danny savage, thanks _ person who has done it. danny savage, thanks for _ person who has done it. thanks forjoining us. | the death of a child in such circumstances has sparked fear as well as shock — so what do we know about the extent of gun crime in the uk. tom symonds our home affairs correspondent is here. there was an 87—year—old grandfather stabbed to death in his mobility scooter last week which i reported on, and these are very unusual age groups to be victims of this kind of violent crime, that is the first thing to say, in the second thing is, if you look at surveys dating back to the 1990s, violence has reduced, actually, but it is not the whole story. let's look at the figures for gun crime, in england and wales, you can see here they have fallen until about 2015, but they have started to go up again and then they have dipped during the pandemic, and so far no sign in these figures of an increase after these figures of an increase after the pandemic, but that doesn't account for the summer. these figures are until march. and now a knife crime, these are violent offenc

danny savage in liverpool. — are worried. danny savage in liverpool, thank _ are worried.s marking its 31st independence day from russia, exactly six months since its neighbour launched its full scale invasion of the country. here's a reminder of what ukraine looked like before. russia already occupied crimea and separatists controlled parts of the east. russian forces then attacked from multiple directions but failed to take kyiv. its advance in the east also stalled because of fierce ukrainian resistance. it took months for russia to capture the entire luhansk region. ukraine is still holding on to parts of neighbouring donetsk. in the south russia has captured kherson and mariupol. but at what cost? our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. as history has shown, the more russia tries to pull ukraine in, the stronger people's sense of identity becomes. on the outskirts of kyiv, this factory used to make hotel uniforms. now it's flags — lots of them. translation: these are very dear colours to us. _ every ukrainian feels these colours and we see them in everythi

danny savage, thank ou.o the capital kyiv, borisjohnson said that countering russian aggression included households in the uk enduring soaring energy prices. at a meeting in kyiv with ukraine's president zelensky, mrjohnson said the west must "stay the course" despite the economic pain, saying that "people in ukraine are paying with blood." here's our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. supporting state sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine... ukraine likes borisjohnson because the uk is one of the country's biggest military supporters, so as a thank you president zelensky presented him with his country's order of liberty medal. the prime minister claims unity among western countries is growing, despite suggestions european support was drying up because of the cost of living crisis. iii drying up because of the cost of living crisis-_ living crisis. if we are paying in ener: living crisis. if we are paying in energy bills — living crisis. if we are paying in energy bills for _ living crisis. i

danny savage has the story.m is a unique work of art. a mural of dickensian frivolity, created by an artist who liked a drink. why did he do it? legend has it that he'd run up a bar bill, basically for the gin that he'd drunk while he was here. and he can't even remember painting the spider that's on the wall. the man with the brushes back in 19116 wasjohn gilroy, famed for turning toucans into the instantly recognisable brand of guinness. the animals are not caricature to much, but they were, i thought, always happy. there's nothing... they were very british. he even caricatured himself as the zoo keeper. to think this is his first mural, it's incredible. in the last few weeks, we were given special access to its restoration so it can last another century. i would absolutely love it if he was just to walk in, you know, order a drink and look up and go, "oh, it lasted quite well." and you know, that to me would be perfect, job well done. do you think there's that feelgood factor in a room where you should be fee

danny savage, bbc news, liverpool.eling with shock and feeling unsafe in their community. but how serious a problem is gang culture there? our special correspondent ed thomas has this report. a warning it contains distressing and violent images. the relentless search for evidence, armed police for all to see. this is liverpool right now. a message to the killer and anyone protecting him as the full picture, the moments before olivia's killing, become clear. we have obtained this cctv, recordings moments before the shooting. gunshots. two shots ring out. gunshot. then a third. by now, the gunman has entered olivia's home and is struggling with her mother. before a fourth shot. gunshot. then, two and a half minutes later, look at the top of the screen. feet. slowed down, you can see reflections of trainers run past the car. police have seen this footage as pressure intensifies on those responsible. sicarius was part of an organised crime gang in liverpool, jailed for violence and gun offences. now rehabilitated, he has s

danny savage — bbc news — liverpool.first of four days of industrial action, with walk—outs also taking place on 31 august, and the eighth and ninth of september. the postal service has warned letters won't be delivered and parcels will be delayed. our correspondent duncan kennedy has sent this report from southampton. the letters kept coming, but few will have been delivered today, a 24—hour strike that severely affected royal mail. i don't blame them, to be honest, and i think we're going to get a lot more of it. the government needs to do more without a doubt, because people are going to struggle. i'm not surprised. everybody's on strike - at the moment, are they not? everybody wants more, more, more. what we want? peace of mind! picket lines have been in place across the country, this one in london. union leaders say they're only being offered a 2% pay rise and it's not enough. we want a substantial pay rise that reflects the efforts _ that our members putl in during the pandemic to keep the company going, - to get t

our north of england correspondent danny savage reports. operation to arrest the man suspected of firing the fatal shot on monday night. that arrest took place here in the huyton area of liverpool late last night. what neighbours are telling us is that armed police did seal off the street for a time. merseyside police are saying that they detained a 36—year—old man on suspicion of the murder of nine—year—old olivia and also on suspicion of two attempted murders. olivia's mother cheryl korbel and 35—year—old joseph nee were both injured in the same incident. this is the audi 03 which police say took him to hospital that night. detectives want to know where it was in the days before the shooting and where it was seen afterwards. the killing of olivia pratt—korbel has horrified people in liverpool and beyond. a little girl adored by her family. the home secretary visited the scene today to see the area for herself. all our thoughts are with olivia and olivia's family at this really devastating and sad time. there's a lot of activity that's tak

danny savage has the story.work of art. a mural of dickensian frivolity, created by an artist who liked a drink. why did he do it? legend has it that he'd run up a bar bill, basically for the gin that he'd drunk while he was here. and he can't even remember painting the spider that's on the wall. the man with the brushes back in 1946 wasjohn gilroy, famed for turning toucans into the instantly recognisable brand of guinness. the animals are not caricature to much, but they were, i thought, always happy. there's nothing... they were very british. he even caricatured himself as the zoo keeper. to think this is his first mural, it's incredible. in the last few weeks, we were given special access to its restoration so it can last another century. i would absolutely love it if he was just to walk in, you know, order a drink and look up and go, "oh, it lasted quite well." and you know, that to me would be perfect, job well done. do you think there's that feelgood factor in a room where you should be feeling good? yeah

danny savage, bbc news, skipton.one of the ways in which boris johnson has repeatedly promised to help less prosperous areas of england since he became prime minister three years ago is the policy of "levelling up" but there are growing questions about the future of thst strategy in the current economic climate. some local authorities say they're having to slim—down projects and find money in their own budgets to make up any shortfalls. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports from two areas where the levelling—up strategy is under pressure. beeston�*s had a bit of a lift. with many high streets struggling, the council here has invested in a cinema, a social cafe and new business space. it encourages people to come into the town centre to use the facilities. councils across the country are regenerating local areas. some projects have government funding, but with inflation soaring, costs of materials and labour are shooting up, piling pressure on stretched budgets. even here, the next phase of this scheme coul

danny savage, bbc news, liverpool.lf a mile away which we understand is in connection with what happened here earlier in the week. there is footage of the arrest, a picture of the car they want to know the whereabouts of. in the words of the senior officer, he says we need any information, as much as ever. they don't want people becoming complacent with coming forward just because i suspect is in custody. around 115,000 royal mail postal workers have gone out on strike in a dispute over pay. today is the first of four days of industrial action, with walk—outs also taking place on 31the august, and the 8th and 9th of september. the postal service has warned letters won't be delivered, and parcels will be delayed. our correspondent duncan kennedy has sent this report from southampton. the letters kept coming, but few will have been delivered today, a 24—hour strike that severely affected royal mail. i don't blame them, to be honest, and i think we're going to get a lot more of it. the government needs to do more without

danny savage has the story. of dickensian frivolity, created by an artist who liked a drink. why did he do it? legend has it that he'd run up a bar bill, basically for the gin that he'd drunk whilst he was here. and he can't even remember painting the spider that's on the wall. the man with the brushes back in 1946 wasjohn gilroy, famed for turning toucans into the instantly recognisable brand of guinness. the animals are not caricatured too much, but they were, i thought, always happy. there's nothing... they were very british. he even caricatured himself as the zoo keeper. to think this is his first mural, it's incredible. in the last few weeks, we were given special access to its restoration so it can last another century. i would absolutely love it if he was just to walk in, you know, order a drink and look up and go, "oh, i've lasted quite well." and you know, that to me would be perfect, job well done. do you think there's that feelgood factor in a room where you should be feeling good? yeah, definitely, l

danny savage, bbc news, skipton.act the cost of living crisis is having on businesses. but now there's growing evidence that even a flagship programme like borisjohnson's commitment to level up, as he puts it, could become a casualty of budgetary costs and rising inflation. some councils are having to slim down projects and find the money themselves to fund any shortfalls. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports from two council areas where levelling—up plans are under pressure. beeston's had a bit of a lift. with many high streets struggling, the council here has invested in a cinema, a social cafe and new business base. ——business space. it encourages people to come into the town centre to use the facilities. councils across the country are regenerating local areas. some projects have government funding, but with inflation soaring, costs of materials and labour are shooting up, piling pressure on stretched budgets. even here, the next phase of this scheme could cost tens of thousands more than planned. so,

danny savage, bbc news, the lake district.nd england striker scored a record 52 goals for the lionesses. white started her career at chelsea in 2005 and also played for leeds, arsenal, notts county and birmingham before joining city in 2019. a moment that will live long in the memory but today she brought the curtain down on her flittering career, the 33 said it has been my greatest honour to play this game, if particular playing for england has been the greatest gift. a prolific striker she finishes football as top scorer with 52 goals in 130 appearanceness one shy of wayne rooney's record. she was a sir rail trophy winner, wayne rooney's record. she was a sir railtrophy winner, claiming numerous league titles and winning the fa cup and league cup. she has a goal celebration that captured the nation. she excels on the biggest occasion, she say it is time to watch the next generation shine. her impact on this game will be felt for many years to come. nasa is expected tonight to give the go—ahead for the launch of the artemis m

studio: danny savage, thank you.horities prepare for any possible energy shortages is being doubled in length this year. the bbc also understands that the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has not sought advice from government officials on the possibility of rationing gas and electricity. there are warnings still that older people may be forced to decide between heating or eating this winter as energy bills soar. that warning from age uk comes alongside a forecast from one of the uk's major energy suppliers that half of uk households could find themselves struggling to afford their fuel bills this winter. we have seen a rise in the number of calls from customers that are struggling to pay their bills by 30% since the beginning of this year, so definitely my teams, myself, see every day in fact customers that are struggling and are under the stress at the prospect of paying their bills for the winter. and obviously we are very keen to work with the next prime minister as soon as it will be appointed in order to find a

danny savage reports.o it? legend has it that he'd run up a bar bill, basically for the gin that he'd drunk whilst he was here. and he can't even remember painting the spider that's on the wall. the man with the brushes back in 1946 wasjohn gilroy, famed for turning toucans into the instantly recognisable brand of guinness. the animals are not caricatured to much, but they were, i thought, always happy. there's nothing... they were very british. he even caricatured himself as the zoo keeper. to think this is his first mural, it's incredible. in the last few weeks, we were given special access to its restoration so it can last another century. i would absolutely love it if he was just to walk in, you know, order a drink and look up and go, "oh, i've lost it quite well." "oh, i've lasted quite well." and you know, that to me would be perfect, job well done. do you think there's that feelgood factor in a room where you should be feeling good? yeah, definitely, like, especially the wall behind us. it's kind of

danny savage, bbc news, the lake district.st, looking mostly dry but still the possibility of showers in the west by the end of the day, the air warm and humid, very moist air moving into the south—west of england overnight, devon and cornwall sea hill and coastal fog, elsewhere looking dry with cleaner spells, weather front pulling into the north sea and feeling muggy on tuesday with temperatures known what than mid—teens. between weather systems for most, through tuesday with a few showers moving into the west of scotland giving showers, pushing east through the day, thickening cloud for western wales and the south—west of england, here showers by the end of the afternoon but elsewhere mostly dry with sunny spells, the best across norfolk and lincolnshire when we could see highs of 27 degrees. economists have warned that rising energy prices could push inflation as high as 18% early next year. their forecast comes ahead of friday's energy price cap announcement which will set out the maximum amount suppliers can charge house

our correspondent, danny savage reports from skipton.nother pub. both have rising energy gusts. i don't believe we can pass any of it on any more. we've got to a stage that the customers themselves have got the same problem. and if we keep increasing the cost of beer and food, the customers won't come out any more. they can't afford it. at the other pub tom and jo own, energy prices have tripled. if that was reflected in the price of a pint, this would now be £14.85. do we stay open every day? do we close? jo is tom's mum and business partner. we'lljust have to hope the bills get better. that's all you can do is just hope that it gets better? yeah, it gets better, or we get some help, if the government help us and that's what brewery owners and pub companies say must now happen, or many pubs will go out of business. we think there needs to be a small business energy price cap. consumers are benefiting from that cap, even though prices have increased, but unfortunately business is completely exposed to a market that's broken. and it's not

danny savage, bbc news, skipton. sam hagger founder of the beautiful pubs collective, which runs three independent pubs in leicestershire. good to heavy with us. how tough our times for you will? what good to heavy with us. how tough our times for you will?— times for you will? what you know, in terms of — times for you will? what you know, in terms of an _ times for you will? what you know, in terms of an impact _ times for you will? what you know, i in terms of an impact post-pandemic, in terms of an impact post—pandemic, we are doing incredibly well, but that's not to say the pressure right now is probably even harder than during the pandemic in terms of operating the business and keeping it viable. ~ ., ., operating the business and keeping itviable. ~ ., ., , . operating the business and keeping itviable. ., ., , . , , it viable. what sort of price rises are ou it viable. what sort of price rises are you seeing — it viable. what sort of price rises are you seeing in _ it viable. what sort of price rises are you

let's go straight ot our correspondent danny savage who's at the scene. danny.ny people to wake up to the news a nine—year—old girl had been shot home, but then came the detail and i think this is the most tragic series of evends surrounding the death of a child i have heard. a mum and daughter at home, hear a commotion in the street, mum opens the door and what happened is the most terrible set of events, which ended up terrible set of events, which ended up with with a nine—year—old girl being murdered. here is the background to what happened. olivia pratt—korbel, nine years old and killed in the most shocking circumstances. police were called to the street where she lived at about 10 o'clock last night. neighbours heard the gunshots and counted them. i was watching the football and i heard the four shots, three and then a later one rung out. and i come up stairs and said, did you hear that. i said, stairs and said, did you hear that. isaid, i stairs and said, did you hear that. i said, i don't think it was fireworks. it i said, i don't think it was fireworks.

our north of england correspondent danny savage is in dovecot.was shocking enoughi this it was shocking enough to wake up this morning to the news that a nine—year old girl had been shot deadin nine—year old girl had been shot dead in the street in liverpool but to hear from the police that the exact sequence of events that led to the fatal shooting was just extraordinary. what the police as saying is at about 10pm last night to men were walking down the street here when they were confronted by a man wearing a balaclava who had a gun who started shooting at them. olivia's mum cheryl opened the door to see what the commotion was and one of the men being chased so the door open and decided to seek refuge in the house, he his way past cheryl but he is being pursued by a man with a gun who pushes his way into the house as well and starts shooting randomly at everybody in there, his original target was the 35—year—old man he was chasing who received injuries but in the meantime he takes a shot at cheryl and olivia as well and the nine—year old girl ta

danny savage, bbc news, liverpool.ld trump's home in florida. it's published a redacted version of the sworn statement — or affidavit — outlining the evidence which the department produced to get a search warrant. these documents are normally kept sealed. the search of trump's mar—a—lago estate was part of a criminal investigation into whether the former president removed classified documents when he left the white house. he's denied any wrongdoing. the affidavit says that there is "probable cause to believe" that there are "additional documents" with classified information still at mar—a—lago, and "there's also "probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be "found at the premises". the affidavit�*s conclusion makes the case that "probable cause exists "to believe that evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, "or other items illegally possessed" in violation of three federal statutes would be found on the premises. our north america correspondent, anthony zurcher, is in south florida. the curtain has now

danny savage reports. they had for so long to find the killer of olivia pratt—korbel.two different sources. it appears this community is not hesitating to help. information has come forward _ hesitating to help. information has come forward from _ hesitating to help. information has come forward from a _ hesitating to help. information has come forward from a number - hesitating to help. information has come forward from a number of. come forward from a number of sources as well. we've had people come to us, we share that information with police, that has been taken seriously.— been taken seriously. there's re orts been taken seriously. there's reports today _ been taken seriously. there's reports today that _ been taken seriously. there's reports today that a - been taken seriously. there's reports today that a name - been taken seriously. there's| reports today that a name has been taken seriously. there's - reports today that a name has come up reports today that a name has come up from more than one source for that would you say that's your take on it as well? yes.

our correspondent danny savage has spent the day at the scene. cordoned off but they're less police activity this afternoon than there has been over the past 48 hours. shock and disbelief has turned to anger, how can somebody have done this is what they're asking and information is flowing from these communities to the police. the flowing from these communities to the olice. ., , flowing from these communities to the olice. . , ., ., the police. the “unta still want to find the killer — the police. the junta still want to find the killer of _ the police. the junta still want to find the killer of olivia. _ the police. the junta still want to find the killer of olivia. nine - find the killer of olivia. nine years old —— hunt is. fired at her and her mother. somebody knows who did it. police say they been given one name from two different sources. it appears this community is not hesitating to help. information has come forward from a number of sources as well. we've had people come to us, we share that information with police, that has been taken

with the latest here's our correspondent danny savage the hunt is still on to find the killer of oliviars old and shot dead after a gunman chased a stranger into her house and fired at her and her mother. somebody knows who did it. police have been given one name from two different sources. locals are being asked for information. it appears they are not hesitating to help. information has come forward, from a number of sources as well. we had people come to us, we've shared that information with police, that has been taken seriously. there's reports today that a name has come up from more than one source. would you say that's your take on it as well? yes. it is still the school holidays here so, behind closed doors, families are having to explain to young children why their school friend won't be there at the start of term. absolutely devastating. and it has affected the whole community. jean has lived here for 52 years. her grandson is in olivia's class at school. yesterday was... was terrible for all the children, but he was close to olivia, being in the same class. and, you know, the

danny savage reports.f the most shocking and two and one of the most shocking and unimaginable circumstances. police were called to the street where she lived at across ten o'clock last night. neighbours are the gunshots and counted them. i was watchin: the gunshots and counted them. i was watching the — the gunshots and counted them. i was watching the football _ the gunshots and counted them. i —" watching the football and i the gunshots and counted them. i1-h":3 watching the football and i heard the four shots in the later one rung out and of course, they said yeah, i don't think there was fireworks. i5 don't think there was fireworks. is absolutely disgusting. a nine—year—old girl being shot dead. it's getting — nine—year—old girl being shot dead. it's getting too close now, it's getting — it's getting too close now, it's getting that way were someone's been shot or— getting that way were someone's been shot or some it's been stabbed. another— shot or some it's been stabbed. another one. another one. o

our correspondent danny savage is at the scene.ng and offer many people this morning to wake up to the news the nine—year—old girl had been shot dead in her own home, but then came the details from the police at lunchtime today, and in three decades of reporting, i think this is the most tragic and upsetting series of events surrounding the death of a child that i've ever heard. a mum and daughter at home at night, minding their own business, the your commotion on the street outside, mum opens the door, and what happened is the most terrible set of events thereafter which ended up with the nine—year—old girl being murdered. here is the background to what happened. olivia pratt korbel, five years old and two and one of the most shocking and unimaginable circumstances. police were called to the street where she lived at across ten o'clock last night. neighbours heard the gunshots and counted them. i was watching the football and i heard the four shots in the later one rung out and of course, they said yeah, i don't think there was fi

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danny, i want to pick up from one -- thing that i didn't necessarily read from charlie savage's article. it's an important point. he talks about the missing piece of information from this seizure of mar-a-lago. if the justice department is considering mr. trump for obstruction, there's a missing piece of information. the public understanding of events, whether it is proof that he personally knew documents were at mar-a-lago, and chose not to return them at all including after the subpoena. what do you make of that? >> that's the defense we were talking about just a few minutes ago. who is the doer? who is the person who took the documents out? in a perfect prosecution situation, there's one person -- trump -- he's going with an accordion file, he's downloading them onto a flash drive in physically walking out of the white house. i don't think that happened. maybe it did, but i don't think it's likely. trump surrounds himself with a number of minions who do things for him. he doesn't email, it's not gonna be that sort of paper trailer electronic trail. that's an important determination.

and he guarded a hotel room door, as an undercover alpha sir savagely beat a woman. danny al an act. >> these officers are described as right out of hollywood. the scenarios that they would do. the beatings, the stage kidnappings, the fake blood packs. truly phenomenal. >> danny bonded with his crime buddies over meals at fancy restaurants, evenings and struck. loves the pay was good to. 12 grand in a little bit more than three months. more than he had earned in years. he told his sister. without divulging too much. >> he says i'm earning some money. i'm not eating at the kitchen anymore. and i just thought, he got a job, and he has people he's working with he really likes. and they really like him. >> during one of his delivery trips to vancouver. he stopped to see his son gabriel, now 26, a college student once more. gabriel noted that the old, self insured man was back. >> i saw the glint in his eye where he found himself proud again. and he had not felt that since he had been injured. >> then three months into the operation, the sting was primed. the real police showed