this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: police respond to the killings of six people in the last seven days in london by deploying an extra 300 officers. there are a number of things the police have to do to keep us safe. some of it is covert work the police will do. other is relying on the public to give information to the police. they need us to be the eyes and ears. but also stop and search is a valuable tool the police use. 1a people have been killed in a crash between a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team and a lorry in western canada. this is a catastrophic outcome. 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:

more gold for team england at the commonwealth games. james will be coming back really quickly. peaty completes a four—year sweep of major titles. and there's been a gold rush for all the home nations. can pep guardiola's manchester city win the premier league today? his team just have to beat manchester united. and, click looks at 56 and the world of computer robotics. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says police should feel confident to "stop and search" people as they try to combat a recent spate of violent crime.

mr khan said such powers could help make london safer if they're used in a targeted way. 300 extra police officers are on london's streets this weekend — after six people were killed in shootings and stabbings over the previous seven days. there have been calls to the police to make more stops. the number of searches have fallen by three quarters in the past six years. when stop and search is used properly, it is an invaluable tool to the police. we wa nt we want more targeted stop and search. the game changer, as far as londoners should be concerned,

we have had the biggest... the advantage for the members of the public is they should have the confidence. the chair of the national police chiefs council says officers are reluctant to use the powers because of that chill effect of political correctness amid fears poorer areas and ethnic minority groups were being disproportionately targeted. she said: hundreds of extra officers will be on the streets of london this weekend. the metropolitan police commissioner said she supports searches done in a way that is targeted and intelligence led but one former chief superintendent says much more needs to be done to prevent the ball carrying weapons in the first place. stop and search is a valuable tool. before we get to the police response, we need to be doing much more with schools.

when i have spoken to parents of children who have been murdered, one thing they say, all of them, without exception, is they want to see much more intervention at an earlier stage in schools. as the grieving continues, the mayor of london has invited the home secretary and all london mps to knife crime summit next week to discuss what else can be done in the fight against violence that is ruining so many lives. a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team has a former superintendent told me what he believed to be the best way to tackle the rise in violent crime.“ you've got a more resilient personnel who are not only firefighting but actually developing intelligence and proactivity to pre—empt where these things are happening and of course get the perpetrators, that is one thing. you also need your community police

office rs also need your community police officers who are more into the problem—solving and prevention. that engagement is significantly reduced because of reduction in safe in neighbouring teams. i found out yesterday at a workshop run by stella creasy mp in waltham forest, trying to mobilise street teams etc and an officerand trying to mobilise street teams etc and an officer and admitted there are only two constables in each ward. it used to be one sergeant, two constables and three community support officers so it is literally a third of what it used to be. what about stop and search? prime minister theresa may when she was home secretary had it doubts about it. do you think it has gone too far the other way? people have talked about to call correctness that people are concerned if police stop and search a young black man, they will be proved —— accused of racism.

there has never been a correlation between stop and search and knife crime. i wrote an article during the week to say it is only 5% of stops that actually lead to a tangible outcome regarding and knife crime where there is an arrest or seizure of the weapon or whatever. it has never been any correlation so for people to say i am reluctant to reduce stop and search, i would do it because i fear allegations of racism, i think, it because i fear allegations of racism, ithink, is it because i fear allegations of racism, i think, is unhelpful. it because i fear allegations of racism, ithink, is unhelpful. it was used in the 90s when street crime was rife, robberies etc, and they said we can't do that, but it didn't stop police being affected to stop these perpetrators. what you need is intelligence. it has to be intelligence led. you need to understand that stop and search is a blood tool. what sharpens up stop and search is community intelligence to ensure you stop the right people and not necessarily herath people

going about their lawful business. when it comes to that of how much do a role do families and friends have to play in this? the police are saying they cannot do it on their own, they need help from the communities. absolutely. itotally agree with him. it has to be moving from the enforcement model. stop and search is needed but is not the be all and search is needed but is not the be alland an old search is needed but is not the be all and an old lock it has to be a more holistic approach, moving towards the public health approach, where you do proper data analysis, you highlight the risk factors and the preventative factors to not only pre—empt where this may occur and stop people doing it at the other agencies working collectively and coordinated in a way that you prevent and problem—solving so it is not a continuous firefighting type of syndrome. you are actually being up of syndrome. you are actually being up lang could approach to dousing the flames of crime and violence.

a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team has crashed in western canada killing 14 people. 14 other passengers were injured when the bus collided with a lorry, in the rural province of saskatchewan. sarah corker reports. the humboldt broncos had been on their way to a play off game when their bus collided with a lorry at round 5pm yesterday. eyewitnesses say the rescue operation took many hours. 14 people have died. the other 14 onboard have been taken to hospital. three are in a critical condition. the team posted this picture online last month, after a victory in the junior hockey league. the players are aged between 16 and 21. it is unclear who was on the bus at the time. family and friends have gathered at a local church waiting for news. i think this is such a dark time tonight. this is a good thing that

people come together in the time of need, they don't stay at home when they are beginning isolated. there was a bit of shock and a bit of disbelief going on. a bit of thinking about how the community is going to handle this. it happened on highway 35, in the rural province of saskatchewan, between tisdale and nipawin. what many people don't understand across the globe is how important hockey is to, not only canada, but the smaller centres in saskatchewan, especially for many communities, this is all we have, and it feels like our hearts have been ripped out. the team president released a statement extending thoughts and prayers to the families of staff and athletes. "0ur broncos family is in shock as we try to come to grips with our incredible loss" he said.

on twitter the canadian prime minister wrote he couldn't imagine what parents were going through and his heart went out to everyone affected. police are investigating the cause of this fatal crash. a fundraising page set up for those affected has raised more than £20,000. sarah corker, bbc news. the russian embassy in london has requested a meeting with the foreign secretary borisjohnson, to discuss the salisbury nerve agent attack, calling its current relationship with the foreign office "utterly unsatisfactory". it comes as officials in whitehall have said it's not certain that the former russian agent sergei skripal will make a full recovery. a little earlier, i spoke to our news correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn who explained that there didn't appear to be any improvement in the diplomatic relationship between moscow and london. it seems it has pondered the russian embassy do ask for a meeting with the foreign secretary borisjohnson. they say it has been unsatisfactory so far, that they wish to have an update on the investigation here

in salisbury which is still under way in several locations. they say they want to discuss that, and find out the latest, that they are hoping britain will be forthcoming and that they will agree to that meeting as soon as possible. the foreign office has said it will respond in due course. what moscow is said it wants is some kind of proof that it was not novochok used to poison mr skripal. russia has said time and again that if it was this military grade poison produced in russia, there wouldn't be any prospect of recovery, something that has been widely reported in russia. chemical experts in the uk are quick to counteract that and say it is a complex thing and there are many human variables and variable in the surrounding things, in terms of the poisoning, that actually explained that and that idea that it couldn't be novochok isn't true, and the uk government of course has repeatedly said that they are short that it was russia that

carried this out. when it comes to the house of the skripals, we had a statement from yulia, when it comes to sergei skripal, do we have any more information? well, it is five weeks tomorrow since they were found on bench and taken to salisbury district hospital and taken in a critical condition. yulia skripal gained consciousness and has been communicating to the wider world via the police. herfather sergei is believed to have been in a more precarious position at it is that he is making a rapid recovery although whitehall has stressed it is not true to say he has fully recovered, that they may be ongoing medical issues but it seems that him and certainly his daughter but certainly sergei as well have recovered enough to take an active

part in this huge counterterror operation that is ongoing to answer some of the questions about where they were, what they were doing on the day they were poisoned but also give some broader context about their life here in salisbury and why they may have been targeted. 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 has imposed sanctions on seven russian oligarchs and 17 senior government officials, accusing them of "malign activity around the globe". 0ur correspondent chris buckler reports. the wealth of russian oligarchs does lie in business.

0leg deripaska became a billionaire from his dealings in aluminium, but like many of russia's super rich, he's benefited from a relationship with the kremlin. he's just one of a long list of individuals close to vladimir putin targeted by these us sanctions, actions intended to financially punish them and intended to send a message to moscow. but the white house insists russia has been abusing its power internationally, as well as meddling inside america. as the president has said, he wants to have a good relationship with russia, but that's going to depend on some of the actions by the russians. however, at the same time, the president is going to continue to be tough until we see that change take place. the sanctions are in response to claims that russia interfered in america's presidential election, and in retaliation for the way the country has used its influence in syria and ukraine. but despite the tough actions, some observers believe donald trump has been relatively quiet, perhaps protecting his own relationship

with the russian president. these sanctions were used by america to deliberately target vladimir putin's inner circle. after days of tit—for—tat expulsions and diplomatic disputes, the kremlin will once again be considering its response. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the headlines on bbc news: 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. a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team has crashed in western canada killing 14 people. 14 other passengers were injured when the bus collided with a lorry. russia warns president trump there will be a "tough response" to new us sanctions on businessmen and officials close to president putin. in sport, on the third day of

competition at the commonweath games, adam peaty successfully defended his 100 metre breaststroke title, he has lost for four years. james wilby took silver. elinor barker one wales ‘s second goal of the game. —— gold. and the most —— merseyside derby, it was all us at goodison park although everton came close so —— to beating liverpool for the first time in seven years. manchester city can win the premier league title later today if they beat manchester united. six other games under way, no goals yet, i will have an update later. manchester city could win football's premier league today if they can beat arch rivals manchester united at

the etihad stadium. no other team has ever clinched the premier league title this early in the season. city are already 16 points clear of second place united. 0ur sports correspondent azi farni is at the etihad stadium, home to manchester city, and shejoins me now. presumably manchester city will be happy to win the premiership at any time but there would be a certain satisfaction if they manage to do it today by beating manchester united. absolutely. there are just over two hours until kick—off on what could be an historic day for city fans. they are already making their way to the etihad stadium. a win against manchester united tonight will seal the fifth premier league title and what better way than to do it against your arch rivals. it would mean stealing a record from them as

well, wrapping up the title with six games to spare would be the earliest it has ever been done in the premier league. but there are a few rhys jones over this match tonight, they we re jones over this match tonight, they were there a week ago. that is because of city ‘s midweek defeat to liverpool in the champions league. that three — zero last need city centres that three — zero last need city ce ntres ca n that three — zero last need city centres can have it all to do with etc leg 0n centres can have it all to do with etc leg on tuesday. will pep guardiola rest key players today ahead of that game? they have six more chances after this to win the premier league title but 0nly more chances after this to win the premier league title but only one chance to stay in the champions league and as much as these fans would like to see it done today, the city 0wners really want this champions league title. that is why pep guardiola was brought in after his vast experience of winning the champions league with barcelona. liverpool have shown that an attacking style of football can beat

city, they did it twice this season, will the united managerjose mourinho be looking to that as perhaps he decides his tactics today? he said yesterday how important it is for united to finish second. they want to finish in the top four of course to be in the champions league next season and that is not mathematically wrapped up that is not mathematically wrapped up for them readable stop so, lots of up for them readable stop so, lots of questions for both managers today but what is not in doubt is that city will win the title, it isjust a matter of when. holidaymakers are being warned about fraudsters who place false adverts on accommodation websites. last year, nearly 5,000 travellers fell victim to such scams, which included fake airline tickets. our business correspondent nina warhurst reports. 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 panic just comes over you, completely takes over your body and it's like "what have i done?" and 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 ta rgetings peak periods. targeting peak periods. a lot of the statistics from the report shows a big spike around december. what does that say to you? it is people going home for christmas, and that is our experience when people phone us saying just that, and theyjust, it something they've been looking forward to, it isn't going to happen. it can be 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 are part of a recognised trading body. nina warhurst, bbc news. well i spoke to detective

chief inspector from the city of london police a little earlier — she explained when crimes like these tend to occur, and what we can do to look out for them. it can literally be a fake flight, accommodation that doesn't even exist. at the moment, we are seeing broad airline tickets being highest, and then accommodation in the second but it can be anything from fake websites or even genuine websites where the fraudsters are copying those and it is hard to see the difference. what can we do, as customers, when we are looking at all these websites, how can you assess is this real or not real is there we can do to keep ourselves safe?

because there are so many offers and you want to get the best deal and the best price, people peel pressured working there and then and pay. and all we sort of ask and why the holiday fraud campaign is so important to us is to say, step back, breathe, and look at that website first. are the pictures clear? is there a logo pointing to a trade body? look at the reviews, because social media is so popular now, often if people peel disgruntled, they will make comments on social media and it is something you can look at, look at the reviews and check they are more genuine. are people covered and it comes to insurance? if they pay on a credit card, we heard in the piece, someone who paid £900 for accommodation that doesn't exist.

is there anyway of getting the money back? what we advice is to use credit cards because it offers further protection for you. if it is individual accommodation, that is more difficult to feel secure that that is safe so we advise you to contact the owners of those properties, speak to them, ask them about the terms and conditions, who is going to meet you there, just to make sure you feel satisfied and reassured that it is genuine and it is usually your gut feeling. if it doesn't feel quite right, then maybe it isn't. do further research, don't feel pressure to paid there and then. i'm intrigued by the fake airline tickets. that is something i can't imagine they can do. the website looks like an airline? how do they do it? it's really clever. they can go into genuine websites, copy that genuine website, and it is very slight differences, the photographs may look the same, the links often work, but often, the website of stress, instead of being the genuine

.co.uk, it might be .org. the mother of the murdered black teenager, stephen lawrence, has suggested the police inquiry into his death, in a racially motivated attack in 1993, should be closed. in an interview with the daily mail, baroness doreen lawrence, said she wanted to "draw a line" after a memorial service and concert to mark the twenty—fifth anniversary of the killing in south—east london. 0ur correspondent jessica parker is here. facebook has suspended the data firm aggregate iq over its alleged links with cambridge analytica and its parent firm scl. the social media giant said it was taking action as part of its investigation into the improper use of its users' data. aggregate iq did extensive work for vote leave during the eu referendum campaign. it says it had never knowingly been involved in any illegal activity.

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 that 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. 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 importantjob.

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. now, meet two best friends who share a love for hiking and the great outdoors. the pair's signature look is ‘the cat hat‘ which has made henry and baloo a big hit on social media. they travel with their owners across the beautiful landscapes of colorado. the pair, who are both rescue

pets, are inseparable. baloo the cat is best known for his unusual sleeping position — on top of henry's head. now, it is time for an update of the weather with lucy. temperatures in a double figures for most this weekend that does become —— come with a fair amount of cloud. cloudy skies further north with some out breaks of rain, working their way north. this photo sent in by a weather watcher. this evening and overnight, we continue to see that rain pushing northwards, becoming increasingly showery. cloudy in the south—east with some showery outbreaks of rain, a bit mist and fox developing. temperatures staying

above freezing. tomorrow, a fair amount of cloud to begin with, have brea ks amount of cloud to begin with, have breaks of showery like rain in eastern england. after a cloudy start, it will brighten up across scotland, northern ireland, and northern england, with one or two showers.