two policewomen and a passer—by are shot dead by a gunman in belgium in what's being treated as a terrorist attack. the gunman attacked the two police women with a knife before taking their guns and shooting them dead. police sources say the gunman who was shot dead had been released from prison yesterday. we'll bring you the latest from the scene. also this lunchtime... hospital staff who treated the poisoned russians sergei and yulia skripal say they didn't expect the pair to survive. when we first were aware this was a nerve agent, we were expecting them not to survive. we would try all our therapies, we would ensure the best clinical care, but all the evidence was there that they would not survive. i have two gentlemen in my cafe, they're refusing to make a purchase or leave. all 8,000 starbucks us stores are shut this afternoon to train staff against unconscious discrimination. new analysis suggest 4% of ten and 11—year—olds

in england are severely obese. and the new gallery in westminster abbey that's hidden up in the rafters. coming up on bbc news... former england captain michael vaughan says one of theirfront line pace bowlers — stuart broad orjimmy anderson — should be dropped for the second test against pakistan. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a gunman has shot dead two police officers and a driver in the eastern belgian city of liege. officials say they are treating it as a terror attack. the gunman took a cleaner hostage at a school before he was shot dead by police. 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas is at the scene.

yes, these events happened about three hours ago in liege, we are in the east of belgium and the key locations were a cafe behind me and a school 100 metres or so further up what it was at the cafe this attack started and this is what we know of the events so far. 10:30am this morning, gunfire in the centre of liege, city of almost 200,000. people who heard the shots on one of the biggest streets hurry to get away. translation: i was walking along the street and i heard gunshots. i saw people walking, others running and shouting run away, leave. then there we re shouting run away, leave. then there were several more bangs 30 minutes later. i was on the bus, we were

told to get off because it was dangerous. i went to find cover in a small shop, when i walked out of the staff i heard gunshots. armed small shop, when i walked out of the staffi heard gunshots. armed police units scrambled to respond. a man carrying a knife had attacked two police officers in their street. he grabbed their guns and then shot and killed the officers as well as a passenger in a passing car. a few hundred meters away at a school he briefly took a cleaning lady hostage by the entrance to the building. in a press c0 nfe re nce by the entrance to the building. in a press conference the prosecutor gave more details saying when police arrived he tried to attack them too before he was shot and killed. eldon‘s prime minister gave his immediate reaction. translation: we are monitoring the situation with the minister of the interior and a minister of justice at the crisis centre. i wanted to give all our support on behalf of the government of the families of the government of the families of the victims. it is reported the

attacker was a man in his mid—30s who may have been released from prison just yesterday. authorities said he was known for minor crimes but had no known radical or terror connections. we know that the cleaner he took hostage at the school was released safely, the students at the school we re safely, the students at the school were unaffected because understood they may have left the school by a rear entrance as entrance as soon as rear entrance as entrance as soon as they heard the original gunfire, and they heard the original gunfire, and the police officers who confronted the police officers who confronted the man, some of them were injured by his shots in their legs but held authorities are treating this at the moment is an act of terrorism. thank you. medical staff who treated the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia have told the bbc they didn't expect them to survive. doctors and nurses at salisbury district hospital have been speaking for the first time about their struggle to keep the skripals alive, after they they were poisoned with a nerve agent in march. in interviews with the bbc‘s newsnight programme, the staff said that at first they thought the pair had suffered a drugs overdose.

mark urban reports. it's just before 5pm on the 11th of march. we were just told that there were two patients in the emergency department who were critically unwell, and they would be coming up to the unit. it was very quickly established that the victims were yulia skripal and her father, one—time russian spy, sergei. and that the police regarded it as suspicious. i made the phone call and spoke to the nurse in charge who had been on that night, and it was a conversation that i really could never have imagined in my wildest imaginations, having with anyone. at first, an opioid overdose was suspected. but as the skripals fought for their lives, the diagnosis changed to nerve agent poisoning. when we first were aware this was a nerve agent, we were expecting them

not to survive. we would try all the therapies, we would ensure the best clinical care. but all the evidence was there that they would not survive. when a policeman also fell ill, hospital staff started to wonder whether they too might be in danger. i suppose a key marker for me was when the pc was admitted with symptoms, there was a real concern as to how big could this get. at first it was simply a matter of keeping the skripals alive, heavily sedated. both of them were given big doses of drugs to protect them from the effects of the poison and help restart their bodies' production of a key enzyme. and the human factor was vital, too. excellent teamwork by the doctors. fantastic care by our nurses. and i guess supported and implemented a great deal and supplemented a great deal

by some input from really, really well informed international experts. very fortunately, some of them happened to be on our doorstep at porton down. that laboratory, internationally known for its chemical weapons expertise, processed tests and offered advice on the best therapies. yulia was discharged in april, and last week made a statement thanking the hospital. but it took several more weeks before sergei skripal could follow her out of salisbury district. he spent his whole stay in a room on the intensive care ward because that's where police wanted to secure him. they have been brought back from the brink of death but questions remain about the longer term. we have a total world experience of treating three patients for the effects of novichok poisoning. i think it is safe to say that we are still learning. in salisbury district hospital, the formal review of the skripal

affair is onlyjust starting. but for those involved, it was a remarkable episode crowned with success. and mark is with me. remarkable interviews you have done. what would you put the skripals' survival down to? a couple of things before they even entered the medical system. the potency and dosage of this agent, had it not a bit old, had it been mixed properly? the application method, were there some reasons why they didn't get a full dose? then they didn't get a full dose? then the authorities got involved, keith golden hour care, that is what the staff stressed, minutes after they stopped breathing they were helped by paramedics right through the resuscitation processed into intensive care in less than an hour. then the administration of drugs, we

think they were the drugs you would expect in nerve agent poisoning, the advice from porton down, they were brought back to consciousness, it is a remarkable story. ok, mark, thank you. and you can watch the full report on tonight's newsnight. that's on bbc two at 10.30pm. starbucks is closing all of its 8,000 american stores later today to provide its staff with unconsious bias training. it follows the wrongful arrest last month of two black men at a store in philadelphia. the mandatory session will be taken by all of its employees, from chief executive to barista. from new york, our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. handcuffed and led away by officers after the white manager of this starbucks called the police just minutes after they'd arrived. i have two gentlemen in my cafe, they're refusing to make a purchase or leave. entrepreneurs rashon nelson and donte robinson were simply

waiting for a business associate to turn up for a meeting. they didn't do anything, i saw the entire thing. starbucks was accused of discrimination. its ceo apologised, promising to take action. we are closing all 8,000 plus us company operated stores in the united states for a mandatory training around unconscious bias. we'll have a little bit of conversation around what is diversity. this group of charity workers in richmond, virginia have signed up to the same sort of session starbucks staff will undertake. everybody ready? let's go. everybody is subject to having unconscious bias and everybody has to work hard to overcome it. we need to take specific strategies so we're not affected by it. african—american, black american... those strategies include being painfully honest about what your prejudices are so you can start to deal with them. it's been a great training so far

because it's caused me to kind of step outside my comfort zone and my individual consciousness. i feel like a lot of times when you're bringing up equity and bias, a lot of people think about it from a personal standpoint instead of thinking of it as something that is societal. changing people's biases will take more than a day's training. the case at starbucks is just the tip of the iceberg. in a country that's plagued by a history of racism, being profiled as a black american is an all too common experience. darren martin worked for president 0bama for five years. he left washington a few weeks ago. can't go nowhere without the cops following me. while moving into a new apartment in new york city, a white neighbour called the police, thinking he was breaking in. call the cops on me in my own building? how many are y'all? about six of y'all showed up. crazy, man. i honestly wasn't surprised. when we are doing absolutely normal things like moving into an apartment

or waiting in line in a coffee shop, people can feel threatened by that. with phones and video now, folks are able to finally see this isn't something we're just talking about but it's the reality. this video caused outrage and forced one of america's largest companies to take action. but for many black americans, being made to feel unwelcome in public spaces is part of a centuries—old problem that a few hours' training won't be able to fix. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. european financial markets have fallen sharply as the political uncertainty in italy continues. the main stock index in milan is down, and the euro is also down. the man asked to be caretaker prime minister, carlo cottarelli, is trying to put together a government but the two main anti—establishment parties say they will vote it down. 0ur economics correspondent andrew walker is here. what has so unnerved the markets? it is the prospect of an early

election at which italy's continued membership of the is likely to be an issue. the reason we are in this situation in italy is because the two antiestablishment parties who secured a majority in parliament between them put forward as their candidate for economy minister a man who has in the past advocated leaving the euro zone. the president vetoed his appointment on the grounds he felt at a major change should only go ahead if there had been a proper public debate and this idea had not featured in the ma nifestos idea had not featured in the manifestos of the parties concerned. so we now have carlo cottarelli forming an interim government. the elections could be a good deal sooner elections could be a good deal sooner than that with the prospect of italy ultimately leaving the eurozone in there and i think it's fairto eurozone in there and i think it's fair to say most people in the financial markets would view that as bad or disruptive for the italian economy. ok, andrew, thank you.

our top story this lunchtime: two police officers and a passer—by are shot dead by a gunman in belgium in what's being treated as a terrorist attack. and we are live at westminster abbey for a sneak preview of a new exhibition space with what is said to be the best view in europe. coming up on bbc news... one of england's star players, raheem sterling, is at the centre of controversy over a tattoo of an automatic rifle, just weeks before the start of the world cup finals in russia. the brother and son of two victims of the grenfell tower fire has relived a phone call during which he heard his mother and his sister die. ahmed elgwahry was speaking at the public inquiry where relatives are continuing to pay tribute.

72 people died as a result of the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune. tom burridge is at the inquiry. this mooring again we have had plenty of tears in this initial phase of the public enquiry into the g re nfell phase of the public enquiry into the grenfell powered fire. there was a standing ovation for ahmed elgwahry, who lost a beautiful sister and his mother in the fire. not only have we heard personal, intimate details about the lives of loved ones lost, we have also got a sense of a level of anger amongst relatives about widerfire spread so of anger amongst relatives about wider fire spread so quickly through the building claiming so many lives. and we also have a sense of how the relatives feel towards the inquiry, their expectations in weeks and months to come. notjust not just faces notjust faces or not just faces or names, notjust faces or names, lives that we re notjust faces or names, lives that were cut cruelly short, people who once called grenfell tower home.

mariem was described by her brother as always having a contagious smile. she had a promising career ahead of her and had just fallen in love. she made me laugh, herfacial expressions were hilarious. she did not care about making a fool of herself. in fact, not care about making a fool of herself. infact, i not care about making a fool of herself. in fact, i see her expressions in my son. ahmed elgwahry also recounted his final phone call to his sister as she and their mother were trapped in the burning building. she started fading away from me rather rapidly. she kept going all the way until she was no longer audible, started buying the floor and was no longer responsive. it is about this time that i presume we lost my mum as well. about 20 seconds later i had

my mother's voice. she was struggling for breath. there is a police investigation ongoing and in the coming months the public enquiry will start looking at how the fire spread so quickly and weather warning signs were missed. but for some relatives paying tribute in this, the initial phase of the inquiry, feelings are already clear. what is being ignored is the failure to seek what led up to this. the repeated warnings about health and safety, the repeated warnings about health and safety that went on for yea rs. health and safety that went on for years. rani ibrahim died alongside her young daughters. this was one of the girl's third birthday before the fire. we saw pictures of the girls at the nursery and the wedding photographs and a happy family joking around on holiday. yet

anotherfamily joking around on holiday. yet another family that has shared private moments in a public arena, hoping that for their loved ones' sake hoping that for their loved ones' sa ke lesso ns hoping that for their loved ones' sake lessons will be learned. my words for thejudge ‘s sake lessons will be learned. my words for the judge ‘s peas, sake lessons will be learned. my words for thejudge ‘s peas, from inside your heart make sure that otherfamilies inside your heart make sure that other families living like this i say. we need to make sure that this never happens again in london and all over the place. gloria was a promising architect and she and her boyfriend died in each other‘s arms. gloria's mother told the inquiry that her daughter was full of life, just one of so many families with understandable anger about how a fire in london could claim so many lives. in the last few moments we have been hearing beautiful testimony again about the life of isa, aged five, described by his family as a young

boy who brought joy and described by his family as a young boy who broughtjoy and happiness to eve ryo ne boy who broughtjoy and happiness to everyone he met. a week today the public enquiry will start looking at what exactly happened on that night and the primary causes of the fire. that will last until november and only then will the inquiry start looking at more complex questions about the refurbishment of the building and the role that cladding had in spreading the fire. people living in parts of birmingham say they're angry that more hasn't been done to defend their homes from flood water. torrential rain caused flash floods on sunday evening, with some properties ruined for the third time in nine years. sima kotecha reports from birmingham. two days on, and they don't know what to say or do. we had to throw everything out, as you can see. carpets have had to be thrown out, and i can't use anything in there because it's all gone. houses ruined and lives put on hold. we get no help from nobody. and one person came yesterday to clear every house,

and the river burst its banks and then all this. it's bad. nobody cares. violent thunderstorms and torrential rain on sunday lead to flooding in parts of central birmingham. the damage is severe. some areas had a month's rain injust one hour. by looking at this van you can see just how far the water came up. now, walking along this street it's not just the visuals that strike you. the smell of sewage is inescapable. businesses have suffered, too. their goods wiped out in a matter of minutes. distress. dismay. upset. everything is gone. even the car is written off now. so, nothing left.

residents say it is the third time this street has been flooded over the last decade. the complaint here is a lack of help from the council. you could see the sewage in the water. the water was up to here. and it's been frustrating for us here. nobody has taken care of us. how are you feeling? i'm feeling really bad, you know. i'm feeling like a second—class citizen, to be honest with you. i've got so many health issues. i can't even manage it. it's too much for me. ifeel suicidal to be honest with you. tensions here are running high. we are just saying that something has to be done. we can't have this happening again. birmingham city council says an operation to clear up debris and repair roads is under way. i would ask the council to compensate them for the damage done. the flooding is over, but the pain felt here will go on for months.

seema kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. carphone warehouse has announced it is to close 92 stores this year. the company says it has been hit by consumers holding on to older devices for longer and opting for "sim—only" deals. it says no jobs will be lost as staff will be offered the chance to move to larger outlets nearby. youtube has deleted more than 30 videos which police say are responsible for inciting a surge in violent crime across london. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, says the clips that feature so—called "drill" music, include lyrics that encourage knife attacks. youtube says it is working with authorities to take action on content related to knife crime. chi chi izundu reports. this is the type of music that the head of the metropolitan police says is glamorising violent crime on london's streets. uk drill music — it's described as fast, dark and often violent.

put simply, it's a sub genre of rap and british hip—hop. yassin works with former gang members. i personally don't think drill music is responsible for the knife crime that is going on. cressida dick, the met commissioner, says her officers have built up a database of more than 11100 videos to use as an intelligence tool to help tackle knife and gun crime. detectives say some of the lyrics, the gestures and the hand signals are used to taunt rival gangs, which is why they've asked youtube over the last two years, to take those videos down. this criminologist says artists are trading on the imagery in the videos. people, for some reason, like to tap into that. they tap into the imagery of the violent, young, black felon, drug dealer, gun gang banger, shooting people, stabbing people, robbing people. and unfortunately, these young people know this. and of course, they help to perpetuate. it's like, if you think i'm

a dangerous, nasty person, well, you haven't met anything yet. drill is popular. and videos sometimes get millions of hits. but for fans and artists like dj jets, they say violence on the streets was around long before the music. i've seen the same reaction spark up from playing funky house music. i've seen a fight broke out in my set just for that, you know. and, you know, you have do, you would get kicked out of a club if you started kicking off. you would literally get removed. so, i don't really think it's an option. in a statement, youtube, which is owned by google, said it had dedicated processes for the police to flag videos directly to its teams because they often needed specialist context from law enforcement to identify real—life threats. and as a result, they had removed more than 30 clips from its platform. in england, one in 25 children aged between 10 and 11 is severely obese. the finding comes from the local government association which analysed figures

from public health england released earlier this year. it says child obesity is contributing to a "multi—billion pound, ill—health timebomb". laura tra nt reports. we know childhood obesity is a problem and many children gain weight through school. that is why their weight is measured when they start aged 4—5, and again when they leave primary school aged 11 in england. figures show nearly 15,000 children in reception, or around 1 in 40, are classed as severely obese. that rises to more than 22,000, or1 in 25, for children aged 10—11. each year more children are leaving primary school overweight, but this is the first time severely obese has been a category in the national child measurement programme. doctors say obesity is a ticking time bomb. we know that deprivation as mentioned is a huge issue, so food quality, what they are eating,

affects things. and the other commonalities are the lack of activity, so we know a lot of children eat when they are bored so if they don't have things to keep them occupied and they are not active, they immediately regress into a state where theyjust comfort eat. the local government association has warned these figures should be a wake—up call for a host of health problems these children could suffer later in life, including type two diabetes, cancer and heart disease. we are in the uk already the most obese nation in western europe and we have to tackle the youngsters, we have to tackle this at an early stage if we are to make real progress in improving our nation. the department of health says that the sugar tax on soft drinks is funding schools sports programmes and breakfast for the poorest children. it also says the government is investing in more research, but it makes the point

that there will be more action if the right results are not seen. but in the meantime exercise and healthy eating have never been more important. healthy eating have never been more important. laura trant, bbc news. a hidden roof space in westminster abbey, unseen by the public for 700 years, is to open as a new exhibition area next month. the queen's diamond jubilee galleries will tell the abbey's story and display rare objects from the past thousand years. robert hall is at abbey now. this is a remarkable transformation, a dusty space turned into an exhibition area with, as you are about to see, one of the finest views in europe. that is whatjohn betjeman described it as. we are 55 feet above the abbey, so hyped up, that they had to build a new tower

to enable visitors to get to the exhibition. around me are some of the 300 objects chosen from thousands more, effigies of royal kings and queens, the head of henry vii, and behind him the effigy of his wife. at the end of this gallery isa chair his wife. at the end of this gallery is a chair once used by mary the second of william and mary, it was a copy of her husband's chair covered with graffiti from hundreds of visitors. this is an extraordinary mix of objects. how did you get to your 300? the abbey has a huge collection and we worked very closely with the exhibition designers and we chose the objects most significant to tell the history of the abbey and put them back in context in this magnificent 13th century gallery. you hope people will take away that story. we hope they will enjoy the collection and variety of the objects and they will learn something about the building

of the abbey, where she appeared, the relationship with the monarchy and other things as well. this is a souvenir which was issued in victorian times showing the coronation of queen victoria. if you could not get to see the view that we have just shown you, you could have a look at the view in this model. alongside it, not the real crown jewels, but these are the replica is used for rehearsals at great state occasions. at the end is the effigy of king charles ii. there area the effigy of king charles ii. there are a lot of these. these figures we re are a lot of these. these figures were created to stand above the graves of the royal family and of the people of nobility through the ages. they are dressed in the clothes from the period that charles ii would actually have worn when he went to the garter ceremony. at the end of the gallery you can see a remarkable portrait of her majesty

the queen. she is standing on the spot where she was crowned. contemplating, perhaps in the artist's imagination, that day. there is a feeling here that the effort that has gone into this means the queen will be well pleased of an exhibition of a gallery that bears her name. time to have a look at the weather a bit ofa a bit of a disappointing start to central and eastern parts of the country. the further west you are across the uk, the best of the sunshine. it is unbroken in wales, scotland, northern ireland and south—west england. but a different story in the south east with cloudy skies and thunderstorms mixed in and there is a