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he was robbed at a hotel final title run—in with liverpool. in ethiopia, and accuses the owner, city went back to the top of the a former competitor, table last night after a convincing of doing nothing to help. joe biden announces he's running for 2-0 table last night after a convincing 2—0 win over manchester united. the white house in 2020. so claims leroy sane with a goal to settle things. but guardiola says the title race is so tight because of the he was robbed in a hotel in ethiopia standards his team set last season. and accuses a former competitor of doing nothing to help. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. manchester united were comfortably turn by wales. knife crime across england and wales rose to record levels last year, according to the latest figures from the office that's the first time wolves have beaten arsenal in any for national statistics. competition since 1979. thursday the 25th of april. last year, nearly 41,000 offences knife crime across england were recorded by police, and wales rose to record the team of the year has been it's levels last year, a 6% increase on 2017. according to the latest figures from the office released this morning, and perhaps for national statistics. the figures also show last year, nearly 41,000 offences surprisingly, the one manchester there were more than 730 cases were recorded by police, a 6 % increase on 2017. of murder and manslaughter, united player in the team is paul the figures also show excluding terror attacks. pogba. plenty of debate over his that's the highest there were more than 730 cases number since 2008. of murder and manslaughter, inclusion —— inclusion this morning, excluding terror attacks. let's get more detail on this with our home affairs as you can imagine. judd trump was that's the highest correspondent peter cooke.

let's begin with knife crime. it's number since 2008. going to be no surprise to anyone taken to a deciding frame by the world number 4030. the type layer watching that figures are up. just think how many times knife crime has up up to plus 2% of offences led to featured in the names so far. yell then miscued at a crucial point, allowing judd trump to win the people being summoned to court. i match. he is a bookies favourite to out every few spoke to a correspondence about the about another case. two people have lift his first world title. two figures. they are at the highest level since been killed in london and birmingham months after having major hip 2011, that their year knife crime surgery, we in the last two days, as a result of months after having major hip surgery, we have months after having major hip surgery, we have an months after having major hip surgery, we have an update on the statistics started to be gathered in fitness of andy murray. he is this particular way. the rate of sta b in the last two days, as a result of stab wounds. the figures show that cautiously optimistic about returning to action at some point they are continuing to rise. the increase appears to be slowing, and this summer. that is according to highest level since 2011, that's the his mum, judy. last month, andy statistics don't actually include greater manchester police who murray said he was in pain —— he was collect figures in a different way. statistic that are gathered in this earlier this month the prime particular way. but it's important minister, theresa may, held a to say that the increase appears to pain free, rather, murray said he was in pain —— he was painfree, rather, but murray said he was in pain —— he was pain free, rather, but still rated his chances of playing wimbledon summit, a violent summit in downing be slowing and statistics don't this year is less than 50%. one of street, she said violent crime include greater manchester police cannot be solved by increasing who collate figures in a different the uk's biggest betting company police powers or arresting ourselves way. earlier this month theresa may said they will no longer sponsor tea m said they will no longer sponsor team church are advertised on pitch out of the problem. she said it held a summit, a violent summit at needed to be a great cooperative long—term effort from numerous downing street, and she said it's an issue that can't be solved by at hoardings. qvc, who own bodies. she mentioned talking about teachers identifying signs that increasing police powers, or indeed arresting ourselves out of the young people, potentially, were be

problem. there needs to be in violence or abuse are nice. the cooperation and long—term effort ladbrokes,. shirt sponsorships are unions reacted to that saying it's from numerous bodies, you might big money, particularly forfootball not necessarily something they remember she mentioned talking about because. how much of an impact with should be responsible for. the teachers identifying signs of young this have? if all of the companies manslaughter and murder figures, as people, potentially, being violent well, excluding the terror attacks we re this have? if all of the companies were to adopt this, it would have a in london and manchester increased 01’ people, potentially, being violent or using knives. some unions reacted to that saying that it wasn't huge impact. the difficulty is that by some 12%. that was 732 killings something they should be responsible a lot of foreign companies are involved in church sponsorship with for. manslaughter and murder up by some 12%. that was 732 killings up from 655 between this year. that's the highest since 2008. british teams, and getting them on figures, excluding the terror board is going to be nigh on and those deaths from knife crime attacks in london and manchester impossible. plus your‘s agreement contribute to the murder and increased by 12%. that 732 killings between the major companies to ban manslaughterfigures, contribute to the murder and manslaughter figures, is there anything else you pull out of these tv advertising took some time to up figures from the office for national increased by 12%. that 732 killings up from 655, the highest since 2008. negotiate and agree. getting statistics for us? 0utside statistics for us? outside of knife crime, derbyshire, and deaths from knife crime universal ban on shirt sponsorship there was manslaughter and murder and perimeter advertising is going contributes to those figures. is to be the charger. at qvc, as you figures, some of the other there anything else you would pull highlights are a 2% decrease in the out of these figures for us because? say, one of the biggest firms in the number of recorded offences for people using firearms. we have seen uk, with ladbrokes and kat mcconnell, taking a stand today a reduction they are. malicious there are manslaughter and murder saying they will unilaterally communication offences have risen figures. there is a decrease in the withdraw their sponsorship, because they think it is the right thing to staggeringly by 74%. police forces number of recorded offences from will say that's because they are do. in terms of advertising, there getting better at recording those people using firearms, so we have offences, things like stalking and

is going to be a big change next seen a reduction there. malicious harassment. people have more ability communication offences rose year. what is being called for next to use mobile phones and social year. what is being called for next yearin year. what is being called for next media if they want to distress year in terms of extending the sort staggeringly by 74%. police forces say that is because they are getting of man? as we said, the agreement somebody. an 11% increase in better at recording said offences, was made late last year between the robbery, that's the highest in a things like stalking and harassment, big british firms to stop so—called decade. simple and people feel very and people have more ability to use passionately about. and, a 3% muscle to puzzle advertising, so mobile phones and social media if before the nine o'clock watershed, they want to distress somebody. decrease, the same time, in there will be a defined period by there is an 11% increase in robbery, burglaries. we have seen a police there will be a defined period by the bignot betting ads before, the highest in a decade, something was this week say that there are during or after games, specifically offences, sometimes, that theyjust people feel passionately about. it for poor, although horse racing is cannot investigate. if there are no effects on a daily basis. and a 3% exempt from that. but qvc are decrease at the same time in calling for is that to be extended, forensics available, no cctv, they burglaries. we've seen the police so calling for is that to be extended, may not necessarily pursue it. so so there will be no tv advertising force this week say that there are the recording of offences is a across a sport, again with a caveat defences that they just cannot factor in these results, but also of horse racing. i think it is quite how police are investigating crimes investigate, if there are no is also an impact. forensics, no cctv, it's something a lot of the other companies on the they may not necessarily proceed. so hot this morning. i think some of the policing minister, nick hurd, them, iam hot this morning. i think some of them, i am human, hot this morning. i think some of them, iam human, aren't too hot this morning. i think some of them, i am human, aren't too happy that qvc have come out and said recording will have one factor in said overall, crime was low. these results, but also how police this, because in the past are haven't agreed between them at a are investigating crimes when perspective, what the statistics joint position. that is in the case show is that your chance of being a factoring. that's very interesting, thank you, victim of crime in modern britain in this instance, qvc calling for those moves in sync among governing peter. remain low. the whole country is bodies in sport, they want their we can speak now deeply worried and unsettled by this to marion fitzgerald industry colleagues to come together who is a visiting professor increase in knife crime. it's

of criminology at the university to further those are tv roles that of kent — shejoins us devastating, the impact on from our 0xford studio. are already going to be in place good morning. what do you make of communities and families. and we'll when they come into force for the new football season in july and these figures, which are the determination to end it. what corresponding has been taking a august. that is all the slew? i've been looking at them for some gives me some optimism is that we've been here before. we know what time. what we seem to be missing is, sport for now. works, and what works is a obviously, there are tragedies combination of tough law around knife crime, but individual let's go back to our top story enforcement, and really effective long term working communities, with cases come up again, around knife crime, but individual cases come up again, again, and young people, to support them and again, and that's not to downplay and those crime figures, steer them away from bad choices. the importance of this, it's a steer them away from gangs, drug prominent issue, and has become showing that 732 people were entrenched over a long period of running, criminalactivity. murdered in england and wales last steer them away from gangs, drug time. it's something i've been running, criminal activity. that looking at since the early 2000. but year, the highest numberfor more of combination is working before and will work again. it's been led than a decade. what is really happening here, it's let's speak to not just what is really happening here, it's policing minister nick hurd who's notjust in terms of violence figures, but you can see it in our westminster studio. personally by the prime minister and elsewhere, for example in sexual i'm sure it is going to work. offences, where you've got an knife crime has barely been out of increase in grooming. there is the personally by the prime minister and the headlines this year. but not as i'm sure it is going to workm we've been here before is there some a government doing? with respect to sort of cycle going on, where we rise in psychological forms of arrive at a higher rate of violence the crime statistics, your chance of violence. you have to remember that to knife crime, and then there is a being a victim of crime in modern response, but that violence rises it was 2014 when the public britain remain low, but the whole administration select committee country is deeply worried and ain? found out that police had been u nsettled country is deeply worried and unsettled by this increasing knife response, but that violence rises again? there are cycles in this. if

fiddling the figures massively to crime. is absolutely devastating on you talk to the young people trying create the impression that crime was to get out of gangs they say don't its impact on families and kid yourself, this has always been going down. 0therwise communities, and we also had a create the impression that crime was going down. otherwise they were around. it comes and goes. there are failing. since then all crime has been going up. determination to end it. what gives there are different ways of me some optimism is that we have powerful factors here, like increasing competitive drugs, but, recording things. been here before, we know what works and what works is a combination of at the heart of this, in terms of now you've had a rise since 2014, tough law enforcement and it really what people want to know, how is some of that has been housekeeping. effective long—term work in this going to end, all the evidence communities with young people to tells us that what works is a if you look at the violence figures support them and try and steer them you've got to the sorts of violence. away from the bad choices, steer combination of really targeted, if you've got homicide and violence tough, precise policing, and we them away from gangs, drug running, support the police with more together, those have been rising, resources and more powers, butjust but they haven't risen any faster criminal activities. that combination that is what before will as important over the long term, than the overall rise in crime work again. and that is the heart of because we can't suppress this figures. violence without injury, the strategy that we have in place, problem, we need to solve it, as which is being led personally by the long—term, sustained working physical violence without injury, prime minister. i doubt absolutely communities which is why we put £200 has risen more. i think that's million of public money on the sure that it is going to work. because those are the low—level prime minister. i doubt absolutely sure that it is going to workm prime minister. i doubt absolutely sure that it is going to work. if we have been here before, and your table, long term money, to invest in offences the police weren't previously recording, which they are watch, tennis or some sort of cycle communities up and down the country going on where we arrive at a high they were organisations that reach now including in figures. you've got out to these young people at an ever a rise of 500%, in malicious earlier age to build their trust, rate of violent street knife crime, and persuade them that we care about and then there is a response, but communications, threats to kill and then that violence rises again? them, and there is support for them murder, domestic, modern slavery, there are cycles in this. if you on thatjourney them, and there is support for them talk to young people involved in on that journey away from that very compelling attraction of the gang,

gangs and trying to get out of glance, this you don't kid yourself, the knife, but it's a very powerful those are psychological offences, this has always been around, but it coercion, they are enormous. they magnet, that's a difficult work. it comes and goes. there are powerful account for one quarter of all needs resourcing. it's at the heart violent offences, and yet we keep factors here, that changes in a of our strategy which is about talking about violence, talking to trying to solve this, not suppress growing and increasingly competitive the public about the rise in drugs market. but at the heart of violence as if it was just violence. it. nick hurd, the policing minister it's not. this, in terms of people want to talking to me earlier. the number of people in the uk who could be at risk of contracting it's not. it is violence being experienced in know, how it is going to end, all the own home that you can't escape measles is being described the evidence tells us is that what as a " public—health time bomb". from. moss is a combination of really the nhs says the number but it is difficult to record that of cases in england almost targeted, tough, precise policing quadrupled last year. kind of psychological violence. for stop you supporting the police with the children's charity unicef says a variety of reasons, including more than half a million children more resources and more powers. but in england aren't protected people not reporting it. just as important over the long against the highly contagious if that is the case, then the fact and potentially fatal disease. term, because you cannotjust 0ur global health correspondent that it's gone up 12% in 2014, the suppress this problem, as long as richard galpin reports. we can speak now tojilly moss who's one year old daughter total violence, up to nearly one cuts long—term sustainable working is recovering from measles, communities. that is why we have put £200 million of public money on the she contracted the disease quarter now, if that's a massive table to invest in communities up and down the country. we can reach underestimate, heaven knows what we weeks before she was are looking at. these are the forms out to these young people, at an old enough for a vaccination. of violence people are most ever earlier age, try and build julie, how is albert doing? frightened of and we aren't really their trust, and try and persuade talking about it. it's being put in them that there is support for them she is doing really well now, thank the two difficult backs, something you. she is through the worst. we aren't used to, but it's a trend, on that journey away from that very she is doing really well now, thank you. she is through the worstm and it's coming out in other ways in was a very you. she is through the worstm was a very different story a few

compelling attraction of the gang, weeks ago when she was rushed to and that life that is a very terms of grooming, sexual offences, hospital, tell us what happened. powerful magnet to them. it is threats to kill and murder, people difficult work. that is at the heart she was ill, with high temperatures, are endlessly exposed to... look at ofa difficult work. that is at the heart of a strategy, which is all about trying to solve this, notjust what is happening to mps, diane she got a rash. and her temperature abbott said that when she first suppress it. knife crime is up, the was so became an mp if people wanted to insult or they are to get a stamp. rate of murders and manslaughter and she got a rash. and her temperature was so high we couldn't get it down. assault, robbery offences are up by she ended up back in hospital. and now it's massive, you can't get away 11%, violence against a person up she ended up staying in hospitalfor from it. these are serious forms of 19% toi.6 about eight days. she needed to get 11%, violence against a person up 19% to 1.6 million. the number of violence, which are driving up crimes which assault has fallen to a figures, yet we continue to talk about it as though it was just new look according to these figures. physical violence. we are treatment, because her little body can you honestly say hand on heart was too poorly, too little. we've frightening the public that they are that if the cuts which have happened more frightening the public that they are m o re u nsafe frightening the public that they are more unsafe on the streets, in fact, to policing hadn't happened that these figures would be where they just seen some pictures of the rash they and their children are increasingly unsafe even in their are? again, the stats show that own homes. you don't want to be our on her skin. what did the doctor say facebook because you don't know overall crime is stable. some have what's going on, but turning onto risen, some have fallen. burglary is in hospital? they ran tests, on all facebook to find out what people are down. for roger stone. it is frankly saying about you, and, indeed, as we sorts of things, scarlet fever, a mixed picture. whati know, quite tragically, it results bacterial infections, and a lot of down. for roger stone. it is frankly a mixed picture. what i have been very clea n a mixed picture. what i have been the doctors hadn't seen measles in cases of suicide. stalking, very clean about as police minister harassment, those are the things we is having spoken to and visit it before, so they wanted to make sure need to be talking about instead of they was nothing else going on. every single police force in the

just talk about violence as though country, i am very clear that the it was only physical. demand on them has changed, the before, so they wanted to make sure they was nothing else going onm fa ct, thank you very much, professor demand on them has changed, the demand has increased, and they have they was nothing else going onm fact, it was your 92—year—old marion fitzgerald. some newsjust grandma who was the one to point out been two sets, and therefore my priority, supported by mike wallace, that she had measles. coming in, we are hearing that the yes, she sent a photograph of the has been to get more support is —— former us vice presidentjoe biden baby ‘s go eyes to my mum. i was has announced his bid for the democratic presidential nomination supported by my colleagues. this concerned her eyes were swollen, she year, we are investigating £1 for the 2028 us presidential million more in our system, showed my granny, and granny says, including £100 million specifically election. there he is confirming it that's measles. so i went back to on his twitter account. he says the to support research activity against the gp and said i think she's got core values of this nation are crime. and police chiefs and crime standing in the world, our very measles and he said no, she's 0k. at commissioners up and down the that point she didn't have a spot in democracy, everything that has made country are recruiting an additional america her mouth. they came a couple of 30,000 officers. that is a step on a hours later. then she ticked all the journey towards the so called, hence boxes for the checks they do for the spending review, which was that he has already changed his twitter longer term projects for the police. measles. the rash was severe and got description saying that he is the worse and worse. 2020 candidate for president of the just give me those figures on it covered her whole body. poppies on the beat again. just give united states. there has been worse and worse. discussion about who amongst the me those figures again, if you it covered her whole bodym worse and worse. it covered her whole body. it really was a case of granny knows best. democrat field could stand, what great granny knows best. this is a would. my letters understanding is sort of name recognition is that up and down the country, police required. joe biden has got that, he and crime commissioners and schools difficult question, but how close do you think you might have been to her was vice president to barack 0bama,

this will be his third time going are using additional investment to being left with a lifelong for the nomination. complication as a result of this recruit at the last count just over disease? 0r potentially even losing 30,000 officers, plus additional her? the number of people in the uk staff. —— 3,000. i think we were so relieved that who could be at risk of contracting measles is being described as a " when she got very poorly she was in public—health time bomb". 30,000 officers, plus additional staff. -- 3,000. i 30,000 officers, plus additional staff. —— 3,000. i want to see more. iam very staff. —— 3,000. i want to see more. i am very clear that i see that on a hospital. she deteriorated in step on a journey towards a big hospital, we were relieved that we the nhs says the number we re hospital, we were relieved that we of cases in england almost funding event for policing, which is were there. i think it was the quadrupled last year. the children's charity unicef says more than half a million children the comprehensive spending review, tuesday and wednesday i didn't think in england aren't protected but i expect this autumn, which was we would be bringing her home. i against the highly contagious and potentially fatal disease. set out longer—term funding for the 0ur global health correspondent richard galpin reports. thought she had been born in this police. the home secretary and i according to unicef, made it very clear that we will be hospital and i'm known to lose her an estimated 160 million people around the world missed out on the measles vaccine in the period making a case to prioritise a police in this hospital. 0bviously, she was from 2010 to 2017, and it says funding in that comprehensive so outbreaks of the disease in this hospital. 0bviously, she was so poorly, so little, and we'd never are on the rise. spending review. the reality is that seen so poorly, so little, and we'd never seen anything like it. it was thejob of the spending review. the reality is that the job of the place has changed a absolutely terrifying. to watch her great deal in the last five years. there seems to be a global issue they are under a lot of pressure go through that, and feel so of a lack of information, scepticism around different from changing demands, and in my helpless, her little eyes were sources of information, swollen shut for four days so she view, they will require more support and that's meant all around couldn't see, she didn't know what and additional capacity, and we have the world, we've seen 169 million taken some steps on thatjourney. as was going on. it was heartbreaking children between 2010 and 2017 not getting isaid, an to watch. the immunisations that they should be having, and that is as we mentioned in the introduction,

still the case in the uk. taken some steps on thatjourney. as i said, an additional £1 million —— in 2017, more than 100,000 people £1 billion this year, which is died, most of them children, significant, but there is more to when she contracted measles, she was and the problem is notjust do. you sound so you want more too young to have had the first of in developing countries. officers on the street. you said you her mmrjabs. are aware of the pressure the in the united states, france, officers are under. it is something too young to have had the first of her mmr jabs. watching your little girl go through what she's gone the uk, and many other wealthy parts of the world, significant numbers we consistently hear from police through in the last few weeks what's your message to any parents who are of children are unprotected. representatives. so, how sure can concerned about this vaccination? you be at the state ahead of any there are many reasons for this. i think all we want to do is share here in the uk and in other rich spending review that you can countries, it's linked actually get more resources our story, and educate people about to anti—vaccine messages, delivered to police forces so they which have been spread on social what can happen to vulnerable babies can recruit more officers? well, i media and are untrue. and small children, who can't be but they've led to some ta ke co mfo rt can recruit more officers? well, i take comfort from the fact that vaccinated for whatever reason. you people choosing not senior colleagues have supported the know, if they are too young to get to inoculate their children. police funding settlement taken through parliament, which as a nhs england is describing vaccinated. it's important that the rejection of vaccines result means that as a country we as "a growing public health timebomb". richard galpin, bbc news. are investing £1 billion more this pa rents vaccinated. it's important that parents know what can happen, and we year, to billions by more than three are lucky that our baby has recovered, and is out of the woods several government ministers yea rs year, to billions by more than three years ago. some arguments have been are calling for a ‘full and proper‘ now. but some parents aren't that investigation into highly unusual won, but the home secretary and i leaks from a meeting had made it very clear that we want lucky. i think it's important that of the national security council. to go further in the comprehensive we educate ourselves, and we ministers and security officials spending review, and it is for us to make an argument. there are understand that the vaccine is on the committee met earlier this week and are said to have approved competing pressures, as your viewers therefore a reason. the use of equipment built it's wonderful to see her wriggling by the chinese firm huawei will know, obviously, from schools, around and making noise, doing

in the uk's new 5g data network, hospitals, all the other public exactly what she should be doing. we despite warnings of a security risk. services. it is up to us to make a appreciate you talking to us. thank we can speak to our assistant case, but we have taken some steps. you very much. say bye-bye. there is more money going into the politial editor norman smith. several government ministers police, more police officers are are calling for a ‘full and proper‘ investigation into highly unusual being recruited. iam just leaks from a meeting thanks very much. there is already police, more police officers are being recruited. i am just being very frank in saying i believe we of the national security council. anger over the suggestion that need to go further, because i ministers and security officials on the committee met earlier this huawei might have some hold in the recognise that our police system is stretched, and the demand on them week and are said to have approved the use of equipment built has changed. the job five g network, but now a second row stretched, and the demand on them has changed. thejob has stretched, and the demand on them has changed. the job has changed stretched, and the demand on them has changed. thejob has changed in by the chinese firm huawei is building over the fact that the so has changed. thejob has changed in so many ways has changed. thejob has changed in so many ways over has changed. thejob has changed in in the uk's new 5g data network —— so many ways over the last five or six years, and i believe that we despite warnings of a security risk. need to give them more support, more details of the discretions at the national security council about that decision were leaked to the daily resources , need to give them more support, more resources, increase capacity, because a priority of any government telegraph with calls from across the is safety. thank you very much. political spectrum for an enquiry to we can speak to our assistant establish who was responsible. the police is sri lanka have politial editor norman smith. arrested three people, seized grenades and other weapons reason there is such a row is, yes, in a raid in colombo. talking to a security correspondent previously, sri lanka has admitted earlier, he was saying he can't of course, we have leaks from the a "major intelligence lapse" before recall a leak like this from a cabinet but the national security the easter sunday bomb attacks council is meant to be the body national security council, certainly which killed 359 people which oversees the government's response to things like terrorist and wounded more than 500. nothing so serious. the response 0ur correspondent nick beake has from westminster is equally serious, been assessing the mood in the capital a few isn't it? attacks, foreign interventions, and from politicians on all parties therefore, it is meant to be days after the attacks. there is a real storm building up absolutely secure. the fact that sri lanka is a country which remains conversations are leaked means that, over the leak of the discussions of on high alert today. we think around 7000 the national security council,

because we've got used to leaks from soldiers from the potentially, ministers may not military are involved receive the sort of advice they need cabinet, it's almost as if ministers now in the security come out of number ten, dial up from the intelligence officials who effort, and the priority is to try and find any remaining their pa and start dictating copy, are attending such meetings. we've members of the cell which carried already heard from the chairman of out the suicide bombings but the national security council is on easter sunday with such a different scale together, it deals the security committee, dominic devastating impact. grieve, saying that the person with some of the most important and there's been lots of activity responsible should be sacked. nicky here in colombo, the capital, specifically today. intelligent information around morgan, a senior conservative backbencher says they should come there has been another foreign intervention, and syria and forward and i am not. and rory explosion of sorts to the east of the city, but to stress libya. for that reason, the leaking stewart, the prisons minister come there are no reports of any in the past half an hour or so has casualties, no reports of information could even put agents said that the sort of leaks could of any injuries. lives at risk according to one we believe what's happened minister. this was the reaction of actually put at risk, the lives of here is that an explosion has taken the culture secretary. british agents. place on some vacant land, empty i think it's terrible to have leaks, land, near a magistrates' court. officials, including the security and obviously investigators will be intelligence agencies referred to in looking at the explosives that have her remarks, which i will come back been recovered there. it's deeply irresponsible, the too, need to feel that they can give national security council is a in other parts of the central part of our security. you've city, there have been security alerts. advice to ministers, which ministers for example, at the central bank, got the intelligence services, will treat seriously, and keep security services, it's where we get there was a lockdown. all employees told to remain private. and if they do not feel to discuss the most sensitive issues inside before that was lifted. that, they will not give us that of national life. and ultimately, but that does add to advice, and government will be the lives of our agents are at risk, the already general unease people face here, because people worse, as a result. that is why this they report back to the national security council, and they cannot have in colombo and elsewhere have is serious. that is why the

government intends to treat it been told to brace himself seriously, as she, and the whole for the possibility house would expect. of further attacks. be, this should be kept top secret. meanwhile, the investigation continues fast. back to norman in a moment, but there's an assumption that the leak that's because some 60—70 right now we say goodbye to our was carried out by a minister. it people remain in custody. viewers on bbc two. thank you for would be a cabinet minister, senior they are being quizzed by the investigators. cabinet minister, only the most we know that the fbi, watching. back to norman now, in interpol and other foreign senior attend the national security organisations are lending council. in part, it is thought, to westminster we are talking about the scupper moves to give any sort of investigation of the calls for an their expertise to this particular enquiry into a leak of information contractor huawei. but also, it is from the national security council investigation. mixed up in the looming tory and at the heart of in relation to huawei. there are the investigation is one particular leadership tussle, as contenders family here in colombo, the ibrahim family. the father is an extremely wealthy seek to, as it were, demonstrate how spice merchant, and it concerns, also, that this is being tough they would be on security, and emerged that two of his sons politicised? yes, that added another dimension to were suicide bombers on sunday. how robust they would be against the but also, a female relative blew herself up, this whole row, because of the chinese. that is the suspicion of and possibly her children, when suspicion that the individual who labour. they have a statement, an security forces moved in towards lea ked suspicion that the individual who leaked it was most likely a cabinet urgent question in the commons right the family villa to make arrests. now and that was the accusation from minister, and only the most senior their spokeswoman. cabinet ministers attend the so, that is a key national security council. several let me be clear, from the side of line of enquiry for of whom have mooted their prospects the house, if a the security forces here. as potential candidates to replace let me be clear, from the side of the house, ifa minister did need that information they are not fit to theresa may when she walked the the state of emergency serve in the cabinet. and are remains, which means the military have extra powers plank. so there is a suspicion that certainly not fit to be prime to detain people who they

this leak is intertwined with the think may be involved in some way. minister. indeed, if the leak was they can then question them foran minister. indeed, if the leak was current turmoil in the tory party, for an advantage in the tory and pursue that line of enquiry. leadership race, that would be truly a busy, busy day here at least, that was the charge from in colombo, and that shocking. critical issues of will continue, we expect, the shadow cabinet office minister today and in the coming days too. national security should be handled joe platt this morning. so let me be clear, from the side of with utmost care, not used as people facing homelessness or evictions have no access political ammunition and the tory to publicily funded legal aid party civil war. the house, if a in half of all local authorities so let me be clear, from the side of the house, ifa minister did leak the house, ifa minister did leak the information they are not fit to we've had no formal response from in england and wales. serve in the cabinet. and are downing street yet, but the culture that's according to analysis by the law society, certainly not fit to be prime which represents solicitors. secretary, jeremy wright, has said our legal correspondent minister. indeed, if the leak was that the government takes this foran minister. indeed, if the leak was for an advantage in the tory seriously, and will respond clive coleman has the details. leadership race, that would be truly seriously. i take it they will almost certainly announce a leak shocking. critical issues of national security should be handled enquiry. with the utmost care, not used as 0k, norman, thank you very much. legal aid may not sound sexy, but it more on this now with frank gardner political ammunition in the tory is important, and for those facing party civil war. whojoins me now. can you recall a homelessness or challenging a rock i would assume that a formal leak previous occasion where there has been a leak like this? i leak on the landlord, it offers vital support. the law society's map shows 184 enquiry is now almost unavoidable. national security council? no. the downing street haven't announced local authorities have no legal aid one. interestingly, jeremy wright service provider, and a further 81 even suggested there could be a role national security council is have just one. whole counties such supposed to be completely secure. it for a criminal investigation when contains all the top members of the as suffolk have no provision, and in mps on all sides suggest the minister responsible, if it is a cabinet. they are cleared to handle the combo, one housing law firm minister, should be sacked.

secret intelligence, they will have serves a population of over half a signed the official secrets act. 0k, norman, thank you very much for million spread across 1300 square secret intelligence will be that. the headlines on bbc news. discussed in that tuesday meeting. miles. that can mean those on low knife crime across england and wales that is why it so dangerous. let me has risen to record levels incomes facing logistical, costly with nearly 41,000 offences recorded just hypothesise here, it was to travel challenges. 21 million people by police last year. the number of cases of measles in england almost discuss whether or not it is safe in our country live in a local quadrupled last year — authority area where there is no the nhs is calling on adults for britain to use huawei in to ensure their children housing legal aid solicitor. the are fully vaccinated. building its 5g network. they would impact of not being able to get have been input there from the ministers call for an inquiry expert advice when perhaps you are after yesterday's leak of controversial government plans facing homelessness is incredibly for the uk to use chinese intelligence agencies, from gchq in technology in its 5g network. particular, also mi6, the secret terrible for individuals, and these intelligence service. i've no idea individuals are sometimes the most what was said, but it's perfectly possible and likely that vulnerable in our society. the society says pay rates having intelligence, and chinese activities, that the chinese don't increased in 20 years, forcing solicitors to give up legal aid and in sport... even know britain knows, was discussed there. that's why this is work, as it isn't economically it's advantage manchester city so discussed there. that's why this is so serious. ijust got off viable. the government says it is discussed there. that's why this is so serious. i just got off the discussed there. that's why this is in the premier league title race. so serious. ijust got off the phone to lord ricketts, who was bitten's misleading to compare legal aid pep guardiola says they are victims of first national security adviser services to local authority areas, of their own success. livable city as that's not how provision is set, appointed in 2010, he served for two yea rs appointed in 2010, he served for two years in that role. he is calling and people can be covered by nearby went back to the top of the table last night after a two nil win over manchester united. a goal settled providers, all over the telephone if

for, in favour of, they can't travel. years in that role. he is calling for, infavour of, a years in that role. he is calling for, in favour of, a full enquiry. in a moment we'll have things. pep guardiola says the title sir nicholas soames, the former all the business news, race is so tight because of the but first the headlines on bbc news. standard set for the season. defence minister, is absolutely fuming. he says there needs to be a knife crime across england i think we increased the level for full criminal enquiry. it's absolutely disgusting that whoever and wales has risen to record levels the season, £100, you know. that's a has leaked this has done it for political ends. with nearly 41,000 offences recorded by police last year what do you think an enquiry would level. liverpool are chasing that. the number of cases of measles in england almost achieve? 0r quadrupled last year — at the same time, we have to control achieve? or could achieve? at the very least the nhs is calling on adults it will put the there of god of to ensure their children whoever has leaked this. it would are fully vaccinated. them. it's in our hands. see more make them think twice before doing ministers call for an inquiry after yesterday's leak of controversial government plans for the uk to use chinese it again. leaks don't usually find games, that is the most important technology in its 5g network. out who it is, but we live in an thing. because, you know, it would electronic age. if this was done by phone they will be a phone log. and be incredible. you know, to try to it's quite possible that the carpet is busy trying to delete phone play our game. i'm victoria fritz. records now. they will be a phone in the business news: the competition watchdog has blocked with manchester united losing, log, indicating who has found this sainsbury‘s proposed £7.3 billion arsenal had the chance story to the media. it might have takeover of asda. to strengthen their claim for a top four spot. but they were toally outclassed they say the deal would lead by wolves, beaten 3—1. to increased prices been a face—to—face meeting, the that's the first time wolves have phone log on to reveal what was in stores, online and at many petrol beaten arsenal in any stations across the uk. competition since 1979. said. but it will show contact more on that shortly. between one of the people in that meeting, with the media.

the chief executive of rbs, given the concerns from intelligence ross mcewan, has resigned after five and a half years in the post. the professional footballers parties over the uk's possible use association released its team of the under his leadership the bank, year this morning and all except one of chinese technology, this leak which is 62% government—owned, has closed hundreds of branches, player from manchester city or will only exacerbate those concerns, but last year reported liverpool. perhaps surprisingly that wanted? it will. clearly there was a a profit of £1.62 billion, more than double the profit one player is united's port tog by. of the previous year. division within that national it's voted for by the players and security committee meeting between rooms available to book there's plenty of debate about the those who said, look, we've got to on airbnb have rocketed in number in major uk cities, inclusions on social media. and at go for 5g because it's cheaper than leading to fears of "hollowed out communities" as tourists flock in. the alternative, and we needed a or the world snooker championships we'll get left behind, etc. and the champ has narrowly avoided a shock at the crucible. he was in a data analysed by the bbc suggests others, we know who they are, it that listings in edinburgh deciding frame with the world number doubled in three years, includes various union members, the and shows a fourfold increase home secretary, foreign secretary, in spaces in london since 2015. 43 from thailand. the type player miscued at a crucial point allowing tramp to go on and win the match. he liam fox, who have expressed the competition watchdog in the uk has turned down a mega merger concerns that chinese intelligence, between walmart‘s asda is the bookie's a favour to lift his chinese security establishments, will have some kind of back door and the british retailer sainsbury‘s first trophy. and andy murray is into britain ‘s 5g network if they saying it could drive up "cautiously optimistic" prices in supermarkets. about returning to action at some are chosen to build it. but sainsbury‘s boss point this summer — mike coupe has hit back, saying the regulator thank you very much, that's a that's according to his mum, judy. security correspondent frank was effectively taking £1 last month murray said he was pain billion out of customers' pockets because the merger would have free after hip surgery, gardner. allowed the two supermarket chains but still rated his chances to cut costs and then pass of playing wimbledon this year as less than 50%.

knife crime across england and wales those onto shoppers. has risen to record levels with nearly 41 thousand offences stuart mcintosh, the competition recorded by police last year, a 6% increase on 2017. and markets authority inquiry chair, i'll be back with more says those costs savings the number of cases to customers were of measles in england, almost simply not realistic. quadrupled last year, on all those stories later. the nhs is calling on adults to ensure their children have been fully vaccinated russian president vladimir putin against the disease. and north korean leader kim jong—un have both an inquiry is underway — after yesterday's leak of controversial government plans we plucked this merger because we described their one—on—one talks for the uk to use chinese didn't think it was good for in vladivostok as "substantial". technology in its 5g network. shoppers and motorists in the uk. it the pair exchanged gifts is going to lead to less competition after their meeting which lasted almost two hours, in supermarkets and groups because and later toasted my grocery shopping online and at the event at a dinner. it's advantage manchester city petrol stations. we think that is in a televised address earlier, in the premier league title race. mr putin welcomed mr kim's efforts going to lead to higher prices and to normalise relations they're back to the top putter services. you were of the table after a dominant, with the united states. 2—0 win over manchester united at old trafford. unconvinced by sainsbury‘s promised both city and title rivals liverpool to cut prices by £1 billion over joining me now is have three games left — senior research fellow plenty of drama to come. for the asia pacific programme three years? note. we were obviously at chatham house, drjohn nilsson—wright. with manchester united losing, aware of their price promise by arsenal had the chance to strengthen their claim sainsbury‘s memory decided to block for a top four spot. but they were toally outclassed the merger. it is predicated on cost by wolves, beaten 3—1. are very good to have you with us. that's the first time wolves have savings which we don't think are beaten arsenal in any beyond the optics is there any competition since 1979. likely to be realised. secondly, actually verifying and tracking the evidence, in your opinion, that this and andy murray is meeting will lead to something more "cautiously optimistic" implementation would have been very, about returning to action at some very difficult in practice to make point this summer — substantial? they talked about

that's according to his mum .judy. substantive talks, but there is no sure it came about. more last month murray said he was pain fundamentally, it doesn't deal with communique, for example, issued with free after hip surgery, the major competition problems plans to follow up on this? but still rated his chances associated with it of the lodges of playing wimbledon this year as less than 50—percent. grocers in the uk merging. yes, i don't think we should be i'll be back with more let's talk to catherine surprised by that. what they wanted shuttleworth, chief executive of savvy. was the chance to enjoy the optics on those stories. and your view, up with us ultimate? so was the chance to enjoy the optics so that both countries, north korea you and russia, can feel that they are i think it is not a surprising call to make, but i don't think in the russian president vladimir putin important, involved. kim, of course, and north korean leader long term it is in the best interest kim jong—un have both has felt frustrated by the failure of shoppers, but when stuart of that meeting with donald trump described their one—on—one talks mcintosh talks about the retailer is in vladivostok as "substantial". backin the pair exchanged gifts of that meeting with donald trump back in hanoi in february. he wants after their meeting combining, even with a combined which lasted almost two hours, market share, they would still be to get talks back on track. he also, and later toasted the event at a dinner. smaller than tesco, the biggest retailer. and the retail supermarket i think, wants to use this the summit in russia is opportunity with the russians as a an opportunity for president putin business in the uk is more to show russia is an important competitive than it has ever been way of exploring the possibility of player on the korean peninsula. before. i think they are comparable a relaxation in international in a televised address earlier, in size if you want to add asda and sanctions, possibly economic mr putin welcomed mr kim's efforts sainsbury‘s together on the current assistance. as for mr putin, russia to normalise relations with the united states. 0ur moscow correspondent figures. but interestingly, the slow wa nts to assistance. as for mr putin, russia sarah rainsford is in wants to demonstrate that it is a vladivostok now. sainsbury‘s in a pretty difficult serious player. typically, it's not very closely involved in these talks position, doesn't it? sainsbury's in a pretty difficult position, doesn't it? sainsbury's sarah, hello again. is there any have made no secret of the fact that this merger needed to go ahead over north korea, now it can claim reason to think that the outcome of because of the change dynamics in the international limelight, say, we the marketplace and the chance that this meeting might be more are doing our bit, and we will have substantial than that between mr kim they are facing. and it means now that they need to come out next to wait and see, i think, to find

week, when they come up with a out what comes out of these and president trump in hanoi was? interims, but the plan of how the discussions in terms of constructive are now going to move forward. do and serious proposals. it is difficult to say where this the one thing you can say about this you think about? they were deafening will lead to in terms of, actually, summit is unlike the one in hanoi it reformers, but i think that is a bit finished with a full set of talks serious efforts towards denuclearisation of the korean peninsula than? taking place. nobody left early. in it is difficult. i think if you look of... it means sainsbury's feature will look very different. asda and at the events surrounding desks are fa ct, taking place. nobody left early. in fact, the discussions, the summit, ended with a reception here, with walmart have said today that they met, the american sent their are committed to the uk market, that champagne, with russian traditional principal official north korean they will make proper, but we will issues, steve reagan, to moscow. music and dance on stage, as mr have to see project that is going to there was a sense of some alarm be, because from the very start of putin and kim jong music and dance on stage, as mr putin and kimjong un music and dance on stage, as mr putin and kim jong un sat down, side this proposed deal, it was about about washington that the russians by side, at a dinner, essentially, making sure that there was a strong might get in front. there's been speculation in the media that to celebrate their reliance and retailer in place in a marketplace where customers have got so many perhaps the russians, the six party friendship. the mood music was very more places to shop. that is different in vladivostok today. i certainly right. want do we know talks, the multinational framework that has been used in the past, the about asda, because walmart are the big us retailer that own it. they think that is important. this is, have said they're committed to the negotiations with north korea, the basically, russia and north korea uk market, but i committed to the americans might, perhaps, not be too coming together to see, to present markets are they really? whatlj positive about such a suggestion. the fact that they have this they want to maintain a bilateral alliance. they have this think markets are they really? what” think it is very unlikely the dialogue, and focus on maximising relationship, and they have a private equity come on, because i different approach to solving the don't think it would return quickly their interest. what they don't want enough for what they would like. to see is a relaxation of issue of the nuclear programme of also, iam not north korea. the americans, donald enough for what they would like. also, i am not sure that that would

deliver great value for one what i international sanctions, or confusion over the message that do. what they have said this morning washington is trying to give to the north koreans, which is, you need to trump in particular has been pushing isa do. what they have said this morning is a very committed to asda. they have certainly got a very strong the argument of maximum pressure to make progress on the nuclear issue emotional bond with it as the get them to dismantle nuclear business as well as a commercial if we are going to extend those weapons, russia's position is far one, andi business as well as a commercial one, and i think what you'll see now economic incentives or diplomatic more nuanced. they seem to support is that they will buttoned down, incentives to get you back into the they will start to look back at process of serious negotiations. the idea of reducing sanctions, price, and they will want to make customers in the uk really fall back as an exercise in comparing and easing sanctions, and suggesting contrasting it looked very that pressure alone will not resolve in love with us again, and really go different, this meeting, didn't it, for it in terms of driving value the situation. russia has set in the compared to the meeting, the past they will only entrench the customers back into the stores. unfinished talks in hanoi between north koreans in their position. and some other stories out president kim and president tramp? today: i was speaking to the former uk the much—vaunted merger that's right. if you think about the ambassador to north korea, he was between germany's two largest pretty pessimistic about the lenders has been called off. prospect of anything substantial deutsche bank says it will "continue north korean leader, he is early to coming from this in terms of efforts to review all alternatives mid 30s, somebody who shows a great towards denuclearisation of the to improve long—term profitability and shareholder returns. " deal of confidence, at the same korean peninsula. he said this seems to be largely about the optics. the move was opposed by many investors and by time, despite the fact that north powerful labour unions. korea is a nuclear play and need to there isn't a communique, is there, that has emerged from this with steps to follow up on? be taken seriously its relatively small on the international stage. he there had been talk of massive job has secured the attention of the now, there was nojoint cuts at those two companies if it international media, demonstrates to steps to follow up on? now, there was no joint statement, but what they was, i think, was a went through. the world that he still matters, and very strong message that russia and damage to his own people that he is

the grounding of boeing 737 max china, as we know, do not believe an international statesman. it's a propaganda dimension. showing up on that pressure on north korea will aircraft in march is eating work. they are essentially sending looking positive, talking about the message to donald trump that two into the international carrier historical ties with russia, which, members of the un security council after all, supported north korea whilst they are on board with norwegian's profits. yea rs after all, supported north korea years ago in the korean war, all of sanctions, don't think that the it posted a net loss of more that i think is a very positive policy is having the desired effect. than £133 million for message to send to people at home, the first quarter of 2019, and it will give him, i think, despite revenues rising by 14%. we heard, actually, from vladimir chief executive bjorn kjos said putin at the meeting. he did speak the company was "currently message to send to people at home, and it will give him, ithink, a new confidence, and send a signal to the to some members of the russian assessing" the financial impact americans that they accounts are press, and he was keen to stress of the grounding of boeing 737 max eight worldwide. that north korea needs security their hands and expect him to cave under pressure. thank you very much for your guarantees. he said facebook has said it denuclearisation, just on its own, thoughts doctorjohn nielsen right. will set aside more pretty much isn't going to happen, than $3 billion to cover former us vice—president u nless pretty much isn't going to happen, joe biden has declared unless north korea feel safe. he the potential costs of a presidential bid, putting an end said that it's up to north korea to to months of speculation. the 76—year—old enters decide for itself whether the united an investigation by us authorities a crowded race for the 2020 states can provide the guarantees it into its privacy practices. democratic nomination. needs in order to go and give up total sales at the social media giant for the first three months he's up against 19 other hopefuls nuclear weapons. the implication was of the year leapt 26% to just over including senators bernie sanders that north korea doesn't feel that, and elizabeth warren. $15 billion, narrowly beating and isn't going to give into market expectations. in a video announcement, pressure. so yes this is about mr biden warned that the "core values of the nation" pageantry, yes this is about the were "at stake". joining us now is our washington correspondent, gary 0'donoghue.

meeting itself, but there was substance to the talks too. thank you, sarah raynsford in so, will it be third time lucky for joe biden? vladivostok. a merger between sainsbury‘s and asda has been blocked yes, well, that's part of the burden by the competition watchdog, let's check in with the markets and which has said it would have led he carries. he's had a shot at this see what is going on at the moment. to higher prices for customers. the ftse is down at the moment. a twice before, 1988 and 2008, none of the two supermarkets had offered lot of retailer tracking the sun, to sell up to 150 of their stores them went terribly well. in 2008 he to facilitate the deal, not sainsbury's. the shares are down but the competition got 1% out of the first test in the and markets authority said it wanted to protect the millions who shop eye you are caucuses. the downside there each week. about 5% at the moment. the dax is is against him. but he has a lot down about 15%, and the german banks i'm joined now by our business going in his favour. he was vice are taking it down at the moment. correspondent victoria fritz. at the moment. president for more than three so, the competition watchdog is that's all the business news. saying it would lead to higher thousands of emperor penguin chicks in the orld's second largest decades, he has executive colony have been wiped out experience, lots of friends. he prices for customers, the view from knows how government works and has a the supermarket is diametrically opposed to that, saying it would because the sea—ice where they're certain touch, if you like, and being raised isn't strong have led to cheaper prices. what's enough to support them. empathy with some of the blue colour researchers at the british antarctic your take on where we are? survey made the discovery working class areas of post—industrial america. places like after studying satellite images your right. what sainsbury‘s have said today is that we promised we of the region. pennsylvania, michigan, places like would cut prices by £1 billion the duke of cambridge is meeting survivors of the christchurch terror attack that, that donald trump one last overall as part of this deal to get time and the democrats are looking and theirfamilies in new zealand. this megamerger through. it would be earlier he took part to win back in 2020. he has the in an anzac day memorial service for soldiers who died in the first ability to raise a lot of money. he a£7 this megamerger through. it would be a £7 billion merger of numbers to

one to three in the supermarket and second world wars serving will hope that distinguishes him australia and new zealand. world. they are saying, what you've from the cloud, he is a centrist. he the prince will spend two done today, mr competition markets days in the country, claims to be the best person to take and will also give a speech authority, is taken £1 billion out at the masjid al noor on donald trump. you saw this mosque, where the majority of consumers pockets. however, the of victims of the christchurch attack were killed. morning he definitely is pitching authorities are saying, look, if we himself as the cancer to take on donald trump. there is no detail about this or that policy, stuff had two big players, tesco have 27% of the market share, if you add asda about this or that policy, stuff about the idea of america, threats and sainsbury‘s you have one that now it's time for a to america talking about donald look at the weather. has 30% of the market share, that's too dominant and you end up with a trump having had his moment. do you think, perhaps more than any monopoly. i spoke to stuart mcintosh who is in charge of the enquiry, last weekend, temperatures for other, people will be considering come in terms of the democrat this is what he told me. partly 22 to 25 celsius. it was candidate, who is the best person to sunny. and this weekend is going to price reductions were predicated and really ta ke candidate, who is the best person to really take on someone like dial feel very different. very unsettled linked to casts, which you've looked weather over the next few days. at tramp? at very closely in the course of well, this is the really difficult the moment, some sunshine, but also this enquiry. we concluded they were thing, in terms of the process we unlikely to be realised in terms of quite lumpy clouds here, indicative have here. for a start, you have to of some showers, which have been the suggestions by the company. moving around this area of low secondly, we considered that it pressure. it is quite a messy runa have here. for a start, you have to run a nomination for your party. the would be very difficult to verify democrats will have to push them to picture, a lot of weather fronts and track these reductions over the left a bit. then they have to moving through, and that provides time, but more fundamentally, these tack back to the centre and wing the energy and moisture those

price promises didn't really address troubles. as a move at back moderate voters, moderate north—eastwards, some of those republicans. that could be very showers will be heavy perhaps even the fundamental competitions difficult. very difficult for the concerns as a result of two of the fun afternoon. some sunny spells, democrats tojudge who largest supermarket chains in the difficult. very difficult for the democrats to judge who is the best person to do that. it's a year, 18 country merging, which would reduce certainly in the far north of scotland. temperatures 17, maybe 18 competition in supermarkets, online shopping, and that petrol fuelling months' time from now. i think he stations. degrees. those showers will continue will be a centrist, but i think he so what is this announcement done to will be a centrist, but i think he the share price? to drift away further northward and will also say, look, will be a centrist, but i think he willalso say, look, i'm will be a centrist, but i think he will also say, look, i'm the person to bring back those american values sainsbury‘s share price has tanked. then once were, are rotating around that we are in danger of losing they are at multi—year lows. they've then once were, are rotating around the area of low pressure as georgia, and then the next batch of showery whilst donald trump is in the white been declining since the merger was rain spread into west wales in the house. thank you very much gary 0'donoghue announced, down 27% since was south—west of england early on in washington. sri lankan security forces friday morning. and that will are expaning their hunt for suspects announced. analysts don't like this, following a series of suicide today i've had comments like naive continue to move gradually north and bombings which killed more than 300 people. search operations are taking place across the country, and arrogant, this strategy. mike east, and into the afternoon, there and more than 60 people cooper, the boss of sainsbury‘s has have been detained. will be these showers. again, one or but a sense of insecurity remains, amid fears of further attacks. been called disingenuous. the retail two could be heavy. a few bright and the bbc‘s nick beake community, in terms of investors, sunny spells and between as though is in the capital colombo. has not been happy with this asa sunny spells and between as though as a draft up to scotland. he gave me the latest. strategy. no one knows whether this north—east scotland singled to drive is the fault of sainsbury or asda. and bright, a maximum temperatures on friday about 14 to 17 degrees. in terms of the bombers more news then enter friday night, we have mo farah has become involved in the has emerged about them, some of them this area of low pressure. it has

dispute with hayley gabby selassie been named as storm hannah. it is come from very privileged backgrounds, actually? over an alleged robbery at a hotel moving across the uk. the isobars that's right. there is one family in the ethiopian capital addis are moving across the uk. the isobars a re really moving across the uk. the isobars are really quite close together here in colombo, the capital, the across south wales and southern ababa. john johnson reports. a england. it was a gust of wind of 60 father is one of the most prominent to 70 miles an hour around the spice traders in the country, a very photocall for so mo farah and his course of south—west wales and wealthy man. it's thought that two rival head of the london marathon. a of his sons were, in fact, amongst england. those ones will gradually bit of good—humoured sparring with the suicide bombers on easter sunday the favourite, world record holder ease throughout the day on saturday. who brought so much or destruction from kenya. but it's with an still strong enough to cause some to this place. a female relative was ethiopian athletic legend that disruption, and there will be some rain making its way gradually in the house that was about to be double 0lympic ethiopian athletic legend that double olympic gold medallist hayley eastwards. some of it could be on raided by the police, it is thought gabby selassie, that farah is now the heavy side. and look at those she blew herself up telling some of involved in a genuine spout. at a temperatures — nine to 12, may be 13 her children as well. that family, a media conference mo farah accused degrees. a much cooler data in very afflu e nt her children as well. that family, a very affluent background, they are being looked at as a key line of recent days. by sunday, a lot of the him of failing to help him after he red bull have cleared. they whence investigation. some other news was robbed in a hotel owned by the palpate lighter, so a few are today. we think around 7000 soldiers ethiopian great last month mo farah running the london marathon, that is are part of the security operation better news sunday saturday. there to find any remaining members of will be some doubt weather for many of us. storm hannah could cause some this sale, that means, here in claims to watch and two phones were taken hotel staff. the hoteli colombo in particular, security is problems on friday night into extremely tight and they are on high saturday, while busting turn to the 00:27:59,427 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 forecast. goodbye. alert. obviously there is a big reaction to

stayed in in ethiopia, someone had this, but do you think even more so gone into my bag, taken my money, because of the publicly omitted taken my gone into my bag, taken my money, failures in terms of intelligence ta ken my passport, gone into my bag, taken my money, taken my passport, just to be on sharing a of these attacks? when you stay in a hotel for three months, it's very disappointing to i think that is the case. in the know that someone who has that, past 72 hours we've had a war of couldn't do nothing, it was just words and accusations between chief politicians here. we know the like, they couldn't do nothing it is president and prime minister don't get on, but we've had calls in disappointing. haille gebrselassie parliament for security chiefs are hit back by accusing farah of not just parliament for security chiefs are notjust resign blackmail and not paying his bill. parliament for security chiefs are not just resign but parliament for security chiefs are notjust resign but to be arrested for what people see as a gross in an astonishing statement he also negligence offences, the fact that said that his hotel staff reported intelligence was received. what disgraceful conduct by mo farah and makes people nervous is that all the time we are getting reports of his entourage, which he is reported wedding developments here. in the to the police for attacking an past few minutes some 200 athlete in the gym. hailie non—electric detonators have been gebrselassie said a criminal charge discovered in a city in the centre was later dropped. the response for of this island. that a worry. there a spokesperson for mo farah says he disputes all the claims, and he was was also a plus to the east of colombo, where we are, earlier disappointed with hailie today. but that was near a gebrselassie's refusal to take responsibility for the robbery. time magistrates building. so teams are

going there to try and find some sort of evidence, forensically now for a look at the weather. let's leaves, tap the investigation. it is look at things are shaping up. if a nationwide search for anyone else who may be involved. we've had this you remember, last weekends warning time and again from domestic temperatures got up to 25 celsius. authorities here, but also from this weekend it's going to be very abroad. people really shouldn't do different. it's unsettled over the it should brace themselves for the next few days, even today, why we possibility of further attacks. —— have got some sunny spells, still people should brace themselves for showers in the forecast, moving the possibility of further attacks. northwards across england and wales. rumbles of thunder mixed in with prince harry and the duchess that. they spread into central and of cambridge are attending the anzac day service of commemoration and thanksgiving at westminster abbey today. southern parts of scotland. dry with prince william is in new zealand for anzac day, which marks some sunshine. temperatures around the anniversary of the start 22 degrees, but elsewhere, essential of the gallipoli landings in the first world war, and at times, cooler compared to and is a national day of remembrance for australia and new zealand. yesterday, 13 to 16 degrees. the 0ur correspondentjonny dymond showers move northwards, rotating is there for us now. around the area of low pressure, as more rain moves into western parts i'm sure they will be a lot of appreciation for the fact that prince william is in new zealand, as

of wales, and the south—west. it will stay very unsettled over the well as the royals taking part at next few days, much cooler, the service in westminster abbey today. potentially stormy. friday into i think appreciation for prince saturday, storm hanna, more on that william being in new zealand, of course, he is they are primarily for inafew saturday, storm hanna, more on that 00:30:12,446 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 in a few minutes' time. a service of remembrance for those killed in the attacks on two mosques in christchurch about a month ago. but he was also, i understand, pretty keen to be there for the anzac day service in auckland. the royalfamily anzac day service in auckland. the royal family have ta ken anzac day service in auckland. the royal family have taken part in anzac day since it was founded in 1916, more than 100 years now commemorating the attack on western turkey, the attempt to open up a second front during the first world war. it involved large numbers of new zealand and australian troops. 50,000 allied losses over six months, more than 2000 new zealanders, it was very much part of the formation of australia and new zealand because michael national consciousness. and at the same time,

very important for the formation of tu rkey‘s very important for the formation of turkey's national consciousness. they last troops in that campaign defending their homeland. the turkish ambassador to the uk is inside westminster abbey right now, reading a poem written by the founder of the turkish republic after the assault on gallipoli beaches. so the duke of sussex is a late addition to the royal family ties michael a tendency. it was, of course, dependent on how his wife, the duchess of sussex was feeling. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather. what a change! when they can trust there weekend just gone without coming, we are going to see a very

big change. it was 25 degrees in the sunday saturday, the saturday coming it looks like it could be 10 degrees weather rain and a howling wind. the study for the next couple of days, thursday and friday is one of sunshine and showers. she was travelling northwards through this afternoon. some of these showers could be heavy and thundery, and thus are more persistent rain for northern england and southern scotland. the best of the sunshine for the north—west of scotland, and rain pushes in overnight. by the end of the night, showers again waiting to move into the south—west of england and wales. quite early in some spots to the east by the sky is clear, loads of perhaps just 45 degrees. the best of ida's sunshine. later on on friday, it is all eyes to the bus, because we are talking about storm hannah moving and for saturday.

hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: knife crime across england and wales has risen to record levels — with nearly 41,000 offences recorded by police last year. cases of measles almost quadrupled in england last year, as a report warns more than half a million children in the uk may not have had the jab. ministers are calling for an inquiry after confidential government discussions about britain's use of chinese technology in its 5g network were leaked. former us vice—presidentjoe biden has confirmed he'll seek the democratic nomination to run against donald trump for the white house next year. we've been reporting figures that came out this moring showing that knife crime across england and wales

rose to record levels last year. the latest figures from the office for national statistics show that nearly 41,000 offences were recorded by police in 2018. let's take a look at this graphic, where you can see the rapid increase in knife crime from 2016 onwards after the levels dropped to their lowest in recent years in 2013. and this chart demonstrates how homicides rates dropped from 890 in 2004 to a recent low in 2014, and since then, rates have increased every year. che donald is the national vice—chair of the police federation of england and wales, the representative body for police officers. hejoins me now from central london. you are obviously very concerned about these figures. what you think lies behind them? we are deeply

concerned, but it is predicted. you can't remove the number of police officers that we have lost so for the last eight years and expect crime to be stationary, or even decrease, and i know you have refer toa number of decrease, and i know you have refer to a number of grants this morning, but it would have been nice to put a graph next to it and show how police officer numbers have gone down since 2008. and it is a direct correlation, without a doubt, between drops in police numbers, drops and police funding, and rising crime going up through the roof, but particularly for those high harm offences such as knife crime, homicide, robbery is.” offences such as knife crime, homicide, robbery is. i put that to the police administer a little earlier, and i asked him, hand on heart, could he say that a police numbers hadn't been cut, that the figures would be different, the figures would be different, the figures that we see today, and he

said he wanted to see more police on the streets, that there would be through thousands more officers coming on stream, but he sounded pretty handsome by budgets, frankly. and budgets pay for everything. if we don't have the money, we can't recruit. it is a difficult position to put the minister and, because it is his party and his party's policy thatis is his party and his party's policy that is in public services cut across the board, but even more so in policing, but the primary function is not only the police's but the government's to protect the public. and you cannot cut away so harshly, like has been done, and expect us to continue to deliver a service that keeps the public safe, and more importantly a service that officers can be proud of delivering. and that is just not happening. officers can be proud of delivering. and that isjust not happening. do you feel that the piece administer ones to give you more officers, he wa nts to ones to give you more officers, he wants to do that if they could?” wholeheartedly think that that it is his intention, but we have been

hamstrung by the tragedy. now, the police minister, the home secretary can put in as great an argument as ever, but it does require the treasury to release money that forces are being starved of, currently. this is without even talking about the funding, which is so talking about the funding, which is so inherently unfair and outdated, that even with central government funding, it doesn't give money when it is needed the most. how difficult is it becoming to pretend the kind of policing that is needed, to bring down knife crime, to investigate murders, to deal with robberies, to deal with violence against a person. these are all areas where the rate has been going up. you'll match up well, policing is really quite simple. you put officers out on the street, they proactively detect crime, deter crime, investigate crime, deter crime, investigate crime, and what we have got at the

moment is a police service that is barely coping with the demands being placed on it. so, where b had officers proactively patrolling streets previously, we haven't got that. what we have got is firefighting policing at the moment. police officers going from job to job, and the majority of crimes that are coming in, as previous reports have shown, had been screened out. so, greater manchester, for example, 60% of crimes coming in aren't even going to the officers on the ground, they are just being close. and we are struggling to cop, with just 40% of those crimes that are been reported. what do we need? simple, we need more officers, we need more funding, but it is not going to happen overnight. we have got into this position over eight long years, and it is going to take us long to try and turn around the position that we have found ourselves in. thank you very much for your time.

national vice chair of the police federation for england and wales. let's get more now on the measles warning — we heard earlierfrom a mum whose daughter caught the disease. the number of people in the uk who could be at risk of contracting measles is being described as a " public—health time bomb". the nhs says the number of cases in england almost quadrupled last year. 0ur global health correspondent richard galpin reports. according to unicef, an estimated 160 million people around the world missed out on the measles vaccine in the period from 2010 to 2017, and it says outbreaks of the disease are on the rise. there seems to be a global issue of a lack of information, scepticism around different sources of information, and that's meant all around the world, we've seen 169 million children between 2010 and 2017 not getting the immunisations that they should be having, and that is still the case in the uk. in 2017, more than 100,000 people died, most of them children, and the problem is notjust

in developing countries. in the united states, france, the uk, and many other wealthy parts of the world, significant numbers of children are unprotected. there are many reasons for this. here in the uk and in other rich countries, it's linked to anti—vaccine messages, which have been spread on social media, and are untrue. but they've led to some people choosing not to inoculate their children. nhs england is describing the rejection of vaccines as "a growing public health timebomb". richard galpin, bbc news. i'm joined now by helen donovan — the professional lead for public health at the royal college of nursing, and a registered nurse who's administered the mmr vaccine herself. very good to have you with us. 0prah truly interesting to talk tojilly moss earlier, the mum his little girl contracted measles before her first birthday. she had planning to

give her the mmr first birthday. she had planning to give herthe mmrjab, first birthday. she had planning to give her the mmrjab, but she was too young to have it by the point she contracted measles, and she would think that a lot of the doctors in the hospital didn't actually recognise this as metres, because lots of people haven't seen this disease for the very long time. and that is one of the problems with a good vaccination programme as it did diseases that we are vaccinating against, fortunately, we don't see very often. but because measles is so very often. but because measles is so infectious and spread so rapidly, you only need to have a few percentage points down on the numbers that need to be vaccinated to start seeing the infection coming back again, which is what we're seeing now, unfortunately. back again, which is what we're seeing now, unfortunatelym back again, which is what we're seeing now, unfortunately. it was a great run and recognised a disease for what it was. but i stuck about prevention first of all. it is a very well established immunisation programme for young children in the uk. parents get their redbrick and fill in, and a nurse, the practice

nurse, closing when immunisations have been given. back then, or some people slipping out of that system? i think the lots of reasons. but we know that for a lot of people, it's become... it is reminding them to come for those vaccines, because a child is well, and life carries on, and other things happen, so they may get the letter telling them that they are due, but you need to have they are due, but you need to have the remainder is in place. it is like any sort of screening programme. the to practice to send out those reminders? data, but it is probably not as robust as it could be, and popularly want to get over it is not just be, and popularly want to get over it is notjust to the practices back to the public as well to just keep in mind that this is what they need. so, all children, as soon as you get to one year of age, should have a dose of mmr vaccine. but actually if it isa dose of mmr vaccine. but actually if it is a little bit late, still go to

the surgery. it is never too late to have that mmr vaccine. are there enough nurses to administer it?l there are not enough nurses, but it is something that it is a core part of general practice delivery, so it will be part of what they are doing, and the people have got issues or concerns, are they just and the people have got issues or concerns, are theyjust want and the people have got issues or concerns, are they just want a little bit more information, then the practice nurse should be there first ports of call. and the practice nurse will be able to direct them as much of britain can get good information. is it your experience from what you are hearing from colleagues that it is not all about concern over the vaccine, it is also about people simply forgetting? that is exactly what we are hearing. so, you know, the anti—vaccine propaganda and the stuff that you see on social media is something that they need to be aware of, and we can't sort of be complacent about it, but there are such a practical logistic issues

that we also need to tackle. and that we also need to tackle. and thatis that we also need to tackle. and that is from a general practice all the way through to any other opportunity that health care professionals see patients and see pa rents, professionals see patients and see parents, to remind them, have they had the mmr vaccine? because the case that you highlighted earlier, children under one, are too young to have the vaccine, but obviously, they can still contract the disease. so, they will be at risk if other people having had the vaccine is to create what is called, i think, herd immunity. what you have enough of the population protected so the infection can spread the way it is at the moment. device in cases that we are reporting there with us the rise in cases that we are reporting, thatis rise in cases that we are reporting, that is because children having received the vaccination in the of yea rs received the vaccination in the of years back. yes, and i think there are several issues. we know that there is a cohort of children who are now coming into their teenage

yea rs are now coming into their teenage years who were little at the time of the mmr controversy, which has not been completely disproved and co ntroverted, been completely disproved and controverted, but the vaccine itself, they haven't had to those children in their teenage, we need to make sure that they have the opportunity. there is also younger children as well, and that is what the report today suggest, younger children under the age of ten, there are not enough of those been vaccinated. probably less than some of the report suggest, because by the time children get to five, the data would suggest that more children have been immunised. na lang, your message to parents is, do not be complacent about this disease? absolutely. it is a serious disease. it can cause death, and it can cause other serious complications, and it is very, very infectious, so it spreads very quickly. the best treatment is to have the mmr vaccine. 0k, good to

talk to. people facing homelessness or evictions have no access to publicily funded legal aid in half of all local authorities in england and wales. that's according to analysis by the law society, which represents solicitors. our legal correspondent clive coleman has the details. legal aid may not sound sexy, but it is important, and for those facing homelessness or challenging a rogue landlord, it offers vital support. the law society's map shows 184 local authorities have no legal aid service provider, and a further 81 have just one. whole counties such as suffolk have no provision, and in cornwall, one housing law firm serves a population of over half a million, spread across 1300 square miles. that can mean those on low incomes facing logistical, costly travel challenges.

21 million people in our country live in a local authority area where there is no housing legal aid solicitor. the impact of not being able to get expert advice when perhaps you are facing homelessness is incredibly terrible for individuals, and these individuals are sometimes the most vulnerable in our society. the society says pay rates haven't increased in 20 years, forcing solicitors to give up legal aid work, as it isn't economically viable. the government says it is misleading to compare legal aid services to local authority areas, as that's not how provision is set, and people can be covered by nearby providers, or over the telephone if they can't travel. the headlines on bbc news: knife crime across england and wales has risen to record levels with nearly 41,000 offences recorded

by police last year. the number of cases of measles in england almost quadrupled last year. the nhs is calling on adults to ensure their children are fully vaccinated. ministers call for an inquiry after yesterday's leak of controversial government plans for the uk to use chinese technology in its 5g network. let's get more now on that meeting — the first ever — between vladimir putin and the north korean leader kim jong—un, in vladivostok. earlier, i asked the former british ambassador to north korea, john everard, whether today's summit marks the beginning of a stronger alliance between russia and north korea. i think what is coming out of the summit is ready for new grille. very general statements, as you rightly say. no communique, no agreement signed between the two leaders,

which is hardly surprising. russia went into the summit wanting really one big thing, which is recognition and prestige. it wanted to be seen asa and prestige. it wanted to be seen as a player in the conundrum that is as a player in the conundrum that is a north korean nuclear issue, and it got that yesterday, with the photo ops. the ball so that vladimir putin is no longer being snubbed by kim jong—un. 0n the north korean side, a long winding list of things and north koreans want, political support, economic support, and in particular, the ability to keep north korean workers in russia after the security council deadline of the 22nd of december. none of us they are likely to get. i think this mightjust be a one off. there is not much there, not much of substance, to support it deep ongoing relationship. not much of substance, possibly a one off, you say. but could this put donald trump's nose out ofjoint when it comes to the possibility of any further contact between the us and north korea on the denuclearisation

of the peninsula? i doubt it. the reaction so farfrom of the peninsula? i doubt it. the reaction so far from the white house has been abroad struck. if kim jong—un wants to go to the russians, let him. he is not going to get anywhere. the russians can't actually change washington's mine. there are no position to give kim jong—un the economic support that secrets. this is just jong—un the economic support that secrets. this isjust a jong—un the economic support that secrets. this is just a sideshow, andi secrets. this is just a sideshow, and i think president trump knows that. about the optics, mena, domestically for the two men.” think they both come out looking a bit better. kim jong—un able to show they north koreans it is notjust they north koreans it is notjust the americans that will talk to him, he has got other allies, although vladimir putin probably can't happen very much. vladimir putin also showing that he took a sock to bye to one, that he has not being sidelined, and that he does come for something and north korean issues. iran's foreign minister says the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe could be released from jail in a prisoner swap. she was sentenced to five years in jail after being convicted of spying charges, which she denies.

the country's foreign minister javad zarif says he is ready to exchange her for iranians held in the us and australia. the four—time olympic champion sir mo farah has become involved in a dispute with ethiopian athletics star haile gebrselassie over an alleged robbery at a hotel in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. gebrselassie says he's considering taking legal action against farah, as jon donnison reports. a photocall for sir mo farah and his rivals ahead of the london marathon this weekend. a bit good—humoured sparring with the favourite, world record holder, eliud kipchoge, from kenya. but it's with an ethopian athletics leged, the double olympic gold medalist haile gebrselassie, with whom mo farah is now involved with a genuine spat. at a media conference ahead of the marathon, farah accused gebrselassie of failing to help him after he was robbed at a hotel

owned by the ethiopian great while training in the country last month. farah claimed £2,500, a watch and two phones had been ta ken by hotel staff. there was just a slight bit problem with my hotel i stayed in in ethiopia. somebody at the hotel had gone into my bag, opened my bag, took my money, took my nice watch that my wife brought me as a present. just to be honest... when you stay for three months in that hotel, it is very disappointing to know that someone who has that hotel, and kind of support, couldn't do nothing. and at the end, i wasjust like... they couldn't do nothing. so, just disappointed. gebrselassie hit back by accusing mo farah of blackmail and not paying his bill. in an astonishing statement via his agent, he also said his hotel staff reported disgraceful conduct by mo farah and his entourage, and he was reported to police for attacking a married

athlete in the gym. gebrselassie said a criminal charge was later dropped. in response, a spokesperson for farah said disputed all the claims and that he was disappointed with gebrselassie's refusal to take responsibility for the robbery. the rspca says it received 15,000 calls last year about exotic animals that had been abandoned or neglected. whilst a pet snake, turtle or bearded dragon might sound more interesting than owning a cat, dog or hamster, exotic pets usually need more specialist care. it's feared that many are still buying exotic pets without thinking about the long term commitment. tim muffett reports. funny, cute, but with raccoon dogs, looks can deceive. if i was to grab this with no gloves on, i would be going to a&e. latterly, people have seen videos of them, perhaps online,

of how cute they are and said, oh, i want one as a pet, but they don't make a good pet unless you're a specialist. sparsholt college in winchester for animals and plants are studied, and very occasionally, abandoned pets are given a home — such as these five raccoon dogs which originate from east asia. one was actually found under someone's decking in a garden hertfordshire. 0ne pair was in cumbria, others were in greater manchester area. the big problem with abandoning exotic animals is that they could become established in britain, and impact on native wildlife, so if raccoon dogs became established, they could feed on ground nesting birds and amphibians and so forth. the rspca runs a cruelty hotline, and last year, it received more than 15,000 calls specifically about exotic animals. that's more than 40 a day — almost two calls every hour. it heartbreaking to see these animals suffering. we see some animals

deliberately abandoned. and in these cases, we think that just the reality of caring for these animals has become too much. these bearded dragons here were previously kept as exotic pets in people's homes, but the people found that they were no longer able to look after them. some of these animals might be escape pets. last year, we rescued more than 200 corn snakes, more than 150 of which were found stray. stig's about eight years old. stig is a bearded dragon. he belongs to kirsty, who works for the rspca. we've had a lot of bearded dragons that get dumped in boxes. and i picked up ones that have got, like, three legs and have a tail missing, and they are completely emaciated. it can be quite easy to think, oh, i'lljust get a tank and get the initial setup, and it'll be fine. but actually, day—to—day, he needs salad, live food, his uv lamp and his heat lamp. you've got to check the temperature. is a frustrating that some people don't seem to think about this

before they buy one? yeah, and there are so cheap to get hold of. i mean, i've seen the babies for sale for 20 quid. in october, tougher regulations were introduced for pet shops and sellers across england, but it is feared many animals which need specialist care are still being bought by people who don't provide it. and unlike a cat or a door, if you come stig's name, he won't come back. if they go out of sight, then that generally it. people don't tend to find them again. a pet project more demanding than many realise. in a moment, it's time for the one o'clock news, but first it's time for a look at the weather. it is april, and ratherfamous it is april, and rather famous for its members, and unless you think they had forgotten us, they are pretty plentiful today across the uk, and will be for the next few days, after such a drug weekend. the

reason being, high pressure has made its way to our shores once again. swelling the shower is its centre, and occasionally bring in more organised bands of showers or weather fronts. for this afternoon across england and bows, the chance of quite intense thunderstorms breaking out, and we will get the strongest of the sunshine and the top temperatures. for northern england, perhaps more persistent rain eventually reaching southern scotla nd rain eventually reaching southern scotland later in the afternoon. top temperatures today probably in the north west of scotland. it indicates possible here. asthma, 14 or 15, certainly don't on the house we have had recently. wetter weather across england, and scotland, and more showers by the end of the night crowding into the west of england and west wales. further east, quite chilly in a couple of spots. when you get to the countryside, because get as low as four degrees. 0n friday, the best of the sunshine and the east. the rain and showers pile

and quite properly in the best. more by by the bill start to arrive through friday evening. but weather through friday evening. but weather through the afternoon for northern england and scotland, but this carol you see to the west is a pretty daunting but that feature. we will be talking about it a lot, i fear, through the latter part of the week. this has been named, and thus a storm hannah. for the south of england, particularly the south—west and south coast, it means the threat of some very strong, potentially damaging winds through friday evening and even on into saturday afternoon. some pretty wet weather as well, particularly focusing on england and wales. perhaps generally drier and brighter across northern scotla nd drier and brighter across northern scotland and northern ireland. and it will be a cold day. last weekend, temperatures were in their mid—20s, lucky to get into double figures in some spots. the good news is, for sunday, that low is opaque to the east, and people move into a ridge of high pressure. the picture is, in contrast, just so much quieter. some

sunny spells, and temperatures recovering just a little bit as well. backed up to average figures, 00:59:08,003 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 the mid twins.