have you received the rebate, or are you still waiting on it? let me know on twitter @annitabbc and us ethe #bbcyourquestions. a hosepipe ban has come into force for 10 million thames water customers in london and several other areas of southern england. a former twitter executive turns whistleblower to testify that the firm misled users and regulators about gaps in its security. good morning and welcome to bbc news. police are continuing their hunt for the gunman, who shot and killed a nine year old girl in liverpool on monday night. olivia pratt korbel was shot as she stood behind her mother who was trying to stop the gunman from forcing his way into their house, in pursuit of another man. police and councillors in the city are urging anyone with information to come forward and have made a direct appeal to criminals to help officers. tomos morgan reports. nine year old olivia pratt korbel, described as a little ray of sunshine, shot and killed her home by a masked shot a
more than three million households in england and wales were still waiting for their £150 energy rebate at the beginning of last month. europe is on course for its worst drought in at least 500 years. that s the stark warning from a new eu report. stranded for hours under the english channel. passengers tell of what happened after their eurotunnel service was evacuated. services are now back to normal. a former twitter executive turns whistleblower to testify that the firm misled users and regulators about gaps in its security. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it has been six months since vladimir putin decided to wage a war on ukraine, on a scale not seen on this continent in half a century. the true cost of this war in human life is difficult to estimate. ukrainians claim around 9,000 soldier lives have been lost. it s estimated russia has lost around 80,000 troops during the invasion either killed, wounded, captured or deserted. meanwh
and early years is where that cut s going to be. the football association investigates an incident allegedly involving crystal palace manager patrick vieira at everton. and eight towns celebrate their elevation to city status as part of the queen s platinum jubilee. and coming up on the bbc news channel, arsenal keep their woman as star striker vivienne miedema signs a new contract, extending herfive year, goal filled stay. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. bbc news understands that the senior civil servant sue gray intends to complete her report on lockdown parties at downing street this weekend. those expected to be named in the report are being given a deadline of 5pm on sunday to respond to herfindings before the inquiry is published. it follows the news that the metropolitan police has closed its inquiry into the matter. a total of 126 fixed penalty notices were issued to 83 men and women, including the prime minister borisjohnson and the chancellor ris
Lord cameron, has demanded a full explanation from israel. The strike happened in the centre of the gaza strip near the town of deir al balah. Israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the convoy they were in was hit unintentionally. Lucy williamson sent this report from jerusalem. They came to feed people from australia, poland, the us and the uk. Their mission, one of the simplest in gaza. One of the hardest and most dangerous. Last night, israeli air strikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world central kitchen. Seven people killed, including three british nationals. Colleagues, distraught, identified their bodies. These are the people who brought the aid from the sea. He says, theyre all dead. All of them. It was a direct hit. They tried to treat some of them and put them in another car in front, but they shelled the car. This is the situation here. Anyone who brings aid to gaza is at risk of shelling and death. This second shipment of eight was