of the sun newspaper. and the countdown is on here's the olympic countdown clock marking 100 days before the opening of the paris games. today marks a0 years since pc yvonne fletcher was killed on duty, by a shot fired from the libyan embassy in london. no one has been prosecuted, but a colleague who held her as she died has been trying to get justice ever since that day. dominic casciani has this report: bagpipes play for a0 years, the thin blue line of policing between serving the public and dying while protecting them has been remembered at this spot. wpc yvonne fletcher was fatally shot on this day in 1984. today, hundreds of former and serving officers turned out to honour her sacrifice. the 25—year—old died

in a hail of bullets fired from inside libya's then embassy, controlled at the time by revolutionary followers of libya's colonel gaddafi. yvonne fletcher had been sent to control crowds and her death shocked the nation. but after a ten—day siege, the then prime minister margaret thatcher had no choice under diplomatic immunity laws but to let the shooters go. the police neverforgot, including john murray, who held wpc fletcher's hand as she lay dying. now, what i cannot understand and will never be able to understand is why our government, the uk government, has lost interest in the death of a colleague and friend. well, i can assure my government that i won't. this is why he says yvonne fletcher has been let down. the crown prosecution service

dropped a case against this man, saleh ibrahim mabrouk, the last surviving figure from inside the embassy. so mr murray sued for damages. mr mabrouk e—mailed from libya to say he'd done nothing wrong, but the judge ruled he was jointly liable for the shooting carried out by others. mr murray is using that ruling to try a rare private prosecution, funded by his supporters. private prosecutions are difficult and face many hurdles — this one perhaps more than many. but the gathering today is resolute. this is a policing family united in grief and wondering why john murray has to go it alone. i should have been there on the day. you should have been there on the day? yeah, but we swapped, my colleague swapped. consecutive governments have been a disgrace. politicians are a disgrace. the last post plays today, sadness, but in the weeks to come, hope. john murray will askjudges to start an extraordinary murder trial

and perhaps one last time, hope to see justice done. dominic casciani, bbc news, in central london. we hope to speak tojohn murray live in a few moments but we will move on to a few other stories in this hour. the heaviest rainfall to hit the gulf region in seven decades has continued to cause disruption at dubai airport. the airport which is the second busiest in the world said it was facing very challenging conditions and advised passengers not to turn up. yesterday parts of the united arab emirates saw the equivalent of a year and half's worth of rain in a single day. graham satchell reports. the storm that hit dubai was ferocious. more than a year's worth of rainfall fell in less than 2a hours. these time—lapse pictures show the gathering clouds as darkness falls and the rain begins. the floods left the city completely underwater, with cars submerged and stranded, including some expensive ones

like this rolls—royce. some drivers attempted to make their way through, but others were left to improvise as best they could. at the airport, extraordinary images, as planes taxied through what looks like a lake. thousands of passengers — many of them british — have been left stranded, with flights cancelled and delayed. the united arab emirates is one of the driest regions in the world. experts say climate change means we'll continue to see extreme weather like this. dubai is a city of concrete and glass, with little infrastructure like storm drains that could help it deal with a sudden influx of water. emergency services have been busy. this cat — using up one of its nine lives — had a lucky escape. graham satchell, bbc news. let's speak to christopher mallett, a fitness professional and resident of dubai who was caught in these floods.

tell us what happened to you. what did you see? to tell us what happened to you. what did you see?— did you see? to be honest, i was fortunate enough _ did you see? to be honest, i was fortunate enough to _ did you see? to be honest, i was fortunate enough to have - did you see? to be honest, i was fortunate enough to have the - did you see? to be honest, i was. fortunate enough to have the luxury of being on the 13th floor of my apartment so i was thankful to be honest. but from what i saw in the morning, i try to make my usual journey to work quite early and i had to quickly turn around and go back upstairs because it was like the verve port, it was pretty ferocious, flooded from about eight or nine in the morning. 50 it or nine in the morning. so it accumulated _ or nine in the morning. so it accumulated pretty - or nine in the morning. so it accumulated pretty quickly. | or nine in the morning. so it accumulated pretty quickly. how deep was the water where you were trying to move through? i was the water where you were trying to move through?— was the water where you were trying to move through? i would say by that time it was mid _ to move through? i would say by that time it was mid should _ to move through? i would say by that time it was mid should and _ to move through? i would say by that time it was mid should and hide - to move through? i would say by that time it was mid should and hide by i time it was mid should and hide by late morning early afternoon i would say it was at least knee—high in the areas i was in. it was a lot higher in some other areas.— areas i was in. it was a lot higher in some other areas. there had been warninas, in some other areas. there had been warnings. so — in some other areas. there had been warnings. so were — in some other areas. there had been warnings, so were people _ in some other areas. there had been warnings, so were people you - in some other areas. there had been warnings, so were people you know. warnings, so were people you know who are living there able to take

precautions and move to safety and move the things they owned to safety? move the things they owned to safe ? ~ ., ., safety? we were giving more than advance warning _ safety? we were giving more than advance warning to _ safety? we were giving more than advance warning to secure - safety? we were giving more than i advance warning to secure everything that were on balconies or anything like that and i think most people to precautions. i was fortunate enough to not have to make the journey into work and they were very understanding, but i guess some people may not have been as fortunate and may have gotten caught up fortunate and may have gotten caught up in the floods, unfortunately, and vehicles as you can see, and the aftermath some were completely submerged. so despite the warning, you cannotjust anticipate how that it will be on the day. haifa you cannotjust anticipate how that it will be on the day.— it will be on the day. how are thins it will be on the day. how are things now? _ it will be on the day. how are things now? at _ it will be on the day. how are things now? at the _ it will be on the day. how are things now? at the momentl it will be on the day. how are i things now? at the moment i've it will be on the day. how are - things now? at the moment i've seen a few waste — things now? at the moment i've seen a few waste water _ things now? at the moment i've seen a few waste water trucks _ things now? at the moment i've seen a few waste water trucks from - things now? at the moment i've seen a few waste water trucks from the - a few waste water trucks from the local area pumping the water slowly out of the streets and in the past when this kind of thing has happened, it has never happened this

bad, to be honest, it is difficult to anticipate did, but in the past they have gotten the water out of they have gotten the water out of the streets pretty quickly. suspect ijy the streets pretty quickly. suspect by the morning it will all be ok, hopefully. by the morning it will all be ok, hoefull . ,, by the morning it will all be ok, hoefull. ,, , ., ,, ., ., hopefully. fitness professional in dubal hopefully. fitness professional in dubai. many _ hopefully. fitness professional in dubai, many thanks _ hopefully. fitness professional in dubai, many thanks for _ hopefully. fitness professional in dubai, many thanks for your - hopefully. fitness professional in | dubai, many thanks for your time. much appreciated. we will go back now to our earlier story. news of the case of the british police officer, yvonne fletcher killed a0 years ago today. whilst on duty from a shot fired from the libyan embassy here in london. no one was ever prosecuted but a colleague who held her as she lay dying has been trying to getjustice ever since. let's speak tojohn murray, former policing partner of wpc yvonne fletcher. it has been a very long battle for you. why are you still pursuing this? a, you. why are you still pursuing this? �* , ,

this? a very good evening. yes, you are riaht, this? a very good evening. yes, you are right. it— this? a very good evening. yes, you are right. it has— this? a very good evening. yes, you are right, it has been _ this? a very good evening. yes, you are right, it has been 40 _ this? a very good evening. yes, you are right, it has been 40 long - this? a very good evening. yes, you are right, it has been 40 long hard l are right, it has been a0 long hard years to getjustice for yvonne fletcher. it appears the uk government has lost heart and you won't take any further steps to get justice for her. the same probably with the crown prosecution service. so it is up to me to do it. when she was dying i told her i would get justice for her, i promised her that. and i will do that. fire justice for her, i promised her that. and i will do that. are you in touch with — that. and i will do that. are you in touch with her _ that. and i will do that. are you in touch with her family _ that. and i will do that. are you in touch with her family into - touch with her family into the support you on this?- touch with her family into the support you on this? yes, i do speak to the family- _ support you on this? yes, i do speak to the family. they _ support you on this? yes, i do speak to the family. they work _ support you on this? yes, i do speak to the family. they work with - to the family. they work with us today. there were a thousand other people, but the family were not there. but i keep them informed on acceptable were doing and they support me in everything i'm doing. why do you the british government is not supporting you as you put it? it could be a barrage of reasons, it may be that they are in discussion

with the libyans regarding other matters, i do not know. maybe they do not want to insult the libyans, ijy do not want to insult the libyans, by taking this further. and ssa, if they don't do it, i certainly will. when one looks back at reports over many years, it has had a lot of complexities, this case. there is been some reporting that the deal was struck with libya to ensure that any suspects accused of killing yvonne fletcher would be tried in libya, they do not have an extradition treaty. was there a deal done as part of the deal of the desert not to proceed with this, are you seriously thinking that you can battle any of the sorts of covert government agreements? yes. battle any of the sorts of covert government agreements? yes, i believe i government agreements? yes, i believe i can- — government agreements? yes, i believe i can- i— government agreements? yes, i believe i can. i have _ government agreements? yes, i believe i can. i have the - government agreements? yes, i. believe i can. i have the resources and to the will to do so and unlike the uk government. we had a victory only two years ago in the london high court where someone was found

directly responsible for her murder. when in thatjudgment the judge had actually said if it did come in a criminal court i would convict so there is no doubt we have sufficient evidence to take this forward. next step will be a private criminal prosecution. now he does not appear to be there, he will be given the opportunity to be in the court, he he can do it by video link will stop the other thing a trial does not have to be in the uk. i'm quite prepared to trial to leave our travel to libya to have a trial, but why not try the international terminal court in the hague. i would be the ideal place to be completely independent. {of} be the ideal place to be completely independent-— independent. 40 years ago today, what do you _ independent. 40 years ago today, what do you remember— independent. 40 years ago today, what do you remember about - independent. 40 years ago today, i what do you remember about those final moments with yvonne fletcher? i rememberjust as she was dying and in my arms, i remember the look on herface, the look in my arms, i remember the look on her face, the look of horror, the look of surprise. that is something that i have to live with and have

for a long, long time. and i will neverforget that and for a long, long time. and i will never forget that and that spurs me on to getjustice for her. as i say, if the government, the authorities in the uk cannot do it, then i will. thank you very much indeed for your time today, john murray. actor hugh grant has settled a privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, saying he could have faced a bill of up to £10 million even if he had won. the star was suing news group newspapers claiming journalists had used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house. let's speak to media lawyer, jonathan coad. can you explain why you think this is settled in the way it has? i’m is settled in the way it has? i'm afraid it is _ is settled in the way it has? i'm afraid it is news _ is settled in the way it has? i�*m afraid it is news group using its financial muscle to avoid being held to account by a judge is what it boils down to. what is clearly happened and this is what they have done with many others who have been suing them for the same reasons, is

that they have made what we in the trade call, a park 36 offer. that comes from the silver procedure rules. that means if you make an offer as a defendant which is news to a claimant which is hugh grant and if it goes to trial and you do not do better than the offer, its not do better than the offer, its not good enough to equal it, you have to do better than it, then from the point where that offer was made, the point where that offer was made, the law says that not only will you pay your own legal costs, but you will pay the other side's legal costs as well. the rule brought into stock going to trial, with the aim of settling. the problem here is that there is the most enormous public interest in this matter coming to trial and the most enormous obvious interest on the part of news group to stop it going to trial. so what they have done is as hugh grant has said, made such a

huge offer he know he cannot possibly do better at an offer i trial meaning he potentially faces an enormous cost bill which would far exceed any damages which he would be awarded.— far exceed any damages which he would be awarded. briefly, obviously there is no admission _ would be awarded. briefly, obviously there is no admission of _ would be awarded. briefly, obviously there is no admission of liability - there is no admission of liability at all by news group, but some will read into what is going on with just this year leave sheer size of the settlement. this year leave sheer size of the settlement-— this year leave sheer size of the settlement. they always say that but, they would _ settlement. they always say that but, they would say _ settlement. they always say that but, they would say that - settlement. they always say that but, they would say that when i settlement. they always say that l but, they would say that when they do. no party pays huge sums of money unless there is a good reason to do so. they paid out this huge money, exactly so that they are not found liable so that a judge won't look at the evidence and find that they are liable. so the admission of liability is worth nothing, obviously. they have done what hugh grant has accused them of doing.

0bviously, they deny all of these charges and we should stress that there is completely no liability accepted at all by the sun or news group. thank you very much indeed for explaining that settlement. still to come on the world today: the countdown is under way with just 100 days to go until the next 0lympics paris promises an unprecedented security operation. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news.

there are just 100 days until the start of the olympics in paris, the president of the organising committee has said he's "very satisfied" with preparations for the event. he's told the bbc there'll be an "unprecedented" security operation because of growing concerns about safety. 0ur sports editor dan roan sent this report from paris. the view from the top of paris' most famous landmark is changing —

0lympic venues springing up across the city, as the biggest event france has ever organised looms into view, with almost eight million tickets already sold. paris is getting transformed into an olympic park. as you can see, most of our most iconic venues are going to be hosting some of the major events. the stands are being built. i think our city is ready to welcome you and the athletes. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games — preparations gathering pace, with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena, a temporary venue, is rapidly taking shape. and as you can see, the setting couldn't be any more iconic. but at a time of high geopolitical tension and in a country that has seen extremist attacks, there are mounting safety concerns — especially over the unprecedented opening ceremony, with athletes set to sail along a stretch

of the seine on barges. it will be well—organised. the man in charge of delivering the games told me he was remaining confident. security is the top priority. from day one, we put in place an unprecedented system. can you guarantee that an event that's open on the river is safe? yes. there is this expertise coming from the public authorities. i trust when they say "we know how to deliver an opening ceremony on the river seine." despite such assurances, this week, french president, emmanuel macron, admitted the opening ceremony may have to move from the river if the security risk is deemed too high. do you wish it was a different world that this was being staged in? we should not be too naive. and we we know that people will try to benefit from this media exposure. but again, it's up to us to remain calm and to promote and defend what is the most important in this event — and for me, it's sport. 0rganisers say the games

will help to regenerate the suburb of saint—denis, home to the main stadium and athletes' village, and one of the poorest and most diverse parts of the country. but some who live here have doubts about its legacy. it would be very complicated to travel. maybe for two months there will be some jobs, but it won't last. will it change the everyday life of the inhabitants? i don't think so. despite concerns over swimming events in the seine due to pollution, organisers claim paris will set a new model of sustainability for future 0lympics — with 95% of the games in existing or temporary infrastructure. but with the final countdown under way, a successful event will depend on delivering on all fronts. dan roan, bbc news. but are the french excited or slightly dreading the huge crowds about to descend on paris? a poll last month showed only about a third of the french public felt enthusiastic about the global sporting event that will start onjuly. some in paris have said they would stay away,

or leave the city, if they could. let's have a listen to some voices from the french capital. tatty macleod, a french english bilingual stand up comedian, actor and writer. tatty is backstage at the clapham grandin london where she's performing fugue. well, it depends who i'm speaking to. my boyfriend is parisian, he lives in paris. if he's involved, we're absolutely leaving the city. he doesn't want to be anywhere near it. i personally think that it's an opportunity to see something amazing in a place that's only two hours away, but over two hours away from london. and i'm looking forward to getting involved a little bit in the competitiveness. so let's see if i can afford to be in paris over the olympics, then i will try to be. and that is one big question, isn't it? accommodation, restaurants, cafes, all the things that we all love about paris. are the price is shooting up, what are you hearing? oh, yeah, massively. and in fact, you spoke to people there on the street and it is true,

but i know in paris are not very excited about the olympics and do intend to leave. there is one thing they're thrilled about, it's how much they're going to be able to sublet their flats for. so that is one silver lining. yes, airbnb, etc, other other sites, of course, are available. do you think, from what you have seen of your own audiences, that parisians will stay and take part, or will it will a lot of them just get out before the crowds descend ? i think they'll leave. i think the thing is what we've got to bear in mind that it's happening. i think it's a 26th ofjuly until the 11th of august, which is any way the time in which french people do a mass exodus to the coast. so it would be normal at that time of year to leave the city. i think the fact that there's going to be a lot of british and american tourists is just another reason for them to leave. just let me update you on what is going on with the rwanda bill in parliament because the house of lords has inflicted a second defeat on the government to send some

asylum—seekers to rwanda. backing an amendment that would back afghan soldiers who served along british service from being sent to the east african nation. here's originally voted to support another amendment but by the former supreme court justice lord hope meaning that a bill will go back to the comments forfurther bill will go back to the comments for further consideration. there bill will go back to the comments forfurther consideration. there had been some question as to whether the whole bill would go through this evening. but as bc, there is this defeat in the lords and the ping—pong process as it is called continues. and you might have seen this robot stumbling around your screens before. atlas, a humanoid robot which can run, somersault and dance, has been retired. maker boston dynamics says it's time for the robot to �*kick back and relax' after 11 years. various incarnations of atlas went viral over the years for all its pioneering dexterity and poise, it was still sometimes flummoxed by basic tasks.

including falling down stairs, struggling to pick up a box and walking into a door. i spoke to the head of national robotics who told me why the robot is being retired only aged 11. everything has its time so atlas did amazing things, you were talking about 0lympics so backflips in parkour, and not necessary 0lympics yet, but atlas did very well in the end of the development. these are already thinks that i cannot do. so, yes, it has them a lock, but i believe it is now time to look into the future. believe it is now time to look into the future-— the future. and what does the future look like? so — the future. and what does the future look like? so i _ the future. and what does the future look like? so i think— the future. and what does the future look like? so i think they _ the future. and what does the future look like? so i think they have - look like? so i think they have revealed that _ look like? so i think they have revealed that they _ look like? so i think they have revealed that they have - look like? so i think they have l revealed that they have worked look like? so i think they have - revealed that they have worked on a an electric version, atlas was a

hydraulic version, they did great things but once in a while you need to update your platform so that it can go for the next innovation. i think right now the electrical version expend plastic, it has a lot of new capabilities, a wider range of new capabilities, a wider range of motion, or more sensors and it is basically the next generation on humanoids. basically the next generation on humanoids— basically the next generation on humanoids. ., , ., humanoids. from the very new to the ve old. scientists believe they have identified the largest marine reptile ever on earth a gigantic ichthyosaur measuring around 25 metres long, as big as two buses, that lived 202 million years ago. the fossils that sparked the discovery were found by amateur fossil hunters in somerset. science reporter georgina rannard went to meet one. and we can take a look... in a garage in swindon, there is treasure hidden away. what am i looking at here? well, this is the jawbone of a giant ichthyosaur from the end of the triassic period. it's what's left of what scientists think was the largest marine reptile on earth at 25 metres in length.

at 25 metres in length — it was as long as two buses. nose to nose. so this piece ofjawbone would have come from an animal around the size of a dolphin. indeed. and this piece ofjawbone is from the giant. the giant, indeed. so you can really see just how big this animal was. it was dug, the first piece out of a somerset beach in 2016. and then four years later, with the help of other fossil hunters, he found more. scientists now say it was a giant ichthyosaur living alongside the dinosaurs and probably eating squid. and it may have been bigger than a blue whale, the largest animal ever to have lived. this ichthyosaur lived about 202 million years ago, right at a time where there was a major extinction event. what this major extinction event led to was the eradication, the extinction of these giant ichthyosaurs. after years in paul's garage, it's finally time to say goodbye.

i've sort of come to know it. studied it in such intense detail, that it will be sad to say cheerio to it. this gigantic ichthyosaur will soon go to its new home on public display at the bristol museum and art gallery. bbc news, swindon. thank you for being with us. see you very soon. good evening. sunshine for some, but not for all. that has been the story today, and when the shower clouds came, they were pretty threatening. quite a dramatic weather watcher picture here sent in from north wales. most of the showers have been out to the west first thing this morning, with these frontal systems sinking steadily south. through this evening, we have a clutch of showers just clinging on to east anglia and south—east england. they fade away, skies clear, temperatures are likely to fall

away, and gardeners and growers, take note, we could see a touch of light frost in sheltered western areas with low single figures. further north and west, we keep around a or 5 degrees, and that's because we have cloud and rain spilling in from another system, which will bring some wet weather as we go through the day. into the afternoon, perhaps the best of the sunshine in east anglia, the midlands and southern england, clouding over through north wales, north midlands, up into northern england, to close to the scottish borders, where there will be outbreaks of rain. the rain not too bad in northern ireland, but it will stay fairly persistent on and off through the north—west of scotland throughout the afternoon. the rain obviously having a little impact on the feel of the weather once again, only highs of 8 to 12 degrees, but we might see 15 celsius in the south—east with the best of the sunshine. there will be some rain for all of us at some point through thursday night into the early hours of friday morning, and then the high pressure really trying to influence its story.

however, because of the position of the high, we still pick up this northerly wind, so we will be chasing cloud amounts around. it's going to be a breezy day on friday, and that will have an impact on the feel of the weather once again. temperatures just below par, really, for the time of year. into the start of the weekend, the high pressure is continuing to nudge its way a little bit further north and east. this weather front could enhance some showery rain for a time across eastern scotland and maybe north—east england. it also, again, depends on the direction of the wind. because of the position of the high, we are continuing to drag in the wind from the north—east, so coming from scandinavia, a cooler source, and so that means that along north sea coasts, yes, at times, those temperatures struggling and there will be a few scattered showers. so west is best for not only sunshine, but also warmth this weekend.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. i want to be clear. we will make our own decisions on our own. and the state of israel will do what it needs to defend itself. we hope that anything israel does is as limited, and as targeted and as smart as possible. it's in no one's interest that we see escalation.

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