hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm damian johnson. ahead on the programme... spurs are safely through to the champions league quarterfinals, but holders real madrid are out. england are chasing 161 in the first tonight at 10:00pm, the metropolitan police commissioner twenty20 international against west indies in st lucia. insists there is a link between a rise in knife crime and cuts in police numbers. the number of young people and seeing red: the bitter row that under the age of 17 threatens the future of club rugby in wales. who've been victims of knife crime in england has nearly doubled since 2016. the met commissioner appeared to contradict the prime minister's view that there was "no direct correlation." 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. we'll be looking at the problem of knife crime and what's tottenham are safely being proposed to tackle it. also tonight... through to the last eight three packages containing explosives of the champions league, are found at heathrow airport, but holders real madrid london city airport and waterloo have made a shock exit. station. the spanish giants have won the trophy for the last counterterror police three years in a row, are investigating. but have struggled this season and their defeat at home to ajax may one of the soldiers offer spurs the chance on duty on bloody sunday in londonderry in 1972 — to advance even further. when 13 civilians were shot patrick geary reports. dead by the army —

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we start tonight with the rise about, a clash of footballing in knife crime, and the assertion cultures. real madrid, who by some of the world's best, and ajax the by the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick that there is "some link", clu b of the world's best, and ajax the club who makes them. they are used with the fall in numbers to seeing their top players move, of police officers. the commissioner was speaking a day this was a night to enjoy them. 1—0 after the prime minister insisted down in the first leg... real where there was "no direct correlation". the number of young people under the age of 17 i weigh on the goals, but that who have been victims of knife crime advantage was about to go to. in england has nearly doubled since 2016, according to the latest figures. our home editor mark something was to make was about to easton has more details. a youth in a balaclava with a knife. happen. this was no night for the video of this incident fishing. in the first league, par in lancashire yesterday quickly went viral on social media. no one was seriously hurt and police did need —— denied ajax, they ruled quickly made arrests, the ball had been play early in the but once again knife crime is britain's waking nightmare. move. goal. this was now beyond oh, my god! riel, even when they got a call what else can be done? back, he was trying to conjure what can we do to prevent young people getting something that wasn't there. ajax involved in knife crime? the commissioner of the metropolitan we re something that wasn't there. ajax were now scoring from police spent the morning trying to reassure the public. was the recent spike in stabbings down to cuts in officer numbers, she was asked. there have been more demand for policing, and therefore there must be some link between violent

crime on the streets, obviously, and police numbers, of course there is, and i think everybody would see that. her comments appear to contradict the prime minister, who yesterday said this. there is no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers. so, is that right? since 2010, the number of police officers in england and wales has fallen from around 140,000 down to 117,000 last year. at the same time, the number of violent crimes causing injury has also gone down, from about1 million incidents a year at the beginning of the decade, to around 600,000 in recent years. the figures don't offer compelling evidence that more officers means less crime. murders are up, but attempted murders are down. knife crime is up, but gun crime is down. it's not that straightforward. the prime minister told the cabinet today the government's response to knife crime went

beyond the police to what she called a whole government approach. there were hints of extra resources with ministerial meetings being urgently convened. right now, there is an air of crisis. why do you think people carry knives, as a young person yourself? because there might be people after them and for protection... at the crib youth centre in north london, 13—year—old anthony is taking part in a knife crime awareness course. be honest, do you think people can protect themself with a knife? it depends on what situation they're in. they worry about cuts to police here, and cuts to youth services, but they also worry that the wider community is not taking its responsibility. yesterday we were called to an area where a young person was getting jumped and beat up. we ran out and went to that area. and there were people in that area, other adults in there, just standing around, and there is a group of about 35 young people around one child. it's our responsibility as well, notjust to stand there and let these things happen. left, right.

the mayor of london — at a youth forum today — and the home office, are both looking to fund the front line. both advocating a public health approach to knife crime, treating it as you would an infectious disease. some go further, arguing we need to provide therapy to vulnerable young people. knife crime and youth violence is a communication to society that something is not working. it's really about understanding a young person from their perspective and really holding in mind that also they are perpetrators, but they are also victims. and i think when you hold those two positions in mind, you can develop a sense of empathy and understanding that allows you to go forward in a different way. as police in east london search for clues to the apparently random stabbing of 17—year—old jodie chesney, family members today backed calls for longerjail terms for carrying knives. people want it to stop, but experience tells us there are no quick and easy solutions. mark easton, bbc news.

a teenager has been charged with murder after a 17—year—old boy was stabbed to death in greater manchester. yousef makki, from burnage, died after being attacked near altrincham, on saturday. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with murder and possession of a bladed article. another boy, also 17, has been charged with assisting an offender and possession of a bladed article. they'll appear at manchester youth court tomorrow. and in the past few moments, police investigating the fatal stabbing of 17—year—old jodie chesney in east london have said they've arrested a man in leicester. counterterror police are investigating three packages containing explosives which were delivered to heathrow airport, london city airport and waterloo railway station in london. detectives say the "small improvised explosive devices" were found in postal bags. irish detectives are assisting

the metropolitan police, as all of the packages had republic of ireland stamps. one of the devices caught fire when staff opened the bag. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is at waterloo station. the latest on the days events, daniel? the first of these devices was discovered in the head office building at heathrow airportjust before ten o'clock this morning, and that's the device that went off, slightly melting the packaging. then a second device was discovered in the post room here at waterloo railway station just before 12. a third device was discovered just after midday at london city airport. neither of those devices was opened and neither went off but both seem to be designed to also cause a small fire. all three packages looked the same. white plastic postal envelopes of a4 size with a5 jiffy envelopes

inside them with postage stamps displaying heart motifs that come from the republic of ireland. not surprisingly counter terror police are linking all three packages although they are keeping an open mind about motivation at this stage. it's worth remembering that in february of 2014 seven letter bombs we re february of 2014 seven letter bombs were sent to army recruitment offices, several of which were posted in the republic of ireland and a new dissident republican group calling itself the new ira claimed responsibility. daniel sandford with the latest from waterloo station. one of the british soldiers involved in the bloody sunday shootings in londonderry in 1972 — when 13 civilians were killed — says he has no regrets over the army's actions on that day. next week, we'll find out if any soldiers will face prosecution as a result of those events. the independent saville inquiry into the killings, which reported in 2010, concluded that all of the victims were innocent. but a former head of

the british armed forces has told the bbc that the deaths happened during a state of war. he was speaking to the bbc‘s peter taylor, who was in derry on bloody sunday, and this is the second of his special reports. shouting. lord saville's official enquiry into the killings on bloody sunday concluded that soldiers lost their self—control. senior officers who once served in northern ireland can understand the pressures. bloody sunday was part of a war, and for those fighting it, there was no doubt about that. all the dead and wounded, lord saville said, were innocent and posed no threat. i first came to derry 47 years ago and that was on bloody sunday. as i watch the march today, the memories come flooding back, but this march has a special significance because the decision on whether or not to prosecute paratroopers for the 13 killings is imminent. thatjustice was denied on these

streets, that murder was committed on these streets... john kelly's brother, michael, was shot dead on a barricade near where the memorial now stands. michael was standing at the barricade in russell street when the paratroopers arrived. michaeljust happened to be the unlucky one. a soldierjust fired a shot. michael was hit in the stomach and the bullet embedded in his spine. what will your reaction be if the decision is to prosecute soldiers? we have been on a campaign for many, many years to see prosecutions and justice for michael and all those who died that day. so it would certainly be a massive achievement to get there. i'm going to interview a paratrooper who was there on bloody sunday, and ifirst interviewed him in 1992 — that's 27 years ago — and that was years before the saville inquiry. this is what i trained

under, i fought under. the soldier is known as sergeant 0. in that original interview, he showed no regrets. as far as i was concerned, we were under fire. you start looking for targets. started identifying them, and started dropping them. started dropping them? shooting them. the mood between the blokes was not elation, but at the same time it was, job well done. job well done, with 13 dead? yes, a job well done. don't forget, if someone's firing at you, and you fire back and you kill them, you've stopped them killing you. you're not going to tell me that's not a job well done. sergeant 0 has suffered a stroke. i reminded him that lord saville had said categorically that all the victims were innocent. has that made you change your view of what happened? 0bviously, my views altered because some innocent

people were killed. i think that's beyond a doubt. lord saville said all 13 were innocent. i don't care what lord saville said, he wasn't there. sergeant 0 still insists he fired at gunmen. when i interviewed you last time, you said you thought it was a job well done. yeah. is that still your view? yes, it is. general sir david richards served in northern ireland before he became chief of the defence staff, the uk's highest military officer. these are warriors, soldiers, who are going, in their view, into a war situation uncertain of what will happen next. you might have a split second to take a decision to protect yourself and your comrades—in—arms. the families of the 13 dead, and the soldiers who shot them, will soon know whether there will be prosecutions. do you feel any guilt...

no. ..over what happened? no. i would do the exact same again. michael kelly... why should people be prosecuted for events that happened 47 years ago? murder is murder, no matter how long ago it is. the fact of the matter is, justice has to be seen to be done. peter taylor with that report there. bmw — makers of the iconic mini — have issued a stark warning about the impact a no—deal brexit might have on its production in the uk. the german motor manufacturer said it would have to consider moving production of the mini from its cowley plant near 0xford. and the japanese car maker toyota has also warned that a no—deal brexit would make it "extremely complicated" to build new models in the uk. our business editor simonjack has more details. cowley in oxford is the home of the mini. and although it's now german—owned

as a model and as a brand, it doesn't get much more british than this. a new mini drives off the production line here every minute. but bmw warned today that moving production out of the uk was an option in a no—deal brexit scenario. the key in these times is definitely flexibility. we are prepared for a lot of scenarios. we are very flexible in the production, we've pulled forwards some production interruptions, but we also have a plan b if things are changing. so, we will see what the outcome is but bmw will answer with flexibility. this isn't the first warning from mini's owner, bmw, but it's perhaps the starkest language, the strongest tone we've heard from this company about the potential consequences of a no—deal brexit. it won't be news to the government. the business secretary has continually warned that that outcome would be ruinous for the entire industry and the government stresses it is an outcome they are still very keen to avoid. the amount of money invested in the uk car industry in recent years tells a pretty grim story.

in 2015, over £2.5 billion was invested. that has fallen every year since to just under £600 million in 2018. that's a total fall of 80% injust three years. the alarm is industry—wide. the head of toyota's european 0perations said a bad brexit result could jeopardise future investment at its uk factory near derby. 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, short term, we can overcome if there's problems with logistics or whatever, but we need to think about what is the long—term effect if this is not materialising correctly. today's warnings are further body blows to an industry reeling from honda's recent decision to close its swindon factory. nissan reversing plans to build an additional model in sunderland and jaguar land rover laying off

thousands of workers. they all pointed to factors beyond brexit. but bmw and toyota are clear that, for them, the chance of a no—deal brexit is the issue putting their uk future at risk. simon jack, bbc news. the government is reportedly set to cut tariffs on the vast majority of imports in the event of a no—deal brexit. tariffs are the charges imposed on goods which cross borders in the absence of a free trade arrangement. the cuts would be intended to protect consumers from price rises. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david is here with the details. what do we know about this plan? just over 20 days to go the question is what happens if there is no deal? about half of our trade is with the eu and is tariff free. tariffs exist to protect businesses but push up prices. what does the government do in the event of no deal? we

understand it's looking to cut the majority of tariffs to help protect household budgets but retain some in sensitive sectors, for example farming. what about other sectors? they will face more competition from overseas firms, that could be a big threat to them, and this of course could weigh on the minds of politicians as we gear up for the vote on the prime minister's the next week. tariffs are also attacks, they tend to mean more money for the government. these kind of cuts we understand the government could be worse off by about £10 million compared to what it could be. it would be a pretty bold move, it was raised eyebrows particularly in brussels but it would mean the uk is signalling its open for business and ready for trade. the chinese premier has unveiled tax cuts to boost the slowing economy and warned the nation to prepare for a "tough struggle". li keqiang said the chinese economy faced a crucial year, as he addressed the opening

of china's annual two sessions, the country's biggest political meeting of the year. he announced billions of dollars in infrastructure spending, and tax cuts. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth reports from beijing. under a cloud of pollution they streamed in to take their places in a largely ceremonial parliament devoid of dissent. many too guarded even to acknowledge the biggest issue of the day. are you worried about the economy, i ask. of course i'm not worried, she says. our country is strong. the economy is getting better and better, this man says. inside though, the message from china's leaders was much more candid. with a list of the serious mounting economic risks. translation: downward pressure on the economy is increasing, growth in consumption is slowing.

the difficulty private firms face in getting financing has not been resolved. and the financial sector contains many risks and hidden dangers. so, to shore up growth, he promised tax cuts, more bank lending, and, in a clear nod to washington, fairer access for foreign companies. premier li keqiang mentioned that the us—china trade dispute head on, calling it "a profound change". it is — no us president has ever challenged china's economy quite like this, and at a time when growth is already slowing. what china's one—party state no fears most are large—scale job losses, and social instability. these young job—seekers say there's been a noticeable change in their prospects.

translation: i would say this year is much more difficult, it takes ages to get a response to an application. translation: for example, one position they only recruited three to five people, but around 5000 people applied for it. the competition is very stiff. as they streamed out of the hall, few delegates can now be in any doubt that china's economy is in uncharted territory. and the way ahead, they've been told, lies in more economic stimulus and a tightening of political control. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. the former conservative chair, baroness warsi, has accused the party of institutional islamophobia and turning a blind eye to prejudice. lady warsi's comments come as 14 conservative party members have been suspended over alleged islamophobic comments on social media. she said the prime minister and party chairman had failed

to tackle the issue. a spokesman for the conservative party said discrimination or abuse of any kind would not be tolerated. the democratic republic of congo is struggling to cope with the worst outbreak of ebola in its history. more than 500 people are thought to have died, and nearly 900 people are believed to have been infected. it's affected the north kivu province — an area controlled by armed groups, with a nonexistent health system, where suspicious communities have been hostile to health workers, making it much harder to contain. the bbc s senior africa correspondent anne soy travelled to beni, the town worst hit by the outbreak. in isolation but not alone. these children are suspected to have ebola. but here, they receive care with the human touch. it's a riskyjob, but their carers are survivors of ebola who are now immune.

they are helping to fight a disease that brought them misery. rachelle lost ten members of her family. back in her village, she blames ignorance for the huge loss. translation: we opened the body bag and performed rituals on my mothers body. the medics warned us against it. they said she had died from ebola, but we refused to believe them. we told them she died from food poisoning. then they tried to persuade us to get vaccinated but we refused. the outbreak occurred in an area that had never dealt with ebola. what complicates the response here is the presence of dozens of armed groups vying for control of the mineral rich region. attacks are frequent. rebels killed nine in this village overnight. at daybreak, health workers took

the bodies to be tested for ebola. it's now standard practice. they want to stop people from touching bodies that could have ebola. but that has only fuelled suspicion. translation: we don't understand what this ebola is. we can bury the bodies of our people ourselves. it's getting very hostile now. the community here is not happy. they say that their people have already died and there was no intervention when they were under fire last night. and so they say that we must leave now. this is the challenge of fighting ebola in a war zone. health workers must now get armed escorts to go to affected villages. their help is badly needed here. a confirmed case was admitted in this clinic. the traditional healer who runs it continued to see other patients using potentially contaminated equipment.

he isn't trained, but he is the closest the village has got to a doctor. we can't close this clinicjust because the person is not trained. he is an integral part of the health care system in this community, so what we need to do is leveraged the fact that he is here, built his capacity in one way or the other so that he can provide safer care than he already doing. everything the patient touched is decontaminated or destroyed. burned items are replaced so the clinic can continue to function. but all suspected ebola cases should now be referred to the treatment centre. where their chances of survival are higher. josephine got infected while pregnant and lived to have a healthy baby.

a first in ebola treatment. but this is still the most complex outbreak of ebola ever. and it's farfrom over. anne soy, bbc news, beni. kyliejenner has become the world's youngest self—made billionaire, according to forbes magazine. the 21—year—old entrepreneur has reached the milestone two years earlier than the facebook founder, mark zuckerberg. kylie jenner, who has more than 120 million followers on social media, has made her fortune from her best—selling cosmetics business, as well as numerous endorsements, and her role in herfamily‘s long—running reality show, keeping up with the kardashians. football, and tottenham hotspur are heading into the quarterfinals of the champions' league. they went into the second leg of their tie against borussia dortmund in germany tonight leading by 3—0, as our correspondent

joe wilson reports. singing: you'll never walk alone... football is an international language. dortmund supporters recited an american song made famous on merseyside. while their fans might rate themselves second to none, their team began 3—0 down. tottenham had been so good in the first leg of this tie theyjust needed to keep dortmund out tonight. here came the yellow shirts, but look out forjan vertonghen arriving. . .there. in defence, timing is everything. and he cleared the ball too. every spurs player was on maximum alert. now the goalkeeper, hugo lloris, at his best. and there was one player spurs had back in their attack. one man dortmund left in the space. he's taken it! one goal from harry kane which settled everything. spurs through, but look who's out. ajax beat the great real madrid, the serial champions, 4—1 tonight in spain.

surrounded by 80,000, it is possible to feel very alone. joe wilson, bbc news. a reminder that newsnight is on bbc two with kirsty tonight. now on bbc one time for the news where you are. good evening. i'm riz lateef. it's a five minute test that could save lives.