new footage released of the man police are looking for, as they reveal he'd been in a relationship with the victim of the chemical attack. prince william returns to royal duties as his father steps back during his treatment for cancer. prince harry flies home. retiring comfortably — we'll tell you how much you will now need to have saved in your pension pot. and the story behind this award—winning photo of a sleeping polar bear. on bbc london: nine days on and not allowed back into their homes. what next for the residents forced to leave their wembley flats and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, will we'll head to ivory coast where the africa cup of nations has reached the semifinal stage, and the hosts are preparing to face dr congo. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. exactly a week after a mother

and her two children were attacked with a chemical substance in south london, police have released fresh footage of the man they're looking for. detectives have revealed that the suspect, abdul ezedi, had been in a relationship with the woman who was attacked. police have had hundreds of calls from the public — but they say he could be north, south, east, west, abroad or even in the river thames. our home editor mark easton is at new scotland yard. —— reports. slowly but surely police are closer to finding out what has happened to abdul shokoor ezedi. a week after the attack in clapham, this is the latest cctv identified, close to the river thames at westminster at 11pm last wednesday. now an attempted murder inquiry, so no andul ezedi is wanted for an alkali attack on a

woman and her two children. we know he was in a relationship with her that had broken down. he arranged to meet her, she and the children got into his carand meet her, she and the children got into his car and he had been driving before he threw the corrosive chemicals into herfaith. we before he threw the corrosive chemicals into her faith. we are seven days _ chemicals into her faith. we are seven days on. _ chemicals into her faith. we are seven days on, she _ chemicals into her faith. we are seven days on, she is _ chemicals into her faith. we are seven days on, she is still- chemicals into her faith. we are - seven days on, she is still sedated, still very poorly and we have not been able to speak to her. our thoughts are with her in terms of making a recovery. we have determined through our inquiry is that they were in a relationship which appears to have broken down. the attack happened in clapham at 720 5p last week. ezedi got on the cheap heading north to king's cross, he headed to a nearby supermarket and bought a bottle of water. cctv revealed significant injuries to his face. he took the tube south to victoria and that is to tower hill tube station. there are various sightings of him heading west, walking beside the river thames from

tower bridge. he almost certainly won't pass copperjudge in westminster and the latest sighting is him crossing vauxhall bridge at 11pm. —— he almost certainly walked past scotland yard. he was walking for at least an hour and a half, alone in a city he barely knew. it was dark, he had a facial injury. was he walking to somebody who could hide him or did he, as police put it, come to harm? the victim is still sedated and unable to answer questions. they had spoken to the children, but police have warned that it ezedi is dead or being harboured in this country or overseas, it could be some time before they track him down. one week on, as you say, at 7:25pm tonight, it is the exact type seven days ago that the attack took place and

police will be renewing an appeal to the public for information. they will be addressing that appeal in part directly to ezedi, telling him the awful injury he has to his right eye could be potentially fatal if left untreated. they will also be addressing the appeal to anybody supporting or harbouring ezedi. it seems at the moment the police still have more questions than answers. mark easton, thank you. the prime minister was accused of shameful behaviour in parliament today. rishi sunakjoked about labour's policy on trans people, with the mother of the murdered teenager brianna ghey, who was transgender, in parliament. our political editor chris mason was watching. one year ago 16—year—old brianna ghey was murdered. in sentencing her killers thejudge said ghey was murdered. in sentencing her killers the judge said one of the killers the judge said one of the killers was motivated in part by her

being transgender. her mum esther is trying to help teenagers with what is known as mindfulness, feeling calmer and less stressed. it is such an important _ calmer and less stressed. it is such an important thing _ calmer and less stressed. it is such an important thing to _ calmer and less stressed. it is such an important thing to be _ calmer and less stressed. it is such an important thing to be taught - an important thing to be taught about how to take care of your mental health, how to build resilience and how to be more empathetic. all of these things are skills you can work on and grow. esther ghey was in parliament today, sitting here behind mps, to watch a debate on mindfulness. the interview on sunday was _ debate on mindfulness. the interview on sunday was incredibly _ debate on mindfulness. the interview on sunday was incredibly emotional. l on sunday was incredibly emotional. and went _ on sunday was incredibly emotional. and went along to prime minister's questions too. figs and went along to prime minister's questions too.— questions too. as a father, i can't imagine the _ questions too. as a father, i can't imagine the pain _ questions too. as a father, i can't imagine the pain she _ questions too. as a father, i can't imagine the pain she is _ questions too. as a father, i can't imagine the pain she is going - imagine the pain she is going through and i'm glad she is with those in the gallery today. that was the first rishi _ those in the gallery today. that was the first rishi sunak— those in the gallery today. that was the first rishi sunak knew _ those in the gallery today. that was the first rishi sunak knew of - those in the gallery today. that was the first rishi sunak knew of it - those in the gallery today. that was the first rishi sunak knew of it as i the first rishi sunak knew of it as he began this riff on claims that keir starmer is forever changing his mind, including a punch about trans

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about this too. the prime minister has used a line about trans people as a political punch line in the presence of a grieving mother. that is not what — presence of a grieving mother. trust is not what happened and you know that. let's be clear... the is not what happened and you know that. let's be clear. . ._ that. let's be clear... the prime minister used _ that. let's be clear... the prime minister used that _ that. let's be clear... the prime minister used that line. - that. let's be clear... the prime minister used that line. matters| that. let's be clear... the prime . minister used that line. matters not what happened- _ minister used that line. matters not what happened. what _ minister used that line. matters not what happened. what he _ minister used that line. matters not what happened. what he was - minister used that line. matters not| what happened. what he was saying minister used that line. matters not i what happened. what he was saying is keir starmer cannot make its mind up about the big issues of the day. should the prime minister apologise? he is going to? i have answered that question. equalities minister kemi badenoch criticise keir starmer and said murder should not be trivialised by political point scoring. esther ghey had a preplanned meeting with keir starmer this afternoon. she has not met the prime minister. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. the prince of wales has taken part in his first public engagement since it was announced that the king has been diagnosed with cancer. prince william had taken a break from formal duties while his wife

catherine recuperates from abdominal surgery. the king meanwhile spent the night at sandringham, after beginning his treatment on monday. our royal correspondent daniela relph has the story. after almost a month away, the prince of wales is back on royal duty. first up, an investiture at windsor castle. and for a prince who is also president of the football association, there was a familiar face. ellen, mrs convery, for services to association football. in these formal surroundings, she uses her married name, but to most people she is lioness ellen white, england's record goal—scorer. as she received the mbe from prince william, she spoke to him about his father and his wife. i sent my best wishes to to the king and obviously to kate as well, to the princess of wales. but yeah, no, he was he was lovely. he's been an incredible supporter of women's football for so many years, since i've been a part of england and playing football. so, yeah, it was amazing

to receive it from him. while one prince was on public duty, the other, who arrived yesterday, is already on his way home. prince harry spent around 45 minutes with his father at clarence house after the king's cancer diagnosis. he didn't meet his brother, prince william, during his flying visit to the uk. the king is now on his sandringham estate in norfolk, away from the public gaze, where he'll spend much of the coming weeks. in the commons today, there was support for the royal family. i know the thoughts of the house and the country are with the king and his family. we wish his majesty a speedy recovery and look forward to him resuming his public facing duties in due course. ijoin with the prime minister in sending his majesty the king our very best wishes for his treatment across this house. we all look forward to seeing him back to full health as quickly as possible. tonight, the prince of wales has his second engagement of the day. a former air ambulance pilot himself, he will celebrate the work

of the london air ambulance at a fundraising dinner. that turner will be held in the central london hotel this evening. the prince of wales will make a speech where he is expected for the first time to make reference to the health challenges of both his father and his wife. we will be seeing much more of prince william in the weeks ahead but it will be a careful and manage return to royal duty for him. even though his father has stepped back from public engagements because of his cancer treatment, sources close to prince william said his priority remains supporting his wife during her recovery. thank you, diana ralph. women may have to work 19 years longer than men if they are to retire with the same pension pot — that's the latest research from the pensions industry, which suggest men retire with pension savings of £205,000 — while women havejust £69,000.

it comes as another study warns that the annual amount needed for a moderate lifestyle in retirement has risen by more than £8,000 in the space ofjust a year. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david is here. thank you, sophie. few of us want to think about pensions. for some, saving more may feel an unaffordable luxury — but this is a wake—up call. the research suggests that the income needed for a moderately comfortable retirement has risen from £23,000 to over £31,000 in a year. this isjust guidance, but it underlines some recent seismic changes, unavoidable ones — the surge in food and energy costs. and secondly, tweaks in lifestyle since the pandemic — we want to socialise and travel more, grandparents are increasingly helping with childcare, or buying homes. so how much do you need? well, if you make do with a couple of takeaways a month, a £50 weekly shop and a domestic mini break, a single person can get by on £14,000 — a couple £22,000.

for what the research calls a moderate lifestyle, which includes running a car and a holiday in europe, then it's at least £31,000. upgrade that to include more travel and frequent meals out, and you're looking at £43,000 or almost £60,000 per couple per year. so how do you fund all this? well, if you qualify for a state pension — that is rising in april to £11,500 thanks to the triple—lock formula. but what about the rest? pension options differ hugely, as do individual circumstances. but as an illustration, you may need a pension pot of close to £500,000 to fund that moderate lifestyle. so how are we doing? we are on track to having the minimum, and we are on track to having some of the good things, but probably if we want more good

things, we should try and put more money away. or, an option that will be true for many people, they might find they have to work longer into their 60s to make sure they have an income. some say the government and employers could do more — easpecially as women in particular fall behind. it's easy to put off thinking about it, but the sooner you take action, the brighter the future may look — and the earlier you may be able to retire. dharshini david, thank you. hundreds of dentists will get extra money if they set up a practice in parts of england that have the poorest access to nhs dental care. up to 240 dentists will be offered a £20,000 bonus. dentists will also get more money for seeing a patient who hasn't been to the dentist for two years or more. the government is hoping the changes will mean more than a million extra treatments in a year. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. this is what it looks like when you can't find an nhs dentist.

i feel a lot of shame going out. i'll wear a scarf around my mouth. it's always cold. it's not, it'sjust because i don't like talking to people like this. for years, stephen has been trying to locate an nhs dentist, resorting to emergency treatment for extractions, even taking out a loan to pay for dentures. i've saved most of my life and my wife, you know, being married and working all the time. i want to save that money for doing things with her. i don't need to be paying for my teeth. for stephen, itjust feels deeply unfair. you'rejust, like, banging your head against the wall. this is supposed to be one of the happy times of my life, being retired. i've done what i've had to do, i can't do what i want to do because of the situation. stephen is far from alone. the last 48 hours have seen extraordinary scenes as desperate people queued outside a dental surgery in bristol that had announced it was taking on nhs patients. the problem with nhs dentistry dates back to 2006 when a new contract for dental care was introduced.

within just a few years it was being described as not fit for purpose, and dentists themselves said it didn't pay them adequately for the procedures they were being asked to carry out. as a result, they started walking away from nhs care. in 2022, we reported on the struggles people were having accessing nhs dental care. our extensive research revealed that nine in ten nhs dental practices across the uk were not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the health service, and eight in ten nhs practices were not taking on children. a third of the uk's more than 200 council areas were dental deserts, where no dentists were taking on any adult nhs patients. the whole of the uk is a dental desert. it doesn't matter where you are, access to dentistry is dreadful. now the government has outlined what ministers call a recovery plan for dentistry in england.

a long—term plan to make dental care faster, simpler and fairer for people across the country. fine faster, simpler and fairer for people across the country. one in ten peeple _ people across the country. one in ten peeple have _ people across the country. one in ten people have been _ people across the country. one in ten people have been forced - people across the country. one in ten people have been forced to i ten people have been forced to attend — ten people have been forced to attend diy dentistry, dickensian conditions. graduate dentists could also be tied in to nhs work, and more dentists from overseas will be recruited. but many fear that without fundamental reform of the way dentists are paid, people like stephen will still struggle to find help. dominic hughes, bbc news. the time is just after 18:15. our top story this evening... new footage of the man police are looking for after it is revealed he had been in a relationship with the victim of the london chemical attack. and coming up... imagine this popping up behind your house. that's the reality for those on a street in corby in an unusual planning row. and on bbc london: and coming up on sportsday in

the next 15 minutes on bbc news... the british divers making a splash in doha with their best medal return at a world championships. we'll hear from one of the squard. the israeli government has rejected the latest proposals put forward by hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government as part of negotiations for a ceasefire to release the hostages seized on october the 7th. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been meeting israeli and palestinian leaders today in his latest effort to secure a deal. our international editorjeremy bowen reports. israel's border with lebanon feels isolated and empty. in metula, israel's most northerly community, the only residents left are mobilised army reservists. here they're surrounded

on three sides by hezbollah, iran's powerful ally in lebanon. one of the men, who didn't want his face shown, pointed to hezbollah's positions. and then to the north is half a mile, the border with lebanon. and then in the east of us, it is half a mile. definitely can turn into a big war, and a big war with hezbollah is not like hamas — a real army, very trained, greatly equipped, great intelligence and they have a lot of experience, real experience in syria. israel released video of their attacks on what they said were hezbollah positions. tens of thousands of civilians on either side of the border have been evacuated. the war there is intensifying. haven't seen you in a long time. yeah, a few weeks. but more urgent for antony blinken is a ceasefire in gaza. prime minister netanyahu says israel needs total victory and no

concessions to hamas. they want israel to leave gaza and end the war in return for a ceasefire. gaza is the key to stabilising the middle east. this is the occupied golan heights, another potential flashpoint where the borders of israel, lebanon and syria meet. over on the syrian side, you can see ruins from previous wars. antony blinken warns this is the most dangerous moment for the middle east since 1973. without a ceasefire in gaza, the risks that a wider war will intensify remain very real. israel has heavily reinforced its northern border lands. this is a former syrian base occupied by the israelis since 1967. inside the ruin, the head of the regional council, a retired colonel, was preparing for the worst. if we go, to where are we going? to haifa? then they bomb us in haifa.

then we go to tel aviv — then they bomb us in tel aviv. people prefer to move by night on the most exposed roads in northern israel in places shielded by blastproof concrete walls. don't think of this war on the lebanese border as a sideshow to gaza. it could become even worse. this is the most dangerous, the most unstable frontier in the middle east at the moment. what started as a low—level war back in october has been intensifying. but all sides know how much worse it could get — notjust causing great destruction in israel and in lebanon, but it's also got the capacity to ignite the region. the fate of the whole middle east, notjust israel's empty evacuated northern towns, depends on breaking through the shock and hatred of war. so far, the diplomats are fighting a losing battle. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in israel.

reform uk — the successor to the brexit party — is climbing in the polls — with the prime minister under pressure from some on the right of his party over tax cuts and immigration. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to dudley in the west midlands, where the party's been campaigning, to consider what impact reform uk could have on a general election this year — and how much it could split the tory vote. reform uk. have you heard of us? oh, no. do you want to? on a drizzly day in dudley, activists from reform uk are trying to get people to engage. this party has been around for a few years, but it's struggled to get traction. recently, though, it's been creeping up in the polls. i'm voting for you, mate. thank you very much. - it's trying to tap in to disillusionment with the political mainstream. i wouldn't say i'm a conservative because i'm not. and i wouldn't say i support labour because i don't support labour. so it's the other option. i think we do need another option. i am going to vote|

for them this year. i think the reform needs a chance. the party says it's aiming at conservative and labour voters, but it's some on the tory right that are concerned, not least about its focus on levels of immigration and tax. here, though, there is scepticism. for me, there are questionable issues that on a moral front, i would have difficulty in actually voting for. i wouldn't vote reform because we'd ijust be getting ultra conservatism. i we need change. — we don't need that kind of change. this still—small party has made a big promise — to stand in every seat in britain at the next election. but without the brexit branding of its predecessor and with uncertainty about the role of its president, nigel farage, recognition is a challenge. as a new party, especially if you are considered right of centre, people will treat you with a bit of scepticism. we're getting great responses. 20% of people know about us and we're polling at 13%. imagine how high we can poll when more people know about us. so far, they haven't had much

success at the ballot box, but even without winning seats at the election, they could take votes, particularly from the conservatives. the nightmare scenario that the conservatives are worried about is that reform slice off 5—10% of their vote at one end, they lose another 5%, 10%,15% at the other end to labour or the liberal democrats. put those two sums together and you've got an awful lot of conservative mps out of a job on election night. so, back in dudley, how worried are local conservatives? i think a lot of it is hype. we have some good - policies on immigration. the economy seems to be doing well and recovering from post—covid. - so i would say to colleagues - in westminster, hold your nerve. but at an evening event for reform supporters at a local rugby club, there was clear discontent with the status quo. i liked what i heard. i've always voted tory. but ijust can't bring myself to do it in 2024. what is it in particular that's turned you off the tories, if i can put it that way?

it's rishi. it's the not fulfilling the promise with the small boats and the immigrants. it's basically the infighting. but the question is why...? it's just a snapshot of some views. but it's this sentiment that's causing nerves for some conservatives. alex forsyth, bbc news, dudley. imagine waking up and finding this at the end of your back garden — the vast metal frame of a new factory. well, that is exactly what happened to residents in corby. when they called the local council in shock — they discovered it had been a huge planning mistake — as jo black reports. this is the view from georgie wallis's back garden — a cathedral of steel just several feet away, and once constructed, looks like it could become some sort of warehouse. this is what her back garden used to look like. today, she is living next to a building site. it'sjust enormous, innit it's a monstrosity. i mean, itjust feels

like it's gone up overnight. it's just... it's there. it's so invasive, you know, loss of privacy, loss of light. you know, how can i come out the weekends, enjoy my garden in the summer when i've got this to look at? what's annoyed many of the residents here is a mistake in the planning consultation process. this used to be the site of a weetabix factory. it turns out letters about the planning application were sent to residents on a different road half a mile away, where another weetabix factory is situated. that has infuriated people who live here and north northamptonshire council has apologised but says planning permission remains lawful. the council says because a notice was placed at the site and a press advert was published, it fulfils the statutory part of the process. i think it's a shambles. they haven't actually contacted the correct street that they were supposed to have contacted, and contacted another one.

so i feel like they haven't specifically done what they were supposed to have done in order to build this. the council says it's doing all it can to ensure a similar issue doesn't happen again, but people living here feel like they have been forgotten. jo black, bbc news in corby. a pod of killer whales trapped by drift ice off northern japan appear to have successfully escaped to open water. drone video had shown at least ten orcas crowded together in a tiny opening in the ice. they appeared to be sticking their heads out of water to breathe. local officials say they think growing gaps in the ice helped the orcas free themselves. this image of a young polar bear asleep on an iceberg, has won the wildlife photographer of the year people's choice award.

the british amateur photographer nima sarikhani took the photograph after three days searching for polar bears through thick fog, off norway's svalbard archipelago. he's been telling us how it felt to win. i'm stilljust totally overwhelmed and shocked and incredibly humbled and honoured. it's such an important competition for anyone who is into wildlife photography. i never thought i'd get anywhere near this stage, so, yeah, still trying to take it all in, basically. so it was a tiny little icebreaker we were on, up exploring the north of svalbard in the middle of covid. it was the only boat operating so we had the place to ourselves. the skies opened and we were able to spend eight hours with the bears. ijust couldn't believe it. it was magical. unbelievable. this image wa just before midnight. the bear was hunting through the ice floes and looking for food. and then i guess itjust got tired at the end of the

day, clambered onto this little iceberg, clawed out a little shelf for itself to support him and kind of went for a nap. i don't think i'll ever find an opportunity to see anything like that again. it was truly phenomenal. what an amazing image. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow over the next few days, sophie. most of the snow is going to be falling for a while across north wales, northern england, northern ireland and working up into scotland. the heaviest disruptive snow will be over higher ground. the cold air is in place, a few snow showers overnight in the far north of scotland and some ice but rain is heading into the south—west of england and it will move northwards back into the cold air. the coldest air by the end of the night is certainly going to be in scotland, could be —8 in the glens but we will have a frost in northern ireland and also across northern parts of england but much milder in the south. let's focus on where the heaviest of the snow and most disruptive snow will be for

tomorrow. this is where we have the amber warning from the met office. north wales, north—western parts of shropshire into the peak district and the southern pennines. a lot of snow falling and there could be some drifting as an easterly wind picks up. a mixture of rain for the most part but some sleet and snow particularly over hills. that is heading north up to the far south of scotland. the rest of scotland generally dry but it will be cold. for many, with the wet weather, mixture of rain, sleet and snow it will be a cold day but milder across the south where we have more rain coming in actually towards the end of the day as that wintry mixture works its way further into parts of scotland. the reason it is getting wetter is because we have this area of low pressure. that is going to bring some milder air with it. but still for the end of the week we have colder conditions in scotland. that's where we're going to find some sleet and snow falling and it will be windy in the easterly wind. but for other parts of the uk if there is any snow to begin with over there is any snow to begin with over the northern pennines it will be

turning back to rain. we have some showers, some of them could be quite heavy but temperature is beginning to rise on friday. but we still have that colder air in place in scotland and for northern scotland to start the weekend there may be some snow but elsewhere more likely to have some rain. thanks, darren. and that's bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm ollie foster. can ivory coast keep the party going? it's semi—finals day at the africa cup of nations. pochettino's not in a party mood at chelsea. chelsea are looking to stay in the fa cup tonight. really invite rangers, need