to deliver. hannah, thank you. taiwan has condemned military drills by china, calling them irrational and provocative. chinese forces carried out exercises around the island of taiwan using warships and fighterjets. they're thought to be a reaction

to a speech by taiwan's president saying his government would not accept chinese control. us officials in washington have also criticised the drills, calling on china to act with restraint. more than 100 venues across the uk have backed a new law aimed at protecting the public from terror attacks as mps prepare to debate the proposals in parliament. "martyn�*s law" is named after martyn hett, who was one of 22 people killed by the manchester arena bomb. our reporter phil mccann has the story. martyn hett is remembered, along with all 22 of those who were murdered outside the ariana grande concert he was watching, here at the official memorial to the victims of the manchester arena bombing in 2017. but martyn�*s mum has been trying to make sure her son and all those who died have a legacy that could help prevent similar attacks. it's really hard work doing this all day, every day, but at least i'll know at some level that martyn hasn't died for nothing.

it was really weird to come here because i'm actually stood more or less where the terrorist stood. so she walked earlier this year from the spot where the attack happened to westminster, all in the name of getting martyn�*s law onto the statute book. it's now known as the terrorism protection of premises bill, and it would mean measures like security checks, cctv and security staff for bigger venues, while smaller venues would simply have to have plans in place for dealing with attacks. it literally is very proportionate. it depends on the size of the venue and it's obviously in two tiers as well. and the standard tier is actually far less restrictions than the bigger venues, 800 plus. a new piece of legislation comes in. the cost, given the current economic environment, are a concern and there are some concerns with regard to things like the staffing costs, training, etc, etc. but i think a lot of those have been answered moving forward. the key to this is how it integrates with some of the current legislation

that sort of governs our industry as a whole. so overall, it's positive. but today, 100 businesses from chains like the slug and lettuce and mcdonald's to this independent venue in manchester have all signed a letter backing the proposals. martyn hett�*s mum watched on earlier this year as the king announced that her proposals had made it from petition to parliament. measures will be introduced to improve the safety and security of public venues. i'm so pleased that the government are now getting to this stage of doing this. but you know, i've worked so long on this, i need to see the end result. we are 100% committed to martyn. in may, she spoke to sir keir starmer about her plans, and today she'll have a ringside seat in the commons as mps debate the proposals. one more step towards bringing martyn�*s law into law. phil mccann, bbc news. ajury has been hearing evidence this morning

from a metropolitan police officer accused of murdering chris kaba, who was killed by a single bullet during a stop and search in south london two years ago. martyn blake fired the gun but denies murder. our correspondent adina campbell has been in court. adina, what have we heard so far? we are now at the halfway point in this trial, and today we have been hearing evidence from the defendant, martyn blake. he has been speaking for the first time in front of the jury for the first time in front of the jury here at the old bailey describing the events that led to the shooting on the night chris kaba was killed. chris kaba's family were also in court, some of them sat with their arms folded as the 40—year—old police marksman gave evidence when he was standing in the witness box. when asked by the defence barrister about why he pulled the trigger, he said "i have a genuine belief there was an imminent threat to life. if i hadn't have acted, one of my

colleagues would have been dead. " he said, "when i pulled the trigger, i remember the high engine revs but after that they stopped". he also said the court that every police officer never thinks it will happen to them when taking the fatal shot. patrick gives casey then asked him, did you intend to kill the driver? to which he replied, no, my intention was for that vehicle to stop. i thought one of my colleagues was about to die. chris kaba died from a single gunshot which pierced the car windscreen who was driving and then went into his forehead. he died the following day in hospital. he was 24, unarmed and about to become a father. the prosecution claim it was a necessary —— unnecessary and not reasonably justified for martyn blake to fire the shot. martyn blake denies murder and the trial continues.—

nasa will launch a mission in a few hours to one of the icy moons ofjupiter, called europa. some scientists think it's one of the worlds in our solar system most likely to be home to life. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. the europa clipper will set off on a 1.8 billion milejourney to the outer frozen reaches of the solar system. it will passjupiter and head towards the ice—covered moon the spacecraft is named after. europa is almost the same size as our own moon, but that's where the similarity ends. it doesn't have any craters. instead, it has an icy surface because it's so far away from the sun. and you can see cracks and ridges which has been caused byjupiter�*s powerful gravity stretching and squashing it. and it's that movement that scientists believe has melted the ice underneath to create a vast, salty ocean which has got twice as much water than all the earth's oceans combined. and that's what makes europa the most likely alien world

in the solar system to be capable of supporting simple alien life. these telescope pictures show what seem to be jets of water spurting from europa more than 100 miles into space. the hope is that the spacecraft might fly through one of the jets and discover what it contains. as europa clipper is making 50 different fly—bys around the moon's surface, catching any particles that might have been thrown up into the atmosphere, and then it can do a chemical composition analysis to find out are there any amino acids, are there any sulphites, those really key building blocks that we know that are essential for life here on earth? professor michelle dougherty has a separate european space agency mission on its way to study notjust europa, but two other ofjupiter�*s large icy moons, ganymede and callisto. if you're looking for life in our solar system, and the first thing we do is we look

for liquid water, you don't have to focus close to the sun. you can move beyond what's called the snow line, which isjust beyond the earth, actually. you can go much beyond that and you can find liquid water, but it's not on the surface. it's in the interior of the moons ofjupiter, the moons of saturn, potentially those of uranus and neptune as well. i'd be very surprised if we didn't find the ingredients for life somewhere in our solar system. it'll be the end of this decade before the spacecraft get to the jupiter system. they're not expected to discover life, but their results will take us a giant step forward in knowing whether life is possible in one of these icy worlds. pallab ghosh, bbc news. the strictly come dancing contestant wynne evans says he's "heartbroken" that an incident with his professional dance partner katya jones made some viewers think he was making her uncomfortable. at one point, jones appeared to move evans' hand away from her stomach.

both have dismissed the incident as a "very silly inside joke" and insisted there are no problems. our correspondent nickjohnson reports. strictly quicksteps into 2020 for its 20th anniversary year, and one of its veteran professional dancers is katya jones, who has appeared on the programme for the past nine series and took the glitterball home in 2017 with her celebrity partnerjoe mcfadden. it'sjoe and katya! this year, she's been paired with the welsh opera singer wynne evans, best known to many as the singer from the go compare adverts. but on saturday, four weeks into the current series, viewers noticed what appeared to be an uncomfortable dynamic play out between the pair following their tango to abba's money, money, money. katya appeared to ignore wynne's attempt at a high five, seeming to roll her eyes after doing so. later in the show,

while waiting for their scores, katya moved wynne's hand away from her waist. we don't have too. much longer to wait. well done. tess. but the pair's reaction on saturday night to the resulting social media storm — nothing to see here. we just wanted to say we were just messing around in the clauditorium on saturday night and just want to say sorry. it was a sillyjoke. yeah, sorry. wynne evans is also a presenter on bbc radio wales, and doubled down on those remarks when he took to the microphone this morning. basically, firstly i want to say that i'm, you know, i'm absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day. it was a stupid joke that went wrong. 0k? we thought it was funny. it wasn't funny. it's being totally misinterpreted. there is no real story, really. and, uh... and i feel weird apologising because i feel like i've not really done anything. the bbc says that katya would like to clarify further that she was not offended by wynne

and was in no way made to feel uncomfortable, and says the show�*s welfare team have checked on the pair and will not be taking further action. strictly�*s 20th anniversary year has so far not been a waltz in the park. earlier this year, the bbc announced it would have a member of strictly production staff in rehearsals following complaints about the behaviour of two former professional dancers during training. with another eight weeks of its 20th season to go, the show will hope it can now stay out of the headlines. nickjohnson, bbc news. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon.. the public inquiry begins into the death of dawn sturgess — who was poisioned by the nerve agent novichok in salisbury six years ago. and the former luton and spurs manager david pleat lifts the lid on six decades in football in a book he's written to raise funds for motor neurone disease, the illness suffered by his late wife. we ll have a full forecast in the next half hour,

but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. hello, and you might have heard that our weather is set to get a lot milder into the middle part of the week, temperatures could even hit 22 celsius. before you plan your trip to a sunny beach, not so fast, it might be very mild but it's also going to be very wet for the most part of the uk. this is the big picture. we have an area of low pressure in the atlantic, high pressure over toward the baltic. we get these mild south—easterly winds being drawn away from southern europe on wednesday, but we also have some weather fronts lurking and they will bring many of us some heavy outbreaks of rain. it will be quite windy as well. so yes, the weather may be getting milder over the next few days, but for quite a few of us, it will be the start of a wet and windy spell it will be the start of a wet and windy spell of it will be the start of a wet and windy spell of weather.

it will be the start of a wet and windy spell of weather. lewis. it will be the start of a wet and windy spell of weather. lewis. thank ou, windy spell of weather. lewis. thank you. chris. —