they headlines this hour. the home secretary sanjay they headlines this hour. the home secretary sa njay javid says they headlines this hour. the home secretary sanjay javid says he is committed to ensuring that police have the resources they need to deal with a surge in life crime. a muslim tonight at six: the home secretary pledges to do convert who had sworn allegiance to everything he can to give police the group reported islamic state has the resources they need to fight knife crime. been jailed the young victims from the group reported islamic state has beenjailed for the group reported islamic state has been jailed for life, the group reported islamic state has beenjailed for life, for the group reported islamic state has across the country — been jailed for life, for plotting a terror attack in central london. if sajid javid held emergency talks with chief constables either is jailed for 16 years, for from england and wales. planning an acid attack against his own at three—year—old son. five we've got to do everything we can. other men are also jailed for their i'm absolutely committed to working pa rt other men are also jailed for their part in the plot. with the police in doing this. and we have to listen to them when they talk about resources. but are these new commitments from government any different to previous initiatives? also tonight: sentenced to life in prison — the muslim convert who drew up list of places he'd attack, from st paul's to oxford street. a matter of life and death for some — if you live in the countryside it could take more than 20 minutes for an ambulance to reach you. picture perfect, the coastal marshes around the world that could be part of the solution to climate change.

to play singles at wimbledon... i mean, i'd say it would be less than 50% chance of playing. but does that mean we'll see andy murray playing at wimbledon this year? and coming up on bbc news... manchester united travel to paris st germain, looking to overturn a two—goal deficit in their champions league last 16 tie. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said he'll do all he can to give police the resources they need to fight knife crime. he was speaking after holding an emergency meeting with chief constables from england and wales.

later in the week police forces will outline the scale of the extra investment they think is necessary. mrjavid's pledge comes just days after theresa may seemed to question whether there was a link between police resourcing and the recent rise in violent crime. here's our political editor laura kuennsberg. the personal is political. the police hunt for solutions and westminster looks for urgent answers as mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters lose young people to violence. my son had 14 stab wounds. that won't come fast enough for this lady, whose grandson marcel, was killed in 2015. some on his hands, some on his leg, one across his face and in his heart. ifelt angry, i

felt i wanted to go there and get the people that done it. you live it every day, especially when you hear the police sirens. it brings it all back especially when you hear somebody else has been taken. you ask, when is it going to stop? enough, is enough. those painful calls m ea ns enough, is enough. those painful calls means mounting political pressure. theresa may was home secretary when police numbers fell. those cuts blamed by labour. the problem is violent crime has doubled. the rise has been driven by austerity, something the prime minister told us a few months ago was over. you cannot keep communities safe on the cheap. 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 fact more money is put into the police this year, that more money is being put into the police

next year. the prime minister will hold a special summit in the coming days. the police chiefs were in the home office this morning, asking in pa rt home office this morning, asking in part for more cash and for more people. there are fewer officers so there is less police and going on and there is more crime. there is some sort of link. it is not the only thing that explains what is going on, but it is part of the equation. the home secretary appears to be on board. there were questions around how do you surge capacity at around how do you surge capacity at a time to build more confidence and bear down on this serious violence. where the keys are setting out a case for more resources, | where the keys are setting out a case for more resources, i am listening to that. there are new conversations in whitehall about finding extra cash for the police or at least moving more to the front line to try to make a difference. the chancellor is due to give government departments their budgets for next year, next week. but it is not so long ago that this department

gotan not so long ago that this department got an extra cash top up and it is not clear that money alone would magic this problem away. one of theresa may's old rivals who clashed over crime when she was home secretary and he was london mayor, believes the changes she made to cut stop and search, need to be reversed. what the police need is strong, political support that this is the right way forward. the person who has the most power to do that is the prime minister? obviously, the prime minister has said stop and search is an important part of the mix. but what the police want to hear is, this is something that is actively supported. but no politician can pretend to know it all. no one peaceful scan make it stop and no family, whose lives have been torn can be sure they will be

the last. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so would extra resources make the difference? our home editor mark easton is with me. it does sound ministers are getting a grip on this? it sounds a bit like groundhog day. there are meetings, high—level ministerial meetings and then some sort of government strategy emerges. i remember after the riots in 2011, we had this on ending gang and youth violence after a spate of deaths in 2015. we had this one, ending gang violence and exploitation. and then recently after knife and gun crime figures show big rises, we had the serious violent strategy. they are full of impressive initiatives, quite similar, but important documents. what happens is when the spotlight moves what happens is when the spotlight m oves o nto what happens is when the spotlight moves onto the next story, some of those initiatives can wither on the vine. if you look at page 73 of the serious violence strategy, there is

something on information sharing, telling police at a&e departments when violent crime comes in. but the focus on places where they might find problem pubs, drug dens or hideouts. it actually works. whether this has been tried in this country oi’ this has been tried in this country or around the world, they have seen big reductions in the kind of injuries that occur. but the last time we checked to see the scheme is working properly was in 2014. at that time, 40% of hospitals in england were not doing it. they used to be meetings in whitehall to make sure it was happening but those endedin sure it was happening but those ended in 2015. so for all the strong words and the commitments, the question is whether to do cross government, long—term action to deal with the violence, will be honoured. i have been told there has been another stabbing in east london, any more details? this is exactly how

the level of concern will be, yet another stabbing in leyton in east london at about 4:30pm this afternoon. a man in his mid—20s was stabbed and died at the scene. no arrests have been made. these incidents happen and the police will respond and public anxiety will go up. thank you very much. a 27—year—old convert to islam has been sentenced to life for planning to kill up to a hundred people in central london. lewis ludlow admitted working with an islamic state group commander in the philippines to prepare for a possible attack, such as driving a truck bomb into pedestrians on oxford street. he will serve a minimum of 15 years. daniel sandford has more. i am the eagle and i pledge allegiance to islam. the moment when white convert lewis ludlow swore loyalty to the islamic state group. we love death as much as you love life. i have nothing for this country. together with his islamic state

accomplice in the philippines, this man, eyadzhemar abdusalam, he was planning to kill up to 100 people in central london. it was the end of a ten—year journey of radicalisation for the awkward young man. he is seen here with anjem choudary, who played a big role in drawing him into extremism. i admired hitlerfor his extermination of the jews because i thought he did something good. in this video he made, aged 19, he described his path from neo—nazism to radical islamism. counterterrorism detectives had watched him for years. he had been through the government's deradicalisation programme but nothing worked. last february, police stopped him from going to the philippines, where his is contact was based. then he was spotted by an undercover team taking pictures in central london. he is a man that has gone from spending the vast majority of his time in his bedroom at home online to somebody who is travelling into london, taking photographs

of iconic locations. that started to get the hairs on the back on our necks standing up. counterterrorism detectives found the pictures he had taken on his reconnaissance trip on a phone he had dumped in a storm drain, including this picture — taken outside the flagship disney store. police also recovered a chilling handwritten note ludlow had made. in it, he proposed using a truck, perhaps with a home—made bomb on board, to ram into pedestrians here on oxford street. he said that way, nearly 100 people could be killed. he listed other potential attack sites, too, including madame tussauds and st paul's cathedral, but his is contact was using encrypted messaging to team him up with someone, who turned out to be an undercover police officer and ludlow was arrested. at first, he denied everything but then police showed him the video they had recovered of his

oath of allegiance to the islamic state group. we love death as much as you love life. he is now starting a life sentence, of which he will serve a minimum of 15 years in prison. daniel sandford, bbc news, central london. critically ill patients in the countryside have to wait on average 50% longer for an ambulance than those in urban areas. that's the finding of a bbc investigation across england, scotland and wales. for the most—life threatening call—outs, such as for a heart attack, it could mean the difference between life and death. the average ambulance service response time in urban areas was seven minutes 14 seconds. but for rural areas it was 11 minutes 13 seconds. the slowest was in a part of north norfolk, at just over 21 minutes. the nhs target for all critically ill patients is under eight minutes — wherever they are. this report is from our health editor, hugh pym. during the day, we've done five

jobs, covered about 160 miles. rural lincolnshire. ambulance teams have to navigate hundreds of miles of country roads to get to patients. after they've assessed what is needed... have you got any allergies that you know of? getting people to hospitals can mean more long journeys. we're going to see a 63—year—old gentleman who an ambulance has been called out to this morning for shortness of breath. a] is a specialist paramedic who knows all about the challenges of covering such a wide area. rural areas, a phenomenal amount of pressure. there's not enough ambulances for the demand that we actually have. we aim to have somebody with you within the next 60 minutes or as soon as there is an ambulance available in the area. it's a familiar issue in most rural parts of the country, and ambulance service chiefs are trying to get to grips with it. there are some patients that will be taken unwell in rural, remote areas that, despite our best efforts, we'll take longer to arrive

than we would prefer. but, in those cases, our control room staff are highly trained and very competent to be able to stay on the line with the caller to provide pre—arrival advice, until the ambulance and paramedics arrived. hello, mr rushby? a] is part of a scheme trying to treat people at home who would otherwise need an ambulance. here, he sees gordon, who is 90. how are you feeling now then? i'm not too bad. you've got a little bit of a problem with the rhythm of your heart. yeah. ijust need to put these on your arms and legs, gordon, so if you just stay still, please, and i'll pop them where i need to. aj's experience means he can reassure gordon that he doesn't need to go to hospital. if you are in your own home, in my opinion, it's better if you are in your own home. it's very, very good to see that somebody‘s thinking about it...

and trying to help. he's called for assistance due to his medical history of suffering with a heart attack. a] says his main aim is to free up ambulance teams to go on to other more urgent cases. if i can actually release the ambulance crew by saying that the patient doesn't need to go to hospital, they are then free to leave the scene so they are then available for any other case... satnav: you have arrived at your destination. which will be stacked up. it's one answer to the challenge of getting ambulances more rapidly to every corner of countryside communities. hugh pym, bbc news, lincolnshire. 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.

a father has been found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison for organising an acid attack on his three—year—old son. the boy suffered burns to his face and arms in the attack which took place in worcester last year. five other men were also convicted of involvement in the plot. sima kotecha, has more. this is the moment a three—year—old boy was splashed with acid in a home bargain store in worcester. it happened in a matter of seconds while the boy was looking at toy footballs. today, his father was found guilty of plotting the attack and then enlisting others to carry it out. these five men were also found guilty of being involved in the plan and were jailed for between 12 and 14 years. it was july last year. the boy, who can't be named for legal reasons, was shopping at the store behind me with his mother and siblings when he was attacked. during the trial, the jury was told he screamed repeatedly, "i hurt, i hurt!" he suffered serious burns

to his face and arm. the father also can't be named over concerns it would give the child's identity away. the 40—year—old, originally from afghanistan, planned to hurt his son after his wife left him and took the children with her. during the trial, the prosecution said he hoped the injuries would discredit her as a parent, so that he could have custody. when sentencing, the judge, robertjuckes qc, told the court, "even battle—hardened crown court judges are sickened when they heard the news that someone had attacked a three—year—old with sulphuric acid". sima kotecha, bbc news, worcester crown court. our top story this evening: another victim of knife crime. a man has been fatally stabbed in east london this afternoon. it comes as

the home secretary pledges to do everything he can to give police the resources they need. coming up... i didn't do this stuff! this is not me! r&b star r kelly's reaction when pushed about allegations of sexual assaults. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... the confusion around the future of rugby in wales seems to be resolved, with the scarlets saying the proposed merger with ospreys is off the table. we're often told about the threat of rising sea levels as a result of climate change. but now, scientists are discovering how rising sea levels could actually help capture harmful carbon. that's because vegetation in coastal wetlands across the world absorb carbon from the atmosphere which is then submerged or buried underwater. here's victoria gill with a new twist on the climate change story.

the buffer zones of our coasts, natural flood defences, the buffer zones of our coasts, naturalflood defences, rich, muddy feeding stations. and, as plants on coastal marshes suck in carbon as they grow, could these places help in the battle against climate change? you can see plants starting to come back in this restored salt marsh, but, when the plants die, rather than just lying and decomposing, these layers of sediments essentially lock that material away in the mud. so that carbon in that plant material is stored in the layers of mud in this marsh. by drilling into the mud, these scientists in the us are taking part in a global effort to gather evidence of how much carbon—rich plant matter is locked into the layers. by comparing different wetlands around the world, they found that, as sea levels rise and wash in more sediment on the tide, even more carbon is buried. future sea—level rise, they say, could cause marshes on the coast of australia, china and south america to lock away an additional 5 million tonnes of carbon every year.

that's equivalent to taking a million cars off the roads. this research could really start to change the way coastal habitats are managed, and maybe make decision—makers think about, when they are putting in infrastructure or changing the land management, thinking about making space for wetlands, because it will help offset the effects of climate change and prevent worse. it could really have a profound effect. the whole cycle of plant growth and carbon burial depends on the tides. solid sea walls and flood defences cut wetlands off and shut that system down. so conservationists are now calling for the protection and regeneration of wetlands around the world, to help fight climate change by ensuring that more carbon remains stuck in the mud. the r&b singer r kelly has denied multiple charges of sexual assault in his first tv interview since being indicted last month.

chicago prosecutors have charged kelly with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four alleged victims, three of whom were minors at the time. nick bryant reports. # i believe i can fly... r kelly is one of the bestselling musicians of all time. but, last month, he was charged with aggravated sexual abuse against four alleged victims, three of whom were underage girls. you can start a rumour on a guy like me or a celebrityjust like that. today, he went on american television to claim the allegations against him were baseless. is this camera on me? yes, that's all. that's stupid! use your common sense. forget the blogs, forget how you feel about me. hate me if you want, love me if you want, butjust use your common sense. how stupid would it be for me, with my crazy past and what i've been through "oh, right now, ijust think i need to be a monster and hold girls against their will, chain them up in my basement." have you ever had sex with anyone

under the age of 17? no. never? no. this was the first time he's spoken out and, at times, he struggled to contain his emotions. i didn't do this stuff! this is not me! i'm fighting for my bleep life! you're all telling me this bleep! yelling. robert... yelling. y'all trying to kill me! y'all killing me, man! r kelly has pleaded not guilty to all the charges, but the case is going to trial and his fate will be decided in court rather than on tv. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. young people from all over the uk have spent the day learning how to be journalists as part of the bbc‘s young reporter day. 1,50011to18—year—olds entered the bbc young reporter competition, and francesca is one the winners. here's her report about how social media has changed the way she looks

at her own disability. my name is francesca, i'm 16. i have triplegic cerebral palsy, which affects both my legs and my left arm. sometimes it can make me feel physically isolated because i can't always do the things my able—bodied friends can do. but, since making friends online, i no longer see myself as being alone in my experiences. even if i'm alone in my bedroom, i'm not alone because i can be part of an online community. being part of an online community for disabled people has genuinely changed my perception of my disability for the better. school is important to me, because as a disabled person, i sometimes think that people underestimate me. it can be quite difficult because some people just don't understand how my disability affects me. yes, i finally got a c.

well done! i've also got some close friends here, like daniella. even she's noticed the positive difference social media has on me. at school, a lot of people don't feel comfortable coming and speaking to you. but on social media, there's not a barrier there. to get a better idea of how social media can have an impact on people like me, i spoke to professor sonia livingstone. she's been studying the effects social media can have on young people. what digital media offer is the chance to meet people. of all the people that you can meet, perhaps it's especially valuable to be able to meet other people who are living in the same kinds of circumstances as you, so you can share experiences. hi, georgia. i've been speaking to georgia on social media for two years. we met through an online charity forum. like me, she also has cerebral palsy. today will be the first time we're meeting face—to—face in her home town of sheffield.

it's so nice to finally meet you. it feels so weird and surreal. it's so like exciting and cool to see each other in person, don't you think? i know what you mean, it's weird. and even if we can't meet each other face—to—face again alone, then we just talk online more. this has been such a new experience and it never would have happened without social media. i hope this is the beginning of many more meet ups. this has been fran, reporting for bbc news. andy murray says he is pain—free after the major hip surgery he underwent in january. the three—time grand slam champion in currently undergoing rehab,

but what are his chances of playing at wimbledon this year? our sports editor, dan roan, has been speaking to him. it is one step at a time but, just five weeks after hip surgery, andy murray is on the road to recovery and today the former world number one told me he is in a much better place than he has been for years. it went well. it is a pretty big operation. not many 30—year—olds are having that sort of op but i feel good. i'm walking around pain—free, which hasn't been the case for pretty much 18 months, two years. the two—time wimbledon champion hopes to retire after this year's tournament but admitted in january he may have played his last match. a successful operation however has given him cautious optimism. i want to try and get my hip as best as i can to see if i can do something that i love doing, which is playing tennis and whether that's competing at top ten in the world level or not

is probably unlikely but, could i get to top 50, top 100 level, that may be possible. how realistic is it that you could play at wimbledon this year, do you think? to play singles at wimbledon, i would say less than 50% chance of playing. doubles, maybe, possibly. there is a realistic chance, a possibility, that you can get back into serious senior men's tennis as a single player? i think it's possible but i don't want to say that it's highly likely because it's not been done before. the thing that gives me hope is that, in australia, in the last 18 months, my hip was in a really bad way and i was still able to compete and win matches against very, very good players. it all felt very different at this year's australian open where, prior to his first—round defeat, murray cut an emotional figure, fearing his career may be over. the press conference i was speaking totally from my heart and how i felt, so i don't know if anything i said

there has been contradictory to how i am talking now but i don't regret doing that. murray has vowed to do all he can to resurrect his career but, whatever the future holds, he has given british sports fans fresh hope. dan roan, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's mel coles. it's the time of the year when we can expect anything and everything from the weather, and that's been the case today, with blustery showers, some hill snow and some sunshine. low pressure is in charge, and draped around it this weather front has been bringing the rain. i'll show you the radar picture from a couple of hours ago, and it's now confined to scotland, with some hill snow continuing overnight, and a rush showers working from west to east. overnight, low pressure sends the rain back into northern ireland and eventually north—west england.

some showers in the far south—west, and some clear spells but, because it's windy, temperatures will not fall away too far. frost free tonight. for thursday, a change to come, because the area of low pressure starts to drift further eastwards, enough to open the gates to much colder airfrom the eastwards, enough to open the gates to much colder air from the arctic, which will send some showers are way. some of them will be wintry over the hills of scotland and even north—east england. the wind is particularly gusty in the north and west for the morning but, as the day goes on, winds strengthening further east. it will feel noticeably cooler. with the strength of the wind, it will feel cooler than these temperatures suggest, with many places in single figures and, in the far south—west, just about scraping double digits. by night, a ridge of high pressure starts to build in and, with lighter winds and clear skies, temperatures will fall away. some mist and fog to start the day

through scotland on friday, and some spells of sunshine, especially in the east. before the end of play, the east. before the end of play, the west will start to see the next weather system showing its hand, and it will feel cooler still on friday and for the weekend. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me.