this is bbc news. the headlines: extra police on patrol in london, after three shootings in just 2a hours leave one teenager dead and three others injured. vladimir putin is sworn in for a fourth term as president, promising to improve the lives of the russian people. translation: we are open to dialogue along with our partners, we stand for equal partnership with every state in the interests of peace and stability on the planet. record breaking weather for a bank holiday in may as temperatures reach 24.2 degrees in east sussex. the hottest for a0 years for some. people here are basking in the sunshine enjoying the heatwave. also: the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means

the extract is now more expensive than silver. and the porthole mystery. 70 years on, new evidence in the case of james camb and gay gibson. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police are continuing to investigate three separate shootings in london over the weekend, and extra officers supported by armed units, are patrolling the streets. a 17—year—old boy has died, and three other people are in hospital, although their injuries are not considered to be life—threatening. simon clemison reports. to try to tackle violent crime, police had already drafted in more officers this weekend. 0vernight, they were out again. but in a battle against numbers,

they had four more shootings in 2a hours. rhyhiem ainsworth barton died of his injuries. my son was a very handsome boy. he's gone. the 17—year—old was said to be playing football near his home in south—east london. he's the 15th teenager to lose their life since christmas. in north london, two shootings, two boys a short distance from each other. they survived, they're 13 and 15. police are investigating whether there's any link. their injuries are not said to be life—threatening. in yet another incident, police were flagged down here in south—east london where a man in his 20s had been wounded. the focus this weekend has been on violence with guns but more than half the deaths in the capital so far this year have been from stabbings. what's driving this spike is not clear either, which makes finding a solution tough. simon cleminson, bbc news, lewisham. vladimir putin has been sworn

in for a fourth term as russian president, at a ceremony in moscow. the lavish inauguration ceremony was held inside the grand kremlin palace before an invited audience. mr putin has been in power, as president or prime minister, for the past 18 years. in the latest vote in march, he won an overwhelming victory after the main opposition leader was barred from standing. more than a thousand people were arrested during demonstrations against his leadership at the weekend. after being sworn in, he pledged to create a "country of possibilities" for all russians. translation: russia should be contemporary, up—to—date and dynamic. it should face challenges of the time to increase its leadership in areas where we are traditionally strong. i am confident that working painstakingly, we will reach better results. the way ahead is never simple.

it is always a complex surge. the challenges we face and the decisions we have to take without any exaggerations are historical. they will determine the fate of russia for decades ahead. we are facing intense work that will require participation of the entire russian society. from every single one of us. all the responsible political and civil forces. united by care of russia. we need breakthroughs in every sphere of life. i am convinced that this breakthrough can be provided only by the free society. which is open to everything new and advanced. and rejects conservatism and bureaucracy. everything that tightens people, inhibits them from opening up and realising their talents and inhibits striving for the future for the entire country.

president putin also promised to make things better for ordinary russians. and opulent ceremony. it is interesting that he was seen live on tv. he was standing up from his chair and putting on his jacket and making his way to that ceremony. it was a huge invited audience. they heard after she swore his author. to them was essentially a pledge to improve life for all russians. he talked an awful lot about the economy in this speech. he talked about russia's prosperity going forward and he pledged that he would use this fourth term as president to improve their lives generally. there was little talk specifically of relations with the outside world although there was mention

of the need for russia to remain a great country. president putin talks about security and defence being extremely important and said he would continue to pay close attention to those issues, mentioning though that he was open to dialogue, presumably hinting at the relationship with the west which of course has become extremely complicated in the last year or so. but certainly as i say the focus was very much on pledging prosperity to the people of russia, now they have heard these pledges before, life has got more difficult, the economy has taken a downturn so the question is how easy will it be for president putin to carry through on those pledges when it gets beyond the pomp and the ceremony of today and the inauguration to the normal business of running the country. the met office has confirmed today is the hottest may day bank holiday since the long weekend was introduced in 1978 — after temperatures reached 2a.2

degree celsius in east sussex. and it could get even hotter — with forecasters predicting that temperatures could reach 28 degrees in some parts this afternoon. any moment we will speak to correspondence. but first let's speak to claire woodling who's in bigbury—on—sea on the south devon coast. we are looking onto this long sandy beach. it is a wide expanse. lots of people come here, especially families, people enjoying what sports. the sea is very calm today. it is suitable for a body boarding and paddle boarding. it has been so hot, a record breakerfor some, it means it is extremely busy. we are joined by the manager of the cafe nearby. how does this compare with

other bank holidays in previous yea rs 7 other bank holidays in previous years? we are twice as busy as we normally are at this time of year. we are doing really well. we hope the weather forecast continues like this, and we will double what we have ta ken this, and we will double what we have taken in the last couple of years. yesterday, there was only 16 days last year where we were as busy as we were yesterday. that gives you an indication of the number of people who are here enjoying the sunshine and beaches. people who are here enjoying the sunshine and beacheslj people who are here enjoying the sunshine and beaches. i see that you have a queue there. you must be popular. yes, we are. everyone works really well and enjoys the busy period. getting the food out of the customers. making them happy and enjoying the beach. do you have plenty of staff today? we could always do with more. one of the problems being out here, right isolated, we do rely on university students in the summer.

schoolchildren to work weekends etc. they can be a challenge. but we do the best we can. and i hope the customers appreciate it.|j the best we can. and i hope the customers appreciate it. i imagine you sell a lot of ice cream. do you have a most popular flavour? the honeycomb, and tv game toffee corn. which is being very popular this year. that has been flying off the shelf. a very busy man there. the sun one set and tell 8:a5pm. ask a mac letter may go to regents park. there are picnics and paddling and peddlers. similar activities going on in parks up and down the country. people were itching to get

the boating lake behind me. onto the boating lake behind me. lots of rowing boats as people work up lots of rowing boats as people work up an appetite for their picnics later. it is getting very busy here. people are enjoying this record—breaking la bank holiday. we know that it has hit 2a.2 degrees in d sussex. we make c 28 or 29 celsius in london. it looks like it will be high 20s in people like east anglia. in much of england and wales, it will be between 20 and 25 celsius. there is nothing better than getting out and about one we have that type of weather. it is unbelievable. it feels like we're in spain. it is lovely. and also it is a bank holiday. great day. i am enjoying the weather very much. i don't usually get out. but with weather

like this, it is so tempting that we came out for a walk and a day of relaxation. we are thoroughly enjoying ourselves. getting out before it starts raining again because it is english summertime. people really making the most of it. we have deckchairs out. people having picnics. just enjoying themselves and staying horizontal for most of the day. some people having a game of cricket as well. meeting up with friends and family. most people are in charts. including one member of my crew! back to our top story and these are investigating shootings in london. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is in wealdstone high street in north west london.

what are the police saying? details are emerging. yesterday lunchtime, shots were fired in the road just along from me, behind the corner there. it appears that three people we re there. it appears that three people were struck. 0ne boy aged 13, who we are told was an innocent bystander. he came round the corner and then sat in front of the shop where she was given treatment. by various members of the public until paramedics arrived. he suffered grazing from a pellet. he has since been discharged. two other boys were also hit. a 15—year—old who remains in hospital with a head injury, that is not life—threatening. someone else suffered an injury to his arm but has not come forward to police.

police are saying that those two other boys were the intended targets. witnesses we have spoken to have said about hearing the shots and says he saw a motorbike driving off after the shooting but it is not confirmed whether that was involved. 0ne confirmed whether that was involved. one person has been arrested, a man in his 30s and he has been released pending investigation. metropolitan police have said they are putting extra officers on the streets. however else are they trying to deal with this? this is a worrying time for the metropolitan police. they have talked about a rise in serious violence in the past. an increase in stabbings and gun crime. gun crime is comparatively rare but there has been an increase in the last 12 months. they can do extra paroles and more stop and search and armed officers. those measures can give the impression that the police out

there and they are on the streets to deter people from carrying weapons. in the longer term, that is something that is not for the police to solve but it is for politicians and community leaders to try and get together and overt young people away from crime. 0ne together and overt young people away from crime. one of the causes we are told by the government in its violent strategy that was published last month, is an increase in drug dealing. some of the people here locally, have said that there are drugs traded locally in this high street. whether that is a factor in yesterday's shooting, we do not yet know. it is certainly a concern for people here. the foreign secretary borisjohnson will a series of appearances on american tv during a trip to washington, in an attempt to persuade president trump not to abandon the iran nuclear deal. donald trump has long been clear about his contempt for the deal with iran, saying it has disastrous flaws. it was signed in 2015 between iran

and six world powers. it was so incompetently negotiated, our deal with iran. one of the crowning achievements of barack 0bama, iran agreed to mothball much of its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions being lifted. now, donald trump is saying he will scrap it, prompting this response from iran. translation: if the united states leaves the nuclear agreement, they will soon regret it like they have never regretted anything before in history. britain's ambassador to the un has said that the uk, france, and germany are now looking at ways to keep the deal if america withdrew its support. —— ambassador to the usa. we have been talking at a senior official level with french and german colleagues for several weeks now.

we are making progress but we have not got there yet. we have a few days left to find a way through. borisjohnson is visiting washington. he published an article in the new york times on sunday describing the deal as the best way of preventing iran from developing nuclear weapon. he will now to sway donald trump's decision before the deadline on the 12th of may. andrew plant, bbc news. india's highest court has ruled that the trial of a group of hindu men accused of raping and murdering an eight—year—old girl will be moved to another state. the case has caused outrage across the country, with the family of the muslim victim, who's from jammu and kashmir, asking for the trial to be moved because of community tensions. the headlines on bbc news. the metropolitan police is putting on extra patrols in london — after a shootings in just 2a hours leave one teenager dead and three others injured. vladimir putin has been sworn in for a fourth term

as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. it's a record breaking may day bank holiday — the met office says temperatures reached 2a.2 degrees in east sussex and could rise as high as 28 degrees. no first board. we saw the world be united over sir alex ferguson. we have heard from manchester united defender phil jones. he says he is devastated by the news and at his former manager has been like a father figure to him. siralistair has been like a father figure to him. sir alistair eriksson underwent emergency surgery.

him. sir alistair eriksson underwent emergency surgery. but there has been no update on his condition since then. i am devastated. she brought me to the club and gave me the opportunity to play for one of the opportunity to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world. he took me under his wing like a father. know he has that fate in him and hopefully he will recover well. he has his family and friends around him and support from everyone at manchester united. when something like that does happen, it is nice that the football world comes together and we are all rooting for him. arsene wenger sent his best wishes during his farewell speech for arsenal. the beat burnley 5—0. his 22 yeartenure for arsenal. the beat burnley 5—0. his 22 year tenure is coming to a

close. he received a gold premier league trophy to mark his invincible season. he was also given a vintage bottle of wine from that same year. applause he forced me now to say i will miss you as well. but i did want to say i wish you well and we will see each other again at big tournaments starting in russia next month. it has been a pleasure... not always. 0rganisers of the tour de yorkshire say they will stage next year ‘s the organisers of the tour de yorkshire say they are interested in hosting the start of the vuelta a espana... yorkshire hosted the beginning of the tour de france in 201a and is set to stage next year's world championships. ‘welcome to yorkshire' chief executive sir gary verity, says talks had been going on "for many months" and both parties well the astana racing team have apologised

after their support car almost mowed down a volunteer during yesterday's stage at the tour de yorkshire... it was a very close call as their car went over an island in the centre of the road... the team have tried to contact the marshal and say "we're sorry and want this to never happen again." the world to cairo final resumes this afternoon. mark williams could become the oldest winner of the world snooker championship in 40 years. higgins is az and billions is a3. whoever wins will be the oldest champion for 40 years. you can follow it all on bbc two. and also the bbc website. kyle edmund is up to a career high 22 in the world rankings — out today.

he could climb higher at the madrid open this week as he has no points to defend in the tournament. he plays danill medvedev in the first round. he is fresh from winning his first doubles title in portugal. i have no idea why we were not leading with this. bank holiday weekend, the sta rts this. bank holiday weekend, the starts of the season for the british lawn mower championships. west sussexis lawn mower championships. west sussex is the place to be. this is known as the formula 1 of the fields. this race was held earlier. the british championship was dreamt up the british championship was dreamt up over the british championship was dreamt up over a the british championship was dreamt up over a couple of paints any pub in 1973. that makes sense. quite clearly this is the grass roots of motorsports. i do apologise. pubs and hotels will struggle to employ enough staff,

if eu nationals are no longer allowed to work freely in the uk. that's the stark warning from the recruitment and employment confederation, who says the hospitality industry is in crisis. it's calling on the government to allow eu workers to still come to britain after brexit. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. the bingham is a prestigious hotel and restaurant in london. 70% of its highly trained staff are eu nationals, and its french manager is very worried about what will happen when britain leaves the single market. i think it's going to be hugely difficult to get the quality of the people i have right now, going forward, because obviously the english people don't see hospitality as a career, and therefore we will have slightly less—skilled, if i may say, people. the hospitality sector is the fourth—biggest employer, with three million people working in pubs, restaurants and hotels. 1a% are from the eu, while in london it is much higher. workers in pubs and hotels

are officially considered low—skilled, and recruiters say that employers should do more to encourage british workers to consider hospitality as a career. so one of our messages to government is, at some point, we need to think carefully about how we promote the uk as a good place to come and live and work. so the debate can't be just about coming people we will let in — so what's our proposition to people so that they want to come and live in the work in the uk, because in sectors like hospitality we need them. the government said it has commissioned advice to better understand the reliance of eu migrant workers across the economy, and would work closely with the hospitality industry to consider their needs. joe lynam, bbc news. with temperatures soaring you may tempted to indulge in an ice cream or two, but if your favourite flavour is vanilla the price you pay for it could be about to rise. bad weather in madagascar, the world's top producer, has affected the harvest and is pushing up prices. our business reporter maryam moshiri has been to see how

businesses are coping. cookie dough, chocolate brownie, creme brulee, whatever your favourite flavour, vanilla, the key ingredient for sweet treats is now, after saffron, the second most expensive spice in the world. i have got some flavours for us to try. i've got honeycomb and original vanilla and a rum and raison. snugburys ice cream is run by three sisters in cheshire. the family's been churning ice cream for 30 years, but the cost of this key ingredient is starting to bite. yes, it has gone up. we decided to buy it forward and buy a year's worth. we had to make a decision as to whether we were going to absorb the costs, which we did in the end. this summer, we have to crush the figures and just see how it will work out.

the sisters insist they'll stick with the real thing, but other ice cream businesses are taking vanilla off the menu. so why has vanilla become such a valuable commodity? here at these gardens, vanilla is grown in a glasshouse, but grows in madagascar. vanilla is currently around $600 per kilo. the main reason for this is that there was a cyclone in madagascar last march which damaged a lot of the plantations and despite hopes that the price would have eased by now it's still on the high side, around those levels, and, in fact, this means it is higher than the price of silver. a highly prized and highly priced ingredient, as a result, only 1% of the flavouring in food comes from actual vanilla plants like these ones.

and even though you might find it in sweet scented perfumes or candles, cakes, or even cocktails, do beware, because cheaper alternatives can be extracted from wood and even petrol. it will take untiljune to find out how this year's vanilla harvest fares. the team at snugburys say they aren't passing on the cost to customers yet. they say the taste is worth it, whatever the price. maryam moshiri, bbc news. and now for the weather. get me one of those eight screens. beautiful weather out there just now. temperatures are around 25 degrees or so. we broke the record

earlier on. the record was in 1999. today we are going to absolutely smash that record. there are high temperatures expected of 28 degrees. this is reminiscent of the seat some time ago which was 29 degrees, two and half weeks ago. here are those orange colours. that heat coming out of europe. 28 in london this afternoon. mid zos across the country, towns and cities. temperatures in the low 205 and a balmy evening out there. the weather tonight will be slowly going down hill across ireland here. you can see real approaching. you can see the weather front moving across the country across tuesday. places like belfast will get rain and will be an increasing breeze in the north—west of the uk. this is where the weather front swings in. ellie on the

morning on tuesday, and then tuesday afternoon that rain gets into some north—western areas and maybe some showers breaking out because of the seat across eastern areas. still a very hot day. 27 degrees in london. those weather fronts keep pushing through tuesday evening into wednesday. you can see the blue colour there. she is another weather front coming tonight. 0ne colour there. she is another weather front coming tonight. one on wednesday, that oceanic air rushes in pushing the cloud and rain across the uk. we will see wet weather for belfast and glasgow. across the east and south—east temperatures are decent. by the time we get to wednesday and thursday, that heat will be a distant memory. wins coming off the atlantic but still some sunshine around. the weather will be that bad. strong sunshine at this time of the year. thursday will bea this time of the year. thursday will be a day of sunny spells and some showers. tebbit is even below par

for the time of the year. we're talking about 13 or 14 degrees in the north and maybe high teens in the north and maybe high teens in the south. after the seat, for sure, later on this week the weather will be cooling down. goodbye. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. extra police are out in parts of london — after separate shootings in just 2a hours which left one teenager dead and three others injured. vladimir putin is sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia — promising to improve the lives of the russian people. it marks 18 years in power. today is the hottest may day bank holiday since the long weekend was introduced in 1978. the met office says temperatures reached 2a.2 degree celsius in east sussex and could rise as high as 28 degrees. president trump is being warned by the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. now on bbc news,

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