Calls for calm after the home office
wins an appeal to stop the closure of an
asylum hotel. The Bell Hotel in Eping
has been at the center of recent
protests at times violent. The Court of
Appeal ruling means asylum seekers will
continue to be housed there for now.
>> We are deeply disappointed by the
outcome of today's hearing. The concern
and motivation of Eping Forest District
Council throughout has been the
well-being of our local residents.
Despite today's win, the contentious
issue of asylum hotels remains a huge
headache for the government. Also
tonight,
a new chickenpox vaccine to be offered
to babies on the NHS for the very first
time. The roll out starts in January.
The main suspect in the disappearance of
Meline Macan is to be released from a
German prison within 3 weeks. And
>> times I I love to be with my players.
Sometimes I don't want to be with him.
>> After the embarrassing defeat to Grimby
Town, Manchester United's boss admits
sometimes he wants to quit. So what does
the future hold for Reuben Ammer?
[Music]
This is the ITV Evening News with
Lucretzia Millerini.
>> Good evening. The leader of Eping Forest
Council is tonight calling for calm
after the Court of Appeal ruled that
asylum seekers can stay at an Essex
hotel, which have become the focus of
protests, some of which have turned
violent. Judges backed an appeal brought
by the home office and the hotel's owner
to overturn a temporary injunction which
would have seen the asylum seekers
forced to leave within weeks. The
decision will be a big relief to
ministers who face similar actions from
other councils. But the conservatives
and reform UK accuse the government of
putting the rights of illegal migrants
above those of British people. Mil
Connory has more.
>> Outside the Eping Asylum Hotel,
protesters angry at today's court ruling
gathered, cheered on by passing drivers.
The news that for now at least the
asylum seekers inside will stay was not
what they wanted to hear.
>> We want them out.
>> Yeah.
>> Want them out and they will get out
eventually. They will get out cuz this
is going to have repercussions and civil
unrest.
>> We're sure about that.
>> Yeah, definitely.
>> And elsewhere apart from Eping.
>> Yeah, it's going to it's going to be all
over now. It's going to be civil unrest.
Definitely.
>> The court of appeal lifted last week's
interim injunction which had ordered the
hotel to be cleared. It said it could
incentivize other protests and had
ignored the impact on the asylum system.
If an outbreak of protests enhances the
case for a planning injunction,
this runs the risk of acting as an
impetus or incentive for further
protests, some of which may be
disorderly around asylum accommodation.
>> There have been nearly two months of
protests outside the Bell Hotel, some of
which have been violent. The district
council gave its reaction to today's
ruling.
outcome of today's hearing. While Eping
Forest has brought the wider asylum
seeker debate into sharp national focus,
the concern and motivation of Eping
Forest District Council throughout has
been the well-being of our local
residents.
>> While today's decision has been welcomed
by the home office, it's gone down badly
with many here in Eping. For now, the
asylum seekers will remain here at the
Bell Hotel until their fate is finally
decided by the courts in October. People
we spoke to in Eping talked of their
fears.
>> Well, I think they'll be disappointed. I
think it's going to cause more trouble.
There might be more protests.
>> I think people in the country are not
being listened to. Not just epic. It's
uh yeah, it's like an epidemic, but no
one seems to be dealing with it.
>> The government has bought some more time
with today's ruling, but the political
fallout on the issue continues.
>> Well, one migrant charity said today
that it was relieved by the Court of
Appeals ruling. This evening, the
district council here has issued a plea
for calm. As I said in my report there,
the full court hearing into all of this
will now be held in October. So this
story and the wider issues surrounding
it are not going anywhere anytime soon.
>> Right, Neil in Eping in Essics. Thank
you. Uh let's get some reaction from
Westminster now with our political
reporter Jasmine Cameron Chilishi.
Jasmine, this might be a win in the
courts for the Home Office, but it
leaves the government with a
considerable headache, doesn't it?
That's right. So, officials in the home
office may be breathing a sigh of relief
this evening. They were facing uh the
logistical challenge of how to rehouse
the 138 asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel
and and what to do if the high court
ruling had set a precedent. Uh now,
responding to the news, the government
reiterated their pledge to close all
hotels by the end of Parliament. Uh
adding that they appealed this judgment
so hotels could be closed in a
controlled and orderly way. Uh so,
ministers now have a little bit more
breathing room in the short term. Uh but
in the long term this whole saga has
really intensified the political
pressure from opposition parties. Uh
leader of reform UK Nigel Farage has
argued that quote illegal migrants have
more rights than the British people
under Starmmer and the Conservatives say
the government has lost control of the
borders.
>> Thanks to the government's own failings,
they're in this situation in the first
place. If they had continued the
previous government's policy of closing
these hotels down, this situation would
never arisen. And if they hadn't
cancelled the Rwanda scheme, by now the
crossings would have stopped. But by
contrast, the numbers crossing the
channel illegally have been the worst in
history so far this year because this
Labor government has completely failed.
Now, this isn't over. There'll still be
a full hearing in October. In the
meantime, when Parliament returns uh
next week, Number 10's going to be
really keen to get on the front foot on
this. Now, this follows a summer of
protests outside asylum hotels and even
calls from some Labor grandees uh to
leave the European Convention on Human
Rights, which of course guarantees
fundamental human rights in law. Now,
the government has said that they want
to end the use of hotels, but they know
the public and MPs will be keen for more
detail about how all of this is going to
work in practice and how long it will
take.
>> Okay, Jasmine in Westminster. Thank you.
Next tonight, parents and carers are
being urged to give their children a new
chickenpox vaccine, which will be rolled
out across England's NHS from next year.
From January, babies will be offered two
doses combined with the MMR jab, a
catch-up campaign for slightly older
children. It's also planned. The jab is
aimed at protecting the young from the
virus, which can have severe
complications. But there are concerns
over how many parents will take it up.
Sangeal reports.
Noah was just 3 years old when his
mother started noticing red spots over
his body last year. For weeks, he had
painful lesions, chickenpox on his
eyelids and quickly developed pneumonia.
>> He was so unwell. Um he wanted comfort
and none of us could make him better. He
wanted held but he was too sore to be
held. Um he just the pain he just kept
saying how sore he was.
>> Noah made a full recovery. His parents
say their biggest regret was not paying
for the vaccine. At the moment, the
chickenpox vaccine is only available
privately and costs around £150. From
next year though, it'll be added to the
MMR jab and called MMRV. Administered
through two doses, one given at 12
months old and the other at 18 months.
As summer turns to autumn, though, for
many parents, the extra protection
couldn't come soon enough. Well, it must
be fairly well researched and pretty
safe. Obviously, there's always a little
bit of an unknown and you're taking a
leap of faith.
>> Me and my husband have been looking at
it getting it privately, but with the
cost with two kids, you just can't do
it. So, it is about time to be fair.
>> I think hopefully people are coming
around to the fact that vaccines are
important and we got to keep our
children safe.
>> I paid to have him vaccine when he was
one so that he was protected.
>> From January next year, the vaccine will
be offered for free for the first time
in the UK. The government says it will
protect half a million children every
year, becoming as routine as other jabs.
This vaccine's been around since the
early 90s, but health experts believed
if chickenpox stopped circulating,
adults wouldn't be reexposed to it,
which could affect their immunity, which
then could mean they were prone to
shingles. But 30 years of research shows
that's not the case. These vaccines are
safe. They are protective. In the last
year, none of the main childhood
vaccines reached their uptake targets
across England. Numbers for the MMR jab
have been declining since 2021. And it's
already having an impact.
>> You know, we've seen recently outbreaks
of measles, MS, which we haven't seen
for many, many years because the
immunization rate has dropped. But if
we're combining that vaccine with it,
I'm not sure what the uptake will be.
The government says the vaccine could
save the NHS15
million pounds a year for treating the
illness and save children from having to
suffer as Noah did. Sangi Tal ITV News
>> and to find out more about the roll roll
out of the chickenpox vaccine next year,
you can go to our website.
Some other news now and an MSP has been
accused of placing a secret camera in a
toilet at the Scottish Parliament in
Edinburgh. It's understood MSP Colin
Smith, who has been arrested and charged
in connection with possession of
indecent images, also faces a further
charge in relation to the allegations.
Well, Smith says he strongly refuts the
claims. Uh, police carried out checks
following allegations that a hidden
camera was placed inside toilets in the
building, but found no devices.
33-year-old post-graduate student living
in London has pleaded guilty to sexual
offenses against 12 women. Chiao
admitted to 24 sexual offenses,
including four counts of rape and two
counts of administering a substance with
intent. The Chinese national was
remanded in custody ahead of his
sentencing in November.
And a trial date uh in January has been
set for a 76 year old man charged with
child cruelty offenses. John Rubin was
arrested after children became unwell at
a summer camp in Leicester where sweets
were allegedly laced with sedatives.
Reuben was not asked to enter any please
today.
German authorities prime suspect in the
disappearance of Meline Macan will be
released from prison within weeks.
Christian Brookner is currently serving
a sentence for rape. He's never been
charged with any crime over Meline's
disappearance from an apartment in
Portugal in May 2007 and he denies any
involvement. Ian Woods is here with more
on this. Ian, why is he being released
and why can't he be charged? So,
Christian Brookner has been serving a
jail sentence in Germany for raping a
72-year-old American tourist in Portugal
in 2005. He also faced a separate rape
charge last year in court, but was
acquitted. So, with his jail term almost
up, the German authorities will be
compelled to release him. Now, we
believe that will happen sometime
between the 7th and the 17th of
September. There is a possibility that
he'll be forced to wear an electronic
tag to track his movements after his
release. A judge will have to rule on
that in the coming days. Now, the German
prosecutor has been desperately trying
to find evidence directly linking him to
Meline McCann, who was four years old
when she was taken from the apartment in
Priad Deluj where her family were on
holiday. That's why in June of this
year, we saw yet another search of an
area in the Algarve where Brookner used
to live and where the police believe he
was in May 2007 when Meline vanished.
They believe he is the chief suspect in
her abduction. They believe they have
circumstantial and other evidence to
back that up. Evidence that Meline is
sadly no longer alive. But they do not
have sufficient evidence, they believe,
to charge him and put him on trial. They
consider that the clock has been ticking
in recent years while Brookner has been
on jail in jail. But that time is fast
running out and he will soon go free.
And of course that will be hugely
frustrating not just for the detectives
who've been doing so much work in this
case but also for Meline's parents Jerry
and Kate McCann.
>> Yeah Ian, thank you.
>> Well, there is plenty more to come on
the ICV Evening News, including the
Manchester United boss and why he
sometimes wants to quit and
the worst of the fires in North
Yorkshire might not be over yet.
You can see just how much it's still
smoldering. The heat here runs deep
within the Pete.
That and more after the break. Stay with
us.
Hello and welcome back. Israel's
military has declared Gaza's largest
city a combat zone as its army launched
the first stages of an offensive which
has drawn international condemnation.
86% of the Gaza Strip has already been
designated as an Israeli militarized
area or is under an evacuation order.
Israel has today said Gaza City is now a
dangerous area, ending a so-called
tactical pause in fighting which allowed
some aid to be delivered there. It's
confirmed its forces have started a
military operation on the city's
outskirts. It came as it recovered the
bodies of two Israeli hostages. Our
correspondent Sel Carrier has the
latest.
Gaza city once again under heavy Israeli
military assault. Not yet the fullscale
offensive it says, but a preliminary
operation.
And nowhere is safe here. What buildings
remain are being pounded into dust.
Entire neighborhoods erased. And once
more, people are forced to flee. But
where do they run in this land of ruins?
We don't know where we are going. This
man says the army has been dropping
leaflets, shells, and explosive devices.
It's terrifying.
>> This is the 10th time we've left our
home. This woman said, "We were told,
get out. You're in a dangerous place.
We're being forced to leave. We don't
want to."
In Gaza's mortteries, the anguish of the
newly berieved. More tears, more
goodbyes. With the death toll rising
still,
the Israeli military says its latest
operation is eliminating Hamas
terrorists, its forces striking from the
ground and the air, targeting what it
calls militants and observation posts.
>> We are currently operating with great
force on the outskirts of Gaza City. Its
Arabic spokesman said more large forces
will soon join this fighting, deepening
our strikes on Hamas and the other
terrorist organizations.
But this renewed assault hits a city
already starving and in desperate need.
Famine now ravaging its people.
And with this offensive, Israel has
halted the daily pauses that allowed
eight convoys in.
The army also confirmed it had recovered
the bodies of two Israeli hostages, one
of them, Ilan Vice, killed during the
October the 7th attacks.
But tonight, European ministers from
Spain, Norway, and Ireland have
condemned Israel's latest offensive, one
that deepens Gaza suffering and adds to
an already staggering death toll. Sel
Karia, ITV News.
Thailand's constitutional court has
voted to sack Prime Minister Pon Tan
Chinatra after a ruling she breached
ethics due to a leaked phone call with a
highranking Cambodian official. The
ruling heard she called him uncle and
disparaged a Thai military commander
during the call.
Rescuers have raced to evacuate tens of
thousands of people stranded by floods
in Pakistan. The rising flood waters
were the first to hit eastern Punjab in
four decades. Around 20 people have died
in the week's floods, raising the
nationwide death toll to 820 since flash
floods in late June.
And four-time tour of to France champion
Chris Froom is recovering in hospital
after undergoing successful surgery
following a serious accident in France.
The cyclist was airlifted to hospital in
Tulon following a crash which left him
with a fractured vertebrae, a collapsed
lung, and broken ribs.
The under fire boss of Manchester United
today admitted that sometimes he wants
to quit in a news conference ahead of
tomorrow's match against Burnley. Ruben
Amarim also spoke about his lovehate
relationship with his players. While
North of England reporter Jonathan Brown
is at Old Trafford this evening.
Jonathan Amarim bearing his soul really
following Wednesday's embarrassing
League Cup defeat to Grimby Town.
>> Well, you certainly can't follow fault
his honesty, can you? But it's not every
day that you hear uh the head coach of a
Premier League side like Manchester
United telling journalists, "Sometimes I
want to quit and sometimes I hate my
players." It is worth saying though that
Ruben Amarim's first language is not
English. Even then though, I think
people at his press conference this
afternoon got the message loud and clear
that someone has had a bad week.
>> Sometimes I'm I I I want to quit.
Sometimes I want to be here for 20
years. Sometimes I I love to be with my
players. Sometimes I don't want to be
with him. So, um again, I I need to
improve on that. It's going to be hard.
Um but now I'm focusing the next game.
Well, Amarim's comments come two days
after United were knocked out of the
Carabal Cup by League Two side Grimby
Town on penalties. He looked
understandably dejected and upset during
and after that defeat. That but that's
really been the tip of the iceberg since
he took charge in November last year.
United have won only seven of 29 Premier
League games and results haven't really
improved since this. Spent more than 200
million pounds in the summer transfer
window. So people here aren't too happy
either.
>> You don't say something like that.
>> Not as a manager anyway. Like you're
supposed to be managing, keeping
supporting the team, supporting the
players no matter what.
>> It was good, but cuz he's like honest
about who he is. So managers just keep
it in.
>> Do you think he needs to quit?
>> No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
>> In you trust.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I really trust
the manager.
Well, one thing that might get more
people on side here in the short term is
a Premier League win against Burnley
tomorrow afternoon.
>> All right, Jonathan Old Trafford, thank
you.
>> The fire chief leading the response to
the wildfires in North Yorkshire has
defended his handling of the operation.
Chief Fire Officer Jonathan Dyson told
ITV News that bringing in extra crews
from across the country wasn't a sign of
weakness and is how the system is
supposed to work. For the wildfires have
been burning now for over a fortnight.
And as Amelia Beckett reports, those
fighting the fires fear they may not be
over yet.
[Applause]
>> It is an apocalyptic landscape not yet
out of the woods.
What once was lush mand now charred
black ground. And whilst heavy rain
overnight brought some light relief,
today volunteers from dozens of miles
away continue to pour water to halt the
spread. Tom has been here since Tuesday,
working non-stop, even sleeping in his
tractor.
>> I've had about 4 hours sleep in total.
Um yeah, it's uh I just can't believe
the sheer size of it really. Um, as you
can see over there, it's uh it's
progressing this way, unfortunately. Um,
but we're doing our very best to keep on
top of everything. It's uh not good
really, but like I say, we're going to
try and keep on top of it and uh do our
very best to, you know, try and keep it
contained.
>> This was the picture here just two days
ago with crews working round the clock
ever since. And while the flames have
largely been extinguished here, you can
see just how much it's still smoldering.
The heat here runs deep within the pete.
So, one change in wind direction could
mean those flames reignite as we've
already seen here today, which means
there's no room for complacency.
Today, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
confirmed there's been no further
advancement of the fire in the last 48
hours, but crews from London have now
arrived for support. Our firefighting
tactics and strategy are still within
all the boundaries that we wanted them
to be. But of course, we are still being
realistic and we know that the weather
can change including over the weekend
and therefore we're still making
provision to make sure that we cannot
have any further encroachments in any
areas.
>> Encroachments this campsite is
monitoring very closely after it had to
evacuate on Tuesday. You can feel the
warmth in the in the smoke, you know,
coming drifting over and just takes the
wind to get up and it can get flare ups
and, you know, you could get flare ups
and tinder, it's still tinder dry in the
wood and, you know, you could ignite
that and it's just it just isn't safe to
to open.
>> So, while there is some relief this fire
has stopped spreading for now, tonight a
nervous feeling still hangs in the air.
Amelia Beckett, ITV News, Raven's Car.
>> Well, plenty more on the fires and the
rest of the day's top stories on our
website, iTV.com/news,
and of course on ITVX. It is just coming
up to 7. Emma Dale is here in half an
hour. But first,
>> we love you, Fletcher. You'll always be
with us.
An emotional father's tribute to his son
killed in the Minneapolis school
shooting.
The retiring head of Muryside Police
says the Southport attack was the
hardest in the force's history. The most
devastating incident that I think
Muryside police has ever dealt with. But
my thoughts always go, you know, to the
families of the three little girls.
Emma Rajikhan who fails to roll back the
years at the US Open
>> Travis Kelce. We saw him on the field
pregame with Taylor Swift, his fiance in
the building. Congrats.
>> Newly engaged Taylor Swift and Travis
Kelce back at the stadium where it all
began.
And the weekend is nearly upon us, as is
meteorological autumn. But will it be
the weather to get out and about in the
gardens? I'll have the full UK forecast
later on in the program.
First, trailblazing gay footballer Josh
Cavalo has told ITV News the men's game
still has some way to go until it's
truly accepting of same-sex
relationships. When the 25-year-old came
out in Australia in 2021, he was the
only active male professional footballer
to do so. His courageous stand has
inspired many others, and Josh has now
moved to the UK where he's playing for
non-league Peterbrra Sports. He says he
feels comfortable there and now wants to
use his platform to advocate for greater
inclusion in sport. He says the
professional men's game is still
backwards compared to the women's and
says he faces homophobic abuse both
online and from the stands. We just
spoke to Ellie Pit.
>> Of the thousands of players in the
pyramid of English football, it's a new
arrival in the sixth tier who could be
about to change the game.
Josh Cavalo played at the top of
Australian football and wanted to
transfer to an English club. But it was
his sexuality over his skill that drove
his final decision about who to play
for.
>> There was interest from other teams and
in other leagues as well that were
higher. For me, as an outgay male
footballer that's actively playing, I
wanted to find a team that was
comfortable with me and an environment
where I can thrive and be myself on and
off the field. Four years ago, Josh put
this video online that made his
sexuality public knowledge.
>> There's something personal that I need
to share with everyone.
>> I'm a footballer and I'm gay.
>> To this day, he still gets hateful and
homophobic comments posted about it.
>> But it's the private messages he
receives that remind him he made the
right decision for him. that I love and
>> when you posted your coming out video
and you made that decision, were you
contacted by any professional
footballers for advice?
>> Yeah, I was contacted by a lot of
footballers that don't feel like they
fit in in terms of they're not out. Um,
and that's something that I won't share
publicly of who these people were and
that is obviously their own chapter and
their own story. Um, but I honestly felt
honored that I could be the ears for
these people. In 1990, Justin Fashionu
became the first male professional
footballer in England to say he was gay.
Eight years later, he took his own life.
Only two British male professionals have
publicly come out since Fashionu. Josh's
transfer here makes him the only openly
gay male player with a club in English
football. What do you think is still the
problem that is persisting in football
that makes it really challenging for
players to do what you've done?
>> At the end of the day, we're at work.
This is our job, right? And we're
concentrating on scoring goals, not
concentrating on being targeted for who
we are or the way we look. If you miss a
shot on goal or if you miss a penalty or
you do something that's not right on the
football field, you get uh yelled at by
the crowd, right? Your sexuality. I
think that's something that people don't
want to be targeted for and that's why
they don't want to be out. You you don't
have to look twice at my social
platforms to see the hate that it
incomes and brings in.
>> In football in this country, we know
that there are still homophobic chants
shouted in the stands. How does that
make you feel?
>> Yeah, it makes me feel horrible. Um, it
honestly like cuts really deep inside me
because it's something that I've worked
so hard on. does affect not only me but
it might affect the person on their left
or right or a little ch child hearing
that that shout and that chant. So yeah,
it actually affects a lot of people
outside that they don't realize.
>> Even in 2025,
Josh's club has had to take steps to
protect him.
>> In the event that there's any abuse,
homophobic abuse towards Josh, that will
be picked up quicker than normal. Josh
has got a direct number to the police
rather than to go through the normal
route. He can he's got a fast track
route if he's got a problem.
>> How do things feel to you at the moment
in terms of where we're at about
sexuality in professional football?
>> I think with everything outside of
football, we're going quite backwards in
the world. It's quite sad to see that
actually people are getting praised to
say something negative about the LGBTQ
plus community. And it's quite sad to
see that, especially with Trump and
everything that's going on in the world.
For change to happen, there needs to be
people doing what I'm doing. And that's
something that I'm willing to sacrifice
in order for people to take the next
step moving forward. If that's going to
help the next little Joshy come out and
find a football team and he identifies
as an LG LGBTQ plus person, that's more
than I could ask for.
>> The already enormous attention
footballers get becomes toxic when
identity is weaponized. And the threat
of this means that on professional
pitches, there is still a silence about
sexuality that hangs over the game.
Ellie Pit, ITV News.
>> And if you would like to read more on
Ellie's report, you can head to
itv.com/news.
Let's get an update on what is making
the news tonight. The leader of Eping
Forest Council has called for calm after
the court of appeal ruled that asylum
seekers can stay at an Essex hotel. The
hotel has been the focus of protests,
some violent. Other councils have been
considering similar legal action against
asylum hotels in their areas and in the
last few minutes the government has
given its response.
We will get out of hotels which aren't a
sustainable solution by the end of this
parliament. This judgment assists us in
doing that in a planned and orderly
fashion.
From January, babies will be offered a
new chickenpox vaccine. There'll also be
a catchup program for older children,
but there are concerns over how many
parents will take it up.
And German authorities prime suspect in
the disappearance of Meline Macan will
be released from prison within weeks.
Christian Brookner has never been
Portugal in 2007.
To the United States now, where the
father of an 8-year-old boy killed in a
school shooting in Minneapolis has paid
an emotional tribute to his son. Jesse
Merkel called for people to remember
Fletcher for who he was and not the way
his life was cruy ended. He also
described the person responsible as a
coward. Fletcher and a 10-year-old girl,
Harper Mitsky, were killed on Wednesday
when a shooter opened fire at a mass at
a Catholic school. Here's our
correspondent, Robert Moore.
Outside of the church at the scene of
Wednesday's horror, local people placed
flowers by makeshift crosses.
The asalent, unable to gain access, had
fired from outside through narrow
stained glass windows, now boarded up.
>> Where's the shooter? Where's the
shooter?
>> The attack happened as the young pupils
were in mid prayer, adding to the deep
sense of shock.
>> Where are they?
>> The two children who were killed have
been named as 10-year-old Harper Moy
and Fletcher Merkel, aged just eight.
his father remarkably able to see the
aftermath as an example of heroism and
selfless conduct.
>> Over the past day, I've heard many
stories accounting the swift and heroic
actions of children and adults alike
from inside the church.
Without these people and their selfless
actions,
this could have been a tragedy of many
magnitudes more.
Please remember Fletcher for the person
he was and not the act that ended his
life.
Give your kids an extra hug and kiss
We love you, Fletcher. You'll always be
>> Some of the surviving pupils who fled in
the confusion and chaos recounted when
they first realized they were caught up
in a mass shooting.
>> I heard one shot. I thought it was a
firework like everybody else. The second
shot was just everybody just covering
their ears. The third shot was when
everybody started ducking low and all
these shots were like slow until the
fourth shot it started getting faster
and faster.
>> What drove Robin Westman who once
attended the Catholic primary school to
target children at prayer?
>> Miss Westman, my name is Dave Christie.
with the FBI.
>> Amid that mystery, FBI agents have
attempted to search the mother's Florida
apartment. She once worked at the
church, but according to reports, she is
refusing to cooperate with police. What
is clear from the videos the killer
posted online is that he had a level of
hate towards children and towards
religion that has shocked even seasoned
investigators.
And the Minneapolis community has
responded with an extraordinary sense of
solidarity, pulling together in the
darkest of times.
Robert Moore, ITV News, Washington.
The head of Mercyside Police has told
ITV News how the day of the Southport
attack was the hardest in the force's
history. Chief Constable Serena Kennedy,
who retires today, said she was proud of
the actions of her officers in handling
the atrocity and the violent disorder it
provoked. She also praised the courage
and bravery of the victim's families and
survivors. And she revealed how she
received thousands of abusive comments
online after the stabbings. She spoke to
Gamal Fambula.
utterly uh devastating and emotional um
that an incident like that had happened
here on Murzy side. Thank goodness it
is, you know, a very rare occurrence,
but the most devastating incident that I
think Muryside Police has ever dealt
with. But my thoughts always go, you
know, to the families of the three
little girls, Alice, BB, and Elsie, the
10 other people that were injured and
those little girls that witnessed scenes
that they should never seen.
>> On a personal level, Chief Conipal, can
you tell me about the emotional impact
that the Southport attacks had on you?
It's I'm a mom. I'm a nana. Um who who
wouldn't be affected by what happened
when three little girls have lost their
lives and the injuries caused to the
other people. It was an event where
little girls should have been enjoying
what was a summer holiday treat. And as
a parent getting that phone call to say
what had happened, you know, I can't
begin to imagine uh what they went
through. But then needing to be, you
know, my responsibility as the chief
constible of Mury side, making sure that
we get the response right.
>> You wanted to release Axel Rabbana's
religion, but were told not to by the
Crown Prosecution Service. How
frustrating was that?
>> You know, I think it's been well
documented that we had um you know, a
three-hour meeting around simply um that
point uh around recognizing the what was
going on. We'd had the disorder on the
Tuesday evening. It was now Wednesday
and we'd started to see disorder break
out across the country. Um, I wanted to
give as much information as I could to
help my help the communities uh have
trust and confidence in policing that we
were being open and transparent, but
also in the forefront of my mind was
getting justice for the families of
those three little girls. Let's not
forget that Rudy Kabana was a 17year-old
child at the time. So as soon as we gave
as much information as we could and that
we were permitted to do so. So as soon
as and we also corrected the
misinformation. I
>> guess it's indicative about how your
profession has changed given that you
have to factor in social media when you
are carrying out investigations.
>> You know that has definitely been a
change during my time as a as a police
officer but certainly a chief constable.
You know, if I can compare and contrast
the summer of 22 to the summer of 24,
that social media misinformation,
disinformation just wasn't an issue for
us in 22. Fast forward for 24 and it was
a massive, massive issue uh and
devastating uh consequences for
communities in Southport, Liverpool, and
indeed across the country.
>> Mercy side police chief constable Serena
Kennedy speaking to Gamal Fambula.
Now, it's decision day for the Green
Party for England and Wales this weekend
as its members elect a new leadership.
Voting ends tomorrow and the result will
be revealed on Tuesday. Co-leader Cara
is not seeking re-election, but her
fellow co-leader Adrien Ramsey is and
he's running on a joint ticket with
North Heraffordshire MP Ellie Chs. Up
against them is the party's current
deputy leader, Zack Palansky, and he
represents what could be a radical turn
for the Greens, aiming to direct it more
to the left to capitalize on
discontented Labor voters. While
political correspondent Sheihab Khan
looks at what it could mean for the
party and for the country's wider
politics.
>> Last year, the Green Party had their
best election result yet, winning four
MPs, the same as Reform UK. My friends,
I'm telling the truth.
>> Now they're choosing their next leader.
So I went to Brighton to listen to the
candidates.
>> We went out and spoke to people. We won
people over.
>> Ellie Towns and current co-leader Adrien
Ramsey, who wasn't in Brighton, are
standing on a joint ticket. Both are
MPs.
>> It's never been more obvious that where
people are and where Westminster is are
so different.
>> They're up against Zach Palansky, the
deputy leader, and London assembly
member. Party members here were
optimistic about how many more MPs they
could get.
>> Ideally 40 plus. I don't think there is
a ceiling genuinely.
>> But what do the candidates stand for?
>> Well, what we stand for is creating a
fairer future and a greener future. We
want to make sure we've got a society
where the poorest people are supported,
where we've got an NHS we can all use,
where we have a clean environment.
>> And Palansky, everyone knows the Green
Party care about the planet and about
the environment. that's always going to
stay. But they don't know about our
issues on social justice, racial
justice, economic justice.
>> The two campaigns, however, differ. Chs
and Ramsay are continuity candidates for
boats. For boats, for boats.
>> While Palansky calls himself an eco
populist, saying the Greens could learn
from Nigel Farage.
>> Well, I despise Nigel Farage's politics
and I never want to replicate that, but
you can't deny he tells a really
effective story.
>> Zach's been talking about, you know,
needing to learn from Nigel Farage and
things like that. I got into politics
because I stand for the complete
opposite.
>> They've all worked together, yet there's
clearly some tension.
>> You seem to stop short of saying that
you liked Zach. Do you like him?
>> Well, look, this election is not about
personality. So, people can try and
trivialize
>> are always about what do you like?
>> Look, I've worked effectively with Zach
for years.
>> The colleague won't say that he likes
him.
>> So, I do like Zack. I get on with Zach.
You know, we've been on the dance floor
together.
>> Does he mind? And it hurts a little bit
just on a personal level, but to be
honest, I don't really care. We're
professional colleagues.
>> But can the Greens get to dozens of MPs?
>> If they wanted to achieve their goal,
they would have to overtake Labor in
lots of constituencies or the Liberal
Democrats. Now, that currently looks
like a very, very difficult challenge,
but we're seeing a level of
fragmentation
that we've never seen before.
>> Voting closes tomorrow and the winner
announced on Tuesday. The challenge for
the next leader is to see how far they
can take the party. Shab Khan, ITV News.
Hello and welcome back. Time for the
weather now and Joe is in Harriut for us
tonight. Joe, how is the weekend
looking?
Well, it is looking rather mixed
weatherwise over the next couple of days
with low pressure very much in charge.
It's been an absolutely beautiful few
hours here at RHS Garden Har in Harriut.
The sun has just dipped behind the trees
and it's starting to feel a little bit
chilly, but of course it has been a dry
and hot summer here in the gardens and
they've been incredibly frugal with
their watering, keeping the beds and
borders looking gorgeous. But like many
gardeners, they've just had to let the
lawns turn a little bit dry over the
last couple of months or so. Some much
needed rainfall here in Harriut last
night and a few showers today. And for
other parts of the UK overnight last
night, heavy rainfall. In fact, southern
counties of England recording more
rainfall around 12 hours overnight than
they've seen for the entire month of
August so far. In particular, St. Colum
in Cornwall recording between 5:00 p.m.
and 2:00 a.m. this morning around 74.9
mm of rain. They normally see around
92.5 millimeters for the whole month of
August. That's around 80% of the monthly
average. And of course, this did lead to
some localized flooding for that part of
the world. We saw some flash flooding
across parts of Devon as you can see
here and Cornwall from these pictures.
some uh flooded situations there over
the course of last night beginning to
ease off now. Much needed rain of course
for many parts of the UK. But what do we
have in store for the next few days?
Well, the gardeners and growers will be
very pleased to know there's a drop more
rain on the way. Here's a forecast.
wise over the next couple of days or so
for many parts of the UK with western
area seeing the heaviest rainfall and
gusty winds. In fact, certainly
tomorrow, it will remain unsettled as we
head through into next week with a few
heavy and thundery downpours to round
off this weekend for many parts of the
UK. In a bit more detail, we can see
from the west during the end of tonight,
the first part of tomorrow, low pressure
pushing in and that is going to bring a
spell of wet and windy weather,
particularly for western areas through
tomorrow. It'll push eastwards through
the afternoon, but eastern counties will
fare a little better in terms of
sunshine through the day tomorrow and
leaving behind in its wake quite a few
showers across the whole of the UK for
Sunday. Back to tonight's details. A
little ridge of high pressure will build
in, giving most places a fine evening
and a largely dry night. A few rogue
showers perhaps for western coastal
areas before dawn. And temperatures
tonight will dip down to around 9 or 10
Celsius, staying in double figures in
our cities before tomorrow morning. Onto
tomorrow and eastern areas, we'll see
some nice sunshine through the first
part of the day. But from the west
already beginning to cloud up ahead of
that rain moving into Northern Ireland
by around 10:00 tomorrow morning and
then spreading west across many areas
through the afternoon tomorrow. Some of
it heavy, potentially thundery, quite
gusty winds associated with it pushing
eastwards through the course of the
afternoon, but really eastern parts of
England fairing pretty well in terms of
temperatures. Still quite warm, 23
Celsius there. It will clear through and
Sunday will be a shower day with a few
heavy and thundery downpours.
Hines tomato ketchups.
So, as meteorological summer draws to a
close this weekend, some much needed
rain for our beautiful gardens here in
the UK.
>> All right, Joe. Thank you very much.
And finally tonight, Taylor Swift and
Travis Kelce have made their first
public appearance since announcing their
engagement earlier this week. The couple
chose to do it where their love story
and new era first began. Here's Fe
Barker on their next chapter.
>> The field today,
>> forget the game in Kansas City. Taylor
and Travis were the main attraction. How
about the newly engaged couple, Travis
Kelce, we saw him on the field pregame
with Taylor Swift, his fiance, in the
building. Congrats.
>> At the college match between Nebraska
and Cincinnati, eyeballs kept turning to
the Globe's hottest showers couple
>> and that dazzling diamond engagement
ring.
>> They seem like a wonderfully happy
couple. Earlier, Travis Kelsece had
greeted fans on the pitch, and there
were cheers when the singer was spotted
at the stadium where her fiance first
saw her perform.
>> Shout out to Tay Tay.
>> There's also been more love shared on
his latest podcast where she recently
launched her new album.
>> I was so wrapped in uh what Tay was
saying that um I forgot we were trying
to interview her because it's hard to
interview someone that you love. You're
just kind of like there to make sure
that they're enjoying themselves.
Since Tuesday's announcement of their
engagement, there's been a swifty surge
on streaming site Spotify as she became
the most played artist globally. The
song So High School used alongside the
announcement saw a particular boost.
>> For Travis, sales of his Kansas City
Chiefs jersey are up by 200% with
business magazine Forbes estimating the
pair's combined net worth at 1.67. $67
billion.
>> This is my brand new album.
>> So, brace yourselves as we now enter the
engagement era. FA Barker, ITV News.
>> It's called
>> They really are the hottest couple in
town. And that is all from us for now.
Julie is here with the latest at 10. But
from me and all the evening news team,
bye-bye. Have a great weekend.
Heat.