you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning. the former defence secretary, gavin williamson who was sacked yesterday, strongly denies leaking information from a national security council meeting. mr williamson was blamed by the prime minister for revealing discussions about the chinese company, huawei. the deputy labour leader says a further inquiry is needed. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence. therefore, this matter cannot be, as the prime minister says, closed. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year old london girl ella kissi—debra — her mother believes she was killed by air pollution.

a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. voters head to the polls for council and mayoral elections, across england and northern ireland. and new photographs of princess charlotte taken by her mother have been released, to mark herfourth birthday. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm anita mcvey. the former defence secretary gavin williamson has continued to deny leaking information from a national security council meeting on huawei to the daily telegraph. the prime minister sacked mr williamson yesterday after a cabinet inquiry blamed him for revealing details about disagreements over whether the chinese technology firm should be allowed to help to build the uk's 56 mobile network.

opposition parties are calling for a police inquiry into whether there was a breach of the official secrets act. we can speak now to our chief political correspondent, vicki young who is at westminster. good morning to you. we have had an urgent question in the commons on this matter in the last half—hour. downing street continue to say the matter is closed as far as they are concerned, but with such an emphatic denialfrom mr williamson concerned, but with such an emphatic denial from mr williamson himself and these calls from opposition parties, it really go away? that is pretty optimistic to say the matter is closed. the force of the denials from gavin williamson have been quite striking and sources close to him this morning insist that the only evidence to point towards him is an" minute only evidence to point towards him is an 11 minute phone call between him and the daily telegraph journalist stephen swinford and they say at that point he didn't speak at

all or giveaway anything from the security council. those denials continue but the government are insisting that theresa may have made the right decision and david liddington interestingly said two mps, gavin williamson and theresa may have worked closely for years, a close working relationship, she would not have made that decision u nless would not have made that decision unless there was some compelling evidence that made her do so. in the commons he made the point that it is the leak from the forum, the forum it came from, that is the issue. the national security council, a place he said people have to know they can speak openly and that their decisions will always remain secret. the unauthorised disclosure of any information from government is serious and especially from the national security council. the prime minister has said she now considers that this matter has been closed. and the cabinet secretary does not

consider it necessary to refer it to the police, but we would course cooperate fully, should be police themselves consider that the investigation were necessary. mr speaker, the house will recognise it is the policy of successive governments of different political parties not to comment on the detail of leaked investigations. iwill parties not to comment on the detail of leaked investigations. i will not comment on specific circumstances or personal decision. the snp want to do know whether gavin williamson, not because of this, would he be suspended from the conservative party? there was no answer. also whether they had broken the official secrets act, they said thatis the official secrets act, they said that is the matter for the police and courts whether that will be pursued. labour say this is a matter that should go further. i don't think we have ever seen a length of the national security council and that way this is so

serious. the damning letterfrom council and that way this is so serious. the damning letter from the prime minister was a result of her understanding that to leak from that committee is an abdication of responsibility and public duty. it is indicative of the malaise and sickness at the heart of this ailing government. it is indicative of the sorry state the party opposite find themselves in. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshi re can think of, the member for south staffordshire has can think of, the member for south staffordshi re has protested can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence. therefore this matter cannot be, as the bra minister here is that the prime minister says, close, the essential point here is that she believes there is compelling evidence she has committed a crime. but despite that, she does not believe he should face a criminal investigation. where is thejustice in that? in what world is it

a cce pta ble in that? in what world is it acceptable that the prime should be the arbiter of a politician she believes is guilty of criminal conduct should face a criminal investigation? we will be back with vicky in a second but let's take a look at more detail at the letters exchanged between the prime minister and mr williamson last night. let's have a closer look at what she said. theresa may wrote... but in response, mr williams said... gavin williamson has suggested his sacking was in part down to his poor relationship with the cabinet secretary, and national security adviser, mark sedwill — who carried out

the investigation into the huawei leak. the former cabinet secretary, lord o'donnell said the only person who would have made the decision to remove mr williamson as defence secretary was the prime minister. the national security council has a special status. you are bringing all the intelligence chiefs around that table. you want them to be frank. there will be times when you have discussions where leaks of that information would put people's lives at risk. isn't that the point that the cabinet secretary, a man of course also national security adviser, sir mark sedwill, making an example of gavin williamson, saying, thus far and no further. no, let us be absolutely clear, only one person making the decision here, the prime minister. the cabinet secretary is giving advice to her and the cabinet secretary is saying this is a matter

for a violation of the ministerial code, it is not a breach of the official secrets act, putting people's lives at risk. that is why it is a matter for the prime minister to decide. does she want this person in her political team when faced with this evidence? she has basically decided he is not the lionel messi of the cabinet and she can do without him. back now to vicky. there you get to the centre of the argument listening to what lord o'donnell was saying and tom watson was saying beforehand. whether this is a breach of ministerial code, a considerably less serious matter, serious enough but less serious than a breach of the official secrets act. it seems that the moment it is down to a matter of the interpretation. that isn't one for the politicians, that isn't one for the politicians, that is something the police would have to look into. as far as that goes, that will not go further until the lease make a decision. speaking to those close to gavin williamson about the investigation, the prime minister makes the decision, but

they feel that sedwill‘s enquiry was rigs against williamson. he has a reputation as a cabinet minister that speaks to mamas of the press. some have little sympathy here, they don't believe, one said they were on the phone, they went talking about the phone, they went talking about the weather. another spoke to bbbc, saying gavin williamson was over promoted, he sailed to close to be win for promoted, he sailed to close to be winfora promoted, he sailed to close to be win for a long time and is now being farmed out. the young there at westminster. —— found out. the uk should lead the world away from dangerous climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to virtually zero by 2050, according to a new report. the committee on climate change, which is the government's official adviser, says that if other countries follow suit, the world stands a fifty—fifty chance of keeping the global

temperature increase below one—point—five degrees. the report also lists a number of things you can do to reduce emissions. when heating your home, it suggests turning the thermostat down to 19 degrees in winter. when travelling, it says we must fly less, and britain must ban all but electric cars by 2030 — ten years earlier than the current plan. and we should all eat less meat, which can reduce our dietry emissions by 35%. but individual choices won't be enough, the report says. only huge changes to government policy and tens of billions in investment can save the planet. our environment and energy analyst roger harribin has this report. when britain sparked the industrial revolution, we didn't know that burning coal, oil and gas would produce emissions that would overheat the climate. now, a clean industrial revolution is under way and advisers say that, by 2050, the uk should add no more heating gases. this target, with lots of renewable

energy, is called net zero. in setting a target, a net—zero target, here in the uk, we are sending a strong signal to other countries around the world, and especially the developed countries, that they need to do the same thing. it means industry will have to curb emissions much more quickly. power plants like this one in yorkshire will lead the way. then farming — burping cows are heating the climate. we need to eat less red meat and turn some farmland to forest, the report says. housing must be net—zero emissions, too. this innovative solution may offer some help. it is quick and cheap to erect, and look at this. the insulation on it is absolutely massive. existing homes will also need to be made much warmer. for the first time, flying

and shipping should be included in the targets, the committee says. protesters will say the report doesn't go far enough. others will think it goes too far. the committee insist their targets are realistic and essential to protect the climate. the committee on climate change have released different emisisons targets for england, northern ireland, scotland and wales. the ccc said england can eliminate emissions by 2050, and that northern ireland will follow england's targets. according to the report, scotland could go carbon—free sooner, potentially by 2045, due to his exceptional potential for planting trees which absorb carbon dioxide. but wales can only cut 95% of its emissions by 2050 because of its farm industry. and joining me now is rebecca newsom, head of politics at greenpeace.

good to have you with us. we saw roger harrop in‘s a report earlier 90, roger harrop in‘s a report earlier go, and talking to him, he said a hundred—year from now, people go, and talking to him, he said a hundred—yearfrom now, people look back and ask if the cradle of the industrial revolution, was able to change things? absolutely, this is an enormous opportunity and frankly, this is a survival issue for the whole planet. but the uk has a major opportunity to get ahead, show some leadership do the rest of the world and also take responsibility as you say for our historic emissions, but also crucially create huge amounts ofjobs and also crucially create huge amounts of jobs and opportunities also crucially create huge amounts ofjobs and opportunities for communities up and down the country. is the committee on climate change on the right track? how does its report mirror greenpeace's own set of actions? i think there are 130 or

more of them, that you believe the planet needs to take. absolutely. i think the two report so fairly consistent in showing ultimately now we have no time to waste. we need to seek really strong government leadership, to see a cross sectoral decarbonisation of the entire economy. so from our power and electricity to what heat our homes to the food we eat, to how we look after nature. we need huge levels of government leadership, support and investment at this time and both our ma nifesto investment at this time and both our manifesto and the ctc report show that. —— manifesto and the ctc report show that. -- ccc. dcb politicalwill in things like electric cars giving people subsidies for charging points at their homes, is that specific target, let's talk about electric cars, by 2030 is to be met? the

government policy at the moment i would sit across the board really stops short of the kind of investment, leadership and vision that we need to see to make this the biggest opportunity and to ensure that we do everything we can in the uk delimit catastrophic climate change. so we need to see government stepping up, we need to see more money invested, clearer policies for example, a commitment to phase out petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, and a massive phase—out of renewable energy and lots of other technologies that will help us get to that goal. obviously there are government targets to be met, there are big policy initiatives to be made, but what about individual actions? are you seeing trends that encourage you that people are waking up encourage you that people are waking up to this? and are prepared to do what it takes to do their bit?|j think what it takes to do their bit?” think it has been exciting and

fascinating to see just in the last couple of months what has been happening in the uk, in terms of the huge groundswell of demand and impatience for action from the public and particularly young people who their future depends on action right now. so i think there is more and more preparedness from people across the uk to be involved in this transition and make it something positive all of us. let's remind eve ryo ne positive all of us. let's remind everyone why that target of keeping global temperature rises below that 1.5 degrees targets, why that is so important. it is usually important because we are already starting to see more and more extreme weather events affecting people all across the world. we are already starting to see rising temperatures and sea levels. that will affect everyone and it will get much worse. 1.5 degrees of global warming is the tipping point, really, for how we

can contain global warming at a manageable level and we have to do absolutely everything we can to try and meet that goal. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... the former defence secretary gavin williamson stresses his innocence after he was sacked over a leak from a national security council meeting. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year old london girl ella kissi—debra — her mother believes she was killed by air pollution. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. and in sport, jurgen klopp says he doesn't know if his side can play any better after seven minutes of magic from lionel messi inspired barcelona to a 3—0 win over liverpool in the trappings league semifinal. fans are urged not to quit after she posted cryptic

m essa 9 es quit after she posted cryptic messages on social media saying she is ready to walk away from athletics after the court of arbitration dismissed her talents against the new roles which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. and after 200,000 winners, the horse racing legend has decided to retire and he went out in style, riding to victory at the punchestown world cup yesterday. i will have more. breaking news coming from belfast. we are hearing the canadian firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as pa rt belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of its business. this is significant at as it is the largest manufacturer in northern ireland. the statement, the company says this will cause concern

among our boys but we will work closely with them and are unions —— our our employees but we will work with them and the union. they are saying they will find the right buyer and work responsibly. there have been a number ofjob cuts at the plant in recent years. just checking to see if there is any more information coming through on this. we are hearing that bombardier has asked to meet political leaders in northern ireland, it has been asked to do that ahead of a major announcement and that is the announcement and that is the announcement coming through now. we will have more on that story in our business bulletin very shortly. a 34—year—old man has appeared in court for preventing the lawful burial of a dead body. zarhid younis was charged after the remains of two women were found in flat in east london on friday. sarah walton is outside the court for us now. tell us more. 34-year-old zarhid

younis appeared here charged with two counts of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body. two campsie is charged with. it was a very short hearing, he was remanded in custody and will next appear at the old bailey. so next week. police are saying this is very much an ongoing investigation. the bodies of two women were found by police inside a chest freezer. at a flat in canning town in east london, on friday. they were found by police. they say it may take some time to identify those women as well, a postmortem examination to try and establish how they died is due to start tomorrow. a50 odd man who was arrested suspicion of murder has been released under investigation —— a 50—year—old man.

police say they are keen to visit those who visited the flat, anyone who has been to all visited b—flat in the last year. sarah walton, thank you. the high court has ruled on a landmark case that will allow a fresh inquest for a nine—year—old girl over claims pollution contributed to her death. ella kissi—debrah died in 2013 and an inquest initially ruled her death was caused by acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but her mother has been campaigning for a new inquest, that would link her death to air pollution where she lived in south east london. our correspondentjon donnison is outside the high court now. he is with her mother. this decision made in the last half hour also, now ella had been a healthy young girl up ella had been a healthy young girl up until about 2010 when she

developed acute asthma after a chest infection. she then had a period of three years with some 27 odd visits to hospital and eventually died just nine years old in 2013. that original inquest in 2014 said she died asa original inquest in 2014 said she died as a result of a severe rest between problems and acute asthma. but herfamily between problems and acute asthma. but her family have always maintained that was directly linked to severe air pollution close to the south circular road in south london the other home, they live just 100 yards or so away from that. i have ella's mother rosamond here with me now. it has been a long battle for you, six years, you were pretty emotional in court there.” you, six years, you were pretty emotional in court there. i was because it came down to the last line andl because it came down to the last line and i wasn't sure which way it would go. it means so much to us that we get to the bottom of why she has suddenly became ill and died. obviously to my fighting and campaigning, i realise how much it

means to everybody else, the actual world over. they are looking at the uk and this case, what is going to happen. i live in a city that at times one in nine children has asthma and is suffering so it's really important for everyone.” think ella walked along that busy road to school most days. what sort of impacted it have on her health? obviously we found out the impact it had because it came out of the blue she was extremely healthy and i held onto that because a child cannot suddenly deteriorate so fast. so for me, being a teacher, there had to be an explanation behind it. i didn't know what. i was determined to get to the bottom of it. i knew there had to be something but i obviously didn't know what. so today is a good day but we have now got a fresh inquest so it's not over yet. we

need to go through another inquest. so it isa need to go through another inquest. so it is a victory for today but the fight continues. and this new inquest, you want evidence to be her that shows that her asthma attacks over those three years were directly linked to spikes in air pollution next to that busy road? i think that is very important because there is a lack of public awareness. hopefully by me talking to you today and i hope i will continue campaigning to explain the real impact not from a politician's point of view, but what it actually does to the human body. we hear these statistics but that is not what this is about, it's about the real impact it actually has and it has now been linked to so many things. i would it has now been linked to so many things. iwould really it has now been linked to so many things. i would really beg the government to take it seriously. and you want the death certificate change to have air pollution as a cause put on it. that would be a first. i'm not thinking about it, i think it's important that for her

siblings were quite young, to understand why she died. at the moment it is not there but for all the suffered, three comas, she deserves that. this is her moment, although she's not here, it really is her moment. well, six years of ha rd is her moment. well, six years of hard work on your part, today possible to result a testament to that hard work, thank you very much indeed, rosamond. as i say, a potentially landmark ruling here. a date still to be set for the fresh inquest you take place, presumably later in the year. jon donnison, thank you very much. a teenage boy has been stabbed to death in east london. (tx the boy, a teenage boy has been stabbed to death in east london. the boy, who police believe was 15, was found injured in hackney last night. he died at the scene, making him the 29th person to be stabbed to death in london since the start of this year. the president of the iaaf

has defended it's decision to reject the south african olympic gold medallist, caster semenya's legal challenge against new competition rules that would force her to reduce her testosterone levels. lord coe was speaking at a press conference for the diamond league in doha this morning. it's very straightforward for any international federation in sport. athletics has two classifications, it has age, it has gender, we are fiercely protective about both and i am really grateful that the court of arbitration has upheld that principle. voters are going to the polls as local elections take place in some parts of england today. polling stations are open until 10pm this evening. there's also elections for six directly elected mayors, and for 11 northern ireland council areas. there's no elections in scotland and wales. the wikileaks founderjulian assange is in court again today. this time for a hearing over whether he should be extradited to the united states, where he is accused of conspiring to break

into a classified pentagon computer. yesterday, he was jailed for 50 weeks for breaching his bail conditions seven years ago. let's get the latest from the court with charlotte gallagher. ring us up—to—date. with charlotte gallagher. ring us up-to-date. as you can tell, will be from behind me, there has been huge interest in this appearance at westminster magistrates today, despite that it is a simple procedural hearing. julian assange appearing via video link from belmarsh prison said he does not consent to being extradited and the case is adjourned. we heard more details of these alleged offences committed between him and chelsea manning, a former us military intelligence analyst. we were told they conspired to release secret government details. julian assange is accused of being one of the

biggest leaks are in us history. hundreds of supporters turned up and we re hundreds of supporters turned up and were disappointed because they want actually allowed into court, it was only lawyers and journalists. they we re only lawyers and journalists. they were shouting at us, we could hear them outside shouting scam, pub zouma blue at the legal team and journalists who were watching what was going on —— shouting some presumably at the legal team. we saw peter tatchell campaigning for his release. and lowry love, a hacker that american wanted to extradite but it was stopped by to court. julian assange will hope british judges follow that path instead of extraditing him back to the us. charlotte, thank you for bringing us up charlotte, thank you for bringing us up to date. more on the breaking news from the last few minutes.

bombardier — which employs around 4,000 people in belfast — is putting its aerospace operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the firm has made a series ofjob cuts at its belfast plants in recent years. our ireland correspondent, chris page, is in belfast. what more can you tell us about this announcement. it is highly significant news. this employs more than 4000 people in locations in greater belfast. they were involved in aerospace manufacturing playmaking activities. the company based in canada has announced today a restructuring of its global business operation and is selling off its aerospace manufacturing business, two parts of the world affecting our northern ireland and morocco, where they are based. both countries was not operations are to

be sold off. badia said that the workers involve masefield uncertainty but it will work with unions and its workforce throughout the transition period and is committed to finding the right buyer. we are expecting to hear 20 of political and union reaction to this, it is major news for the northern ireland economy one way or another fixed of reaction. how difficult or easy will it be to find the right sort of barrierfor will it be to find the right sort of barrier for this operation? they are stressing this morning that they believe the businesses they have been put up for sale are good businesses, they will attract a global customers, for example recently what was formerly known as the c series, a passengerjet was by airbus who acquired a majority sta ke. airbus who acquired a majority stake. the wings are made in belfast. that is a sign of the global interest and reputation of

the firm in particular the operation here in belfast. nonetheless, i think in such a time of transition for a big company, some uncertainty and worries perhaps among the workforce. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. we have seen the shower cards building up and for some of us, they produced a few showers. it will be rather grey in some places. there we re rather grey in some places. there were showers moving through wigan. over the next few hours, these showers are moved to the south—east, some heavy and thundery. they will go into parts of scotland throughout the afternoon. something drierfor northern ireland, north—west england and the south—west of england during this afternoon. temperatures typically about 16 degrees, but colder than that in the far north of scotland. that cold they will

continue to move south, with it a band of cloud and showery rain pushing through northern parts of england. overnight temperatures between six and eight celsius, colder than that in the far north of scotland. through friday, another cold day for many in scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, holding on to some milder conditions. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: the former defence secretary, gavin williamson, who was sacked yesterday, strongly denies leaking information from a national security council meeting. mr williamson was blamed by the prime minister for revealing discussions about the chinese company, huawei. the deputy labour leader says a further inquiry is needed. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the

memberfor south brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence. therefore this matter cannot be, as the prime minister says, closed. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl ella kissi—debrah — her mother believes she was killed by air pollution. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. voters head to the polls for council and mayoral elections across england and northern ireland. and new photographs of princess charlotte, taken by her mother, have been released to mark herfourth birthday. some breaking news to bring you with regard to the sacking of the former defence secretary, gavin williamson. sacked yesterday over the leaks from the national security council meeting in relation to the chinese

firm, he denies being responsible for those leaks. we are hearing from cressida dick, who says that she will look at any complaint that is made regarding leaks, but that they, the met, have had no referralfrom the met, have had no referralfrom the cabinet office. if a referral was made, the metropolitan police would assess and scope it before carrying out an investigation. she says there is a formal process for dealing with alleged breaches of the official secrets act, but police do need a referral and need to see material. sport now, here's azi. good morning. jurgen klopp says he doesn't know if his liverpool side can play any better, despite losing 3—0 to barcelona in the first leg of their champions league semifinal. liverpool played well for a big part of the game, and were still in it at 1—0 down. but they were undone by lionel messi. this brilliant free kick his second goal in a brilliant seven—minute

spell in the second half. there've been cryptic messages from caster semenya this morning suggesting that she's ready to quit athletics. it's after the court of arbitration for sport dismissed her challenge against the iaaf‘s new rules which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. semenya is due to run in the first diamond league meet of the season in doha. our reporter, ade adedoyin, is there. what has caster semenya said? you join me what has caster semenya said? youjoin me in what has caster semenya said? you join me in the media room, where the internationaljournalists are gathered ahead of this meet tomorrow night. she is allowed to run without taking any medication because that new policy doesn't come in for another week or so. on her messages, she says that knowing when to walk away is dignity. she posted messages in her native tongue and one of

those messages finished with words, i'm finished. i am trying to find out what that means was top i'm staying at the hotel where the athletes are staying, but she is in another hotel. i have been in touch with her coach. i have been trying to find out what it all means. some intragastric what she does next. if she wants to defend her world title later this year, she will have to start taking the medication to lower her testosterone within the next week. i'm sure we will hear more from her in the next week. we have also heard from the man in charge of world athletics this morning. yes, lord sebastian coe, he gave a press co nfe re nce . yes, lord sebastian coe, he gave a press conference. we were told before the press conference that he would not be doing any one—to—one interviews, but he would answer some questions on this issue. their sta nce questions on this issue. their stance has a ways been that it was protecting the integrity of women's sport, it is not directly targeted

at ten won. but he did not want to be drawn on the issue. i think this is pretty straightforward, and it's very straightforward for any international federation in sport. athletics has two classifications. it has age and gender. we are fiercely protective about both. i'm really grateful the court of arbitration has upheld that principle. cycling's tour of yorkshire gets underway in doncaster today, and britain's most succesful cycling team, team sky, will be riding for the first time under their new name, team ineos. they're now owned by britain's wealthiest man, sirjim ratcliffe, who says he'll withdraw his backing if the team are caught cheating or doping. there's also the threat of protests from environmentalists, who're unhappy with the team being owned by a petrochemical company. and shaun edwards is going to leave the wales rugby union set—up after this year's world cup. he's been defence coach since 2008, and in that time has helped wales win four six nations titles and three grand slams.

he's turned down an offer to stay in thejob, and also decided not to become league side wigan's head coach. he's been linked with club jobs in england and france. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. and more now on one of our main stories today — a new report says the uk should lead the world away from dangerous climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to virtually zero by 2050. joining me now is drjoanna wade, deputy director at the association for decentralised energy. thank you. it isjoanne, notjoanna. i apologise. white is decentralised energy important in this target for lowering emissions question market is about energy close to the customer, it is something they have controlling. it already does a lot

for us, it is your district heating scheme. it is all thing is you can get involved in. how does that contribute to lower carbon emissions as opposed to more centralised energy? as the committee for climate change said this morning, the change we need now needs to involve people more than it ever has done before. we all need to get involved, we need to do our bit. that is where it comes in because it is about people choices about the low carbon things they want to do. give us some examples. if you are working on your house, ask the builder if he can make it more energy—efficient. if you are changing your boiler, ask if it will be low carbon in the future. if you are filling your cattle, don't put too much water in it was that we can do things all the time. it goes beyond the little things was to what about asking your local authority, are they preparing your local area for low carbon heat? what are they doing for you? what is your energy company doing for you?m are they doing for you? what is your energy company doing for you? it is putting pressure on local

authorities, it is about making smaller individual changes as well. one of the things we have highlighted from the report this morning was in the wintertime, keeping your thermostat at 19 celsius, which is lower than people would have normally. if you have the insulation of the efficient boiler, it might be possible to do that. insulation of the efficient boiler, it might be possible to do thatm might. this is not about being uncomfortable, it's about having a better home that keep you feeling warm and more comfortable. there are no drafts, no cold spots, no damp. it is about having somewhere nice to live that is also low carbon. how much is this message getting across? what are you hearing? what is the response from the public about the effo rts response from the public about the efforts to change thinking?” response from the public about the efforts to change thinking? i think it is interesting. people have seen this as doing without in the past, but i think the messages getting through that this is about us all living well within the limits that the planet sets. it is about opportunity to do things differently but to enjoy it while we are doing

it. the protests show that there is a growing desire amongst people to know what to do, to know how to do it and to ask for some leadership from government in helping us all do it. great to talk to you. interesting to hear what you have to say. the leader of plaid cyrmu, adam price, has officially launched the pa rty‘s campaign for the upcoming european elections. speaking in cardiff, he said plaid was the only party in wales that would fight for another brexit referendum, and suggested the possibility of an independence referendum for wales if the united kingdom leaves the european union. in this european election in wales, plaid cymru, the party of wales, is also the party of europe. we passionately want to remain in order to transform wales' future place and prospects inside the european union.

we want to stay in europe so we can change it, not just we want to stay in europe so we can change it, notjust for ourselves but for the future of europe itself. in wales, we are the only party with a capacity for winning seats that is unequivocally in favour of a people's vote, a final say referendum on whatever deal emerges for leaving the european union. labour might claim to be one, but its commitment as on so much else is slippery, two—faced and unreliable. we oppose brexit because it threatens european collaboration, most importantly of all of course, in tackling climate change. and protecting the natural environment. the crisis is multilayered, it includes the collapse of biodiversity, pollution in our waterways and oceans, erosion of the soil and the impact of a population

on growth and consumerism. we need a rapidly different model. his can only be met through collaboration internationally and also decentralising power to the most local level possible. that is plaid cymru's vision for a future in europe. we are a country born of the welsh nationalists tradition, most certainly. we seek independence for our country. but we want that independence so we can participate directly in the wider world, first and foremost as part of the european family of nations. the european union has been a leading player in finding a global response to climate change, ina finding a global response to climate change, in a process that culminated in 2016. that was only the start. we must go further. that is why plaid cymru is proud to stand shoulder to

shoulder with young people and those of all generations. there was a motion which saw our parliament become the first one in any country in the world to declare a climate emergency. applause we have an urgent duty to play our pa rt we have an urgent duty to play our part infinding we have an urgent duty to play our part in finding collaborative solutions to the threat of global warming. that's why our pledge to become 100% self—sufficient in renewable energy by 2035 is one of our key promises for this election. at a meeting on the 10th of april, 27 leaders decided the fate of the uk. they debated far into the night, the uk prime in a, theresa may, waited in

an anteroom outside the meeting stopped that's a fantastic metaphor, isn't it? where she found herself, outside the door, voiceless, powerless, that is where wales has been for centuries, is outside that door. instead of aiming for the exit, what we should be doing is hammering down those doors to get a seat around the table of power that we've been excluded from for centuries. it was a human relation for the british government stop nonetheless, they decided to give her another extension to the 315t of october. that was the last thing they wanted, their decision made these european elections inevitable. mrs may's humiliation is plight comrie's opportunity. these elections are giving us a chance to make wales matter. those leaders

represent countries with a population smaller than wales. we are told wales is too small and poor to have a seat at that table. but it is proved once more, if you don't have a seat at the table, you are likely to be on the menu. britain is now discovering that reality, much to its chagrin. the experience of ireland over the past three years of negotiations between britain and the re st of negotiations between britain and the rest of the eu provides wales with a valuable lesson, it's simply this. when it was part of the united kingdom, ireland was poor, peripheral, neglected, had virtually no influence on the world stage. as pa rt of

no influence on the world stage. as part of the european union, ireland has prospered. it receives close attention from its european neighbours, and has levered influence in its national interest was it is turned its the tables on its history. ireland has been centre stage. the other 27 member states have been united over the good friday agreement full so it has been a sobering reality because these la st a sobering reality because these last few years, which have marked the centenary of the end of the first world war, have reminded us of that great purpose of the european union, to be involved in

international peace. they have been supporting financially the peace and reconciliation programme in northern ireland. the overall consequence has been sobering for the british government. the negotiations would be determined by the balance of power. britain has come against the multinational block of the eu. that sounds familiar to us in wales and to the irish. ireland has a ways beena to the irish. ireland has a ways been a relatively isolated country against an isolated multinational britain. following the brexit referendum, this position was suddenly and dramatically reversed. for once, ireland has not been isolated and as a member of a block of 27 states, it has been with a

stronger negotiating party. ireland is part of the european union has outplayed and outsmarted little england. the lesson for us, surely, is that wales is not well served by being confined within the union that is the united kingdom. like ireland, we would be much better off as an independent memberof we would be much better off as an independent member of the european union. the evidence from our experience is that, in that position, we would be treated as an equal country post up instead, inside the uk, we are treated as a subordinate nation. generally, we are disregarded, even when notice is taken are disregarded, even when notice is ta ken of are disregarded, even when notice is taken of us, we are viewed as an unequal member. one conservative former secretary of state for wales described us as an afterthought in the corridors of westminster and whitehall. i'm not sure we even rise to that level. brexit does not represent taking back control for our people, it involves moving power from one end of the eurostar to the

other, at neither end of which do we currently have a seat at the top table. leaving the european union is no answer to our democratic deficit asa no answer to our democratic deficit as a nation. we want tojoin no answer to our democratic deficit as a nation. we want to join the european union as an independent member, more than doubling our meps, giving usa member, more than doubling our meps, giving us a commission. we will be brought up to decent levels of prosperity. when did london ever offer us that? of course, to become a fully fledged member of the european union, we must first regain our sovereignty and become an independent nation. these elections are a bridge across which thousands of people can venture to make the change that wales needs. if we want a european future for wales, we have to vote for plight

“ we — — we have —— we have to vote for tim three macro. plaid cymru. if we want to make wales matter, a vote for plaid cymru is the only way to make that happen. if you want a new wales, that a new politics will bring, we must vote for it. we know that wales matters, it matters to millions of people in their daily lives was top in the corridors of power, it doesn't matter one bit. we are an invisible nation that was once left off the map of europe and isn't on the radar in whitehall or westminster. this election is not just about putting wales, our lives, our problems and our dreams at the heart of europe, but bringing in wales from the margins, out from the cold. we have spent too long as a

nation in the anteroom is of history. it is time to throw open the doors of our future and take our seat at the table. we want to be listened to, because this is our world as well, and we have something to say. the plaid cymru leader. and you can find more information about all the other parties standing in the european elections online. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. the former defence secretary, gavin williamson, stresses his innocence after he was sacked over a leak from a national security council meeting. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl ella kissi—debrah — her mother believes she was killed by air pollution. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to

almost zero by 2050. i'm victoria fritz. in the business news: bombardier has announced plans to sell its aerostructures business in belfast. the bbc understands that the candian aerospace firm bombardier has asked the company is the largest manufacturing employer in northern ireland, with around 3,500 staff. the bbc understands that the candian aerospace firm bombardier has asked to meet political leaders in northern ireland ahead of a major announcement today. it's pistols at dawn for the board at barclays, as they face a showdown with a rebel investor. edward bramson wants to strong—arm the board, byjoining it, to force them into scaling back its investment banking operations. whether you're a saver or a borrower, keep watch on today's interest rate decision. the bank of england will set the base rate in ten minutes' time. the central bank will also update the rest of the world on its latest economic forecasts and the effect brexit is having on business.

let's talk banking. barclays is made up of two bits. the retail bank that runs current accounts, takes deposits and makes loans, and the investment bank that advises on takeovers and helps companies borrow money or sell shares to investors. the big question today is whether the bank should be doing both bits, one far riskier but potentially more lucrative than the other. two americans, both titans in the world of finance, have wildly contrasting views on this. the boss, jes staley, has the support of the board for the wheeler dealer world of investment banking. a rebel investor, who owns just over 5% of the whole bank, the quietly—spoken edward bramson, says it's not good value for money for investors, given how much it costs to run. let's talk to philip augur,

independent banking analyst. he has suggested that he won't win the vote today, but i guess the crucial question is how many other shareholders will he convince? exactly. the agm is going on as we speak. it was interrupted by climate change activists before it got under way. it's certain that he will lose. he has said so. the fact is, this is another point he has made in a statement today, just the fact that he is there in the background, seeking a seat on the board, has focused attention on the under performing investment bank. things are happening at barclays which will produce some improvement in the terms. i wonder whether you believe whether uk even needs a national investment banking champion. you look at rbs, they have got red, you

look at rbs, they have got red, you look at rbs, they have got red, you look at deutsche bank, they are moving at the other direction. do we need one? whether we need one or not, we now have an investment bank in the former barclays, which has a seat at the wall street top table, which is unusual, because the american banks, have absolutely squeezed out every other european competitor. we have got two issues. for ba rclays competitor. we have got two issues. for barclays shareholders, do they wa nt to for barclays shareholders, do they want to be in a business which is very volatile and offers low returns and then for the country as a whole, would it be a good thing if we have an investment bank? pull strategic reasons, it is useful. the others of this equation is looking at the retail side of the bank was retail banking is not without risk. you could have an economic crisis, customers defaulting on loans. that is not a good situation to be and,

given that the margins on that side of the bank away for there already. yes, one of the board's arguments is that by having both together, you have a balance to the business. today we have also had first—quarter results from lloyds bank, which is a consumer bank. it is the kind of bank that he would want barclays to be. their share price performs a lot better at lloyds than barclays. shareholders are saying that they value the focused consumer bank more than they value broad universal bank such as barclays. thank you for your time and insight. these are some of the banking stocks was up ba rclays these are some of the banking stocks was up barclays shares are up about 196. was up barclays shares are up about 1%. these were trading lower at the start of the day, so we are seeing a

recovery in their performance today. lloyds today saying that that they are setting money aside for payment protection insurance and warning again about some uncertainty around brexit. shares in metro bank down 1496, brexit. shares in metro bank down 14%, after revealing fallout from a reporting error that they had which hit theirfinancial reporting error that they had which hit their financial results. the ftse is down three points. that's it from me. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. we have got a mixture at the moment across the uk. some lovely cloud gapes out there, with cumulus cloud and blue skies in kent. in other places, those clouds artistically more menacing. dark with some showers. they have been feeding their way in, becoming more

frequent in eastern parts during the afternoon. they could turn heavy and thundery. just about anywhere could catch up under storm, but drier into north—west england, through northern ireland and the south—west of england. temperatures between 13 and 16 degrees, but only eight or nine celsius for the far north of scotland, colder air here which will move south through tonight. all links in with an area of cloud commission showery operative rain across the north west of england and temperatures down to about six to 8 degrees. through friday, the colder is in place across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. further south, just holding onto the milder conditions, but quite a bit of cloud and showery operative rain. goodbye.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — these are today's main stories. the former defence secretary, gavin williamson who was sacked yesterday, strongly denies leaking information from a national security council meeting. mr williamson was blamed by the prime minister for revealing discussions about the chinese company huawei. the deputy labour leader says a further inquiry is needed. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence. therefore, this matter cannot be, as the prime minister says, closed. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year old london girl ella kissi—debra.

her mother, who believes she was killed by air pollution, welcomed the decision. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced plans to sell its aerostructures business in belfast. and new photographs of princess charlotte — taken by her mother — have been released, to mark herfourth birthday. good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. iam any i am any to motivate. the former defence secretary gavin williamson has continued to deny leaking information from a national security council meeting on huawei to the daily telegraph. the prime minister sacked mr williamson yesterday after a cabinet inquiry blamed him for revealing details about disagreements over whether the chinese technology firm should be allowed to help to build the uk's 5g mobile network. opposition parties are calling

for a police inquiry into whether there was a breach of the official secrets act. the met police commissioner said the force would look at any complaint that's made, but there had been no referral from the cabinet office we can speak now to our chief political correspondent vicki young, who is at westminster. vicki, although downing street stay this matter is closed, there were certainly a build—up of pressure to say that is not, and that a further enquiry should happen? there is some confusion about all of this, we are trying to get a clarity about how this works with the official secrets act, our understanding from the met police is that it has to be referred to them by the cabinet office. the cabinet office minister david lidington made it clear today that they would not do that. he said that they would not do that. he said that the cabinet secretary does not feel that that is the right thing to do. it would appear that that is the end of the matter as far as the government is concerned. david

liddington made the point and downing street today was saying this is not about what was leaked, it is about where it was leaked from, the national security council which of course talks about incredibly sensitive information so that is why it has been dealt with in the way it has and so seriously, but gavin williamson denies strenuously that he has anything to do with it, we understand there was a level in a phone call between him and the journalist who reported the story, but he insisted didn't pass on any information from that security meeting —— and 11 minute phone call. the cabinet office mr david lidington today was for the speak to mps, he said gavin williamson had a close working relationship with the prime minister and she would not have taken this action if you didn't feel there was compelling evidence. the prime minister has said that she now considers that this matter has been closed and the cabinet secretary does not consider it necessary to refer it to the police, but we would of course cooperate

fully, should be police themselves consider that an investigation were necessary. and on the issue of leaks more generally, david lidington said that ministers should speak with complete candour in the room, that they should shut up when they are outside of it. labour don't think this is good enough, they feel there is the possibility a criminal offence has been committed and think more needs to be done. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence. therefore this matter cannot be, as the prime minister says, closed. the essential point here is that the prime minister has sacked the secretary of state for defence because she believes there is compelling evidence that he has committed a crime. but despite that, she does not believe he should face a criminal investigation. where is the justice in that?

let's discuss this more now. i am joined by anna soubry, former conservative and former conservative defence minister. it was a pretty brutal sacking, wasn't it?” defence minister. it was a pretty brutal sacking, wasn't it? i don't think it was brutal, i think there we re think it was brutal, i think there were a numberof think it was brutal, i think there were a number of things here which are important. this matter has to be referred to be policed. for two reasons, firstly this is a very serious breach of security to leak from this, one of the most important committees. that in itself is very serious. and of course the prime minister has said what we take at their word, that there is compelling evidence there was a leak and she says it was gavin williamson who was responsible. that is the first matter and that would be a criminal offe nce matter and that would be a criminal offence in my opinion but it is for b police and crown prosecution service. the next thing is gavin williamson is adamant in his denial, he says it wasn't me. it is therefore even were important he goes to be police for his own sake, i'm surprised he hasn't referred it

to the police which you can do, even if they don't except as reference. in any event, he says he didn't do it and he is entitled to clear his name because it is such a serious allegation. especially one made against a secretary of state for defence. for reasons which i'm sure your viewers absolutely understand where that is the primary function of government but especially the secretary of state for defence is to keepa secretary of state for defence is to keep a save, work without allies in confidentiality and the well—being of our armed forces as well —— keep us safe. gavin williamson cast doubts on the investigation by the mark sedwill, he feels he has been framed. he is gay, he says so so let's —— he — — he says —— he says he has been framed so let's get this to be police, let's find out whether he is the source of this leak and whether due process can take place. this really is almost the final crumbling away of

any integrity of this government. what people have to understand, if i may sake, is if gavin williamson has done this. he has not done this as a point of high principle because he disagrees with policy, like too many of his colleagues, all that motivates him or has motivated him is alleged, it is own personal ambition and the awfulness, this disintegration of the government, any integrity, trust and decency is falling away as people put their own ambition to be prime minister first and foremost. we all know what our primary duty is and that is to our country. not to our party but certainly not to our personal ambition and i'm afraid that is more evidence of why this government is in sucha evidence of why this government is in such a mess. the cabinet ministers and others speak to journalists all of the time and gavin williamson is saying he did have a phone call with the journalist, as people do all the time, but to prove what he is talking about, he says he wasn't talking about, he says he wasn't

talking about, he says he wasn't talking about the national security council. it is hardly proof.” really don't know and this is not the forum, this is my point. let's get this to be police, let them do a proper investigation because based on the balance to letter, it would be by minister's letter, it appears they cannot offence has been committed. he flatly denies it. that sorted out, get it to be police, a proper investigation then we will know. that it really is a sign of the complete disintegration of this government and to many ministers put their naked ambition before their country and their duty as ministers to get on and do the job. that is what your viewers want, they want to government that actually will govern. anna soubry, thank you very much. we will see if the government will decide to act but it didn't seem will decide to act but it didn't seem like david liddington thought they would. vicki young at westminster. the news has been coming in meanwhile that bank of

england has left interest rates unchanged at no .75% today. the court is of a percent. the bank of england leaving interest rates unchanged. the uk should lead the world away from dangerous climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to virtually zero by 2050, according to a new report. the committee on climate change, which is the government's official adviser, says that if other countries follow suit, the world stands a 50—50 chance of keeping the global temperature increase below 1.5 degrees. the report also lists a number of things you can do to reduce emissions. when heating your home, it suggests turning the thermostat down to 19 degrees in winter. when travelling, it says we must fly less, and britain must ban all but electric cars by 2030 — ten years earlier than the current plan. and we should all eat less meat, which can reduce our dietary emissions by 35%. but individual choices won't be enough, the report says — only huge changes to government policy and tens of billions in investment can save the planet.

our environment and energy analyst roger harrabin has this report. when britain sparked the industrial revolution, we didn't know that burning coal, oil and gas would produce emissions that would overheat the climate. now, a clean industrial revolution is under way and advisers say that, by 2050, the uk should add no more heating gases. this target, with lots of renewable energy, is called net zero. in setting a target, a net—zero target, here in the uk, we are sending a strong signal to other countries around the world, and especially the developed countries, that they need to do the same thing. it means industry will have to curb emissions much more quickly.

power plants like this one in yorkshire will lead the way. then farming — burping cows are heating the climate. we need to eat less red meat and turn some farmland to forest, the report says. housing must be net—zero emissions, too. this innovative solution may offer some help. it is quick and cheap to erect, and look at this. the insulation on it is absolutely massive. existing homes will also need to be made much warmer. for the first time, flying and shipping should be included in the targets, the committee says. protesters will say the report doesn't go far enough. others will think it goes too far. the committee insist their targets are realistic and essential to protect the climate. the committee on climate change have released different emisisons targets for england, northern ireland, scotland the ccc said england

can eliminate emissions by 2050, and that northern ireland will follow england's targets. according to the report, scotland could go carbon—free sooner, potentially by 2045, due to his exceptional potential for planting trees which absorb carbon dioxide. but wales can only cut 95% of its emissions by 2050 because of its farm industry. and joining me now is benj sykes, vice president of the renewable energy company orsted. it focuses on wind energy, doesn't it. what countries and can the offshore wind sector make to these targets ? offshore wind sector make to these targets? —— what contribution. offshore wind sector make to these targets? -- what contribution. this morning's report has been clear, offshore wind must play a major role in ourjourney to zero emissions. offshore winds already generate large amounts of electricity in the uk and by 2030 will get a third of electricity from offshore wind. this report gives us the opportunity and requirement to scale up and deliver

as much as half of our electricity from offshore wind by 2050. it is affordable for consumers, bit one of the lowest cost forms of generation, clea n the lowest cost forms of generation, clean or otherwise. fix it is one of the lowest. is there a growing demand for the public for this? we are seeing the needy tackle climate change. offshore wind is a fantastic way to do that. offshore men can —— offshore wind can be at the heart of the solution. is there more electricity generated this way that there is demand, is what i'm trying to get out. the demand and amount of energy available through this source, do they matter? demand and supply vary through the day and year. offshore wind will not be the whole solution, we are a company that has a vision to create a world that has a vision to create a world that runs on green energy so we are

looking for at storage, heritage and, all the different technology and, all the different technology and tools to make sure we have an electricity system that is notjust clea n electricity system that is notjust clean but affordable and reliable. is the government demonstrating the commitment that the industry would like to see? there's a new offshore wind sector deal which is committing the uk to increasing its offshore wind capacity by 2030, i think you have already referred to. are you getting the right signals from government on this? the sector deal is really important and sets us on the busway to deliver a third of the electricity from offshore wind. we are looking forward to hearing the government was what it plans to scale up renewable energy, we are the leader in offshore wind and are ready to deliver on that. we will be talking to the author of the report, the chief executive of the committee on climate change in a few minutes.

the headlines on bbc news... the former defence secretary, gavin williamson, stresses his innocence after he was sacked over a leak from a national security council meeting. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year old london girl ella kissi—debra — her mother believes she was killed by air pollution. let's catch up with sport now. good afternoon. jurgen klopp says he doesn't know if his liverpool side can play any better — despite losing 3—0 to barcelona in the first leg of their champions league semifinal. liverpool played well for a big part of the game, and were still in it at 1—0 down.

but they were undone by lionel messi. a brilliant free kick his second goal in a brilliant 7—minute spell in the second half. there've been cryptic messages from caster semenya this morning suggesting that she's ready to quit athletics. it's after the court of arbitration for sport dismissed her challenge against the iaaf‘s new rules which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. semenya is due to run in the first diamond league meet of the season in doha. our reporter ade adedoyin is there. she is allowed to run without taking medication because that policy does not come into effect for another week or so. she has posted messages on social media as you say and on those messages, she says knowing when to walk away is wisdom, being able to as carriage, walking away with your head held high as dignity. she also posted messages on her native town and one of those m essa g es native town and one of those messages finished with the word unfinished. —— native tongue. we are trying to work out what that means. iam

trying to work out what that means. i am told that caster semenya is in a different hotel to where i am, i have contacted her coach to see what this means, will she retire or are they cryptic messages and frustration? intrigue as to what she will do next. but she has a big decision to make because if you want to defend her world title later this year, she will have to take the medication to lower her testosterone level in the next week. shaun edwards is going to leave the wales rugby union set—up after this year's world cup. he's been defence coach since 2008, and in that time has helped wales win four six nations titles and three grand slams. he's turned down an offer to stay in thejob, and also decided not to become league side wigan's head coach. he's been linked with club jobs in england and france. and ruby walsh has been descrived as being the ‘lionel messi of horseracing' after announcing his retirement. the 39—year—old has ridden 2,500 winners, in a 24—year career — and he went out in style...

riding joint favourite kemboy to victory in the punchestown gold cup yesterday. he says "there comes a time when you just want to do something else". that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you. back now to our main story — the sacking of gavin williamson as defence secretary, over a leak from the national security council. mr williamson strenuously denies being the source of the leak and there are now calls for a police inquiry. rob golledge is a former special adviser to gavin williamson. he joins us from bristol. thanks forjoining us. i understand you haven't spoken to mr williamson since he was sacked but what have you made of the events of the last 24—hour is also? you made of the events of the last 24-hour is also? it is extraordinary, it is extraordinary at the speed and pace that this investigation has taken place, it has been extraordinary allegations, it has been levelled against gavin williamson and it is extraordinary

that the prime minister has taken a decision of this nature. i think it is deeply concerning but i think given his strenuous denial, using in his style very strong, swelling on his style very strong, swelling on his children's lives that he wasn't resource of the league, —— swearing. we need to have some sort of form of information from the prime minister to explain what this compelling evidence is. because otherwise we have this ambiguity where the ex—defence secretary is ardent that he hasn't been responsible as she is saying there is. we need expiration from the prior minister and downing street on this and similarly, i think potentially a police involvement so a detective led enquiry would benefit the situation. do you think that given he was a close confidant to the prior minister for close confidant to the prior ministerfor many close confidant to the prior minister for many years, that he at the very least deserves that further

enquiry, he doesn't feel the enquiry that took place was thorough enough? absolutely. i think at this day and age, where we see the lengths that this country will go to to explain intelligence when you look at what happened in the so —— skripal case, for something that has been elevated to such a level by the prime minister and mark said well, there isa minister and mark said well, there is a need for them and the public, to understand this. he is saying something different to what she is saying. we can afford this ambiguity around something so sensitive as the national security council. —— we cannot afford. people have talked about gavin williamson's ambition, do you think there could be a circumstance in which ambition has outstripped perhaps common sense? there is no doubt about it. gavin

williamson was an ambitious cabinet minister as they all are. there was not a logician in the cabinet he hasn't got eyes on the ultimate crown. “— hasn't got eyes on the ultimate crown. —— not a politician. i don't see that he got any political gain or capitalfrom it. see that he got any political gain or capital from it. it see that he got any political gain or capitalfrom it. it seems see that he got any political gain or capital from it. it seems there is an element of it being rather convenient for many of his enemies and there are many of them, to capitalise on this. but ijust cannot quite see what the motivation is in terms of personal gain. there may have been some motivation in trying to influence government policy but that doesn't quite sort of go with the narrative that it was there to boot his leadership credentials. it still remains a bit murky, so i think it is extra information, the prime minister explaining some of this, evidence that she has said is compelling, could really help us understand what

is going on. but in your experience, working with him, have you found him to bea working with him, have you found him to be a man of his word? absolutely. i have full trust in gavin williamson. knowing the way he acts and seeing his comments over the last day or so, strenuously denying it, i cannot see how he could possibly put himself in this position if he was responsible because it would be an utterly foolish thing to do. every cabinet minister there is an every government minister that is in this government minister that is in this government at some point have spoken to journalist, has government at some point have spoken tojournalist, has briefed something out, and not denying the fact that happens and that certainly gavin spoke on the phone to journalist. but given the strength of his denial, we need to know how much further this goes. so i'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. it is another example i guess of how

strained political relationships are at the moment. notjust over this, of course. course. it'll come as a surprise to nobody that the government has been a complete mess. years now. you have competing ambitions of cabinet ministers, the government in brexit paralysis, it quite frankly is a mess. this is another sorry day in westminster politics. thank you very much for your time today. thank you. the high court has ruled on a landmark case that will allow a fresh inquest for a nine—year—old girl over claims pollution contributed to her death. ella kissi—debrah died in 2013 and an inquest initially ruled her death was caused by acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but her mother has been campaigning for a new inquest, that would link her death to air pollution where she lived in south

east london. it means so much to us that we get to the bottom of why she has suddenly became ill and subsequently died. obviously through my fighting and campaigning, i realise how much it means to everybody else, the actual world over. they are looking at the uk and this case, what is going to happen. i live in a city that at times one in nine children has asthma and is suffering so it's really important for everyone. we found out the impact it had because it came out of the blue she was extremely healthy and i held onto that because a child cannot suddenly deteriorate so fast. so for me, being a teacher, there had to be an explanation behind it. i didn't know what. so i was determined to get to the bottom of it. i knew there had to be something but i obviously

didn't know what. so today is a good day but we have now got a fresh inquest so it's not over yet. we need to go through another inquest. so it is a victory for today but the fight continues. that report from outside the high court earlier. bombardier — which employs around 4,000 people in belfast — is putting its aerospace operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the firm has made a series ofjob cuts at its belfast plants in recent years. our ireland correspondent, chris page, is outside bombardier in belfast. i don't know if you had the opportunity to speak to any employees there, but you don't need to talk to them to understand that this is going to be hugely worrying, hugely concerning news. that is right. for 30 years, the name of bombadier has been on this plant

here in east belfast, this is several locations around the city where bombadier staff work on making projects, this is definitely northern ireland's most significant private sector employer. it is thought that actually, when you look at the supply chain on the impact that bombadier has on northern ireland, for everyjob, that bombadier has on northern ireland, for every job, there that bombadier has on northern ireland, for everyjob, there is another two in the wider economy sustained by this firm so you are talking maybe ten or 12,000 people affected by this announcement. bombadier is putting his global aerospace plants up for sale so its operations here in belfast and others in morocco are both going on the market. the company is stressing it is confident it will get a good buyerfor it is confident it will get a good buyer for this, it is confident it will get a good buyerfor this, it it is confident it will get a good buyer for this, it says the operations in belfast and morocco are very valuable and should be a

good bye by four investors. but it is worrying, there have been a string of redundancy announcements, hundreds of jobs gone, string of redundancy announcements, hundreds ofjobs gone, in fact it's thought that in the last 15 or 16 yea rs thought that in the last 15 or 16 years the work. bombadier northern ireland has more or less and is still the largest private sector employer in northern ireland, certainly the largest manufacturing employer. so any news affecting ba rtoletta fx employer. so any news affecting bartoletta fx thousands in the city, the northern ireland economy in a big way —— any news regarding bombadier. people are saying they don't mind who was on the board on the factory, but that what they care about is who is jobs. they say they have do safeguard jobs, bombadier safeguarding wages, many are

high—end and attract skilled engineers to work on the project, engineers to work on the project, engineers with a global reputation so with plenty at stake in this process. what are the prospects in this, as a going concern effectively? the company stressing that as regards the work done here, it is globally renowned. you don't just have cut parts made here from bombadier aircraft, there are parts made by bombadier workers if you like for other aerospace manufacturing companies, so for example airbus bought a big stake here in the project that make what used to be called dc series passengerjet, used to be called dc series passenger jet, but used to be called dc series passengerjet, but more recently called the a220 passengerjet. that is well regarded, the workforces, it is well regarded, the workforces, it isa sign is well regarded, the workforces, it is a sign of global reach. nonetheless, when you look at the way that these kind of sales work, they tend to be complex at first,

they tend to be complex at first, they can take a long time so bombadier very much stressing that they hope for a smooth sail, they expect buyers to be interested but there is no getting round the fact there is no getting round the fact there was uncertainty, added uncertainty coming here when you look at the scale ofjob losses in recent yea rs. look at the scale ofjob losses in recent years. this page, thank you very much, outside bombadier in belfast. that's just on light it is coming to us from venezuela. use attention still in the country therebetween president nicolas maduro meeting members of the military and the would—be president juan guaido who is trying to rally people against nicolas maduro. nicolas maduro meeting the military after the may day clashes between venezuela's armed supporters which left a woman dead and 46 injured in,

cast yesterday. these images just coming to us from caracas, the venezuelan capital. time now for a look at the weather forecast. good afternoon. you can have some sunshine today, and it is not bad out there if you have that. but there already threatening looking skies. 20 of showers are expected through this afternoon. this is where we have seen most of the showers so far today, mostly to the west, but they are creeping east in the next two hours, bringing more widespread showers, perhaps even with the odd rumble of thunder. the rain in scotland is from a cold front that will continue to sink south, introducing much colder air. ahead of it, it is still relatively mild in the sunshine. 14 to 16 celsius. though cold front will win the battle through the night and

into tomorrow, continuing to push this cold airfrom into tomorrow, continuing to push this cold air from the north. that isa this cold air from the north. that is a band of cloud and showers overnight, and it will keep the temp reges fairly high in front of it. colder still as we go into friday. a good deal of fry —— dry weather, but fa ct good deal of fry —— dry weather, but fact in the cold wind, i did will feel rather raw. —— and it will feel rather raw.

hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: the former defence secretary, gavin williamson, who was sacked yesterday, strongly denies leaking information from a national security council meeting. mr williamson was blamed by the prime minister for revealing discussions about the chinese company, huawei. the deputy labour leader says a further inquiry is needed. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence. therefore, this matter cannot be, as the prime minister says, closed. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl ella kissi—debrah — her mother, who believes

she was killed by air pollution, welcomed the decision. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced plans to sell its aerostructures business in belfast. and new photographs of princess charlotte, taken by her mother, have been released to mark herfourth birthday. and more now on one of our main stories today — a new report says the uk should lead the world away from dangerous climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to virtually zero by 2050. the committee on climate change, and joining me now, the chief executive of the committee on climate change and the report's main author, chris stark. good to have you with us today. thank you for your time. how can the uk become this leader? we have been looking at that question and one of the remarkable things we have learned is that we already know how to do it. one of the big messages in

this report is that it is possible to get all the way to this target, net zero, the equivalent of a 100% cut in our greenhouse gas emissions which are warming the planet stop it is possible to get to that with known technologies and without huge shifts in consumer behaviour. it is ata shifts in consumer behaviour. it is at a cost which government has a ready agree to without present target, which is only an 80% reduction. that all sounds very attractive in terms of the cost and so on. but clearly we are in an emergency situation here. reports suggest we can't afford to rise more than another 1.5 degrees without perhaps some irreversible consequences. is perhaps some irreversible consequences. is the uk set to meet those targets and do you need to breakdown that 2050 target into a series of smaller deadlines?m breakdown that 2050 target into a series of smaller deadlines? it is so important we address it. it is a

global issue, so we will not solve level temperature rise and the climate change that comes with it until we reach net zero globally. what we looked at was the role in the uk in doing that. the most important thing is that the developed countries go first. that is the importance of the paris agreement, the deal we signed up to. they have a responsibility to do that and the ability to do that because they are richer. what we looked at is the uk taking a lead role in that group of rich, developed countries in bringing emissions down to zero. we find it is possible to do that and an important moment for the uk to act. how important will that leadership position of the uk be, not only for the environment but for the uk's position globally? flip it around, if we don't do this, others will follow. we a re

if we don't do this, others will follow. we are setting and is bypassing the climate change act into thousand eight. it is a real statement if the governor accepts our plan. the government would like to host the big summit run by the un. the moment when the worlds countries come together and tackle climate change and decide what they will do about it. if the uk house that summit next year, it would be an important backdrop, a clear statement that the uk is will include lead. where is the balance in this? is it with the government and the big policy ideas and big policy initiatives? or is it with individuals and from a grassroots level, putting pressure on the government? every single bit of carbon emitted causes global warming. individuals can make an impact on their personal footprint. it isa impact on their personal footprint. it is a statement that the big steps

forward will only happen if government supports it and such an important message in error report is that it important message in error report is thatitis important message in error report is that it is notjust about setting a target, and that target is not credible unless there are policies in place to reach it. we will need to turbo—charge that policies in every sector of the uk economy if we are going to reach net to zero. the optimistic message from our report is that it is possible to do that and we know we need to do. is that it is possible to do that and we know we need to dom is that it is possible to do that and we know we need to do. it is possible to do that, you say. what soundings have you been given from government ministers, from politicians generally, about the scale of the ambition set out in your report? we launch the report officially this morning, and the secretary of state was there from the ministry in whitehall that is responsible for climate change will stop he received it well and i think the other thing to say is that in

scotla nd the other thing to say is that in scotland they have agreed to promote our recommendations already, which isa our recommendations already, which is a clear statement from the scottish government that they are willing to listen. i hope that their cou nterpa rts willing to listen. i hope that their counterparts in westminster do the same. is there a structure, and we have been talking about the nations as well, scotland, wales and northern ireland, and is there a structure for all of the respective governments to check up on them, to check they are doing what you want them to do? there isn't, but the committee for climate change is the watchdog to make sure they are doing what we ask. but we are not an enforcement body. the structures are not integrated enough to make this happen. there is a section in the report about good governance in delivering this. should there be an

enforcement body? that is being debated with the new environment bill. this -- debated with the new environment bill. this —— the strongest enforcement body should be the parliament and the devolved parliaments. if those targets are legislated, there is a real response ability on government and progressive governments over the next 2530 years to promote a plan to deliver the outcome. let's hope that government access that enforcement body was —— over the next 25 or 30 yea rs. thank you. a 34—year—old man has appeared in court for preventing the lawful burial of a dead body. zarhid younis was charged after the remains of two women were found in flat in east london on friday. sarah walton has been outside the court in wimbledon. the 34—year—old appeared here at wimbledon magistrates‘ court just

the 34—year—old appeared here at wimbledon magistrates‘ courtjust a short time ago, charged with two cou nts short time ago, charged with two counts of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body, tee cou nts decent burial of a dead body, tee counts he is choice with. the police are saying this is an ongoing investigation. the bodies of two women were found by police inside a chest freezer at a flat in canning town in east london on friday. they we re town in east london on friday. they were found by police. they say it may take some time to identify those women as well. i postmortem examination to try to establish how they died is due to start tomorrow. a50—year—old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released under investigation, but police say they are keen to speak to people who visited the flat. they are keen to speak to anyone who has been to the flat in the last year.

the wikileaks founderjulian assange has said he does not want to be extradited to the us to face trial. the 47—year—old is accused of conspiring to break into a classified pentagon computer. appearing by video link at westminster magistrates‘ court he said, "i do not wish to surrender myself for extradition for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people." yesterday, he was jailed for 50 weeks for breaching his bail conditions seven years ago. a 15—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in hackney east london. another teenager was also stabbed and is in hospital. in a seperate incident a man was stabbed near camden tube station in north london last night. the teenager who died in hackney, is the 29th person to be stabbed to death in london since the start of this year. a woman who caught hiv through her haemophiliac husband has told the infected blood inquiry that doctors persuaded her husband to take contaminated medicines. clair walton‘s husband, bryan,

was given a medicine called factor 8 in the 1970s and ‘80s to help his blood to clot, but says medical staff knew it could carry diseases, such as hiv and hepatitis. clair walton is one of the many victims of the contaminated blood scandal who have been giving their testimonies. he was told there was a shortage of factor eight, the old stock, and that they were keeping the good stuff for the little boys. the boys that hadn‘t been given... hadn‘t received hiv. brian accepted that. he accepted it and that is a murk of a man he was, that he was put under that emotional blackmail, and continued to take what potentially was old stock of infected blood

products. voters are going to the polls as local elections take place in some parts of england today. polling stations are open until ten o‘clock this evening. there‘s also elections for six directly elected mayors, and for 11 northern ireland council areas. there‘s no elections in scotland and wales. plaid cyrmu has launched its campaign for the forthcoming european elections. at the launch, the leader adam price called on anyone wanting another eu referendum to back the party in the european elections. plaid says wales should hold an independence referendum if brexit occurs without a further eu referendum. the us attorney general, william barr, has said he will not testify before a senior committee of the house of representatives. it follows tough questioning from senators about his decision to clear president trump of obstruction ofjustice. mr barr dismissed accusations that he‘d downplayed the conclusions of robert mueller‘s report into alleged russian interference in the 2016 election.

here‘s our washington correspondent, chris buckler. the us attorney general knew as he made his way into this congressional hearing that he was walking into a battle. having now seen most of robert mueller‘s report into claims of collusion involving the trump campaign and allegations that the president tried to obstruct justice, democrats have been very publicly questioning bill barr‘s own finding that donald trump did nothing wrong. you, in effect, exonerated or cleared the president. no, i didn't exonerate. i said that we did not believe that there was sufficient evidence to establish an obstruction. but time and time again, during heated exchanges, democrats accused mr barr of acting less like america‘s top lawyer and more like donald trump‘s. but now we know more about your deep involvement in trying to cover up for donald trump. being attorney general of the united states is a sacred trust.

you have betrayed that trust. america deserves better. you should resign. and with comments like that, the anger of democrats was met by the fury of republicans. you slandered this man from top to bottom, so if you want more of this, you're not going to get it. but it‘s now clear that robert mueller, the man who wrote the report, wasn‘t happy with how his conclusions were presented. in a letter to the department ofjustice, he said mr barr‘s summary did not fully capture the context, nature and substance of the special council‘s work and findings. democrats still have unanswered questions. he is terrified. he is terrified of having to face a skilled attorney. and i can understand, given how dishonest he has been. democrats have already issued a subpoena for the full unredacted report. now they are threatening another one

to try to force bill barr to testify and they still want to hear from robert mueller himself, the man who actually examined the actions of the president. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the headlines on bbc news: the former defence secretary, gavin williamson, stresses his innocenc after he was sacked over a leak from a national security council meeting. a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl ella kissi—debrah — her mother believes she was killed by air pollution. the policing watchdog has found that burglaries, car crime and assaults are being investigated by under—qualified and inexperienced officers. the inspectorate of

constabulary also warned that reduced funding was undermining effforts to tackle police corruption. the home office says it‘s commited to making sure police have the resources they need. one of the official pacers at the london marathon has told the victoria derbyshire programme that she and her fellow runners were treated "horrifically" during the race on sunday, including being called fat and slow by contractors who were clearing up around them. liz ayres volunteered to be a slow pacer, but says she was being bumped by road sweepers and sprayed by chemicals. for the first mile, it wasn‘t too bad. we came out at the start, eve ryo ne bad. we came out at the start, everyone was cheering and clapping. it was brilliant. then we got to about1.5 miles in it was brilliant. then we got to about 1.5 miles in and were being overta ken about 1.5 miles in and were being ove rta ke n by about 1.5 miles in and were being overtaken by flatbed trucks, transit vans. i was overtaken by flatbed trucks, transit vans. i was concerned overtaken by flatbed trucks, transit vans. i was concerned because they we re vans. i was concerned because they were weaving in and out of runners, soi were weaving in and out of runners, so i was trying to run between runners and tell them no headphones,

because these vehicles were coming through. i couldn‘t understand why that was happening because the road was supposed to be closed. i only started about 20 minutes beforehand, and already we had these vehicles. then after about two miles, we noticed they were spraying things on the road. let me bring in the event director for the the road. let me bring in the event directorfor the london the road. let me bring in the event director for the london marathon, who is over your shoulder. what do you think about the way liz and her fellow slower runners were treated? we have apologised to liz and we are very sorry to hear that her experience was the antithesis of what we try to provide as an experience. we have apologised and we are conducting an investigation. cani we are conducting an investigation. can i stop you there? i have had hundreds of messages from the running community in support of the slower runners. i have also had

hundreds of messages and tweets from runners from previous years, from 2014, 15, 16, runners from previous years, from 2014,15,16, iwill happily runners from previous years, from 2014,15,16, i will happily send them onto you, and they all complained the same thing, timing that‘s being pulled up before they have even got to the halfway point. cleaning going on around them, no support, no water. this has gone on for yea rs support, no water. this has gone on for years and the only reason you are taking notice now is because one of your official paces, when you asked for, note your analysis said you needed support for the runners at the back, you asked for us. i did myjob and you set me up to fail, you set me up to fail those runners. we didn‘t, we beat you. i will not stand for this because it is going on every year. i'm sorry, but we didn't step —— didn't set you up to fail full pew set cleaning crews on my tail one mile out. i was 17 minutes into a race and you set cleaning crews on my tail, coaches on my tail. why ask me to do a job

if you are not going to support me? why you not going to support my runners? we changed, exacting as you said, at the start there were contractors that got ahead of you. asa contractors that got ahead of you. as a result of that, the event control room got those contractors changed to go behind you. we have a cut—off of seven hours whereby we have to start reopening the road system. we are in the busiest capital city, in one of the biggest in the world. we have a finite amount of time to get people on the course was not what we have to understand is what went on. a small ink sketch of man is thought

to be one of the only images of leonardo da vinci. it is due to go on display later this month. for the first time, gps are prescribing surfing lessons for teenagers in devon and cornwall with mental health problems. if the trial is successful, it‘s hoped the scheme could be rolled out across the country. our reporter, fiona lamdin, has been to meet some of those taking part. it gives me really good grip on the board and maximum control. surf school‘s latest students but some of these pupils are here under doctor‘s orders. and you‘re going to press your chest down and hold on for dear life. and after a short lesson on land, time to get wet. the sea today is a chilly nine degrees. a few years ago on the west coast of france, adults were using surf therapy but this is the first time that children can get

surfing on prescription. and one of those children is phoebe, who has suffered with depression. it felt like i wanted to hide away and not come out. i felt like i was more comfortable hiding in the dark than coming out into the light. what difference do you think being out in the sea has made? it has help me be more confident. i haven't got any more anxiety and it's helped me become myself and less shy and stuff. just thinking about surfing and then it helps me calm down more. and phoebe is not alone, with one in four young people suffering from poor mental health. extra funding has just been given to the wave project, a surf therapy charity. once we get in the sea, something magical happens. i think it really helps to reduce anxiety. the confidence and the resilience that they get from coming surfing,

they‘re able to take that feeling on into other areas in their life. and that has certainly been true for harvey. i was often getting in fights, getting kicked out of class every lesson, then coming back and getting kicked out again. itjust kept on going. but it's so calm, you never think about anything else, other than what wave you are going to catch or if the dude next to you is going to crash into you. when i see a seal pop up, that gets me so scared. i'm about to catch a wave and i see a seal, head pop up, looking at me and it pops back down. william selwood works as a gp just a few miles from here. he supports social prescribing, which now allows him to offer non—medical options as an alternative to medicine. i think almost we need a revolution in primary care and this is what we are moving towards very quickly now, and you will probably hear much more about social prescribing. this type of project is absolutely welcome to us as gps.

it is a positive alternative to the use of a pill or medication. surfing lessons for the children in devon and cornwall on prescription is a three—year pilot but, if it remains this effective, the hope is one day it will be available to children across the country. fiona lamdin, bbc news. doctors in the united states have, for the first time, used a drone to fly a human organ for a transplant. the aircraft is airborne. it‘s hoped the breakthrough will speed up the moving of organs and save more lives. the university of maryland spent three years developing the drone and fitted it with specialist equipment to monitor the organ, such as devices to measure temperature. although it was a shortjourney, just five kilometres, the team behind it said the distance was just a starting point. doctors say the recipient of the kidney, trina glispy,

is doing well following the operation. in a moment it‘s time for the one o‘clock news with ben brown, but first it‘s time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. sunny spells and scattered showers, that is what most of us have got to look forward to for the rest of the day. we have seen some for the rest of the day. we have seen some sunshine and the best of it was certainly across much of eastern england. showers have been widespread across north wales and into the south—west of england. we are also seeing a weather front pushing into the far north of scotland, making its way south overnight tonight. for the rest of today, sharper showers developing, some quite widespread with rumbles of thunder mixed in across england and wales. in the sunshine, if you dodge the showers, pleasant enough with highs of 16 will stop noticeably colder in the far north—east of scotland, that is because the weather front is continuing to slip southwards. it

will weaken off to a band of cloud as it continues to push its way steadily southwards, but the whence will strengthen in the far north of scotla nd will strengthen in the far north of scotland and they will swing around from a north and north—west of the direction, making it feel quite raw unexposed coast. what a difference a day makes. by friday, the cold air is pushing from the north. the cold front is a band of showery rain, but the strongest breezes are gusting inaccessible for most power in the final. highs of 15 degrees in front of the weather front, behind that it is six 6 degrees will. the colder push yourself for the start of the bank holiday weekend, and there is the potential for a widespread frost for many first thing on saturday

morning. that is worth bearing in mind. a chilly start, a windy start and those winds coming down from the north will drive in showers along that north—east coast, some pushing further inland. sheltered western areas seeing their best of the dry weather, but the temperature is really struggling. 11 celsius at best, but noticeably colder in that east coast was up moving into sunday, this little area of high pressure will start to build and kill off some of the showers, so as we go through the weekend it is not a write—off by any means, but there will be a good deal of dry weather and the winds will turn lighter.

an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to almost zero in the next 30 years. the government‘s climate change advisers say there‘s no time to lose — they‘re calling on us to switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees. we meet one family who‘ve taken up the challenge of leading greener lives. when we moved here we were in no hurry to get a car, and wejust kind of decided that we‘d see how we got on without one. and we‘ve managed quite well with that, as a family, so we‘ve just decided no, — no, no regrets. and we‘ll be live in china to see what the rest of the world is doing to combat climate change. also this lunchtime: