the prime minister announces a summit to tackle rising knife crime on britain's streets. theresa may said ministers, community leaders and victims would be among those meeting in the next few days to try to find ways to halt the cycle of violence that has shocked us all. the death of anyone through an act of violence is an appalling tragedy. a growing number of young people have lost their lives in a cycle of mindless violence that has shocked us all. but labour has accused the government of failing to address the root causes of knife crime and says the police don't have enough resources to tackle it. also this lunchtime... protecting workers‘ rights after brexit — the government sets out its measures but unions dismiss the plans calling them flimsy. a father has been found guilty of organising an acid attack

on his three year—old son. pain free at last — andy murray says his hip operation has been successful but his chances of playing at wimbledon this summer are less than 50%. heading for a cashless society — the government's urged to step in to ensure that millions of people without bank accounts can still use coins and notes. and the lionnesses triumph against japan — setting them in poll position ahead of this summer's football world cup. and, coming up on bbc news: the end of an era for real madrid — their reign as european champions ended following an emphatic victory for ajax at the bernabeu. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one.

theresa may has told mps that there will be a knife crime summit in the next few days to try to find solutions to the "cycle of violence that has shocked us all". the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said the increasing levels of violence were, in part, due to the government's austerity cuts. today senior police officers said they'd been given until the end of the week to draw up bids for more resources, after a meeting with the home secretary about the surge in knife crime. sajid javid said that serious violence on britain's streets should be treated like a disease. sophie long reports. two teenagers have been stabbed... 285 deaths due to knife crime last year. the highest number since records began. top police officer

say it is now a national emergency that requires emergency funding and today, they asked the home secretary for that. we know what tactics work and we know what to do to surge operational capacity to deal with these crimes, but we haven't always got that capacity, we haven't got the officers. we have agreed that by the officers. we have agreed that by the end of the week we will set out the end of the week we will set out the scale of the investment required. the home secretary says he is listening. we have got to do everything we can, i am absolutely committed to working to the police and doing this. the recent spate of knife crime has sparked the debate about whether the reduction in the number of police officers is at least in part to blame. today that debate continued in parliament. the responsibility for these crimes lies with the perpetrators of them. but we must do more to ensure justice with the perpetrators of them. but we must do more to ensurejustice is served and tackle the root causes of this file and so we can bring it to an end and ensure the safety of our young people. does the prime minister regret the cuts in police numbers and will she undertake that under this review they will be

restored to the level they were formerly at? as i have just indicated, we are putting more resources into the police. this year... it is no good members on the opposition benches standing up and saying know you are not. it is a fa ct saying know you are not. it is a fact that more money is being put into the police this year. since 2010 the numbers of police officers in england and wales has fallen from 140,000 down to 117,000 last year. at the same time, the number of violent crime is causing injury has gone down from about a million incidents a year at the beginning of the decade to around 600,000 in recent yea rs. the decade to around 600,000 in recent years. the figures alone don't offer compelling evidence that more officers means less crime. but some youth workers mean cuts have

meant a reduced police presence before young people turn to crime. here we used to do fantastic work with police officers. they will come and do talks with young people and we did many projects and we were involved with the police. young people were getting to know their community police officers and formulating good relationships with them. so they were not fearful of them. so they were not fearful of them. sajid javid said it was the killings of two teenagers in two incidents last weekend that focused mind. joseph markey and jodie chesney, both just 17 with the latest young people to pay with their lives. sophie long, bbc news. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is outside the home office in whitehall. is this an admission by the government they don't have enough?” think it is an acceptance by the home office, which was involved in the meeting today with seven officers from the forces that have been worst affected by knife crime.

it is an acceptance that what is neededin it is an acceptance that what is needed in the immediate term is a boost of visibility on the streets. greater police presence on the streets and you cannot do that by recruiting officers from scratch. that takes months, if not years. what you need first of all is to give officers the work flexibility to enable them to work longer shifts, over time to perhaps be moved from one area to the country to the other. and that requires an injection of money. and the police felt they had a good reception from sajid javid. he was very receptive to what they said, very positive and constructive. there is a quiet optimism some money will be made available. but that is up to the police putting in their bids by friday and also the home secretary and the chancellor being able to

reach some agreement. there was the a discussion about the use of stop and search powers and how it can be made less bureaucratic. thank you. a father has been convicted at worcester crown court of helping to launch an acid attack on his three—year—old son. jurors also convicted five other men of involvement in the incident, which took place at a shop in worcester in july last year. our correspondent phil mackie is outside the court for us. the verdicts only came about ten minutes ago and the boy's father has been convicted of taking part in a conspiracy to apply a corrosive fluid with intent and into involved five other people in that plot, which happened in july last five other people in that plot, which happened injuly last year. on the 21st ofjuly, three of the defendants, followed the man's estranged wife and her three children to home bargains, still in

the centre of worcester. cctv footage, which was shown during the trial captures the moment of the attack. the mother and the daughter 01’ attack. the mother and the daughter or at one end of the aisle with two little boys, including the three—year—olds at the other. a man walks past, extends his arm and squirts out of a bottle, sulphuric acid which led to burns on his four arm and his head. and thankfully to the quick thinking of store staff and paramedics, led to a good recovery. the prosecution said the man, whose wife had left him and taken the children, hoped that by inflicting the acid burns on the younger child it would help him somehow in his legal battle? there is another defendant the jury is still deliberating on at the moment. until we get verdicts at the end of the trial, we do not know what sentencing will be but that could ta ke sentencing will be but that could take place this afternoon. thank

you. measures to protect workers' rights in the uk after brexit have been set out by the government. protecting paid leave and flexible working has been one of the main demands by labour mps who theresa may is trying to persuade to support her withdrawal deal. but trade unions have dismissed the proposals as flimsy. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. leave for parents, flexible working. some of the areas where the rules are set by brussels. that will change after brexit and some mps could fee it will have a negative impact on workplace rights. labour has been pushing for guarantees and today the government is offering a promise, that when the eu changes its rules, by law westminster will vote on whether it does the same. the proposals we are enacting came from labour members of parliament who suggested this way of approaching it and that seems sensible to listen to constructive

suggestions. the government has promised cash for left behind areas this week and this announcement might be enough to get some labour backbenchers to back a reworked deal. on the balance of the scales, another straw and this may get a number of people thinking. from my point of view, i am likely to back the deal. i have said that for some time and this is another gesture towards people like me. trade unions are warning mps this is just window dressing and they say the proposals don't go far enough. my message to mps is don't be taken in. we are trade union negotiators and we wouldn't give up a tenner for an iou. promises are not enough, we need cast—iron guarantees. iou. promises are not enough, we need cast—iron guaranteesm iou. promises are not enough, we need cast-iron guarantees. it will be up to mps to decide which rules

they follow. the government says past experience says the government will protect rights. the problem is some of the mps it is trying to win over are not convinced. without those commitments we cannot protect rights in constituencies like mine andi rights in constituencies like mine and i suspect this will not change many minds. with less than a week before mps vote again, this is not a promising sign. promises for extra cash in left behind areas and workers' rights were supposed to win over some labour mps. there is no sign that is happening in large enough numbers and at the same time there has been a breakthrough in talks with the eu. the prime minister doesn't have the changes she needs to win over her own party. so talks in brussels go on and here persuasion and arm—twisting continues. soon, we will know if it has been enough. the most critically—injured patients in rural areas are at risk because the ambulance service

is failing to reach them within the required response time. minutes of being called — depending on where you live. but a bbc investigation has found that some rural communities wait more than 20 minutes on average for 999 crews or trained members of the community to get to cases that are life—threatening like cardiac arrests. john owen reports. ambulance service, is the patient breathing? when dealing with high—priority emergencies in a place like rural herefordshire, the challenges can be considerable. i personally liken it to playing a game of chess, really, in that you're constantly moving people around, trying to get to the patients in the quickest possible time. for the most serious emergencies, seconds count. figures obtained by the bbc show that in rural communities, critically injured patients or patients with life—threatening conditions like cardiac arrest wait an average of four minutes longer for an ambulance than patients in urban areas. time that could mean the difference between a life saved and a life lost. ambulances are supposed to attend the most serious category one

emergencies in an average of seven minutes. and while in urban areas ambulance services often outperform that target, the bbc‘s analysis found that in some rural areas the average wait time is over 20 minutes. this care home manager knows first—hand how serious delayed arrivals can be. we have had an incident where a resident has had a brain haemorrhage. that took 45 minutes to arrive. suspected stroke, that was 45 minutes. and chest pains, even with the first responder we had to wait 25 minutes. anthony marsh, chair of the association of ambulance chief executives, acknowledges that emergencies in rural areas are sometimes harder to reach quickly. in those examples, it is important to understand the excellent services that our control room staff deliver to provide pre—arrival advice while the ambulance and while the paramedics are en route.

ambulance services also point out other methods that they use to reach patients in rural areas quickly, like community first—responders, volunteers who work to provide first aid to emergency call—outs, and partnering with police and fire services. john owen, bbc news. if you want to find out how long it takes to respond to emergencies where you live, you can go to the health section on the bbc news website where you can find a postcode checker — bbc. co. uk/health. our top story this lunchtime: the prime minister announces a summit to tackle rising knife crime on britain's streets. and coming up... face blindness — a condition where people see perfectly but don't recognise faces, even of their loved ones, jonny bairstow hit an eye—catching 68 as england beat a below par west indies by four wickets in the first t20

international in st lucia. debit cards are used far more than cash nowadays. most of our transactions, big or small, are paid for with plastic as we increasingly move towards being a cashless society. and at the same time high street banks are closing their branches and cashpoints. a new report says millions of people will struggle to access coin and bank notes and says the government should step in to ensure that cash can still be used in future to buy things. simon gompertz reports. just outside ipswich — a cashless pub. you have to pay by card or smartphone. they save 15 hours a week not having to count the takings and drive them to the bank. we have greatly reduced the management time spent handling cash and dealing with cashing up, also getting to the banks to get change has been eradicated, security issues, so we have no,r o

zero theft from either staff and or robbers coming in, and the insurance premiums are a lot lower. the newest cash machine to this village is nearly half an hour away. so it's hard to get cash and it's impossible to spend it here. which is where the whole country could be going. and that's why the report today says that people who like cash need to be protected. in ipswich itself, there's still the opposite, a pub which only takes cash, and plenty of people who don't want to do without it. i do window cleaning, so you're dealing with a lot of cash. so i would say it would definitely be a problem. perhaps maybe they are housebound and they need someone to get something, to give them cash, because i don't think it is safe in these days to give your card out. kevin, who was homeless over the winter, says many in his refuge depend on cash.

a lot of people there haven't got a bank account. so they only carry cash. and if you can't spend cash in a shop, then it's going to be difficult for them. they won't be able to survive. to keep cash available, there is a huge infrastructure of sorting centres and vans which the report says must be cut back to deliver lower bank charges for businesses handling cash. there is no plan to force shops to take cash by law, but there should be a guaranteed right to withdraw cash in your local area from cash machines or shops. we are already seeing that the cash infrastructure is showing signs of collapse. i don't think we have more than a couple of years before something that's really important to the uk, our ability to get cash and spend cash, is in serious jeopardy. this is about smoothing the transition to a world with hardly any notes or coins. the boot pub is showing the way.

the only cash you see here is the tips. face blindness is a cognitive disorder which means you can see everything around you perfectly but you cannot recognise other people's faces — even your relatives and your close friends. the condition is called prosopagnosia and it affects around one in 50 people in the uk. now reserachers are asking for people who have it to come forward so that they can try to understand more about the condition. our wales correspondent jordan davies has been to meet one woman, who has lived with face blindness all her life. meeting your partner in a coffee shop should be a piece of cake. but for boo james it can be a challenge. she has face blindness, a condition which means she can't recognise people's faces, friends, family, even her own reflection. i have definitely been on a bus having someone waving at me, not knowing who it was,

and then later discovering that was possibly my mother through conversation and other such happenings, so even close family are not safe. but what's even more extraordinary is that boo only discovered she had the condition in her 40s. i used to explain this to myself by thinking that i actually didn't like other people. if i met them and then wiped them clean from my memory, how interested was i? so i decided i should not actually mix with people much if that was the level of interest i had with them. or possibly i was even thinking was i from another planet! it's difficult to describe how those with the condition see faces. i see the component parts of a face, i can see there's a nose, i can see there are eyes and a mouth and ears and various features, but it's very difficult for my brain to hold them all together as an image of a face. for example, i'm looking at your face now but if i then turned away, i would find i had very little of a coherent picture of what i've just seen.

so if ijust showed you this person? no, no idea at all. can you tell me what maybe you're picking up there? well, i can see he is an older gentleman, we've got the lines around the eyes. i feel the eyebrows ought to be distinctive, perhaps they are to other people. if i told you this was donald trump? oh, really? so that's what he looks like? the president of america. and now researchers in wales are looking to learn more about prosopagnosia, its official title. scientists at swansea university are looking for people who think they may have the condition to take part in new research. if we can really work out exactly which part of the brain is going wrong, then we can start to look at mediation of this problem. so we are working here in swansea at developing a rehabilitation programme for people with prosopagnosia. for boo, there is no real treatment for the condition at the moment,

but she hopes better awareness of face blindness could make something as simple as a walk in a busy park a little less daunting. jordan davies, bbc news. england's women will be heading to this summer's football world cup in france as one of the favourites to win after beating japan three—nil last night. their win in florida is arguably the biggest success to date for the lionesses and comes at a perfect time. jo currie was watching the match in florida. cheering. england are lighting up the world stage, lifting the shebelieves cup, their biggest trophy to date. and what's more, in a world cup year. an occasion to celebrate. champions, against the odds. obviously we are delighted. as you can see from the celebrations in the changing rooms, there's a lot of music and dancing. so i think for us, we are tired, but at the same time we are looking forward to what's to come over

the next few months. but most importantly, enjoy tonight. ready to pounce, the lionesses started with confidence, encapsulated by lucy staniforth‘s strike from outside the area, which settled the nerves early on. minutes later, and england were at it again. this time veteran karen carney with a pinpoint header to put them further ahead. beth mead, one of the younger players who will be desperate to book her place at this summer's world cup, showed exactly why she is worth her spot with her second eye—catching goal of the tournament. after the change of ends, the lionesses continued to hunt for more goals. chioma ubogagu going closest, but they couldn't add to their 3— nil lead. not that it mattered. the manner of england's performance in this match and throughout the tournament underlines this team's coming—of—age. you enjoy moments like this because you know what, you don't get many moments in your life where you get your hands on a trophy. it's my first as a manager, it's the first for some of these younger players. and we're going to enjoy tonight. the thing about lifting trophies

is it raises expectations. but the more you get your hands on the silverware the better you handle the pressure. jo currie, bbc news, tampa. today is bbc young reporter news day when the bbc works with hundreds of young people, giving them the chance to get involved in skills workshops and training, as well as giving them opportunities to tell their own stories. 16—year—old jake has been telling us about being a dj with a twist ? here s his story. i always start my show with, "hello, my name is dj. i'm also going to do dance, i'm going to do singing." 16—year—old jake is a dj with a difference. i'm the first makaton—friendly dj in the uk all round. and that basically means i can do makaton in my performances and include people. makaton is a simplified sign language mainly known for using by mr tumble. he's made it world—famous. adults and children can use it. it's just simplified, it's easier. ok, we're going to do some signing

and some singing to the song, this is me, from the greatest showman. does everybody know that song? yeah! yeah? sometimes if a child's deaf i can sign songs to them, so they can hear the song, they can feel the beat, they can feel the music. it's just an amazing reaction when the kids smile and they can see you communicate with them. i can do this is me from the greatest showman. how long did it take you to perfect that? well, it took me about four months. it was the first song i ever learned. and there is a special person who convinced jake to take up makaton and include it in his act. it's alice my little cousin. alice has down‘s syndrome. and ever since we were little we have always had a close bond, a special bond. and when i saw her, i thought, i'm an entertainer, i can do it. she makes me laugh, she makes me smile and ijust love being around her. but alice isn't his only fan. what do you make of this disco?

amazing. they're not leaving anyone out. they're getting everyone to be involved. and that's really important, isn't it? yeah. you're all taking part. it's not one person. we're all in a group and we're all having fun, basically. i want everyone to be included and just have fun and have laughter and have what every other child will have at a party. you can find stories by other young reporters throughout the day on the bbc and on the bbc young reporter website — bbc. co. uk/youngreporter. andy murray says he is finally "pain free" after hip surgery. but he says his chances of playing singles at wimbledon this year are "less than 50%". the 31—year—old had hip resurfacing surgery injanuary. at the time he said he knew that meant there was a "strong possibility" he would not be able to play professionally again. he's been speaking to our

sports editor, dan roan. it's a pretty big operation and, you know, not many 30—year—olds are having that sort of op. but, yeah, i mean, ifeel good. i'm walking around pain—free, which hasn't been the case for you know, pretty much 18 months, two years. and that was the main reason for having it done, so i'm really happy with how that's going, just day—to—day things that i'm doing are a lot more enjoyable now. i wasn't enjoying tennis, i wasn't enjoying going out for walks and just doing basic things. it was painful to tie my laces and i just wanted to get rid of that. and now that that's gone, you know, i want to try and get my hip as best as i can, to see whether i can continue to do something that i love doing. which is, you know, playing tennis. how realistic is it you could play at wimbledon this year, do you think? to play singles at wimbledon, i mean, i'd say it would be, i mean, less than 50% chance of playing. and, you know, doubles, possibly.

one of the american doubles players bob brian, had the same operation and was competing after five and half months. whether i'll be able to get back to playing singles in that period of time, it's really difficult for me to say. but beyond wimbledon, you think there's a realistic chance, a possibility, that you can get back into serious senior men's tennis as a singles player? well, i think it's possible, but i don't want to say that it's highly likely, because it's not been done before. so i can't look at another tennis player and go, well, that guy did it, so why not. and i've been told by the surgeons and stuff that you can try, but there's certainly no guarantees. the singer r kelly — who's facing charges of sexual abuse — has angrily denied the allegations in an interview with an american tv network. the grammy—award winner is facing

charges in relation to four women ? three of whom are alleged to have been under—age at the time. lizo mzimba reports. he is one of r&b's most influential artist, selling tens of millions of albums. he has also been the subject of nemerous allegations of sexual abuse, something he has consistently denied. he is currently facing sexual abuse charges involving four women, three of whom would have been under age at the time of the alleged incidents. it follows a documentary, survivng r kelly, which accused him of many holding, abusing, and holding women against their will. the singer told cbs news that the allegations in the documentary are not true. why would these women say the same thing about you, that you are abusive and controlling? you can start a rumour with a guy like me just like that for them all you have to do is push a button on your phone and say so and so did this to me,

and say so and so did this to me, and if you get any traction from that, if you are able to write a book from that get a reality show, than any girl i had a relationship with in the past and it did not work out, she could come the same thing. at times his denials became emotional. you just don't want to believe the truth! the singer, who was cleared of allegations of child abuse images in 2008, insists he has never believed in eagerly with underage children. have you ever had sex with children? never. it is so ha rd to sex with children? never. it is so hard to believe that based on all that i have read. i'm going to tell you something, what women have said about me, no one is allowed to be mad at me. so they are lying? absolutely. r kelly has pleaded not

guilty to the sexual abuse charges that he currently faces in chicago. time for a look at the weather... at this time of the year the weather can throw pretty much anything and everything our way and that is the case through the day to day. it is largely down to the jet stream, that fast flowing air high above our heads. that is sitting to the south of the uk and allowing low—pressure systems to form. we have one weather systems to form. we have one weather system just draped around that producing that overnight rain and show this morning. but it has become more confined to scotland as we go through the day. we have showers following on from the west through wales, south—west england and gradually moving east through the afternoon. some bright intervals in between but you will know about it

if you run into