britain's most senior police officer contradicts the prime minister over the rise in knife crime. the met commissioner, cressida dick, says there is an obvious link you re watching bbc between a rise in violent crime newsroom live, it's11am on the streets and cuts and these are the main to police numbers. stories this morning... britain's top police officer says i agree that there is some link between violent there is a link between cuts crime on the streets, in police numbers and violent crime. obviously, and police numbers. of course there is. and i think everybody i agree that there is some link between violent crime on the would see that. streets, obviously, and police numbers. also this lunchtime... of course there is and i think everybody would see that. a man in britain becomes the second person in the world to be this as the prime minister says cleared of the aids virus — there's no direct corrleation between police numbers after a stem cell transplant. and knife crime. a former minister i would like to thank my grandma. my demands the government treats it like terrorism. sister. my lover. this is also something that is a national crisis, my lover. a national emergency. the government launches the first cervical screening ad campaign, a british man is clear of hiv as the number of women having checks after a stem cell transplant — hits a 20—year low. the alabama tornadoes — he received the bone marrow stem 23 people have died, cells almost three years ago. the labour mp, dame margaret hodge, expresses fresh concerns

about how her party is handling accusations of anti—semitism. what is so awful about this is that jeremy always proclaims zero tolerance of anti—semitism. ministers head back to brussels to try and secure legally—binding changes to theresa may's brexit deal — ahead of another vote by mps next week. a crisis in confidence in canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, with the resignation of a second cabinet minister, following a corruption scandal. i would like to thank my grandma. my sister. speakergreen my lover. the first cervical screening advertising campaign in england is launched, as the numbers of women attending welcome to bbc newsroom live. iamjoanna i am joanna gosling.

the most senior police officer in britain, cressida dick, says there's a link between violent crime and cuts in police numbers — after the prime minister suggested there's no direct correlation between cuts and certain crimes. it comes after two i7—year—olds were killed in separate incidents in london and greater manchester. cressida dick, who's the metropolitan police commissioner, made her comments on lbc radio this morning. i think if you went back in history you would see examples of when police officer numbers have gone down and crime and has not gone down and crime has not necessarily risen at the same rate in the same way, but i think what we all agree on is that in the last few years, police officer numbers have gone down a lot, there have been lots of cuts in other public services, there's been more demand for policing, and therefore there must be something. and i have consistently said... you agree that the prime minister is wrong, there is a link? i agree that there is some link between violent crime on the streets, obviously, and police officer numbers, of course there is. i think everybody would see that.

that is why the year before last, i asked to get more money and more officers and was given a small amount. this last year i have been given more. i am recruiting 3,000 officers this year. it will take a while to get them in, get them trained and get them experienced, but i absolutely agree and, again, have said, we must have more officers on the streets of london. so she must reverse her policy? i don't want to talk about the prime minister. it's pretty important. the home secretary has enabled people like my mayor in london to increase funding to the police latterly, and, indeed, has increased, in some respects, funding to the police in the last few months. i am able to use that money to recruit 3,000 officers this year. of those, about 1,500 are completely new posts for me. but it still does not take me back up to the numbers in 2013/14.

a little earlier, our home affairs correspondent danny shaw said cressida dick's comments shouldn't be seen as a direct contradiction of the prime minister. i think when you look very closely at what the prime minister said yesterday and what cressida dick has been saying today, there isn't actually a contradiction, because what the prime minister said yesterday was that there was no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers, no direct correlation. what cressida dick said today was that there is some link between violent crime on the streets and police numbers. now, that's two different things. some people might say we are splitting hairs, dancing on the head of a pin but, actually, what the prime minister said does give her some wiggle room, if you like. meanwhile, we've had exclusive access to nottinghamshire police's knife crime unit, the only force outside london with a dedicated knife crime task force. 0fficers there are dealing

with at least two stabbings a day and doctors at a major trauma unit in the city say they resuscitated 28 children with serious knife wounds in 2018. noel phillips reports. siren wails so the officer stopped the vehicle, and straightaway they notice there's a hammer in the vehicle. these specialist officers are responding to reports of a man with a deadly weapon. the bbc has been given exclusive access to nottinghamshire police's knife crime unit, the only force outside of london with a dedicated knife crime task force. do you understand why you've been stopped? why you've been arrested? stop and search is seen as one of the most intrusive policing powers, but its officers insist it is essential in the fight against violent crime. so this is what you recovered from the car? yes, this was just down by the driver's seat, within arm's reach of the driver. he claims it is a tool from his tool box. nearly 900 incidents involving knives were recorded in nottinghamshire last year. compared to 794 the

previous 12 months. the chief constable says gangs are taking children beyond nottinghamshire's borders to rural areas to spread violence, referred to as county lines. i think what we've seen, particularly of recent times, is we've recovered children from outside nottinghamshire who were born and bred in nottingham, and certainly they've been used as part of a wider criminal network to go and ply their trade of selling drugs elsewhere. we see probably about a third of that group of people who are certainly touched by either knife crime, violent crime or county lines. home office figures show out of 43 forces, nottinghamshire police saw the seventh highest number of knife crime offences per head of population between april 2017 to march 2018. at nottingham's queens medical hospital, one of the biggest trauma centres in the uk, doctors are seeing at least one person a week with severe knife injuries.

nearly every day, certainly every other day, we are having someone come in who's been the victim of knife violence and is seriously injured and need a procedure of one sort or another in this hospital, they need to stay in this hospital so we can get them better. last year, medics at this hospital resuscitated 28 children with serious knife wounds, a 50% increase compared to the previous year. the maximum i have ever seen, in one night, i had six stabbings, and that was in a 12—hour period, from seven till seven. so it's certainly increasing a lot. you know, people say this, people say that, but it was a 14—year—old boy. in this park in nottinghamshire is a memorial for the teenager jayden moodie, who was stabbed to death in east london four months ago. it's a crime that has left his local mp demanding action from the government to treat knife crime with the same urgency as terrorism. if a terrorist incident occurs, of course we should deal with that really seriously. but this is also something

which is a national crisis, a national emergency. although nottinghamshire police's knife crime unit is barely two years old, its chief constable says the force is already turning the tide when it comes to tackling violent crime. i am absolutely committed to attacking this issue, you know, with all the means that we've got. the home office tell us knife crime is claiming too many young lives and devastating communities. noel phillips, bbc news, nottinghamshire. a man in london is the second person to become clear of hiv after a stem cell transplant. doctors said the man — known only as the london patient — received bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists hiv infection. they say he has shown no sign of the virus in more than 18 months. let's now speak with professorjohn frater, a professor of infectious diseases at nuffield department of medicine, who is at the conference

on retroviruses and opportunistic infections in seattle. thank you very much forjoining us. he was also diagnosed with advanced hodgkin's lymphoma in 2012 and now he is apparently clear of both, both are undetectable in him. it sounds like a are undetectable in him. it sounds likea miracle, are undetectable in him. it sounds like a miracle, explain how this was done. this is the result of some very good research and some very forward thinking. haematologists and oncologists at imperial college and across london. so this is an example of replacing somebody‘s cells that can be infected by hiv with cells that are resistant, and of the way to do that is with a bone marrow transplant. there was a case around ten yea rs transplant. there was a case around ten years ago, someone transplant. there was a case around ten years ago, someone called the berlin patient, who had this treatment and was cured of hiv and

that raised huge hope in the community but nothing has been repeated since until this case now, so this is a really important moment, because it has been ten yea rs moment, because it has been ten years in the waiting and has taken something that seemed like a one off and replaces it now with a concept that this is something that can be taken forward. the principle is, you can't give bone marrow transplants to everyone, but the principle is the mechanism behind it that allows someone the mechanism behind it that allows someone to be curable is really important. why has it taken so long? has the process been trialled in other patients and not worked?m has, you will only give a bone marrow transplant to someone living with hiv if they also have some form of blood cancer that requires this treatment, so this has been given to other people living with hiv but either has not been successful or the people have died as a result of their blood cancer, so it is a rather unusual situation in the first place. why has it taken so long? it is a good question, it has

been repeated many times in this case is remarkable in the fact that it has worked and it is a credit really to the uk and the nhs and the research arm of the nhs, which has allowed researchers at ucl, 0xford and cambridge to do the work with in conjunction with the college so it is the result of many people working together. can you explain why it is only able to be carried out in an hiv patient that only has a blood disease, as in this case, the hodgkin's lymphoma? why can't it just be carried out in any hiv patient to see if they can be cleared ? patient to see if they can be cleared? so in principle, it could, but it is too risky. these treatments have a lot of side effects and can themselves be lethal. the body responds to the bone marrow graft, it can have a response or it can respond to you, there are many risks with this process. people living with hiv today take therapy that is

incredibly effective, the life expectancy of someone living with hiv is now pretty much the same as it would be if they are hiv negative, so if we have a cure in our hands but it is incredibly risky, it raises a huge number of ethical questions whether one would do that if somebody didn't need it anyway. so at the moment, one would only feel ethically comfortable giving a bone marrow transplant to somebody who needed it for another reason, like a blood cancer, rather than hiv alone but what it does do, this is the important part, it opens the doors for other genetic therapies to say there may be another way of coming around to produce the same effect but without the danger and risk of a bone marrow transplant. and how far, potentially, are you and those working on those sorts of things, how far away from those things being delivered? well, it is an incredibly

exciting time. we are at the conference in seattle and there are presentations today on gene therapies and there will be presentations over the coming days. certainly, in the laboratory, in the test you, you can take cells that are infected with hiv and cure them in the test tube. the question is how do you take that technology and tra nsfer how do you take that technology and transfer it safely to a person living with hiv without risks of side—effects and that hasn't been found out yet. so the technology is there, the question is how do you deliver it and make sure it is safe. and tell us, what was your role in this? you were involved, where you? there was a collaboration in the uk of doctors and patients and researchers working together on a for hiv, the cherub collaboration, it is 0xford, cambridge, imperial, ucl and kings and it is unusual for five universities to work together to produce this end i was a very small part of it, a part of the team

that researched the patient samples afterwards to say is there any hiv left? and we could find no evidence from the cells in laboratory and when the patient came for therapy, there was no sign of a return. when the patient came for therapy, there was no sign of a returnm must have been thrilling when you saw that was the case. thank you so much forjoining us and explaining that research so clearly. mps will try to find a way to secure legally—binding changes to theresa may's brexit deal — in the hope it will be approved in parliament next week. mps will try to find a way to secure legally—binding changes brexit secretary stephen barclay and attorney general geoffrey cox will meet eu officials in brussels in search of guarantees over the backstop plan to avoid border checks in ireland. mps will vote on the deal by the 12th of march. this morning, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt said the change the uk requires from the eu is "important" but "simple". compared to where we were a month ago, the situation has been transformed in a positive direction. 0ur ask of the eu is an important

ask, it is a significant ask, it's a legally significant ask, but it is one ask and it's a simple one. we need substantive changes that will allow the attorney general to change his advice to the government that says that, at the moment, theoretically, we could be trapped in the backstop indefinitely. and i think the eu understand that we need that change and i think they believe that we need that change because they have seen what happened in parliament when the original withdrawal agreement was voted on. i think the signals we are getting are reasonably positive. i don't want to overstate them because i think there's still a lot of work to do but i think they do understand that we are being sincere. i think they are beginning to realise that we can get a majority in parliament, because they are seeing the signals coming from the people who voted against the deal before who are saying, crucially, that they are prepared to be reasonable about how we get to that position where we can't legally be trapped in the backstop and they want to know that we can't be. let's go to brussels and speak to our reporter adam fleming.

adam, i have lost count of the number of times i have asked you this question, are they likely to come away with what they want? well, what geoffrey cox once, the attorney general, the government puts my chief legal officer, is enough to have happened in brussels, with whatever documents or interpretations he is given, that means he can stand up in front of mps, possibly next week, and say he has changed his mind about whether the backstop could endure indefinitely, permanently, against the uk's will or whether there is now a change of circumstances that means he can change his advice to mps. all this talk of protocols, coder sills, documents, joint interpretive instruments, you can put that to one side because what that has all boil down to is the opinion of one man, geoffrey cox, the attorney general and, u nfortu nately, the attorney general and, unfortunately, the negotiators are in another one of those tunnels where those of us outside had very little idea what is going on, so i'm

afraid we have to wait until geoffrey cox emerges and tells us what he has negotiated and whether he has changed his mind. we wait and see, thank you very much, adam. labour mp dame margaret hodge has expressed fresh concerns about how her party is handling accusations of anti—semitism. she's written tojeremy corbyn claiming she was "misled" over assurances his office wasn't involved in disciplinary procedures. labour has dismissed her claims as "categorically untrue". 0ur assistant political norman smith is at westminster for us now. it is the row that goes on and on, norman, bring us up to date with the latest. the latest twist in this ongoing saga is that mr corbyn and his team are now being accused of in effect meddling in the disciplinary process , effect meddling in the disciplinary process, bearing in mind that team corbyn and the labour party have a lwa ys corbyn and the labour party have always said he has nothing to do with the disciplinary process, it is a hands off business that doesn't involve him. this morning, dame

margaret hodge says she has evidence which suggests some of his closest staff have been involved in recent cases and ensuring lesser punishments meted out to those found, one way or another, to have breached the party rules on anti—semitism. more than that, she has raised a big fat? about the idea of appointing lord faulkner as the new overseer of the party disciplinary processes because she says, one, how can he be independent if he is appointed byjeremy corbyn? much better to have someone out with the party. secondly, she suggests that lord faulkner sought to put pressure on her when she was temporarily suspended from the party after she called jeremy corbyn an anti—semite. lord falconer has suggested that is not the case, he said he spoke to margaret hodge on the phone but was trying to broker some sort of agreement, he wasn't trying to put some squeeze on her.

nevertheless, margaret hodge's view is that eitherjeremy corbyn has misled her or been misled himself by saying he has not or his staff had not been involved in the disciplinary process. this is her speaking on the today programme. what is so awful about this is that jeremy always proclaim zero tolerance about anti—semitism. when it comes to the actual cases, if it is his mates, he doesn't demonstrate a zero tolerance and the other thing, he claims no political interference in these cases. there is, i have seen so much evidence, there is definitely political interference, so trust in him has gone and, actually, misleadingly or himself being misled, it really undermines my trust for him. interestingly, there is a similar sort of row, perhaps on a lesser scale, bubbling away in the tory party after former tory party

chairman baroness warsi accused the party of 80 —— like being institutionally racist and ignorant of islamophobia, after she raised a number of cases with the party chairman, she said she has raised up to 50 instances of cases of alleged islamophobia about which, it seems, nothing has been done, so there is a row also bubbling away in the conservative party about racism. and meanwhile, slight change of gear, if you had been worried about chris grayling, a man not seen recently in the wake of recent setbacks and ke rfuffle the wake of recent setbacks and kerfuffle is, worry the no more, he has been spotted early this morning venturing towards cabinet. here he comes. the very important thing to remember is yes, the reforms haven't worked as well as we wanted but the reality is that we now supervise 40,000 more people a year than was the case before, we now have fewer people reoffending than was the case

before. when i took over as secretary of state forjustice, if you went to prison for less than 12 months, you literally walked out onto the prison on the streets with no support, that doesn't happen anymore. and £33 million on the eurotunnel agreement for effectively something that will mean the status quo continues. the decision that we took last week was taken by the department of health to protect drug supplies to the uk in a no deal exit, in the same way these contracts were let in the first place, at a discussion and decision by cabinet committee as we had to prepare for all eventualities and we all want to work for a deal, we don't want to leave without a deal but we have to be ready for all eventualities. this was a sensible pa rt of eventualities. this was a sensible part of contingency planning to make sure that we had all the resources we needed, all the drugs were needed, or the medical supplies we needed, all the drugs were needed, orthe medical supplies for the nhs. that is why the cabinet took the decision aided and collectively la st took the decision aided and collectively last week decided her, however regrettable, the eurotunnel court action was, we had to take a

decision to protect the interests of the country in the circumstances of an adele brexit, and that is the right thing to do. are you feeling any pressure to resign?|j right thing to do. are you feeling any pressure to resign? i will serve the prime ministers longer she wants to be —— ofa no—deal the prime ministers longer she wants to be —— of a no—deal brexit. the prime ministers longer she wants to be -- of a no-deal brexit. so the lesser spotted grayling is alive and well, although having achieved some notoriety, because the new york times no less wrote about his difficulties recently although it seems they had to correct their own article after they suggested mr grayling was responsible for costing the taxpayer to 7p. they later realised it was in fact £2.7 billion. —— costing the taxpayer to 7p. let's go back to our top story... the most senior police officer in britain cressida dick says there is a link between police cuts and rising crime numbers up to the prime

minister said there is no correlation between cuts and certain crimes. let's get more on this now from stephen case, a criminologist at loughborough university — he's done extensive research on youth crime prevention and social justice. thank you very much forjoining us. who do you agree with, theresa may or cressida dick? i'm inclined to not agree with either of them fully. i certainly don't agree with the prime minister. the knife crime issue, particularly amongst young people and the increase in gang membership and violent crime, is a direct result of austerity measures but it is austerity measures in terms of cuts to social care, cuts to education, cuts to community regeneration, cuts to youth services, cuts to all these kinds of support networks and services that help children build better lives, and these cuts have led to this massive disinvestment which has led to toxic environments around children, which has produced climate of fear, vulnerability, disaffection, which have led them

into these particular behaviours. policing is a part of that, but cuts to policing only mean that the problem can't be resolved once it has happened. what we should be doing is looking further downstream at the actual social issues and toxic environments that are leading children into these behaviours in the first place. what about policing asa the first place. what about policing as a deterrent? people in areas where these young people are being killed on the streets with no crime, again and again, they say they would like to see a higher police presence on the streets. i'm sure they do. evidence would suggest, from criminological research, that deterrents do not work for children and young people. highly visible policing doesn't work as a deterrent for these kinds of violent crimes. it might work to an extent to reduce public fear, but it will just lead

to, for example, displacement, where children and people who offend will go to other areas to commit crimes or be creative about how they do it, so this deterrent approach, this kind of controlling, surveillance approach, is a very short term response to a longer term, more embedded and more entrenched problem. so it doesn't actually get to the root causes of the issues or to the root causes of the issues or to the root causes of the issues or to the people who are committing these kinds of offences. it is for these kinds of offences. it is for the public, it is for communities and for some extent —— back to some extent for victims as well but it is not actually addressing the problems or the young people and children committing these behaviours. stop and search, is that a good way of preventing this happening? could you repeat that, sorry? stop and search, there is a lot of focus on increasing potentially stop and search as a way of reducing these crimes. no, it is a symptom of the

broader problem. stop and search, alongside police visibility, has the potential to lead to further criminalisation, to actually exacerbate the problem is, to exacerbate the problem is, to exacerbate the problem is, to exacerbate the tensions between certain social groups and the police. it is an animation of a deterrent philosophy and strategy thatis deterrent philosophy and strategy that is ineffective and counterintuitive so no, it won't work, it will exacerbate the issue. look at the disproportionate numbers of young people from particular social groups who are being stopped and searched, young black men, for example. it is leading to disaffection, it is causing more problems, it is reducing quality of life, increasing fear of crime in the community so, no, as currently practised, stop and search in this kind of heavy—handed, risk profiling type of way, it doesn't work and i'm ata type of way, it doesn't work and i'm at a loss to think of any kind of

academic evidence, certainly research evidence, that will show that it does. thank you very much for joining that it does. thank you very much forjoining us, stephen case, criminologist at loughborough university. the number of women in england attending cervical screening sessions has fallen to a 20—year low, with the rates also declining in scotland and wales. for the first time, there will be a national advertising campaign for screening to highlight how the simple test can prevent cancer. and the term "smear test" is being dropped. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. i'd like to thank my grandma. my sister. my lover. my bestie. my westie. my mother. thank you for reminding me to go to my cervical screening. this new campaign comes as one in four eligible women, in england, those aged between 25 and 64, don't take up the offer of getting tested. it is a similar picture right across the uk, but experts say this simple test is a genuine life—saver. there's almost as many reasons why women don't take up their invitation

as there are women. some women are afraid of the result, and we would urge those women to go for their test, because the screening test is trying to detect early changes which can be treated, and therefore prevent cancer. around 2,600 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in england each year, and the disease claims nearly 700 lives. that is two deaths a day. and yet doctors say, if everyone was regularly screened, more than 80% of cases could be prevented. part of the campaign involves rebranding the procedure, so moving away from the idea of a smear test, a phrase which for some is confusing, embarrassing, or even frightening, and instead focusing on how screening is a preventative test that could save your life. time now for a look at the weather with simon. hello, we had sunshine across many

parts of the uk at the moment. in fa ct, parts of the uk at the moment. in fact, it has been fairly glorious to start off this morning across many parts of england and wales and across the highlands. look at that picture from the weather watcher. to the south—west, the cloud is increasing and with that, some outbreaks of rain moving through cornwall, devon and eventually pushing into south wales. gradually pushing into south wales. gradually pushing further north and east would and still some rain affecting the far north of england for central and southern areas of scotland, xiao is pushing into the north—east of scotla nd pushing into the north—east of scotland with some hill snow. maximum temperatures to date up to 7-13 but it maximum temperatures to date up to 7—13 but it is through this evening and tonight where the rain starts quite heavy in south wales and south—west england, it could lead to localised flooding and will spread northwards. it won't reach the far northwards. it won't reach the far north of scotland, here it will stay dry with clear spells but turning quite chilly. elsewhere, temperatures staying above freezing to around seven or eight or 9 degrees. wednesday, fairly u nsettled, degrees. wednesday, fairly unsettled, lots of cloud, outbreaks of rainfor unsettled, lots of cloud, outbreaks of rain for northern areas, heavy

showers for england and wales and quite a big temperature contrast. bye— bye. hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: britain's top police officer has said there is a link between violent crime and falling police numbers. i agree that there is a link between violent crime and police numbers. most people would agree with that. a british man has become clear of hiv after a stem cell transplant. he received the bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago. the jewish labour mp dame margaret hodge has accused members ofjeremy corbyn's inner circle of interfering in the outcome of anti—semitism cases to reduce the sanction imposed. ministers are resuming efforts to secure legally—binding changes to theresa may's brexit deal ahead of another vote by mps next week.

a crisis in confidence in canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, with the resignation of a second cabinet minister, following a corruption scandal. also coming up — the island on the brink of disappearing as water levels rise. letsjoin holly for a lets join holly for a sports update. totte n ha m lets join holly for a sports update. tottenham are in germany tonight for the second leg of their last 16 champions league tie with marussia dortmund, who have had an extra day to prepare for this fixture. mauricio pochettino is not happy about that. they go to germany carrying a 3—0 lead from the first leg at wembley, but pochettino is unhappy with the lack of preparation time for european matches, and says that football bosses need to do more. it is impossible in this type of game, last 16,

more. it is impossible in this type of game, last16, how more. it is impossible in this type of game, last 16, how important is the game that one team have 24 hours more than another to prepare the game. i see it as massive. we need help from the fa, we need help from the premier league. white back and you can hear live commentary of the match on bbc radio five live tonight. coverage starts at 7pm, with kick—off at eight. england's women could win their first ever trophy. japan other team standing between them and the she believes cap. there is added importance to the competition this year with the women's world cup, and phil neville wa nts women's world cup, and phil neville wants the women to thrive under that pressure. if you are in touching distance of a trophy, if the manager sta rts distance of a trophy, if the manager starts changing, that is the wrong

message to the players. this is a game that we have to win and want to win andi game that we have to win and want to win and i want us to enjoy it. i believe i have picked the best team possible for us to win the cup. and you can see how england get on this evening in tampa. there is live coverage on bbc four from ten evening in tampa. there is live coverage on bbc fourfrom ten p m. it is available via the bbc sport website and connected tv. formula e is set to return to the streets of london in 2020. it will take place at the excel arena. in 2016, battersea park staged events. protesters argued the event caused disruption and harm the environment ina green disruption and harm the environment in a green space area. tennis now, in a green space area. tennis now, and katie boulter is

just one win away from the indian wells drawer. she won mike in two hours and 19 minutes and will face a swiss player. heather watson is out after losing in three sets to italy's sara errani. anthonyjoshua has told the bbc he believes the world heavyweight champion has an image problem. big baby millerfaces joshua in new york on the 1st of june. miller says joshua joshua in new york on the 1st of june. miller sastoshua is too posh. i told him, just be yourself. he has put his image on already that he has to be something he is not. he's from hertfordshire. he's very posh. he has to relax and chill himself out. he has to just be himself. he has an image problem, a

big image problem. ronnie o'sullivan is through to the quarterfinals of the players' championship. the five—time world champion was made to work for the win, eventually coming through 6—4 in preston. he will face eitherjohn higgins or mark selby in the last eight, and after his win, for some unknown reason, he decided to put on an australian accent in his post—match interviews. to put on an australian accent in his post-match interviews. the aussies, they are just winners, mate. you've got to love a winner. as english love a loser, so i am fed up as english love a loser, so i am fed up with that, so i thought i would talk like a winner, like the aussies. i think he needs to work on that a little bit! let's return to our main story, and the most senior police officer in britain, cressida dick, saying there's a link between violent crime and cuts in police numbers after the prime minister suggested there's no direct correlation between cuts and certain crimes.

we can pick this up with the former policing minister, mike penning, and we are alsojoined policing minister, mike penning, and we are also joined by lynne baird, who is 26—year—old son was stabbed to death in 2017 in birmingham. thank you forjoining us. for the political reaction first, michael, i will come to you. this argument over whether there is a link between the reduction in the number of police on the streets and knife crime, how do you see? as you say, there is a discussion and a myriad of different views on this. one speaker said that stop and search doesn't work, it alienates. it is not one size fits all. we need to stop and search to work. we do not need to penalised certain parts of the ethnic minority, in other wars, certain parts of the ethnic minority, in otherwars, black teenage boys. there is no point putting more police on the streets if they don't feel they can do stop

and search confidently. we need a national strategy, like we have with terrorism, to say, this is too big an issue for the authorities to deal with. there are so many young people losing their lives here, if this was a terrorist attack, we would do it differently, and we need to do that asa differently, and we need to do that as a national coordination, as i've said. what you are saying echoes what vernon coker has been saying, saying it should be treated like terrorism. we have come together on this, both of us ex home office ministers. 0ne this, both of us ex home office ministers. one way of doing this is not going to work. we would normally say this is a localised crime issue and the forces need to deal with it themselves with advice from central government, but it is too big for that now. we dealt with gun crime a few years ago, and you get five yea rs if few years ago, and you get five years if you are carrying a gun. you're not likely to go to prison if you are carrying a knife. you need the big stick stop, stop and search, but we need to get into communities.

i was listening to the documentary last night with bernard hogan howe, the former chief of the met, and we need to get out into the communities as well as having communities. lynn, i mentioned your son, daniel, stabbed and killed outside a pub in 2017. the situation was described by police as someone simply stumbling into another person. there was no bad blood, but a minor incident quickly escalated into a fatal fight. when you hear the discussions today around how knife crime should be tackled, how do you see it? well, ido be tackled, how do you see it? well, i do actually like the idea of treating it as a terrorist offence. it is inflicted terror, and i dare say that other families would say the same. your description of it

inflicting terror on your family is very evocative, and people will hear you and understand what you are describing. your son went out for a night at a pub and ended up being stabbed. yeah. he didn't come back. the next time he came back was nearly ten weeks later, and he was ina nearly ten weeks later, and he was in a coffin. are you angry may be at resourcing issues? do you feel anger in any direction? what do you feel? 0bviously frustration and helplessness as a mother, but what would you like to see being done? and do you feel any issues around the way that historically these situations have been treated?” would like to see more police on the streets, because it seems to me that

there is a massive lack of investment in public services. there is hardly any youth workers around any more. it seems like the country is creaking at the seams, and all the politicians can do is talk about brexit. i spoke to a criminologist who said that police on the streets wouldn't necessarily be a deterrent in these sorts of crimes. why is it that you want to see police on the streets ? that you want to see police on the streets? is it a reassurance as much as anything? well, say, going back about ten years, we always had police around, and they were good community police. they knew how to speak to the young people when they we re speak to the young people when they were around, and it seemed to be a lot safer. i'm frightened to go outside now. you are afraid to go outside? yes, but that is probably due to my state of mind at the moment. but still, you know, i don't feel safe on the streets and i don't

feel safe on the streets and i don't feel safe on the streets and i don't feel safe for my children or anyone else's. mike, lynn makes a good point when she talks about the community officers having those interactions with people in their communities, and the power of that. has that been lost? it has partially, and i was out with the police only the other week, and what the front line policemen are saying to me is that basically we have tied one hand behind our backs, or the chiefs have done that. what powers do the police physically have on the streets ? do the police physically have on the streets? can they use stop and search, on theirjudgment, to say, that person is a known knife carrier? this is one of the things i have experienced. i actually smelt the cannabis being smoked in the car, and they still didn't feel confident that they could do stop and search on that vehicle and on those persons. it is not the be all and end all, and as your criminologist said, if you have more

police on the streets, some of these crimes will go elsewhere. lynn replicates a story i heard on my own constituency, where ray son was in the wrong place at the wrong time, nothing to do with gangs or these borders going across to do with drugs and county lines, it was someone drugs and county lines, it was someone who was willing to carry a knife and then got into what we used to call an affray and was willing to use that knife, and we have to have a deterrent for that. at the moment, we have brilliantly controlled gun crime. 0ne we have brilliantly controlled gun crime. one of the reasons we have done that is because you will go to prison for five years if you carry a gun. we need something similar. i agree with lynn, going back into the communities in finding out from the young people why they feel so alien tilt, not just from young people why they feel so alien tilt, notjust from police but from communities as a whole, and from lynn's point of view, something i am passionate about, we need rights of victims, victims' low. it was in

both of the manifestos for conservative and conservatives. it isa conservative and conservatives. it is a bigger package that we need, not just one is a bigger package that we need, notjust one thing. lots of brains are looking at this right now, and it is an issue that has obviously built over a long period of time. as you point out, and many of us are pointing out, it is a complicated situation that will take time to fix. we heard lynn saying she does not feel safe to go out, that it is not feel safe to go out, that it is not safe for teenagers. she is saying what many people are feeling. they don't want their kids out, they feel it is not safe for their kids. how do you reassure people? you need short—term measures and long—term measures. short term, do we need tougher penalties for knife crime? yes, we do. including carrying the knife. do we need officers who are not hand cut from the duties of stopping and searching? when they use their intelligence, knowledge and skills, let them do theirjob.

we need to get into the schools, into the community, just like we have done with terrorism, and we can replicate what we have done without strategies in the community. it won't be solved overnight but there are won't be solved overnight but there a re lots of won't be solved overnight but there are lots of things we can do. the biggest problem, as we have heard, is so much disagreement about how we can do this. we need to come together at national level, not in the 43 authorities. mike penning, thank you forjoining us. a canadian cabinet minister has resigned, the second to do so over a high—level corruption scandal. jane philpott — the head of canada's treasury board — said she had lost confidence in the prime minister, justin trudeau's handling of a criminal case involving one of canada's biggest engineering and construction companies. mr trudeau has insisted that his conduct is lawful. ramzan karmali has more. it's probably prime minister trudeau's biggest political crisis since he took office in 2015. the snc—lavalin affair has now seen three high—profile departures from government.

treasury board president jane philpott became the latest to step down. while i am disappointed, i understand her decision to step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the news at an event in toronto. in democracies, you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices, and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible. i think that's an important piece of it. so i want to thankjane... cheering in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote, a minister must always be prepared to defend other ministers publicly. i must speak in support of the government and its policies. she goes on to say, sadly, i have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised. the snc—lavalin affair centres around the quebec—based engineering firm which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to $36 million in bribes it's alleged to have offered to libyan officials between 2001 and 2011.

philpott‘s resignation comes less than a month after former attorney generaljody wilson—raybould resigned from the cabinet amid allegations that the prime minister's offers inappropriately pressured her to stop a criminal prosecution against snc—lavalin. for a period of approximately four months between september and december of 2018, i experienced a consistent and sustained effort by many people within the government to seek to politically interfere in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in my role as the attorney general of canada, in an inappropriate effort to secure a deferred prosecution agreement with snc—lavalin. shortly after this departure, one of trudeau closest aides, gerald butz, also resigned, denying any wrongdoing. mr trudeau has maintained that any discussions he has had with miss wilson—raybould were lawful, and that his government was concerned that thousands ofjobs in quebec were at stake

if the company went to trial. with elections coming up in october, prime minister trudeau and members of his liberal party know that often when they win in quebec, they win a majority of seats in parliament, but when they lose, they lose badly. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines on bbc news: britain's top police officer says there is a link between cuts in police numbers and violent crime. a british man has become clear of hiv after a stem cell transplant. he received the bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago. the labourmp dame margaret hodge has accused members ofjeremy corbyn's inner circle of interfering in the outcome of anti—semitism cases to reduce the sanction imposed. in the business news:

struggling department store chain debenhams has issued another profit warning as sales continue to fall. the retailer says like—for—like sales at the firm in the six months to march were down 5.3%. it's also warned that forecasts for the year ahead will come in lower than expected. the former boss of nissan, carlos ghosn, has been granted bail by a tokyo court. but it's been set at one billion yen — that's around £7 million. japanese media reports said he could be released as early as tuesday. mr ghosn has been charged with financial misconduct but has consistently denied any wrongdoing. plans to cap the costs of buying domestic goods including tvs and fridges through so—called ‘rent—to—own' shops have been confirmed by the city watchdog. the financial conduct authority will limit how much interest customers pay to no more than the product's cost. so if a cooker costs £300, they will pay no more than £300 interest on top of the purchase price. some firms had been

charging much more. the great and the good of the global car industry are in geneva for the annual motor show. it opens today. among the big issues this year — unsurprisingly — brexit and what it could mean for european car making. it follows recent decisions from nissan, honda and jlr to cut production and jobs. the latest is toyota. their boss told the bbc that a no—deal brexit would make building new models in the uk "extremely complicated', warning that preparations for a potential no deal have been very costly. theo leggett has been speaking to the boss at the geneva motor show. we will start with the theme of brexit, because carmaking is one of the big success stories in the uk, but we have heard all sorts of warnings, scene cuts in production

and jobs, warnings, scene cuts in production andjobs, and warnings, scene cuts in production and jobs, and now the latest, speaking to you today, saying it could be really complicated. absolutely. this is completing a picture we have seen over the past couple of years. the car industry wa nts to couple of years. the car industry wants to avoid a no—deal brexit because it could mean new procedures at borders, new delays, and car—makers operate on just—in—time delivery systems. parts are to arrive at the factory where they are needed exactly when they are needed. take needed exactly when they are needed. ta ke toyota, needed exactly when they are needed. take toyota, which has invested millions in its plant in derbyshire. its operations will be disrupted. the plant has work for the next few yea rs the plant has work for the next few years building the new carola, based ona years building the new carola, based on a brand—new state—of—the—art design, that won't stop happening. but the question is whether the plant can attract more work in future, other car programmes. 0nce the current production run comes to an end, what replaces it? i spoke to

the president and chief executive of toyota europe, and this is what he had to say. if it becomes more difficult in terms of duties or hurdles in trading, then it is very difficult to think about the future. of course, we can overcome problems with logistics or whatever, but we need to think about the long—term effect if this is not materialising correctly. further down the line, the derbyshire plant is safe at the moment because it has worked, but could that work dry up in the years to come? the long-term effect could be that if it is very negative, that outcome is possible. we would like to avoid that by improving our competitiveness. if the hurdles are becoming so high that you cannot achieve it, then of course you can't avoid it. that is the boss of toyota speaking to you. i'm looking at that

scene speaking to you. i'm looking at that scene behind you, all sorts of different issues they are talking about. an electric is a really big issue as well, isn't it? that move away from the traditional combustion engine towards electric vehicles. what are they saying about that? electric and digital, the two big issues. electrification is important because new rules are coming in in europe next year which will basically force manufacturers, whether they like it or not, to build zero or low emissions vehicles, meaning plug—ins or hybrid ca rs. vehicles, meaning plug—ins or hybrid cars. are vehicles, meaning plug—ins or hybrid ca rs. are lots vehicles, meaning plug—ins or hybrid cars. are lots of models coming onto the market. a hyper car was launched yesterday that is also electric. the big challenge for the industry is what is going to happen in our cities in ten or 20 years, because local authorities don't like cars coming into cities. they are polluting and crowd the streets, so in future we will see moves towards carsharing, in future we will see moves towards car sharing, towards electrification and self driving cars. it is the

question of what car—makers do to respond to that and people potentially not buying private cars anymore. that is the issue they will facing. i have my eye on that wonderful little sports car over your shoulder there. you will be spending the next few days there. more from theo in the afternoon. in other business stories we've been following: president trump has set his sights on india — ending the country's preferential status with the us when it comes to tariffs and taxes. the current scheme allows certain products to enter the us duty—free but president trump says india had failed to assure the us that it will allow reasonable access to its markets. so is to impose retaliatory taxes. india said the us move would have a "minimal economic impact". the national audit office has criticised the government's flagship id scheme. a damning report says gov.uk verify has fallen well short of its target of 25 million users by 2020, managing only 3.6 million so far. the government says challenges like these are to be expected when the government is working "at the forefront of new technology".

a study into the amount people pay for mobile data has found that the uk has some of the most expensive prices in europe. the research, from price comparison site cable.co.uk, found that one gigabyte of data cost $0.26 in india but $6.66 in the uk. the us had one of the most expensive rates — with an average cost of $12.37 for the same amount of data. it sounds like a rip—off to me. that's all the business news. let's take you now to a tiny island in the bay of bengal. the island of ghora—mara on the east coast of india is sinking. climate change is causing water

levels to rise rapidly here, and soon ghora—mara could vanish completely, as the bbc s devina gupta reports from the island. trapped by the waters that are taking away this his livelihood and home. for this 43—year—old, is no escaping the effects of climate change. he could be the last of his generation to live on the island of ghoramara in eastern india. he knows it is sinking. translation: there are more floods now, and the water level is rising. my farmland is all underwater. i have to catch fish to survive. more than 50% of the land here has disappeared underwater in the last 20 years. leaving only 4.5 square kilometres. scientists say global warming is melting snow caps in the himalayan region. and the rivers flowing from those mountains are bringing more water when they empty into the bay of bengal.

this is how alarming the situation is. just three months back, there was land here, with five families living in the huts. all that is left is this tree. locals have told me it was 30 feet tall. that is about a two—storey building. this is how fast the water is moving in. there is little those living here can do to stem the rising tide. this farmer was once rich, but now, he says the river water which once nourished his crops are now ruining them every year. as more water rushes down from the mountains, they are also bringing more soil and sediment to the area. there is nothing left for me here, he tells me. those who can are leaving. more than half the island's population have fled the rising waters in the past decade. it is devastating for those left behind.

especially for the young. translation: teachers do not want to come and stay here. i want to be a doctor, but how can i study without good teachers? this man left after floods destroyed his home. but safety has a steep price. he lives in a government—run resettlement colony on the other side of the river. but he refuses to call it his home. translation: this is not my birthplace, this is not where i belong. i was owner of my land. now, i have to work hard to make ends meet. and now, even this camp is running out of space. and until the government finds a more permanent solution, for the almost 5,000 people still stuck on this sinking island, their future could soon be washed away. now it's time for a look

at the weather. lots of sunshine across many parts of england and wales and up into the north—west of scotland. this is a scene north—west of scotland. this is a scene from cambridgeshire at the moment. in the south—west, increasing amounts of cloud, and thatis increasing amounts of cloud, and that is associated with this larger area of cloud moving on from the atlantic. this is an area of low pressure, pushing further north, bringing outbreaks of rain. at the moment, a bit of rain across northern parts of the uk. it has been very wet in the northwest this morning, but that will ease away. some showers across the north—east of scotland, some hill snow expected here as well. further south, the rain stops to push its way in during the afternoon. in north—western scotland, remaining mostly dry with spells this afternoon, feeling fairly pleasant, temperatures of eight or nine celsius. the risk of hill snow on the higher ground of scotland. more of that over the next

24 hours. drying up in northern ireland. some rain in the far north of england. for much of england, wales, staying dry. in the south—west, heavy rain. as it moves further north, the risk of flooding in some areas. strong winds as it pushes no tonight. the far north of scotla nd pushes no tonight. the far north of scotland stays largely dry and clear, but quite chilly. elsewhere, temperatures of 7—10dc. into wednesday, low pressure still firmly in charge of the weather. it keeps things unsettled as we go through wednesday. still some outbreaks of rain and more hill snow to come across the higher ground of scotland. elsewhere, quite mixed, a mixture of bright spells and hefty showers during wednesday afternoon. maximum temperatures of six or seven celsius in the north, 14—15dc in the

south. you re watching bbc newsroom live ? these are today s main stories... britain's top police officer says there is a link between cuts in police numbers and violent crime — appearing to contradict theresa may. i agree that there is some link between violent crime on the streets, obviously, and police numbers. of course there is and i think everybody would see that. it comes as police say they're making progress in the fight against knife crime — but a former home office minister calls on the the government to treat it with the same urgency as terrorism. this is also something that is a national crisis, a national emergency. a british man is clear of hiv after a stem cell transplant — he received the bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago. the fomer conservative chair, baroness warsi, says the party is in denial about islamophobia.

the labour mp, dame margaret hodge, expresses fresh concerns about how her party is handling accusations of anti—semitism. what is so awful about this is that jeremy always proclaims zero tolerance of anti—semitism. when it comes to the actual cases, if they are his mates, he doesn't demonstrate zero tolerance. i would like to thank my grandma. my sister. my lover. the first cervical screening advertising campaign in england is launched, as the numbers of women attending tests hits a 20—year low. the chinese telecoms giant huawei attempts to allay concerns it poses a threat to national security. welcome to bbc newsroom live.

i'm joanna gosling. the most senior police officer in britain, cressida dick, says there's a link between violent crime and cuts in police numbers, after the prime minister suggested there's no direct correlation between cuts and certain crimes. it comes after two 17—year—olds were killed in separate incidents in london and greater manchester over the weekend. cressida dick, who's the metropolitan police commissioner, made her comments on lbc radio this morning. i think if you went back in history you would see examples of when police officer numbers have gone down and crime has not necessarily risen at the same rate in the same way, but i think what we all agree on is that in the last few years, police officer numbers have gone down a lot, there have been lots of cuts in other public services, there's been more demand for policing, and therefore there must be something. and i have consistently said... you agree that the prime minister is wrong, there is a link? i agree that there is some link between violent crime on the streets, obviously, and police officer numbers, of course there is. i think everybody would see that.

that is why the year before last, i asked to get more money and to have more officers and was given a small amount. this last year i have been given more. so i am recruiting. i am recruiting 3,000 officers this year. it will take a while to get them in, get them trained and get them experienced, but i absolutely agree and, again, have said, we must have more officers on the streets of london. so she must reverse her policy? i don't want to talk about the prime minister. well, it's pretty important. the home secretary has enabled people like my mayor in london to increase funding to the police latterly, and, indeed, has increased, in some respects, funding to the police in the last few months. i am able to use that money to recruit 3,000 officers this year. of those, about 1,500 are completely new posts for me. but it still does not take me back

up to the numbers in 2013/14. meanwhile, runshaw college in leyland is open for classes as usual this morning, after a 17—year—old boy suffered a knife wound. a gang armed with knives threatened students in the college grounds, in what police describe as a prearranged fight. six people have been arrested. the teenager was taken to chorley hospitalfor his injury, which is not thought to be serious. this is footage that was filmed by someone this is footage that was filmed by someone who was passing by. it is extraordinary, isn't it? that was at the school. meanwhile, we've had exclusive access to nottinghamshire police's knife crime unit, the only force outside london with a dedicated knife crime task force. officers there are dealing with at least two stabbings a day and doctors at a major trauma unit in the city say they resuscitated 28 children with serious knife wounds in 2018. noel phillips reports. siren wails so the officer stopped the car, and straightaway they notice there's

a hammer in the vehicle. these specialist officers are responding to reports of a man with a deadly weapon. the bbc has been given exclusive access to nottinghamshire police's knife crime unit, the only force outside of london with a dedicated knife crime task force. do you understand why you've been stopped? why you've been arrested? stop and search is seen as one of the most intrusive policing powers, but these officers insist it is essential in the fight against violent crime. so this is what you recovered from the car? yes, this was just down by the driver's seat, within arm's reach of the driver. he claims it is a tool from his tool box. nearly 900 incidents involving knives were recorded in nottinghamshire last year. compared to 794 the previous 12 months. the chief constable says gangs are taking children beyond nottinghamshire's borders to rural areas to spread violence, referred to as county lines. i think what we've seen, particularly of recent times, is we've recovered children from outside nottinghamshire

who were born and bred in nottingham, and certainly they've been used as part of a wider criminal network to go and ply their trade of selling drugs elsewhere. we see probably about a third of that group of people who are certainly touched by either knife crime, violent crime or county lines. home office figures show out of 43 forces, nottinghamshire police saw the seventh highest number of knife crime offences per head of population between april 2017 to march 2018. at nottingham's queens medical hospital, one of the biggest trauma centres in the uk, doctors are seeing at least one person a week with severe knife injuries. nearly every day, certainly every other day, we are having someone come in who's been the victim of knife violence and is seriously injured and need a procedure of one sort or another in this hospital, they need to stay in this hospital until we can get them better.

last year, medics at this hospital resuscitated 28 children with serious knife wounds, a 50% increase compared to the previous year. the maximum i have ever seen, in one night, i had six stabbings, and that was in a 12—hour period, from seven till seven. so it's certainly increasing a lot. you know, people say this, people say that, but it was a 14—year—old boy. in this park in nottinghamshire is a memorial for the teenager jayden moodie, who was stabbed to death in east london four months ago. it's a crime that has left his local mp demanding action from the government to treat knife crime with the same urgency as terrorism. if a terrorist incident occurs, of course we should deal with that really seriously. but this is also something which is a national crisis, a national emergency. although nottinghamshire police's knife crime unit is barely two years old, its chief constable says the force is already turning the tide when it comes to tackling violent crime.

i am absolutely committed to attacking this issue, you know, with all the means that we've got. the home office tell us knife crime is claiming too many young lives and devastating communities. noel phillips, bbc news, nottinghamshire. earlier, i spoke to stephen case, a criminologist at loughborough university — he's done extensive research on youth crime prevention and social justice. i started by asking him who he agrees with — cressida dick, or the prime minister. i'm inclined to not agree with either of them fully, i certainly don't agree with the prime minister. the knife crime issue, particularly amongst young people and the increase in gang membership and violent crime is a direct result of austerity measures, but it is austerity measures, but it is austerity measures, but it is austerity measures in terms of cuts to social care, cuts to education, cuts to community regeneration, cuts to youth services, cuts to all these kind of support networks and

services that help children build better lives. and these cuts have led to this massive disinvestment, which has led to toxic environments around children which has produced climate of fear, vulnerability, disaffection, which have led them into these particular behaviours. policing is a part of that but cuts to policing only mean that at the problem can't be resolved once it has happened. what we should be doing is looking further downstream at the actual social issues and toxic environments that are leading children into these behaviours in the first place. what about policing as a deterrent? people in areas where these young people are being killed on the streets with no crime, again with knife crime, again and again, they say they would like to see a higher police presence on the streets. and so they do. evidence would suggest, from criminological research, that deterrents do not work for children and young people.

highly visible policing doesn't work as a deterrent for these kinds of violent crimes. it might work to an extent to reduce public fear, but it willjust lead to, for example, displacement, where children and people who offend will go to other areas to commit crimes or be more creative about how they do it, so this deterrent approach, this kind of controlling, surveillance approach, is a very short term response to a longer term, more embedded and more entrenched problem. so it doesn't actually get to the root causes of the issues or to the people who are committing these kinds of offences. it is for the public, it is for communities and to some extent for victims as well but it is not actually addressing the problems or the young people and children committing these behaviours. joining me now from westminster is the former home office minister, vernon coaker. thank you very much forjoining us.

you have said that you want the government to treat knife crime with the same urgency as terrorism. explain what that would look like. well, whenever the country is faced with a national emergency such as terrorism or foot and with a national emergency such as terrorism orfoot and mouth or flooding, quite rightly, the state responds with the whole of the state apparatus coming together to tackle that. i am saying that knife crime, the epidemic of knife crime we are seeing at the present time is a national crisis and a national emergency and, as such, the whole of the organisation, the organs of the state, need to come together to tackle that. that means bringing together what is called the cobra committee, which you would do in the face of a terrorist incident. all of the arms of government, the police, local authorities, the emergency services, all of those different arms of the state come together to tackle the problem and i think that would inject into the system that

necessary urgency to tackle this. that is what our communities want to see, that is what our communities deserve and i think the coordination of the effort by the government is required and leadership from the government is what is required more than anything at this present time. in the aftermath of a terror attack, when all of those operations come together in the way you are describing, obviously there are other visible measures often brought m, other visible measures often brought in, which is visible policing, perhaps sometimes even the army involved. would you say the public need to see visible signs that this is being taken seriously? well, i'm not suggesting the army but of course visible policing has to be an a nswer to course visible policing has to be an answer to the problem and that is why the debate about police numbers and what the prime minister said was such nonsense. the communities i represent and the communities i speak to and mps up and down this country know that policing on the

street, a visible police presence, not only is reassuring for the public but is actually a deterrent and that is what people want to see. of course it only deals with the immediate problem and of course there are other things that need to be done, like early intervention, youth community workers, street workers, what we do with children excluded from school, all of that of course is essential but in the immediate face of the problem that we've got at the present time with respect to knife crime, we have to have that visible police presence, targeting those areas where there are particular issues and, if necessary , are particular issues and, if necessary, the home secretary giving those police forces across the country the funds in order to have that police presence on the street that police presence on the street thatis that police presence on the street that is so necessary. do stay with us, because we would like to continue this conversation but we just now, for technical reasons, need to say goodbye to viewers who are watching us on bbc two, so we will pick up with you in just a moment, if that is all right, we will continue that conversation with vernon coaker and all of the main

news stories coming up on bbc newsroom live throughout the rest of the afternoon here on the bbc news channel, but right now, we will say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. see you soon. goodbye to viewers on bbc two. see you soon. sorry, back to you, thank you soon. sorry, back to you, thank you for your patience. in terms of whether high visible policing is a deterrent, i spoke to a criminologist who was saying there is absolutely no evidence that high profile policing is a deterrent for violent crimes like this. he said that what it will do is just displace crime to other areas. similarly, he said that there are no figures to show that a stop and search will actually reduce this sort of crime. well, that is not the evidence from the home office. if you look at what are the home office itself said both through a paper that became available to the public, the home office identified the link between police numbers and serious violent crime and indeed in the serious violent strategy that the

government itself have published, on page 20 or 23, i think, it actually identifies how effective hotspot policing, as they call it, it is and it actually points out in that evidence that not only does it deal with the problem in a particular area, the evidence is it doesn't displace crime into an alternative area. of course, police numbers and policing in an area is only one of the solutions but it is a highly effective, in terms of deterrence, and it is highly effective in terms of assurance, but you need alongside that street and youth worker, work going on with families and with schools, so there are a whole range of measures that need to be taken but, certainly, policing and ensuring we have the numbers of police in the streets in those areas it is needed is one of them. bernard hogan—howe, the former head of the metropolitan police, has said it is time for a knife tzar, a lot of people don't like the as many as are

of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no." too but whether you do or not, is it time for someone to be coordinating policies?” do or not, is it time for someone to be coordinating policies? i think what bernard hogan—howe was saying was unique to somebody —— you need to somebody coordinating and sharing the cobra committee. what there has been is a lack of urgency from the government. nobody is suggesting that the government do not care about knife victims but the lack of urgency from the government has been apparent to all of us and by calling cobra, you give the leadership to the system to actually get out there and tackle this, whether it be through policing, the schools, youth and community work, through families, it coordinates the response and it drives the system to have an urgency about it that has been lacking up until this time and thatis been lacking up until this time and that is why it is so important, so whether it is through a knife tzar or through the home secretary and

cobra, we need a leadership that so far we haven't seen. vernon coaker, thank you very much. a man in london is the second person to become clear of hiv after a stem cell transplant. doctors said the man — known only as the london patient — received bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists hiv infection. they say he has shown no sign of the virus in more than 18 months. let's now speak with philip goulder, a professor of immuonology from oxford university. thank you very much forjoining us. it sounds completely miraculous, doesn't it? this patient also had hodgkin's lymphoma, advanced stages, and is now apparently clear of both. yes, it is certainly news that an hiv cure that is potentially exciting but one should strike a note of caution with this news, however, for a couple of reasons.

first is that, although this patient has been referred to as "cured", it is quite early days in terms of whether or not this is actually a cu re whether or not this is actually a cure or not. 18 months is a relatively short time and certainly some people have been referred to as cured who have subsequently turned out not to be an there is only one true cure in the whole history of hiv infections so far. the second note of caution is that obviously this type of treatment is extremely risky and dangerous and although one individual was successfully cured 11 yea rs individual was successfully cured 11 years ago, subsequently, until this case today, there have been 12 u nsuccessful case today, there have been 12 unsuccessful attempts and eight people have died through this sort of treatment. so it is not something that the vast majority of hiv—infected people will want to try and achieve cure by. it is much too

risky an approach, whereas anti—retroviral therapy is very safe and very successful for the vast majority of hiv—infected people, although it doesn't on its own achieve a cure. but it does mean that people can live to a normal life expectancy and live a com pletely life expectancy and live a completely normal life with their treatment, so therefore, when you talk about the risks around this apparent cure, is it worth even going down that road? well, as i think -- i going down that road? well, as i think —— i think, as i say, it is worth emphasising that these individuals not only had hiv, they also had a cancer that they were going to die from without any treatment, so they needed to have a bone marrow or a stem cell transplant in any case and the difference in these cases was that the donor who they got the stem cell from actually had these mutations in a particular gene that prevents hiv from infecting target cells, so in

these special, rare cases who have hiv and cancer, which is not responding to chemotherapy and normal treatments, this kind of approach is justified. but normal treatments, this kind of approach isjustified. but for the vast majority, it is far too risky because their outlook, as you say, is going to be very good just with anti—retroviral therapy on its own. and those rare people that have the gene mutations that mean they are immune to hiv infection, how much of a kind of key potentially is held there in terms of unlocking a potential cure for hiv? well i think the fact that this particular receptor, the ccr five receptor, which is one of the means by which the virus gets into the cells —— ccrs. it the virus gets into the cells —— ccr5. it suggests that is a route by which other sorts of interventions,

drugs and so on, can be successful in blocking hiv and perhaps with other interventions like antibodies and so on, can actually achieve a cu re and so on, can actually achieve a cure in the wider sort of population of hiv—infected individuals. cure in the wider sort of population of hiv-infected individuals. philip goulder, professor of immunology at oxford university, thank you very much. an update on the headlines. britain's top police officer says there is a link between cuts in police numbers and violent crime. a british man has become clear of hiv after a stem cell transplant — he received the bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago. the fomer conservative chair — baroness warsi — says the party is in denial about islamophobia. sport now, here's holly. we will start with football and totte n ha m we will start with football and tottenha m ca n we will start with football and tottenham can lose to borussia dortmund in germany this evening and still qualify for the quarterfinals

of the champions league, but spurs boss mauricio pochettino isn't thinking about that just yet. they go to germany carrying a 3—0 lead from the first leg at wembley and no side have ever won a champions league home knockout game by that much and then been eliminated, but pocchetino says they will play to win this evening. we need to forget the first leg and we need to be focused and try to beat dortmund here again, that must be our approach. we need to go to the pitch and not think, in the first leg only, to have a very good performance, professional performance, professional performance and try to win the game. and england's women could make history tonight and win their first ever trophy. japan are the team standing between them and the she believes cup, in florida tonight.

there is added importance, with the women's world cup later this summer. you can watch england this evening in tampa, there is live coverage on bbc fourfrom ten in tampa, there is live coverage on bbc four from ten and is also available via the bbc sport website, app and connected tv. two of welsh rugby union's most successful sides could be about to merge in the biggest shake—up since regional teams were established 16 yea rs regional teams were established 16 years ago. ospreys and scholars could join up as soon as next season if the plans go ahead at that meeting later today. the name of the team, were it to play and who would coach the regional side are still to be finalised. the rw you also want to produce in north wales. in tennis, katy boulter is one win away from the indian wells draw after beating the american alley click in qualifying. she will face

switzerland's victoria gol bitch in the second qualifying round later. —— golubik. heather watson is out. formula e is set to return to the streets of london. it will be held at the excel arena and the surrounding docklands area. the last race was held in 2016, when battersea park held back—to—back season finale is. organisers were forced to find a new location at the event caused disruption and harmed the environment. that is all the sports for now, more in the next hour. labour mp dame margaret hodge has expressed fresh concerns about how her party is handling accusations of anti—semitism. she's written tojeremy corbyn claiming she was "misled" over assurances his office wasn't involved in disciplinary procedures. labour has dismissed her claims as "categorically untrue".

our assistant political norman smith is at westminster for us now. thank you very much indeed. continuing renewed criticism of jeremy corbyn's role and the role of his office in the handling of complaints of anti—semitism and criticism, too, of the possibility that lord falconer might be appointed as the man to oversee the pa rty‘s appointed as the man to oversee the party's complaints appointed as the man to oversee the pa rty‘s complaints procedure, appointed as the man to oversee the party's complaints procedure, this after questions raised by a number of prominentjewish labour mps over whether he could be truly independent or whether he would be answering to jeremy independent or whether he would be answering tojeremy corbyn, with some suggestions from at least one jewish labour mp that perhaps the party should just put out its whole complaints procedure to an outside body, such was the lack of trust in the party's own ability to carry out those sorts of investigations. i am joined by labour mp lewies ellman,

let's start with lord falconer, should he take up this new post? he isa should he take up this new post? he is a highly respected person but should think very carefully indeed before taking up this post. the party made the statement he had taken up the post before he had agreed to it and his role is not very clear, the degree of his independence isn't very clear and there are very big questions he should ask himself before he accepts this. people will remember lord falconer as being an old ally of tony blair, someone not associated with jeremy corbyn, tony blair, someone not associated withjeremy corbyn, so surely he would be independent and a fresh pairof would be independent and a fresh pair of eyes? well, lord falconer isn't directly associated with jeremy corbyn but they have asked him to undertake this role and apparently made an announcement he had accepted it before he had done so, sol had accepted it before he had done so, so i think there are a few questions there about how the party might see this and what role he might see this and what role he might be put in. there are questions for him to answer. one of your colleagues, ruth smith, suggested the only way to solve this would be

to co ntra ct the only way to solve this would be to contract out of the whole complaints procedure to some sort of outside body. is that possible? well, there is certainly no faith in the current complaints procedure and what happens there and the interference there, coming from the leader's office or elsewhere and perhaps protecting friends, that is their suspicion. what of the remedy for that is not entirely clear. can it be reformed from the inside? let's see. should it be farmed out? where else? let's see. should it be farmed out? where else ? these let's see. should it be farmed out? where else? these are all indications that the current system isn't working properly and doesn't give any confidence. the labour party say it is categorically untrue to suggest mr corbyn or any of his staff were directly involved in overturning any of the decisions made by the complaints body. why don't you believe them? well, i listened to those words very carefully. if the leader's office we re carefully. if the leader's office were involved in making those decisions, they won't need to do any overturning of them, they were involved in the decisions themselves and that is the real question.

louise ellman, thank you very much indeed. lord falconer hasn't actually taken up the post yet, we are told, he is going to consider that this week but there is, it would seem, mounting pressure on lord falconer to consider whether he should go ahead with that new post. thank you and separately, the tory party embroiled in a bit of a row over islamophobia. we are just hearing that peter lamb has issued a statement and has resigned... is stepping down as a local election candidate. bring us up to date with everything going on there. so peter lamb wasa everything going on there. so peter lamb was a council candidate in harlow who was suspended from the party after he made a series of islamophobia remarks on social media. he said in one that is lamb is like alcoholism, the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem. no, he was suspended for that but subsequently re—admitted

and was allowed to stand as a candidate in the council elections. now, he has apologised and stood down from that post and i think also resigned as a conservative. that is confirmed in a statement by the harlow party, but this comes as the former party chairman baroness marcy has raised a whole range! baroness wa rsi has raised a whole range! baroness warsi has raised a whole range of complaints, she has cited 50 different incidents of islamophobia, which she says the party has failed to respond to and has accused the party of being in denial and that the conservative party is gripped as an institution, she says, by islamophobia, so there is a sort of curious parallel here between the pressure on the leadership of the labour party over anti—semitism, pressure, too, on the tory party chairman and theresa may over

alleged islamophobia in the conservative party. thank you very much, norman. we will catch up that we re much, norman. we will catch up that were to delete with the weather with louise. well, the spring daffodils are looking beautiful across many areas of the country but not for all as we have some nuisance rain sitting across northern england and southern scotland and at the same time, rain gathering down into the south—west, that is going to arrive later on for all of us. it is going to bea later on for all of us. it is going to be a relatively mild afternoon, 11-13 in to be a relatively mild afternoon, 11—13 in the south—east, cooler into the far north. we need to keep an eye on this area of low pressure, it will arrive as a blanket of cloud over england and wales and southern scotland, temperatures 7—9, colder under clear skies to the north but it will bring gusts of wind of 50 mph plus in places, some of the rain heavy and persistent and as it bumps into the colder air persistent and as it bumps into the colderair in persistent and as it bumps into the colder air in the far north of scotland, we will see some snow over the higher ground. by the middle of the higher ground. by the middle of the afternoon, it eases away to sunny spells and scattered showers

across england and wales, a mild afternoon with 13—15d but cool, cloudy and pretty windy in the far north of scotland. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: britain's top police officer has said there is a link between violent crime and falling police numbers. i agree that there is some link between violent crime on the streets, obviously, and police numbers. of course there is, and i think everybody would see that. a british man has become clear of hiv after a stem cell transplant he received the bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago. the fomer conservative chair — baroness warsi — says the party is in denial about islamophobia. the labourmp dame margaret hodge has accused members ofjeremy corbyn's inner circle of interfering in the outcome of anti—semitism cases to reduce the sanction imposed.

ministers are resuming efforts to secure legally—binding changes to theresa may's brexit deal ahead of another vote by mps next week. a crisis in confidence in canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, with the resignation of a second cabinet minister, following a corruption scandal. also coming up — the island on the brink of disappearing as water levels rise. the number of women in england attending cervical screening sessions has fallen to a 20—year low, with the rates also declining in scotland and wales. for the first time, there will be a national advertising campaign for screening to highlight how the simple test can prevent cancer. and the term ‘smear test‘ is being dropped. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. i'd like to thank my grandma. my sister. my lover. my bestie. my westie. my mother.

thank you for reminding me to go to my cervical screening. this new campaign comes as one in four eligible women, those aged between 25 and 64, don't take up the offer of getting tested. it is a similar picture right across the uk, but experts say this simple test is a genuine life—saver. there's almost as many reasons why women don't take up their invitation as there are women. some women are afraid of the result, and we would urge those women to go for their test, because the screening test is trying to detect early changes which can be treated, and therefore prevent cancer. around 2,600 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in england each year, and the disease claims nearly 700 lives. that is two deaths a day. and yet doctors say, if everyone was regularly screened, more than 80% of cases could be prevented. part of the campaign involves rebranding the procedure,

so moving away from the idea of a smear test, a phrase which for some is confusing, embarrassing, or even frightening, and instead focusing on how screening is a preventative test that could save your life. let's now speak to isha webber, a masters student who had abnormal cells found in her second test. welcome and thank you forjoining us. welcome and thank you forjoining us. some were saying that the name should be life—saving, because it can be in many cases. talk is what through what happened to you.” can be in many cases. talk is what through what happened to you. i had my first cervical screening done at 25, and my second at 28, lastjuly. i received my results, and abnormal cells had been found, which was surprising, as when i had my first smear surprising, as when i had my first smear done at 25, it came back clear. so i went through the process of seeing a gynaecologist, having assessments done, and then having a

general anaesthetic procedure done to re m ove general anaesthetic procedure done to remove those precancerous cells. how invasive is that second procedure? not very invasive, because it was a moderate form of precancerous cells. there are different stages, so it was fairly easy to remove, a 15 minute procedure, including going under general anaesthetic. and what is the outcome? do you know? yes, yes. after the procedure, you have another cervical screening done within six months to check the precancerous cells haven't returned, but also because i have had precancerous cells, i will have cervical screening tests done annually for the next three years, just to monitor the situation. you went for your test when you were called. there are many who don't do that. obviously, if you hadn't gone, you wouldn't have had a clue what was going on. were there any other signs that would have alerted you? no, no symptoms at all. everything

was ticking along perfectly fine. u nless was ticking along perfectly fine. unless i had gone for the screening, i wouldn't have known and i would have carried on life as normal. what did they say to you about the potential outcome that could have been. presumably, it was caught at an early stage. yes. it was dealt with with a 15 minute procedure, so if you hadn't had the test, what with the outcome have been? the nurses and doctors were pleased i had come in with the letter coming and answering the call to have my screening done. because it is case—by—case, maybe i would not have seen case—by—case, maybe i would not have seen anything progress for five or ten years, but unfortunately, some women see precancerous cells developing a lot quicker than detected. the fact that you are here today talking about this indicates that you feel strongly about this, andi that you feel strongly about this, and i presume about getting the message out there that people really should go for their screening test. yes, definitely. i have been reminding my friends weekly between last summer and christmas, on my

social media, just to say, book in, get it done, and it is something that can save your life. do you know many people who have been reluctant to have the test on? yes, i do. i have had friends saying, i am a bit nervous or embarrassed, and what is the pain level like. it is slight discomfort, but the nurses calm you down, you take a few deep breaths, and your modesty is preserved as well. i don't know if you so they live smear. i keep using the term, we are not supposed to call it that. but she did the live screening on our output a few weeks ago, and there was an amazing reaction to that. how important do you think something like that is in demystifying the process?” something like that is in demystifying the process? i think it is very important, because if you see it happen to someone you can relate to, then you feel more at ease and more comfortable that it's not a large contraption that's going to put inside of you, or let's say

that the medical practitioners do it in an uncaring potentially harmful way, let's say. how have you found your cervical screening tests? for some of us who have been having them over a long period of time, over many years, the tools that are used to have actually changed. it has become a more comfortable procedure, i would personally describe it as for myself over the years. what i found very useful was the medical professional said, you will feel a slight cold, or i'm going to put this in now, can you take a deep breath? they physically prepare you for what is coming so you are not caught off guard. and actually, in the end, it takes, what, 30 seconds, the end, it takes, what, 30 seconds, the procedure, and even in your case, when there are abnormal cells, the procedure to get rid of them was

incredibly quick. and it is a disease that, very sadly, does kill people, obviously, if it is not detected early enough. if it is treated early, it is completely possible to cure it. yes, it is, so... possible to cure it. yes, it is, so... very pleased. thank you so much for coming in and telling us about your situation. i'm delighted to hear it is all good for you. thank you. the chinese telecoms giant huawei is opening a new cyber security centre in belgium today. the move is being seen as an attempt to appease european worries that the government in beijing is using huawei for spying. many eu governments are in the process of deciding whether huawei should be the main provider for 5g technology. our correspondent gavin lee is at the opening. this place has been set up by the chinese technology giants huawei solely to say to european governments, you can trust us, and we and otherjournalists have been invited here to this cyber security centre or transparency centre to see for ourselves here in brussels. and the reason is,

huawei could become the leading provider of equipment for 5g across europe and connecting millions of smartphones, tablets and home appliances. we are talking about speeds of up to 100 times faster than 4g, and all sorts of technology is becoming possible, even driverless cars. huawei are involved in existing technologies at the moment for the telecom systems, but now, the us, new zealand, australia don't trust them. they have blocked them being involved in 5g communications networks in future. the americans are saying to european governments, do the same. and mike pompeo, the secretary of state, has said it will be difficult in future for washington to partner if they are dealing with huawei, over the risk of chinese spying. the uk, france and germany are reviewing the situation. the head of m16, alex younger, said recently that britain should consider whether it has dealings with chinese ownership of these technologies.

of course, the european commission has similar fears, but bosses here at huawei say repeatedly that they have no connection with the chinese government, that they would never pass on personal data, and they have even had british officials looking for espionage tools in their software and found nothing, no evidence. britain, france and germany will decide on huawei and 5g in the coming weeks. let's hear more on this now with professor steve tsang, director of the china institute at the school of oriental & african studies. we were hearing about the squeamishness around huawei, which says that it would be illegal for the company to hand over any kind of data to the chinese authorities. but ultimately, could they be compelled to? if the party sends a clear directive to while away or to any chinese companies to comply, there

is no chance that any chinese company cannot comply. so, in that context, the fears of the us, new zealand and australia, how would you see those? i think what we need to understand is that most of the time, the overwhelming majority of the time, huawei would not be interested in engaging in espionage, but if and when the chinese government requires it to do so, it will have to do so. and it is not really meaningful to talk about the general situation when we are dealing with technology that has national security implications. it is on those rare occasions when a government that does not share our basic values may interfere and ask that company to comply with intelligence gathering instructions. that is what we have to be looking at, and that risk has

not been dispersed. it is potentially, obviously, going to be damaging to the business of the company as long as countries have these concerns. we were hearing the us, australia and new zealand have acted, and many other countries are looking at how huawei is involved in the roll—out of 4g technology. looking at how huawei is involved in the roll—out of 46 technology.” think if huawei wants to assure the rest of the world, what is useful is not to pay chinese law firms to produce a 30 plus page document to say that, under chinese law, huawei is not required to comply with chinese government request, because we all know chinese government requests will have to be complied with. what would be useful is for huawei to explain what happened to the allegations that huawei transferred huge amounts of data

from the african union's building between 2012 and 2017, when the african union headquarters, built with chinese money and contractors and huawei technology, was on a daily basis transferring a huge amount of data to destinations in china. if we know why that happened and why huawei was involved, we might be more comfortable. tell us more about that, then. essentially, what we know is that the african union headquarters was built with chinese money, technology and company, using primarily huawei technology, and we subsequently found out that, in the small hours of the evening, data was being transferred from the it systems in the african union headquarters to a destination in china. we don't know

a lot more than that. therefore, we need to know how that happened, and huawei should have investigated and should have produced a full report on what happened, and how that happened. and what has huawei said to date? huawei denied it ever happen. thank you very much for joining us. the headlines on bbc news: britain's top police officer says there is a link between cuts in police numbers and violent crime. a british man has become clear of hiv after a stem cell transplant. he received the bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago. the fomer conservative chair baroness warsi says the party is in denial about islamophobia. priced out by a new competitor and fighting for survival, how does a black cab driver feel about meeting the man

who is literally driving him out of business? deregulation has allowed private hire drivers from firms like uber to get a taxi licence in one city and then turn up in almost any town across the country. they ve been picking up business by locally licensed black cab drivers. bbc crossing divides brought these two communities together in coventry to see whether they could find common ground. the last ten years, it's changed a lot, and the work has quietened down. 50% of my takings have gone down. i think there's a lot of animosity between uber and the black cab drivers. my name's barry. i've been a private hire driverfor 30 years, licensed by birmingham. licensing laws at the moment allow us to work here. a lot of people say it's a loophole. my name is faisal riaz. i'm 43 years old, and i've been

doing taxis in coventry 20 years. i invested about £150,000 into this, and i saw this as my retirement. i'm glad that we have this time to chat to each other. i got this 30 years ago, this license, and when i took it, there wasn't so much red tape as what there is to try and get this licence today. i don't really think there should be a knowledge test. any particular reason? because there's a lot of apps for navigation now that show you which roads are blocked, which detours to take. and a taxi driver, whether he is private hire or hackney carriage, should have that knowledge in his head. when you see a road closure, you should be able to evaluate where you are going to go next, not rely on the satnav. i come out to make a reasonable living. i'm not going to run around for £1 a mile like uber drivers do when it's normal fare, when it's flatlined. i run taxis. i give out taxis on hire. two of my drivers gave me the keys back because they were struggling to pay for the rent. the work hours have

increased considerably. you are looking to do 14 hours minimum. the only thing that divides our trade is obviously because this guy is a hackney carriage driver, i am a private hire driver. that's the only thing that separates us. we both do the same job. i've got nothing against private hire drivers. we deal with the same people and we take the same abuse. getting a bit emotional there. personally, i've got nothing against private hire drivers. what i got against is the company uber, the regulations and the government. this guy has got to put food on the table. he's got a family to feed. fortunately, my kids are grown up, so they don't live at home anymore. sometimes i do have this heartfelt feeling that i am taking the food out of your mouth. it is a horrible feeling. at the end of the day,

we are both cabbies. that report was part of crossing divides, a bbc season bringing people together in a fragmented world. and if you go to bbc. co. uk/crossingdivides you can try our interactive quiz to find out if you live in a social bubble. children whose families have had to move because of domestic violence should have priority in school places, according to charities working with victims. the report says half—a—million children in the uk have been exposed to such abuse. but there are warnings that when families are moved to a safe address they can struggle to get their children into another school. here s our education correspondent sean coughlan. after the trauma of escaping domestic violence, families often have to rebuild their lives in a new location, which in the short term might be a refuge or shelter. but the report says when families arrive in a new area, they need more help to get their children into school.

in the way that children in care given priority. it is incredibly important that children have access to education. on average, a child who is fleeing a domestic abuse situation would probably move anywhere between three to four times within 18 months, and that would mean changing schools the same amount of times, and if it takes anything over four weeks to get a place in school, you could find that a child could be out of school for 12 months, and that is a huge impact on their education. the charities want the government to make a huge addition to their domestic abuse bill, so that the priority to give the children school places will be given legal status. domestic violence costs £1.4 billion a year in extra costs for health, education, and the police. the department says it is reviewing support for children in need and is considering changes to admission rules so that families have access to a new school place as quickly as possible.

military helicopters searching for two missing climbers on one of the world's highest mountains have found "no sign" of them. british mountaineer tom ballard and his italian climbing partner daniele nardi, were attempting to scale the more than 8000 metre tall, nanga parbat in northern pakistan. theirfriends have raised nearly one—hundred—thousand—pounds to help fund the rescue operation. richard galpin has more. a full—scale rescue team flew into nanga parbat yesterday afternoon. some of the spanish and pakistani climbers dropped off here at camp one to begin their search, on foot and using drones, for tom ballard and daniele nardi. the two men had been waiting at base camp for weeks, for a indow of good weather to reach the summit in winter via a particularly hard new route. tom ballard is regarded as one of the world's finest alpinists.

and his climbing partner, daniele nardi, has huge experience in the himalayas, climbing many of the world's peaks. but nine days ago, all contact was lost, and the first search mission last week could not find any sign of them. several days after, bad weather prevented further rescue attempts. as a young boy, tom ballard was drawn into the climbing world by his mother, alison hargreaves, the first woman to climb everest unaided. she died soon afterwards on k2. like k2, nanga parbat lies in the far north of pakistan, and it is more than 8000 metres high. it also has a ferocious reputation. many have died trying to reach the summit, and tom ballard and daniele nardi had been facing temperatures of —35 celsius.

so could they have survived so long in those conditions? richard galpin, bbc news, islamabad. let's take you now to a tiny island in the bay of bengal. the island of ghoramara on the east coast of india is sinking. climate change is causing water levels to rise rapidly here, and soon ghoramara could vanish completely, as the bbc s devina gupta reports from the island. trapped by the waters that are taking away this his livelihood and home. for this 43—year—old, is no escaping the effects of climate change. he could be the last of his generation to live on the island of ghoramara in eastern india. he knows it is sinking. translation: there are more floods now, and the water level is rising. my farmland is all underwater. i have to catch fish to survive. more than 50% of the land here has disappeared underwater

in the last 20 years. leaving only 4.5 square kilometres. scientists say global warming is melting snow caps in the himalayan region. and the rivers flowing from those mountains are bringing more water when they empty into the bay of bengal. this is how alarming the situation is. just three months back, there was land here, with five families living in the huts. all that is left is this tree. locals have told me it was 30 feet tall. that is about a two—storey building. this is how fast the water is moving in. there is little those living here can do to stem the rising tide. this farmer was once rich, but now, he says the river water which once nourished his crops are now ruining them every year. as more water rushes down from the mountains, they are also bringing more soil

and sediment to the area. there is nothing left for me here, he tells me. those who can are leaving. more than half the island's population have fled the rising waters in the past decade. it is devastating for those left behind. especially for the young. translation: teachers do not want to come and stay here. i want to be a doctor, but how can i study without good teachers? this man left after floods destroyed his home. but safety has a steep price. he lives in a government—run resettlement colony on the other side of the river. but he refuses to call it his home. translation: this is not my birthplace, this is not where i belong. i was owner of my land. now, i have to work

hard to make ends meet. and now, even this camp is running out of space. and until the government finds a more permanent solution, for the almost 5,000 people still stuck on this sinking island, their future could soon be washed away. in a moment, it's time for the one o'clock news, but first it's time for a look at the weather with louise. for many of us, contrasting conditions across the country. a lot of sunshine but also some nuisance rain. the pictures tell the story beautifully. a beautiful day for taking the dog for a walk in suffolk. not quite the same story in the scottish borders, where we have seen the scottish borders, where we have seen showers merging together giving longer spells of rain. they will lingerfor much of longer spells of rain. they will linger for much of the day, trapped around that area of low pressure. but i also need to draw your

attention to another low drifting in from the south—west, that will bring wet and windy weather by the end of the day into the south—west and moving north. a blanket of cloud and rain, winds gusting up to 50 mph. overnight, a pretty soggy affair, with the exception of the far north of scotland, where we keep clear skies. it will be a chilly start to wednesday morning. elsewhere, with the cloud, wind and rain, temperatures holding up. it will be mild, but we still have the rain to clear through. there will be a lot of wind circulating around that low pressure. wednesday, it seems likely that the rain will continue to move out of england and northern ireland and sit over at the far south of scotland, leaving sunny spells and scattered showers behind. although the aisne is easing in the afternoon, it won't feel warm, six or seven celsius at best, and still windy. through northern ireland and northern england, a cloudy but

bright afternoon, then a scattering of showers across much of england and wales. if you dodge the showers and wales. if you dodge the showers and keep sunshine, you could see temperatures as high as 15 celsius, but widely 13 or 14 celsius. the milderfeel is not but widely 13 or 14 celsius. the milder feel is not set to last. a north—west wind will drive colder air across the country, meaning there is a greater chance of seeing some of that showery rain turn to snow across higher ground in scotla nd snow across higher ground in scotland and northern england on thursday. five celsius in the east of scotland, ten or 11 in the south. this trend will continue into the weekend. rain and hill snow are set to return.