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. also, another scorcher, temperatures are set to soar again this weekend, with the london marathon due to be the hottest on record. and the new director general of the

natural trust —— national trust says the charity needs to reach out to people in urban areas. good morning. it's friday 20th april. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. arsene wenger is to leave arsenal at the end of the season, ending a near 22—year reign as manager. during his time, the gunners won three premiership titles and seven fa cups but are currently sixth in the premiership and set to miss out ona the premiership and set to miss out on a top four spot. ina on a top four spot. in a statement, he said he would love and support arsenal forever. we have been taking a look at his career. for so long, history has been his

fall back. in his first decade his achievements set the bar, his teams used to innovate but now they disintegrate. their greatest slump ina disintegrate. their greatest slump in a generation has now brought the greatest change. without doubt, the best team in the land is arsenal. when arsenal won the title in 2004 they did it without a single loss all season. the invincibles would be the last champions, since then, domestic deployment has seen them fall behind, they have been left in the shadows of the new powers, chelsea and manchester city who have brought new riches, new standards. in their descent down the table, their success has come in fa cup triumphs but even three trophies hasn't felt like enough. in 2018, arsenal have lost every away league match, the worst record in the

entire football league. instead, they have pinned their hopes on winning the europa league, a condition that would bring them back. that is his last chance to end ona back. that is his last chance to end on a high. iam on a high. i am responsible for the results, when the results are not as good as anybody wants it, people asked that question. i can only master my commitment, the quality of my work. here's the man who once made arsenal invincible and whose innovation took the premiership to new heights. arsene wenger departs under a cloud but his ideas shaped his team and sport. david 0rstein is outside the emirates stadium for us. a seismic story in terms of football unfolding this morning. choppier waters for arsenal of late. if you look at the totality of his career, his achievements have been immense.

arsene wenger will go down as one of the greats of football, certainly of the greats of football, certainly of the modern era, the longest serving manager in british football, he took that mantle from sir alex ferguson. he signed a new contract after winning the fa cup last summer. so it isa winning the fa cup last summer. so it is a surprise for a man who has never broken a contract that he will leave one year into that new deal. my leave one year into that new deal. my understanding is last summer when there was speculation about him leaving on a high after that win against chelsea, arsenal were not prepared for his departure and perhaps didn't have any replacements, so you could say he did the right thing for the club by staying on. the situation hasn't improved, criticism from supporters has intensified. you only need to look inside the stadium on match days worth a number of empty seats, large swathes, if we are honest, a

piercing reality forfinger swathes, if we are honest, a piercing reality for finger —— bender. he took over in 1996. —— wenger. he revolutionised the club, turning around training techniques, sports scientists —— sports science. he took the team an entire league campaign unbeaten which hadn't been done for 100 years in british football. times were different then, the season was shorter. in 2005 he w011 the season was shorter. in 2005 he won what would prove the last trophy for arsenal before a drought. he did lead them to the champions league final in 2006. then came the move to the emirates stadium and a barren speu the emirates stadium and a barren spell leading to machinations behind the scenes with people leaving, others coming. arsene wenger, the

last standing survivor of that era. he brought sex back in 2014, the first of three toucher he brought success first of three toucher he brought success back in 2014, the first of three fa cup. a number of potential candidates have been linked to the position. that has always been the case. yet he carried on. you heard him speaking yesterday with no hint of the suggestion he might be on his way out. a meeting was convened at the training ground at 9:45am when players and staff were told of his decision, a statement was released on the club website, comments from arsene wenger and the owner who described it as the toughest decision he has made in sport. he has a number of american franchises. a big call from him. a mutual decision, with both coming to the

realisation that time was to walk away. that will happen at the end of the season, bringing an end to arsene wenger‘s brain after 22 years. our centre are already looking for a new manager, hoping to make an appointment as soon as possible but they don't have anyone specific —— arsenal are already looking for a new manager. this stadium was driven by arsene wenger, he was behind many of the features inside. we will hearfrom the chief executive this afternoon. there will be huge attention on who will replace arsene wenger. briefly, arsene wenger saying, i urge fans to stand behind the team to finish the season on a high. what does this news mean for the rest of the season? arsenal only have one possibility of a trophy, the europa league, the

second condition in european football. if arsenal were to win, they would qualify for the champions league which would be a legacy left by arsene wenger. they are in the semis against atletico madrid, the first leg is next week. arsene wenger will hope to go out on a high after having really fallen out with much of the supporter base in recent months. supporters have been calling for his departure, we have seen banners calling him to go. he still had a lot of people behind him. the fan base will be split. if nothing else he will hope to leave arsenal after almost years on a high. thank you very much. 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.

ben brown is at buckingham palace for us with the latest. some important staff on the agenda. that issue of the succession, who will lead this organisation next. absolutely right. at the opening ceremony, yesterday morning, the queen made clear it was her sincere wish her son and heir prince charles should be the new head of the commonwealth when the time comes. the british government has been using the full panoply of pomp and pageantry, using the full panoply of pomp and pagea ntry, buckingham using the full panoply of pomp and pageantry, buckingham palace, the flags, marching bands, the glorious weather, to impress their commonwealth partners, the other 52 member nations. britain knows it will need the commonwealth more than everin will need the commonwealth more than ever ina will need the commonwealth more than ever in a post—brexit world, looking for new trading relationships with the bigger members of the

commonwealth, canada, india, new zealand and australia. today, right now, it moves to windsor castle where the leaders are meeting. behind closed doors. this afternoon, the final communique on what has been agreed at this summit in terms of that question of succession, not clear weather there will be official announcement. also on the issues like protection of the oceans, environment, cyber security, and trade. what is the relevance of the commonwealth in the world today? it was extremely important before, and became less relevant, the larger countries had distractions. the uk became part of europe, canada became pa rt of became part of europe, canada became part of napster, pakistani and india was growing, africa is changing. now we find ourselves asking ourselves,

can we bring this back together? can we find common ground? is there a benefit to all of us? with england leaving europe, canada struggling with its own deal, the idea we are a fraternity, from the same dna in many instances, that there is some relevance. hopefully over the next two days we will make that determination, whether it remains just a fraternity or if we can find a way on if optional corporation basis, or will it be advocacy, meaning the bigger countries can advocate on the financial institutions for us, and we can bring voting to the table to act as a block. 0ne one of the commonwealth leaders gathered here in london with his thoughts on the meaning of the commonwealth. that question of succession after the queen who will be head of the commonwealth, will be

discussed at windsor castle. we have had clear support for prince charles from justin trudeau, theresa may, making it clear that is what she wants, quite a few others. although some have said including jerry cording —— jeremy corbyn, that it should be rotated between the different embers of the commonwealth. this report now from jonny diamond. —— dymond. 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 be 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 charterfor the oceans and how to bring the commonwealth close together. behind the walls of windsor castle, there is much to discuss. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond is in windsorfor us. it is almost unthinkable the leaders would go against the express wishes

of the queen, and deny her sincere wish that prince charles should take over when the time comes. it is unlikely, given the careful, diplomatic choreography of these events that the queen would have made the comments she did yesterday morning at buckingham palace, without this having been squared off in advance. my presumption is high commissioners of the 52 other members of the commonwealth had been liaising with their governments and coming back with their verdict. it may be there some governments who have indicated a concern, they may be raised today. it may be only some of the bigger ones perhaps contacted at my presumption is there has been at my presumption is there has been a lot of diplomatic groundwork done pretty quietly, it has to be said. not much has leaked out. but the

deal is done. not to say it won't be discussed here. there may be some who still have concerns, there may be discussions about the timing of an announcement. if there isn't an announcement at the end of the day when there will be a news conference with various regional heads, if there isn't, the question will be raised, is there a problem. again, my perception is and i am ready to be proved wrong, is we will hear by the end of the day some statement either indicating broad agreement giving more detail about what the commonwealth has decided. thank you for being with us, from windsor castle. 0ne windsor castle. one of the footnote on this summit, there are 53 nations gathered representing 2.4 billion people. one country not hear that used to be in the commonwealth, zimbabwe, under robert mugabe, it was an

international pariah. he has gone now. we have heard from the british foreign secretary that he would support the re—entry of zimbabwe into the commonwealth. he said, the uk strongly supports zimbabwe's re—entry and a new zimbabwe committed to political and economic reform for all of its people. he did make clear the forthcoming elections in zimbabwe scheduled forjuly will bea in zimbabwe scheduled forjuly will be a key bellwether of whether the new regime in zimbabwe can be trusted. that is the latest from buckingham palace on the second day of this commonwealth summit. back to you. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. the arsenal manager arsene wenger believe the club after almost 22 yea rs believe the club after almost 22 years in charge. as you have seen, commonwealth leaders continued their meeting, and will decide whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of

the organisation. toxic hotspots of the nerve agent used in the salisbury attack may still be present in the city, according to a government scientist. in sport, tributes are paid to arsene wenger who has announced he will leave arsenal at the end of the season. jurgen klopp has said he is surprised by the news, saying arsene wenger has had an outstanding career. patrick viera is the early favourite to succeed are then wenger. 0ther names in the frame, the german football coach. lance armstrong has agreed to play £3.5 million to the us government to settle a long—running lawsuit that could have cost him over 70 million in damages, he was accused of fraud by cheating while riding for the publicly funded postal service team. i will be back with more at 11:30am. join us then. a leading government scientist has warned that dangerous levels of the nerve agent used

against the former russian spy, sergei skripal and his daughter yulia could still exist in salisbury. ian boyd was addressing a public meeting where people expressed frustration at the continued closure of nine sites in the city where the decontamination will take place over several months, costing millions of pounds. james ingham reports. 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 the nerve agent used in the attack against the skripals would take many more months. at a public meeting last night, government 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. 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanus is in salisbury. i want to talk about people's frustrations, in a moment. first, with that news from the scientist there are a number of toxic hotspots in salisbury, our local people concerned for their

health, despite assurances that there is a very low risk? there is a mixed response from locals about what has been going on. several people this morning have been speaking to us about their feelings about salisbury being at the centre of national attention and this ongoing security situation. people are concerned to a certain extent. 0ne couple we spoke to this morning laughed really in the face of the danger, saying, there is nothing really to worry about, everybody survived, nobody died, which is true or the sergei skripal is still in hospital, his daughter has been released. there is a sense they are concerned about wanting to move on. they are now tied the fact salisbury has been the centre of national attention for more than a month and a half. they have hoardings go up in the centre of salisbury. they know the

decontamination cleaning process will start in the next few days. we expect it to start next week. they would like that to get going, they would like that to get going, they would like that to get going, they would like a sense of normality to return. talking about the decontamination, ian boyd, the chief scientific adviser who chaired last night's public meeting, told us in more detail about what will happen. specialist operators will go into the site, the restaurants, the house, the police station, incinerate any items left in case they are contaminated, then test and retest several ti mes they are contaminated, then test and retest several times until they are absolutely sure there are no traces of novichok left. ian boyd said there were possibilities there were high concentrations of that nerve agent still remaining in sites

around salisbury. he said that was a possibility. but he did say it wouldn't be likely they were in any of —— any locations other than the ones they know about. these sites will remain cordoned off until the till contamination —— until the decontamination takes place and is finished. 0ur priority, obviously, is to make thes sites safe, and to return them to use, normal use, by you in salisbury. and just to reassure you, our work is to make sure we eliminate completely the possibility of any potential future exposure. what our local business people in particular saying about the disruption to their lives? it has affected a wide range of

business people. we were talking to a woman who owns an ice cream van will stop she says she has normally never two ice cream vans, one quite close to hear. she hasn't been able to do that and says generally trade is down anyway, with her remaining business. we spoke to a b and b owner who says she has had no bookings for the last few weeks, no bookings for the last few weeks, no bookings at all for her home for the next few weeks either. she says that american visitors who come here for a few days seem to have been scared off. we have heard that around the city. american tourists, which salisbury lies on heavily for passing trade, staying here for a day or two, visiting the shops, going to stonehenge, the city relies on them heavily and they seem to be staying away. the council is worth. this was discussed last night. they know football is down, trade has

been affected. they have put in place a few things to mitigate that —— foot fall. they have put in place free parking around the city for the next few weeks. what they really need is for this situation to be over with and normal life to return to salisbury. thank you very much for that. pupils from schools around the united states will walk out, demanding lawmakers take action, say not enough has been done to prevent school shootings. it comes a few months after the shooting in parkland, florida, where 17 people died on valentine's day. a woman has died in a fire at a residential care home for adults with learning disabilities in chingford. more than 70 fire fighters have been dealing with the incident, which is now believed to be under control. people managed to escape before they arrived. the cause of the fire isn't yet known. crews arrived within five minutes. they were faced with a severe fire

on the ground floor. the fire spread from the ground floor to the first floor, and also to the roof of the premises. unfortunately, one person has died at the scene, and our thoughts are with their family and friends. 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". the way in which he acts, 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, and even people who support him would agree, i think, of telling lies, sometimes big, sometimes casual, insisting the people around him repeat

them and believe them. that stains any human. are you convinced there are now enough sensible, reasonable people around him to stop impulsive behaviour? i am not. what advice would you give to foreign leaders. i don't know ifi could offer any useful advice. the transparency that the media offers today puts all foreign bidders in a position to understand the nature and quality of the president's decision making. do you dislike him?

dislike him? not as a person. i feel sorry for him as a person. i dislike his actions especially the attack on things like the rule of law and the truth. yesterday was the warmest april day for nearly 70 years. temperatures hit 29.1 celsius in london, more than ten degrees above average for this time of year. other parts of the country have seen hot weather too, with the warms condition expected to continue into the weekend. we spoke to those lucky enough to be out in the sunshine in brighton. you can't beat brighton in the summer. it's really good. great for the kids. the water's nice and clean, everywhere is clean, it's really lovely, i love it. it is a lovely spot. fantastic. my little bit of heaven here. it is perfect, beautiful, unexpected. this is our summer, we're making the most of this. we're not missing this! joining me now is our weather presenter nick miller. tell us about this record weather, what is happening? it was quite something yesterday

watching the temperature goes up. 29.1 celsius in london. it was widely the warmest weather of the spring so far across the uk. sometimes people say, it is only london and south east england. there was some coastal areas are where people saw temperatures with lots of warmth. we have seen it within a whisker of the april record. we think london will be close to that again today. maybe a little cooler than yesterday. it is still going to be very warm. how is the rest of the weekend looking? a gradual change is on the weight over the weekend. i will show you the big picture. notice that cold front to the north—west. there will be some thundery showers affecting england

and wales. 0n thundery showers affecting england and wales. on sunday, this weather front will work its way south eastwards, taking showers and outbreaks of rain with it. gradually, temperatures will come down during sunday. next week, we temperatures closer to average. we are still looking at possibly record temperatures for the london marathon on sunday. runners will be looking at those conditions in detail. it might affect them considerably. what is the detail of conditions? there is talk about a record temperature for the marathon on sunday. evenif sunday. even if we don't get there, people need to know it will be very warm indeed. setting off in the morning, temperatures will be quite readily reaching into the high teens. the record is 22.6 degrees. we think 21 isa record is 22.6 degrees. we think 21 is a possibility. it will be very

warm. everybody has to be fully prepared for those very warm and challenging conditions for the london marathon, with some sunny spells coming through the cloud. there is a chance of a sharp shower moving through which could bring relief. but absolutely heed that forecast. it will be very warm. if you've ever bought flight pat furniture and struggled to put it together then you might find this next item rather interesting. their physicians to two robots are to facility in singapore putting the chair from to facility in singapore putting the chairfrom ikea to facility in singapore putting the chair from ikea together. it took them just under nine minutes to complete the job, but it took them a few goes to get it right. they also break a couple of kits in earlier tries. and had to be given one of the simplest kits to assemble, because they can't yet use nuts and bolts. but i'm sure it's only a matter of

time. so what i want to see is a challenge between the robots and some people, two people versus two robots. this is able whether, recorded, with mike miller. in north—west scotland we have thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain. mist and fog but throughout some the course of wales and south—west england, the few sports are staying christian brother call. elsewhere you get some sunshine. it is warm but maybe not as warm as yesterday. in london, no one would notice! the rain in scotland dies away tonight and we are left with a dry night with lengthy clear spells. a bit chilly, particularly integral parts of scotla nd chilly, particularly integral parts of scotland and northern ireland we re of scotland and northern ireland were some spots into low single figures. most places have a dry

morning tomorrow with sunshine around. into the afternoon, we will see a bit of cloud building. there isa see a bit of cloud building. there is a chance you could catch a thundery shower. turning coolerfor the north on sunday. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: arsenal manager arsene wenger is to leave the club after 22 years as manager. he won three premier league titles and seven fa cups with the side. commonwealth leaders are meeting to discuss whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of the organisation. people in salisbury have been warned there could still be dangerous levels of the nerve agent left in the city after the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. a resident has died in a fire which broke out at a home for people with learning disabilities. 12 people escaped the three—storey block before firefighters arrived. now the sport with will perry. and where else to begin but with

arsene wenger? yes, that huge breaking news this morning that arsene wenger will leave arsenal at the end of the season. here 68 and one premier league titles, seven fa cup ‘s. he said he feels it is the right time to step down at the end of the season. he is gratefulfor to step down at the end of the season. he is grateful for having the privilege to serve the club for so the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years. he wants to thank the players, staff, directors and fans who make the club so special. he registered arsenalfans to stand behind the team. arsenal's majorities to get gamage stakeholder says... arsenalfinished outside

arsenal finished outside the top four last season for the first time since arsene wenger arrived at the club. they are 14 points behind fourth placed. they have never finished as low as six the place, where they currently are. they have a huge semifinal and the europa league to come against atletico madrid. the first leg is on thursday. down in sixth place at the moment, struggling, so far behind totte n ha m moment, struggling, so far behind tottenham in fourth. he is the premier league's current longest serving manager and has taken charge ofa serving manager and has taken charge of a record 823 games, 21.5 years at the club. he will be remembered for the club. he will be remembered for the end and civil season of 2003-2004. he the end and civil season of 2003—2004. he reached the champions league final back in 2006. that's arsene wenger lifting the premier league trophy after the invincible season. he will not see out the final year of his contract. he was offered a two year contract at the end of the last season ticket with the idea he would retire. we don't

do whether arsene wenger will continue as a football manager as yet, whether he still has a role in our arsenal at some capacity, but there are early favourites in the frame already today. patrick vieira, who arsene wenger has worked with. he was the captain of arsenal and is the manager of new york city. he has the manager of new york city. he has the early favourites but there are other names, like volley, the former dortmund manager, the german boss —— la yeah. the manager of newcastle has been mentioned but it is too early to tell who would succeed arson finger —— arsene wenger. arsenal's last two games of the season or away from homes in his final game would be against burnley at the emirates. that is a chance to say goodbye to

the manager who has been there for so the manager who has been there for so long, nearly 22 years. but the news that he will retire at the end of the season. the reaction has already been coming in on social media. david seaman says, it is a sad day for him leaving. can we give him this end of hero deserves? former manchester united caps and says... jeremy corbyn has also paid his respects to arsene wenger. i'm told we can actuallyjoin bob wilson, former arsenal goalkeeper who worked under arsene wenger as a coach when they won the double twice over a four year period. thank you so much for joining four year period. thank you so much forjoining us. her surprise to you

by the timing of the news?” forjoining us. her surprise to you by the timing of the news? i am a little surprised. i expected it to see how things went for the rest of the season and hopefully, obviously it's a game in the europa league which is so important. if they can do what manchester united did last year, great, but nobody is expecting that. i'm surprised it has come out of the blue. quite shell—shocked. but i do think it is great because the players know it is a farewell for him. i think that might have a little incentive on that front, that they will want to do their best. i know that the funds that have been less tha n know that the funds that have been less than respectful to arsene wenger after all he has achieved after 20 yea rs wenger after all he has achieved after 20 years will now change their tune certainly and hopefully give him the farewell that he deserves. to be honest, i think everybody in football who knows him, all the managers, all those people who have come in touch with him, even those

who haven't got on with him very well, we'll have kind words to say. i hope they will because he has changed the faith of football in this country. i havejust changed the faith of football in this country. i have just seen a comment saying, we have a miss him so comment saying, we have a miss him so much, but we have given him so much stick. that sums it up, doesn't it? yes, i think it does. he is a very respectful guy and isn't one who gets into those silly psychological wars. i think everybody that i know, obviously with the great sir alex ferguson when it was arsenal versus united, one tipping the other and vice versa, for all the achievements of sir alex ferguson, he never managed to go through a season and have an unbeaten side. nobody in the history of the game has ever gone are the unbeaten in this country —— 49

games. that i don't think has ever been acknowledged, was an extraordinary achievement that is. manchester city again printed this season that in the modern game in football, only preston ever had gone a season unbeaten and i think it was 18 games they played, not 49. thank you so much forjoining us. the germans to be seen what arsene wenger does next and who arsenal goals for. the news that arsene wenger will be stepping down from his role as arsenal manager at the end of the season. let's stay with that story and get more reactions to the news. 0n the line is pat hale from arsenal supporters' club iam i am absolutely devastated and can't

believe the news has come so soon although i was half expecting it. i was hoping he would see his contract hours but i would expect a lot of people now have got to their wishes. there was that wanted him out, i hope they are feeling quite saddened that they give him the sendoff he deserves. you're talking about 's other arsenalfans? deserves. you're talking about 's other arsenal fans? yeah, that wa nted other arsenal fans? yeah, that wanted him out. they haven't stopped to think what he has done for the club. if you look at the totality of his achievements, they certainly have been immense. but as a part of you accept that perhaps it was time for a change? no, i wanted to see him see his contract out because he has never walked out of a contract before. i just wanted has never walked out of a contract before. ijust wanted to see him stay for the rest of his contract to next season or whenever, one more year. would you have expected at the end of that year that he might go then? yeah, i expected him to go

then, but i am quite shocked today that he has gone. but perhaps now that he has gone. but perhaps now that the stadium, everyone that wa nted that the stadium, everyone that wanted him to go, they have been leaving the student empty —— stadium empty, perhaps they will start giving him the respect he deserves. arsene wenger himself has said he hopes the fans will stand behind the team. you will want to see the stadium packed for remaining matches. yes, especially to win the europa league. i guess it is hard for you to imagine, as a stalwart arsenalfan, nearer for you to imagine, as a stalwart arsenal fan, nearer now after arsene wenger. but what could it mean for the club? i have no doubt you the way forward but whoever they get has got a hard job to match what has been done. thank you very much for talking to us as you absorb the news that arsene wenger is going to be leaving the club after 22 years,

almost 22 years at the helm. the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has told french media that around 25% of the brexit deal with the uk is still to be negotiated, adding that there are still serious "risks of failure he said the main obstacle continues to be the disagreement over how a possible border between the republic and northern ireland would function after brexit. 0ur brussels correspondent gavin lee can tell us more. morning to year, gavin. tell us more of that detail. clearly it paints a picture of the of work to be done with under a year to go now. the chief brexit negotiator for the eu giving an update to a french tv saying that in the talks so far, given that this month you have had basically the reconnecting of some of the civil service's more junior officials from the eu and uk working

her to work out how to settle the old differences and start it up for the first time about what a potential trade partnership could look like. 75% looks to be pretty much complete but it is, michel barnier said, serious issues around the remaining one quarter when he said that serious risks of failure and it was mean, he said, that britain leaves without the transition. at the moment, britain wa nts transition. at the moment, britain wants this two—year transition period after march 2019 in which otherwise, if there is no full agreement, and michel barnier said that they will leave. what it seems to be coming down to its continually how they resolve and come up with a solution to the north and the republic of ireland having a border. this 300 miles, more than 100 rules. 0ur this 300 miles, more than 100 rules. our understanding is that there have been reports in some of the papers today that those talks specifically

on ireland have reached a deadlock. 0ur on ireland have reached a deadlock. our understanding is that the talks for the last week have come to a problematic abrupt end briefly, because the british side has come up with the two proposals which the deputy brexit negotiator has gone through line by line and says they do not work on northern ireland. they include things like having 80% of the crossings over the border, small businesses, allowing them to go through, saying the are just simply not good enough to cover the border. whilst the eu are saying you have more time, come back perhaps ahead ofjune when the eu summit of duo, it looks problematic so far. thank you very much. there's major disruption in the centre of the german capital berlin as the authorities dispose of an unexploded bomb from the second world war. some 10,000 people are being moved out of the area around the building site where the device was discovered. 0ur correspondent

jenny hill is in berlin. bring us up—to—date with what's happening. as you can see, this is burial in's mineral railway station. normally 300,000 pass in and out that stores every single day. trains into the city, going through, stopping and starting. right now, absolutely nothing. the whole place has been com pletely nothing. the whole place has been completely shut down because just behind the railway station, any budding site, bomb disposal experts we re budding site, bomb disposal experts were going about the delicate but the sergei delicate task of trying to defuse that bomb. 0ne the sergei delicate task of trying to defuse that bomb. one can only imagine the tension that must be in place right now. the police are taking no chances. they say that whilst it was just lying there, it was a completely safe device, but thatis was a completely safe device, but that is a very different matter when you start to work on a bomb like that. they have put in an exclusion zone of an area of 800 metres around

the radius of that site and that's why they've had to close the station, causing widespread destruction. they have also had to evacuate 10,000 people from their homes and offices, a hospital here. if you look to the rest of this square, it would normally be packed with commuters, but there are just the few people sat there with their suitcases, waiting, because what the bomb disposal experts is tell us how long it will take to diffused that device. the staff have set up some tense, it's very hard, trying to nature areas shelter for people should be needed. when you speak to people here, they are pretty sobering about what is going on, because this is by no means an uncommon thing to happen in germany. unexploded ordinance from the second world war is discovered almost a fortnight here. what is unusual with this cases where it says on the subsequent disruption it is causing. thank you very much for that

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. with me is our correspondent ben ando. uses resignation happening now? sir alan parker was the international chairman who had been due to serve the ten year term, ending in december of this year, but he has decided to go eight months early. the question is why? we know that save the children has been embroiled in allegations that senior male members of staff have behaved in a publicly to female members. 0ne members of staff have behaved in a publicly to female members. one of thoseis publicly to female members. one of those is the former chief executive who left in 2016. he was close to

siralan who left in 2016. he was close to sir alan parker and there were suggestions that sir alan parker did not respond as he should have done when those allegations were made. there's also complains about the behaviour of brendan cox, the widow of the mp who was murdered in 2016. he admitted that he has made m ista kes he admitted that he has made mistakes and apologised for causing some women hurt and offence when he was working in the charity. sir alan parker has had a stellar career, he has been as soon as somebody who was very successful. he said he will work in any way he can for a further review of save the children, being undertaken her the charity commission. he says it is vital that there is a sense that the charity can continue to be supported and there is a sense that the good work does is not going to bejeopardised by these allegations. it's quite clear he feels that his continued presence in the role would cause difficulties there and is probably why he has decided to leave. thank you for that. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first,

the headlines on bbc newsroom live: the arsenal manager arsene wenger is to leave the club after almost 22 years in charge. commonwealth leaders continue their meeting. they'll decide whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of the organisation. toxic hotspots of the nerve agent used in the salisbury attack may still be present in the city, according to a government scientist. in the business news: the head of barclays, jes staley, is facing a fine by uk regulators for breaching rules when he tried to identify a whistle—blower at the bank. mr staley, who has apologised for his conduct, has been given time to appeal. barclays said there was no suggestion mr staley acted with a lack of integrity. two separate surveys have revealed that hundreds of thousands of the poorest families in britain are going without basic necessities. citizens advice said as many as 140,000 households are going without power, and the living wage foundation

said many of the poorest parents are skipping meals. premier league clubs collectively reported record revenues of £4.5 billion last season, and record profits too, of £500 million. they made a small loss last year. but significantly, wages rose just 9%. tt may seem a lot, but it's way down on the 25% rise the year before. after a year—long investigation, banking regulators have said barclays bossjes staley may be fined for trying to find out the identity of a whistle—blower. two years ago an anonymous letter raised concerns of a personal nature about a senior employee. mr staley then asked barclays' internal investigation team to attempt to identify the authors of the letters. barclays said the regulators are not alleging he acted with a lack of integrity or that he lacks fitness and propriety to continue to perform his role as group

chief executive officer. this is the statement from the regulators: the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulatory authority have now concluded investigations into the ceo of barclays and barclays bank plc. we have issued draft warning notices in respect to the ceo and will announce the outcome once this issue has reached a conclusion. we don't yet know what the final people but it may well happen in the coming weeks. joining us now is chris roebuck, visiting professor of transformational leadership, at cass business school. let us pick apart was patrolling, but mistakes he made. we need to make the point that it is notjust a ba rclays make the point that it is notjust a barclays issue. definite organisation is not enabling employees to point out when things

are going wrong or when they could be improved, the people in the organisation then conclude the organisation then conclude the organisation doesn't care and as a result, they don't care about the organisation. then the whole thing falls to pieces. within this particular case, what has happened is he was making the assumption that something was happening, with somebody he want to recruits that was a personal and not a business issue. from a personal perspective, thatis issue. from a personal perspective, that is perhaps 0k, issue. from a personal perspective, that is perhaps ok, but the moment at which he decided to try and intervene in the due process of whistle—blowing, he called into question the integrity of the ba rclays question the integrity of the barclays whistle—blowing process. it doesn't matter whether you're either chief executive are employee, once that process starts, nobody should be able to with that. how big a scent is this? or maybe i should rephrase it, how big a sin are considered to be by the regulators and the banking industry?

considered to be by the regulators and the banking industry7m considered to be by the regulators and the banking industry? it is considered to be a bigger sin the banking industry. i go back to the fundamental point, the employees do not feel safe that they can speak out when they see things happening that should not be happening, as i say, or when things could be improved, the risk management of the organisation has called into question. if wejust organisation has called into question. if we just go outside financial services, look at the gulf of mexico, mid staffordshire, people didn't feel safe speaking out and people died as a result. more important, perhaps, do we have a problem in the way we treat whistle—blowers generally across all industry? yes, we do, because the whole con culture of an organisation should say to employees, we value your views, you are making organisation successful. fundamental in that is, we're going to listen to you if you see things going wrong but should not be happening. if anything stop that happening, then

fundamentally the relationship between the employee and the organisation breaks down. what also, don't forget, when one employee whistle—blowers and other people see that that employee is treated badly, they know other employees is going to whistle—blowing and that is the start of the slippery slope or everybody keeps quiet and time bombs build—up. everybody keeps quiet and time bombs build-up. good doctor you, thank you. —— good to talk to you. and cruder still $74 a barrel, it has risen a lot over the last year. production in america has not really met expectations. we thought we were getting a lot more oil coming out of shale producers and things like

that. they got in supply has disappeared. that's all the business news. of course has made a provisional decision to allow the bbc to launch a new television channel in scotland. it is asking interested parties to comment before a final decision injuly. parties to comment before a final decision in july. the parties to comment before a final decision injuly. the new channel will include an hour—long news channel at nine o'clock in the evening and is expected to launch before the end of the year. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. in a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. first, we leave you with for a look at the weather. some warm, sunny spells across many parts of the uk. there are some areas that started a bit mistake, fog around, that is clearing away to allow the sunshine to come through. a couple of temperatures from our weather watchers so far and the emphasis will be on a good deal of blue sky and someone. there are

exceptions, the far north—west of the uk, railand exceptions, the far north—west of the uk, rail and north—west scotland. the truly wearable stink south—eastwards across the weekend, the risk of thunderstorms as it does to. you can see the cool airjust into the far north—west but many places getting some warmth. some rain and north—west scotland, most places with sunny spells are per in the 20s. there were no north—west scotla nd the 20s. there were no north—west scotland will fizzle out into this evening, so most places overnight are going to be dry with some patchy cloud and mr younis here and there, but plenty clear spells. it will turn out to be on the chilly side, parts of northern ireland, scotland and northern england. it is looking like a fine start to the weekend. saturday morning as delivering some fine weather and sunny spells. as we go through the afternoon, creeping northwards is a fairly thundery downpours. by no means everyone will

see them, but when you do you will know about it. temperature is doing well across the sunnier parts in south—east england. it will feel quite pleasant and sometime. then saturday afternoon into the evening, the thundery downpours are tracking the thundery downpours are tracking the england and wales. could include a gusty wind ant hill. as ever, they will be hit and miss. a more organised by the system moving in on sunday. cloud and outbreaks of rain overnight and on sunday, northern ireland and parts of scotland. we will see that kill their bill filtering further southwards through sunday. the london marathon will be very worried because the career does not get in until later in the day. there could be a sharp shower into the early afternoon but expected to be very warm on sunday in the london area for runners. cloud and outbreaks of rain spreading southwards. showers falling to the

north—west on sunday. the breezy picture, turning picture emma chambers cooler as well through the weekend. keep in touch with the forecast for the london marathon if you are taking part because even if it doesn't reach a record once, it will be very warm. some dry weather over the weekend but turning cooler. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday. the arsenal manager arsene wenger is to leave the club after almost 22 years in charge. i think everybody wanted to give him a great sendoff because he is such a special and big figure in english football, notjust in arsenal's history. commonwealth leaders continue their meeting. they'll decide whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of the organisation. i'm ben brown, live at buckingham palace where the queen yesterday said it was her "sincere wish" that prince charles succeed her. today, the heads of the 53 commonwealth states will come to a decision in windsor. "toxic hotspots" of the nerve agent

used in the salisbury attack may still be present in the city, according to a government scientist also coming up. phew, it's another scorcher. temperatures are set to soar again this weekend, with the london marathon due to be the hottest on record. the new director general of the national trust has said the charity needs to reach out to people in urban areas. good afternoon. it's friday 20th april. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the manager of arsenal football club arsene wenger is stepping down at the end of the season, after almost 22 years in the job. during his time, the gunners won three premier league titles and seven fa cups.

but they are currently sixth in the premier league, and set to miss out on a top—four spot for the second straight season. in a statement, he said he would love and support arsenal forever. joe lynskey has been taking a look back at his career. for so long, history has been arsene wenger‘s fallback. in his first decade in charge, his achievements set the bar, his teams used to innovate but now they disintegrate. arsenal's greatest slump in a generation has now brought the greatest change. commentator: without doubt, the best team in the land is arsenal. when arsenal won the title in 2004 they did it without a single loss all season. the invincibles would be the last champions, since then, domestic disappointment has seen them fall behind, they have been left

in the shadows of the new powers, chelsea and manchester city who have brought new riches, new standards. in their descent down the table, their success has come in fa cup triumphs but even three trophies in four years hasn't felt like enough. in 2018, arsenal have lost every away league match, the worst record in the entire football league. instead, they have pinned their hopes on winning the europa league, a competition that would bring them back to the elite. wenger‘s last chance to end on a high. i am responsible for the results, when the results are not as good as anybody wants it, people ask that question. but i can only master my commitment, the quality of my work, and i do that. he's the man who once made arsenal invincible and whose innovation took the premiership to new heights. arsene wenger departs under a cloud but his ideas shaped his team and his sport. 0ur sports news correspondent david 0rnstein is outside

—— alex ca pstick. —— alex capstick. i spoke to a member of the supporters club a while ago, she was upset arsene wenger is going and says she hopes the fans really give him a fantastic sendoff. do you think that is what will happen? it probably will. the atmosphere inside the emirates over the past few weeks during this decline has not been great. it has been muted with unrest amongst the fans. they felt it was time for him to go. as form became erratic, slipping down the table. they could still get into the table. they could still get into the champions league. now, the time is forfans the champions league. now, the time is for fans to celebrate what arsene wenger has done. he was a virtual unknown when he joined. wenger has done. he was a virtual unknown when hejoined. he made a

big impact with a double winning side in 1998, described by gary neville as an amazing team. they repeated that in 2002. and that famous unbeaten run to win the championship, the league title, in 2004. he has had a remarkable career at arsenal which is what the fans will want to celebrate. now that all the unrest and speculation surrounding this story is over, they know wenger is going. the other question, who will replace him? the majority shareholder issued a statement saying this had been one of the most difficult days he had known in the sport. he has to find a successor. people have been mentioned over recent weeks, the germany manager. there is concern over what he has done at club level.

and the former manager of borussia dortmund, out of work at the moment. as had the current assistant, mikel arteta, the midfielderfrom spain. along with patrick vieira who used to play for this club, played between 1999 and 2006, now managing new york city. there has been mention of him coming back to the clu b mention of him coming back to the club as a potential manager. thank you very much. tributes have been coming for arsene wenger across the footballing world. the former arsenal captain tony adams said this. that sentiment was echoed by his former teammate david seaman who described wenger resignation as a sad day for the club, and asked whether he should get the right sendoff he deserves.

and the former england captain and broadcaster gary lineker said arsene wenger had given so much to arsenal and to football in this country. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth are beginning 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. ben brown is at buckingham palace for us with the latest. do you think we will hear today whether the leaders have decided prince charles should in fact succeed the queen? i think we will get some sort of announcement, it is not clear in what form it will take. that should come later on. the british

government has been using the pomp and pagea ntry government has been using the pomp and pageantry and splendour of buckingham palace and other beautiful locations around london to impress the fellow members of the commonwealth, the other 52 nations. in the post—brexit world, the uk will need those commonwealth partners more than ever, to forge new trading relationships with countries like india, australia, new zealand and canada. after the opening ceremony at buckingham palace yesterday by the queen made it clear to all the other members of the commonwealth she wants prince charles to succeed her, the leaders are meeting at windsor castle behind closed doors. theresa may welcome them there. first of all i would like to thank her majesty the queen for her generous invitation into her home, and the first time the heads of governments meeting has been held here in the remarkable history of

this building. i am also struck by the numberof this building. i am also struck by the number of heads we have assembled here today. i think that isa assembled here today. i think that is a powerful demonstration of our commitment to revitalise the commonwealth and to tap into its vast potential. i think that vast potential has been clear throughout this week. our commonwealth family has spent the la st commonwealth family has spent the last four days with the forums, and with our meeting yesterday, sharing perspectives, finding ways to make a real difference to people's lies. i think i speak for everyone around the room when i say we have all been inspired by what we have seen and heard, particularly what we have heard, particularly what we have heard from our young people. yesterday we spoke about the shared challenges as we strive to build a more sustainable, prosperous, secure and a fairer commonwealth. today is and a fairer commonwealth. today is a chance for us to build on that, talk frankly, and openly, within the

tradition of the commonwealth heads retreat. of course, a conversation about these challengers cannot ignore the fa ct these challengers cannot ignore the fact that at the very moment international cooperation is so important, some nations are choosing instead to shun the rules —based syste m instead to shun the rules —based system that underpins global security and prosperity. but i look forward to discussing how the commonwealth can play its part to support the rules —based order and the very concept of international cooperation. we have a number of specific decisions to take today, together with a broader conversation about the common future for the commonwealth that we all want to see. i commonwealth that we all want to see. lam commonwealth that we all want to see. i am sure today will be a memorable occasion for all of us and by the end of which i am sure we will be able to leave even closer friends and with a unique understanding of each other in ways

which cannot be matched by other summits. so, like you, and once again, welcome. what does the commonwealth made in today's world. critics have said it isa today's world. critics have said it is a hangover from the days of the british empire. we have been talking to one of the smaller countries's leaders, prime minister of st lucia, asking how he sees the relevance of the commonwealth in today's world. it was extremely important before, and became less relevant, the larger countries really had distractions. the uk became part of europe, canada became part of nafta, pakistan and india were growing, africa was changing. now we find ourselves asking ourselves, can we bring this back together? can we find some common ground? is there a benefit to all of us? a win—win situation. with england leaving europe, canada struggling with its own nafta deal, the idea we are a fraternity,

from the same dna in many instances, that there is some relevance. hopefully over the next two days we will make that determination, whether it remains just a fraternity, or if we can find a way to do things on a functional corporation basis. or will it be advocacy, meaning the bigger countries can advocate on the financial institutions for us, and we can bring voting to the table to act as a bloc. the prime minister of st lucia. 0ne keyissue the prime minister of st lucia. 0ne key issue they will be discussing today that we might get worried about is succession, and the queen made it clear yesterday it was in her words are sincere wish her son and heir prince charles should take over. let us go tojonny dymond who is at windsor. are we expecting an official announcement on this question?

i think we probably will. there is no necessity for it. the queen remains the head of the commonwealth, the commonwealth doesn't have to declare who will succeed. but the way this would look, if they come out and have not made any reference to prince charles taking over as head of the commonwealth, most people would see that as the result of disagreements. and if suggestion instead some countries had objected. i suspect they haven't. i don't think the queen would have said what she said and downing street would have been briefing earlier in the week that they thought it was a done deal, if they thought it was a done deal, if they hadn't already squared off through the high commissioners, reporting for their own governments, squared off the idea prince charles would succeed. what we don't know is what level of detail we will get. it is very clear the queen made her

wishes clear. i would be very surprised if we didn't get something from the commonwealth at the end of the day. thank you very much. jonny dymond, our royal correspondent at windsor. there are 53 nations represented within the commonwealth family, representing 2.4 billion people. one country that isn't here is zimbabwe. under the rule of robert mugabe it was an international pariah. now he has gone. so will zimbabwe be readmitted into this family of nations? let us talk to james robbins. the foreign secretary has had something to say on this? borisjohnson has to say on this? boris johnson has had to say on this? borisjohnson has had a meeting with other commonwealth foreign ministers, and they were talking with the zimbabwe foreign minister in london not to take part in this

meeting because he is not a part of the commonwealth, but to brief them on the progress he and his president think they have made since the downfall of robert mugabe. he has been talking about the free and fair elections zimbabwe is promising. saying there is a reform programme already in place. borisjohnson already in place. boris johnson described already in place. borisjohnson described this as an historic meeting, positive about the prospect for zimbabwe rejoining the commonwealth, but not until zimbabwe has been seen to have free and fair elections, and pushed on with its reform programme. the earliest decision to readmit zimbabwe would be at the next summit in two years. i remember being at a similar gathering in 2003 when zimbabwe was the pariah, and robert mugabe in the end took zimbabwe out, just as he is being kicked out. another key issue is the environment, climate change, protection of the oceans. what realistically can the

commonwealth do? the commonwealth believes it can act practically and in an exemplary fashion saying to the rest of the world, if we, with so the rest of the world, if we, with so many vulnerable, small island states among our membership, can deliver a collective, joined our programme, aiming to go for polluting states, to stop the abuse and use of plastic clogging rivers, and use of plastic clogging rivers, and breaching these tiny islands in these —— the pacific, it will show collective action can work, and we wa nt collective action can work, and we want the global community beyond the 53 nations, to follow. they can send a strong message and have appointed several governments as champions for this programme they are trying to put in place. then they know they have to deliver. james robbins, thank you. the commonwealth leaders discussing a range of issues, the environment,

also cyber security is up there on the agenda. as theresa may was saying in those opening remarks, how to —— how to protect the rule of international law around the world especially in light of the salisbury nerve agent attack last month. and the continuing conflict in syria. the commonwealth is a family of nations, it is not a power bloc in the sense it hasn't got any military might, like nato. it is not an economic powerhouse like the eu. let us discuss some of those issues about cyber security. this issue of cyber security, how important is it and what realistically can the commonwealth do? cyber security is at the centre of the discussions this week. cyber

attacks don't respect borders. there needs to be cooperation between countries in terms of investigating those acts, working together to prevent them. we could also expect the head will not just look at the negatives we could also expect the head will notjust look at the negatives but the positives, thinking about digital inclusion, digital literacy. and the way cyberspace can contribute to socio— economic element of small member countries. the prime minster highlighted the threat from russia after the punitive measures ta ken threat from russia after the punitive measures taken in the way of salisbury. we had word from russia to expect retaliation. it is thought possible cyber warfare may ensue. there have already been cyber attacks. that is clearly a concern to britain and the uk, is it a concern to other, were members? cyber attacks globally are a concern to all countries. 0ne cyber attacks globally are a concern to all countries. one issue is attribution of a cyber attack is difficult. you don't know who

necessarily is attacking you. showing evidence is difficult. we have many other actors, organised criminalgroups, have many other actors, organised criminal groups, the cost of cyber crime is estimated at billions of pounds a year. this is all very cutting edge technology. the commonwealth is quite an old—fashioned institution. it was born from the british empire. is it up to dealing with this issue? certainly. the commonwealth has been looking at this issue for a long time, we have developed a model law in 2002, and developing cyber security strategies, to help train police and prosecutors, to investigate and deal with electronic evidence. the commonwealth has a good history in that respect. thank you for dropping by.

0ne thank you for dropping by. one of the issues being discussed. trade is very important as well, particularly for the uk. behind the scenes at this summit, a lot of talk with the bigger members of the commonwealth about new trading relationships in the post—brexit world. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. the arsenal manager arsene wenger is to leave the club after almost 22 years in charge. commonwealth leaders continue their meeting. they'll decide whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of the organisation. "toxic hotspots" of the nerve agent used in the salisbury attack may still be present in the city, according to a government scientist. time now for the sports news. dominated by the news of arsene

wenger‘s departure. huge story this morning, arsene wenger leaving arsenal at the end of this season, he is now 68 but has had a remarkable career with the club, winning three premiership titles and seven fa cups. in a statement, he said, this. the majority shareholder said this. tributes and surprised reactions from football. jurgen klopp spoke earlier. he is still an influencer in

football. he has had a fantastic career, and outstanding personality. a really big player in this business. when things usually change overnight. and he has been there for so overnight. and he has been there for so long, how many years was he exactly there? that is long. a long time indeed. lots of reaction to arsene wenger‘s departure. his former goalkeeper david seaman tweeting this. and former manchester united player gary neville said this. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn added this. arsenal are looking for

added this. arsenal are looking for a new manager, theirformer captain patrick vieira is the early favourite to succeed him. he is currently an edge of new york city and the. there are other names in the frame, including the former dortmund boss, and the germany coach. you can see all of the reaction to that departure on the bbc sport website. we will have a full round—up at1:30pm. a leading government scientist has warned that dangerous levels of the nerve agent used against the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia could still exist in salisbury. ian boyd was addressing a public meeting where people expressed frustration at the continued closure of nine sites in the city where the decontamination will take place over several months, costing millions of pounds. james ingham reports. 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 the nerve agent used in the attack against the skripals would take many more months. at a public meeting last night, government 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." 0ur priority is to make these sites safe and to return them to use, normal use, by you, in salisbury. and just to reassure you, our work is to make sure we eliminate completely the possibility of any potential future exposure. 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. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in salisburyjohn mcmanus and i asked him whether local people were worried about their health with the number of toxic hotspots still in the city. there is a mixed response from locals about what has been going on. several people this morning have been speaking to us about their feelings about salisbury being at the centre of national attention and this ongoing security situation.

people are concerned to a certain extent. 0ne couple we spoke to this morning laughed really in the face of the danger, saying, there is nothing really to worry about, everybody survived, nobody died, which is true although sergei skripal is still in hospital, his daughter has been released. there is a sense they are concerned about wanting to move on. they are now tired of the fact salisbury has been the centre of national attention for more than a month and a half. they have seen hoardings go up in the centre of salisbury. they know the deep decontamination cleaning process will start in the next few days. we expect it to start next week. they would like that to get going, they would like a sense of normality to return. let's speak now to the chemical weapons expert

hamish de bretton gordon. when someone talks about a toxic hotspots, how dangerous are they? well, we know novichok is a very toxic agent. we are learning about it, we only discovered it six weeks when it was used in salisbury. they are designed to over match nato's detection capabilities so we can't use the equipment the police currently have which is why we have seen currently have which is why we have seen these nine enclosed areas. the military and police have to go through with a fine toothed comb, and sample every bit of ground, and test it. once they have identified novichok, it can be destroyed. the government is taking no risks. the chances of anyone getting injured are very small. this detailed

decontamination is happening and will take some time. i do not think the people of salisbury and i am a local should be concerned, i am certainly not. the fact the government is using an abundance of caution in this suggests they think it is worth doing, despite the disruption, which local people are beginning to complain about. that is right. it is disruptive, being the centre of attention for so long. people want to get on with their lives. 0ne molecule of blogger chuckis their lives. 0ne molecule of blogger chuck is enough to injure people. now we have identified all of the site where the skripals went, it is a detailed and slow process to decontaminate. no doubt we will learn a lot and produce detectives in future to do this more quickly. i am sure the public would not want any contamination left around. despite the fact it is very unlikely

anybody will be built from it, it is the government's response ability to keep us safe. would it have been possible to carry out the decontamination sooner? again, that is a good question. we are learning about novichok as we go along. as the police investigation is put together, for where the skripals work that day, it has taken some time. once that was identified, we can get on for decontamination. when you look at salisbury hospital which had detailed protocols are dealing with contaminated people, there are no real problems. for these other areas, it was not known about it. therefore the decontamination is happening now as quickly as it can but it will take

time. novichok is a super weapon of mass destruction, despite the fact they are in small quantities. they are very they are in small quantities. they are very dangerous they are in small quantities. they are very dangerous and we need to ensure the public is completely safe. the protocol is the government has put in place will deliver that. thank you for your time today. ariana grande has returned with her first new music since the terrorist bombing that killed 22 people outside her manchester arena concert in may last year. no tears left to cry alludes to the attack and the solidarity that came after the tragedy. with me is steve holden — music reporterfor radio 0ne's newsbeat. how does the tricolour to the bombing? first to the lyrics, no tea rs left bombing? first to the lyrics, no tears left to cry, signifies that she is returning and has not put the whole tragedy behind airbus has moved on. more significantly, in the

music video at the end is her sitting in front of a river and there is a little bee that flies off, the worker bee is the symbol of manchester that meant so much to people after the atrocity. that is her main node to what happened. let's listen to a little bit of it. hash right time in a state of mind # i haven't got any tears left to cry #so i haven't got any tears left to cry # so i'm picking it up. you can't help but think, after the experience that she has been through with the people of manchester, her appearance at the concert, i was reporting on that, though this is very much a

message, a rallying cry to the people of manchester who have been affected. i'd like to say that a lot of people were expecting a ballad with the to reduce the beginning of the sloan, which is very slow, but then it goes into a mid—tempo pop song which is what a lot of people expect. she was due to come 0ver here and, and a tribute but illness meant that didn't happen. as far as we know, she has never done an interview about what happened. in what she says and messages she posts on instagram, she is always there with the people of manchester and it's almost like she is always giving that little wink to them to say, i'm with you. speaking through the music. sometimes we have discussions about the symbolism of music, if ever there was an example, here is one. completely. ithink it is an instant track for a lot of people. any ariana grande final lap

it up. i've seen lots of people in my timeline lap it up, they have been waiting for it for a long time. she has not done any promo about it. when there is a much anticipated comeback, they will be all over radio stations on tv and will do lots of promotion, but she hasn't done any of that. we've not seen any interviews with her. she has only appeared in few times, only once after the oscars. she hasn't done that proper director charged with the fans or through an interviewer. they will see a fat happens but for the time being, should this is where letting her fans know, the time being, should this is where letting herfans know, i am back, the time being, should this is where letting herfans know, iam back, i am with you, i have this strength, here we are, this is unused drops chapter in my career. now the weather forecast. it is looking different. it may not

be that the sparkling blue skies last for all' recount. there is a change, it will gradually turn cooler. it would be an immediate thing and there is also the risk of thunderstorms as that cold air begins to arrive. for the rest of this afternoon, a bit murky. highs of 28 through the south—east and clear spells and just the old fog patch. murky for the irish sea coast. the temperatures holding up nicely but a little on the chilly side. enter tomorrow, nicely but a little on the chilly side. entertomorrow, amos nicely but a little on the chilly side. enter tomorrow, amos at first glance but we see a change down to the south—west. some outbreaks of rain and some thunderstorms are drifting northwards through the latter pa rt drifting northwards through the latter part of saturday. still warm in the south, cooler north and west, those cooler conditions will spread to all parts on sunday, particularly as we see this weather front pushing through. a band of patchy rain with a mixture of sunshine and scours the

miserable showers. this is bbc newsroom live, our latest headlines: arsenal manager arsene wenger is to leave the club after 22 years as manager. he won three premier league titles and seven fa cups with the side. i think everybody wanted to give him a great sendoff because he's such a special and big figure in english football, not just in arsenal's history. commonwealth leaders are meeting to discuss whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of the organisation. people in salisbury have been warned there could still be dangerous levels of the nerve agent left in the city after the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. a resident has died in a fire which broke out at a home for people with learning disabilities. 12 people escaped the three—storey block before firefighters arrived. british actress and model

millie bobby brown has been named as one of the world's100 most influential people by time magazine. the 14—year—old stranger things actress joins prince harry, meghan markle and rapper cardi b on the 2018 list. she is the youngest person to be included in time's top 100, which is published every year. joining me now from porto is time magazine's entertainment reporter kate samuelson. good to have you with us. i've watched programme is that the stranger things, i thought all the child actors were amazing. why have you picked out millie bobby brown? she has had an amazing year. her starring role in the first and second series of stranger things due her lot of attention around the world and obviously there are a couple more series to come, which

i'm sure she will have a huge part in as well. she has also used her enormous social media following as a force for good. she has 2 million twitter followers, 16 force for good. she has 2 million twitterfollowers, 16 million instagram followers, and she draws attention to issues she feels passionate about, like bullying, and she also gives support to the survivors of the school shooting in parkland. her age is no barrier to her inclusion in this list. i wonder also by extension, are you saying something about the power, the influence of netflix? definitely. i would also say that age is these days no barrier to influence. if you have a thousands or millions of social media followers and you are just 14 years old, you are just as influential as someone much older than you. tell us about about the

other people included on the list. we mentioned meghan markle. we have a lovely piece written by a close friend of hers and it's really nice reading about her by someone who actually knows her well. i would say the same about the lovely citation that eltonjohn was about prince harry which shines a light in her chart above years and has worked and friendly nature. both pieces are realjoy and this is lovely to read about the couple by people who actually know them. as a general rule, are more people with that big social media presence for social media influence becoming more predominant on this list of the 100 most influential people compared to even several yea rs most influential people compared to even several years ago? i'm most influential people compared to even severalyears ago? i'm not most influential people compared to even several years ago? i'm not sure about that but i would say that there has definitely been a lot more young people on the list this year than ever before. i think it's 45 people under the age of 40 that have made the list this year. whether thatis made the list this year. whether that is something to do with social

media and their influence, i don't know, but there's definitely some sort of connection there. good to talk to you. thank you very much. 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. siralan sir alan parker was the international chairman. he has been due to serve a ten year term that was going to end in december of this year but he has decided to go now, eight months early. the question is why. what we know is that save the children has been embroiled in allegations that the new male members of staff have behaved inappropriately to female members. 0ne inappropriately to female members. one of those is the former chief executive who left in 2016. he was

close to sir alan parker and there we re close to sir alan parker and there were suggestions that sir alan parker did not respond that he should have done in those allegations were made. there was also complains about the behaviour of brendan cox, the woodwork of the mp who was murdered in 2016. —— the widower. he admitted he made m ista kes widower. he admitted he made mistakes and the gust of offence when he was working working in the charity. sir alan parker has had a stellar career. he has been sunk seen as someone who stellar career. he has been sunk seen as someone who is very successful. he has said we were working any way he can to help the charity commission review. he said it is vital that there is a sense that the charity can be continued to be supported and there is a sense that the good work does isn't going to be jeopardised by that the good work does isn't going to bejeopardised by these allegations. it's quite clear he feels that highs continued presence in the role would cause difficulties they are and that is why he has decided to leave.

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, 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. does he listen to those around him? are you convinced there are now enough sensible, reasonable people around him to stop his impulsive behaviour? i am not.

you described the president as being uninterested and distracted in a briefing on terror. what advice would you give to foreign leaders, like our own theresa may, when dealing with trump? that's hard to say. i have a great deal of admiration for theresa may, who i know, so i don't know that i could offer any useful advice. i think the transparency that today's media offers puts all foreign leaders in a position to understand the nature and quality of the president's decision—making and how he acts, so i don't think i can improve on that. do you dislike him? dislike him? no, not as a person. i actually feel sorry for him as a person. i dislike his actions and especially the attack on things like the rule of law and the truth. 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. .. baroness jowell 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. yesterday she was back in the house of commons as mps from all sides paid tribute to her in a debate about cancer treatment. baronessjowell has said she feels a tremendous sense of mission to help others in her position. it is farfrom easy, though. researchers in this lab are trying

to find a successful treatment for brain tumours. but as with all rare cancers, clinical trials can be difficult because it's hard to find enough patients to take part. now baronessjowell is the first to share her details on the universal cancer data bank. it aims 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 patients to start sharing their information about illnesses and treatments by the end of the year. more now on the end of an era for premier league football. the departure of arsenal manager arsene wenger after nearly 22 years in charge of the gunners. the 68—year—old won three premier league titles and seven fa cups, including the double in 1998 and 2002. just before we talk to an arsenal

fan that we bring you this statement from the executive chairman of the league. it is hard to encapsulate the enormity of his contribute an ephemeral contribution to arsenal, the premier league and football generally over the last 22 seasons. all of arsene wenger‘s teams have been a joy to watch and the invincible ‘s will go down as one of their best in english football history. his innovative coaching and development player initiatives that transformed the game and it was needed most. he says, whatever the future holds, he deserves nothing about an but for total gratitude and best wishes for his personal happiness. that is the tribute on the news that arsene wenger will be leaving arsenal. joining me now is arsenal fan, rob montgomery. i have mixed emotions, really.

0bviously he has done so well for us over the years, like you just mentioned the invincible ‘steam, but then more recently a couple of fa cup ‘s, but others and that wasn't enough for him to keep his job. would you have been content for him to see as the end of his contract, a year to go? i think there was too much growing pressure on him from the fans. as you can see from the games, the fans are boycotting, not turning up. we need to get behind the team. the players haven't been doing very well recently either. i think it is the right move for him and the club, especially doing it before the end of the season, it gives the board the time to get another manager in. for the rest of the season, arsene wenger has called on the fans to really get behind the team. he hasn't asked directly for them to show their appreciation for him, of course he wouldn't, but do you think thatis course he wouldn't, but do you think that is what that will happen?” believe so. all the arsenal fans and all the other fans in the

premiership know what a good job he has done, so i think they will get right behind them for the last few games, especially that the europa league, and give him a good sendoff. his length of some of the club has given me lots of people a refreshing contrast to the fate of many a football manager who barely has any time to establish themselves with the team and if the results don't go the team and if the results don't go the way the owner once, that managers at the door. arsene wenger‘s relationship with arsenal football clu b wenger‘s relationship with arsenal football club has been a refreshing contrast to that, hasn't it. definitely. just recently, here's the third manager to reach 100 premiership games. that chelsea. to have managers for that length of time isjust have managers for that length of time is just unbelievable. have managers for that length of time isjust unbelievable. what are your thoughts on who should succeed arsene wenger? there's a couple of

names being thrown about but i think the juventus manager would names being thrown about but i think thejuventus manager would be mike peck. why is that? because what he has done withjuventus in the champions league, we start at the back and then we will work from there. as everyone has their own opinions. indeed they do. lots of people watching for who will succeed arsene wenger but now everyone talking about his achievements over almost 22 years with arsenal. thank you very much for your thoughts this afternoon. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: the arsenal manager arsene wenger is to leave the club after almost 22 years in charge. commonwealth leaders continue their meeting — they'll decide whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of the organisation. toxic hotspots of the nerve agent used in the salisbury attack may still be present in the city, according to a government scientist. yesterday was the warmest april day for nearly 70 years.

temperatures hit 29.1 celsius in london, more than 10 degrees above average for this time of year. other parts of the country have seen hot weather too, with the warm conditions expected to continue into the weekend. we spoke to people lucky enough to be out in the sunshine in brighton. can't beat brighton in the summer. it's really, really good. great for the kids, water's nice and clean, everywhere is clean, it's really lovely. love it. yeah, and it's a lovely spot. it's fantastic, my little bit of heaven here. it's perfect. it's beautiful, unexpected. this is our summer, so we're making the best of it. we're not missing this. earlier i spoke to our weather presenter nick miller about yesterday's record breaking temperatures. plenty of people saw temperatures with lots of warmth. that was this high pressure close to us that has brought this warm air in from the continent. and within a whisker of the april

record, which is 29.4 degrees, very, very close to that, and we think london will be close to that again today. it's just maybe a little bit cooler than it was yesterday but probably not as much as anybody would notice. it's still going to be very warm with warm, sunny spells across much of the uk. so, how was the rest of the weekend looking for all of us? a gradual change is on the way over the weekend. as i show you the big picture of what we're expecting over the weekend, notice that cold front towards the north—west. on saturday it doesn't get in but there will be some thundery showers affecting parts of england and wales. on sunday, though, this weather front will begin to work its way south—eastwards across the uk, taking some showers are outbreaks of rain. but that weather front is the leading edge of cooler air, so gradually temperatures are going to come down from the north—west during sunday and in the next week we're looking at temperatures which are closer to average for the time of year. but we are still looking at possibly record temperatures for the london marathon on sunday, obviously runners will be looking at those conditions in detail.

it might affect them considerably during the run. what is the detail of what the conditions are going to be like? there's a lot of talk about maybe a record temperature or close to it for the marathon on sunday. i think even if we don't get there, people need to know it's going to be very warm indeed. in fact, when they are setting off in the morning, temperatures are going to be quite readily reaching into the high teens. the record is 22.6 degrees. we think 21 is a possibility, 22 may not quite get there for a record, but regardless, it is going to be very warm and everybody has to be fully prepared for those very warm and challenging conditions for the london marathon with some sunny spells coming through some cloud. there is a chance early in the afternoon there may be a sharp shower that could bring a bit of relief, anybody still running at that stage. but absolutely heed that forecast and know that it is going to be very warm. it has five million members, 60,000 volunteers and it owns an area of land the size of dorset.

the new boss of the national trust has given her first interview to the bbc. hilary mcgrady says the organisation needs to be more radical. she's been speaking to our environment and rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall. 0n the path to scafell pike, england's highest mountain. hilary mcgrady has just taken charge of england's biggest charity. the figures are as huge as the landscape — the national trust has five million members, assets of over £1 billion and owns an area of land the size of dorset. people say the trust has just become corporate and bloated. what are you going to do about it? it's going to be radical but rather than change it, i want to add to it. i want to reach more people, and most people live in urban areas. the days of walking into one of our beautiful houses and just saying, it was a family lived here, actually, that is not doing it, that's not going to do it. we need to think about the stories that are relevant. why is it that someone

from the middle of birmingham would find that interesting? what is it that's in birmingham that they would get more value from? so those are the things that are stretching us to innovate. ecologist dr alex lees gives us a glimpse into the past. this is what the lake district looked like 1,000 years ago — the great wood near borrowdale, a fragment of temperate rainforest. just up the road, the much—loved, more modern panorama. i see it as desolate, devoid of birdlife, i can't see a single tree. this landscape characterises so much of what we see in the hills of britain and i think it's an environmental crime. we need to look at it as a wounded landscape, if you like. it's been changed over millennia by lots of different forces and we're not letting the landscape bounce back to the exciting, wildlife—filled area it could be. i think everyone wants to make sure that nature can thrive and survive but it is about that common ground.

how can you do it together? there isn't a part of britain that hasn't been shaped by man, that will continue, farming will continue. how do we do that in a way that doesn't harm nature, that can mean that farming, in whatever shape or form, can continue? this is beatrix potter's house. she was a fierce campaigner for the national trust and gave it to the charity. historical properties like this helped to bring in £600 million last year. there seems to be a preoccupation with raising money and focusing on those aspects of the charity, rather than actually focusing on what the charity's core business and concern is, and that is to deliver for the people that support it. the trust attracts negative headlines, like last year's row over the word easter being left out of the annual egg hunt. it was quickly put back in. the reality is, with five million members, with 200 million people

coming to our properties, somebody somewhere is likely to be annoyed with us and that is part of it. i quite like that. i like the debate. that's why it's interesting. if people were not passionate about the trust, it would be a very sad day. if you've ever bought flat pack furniture and then struggled to put it together then you might find this next item rather interesting. this time lapse footage shows the two robots at a laboratory in singapore putting together a chair made by the swedish company ikea. it took them just under nine minutes to complete the job, but it took them a few goes to get it right. they also break a couple of kits in earlier tries and had to be given one of the simplest kits to assemble because they can't yet use nuts and bolts. ina

in a moment, the news that one. but first, here's the photo weather forecast. this sparkling spring weather has continued on into friday across many parts of the uk. in the marquee sport across parts but it has brightened up and this is how it looked for a weather watcher. beautiful blue skies overhead. can it last into the weekend? actually, there are some changes on the way. things will gradually cooled down and the risk of some thunderstorms. we are already starting to bring some slightly cooler air into northern and western areas and some extra clubs around. south and east where we are seeing the lion's share of the sunshine, temperatures have been climbing and will hold up nicely into the evening. 27 in london even by six o'clock this evening. 0vernight we will see clear skies for the most part, some mist and fog developing around some of the irish sea course where it will

remaina and the irish sea course where it will remain a and murky. the badgers dropping a little bit, chilly towards the north—east, but most holding up at 7—11 degrees. tomorrow there could be some mist and fog and not a bad looking day. but there is a change on the way. some showers whichjust begin to a change on the way. some showers which just begin to develop down towards the south—west of the afternoon wears on. some of these could be heavy and thundery. still someone could be heavy and thundery. still someone to be had. mid 20s towards the south but cooler and fresher towards the north—west, the sign of things to come. these are showers will be quite hurt highs mess as the drift north was be very heavy when the crop up with some flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. and things continue to change as we get on into sunday. this area of low pressure swings the west. a cold front bringing some outbreaks of rain. as we go through the day on sunday, cooler air that will spread its way across many parts of the uk.

but not before we have had a pretty one day for the london marathon. it could get up into the low 20s through the afternoon. there is a chance of rain later in the day of this weather front continues to work its way southwards and this was. the rain turns increasingly showery and patchy. behind the mixture of sunshine and heavy showers but a much cooler feel, sunshine and heavy showers but a much coolerfeel, particularly towards the north—west. commonwealth leaders are meeting to decide whether prince charles should succeed the queen as head of the organisation. leaders and senior politicians from the 53 member countries are meeting in windsor to discuss the future of the organisation. today will be a memorable occasion for all of us and, by the end of which, i'm sure we'll be able to leave even closer friends and with a unique understanding of each other in ways which cannot be matched by other summits. also this lunchtime. the resignation of the premier league's longest serving manager. arsenal's arsene wenger, announces he'll leave

at the end of the season, after almost 22 years in the job. 0fficials insist salisbury‘s safe for visitors and residents despite warnings that toxic hot spots of the nerve agent, used against a former russian spy and his daughter, could still be present.