at least nine people and injured more than a thousand. another year of removing liquids from luggage for airline passengers leaving the uk. thank you forjoining us. a reminder of our top story — foreign ministers from nato are gathered in brussels to mark the alliance�*s 75th anniversary. nato started with 12 members but now has 32 with the newest being finland and sweden. meanwhile, the uk foreign secretary lord cameron has said he is working to get ukraine and nato, into the best possible "shape by november, ahead of the us election. speaking to the bbc�*s ukrainecast, he also ruled out western boots on the ground in ukraine. what nato is looking at is a nato

mission for ukraine, not a nato mission for ukraine, not a nato mission in ukraine. it's making sure we use the nato architecture to help deliver some of the support ukraine needs but fundamentally, i think we should do everything we can to help ukraine, that is the position of britain and i think it's not escalator me to say we will help this independent sovereign country to fight off an aggressor and we will give it all the help we can in order to do that.— will give it all the help we can in order to do that. you don't see the --rosect order to do that. you don't see the prosraect of — order to do that. you don't see the prosraect of nato _ order to do that. you don't see the prospect of nato puts _ order to do that. you don't see the prospect of nato puts on - order to do that. you don't see the prospect of nato puts on the - order to do that. you don't see the i prospect of nato puts on the ground at any time? ida. prospect of nato puts on the ground at any time?— at any time? no. we don't want to cive at any time? no. we don't want to give vladimir _ at any time? no. we don't want to give vladimir putin _ at any time? no. we don't want to give vladimir putin a _ at any time? no. we don't want to give vladimir putin a target - at any time? no. we don't want to give vladimir putin a target like i give vladimir putin a target like that. and nato can do lots of things to better coordinate the help we give to ukraine but fundamentally, for countries like britain and all those who support ukraine, this is a question of political will. do we have the patience, the well, are we prepared to give the resources and in the case of britain, the answer is yes and i am sitting in the us

for the second time in congress next week, the european union has put forward its money for this year and we need a us supplemental which i think could be one of the things, we talked about a narrative earlier, how these things have a narrative arc, it looks as if russia is doing better on land, a tiny bit better but i think one of the things that could change the narrative is american money coming in. these guys will have the firepower, the money, the support and then you've got the prospect of further ukrainian success and crucially a just peace and that is what we want, not an unjust piece which is what you get right now but a just peace and the most important thing we can do is get whatever dossier we are talking about whether it's ukraine or the middle east or whatever into the best possible shape by november and so if we can get that money out of the us congress, if we can get ukraine the arms they need and if we

can show vladimir putin he cannot outweigh to us and ukraine will fight back and win the war in its territory, if we can do all those things whoever gets in in november will look at the situation in ukraine and hopefully look at nato having its successful 75th birthday and look at nato members spending more than 2% gdp and success, hopefully they will want to invest in success. earlier, we heard from finland's foreign minister elina valtonen live from the nato meeting in brussels. we did not really feel any immediate miiiiary— we did not really feel any immediate military threat which we would have been facing but now we are in the family— been facing but now we are in the family where we belong to and especially with sweden also becoming a member, _ especially with sweden also becoming a member, we feel not only has a membership become complete but also we l00k— membership become complete but also we look forward to contributing to the overall strength of the alliance and the _

the overall strength of the alliance and the prevalence of essentially the values that we stand for. we 'ust the values that we stand for. we just heard _ the values that we stand for. - just heard there before speaking to the ukrainian foreign minister talking about the need for more aid and of course that is a huge subject on the agenda today. what is the view from finland on the required aid for ukraine to fend off russian aggression? we aid for ukraine to fend off russian aggression?— aid for ukraine to fend off russian an aression? ~ , . ., aggression? we very much agree with our colleagues — aggression? we very much agree with our colleagues that _ aggression? we very much agree with our colleagues that the _ aggression? we very much agree with our colleagues that the need - aggression? we very much agree with our colleagues that the need for - aggression? we very much agree with our colleagues that the need for aid . our colleagues that the need for aid is imminent. it is needed in the short-term, _ is imminent. it is needed in the short—term, the medium term and also we need _ short—term, the medium term and also we need long—term commitments now that nato _ we need long—term commitments now that nato is looking to institutionalise some of the coordination and the aid we are providing — coordination and the aid we are providing towards ukraine. then land for its _ providing towards ukraine. then land for its bid _ providing towards ukraine. then land for its bid has been one of the largest— for its bid has been one of the largest donors relative to gdp. yesterday we announced our 23rd package _ yesterday we announced our 23rd package of aid up eight total to

0~25%— package of aid up eight total to 025% of— package of aid up eight total to 0.25% of gdp and also we published a long-term _ 0.25% of gdp and also we published a long—term security commitment to ukraine _ long—term security commitment to ukraine so— long—term security commitment to ukraine so we try to of course, lead try ukraine so we try to of course, lead by example — ukraine so we try to of course, lead by example and encourage all our friends _ by example and encourage all our friends to— by example and encourage all our friends to do the same because we feel very— friends to do the same because we feel very strongly that ukraine is really— feel very strongly that ukraine is really finding obviously not just for their— really finding obviously not just for their freedom but for that of all of— for their freedom but for that of all of us — for their freedom but for that of all of us. ~ , , for their freedom but for that of allofus. ~ , , all of us. minister, i must ask you about the affordability _ all of us. minister, i must ask you about the affordability because i all of us. minister, i must ask you | about the affordability because you know that there have been and there has been a reluctance and there has been issues with trying to get a package of aid are great example the us as countries are feeling the pinch economically. so do you feel it would be as affordable for other nations to commit that much? first of all, it nations to commit that much? first of all. it is — nations to commit that much? first of all, it is cheaper _ nations to commit that much? first of all, it is cheaper to _ nations to commit that much? first of all, it is cheaper to pay now than _ of all, it is cheaper to pay now

than say— of all, it is cheaper to pay now than say later when things have gotten — than say later when things have gotten even worse. we see that russia _ gotten even worse. we see that russia unfortunately will be posing a long—term strategic threat to the euro atlantic alliance and therefore the threat — euro atlantic alliance and therefore the threat is not going away if we 'ust the threat is not going away if we just ignore — the threat is not going away if we just ignore it as it manifests itself— just ignore it as it manifests itself now in ukraine. and the second — itself now in ukraine. and the second thing is of course that there is no _ second thing is of course that there is no price — second thing is of course that there is no price for freedom. we should realise _ is no price for freedom. we should realise that — is no price for freedom. we should realise that if we cannot count on those _ realise that if we cannot count on those values which we perhaps are taken _ those values which we perhaps are taken for— those values which we perhaps are taken for granted for too long, then we don't _ taken for granted for too long, then we don't have much left. and i think it's very— we don't have much left. and i think it's very important that us politicians talk to our people and explain _ politicians talk to our people and explain why it's so important we keep— explain why it's so important we keep on— explain why it's so important we keep on assisting ukraine. the uk foreian keep on assisting ukraine. the uk foreign secretary _ keep on assisting ukraine. the uk foreign secretary david _ keep on assisting ukraine. the uk foreign secretary david cameron l keep on assisting ukraine. the uk l foreign secretary david cameron has ruled that western boots on the ground in ukraine but what is the approach of inland?— ground in ukraine but what is the

approach of inland? finland is also rollin: out approach of inland? finland is also rolling out western _ approach of inland? finland is also rolling out western bits _ approach of inland? finland is also rolling out western bits on - approach of inland? finland is also rolling out western bits on the - rolling out western bits on the ground — rolling out western bits on the ground and we are not even looking to discuss— ground and we are not even looking to discuss it — ground and we are not even looking to discuss it but in the long term, we should — to discuss it but in the long term, we should not be ruling anything out. we should not be ruling anything out we — we should not be ruling anything out. we would be happy to discuss all elements but at this stage, what is most _ all elements but at this stage, what is most needed is definitely short—term aid, ammunition especially, sending that over to ukraine — especially, sending that over to ukraine and also committing me demeaning and long term, at least if countries _ demeaning and long term, at least if countries are not sending military material — countries are not sending military material they can send euros or pounds — material they can send euros or pounds which will be made to good use in_ pounds which will be made to good use in ukraine. that pounds which will be made to good use in ukraine.— pounds which will be made to good use in ukraine. that was the foreign minister from _ use in ukraine. that was the foreign minister from finland _ use in ukraine. that was the foreign minister from finland speaking - use in ukraine. that was the foreign minister from finland speaking to i use in ukraine. that was the foreign minister from finland speaking to us earlier. more now on the middle east, where there are growing calls for an independent investigation into the death of seven aid workers killed by israeli air strikes on a convoy in gaza this week. the non—governmental organisation that employed the aid workers — the world central kitchen — has released a statement calling on, "the governments of australia, canada, the us, poland and the uk tojoin us in an investigation into the attacks".

israel has called the incident on monday a mistaken air strike. john deverell is a former brigadier with the british army and former director of defence diplomacy at the ministry of defence. he has first—hand experience of this region and told me israel needs to take more care to prevent civilian deaths. going back in time, the best part of two years i was the senior british officer working in palestinian territories and i got to know the israeli defence forces very well, i was around at the time of a massive incursion by the idf into gaza so i have seen this close—up and for me the turning point was a long time ago. the course about which people have been hearing on your programme for the last 5—10 minutes have come late in the day because it occurred to me looking at the scale of the casualties in the civilian side, that from a military point of view,

as a former military operational planner and someone who knows the idf, adequate care is not being taken by the idf as of a long time ago to minimise civilian casualties. you were among signatories saying the uk should stop sending arms to israel before today and last week, a cross—party group of mps said the uk should stop sending arms to israel and we have heard hundreds of legal experts say the same thing but which authority ultimately makes a judgement on this and can enforce it? {if judgement on this and can enforce it? . ., , �* , ., , judgement on this and can enforce it? , , ., it? of course, there's a number of reasons we _ it? of course, there's a number of reasons we have _ it? of course, there's a number of reasons we have heard _ it? of course, there's a number of reasons we have heard in - it? of course, there's a number of reasons we have heard in the - it? of course, there's a number of reasons we have heard in the last| reasons we have heard in the last ten minutes as to why we should not stop arms exports. at the end of the day it is the decision of the british government but it is obliged to abide by our own laws and international laws, not to provide export licences if there is a plausible risk to those on those weapons being used against

international humanitarian law. as far as i understand that lord cameron about a month ago said foreign office lawyers would look at whether or not international human rights law was being breached and we have to learn about the results so there was a lead long ago which suggest they have already opined that ihl was in danger of being breached and the point therefore that our government potentially is out of order legally. we have firm going back to 2017, the british government found itself in court and lost a case and was ordered by the judge to seize weapons exports to saudi arabia because the royal saudi air force was using british munitions and aircraft to bomb over yemen without taking due care and consideration about civilian casualties so far been there before and i can foresee that we will be here again pretty soon.- here again pretty soon. finally, what would _ here again pretty soon. finally, what would the _ here again pretty soon. finally, what would the consequences l here again pretty soon. finally, | what would the consequences be here again pretty soon. finally, - what would the consequences be for the uk if that was found to be the

case? i the uk if that was found to be the case? ., _ ., the uk if that was found to be the case? ., ., ., the uk if that was found to be the case? ., , . ., ., case? i would say a lot of embarrassment, - case? i would say a lot of embarrassment, they - case? i would say a lot of| embarrassment, they will case? i would say a lot of- embarrassment, they will say we case? i would say a lot of— embarrassment, they will say we will be ordered to potentially stop exporting if we have not done by stopping doing that before then and i think also what i would like to see from a military point of view is not only the better coordination that your respondents have been talking about but in our system, we would expect the soldiers and the chain of command in terms of officers to be held to account and that's not only if their sense have been punished, for example the raid took place on purpose in order to hit the humanitarian aid convoy but since lack of adequate care so i would like to see proper accountability and that is what we would do. i set out a model process for paperfor our would do. i set out a model process for paper for our government for the chief of defence staff and for number ten downing street after the saudi example i gave you earlier,

setting out what we would do if the british military, in order to ensure we minimise civilian casualties and those are the things our own government should ensure in this case the israelis carry out and indeed any other country to whom we might explore weapons in order to prevent being in breach of the law. blood tests for dementia will be offered at more than 50 memory clinics across the uk. a five—year trial will aim to find out whether the tests can spot the early signs. the trials are being run by teams in oxford and london with thousands of volunteers and the plan is to introduce screening for dementia in over 50s. fergus walsh reports. what can our blood tell us about our brain? this small trial in oxford is looking for clues. lucy, like many of the healthy volunteers, has a personalfamily motivation for being involved.

the main driver for the dementia was because my mother had dementia, and ijust have very close personal experience of how miserable that is. i mean, she wasn't... fortunately she was relatively old. she was in her 80s when it started, and she died at 97. but her last few years were really mired by the disease. what's your first language? over the next five years, around 5,000 people will take part in research assessing blood tests to see how accurately they can identify various forms of dementia, most notably alzheimer's disease. damian is another healthy volunteer in the oxford study. my father suffered and eventually passed away from alzheimer's disease. his mother had a dementia of sorts as well. so there's a family history there, so i obviously have an interest in identifying these diseases early.

and secondly, having worked with alzheimer's patients for a lot of my career, i can see the advantages of early diagnosis, the advantages of early support, and hopefully this will help with that. hello, please have a seat here. mohammed has some minor memory problems and does all he can to stay healthy. memory is very important, especially when you see the people with dementia, the suffering, and they don't know who they are, and they forget the family, they forget the children, they forget their wives, so it is quite worrying. in alzheimer's disease, rogue proteins can build up in the brain over 20 years before a person shows problems with memory and understanding. the tests will search for biomarkers in the blood, which can identify the early stages of dementia. if a reliable blood test

for alzheimer's is eventually approved by the nhs, it would transform diagnosis and mean that people could be screened for dementia in their 50s, long before symptoms emerge. the studies will aim to include people from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, so a wide cross—section of society is represented. the studies will assess how best to give feedback to patients, such as using a traffic light system to indicate whether they are at low, medium or high risk of dementia. alzheimer's charities say it could transform the way the disease is diagnosed. the blood test would help because it would provide an accurate and fast, robust diagnosis for alzheimer's disease and those diseases associated with dementia. at the moment, many people are unable to access the kinds of tests, such as pet scans

and lumbar punctures, that really show the biological underpinnings of the disease and give that accurate diagnosis for patients. around a third of patients with dementia never get a formal diagnosis, and only a tiny minority have access to specialist brain scans or spinal lumbar punctures, which are the gold standard tests. new treatments may soon be licensed, which can slow down the progress of alzheimer's, so accurate diagnosis is more important than ever. fergus walsh, bbc news. fiona carragher is the director of research and influencing at alzheimers society. she told us how these new blood test trials could be a gamechanger for dementia. i've worked for 30 years leading laboratory testing and i have to say this is a game changerfor dementia.

what we are hoping to do through this blood biomarker challenge is to revolutionise the dementia diagnosis pathway which will make a huge difference for patients right into the future. how far are we from a cure because obviously this is a huge step in terms of diagnosis but is a cure anywhere within reach? this year will be a defining moment for dementia, the first two drugs that have been shown in trials to slow progression of alzheimer's disease, are starting to go through the regulatory process within the uk. but as you heard in the film earlier, we are a long way from being able to get those drugs into the nhs because what we do not have is early and accurate diagnosis of disease. about one third of people currently

do not get a diagnosis at all and a tiny percentage get the very specialised scans or lumbar punctures that enables them to see whether they are eligible for these drugs in the future. gracie spinks was 23 when she was murdered by a stalker three years ago. since then, we have followed her parent's campaign for every police force to have a stalking advocate. that's an independent specialist who offers advice and guidance to victims. gracie's parents visited a police unit dedicated to tackling stalking, and bbc�*s abi smitton was given exclusive access to go with them. this moment has been a long time coming for richard spinks and alison ward. it's nice to meet you. welcome to cheshire police h0.

their daughter gracie was murdered by a stalker in 2021. this 101 call was heard at the inquest into her death. four months after that call, gracie was killed. today, richard and alison are visiting cheshire police to see how the force's harm reduction unit protects victims of stalking. this is our office. james there is one of our four probation officers that's aligned with the unit. so did you start off quite small and sort of build up to this?

yes, absolutely. three or four of you... this is eight years in the making. at the inquest, derbyshire police admitted it had failed gracie. since her death, her parents have been fighting for change to require all police forces to employ dedicated stalking advocates who will be there to provide help and support to victims, like vicky at cheshire police. when we first meet a victim, you are meeting a person in absolute crisis a lot of the time. you are not a police officer there to take a statement. you are somebody to talk to, to vent to, who's also going to provide you with some knowledge, some information about how to keep yourself safe. we know what we're talking about. we specialise in stalking and we're going to hopefully guide you through the process. gracie's parents�* vision is to have someone like vicky in every police force. yeah, this is kind of what we want to push out. across the country. the same service should be available to anyone, wherever you live.

and i think this is a great place to start. why can't it be done in other police forces? what works here might not work in another area. the unit's been running for nine years now. as well as support for victims, it works with psychologists to rehabilitate offenders and trials new technology to keep people safe. that's essentially what the perpetrator wears. it means with a high degree of accuracy, we can see everywhere where this person goes, where they go to sleep, where they've been. the person that we want to protect has this little device. they have this little clip. you can put it in your bag, your pocket or whatever, and it essentially does the same job. so if these two things come close to each other, it alerts both parties. but at the same time, it's alerting our control room on an emergency call. other forces are now reaching out

to cheshire police to find out how they can improve their response to stalking cases. i think most forces recognise they can and should improve their response and how they go about that will be different and we can learn from other ways. i've learned from richard and alison today. it's made me think about the way we approach stuff and the things that we say. so i suppose the point i'm making overall is that it's very much a journey. we've spoken so many times. we feel we're supported more, you know, from people that want exactly the same as us and are doing it. that's what will change it. ijust wish that i got this service from our police force at the time, she made her first initial complaint report because she'd still be alive today. yeah, well, no, we were let down. but we've got to now for our own sanity, push forward in a positive way, because it's the only way forward for us.

it's three years since gracie died injune, and we've been on this with the same sort of passion and intent right from the start. so it will be a long process, but i'm fairly confident, very confident, that we can make a difference. gracie wouldn't have died for nothing. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. it has become all the rage in recent years — rock stars and pop stars selling the rights to their back catalogues for huge amounts of cash. the latest example is the legendary us band kiss. they've sold their rights for what's believed to be more than 300—million dollars. our reporter david waddell has been talking to kiss' very own gene simmons. we will be able to pay our rent. for any amount of money we wouldn't

get in bed with the wrong folks. the best thing about this deal is who we are doing a deal with of a collaborative nature about how we have now our newest and best friends for the rest of our lives. pophouse have got a strong record, dealing with abba but you are a different proposition but what was it about pophouse that drew you to work with them? the commitment to taking ai where it has never been before, the technology and so there's business and there's the idea of blowing the socks off your fans. they want to take us, that thing that we've created, into areas we never imagined, the caterpillar never imagined that once it stuck its head out of the cocoon that it would grow

these beautiful wings that would soar into the heavens. in 2015 you told the bbc, "i approach life the way "sharks approach life, they must keep moving "or they will drown. "i will never stop making more money, i will never have enough." is this the point you feel you have brought in enough money? more money is always good. i completely reject the idea that if you work hard that you should not make more money. people who say money is the root of all evil do not understand, it is actually the lack of money that is the root of all evil. if you've got hundreds of millions of dollars in your pocket why would you hold up a 7/11? there is some element of control you still have but what will be your ongoing message to see them continue to honour your legacy? the pophouse team has already surpassed anything we could have imagined.

we have seen the original prototype imagery that's going to make you question where you are and your surroundings. it's unbelievable but i cannot tell you about it, not now, but soon! cheering. gene simmons from the band kiss, now $300 million richer! now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello, again. the weather in the next few days remains unsettled, further spells of rain, also some sunny intervals until snow in scotland but this weekend it will turn warmer than it has been and also windier. the warmest day this year so far in the south—east east anglia during the course of saturday. low pressure bringing rain this morning pulling away but another one waiting in the wings bringing rain across the south—west through the course of this afternoon. in between, variable cloud and also some showers. the rain continues to push away, showers developing behind,

brisk winds in the south—west. northern ireland, northern england and scotland, quite a lot of cloud with some brighter breaks, patchy light rain and hill snow so feeling cold and the brisk winds across the north west, as we reach further south with highs of 16. this evening and overnight the rain advances north and east, as it bumps into cold air across scotland it will turn to snow to about 100 metres and in the highlands it will be windy especially in the west and we have another rain band moving across was heading east. very mild in the south, cold in the north. tomorrow, the first band of rain clearing eastern england, the other end pushing north across scotland with hill snow and later more rain moves in across northern ireland pushing north and east across scotland. further south it is mild

in the sunshine with some showers, the milder air pushing north during the day. heading into saturday, the rain moves north, going to be a windy day, sunshine and showers coming from the west, the risk of gale force winds but it's windy wherever you are and we are looking at very mild temperatures across the board, we could hit 21 degrees. heading into sunday, it's going to be a day of sunshine and showers, longer spells of rain at times across north—west scotland, possibly gales but it will be a windy day in prospect, temperatures down a little bit but still high for the time of year, 10 in lerwick, 17 in norwich.

live from london. this is bbc news. lord cameron rules out western troops in ukraine but warns allies need to step up or risk russia winning the war. pressure grows on the government to suspend arms sales to israel after seven aid workers were killed in a gaza air strike. airport passengers may need to remove liquids and laptops from baggage for another 12 months,

after new security scanner delays. and the green party calls for more affordable housing as it launches its local election campaign — we'll bring it to you live. you're watching bbc news. let's just take you to bristol, where we're waiting for the green party to launch its local election campaign. party co—leaders carla denyer and adrian ramsay will kick off their campaign shortly — and we'll take you there as soon as it starts. we will also have one of our political correspondence joining us soon to discuss all those details, soon to discuss all those details, so please do stay with us here on bbc news. first though, let's talk about airports.

the installation of new security scanners in airports