this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven. police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks were carried out in east london injust 90 minutes. the terminally ill baby charlie gard is to be examined in london by an american doctor who says he can improve his condition. a jail sentence of 17 years for the tv producer who tried to hire three separate hitmen to kill his partner. bastille day in france, where two presidents now seem to be the firmest of friends. also, in the next hour, the nice lorry attack remembered. french president macron leads the commemorations of the atrocity — in which 86 people died. at wimbledon roger federer beats tomas berdych to book his place in sunday's final. good evening and

welcome to bbc news. two teenagers have been arrested after a string of acid attacks last night in london. five people in separate incidents had acid thrown in their faces, causing, in the case of one man, "life—changing" injuries. the attacks happened amid rising concern about the number of assaults in the capital involving corrosive substances. the attacks were carried out at five separate locations, in east london, within the space of less than 90 minutes. this report, from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford, contains some disturbing images from the start. voiceover: in the aftermath of an acid attack last night... where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? we need to try and get water into your eyes. keep your eyes open.

police officers desperately trying to reduce the burning and to save the victim's sight. rushing extra water to the scene. john moody watched the whole thing from the window of his flat. theyjust calmed the guy down. and one of the officers said to him, quite firmly, "i'm going to pour this into your eyes, keep your eyes open." the guy did exactly what he was told because obviously he was in shock. they were just dousing his head and his entire body with water, out of these containers. the attack on a 32—year—old moped driver here turned out to be the first of five over the next hour and a quarter, all in a small area of east london, all involving acid being thrown at the victim. at every crime scene, the target had been driving a moped. a 24—year—old man here in clapton was left with life—changing injuries because of the acid used. the prime minister said the attacks were horrific. police have arrested

a 15—year—old and a 16—year—old. national statistics for acid attacks are hard to come by but in london, they have risen from 129, two years ago, to 224, last year, and by april this year, there had already been another 66. one of the most high profile recent attacks was last month, when 21—year—old resham khan and her cousin, jameel muhktar, were targeted while sitting in their car at a traffic light. we are concerned because the numbers appear to be going up. we will arrest people, we will enforce the law as we can, and we are working with the home office to see if changes in law are required. stephen timms is one of the mps in east london where the problem is most acute, he has been campaigning for a change in the law and will lead a debate on acid attacks next week. i would like the minister to confirm on monday that the possession of acid will be an offence in future in exactly the same way that

possession of a knife is an offence today. i would like the law to be changed so that sulphuric acid will only be sold to people who hold a licence. it seems that some criminals are using the laxer rules on acids to avoid the tough laws on carrying a knife. the home office has promised to take action but changes in the law take time. the american doctor who has offered to treat terminally—ill baby charlie gard is to come to the uk next week to examine him. dr michio hirano is overseeing a trial in the us, relating to charlie's condition. his parents were in the high court today, where a judge is considering fresh evidence, that the experimental therapy could help charlie. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson was in court. well, the court was told that the american doctor who is recommending this experimental treatment will be in london on monday and tuesday next

week. as you say he is professor michio hirano, from columbia university medical centre, and he is coming to assess charlie at great ormond street hospital. he will be joined by an italian doctor and together they will meet the treating team, the medical team treating the ii—month—old. the lawyer for the hospital, great ormond street hospital, said today in court that professor michio hirano had been invited to london injanuary but had never taken at the invitation until now. thejudge never taken at the invitation until now. the judge warned that in effect he was not likely to be persuaded by someone he was not likely to be persuaded by someone who had not seen it charlie so someone who had not seen it charlie so you someone who had not seen it charlie so you can see how someone who had not seen it charlie so you can see how important this visit is. charlie's mother will also be at the meetings. it great ormond street hospital believe his head is smaller than it should be and that this reflects a lack of brain development. they believe that he has catastrophic and irreversible brain damage. charlie ‘s parents

disagree and that is one reason why they think this experimental treatment might help their son. charlie ‘s mother says she has measured his head and come up with a different measurement from the hospital. thejudge said it has different measurement from the hospital. the judge said it has got to be resolved and an independent person has got to carry out an accurate measurement or the little boy has to have a brain scan. sophie hutchinson at the high court. it's a month since the tragedy at grenfell tower. this morning, friends and family of five—year —ld isaac paulos — one of the youngest to die in the disaster — gathered for his funeral. frankie mccamley reports. carried with love. followed by pain. five—year—old isaac paulos was today described as a smart and generous little boy, who had just learned to read. isaac lived on the 18th floor of grenfell tower, he tried to

escape but he got separated from his family. his body was found on the 18th floor. we are devastated as a school community. the reception class he was in, just feel something is missing, someone is missing. we are trying our best to support the families and to look out for those children who are really struggling with this and the families that are struggling. provide as much support as we can. johnny helped isaac's younger brother to safety, but he lost his best friend in the fire. i tried to be strong and go back to work, but i couldn't. it is still emotional, even myself. mentally, i am not settled yet. it takes a while. if it is affecting me

that much, i don't know. as for those who cannot bury their loved ones because they have yet to be identified, some news today to say goodbye and keep the tragedy in people'sthoughts. a month on and residents and people from the local community have come togetherfor a silent march to show support and remember that night but changed their lives for ever. some now plan to repeat the demonstration on the 14th of every month. and a few miles away, anotherfuneralfor 82—year—old ali who lived on the 11th floor. he tried to take the lift because he had a heart condition. he never made it out. frankie mccamley bbc news. president trump has said america's relationship with france is stronger than ever as he attended the bastille day military parade in paris.

the parade marked a hundred years since the americans entered the first world war, but remembrance events have also been held to remember the 86 people killed in the nice attack, one year ago. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. applause today's events were not about the ties between men but between nations. even so, the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly—past from visiting fighter jets. there are soldiers led the parade together, in tribute to america's role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs, sometimes you don't think so but france is there for us and we are there for them.

i did not vote for president trump but he is the president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to crowds in central paris, emmanuel macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a century ago, and said that france and america would never be divided. translation: the france of today was honoured too, with a military band playing music by daft punk. the change in culture here is mirrored by changing security threats. the image of france's security forces have changed over the past few years, repeated terror attacks have refocused attention on safety at home and the values that france has chosen to protect. the ceremony ended with a military band playing the city anthem of nice, scene of the last major terror attack in the country one year ago today.

tributes were laid in nice to the 86 people who died in the attack on the city's promenade anglais. this afternoon, president macron flew from paris, to join remembrance services. the debate still hangs over this country as it pays tribute today to its values, its history, to the idea of france. when president trump gets home he will face further questions about the involvement of his eldest son with a russian lawyer during the presidential campaign. a former soviet intelligence agent has said he was in the room when donald trump junior attended the meeting after being offered damaging information about hillary clinton. the man has denied any link to current russian intelligence agencies. joining us now from washington is our correspondent jane o'brien. how has this come to light, this story just keeps on how has this come to light, this storyjust keeps on going. how has this come to light, this storyjust keeps on goingm how has this come to light, this storyjust keeps on going. it does, you start pulling one thread and the entire sweater unravels, that's the problem that the trump

administration is facing now. this story has been shifting and changing ever since it broke this week. the meeting between donald trumpjunior and this russian lawyer was supposed to have been about adoption, according to him, about whether americans could adopt russian babies. and then transpired he wa nted babies. and then transpired he wanted the meeting because he was told he would receive dirt on hillary clinton. then we find out that a former russian intelligence person was in the room at the same time. the lawyer acting for donald trump junior said he had time. the lawyer acting for donald trumpjuniorsaid he had no time. the lawyer acting for donald trumpjunior said he had no idea who this person was coming had not been told this person's background and when the lawyer asked this person if he worked for the government, he said no. so at the moment it is being played that donald trump junior did not know who this person was and his defence is that anyway no information was passed along so nothing happened. of course that is nothing happened. of course that is not satisfying anybody. the more

information keeps coming out, the murkier it gets. the former director of the fbi, robert muller, is leading this investigation into russian involvement of whatever sort in the election. will this new information have to be considered as pa rt information have to be considered as part of that inquiry? almost certainly. even republicans are saying that this is getting too close to the president himself, because although donald trumpjunior is not part of the administration and was not officially part of the campaign he is the son of the president and already jarrod kushner, the president's son—in—law, asa kushner, the president's son—in—law, as a person of interest in this inquiry. and one of the problems eve ryo ne inquiry. and one of the problems everyone want donald trump about was, you cannot combine family and politics. the links are to close. it's not only your links, it is your family, and this problem is coming

back to want him. chain, thank you. jane o'brien, in washington. it's a month since the tragedy at grenfell tower. in the last hour residents from the grenfell tower have been atttending a meeting in x. our correspondent claudia—liza armah is there for us. what is the purpose of the meeting tonight? a very good question. it is for people who have been working with those affected by the fire, at grassroots level, giving them a chance to reclaim the information that's been going out in the media. it's been organised by the one nation community collective. they we re nation community collective. they were on the scene, the first responders in the days after the fire, helping those in the community who are struggling. they haven't really spoken to the press since. they say they have been helping residents, those who say they have

some neat, they've come out today to reclaim the information going to the media, talking about the nations, one person whojoined media, talking about the nations, one person who joined this media, talking about the nations, one person whojoined this meeting isjoe. you one person whojoined this meeting is joe. you didn't live one person whojoined this meeting isjoe. you didn't live in the tower that you were evacuated because you lived in one of the blocks. they we re lived in one of the blocks. they were affected by the fire. what do you make of today? instead of focusing on donations, in terms of what they said, they have been handing out things, is that we do have seen? absolutely what i've seen. the community have been the real responders. kensington and chelsea council have not done a sliver of the work these guys have done. they should have had officers down here to make taking notes. i'm sick of hearing from the council that this is an unprecedented disaster. it was unprecedented for these guys as well and yet look at these guys as well and yet look at the hard work they have done in this short time. they are a well oiled

machine. what they need is financial and logistical support from the council. one thing they mentioned was the donations, we saw people coming here from all over the uk, and one complaint was that these donations were being sent to storage areas around london and not kept here, is that what you saw.|j areas around london and not kept here, is that what you saw. i can understand the anxiety, they may not have been an issue about stuff being taken have been an issue about stuff being ta ken out of have been an issue about stuff being taken out of the area, perhaps a certain charity groups had not been so certain charity groups had not been so high—handed about deciding that they would be sold and where the money would be allocated, it was only with public pressure that they clarified that the money would come back to us. have you received any money from charities, the red cross, the london emergency trust, any money from the government? no, i haven't received any from any trusts or charities. i received initial payments from the council but even

those we struggle to get hold of them mumbai had to fight on behalf of several of my neighbours to get them done and also work with the community to ensure that some of my fellow neighbours were given the money that they were entitled to as well. thank you, joe. the meeting has just finished that even though there's frustration it's very different from other meetings that even ajoe different from other meetings that even a joe has attended. not much angen even a joe has attended. not much anger, not much shouting, almost a recognition of all the hard work people on the ground have done since this fire. but less, a lot of questions and demand that people are not getting the donations waiting for them. claudia-liza, thank you very much. it'sjust for them. claudia-liza, thank you very much. it's just after quarter past seven. these are the headlines. police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes.

the terminally ill baby charlie gard is to be examined in london by an american doctor who says he can improve his condition. a jail sentence of 17 years for the tv producer who tried to hire three separate hitmen to kill his partner. staying with that story. a former television producer who tried three times to hire a hitman to kill his partner has beenjailed for 17 years. david harris, who's 68, offered three men £200,000 to murder his partner hazel allison. he wanted to inherit her fortune, and start a new life with a woman he'd met in a brothel. duncan kennedy reports. david harris was with his partner, hazel, for 30 years, unknown to her, he also had a girlfriend, who he had met in a brothel. to keep her and get rid of hazel, he went looking to hire not one, not two, but three hit men, all of whom were completely innocent of his real intentions. he first approached christopher may,

a private detective, who secretly recorded harris, suggesting hazel should be killed after a visit to the hospital. once she comes out of there she has five or six days, convalescing, i don't know if anything could be done then. i hope i can increase your offer. harris then made this chilling comment. obviously it would look like an accident or a mugging gone wrong. so ican sleep accident or a mugging gone wrong. so i can sleep in peace. when christopher may backed down, harris turned to duke dean, the pair we re seen meeting here, i was told that he was offered £175,000.

did you get the impression he was serious about getting rid of hazel? he was quite stone serious, yes. that is what he wanted, yes. duke dean tipped off police, who then used an undercover officer to pose as hitman number three. when harris was arrested he told police all he was doing was researching a book on hitmen. the judge rejected that today, saying his real intention was to kill hazel and get his hands on her money. david harris and hazel allinson did have happy times, but his obsession with another woman, a0 years younger, led him to push three men to kill, to satisfy his lust, greed and distorted fantasies. duncan kennedy, bbc news. it's 20 past seven. seven times wimbledon champion roger

federer reached the final again today. hugh is at wimbledon. how easy did he make it look? he made it look fairly easy but doesn't he always, roger federer, such a graceful player, reaching his 11th final, winning in straight sets on centre court against seed number 11 tomas berdych from the czech republic. it was very tight to begin with, one break each in the first set, federer taking the tie—break 7-4, set, federer taking the tie—break 7—4, no breaks in the second set, federer against taking it on a tie—break 7—4, the third set, he took it 6—4, making it look very co mforta ble. took it 6—4, making it look very comfortable. he'll be the big favourite for the final on sunday, facing marin cilic who beat sam querrey in four sets. sam querrey beat andy murray in the

quarterfinal. ominous signs for marin cilic, federer has yet to drop a set in the tournament, if he got eight titles he would go one clear of pete sampras. that will be on sunday. in the ladies final venus williams please got been a good was that tomorrow. the main story from today, roger federer makes his 11th final, a great story for him. it will be his 29th grand slam final in total. people are bound to come his age, he looks very sprightly but by tennis standards he's getting on! yes, at the age of 35 he is the second oldest player to reach a grand slam final since ken rosewall. a great result for him. he said before the match that he has played as well as he ever has, despite being 35. a fantastic performance from him to reach the final. 35. i would swap him! hugh, thank you very much. from wimbledon.

easyjet is setting up a new company in austria, to protect its european business after britain leaves the eu. under current european law, the airline is able to freely fly throughout the european economic area. but there is no guarantee it will keep those rights after brexit. it's now planning to set up a new airline, easyjet europe, which will be based in vienna, and operate under an austrian air operator's certificate. before going into more detail at the story, let's take an overview of easyjet. easyjet operates in 3! countries. it operates from 132 airports. 16 of those airports are in the uk. and from those airports, the company operates 802 routes. so what could today's news mean for the future of the company, and for passengers buying airline tickets? joining me by webcam is paul charles — ceo the pc agency and former comms director for virgin atlantic.

paul, thank you forjoining us. how much of an upheaval will this be for easyj et? much of an upheaval will this be for easyjet? a major move by them. a pre—emptive strike to ensure they can continue to run their business successfully after the perils that they see of hard brexit in two yea rs' they see of hard brexit in two years' time. but they are feeling is the frustration of the uk government thatis the frustration of the uk government that is not able to convince easyjet that is not able to convince easyjet that aviation is at the heart of the eu negotiations. so easyjet needs to do something now to make sure that its business will be as strong as it is today. of course it could be that they have nothing to worry about but they have nothing to worry about but they cannot leave it to chance. how likely is that that they would make this move if it were not for brexit? of brexit wasn't happening they wouldn't be doing this. this is entirely forced by the fact that there is a danger that in two years'

time the eu could say, i'm sorry easyj et, time the eu could say, i'm sorry easyjet, you don't have the right to fly within eu borders because you are based in the uk. so it's having to go outside the uk, create a new company within europe itself so that its business is protected so that it can its business is protected so that it ca n fly its business is protected so that it can fly without borders in two yea rs' can fly without borders in two years' time, should the worst happen in the uk— eu negotiations. and easyj et in the uk— eu negotiations. and easyjet will not be alone. other uk airlines will now say we need to do the same thing if we want to fly within europe itself and outside uk borders. white vienna, what is appealing to easyjet about that city? —— why vienna? appealing to easyjet about that city? -- why vienna? i suspect this been a very good steel pot on the table by the austrian government. easyj et could table by the austrian government. easyjet could have chosen several countries where it already flies but undoubtedly vienna airport will have got a very nice deal on the table. easyj et would got a very nice deal on the table. easyjet would have said, we'll bring

you a lot of business, we can base ourselves here. what will you do for us? and vienna airport will have said to easyjet, we can give you a very healthy landing charges, taxes and fees on tickets which are low, enabling you to operate as a low—cost airline. the easyjet will be smiling because they've got a good dealfrom vienna be smiling because they've got a good deal from vienna which they couldn't get, they couldn't get as low a dealfrom other eu countries. what will be the impact on uk airports that host easyjet and four passengers many of whom have got used to having access for some many flights. i don't think there will be a major impact on consumers, they will be able to carry on buying easyj et will be able to carry on buying easyjet tickets, continue to offer low—cost fa res. easyjet tickets, continue to offer low—cost fares. but the european passengers it's a win—win situation because they will get easyjet flying within their countries and will be able to put pressure as easyjet did

yea rs able to put pressure as easyjet did years ago on carriers, the main airlines like austrian and major carriers like air france, easyjet will help to reduce fares and put pressure on its competitors and offer sea mless pressure on its competitors and offer seamless flights across the eu post 2019 when the uk potentially comes out of the eu son. paul charles, thank you very much. a couple from somerset have received far more attention than they might have anticipated after their attempt to recreate the famous dance scene from the film dirty dancing was caught on camera. sharon price and her fiance andy were hoping for a knockout dance for their wedding next year, and thought they would try the move in advance. but it didn't go according to plan, as kate silverton reports. # so i'll tell you something...#.

it's one of those moments in film. jennifer grey launching herself into patrick swayze's hands, lifted above the crowd during a holiday camp talent show. the dance move that created cinema history. # and i owe it all to you...#. so why wouldn't sharon and andy price want to recreate such an iconic moment during the first dance on their wedding day? i think it'sjust patrick swayze, isn't it? he's just... got it all! whether you like the film or not, the music in it is what makes the film. so we decided to try some of it! after a couple of drinks in a somerset beer garden, the stage was set for the couple to channel their inner johnny and baby... you took a run, didn't you?

we were both about 30 foot apart. you had your hands on my hips, didn't you, ready to lift? yeah. next thing we knew, we were both flat out on the floor! i think i got knocked out by hitting the floor as hard as i did. i went back with my head. i had to have a ct scan, and like i said, i was on a cannula, or whatever they are called. they put me on an ecg as well. now on the mend, the couple have agreed to tone down their wedding day performance. we are trying to get over this first! as long as we both get there, it will be a smooch, i think! yeah, a nice slow one, yeah. until we are back to normal... a traditional slow one. yeah, safer! the things you do for love! images from a tanzanian wildlife area have shown for the first time a leopard cub fed by a lion. the adorable photographs ta ken cub fed by a lion. the adorable photographs taken in the conservation area are the first

evidence of a relationship formed between the animals, normally mortal enemies. the lioness has her own letter of offspring about the same age as the leopard is estimated to be about three weeks old. that's the cute quota for the evening. tomasz schafernaker has the weather. the weekend is looking pretty warm, but also damp. we are not expecting rain all the time, but we should be prepared for some rain especially on saturday. the rain is coming from the north west, already affect —— affecting some areas, of northern ireland in particular, and with the band of rain comes thick cloud and humidity from the atlantic, so quite a warm night. 15 degrees. and then tomorrow overcast, especially in the

west, lots of hill fog around wales and the lake district, and a bit brighter to the east of the pennines. sunday it will brighten up and it will feel fresh, temperatures willdip and it will feel fresh, temperatures will dip but and it will feel fresh, temperatures willdip buta and it will feel fresh, temperatures will dip but a good day, and still warm and muggy in the south. this is bbc news. the headlines: police arrest two teenagers after a spate of five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. one person is said to have life changing injuries in what police describe as ‘barbaric attacks‘. a judge at the high court says an american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard will examine the terminally—ill baby next week. president trump gets to grips with president trump gets to grips with president manual macron. —— emmanuel

macron. they describe the friendship between the countries as one for the ages. bastille day also marks the one year anniversary of the nice lorry attack which killed 86 people — president macron has been leading the memorial. ajail sentence of 17 years for david harris — the tv producer who tried to hire three separate hit men to kill his partner. the funeral has taken place of six—year—old bradley lowery who suffered from a rare form of cancer. the streets were lined with crowds and tributes. bradley lowery‘s final journey. the footballing family turned out in their many hundreds to make sure he wasn't alone. people travelled from many miles away to support his family, and reflect how the six—year—old boy

had touched their lives. that smile of his was just so contagious. it didn't matter how much pain he was in, he always had that smile. it breaks my heart. we have come from rotherham in south yorkshire. since last friday, i have collected money for the bradley lowry foundation. i said to my son today, we need to get up there and show our respects because it has hit everybody. he got some of them, but he never got all his wishes. like he said, i will miss him, and i say me prayers for him each day. bradley had a rare form of cancer. a sunderland fan, his football club did everything they could to make his short life special. but it was his friendship withjermain defoe which was especially touching. they referred to each other as best friends. a superheroes guard of honour saw bradley into the church in his home

village of blackhall colliery. there is a growing demand in the area to have a stand at sunderland's stadium of light named after him. his connection and bond he has had withjermain defoe should be permanently remembered and what more fitting way than to have one of the stands named after him? i just think it would be an absolutely great thing and now we have got 50,000 people who also share my idea. the love that bradley lowery‘s community had for the little boy was clear to see here today. his battle against cancer was made just that bit more bearable by his sporting heroes, who, in reality, saw him as their hero. danny savage, bbc news, blackhall colliery. more now on our top story and the rising numbers of acid attacks. police have arrested two teenagers after a spate of five acid attacks in east london last night. we arejoined by

we are joined by a we arejoined by a man we are joined by a man who works with the home office on tackling gang violence. thanks are in. how familiarare gang violence. thanks are in. how familiar are you with this particular form of violence? familiar are you with this particular form of violence ?m familiar are you with this particular form of violence? it is something that has been happening familiars, but the media has picked it up and social media has picked it up it up and social media has picked it up and it is happening to the general public, but this has been around for many years. gang members would use this amongst themselves? yes, not only amongst themselves but to sort out domestic issues. we are not just talking males, to sort out domestic issues. we are notjust talking males, also female counterparts, if someone stole your partner you might put a bit of acid on them. it is something that has been around for years, but now we have got normal members of the public being targeted with acid and it has now become something else. why is it acid that they are choosing to use? you have to look at

the crimes that some of them are committing. in recent days we have people becoming heroes and attacking robbers and robbers don't want to be apprehended and they need to show that if you tried to apprehend us we will throw acid on you. but why, why would they choose acid as opposed to carrying a knife? ifi get would they choose acid as opposed to carrying a knife? if i get stopped and searched on the street which i don't any more, but if you saw me with a bottle and it looked like a drink bottle, you won't know there is acid in there, so there is a total difference between acid and a knife or even a gun if we are going to that extreme, but the acid is more dangerous than both of those if you think about the damage that it could do. it is borderline attempted murder if we look at it like that. we have heard about some life changing injuries that are caused,

what is your view on whether the law needs to be changed, to outlaw the carrying of acid? it is funny you say that, we then come back to the position of, are we proactive or reactive, and are we going to make it clear to people from a young age that carrying acid and other liquids is illegal and these other consequences of carrying such things on the street. even if you are storing it in your home. these things are not being put out to the general public. it is more we're going to react when something happens and that is what we see across—the—board. it happens and that is what we see across—the—boa rd. it is happens and that is what we see across—the—board. it is always reacting rather than saying, this is illegal, before the crime happens, not say is illegal when it starts to escalate for the wii should have done something sooner, then? -- we should have done. yes, it should be

illegal to carry this substance on the street, and then we come back down to the technicality of what is acid and what isn't acid and what is home—made acid and what is the illegal acid, is it illegal to carry some acids and is it not a legal to carry others? —— illegal. what type of acid is illegal? when it comes to trying to educate people about the incredible consequences of what can happen if someone were to throw acid at someone else, people still carry knives even though that is illegal, how do you stop them carrying acid? what message will get through? the common theme that we see, whether this is knife crime or people throwing acid, we have a lot of people in society that are not getting the care they deserve and for someone to wake up in the morning and then decide they are going to leave their house with a substance that could practically blind someone, we have got to check

the mental state of a person. is it an emotional driven crime? or is it something casually like carrying your mobile phone, is carrying acid pa rt your mobile phone, is carrying acid part of your uniform? so how is this increase in acid attacks informing your work with the metropolitan police and the home office in terms of prevention and education and policy? for me, it should be treated, if not on the same level as attempted murder, and the sentence should match that, and only then will we see people understanding and becoming responsible, and until that happens we will see an escalation in this crime. because you are not able to detect what liquids people are carrying on the street but it needs to bea carrying on the street but it needs to be a clear message that this is not acceptable. but also they should

be work going on in the community for these young people and young adults, we have got adults behaving like young people, to support them if they are struggling with mental health issues from an early age, so they don't think they are living in a lawless state where they can do whatever they want. what signs do you see that the justice system in this country is starting to wake up to this problem? if we say wake up to this problem? if we say wake up to the problem, we have more awareness, but we have a lot of duplication of the same thing, similar programmes, but different platforms because it sounds good. we will hear people creating forums for exactly the same thing that has already been implemented somewhere else. we need no more duplication and actually do work and less lip service. thanks forjoining us. thank you for having me. two police forces have become

the first in the uk to launch a specialised drone unit. officers from devon & cornwall and dorset say the remote—controlled machines are helpful in searching for missing people, responding to road crashes, and for crime scene photography. they're also a fraction of the cost of using helicopters, as our home affairs correspondent has been finding out. they said this is a cost—effective way of looking at rural locations swiftly. this is way too, come home

and that we do in devon and cornwall, and in the future, i will have officers trained and we will deploy a network of drones so that i can have time response to incidents as they unfold. it is not always easy to get helicopter and people. kitted out with cameras, a drone like this can cost a few thousand pounds but their value to the place goes beyond their price, from helping in missing person searches to taking pictures of crime scenes, to taking pictures of crime scenes, to even responding to terrorist incidents, but there are limitations. they are restricted on what they can do, they can't carry police officers around. we will put them in the helicopter if they need to move quickly. i think we complement the helicopter and we can work together very well. the drones have a very important future in terms of dealing with terrorist incidents as shown by london and

manchester, having good situation or awareness of what is going on in the ground is key, and these drones will have a great role in that —— situation. with this drone unit set to expand, these latest recruits will become more commonplace in the sky. this is bbc news. the headlines: police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. the terminally ill baby charlie gard is to be examined in london by an american doctor who says he can improve his condition. a jail sentence of 17 years for the tv producer who tried to hire three separate hit men to kill his partner. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the pound surged to a recent high

against the dollar. now it's time for samira ahmed to round up your comments on bbc news in newswatch. welcome to newswatch. wimbledon fans have been glued to television screens this past fortnight but should tennis take priority over the news? and would a male politician have been asked if he had shed a tear on election night? we are coming to the end of the wimbledon fortnight, the annual treat the tennis fans, but the source of frustration for others, never mind the many hours of live action on bbc one and bbc two, the tournament has featured strongly over the past two

weeks and breakfast, the news channel and news bulletins. there have been features on the famously long queue for spectators to get into wimbledon, the condition of andy murray's dodgy hip and discussion of the baby his wife has on the way. a number of injuries sustained by other players in matches, a state of the grass on court and of course the progress of our great british singles hopes, all lapped up by the aficionados but not by sceptics like josh. on tuesday not it wasn't a question of tennis featuring in the news, as instead of the news, specifically some local news bulletins, as it came up to six o'clock the british number one