at the south as warm. it enriches in at the south east getting up to around the mid 20s. and sunday, just as warm. this is bbc news, the headlines at lipm. you are this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. you are the headlines at lipm. "callous," "cruel," "heinous" — widespread condemnation of the shooting dead ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry. police say they have one message to the gunmen. you are not wanted. if your purpose in this society is to cause mayhem, try and kill people, cause damage through bomb explosions — that is not wanted. hundreds of police in central london stop suspected protestors heading to oxford circus — the focus of a climate change protest for the past five days. supporting disadvantaged familes at easter — as record numbers of children and families are living on the poverty line. the premier league footballers boycotting social media for 2h hours to highlight racism.

and highlights of a special week of coverage from the bradford. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a journalist has been shot dead in londonderry in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident." dissident republicans are being blamed for the killing of 29—year—old journalist lyra mckee during rioting, late last night. the trouble broke out after police raided a number of homes in derry‘s creggan area. the prime minister theresa may has described the death of ms mckee as "shocking and truly senseless."

andy moore's report contains some flash photography. police said they went into the creggan area of the city to search for firearms. they were met with rioting. more than 50 fire bombs were thrown and two cars set on fire. during the disturbance, a man crouched in the street with a handgun and fired up to ten times towards police lines. ms mckee was hit as she stood beside a police land rover. the 29—year—old freelance journalist died in hospitalfrom her wounds. just before she was shot, ms mckee tweeted a photo of the scene with the caption, "absolute madness." a fellow journalist described what happened. no other distinguishable sound, the pop, pop, pop of a gun. when i heard that, i took cover behind a wall. but directly in my line of sight, i saw there was a police land rover right in front of me. and i saw a woman lying on the ground.

police said they believe the murder was the work of dissident republicans in the new ira. this is a horrendous act. it's unnecessary, it's uncalled for, it's totally unjustified. but not only is it the murder of a young woman, it's an attack again upon the people of this city. you know, when i left religious education at 16... ms mckee has been described as a rising star ofjournalism, who had onlyjust moved to derry. here she was two years ago arguing for lgbt rights. we need to have conversations, difficult conversations, and fight for the hearts and minds of those who oppose us. this was the message to the men of ireland, from the priest who anointed lyra in her hospital bed. stop, i would say what you're doing is... today is good friday. good friday agreement. this is the day when christians celebrate jesus's conquering of sin, death and evil. and you are actually

adding to that today. what you're doing is insulting to christians. from across the political divide, there's been condemnation of the murder. those people who carried out this attack do not have any support. attack have attacked all of us. they have attacked the community, they have attacked the people of derry, they have attacked the peace process, and they've attacked the good friday agreement. this was an attack on everybody in northern ireland. it doesn't matter if you are catholic or protestant, british or irish, this is an attack on democracy. police have called the murder calculated and callous. they are now appealing for calm. andy moore, bbc news. police officials and community leaders gave their reaction to last night's events. the mayor of derry, john boyle, reflected on lyra mckee‘s life and death. this dreadful murder was heinous in the extreme, and threatened the lives of many more.

i just want to reflect on the fact that i personally knew lyra mckee. i've known her since she was 16 years old. she was bright, she was warm, she was witty. but, most of all, she was an outstanding individual, a great friend to so, so many people in this city in the short time she was with us. and we are brokenhearted for her family at their loss. again, i want to just extend our very deepest sympathies to them. there is an awful lot of anger in this city today. it has to be said, again, this was not done in the name of the people of the city. those responsible need to understand that. i can't put it any stronger than that. not only that, but the people of creggan absolutely abhor what happened last night.

lyra was one of us. deputy chief constable stephen martin asked for people to come forward with information to help police investigate the murder. so as well as making an appeal today for people to come forward with what they know to assist the investigation, i have another appeal today. there are people in this city who will know that the people they love are involved in organisations like the new ira. i would urge those people to have conversations in their home, in theirfamily space, in lyra's memory, and to urge the people they love to step away from such violence, to step away from such organisations, and to recognise how out of step they are with the wishes, not only of the people of this city,

but of the people of this island. we all want to live in peace, we all want a better future for our children. and last night's actions are just so out of step with what all of us want. so i would urge people in lyra's memory to have those conversations. let's turn something good from last night's appalling events. our reporterjulian fowler is in derry, and earlier told me what we know about lyra mckee. she's been described as a very talented, promising, young journalist. in particular, somebody who was passionate about social issues and religious tolerance. a ted talk which she gave in stormont, in particular, is being widely shared online, in which she was talking about lgbt issues and rights. also a film which she made about her own experience of coming

out to her mother. those who knew her, obviously, incredibly shocked at what happened. she wouldn't have been particularly known as a journalist who covered the violence of the troubles, but was more interested in telling people's stories of their experiences of violence. what's behind this violence in derry? the police are saying they believe the new ira were responsible for this murder. they are a small, violent group opposed to the good friday agreement, which was signed 21 years ago. the threat posed by dissident republicans, despite the peace process over the last few decades, remains classed by the police as severe. they said last night they were acting on intelligence, that they believed acts of violence were being planned to be carried out this weekend. traditionally, the easter weekend,

events take place to commemorate the 1916 easter rising against british rule in dublin. the police said they went into creggan and carried out searches to specifically look for guns and ammunition. an illegal parade by dissident republicans was due to be held in the creggan area on monday. that's when trouble broke out last night. over 50 petrol bombs were thrown at police, two vehicles were hijacked and set on fire. and then a gunman opened fire, we believe up to ten shots were fired, aimed at police. but we were told that a large number of people were present in the area and these shots were aimed indiscriminately down the street. and, really, any of the bystanders who had come out to see what was going on could have been hit. lyra mckee‘s partner has been speaking at a vigil.

in rome lee says lima the senseless murder of winger has left a family without a doctor, and i and my a great and. lgbt communities are left ofa great and. lgbt communities are left of a tireless advocate and activist. it has left me without the love of my life, the women i was planning to grow old with. we are all per hour with the loss of lyra. her hopes and dreams were snuffed out by a single barbaric act. this cannot stand, lyra's death cannot be in vain. her life was a shining light on everybody‘s life. her legacy will live on and the legacy she has left behind. hundreds of police officers have arrived in central london — stopping anyone they think is a protestorfrom getting down to oxford circus. the area has been the focus of a climate change protest for the past five days. activists have also gathered at heathrow airport. so far, nearly 600 people

have been arrested. sarah walton has the story. it was a peaceful start to day five of the protest. with the easter holiday keeping many commuters off the roads, there was less disruption to traffic. but demonstrators said they were as determined as ever to remain. i have come out to do my bit and we are going to come back on monday and we will be getting arrested again and probably maybe locking on here again or doing whatever is necessary until the government is prepared to speak with us. police have been making arrests, moving in in groups to carry protesters lying on the ground. but many of those detained have returned to the demonstrations as soon as they were released. the home secretary sajid javid says:

scotland yard says all rest days for officers have been cancelled but the operation is now keeping them from core duties. this is very frustrating for us because this is going to cost millions. the sufferers from this will be the local communities in local boroughs where officers are being taken from the community areas and the funding money needs to be found to deal with what we are doing, but the knock—on effect will be that my colleagues at some stage need to have their time off, need to have their breaks, they are human beings, and it needs to be paid for. this morning, a small group staged a protest at heathrow airport but were quickly moved on by police, who had promised a robust response to any attempts to disrupt travel there. this lunchtime, police have begun making arrests again but as extinction rebellion say more people arejoining their organisation every day, it is still not clear when the protests will end. our correspondent sarah walton is at waterloo bridge in central london. we have seen a number of people

being taken away from the bridge here through the afternoon, probably about 20 or 30 or so of the protesters ta ken away by about 20 or 30 or so of the protesters taken away by police. you can see here that they have formed a sort of front line across the carriageway, people are lying down, sitting down. the police have been coming in, in groups of about four to six and asking protesters to move. when the protesters say they won't move, they are then picked up by the police and physically carried away down the road. we have had a bit of a lull in police action at the moment. you can see that they are hanging back at the moment, monitoring the situation. they have been chatting to the protesters here, earlier on, protesters say they have built up a good relationship with the police. the police have been finding the protesters they are taking away are being released later on and returning to the protest site. i spoke to one woman had been arrested

at oxford circus yesterday afternoon, she spent three hours in police custody, got a cup of tea, they release that she came straight back to the protest site. there is a large crowd here, and bowers have been growing throughout the day. several hundred people on the bridge 110w. several hundred people on the bridge now. there is a stage being setup, performances, lots of music happening here. extinction rebellion have also been getting support from very high profile celebrity backer. the actress emma thompson join to protesters in oxford circus today. i'm sure everyone feels the same. that to inconvenience people and disrupt their lives is not desirable. but sometimes, as the suffragettes would have said when they were fighting for the vote, and let us not forget that they disrupted an awful lot of people's lives in order to get something that we now take for granted. what about the drain on police resources... 7 well, that's up to the police, that's not our decision, we didn't ask for police resources.

it's not like we're burning things down. the police have turned up because they have been asked to turn up, and that's not our responsibility. you ask the government about that, or you ask westminister about that. they decided to spend their money in this way. which i think, personally, is a waste of our taxpayers money. we're not doing anything violent. police say they have made more than 500 arrests since these protest started in london on monday. they say it is beginning to put pressure on the police force in london, keeping them away from their routine operations will stop even though todayis operations will stop even though today is a public holiday for many people, they have cancelled besties for officers. there are now 1000 police officers on a new of central london. they hope at some point in the protesters will move from this site, oxford circus, and parliament square and focus the demonstration on one point, marble arch. having spoke to the protesters you today, they say they had no intention to

leave the site and will stay here as long as they can. let's just show you some light pictures, very close to oxford circus, not far from this pictures, very close to oxford circus, not farfrom this building in central london. at the very centre of that large gathering of people is that pink boat. on the side it says, tell the truth. a large gathering of police close to that bout. it sounds pretty peaceful. we were hearing that although people shouldn't be blocking the highway, it has caused a huge amount of disruption, when people are arrested they are then released and they tend to head back to that central focus of this demonstration. protesters saying that they are not intending on leaving any time soon, unless whether stay is pleasant. it is not as if it is pouring with rain and i

wa nt to as if it is pouring with rain and i want to get home out of the elements. that is at the scene near oxford circus this evening. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister has described the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry as "shocking and truly senseless." it's also been condemned by political leaders in northern ireland and the irish taoiseach. hundreds of police arrive in central london and stop suspected protestors heading to oxford circus — the focus of a climate change protest for the past five days. councils, schools and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families — as figures show a record number of children with working parents who are living on the poverty line. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry.

sheffield united kept the pressure on promotion rivals leeds with a vital 2—0 victory over nottingham forest. chris wilder's side failed to create much in the first half but when yohan benalouane was sent off, mark duffy took advantage but when yohan benalouane was sent with this curling strik. and then enda stevens sealed the three points in the last ten minutes. the win moves sheffield united back into the top two but leeds will regain second spot if they avoid defeat at home against wigan. it's 1-1 with it's1—1 with wigan down to ten men. boating losing 2—0 to aston villa, they will be relegated to the championship if that game ends in defeat for them. they liked his cause up defeat for them. they liked his cause up and down across the country, chasing bristol earlier, held at home by reading. some manchester united players "need a reality check" after a poor run of form, according to manager ole gunnar solskjaer. united have lost five of their last seven games in all competitions

and were knocked out of the champions league by barcelona on tuesday. ahead of sunday's trip to everton, they're sixth in the premier league, two points behind fourth—placed arsenal, with five matches remaining. it's great to have games to look forward to, and the focus was changed straightaway. we spoke about it after the game, forget about this route, we want to be here again. to be back at these stadiums, we need to get amongst the top four. a fantastic week to look forward to, players are in a good state mentally. footballers across england and wales are leading a 24—hour social media strike, which started at nine o'clock this morning, in protest at how racism has been dealth with by football authorities and social media companies. among those taking part is tottenham defender danny rose, who was abused during england's euro 2020 qualifier in montenegro in march. the boycott kicks off the professional footballers'

association's anti—racism campaign, entitled #enough. morally, you know what feels right and what doesn't feel right. yes, you can say someone has not performed well. to be talking about dye and using n word, all sorts of stuff which we know it is unacceptable, you're taken to a whole new level. you're being so personal, it's untrue. super league — and hull fc took the derby bragging rights in style against city rivals hull kingston rovers. they thrashed them 56—12 at the kcom stadium, running in nine tries in the process. this superb try from jack logan sealed his hat—trick and a record derby victory. elsewehere, the good friday wigan versus saints derby is under way.

saint helen leading 20—10. bottom of the table leeds are taking on huddersfield novak djokovic has been knocked out of the monte carlo masters. djokovic warrant in 2015 but that experience did not stop him losing to the world number 1a did not stop him losing to the world number14 and did not stop him losing to the world number 1a and two hours and 20 minutes. it is the first time in four meetings at the 20—year—old russian has beaten djokovic. that is all this but for now. as a reminder, you can keep up—to—date with all those games on the bbc sport website. more for you at around 5:30pm. councils, schools and community centres in parts of the country are increasing their support over the easter holidays for disadvantaged families. figures show almost three million

children with working parents were living on the poverty line last year in the uk — a record number. the government says tackling disadvantage is priority — and is investing £9 million to give more access to holiday clubs. frankie mccamley has been to a youth centre in manchester that has opened its doors for the first time this easter. school's out. and it's time for some good old—fashioned fun. after a morning of pretty impressive activities, everyone at this youth centre in east manchester is working up an appetite. i'm eating mash, beans and sausage. and how is it, is it good? yeah. in the holidays, i'm so bored. but now it feels amazing to be here. how does being here compare to being at home? it's better here, because you get some fresh air. the scheme is in an area where almost half of families live below the poverty line. food is free today and throughout the school holidays, but in term time, even though meals

only cost a pound, some parents can't always afford to pay. what's it like when you see those young children and you can see that they clearly can't afford to buy that food? it's heartbreaking. they sort of walk up and down, and they're watching other children, what they've got. they think we're just behind there, serving, but we're not. we're eyes all over, watching for that hungry child or something's not right. and nobody will go hungry here. no. no one will go hungry. with the support of a government grant and money from the private sector, it's the first time they've opened for easter, and it's a lifeline for some working parents. in school holidays, i know they can come in, they can have breakfast and i know they'll get a dinner. it's helped me out, or i'd have been really, really stuck this last 12 months, 18 months. really. manchester has one of the highest levels of child poverty in the uk. every week, around 1000 children and teenagers come to this youth centre.

and it's notjust here. smaller schemes are being set up across the country over easter in schools, churches and community centres. around half the food served here is delivered by volunteers from a localfood bank. a few miles away, at the busy depot, despite quadrupling the numbers of meals they provide in the last three years, staff say there still aren't enough schemes open at this time of year to feed those who need it. our partners and charity members, theyjust don't have the resources to provide school holiday food in the summer, six weeks, as well as easter, so they are making hard choices. we would like to see more funding at easter time so we can work with more charities who want to do the easter holidays. and it's during the holidays when money can be tight. although children's clubs do relieve a bit of tension, council budgets are stretched, so it will be a struggle to provide resources like this everywhere. frankie mccamley, bbc

news, in manchester. christians in paris are marking good friday, four days since the notre—dame cathedral fire. catholics are taking part in a traditional "way of the cross" procession near notre dame. religious services which would have been held in the 850—year—old cathedral are now taking place in the nearby church of saint sulpice on paris's left bank. professional footballers in england and wales are boycotting social media for 2h hours today in protest against the way social networks and football authorities respond to racism. it follows a number of high—profile incidents in domestic and international matches this season. i've been speaking to keir radnedge, a writer with world soccer magazine, and he told me why he wasn't surprised with the stand footballers are taking, following several high—profile racist incidents. the professional footballers association, the players union, decided they wanted to upgrade and make a much higher

profile issue about campaigning against racism and racist attitudes. both, within the sport itself, but within the fan community. why then a social media boycott? because social media, i don't need to explain about how it has exploded over the last few years. in particular, the pfa felt this was a particular way to get a message to fans, who really don't care if there club is fined for racist outbursts. but if they suddenly see a gap, 01’ no progress, on one of their player's website and account. maybe, they will suddenly start to think that this is an issue that needs chasing down. how much is the attitude towards racism in the game changing? it's notjust in the game, it's wider than that, even if you don't follow football, these stories make

the headlines now. yes, they do. i think the progress and pervasiveness of social media has enhanced a lot of the good things in our community, but also, it has provided a megaphone for a tiny community who want to get hate messages out. this is partly why you have this sudden explosion, if you like, of awareness of the nature of the problem and the need to combat it. what more, in your view, could the football association and the clubs be doing? i think punishments for racist abuse are not strong enough. as i say, fans don't worry if their club or national association is fined a sum of money. i think if it comes round to a question of taking players off the pitch much more readily when there are outburst, that will also

create a headline effect which will raise the process of combating the problem. also, deducting points from a teams in competition is another possible route, which really has not been followed yet. the uk's first ever guide horse has taken a ride on a train, to see how well he would fare with public transport. this is digby, a 20—month old miniature horse. he's training to assist people with visual impairments. he travelled on newcastle's metro train to prepare for life in london. digby is described by his owner as affectionate and loves to be petted. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. the temperatures are higher out there than they were at this time yesterday. it is only going to get

warmer. into tomorrow, a lot of fine weather out there throughout the british isles. much of western europe and into scandinavia as well. having said that, the skies are on was beside, hazy cloud out there. temperatures in the low to mid 20s in the southern half of the uk, even 21 celsius in the lowlands of scotla nd 21 celsius in the lowlands of scotland at 5pm. a clear evening but the nights are pretty long at this time of year, immediately temperatures will dip away, maybe two or three degrees in some parts of eastern britain. on saturday, it is going to be a beautiful day out there. the difference in the office is that there will be a little bit more cloud here, maybe some spots of rain. for ourfriends in stornoway, a fish a day, only 13, otherwise, it is in the 20s.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister has described the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry as "shocking and truly senseless". it has also been condemned by political leaders in northern ireland and the irish taoiseach. hundreds of police have begun removing climate change protesters who have been blocking london's main shopping street all week. officers have been carrying away activists one by one from a pink yacht that forms the centrepiece of the demonstration at oxford circus. councils, schools, and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families, as figures show a record number of children with working parents who are living on the poverty line. two women have died after getting into trouble in the water off aberdeen beach. police say the 22 and 36—year—olds were foreign nationals who appear to have gone swimming and underestimated the conditions. there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.