hello this is breakfast, with rachel burden and steph mcgovern. 300 extra officers are being deployed on the streets of london this weekend to tackle a rise in violent crime. more than 50 people have been killed since the start of the year — today there are calls for police to make more use of stop and search powers. good morning, it's saturday the 7th of april. also this morning: russia warns of a "tough response" after the us imposes sanctions on oligarchs and government officials. predicting trouble prisoners — the ministry ofjustice announces it is gathering digital data on the behaviour of inmates. how holiday makers are losing out — new figures show booking scams cost over £6.5 million last year. in sport, all the action from the commonwealth games here on the gold coast.

as ducks falls. england have won three gold medals, including nile wilson in the gymnastic. and manchester city can win the premier league title if they can beat their neighbours manchester united. and ben has the weather. temperatures yesterday were 17 degrees, making it the warmest day of the year so far. there is some warmth in the forecast today, but it is more complicated with some rain to come as well. all the details in about 15 minutes. thank you, ben. good morning. first, our main story. 300 extra police officers are being deployed in areas of london worst affected by a recent increase in violent crime among young people. six people have been killed in the last week alone, and more than 50 have died since the start of the year. the move comes as the chair of the national police chiefs‘

council says officers are reluctant to use their powers to stop and search suspects. andy moore reports. questions are being asked why violence has increased so rapidly. 0ne claim is that officers are reluctant to use their powers of stop and search. the number has fallen by about three quarters in the last six years. sara thornton, chair of the national police chiefs council, says such services were not a silver bullet, but they were an important tool in helping to protect the public from violent crime. writing in the daily telegraph, she said, this power may have been used too freely in the past but the pendulum has now swung too far in the opposite direction. london's police chief says she was a complete supporter of stop and search but said it needed to be done in a way that was targeted and intelligence led. you will see that we are seizing

more weapons through a stop and search and we continuously doing more stop and search for weapons, so although the overall number has come down, the weapons searches are going up and are continuing to go up and the public should expect us to do that. the home office says stop and search is a vital policing tool and reforms are working with the highest ever stop to arrest rate on record. meanwhile, in scotland the number of exclusions from schools for assaults using weapons is the highest it has been for five years. latest figures show there were more than 300 instances of a pupil being excluded for using a weapon to assault another pupil or member of staff. the scottish government says it is working with schools to address the issue. the mother of the murdered black teenager, stephen lawrence, has suggested the police inquiry into his death should be closed. in an interview with the daily mail, lady lawrence, said she wanted to "draw a line" after a memorial service and concert to mark the 25th anniversary of the killing,

on april the 22nd. two men were jailed for murder in 2012. scotland yard says a pensioner arrested on suspicion of murdering a burglar in his home will not face criminal charges. richard osborn—brooks, who's 78, discovered two intruders at his home in south—east london on wednesday. one of them, 37—year—old henry vincent from kent, was stabbed and died nearby. detectives dropped the investigation after consulting the crown prosecution service. russia's foreign ministry has warned there will be a "tough response" to new us sanctions on businessmen, companies and government officials close to president putin. the white house says it is targetting those involved in what it called "malign activity around the globe". the list includes mr putin's bodyguard, his son—in—law, and oligarchs. meanwhile in the uk, sergei skripal is improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition, according to doctors at salisbury district hospital.

the former russian spy had been in intensive care since he and his daughter yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent over a month ago. 0ur correspondent kathryn stanczyszn joins us from salisbury. good morning to you, what is the latest? things are improving for both patients? yes, good morning, it was to this hospital at the couple we re was to this hospital at the couple were brought in a critical condition five weeks ago and it is here that they both appear to be out of the woods. yulia skripal it was said she had regained consciousness. her father was considered to be the more severe case. but we got an update yesterday from the hospital saying he was rapidly recovering and no

longer ina he was rapidly recovering and no longer in a critical condition and possibly able to help police with their inquiries. white hall has stressed he may not make a full recovery, that there will be medical issues. but there are of course questions to be answered. not least from russia, which has of course denied being involved in this poisoning at all. part of reason for thatisit poisoning at all. part of reason for that is it says if it was military grade novichok that was used, this would not be the outcome, because they would both be dead. that view has been spread across russia in the media, pouring scorn on the uk government's conviction that it was russia and novichok. some experts here have counter acted that view, saying the poisoning of this case is complicated and there are many human variables in the surroundings and that could explain it. but it goes 110 that could explain it. but it goes no way to easing the diplomatic row.

the two people who can answer questions are in the building here and are the two key witnesses, able to answer questions on what they we re to answer questions on what they were doing that day, where they had been, whether they had anything in the post and broader questions about their life here the post and broader questions about theirlife here in the post and broader questions about their life here in the uk and lie they may have been targeted. thank you. thank you. the texas national guard has begun deploying a team of 250 troops to the us border with mexico. president trump wants up to 4,000 military personnel stationed on the border until his proposed wall is built. lawyers for the former president lula of brazil, are said to be in talks with the authorities over the demand for him to surrender to police. the left—wing politician has defied a court order to hand himself over by friday afternoon to start a prison sentence for corruption. he's currently holed up in a union building outside sao paulo. canadian police say 1a people have been killed after a collision between a bus carrying junior hockey players and a truck.

it happened in the province of saskatchewan. canadian prime minister, justin trudeau tweeted to say his thoughts were "with everyone affected by the terrible tragedy". holidaymakers are being warned about fraudsters who place false adverts on accommodation websites, conning them out of 1,500 pounds each on average. last year, there was a 25% increase in the scams, which included fake airline tickets. the national fraud intelligence bureau suggest this is having a significant impact on the health of many victims. thousands of prisoners are being rated according to their chances of being involved in violence — in an attempt to tackle safety in jails. staff can then use the data to inform decisions — such as which wing an individual is placed in. the system is being piloted at 16 prisons in england and wales. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. the new system has beenjokingly nicknamed "i predict a riot"

by data experts. each time an incident like this happens, it's logged by prison staff. the number—crunching software produces a score of each inmate's likelihood of becoming violent. as well as informing prison governors under pressure to maintain order, it can also be linked to the system of privileges which reward prisoners for good behaviour. the data can map gang affiliations and it can also spot those at risk of self—harm. violence in prison is growing. there were 28,000 assaults in the year to last september, that's up 12%. self—harm is up also 12% to nearly 43,000 incidents. the ministry ofjustice said it will do whatever it can to help hard—pressed governors. it's not collecting more data than before, just using it in clever ways, and the government says monitoring prisoners is vital to protecting them. the plan is to roll out the system across england and wales after talks with prison unions.

tom symonds, bbc news. plans to improve the flying experience for airline passengers have been revealed by the government. measures to make fees more transparent, ease journeys for wheelchair users have been included. another key part of the idea is making it easierfor passengers to claim compensation after delays and cancellations. we are looking at every stage of their journey from we are looking at every stage of theirjourney from booking their flights to arrival and there are a lot of issues, whether we can do greater transparency of pricing and improving service at airports, particularly for passengers with a disability, make sure they have a better flying experience all the way through theirjourney better flying experience all the way through their journey to better flying experience all the way through theirjourney to arrival. we've been hearing lots about violence in london this week. but are things really getting worse? injust over three

months, there have been more than 50 murders. most of these were stabbings, with many of the victims young people or teenagers. most of the deaths result from domestic violence, rather than being gang—related. and figures from the metropolitan police suggest that although violent crime is increasing in the capital, it is not a record high. when you compare the murder rate, by head of population, london ranks eighth in the uk. there were more violent deaths in manchester, south yorkshire and merseyside last year. but in scotland, it's a better picture. in glasgow, once dubbed the "murder capital of western europe", the homocide rate fell by 47% between 2007 and 2017. so how has glasgow managed to turn things around? joining us now isjohn carnochan, a former senior police officer and founder of the ‘scottish violence reduction unit'.

thank you for your time this morning. i'm sure a lot of people wa nt to morning. i'm sure a lot of people want to know how things have improved in glasgow and elsewhere in scotland. how bad was the situation when you first started looking at it? well, it was bad. we in some police divisions in glasgow we could have four murders in a weekend. i attended a meeting with the then home secretary and he was talk about three young men had been murdered in a weekend in london and one weekend we had four in one area of glasgow. what kind of murders were your dealing with? we had three and a half times the number of murdered with a knife than in europe. most of the victims were known by the per traitors and that gave us a clue f

you concentrate only on murders, you will find it is the violence and i know that sounds obvious, but the violence is the issue, not necessarily the knives, but the violence. we started to use a health mod toll look at violence from bullying through to suicide. that allowed us to to have a much clearer picture of what type of violence and what was driving it. explain more about how this idea of treating as a health issue rather than a police or security issue influenced the way you dealt with it. what model did you dealt with it. what model did you come up with? first, you have to understand the problem much better. you have to look at evidence and facts and data that is there and not just crime figures. all we have heard over the past few weeks has been about the homicides and those are startling figures. but below that there will be a much more violence that is not reported to the police. so we found and it was the same across the united kingdom,

through injure ji surveillance in hospitals, only between a third and a half of people who are victims report it to police. the police are making decisions and acting on less than full knowledge of the situation. we started then to liaise with emergency rooms and a&e doctors and geta with emergency rooms and a&e doctors and get a clearer picture of what was driving the violence and started to research how do we intervene. the who produced a report in 2002 on violence that gave a range of policy areas. i think the most important thing was it gave us a new language, because no longer was itjust about crime, no longer was itjust about policing, but it was about violence and what everyone could do for that. we found when we spoke to teachers and head teachers, that the children that were causing problems in school for them were the same people that we we re for them were the same people that we were locking up at the weekend. when you spoke to child and

adolescent mental health teams, the same people were having challenges oi'i same people were having challenges on the streets. and social services we re on the streets. and social services were the same. so what we had was a coalition of willing and a group of professionals that were interested in the same people. so we started to be much closer, work closer together and share information. and also and hugely important we involved communities and we listened to the men and particularly the young men who were involved in the gangs in the east end of glasgow and spoke to them about it. that made a huge difference. but it is a change in attitude and culture. if we keep asking about policing, that is why the violence reduction unit, if we put violent crime reduction unit it would be about policing. you talk of the change of culture and the agencies coming together, i know thatis agencies coming together, i know that is another challenge. can we talk about the policing aspect. a

lot of discussion has been around stop and search, where did that fit into the way you tackled street violence in glasgow? stop and search is very important, key to reducing this. because at the end of the day, the public health approach is about prevention and early years and health visitors and a range of things, you can't do anything about that, i spoke of stabilising the patient, the role of police is to stashlise the patient. —— stabilise the patient. if we arrested somebody they were kept, with a knife, they we re they were kept, with a knife, they were kept in custody. they were not bailed. we kept them in custody and spoke tojudges bailed. we kept them in custody and spoke to judges and procurator fiscals a and prioritised those carrying a knife and they were dealt with more quickly. we were very robust. the idea it is everyone's issue, the police have a crucial role. but so too does education.

when we ran our gangs programme, one element was the fact that glasgow city education department reduced exclusions from school by 85%. that had a huge impact on the street and oi'i had a huge impact on the street and on these young men who became connected to their communities. who had some ambition from themselves to be something else. that is an issue that has come up time and again, finally, worrying news for scotland about the number of incidents in schools involving a weapon. so this is nothing to be complacent about? no and to be clear, scotland has n't gus poyet fixed. —— hasn't got it fixed. we haven't fixed the problem. it will always be there. that is why

we have had the violence reduction unit. we are violent. that is what happens, that is the way humans are. thank you very interesting to hear your experience. here's ben with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. very few places will stay dry all weekend. but at least most of us should get to see some dry weather and even some sunshine. not a bad start for this weather watcher in northamptonshire. nor cloud further —— more cloud further southin cloud further —— more cloud further south in eastbourne. this is what is on your menu, a bit of everything. a mild feel and some sunshine. but generally a lot of cloud and some rain at times. the satellite shows this wriggling ribbon of cloud that will plague us today and into

tomorrow a slow—moving front that will bring wet weather. 0ne tomorrow a slow—moving front that will bring wet weather. one area of rain is clearing from northern scotland, another setting in across the south—west and wales and the west midlands. some showers towards the south—east. these clumps of wet weather will drift north. but in between some dry weather. a lot of cloud, yes, but that is breaking apart to allow a bit of sunshine through. across scotland this afternoon the northern half of scotla nd afternoon the northern half of scotland i think we will see some sunny glimpse. 13 degrees in aberdeen. southern scotland turning wet with heavy down pours in northern ireland and northern england. in the midlands, wales and the south, things should dry out. where there is sunshine, in the south—east, maybe up to 17 degrees. tonight the rain across northern

england, northern ireland and southern scotland will continue to drift north and fizzle away. behind that the skies will clear to some extents that the skies will clear to some exte nts a nd that the skies will clear to some extents and some mist and fog. but not a cold night. five and ten are the lows. a few showers in the south—east, because the pipeline of cloud will not be too far away. south eastern areas of england up into east anglia will see some showers working through at times. elsewhere, some mist and fog patches to start. but a largely dry day. large areas of cloud but that will break up to give sunny spells. the odd hefty shower in northern ireland and northern scotland in the afternoon. but the temperatures up into double digits. we stick with that mild feel for most of us into monday and tuesday. perhaps chilly close to the east coast. the weather

mixed with some sunshine and some rain. that is what we have got to contend with this weekend. a mix of weather, but it will feel mild. back toi weather, but it will feel mild. back to i yochlt v —— back to you. i don't mind if it is mixed, as long as it is warm. i don't mind as long as it is warm. i don't mind as long as it is dry. if you're building wings for planes in wales, the fuselage in france, and the engines in germany, how do you get all the pieces together in the right place? the answer is an even bigger plane. they're known as super—transporters, and growing demand for brand new airliners mean they're getting busier, and bigger, than ever. our business reporter theo leggett has more. this is the airbus beluga. as the name suggests, it looks a bit like a whale, but it has an important job. it carries wings from airbus's factory in broughton in north wales and takes them to assembly lines in the south of france.

it also carries other aircraft parts across europe. but airbus is increasing production and it says these days the beluga just isn't big enough, so now it's building a bigger one. and here it is, the beluga xl — it is longer, wider and taller than the current model. it will be able to carry two wings for the airbus a350 at a time — the current model can take only one. so how to you go about building something like this? well, what airbus has done is take a perfectly normal aircraft design, this was once an airbus a330, they chop the roof off and now they're in the process of putting new structures in place to create that cavernous cargo area. it is an animal. it is a massive bubble on the front... airbus needs a bigger transport plane, because it's increasing production, particularly of the new a350. the beluga is a vital link in its supply chain. we can carry more,

we are carry two wings at a time instead of one wing at a time. so it means now the wing leg coming from the uk to broughton and there from broughton to toulouse will double the productivity of the aircraft. the beluga xl is due to go into service next year. but it won't be the biggest beast in the skies. boeing, for example, has its own transporter — the dream lifter, a 7117 on steroids and it's even larger than the european giant. they look like mammals, one looks like a dolphin. with wings. yeah. that is the technical bit from your team. time now for a look at the newspapers. columnist tim walker is here to tell us what's caught his eye. we'llspeakto him in a minute, first let's look at the front pages.

starting this morning with the daily mail and a story about stephen lawrence's mother suggesting that it may be time to close the investigation into her son's death 25 years on. next on to the guardian and they're leading on the news that the diplomatic row is intensifying as the ex russian spy sergei skripal is rapidly improving. there's a story about the dj tim westwood hosting videos inciting violence on his you tube pages in the telegraph. he denies any wrongdoing. and finally the sun leads on the pensioner released without charge after stabbing a burglar and says common sense prevailed. that is where we will start, tim? absolutely. richard osbourne, who was 78 was arrested on suspicion of

murder after killing an intruder in his house, who came at him with a screwdriver at his home in london. he was defending notjust his home and himself, but his disabled wife who was upstairs. the decision has been seen as a victory for common—sense. but it is important we see the case on its merits. we live in an age of not very subtle messaging and the message must not be it is fine to kill somebody on your property. they could be it is fine to kill somebody on youf property. they could be be it is fine to kill somebody on your property. they could be there in innocent circumstances, even reading the meter. but you don't know what they're armed with. absolutely. already the family of the guy has been threatening to take him to court and we may not have heard the last of this. but this case on its merits was a sensible decision. you can't imagine how you would react yourself if you were

confronted by somebody in your home. you don't have long to think about it before you do something. you don't have long to think about it before you do somethingm you don't have long to think about it before you do something. it seems natural justice. it before you do something. it seems naturaljustice. next a man resuscitated. an extraordinary story. we are talking about a real life lazarus, a man in france, he was out walking on a very cold day. the man has been unidentified. he had a heart attack and for 18 hours his heart stopped. after all that time paramedics managed to revive him and the intense cold it turned out protected his brain and other organs. the man is still on support, but he is walking, he is able to joke. what an interview. we were talking about the first interview with a man who if your not heartbeating is described as being dead, he is the first dead man. i'm interested to hear if he had

memories and was aware of pearly gates. speaking of working out what people are thinking, here is an interesting one, i don't think i would want anyone seeing the world in my head. certainly at some points. it could cost you a job. what are you thinking? we have been reading the brilliant observer journalist has been writing about how information obtained by information technology giants online can be used to manipulate our thoughts in elections. here a company can read our thoughts. four electrodes in this head set have been invented, it can pick up the subtle signals when we verbalise

thoughts. i'm thinking, what am i going to say next. this machine can figure out the thought. it is an extraordinary thing and how many relationships will end, how many jobs will we lose when people know what we are thinking. it would be useful for people who are unable to speak. the trapped in indroem. that isa very speak. the trapped in indroem. that is a very —— syndrome. that is a very good point. how many are people unable to communicate. technological advances open out the world. yes kit be used for good and evil. and finally this, a few tipsen how not to give offence abroad. finally this, a few tipsen how not to give offence abroadlj finally this, a few tipsen how not to give offence abroad. i think britain and our approach to the rest of the world, we have an imang problem —— an image problem and the way we tip does not help. those who can still afford to travel with a weak pound are apparently making

things worse with the conventions on tipping that are laid out in countries, a mystery to us. fewer than half the people questioned knew a minimum 15% is expected and required in the united states. one in five didn't know in norway if you're paying for a round of drinks you're paying for a round of drinks you should round it up to the nearest ten. never get a round in in norway. that is the simple thing i ta ke norway. that is the simple thing i take from that. 10% of tax —— 10% did not know taxi drivers in south africa rely on tips for their income. tipping stresses me out. i would rather not go out because of the tipping. you never know what the right amount is. do you like being told, there is the tip we will add it on. i think it should be proportionate to service. but it is a tipping points. one in ten have got involved in rows over seas over our lack of knowledge about tipping.

i assume i get a tip for this broadcast. the tip is - don't come back! i'm kidding. we want you back. as long as you buy the drinks. in norway. thank you. stay us with, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and steph mcgovern. coming up before 10, ben will have the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. 300 extra police officers are being deployed in areas of london worst affected by a recent increase in violent crime among young people.

six people have been killed in the last week, and more than 50 have died since the start of the year. the move comes as the chair of the national police chiefs' council says officers are reluctant to use their powers to stop and search suspects because of political correctness. meanwhile, in scotland the number of exclusions from schools for assaults using weapons is the highest it has been for five years. latest figures show there were more than 300 instances of a pupil being excluded for using a weapon to assault another pupil or member of staff. the scottish government says it is working with schools to address the issue. the mother of the murdered black teenager, stephen lawrence, has suggested the police inquiry into his death should be closed. in an interview with the daily mail, lady lawrence said she wanted to "draw a line" after a memorial service and concert to mark the 25th anniversary of the killing, on april the 22nd. two men were jailed for murder in 2012. scotland yard says a pensioner arrested on suspicion of murdering

a burglar in his home, will not face criminal charges. richard osborn—brooks, who's 78, discovered two intruders at his home in south—east london on wednesday. one of them, 37—year—old henry vincent from kent, was stabbed and died nearby. detectives dropped the investigation after consulting the crown prosecution service. holidaymakers are being warned about fraudsters who place false adverts on accommodation websites, conning them out of £1,500 each on average. last year, there was a 25% increase in the scams, which included fake airline tickets. the national fraud intelligence bureau suggest this is having a significant impact on the health of many victims. canadian police say 1a people have been killed after a collision between a bus carrying junior hockey players and a truck. it happened in the province of saskatchewan canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau tweeted to say his thoughts were "with everyone affected by the terrible tragedy".

lawyers for the former president lula of brazil are said to be in talks with the authorities over the demand for him to surrender to police. the left—wing politician has defied a court order to hand himself over by friday afternoon, to start a prison sentence for corruption. he's currently holed up in a union building outside sao paulo. the texas national guard has begun deploying a team of 250 troops to the us border with mexico. president trump wants up to 4,000 military personnel stationed on the border until his proposed wall is built. thousands of prisoners are being rated according to their chances of being involved in violence, in an attempt to tackle safety in jails. staff can then use the data to inform decisions, such as what wing an individual is placed in. the system is being piloted at 16 prisons in england and wales. those are the main

stories this morning. a bit ofa a bit of a gold rush on the gold coast. it was another busy night for uk teams in the commonwealth games, with australia's gold coast living up to its name for team england. mike is there with all the latest from the games and the rest of your sport. we have seen it turned from day to night. absolutely right. at around six o'clock it goes very quickly to pitch black. i have come of the beach into one of the festival parks. they put on entertainment all day. it is a chance to draw my breath, get ready for the evening, what's the culture, music and dance they put on for us. i apologise if i keep scratching. this is the time of

the night when the majors are right. now, there's a huge amount of sport going on away from the games, so let's start in manchester, where city could win the premier league title — theyjust need to beat united at the etihad. if they pull it off, they'll take the title with more games to spare than any other side in english top—flight history, as david ornstein reports. for so many years, manchester's footballing landscape was ruled by the red of united, but the rise of their neighbours has been unrelating and now blue is the colour, city the dominant force. their local and national superiority poised to be confirmed with the premier league title. i'm so happy with what we have done so far. at home, the people can come, like, all the season, full stadiums, support the guys because they deserve it. they deserve all the credit, they deserve... because we defend that badge, that club the best way as possible. it's here at the etihad stadium that city will hope to celebrate an historic achievement. never before has the premier league been won as early as the seventh

of april, nor have the champions of england been crowned with as many as six games to spare. this side is something... i've never seen anything like before, the football that's played is quite amazing and every player has got the confidence and the ability to play the way that pep guardiola wants them to play. this is probably the best manchester city side there's ever been. with their dazzling style of play, guardiola's men have drawn comparisons with some of the greatest teams from down the years. beaten only once in the league, 16 points clear of secondplace united. to understand that, the number of points we have we would normally be in the fight for the title. and we are not because city has a very good number of points. that makes very, very difficult to the second to be fighting for the title, which we

are not in this moment. defeat by liverpool in midweek dented city's european aspirations, but they'll have a second chance on tuesday, and will approach that game in the highest of spirits if they can clinch the title with victory over their archrivals. david ornstein, bbc news, manchester. wales manager jayne ludlow said their goalless draw againt england in their women's world cup qualifier in southampton, was probably the best result in their history. they're a side still in development — and it could have been even better for them, had natasha harding's effort not been cleared of the line. wales still top the group but england can overtake them if they beat bosnia on tuesday. we're at the halfway stage in the masters golf. tiger woods made the cut but — not surprisingly — defending champion sergio garcia missed it.

he had an awfulfirst he had an awful first round when he kept finding the water. he is out of contention. and rory mcilroy is still in contention, as he chases the only major title he's yet to win. he's five shots behind the leader patrick reed of the united states, who shot a six under par round of 66 to fly to the top of the leaderboard. mcilroy picked up just one shot, let some birdie chances slip by, but he was happy to have gone round under par. i'm right there, you know, i've given myself a chance. it's now a 36—hole golf tournament. i don't know where i'll quite be at the end of the day, i might be a couple back going into the weekend but i'm in a good position. back here at the commonwealth games, we are reflecting on a pretty good day so farfor a we are reflecting on a pretty good day so far for a team england. they have won three gold medals. 22 will

be decided today. the golds came in the gymnastics and the parry —— para triathlon. the gold rush on the gold coast continues. in the gymnastics hall, nile wilson's fans were out in force and their man delivered. the all—around title, six apparatus to contend with... commentator: he is so aware in the air. ..and he worked his way to the top of the leaderboard on the final one. commentator: nile wilson, you might as well smile and come on. a gold medal and a proud moment for his family. the emotion of where he was in the competition, the start of the competition, the middle of the competition, versus where he finished on the high bar wasjust awesome, just incredible. hang on, you're gate—crashing our interview, son. my family are the reason i'm out here today doing what i do and i want to thank everyone at home supporting, if you stayed up to watch, thank you so much, have a drink for me. he'll be celebrating alongside team—mate james hall,

just pipped by wilson into second to make it an england 1—2. and the medals didn't stop coming, former royal marinejoe townsend lost both of his legs in afghanistan ten years ago. today he won the para—triathalon. commentator: and jade jones wins the women's. a golden double for england, now could the mixed relay team complete the full set? all four have to complete their own mini triathlons. vicky holland led england off and into the lead. australia were their rivals for the top spot as the lead switched between the two nations. but by the time alistair brownlee was in action, the gap was just too big to close. gold to australia, but for the home teams on the gold coast, there'll be plenty more opportunities to come. alex gulrajani, bbc news. in the last half hour or so, zoe smith has won a silver medal for england in the women's 63kg weightlifting.

smith won gold in the 58k in glasgow four years ago, but was delighted with a silver this time round despite a back injury. earlierjack oliver also claimed a silverfor england in the men's 77 kilogram category. a big shock in the squash tournament. top seed laura massaro is out after losing the tesni evans of wales. evans, who is the british champion, has now beaten massaro in their last three meetings, and faces another englishwoman, sarahjane—perry, in the last four. look at this. i am really enjoying this. the music, the colours and the lights. plenty of sports to look forward to tonight. it will be a huge night. watch out for katie archbold —— caged —— katie archbold and neil fakie. in the swimming pool there is only one person they are talking about on australian networks and it is adam peaty. a lot of people asking, will you break the world record tonight in the 100 metres

breaststroke ? record tonight in the 100 metres breaststroke? for now, a chance to catch our breath and you can enjoy some of the music and dance. that is mike trying to convince us he is working! he is clearly at a gig- he is working! he is clearly at a gig. i'm very happy to see mike. we mentioned adam peaty. the perfect person to tell us about everything thatis person to tell us about everything that is going on in the pool at the commonwealth games is mark foster, a two—time commonwealth games champion. you're leading the coverage for bbc sport. are you excited? yes. very excited. there has been a of interesting stuff going on, lots of successes and a bit of heartbreak. across the board we have done really well. six gold medals at the moment, england. some good performances. sometimes in the

commonwealth games some of the athletes who don't get that opportunity normally, get a chance. we have got three from each country. potentially we have 12 athletes.|j am chuffed about aimee willmott getting a gold. she is a middlesbrough last. there have been some surprises. it is brilliant for amy? yes, she was always number two to hannah miley. amy has always been the nearly one. she has been chasing hannah. she had her moment. amy has a lwa ys hannah. she had her moment. amy has always had the potential. she has a lwa ys always had the potential. she has always just fallen short. i'm really pleased for her. disappointment that scotla nd pleased for her. disappointment that scotland and hannah didn't win but england pick up a gold model. —— medal. the same with ross murdoch. he didn't do it. he didn't swim badly. james stepped up. we have such breast stroke in depth that he

died as opportunity. this is actually why these games are so important. they are a brilliant eventin important. they are a brilliant event in and as themselves, and winning a medal is still an incredible achievement. but the exposure to top—quality competition away from the olympics and the world championships? james wilbury, for the last four years he didn't make the last four years he didn't make the team because of the strength in depth. now he has qualified. australia is a very strong nation. in world swimming usa rules, outside of that australia is one of the big nations. russia, china. swimming is a worldwide sport. what about this man today? he is an animal. he is a beast. he has got a lion on his arm. he has taken breaststroke to new levels. he is 1.5 seconds faster than anybody else. people talk about him going fast, breaking the world record. he talks about project 56,

his world record is 57.1 one. he wa nts to his world record is 57.1 one. he wants to go 56. to take a whole second off. it's massive. everybody is looking at him now and thinking, what does he do differently? adam peaty trains at loughborough. james wilby trains in loughborough. this is sarah vasey. she starts awful. like adam does. adam has got better. her stroke is brilliant. her timing is amazing. when you are around other people who are successful, that rubs off on you. he watches him. iam that rubs off on you. he watches him. i am a great believer that if you watch somebody you can improve. how do you cope mentally when you are doing this? with adam he is a

great success. that must be intimidating for him to know the pressure is on him and everybody is expecting him to do well? yeah, i suppose with all of us... i have been to competitions where a look at the start sheet and those people look at the start cheap and people from the other parts of the world 90, from the other parts of the world go, adam peaty is here, the gold medal is gone. but for him, where you are much better than anybody else, you kind of go, it is not about whether i'm going to win, it is about the time i am going to do. he resets is goals. you want to go faster. every time he gets in the pool faster. every time he gets in the pool, every time he pushes himself, he is looking for those marginal gains to go faster. that is his drive. a phenomenal athlete. he supersedes the sport. i look forward to seeing him later. it is about half ten. yes, 1030. we will

let you go and get ready. get my trunks on. it is a whole different show! let's that the weather now with ben. it is relatively mild. don't get over excited. we're not into summer yet. it does feel like spring. weather watchers have been sending in beautiful pictures. thank you for sending those in. this one from the scottish highlands. if you want to get involved, go to the bbc weather website, click on the link and you could have your pictures on our tv forecast. a bit more cloud in barnsley. that cloud producing outbreaks of rain. it is mixed weekend. mild weather, yes. some sunshine. outbreaks of rain at times. this is the view from space. the satellite picture. you can see this wriggling rhythm —— ribbon of cloud. there are pulses of wet

weather running northwards along the ribbon of cloud. this is the earlier read a picture. a bit of rain clearing away from the north of scotland. heavy rain has been moving across the south—west into wales, the midlands, no setting into northern england. some showers down into the south—east. these various clu m ps of wet into the south—east. these various clumps of wet weather will continue to drift northwards as the day goes on. away from these areas of rainfall, there would be a lot of dry weather. some spells of sunshine. generally large areas of cloud. where the cloud does break to give sunny glimpses across the northern half of scotland, 13 degrees is possible in aberdeen. it will turn soggy in southern scotland, northern ireland and northern ireland. then to the south, midlands, wales, largely dry by this afternoon. some holes in the cloud. some sunny spells. temperatures could lift to 16, 17 degrees. yesterday we got to 17. during this evening and tonight, the reigning

northern england, northern ireland and scotland will move north. a few showers in the south—east. in between, lots of dry weather with some clear spells. mist and fog patches as well. temperatures not dropping far. remember the pipeline of cloud i showed you? that will still be with us during tomorrow in the form of this weather front, just kidding its way into the south—east. some showery rain at times. perhaps moving into part of the midlands. elsewhere, a decent amount of dry weather. these guys predominantly cloudy. that cloud should break apart at times. a little bit of sunshine. maybe the odd hefty server northern northern scotland. just about wherever you look we are into double digits. we keep that relatively mild feel into the start of the working week, except for along the east coast, where a chilly breeze will make it feel that bit colder. some rain at times. some sunny spells. that is what awaits us

for this weekend. a mixed picture, dry weather, wet weather. throughout it will be mild. that is all from me. booking a holiday should be an exciting time, but for thousands it's the start of a nightmare when they realise they've been scammed. last year, there was a 25% increase in holiday booking fraud, with the average person losing £1,500 on fake airline tickets and accommodation. nina warhurst has been looking into this. when georgia was looking to take her boyfriend to amsterdam, she thought she'd seen the perfect apartment online. after transferring more than £900, she realised there was no record of payment and no apartment. your heartjust drops and it's like this panicjust comes over you, it completely takes over your body. it's, like, "what have i done?" iran out from my desk and i called my mum and i was, like, "what do i do, what do i do? i've made this payment, it's all my fault." she's not the only one.

last year, georgia was one of 11,700 holiday—makers who reported fraud, losing an average of £1500. fake flights are the most common trick with fraudsters targeting peak periods when travellers are trying to see friends and family. a lot of the statistics from the report shows a big spike around september, and what does that say to you? it's people going home for christmas. that's certainly our experience from people phoning us saying just that. something they've been looking forward to for quite some time just isn't going to happen. it can be extremely, extremely disappointing. losing a holiday hurts. more than a tenth of those who made complaints said the impact was so severe they'd had to receive medical treatment or were at risk of bankruptcy. the advice for holiday—makers is to thoroughly research websites before booking and check they're part of a recognised trading body. nina warhurst, bbc news. detective chief inspector alex hayman, from city of london police's national fraud intelligence bureau, joins us now. this morning. how do you know when

you have been scammed? it is not a daft question. normally what happens is you will get an e—mail with links in. those links will send you to a fraud website, a website that looks like a genuine website. from that point they will scam you. they will ask for payment directly into your bank account as opposed to using a more traditional method of paying, a credit card, which would provide you with additional protection. that is one red warning light straightaway. if people are asking for money to be paid directly into a personal bank account, think very carefully, check it again and do the usual basic safety checks? yes indeed. the

booking of a holiday is normally quite an emotive thing. you are trying to get your family away on holiday. it is a time of high demand. that emotional link and the high demands normally makes you vulnerable. it would make anybody vulnerable. it would make anybody vulnerable. you want to book that holiday. if the deal looks too good to be true, take a step back. do some checks. do some due diligence around that company. don't click on links in the e—mail. that doesn't stop you researching the company outside of the most to see if it is legitimate. i myself went on holidays this year with the had never heard of. i did a lot of research. i found they did have a legitimate customer base. again, the way they asked for payment shall be the fact it was ok. it would be quite something if they got you, wouldn't it?! you say that but we are all vulnerable to being scammed.

this is part of the problem with people not reporting. they feel embarrassed. they shouldn't. everybody goes through a moment in the life where they are vulnerable. what i will say is please report it to action fraud. if you become aware ofa to action fraud. if you become aware of a scam scam website, or you have been scammed, reported. it is only when we have a complete picture will we start to protect people. when we have a complete picture will we start to protect peoplem when we have a complete picture will we start to protect people. it is a good point you make. the people who are doing this, the criminals, they are doing this, the criminals, they are essentially getting more sophisticated. there can be lots of e—mails. i have adly mansour myself or you think it is a legitimate company. you have be suspicious about everything? you do. in the old days you would go into the travel agent and everything was face—to—face. now we have the wonders of the internet, which is great, but it opens up a vast array of opportunities to fraudsters. just be wary of any kind of engagement you have online with regards to buying something. get safe online is

a website with a raft of advice. perhaps before you go shopping online, take some time for yourself to check out the advice. if we are talking about travel, you have the travel agency company, avatar. —— a bta. some companies use that symbol when they are not registered. they can. there are a series of checks and bala nces there are a series of checks and balances you can put in place. i totally understand at that moment you press a button to save go, there isa you press a button to save go, there is a flutter saying, is this the right thing to do? go on holiday. thank you. the final ever episode of peter kay's car share will be aired on bbc one next month. but a lucky few got a special preview at a charity screening in blackpool last night. colin paterson was there in the audience — and afterwards asked the crowd what they thought of it. that was brilliant. i was doubled up laughing. absolutely hilarious.

it romance, laughter, humour. absolutely fabulous. it was unbelievable. it achieved more than anybody is going to imagine. fantastic. trust me. i don't know when it is going to be shown but you are in for some surprises, that's for sure. don't miss it. peter kay, the best. we thought it was rather good. how much did you laugh? quite a bit, actually. did you cry? i can't tell you that. colin joins us now. you arrived at blackpool opera house. they were playing the radio station from the show. and then a pre—recorded message from peter kay saying, i'm going to show you an extra episode and it is an improvised one. it was him and sian

gibson in the car, riffing without a prescription for half an hour. it is edited but it was very funny. you got to see her saying, blt is a bacon, lettuce and tomato salads. clu b bacon, lettuce and tomato salads. club is chicken with lettuce and bacon. what is the u four. —— for then they wish on the second last episode of the second series. peter kay said then there were no more episodes. people did not seem to be happy with the resolution of kashi. they showed the second last episode and the last episode of the second series, and then on kimi subtitle saying, the next day. please don't give away the ending. itjust showed the last ever episode of car share. you will see that people seem pretty happy there is a resolution. did john and kelly gets together? are

not giving that away. don't be silly. it comes at a significant time. peter kay would have been starred in his world tour? that's right. 113 arena dates starting off in birmingham. they were cancelled a month after he announced them. the explanation given was family reasons. there has been no further statement. last night there was a pre—recorded message for him. that could have been recorded any time in the last year. thank you. that's it from us today. have a lovely weekend. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10: 300 extra police will be on patrol in areas of london — after six people were killed in shootings or stabbings in the last seven days. not withstanding the cuts made by government i'm investing in what i can in london. you will see 300

official officers in london. russia warns president trump there will be a "tough response" to new us sanctions on businessmen and officials close to president putin. a 25% increase in holiday makers losing their money to fraudsters — for airline tickets or accommodation that didn't exist. also in the next hour. medals are pouring in for team england at the commonwealth games. there's gold for nile wilson in gymnastics and there has been double gold in the men's and women's