this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at four. police in londonderry investigating the murder of the journalist lyra mckee have arrested two teenagers. this is the live scene in oxford circus in london — where police have called in extra officers from neighbouring forces to help clear climate protesters. small mercies — thousands of bees living on the roof of notre—dame survive the fire which devastated the cathedral. much of britain basks in an easter heatwave — retailers are hoping for soaring sales of food and drink. manchester city beat tottenham, with a single goalfrom phil foden —

overtaking liverpool and go back to the top of the premier league. and this week's victoria derbyshire interviews includes the schoolgirl who was put in an isolation booth 216 times, and then tried to kill herself. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. detectives are questioning two teenagers in connection with the killing of thejournalist, 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, louise cullen sent this report. the two men were arrested in derry this morning and brought here to the psni serious crime suite at musgrave police

station in belfast. the 18 and 19 year—olds are being held under the terrorism act. their arrest follows the release of cctv footage by the police. that footage shows lyra mckee among onlookers as rioting flares in the creggan. a masked man stepps out from behind a wall, then vanishes. a few minutes later, a man with a gun steps out and fires shots towards police and onlookers. lyra mckee was rushed to hospital but died from her injuries. many tributes have been paid to the young writer and lgbt activist, and the vigils have been held in belfast, and in derry — where political leaders united in their condemnation of the killing. a minute's silence was held before a football match last night to remember her. and there will be more vigils held across northern ireland today as communities unites in shock and revulsion. the former us president, bill clinton, tweeted that he was heartbroken by her death, that 21 hard—won years

of peace and progress could not be let go by a northern ireland still facing challenges. the rioting in the creggan began as the police carried out a search operation targeting dissident republicans. the police say the have reviewed the intelligence that led to that operation, and it is sound, that the blame for lyra mckee‘s death lies solely with the man who pulled the trigger. there's been an outpouring of grief from friends and family, while people who worked with lyra speak glowingly of the work she was doing exposing life in post—troubles northern ireland. patrick corrigan is northern ireland director of amnesty international, he says lyra was extremely well known as both a journalist and activist. i think the sort ofjournalism that lyra did was very reflective and considerate of the society that she had grown up in, that she was hoping to build a future in with her partner, sarah, and was looking back

at the horrible conflict from which we have emerged, for whom too many people still don't have justice, too many deaths and injuries, the truth still hasn't been told. i think that she was interested in exploring those stories, the pain and the legacy that had been handed down from one generation to the next. as well as the challenges of growing up in a post—conflict, what we hoped was a post—conflict northern ireland. and particularly, from a personal perspective, for her as a young lgbt women and how difficult it was for her to come out to her family within her community, and the concern that that caused. she came out of the other side of that, and through her very powerful letter to her 14—year—old self, she shared that knowledge, that experience, with the next generation of young people coming up and going to experience the same thing. i think she was a very important, not just young journalist, but young leader within our community. certainly not afraid

of using her voice. on the subject of suicide, like you say, she wrote quite widely on the subject. in april of last year, she wrote a piece about the devastating toll that the suicides were taking on northern ireland. there is a little quote here that i would like to use, "again and again, i see the same theatre played out — statements of condolence from politicians have become as meaningless as thoughts and prayers offered shootings in america." she goes on to say, "the peace process has failed the very ceasefire generation it was meant to save from slaughter." what do you think she would make of the tributes like people across the political divide have paid to her, and what she would like to see for the future of the country? i think her head would be spinning because she was a very modest person. i don't think she realised the impact she had already had through

her relatively short as a writer, as a contributer to the debate about to the debate about the future of this society. i think it is powerful the way that so many political leaders, community leaders, have come together to pay tribute. and also to lament, i suppose, the fact that they have let down the ceasefire generation. lyra was one of those at the tender age of 29. most of her life had been in relative peace, she didn't really have any actual memory of the conflict, as such. you know, it's very telling that many of the people out on the streets of derry on thursday night, throwing stones, throwing petrol bombs, and perhaps even pulling the trigger that took her life, were also all that very tender age of those young years, but ceasefire generations. something has gone badly amiss when, 21 years after the good friday agreement, that we are in this state. i think, we as a society as a whole, the uk government, the politicians,

the community leaders in northern ireland, have to do some serious self reflection on how things have been let slip to this point. the metropolitan police has requested about 200 extra officers from neighbouring forces, to help deal with climate change protesters in central london. demonstrators have occupied oxford circus, waterloo bridge and parliament square since last monday. police say they've arrested more than 700 people — and 28 have been charged. our news correspondent, simonjones, joins us now from oxford circus in central london, where some protestors still remain. they need those 200 or so extra officers, simon? there is still a very large police presence here. it isa very large police presence here. it is a very hot day, you get the sense that the patience of officers are wearing thin. they are, we had a group of officers surrounding a man who is lying down on the ground there. the police arejust

who is lying down on the ground there. the police are just about to make an attempt to lift that man up and take him away. the police are saying, in terms of an operation, it's been an unusual one because they're not encountering a great deal of resistance when it comes to being arrested. people are lying down on the ground and being carried away. you can now hear the crowd cheering, giving support to that man who has been taken away. just behind me there, you can see some of the equipment they have been using to try to cut people away who have locked themselves together, also people who have glued themselves together. so it has been a big operation. what we saw earlier with a large number of police officers basically surrounding this whole crossroads here, trying to become the area. then about 30 protesters decided they would stay here. we have seen the process of removing was 30 in the past few hours. there

is still a pregnant women around here who hasn't been made. largely, they seem to have cleared this crossroads. they have reclaimed the space but a lot of the protesters are simply surrounding the area. as you can see, they are standing behind the police officers. some protesters, some have simply come to watch the spectacle, people out shopping i heard about the prostates, rather than protesters themselves. it will be interesting to see what their next move will be. the police message is, you cannot be here, you lawfully don't have the right to be here. what you can do is go to marble arch i'm protest there. but we still have quite a large number of people determined to stay here. we look around, a large number of officers still here standing at the crossroads, who are making sure that people do not re—enter this area. quite when this area is going to be able to be reopened to traffic

might be opened as normal to the shoppers well, that is unclear. certainly, still an ongoing situation this afternoon. seven people were killed in an attack on the afghan ministry of information in kabul. an explosion was heard just before midday local time, and sporadic gunfire continued for over six hours before officials declared the incident over. a ministry source said one of the attackers got inside the building. the attack comes a day after talks between afghan officials and the taliban were suspended, but the taliban said they were not behind the assault. one of labour's most senior figures 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. she said she was "sincerely sorry."

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. 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 5 years. but new research from university college london, suggests that high risk people should be screened more often — and low risk patients much less. our 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. a scheme to help people with mental health illnesses find if they want one, is being expanded.

england is rolling it out, the individual placement and support scheme to 28 new areas, which means most of england will be covered by the scheme. 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. i'm joined by paul farmer, he's the chief executive of the mental health charity mind. why has the scheme worked so well? crowd: come on, andy! i think it has worked mainly because it isa i think it has worked mainly because it is a voluntary programme so people can enter the schemes will only any fear of mentation. people can enter the schemes will only any fear of mentationlj people can enter the schemes will only any fear of mentation. i think it can work well because people with mental health problems have an arm wrapped around them so they can have a very tailored natured support. finally, it works well because

employers are well supported to understand the needs of people with mental health problems. that is interesting because most employers will think about taking on somebody with a mental—health issue who is dealing and working through that, some of them might regard that as a race, a potential drain on resources . race, a potential drain on resources. what sort of conversations do the special team hand with employers? crowd: come on, andy! i think the fishing i think the local workers, including many people from our local mines will have with employers will be to think about that own approaches to mental health and may be tackle some of the myths and may be tackle some of the myths and misconceptions that they might have. secondly, think about the kind of work and support that somebody with a mental health problem could really achieve. also, the particular adjustments that someday might

need to do that effectively. once you have gone through that, what employs them to tell is that people with mental health problems are amongst their most productive and most loyal members of staff. when we talk about serious mental health problems what are we talking about here, it doesn't work for everybody. what sectors have proved particularly successful?” what sectors have proved particularly successful? i think you're about to say it is not always the right solution for people which is why the voluntary nature of the support is so important, in that the scheme is in stark contrast a lot of the schemes that are run by the dwp, for example, which have a lot of mentation around them. it recognises it will not always be the right scheme for everybody. i think the kind of people who really benefit from this are often people who have had quite long periods of time away from the workplace, possibly because they have had a spell of time in a

psychiatric hospital, or may be their self esteem is such that they have not been able to get out and about and they need their self esteem rebuilt. what the schemes tend to do as they work with a person on a step—by—step basis to help people get closer to work. i think this is an approach which is applicable across a wide variety of different types, different sectors of the workplace. we have definitely seen of the workplace. we have definitely seen it work in retail, we have seen it working well in an office environment, where the environment is very well controlled. those approaches can give people that increased level of self—confidence and belief. that means they are able to, not to seek, but find and hold down a job. for many people, that is an enormous step forward in time to become an equal citizen in our society. it is notjust about people

dealing with mental health problems. the issue is also about how do you look after your mental health, across the board to everybody, once you are at work? it's a very important point. i think we are seeing a quite a revelation in the way we think about mental health in work. most of us spend enormous amounts of our waking time at work so amounts of our waking time at work so it's really important for us to think about our mental health whilst we are at work, as well as not at work. one example of this is the mental health worker gateway, which we run, which is a one—stop shop for organisations who want to understand how they can support the mental health of their staff. just this last week, we want a whole set of materials critically for people who work in smaller businesses because we find it is often smaller

businesses which don't have hr teams to provide that support. you are right to highlight the importance of the changing face of employers. if employers are thinking about this issue in a different and more positive way, then that means they are more likely to be welcoming workplaces to somebody who may be has had a history of mental problems, as well as supporting the staff in their workplaces who might be developing mental—health problems, either because of work on other things going on their lives. thank you forjoining us. 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 1—in—10 heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if routine check—ups were better targeted. in sport, manchester city are back at the top of the premier league table at the top of the premier league ta ble after at the top of the premier league table after a nervy1—0 win over totte n ha m. table after a nervy1—0 win over tottenham. city beat their champions league conquerors at the etihad stadium. at the world snooker championships, the reigning champion mark williams, is up in the first round. in the fed cup, johanna konta lost the opening set of her match as great britain take on kazakhstan. she came back to take the second set and is now serving for the match. all the latest what is on the bbc sport website, i will be back at 5:30pm. clashes have broken out between dozens of demonstrators and police in paris on the 23rd saturday of yellow—vest protests.

dozens of black—hooded demonstrators have thrown rocks at police and some set fire to motorcycles. police responded by firing tear gas and stun grenades. our reporter in paris hugh schofield has been watching the scenes unfold. the pictures you're looking at, assuming they are the ones i've just been looking at, are based around the place de la republique in the eastern side of the city, a place where it one of the cortez of the yellow vests has ended up. there were two marches planned today. the other one seems to be progressing peacefully, but the one at this point has decided to... well, part of it, has decided to, you know, break off and start confronting the police, smashing windows, setting fire to scooters and so on. we have seen,once again, the situation degenerate there. we have seen similar situations, and much worse ones,

around the champs—elysees. after that, the gun stepped in and said no more on the champs—elysees. the champs—elysees totally off limits now. the focus has shifted in aid of much more accustomed to protest, that is in the eastern part of the city. —— around the place de la republique. we now have this stand—off between police and protesters which flares up every now and again with more that advise being started, police baton charges, and tear gas being fired and so on. it does seem, once again, but among the yellow vests, they have been infiltrated by what they called the black bloc, people of really radical, anarchist, far left sympathies who have decided to make themselves part of the broader protest movement in order to make their point. how is this for an unbelievably fascinating story of survival?

much of the roof and spire of notre—dame cathedral was destroyed in monday's fire, but its smallest residents survived. some 200,000 bees living in hives on the roof were initially thought to have perished. however, notre dame's beekeeper has confirmed that the bees are alive and buzzing and instead of the fire killing them, the carbon dioxide actually intoxicated them and simply put them to sleep. here's sibyle moulin — one of the beekeepers who cares for them. i was in my car going to see some friends near paris and i heard what was happening, i had friends sending me messages and pictures of the cathedral because they worked near there, and i was, i think like everybody in france and the rest of the world, without voice by what i could hear from people describing the scene. and i had no idea if i had to move the hives or if it was so hot there it was so full of water, i had no idea what could have happened to them. because it was the night,

when it is night, the bees can't fly so they don't fly at night. we always see them flying but it's by day. at night they cannot do anything, they cannot have a way to find their way because when there is no sun, no way. the day after we had pictures taken by drones and i could see the three dots made by the roof of the hives and nothing was in front, nothing that looked like melted wax, so i had more hope about their health and then on thursday, nicola, my boss, met andre on the pavement and he said that he had seen bees going back and forth into the hives. i was at first very pleased, but i have faith in them. you know, they were on earth before us and they will be after us, i am definitely convinced of that.

the weather at the moment is fascinating. let's find out how it is looking in central london. we know it started off pretty hot for the easter weekend, temperatures have soared. in fact, expected to reach 26 degrees over the bank holiday. that makes part of the uk hotter than the mediterranean. our correspondent said today's weather was perfect for sun lovers. it has been very hot, exposed here. as you can see, it's absolutely beautiful, a perfect day to be out on the water. this is hyde park in central london, a lot of people out

on pedal outs, probably the people who own these, it is probably one of the busiest days of the year so far. we have not taking the temperature or look, we have been here since 11 o'clock this morning when it was about 20 degrees then. it has now reached 2a degrees. in terms of records, well, this is going to be the hottest day of the year so far. also, one of the hottest easter weekend on record. 1919 was the hottest easter weekend when temperatures reached 29.4 degrees in camden square in london. we will not reach that temperature over this weekend but we are not far off it at the moment. as i say, 24 degrees here in high park and we are expecting temperatures to go up as the afternoon goes on to 25—26d. there are people who have gone away over the bank holiday to the

mediterranean. parts of spain, greece, over the past couple of days, they may be looking back to the uk with some envy because part of those places have experienced some thunderstorms. but for those who like the sunny weather, it will continue tomorrow, one day, and probably choose the. the weather will turn on wednesday when the weather becomes showery. for now, glorious temperatures this weekend. 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. one 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 not just 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.

now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. we are not seen too many problems honestly with a front at the moment. there is a significant change in the weather as you drift up to that of quarter of the british isles. elsewhere, very warm. a glories evening for parts of england, may be parts of northern ireland too. through tonight, maureen will be pushing into the western parts of scotland, may be in northern ireland too. not a particular cold night, pretty chili along east anglia. not a great deal of change on sunday from saturday. we will see dempsey is taking a dent in the north—west and quarter of scotland. elsewhere, temperatures at their highest, pushing into the low 20s. onto the bank holiday on monday, it looks as

though we will at last see some brighter skies getting into the north west of scotland, and the temperature responding as a consequence. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: police in londonderry investigating the murder of the journalist lyra mckee have arrested two teenagers. as climate change protests continue in central london, police have called in extra officers from neighbouring forces to help clear the demonstrators. thousands of bees living on the roof of notre—dame have survived the fire which devastated the cathedral. much of britain basks in easter sunshine — retailers are hoping for soaring sales of food and drink. manchester city beat tottenham with a single goalfrom phil foden — overtaking liverpool and go back to the top of the premiership. and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights

from her programme this week.