hello it's friday, it's 9am, i'm tina daheley, welcome to the programme. we'll be talking to a woman who was groomed, raped and coerced into crime, when she was a teenager in rotherham. sammy woodhouse‘s story encouraged many more survivors of child sexual exploitation to come forward. will prince charles succeed the queen as head of the commonwealth? that's being debated, behind closed doors, by leaders of the 53 member countries today. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity forfuture generations, and will decide that, one day, the prince of wales shall carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. we'll discuss suggestions that the title could be rotated around all the member states. and this child actor is the youngest person ever to be named on time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people. we'll ask why 14—year—old millie bobby brown was picked. hello.

welcome to the programme. we're with you live until 11 this morning. the london marathon is this weekend and it's predicted to be the warmest on record. we're talking to some of the great british bake—off stars who are running — and talking to experts about how to cope with the heat. are you taking part? do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. a senior government scientist has warned there could still be "hotspots" of the nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter, at different locations around salisbury. ian boyd from the department for environment, food and rural affairs told a public meeting last night there could be toxic levels of the substance in nine areas which are being decontaminated. james ingham reports. engine revs.

as more barriers started to be put up around salisbury in preparation for decontamination work, there was a fresh warning that ridding the city of any trace of a nerve agent used in the attack against the skripals would take many more months. at a public meeting, last night, the government's chief scientist, ian boyd, said six weeks after the attack, there were still high concentrations of novichok at various sites that could be toxic to people. i have to assume, he said, that there will be further hotspots in these areas that are yet to be found. it's clear the authorities are taking no chances. 250 staff have been relocated from the city's police station, to allow military experts to clean an evidence room and two lockers, which became contaminated after officers helped the victims and began investigating the nerve agent attack. in total, nine sites around the city will be decontaminated including sergei skripal‘s house and the home of the police officer

who was hospitalised. only then will the city be given the all clear. james ingham, bbc news, salisbury. annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. good morning. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will, this morning, begin discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction. during the meeting, which will be held behind closed doors, the 53 member countries will decide whether to grant the queen's wish that prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond reports. there is nothing quite like it, in any global organisation. a day at windsor, no advisers or civil servants present, just the leaders of the 53 members of the commonwealth, talking to each other about whatever they want. but yesterday at buckingham palace,

who succeeds the queen as head of the commonwealth was made the central topic by the queen herself. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and will decide that, one day, the prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. there will have been agreement in principle from the member states already. but the final decision remains theirs. there's also the meetings core agenda to thrash out, cybercrime, a charter for the oceans and how to bring the commonwealth closer together.

behind the walls of windsor castle, there's much to discuss. 0ur royal correspondent jonnny dymond is in windsor. you were saying the final decision as to who succeeds the queen remains the decision of the heads of the commonwealth states, but is this a rubber—stamping exercise? apart from prince charles, who could succeed her? i think it is something of a rubber—stamping exercise. i cannot imagine that the queen would have said what she said yesterday, or downing street would have briefed, as it was briefing earlier in the week, what it was briefing, unless the clear majority of the heads of government were squared the clear majority of the heads of government were squared and they we re

government were squared and they were pretty happy that the rest would fall into line. it is important to say it is not up to the queen to decide who succeeds her as head of the commonwealth, it is up to the commonwealth. there have been discussions about whether it should be prince charles or whether they should move to another kind of system. we heard from the labour leaderjeremy corbyn early in the week that he thinks it should be a rotating leader. the decision will be made today and i would be surprised if we do not get some kind of announcement, given the head of stea m of announcement, given the head of steam that has been built up both by downing street and the queen, but the decision has yet to be made. thank you. a female resident of a building complex for people with learning disabilities in north—east london has died in a fire. 70 firefighters were sent to the block of flats in chingford after the blaze began at 2 o'clock this morning. 12 people managed to escape before they arrived. the chairman of save the children international, sir alan parker, has resigned, amid concerns about the way the charity dealt with allegations of harassment. earlier this year, the organisation apologised to female employees who'd complained of inappropriate behaviour by two executives, who have since left their posts. the former director

of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc that he doesn't believe there is anyone around donald trump who can contain him. in his only uk broadcast interview, with newsnight‘s emily maitlis, mr comey said no—one is able to stop the president's "impulsive behaviour". mr trump has previously attacked comey for, what he called, "many lies". i think the way in which he acts and especially his corrosive effect on norms, truth telling being the most important of them, has that staining effect on institutions and people who are close to him. he has a habit of... and even people who support him would agree with this, i think, of telling lies, sometimes big, sometimes casual, and insisting that the people around him repeat them and believe them. and that is... that stains any human. dame tessa jowell has become the first person to take part in a new, worldwide database, which aims

to eliminate cancer. the former mp was diagnosed with a brain tumour almost a year ago and has campaigned to get better treatment for other patients. the new system is the idea of an australian billionaire, as catherine burns reports. tessa jane helen douglas jowell. baronessjowell was an mp for 23 years, but now, the former culture secretary has glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. earlier this year, she spoke out about it in the house of lords. what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived, but how it draws to a close. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients like me. applause. yesterday, she was back in the house of commons as mps from all sides paid tribute to her in a debate about cancer treatment. baroness jowell says she feels

a tremendous sense of mission to help others in her position. it's farfrom easy, though. researchers in this lab are trying to find a successful treatment for brain tumours. but as with all cancers, clinical trials can be difficult because it's hard to find enough patients to take part. now, baroness jowell is the first to show her details on the universal cancer data bank. its aim is simple, to find better treatments and quickly, especially for rare types of cancer. the data bank is still a work in progress, but the aim is for the first group of patients to start sharing their information about illnesses and treatments by the end of the year. catherine burns, bbc news. around a0 people have suffered minor injuries after two train carriages collided in the austrian city of salzburg. the fire service say the train — which links zurich to vienna — was not moving and the accident occurred as two carriages were being coupled together.

new research suggests more than one in three working parents on low incomes regularly skip meals to save money. the survey carried out by the living wage foundation also found that 43% of parents earning less than the so—called "real" living wage, of £8.75 outside london, had fallen behind on household bills. the government says it's increased the minimum wage, and that poverty rates are falling. the national trust's new director general has spoken of the charity's need to be more radical and reach out to people living in urban areas. hilary mcgrady says she is ambitious for the trust which is the uk's largest charity with more than five million members and looks after 300 historic houses and almost 800 miles of coastline. the days of walking into, you know, one of our beautiful houses and just saying, it was a family lived here, actually that's not doing it, that's not going to do it. we need to think about what are

the stories that are relevant. why is it someone from the middle of birmingham would find that interesting? what is it that is in birmingham that they would get more value from? those are the things that are stretching us to innovate. that's a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 9:30am. let's get some sport with will and southampton are looking more and more likely to get relegated. yes. southampton fans are still going to have a little bit of hope but they had to settle for a point last night in a goalless draw at leicester. it moves them to four points within safety in the league right now. mark hughes' side remain in the relegation zone. the team directly above them, swansea, southampton still have to play before the season is over, but time is running out. southampton have picked upjust is running out. southampton have picked up just one league victory in their last 21 games, really worrying

lost a lot of that was under maurizio sarri green. that win was against the bottom club west brom. mark hughes wants his side to take more risks and go for it in the remaining games if they are to have any chance of staying in the premier league —— maurizio sarri pellegrino. and chelsea are now five points behind fourth placed tottenham. it was ten points last week. they are closing in. kevin on's goal set chelsea on their way. victor moses got the winner five weeks later. back—to—back league victories or chelsea for the first time in 2018. we must be ready to fight with this spirit because tonight i saw fantastic spirit, fantastic team

spirit to continue in this way. i have to make a decision for the team. that result will not take what has been outstanding season for burnley. burnley could be in the europa league, who thought about that? good times for burnley, bad times for southampton. and we have been hearing from michael carrick same mental health issues are why he retired from playing for england. same mental health issues are why he retired from playing for englandm is great to see another high—profile sports person talk openly about mental health issues. we expect sport people at the elite level to be superhuman and to battle on that clearly that is not the case. the stigma of depression is something we are talking more and more about. michael carrick was on the premier

league show last night and revealed his mental health struggles while on international duty. i didn't mind going with manchester united preseason further three weeks, but going away with england made me really down. so i thought, i cannot do that again. people would be saying, pull yourself together and be grateful. i understood the privileged position i was in, but i just found it so hard and i couldn't deal with it any more. it sounds like it was affecting your mental health? i was depressed at times, yes. i told the fa, health? i was depressed at times, yes. itold the fa, please health? i was depressed at times, yes. i told the fa, please don't pick me. that is michael carrick talking to gabby logan, that is on the iplayer. that is all the sports, we will have the headlines at 930 a.m. . do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged

at the standard network rate. sammy woodhouse had a happy, normal childhood until one day when she was 1a, she met arshid, known as "mad ash" hussein, and all that changed forever. sammy was groomed by him, raped multiple times and coerced into committing violent crimes over their two year involvement. even her parents putting her into foster care couldn't break the hold he had on her. sammy then had the bravery to speak out about her experiences, including on this programme. sammy sharing her story has led to two police operations, four court cases, 22 other survivors coming forward to give evidence in those trials and an independent report finding that between 1997 and 2013, 11100 children had also been sexually exploited in rotherham. sammy is here now. thank you for coming in to talk to us thank you for coming in to talk to us again on this programme. take us back to the day you first met ash,

i had lots of friends, i love dancing. from the age of four up to 12i dancing. from the age of four up to 12 i would compete around the country. that is what i thought i would be when i was older, the world's greatest dancer. i was good at school as well. there was nothing that vulnerable about me apart from the obvious, i was just a child. what changed ? the obvious, i was just a child. what changed? i was no longer dancing so i started hanging about on the streets with my friends, people my own age. i started going to my local shops and that is when everything started to go downhill. especially when i was 1a, i was at the local shop with a friend and arshid hussain pulled up. i already knew him, so he didn't feel like a

com plete knew him, so he didn't feel like a complete stranger. when he said, do you want to go for a spin? i had no idea that moment would change my life for ever. he had a nice car, he took it out and a first he said the money came from the family property business, when did you first realise he was involved in drugs, robberies and other crime? quite early on, i started picking up on little things and then as time went on i started picking up on the bigger things such as the robberies and such, which he started to get me involved. it was great for him it meant i was getting a criminal record and it could prevent me from coming forward. what did he get you to do? he was taking me to armed robberies, robbing drug dealer's homes, he taught me to drive a car dealer's homes, he taught me to drivea carand dealer's homes, he taught me to drive a car and i was driving a vehicle on the road of 1a years old. what was going through your mind when you are doing that? at the time

i wasn't thinking about consequences because as a child you don't. looking back i think, that was a stupid, i could've killed myself, killed somebody else but at the time i thought that's fine, ash will fix it. what were your parents doing? my pa rents it. what were your parents doing? my parents found everything out in a few days and they kept reporting it to the police and social services. what did they say? they said i was making a lifestyle choice and they said that because i wasn't willing to make a statement and there was nothing they could do. at the time i didn't want to make a statement, i thought it was cool to have an older boyfriend and i couldn't see the harm in it. but when i got to 16 yea rs harm in it. but when i got to 16 years old, he attacked me and my son andi years old, he attacked me and my son and i knew at that moment, i have to go on record and tell the police what happened. unfortunately, i was ignored. when you say you were

ignored, what happens when you went to them? my abuser got me by the throat and hand me over the top floor balcony in rotherham town centre and then he kicked my son's pushchair over with my son in it and he was only a few years old. and the police said what to expect, you have stopped him from seeing his son. i went to court to get a court order because the police didn't want to act. that is when the intimidation started against me and my family because i was beginning to talk. what did he do? he smashed my mum's carup, he used what did he do? he smashed my mum's car up, he used to intimidate me at my flat is targeted my nan and my sisters. my family had to move away. ididn't sisters. my family had to move away. i didn't keep in contact with many people because he was always trying to find out information about where i was. i started to hide myself away. i know the police raided his

house when you are 1a and found you in bed with him and then you were arrested for having a weapon in your handbag, how does that make you feel now? it was in his home, a woman was helping him so it was her home and i was found half naked in bed with him. to look back, why wasn't he arrested? that was a moment things could have been stopped and to arrest me as a child for carrying a weapon that he gave me, it is on my criminal record so it is preventing me, notjust criminal record so it is preventing me, not just applying criminal record so it is preventing me, notjust applying forjobs, but i feel blamed. even though he me, notjust applying forjobs, but ifeel blamed. even though he is in prison, still to this day he has got away with certain things. so the police found you in bed at 1a with a man, who was how world at that time? i had just turned 15 and he was 25. did they ask how old he was? they knew the details, i was well—known authorities because my mum had been

reporting it. he was well—known to all the authorities as well. i was never treated as a victim, how i was i was viewed was i was his mistress, his girlfriend and somebody that was pa rt his girlfriend and somebody that was part of his gang, rather than a victim to it. you thought this was normal at the time, this was a relationship and when your sister lisa mentioned grooming, what did you think of the time?|j lisa mentioned grooming, what did you think of the time? i had never heard of it, i close the conversation down. what did she say to you? she said, i want you to shut up to you? she said, i want you to shut up and listen, what happened wasn't normal, he was a new boyfriend, you weren't the only one, he did it to the people and i want you to come forward and tell someone. it turned out 18 of the girls thought he was their boyfriend? in total with him and his brothers, there were 5a. their boyfriend? in total with him

and his brothers, there were sam total and they were under age? yes. you were raped by ash, how have you turned your life around since then? pretty horrific things have happened to you but you have used that and turned it into a positive by campaigning? yes, two things have really helped me and the thing is the support i have had. i know my story shows a lot of negative things towards professionals, but this time i got the operation clover team, a really good team and they supported me. but support has helped me change things around but with my campaigning, it has been like therapy. i constantly speak out about what has happened and the fa ct, about what has happened and the fact, not only has it helped me, i know it helps other people. that has been a real part of myjourney. know it helps other people. that has been a real part of my journey. you have spoken out many times and you we re have spoken out many times and you were knocked back many times. you spoke to authorities, the police,

social services and you were knocked back every time, do you not feel bitter about what happened ?|j back every time, do you not feel bitter about what happened? i carry hate and anger for a long bitter about what happened? i carry hate and angerfor a long time but i had to let it go. i actually go in and help training with police officers and social workers. if you had said to me five years ago, you will be sat in front of a load of police officers, i would have said no chance. i had the view of everybody was corrupt. i know there are bad people, but there is a lot of good people as well. what was the lowest point for you ? of good people as well. what was the lowest point for you? the lowest point was being diagnosed with major depression and i was suicidal. i have tried many times to kill myself, and the fact my children witnessed it so it has been difficult for them. that was probably my lowest. you lost your mum, what is your relationship like with your father now?|j mum, what is your relationship like with your father now? i don't see my family that often but they have been

in contact and they are supporting me and they have said they are proud of me. i should see my family more, but it is good to know they are supporting me. as well, it has affected my family so much, it com pletely affected my family so much, it completely ripped my family apart. in my book i wanted to show how it affects families. i did have the family that was strong and supportive in trying to help me and look at everything that still went on. what about those little girls and boys in care homes that didn't have those families, who was there for them? the book is honest, i have read it and you admit at the beginning when you first met ash, you lied about your age? yes. very honest, how much do you blame yourself? i don't blame myself any more because the guilt and the shame isn't mine to carry, it is his. i

was a child and he took advantage of that. south yorkshire police is the force continues to make significant improvements in tackling criminality, child sexual exploitation and they work closely with partner agencies to safeguard and protect young people and they have better processes in place to support victims. you are working with them now to try and change things, what else needs to happen, what else needs to change? since ever thing happened in rotherham, we have taken a major u—turn with the council and the police and things have improved so much. not only things change in rotherham, but i think what happened highlighted everything around the uk. i think agencies are very much under resourced and understaffed and i think the government needs to be putting in more police officers, better training but some of it, it is down to common sense and just

being a decent human being. what i say to professionals, no matter what job you are in, when you are dealing with a victim, treat their how you would expect your own child to be treated? does it sink in, the fact that you are speaking out and it has resulted in the biggest abuse investigation in this country, criminals being sentenced to nearly 300 years in prison? from the day i spoke out, everything has been so crazy. every day i am doing interviews and doing training, i don't think i have had a chance to sit down and take it all in. it has been so while. i am proud of myself, it is not just been so while. i am proud of myself, it is notjust myself speaking out, there is a lot of survivors out there is a lot of survivors out there and i hope they are proud of themselves as well. together we have changed the country and changed a lot of things, actually. being in

the public eye and speaking out on different media platforms, the newspapers, has there been any negativity towards you? there has, but it has been very small and i expected some of it. but the majority has been positive. that has been one of the hardest thing is, how do i deal with people being negative. i try to ignore it, it is ha rd negative. i try to ignore it, it is hard at times to do that but i try and rise above it and remember that what i am doing is helping people and that is what i am here to do. how do you feel about ash now?” don't feel anything towards him. i have felt many things, i felt angry. it made me an angry and bitter person and i knew i had to let that go and forgive him. a lot of people find that hard to believe that i forgive a man who has caused me so much pain. but for me, continuing to have those feelings and that anger, he is still controlling me and i am

still his victim. as far as i am concerned, i have moved forward and i have got justice. concerned, i have moved forward and i have gotjustice. there will be things that will stay with me for the rest of my life but it is up to me to have a decent life if i can. you have written a book about your experiences, just a child which is out now. thank you for coming in this morning. sharon kemp, chief executive of rotherham council told us: "sammy's story remains a deeply upsetting reflection on the way that children were failed in rotherham in the past, and rotherham has been on a steep improvementjourney over the last few years. the way that we and our partners respond to allegations of child sexual exploitation today is very different to how it was then, with perpetrators now regularly sentenced to prison. in part, this has come about because we have listened to the voices of our child sexual exploitation survivors. we would urge anyone with concerns for themselves or a child to come forward so our specialist team can take action." still to come.

as anti—gun violence campaigners mark 19 years since the columbine school shootings, we'll be speaking to one of the survivors of the recent parkland attack. and a baker's dozen, 13 former bake 0ff contestants are running the london marathon this weekend, we'll be speaking to three of them. time for the latest news — here's annita mcveigh with the bbc news headlines this morning. a senior government scientist has warned there could still be "hotspots" of the nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter, at different locations around salisbury. ian boyd from the department for environment, food and rural affairs told a public meeting last night there could be toxic levels of the substance in nine areas which are being decontaminated. he was responding to local people who expressed frustration at the continued closure of several sites. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will this morning begin discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction. the 53 member countries will discuss ways to strengthen ties, as well cyber—crime and the environment. they'll also be deciding whether to grant the queen's wish

that prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation. a female resident of a building complex for people with learning disabilities in north—east london has died in a fire. 70 firefighters were sent to the block of flats in chingford after the blaze began at two o'clock this morning. 12 people managed to escape before they arrived. new research suggests more than one in three working parents on low incomes regularly skip meals to save money. the survey carried out by the living wage foundation also found that 43% of parents earning less than the so—called "real" living wage, of £8.75 outside london, had fallen behind on household bills. the government says it's increased the minimum wage, and that poverty rates are falling. the chairman of save the children international, sir alan parker, has resigned, amid concerns about the way the charity dealt with allegations of harassment. earlier this year, the organisation apologised to female employees who'd

complained of inappropriate behaviour by two executives, who have since left their posts. dame tessa jowell has become the first person to take part in a new, worldwide database, which aims to eliminate cancer. the former mp was diagnosed with a brain tumour almost a year ago and has campaigned to get better treatment. patients are being asked to hand over their health records to the universal cancer databank, which will share information about new treatments. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. thank you and thank you for sending in your thank you and thank you for sending in your messages. thank you and thank you for sending in your messages. a lot of responses to sammy and her interview. you are so brave, says this person, i started reading your book last night and went to bed far too late. another one says, what you are doing

is amazing, keep up the good work. harrowing coverage says chris. it is so infuriating how police treated her and others not as victims but as criminals themselves. and one more from kelly: sammy, you are a very brave and inspirational young lady. i hope you have a wonderful and happy life. thank you your messages, keep them coming in. let's get some sport now. hello. closing in on tottenham, chelsea are five points behind spurs after playing burnley last night. time is running out for southampton after their goalless draw at leicester. mark hughes' side are now four points from safety. mark sneed saves the day for hull yet again. a drop goal gives them victory in by drop goal gives them victory in rugby league's super league. and lance armstrong agrees to pay three by 5 billion pounds to the us government to settle a long—running

lawsuit which could have cost and 70 million in damages. he was accused of fraud while running for the publicly funded us postal service ‘s team. that is all the sport for now. thank you. 19 years ago today, 12 pupils and one teacher were shot dead at columbine high school in colorado. now, nearly two decades later, students from more than 2,500 schools across america are expected to walk out of class — to demand action on gun control. it comes two months after 17 people were killed on valentine's day at a school in parkland in florida. so why hasn't anything changed since the columbine shooting in 1999? from kansas city, i've been speaking to columbine survivor and gun control activist, samantha haviland. that day, i was a 16—year—old junior student and it was a normal day, like any other. i had played a golf tournament, the day before. and i had gone to prom, that weekend. it was a very pretty day. i went through half of my day at school, through fourth period,

before i sat down for lunch, where i was working a fundraiser for the golf team. in the lunch room on the far end, over by the stairs. and a couple of my friends sat with me and we just watched, as the normal day went along. there are 400 or 500 students in the lunch room. and some girls ran in screaming that someone had been shot and there was someone with a gun. and, you know, fast forward, i watched students run towards me and i didn't have a thought in my head, i didn't believe it. and, finally, my friends pulled me out of my chair, and we started running. we ran into the auditorium and broke up a class, because they didn't know anything had happened. and we hid in the auditorium. and i remember seeing this girl i had never seen before, a blonde girl,

who still had her plate of pizza, her white paper plate with her pizza on it and the look of shock on herface was mirrored in me. we heard five shots and a big bang and it echoed in the auditorium. so we went to run out and i lost some of my friends, because i stopped to take my shoes off. and they ran ahead of me. and when i got into the hallway, the fire alarm happened to go off because a teacher on the other side of the school pulled the fire alarm. when i reached the hallway, the main hallway, all my friends were yelling at me to get against the lockers. and i couldn't figure out why, but i had run right into the middle of the hallway. what had happened was, when the fire alarms were pulled, there were fire doors that closed in the middle of the hallway and the two boys were on the other side of those doors, shooting at my friends. just before i ran into the hallway.

the rest of that day, i spent sitting in the park, trying to piece together what had happened. we had heard rumours that someone had been shot and someone was bleeding, but didn't think it was that big of a deal. and then, eventually, we were... we were pushed into the public library, to try to figure out who was ok, so that our parents could find out who was ok. and i remember sitting in the back room of this public library, watching the news, the same as everyone else did. samantha, what was life like for you, afterwards? life was hard afterwards. there were two weeks where they didn't know what to do with us. we couldn't go back to the school, the damage was so significant to the building. and no—one had ever thought this would be possible. so, for two weeks, we went to funerals. and my life had stopped. that was really hard for me at 16. i was very active. i had a job, i volunteered, i was in plays, i played sports. and i wasn't able to do any of it.

and, so, after two weeks, they decided we would split the day with our rival high school. so we would go early in the morning, after fbi bomb sweeps. there was an fbi agent always standing at the front door saying, "smiles and ids, kids". trying to make us laugh. when we walked in. but the rest of that year was really hard and we didn't get to enter the school again until the following august. have you ever come to terms with what happened ? i don't know how you can come to terms with something like that. you know, at 16, you don't believe that you're mortal, you don't believe that anyone would just kill you or try to kill you without any sort of cause or reason. i always thought that if i was a good person, that no harm would come to me.

you know, my life, 19 years later, i suppose i've come to terms in any way that anyone who survived something like that can. i'm healthy, i don't have my ptsd symptoms any more, i did struggle with ptsd for about ten years. what do you then think, samantha, when you hear about the countless school shootings that have happened in the united states since then? yeah. you know, 19 years ago when the shooting happened, we didn't think it would ever happen again. we thought we were outliers. we looked at ourselves and tried to understand what we had done to instigate such a thing. a lot of media had pointed fingers that we had bullied these two boys. and that must have been the justification for that. and then it happened again. and, at some point, you know, working as a school counsellor

in schools, i had to stop putting emotional energy, every time i heard that some other form of violence has happened. you know, at first, i thought, surely, someone is going to do something, the us... you know, we'll get smarter and we'll figure this out. and then we didn't. and then, you know, when sandy hook happened and we still didn't... and there becomes a hopelessness of being a shooting survivor that makes you think maybe our legislation just doesn't care. 0r may the us' obsession with weapons is just that immense. do you think any progress has been made when it comes to making american schools safer? so, i think that's an interesting question. i think our schools are doing everything we can to make our schools safe. we do an immense amount of drills, where at least quarterly we practice lock outs, where we close all the doors

and no—one is able to get in or out. we do lock downs, which means our students are in their classrooms, the door is locked and the light‘s off. and we do active shooter drills, where our students are in their classrooms with the light‘s off, sitting silently on the floor, away from any door or window. but it must be terrifying for five—year—olds to have to take part in these drills. it's terrifying for 17—year—olds to take part in these drills. and these students have been doing it their entire life, because they've been doing this as best practice since the shooting at my high school, 19 years ago. there is a big movement, now, that is being generated by the younger generation. that's why we are talking to you today. because across schools in the united states, students are walking out. did you ever expect to see that kind of movement? umm...

i don't know if i expected it because i don't know if i expected this at any time. and i'm proud of the students. i think, you know, they are drawing attention and using their words and being smart about calling us adults to the carpet in no way that i think, you know, they are drawing attention and using their words and being smart about calling us adults to the carpet in a way that we've not yet really called each other to the carpet, that we need to solve this problem. what would you like to see happen? how do we solve this problem, going forward? solving america's obsession with guns is going to be a very difficult task. and i think it will require some honest conversations and conversations without volatile language. for example, the nra said, "you should be afraid that people are going to take your guns away". that invokes fear. and, frankly, everyone wants to control their safety and that is where the us' obsession with guns comes from.

0ur insistence that if we're armed, we are safer. when the reverse is actually true. so i am hopeful we can sit down and have this conversation and hopeful that this younger generation will hold us accountable and not let us forget again. and in around half an hour, we'll be talking to two students in different parts of the us, who are taking part in those protests today. this 14—year—old actor has become the youngest ever person to be featured in time magazine's world's 100 most influential people. millie bobby brown, who rose to fame in the hugely popular science fiction tv show, stranger things, joins prince harry, meghan markle and rapper cardi b on this year's list. 0ur entertainment reporter chi chi izundu is with me now. she was just 1a.

she wasjust 14. she isjust 14 she wasjust14. she isjust 14 but stranger things is one of netflix' most popular shows. netflix never reveal viewing figures but for netflix to team up with a high street round and have a day where they sold her clothes is a huge deal and millie is a pile pioneer of that. it is a sci—fi series. it is set in the 80s and she is one of the most popular characters on that show. so much so that the hollywood reporter magazine estimated that netflix would be paying her and her co—sta rs netflix would be paying her and her co—stars up to $350,000 an episode for their appearance in stranger things. yes, she is only 14, she is very rich. she is also a model. last year she launched an anti—bullying campaign. her influence on the younger generation is absolutely huge. so she is using that platform

for good? definitely. she likes to tweet and instagram positive inspirational messages. she is well—known for her fabulous dress sense. she is very vocal. she loves the kardashians. everyone wants to have a bit of millie bobbi brown so she is an incredibly popular character in the programme and in real life. you mention meghan markle and print harry? yes, that will be a nice wedding present for them. there is other people on the list people like kimjung—un, other people on the list people like kim jung—un, which you other people on the list people like kimjung—un, which you might be surprised that. we have ruth davidson, the scottish conservative leader who has been championing lgbt rights and is preparing for her own

wedding. ryan kudla is on this list as well, the director of black panther which has broken so many records. also the london mayor and the french, emmanuel macron. but there are some notable omissions. you don't see theresa may's name, angela merkel, who made it in the past isn't on it either. nor is nicola sturgeon and it does raise some eyebrows. there are a few, interestingly, not that many hip—hop artists that are normally made it. kendrick lamar hasn't made it and he has just won kendrick lamar hasn't made it and he hasjust won a kendrick lamar hasn't made it and he has just won a pulitzer prize. 0n the first hip—hop artist to have made daily—macro won a pulitzer prize. but other people have made it onto the list, a group of florida

teenagers, who have been campaigning against gun crime have made it on the list. it is people who have made an impact on society as a whole. so it is quite a good list. more women and young people are on the list than ever before, which is promising, 45 women and 45 people under 40 so the omission of some men might be to make way for women?” don't think it works like that. maybe because of the #metoo campaign. women have had their abilities recognised and they have featured them. i don't think they have just ignored some featured them. i don't think they havejust ignored some men. theresa may hasn't made the list, nicola sturgeon and angela merkel haven't made the list and they are world leaders. it's not as simple as they just women, stick them in. it is a case that the women who have made

it, the two journalists who broke a lot of the sexual harassment in various industry stories, including the one against harvey weinstein. they have made the list. their influence has been huge, as we know. it's burnt the campaign of the #metoo. it is an interesting list, i don't think it is as controversial as it has been in years gone by. don't think it is as controversial as it has been in years gone bym is on the leader—macro online, so do have a look. it's often said that every person running the london marathon has a story to tell. well, the story of one group of runners is already fairly well known... as they're all former contestants on the great british bake 0ff. the 13 runners are calling themselves the baker's dozen and they're running mainly in aid of great 0rmond street hospital — though some of them have chosen other charities who will also benefit from them running a combined 340.6 miles. joining us now is jane beedle, a gbbo finalist in 2016, enwezor nzegwu, who was a contestant in 2014 and mat riley, who was on the show in 2015.

thank you forjoining us this morning. my first question, how is training going? it has been hard. this is my fifth marathon, so i know what i am doing, little bit. have two children now. i didn't have any children when i train before so it is hard, fitting it in around children, work, the beast from the east, loads of snow. a bit tricky. do you feel prepared? not really, i have had sciatica for the last two months so it has affected my training. idid months so it has affected my training. i did a marathon in december so training. i did a marathon in decembersol training. i did a marathon in decemberso i am training. i did a marathon in december so i am hoping the fitness from that race will carry me through. when was the last time you train? two months ago. that is brave. brave or foolish. how about

you? i would be happy if it was june rather than sunday, i have never run before in my life and it is only these guys who have dragged me to it and forced me into it. i have gone from complete zero to be able to run 15 miles. that is so impressive. that is great and when you said you did no running, how about exercise in general? i went to the gym a couple of times a week, so reasonably fit, but not a runner. the most challenging things about preparing for a marathon? the training is months, often people start before december. a few months of training. the actual race is done ina of training. the actual race is done in a day. the hardest thing is the months of training and trying to squeeze in a run. it is not like you are going out for 20 minutes, half

an hour, it is two hours, three hours. finding time to train. apart from being injured, what about you? iagree, from being injured, what about you? i agree, the from being injured, what about you? iagree, the pressure from being injured, what about you? i agree, the pressure to do the run, then feeling the pressure and then you miss one and then you think you have to catch. then you get injured. everyone in ourgroup, have to catch. then you get injured. everyone in our group, somebody has had an injury during the last three months. staying fit is the hardest. what about for you ? months. staying fit is the hardest. what about for you? the boredom of it. listen to music. podcasts, do they help? yes, i listened to radio 4and they help? yes, i listened to radio 4 and paul simon is wonderful to run two, he has a great beat, but it is so two, he has a great beat, but it is so tedious. it has only been the la st two, so tedious. it has only been the last two, three weeks that i can zone out and think my feet are hurting, my legs are hurting, ori

cannot breathe any more. it takes a long time to prepare especially when you go from zero. what about the mental preparation when you know you are intending to complete a marathon? because i have done it before, i have run the london marathon before. what advice would you give them? try and enjoy it. i have struggled to enjoy them before because i have felt massive pressure to get a certain time. but this time iam not to get a certain time. but this time i am not going for time, i am going to get round and enjoy it. there will be loads of crowds and they drag you through. how did you get involved with this, when we first approached? richard burr's wife, sarah came up with the idea of getting the bake—off group and run together in the london marathon. we had just watched it. we said, let's do it and have a go. the word went

out and sarah, who is the most amazing organiser, i put my hand up straightaway because i have always wanted to run a marathon and try london. it started from there. was itan immediate london. it started from there. was it an immediate yes? yes, it had been on my bucket list by years. i used to run regularly and did half a marathon, and after that i didn't wa nt marathon, and after that i didn't want to, but then i thought, i should do one. was it an immediate yes all round ? should do one. was it an immediate yes all round? we've sat on the sofa, probably with a piece of cake and then we said, it would be good to do it and sarah said, put your money where your mouth is and get out and run. it was immediate. talking about cake and food in general, that is the beauty of the marathon, you have to eat so much more in the run—up because you are training and running so much? easter, couple of weeks before the

marathon isn't helpful. loads of ca kes. marathon isn't helpful. loads of cakes. it does give you the excuse, instead of having something nice or healthy, let's have a pizza. been doing that a lot. is pizza healthy? no! you think, i deserve that, i have run for 20 miles, i will have a pizza. so when the marathon is done and monday morning, i will have to be healthy again. what are you looking forward to do post marathon? i haven't really stopped, i haven't tried to cut down on anything, i have probably even more. the number one reason i exercise is sol have probably even more. the number one reason i exercise is so i canete what i like. so i do eat a lot. sorry to interrupt, but it is sport related, we have some breaking to bring you right now. we havejust learned that arsene wenger is due to step down, we are just getting that

in now. breaking that arsene wenger is leaving arsenal. we will have more from david coming up in the programme. that will dominate a lot of the rest of the programme, so arsene wenger is leaving arsenal. at the end of the season and that is after 22 years. any of you arsenal fans? i am not a football fan. i am a spurs fan. he has beaten so many times, but we are on top at the moment. well to him. i do for days on and for days of our work, so if they need someone in between, i can fit it in. let's talk about the more serious side of what you are doing and who you are doing it for? we are

running the great 0rmond street, the majority of the bakers. after bake—off ended i did a lot of work with them and they came forward quite early on and approached a lot of the bakers. it is really easy to go with those guys, they do amazing work and i am proud to be working with them. i am working with the cystic fibrosis trust. why is it close to ? cystic fibrosis trust. why is it close to? about a year ago i went to a pop‘up close to? about a year ago i went to a pop—up dinnerwith close to? about a year ago i went to a pop—up dinner with some friends and my wife. it was in a church hall and my wife. it was in a church hall and everybody was sitting on benches. there was a girl sitting next to me who had an oxygen tank to help her breathe and we got talking. it isa help her breathe and we got talking. it is a lady called lucy yates and she told me all about cystic fibrosis. i was completely ignorant about what it is and how it affects over 10,000 people in the country. she struggled to breathe and itjust

hit home for me because i thought, you kind of take breathing for granted. just to be out, she had to have an oxygen tank sol granted. just to be out, she had to have an oxygen tank so i said, i will run for you. she was really happy. choose the charity you want me to raise money for and we went from there. that must be a great motivator knowing you are doing this for a good cause. everyone has been talking about the weather, the hottest marathon on record, apparently, thankfully not as hot as it has been in the pascagoula bays, but still warm, so how do you feel about back? you train all winter, so from december onwards it has been rain, snow, running with jacket on, then all of a sudden it is blazing hot. can do without it, but also it gives you room to say, i was going to go forfour gives you room to say, i was going to go for four hours, now gives you room to say, i was going to go forfour hours, now i can go for five because it is really hot. the advice is, late in the programme

we'll be getting advice on what you are supposed to do if you are running a marathon and it is warm. it is slowing down and don't wear fa ncy it is slowing down and don't wear fancy dress, that would be a nightmare and apparently put petroleum jelly on your nose. supposed to stop your skin from peeling, whatever. we will find out later. good luck, thank you so much for coming in. breaking to bring you again, arsene wenger has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season. he has been in charge since 1990 60 after more than 20 yea rs since 1990 60 after more than 20 years in charge, massive if you are a football fan, arsenal fan. years in charge, massive if you are a football fan, arsenalfan. in years in charge, massive if you are a football fan, arsenal fan. in a statement, he thanked staff, players and the fans and said, he would love and the fans and said, he would love and support the club for ever. let's go live now to david who can give us the latest. very shocked and coming

from arsenal. here at the emirates state you were it is emerging that arsene wenger‘s almost 22 years is arsenal manager will come to end at the end of the season. they are currently in the rope pulley, which is their only chance to get back into the champions league, the top competition. i will give you a little bit more of the statement. he said after careful consideration and following discussions with the club, i feel it is the right time for me to step down at the end of the season. i am gratefulfor to step down at the end of the season. i am grateful for having the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years and i managed the club with commitment and integrity. i want to thank the staff, players and directors and the fa ns staff, players and directors and the fans who make this club so special. iurge fans who make this club so special. i urge the fans to stand behind the tea m i urge the fans to stand behind the team to finish on a high. to all be arsenal lovers take care of the values of the club. my love and

support for ever, arsene wenger. there is a statement from the majority shareholder, stan kroenke e. he owns a number of sports franchises in the united states and of course arsenal. he said it is one of course arsenal. he said it is one of the most difficult days we have ever had. 0ne of the most difficult days we have ever had. one of the main reasons we got involved with arsenal was because of what is banker has brought to the club, on and off the clu b brought to the club, on and off the club billy mick —— pitch. at the end of the statement on arsenal's website, they say he will lead the tea m website, they say he will lead the team into the end of the season and they will make a new appointment as soon as they will make a new appointment as soon as possible and that there will be no further comment. this is really quite shocking reaching us. arsene wengerjoint arsenal in 1996, september. he revolutionised being this game and arsenal with new training techniques, new dietary methods. arsenal went on to win the

double, the league and the cup in his first full season in 1998. they repeated that success in 1992 and they became the first club in over 100 years to go and for an entire season in 2004 but then came the barren spell. many of the fans had turned against arsene wenger and thatis turned against arsene wenger and that is why, after almost 22 years at the club, arsene wenger will leave arsenal football club at the end of the season. we will get more from david later, but first the latest weather. character in the programme and in real life. hello, i'm sure it did not escape you that today was a scorching day. we were enjoying the sunshine. this morning, we have woken up to clear blue skies once again. 0thers morning, we have woken up to clear blue skies once again. others have had more cloud around. in coastal areas it is misty and foggy. just

like yesterday, around the coasts, it may stay a little bit grim into the afternoon. elsewhere, we have some cloud at the moment. sunny spells for scotland, for northern ireland. some showers in the far north—west. temperature is not as quite as high as they were yesterday. about 18 degrees in aberdeen. still rather cool in north—west scotland around whose coasts of the irish sleep. we could still reach 28 celsius in london this afternoon. lots of sunshine around. pollen is high, usually as high as well. as we go through tonight, there could be some mysterious developing across southern areas. not particularly cold further south. in scotland, temperatures here down into the' is. a bit ofa temperatures here down into the' is. a bit of a chilly start on saturday morning. any mist and fog will tend to clear. for many of us, dry and a bright start for saturday. later in

the day we will see heavy, perhaps under e showers moving their way into southern england, wales, eventually into northern england. temperatures down a little bit on today will stop a largely fine day for scotland and northern ireland. going into sunday, we have this area of low pressure moving in. a cold front moving in as well. that will push in some cloud and rain. look at these isobars. the rain has —— wind has moved from the north—west. the blues are gradually moving their way further south and east woods. quite a bit of cloud on sunday. some showery outbreaks of rain. as we go into the afternoon some heavy showers in the south—east. generally drive. pressure. temperatures 12 to 15 in the north, about 15 or 16 degrees in england and wales, but in

the south still potentially up to 21 degrees. for the london marathon it will be mostly dry. temperatures 21, maybe 22 celsius. certainly, one of the warmest marathons on record. hello, it's friday, it's 10am, i'm tina daheley. our top story — arsene wenger — who has managed arsenal for 22 years is to step down at the end of the season. he has thanked staff, players and the fans and said he would "love and support" the club forever. students at 2,500 schools across america are expected to walk out today to demand action on guns — 19 years after 12 pupils and a teacher were killed at columbine. and there becomes a hopelessness of being a shooting survivor that makes you think maybe our legislation just doesn't care. 0r may the us' obsession with weapons is just that immense. let's get more on that breaking that the arsenal manager, arsene wenger is leaving the club

at the end of the season. he's been in charge since 1996. there was so much speculation over the years about when he would go, if he would go. use the hashtag victoria life to let us know what you think. do you think it is a good thing? and who would you like to see ta keover thing? and who would you like to see takeover arsene wenger‘s job, and how do you feel about hearing that news? even if you are not an arsenal fan, get in touch. we can go to david 0rnstein who is at the emirates. big news, did we see this coming? cried and think we did, no. there have been a lot of rumours that arsene wenger may not see out the final year of his contract which expires injust over a the final year of his contract which expires in just over a year's time, but they were rumours. arsene wenger has never broken a contract in his

entire year. certainly there has been speculation during his entire stay at arsenal but he could leave early. last summer he signed in new two—year contract. despite a lot of criticism, he always spoke about his loyalty to the club and staying on. the timing is interesting. arsenal are still in the europa league competition. they face a crucial semifinal against atletico madrid. the first leg of next week and the way leg is a week after. if they win that they go on to the final in lyon in may. that gives them the final chance to win a trophy this season and qualify back into the blue ribbons event, the champions league. with so much to play for, this does come as a surprise. some are suggesting the possibility of losing the readily, and then arsene wenger coming infor the readily, and then arsene wenger coming in for yet more criticism, as he has done in recent years, was fairly unpalatable to those involved. they wanted arsene wenger

to go out on a high. they have now got two league games at the emirates stadium before the end of the season, said they will be hoping, starting with west ham on sunday, that arsene wenger can get a send off sitting for his career at arsenal. hejoined in 1996. he was relatively unknown. he went on to revolutionise the club on and off the pitch. also new football training techniques and revolutionising the diet that players were taking in in terms of food and drink, and those sort of training and stretches. arsenal went on to win the premier league and fa cup double in 1998. they then repeated that success in 2002. in 2004, arsenal went the entirely season as undefeated. they were known as the invincible is under arsene wenger, and that was an achievement which had not been done in british but bull for 100 years. arsenal qualified for the champions league final in 2006, but they lost

that and it led to a barren spell. arsenal went nine years without a trophy, until in 2014 they picked up the fa cup. that was the first of three fa cup ‘s in four years. arsene wenger did bring success back to this club but criticism of him rose. arsenal were not challenging for the premier league title or the champions league title. this season, they are way adrift, like many clubs of manchester city, in the premier league. they also fell out of the fa cup when they were defending the title that they won against chelsea in may. but perhaps the most important thing is for the first time under wenger, fans were deserting this club. entry seats became a feature of the emirates stadium behind me. fans were voting with their feet. with that in mind, perhaps that was the final straw for both the manager and the hierarchy. arsenal's majority shareholder, effective lead the owner stan

clunky, said this is one of the most difficult days we have ever encountered in all our years in sport —— stan clunky. he runs a number of franchises in america. he has been involved in sport for a long time. he took charge of arsenal in 2008, 2009. this was a decision of huge. arsene wenger have won three premier league titles, he had 20 consecutive years in the champions league. he really was a pioneer at this club. you can split arsene wenger‘s kenya into two brackets. the revolutionary success at the start, and then the barren yea rs, at the start, and then the barren years, and the criticism that came with it. finally, arsene wenger will leave the club at the end of the season. the club have said they will begin the search for a replacement immediately. perhaps they already have some candidates in mind. it really a significant news. arsene

wenger is the longest serving manager in british football by a country mile really. he has taken that mantle over from sir alex ferguson. now there will be speculation about what he wants to do. he always had a year left on his contract. he always said he wants to continue in management. will he stay in club management? will he move on to international football? in club management? will he move on to internationalfootball? the news here today is that arsene wenger, after almost 22 years as arsenal manager has decided to leave the clu b manager has decided to leave the club at the end of the season. david, i know it is hard to speak for all arsenalfans, but david, i know it is hard to speak for all arsenal fans, but can you give us a sense of what the reaction will be? do think arsenal fans wa nted will be? do think arsenal fans wanted this to happen and to happen now? as you say, he only had a year left on his contract. opinion will be split. you have to listen to some of those driving behind us saying the vendor out. they have perhaps

not heard the news yet. and we have seen not heard the news yet. and we have seen empty seats in this stadium. throughout the last year that have been protests for arsene wenger to leave the club. there have been sections of the supporters holding up sections of the supporters holding up banners saying wenger out. there was a famous banner in arsene wenger‘s early years in the club saying in arsene we trust. there is now a banner being held up saying in arsene we rust. that is a view of a section of supporters. however, there were still many advocates of arsene wenger and wanted him to remain as manager, who will be feeling very nostalgic about this news and will want him to go out on a high. ithink news and will want him to go out on a high. i think he will certainly go out with an enormous amount of respect. in terms of going out on a

high, that will depend on his results in the season. arsenal are under pressure from burnley, of all clu bs, under pressure from burnley, of all clubs, to finish in sixth position in the premier league, so they may fall down to seventh but the focus is the europa league. can they beat atletico madrid? is the europa league. can they beat atletico madrid ? that is the europa league. can they beat atletico madrid? that will be a tough assignment and then win the ripper league. that is a big question. that would bring them back into the champions league and ensure arsene wenger of a regal send off but it is a big if. i think the fan base are divided. what we do know for certain is arsene wenger will leave after almost 22 years at the clu b leave after almost 22 years at the club this coming summer. which is very unusual in itself, being in charge of a club for 22 years is unheard of all stop. is there an obvious replacement? who are the names being touted at the moment? obvious replacement? who are the names being touted at the moment7m recent weeks there have been suggestions arsene wenger might not see out his contract in the club. just whispers in the press from the clu b just whispers in the press from the club and journalists associated with

arsenal. names which have cropped up include the germany manager. i would say that is probably unlikely. although i am sure he has added mahrez inside the arsenal hierarchy, he is managing germany. he is preparing for a world cup. he does not have a very sixes full record in clu b not have a very sixes full record in club management before he took over with germany, despite winning the world cup with germany. i would say thatis world cup with germany. i would say that is unlikely. despite connections between arsenal and german members of staff coming into the club at a high level. 0thers have suggested a number of names from italy such as the juventus manager. they were narrowly beaten by real madrid in the last round of the champions league. they have reached two i think champions league finals, and he is said to have his admirers in the club. there was a german manager who has consistently

been linked with arsenal over the yea rs. been linked with arsenal over the years. there are strong reports he will be going to paris saint—germain and also where he formerly managed at borough should dortmund, he was working with a director of football —— borough should dortmund. the borussia dortmund. that one will be unlikely. there are numerous names which have been bandied around. there is a strong suggestion that arsene wenger will have a say in the man who replaces him. there will also be suggestions that never again will they go for a manager of arsene wenger‘s age, they will look for a younger coach who can perhaps be moulded and knows the club well. mikel arteta who used to play for the club, he is now pep guardiola's assistant at manchester city. there are suggestions arsenal might want to bring him back to the club.

also legends of the club like patrick vieira who is managing in new york, thierry henry who is assistant manager of the belgian national team, dennis bergkamp, that would be a problem despite his coaching pedigree with ajax because he has a phobia of flying, so i don't think that'll happen. many names will up because many managers will leave their positions. there are suggestions that antonio conte will leave chelsea. could he be a contenderfor arsenal? i think will leave chelsea. could he be a contender for arsenal? i think this will rumble on for a few weeks. this cloud is the sense of respect around arsene wenger that all the questions now will be who will be the next manager of this club, arsenal? david, thank you very much. i will leave you with this line, wexit is happening. sean says his

recent achievements shouldn't be forgotten. and someone said the grass isn't always greener. stuart says not one of my favourite managers but you cannot have nothing but respect for what he does and what he has achieved in the game. diane says, he is leaving arsenal, how many people it will affect, how about the millions who don't care about the millions who don't care about football, let alone arsenal. we are moving on now but we will revisit that story later. do get in touch with us throughout the morning and tell us what you think of arsene wenger‘s departure — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. enough is enough. never again. just some of the phrases campaigners have used time and time again when talking about gun control in the us. two months ago, protests gathered momentum after 17 people were shot dead on valentine's day in parkland in florida. now the rallies are going national. later today its predicted students

from more than 2,500 schools across america will walk out of class, to demand lawmakers take action. the reason they've chosen today, the 20th of april, is significant, too. it marks the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting. campaigners will observe a moment of silence for the 13 victims. in a moment, we'll talk to two students taking part in the protests today. but first, let's hear about the experience of one person who was a student at columbine that day — samantha haviland. my friends pulled me out of my chair and we started running. we ran into the auditorium and broke up a class, because they didn't know anything had happened. we hid in the auditorium and i remember seeing this girl i had never seen before, a blonde girl, who still had her plate of pizza. her white paper plate with the pizza on it and the look of shock on her face, which i'm sure was mirrored in me. we heard five shots and a big bang and it echoed in the auditorium. so we went to run out,

and i lost some of my friends, because i stopped to take my shoes off. they ran ahead of me, and when i got into the hallway, the fire alarm happened to go off because a teacher on the other side of the school pulled the fire alarm. when i reached the hallway, the main hallway, all my friends were yelling at me to get against the lockers, and i couldn't figure out why. but i had run into the middle of the hallway. what had happened was, when the fire alarms were pulled, there were fire doors which closed in the middle of the hallway, and the two boys were on the other side of those doors shooting at my friends, just before i ran into the hallway. the rest of that day i spent sitting in the park, trying to piece together what had happened. we heard rumours that someone had been shot and someone was bleeding but didn't think it was that big of a deal. eventually, we were pushed

into the public library to try to figure out who was ok, so our parents could find out who was ok. i remember sitting in the back room of this public library watching the news, the same as everyone else did. well, joining us now is 16—year—old ashley paseltiner, she's a student at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, the scene of the shooting in february. and parker butler, who is a walkout co—organiser for liberty high school in texas. ashley, it'sjust over two months since the shooting took place at your school. we spoke to you a few days after it happened and you were very shaken. how are you feeling now? iam i am feeling a little bit better. you can never really recover from

something that happened like this. but the community came together and we helped each other out during this time. we are all getting better. what is the new normal like? time. we are all getting better. what is the new normal like ?m time. we are all getting better. what is the new normal like? it is weird. 0ur what is the new normal like? it is weird. our school has changed a lot and so has the community. but we are all together so i think it is helping us get used to it. happy return to the school since it happen? yes and no. our school is a lot more together, but the school itself has changed a lot. there is obviously a lot of support from people across the country and from across the world. but there have been a lot of new safety features added to the school, so there are gates all over the place. they also make us were clear backpacks to school now so it is definitely

different. do you feel safer? i feel a little bit safer knowing we all have to wear id in school and they check them every day before we go in and they have only certain entry points for the school. i feel there are some things that can be done, to make everyone feel more protected and there are some things that could definitely change also. what could change, what should change?” definitely change also. what could change, what should change? i don't think the clear backpacks help considering that if someone really wa nted considering that if someone really wanted to get something into the school again, they would be able to hide it inside of something else inside of the backpack. i feel that maybe implementing metal detectors or something along the lines of that would really help to just make sure that it wouldn't happen again and that it wouldn't happen again and that also, it should be happening in

every school, not just this school. you haven't been directly affected by the shooting, so what made you wa nt to by the shooting, so what made you want to get involved today?” by the shooting, so what made you want to get involved today? i saw what happened in parklands, i saw the effect it had and i saw how it reverberated across the country and i knew i had to be a part of that. the civic action that resulted from that. it is so important we see these tragedies and we take action and we fight forgotten reform. it is about being part of a larger movement. how much of an issue is gun movement. how much of an issue is gu n safety movement. how much of an issue is gun safety within your school? schools take their own measures and they can do some things. there is only so much they can do. at the end of the day there needs to be some comprehensive gun reform on a state and federal level, and that is what we are fighting for at this point. do you think it is a losing battle

because there is such strong feeling in the united states. yes, there is this strong movements, especially from the younger generation but people feel passionately about the constitutional right to carry guns? i have seen first hand in the last couple of months, students have the capacity, more so than any other generation, to break through that incredibly polarised debate. we have really broken through and we have shown there is common sense to be had on this issue. much of the measures they are talking about, they do not fire late the second amendment and we can have common sense. interestingly, you are from a traditionally red states, how has your activism gone down with the older generation in texas where you live? it has been very interesting. i live in a suburban area of texas so i live in a suburban area of texas

so it is not as crazy as the typical stereotypical texas you would expect when it comes to guns. but there has beena when it comes to guns. but there has been a lot of pushback. it is important we make people uncomfortable, it is an inherently important part of this debate. the most people who are angry is the older generations, i think young people really get it. these last several weeks, i have definitely noticed that. ashley, the school walk—outs taking place, will you be taking part? i will not be taking pa rt taking part? i will not be taking part in the walk—out today. taking part? i will not be taking part in the walk-out today. can you tell me why? yes, because our principle has been very close with the administrative heads at columbine and they have talked to each other about it and columbine has requested our school, instead of doing a walk—out, we perform acts of kindness throughout the school, so i

will be taking part of that to respect the wishes of columbine. ashley, what are those acts of kindness? a whole bunch of things. we have been painting rocks that say kind things on them. we are doing a campus clean—up and a lot of stuff to help the community come together more and to help everyone heal at school. how does it feel the walk—out is happening, because of what happened at your school, but your school isn't walking out?” feel it is ok the other schools are walking out and we will encourage schools to walk—out. there are still some students at our school who will be walking out, but in order to respect what columbine have asked of us, it is important we don't walk—out. but i do think it is amazing that all the other schools will be walking out, especially since it is my school and our

stu d e nts since it is my school and our students that have been really leading the change for the country. how are other students, your peers and your friends coping? how are other students, your peers and yourfriends coping? it how are other students, your peers and your friends coping? it is great to hear that you are and you spoke to hear that you are and you spoke to us after it happened and you are speaking to us again now, what is the sense among other students who go to the school, who went to the school? we are all getting through it together. we have good days and bad days. it is hard on campus. it is definitely draining just because the building is still there, we walk past it every day but we have got a lot of support from states across the country and from people all over the country and from people all over the world. we have been getting banners sent in, handwritten notes and a lot of things to show we have support from a lot of different people. i think it is really helping us people. i think it is really helping us heal. thank you, ashley for

speaking to us. final word from parker, how proud of you that your generation is coming together to campaign like this?” generation is coming together to campaign like this? i am very proud, very excited. i have seen many students who have got involved who i would never imagine getting involved and it is having a positive impact in the community. yankey both for speaking to us today. still to come. we will be getting more on the arsene wenger quitting arsenal at the end of the season. this toy boat is getting attention. we will be explaining why a drilling ship is looking for this miniature ship. here's annita mcveigh with the bbc headlines this morning. the arsenal manager, arsene wenger has announced he is leaving the club at the end of the season. he's been in charge since 1996.

in a statement, mr wenger thanked staff, players and the fans and said he would "love and support" the club forever. a senior government scientist has warned there could still be "hotspots" of the nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter, at different locations around salisbury. ian boyd from the department for environment, food and rural affairs told a public meeting last night there could be toxic levels of the substance in nine areas which are being decontaminated. he was responding to local people who expressed frustration at the continued closure of several sites. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will this morning begin discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction. the 53 member countries will discuss ways to strengthen ties, as well cyber—crime and the environment. they'll also be deciding whether to grant the queen's wish that prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation a female resident of a building

complex for people with learning disabilities in north—east london has died in a fire. 70 firefighters were sent to the block of flats in chingford after the blaze began at two o'clock this morning. 12 people managed to escape before they arrived. the chairman of save the children international, sir alan parker, has resigned, amid concerns about the way the charity dealt with allegations of harassment. earlier this year, the organisation apologised to female employees who'd complained of inappropriate behaviour by two executives , who have since left their posts. dame tessa jowell has become the first person to take part in a new, worldwide database, which aims to eliminate cancer. the former mp was diagnosed with a brain tumour almost a year ago and has campaigned to get better treatment. patients are being asked to hand over their health records to the universal cancer data bank, which will share information about new treatments. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's will with more on the that arsene wenger is stepping

down as arsenal manager. josh on twitter, arsenal fans are disgraceful for josh on twitter, arsenal fans are disgracefulfor pushing him out. he has done a brilliantjob. probably one of the best managers in the world. aaron on twitter says it is the end of an era. proper arsenal fa ns the end of an era. proper arsenal fans will miss him, he brought stability and success to the club and much respect for not spending unnecessary and much respect for not spending u nnecessa ry levels and much respect for not spending unnecessary levels of us have had to buy their trophies. i hope this continues with his successor. and finally, daniel on twitter, everton, sign him up now. busy day for you now, what can you tell us? big, if you are just waking now, what can you tell us? big, if you arejust waking up and tuning into the arsene wenger will leave arsenal at the end of the season. he's 68, 13

arsenal at the end of the season. he's 68,13 premier league arsenal at the end of the season. he's 68, 13 premier league titles, fa cups, including the double. four yea rs later fa cups, including the double. four years later in 2002 as well but they haven't won the league for 14 years and ina haven't won the league for 14 years and in a statement, he says after careful consideration and following discussions, i feel it is the right time to step down and i'm grateful for having the privilege to serve this club for so many memorable yea rs. this club for so many memorable years. i have managed the club with full commitment and integrity and i wa nt to full commitment and integrity and i want to thank the players, staff, directors and the fans. i urge the fa ns to directors and the fans. i urge the fans to stand behind the team to finish on a high and to all the arsenal of us, take care of the valleys of the club. my love and support for ever. arsenal's majority shareholder stan cronke has described this as the biggest news he has had to deal with. arsenal finished biggest news he has had to deal with. arsenalfinished outside the top four last season for the first time since arsene wenger arrived at the club. they are now four places

behind tottenham. they will finish sixth. the take on the spanish side of that co—madrid on thursday. interesting timing this news —— atletico madrid. the premier league's current longest serving manager has taken charge of a record 823 games. twente 1.5 manager has taken charge of a record 823 games. twente1.5 years at the club. he will be remembered for the invincible season in 2003 — 2004. they won the title in paris and we remember that with sol campbell. the man who arrived from japan in 1996 to the headlines arsene who? i remember those as a little boy. arsene wenger will leave arsenal at the end of the season. thank you. 18 months ago, my next guest, jaco nel lost both legs, all the fingers on one hand

and developed a facial disfigurement after being scratched by his dog. jaco was playing with his cocker spaniel harvey when noticed a tiny cut on his hand. unbeknown to jaco, he had been infected by a bacteria being carried in his dog's saliva. two weeks later he started to feel flu—like symptoms and he fell ill with sepsis — a deadly illness which he narrowly survived. he is speaking out about his own story to raise awareness of the condition. i'm pleased to say jaco is with us now. i know how difficult this is for you because you have said it is hard to even leave the house. this all happened 18 months ago. can you tell us happened 18 months ago. can you tell us what happened ? happened 18 months ago. can you tell us what happened? like you said, it happened really quickly. i was at work on a normal day. i started feeling like i had flu. i went to

bed. the next day i felt very strange. at that point, i must have become very ill because i was confused, disorientated, i didn't hear the phone ring. people were looking for me because i did not turn upfor looking for me because i did not turn up for work. at the end of the day, my partner came home and found me in day, my partner came home and found meina day, my partner came home and found me in a terrible state, called the paramedics. they were brilliant. they started treating. they immediately knew it was sepsis. they started emergency treatment in the house and in the ambulance, intravenous fluids. they started antibiotics in the ambulance, after talking to the doctors in a&e. when i got to a&e, i collapsed, lost consciousness and was taken to icu

where i was in a coma forfour or five days. and then when i woke up, i had the shock of seeing myself virtually black everywhere, my face, my hands, my legs, and that was from the tissue damage due to blood clotting which is something that happens, abnormal clotting when the septic shock. my kidneys failed, so i had dialysis as well for two months. it was a very difficult time. i knew from early on that i was going to lose my legs and my fingers. i was not sure what was

going to happen to my face. and in the end, i lost the tip of my nose, as you can see, and my lips off guard so speaking is difficult. eating is difficult. it is better now, but it is still difficult. after four months now, but it is still difficult. afterfour months in hospital, my legs were amputated. very soon after that, i started legs were amputated. very soon after that, istarted physio legs were amputated. very soon after that, i started physio and began to walk, first on one leg, and two weeks later on both prosthetic legs. after three months i was able to walk unaided and went home. how do

you find the motivation, the will to do that and carry on, when you are living an ordinary life. you are scratched by your dog, and we should say this is very rare, and you lose your legs, you lose five fingers?m is devastating. how did you cope? i had amazing support. i think that is very important to have a network of people to support you. lots of friends, colleagues from work, family, family from abroad. my sister flew over from south africa. their encouragement and i have a lwa ys their encouragement and i have always been a determined person. nothing gets me down. and i suppose faith as well. and just a desire to go back to work and go back to a

normal life. when you say nothing gets you down, it did get you down. it did. can you tell me about that no point when you realised what had happened to you ? no point when you realised what had happened to you? i felt extremely depressed, and angry will stop and at points ijust didn't think i would be able to cope. i didn't know how one would cope with something like this, and ijust thought it was too much. but that went away. people just encouraged me and those thoughts went away. when i started to see that i would be able to do things again, albeit difficult, and

things again, albeit difficult, and things take longer, and i have to use different ways of working and working in the house. i have got a car, that is adapted, so i can drive. ijust car, that is adapted, so i can drive. i just needed car, that is adapted, so i can drive. ijust needed to get back to a normal life. is there anything you could have done differently before you were admits it to hospital? , because i know your symptoms were flu—like? because i know your symptoms were flu-like? no, i did whatl because i know your symptoms were flu-like? no, i did what i was supposed to do when harvey nicked my skin, i disinfected that and cleaned it, and that is what you should do.

ididn't it, and that is what you should do. i didn't realise that i was so ill, because it basically happened overnight, and then the next morning, when there was nobody around, so nobody could notice my symptoms, my speech began to slow, i lost my coordination, i lost my balance, i got mottled skin, so nobody saw that. if it had happened during the day, i would have noticed it and sought medical advice much quicker. and if you delayed any longer, or there had been more of a delay in getting you help, you would not be sitting here talking to me today? no, definitely not. iwas very close to dying. again, just to reiterate, this is very rare. you got this sepsis through the saliva, well, it was carried in your dog's

survivor, through a cut. what are the symptoms for people watching to look out for? of sepsis? yes, the unique characteristics of it. well, thatis unique characteristics of it. well, that is the problem, they're not unique characteristics. there are warning signs, and those are becoming confused, slurred speech, mottled skin, a high—temperature, or in children a very low temperature. and feeling so sick that you think you are going to die. a lot of people say that. so those are the signs to look out for. for a lot of other illnesses present like that, so other illnesses present like that, so it is difficult. we should always keep it at the back of our minds

that it might be sepsis. sepsis is rare. you have gone through all of this, and on top of all of this, your dog also had to be put down. yes, the reason why we decided to do that was, purely that if harvey would have accidentally infected somebody else, accidents happen, i would have been devastated. there was no way of getting rid of the infection in harvey, so u nfortu nately, we infection in harvey, so unfortunately, we had to put him to sleep. it was sad, but he was old, and he was sick as well. it was the right thing to do. and you have chosen to speak out about this now,

why? to raise awareness? to raise awareness. it is part of a healing informally, not to hide it. there is nothing to be ashamed about. it is difficult when you have a facial disfigurement to face society. you had a prosthetic nose but you have decided not to wear it?” had a prosthetic nose but you have decided not to wear it? i have decided not to wear it? i have decided not to wear it? i have decided not to wear it. it is a beautiful nose and but it felt like i was hiding something, leaving behind a mask. there is no need for that. jaco nel, thank you for coming in. you are very brave. it is great how you have turned something that has happened to you into a positive ina way, has happened to you into a positive in a way, and you are speaking out

about what happened and raising awareness. thank you very much indeed for coming on to speak to us. thank you for having me. lois langton is the chair of the arsenal independent supporters association and is on the phone now. good morning, your reaction to the news that arsene wenger is leaving arsenal? complete shock. i did not see this happen at all. it has caught supporters unaware but it is the right decision. why do you think he has gone, going? he is still around for a little while! i don't know the conversations that have taken place behind the scenes... but as an arsenal fan, what is the

feeling among the fans? some of what iam seeing feeling among the fans? some of what i am seeing among social media is that the fans are disgraceful and they have treated him really bad day. is that what you think? no, i am very passionate and my fellow supporters, clearly the vast majority recognise it was time for him to go. there is a lot of talk about being respectful to arsene wenger. yes, that is right, but respect works both ways. this is our football club. people have supported arsenalfor football club. people have supported arsenal for generations. football club. people have supported arsenalfor generations. i football club. people have supported arsenal for generations. i am football club. people have supported arsenalfor generations. i am the fourth generation and my family to support arsenal. i don't think it is an exaggeration. we have got to the point where we felt that there was a dictatorship in place. that is very ha rd dictatorship in place. that is very hard when our club is our passion, our life. the club brought in very heavy ticket prices. i think

generally arsenal supporters are pretty patient bunch. you do generally the arsenal supporters baying for blood. it took long time for there to come a point when many supporters felt the need to protest in some way. that should be allowed. we live in a democracy where freedom of speech is allowed and in some ways, particularly the early protests, they were treading on eggshells. it was like the politest protest you have ever seen. you compare that to some protests you see at other clubs, particularly if you look on the continent, they are more vocal and the citrus than that. i think the criticism that has been directed at arsenal supporters is wholly unfair. what do you think his legacy will be? what has happened over the last few years has tarnished it. but sport will epitomise what arsene

wenger achieved during his time here, but it will be a lasting legacy with manchester city, how important it is to go an entirely campaign without losing. so that will stand the test of time, that achievement during that season. replacement talk will obviously starts, who would you like to see leading arsenal after he leaves?m has got to the point with the supporters, anybody but arsene wenger. a lot of names are in the mix and we have two be careful not to align ourselves to one particular individual. in terms of character traits, it has to be somebody with a strong personality. we saw with alex fergusson, how hard it is to follow someone fergusson, how hard it is to follow someone who has been there for so long. we need someone with the ego personality to follow arsene wenger.

and chill 0ttey, is one that is being talked about. patrick viera's name has been out there. somebody like patrick would bridge the gap that has grown between club and supporters and unite everyone and pull everyone together. thank you for speaking to us this morning. jeremy wilson is deputy football correspondent for the telegraph and canjoin me now. good morning. did you see this coming? not today, not this morning, but generally the feeling was he would probably leave at the end of the season, in the summer. but we thought if arsenal one the europa league, there would be a chance of

him staying on. they kept it quiet until the announcement this morning. there was a few rumours in the hour before, but didn't see it coming today but not surprised he won't be there at the start of next season. then why now? there has been a build—up of pressure over his position, there has been empty seats at the emirates stadium, partly because the premier league games are no longer the main focus for the season. but there has been this ongoing debate about him for a long time and there has been apathy and bad feeling. with only a few home games to go, once the decision was made that that is what was going to happen next season, everyone wanted to give him a great sendoff because he is such a special and big figure in english football, notjust in arsenal's history. to do that, it will reverse the mood around the

emirates stadium, people will know these are his last few games. what impact will it have in the short term, so for the rest of the season and also in the long term? can you imagine arsenal without arsene wenger, 22 years? we sit in the press seats, just up from the dugout, that silhouette, the grey—haired man in the dugout has been there for so long it will be very odd without him there. in the long term, it is hard to know, i don't think it will be as easy and good for arsenal as some people think. his record, even in recent seasons. . . think. his record, even in recent seasons... this season has been the worst, but up until this year, his record wasn't as bad as sometimes it was portrayed. he kept the club in the top five pretty much every season and whilst in —— was still

winning trophies. it will be hard for somebody to come in. i think it will be really be really tough, really tough to keep a consistent level of achievement they have had in the last 20 years. but even in the last five years, and whoever comes in will do well to match what wenger has done recently. but there was that feeling something different was that feeling something different was required, the mood was wrong and it was hard for wenger to ever change that without doing something spectacular in terms of winning the european cup winning the premier league again. it reached a point where it was almost impossible for him to turn that. does the mood from the fans reflect how the players felt? not especially, no. ithink the players, theirfeelings are about where they are at in their career and they can be quite selfish at how they look at things. arsene

wenger is different to alex fergusson, who is compared to a lot because he was at the club for a long time as well. he is a stronger and more volatile personality. wenger like to let people grow, let people express themselves. some people express themselves. some people wondered if it was to relax sometimes. but by and large, the players adored wenger, you didn't come across many, you don't come across many people, many managers in football, that when a player leaves them, there is little criticism and how they were treated. almost never you get a player complain about wenger once they have left the club. there will be the usual complaints about training and we should be doing this. there was this thing he didn't focus enough on the fence, it wasn't a structured and organised as the way some people manage. but as a

man manager, the players really liked him and respected him. there might have been a feeling he wasn't developing them as players in a more intense environment they might have had, but as a person by think they liked him. shouts the replacements? i think the guy at monaco, mikael arteta, he was very well thought of. max ledbury at juventus arteta, he was very well thought of. max ledbury atjuventus has been winning lots of trophies in italy. and the german manager, they are three orfour and the german manager, they are three or four names that are mostly under consideration. they have been looking at this for a number of months, the succession planning. but football moves around so quickly, it was hard for them to make a plan until they knew what wenger was

doing. thank you forjoining us this morning. a toy pirate ship, named adventure, launched by two young brothers from aberdeenshire as part of a bucket list of adventures they have put together, is braving the rough seas of the southern atlantic in a bid to make it all the way to the americas. with the battery running low, the crew of stena carron, an offshore drilling ship, have offered to help to find her and recharge the batteries before sending the little boat back on her way. joining me now to tell us more is the boys' father, macneill ferguson. firstly, what is this bucket list? what is it? it is a list we created ourfamily adventures. what is it? it is a list we created our family adventures. we what is it? it is a list we created ourfamily adventures. we have what is it? it is a list we created our family adventures. we have a list of 500 different challenges and activities to try and get through before our two young boys turn 18. so far we have completed 239 of

these adventures. we share them on our facebook page. why this toy pirate ship you decided to set sail and track? one of the adventures was going to be a message in a bottle but we didn't feel putting a plastic bottle in the ocean with a note in it would be environmentally friendly. whilst we were thinking about how we could do it, we realised we had the perfect vessel in the toy box already. it was a pirate planar biel ship. we made it a bit more see where they because they are not designed for the open ocean. we filled herfoal apollo styrene and the boys did most of the engineering on this. how old are your boys? ollie is eight and harry

is six. they made a mayday call, how surprised where you from the response? i understand there are more than 100 people out looking for adventure, this toy ship? not quite, when we say mayday call, the media has slightly dramatised it to make it more exciting. we put out a facebook police and we have been following the boat's progress for the last five months. she was on the west coast of africa. she has crossed the atlantic all by herself. when she started getting close to guyana, we could see she had taken a southerly route. we weren't sure whether she would make it overweight quy whether she would make it overweight guy on whether she would make it overweight guy on so we whether she would make it overweight guy on so we put out a request that if everybody finds her, please get

in touch. fingers crossed that somebody does find her, thank you for speaking to us today. tens of thousands of runners are braving the heat this weekend in the london marathon. and the mayor kerry could hit 23 degrees in the capital prompting the organisers to put more refreshments along the route. what is the best way to deal with the heat if you are running a marathon? the most important thing is to listen to your body and recognise symptoms. when people run these marathons, a lot of the people will have body temperatures of 39 degrees, 40 degrees anyway, even at cooler temperatures but when the ambient temperature rises to the levels we expect or even higher in

some other places, the risk increases people overheating. the main thing is to adjust their pace to what their body tells them in terms of their body temperature and they have to look out for any signs that are related to heat illness. what are the signs? if you start getting dizzy, goose bumps, in general if you overheat, when other people keep looking you and they find you don't respond in the right way, so i assume the medics along the way will check the people being responsive. people tend to be more aggressive when they are overheated, especially when people start losing coordination and cannot give proper a nswe rs coordination and cannot give proper a nswers to coordination and cannot give proper answers to questions, you know they are heading to it. that is what the officials along the route will be looking out for. the key message is, slow down and make sure you stay hydrated. i am assuming fancy dress isn't the best idea as well. thank

you for speaking today. good luck if you for speaking today. good luck if you are running the marathon on sunday. like i said, make sure you stay hydrated and monitor your pace. bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company, have a great day. fair skies, warm sunny spells and thatis fair skies, warm sunny spells and that is the order of the day across much of the uk. north—west scotland has cloud and some outbreaks of rain and that will continue on and offer some others in the afternoon. sunspots have started misty and perky. there will be some places, maybe coastal places around wales in south—west england and one or two spots in the north sea that stay misty and murky. the temperatures

might not be as high in the london area as yesterday, but not that most people will notice the difference. tonight, most places are looking dry with patchy cloud and lengthy clear spells. 0n the chilly side, part of scotla nd spells. 0n the chilly side, part of scotland and northern ireland are in single figures. plenty of morning sunshine tomorrow. scotland and northern ireland holding onto sunny spells but the chance of catching up under a shower into england and wales into the afternoon. in the north—west during sunday, despite the front moves in and it turns cooler. this is bbc news.

and these are the top stories developing at 11am. the arsenal manager arsene wenger is to leave the club after almost 22 years at the club. i think everybody wanted to give him a great sendoff because he is such a special and big figure in english football, not just in special and big figure in english football, notjust in arsenal's history. i live at the emirates where we'll be reacting to the departure of arsene wenger after more than two decades at the club. commonwealth leaders are meeting today to decide whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of the organisation. toxic hotspots of the nerve agent in salisbury they still be present there, according to a government scientist.