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welcome to bbc news. tributes are being paid to chuck berry, the singer and guitarist who's died at the age of 90. police say emergency services were called to the musician's home in missouri yesterday, but were unable to revive him. a rock and roll pioneer, his hits such as roll over beethoven and johnny b goode helped define the genre and influenced artists like the rolling stones and the beatles. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. # deep down in louisiana close to new orleans # way back up in the woods among the evergreen # there stood a log cabin made of earth and wood # where lived a country boy named johnny b goode...# johnny b goode. # sweet little 16. ..#

sweet little 16. # it's a jumpin‘ little record i want myjockey to play...# roll over beethoven. if any one person could claim to have invented rock'n'roll, it was chuck berry. # maybellene, why can't you be true...# his formula — take rhythm and blues, mix it with country and add electric guitar and sing about the stuff that teenagers care about. that's why i wrote about school. half of the young people go to school. and i wrote about life. half of the people have cars, i wrote about cars and mostly all the people, if they're not now, they'll soon be in love. charles berry was born in st louis, missouri. w he married young, trained as a hairdresser and his hobby was guitar. # maybellene. ..# it was muddy waters who suggested he record a song at the legendary chess studios. of course, he was only one of many rock'n‘roll pioneers. and another spell in prison,

a conviction for immorality with a 14—year—old girl, halted his career. # up in the mornin‘ and out to school # when he re—emerged, he discovered that his sound was sweeping america. he was, though, something of a loner. he would often turn up and play with whoever was around. sometimes, he wouldn't even hand out a set list. he knew everyone would know the songs. and he wasn't always easy to get on with, as his fan, keith richards, found out. you got to live with it, afterwards. hf; 5.55. ygifigs - i know that! 0k, well then realise it! but is it going to be here, after we're all dead and gone? it ain't you and me... oh, i ain't dying. but, asjohn lennon said, if you wanted to give rock'n‘roll another name, you might call it chuck berry. chuck berry who has died at the age of 90.

a one—year—old boy has died and a girl, who's also one, is in a critical condition after police were called to reports officers went to an address in wilberforce road late last night, where the two children were found with serious injuries. they were taken to hospitfl detectives from the homicide and major crime command are investigating the incident but say no arrests have yet been made. our correspondent, jane—frances kelly, is in finsbury park in north london. what is the latest? the incident is to have what is the latest? the incident is believed to have happened at this building behind me, police have been in and out all morning. the neighbours have told us that the mother of the children was crying

for help, "my kids, my kids!" the emergency services then a right, and at least ten police vehicles in the street. the children then taken to in east london, and the hospital in east london, and the little boy was pronounced dead this morning. his sister, his twin, still critically ill. police doing house to house enquiries. they have said to house enguiries. the! have—saig:= they searching for a suspect. the air also tweeted, searching for a suspect. the air service also tweeted, saying they we re service also tweeted, saying they were assisting police. the postmortem examination on the little boy has not been carried out, formal identification yet to be carried out. the police have said that they are going to be giving a press

conference later. hopefully more details. thank you. nicola sturgeon has said it would be unreasonable for theresa may to put off holding a second referendum on scottish independence until much later than 2019. it comes as the scottish conservatives say such a vote would be against the wishes of the majority of people in scotland. the first minister of scotland was asked on itv‘s ‘peston on sunday‘ programme if she would be prepared to wait until 2021 for a second referendum. ido i do not think that is reasonable. by i do not think that is reasonable. by that point, scotland has been taken out of the eu, two years elapsed, and presumably divergences opening up with the single market. i think it then gets much more difficult for scotland to seek the different course. but that she is talking the different course. but that she is talking - the spring of 2019, w m some room for discussion.

flights to and from orly airport in paris have resumed after a man was shot dead by security forces after tryingtoseize a soldier's gun. according to officials §§§zefi bea bellfigssefi had 555 — he was ‘ready to die for allah' and had tried to take the soldier's weapon before he was shot. french prosecutors say he had been radicalised while in prison for drugs offences six years ago. north korea's state media says its military has tested a new high—performance rocket engine. the country's state news agency said leader kim jong—un declared the test "a new birth" for the north's rocket industry and that the engine would help north korea achieve world—class satellite launch capability. the announcement came rex tillerson, was meeting with his chinese counterpart. mr tillerson told china's president xi jinping that president trump looks forward to ‘enhancing understanding' between china and the us, as our china editor carrie gracie reports. an upbeat meeting between the chinese president and america‘s top diplomat, to steady

anxieties about where us—china relations are headed. but even as these actors smile for the cameras, they were upstaged by another. north korea announced the successful test of a high—thrust engine for long—range missiles. it‘s already warned that its nuclear missiles will soon be able to reach us soil. mr tillerson asked china to do more to persuade its ally to give up its arsenal. only hours before he arrived, his boss had tweeted a complaint that north korea behaved "badly", "playing" the us for years, with china doing little to help. i any“. gfi we share a common view and a sense that tensions on the peninsula are quite high, right now. and that things have reached a rather dangerous level. and we‘ve committed ourselves to prevent any type of conflict from breaking out.

but the us secretary of state is not the only one sending a message in north—east asia. message, one of defiance, notjust to the the united states, but also to north korea‘s frustrated ally, china. carrie gracie, bbc news, beijing. let‘s cross to york where lib dem leader tim farron is addressing the party‘s spring conference. eventually, we got on to europe. that was the point of the documentary. he had a go at me. qfiiuméfiféfr e1? fiéfi‘égfiéffilé” ’ " ” f’ the side down, qeeeitietite'} ee fiee‘eqfietftie” ’ " ” f’ the side down, his qeeeitietite'} ee eee‘eqeetttie” ’ " ” f’ the side down, his words. he letting the side down, his words. he said that i should have been backing

theresa may. getting a better deal. isaid theresa may. getting a better deal. i said how- are theresa may. getting a better deal. i said how - are celtic theresa may. getting a better deal. i said how- are celtic in i said how good are celtic in europe? for the non football fans among you... the answer was not very. but because he was a rangers fan, the answer was post watershed! isaac, you correct, absolutely —,..—, g and because they have got dreadful, and because they have got absolutely dreadful opposition at home. a pause. a tense pause. because celtic‘s opposition at home, includes glasgow rangers, i thought he was going to lamp me. but he thought about that, looked me, said

he my thought about that, looked me, said he - my point. if you support or he saw my point. if you support or not, britain needs good opposition. injanuary, not, britain needs good opposition. in january, theresa not, britain needs good opposition. injanuary, theresa may- her big injanuary, theresa may gave her big speech. that was at lancaster house, sitting out priorities for brexit negotiations. after months of telling us that brexit means brexit, she said brexit means hard brexit, brexit means brexit at any cost, brexit means brexit at any cost, brexit means brexit at any cost, brexit means getting out of the market, with all the single market, with all the consequences that is going to have forjobs, and consequences that is going to have for jobs, and our economy. consequences that is going to have forjobs, and our economy. that is not what people voted for last year. narrowly, british people chose brexit, but it is this conservative government that has chosen this

brexit, the conservative party that has presented itself for as long as it has existed, being a party for business, prepared to walk away from the biggest market, even though that means crippling brushless companies. —— british. theresa may choosing to do something that she knows is going to wreck it. the politician ; rose to wreck it. the politician who rose to wreck it. the politician who rose to prominence, four accusing her own party of being the nasty party, deliberately leaving millions of people on and uncertain, if they can even stay in the country they call home. that speech told us more about what theresa may wanted us to know, it sure does what she is worried about, it is not her majesty‘s opposition. this was an important

speech, to box off designed right wind media, right of her party. this was a speech that nigel farage could have given. not even attempting to address the keys from anybody from the left or centre, and one of the most pointed attacks was made by george osborne, accusing theresa may of putting concerns of immigration, ahead of the economy. george osborne. that is where the left sta rts osborne. that is where the left starts now? i now makes i now- makes the evening standard i lefty rag! that is how standard a lefty rag! that is how far theresa may has moved the conservative party. the conservative party has been taken over by

momentum. maize momentum. hard brexit. anti free trade. the state extremists. anti—antirape - ‘s, extremists. anti—antirape yuji ‘s, —— anti refugees, theresa may, the leader or their captive? and it was! not only the centre and the left eee eels eee eeeefe eee ffie .[eff she eef. eels eee eeeefe eee eee lee. she ignored, she eef. eels lee eeeee eee lee lee she ignored, she even hung eel eels lee eeelfe eee lee lee she ignored, she even hung out that she ignored, she even hung out to dry her own backers in business, she is treating them for granted because she thinks they have got no where else to go. theresa may has put at risk the people who have backed road her party for years. and she did not have too. she could have to us in the to - us in the single tried to keep us in the single market, she has chosen not to. she

is pulling us out before the negotiations have even begun. and because of that, she is to blame for everyjob because of that, she is to blame for every job lost, every because of that, she is to blame for everyjob lost, every shop closing, relocating. nothing downsizing, relocating. nothing inevitable about losing the single market. that was her choice. the blame lies at her door. if... if i was... a business person, giving money to today‘s conservative party, i would be demanding my money back. we re were sold a business party. but you have got protectionism, we wa nt

we want to the dead vandalism. we want to the dead clear. british business should have dropped the conservative party like a hot brick, do it now. if... if you are an entrepreneur, investor, finance, hedge fund manager, finance hedge fund manager,.! start up, it‘s not you. shopkeeper, start up, it‘s not you. it's shopkeeper, start up, it‘s not you. it‘s them. they do not want what you want. dump them. only one party in british politics is fighting to keep british eelitice is fight—hag {e keee— — —— . r you in british selitics is eighties ts keee— — —— . r you in the biggest marketplace, believing in a genuinely free market, wanting challenges, idea, innovation, the liberal economy. that is the liberal if you want to stop the conservative

government taking our country out of the single market, without any mandate, you do not have long to do that. and you do not have time to do it subtly. but you can help rescue the economy, protect businesses, tom the economy, protect businesses, tom the conservatives —— dump the conservatives and back the liberal democrats. what have you made of this? he has been repeating many of the state m e nts been repeating many of the statements he has made previously. his opinion on the conservative government, having the wrong line on brexit, hard brexit, he has talked about the conservatives being

ca ptu red about the conservatives being captured by momentum. but he is going to go on this afternoon to painta going to go on this afternoon to paint a stark picture of changes in politics worldwide. and he said that theresa may has become part. an theresa may has become part of an emerging consensus, from the right, characterised by political right, characterised by nationalism, protectionism, wanting to reverse human rights. and indifference for climate change. he said it is the same aggressive, 5555551755? agenda as said it is the same aggressive, fi— ff if“? h‘f—ff agenda as president nationalistic agenda as president trump, and president putin, he is also going to throw in the name of .. e % le pen as well. be has marine le pen as well. be has suggested that patriotism has been hijacked by the right, and tony blair has 2?ij made similar blair has recently made similar emffkfi he is going to tell the remarks. he is going to tell the party faithful, nothing to be

remarks. he is going to tell the party fait about, thing to be remarks. he is going to tell the party fait about, voicing d be remarks. he is going to tell the party fait about, voicing your love for ashamed about, voicing your love for your country. thank more than 200 metropolitan police officers are to take part river thames in london. half a dozen people playing "terrorists" are due to hijack a pleasure craft heading towards the city of london, taking dozens of people hostage in what is the met‘s first big training operation on water. to the river or the capital. our correspondent nick beake is at the scene of the exercise. you have been watching. what has been happening? yes. the climax of this operation was played out in front of us an hour ago, in front of the 02 front of us an hour ago, in front of the o2 arena. - scenario involved the o2 arena. the scenario involved this craft being hijacked, towards kent, i volunteers from the police,

kent, by volunteers from the, police,- posing as terrorists, taking dozens of people hostage, on board this boat. and then, the police response swung into action. we saw them, on those inflatable vessels, alongside the boat, neutralising the threat, shooting these supposedly shootinnim“ '! and you could hear terrorists, and you could hear officers shouting. they got on board. making sure that the boat was clear of terrorists, and talking to hostages. it was dramatic. the police have stressed this is not in response to any specific threat. i spoke to the senior officer, and he explained why they wanted to carry out this particular operation today.

firearms officers across london, always training for the tragedies, and we want to ensure that we can the same sort of on the get the same sort of response on the river as the land. this is an opportunity to practice that, demonstrate the competence, to deal with this, god forbid. firearms officers, getting onto the sport, but you want to test the overall keep abilities? confronting deadly force starts with phone calls. we are starting with the opening notifications, then scaling up operations. and also liaising with other blue light services. together, we all keep london safe, dealing with these attacks. i think the

police wanted to allow cameras to film today, to show that they are prepared for any attack. no specific intelligence, about any attack on london, any other city, but we had that report at the end of last year, identifying security on the river tea m identifying security on the river team is something that could be improved. the police probably wanted show us that they have got to show us that they have got responses in place, albeit dramatic. and also, the terror alert at the united kingdom has for the last two yea rs united kingdom has for the last two years been rated as severe, highly likely. and we saw in paris, the threat remains something that people have got to be vigilant about. it is something that the police, security services and other agencies have got to prepare for. preparing for the worst. thank you.

child abduction, this was after two 13—year—old girls vanished, eventually found in the early hours of this morning, in birmingham. last seen on friday evening, after being seen getting off a bus at about 9pm. the pair safe and well. getting specialist support now. 27 new man and two teenagers remain in custody. skin creams containing paraffin have been linked to dozens of fire deaths across england, the bbc has learned. bbc radio 5 live investigates has

discovered there have been 37 deaths in england since 2010 linked to products for conditions like eczema and psoriasis. if people use the creams regularly but do not often change clothes or bedding, soak into the fabric, making it flammable. with me is darren munro, who is wandsworth borough commander with the london fire brigade. we were astonished when i learned about astonished when we learned about this story. this is known? certainly since 2006, we have known about these dangers, yes. and what have you seen, these dangers, yes. and what have you seen, in terms of incidents? bad london, probably 28 over the last tenuous. fires? fires. five deaths. it is quite tenuous. fires? fires. five deaths. itisquitewisis " ' " tenuous. fires? fires. five deaths. it is quite wisis across "' "' " tenuous. fires? fires. five deaths. it is quite wrist; acrosseee nativej it is quite wide across the native kingdom. and people are not aware? just i do not- so.

kingdom. and people are not aware? just i do not - so. the just i do not think so. the packaging is not clear, to highlight dangers, from szf‘je: and packaging is not clear, to highlight dangers, particularly. f: and packaging is not clear, to highlight dangers, particularly. thatand packaging is not clear, to highlight dangers, particularly. that is d lighters, particularly. that is going to lead to rapid development. and what about washing clothing, this is about it seeping into clothes, bedding? unless they are that are really high washed that are really high temperature, we do not think it is good to be discussed from the clothing. it is predominantly the elderly, using these, having them applied possibly three times a day. may not be changing the bidding, night attire, as frequently as they should. it is literally being soaked. and the danger comes from when somebody smokes? gets. the dangerfrom the when somebody smokes? gets. the danger from the lighter, when somebody smokes? gets. the dangerfrom the lighter, and when somebody smokes? gets. the danger from the lighter, and we are talking about predominantly the elderly, we have found that they may let go, and then cannot escape

because of mobility issues. it is just a disaster to because of mobility issues. it is just a disaster - to happen. just a disaster waiting to happen. this is not telling people not to use these items, but they have . be use these items, but they have to be careful? the creams themselves, com pletely careful? the creams themselves, completely safe. but contributing to factors, like o-en heat otherfactors, like open heat sources, that is when it becomes an issue. we have said to the manufacturers, can you start advertising that on the packaging. we were just talking about creams that you have been using for i was looking this morning, running. i was looking this morning, andi running. i was looking this morning, and i was surprised to see that it has paraffin. what is the fire service been doing? we are trying to work @ the l service been doing? we are trying to work @ the manufacturers, and work with the manufacturers, and softwa re work with the manufacturers, and software providers for gp surgeries, g that they get some sort of pop so that they get some sort of pop

up, when they prescribe something, you get those pop up, just as a reminder for you get those pop up, just as a reminderfor gp ‘s. you get those pop up, just as a reminder for gp ‘s. and you get those pop up, just as a reminderfor gp ‘s. and also you get those pop up, just as a reminder for gp ‘s. and also working with key agencies, and providers, so zif if they know that people smoke, that if they know that people smoke, they can ask gps to provide and prescribe alternatives. thank you very much. and you can find out more about this, by listening to five investigates. we can take a at the web. —— weather. live investigates. we can take a look at the web. —— weather. the getting some sunshine and north, getting some sunshine and showers, heady showers across scotland, but in between, that band of rain, heavy rain some time. for tending to fizzle away. mildest

whip, particularly with things brightening up. and this evening, the rain getting stuck across the south. gales into west of scotland by the end of the evening. and some cooler weather, across the north. scotland, northern tomorrow, scotland, northern ireland, northern ireland, chilly, sunshine and showers, add in the south, we have got a lot of cloud. 14 at south, we have got a lot of cloud. 1a at london, eight in glasgow, and through the week, it is good, cooler, sunshine and showers. hello, this is bbc news with me, maxine mawhinney. the headlines at 12.30pm: died at the age of 90. the american singer and guitarist enjoyed a successful seven decade career which produced classic hits including roll over beethoven and johnny b. goode. more than 200 metropolitan police

officers take part in an exercise involving a simulated terrorist attack on the river thames. the exercise is apart of testing the police‘s level of preparedness for neutralising a threat and keeping people safe. a one—year—old boy has died and a girl of the same age is in a critical condition following an incident in north london. police have said that family members have have been informed as inquiries continue. rape victims in england and wales could be spared cross examination in front of the accused under new plans unveiled by the justice secretary. the reforms would allow sex abuse victims to pre—record