still dry, though, towards the south—east, and temperatures here again into the mid—20s. from seaham top stories: in the us, six children are among the 16 people killed in kentucky's flash flooding. 0fficials warn the death toll could double. washington's mayor calls for help from the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bussed into the us capital. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related deaths outside of africa. pope francis visits canada's indigenous communities to apologise for the abuse many suffered at schools run by the catholic church. and saying sorry, again.

—— and david daglish, both in their 50s, from seaham in county durham.y died at the scene, and we had that... that dog had a chip in it, and we got most of our identity of the people involved due to the check that we had scanned off the vet. so, not only are we going to someone's house and letting them know that their loved ones have died, we are getting this information from a chip in an animal that is also dead in the road. it was horrendous. it was absolutely horrendous. the focus of the investigation now turns to how the crash happened. in my mind, there has either been a chemical defect —— in my mind, there has either been a mechanical defect and the vehicle would not stop, has he fallen asleep, the driver? or has he been distracted? and when we get to the scene and have a look at that, it is something in my 20 year police career that was just different to anything else. it was just... it would make the hairs on your arm stand on end. it is awful. to think that somebody has been able to just plough through them vehicles, setting people on fire, and

david daglish and elaine sullivan from seaham were found in a car embedded in the wreckage of the burningruck. the driver of the silver wagon on fire has been located fit and well. everything happened too fast. everybody pulled their brakes super—fast. well, it was a bit surreal — to look at the lorry- and to look at him unscathed. it's like, is this the driver? how can it be? have you got your mobile phone with you, at the moment? could i take that from you, please? and this is the moment that would change his life for ever. we could see he'd been on his mobile phone pretty much all of the day. he was travelling at about 58mph, on his mobile phone, at the point that he ploughed in the back of the standstill traffic. i'll ask you there, are you responsible for causing the death of those three persons for the offence of death by dangerous driving? no comment. in court, 0nut had admitted causing death by dangerous driving. now, starting his eight—year, ten—month sentence, he's broken his silence. i want to apologise. i want to just say i'm really sorry, because i feel really _ bad for what

the car and her partner are named as elaine sullivan and david daglish, both in their 505, and from seahamy mind, there's either been a mechanical defect and the vehicle wouldn't stop, has he fallen asleep, the driver? or has he been distracted? and when we get to the scene and have a look at that, it's something in my 20—year police career that was just different to anything else. it was just... it would make the hairs on your arm stand on end. it's awful. to think that somebody has been able to just plough through them vehicles, setting people on fire, and just ruining lives in an instant. the next day, onut is interviewed by the police. he's been told by his lawyer not to talk. you said, "everything slowed down so quick, "i couldn't slow in time, you know." did you say that? no comment. i will ask you, are you responsible for the cause of the death of those three persons, for the offence of death by dangerous driving? no comment. faced with onut's silence, the investigation focuses on his phone, and the evidence is damning. we could see he'd been on his mobile phone pretty much all of t