live from london. this is bbc news. fierce fighting in ukraine's kharkiv region, as russia launches a surprise attack. a man is sentenced to life for the murder of a pc who was shot 20 years ago. israel's prime minister vows — to press ahead with the offensive in rafah — in defiance of us calls for restraint. a bbc investigation tracks down one of europe's most wanted criminals — known as "the scorpion" — whose admitted trafficking thousands of people to the continent. and — harry accompanies his wife meghan — at the start of an informal tour of nigeria. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them.