hello it's wednesday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. every week in the uk, there are more than four allegations of domestic abuse against police staff. you're watching bbc news at 9 with me, joanna gosling. yet an investigation the headlines. for this programme has found venezuelan president nicolas maduro police staff are a third less likely to be convicted than defiantly vows to stay on, the general public. after calls for a military uprising he's actually paid by the public by the opposition leader. purse to protect us and yet he is translation: we've faced violent to me and the so many attacks and so many lies, and thanks to it, police did nothing. we have emerged victorious from any also, who's running venezuela? situation and will continue to emerge victorious in any difficulty after violence overnight, the country's president that we face from now on. sasy it's still him, and an attempt to remove him from power has failed. free to use cash machines are vanishing at an alarming rate, with more machines now charging translation: with the truth as a for withdrawals, according to the consumer organisation which? sword, as a shield, we have faced so japan's new emperor pledges many attacks and so many lies to fulfil his role as a "symbol of the state and unity", in his first public address since taking the throne. child protection and support services in england are at breaking point and need billions of pounds‘ worth of funding,

according to a group of mps. beavers have become a protected species in scotland, making it illegal to kill them or destroy their dams without a licence. and tottenham's champions league hopes hang in the balance, as ajax beat the north london club in the first leg of their semifinal. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the president of venezuela has pledged to stay on as leader, despite calls for a military uprising which prompted a day of violent clashes yesterday. nicolas maduro used a defiant tv address to accuse the opposition, led byjuan guaido, of trying to mount a coup with the support of the united states. ramzan karmali reports.

another violent protest in caracas but this time, the violence hit a new level as an armoured van drove towards the protesters. these were the scenes on tuesday after opposition leaderjuan guaido called on people to take to the streets to help him end president nicolas maduro‘s grip on power. but in a tv address, the president declared himself victorious, surrounded by key figures from his cabinet, including the defence secretary and military leaders. translation: with the truth as a sword, as a shield, we face so many attacks and so many lies and thanks to it, we've emerged victorious in every situation and will continue to emerge victorious in any difficulty we face from now on. but earlier, it seemed his time as president of venezuela was coming to an end. the us secretary of state mike pompeo said maduro was on his way to cuba.

he was ready to go. he'd made a decision that we had been urging him to make for quite some time and that he was diverted from that action by the russians. juan guaido himself appeared to have the backing of the military from this social media post. so far, though, at least publicly, they remain loyal to mr maduro. and it seems his push for power isn't over. in another online post, he defiantly said that the struggle for power, or what he calls operation freedom, would carry on. ramzan karmali, bbc news. thousands of cash machines which are currently free to use will start charging fees this year, according to the consumer organisation, which? its research suggests in the first three months of this year, nearly 1700 atms started charging for withdrawals. operators say they're not making enough money from running the machines.

with me now is business presenter dominic o'connell. obviously, some machines have been charging for some time but the majority not so it's plain what is going on. if you look at it, there are 56,000 atms which are free to use and 12,700 which charge and which says the number has grown by about 1700 in the first three months of the year, because link, the organisation which runs the cash machine network on behalf of the banks, is not paying independent operators, the ones that are not tied to banks, as much per charge as it used to come as much per withdrawal. they have to make the money from somewhere which means charging customers. not a problem if you have access to a free cash machine in a bank branch but if you don't, if you're in a town without a bank branch or you have limited mobility, suddenly, you are faced with charges for your cash withdrawal so that is quite an issue which is why which is calling for some kind of regulatory intrusion, making sure there are free cash machines everywhere. whether there

will be any regulatory action is really u p will be any regulatory action is really up for grabs because creating a regulatorfor cash machines might seem a bit like regulatory overkill. do you expect it is a trajectory that will continue? the two big independent operators have both said on the back of the cuts in payments from link, going down from four yea rs from link, going down from four years ago, 25p per withdrawal to 20p now, they have said several thousand of the machines will start charging. that 12,700 number at the moment will get closer to 20,000. in other business news, the sainsbury‘s results just out. a business news, the sainsbury‘s resultsjust out. a big set of resultsjust out. a big set of results for sainsbury‘s because last week, their big deal, the merger with asda, was blown out of the water by the competition watchdog who said it could not go ahead. there was an expectation sainsbury‘s would present a big plan b, how to compete in the brave new world without asda and they did not really, it was not a bad set of results, if you take out all of the restructuring charges, their profits

we re restructuring charges, their profits were about £219 million, but against sales of £32 billion, it is a very small profit but there was no big plan as to how they would compete or match the price cuts they promised they could deliver with asda. but they could deliver with asda. but they were not a bad set of results and it is clear that sainsbury‘s is and it is clear that sainsbury‘s is a pretty competent company with a good chief executive although he is under pressure. there was not an extra something to show a way forward. thank you forjoining us. the new emperor ofjapan, naruhito, has formally ascended the throne. in his first address to his people, he expressed gratitude for the 30—year reign of his father, emperor—emeritus akihito, who abdicated on tuesday. 0ur correspondent mariko 0i has been following events from tokyo. we are outside the imperial palace here in tokyo and several hours ago, we actually managed to get a glimpse of the new emperor, emperor naruhito, and his wife, empress masako, as they drove away from the

imperial palace. they attended the short ceremony mentioned inside. strictly speaking, he became the 126th emperor of japan at strictly speaking, he became the 126th emperor ofjapan at midnight local time but the ceremony was to formalise his taking of the train. he also made his first public address as emperor. let's listen to what he said. translation: on this occasion, i inherit the imperial throne. i will look back at the history of the imperial lineage and i will do my maximum effort to serve the country and the people of japan. japan's new emperor naruhito making his first public speech as the emperor. it is interesting to note that his speech, as well as his father's speech yesterday, had to be approved by the japanese government. of course, the japanese constitution does not allow the emperor to have a

political view. it is quite a complicated system. of course, the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, also attended the ceremony and made this remark as the representative of the people. translation: we receive his majesty at his word and in the time of the word, we will keep the future of japan and the future of oui’ future of japan and the future of our country, we will build the future of the new imperial era. i hope that peace and prosperity of the imperial throne. —— for the peace and prosperity. leeds has become the first city to report that it has reversed childhood obesity amongst pre—schoolers. parents were taught how to serve healthier meals as part of a ten—year project. the improvements have been highest in the city among the poorest children, a result that has been described as "astonishing" by researchers. top universities should look

beyond exam results and lower entry grades for poorer students, according to the higher education watchdog. the office for students is calling on universities to take more account of the context in which exam results are achieved, saying that solely focussing on grades risks overlooking people who could have great potential. it's urged institutions to be "more ambitious" in how theyjudge students. child protection and support services in england are at breaking point, according to a group of mps. a committee says it needs at least £3 billion extra funding to respond to growing demand, and many local authorities are reliant on the goodwill of staff to operate effectively. simonjones reports. four—year—old daniel pelka, murdered by his mother and her partner. baby peter connelly, who died at his home after months of abuse. opportunities were missed by the authorities to help them. such tragic cases have led to a rise in people reporting concerns about children.

the housing, communities and local government committee says supporting vulnerable young people is one of the most important duties that local authorities provide, but he is warning that finances are increasingly stretched. i think they're in a desperate state. they're at crisis point. local authorities across the country of all political persuasions are overspending this financial year, around about £800 million over budget. between 2017—18, councils in england spent £8.8 billion on children's social care. the committee says the government needs to increase core grant funding by more than £3 billion a year by 2025. the number of children in care has increased from 60,000 to 75,000 over the past decade, and the cost of looking after them has risen sharply. mps on the committee warn early intervention services have been cut, and families must often reach crisis point before they receive help. the government says it has put

an additional £400 million into adult and children's social care this year, and millions more will be spent to help keep more children at home safely with theirfamilies. simon jones, bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people are facing a significant rise in their energy prices from this morning. data from the auto—switching provider, "look after my bills", shows that 102 different fixed—term deals end today. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more. at the start of april, there was a big change in the amount energy companies were allowed to charge customers. the price cap imposed by the regulator was raised, so companies were allowed to up their prices for the standard, baseline tariff. the auto—switching company look after my bills say 22 suppliers have increased their standard tariffs since that rule was changed. but lots of customers have been shielded from those increases because they're on fixed deals,

locked for a certain length of time. the bad news is that with so many deals finishing at the end of april, hundreds of thousands of customers are facing a big price rise this morning. suppliers can charge a lot more for their energy than they were able to just a few months ago. that means, when you roll off a fixed deal, you will be rolling onto a much higher tariff than you were just at the start of the year. the biggest hike comes from shell energy, who are transferring people to a standard tariff which is 43% more expensive. that means households will be paying £377 more each year. across the 102 fixed deals which ended yesterday, customers will have automatically been transferred to the new, higher standard tariff. the solution is to shop around and ask to switch if you can find a better deal. colletta smith, bbc news. a new law comes into force in scotland today making it an offence to kill beavers. the animals were reintroduced

into the country a decade ago. the law has been welcomed by wildlife organisations, but some farmers fear the beavers will cause damage to agricultural land, as lorna gordon reports. for hundreds of years, beavers were absent from scotland's rivers and streams. but now they're back, and it's not hard to spot the signs of where the animals have set up home. very busy creatures, foraging here, taking down the trees, using it for their food, but also as construction materials. beavers are known as ecosystem engineers. their dams alter their watery landscape, capturing silt and pollutants and helping support a web of life of insects and birds. now beavers have been added to the list of protected species in scotland, making it an offence to kill them without a licence. it's significant because it is showing the intent to allow beavers back into scotland. it's very significant

as a means of saying, "well, we have something here that can provide huge benefits for the environment." beavers are industrious animals. all these trees are likely to have been felled byjust one family group living on this loch. and while the dams they can build can slow the flow of water, in some areas, that can cause problems. farmland around the tay is some of the most productive in scotland. an unofficial release of the animals here led to dams appearing in some drainage ditches and waterways, costing farmers crops and money. adrian ivory will now need a license to clear any dams beavers build from his land. he recognises, though, that beavers are here to stay. last year, when the beavers obviously set up home here, the whole crop, it was left under a couple of inches of water, so the whole crop rotted out.

so we are involved in a mitigation trial with smh and with the scottish government whereby we are going to put a device known as a beaver deceiver or a beaver gate into the water, near the mouth of the river. and where all attempts to limit the damage beavers cause don't work, licenses can be issued to allow for their culling. around 20 have been granted. there are calls for close monitoring of how many end up being killed. we haven't had this species here for 400 years so we're going to have to learn to live with them again. so there's lots of different things that we can do in terms of managing for beavers. we really see that lethal control has to be at the final stage of that process and shouldn't be rushed to, and that we'd like to see the other mitigation methods trialled first. the balancing act of protecting beavers while also protecting crops now set in law, to allow for the species to spread in scotland. lorna gordon, bbc news, perthshire. the headlines on bbc news. venezuelan president nicolas maduro defiantly vows to stay on,

after calls for a military uprising by the opposition leader. free to use cash machines are vanishing at an alarming rate, with more machines now charging for withdrawals, according to the consumer organisation which? and japan's new emperor pledges to fulfil his role as a "symbol of the state and unity", in his first public address since taking the throne. and in sport. not the night that spurs were hoping for in the semifinals of the champions league. they were beaten 1—0 at home by a young ajax side who were absolutely brilliant in the first half. donny van de beek showing nerves of steel to score the only goal of the game. tonight, it's the turn of liverpool. jurgen klopp says his side will "suffer" at the nou camp against a barcelona side who haven't lost at home in the champions league for 31 games. and judd trump's living up to his tag of favourite at the world snooker championships. he's got a huge 7—1 lead over

steven maguire going into the final session of their quarterfinal at the crucible. i'll be back with more on those stories after half—past. now let's return to our top story. the president of venezuela has pledged to stay on as leader, despite calls for a military uprising which prompted violent clashes yesterday. joining me now is dr eduardo gomez, senior lecturer in international development and emerging economies at king's college london. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of the extent of this and how serious it could potentially be? well, i think it is a very grave situation, reaching boiling point 110w. situation, reaching boiling point now. civil society is mobilising, we know, for the first time, calling on proactive protest. today is probably going to be worse because it is international workers day, so he is going to try to get traditional

government supporters, the workers, to unite with him. he is calling on the military and everybody to rally today. it is reaching a really critical moment, and it could get worse. yesterday, the government cracked down on individuals. there was a show in the media that military was running over people in their tracks. today will merely be a test of how the government response. based on yesterday, we can expect the government is going to be very harsh on any protests today. they will take dramatic measures. maduro has been vehement that he is not going anywhere. he has the support of china and russia and the support of china and russia and the support of cuba. he is very resolute, he believes he can quell the situation. i think it will be a big test today, to see what happens. tell us more about these two men and what they stand for, as you say, nicolas maduro has the support of russia, china and cuba, and juan guaido has the support of more than 50 countries, who say he is the legitimate leader. juan guaido was

elected interim president in january, and based on what he argues and the party argues, the nationalist party, was the illegitimate presidential election last year. he has the support of the us, brazil, most of latin america. there is a strong anti—government opposition behind him from the us and other countries. middle row‘s supporters come from china, russia and cuba. —— nicolas maduro's supporters. he represents the old hugo chavez regime, very socialist and he has been in power under the economic crisis and has relied a lot on his allies alike iran, china and russia to support him in this difficult situation. —— margo his allies like iran. juan guaido is that he has got the support of the armed forces, that nicolas maduro has lost control of them and maduro says that is not correct. juan guaido also says a peaceful transition is possible. do you think it is possible if he gets the support of the military? if he does get the support of the military,

yes, i believe it is possible but that will be the hardest problem. as of yesterday, the highest levels of the military are supporting nicolas maduro, going on tv claiming they com pletely maduro, going on tv claiming they completely support him. juan guaido has the support of the lower levels of the military. if he can obtain the higher levels to support him some how, which will be difficult but i believe it is possible, it could be a peaceful transition. you would have a meeting with maduro and trying to work out a transition if that happens, yes. what do you expect to happen? will this resolve quickly crazy lol i believe today will be a big test. i expect there will be a big test. i expect there will be a big test. i expect there will be mass protest. —— will this resolve quickly? . depending on how harshly maduro response, that will determine other factors. harshly maduro response, that will determine otherfactors. i don't believe that in the immediate term, it will be anything peaceful. what could happen is ifjuan guaido does not achieve what he wants in the

next week or so, he could possibly be arrested, if he is not able to win the support of the people and work out a peaceful transition, he could be arrested. his colleague, lopez, also an opposition leader, could be arrested. so the next few days will be critical and so that is what i think is going to happen. thank you forjoining us. tomorrow, elections will take place for 248 councils in england, as well as every council in northern ireland. nearly 9,000 council seats are up for grabs in total. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, is already excited. here's his guide. after all the bluster and fluster of day—to—day politics, it all boils down to a polling station, a piece of paper and a little, stubby pencil. so a carnival of democracy across much, but not all of the uk, starting in northern ireland, where every seat on all 11 councils is being contested, with just over 800 candidates

competing for 462 seats. let's hop back across the irish sea to england, where 248 councils are holding elections, with some 8,500 seats to be won. so, let's take a look at who currently holds those seats. the conservatives have the largest number, 4,901. labour the next biggest party, and then there is the liberal democrats, the uk independence party and the greens. so, even if the tories lost hundreds of councillors, they are still likely to win the most seats overall. now, the last time most of these seats were contested was back in 2015. the reason the conservatives did so well last time is that they were six points ahead of labour in the national share of the vote in the local elections then, 35% against 29%. if that lead were to narrow, the tories are likely to lose seats to labour. also, if the tories‘ 24—point lead

over the liberal democrats was to narrow, then theresa may's party may lose seats to vince cable's. so what are the main parties hoping for on the night? the conservatives will be hoping that the worst predictions of the opinion polls will not be fulfilled, because, not least, nigel farage's brexit party is not on the ballot paper and therefore, they will only suffer losses of a few hundred seats rather than, let's say, over 500, 600, 700. the labour party will want to put in their first convincing local election performance since 2012, over 35% of the vote, and suggest that actually, a future general election would be a good prospect for them. the liberal democrats are defending their worst ever set of local election results. progress of some kind for them at least will seem to be essential. now, let's be honest, what is it about local elections? maybe they sometimes lack the capacity to grip, to enthuse. they don't exactly effervesce with energy and that big sense

of a big moment in the way that general elections can. but this is the first time people will have voted since the brexit deadline passed, without, well... brexit actually happening. so they are a crucial test of support for the parties. and, of course, councils matter. they decide where houses get built, who runs the buses, and whether a pub can get a late licence, as well as plenty of other stuff, like bins, social care and much more. so if you are going to stay up all night with huw edwards, and why wouldn't you want to, where should you be looking out for? let's take a look at swindon. the conservatives could lose control there. that is one that is worth looking at. milton keynes, currently hung, under no overall control, but the conservatives defending the most seats. there is colchester in essex, where the conservatives are close to winning a majority. and winchester, where the conservatives could lose their majority and it will be

interesting to see how the liberal democrats do. and a last one to look at, also in the west midlands, walsall in the west midlands, the conservatives could take control. they unexpectedly won the walsall north seat in the general election back in 2017. so plenty to keep you going with huw in the dead of night and more to follow throughout the day on friday. and if you are feeling just a tad left out, perhaps you are in scotland or wales or most parts of england, where your council is not holding elections this time, well, there's the european parliament elections. they are looking increasingly likely to happen all over the uk towards the end of this month. chris mason keeping a lid on his excitement for now at least. we're using fewer plastic carrier bags than ever. thanks partly to the fact that, for the past few years, we've had to pay for them. despite that, more than a billion are still sold every year. britain's major supermarkets have all signed up to targets aimed

at reducing the amount of plastic they use, so how are they going to do it? john maguire's been to wales to find out. our shopping habits have changed in recent years. bags for life really are here to stay. i won't pay 5p for a plastic bag. if it doesn't come free, i go outside the shop. but i've always got my own bags. yeah, and you carry those with you wherever you go — neverforget? neverforget — one in my bag, and one in the back of the car. normally i bring a plastic bag, or i've got the disposable bags, so i put all my veg in. i always buy single—use veg, rather than bags. so you take it to the next level. yes. consumer pressure means that all the main supermarkets have pledged to cut the use of plastics. in wales, an early adopter of restrictions, lidl, is running a trial removing all of its cheap single—use bags, to be replaced by this heavy—duty variety. what we've seen is actually a trend of, since we've reduced our single—use bags from sale, that more customers are starting

to buy the reusable ones. so we really want to see if we can make a difference, make a change, a positive step forward, so hence we're starting this trial today to see how our customers respond to that. uk government figures show a huge 86% drop in throwaway bags since the charging scheme was introduced in england five years ago. an average shopper once bought 140 bags per year. that is now down to 19. but still, 1 billion were sold between 2017 and 2018. so could paper provide a solution? this factory in ebbw vale produces paper bags for various shops, but groceries provide a specific challenge. morrisons says they can hold 16 kilos, so let's put them to the test. confident? iam, yes. 100%? very. so we have 16 bags of sugar, obviously a kilo each. the bag should take 16 kilos.

yes, it will. look at that, just about fits. one last one on the top. yeah. here you go — bend the knees, not the back. there we go. it says the bag is easier to recycle than plastic, but with the same carbon footprint when manufactured. well, we've made sure when we're sourcing and making this paper bag that it is equivalent to our plastic bag, so that when the customers are choosing the plastic—free alternative, they can be confident that it is just as good for the environment. waste experts say products are evolving constantly, but as yet, there is no one—size—fits—all. really it boils down to how many times you're going to reuse the bag. so a cotton bag needs to be reused 131 times before it's equivalent to its plastic bag. so really, it's very much about choosing a bag that you like, that you're likely to take with you,

that you're going to reuse as many times as possible. supermarkets are also under pressure to get rid of unnecessary packaging inside their stores. the front line in the war on plastics is notjust being fought at the checkouts, but also on the shelves. john maguire, bbc news, south wales. in a moment the weather but first let's join victoria derbyshire to find out what she's got coming up in her programme at ten: ina in a special investigation, we have found that there are allegations against police staff every day in the uk but the police are a third less likely to be convicted than the general public. he is actually paid by the public purse to protect us and yet he is violent to me and the police did nothing. join us for our exclusive story at 10am on the bbc news channel and online.

now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king good morning. it has been a rather cloudy start for many of us, mist and fog across eastern parts of england. that should tend to lift and clear. some sunny spells in the far south—east. further west, quite a few showers throughout this morning and into the afternoon, showers drifting into north—east england and the north—east of scotland. further showers in the south—west, they could be heavy and thundery. a bit cooler compared to yesterday, temperatures for many, 13-17. yesterday, temperatures for many, 13—17. tonight, continuing with showers, especially in the north—east, further showers across wales and the south—west. otherwise, it is going to be a dry night and temperatures into thursday morning about 6—9. throughout thursday, we will start the morning with quite a few showers across scotland, which will drift southward. elsewhere, a scattering of showers developing in between some sunny spells. not all of us seeing showers all the time and temperatures tomorrow about

14-16. and temperatures tomorrow about 14—16. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. venezuela's president nicolas maduro says he's defeated what he called a military coup by the opposition — after clashes yesterday that injured more than 100 people. free to use cash machines are vanishing at an alarming rate — with more machines now charging for withdrawals, according to the consumer organisation which. japan's new emperor pledges to fulfil his role as a "symbol of the state and unity" in his first public address since taking the throne. child protection and support services in england are at breaking point and need billions of pounds worth of funding — according to a group of mps. and beavers have become a protected species in scotland — making it illegal to kill them or destroy their dams without a licence.

time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. children's services in england are at breaking point, according to a group of mps. a committee says it needs at least £3 billion extra by 2025 to respond to growing demand, and many local authorities are reliant on the goodwill of staff to operate effectively. the government says it has put an additional £400 million into adult and children's social care this year. this morning bbc breakfast have been discussing a decision — which could be the most radical change in the history of international sport — that will be published today. it's a case involving olympian caster semenya. she's the double 800 metres gold medallist whose strong physique raised questions over her gender. medallist whose strong physique last april, rules to limit the amount of natural testosterone in women were set by the iaaf. it applies in track events from 400 metres up to a mile. but caster semenya and athletics south africa have

challenged the ruling, and if she wins it throws into question the whole concept of female—only races. earlier breakfast spoke with dr gemma witcomb, a sport psychologist from loughborough university. caster semenya is female and she has a condition which may lead her to have slightly higher testosterone levels tha n have slightly higher testosterone levels than the average female. lots of women have conditions like this and there are various conditions that might lead to someone having high testosterone. the crux of the argument is whether those high testosterone levels that occur naturally in women confer the same advantage that they would if it was man versus woman. advantage that they would if it was man versus woman. foi’ advantage that they would if it was man versus woman. for example, advantage that they would if it was man versus woman. for example, if she lost this appeal, she would have to ta ke she lost this appeal, she would have to take medication to reduce her testosterone levels in order to compete. that's correct, or to compete. that's correct, or to compete against men. right, which

would be a radical change. absolutely, and i think morally wrong. she would have to take medication to reduce her testosterone. if she wins her case today, then presumably on the face of it you say she can carry on doing what she does, but the sports bodies may have set up a different system altogether in order to try and cope with the situation. can you explain that? possibly. if she wins she will carry on competing but i don't think theissue carry on competing but i don't think the issue will go away. the strong feelings about how women with intersex conditions should compete, strong feelings about how transgender, someone transitioning from male to female. one of the ideas i've heard, and you can tell me if this is being taken seriously, is that if you have raised testosterone levels, whether you are male orfemale, there testosterone levels, whether you are male or female, there should testosterone levels, whether you are male orfemale, there should be testosterone levels, whether you are male or female, there should be a new category of racing. so, you race

against people whether male or female who had similar testosterone levels. yes. this has been suggested. in paralympics we have sportspeople stratified according to different types of disability and to the level at which that disability impairs them. in boxing you have people stratified according to weight classes. there has been a suggestion maybe we stratified according to testosterone. whether that could play out in reality and work is a different matter. dramatic footage of life—saving open heart surgery being performed on a busy street is being used to help train other medical teams. a man, who had been stabbed in the chest, was given a 1% chance of survival before the operation. bbc breakfast caught up with the doctor and paramedic who saved his life. he was dead on the pavement, his heart had stopped, there were no signs of life, he wasn't breathing, there was no reaction from peoples.

we knew we had to do something there and then. you obviously had an idea of what you are going to do but doing it in that kind of environment is an extraordinarily brave thing to do, isn't it? well, it's at the forefront of our minds. we train for this procedure every day and there are hospital critical care teams prepared to do this. when the time is right and when we need to do it to save a life, we will. tim west, you were alongside chris while he was operating. tell us what you had to do. so, my role within the team is to work with chris to undertake this procedure. it has to be performed within 15 minutes of that person losing their pulse. so, we had to work quickly.|j person losing their pulse. so, we had to work quickly. i know it's brea kfast had to work quickly. i know it's breakfast time and all the rest of it but this is a pretty intensive

operation. who wants to talk about it? i'll leave that to chris. it's pretty intense operation. it's pretty intense operation. it's pretty graphic from the footage that we've got. it involves making two small holes near the ribs and then making an incision across the chest to get access to the heart. the issues are that there is bleeding within the chest and unless you're in there you can't turn off the tap, you can't stop the bleeding. you need to make those white incisions, open up, to get access to the heart and lungs. remove the clot around the heart that stopping it from beating and then the long was bleeding really heavily that day. luckily, we were able to do those things in the right order at the right time, we could get there very quickly with the use of the aircraft and having a great team around us

including all the bystanders and the police and some off—duty nurses who we re police and some off—duty nurses who were there really helped us. there's a lot to do on scene. people like you in airambulances a lot to do on scene. people like you in air ambulances across the uk save lives every day and it's amazing to be able to talk to you. are you now using this video to train other people, how useful is it to have it? its still a rare procedure for us, we can sometimes do this once a month but often it's not captured and it's very difficult to distill what we've done by describing it on paper or describing it to people. being able to use the footage and having the consent of the patient and the family, and all our footage is approved the patient and the family, and all ourfootage is approved by the patient and the family, and all our footage is approved by the information commissioner, is incredibly valuable for other teams across the country. now we are starting to use that to train other teens to do the simple things well in the right order to save lives.

and the patient is making a good recovery. the most read story is the us cop guilty... i think we've got a technical issue and can't show you the website. anyway, i'll read them as we try to fix it. the most read isa as we try to fix it. the most read is a former policeman in minnesota has been found guilty of murdering an unarmed australian woman. mohamed noor shutjustine damond as she approached his patrol car to report approached his patrol car to report a possible rape. we aren't able to bring you that online so i will stop there but if we fix our technical issues we will bring it to you later. now the sport. it was one of the biggest night's in the club's history, but things didn't go to plan

for spurs as they lost the first leg of their champions league semi final at home to ajax. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching at the tottenham hotspur stadium. tottenham's motto spelt out in the stands urged the players to be brave. maybe there were minds were willing but spurs tactically seemed shackled. the defence was undone by ajax in the first 15 minutes of this game. commentator: he's got time, and scores. spurs still had dele alli and there were opportunities for him to equalise in the second half. ajax often soaked up the pressure but they were the ones who came this close to scoring. well, that could have ended the time right there. spurs fans have now witnessed two defeats at their home stadium, and no goals scored. maintaining peak performance right in the peak season with players missing is tough, of course it is. but although there was a hint ofjob done in the ajax celebrations,

there is still a chance for spurs to dream next week if they can find some energy. joe wilson, bbc news, in north london. there was a worrying end to the night for defenderjan vertonghen. he was injured in this clash of heads in the first half, and was allowed back onto the pitch. but immedately needed to come off — and looked in a bad way as he left the pitch. we must protect the player integrity and of course, i was a part of the conversation and our medical staff, the protocol, and they decided we would start the game and start to play again but he started to feel unwell and we need to change him. reporter: have you got any concerns over how he is now? no, he's 0k, he was good, he was working away. more relaxed.

well, it's that incident that many of the back pages have focussed on this morning. let's take the mirror — they've gone with the headline "sickener". the mail have shown him there being assisted off the pitch. they've gone with "spurs left dizzy". and in the guardian — the focus on ajax's donny van de beek — the only goal scorer on the night. spellbinding ajax edge out battling spurs in first leg. tonight it's the turn of liverpool. they go to barcelona for their semifinal. liverpool are aiming to reach their second final in a row. but it won't be easy, they take on a barca side

who haven't lost at home in 31 champions league matches — plus they've got lionel messi. they are already spanish champions, they want to win. mssi said he wa nted they want to win. mssi said he wanted to bring back the cup. —— messi said he wanted to bring back the cup. now we are here and i can only say we want to go to the final as well. and you can listen to live coverage from the nou camp on bbc radio 5 live from 6:30 tonight, there's also live text commentary on the bbc sport website. the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship continue today — and judd trump is living up to his tag of favourite. he made three centuries to build a huge 7—1 lead over stephen maguire. he's in such good form that he's won 12 frames in a row — the first six in this match, and the last six

in his previous match. he has one foot in the semi finals at the crucible. most watched on the bbc sport website at the moment is some of the luckiest snooker shots you're ever likely to see. they all came in kyren wilson's quarterfinal with david gilbert. you can have a watch for yourself at bbc.co.uk/sport. ryder cup favourite tommy fleetwood is hosting the british masters next week in southport where he grew up. he follows in the footsteps of his fellow countrymen ian poulter, luke donald, lee westwood and justin rose as the face of the tournament. he says it's an honour after an incredible year. again, it's been really nice for me. they've had four previous hosts which have been ian poulter, luke westwood, they've achieved a lot more. i'm proud to be doing that. i put my face to it, you get to have

inputin put my face to it, you get to have input in the venue and doing things like this, which is really cool. i might go over and above when i'm there. you've had an amazing year, you've had great fun. if i can ask a bit about the masters, because you we re bit about the masters, because you were there, what an extraordinary performance by tiger. what was it like? i would have preferred it to be me. it was great. last year it was his return, he hadn't played for three years and i played him for the first two rounds that year. it was a special atmosphere in a sense that he had just come back and everyone was so he had just come back and everyone was so happy to see him and he was getting his game back. he was always, being around the tour and being around him, he was always going to win another major. but i think the scenes this year at the masters were something special.

that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11:15. the headlines on bbc news. venezuelan president nicolas maduro defiantly vows to stay on — after calls for a military uprising by the opposition leader. free to use cash machines are vanishing at an alarming rate — with more machines now charging for withdrawals, according to the consumer organisation which. and japan's new emperor pledges to fulfil his role as a "symbol of the state and unity" — in his first public address since taking the throne. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt stand at the moment. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. sri lanka's president, maithripala sirisena, has announced house—to—house searches to root out what he describes as terrorists.

the security forces are still investigating the easter sunday attacks, in which more than 250 people were killed. president sirisena also promised a "total reorganization" of the security apparatus. hours after he spoke, soldiers conducted raids on the eastern coast, finding explosives and islamic state flags. secunder kermani is in sri lanka, and sent us this update. we've just been driving along and noticed in one of the villages that we were passing by, a large police and army presence. we stopped to find out more. they told us they been conducting house—to—house searches here, because the country in general is on high alert. in this particular house, they found what they think is a stash of weapons. there are machetes here, and, worryingly, what seemed to be a load of petrol bombs filled with what the police tell us they think is improvised shrapnel. these little bits of rock that when the bomb explodes would

cause even more damage. there is also passports, mobile phones. one man was arrested here. it's too early to say if there's any connection with terrorism or the easter sunday bombings. after criticism that warnings ahead of those attacks weren't properly acted on, the security forces are conducting searches like this across the country. there are still concerns more attacks may be being planned. injust over a week, south africa will hold elections for the fifth time since the end of apartheid. one issue leads most of the political parties‘ campaigns — unemployment, which is officially at 27%. vumani mkhize has been speaking to voters. so, this is the story of my life, monday to monday. open up at 7am every morning and close at 7pm in the evenings. after losing his job three years ago, dennis fell on hard times. but instead of letting him get it

down, he opened a township takeaway. there are more than 6 million unemployed people in south africa. the jobless rate is a staggering 27%. according to the imf, the economy is only set to grow at 1.2% this year. that's well below the rate needed to create jobs for people like dennis and his friends. but will next week's election make any difference? each time i vote, i'm just not going to... they are all, like... do you know what i'm trying to say? i don't see any changes. i mean, i'm talking personally, individually. so, dennis? bearing in mind what you've just said, do you realise that if you don't vote, you don't have a right to complain in south africa? you must not complain, if you've not voted, you can't complain about taxes going up. complaining or not complaining, nothing changes. those who are hoping for change are young people.

at 54%, south africa has the highest unemployment rate in the world. at the forefront of this battle against unemployment is harambee, an ngo that finds job opportunities for young people nationwide. one in two young people are unemployed, so an organisation like harambee and other organisations that are working with young people, play a very critical role in helping youth not only access those opportunities, but also help them to think about what are the other opportunities outside of the formal sector that they can engage in to help them earn an income and grow their own employability. almost every election poster around the country highlights the need forjobs. but are these just empty slogans? are political parties providing tangible solutions to south africa's massive unemployment problem ? for this economist, sloganeering needs to be coupled with action. people will say different things when it comes to elections, but we want them to do certain things in south africa. so, we need them to go out there and say, this is what we're

doing to bring about policy certainty, so that people can have businesses in south africa. this is what we do when it comes to special zones. we are telling people that want to employ south africans that you can employ south africans and we'll give you these type of incentives. so, we need practical things like that. according to the national development plan, 90% of newjobs by 2030 will be created by small businesses. for people like dennis, that's where the opportunity lies. one day, he hopes to open his own restaurant. vumani mkhize, bbc news, johannesburg. two of the biggest events in women's sport take place this summer, the football and netball world cups. and england's hopes are being led by a famous set of twins. phil and tracey neville reached the top of their respective sports as players, and they're now aiming to do the same as coaches. jo currie has been to meet them. there's never been a better time for

women in sport and the summit set to mmp women in sport and the summit set to ramp up with the neville family at the heart of it. in a way it's the norm in ourfamily to be getting to big tournaments and playing in arenas. i think, for me, i probably get more nervous for phil. obviously ijust want get more nervous for phil. obviously i just want tracy to be get more nervous for phil. obviously ijust want tracy to be happy, i wa nt ijust want tracy to be happy, i want her to come home and be successful and happy and to have done herjob well and people to think nicely of her. she's the england coach but she's my sister. they both play sport at the highest level. tracy won well and commonwealth world medals in netball while her twin and older brother gary played football for manchester united and england. let's take you back to when you were younger, what was household like? we were very busy family. rounders, cricket, cricket, rounders. night off on friday. cricket was saturday, sunday all day. we were to repeat that for

six months. in the winter football training tuesday, wednesday, netball on thursday. that was our lives. we we re never on thursday. that was our lives. we were never at time. we created a family ethos which has really kept us family ethos which has really kept us going and kept us strong through some of the hugest disappointments we've had, but also some of the hugest successes as well. england have done it! one of those golden moments saw tracey crouch the raises to commonwealth glory in australia last year, while phil led the lionesses to a title in march. next step will be selecting their squads for the summer's world cups, when they will be delivering goods and bad news to players. i've got good experience! i have, actually. she we nt experience! i have, actually. she went to world cups. obviously, i didn't go to any world cups and got left out at the last stage. probably the best man in england to understand how a player can feel.

success breeds success in sport. media coverage, sponsorship and participation figures could rest on how the england teams perform this summer. how much pressure is resting on the two head coaches? we are going to create a legacy whether we win or lose but if we win we will create a bigger legacy. we are a family, we get on the escalator and there's no getting off. we can get through a family meal in 30 minutes because we've got other things to do stopping without speaking! it's not about savouring the moment but getting thejob done about savouring the moment but getting the job done and we've got to respect not everyone is on that escalator. they need time to get off and sometimes we don't allow for that as a family. no matter the ups and downs of this summer, the nation's sporting success rests on one family's 14, and teen neville will be flying the flag for england. now on bbc news a story

about a mother and her adopted son — but not a human story. this mother has four legs and barks — and the son has two wings and quacks — as tim allman explains. this is a feisty fellow who's had quite a traumatic start in life. abandoned by his mother, he had to seek out love and affection elsewhere. enter the norwegian blue sound. they become the best of friends. for more than a month he's been following her around, which seems to be perfectly 0k as far as zita is concerned. i've never seen anything like it, said their owner. but what about bob's biological mother? it's not known why she took against him. monica has tried to engineer attend a reunion on a number of occasions, but it seems the rest of the family just number of occasions, but it seems the rest of the familyjust don't wa nt to the rest of the familyjust don't want to know. yet another sad rejection for bob, but he knows

where he is truly wanted. back with zita, his adopted mother. he is the little duck whose crack is worse than his bite. —— the little duck whose quack is worse than his bite. let's go to paris where there are protests d u e let's go to paris where there are protests due to happen. it's a day, your international workers day and it's a traditional day for protest. may day marches in paris are a familiar scene and this year the gilets jaunes protesters, trade unions and climate activists are joining along the main route of the march. we'll keep an eye on that throughout the day. now it's time for a look at the weather. we've had quite a bit of clout this morning. a misty and murky start across eastern parts of the uk.

further west, some outbreaks of rain and still quite cloudy. we will continue to have this area of cloudy weather across wales, scotland, through north england and the south—west. the rain is moving north but it will break up. charlotte is developing as we go through this afternoon. some of the showers in the north—east of scotland could be heavy and may be thundering later on. there will be some brighter skies in the south—west and the northern ireland before some cloud sta rts northern ireland before some cloud starts to increase. showers are drifting into the north—east, still some showers in parts of wales and the midlands and the south—west. temperature is about 14—18, a few degrees lower than it was yesterday for many parts. still about the same in the south—east of england. three tonight, still some showers, he showers are drifting east. the most, a dry night with temperatures staying up at about 5—10 degrees. 0n

thursday, showers across scotland. it's going to be a largely dry started the day but there will be a few showers developing especially across wales, the midlands, eastern and south—eastern areas of england. some try and brighter weather for northern ireland and the north west. temperatures three tomorrow will be down again a bit, 14—16. into friday we've got this cold front moving south. behind it that snow is moving into scandinavia. with that colder air moving its way through, we could see some snow showers coming into the north of scotland. elsewhere, the north of scotland. elsewhere, the area of cloudy weather with showers linked in with the cold front. behind the cold front it does what it suggests, it brings in colder weather. ahead of it, holding on to milder weather. going into the bank holiday weekend, you can see for all of us now under the influence of the blues, that

northerly wind is right across the uk during saturday. a cold and frosty start on saturday. throughout the day and the weekend, plenty of dry weather. it will be chilly and a 00:59:14,276 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 tad warmer perhaps by monday.