a. good afternoon. detectives are questioning two teenagers in connection with the killing of the journalist lyra mckee. the 29—year—old was shot dead during rioting in derry on thursday night. the suspects, aged 18 and 19, were arrested under the terrorism act.

from belfast, laura cullen reports. lyra mckee can be seen among the onlookers as rioting flares in the creggan. as a car burns on the streets, a masked man stepped out from behind a wall and then disappears again. a few minutes later, a man with a gun fired shots towards police and onlookers. lyra mckee was rushed to hospital by police, where she died from her injuries. many tributes have been paid to the writer and lgbt activist. vigils were held in derry yesterday where political leaders from both sides of the community united in condemnation. football matches held a minute's silence in her memory. and former us president bill clinton said he was heartbroken, that her death was a reminder of how much there was to lose if northern ireland let go of the last 21 years of peace and progress. the murder dominates the

newspapers today. when i woke up this morning, i did think that i had reamed all this, that it hadn't really happened. i had dream to the vigil and everything, and then i heard the news, and i realised it wasn't a nightmare, it was true. the rioting began during a police search operation in the creggan, targeting dissident republican activity. the police at the intelligence leading to that operation and was sound, but the blame for the murder of lyra mckee lies solely with the man who fired the gun. louise cullen reporting. police say they're continuing to liaise with climate change protesters on the sixth day of demonstrations in central london. more than 700 people have been arrested. activists are being encouraged to move to marble arch. the police say anyone refusing to leave other protest sites will be arrested. our correspondentjenny kumah is at oxford circus. jenny, they were hoping to clear the protestors from there today. any sign of that?

in the last few minutes, there has been an increased police presence here, and they have been removing people. early this morning at around 10.30, they did speak to a smaller group of protesters and told them they would start arresting people if they would start arresting people if they didn't move on and go to the official site at marble arch. but they were determined to carry on. i spoke to people and they said they wa nted spoke to people and they said they wanted to stay here rather than go to marble arch because they felt they could have more impact, and cause more disruption if they stayed here. this is having an impact on the police as well. they say hundreds of police officers are having to be deployed. it is affecting cell space in the wider criminal justice system. affecting cell space in the wider criminaljustice system. but protesters say that they are prepared to continue for as long as it takes. many are returning hours after being released from being arrested, and they say they will continue until the government listens to their demands and brings about drastic action to tackle climate change. jenny kumah at

0xford climate change. jenny kumah at oxford circus, thank you. a british computer expert who helped shut down a major cyber attack on the nhs has pleaded guilty to cyber crime charges in the us. marcus hutchins, from north devon, faces up to five years in prison for his role in distributing malicious software designed to steal online banking passwords. he says he takes full responsibility for his actions. one of labour's most senior politicians has apologised after she was photographed drinking alcohol on public transport. diane abbott, the shadow home secretary, said she'd been drinking a can of mojito cocktail, despite a ban on drinking alcohol on london's transport network. ms abbott said she was sincerely sorry. nearly 10% of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in england and wales if health checks were tailored to individual patients. currently people over the age of a0 are eligible for a heart check every five years. new research from university

college london suggests that high risk people should be screened more often and low risk patients less frequently. 0ur health correspondent james gallagher reports. somebody‘s risk of a heart attack or stroke can be worked out by looking at risk factors such as their blood pressure, cholesterol levels or family history. doctors use the information to give advice on lifestyle changes, or to prescribe drugs like cholesterol—lowering statins or for blood pressure. the study in the lancet public health followed 7,000 people to see how they risk changed over time, and then investigated whether there was a better way of performing routine checkups. currently people should be seen every five years, but the study suggests that the healthiest people could be seen every seven years, and the less healthy every year. the ucl team predict 8% of heart attacks and strokes would be prevented with tailored testing. that works out at about 5,000 fewer heart attacks and strokes a year in england and wales. the researchers say these personalised checks would not cost

the nhs any more money. the british heart foundation said the approach could potentially save lives, but warned it may be hard to implement, and that too few people were having the current assessments. james gallagher, bbc news. the singer adele has separated from her husband after three years of marriage. in a statement, the couple said they were committed to raising their son together lovingly. adele married simon konecki, an investment banker turned charity boss, in secret after five years of dating. the best—selling london—born artist is known for her chart—topping albums 19, 21 and 25. this weekend could be one of the hottest easter bank holidays on record. the met office says most of the country will experience dry, sunny and very warm weather conditions, with temperatures rising today and tomorrow, possibly hitting 27 degrees on monday. the uk's warmest easter temperature was 29.4 degrees, recorded in london back in 19119. helena lee is out in the sunshine for us now.

helena. this is the serpentine lake in hyde park in central london, and you can see the water glistening in the sunshine. it is absolutely glorious out here, lots of people out on pedalos, and we havejust out here, lots of people out on pedalos, and we have just taken the temperature, it is already 23 celsius here. in terms of the record you mention there, this will be the hottest day so far this year, one of the hottest easter weekend is on record. you mentioned then you have to go back to 19119 when that temperature was recorded at 29.4 celsius in central london. for those people who have headed off to the mediterranean, spain, parts of greece, they may well be looking back to the uk with envy, there are thunderstorms there. but for those who like the sunny weather, it is

expected to last until the middle of next week. helena lee at hyde park in central london, thank you. with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon to you, mike. good afternoon. we'll get straight to the day's football — and yet another meeting between manchester city and tottenham. this time it's in the premier league, and city are 1—0 up, teenager phil foden with the goal in only his second league start for city. they'll go back above liverpool at the top of the table with a win. in scotland, rangers are leading 3—0 at hearts. if rangers win, celtic will have to wait at least another week to take their eighth title in a row. anthonyjoshua needs to find a new opponent to fight for his debut in the usa after his contest against jarelle miller on june 1st was called off after the american failed a second drugs test. joshua's promoter eddie hearn said a replacement would be announced next week. miller opened up on social media overnight, saying he's paying the price for a bad call.

i messed up. i made a bad call. there will a lot of ways to handle the situation, i handled it wrongly and i'm paying the price for it. i missed an opportunity, and i'm hurting on the inside. my heart is bleeding right now. i hurt my family, my friends, my team, my supporters. but i'm owning up to it, i'm going to deal with it and correct it. at madison square garden in the early hours of tomorrow morning, amir khan will fight terrence crawford for the wbo welterweight world title. khan says victory would rank amongst the best moments in his career. ade adedoyin reports from new york. a career that has produced some spectacular highs and equally spectacular highs and equally spectacular lows. three years on here in new york, he is fully focused on winning another world title. i'm taking this risk, but i know it is a risk i can win, and if

ifight my know it is a risk i can win, and if i fight my best, there is know it is a risk i can win, and if ifight my best, there is no one touching me. i know a fight like this will bring me to my best, and i know there is a lot to lose and also a lot to gain, winning this fight. and he will have to be at his best to avoid becoming the latest fighter on the highlight reel of this formidable champion. when i get in the ring, it is go time. let's go. amir khan could have faced his domestic rival kell brook in the uk for even more money, but in his attempt to write his name into boxing folklore at this iconic venue which has featured the likes of muhammad ali and joe frazier. the question is, does he still have what it takes to compete with the best? amir has had a great career, ijust don't particularly see that particular amir khan in the ring on the night. he just particular amir khan in the ring on the night. hejust needs particular amir khan in the ring on the night. he just needs a solid 45 minutes to change things around. critics often talk about khan's

vulnerabilities, having suffered three brutal knockouts, but it is often forgotten that he is a former 0lympic silver medallist and a two—time world champion. 0lympic silver medallist and a two-time world champion. this fight is very important to me and my legacy and my whole career. if i win this fight i will always be remembered as one of the top fighters in the world. this is a risky fight for khan, but the reward is potentially going down as one of the best british fighters of all time. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. let's take you live now to the crucible theatre in sheffield. the world snooker championship is under way. defending champion mark williams is playing martin gould. williams lost the first frame, but he's 5—2 ahead now. there's coverage on bbc one straight after this bulletin. there's more on the bbc sport website, including text and radio commentary from great britain's fed cup match against kazakhastan. that starts in around 15 minutes. back to you, shaun. mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. you can see more on all of today's

stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is just after 20 to seven. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. it's 13:12. let's get more on our top story this lunchtime — the arrest of two teenagers in londonderry in connection with the murder of the journalist, leera mckie. police are blaming her death on a group known as the new ira. earlier i spoke to henry mcdonald — a journalist based in belfast who has written several books about irish republicanism. he told me more about the group. they are an organisation formed in 2012, their first communique was given to myself. they were formed out

of the remnants of the real ira, the terror group that brought us the 0magh bomb atrocity 21 years ago and they also gathered this new organisation, ex—members of the provisional ira from places like north armagh and formed into this new group, they morphed into this particular, the most lethal and dangerous of all, groups opposed to the good friday agreement and the peace process. how big an organisation do you think they are? clearly not on the scale of the ira of old, but still sufficiently dangerous to be a worry for the police. they are much smaller in terms of membership. maybe 200 people maximum. they have a much, much reduced base of support used to hide weapons

or help activists get across the border. it's a much reduced organisation, but can be dangerous nonetheless. i was speaking last night to a security official who said one of the things worrying about this organisation is that they do have people who were experienced in the dark arts of bomb—making when they were in the provisional ira and some of those people have gone over to the new ira in the last decade or so and have brought over bomb—making skills. there was a recent raid with some bomb—making equipment found on the border and it "spooked" some of the bomb disposal officers based in northern ireland who analysed it. it was a sophisticated and a lot of it home—made. there is a capacity there, but because of them being small in nature and not having a massive

base of support, i think they are, generally speaking, being contained by m15 who have a large presence and a regional headquarters here. they will be able to spike their violence which they were going to do over the easter parade anyway because of the anniversary of the 1916 rising. they are dangerous but i don't think in the grand scheme of things despite the tragedy of this week that they will destabilise the political peace process. they can't do it. the key thing you pointed to there is this is a group that doesn't have anything like the support of the wider republican community that the ira enjoyed at its height in the troubles. you've met some of these people, why do they remain convinced that violence will achieve their objective when it didn't for the ira for so many years?

it's rather puzzling because an organisation is capable with a lot of technical know—how. the provisional ira could not significantly shift british policy in terms of disengaging from northern ireland. how could this organisation do anything else like that? it's dubious but their argument is ideologically pure, that it's their duty to do this, the good friday agreement does not deliver the promise of a united ireland, it gives the unionist population of northern ireland a veto over constitutional change, which is true, it does, nothing can change without the majority say so in northern ireland but it's almost like a nihilistic kind of reaction to the world moving on and it's interesting and significant that as well as the experienced hands who have come over, hardliners, a lot of

the recruits are very young, no different in many ways from lyra mckee, children of the ceasfire. some of them were not even born when the ceasefire was declared or when the good friday agreement was achieved 21 years ago and they are part of a generation left behind and they are being used and manipulated and so on and recruited into these organisations so you have that kind of combination the headlines on bbc news: two people have been arrested over the murder of lyra mckee in londonderry. the teenagers are being held under the terrorism act. police in london say they've now arrested more than 700 people since climate change protests began last monday. researchers say nearly one in ten heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if routine check—ups were better targeted. a scheme to help people with mental health illnesses find a job — if they want one —

is being expanded. nhs england is rolling it out the individual placement and support scheme to 28 new areas. employment specialists will offer coaching and advice, along with practical tips on preparing for interviews. it's hoped that within five years, it will help 55,000 people per year. earlier i spoke to brian dow, deputy chief executive of the charity, rethink mental illness. he welcomed this expansion of services. traditionally if you had a severe mental illness, you tended to experience a long wait for treatment and a testing road to get a diagnosis and ultimately the right kind of medication. that meant that frankly your illness had developed so much that you are unlikely to get into employment and the prospect of that was deeply frightening. hopefully with the kind of improvements and investments gone into the mental health system recently, all of that should happen quickly so that's the basics.

in fact, the research shows that two thirds of people even who have a severe mental illness actually want to work but have not been given the right support to get into work and once they are in that employment, to stay on that. and that, i suppose, is the other element, you're notjust helping the patient, the client, but you are having to work with employers to help them see beyond the illness. exactly, people with a mental health problem are no different from anybody else. you want a job because you want security and want to be socially connected and a job brings in income so you have money to spend and don't feel impoverished and the isolation that comes with that. helping both the person into thejob but also supporting the employer to understand what it's like to live with a mental health condition, often one that may fluctuate so that the symptoms are not obvious

to see, is good for both individual, the employer and for the economy as a whole so it's really fantastic news. we should stress this is a voluntary scheme, there is no question of people being forced onto this and it's nothing to do with benefits, it's purely about people who believe they would like to work and find out if it is practical for them and what kind of support may be available for them. yes, and that's an important point to make because although about two thirds of people with a severe and enduring mental illness want to work, there is probably around about a third of people who really can't or are not able to hold down full—time permanent work. those people still might want to be able to volunteer or do something valuable so as long as there is support for people and understanding and the benefit system itself is giving the right kind of support to people, in theory, so that in time they can

have some sort of gradual return back to gainful employment so i think that distinction is an important one to make. what about confidence of clients you've worked with? what impact has worked hard on the people you've dealt with? in terms of the things you are talking about like social isolation and confidence, particularly in recovery particularly when recovery from mental illness is ongoing? it's important to remember that if you have a mental health condition, once you have the basics in place, the things that will move your health up and down, are things like social connectedness, work, decent housing is a really important factor, so the difference it makes being in work, being part connect with, is enormous in terms of people's confidence, of course, but as you indicate, the long—term recovery. young taxpayers are being warned by the government

to be wary of fraudsters offering tax rebates worth hundreds of pounds. the scams, mostly by text and email, are timed to coincide with the sending out of legitimate rebates after the end of the tax year. here's our business correspondent, rob young. the new tax year is just a few weeks old. this is the time of year when hm revenue and customs sends refunds to those taxpayers who paid too much last year. there is a warning that scammers exploit this. hmrc says criminals target the smartphones of adults in an attempt to get hold of their bank details. in spring, con artists send text messages such as this one, pretending to be from the tax office. it offers an enticing £265 rebate, but anyone who clicks on the link could end up sending their bank details to a criminal. here is another example of a scam. this e—mail, which looks official, isn't. fraudsters might try to use the unwitting victim's card numbers, set up payments from their account, or take out loans.

hm revenue and customs had 250,000 reports of attempted tax scams in april and may last year. they fear the problem will be worse this spring. they young people who may not have much experience of the system, who are particularly vulnerable, especially as they are more likely to manage their affairs on their smartphone. they say anyone who is due a genuine refund will receive it directly into their bank account or get a cheque through the post. house plants do much more than simply decorate our homes — they can bring a sense of calm and help the environment. currently, plants which aren't considered food, are subject to full vat, but campaigners say that should be reduced. laura foster has more. becca had struggled with anxiety and depression for months. counselling didn't work,

medication didn't work, but then she was given a house plant and from there her collection grew to more than 100 plants. the well—being you get is so immense. when you stop focusing on looking so far in the future because you have something to deal with right in front of you, it can really help. they take so much time to grow and change at it makes you accept that in yourself as well. becca isn't the only one. the popularity of house plants has skyrocketed in recent years, helped in part by social media. at the moment, plants are considered to be a luxury item and therefore we pay full vat on them in the uk. but in other countries in europe, the taxes are less. as well as benefiting the environment, it's thought that cutting vat could help more people manage their mental health, particularly individuals who don't have access to a garden or green space. if they are feeling that the cost of acquiring those plants is prohibitive, i think that is a great shame. anything that makes plants more

affordable will be a good thing. a lot of people will make a difference in a recovery from health issues. 0ne business feels so strongly about the issue it's written to the government, calling for rates to be reduced. places like france, germany, italy, the rates of vat on plants is up to half what it is in the uk, and in some places more than that. some people might say, you're just saying this because you're a plant company. what do you say to that? i recognise that, but we have a much broader mission. they are notjust a nice thing to decorate one space with, but they are an important thing in a healthy lifestyle. the treasury said... but becca says the well—being you get from plants is so immense it's worth considering.

it's been quite life—changing, actually. in a small way, but also in a really, really big way. earlier i spoke to rob slade, who runs an indoor plants business in north london, who said indoor plants were growing in popularity. house plants, there has been such a big resurgence around them and how people are using them, experimenting with them, and anything that gets people more into them and more accessible is quite useful and quite exciting, as becca mentioned, because of the benefits it brings to your home and environment. what's driving the resurgence? have you been talking to customers to get an idea of why this added and fresh enthusiasm for house plants? there are few things we have seen that's kind driving that trend. a big part of it is around

corporations and office spaces. they are investing heavily in greenery because it improves the environment you are working in, it increases productivity apparently and just your overall happiness to be there and i think sometimes if you're working in those spaces and getting the advantages of these green things and then you go home and they are missing, you do kind of feel that impact and there is something really cool about growing something, it's really satisfying and although it might take you a few attempts to figure out which plant is for you, once you've nailed that, it is really cool and when people buy their first plants with us, we always encourage them to take a photo because after a six—month growing season it is really different and it's really rewarding. plants have babies so you become a plant grandparent quite fast! it's a rewarding hobby.

hobby, but also a business in your case. do you have a favourite plant that brings you particular pleasure, makes you smile when you walk into a room? yeah, there's some cool plants that move throughout the day so they start quite tight—knit. actually, this is in that family. they start their day quite tight, closed up and you can see the underside of their leaves and throughout the day they open up and move and sort of do a salutation, then at night—time they close again, so it's a bit creepy having a pet plant that physically moves, but it's quite fun. do you talk to your plants? er, if they've got a name i will talk to them! we've got veronica, she's been with us for quite a while so i'll say hello to her.

it's time for a look at the weather. i have good news. it's not often you can say it is glorious all over the british isles and yes, there is a fly in the ointment. the northeast corner of scotland sees this weather front which has been there for a while and the conditions underneath that are not glorious, the cloud is low, the rain is inland. that is the notable exception to the rest of what i'm going to say. it's gloriously sorry just about heavy one else in the onshore breeze across some eastern coastal spots but more inland, we are in for the warmest day of the year, we are already up to around 23 celsius. it

may flirt with far west northern ireland at times. frost—free for many, as was the case last night. fog may be an it should down the line to start off sunday but here we go again, we may well find that the temperatures are back a fraction. that's more of a concern, trying to get a precise view. i think it's a repeat of today, as are the pollen levels, high except in the north—eastern quarter of scotland. the good news about the transition from sunday into monday is that the weather front eventually will clear from north—western