Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start in hawaii, and terrifying and apocalyptic scenes as wildfires sweep across the islands. At least 36 people are known to have died others are still unaccounted for. Large parts of the Tourist Town Of Lahaina on the island of maui have been burned to the ground. This is what it looked like overnight, when flames spread rapidly, forcing some people to jump into the sea to escape. Multiple areas have been burnt to the ground, and the western side of the island is almost cut off. Officials say the Hospital System is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns and smoke inhalation. Our correspondent, richard galpin, has this report. Is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on the island of maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off with only one highway open, and thousands trying to evacuate as officials told of widespread devastation in the town, its harbour and surrounding areas. Some people fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames. I was the last one off the dock, and the firestorm came through the banyan trees and took everything with it. And ijust ran out to the beach and i ran south, and ijust helped everybody i could along the way. Youve got to know when you can. The cause of all this strong winds from a hurricane in the area, which whipped up fires already burning after a spell of particularly hot and dry weather, which some experts say is linked to climate change. The Satellite Image on the left of the town of lahaina was taken last month. The one on the right, yesterday. The extent of the damage is clear. As well as the deaths, dozens of people have been injured since the fires began burning on tuesday, and hospitals on the island are treating patients for burns and smoke inhalation. The primary focus is to save lives and to prevent human suffering, and mitigate great property loss. So thats exactly what the counties are doing and have been doing. Theres still wind and still fire going on, lives being saved, so please follow your local officials, listen to their message and make sure youre safe, make sure you have a plan. The white house has issued a message of condolence from president joe biden, praising the work of firefighters and ordered all available federal assets on the island to help with the response. For many people on maui, though, any response may well be too little, too late. Richard galpin, bbc news. In the last half an hour, Virgin Galactic� s first flight has taken off in mexico. The flight is expected to touch down in about an hour from expected to touch down in about an hourfrom now. John expected to touch down in about an hour from now. John goodwin expected to touch down in about an hourfrom now. John goodwin is a former limbic athlete with parkinsons, he is on board. The other two passengers are the first mother and daughter, is one of the first people from the caribbean, to head into space. We can bring you pictures from inside that craft. You can see them next to the windows, looking out. That is the view from inside the craft, as we expect the separation from the craft that has actually taken them, and the rocket park that takes them to the edge of space. I will put the sound up in case we can hear anything on board. There was a philanthropic fundraising sweepstakes. Their mission was to send. Irate fundraising sweepstakes. Their mission was to send. Fundraising sweepstakes. Their mission was to send. We will keep those pictures mission was to send. We will keep those Pictures Up Mission was to send. We will keep those pictures up on mission was to send. We will keep those pictures up on the mission was to send. We will keep those pictures up on the screen, mission was to send. We will keepj those pictures up on the screen, but as we do, lets talk to a former nasa Research Scientist and a professor in Space Physics at the university of leicester. When you see pictures like this, what do you think . How exciting is this venture . It is really exciting on lots of levels. Obviously for the people that are on board, it is the Chance Of A Lifetime for them. But for the Broader Community beginning to see these flights take up more regularly, it is the beginning of a new era, i think, in the exploration of near earth space. It is quite significant. It of near earth space. It is quite significant significant. It is not like those other space significant. It is not like those other Space Journeys significant. It is not like those other Space Journeys we significant. It is not like those other Space Journeys we have | significant. It is not like those other Space Journeys we have seen going into space, the International Space station and further afield, this is suborbital, isnt it . Just explain to viewers who were watching the difference. This explain to viewers who were watching the difference the difference. This is suborbital, es. If the difference. This is suborbital, yes if you the difference. This is suborbital, yes if you are the difference. This is suborbital, yes. If you are heading the difference. This is suborbital, yes. If you are heading to the difference. This is suborbital, yes. If you are heading to the yes. If you are heading to the International Space station, that is 400 kilometres above the earths surface. You will head to the orbit and alongside it. This is different to that. We are launching the Carrier Plane with the rockets underneath. That rocket will then disconnect from the plane, it will fly vertically and will do a big loop, basically, a bit like on a roller coaster. You will go up and come back down again. That is a much shorter duration flight. As you said, they will be back in an hour or so, so it is not a Long Duration flight. You will get a few minutes of feeling as if you are weightless, and you can look out into the blackness of space before returning. It is a much smaller endeavour than orbiting the planet, just to do one of these lives and come back again. In terms of the g forces, that climb that takes you to the edge of space, what is that like . What is that like . Yeah, you will feel several what is that like . Yeah, you will feel several g what is that like . Yeah, you will feel several g on what is that like . Yeah, you will feel several g on your what is that like . Yeah, you will feel several g on your body. What is that like . Yeah, you will feel several g on your body. I i what is that like . Yeah, you will i feel several g on your body. I have been on a semi later for these launches and experience this. There are g forces that you have to understand how to manage. So many of these people that have bought tickets will go on simulators to understand what will happen, just so they know what to expect. The g forces are not unbearable. They are high compared to what we are used to on the earth, several g, its an unusual feeling. On the earth, several g, its an unusualfeeling. Most people on the earth, several g, its an unusual feeling. Most people are able to compensate when they understand what is required. The plane, as it comes back again, doesnt experience high g forces because it glides back, so it is a fairly gentle return to earth. The cost of this fairly gentle return to earth. The cost of this is fairly gentle return to earth. The cost of this is eye watering for those individuals. In the region of roughly about 450,000. In terms of Space Tourism, what is the science that we are getting from all of this . Or is there no real science, it isjust a jaunt this . Or is there no real science, it is just a jaunt for those people with those sorts of sums of money . It appears that way, doesnt it . It appears like very wealthy people having a holiday, but there is more to it than that. Initially, yes, if you wanted to buy a ticket, it would cost you 450,000 plus. A lot of these people bought tickets along time ago where they were significantly cheaper, but still a lot of money. But, with time, we do expect the price to fall. It is an amazing experience for an individual to have and Virgin Galactic are careful about where they prepare people for these trips, to maximise the impact of the voyage. They are really training people in how to share that experience with as many people as possible to make a difference back on earth. There is also another important component of this, which is that, at maximum capacity, they may have six seats occupies. The remaining seats can have payload racks, so we can do experimentation. It may not seem that this is not so important, but it is Filling A Gap for us. Traditionally, we have been able to test things in a micro gravity environment, either in the International Space station, or using drop towers, where we drop things and have a huge moments of weightlessness for our objects, reducing these flights that fly in parabolas repeatedly. This fills a gap between those parabolic flights and the International Space station, weigl have several minutes of microgravity in order to do your experiments. So there have been experiments. So there have been experiments run on these. I think we will see more of this moving forwards. 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Northern irelands Chief Constable, simon byrne, has said that dissident republicans claim to be in possession of details of thousands of officers and staff which were released online by mistake. He said that claim had not been verified. At a News Conference in the past hour alongside assistant Chief Constable chris todd mr byrne said he was deeply sorry about the data breach and that a key priority was now remaining alert to officers safety and welfare. I and the senior team apologise unreservedly for what has happened. You can only imagine the sort of inconceivable horror as people started to realise that maybe a loved one is being put injeopardy by what what they are seeing. Ive personally spoken to officers and staff across the organisation, as you possibly have done yourselves, and realised that there are a range of emotions from people being somewhat pragmatic about. Well, they already know who i am because i am a neighbourhood officer, through to people being anxious, frustrated and really angry. And we need to work carefully with the staff associations and trade unions to give that message of reassurance. And also, in due course, as things start to settle, to remind people that there is a valuable and valid career here and that we are taking steps to protect your personal information. Our correspondent in belfast, charlotte gallagher, has the latest. As the public face of their psa night, the Chief Constable has been under an increasing amount of pressure and scrutiny over this data breach. After a meeting of the Policing Board, he said today that he was deeply sorry about what had happened, describing the data breach as of an industrial scale. He was asked about claims that the list of 10,000 names of Police Officers and staff may have fallen into the hands of dissident republicans. And he said that the ps and i had found no evidence to verify those claims. That would have been particular worrying if it was correct, because dissident republicans are behind the Attempted Murder of a senior detective in Northern Ireland in february. Simon berghan was also askedif february. Simon berghan was also asked if any officers had been rehoused yet after their name appeared on this list, and he said no. But, however, we do know that hundreds have contacted their managers to say they now feel concerned about their safety. There was a separate data breach as well in july which involved was a separate data breach as well injuly which involved a police laptop, radio and a spreadsheet with the names of 200 officers being stolen from a car. Simon berghan said that the radio and laptop had been remotely wipe, so they would be no use to anyone, but the list of those 200 names is now in the public domain, orat least those 200 names is now in the public domain, or at least someone has a copy of it. He has been under a lot of pressure but he said he wasnt going to walk away from his job and leadership is about responsibility, essentially guiding the police force of Northern Ireland through this very difficult time. When you speak to officers in Northern Ireland, you understand why they are so concerned. There was the Attempted Murder of a detective in february and during the troubles, 300 officers were murdered. Some People Choose to tell a few people, if any, about the job they do. One woman hadnt even told her children what she does for a job in case they told someone else. Police officers know the dangers and threats they face being a Police Officer in Northern Ireland, but what they wouldnt have expected is for their own employer to reveal their identities online. Live now to antrim and politicianjohn blair, Northern IrelandPolicing Board member who represents the allicance party. The panel met this morning with Police Chiefs to quiz them on the data breach. Welcome to the programme. In terms of the seriousness of this, just give us your assessment. The olicin give us your assessment. The Policing Board give us your assessment. Tue policing Board Meeting give us your assessment. Tte policing Board Meeting today, give us your assessment. Tt2 policing Board Meeting today, after the dramatic events of the last 48 hour is, had to be a fairly robust meeting with the Senior Management team of the ps and i come and we had to address very directly, i might say, the serious and self inflicted organisational management failure issues that have played out over the past few days will stop the Chief Constable has apologised was up is that enough . We totally acknowledge the apology from the Chief Constable and other members of these Senior Management team and a should say in fairness that, today, the Senior Management team came to the Policing Board with a fairly detailed brief and update on how they are helping those officers affected by offering the support and guidance and reassurance that they have every right to expect at this time. But these are serious matters and people have been understandably traumatised by the seriousness of this issue and the perceived threat, if not the actual threat, at the police have to take very seriously this over the next few months. We have the duty of holding the Chief Constable to account, and we must also keep a very watchful eye on this to ensure that proper processes are put in place for those Staff Members and Police Officers, who are the top priority now and into the future. Every detail of this is disturbing, isnt it . You hear that the dissident republicans came to be in possession of details of thousands of officers and staff. That is obviously hugely alarming to so many of them. Obviously hugely alarming to so many ofthem. ~ , obviously hugely alarming to so many ofthem. , , obviously hugely alarming to so many ofthem. , , of them. Absolutely. It is very bad news to hear of them. Absolutely. It is very bad news to hear today, of them. Absolutely. It is very bad news to hear today, but of them. Absolutely. It is very bad news to hear today, but i of them. Absolutely. It is very bad news to hear today, but i think, i of them. Absolutely. It is very bad | news to hear today, but i think, on the whole, it is not totally unexpected. It hasnt been verified. However, it is something that the police must take seriously indeed and it adds to the duty of looking after those officers already affected by Data Breaches in recent days, that now also have to deal with this additional information. Irate with this additional information. We have to leave it there. Thank you very much for those thoughts. We want to take you back to