hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2:00pm: sacked defence secretary gavin williamson says he's the victim of a kangaroo court — the government says it won't call in the police. 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. switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees — what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero. aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. it's selling its entire aerostructures operation. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport.

good afternoon. liverpool are not the first team to suffer at the hands of lionel messi. he has now scored 600 goals for his club. we will be looking at some of them later! we will be looking at some of them later! the weather: it is looking like being the last of the very mild days. a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers and things will turn colder as we head on into the bank holiday weekend. thanks, stav. also coming up: dogs at the paw—ling stations — voters take their pooches to the polls as local elections take place across england and northern ireland. welcome to afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy.

the government says it's not planning to call in the police over the leak from the national security council which led to the defence secretary, gavin williamson, being sacked last night. labour want a criminal investigation into whether the leak was a breach of the official secrets act. mr williamson has strongly denied being the source of newspaper reports about the potential involvement of the chinese firm huawei in the uk's 5g mobile network. he says he's been the victim of a "kangaroo court". here's our political correspondent, ben wright. welcoming the leader of iceland to number ten this morning, a day after dispatching her defence secretary in one of the most extraordinary ministerial sackings of recent years. prime minister, did you get the wrong man? she told gavin williamson there was compelling evidence he was behind an unprecedented leak of secret information from the national security council last week about the chinese firm huawei's potential involvement in the uk's 5g network,

but before his sacking mr williamson denied any involvement in the leak. are you or any of your officials behind the huawei. .. absolutely not. he has continued to protest his innocence since saying a thorough inquiry would have cleared him. in the commons, the prime minister's deputy said the matter was closed. the unauthorised disclosure of any information from government is serious, and especially so from the national security council. 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 labour said the matter needs further investigation and has called for a criminal inquiry. the prime minister believes her former defence secretary leaked information from the national security council. he vehemently denies it. only one of these accounts is accurate.

i don't think we have ever seen a leak from the national security council and that's why this is so serious. one tory mp said further proof of gavin williamson's actions was needed. natural justice demands that the evidence be produced so his reputation can be salvaged or utterly destroyed. doesn't it? the police won't get involved unless the head of the civil service thinks the official secrets act has been breached, and as it stands that is not happening. number ten's view is this was a political misjudgment of gavin williamson of the most serious kind. leaking information from the national security council, where secrets are shared between senior ministers, intelligence and defence chiefs. mr williamson has kept out of sight today, but is adamant he has been wrongly blamed for a leak that has sunk his career, and launched a bitter argument between theresa may and the man who used to be one of her closest allies in government. ben wright, bbc news, westminster.

let's cross to vicki young, who's in the central lobby of the houses of parliament for us. this has some way to this row, doesn't it? the opposition parties are pushing for this to go to go to the police, but there doesn't seem to be much sign that the government is going to do that. they don't seem to be prepared to take it any further. gavin williamson is denying he had anything to do with this. not a lot of sympathy from his colleagues, some saying there is not a big surprise that he would have done this. do you think the prime minister was right to sack gavin williamson, because she can surely be sure what he was talking about in that conversation with the journalist? i don't know because i

haven't seen the evidence. we need to see the evidence because we have a man whose reputation has been produced. he is saying it wasn't him. it is only naturaljustice that there ought to be a forum in which he can have the opportunity to salvage his reputation or to see it destroyed forever. do you think that the process itself, the investigation carried out, was done in an improper way? i have no idea, i knew nothing about it, but i suspect it was done entirely properly, but before you write somebody off as a liar, you need to have some due process. the prime minister is entirely entitled to sack a minister at the moment they lose her confidence. that is in the ministerial code. what we now have isa man ministerial code. what we now have is a man whose reputation in public has been absolutely destroyed. he

says he didn't do it, so i think it is important, simply as a case of natural justice, is important, simply as a case of naturaljustice, that we see the evidence. the opposition parties are saying that this should go to the police to see if the official secrets act has been broken, whether there is a criminal offence here. what do you make of that? there is a criminal offence here. what do you make of that7m there is a criminal offence here. what do you make of that? it is a matter for the police. it is not for ministers to tell the police what to do. if the police were going to act there would need to see the evidence. that is the key here. we need to be aware that for our criminal act to have taken place in terms of the official secrets act, the bar is quite high. it is in terms of the information that has been leaked. but this is about the forum from which it has been leaked. the discussion on huawei's

participation in 5g, the discussion on huawei's participation in 56, that is not a matter of great secrecy, it has been discussed in the press for weeks. in a democracy, that is not something that we can keep secret. was gavin williamson a good defence secretary? he is as good as i have known. he was perfectly up to the job. he got stuck in, acquired the knowledge quickly, but i don't think that is theissue quickly, but i don't think that is the issue here. the issue is not whether he was a good secretary of state, it is if he lied, and he says he didn't. if the cabinet office referral to the police doesn't come, and it appears that that won't happen, it is hard to see where this now goes. the next thing will be whether gavin williamson decides to go public to talk in more detail about the evidence he was shown against him, because his friends are

saying there wasn't very much of it. there's more pressure on the government to lead the world on tackling climate change. a report from its own advisors says the aim should be to reduce harmful emissions to zero by 2050. the committee on climate change says it could mean us switching from diesel and petrol vehicles to electric ones, eating less meat, and planting more trees. here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. when britain sparked the industrial revolution we didn't know burning coal, oil and gas would produce emissions that would overheat the climate. now a green industrial revolution is under way, and advisers say that by 2050 the uk should add no more heat and gases to the atmosphere. this target with cheap renewable energy is called net zero, which means industries will have to curb carbon emissions much more quickly and power plants like this in yorkshire will lead the way. industry says it will need help. if the government accepts this

target and clearly commits to a net zero target by 2050, then we put the policies in place behind that, businesses will absolutely rise to the challenge. farming must play a part. burping cows are heating the climate and the committee expects people to be eating around 20% less meat. trees planted on farmland can help absorb some of our carbon emissions. housing must be net zero emissions as well. look at the insulation on this modular home in northamptonshire. it is called e—topia, the house kept warm thanks to solar panels on the river, which will heat hot water panels on the roof, which will heat hot water in the summer down through a grid of pipes under the home. that heats the soil under the house and creates a bowl of warmth which can be drawn on to heat

the home in the winter. existing homes will also need to be better insulated. even then, the report says theres should be set at 19 celsius to save energy. that may prove unpopular. electric cars will do their bit. the report says ideally after 2030 no new conventional cars will be sold in the uk. people will continue to fly, but on aircraft powered by fuel from waste, but the growth in flying must be constrained. the extinction rebellion group have been piling on the pressure over the climate and they say today's recommendations are too weak. we are still with this thing that, "if i just turn the thermostat down, take one less flight, it will all be ok," and i think the truth extinction rebellion are telling everyone is it is not going to be ok, stop kidding yourself. today's report does not guarantee a stable climate but it is the most ambitious attempt yet from any nation to stop adding to climate change.

roger harrabin, bbc news. you can find out lots more about this issue, including our new climate change ‘dictionary‘ explaining all the key terms, by going to the bbc news homepage, and clicking the science tab. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the company, which also has factories in morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3,600 people across several locations in northern ireland. the company says it is committed to finding the right buyer. our ireland correspondent chris page is outside bombardier in belfast. are these nervous times? they certainly are. it is a major moment

for the thousands of people who work here for them in east belfast. pump rda is probably the most significant private sector employer in northern ireland. it is thought that for every person directly employed by the firm, there are another two jobs in the supply chain which are dependent on bombard ea. so, as well as the 4,000 people working for the company, there is may another 8,000 oi’ company, there is may another 8,000 or $0 company, there is may another 8,000 or sojobs on top company, there is may another 8,000 or so jobs on top of that. so the health of bombard ea and its operations in northern ireland is vital to the economy of northern ireland and to belfast in particular. bombard ireland and to belfast in particular. bomba rd ea ireland and to belfast in particular. bombard ea have decided to consolidate their aeroplane making side of its business in the americas, and that means its plants here in belfast and in morocco are going up for sale. in its statement, the company has acknowledged this could cause some concern for people working here but they are also stressing that they are committed to find a buyer that will act

responsibly. is there a timing issue here? have they set at what point they need to have find a buyer? there is no timeline on the move at the moment. if you look at the history of these kind of big sales of major manufacturing bases, they can takea of major manufacturing bases, they can take a long time. there will be plenty of factors at stake here. for instance, it is interesting that airbus may well have a major say as to who buys this plant. airbus have taken a majority stake in the operation, which is probably the most major project that bombardier has here in belfast. about a thousand people work here making wings for an aircraft. it was always quite a challenging project, but

airbus bought a majority stake in it. the future of the project is looking healthy with an stretching into the hundreds. that is one of the reasons why the government is tracking a positive note. the business secretary has said that the expertise at the belfast plant and its highly skilled staff will be highly sought after. so the government is plunging to work with a potential buyer, the workforce and the company. they are very conscious of the value of bombardier two northern ireland. the jobs of the value of bombardier two northern ireland. thejobs tend to be high—end, high paid. this is the biggest global manufacturing company we have here. you can't overstate the importance of the continued operation of the company here in belfast. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: 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. canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. lionel messi got his 600th club goal against liverpool in the semifinal of the champions league first leg. john higgins playing the 16th seed dave gilbert at the world championship snooker. higgins is leading 2—0. the tour of yorkshire is under way. chris froome and mark cavendish are among the racers in the first stage that runs 411 miles between doncaster and selby. that runs 411 miles between doncaster and selby.

a woman who caught hiv through her haemophiliac husband has told the infected blood inquiry doctors persuaded her husband to take contaminated medicines. the inquiry has already heard heart rending testimony from several victims of the scandal — and today clair walton told her story. our health correspondent is at the inquiry in central london. claire walton is the first of the family members to give her evidence here at the public enquiry. she said how she was infected through her husband. he was given contaminated blood products to treat him for his severe haemophilia. he was infected with hepatitis c and hiv and as a result of that infection, claire walton became infected with hiv. she told the enquiry he was never properly warned of the risks of these blood products and that in fa ct these blood products and that in fact doctors had almost praised him for having so many antibodies in his

system against hepatitis c to protect him from it, because he had been exposed to the virus so many times. she said medical staff knew about the dangers and she described about the dangers and she described a time when her husband was pressured to keep taking the contaminated medicines. he was told that there was a shortage of the old stock and that they were keeping the good stuff for little boys, the little boys who hadn't received hiv. brian accepted that. he accepted it andi brian accepted that. he accepted it and i think that is a mark of the man he was, that he was put under that emotional blackmail and to continue to take what potentially was old stock, infected blood

products. claire walton also heavily criticised the now defunct mcfarlane trust which provided financial support for some of the victims. she said ina support for some of the victims. she said in a court that they had been benefiting from people dying. she said they had also held her and her husband in contempt when they were given alone, the mcfarlane trust bought part of their house. the enquiry today heard that that loan had not been written off and there was a great round of applause from everybody here. the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, has begun his fight against extradition to the us over allegations he conspired to break into a classified pentagon computer. as protestors gathered outside the court earlier, he appeared via video link from belmarsh prison for his first extradition hearing since being removed from the ecuadorian embassy in london, where he had been taking refuge for nearly seven years. mr assange said he would not surrender to the extradition, insisting he had produced journalism that was "award winning" and which had "saved lives".

a fresh inquest is to be held into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah, who died after suffering an asthma attack in 2013. the original inquest concluded her death was caused by acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but her family says new evidence proves her death was directly linked to illegal levels of air pollution near her home in south london. jon donnison reports. up until 2010, ellie kissi—debrah had been a healthy young girl. after a chest infection she developed severe asthma. she was hospitalised 27 times over three years and died in 2013, just nine years old. the following year an inquest concluded she died of acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but ella lived just yards from the busy south circular road in south london and her family have always believed air pollution directly contributed to her death.

after a six—year legal battle, her mum walked out of the high court today with a victory. the original inquest verdict quashed, and a fresh inquest ordered, which will hear new scientific evidence backing the family's claims. ella's mother also wants poor air quality to be included on her daughter's death certificate, something the family believes would be a first. it's important for her siblings, who are quite young, to understand why she died and at the moment it's not there. for all she suffered, three comas, she deserves that and this is her moment. although she's not here, it really is her moment. the court heard that the family believe that government should be held responsible for illegal levels of air pollution in their area. they also think this case could set a precedent and doctors say that each year in the uk air pollution

is a factor in the deaths of some 40,000 people each year, much of it from traffic. a fresh inquest into the death of ella kissi—debrah is expected to start later this year. jon donnison, bbc news, at the high court in central london. india is evacuating 800,000 residents and tourists from low—lying parts of the south eastern coast, in the face of a giant storm. a tropical cyclone is sweeping in from the bay of bengal with wind speeds of up to 127 miles per hour. its already passed over sri lanka and is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning before moving towards bangladesh. a 15—year—old boy has died after a stabbing in hackney in east london. he was given first aid by police before paramedics and an air ambulance arrived

but died at the scene. a second boy, aged 16, was also injured in the attack. no arrests have been made and the metropolitan police put an order in place, allowing them to stop and search anyone in the borough of hackney. voting is taking place in local elections across england and northern ireland to decide who'll run services such as housing, school admissions and rubbish collections. there will also be elections for six directly—elected mayors. there are no local elections this year in wales or scotland. the first results are expected in the early hours of tomorrow. full coverage here on bbc news. a by—election will be held in peterborough on 6thjune to find a replacement for the mp fiona onasa nya. the 35—year—old solicitor became the first mp to lose her seat through a recall petition. more than a quarter of peterborough‘s registered voters signed a petition to remove ms onasanya after her conviction for perverting the course ofjustice by lying about a speeding offence. she was expelled by labour after her conviction and had been representing peterborough as an independent. plaid cyrmu has launched

its campaign for the forthcoming european elections. at the launch, the party's leader adam price called on anyone wanting another eu referendum to back them in the elections. plaid says wales should hold an independence referendum if brexit occurs without a further vote on eu membership. this election is notjust 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've spent too long as a nation in the ante rooms of history. it's 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 too, and we have something to say. you can find more information about all the other parties standing in the

european elections at out website. princess charlotte's fourth birthday has been marked with the release of three photographs taken by her mother. charlotte, who is fourth in line to the throne, was captured by the duchess of cambridge at kensington palace and their norfolk home of anmer hall. as voters in england and northern ireland go to the polls the hashtag #dogsatpollingstations is back. it's as popular as ever on social media as owners and their four—legged friends spot photo opportunities not to be sniffed at. time for a look at the weather. we mention it in the news, the cycling that has an head lamp poll

yet. —— hasn't hit landfall yet. it looks like it is on track to hit here. you can see the eye developing there. it is a powerful storm. it is starting to make landfall there, with damaging winds and very heavy rain. this system is the strongest one we have seen in five years on the eastern side of india. around 120 mile an hour winds. the current thinking into the weekend is it will move north—eastward into the far north—east of india, bengal, and then maybe into nepal and the far north of bangladesh, and bring heavy rain and some heavy snow over the

himalayas. 800,000 people already being evacuated, a very populated area. just here there is about 100 million people, so a lot of people in the firing line of the storm, which is expected to make landfall local time friday afternoon. we need to keep watch on what will happen with this system. let's have a look at the bank holiday weekend, for us. it normally means that! it does mean that! it will be cooler thanit it does mean that! it will be cooler than it was last year, record breaking temperatures we had last year. breaking temperatures we had last yea r. lots of breaking temperatures we had last year. lots of showers in the forecast for england and wales this afternoon. some of them heavy, thundery, we could see some heavy downpours and places, but they will tend to ease down through the day.

16 or 17 degrees, the last of the mild days. some of the cold weather is hitting the very north of scotland. the heavy showers will fizzle out. it will be a cool night to come, particularly in northern areas. this is the game changer, this cold front. as it sinks southwards, it will introduce arctic air. the winch will be a feature, gusting up to 50 miles an hour, and lots of showers. some settling snow on the higher ground of scotland. further south, a few showers in the southern part of the country, but the winds will be like to and they are in the north. for friday, the transition day, to the south of the front we could make 15 degrees. to the north, struggling to make eight 01’ the north, struggling to make eight or nine celsius. that is the theme for the weekend. the blue colours will wind out. it is not that common

to see this in may. don't be surprised if we see a widespread light frost on saturday morning. gardeners and growers take note of that. saturday not too bad, a of dry weather but it will be cold. showers being blown in from the eastern side of the country. we could see some sleet at your levels. the best of the sunshine in the west. the strong winds will become confined to the far north—east of scotland. not too bad for sunday and bank holiday monday. a lot of dry weather around, more cloud and bank holiday monday. temperatures struggling to make 12 01’ temperatures struggling to make 12 or 13 degrees.

this is bbc news — our latest headlines: sacked defence secretary gavin williamson says he's the victim of a kangaroo court. the government says it won't call in the police. the prime minister has said that she 110w 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 to the police. switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees. what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero. and aerospace firm bombardier,

is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. it's selling its entire aerostructures operation. sport now on afternoon live with hugh ferris. 600 amazing goals for lionel messi. great goals, unless you are a liverpool fan. good afternoon. it tells you something when a team that have just been beaten 3—nil kinda shrug their shoulders. that's what liverpool did after lionel messi scored twice against them at the nou camp. the champions league semifinal all but over because of messi's contribution and particularly this. more than 30 yards out, messi hit a free kick so sweetly the ball was beyond the wall almost before they could jump. keep your eye on the ball as it then leaves liverpool keeper alisson flailing. it was his second goal in seven

minutes and his 600th club goal. a big admirer of him, probably everybody. but my boys did not show too much respect. they tried with com pletely too much respect. they tried with completely legal things. we didn't treat him harshly or whatever, to try to get him out of the game. we played just football. and i like that. i knew before that lionel is a world —class that. i knew before that lionel is a world—class player and now i saw it again. i'm not too surprised. now, simon, you'll like this. it comes from barcelona's youtube channel and is a graphic of players who have scored the most goals for a single club. so number 600 for messi comes exactly 14 years to the day he scored his first. messi appears at the bottom. keep watching him, gerd muller at the top. ian rush in there, jimmy greaves, thierry henry. as the seasons go by, he's rising up the list. he's also scored the fourth most goals against the premier league's top six teams since 2011. that's without playing a game

in the premier league. there is lionel messi, reaching that magnificent 600. it is particularly impressive, even if you have a pretty graphic to show it. well done to you for sustaining it for so long! let's move on. some big news yesterday and some rather cryptic comments. caster semenya is preparing to run herfinal 800 metres before new rules come into effect that will force the south african to take medication to limit her levels of testosterone. her appeal against the iaaf regulation was thrown out by the court of arbitration for sport on wednesday and on friday, she'll compete at the diamond league in doha,

where she arrived without making comment. the iaaf‘s rule doesn't come into effect until next week, so semenya will be able to run unrestricted. earlier on thursday the governing body's president lord seb coe gave his reaction to the decision. 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. while semenya didn't speak at the airport, she has tweeted those cryptic messages, one of which translated to "i'm finished". and the other said this: knowing when to walk away is wisdom. being able to is courage. walking away with your head held high is dignity.

jofra archer will make his england debut in their one day international against ireland tomorrow at malahide. the fast bowler has just qualified to play international cricket for england after residency rules were changed. and he's attempting to win a place in the squad for the cricket world cup. ben foakes and dawid malan are also playing an od! for the first time. the tour of yorkshire has just got under way. chris froome and mark cavendish are amongst the racers for the first stage, which runs for 111 miles from doncaster to selby. there were some environmental protestors at the start of the race, they're unhappy with the ownership of team ineos, which is a petrochemicals company. that's all the sport for now. they are at a mid—session interval in the snooker. it is all square. let's return now to our main story,

the government says the police won't be called in over the leak from the national security council, which led to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked last night. labour want a criminal investigation into whether the leak was a breach of the official secrets act. here with me now is the times's defence correspondent lucy fisher, who also used to work at westminster for the paper. fairto fair to say you have a good idea about how things work. first of all gavin williamson's reaction. what do you make of that? he has sworn the lives of his children he is not behind this link —— leak. lives of his children he is not behind this link -- leak. yes, he has denied he was not the leaker. he said that on monday and has repeated that to every journalist said that on monday and has repeated that to everyjournalist he has spoken to. i think it is interesting that he certainly is introducing an element of doubt into the equation. most of the tory mps i have spoken to have been asking the question, do you think he has done it, rather than asserting that they believe

that he has. i think there is confusion now about what has happened. that is interesting because in the moments when it happened, there were a lot of fingers pointed at him. that is true. it is true that people looked to him but i think there are a number of reasons for that. one is that he has been incredibly robust vocally on china, so the leak aligned with his known views. and i think there were other cabinet ministers who were also pointed to. it isa ministers who were also pointed to. it is a small group. i am not sure that necessarily means as much as all that. when you are on the phone, asiam all that. when you are on the phone, as i am sure you have been many times to a minister, there is code, isn't there? you don't come out of a meeting and say this was said. it is much more nuanced. how does it work? how do journalists much more nuanced. how does it work? how dojournalists get much more nuanced. how does it work? how do journalists get the information without someone saying, idid this? information without someone saying, i did this? there are no rules to it

and different politicians have different ways of going about parting information. some are straightforward and like to call a spade a spade, others like to be more euphemistic. others will refuse to comment on what they consider private or confidential conversations. if he had come out of that meeting and was asked, do you still hold your view on desert —— does everyone around the table hold theirs and you say that is true, you're not actually saying anything new, are you? that is true. we are getting into the grounds of the hypotheticals but it is important, because while the prime minister claims she has compelling evidence, no one has really seen that yet and he has claimed there is a vendetta against him by the cabinet secretary and it is interesting to see some mps coming out and saying he has not had a chance to even try and liaise name. how popular a figure was he within the world of defence? he had a mixed reputation. the nickname private eye came from political

collea g u es private eye came from political colleagues and seemed to chime with the way the military thought. —— private pike. he really showed commitment to defence. he went on and fought for money for the department. he was very ambitious for defence playing a big part in the uk global britain strategy and was talking about sending the navy east of the suez canal. he was listening to service chiefs when they were talking about how unwieldy some of the procurement processes can be antique and upward south —— solutions to that. i think it does leave behind some positive parts of his legacy, as well as negative. in career terms, once you are labelled as someone career terms, once you are labelled as someone who is a leaker, someone who with —— secrets i not safe with

you, it is damaging. you can see why he is angry. i spoke to him last night and that is why he decided to be sacked. the prime minister gave him the option to resign and he said he had not done anything wrong amount refuse that option. penny mordaunt is his replacement. yes, she is a naval reservist, she is mp for portsmouth, which is obviously a very naval dominated seat and she has been in the —— in the armed forces minister. it makes sense for her to slot in there. thank you very much. inquests begin next week into the 2017 london bridge terror attack, which left eight people dead. for those who were there, it will mean re—living the trauma of that day. now for the first time, two women caught up in separate terror attacks in london, have spoken about the impact on their lives. we walked away from situations that could have killed us, hugely affected us much more, but i think the psychological effects are definitely

something we share. they've become friends through adversity. two women who survived separate terror attacks in london reliving their experiences on camera for the first time. sirens. injune 2017, eight people died in van and knife attacks near london bridge. natalie tait was eating out with a friend. the whole market just went into chaos. screaming. we heard gunshots, very quick, um, very, very loud gunshots and with that the chap from the restaurant said, "come in, come in," and we basically locked down in the restaurant. the fear was incredible. i was convinced that i was going to die on that evening and i didn't know how it would happen, i didn't know when it would happen, but i...it‘s the only time in my life that i felt that i was going to die and that fear

takes over your whole body. the explosion, the noise, i knew instinctively that it was some sort of a bomb that went off. joanette fourie was on a train at parsons green station when a device packed with nails and knives partially exploded. knowing what to do. so i knew i had to get off, had to call 999, i had to make my way out. voice over: a terrorist's method of operation is... joanette knew what to do because she'd had training. police are encouraging others to do the same, to help them cope if there's an attack. some of the victims and survivors of terrorist attacks that i've worked with and spoken to over the last year or so, they've told me, where they have had a bit of training, and they have been able to give a bit of thought to the situation

they've been caught up in, they've been able to respond differently. either protect themselves better, or, as importantly, protect others. the bombings in sri lanka brought back painful memories for joanette and natalie, but their experiences have made them stronger. it is a reminder that things can happen and you're not always 100% safe, even when you might assume that you are. but equally, i won't continue to be troubled, because they're not having that. they will not win by affecting the rest of my life. danny shaw, bbc news. 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. victoria spoke to her earlier,

as well as the event directorfor the london marathon, hugh brasher. for the first mile, it wasn't too bad. we came out at the start, everyone was cheering and clapping. it was brilliant. then we got to about 1.5 miles in and were being overtaken by flatbed trucks, transit vans. i was concerned because they 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 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. 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, i will happily send them onto you, and they all complained the same thing, timing mats 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 years and the only reason you are taking notice now is because one of your official pacers, when you asked for, as 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 set you up to fail. you 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... exactly as you said, at the start there were 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. what we have to understand

is what went on. maryam is here in a moment. she will have the latest business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live: 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. canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. here's your business headlines on afternoon live: canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced plans to sell its aerostructures business in belfast. the company says it will be working

closely with employees and unions through any future transition. as expected, the bank of england has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75%. uncertainty over brexit has been one reason why the bank of england has been reluctant to raise interest rates. the bank has, however, upped its growth forecast for this yearfrom1.2%to1.5%, in part because the outlook for the global economy is a bit brighter. lloyds is still counting the cost of misselling ppi. the bank set aside another £100 million to cover its liabilities to customers, as it continues to warn about the impact of brexit on people's pockets. worrying news for bombardier workers in northern ireland. bombardier is worth over £20 billion. bombardier started making snownobiles and now is a large manufacturer of airliners, business jets and mass transportation equipment, as well as a provider of financial services. it's a great business, with tremendous capabilities.

it wants to sell northern irish operations. it says it is committed to finding the right buyer. but those words will sound hollow to the 4,000 people working in northern ireland for this company. they released a statement saying: "there are no new workforce announcements as a result of this decision, but our management team will continue to drive ongoing transformation initiatives to improve productivity and increase our competitiveness, to give more weight to our unique value proposition to potential buyers". susan fitzgerald is from the union unite. this is a world—class work fast, producing a world—class product. i would say every major player in this sector will be interested. it will be too interesting to speculate who will come forward. that is something we will keep a close eye on. we have also raised the prospect with greg clark that if this sales process is not successful that the government need to leave a significant pressure on bombarding a two make sure they

maintain the division and failing that, the government should step in and nationalise. the only priority here is to ensure continuity of employment for those workers and our members and the retention of skills in northern ireland. this company has a huge impact on the northern ireland economy, both through its direct workforce and supply chain. so an exciting new flotation on the wall street today, but is it meaty? this us company is called beyond meat and it sells plant—based burgers and sausages and mince it has attracted big name investors, environmentalists, like leonardo di caprio. it will now offer its shares at between $23 and $25, valuing the plant—based meat—maker at nearly $1.5 billion. at the moment, it is

not profit—making. samira hussain is outside the nasdaq, where the flotation is happening. why is a company that has made it clear that it has not made a profit attracting so much excitement that people want to invest in it? that is a totally valid question and it is certainly something we have been talking a lot about when we see these uniform —— unicorn companies that are starting to become publicly trading. in this case, a lot of people rc in quite a bit of potential when it comes to the arena of these fake meat products. there

are more vegetarians and movie guns and this particular product is actually marketing itself to meet eaters who perhaps want to reduce how much red meat that they on a regular basis. what investors are saying is that there is a lot of potential and this is one of the first companies like this to start to become a publicly traded company. but you are right, it is a company that has not made a profit. investors don't necessarily want to see it make a profit right away. they want to see the company really spending a lot of money to try and invest, to try and grow the business, but soon afterwards, they expect to see a profit. is the fake meat market competitive? it is certainly really competitive. beyond meat is starting to trade behind me at the nasdaq. the impossible burger is another similar

plant based fake meat burger, and then you look at sort of the more traditional kinds of meat offers like tyson foods, that have sold their stake in beyond meat and they are now going to market their own fa ke are now going to market their own fake week products. have you ever had one? well, i have been a vegetarian for 20 years and i have had all of these products. i think i prefer the sausage. in terms of texture, it certainly has that kind of similar meat texture, from what i remember it tasting like. ifind meat texture, from what i remember it tasting like. i find this meat texture, from what i remember it tasting like. ifind this buttock version to be a bit too greasy. —— particular version. we are turning

into a cookery programme now. simon is not happy and he has his arms crossed. thank you very much. dare i ask, what source —— what sort of sausage you like, simon? those are three minutes of my life i will not get back. shares in metro bank hit a new record low after the bank revealed the fallout from a recent reporting error had hit its financial performance in the first quarter. lloyds banking group has set aside a further £100 million to cover payment protection insurance mis—selling, as it reported flat quarterly profits. that's all the business news. today's report from the committee on climate change which says the aim should be to reduce harmful emissions to zero by 2050, sets different targets for different parts of the uk. the targets slightly less stringent for wales because of its reliance on agriculture, and a slightly tougher target for scotland

because of its potential for planting trees. our environment correspondent kevin keane has spent the day with one family in aberdeenshire who are doing their bit to fight climate change. meet the martins, living a low—carbon lifestyle in aberdeen. mum, rachel, and dad, ben, head the family. then there's their two children, elizabeth and daniel. they live on a plant—based diet, meaning they don't contribute to animal emissions. i am cooking tonight yellow split peas... the kids still eat meat occasionally if they're out, but not at home. i'm assuming mum makes the best food in the world, but... most of the time, quite a lot of the food she cooks is delicious, so... what's your favourite? well, i don't know, but i quite like the daal she's cooking right now. the martins are a car—free family. they're members of a car—sharing club for longer distances, but most of theirjourneys are on foot or by bike. for ben that even means a shorter commute to and from his work at the university.

when we move here, we were in no hurry to get a car. and we just kind of decided that we'd see how we got on without one. and we've managed quite well, as a family, so we just decided no — no, no regrets. no holidays abroad, especially if that'd involve travelling by air. that's dad with his eyes closed. so this easter‘s adventure was to glencoe. the last time he used a plane was probably pretty long ago now. do you mind that? well... i don't know. i don't necessarily mind it. rachel shuns fast fashion, and buys most of her clothes from charity shops. she's alone in this, but thinks it's worthwhile. it's made in london and quite old, but i don't think it was ever worn until i got it, and that is just to me a real find,

a lovely wool tartan skirt. they are not living a zero—carbon lifestyle, but doing the best they can in a world that's not designed for this style of living. perhaps today's report will be the catalyst that brings about that change. kevin keane, bbc news, aberdeen. time for a look at the weather. thank you very much. we have started with plenty of sunshine around. but slowly the storm and shower clouds have been developing. this picture sums it up across the midlands at the moment. dark clouds there. you can see the speckled cloud and the showers and thunderstorms that have been developing recently. they will been developing recently. they will be developing further eastwards and southwards as the afternoon wears on. meanwhile, we were sad to see a change across the far north of scotland. cold air and strong winds

arriving across the northern isles. five or 6 degrees there. temperatures generally around the mid—teens celsius. those showers and thunderstorms will ease this evening. but a band of cloud moving into northern parts of the country. colder across the north. that is because this is the dividing line between the much colder air moving out of the arctic versus the mild air longer south. tomorrow, it is going to be called across most of scotland. wintry showers over the hills. strong winds and that cold front sinking south into parts of wales and the midlands. a lot of cloud and some sunshine across the south—west and it is here we will see the best of the temperatures. the last of the mild weather. 15 degrees. add cold air will be digging down. temperatures no higher

than 809 degrees in many places. but it wins out for the bank holiday weekend. last year, we had record—breaking high temperatures but this year it will be ten —— chilly. saturday is a breezy day. windy across north and east. showers being fed into the coast. some sleet on lower levels. the best of the sunshine across the south and south—west and it will feel cold. top temperatures nine to 11 degrees. sunday, high pressure begins to build. that eases the wind and kills offa build. that eases the wind and kills off a few showers. it looks like it should be largely dry. again, feeling cold. at least it will not bea feeling cold. at least it will not be a wash—out. for bank holiday monday, another dry one but a chilly one. variable cloud and sunshine.

hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 3:00pm: sacked defence secretary gavin williamson says he's the victim of a "kangaroo court" — the government says it won't call in the police. 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. switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees — what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero. aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business — it's selling its entire aerostructures operation. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport.

lionel messi got his 600 club goal against liverpool last night. it was against liverpool last night. it was a stunner. we will look at how he made yet another british team suffer a little bit later on. thanks, huw. stav has all the weather. also coming up: pets not politics, as voters take part in local elections across england and northern ireland — the twitter hashtag #dogsatpolling stations is back. welcome to afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. the government says it's not planning to call in the police over the leak from the national security council, which led to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked last night. labour want a criminal investigation into whether the leak was a breach of the official secrets act. mr williamson has strongly denied being the source of newspaper

reports about the potential involvement of the chinese firm huawei in the uk's 5g mobile network. he says he's been the victim of a "kangaroo court". here's our political correspondent ben wright. welcoming the leader of iceland to number ten this morning, a day after dispatching her defence secretary in one of the most extraordinary ministerial sackings of recent years. prime minister, did you get the wrong man? she told gavin williamson there was compelling evidence he was behind an unprecedented leak of secret information from the national security council last week about the chinese firm huawei's potential involvement in the uk's 5g network, but before his sacking mr williamson denied any involvement in the leak. are you or any of your officials behind the huawei. .. absolutely not. he has continued to protest his innocence since saying a thorough inquiry would have cleared him. in the commons, the prime minister's

deputy said the matter was closed. the unauthorised disclosure of any information from government is serious, and especially so from the national security council. 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 labour said the matter needs further investigation and has called for a criminal inquiry. the prime minister believes her former defence secretary leaked information from the national security council. he vehemently denies it. only one of these accounts is accurate. i don't think we have ever seen a leak from the national security council and that's why this is so serious. one tory mp said further proof of gavin williamson's actions was needed. natural justice demands that the evidence be produced so his reputation can be salvaged or utterly destroyed. doesn't it?

the police won't get involved unless the head of the civil service thinks the official secrets act has been breached, and as it stands that is not happening. number ten's view is this was a political misjudgment of gavin williamson of the most serious kind. leaking information from the national security council, where secrets are shared between senior ministers, intelligence and defence chiefs. mr williamson has kept out of sight today, but is adamant he has been wrongly blamed for a leak that has sunk his career, and launched a bitter argument between theresa may and the man who used to be one of her closest allies in government. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. let's cross to vicki young, who's in the central lobby of the houses of parliament for us. this is by no means over this row, is it? downing street are insisting

that as far as the prime minister is concerned, the matter is closed. the opposition parties think they should go further and become a police investigation into whether the official secrets act has been broken. the issue there is there is a formal process that has to be gone through, and according to the chief of the metropolitan police, they have to have a referral from the cabinet office. the cabinet office minister david livingstone today made it clear that they wouldn't be doing that, that the person who carried out this investigation, the cabinet secretary, doesn't think it is necessary. they say it wasn't the nature of what was leaked, it is where it was leaked from, from the national security council, where david livingstone said that everyone who attends those meetings should expect things to remain confidential. that is why governor

william sim himself has been sacked. what are his options? it is a good question. it came out very forcibly by speaking to lots ofjournalists, getting his friends to speak to journalists, insisting he has been stitched up. he said that he didn't pass on any information to the journalist in question. there was this 11 minute phone conversation between the two. he said he didn't speak about that meeting that had taken place. it is pretty difficult to see where he goes next. he may agree to do some interviews, to talk in more detail. his friend said the evidence as it was that he was shown by the prime minister was not enough to show that he was guilty. he will continue to try and plead his case and to clear his name, but it is clear that he thinks a police investigation would help because the evidence has to be proved and seen by the police and he thinks the evidence isn't there. he is not

alone in: for that. lots of opposition parties have called for it, as well. there has been quite a lot of doubt cast on gavin williamson's version of events by his colleagues. he is well known to bea his colleagues. he is well known to be a cabinet minister who provides journalists with these quotes and done for some time. his colleagues know that. the ones we have spoken to today, some of them have not been very complimentary about gavin williamson, saying he was over promoted, self—serving and he thought he was much more important than he was within government. a cabinet minister i spoke to said this conversation took place between gavin williamson and the journalist in question and, as he put it, they weren't talking about the weather. we can speak to the liberal democrat mp sir ed davey, whojoins us from chelmsford. thank you very much forjoining us. the prime minister says this matter

is done, is it? no. last night liberal democrats led the call for a criminal investigation because this is too serious. i served on the national security council has a liberal democrat minister for three yea rs. liberal democrat minister for three years. when you're sitting in the cabinet room with the chief of the defence staff, the head of m16, m15, gchq, the discussions in that room should stay in that room. it is a breach of national security for gavin williamson or whoever to have me at this league. therefore, there should be a police investigation. let's face it, if gavin williamson is professing his innocence, let him call for a referral and prove his innocence. you say or whoever, you share the data out there that the prime minister has got the right man? we can't be sure, can we? i am simply saying that if gavin williamson was innocent he should refer himself and asked the police

to investigate. the government, if there is any doubt, are to be asking for the police to investigate because that they have got the wrong person, somebody who has breached national security is still in the national security council, and i think the public would find that outrageous. this is a cabinet and government at war with itself. that means the management of national security is frankly under question. what liberal democrats are saying, given this government is in such disarray, we have to have the police involved to get to the bottom of this. in this world of realpolitik, where journalists and politicians, they all have each other‘s phone numbers, they speak regularly. you can be much more nuanced and say, well, i didn't leak anything. can be much more nuanced and say, well, i didn't leak anythinglj can be much more nuanced and say, well, i didn't leak anything. i have to disagree with you. anything that is about a discussion that is in the

cabinet room in a national security council, if the cabinet minister doesn't understand how to use that information and keep it secret, keep it out of the ears, nuanced or otherwise, from a journalist, than they are not fit to serve on the national security council, let alone the cabinets. that ought to be clear to everybody. and we are talking about issues of national security, it is paramount. the united states, or consist security ally, are extremely concerned about huawei and they will be extremely concerned about the decision as was leaked, and therefore they would be worried about that. if our security services who deal with our american collea g u es who deal with our american colleagues on a daily basis haven't had the chance to explain the decision, put it in context, say it was still an ongoing debate, then this league, whoever leaked it, would have undermined the relationship. i don't think we should think this is a small matter,

it isa should think this is a small matter, it is a matter of the utmost gravity. that is why liberal democrats have led the call for a police investigation. don't you admired the way that theresa may has handled this, it was an extremely strong letters she wrote to him last night. i'm not criticising the prime minister. she is right to have sacked him. he has been an appalling secretary of state for defence. his comment that we should stand an aircraft carrier to monitor to china was not becoming of someone of his high office and have damaged our relationship with china just to serve his own ego. the prime minister if anything should have acted before now. she had to act because of the gravity of the situation, but that doesn't mean that there shouldn't be a police investigation. at anything, the prime minister would show strength by bringing in the police. if she

doesn't, one is left asking why. what is it about the official secrets act that has been breached, do you think? i can't be absolutely sure because i don't know the details of the discussion. what i do know, having served on the national security council, is i would personally regard a leak of discussions in that council to be a breach of secrecy of national security. whether that is tantamount toa security. whether that is tantamount to a breach of the official secrets act, lawyers would have to decide. it isa act, lawyers would have to decide. it is a serious matter. for somebody to go into the cabinet with a top security service personnel and to refer to those discussions, discussions with her cabinet collea g u es discussions with her cabinet colleagues on matters of national security, and refer them to a journalist, that has to be wrong and thatis journalist, that has to be wrong and that is why i think it is time for a

criminal investigation, is liberal democrats have been saying for some time now. there's more pressure on the government to lead the world on tackling climate change. a report from its own advisors says the aim should be to reduce harmful emissions to zero by 2050. the committee on climate change says it could mean us switching from diesel and petrol vehicles to electric ones, eating less meat and planting more trees. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. when britain sparked the industrial revolution we didn't know burning coal, oil and gas would produce emissions that would overheat the climate. now a green industrial revolution is under way, and advisers say that by 2050 the uk should add no more heat and gases to the atmosphere. this target with cheap renewable energy is called net zero, which means industries will have to carbon emissions much more quickly and power plants like this in yorkshire will lead the way. industry says it will need help. if the government accepts this

target and clearly commits to a net zero target by 2050, then we put the policies in place behind that, businesses will absolutely rise to the challenge. farming must play a part. burping cows are heating the climate and the committee expects people to be eating around 20% less meat. trees planted on farmland can help absorb some of our carbon emissions. housing must be net zero emissions, as well. look at the insulation on this modular home in northamptonshire. it is called e—topia, the house kept warm thanks to solar panels on the roof, which will heat hot water in the summer down through a grid of pipes under the home. that heats the soil under the house and creates a bowl of warmth which can be drawn on to heat

the home in the winter. existing homes will also need to be better insulated. even then, the report says thermostats should be set at 19 celsius to save energy. that may prove unpopular. electric cars will do their bit. the report says ideally after 2030 no new conventional cars will be sold in the uk. people will continue to fly, but on aircraft powered by fuel from waste, but the growth in flying must be constrained. the extinction rebellion group have been piling on the pressure over the climate and they say today's recommendations are too weak. we are still with this thing that, "if i just turn the thermostat down, take one less flight, it will all be ok," and i think the truth extinction rebellion are telling everyone is it is not going to be ok, stop kidding yourself. today's report does not guarantee a stable climate but it is the most

ambitious attempt yet from any nation to stop adding to climate change. roger harrabin, bbc news. you can find out lots more about this issue, including our new climate change ‘dictionary‘, explaining all the key terms, by going to the bbc news home page, and clicking the ‘science' tab. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the company, which also has factories in morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3,600 people across several locations in northern ireland. the company says it is committed to finding the right buyer. our ireland correspondent chris page is outside bombardier in belfast. bombardier is probably the most significant private sector employer in northern ireland. it is thought that for every person directly

employed by the firm here there are another two jobs employed by the firm here there are another twojobs in employed by the firm here there are another two jobs in the supply chain which are dependent on bombardier. sue as well as the 4,000 people working for the company, may be another 8,000 or sojobs working for the company, may be another 8,000 or so jobs on working for the company, may be another 8,000 or sojobs on top of that. the health of bombardier, its operations in northern ireland, are vital to the economy of northern ireland and to belfast in particular. bombardier has decided to consolidate the playmaking side of its business in the americas. that means its plants here in belfast and in morocco are going up for sale. in its statement, the company has acknowledged this could cause some concern for people working here, but the company is also stressing it is committed to finding a buyer that will act responsibly. chris, is there a timing issue here, have they sat at what point they need to have find a buyer? there is no timeline on the

move at the moment. if you look at the history of these kind of big sales of major manufacturing bases, they can take a very long time. there will be plenty of factors at sta ke there will be plenty of factors at stake here. for instance, it is interesting that airbus may well have a major say as to who buys this plant. airbus have taken a majority sta ke plant. airbus have taken a majority stake in the operation, which is probably the most mutual project bombardier have here in belfast, wins foran bombardier have here in belfast, wins for an aircraft now known as the eight to 20, formerly known as the eight to 20, formerly known as the cseries passengerjet. a thousand people work in belfast making wings for that aircraft. it was always quite a challenging project, but airbus bought a majority stake in it and now the future of the project is looking pretty healthy with an audiobook stretching into the hundreds now. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: 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. canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. also coming up: pets not politics — as voters take part in local elections across england and northern ireland — the twitter hashtag #dogsatpollingstations is back. eoin morgan says alex hales should com plete eoin morgan says alex hales should complete disregard for team values and a meeting of senior players sealed the removal of the batsmen from the england squad. castor is the menu seems to suggest she is considering retiring from

athletics after the court of arbitration dismissed her appeal againstan arbitration dismissed her appeal against an iaaf rule that says she would have to take medication to reduce her amounts of testosterone. a woman who caught hiv through her haemophiliac husband has told the infected blood inquiry doctors persuaded her husband to take contaminated medicines. the inquiry has already heard heart rending testimony from several victims of the scandal, and today clair walton told her story. clair walton is the first of the family members to give her evidence here at the public enquiry. she said how she was infected through her husband. he was given contaminated blood products to treat him for his severe haemophilia. he was infected with hepatitis c and hiv and, as a result of that, infection, clair walton

became infected with hiv. she told the enquiry he was never properly warned of the risks of these blood products and that in fact doctors had almost praised him for having so many antibodies in his system against hepatitis c to protect him from it, because he had been exposed to the virus so many times. she said medical staff knew about the dangers and she described a time when her husband was pressured to keep taking the contaminated medicines. he was told that there was a shortage of the old stock for the little boys, the little boys who hadn't received hiv. brian accepted that. he accepted it and i think that is a mark of the man he was, that he was put under that emotional

blackmail and to continue to take what potentially was old stock — infected blood products. clair walton also heavily criticised the now defunct mcfarlane trust which provided financial support for some of the victims. she said in a court that they had been benefiting from people dying. she said they had also held her and her husband in contempt when they were given a loan, the mcfarlane trust bought part of their house. the enquiry today heard that that loan had not been written off and there was a great round of applause from everybody here. a fresh inquest is to be held into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah, who died after suffering an asthma attack in 2013. the original inquest concluded her death was caused by acute respiratory failure and severe asthma.

but her family says new evidence proves her death was directly linked to illegal levels of air pollution near her home in south london. jon donnison reports. up until 2010, ellie kissi—debrah had been a healthy young girl. after a chest infection she developed severe asthma. she was hospitalised 27 times over three years and died in 2013, just nine years old. the following year an inquest concluded she died of acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but ella lived just yards from the busy south circular road in south london and her family have always believed air pollution directly contributed to her death. after a six—year legal battle, her mum walked out of the high court today with a victory. the original inquest verdict quashed, and a fresh inquest ordered, which will hear new scientific evidence backing the family's claims.

ella's mother also wants poor air quality to be included on her daughter's death certificate, something the family believes would be a first. it's important for her siblings, who are quite young, to understand why she died and at the moment it's not there. for all she suffered, three comas, she deserves that and this is her moment. although she's not here, it really is her moment. the court heard that the family believe that government should be held responsible for illegal levels of air pollution in their area. they also think this case could set a precedent and doctors say that each year in the uk air pollution is a factor in the deaths of some 40,000 people each year, much of it from traffic. a fresh inquest into the death of ella kissi—debrah is expected to start later this year. jon donnison, bbc news,

at the high court in central london. rebel—held areas in north—western syria have been hit by the worst barrel bombing campaign in over a year, according to the united nations. schools, health facilities and residential areas have all been hit. activists on the ground say russian and syrian forces intensified air strikes and ground shelling overnight. yesterday, the un said around 100 and 40,000 people have been displaced by fighting. india is evacuating 800,000 residents and tourists from low—lying parts of the south eastern coast, in the face of a giant storm. tropical cyclone fani is sweeping in from the bay of bengal, with wind speeds of up to 127mph. it has already passed over sri lanka and is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning, before moving towards bangladesh. plaid cyrmu has launched its campaign for the forthcoming

european elections. at the launch, the party's leader, adam price, called on anyone wanting another eu referendum to back them in the elections. plaid says wales should hold an independence referendum if brexit occurs without a further vote on eu membership. this election is notjust 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 anterooms 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. you can find more information about all the other parties standing in the european elections at our website. voters are going to the polls

for local elections in england and northern ireland today. we're not able to say too much until polls close later tonight. but what we can say is, the hashtag #dogsatpollingstations is back. it's as popular as ever on social media as owners and their four—legged friends spot photo opportunities not to be sniffed at. finn the cocker spaniel "wa nted to show his snout at the polling station" in windsor. labradoodles hotch and penny were up early this morning for a trip to the polling station at folkestone central. five—year—old nelly, a border—terrier cross, was "promised cheese" if she stood nicely for a picture. barney the labrador "exercised his democratic right" this morning in wallasey, merseyside. scooby‘s favourite kind of polling station is one where he gets petted and given treats.

darren says his dog woody the dachshund "had fun voting" in brighton. michi the japanese spitz was very happy to be out at the polls this morning. poppy the chocolate labrador wore an impressive bandana to mark the occassion. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. that looks very serene. yes, serene, hot and sunny. we should have a bit of discussion about the bank holiday weekend. one year ago, these were at some scenes from our weather watchers. unbroken sunshine. this is seen watchers. unbroken sunshine. this is seen by the river thames in surrey. there aren't any dogs in these pictures!

you can see people out on their t—shirts, shorts, weather. last may day bank holiday was a record high at 29 degrees. that is all very well, what about this coming one. this is what we are expecting next monday, highs of 12 or 13! this could be a record—breaking cool may day bank holiday, so a huge contrast, really. we continue to see these massive contrasts, very low temperatures, very high. it will not bea temperatures, very high. it will not be a complete write—off. yes, it will be cool, on the beaches you will be cool, on the beaches you will be cool, on the beaches you will be wrapping up. it will not be a wash—out, at least. will be wrapping up. it will not be a wash-out, at least. iwas will be wrapping up. it will not be a wash-out, at least. i was up in your office earlier and we were talking about a new way of doing the weather forecast, how many layers

you need to wear. yes, we did. but we left that there, didn't we? yes, we left that there, didn't we? yes, we did. it is turning coolerjust in time for the may day bank holiday. we have some typical temperatures for the time of year. notice the bright colours there, the heavy showers and thunderstorms which have been breaking out, particularly across central and eastern parts of england. they will move south eastwards, but tend to fizzle out as the evening wears on. it will turn drier across southern areas, just a few spots of rain and central portions of the country. the cold air is starting to arrive on the far north of scotland, with wintry showers. this cold front is the game changer, allowing this arctic air to pour down from the north. already it will be affecting most of scotland through friday, pushing into northern ireland and northern england as the day moves on. there

will be snow accumulations on the hills. 50 mile an hour winds for the northern isles. these are the mean wind speeds of the mainland. lighter winds further south and south of the call from people have mild air across the south—west, 15 degrees or so. across the south—west, 15 degrees or so. further north, temperatures struggling to make nine celsius. that is the theme for friday night into saturday, the cold air will wind out and it will be windy, especially in central and eastern areas. there will be frost on saturday and sunday morning. gardeners and growers beware. frosts in may can be damaging to the tender flowers. across the eastern side of the country on saturday there will be showers, being blown on that strong and roll wind. further south and west you are, the best of the sunshine and temperatures will be from 7—11d. high pressure will move

on sunday, killing of the showers. it will be windy across the north—east of scotland. for most, a largely dry day on sunday, variable cloud, feeling cool. on monday, more cloud, feeling cool. on monday, more cloud for the bank holiday monday and here are the temperatures, at best around 13 celsius. it will turn cooler as we head on into the weekend. this is bbc news.

our latest headlines: sacked defence secretary gavin williamson says he's the victim of a kangaroo court. the government says it won't call in the police. 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. switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees — what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero. and aerospace firm bombardier, is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. it's selling its entire aerostructures operation. sport now on afternoon live. we are talking cricket. england one day captain eoin mogan says batsman alex hales has been

dropped from their world cup squad because of a complete breakdown in trust. hales was withdrawn after an off—field incident, which is reported to be a positive test for recreational drugs. and morgan says his behaviour goes against the culture the team have been trying to build. the team has been so settled for the last three or four years. alex hales has now been given a ban for what is reported to be a positive test for recreational drugs. this has been a complete disregard for these values. and

there has been a complete breakdown in trust between alex and the team. and everybody in the senior players‘ meeting agreed that the best decision for the team and the culture moving forward was for alex to be deselected. meanwhile, jofra archer will make his england debut in their one day international against ireland tomorrow at malahide.the fast bowler has just qualified to play international cricket for england after residency rules were changed. and he‘s attempting to win a place in the squad for the cricket world cup. ben foakes and dawid malan are also playing an od! for the first time. 0k, ok, let‘s move to athletics. caster semenya, a difficult day for her yesterday and do we know how she is going to react? she could be thinking about giving up she could be thinking about giving up athletics altogether. this is as caster semenya is preparing to run herfinal 800 metres before new rules come into effect that will force

the south african to take medication to limit her levels of testosterone. her appeal against the iaaf regulation was thrown out by the court of arbitration for sport yesterday. and tomorrow she‘ll compete at the diamond league in doha. the iaaf‘s rule doesn‘t come into effect until next week, so semenya will be able to run unrestricted. today she‘s tweeted these messages which seem to suggest she‘s thinking of giving up the sport, one of which translated to "i‘m finished". and the other said this: knowing when to walk away is wisdom. being able to is courage. walking away with your head held high is dignity. earlier today iaaf president lord seb coe gave his reaction to the decision. 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. we‘re into the semifinals of the world snooker championships in sheffield. favouritejudd trump plays

qualifier gary wilson. right now four—time champion john higgins is playing the 16th seed dave gilbert. this is gilbert‘s first semi final at the crucible. it‘s early days in the best of 33 match. it is level at 3—3. 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. you can find more on all those

stories on the bbc sport website. let‘s return now to one of our main stories — that the government‘s independent advisers on climate change say the uk should cut greenhouse emissions to virtually zero by 2050, and say "there‘s no time to lose". the committee on climate change have released different emisisons targets for england, northern ireland, scotland and wales. the committee 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. our environment correspondent, kevin keane, has spent the day with one family in aberdeenshire who are doing their bit to fight climate change.

meet the martins, living a low—carbon lifestyle in aberdeen. mum, rachel, and dad, ben, head the family. then there‘s their two children, elizabeth and daniel. they live on a plant—based diet, meaning they don‘t contribute to animal emissions. i am cooking tonight yellow split peas... the kids still eat meat occasionally if they‘re out, but not at home. i'm assuming mum makes the best food in the world, but... most of the time, quite a lot of the food she cooks is delicious, so... what‘s your favourite? well, i don't know, but i quite like the daal she's cooking right now. the martins are a car—free family. they‘re members of a car—sharing club for longer distances, but most of theirjourneys are on foot or by bike. for ben that even means a shorter commute to and from his work at the university. when we move here, we were in no

hurry to get a car. and we just kind of decided that we'd see how we got on without one. and we've managed quite well, as a family, so we just decided no — no, no regrets. no holidays abroad, especially if that‘d involve travelling by air. that's dad with his eyes closed. so this easter‘s adventure was to glencoe. the last time he used a plane was probably pretty long ago now. do you mind that? well... i don't know. i don't necessarily mind it. rachel shuns fast fashion, and buys most of her clothes from charity shops. she‘s alone in this, but thinks it‘s worthwhile. it‘s made in london and quite old, but i don‘t think it was ever worn until i got it, and that is just to me a real find, a lovely wool tartan skirt. they are not living a zero—carbon lifestyle, but doing the best

they can in a world that‘s not designed for this style of living. perhaps today‘s report will be the catalyst that brings about that change. kevin keane, bbc news, aberdeen. inquests begin next week into the 2017 london bridge terror attack, which left eight people dead. for those who were there, it will mean re—living the trauma of that day. now for the first time, two women caught up in separate terror attacks in london, have spoken about the impact on their lives. here‘s our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. we walked away from situations that could have killed us, hugely affected us much more, but i think the psychological effects are definitely something we share. they‘ve become friends through adversity. two women who survived separate terror attacks in london reliving their experiences on camera for the first time. sirens. injune 2017, eight people

died in van and knife attacks near london bridge. natalie tait was eating out with a friend. the whole market just went into chaos. screaming. we heard gunshots, very quick, um, very, very loud gunshots and with that the chap from the restaurant said, "come in, come in," and we basically locked down in the restaurant. the fear was incredible. i was convinced that i was going to die on that evening and i didn‘t know how it would happen, i didn‘t know when it would happen, but i...it‘s the only time in my life that i felt that i was going to die and that fear takes over your whole body. the explosion, the noise, i knew instinctively that it was some sort of a bomb that went off. joanette fourie was on a train at parsons green station the explosion, the noise, i knew instinctively that it was some sort of a bomb that went off. joanette fourie was on a train at parsons green station

when a device packed with nails and knives partially exploded. knowing what to do. so i knew i had to get off, had to call 999, i had to make my way out. voice over: a terrorist's method of operation is... joanette knew what to do because she‘d had training. police are encouraging others to do the same, to help them cope if there‘s an attack. some of the victims and survivors of terrorist attacks that i‘ve worked with and spoken to over the last year or so, they‘ve told me, where they have had a bit of training, and they have been able to give a bit of thought to the situation they‘ve been caught up in, they‘ve been able to respond differently. either protect themselves better, or, as importantly, protect others. the bombings in sri lanka brought back painful memories for joanette and natalie, but their experiences have made them stronger. it is a reminder that things can happen and you‘re not always 100% safe, even when you might assume that you are. but equally, i won‘t continue to be troubled, because they‘re not having that.

they will not win by affecting the rest of my life. danny shaw, bbc news. 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. victoria spoke to her earlier, as well as the event directorfor the london marathon, hugh brasher. for the first mile, it wasn‘t too bad. we came out at the start, everyone was cheering and clapping. it was brilliant. then we got to about 1.5 miles in and were being overtaken by flatbed trucks, transit vans. i was concerned because they 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 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. 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, i will happily send them onto you, and they all complained the same thing, timing mats 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 years and the only reason you are taking notice now is because one of your official pacers, when you asked for, as 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 set you up to fail. you 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 are you not going to support my runners? we changed... exactly as you said, at the start there were 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. what we have to understand is what went on. in a moment, we‘ll have the business news. first a look at the headlines

on afternoon live. 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. canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced plans to sell its aerostructures business in belfast. the company says it will be working closely with employees and unions, through any future transition. as expected, the bank of england has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75%. uncertainty over brexit has been one reason why the bank of england has been reluctant to raise interest rates. the bank has however upped its growth forecast for this yearfrom 1.2% to 1.5% in part

because the outlook for the global economy is a bit brighter. defeat for the rebel investor who was attempting to join the board of barclays at it‘s annual general meeting today. edward bramson said he knew top shareholders had voted against him becoming a director at the bank‘s agm. mr bramson, who is famed for shaking up companies, wants ba rclays to scale back its investment bank to boost returns. but barclays has said it is already making efforts to improve performance. worrying news for bombardier workers in northern ireland. worth over £20 billion, bombardier, started making snownobiles and now large manufacturer of airliners, business jets, and mass transportation equipment, as well as a provider of financial services.

great businesses, with tremendous capabilities, but it ants to sell its northern ireland operations. it is committed to finding the right buyer. but those words will sound hollow to the 4,000 people working in northern ireland for this company. "there are no new workforce announcements as a result of this decision, but our management team will continue to drive ongoing transformation initiatives to improve productivity and increase our competitiveness, to give more weight to our unique value proposition to potential buyers." susan fitzgerald is from the union unite. this is a world—class workforce, producing a world—class product. i would say every major player in this sector will be interested. it will be too interesting to speculate who will come forward. that is something we will keep a close eye on. we have also raised the prospect with greg clark that if this sales process is not successful that the government need to lever a significant pressure on bombardier to make sure they maintain the division and failing that, the government should step in and nationalise. the only priority here is to ensure continuity of employment for those workers and our members and the retention of skills in northern ireland.

this company has a huge impact on the northern ireland economy, both through its direct workforce and supply chain. the bank of england has given its predictions for this year. growth of 1.5% because, in part, growth in first three months expected to be a bit stronger than thought, in part from stockpiling. the growth forecast for next year a bit lower. so growth higher but rates still at 0.75 for the eigth month in a row. 0.75 for the eighth month in a row. mark carney said people might be underestimating willingness of boe to raise rates in the future and do it quicker. but the brexit uncertainty is hanging over the economy.

they may need to cut rates to stimulate or put up to slow down inflation after brexit. let‘s have a listen to what the governor of the bank of england had to say. if clarity emerges, there is a smooth transition to some sort of arrangement with europe, the economy will pick up, business will start investing again, employment will stay strong, the economy picks up and in that environment, potentially, an environment with unemployment going to the lowest level seen since the very early 19705, a very welcome development. we would take... there would be some

increases in interest rates, more than one. but we are talking over the course of the three—year horizon andi the course of the three—year horizon and i gave a lot of ifs in my earlier bit of that statement, certain things have to happen. let's ta ke certain things have to happen. let's take a look at the markets. lloyds share price is down. shares in metro bank hit a new record low after the bank revealed the fallout from a recent reporting error had hit its financial performance in the first quarter. lloyds banking group has set aside a further £100m to cover payment protection insurance mis—selling, as it reported flat quarterly profits. that‘s all the business news. 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. lloyds banking group has set aside a further £100m to cover payment 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. ifelt 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. time for a look at the weather.

here‘s stav da naos. i think we are all in for a little bit of a shock this may day bank holiday, with regards to the temperature. if you cast your mind back to last year, we had a record—breaking may day with top temperatures of 29 celsius. this year, it is looking very different. we have northerly arctic winds and temperatures will struggle. highs potentially around 13 celsius. in the short—term, we still have some mild air across the country. southern areas with some sunshine to end the day. at some heavy and thundery showers. they will tend to fizzle out overnight. clear spells developing. to the north of the country, that cold air already showing its hand, wintry showers.

less cold further south. the game changer is this cold front which will continue to sink south across the country, introducing this arctic airand the country, introducing this arctic air and strong winds with wintry showers. a very different feeling day across scotland for friday. sunny spells and wintry showers. accumulations of snow over the hills. for england and wales, some cloud around and lighter winds. one or two showers but also sunny spells and the best of the sunshine across the south and south—west. 15 degrees also. to the north of that cold front, very much colder with temperatures struggling to get much above eight or 9 degrees. that cold front sinking southwards into the weekend and winds will be quite strong as well. do not be surprised if we see widespread light frost to greet us first thing on saturday morning. for saturday itself, but we

will have a keen, cold easterly wind, feeding showers down these coasts. the best of the sunshine further west. top temperatures around ten or 11 degrees. sunday, high pressure building in, settling things down. remaining windy across the north—east of scotland. it will be cold and largely dry.

hello, you‘re watching afternoon live. i‘m simon mccoy. today at 4. sacked defence secretary gavin williamson says he‘s the victim of a kangaroo court — the government says it won‘t call in the police. the prime minister has said she now considers this matter is closed and the cabinet secretary does not consider it necessary to refer it to the police. switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees — what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero. aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business — it‘s selling its entire aerostructures operation. coming up on afternoon

live, all the sport. eoin morgan has hinted it will be anger that resulted in alex hales being withdrawn from the squad for the cricket world cup. he said at the cricket world cup. he said at the decision endorsed by senior players after a complete breakdown in trust. and the weather... it looks like being the last of the very mild days. more on the bank holiday a bit later in the show. thank you. we will be finding about exos keleton thank you. we will be finding about exoskeleton suits and how they are used in a coventry warehouse. that is part of our coverage of the news nationwide.

hello, everyone. the government says it‘s not planning to call in the police over the leak from the national security council, which led to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked last night. labour want a criminal investigation into whether the leak was a breach of the official secrets act. mr williamson has strongly denied being the source of newspaper reports about the potential involvement of the chinese firm huawei in the uk‘s 5g mobile network. he says he‘s been the victim of a "kangaroo court." here‘s our political correspondent ben wright. welcoming the leader of iceland to number ten this morning, a day after dispatching her defence secretary in one of the most extraordinary ministerial sackings of recent years. prime minister, did you get the wrong man? theresa may told gavin williamson there was compelling evidence he was behind an unprecedented leak of secret information from the national security council last week about the chinese firm huawei‘s potential involvement in the uk‘s 5g network, but before his sacking mr williamson

denied any involvement in the leak. are you or any of your officials behind the huawei... absolutely not. he has continued to protest his innocence since saying a thorough inquiry would have cleared him. in the commons, the prime minister‘s deputy said the matter was closed. the unauthorised disclosure of any information from government is serious, and especially so from the national security council. 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 labour said the matter needs further investigation and has called for a criminal inquiry. the prime minister believes her former defence secretary leaked information from the national security council. he vehemently denies it. only one of these accounts is accurate. i don‘t think we have ever seen a leak from

the national security council and that‘s why this is so serious. one tory mp said further proof of gavin williamson‘s actions was needed. natural justice demands that the evidence be produced so his reputation can be salvaged or utterly destroyed. doesn't it? the police won‘t get involved unless the head of the civil service thinks the official secrets act has been breached, and as it stands that is not happening. number ten‘s view is this was a political misjudgment of gavin williamson of the most serious kind. leaking information from the national security council, where secrets are shared between senior ministers, intelligence and defence chiefs. mr williamson has kept out of sight today, but is adamant he has been wrongly blamed for a leak that has sunk his career, and launched a bitter argument between theresa may and the man who used to be one of her closest allies in government. ben wright, bbc news, westminster.

earlier i spoke to our chief political correspondent, vicki young, in the houses of parliament. she said this row is not yet over. downing street insisting that, as far as the prime minister is concerned, the matter is closed but it is clear from listening to people in the house of commons that the opposition parties really think they should go further and become a police investigation into whether the official secrets act has been broken. the issue there is that there is a formal process that has to be gone through and, according to the chief of the metropolitan police,they had to have a referral from the cabinet office. the cabinet office minister david liddington in the commons made it clear they would not be doing that. the cabinet secretary, the person who carried out this investigation, does not think it is necessary. they are saying it is not about the nature of what was leaked, it is where it was leaked from. the fact it came out of the national security council where david liddington said ministers and everyone else

who attends them should expect those discussions to remain confidential. that is why it caused such a storm in the first place and that is why gavin williamson himself has been sacked. what are his options now? that is a good question. he has come out very forcibly, by speaking to lots ofjournalists, getting his friends to speak to lots of journalists, insisting he has been stitched up. he says he did not pass on any information to the journalist in question. there was this 11—minute phone conversation between the two but he says that he did not speak about that meeting that had taken place. it is pretty difficult to see where he goes next. presumably he may agree to do some interviews to talk in more detail but his friends say the evidence as it was that he was shown by the prime minister was not enough to show that he was guilty. he will continue obviously to try and plead his case and to clear his name but it is clear that he actually

thinks a police investigation will help because any evidence has to be probed and seen by the police and he thinks the evidence is not there. he is not alone in calling for that? no, lots of opposition parties have called for it as well. what has been interesting is there has been a lot of doubt cast on gavin williamson‘s own version of events by colleagues. he is known to be a cabinet minister who provides journalists with pretty decent quotes and has done for some time, and his colleagues know that. the ones we have spoken to today have not been very complimentary about gavin williamson, one saying he was over promoted, he was self—serving and he thought he was much more important than he was within government. a cabinet minister i spoke to said this conversation took place between mr williamson and the journalist in question and, as he put it, they were not talking about the weather. there‘s more pressure on the government to lead the world on tackling climate change.

a report from its own advisors says the aim should be to reduce harmful emissions to zero by 2050. the committee on climate change says it could mean us switching from diesel and petrol vehicles to electric ones, eating less meat, and planting more trees. here‘s our environment analyst roger harrabin. when britain sparked the industrial revolution we did not know that than in coal, oil and gas would produce emissions to hit the climate. advisers say that by 2050 the uk should add no more heating gases to the atmosphere stop this target with cheap renewable energy is called net zero. in setting a ten point target in the uk we are sending an incredibly strong signal to countries around the world, specially developed countries, that they need to do the same thing.

industry will have to curb emissions much more quickly. power plants like this one in yorkshire will lead the way. if the government accepts this target and says, clearly commit to a net zero target by 2050, and then we put the policies we need in place behind that, then businesses will absolutely rise to the challenge. farming must play a part. their pink house are hitting the climate. it is expected people eat 20% less meat. trees planted on farmland can help to absorb some carbon emissions. housing must be net zero emissions as well. look at this innovative modular home. the home will be kept warm, thanks to clever water heating solar panels on the roof. they will feed hot water in the summer down

through a grid of pipes that runs through a grid of pipes that runs through the earth under the home. it heats the soil under the house and creates a bowl of warmth which can be drawn on to heat their home in the winter. existing homes will also need to be better insulated. even then the report says thermostat should be set at 19 celsius to save energy. that may prove unpopular. electric cars should do their bit. ideally after 2030 no new conventional cars will be sold in the uk. people will continue to apply but on aircraft powered by fuel from waste but the growth in flying must be constrained. the extinction rebellion group has been piling on pressure over the climate. they say the recommendations today are too weak. there is still this thing, if! are too weak. there is still this thing, if i turn the thermostat down and take one last light it will all

be ok. the truth of extinction rebellion are telling everyone, it is not going to be ok, stop kidding yourself. the report today does not guarantee a stable climate but it is the most ambitious attempt yet to stop adding to climate change by any nation. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the company, which also has factories in morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3,600 people across several locations in northern ireland. the company says it is committed to finding the right buyer. our ireland correspondent, chris page, is outside bombardier in belfast. bombardier is probably the most significant private sector employer in northern ireland. it is thought that, for every person directly employed by the firm here there are another two jobs in the supply chain which are also dependent on bombardier. as well as the 4,000 people working for the company,

you have maybe another 8,000 or so jobs on top of that. the health of bombardier, its operations in northern ireland, are vital to the economy of northern ireland and to belfast in particular. bombardier has decided to consolidate the plane—making side of its business in the americas. that means its plants here in belfast and in morocco are going up for sale. in its statement, the company has acknowledged this could cause some concern for people working here, but the company is also stressing it is committed to finding a buyer that will act responsibly. chris, is there a timing issue here? have they said at what point they need to have found a buyer? there is no timeline on the move at the moment. if you look at the history of these kind of big sales of major manufacturing bases, they can take a very long time.

there will be plenty of factors at stake here. for instance, it is interesting that airbus may well have a major say as to who buys this plant. airbus have taken a majority stake in the operation, which is probably the most mutual project bombardier have here in belfast, that‘s wings for an aircraft now known as the a220, formerly known as the cseries passengerjet. a thousand people work in belfast making wings for that aircraft. it was always quite a challenging project, but airbus bought a majority stake in it and now the future of the project is looking pretty healthy with an order book stretching into the hundreds now. a woman who caught hiv through her haemophiliac husband has told the infected blood inquiry doctors persuaded her husband to take contaminated medicines. the inquiry has already heard heart

rending testimony from several victims of the scandal, and today clair walton told her story. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson is at the inquiry in central london. clair walton is the first of the family members to give her evidence here at the public inquiry. she said how she was infected through her husband. he was given contaminated blood products to treat him for his severe haemophilia. he was infected with hepatitis c and hiv and, as a result of that, infection, clair walton became infected with hiv. she told the inquiry he was never properly warned of the risks of these blood products and that in fact doctors had almost praised him for having so many antibodies in his system against hepatitis c to protect him from it, because he had been exposed to the virus so many times. she said medical staff knew about the dangers and she described

a time when her husband was pressured to keep taking the contaminated medicines. he was told that there was a shortage of the old stock and the fact that they were keeping the good stuff for the little boys, the little boys who hadn't received hiv. brian accepted that. he accepted it and i think that is a mark of the man he was, that he was put under that emotional blackmail and to continue to take what potentially was old stock — infected blood products. clair walton also heavily criticised the now defunct mcfarlane trust which provided financial support for some of the victims. she said in a court that they had

been benefiting from people dying. —— in a quote. she said they had also held her and her husband in contempt when they were given a loan, the mcfarlane trust bought part of their house. the inquiry today heard that that loan had not been written off and there was a great round of applause from everybody here. you‘re watching afternoon live. these are our headlines... 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. canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. also coming up... pets not politics, as voters take part in local elections across england and northern ireland. the twitter hashtag

‘dogs at polling stations‘ is back. in sport, eoin morgan says alex has showed complete disregard for the tea m va lu es showed complete disregard for the team values and has revealed a meeting of senior players sealed the removal of the batsmen from the squad. archer will make his one—day debut in the match against ireland. caster semenya seems to suggest he is retiring from athletics after there was a ruling demanding he take medication to limit the levels of testosterone. more on those stories after 4:30pm. a fresh inquest is to be held into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah — who died after suffering an asthma attack in 2013. the original inquest concluded her death was caused by acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but her family says new evidence proves her death was directly linked to illegal levels of air pollution

near her home in south london. jon donnison reports. up until 2010, ellie kissi—debrah had been a healthy young girl. after a chest infection she developed severe asthma. she was hospitalised 27 times over three years and died in 2013, just nine years old. the following year an inquest concluded she died of acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but ella lived just yards from the busy south circular road in south london and her family have always believed air pollution directly contributed to her death. after a six—year legal battle, her mum walked out of the high court today with a victory. the original inquest verdict quashed, and a fresh inquest ordered, which will hear new scientific evidence backing the family‘s claims. ella‘s mother also wants poor air quality to be included on her daughter‘s death certificate, something the family believes would be a first.

it‘s important for her siblings, who are quite young, to understand why she died and at the moment it‘s not there. for all she suffered, three comas, she deserves that and this is her moment. although she‘s not here, it really is her moment. the court heard that the family believe the government should be held responsible for illegal levels of air pollution in their area. they also think this case could set a precedent and doctors say that each year in the uk air pollution is a factor in the deaths of some 40,000 people each year, much of it from traffic. a fresh inquest into the death of ella kissi—debrah is expected to start later this year. jon donnison, bbc news, at the high court in central london. the wikilea ks founder julian assange has begun his fight against extradition to the us over

allegations he conspired to break into a classified pentagon computer. as protestors gathered outside the court earlier he appeared via video link from belmarsh prison for his first extradition hearing since being removed from the ecuadorian embassy in london where he had been taking refuge for nearly seven years. mr assange said he would not surrender to the extradition, insisting he had produced journalism that was "award winning" and which had "saved lives". rebel—held areas in northwestern syria have been hit by the worst barrel bombing campaign in over a year according to the united nations. schools, health facilities and residential areas have all been hit. activists on the ground say russian and syrian forces intensified air strikes and ground shelling overnight. yesterday, the un said around 100 and 40,000 people have been displaced by fighting. india is evacuating

800,000 residents and tourists from low—lying parts of the south eastern coast, in the face of a giant storm. tropical cyclone fani is sweeping in from the bay of bengal with wind speeds of up to 127 miles per hour. its already passed over sri lanka and is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning before moving towards bangladesh. 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. victoria spoke to her earlier, as well as the event director for the london marathon, hugh brasher. for the first mile, it wasn‘t too bad. we came out at the start, everyone was cheering and clapping. it was brilliant. then we got to about 1.5 miles in and were being overtaken

by flatbed trucks, transit vans. i was concerned because they 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 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. 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, i will happily send them onto you, and they all complained the same thing, timing mats 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 years and the only reason you are taking notice now is because one of your official pacers, when you asked for, as 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

set you up to fail. you 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... exactly as you said, at the start there were 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. what we have to understand is what went on.

more pressure on the government to tackle climate change. the new report suggesting confirmation should be cut to zero by 2015. baroness brown who‘s deputy chair of the committee on climate change. what is at the government needs to do? festival we what is at the government needs to do? festivalwe need the what is at the government needs to do? festival we need the government to respond to our report. —— festival. we have heard all sorts of positive noises and they will respond to say they have agreed with our solutions. they can stop contributing to climate change, reaching zero emissions by 2050 stop in orderfor us to reaching zero emissions by 2050 stop in order for us to do that we will need significant acceleration of across all sectors. that means

money. electric cars and solar panels do not come cheap. when the climate change act was passed to get the 80% reduction target it would cost between 1% and 2% of gdp, that was the amount parliament accepted it would cost and because of the fantastic reductions in cost we have seen fantastic reductions in cost we have seen from technologies like offshore wind and batteries and solar, our new calculations suggest it will cost us no more, new calculations suggest it will cost us no more, we new calculations suggest it will cost us no more, we will get to net zero at 1% to 2% of gdp. when you think of the co—benefits in terms of cleaner air think of the co—benefits in terms of cleanerairand think of the co—benefits in terms of cleaner air and improved health and be avoided climate damages, that seems like a very good value investment for me. do you sense a change of mood in the country? we had just been through extinction

rebellion protests, you think we are now able to have a change of mood in this country? we seem to have an opportunity for this change of mood and look at what has stimulated public interest and public recognition that we need to do something. we had been seeing an accumulation of evidence about extreme weather events. some of those had been in the uk. we have one of the driest springs we have had for a long time and we have seen a lot of forest fires, things we have not seen in the uk for many yea rs. have not seen in the uk for many years. it is really bringing home to people that we had to act. you are treating england and wales, england and northern ireland as one group, wales and scotland, they would be expected to reach targets at different times. we do face different times. we do face different challenges. weedy. wales a

concentration of industry, steel industry and the cement industry, which are significant emitters. —— weedy. scotland has a real ability to contribute to negative emissions through forestry. it has much more opportunity to do that kind of thing than wales does. scotland can get there we think by 2045. we are delighted that nicola sturgeon has already committed to change how climate change bill to reflect that. wales does not has as many opportunities and we have suggested it needs a 95% emission reduction target by 2050. overall the uk can meet net zero by 2050. what can we do? how can we change our lifestyles just to help? people can do a lot. they can think about diet. evidence

shows we are changing our diets and eating less meat. if that goes on we will probably meet the targets. the government has a target for 80%... healthy eating recommendations of an 80% reduction in red meat. we have only assumed a 20% reduction in red meat and dairy to meet the 2050 target. people can think about diets people then think about whether their homes are well insulated, perhaps doing something about that, perhaps doing something about that, perhaps whether they run the central heating and open the windows at the same time sometimes. what is your thermostat set at? 19 degrees, which is what we recommend people to set theirs at that we are lucky because we had a well insulated house. people can think about when they are replacing a car whether an electric vehicle would need needs. there are a whole range of things we recommend

in allah report that people think about and i would also suggest to people who had pension investments that they start asking where their pension funds are investing their money. —— in our report. it is important to send messages to business that we should only be investing in businesses that are prepared to be part of delivering this low carbon future. thank you for joining this low carbon future. thank you forjoining us. let‘s catch up with the weather. todayis today is the last of the very mild days before things start to turn much colder tomorrow and into the weekend. we do have some heavy thundery showers about, across england and wales. they will tend to fizzle out this evening and overnight. it will turn dry with some clear spells, the cold air already arriving across the northern half of scotland. even some wintry showers around. it is all tied into this area of low pressure, bringing the arctic air down across the uk,

behind this cold front that will be lying through central areas to start friday with some patchy rain. eventually reaching the south of the country eventually reaching the south of the cou ntry towards eventually reaching the south of the country towards the end of the day. here, we held onto the last of the mild weather. 14 or 15 degrees. north of that, very much colder, temperature struggling to make eight or nine celsius. it is a colder bank holiday weekend. that is cold air sinking right the way south, some strong wind across the north and east reading some showers. for many of us we will see quite a bit of sunshine on saturday and again on sunday.

some breaking news from southwark coroner‘s court, we are hearing a career criminal who was fatally stabbed by an elderly homeowner was unlawfully killed. henry vincent‘s chest was pierced with a 12 inch kitchen knife brandished by richard osborn—brooks, who had warned the intruder, who was wielding a screwdriver, that his weapon was bigger than yours, if you don‘t leave my house, you will be sorry. vincent, who had cocaine and heroin in his system, ignore the warning and ran into the blade. that is what mr osborne brooks told the court.

the 79—year—old told vincent to get out of his house. balaclava wearing vincent and an accomplice entered the house in hither green, south—east london, demanding cash last year. a career criminal fatally stabbed by an elderly homeowner as he raided his home was unlawfully killed. that is the breaking news coming from southwark coroner‘s court. —— was lawfully killed. sacked defence secretary gavin williamson says he‘s the victim of a kangaroo court — the government says it won‘t call in the police 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. switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees — what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero aerospace firm bombardier,

is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business — it‘s selling its entire aerostructures operation. sport now on afternoon live. we are getting more details about alex hales and his omission from the squad? alex hales won‘t play a part in the tournament, withdrawn from all england international squads. england one day captain eoin mogan has said the batsman has been left out because of a complete breakdown in trust visibly annoyed today speaking to the media. it‘s a team that has been settled and is this favourite for tournament. they‘ve been working on their culture, especially since the incident in which hales was involved outside a bristol nightclub. he wass disciplined along with ben stokes for that.

hales was given a 21—day ban after an off—field incident which is reported to be a positive test for recreational drugs. thatis that is the context. morgan says his behaviour goes against the culture the team have been trying to build. there has been a complete disregard for these values. there has been a com plete for these values. there has been a complete breakdown in trust between alex and the team. everybody in the senior players meeting agreed that the best decision for the team and the best decision for the team and the culture moving forward was for alex to be deselected. meanwhile jofra archer will make his england debut in their one day international against ireland tomorrow at malahide. the fast bowler has just qualified to play international cricket for england after residency rules were changed. and he‘s attempting to win a place in the squad for the cricket world cup. final note on the cricket.

in the lancashire against derbyshire one day cup match today, the lancashire player liam hurt has retired hurt. if you take the l away, "i am hurt." so they might have known. you have been holding that one back, haven‘t you? you have been holding that one back, haven't you? genuinely, in the last 15 minutes, fresh news, just for you. shall we talk about athletics? let‘s talk about caster semenya. we are still waiting for a response from her after that ruling yesterday? could caster semenya be thinking about giving up athletics? she‘s preparing to run herfinal 800 metres before new rules come into effect that will force the south african to take medication to limit her levels of testosterone. her appeal against the iaaf regulation was thrown out by the court of arbitration

for sport yesterday. and tomorrow she‘ll compete at the diamond league in doha. the iaaf‘s rule doesn‘t come into effect until next week so semenya will be able to run unrestricted. today she‘s tweeted these messages which seem to suggest she‘s thinking of giving up the sport, one of which translated to "i‘m finished". and the other said this: knowing when to walk away is wisdom. being able to is courage. walking away with your head held high is dignity. earlier today iaaf president lord seb coe gave his reaction. 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. david gilbert has opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins

in the first semi final at the world snooker championship. gilbert trailed 3—2 at one stage, but hit back and was on course for a maximum 1—4—7 break in the sixth frame. he potted all 15 reds, but missed the last black before the colours. so he missed out on a maximum. at 7:00 this evening, gary wilson takes onjudd trump in the other semi. 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. don‘t forget the fifth tour de yorkshire is well underway. stage one, heading into selby, can

be followed on the bbc website. both mark cavendish and chris froome are involved. you can follow that, and all our stories, on the bbc sport website. now on afternoon live, let‘s go nationwide and see what‘s happening around the country, in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. let‘s go to david lumb in oxford to tell us about a proud father who decided to take a stand against twitter trolls. i will be with you in a moment. mary rhodes is in birmingham to tell us about exoskeletons, and how they are being used in a coventry warehouse. david, another example of how low internet strolls can go? absolutely. i have been to see ella markham at her home in northamptonshire this morning. she is a tottenham hotspur fan and she has found herself at the centre of a media storm this week after her dad posted this video on social media. it shows her dancing

following spurs‘ 1—0 defeat to west ham. to me, it looks like a teenager having a good time. but when the posted it on twitter, triggered some really nasty responses from social media to roles. a lot of people calling her names, saying she can‘t dance, criticising how she looks. her dad also got a lot of abuse. but he wasn‘t going to take it lying down. in the end he gave out his personal mobile number and invited them to contact him directly so he could have a conversation with them. what happened since then? the video has had 1.7 million views. not many people took up the offer to get in touch. the vast majority who have seen touch. the vast majority who have seen it have been appalled by the abuse that she has received. they have condemned the trolls and those people include a number of celebrities, the actress patsy kensit, antony costa from the boy band blue, and most significantly for ella, her spurs hero harry kane. hi, ella. i hope you're well. i've seen the video

of you dancing at the spurs game. ijust want to thank you for your amazing support, i loved it. we know your family are proud of you as well. we know you are a big fan, we would love for you to come down and be a mascot for the last game of the season against everton. the response we‘ve had from people has been absolutely phenomenal. the vast, vast majority of the 20,000 messages that we had are people i don't know, don't know me, don't know ella, we've never met before, probably will never meet again. which is one of the nice things about that element of social media. we have had some quite high profile messages, ex tottenham players, tv presenters. actors and newsreaders, all sorts of things. it's been amazing. of course, this is a topical issue at the moment. katie price has been campaigning for trolling to be made a criminal offence. her eldest son harvey has received online abuse because of his learning difficulties. she wants a law named after him to crackdown on it. does show the best and the worst of the

internet. thank you very much. mary, what is an exoskeleton?m sounds like something one of the characters in the avengers movie would wear, but it is being worn by warehouse workers in nuneaton, not quite so box office. but it is very practical. essentially it is an industrial corset. it minimises the stress of manual handling goods, significantly reducing compression on the spine. the exoskeleton mechanical suit helps the wearer lift objects more easily, reducing compression at the base of the spine. the manufacturers say it reduces the strain by an average of 60%. so, bending down and picking up a20 60%. so, bending down and picking up a 20 kilograms item, i will not test your maths, it feels like lifting eight kilograms with the help of an exos keleton. eight kilograms with the help of an exoskeleton. taylor and adam are some of the first to trial it out in europe. they work at rs components in nuneaton. less exhausted when i

finish work after the shift. if you set it up correctly, you have the bits at the back on the front, if you set it up right, it fits you like a glove. i thought factories like a glove. i thought factories like this were becoming more automated? many are, especially in the manufacturing heartland of the west midlands. but there are still a lot of warehouses that have to deal with unusual shapes and sizes of goods. they are really not suited to robots. that is where the x0 —— exos keleton robots. that is where the x0 —— exoskeleton could prove useful. thank you very much. i wanted to tell you more, but! thank you very much. i wanted to tell you more, but i won‘t bother if you don‘t want to. we had the warehouse chap telling is how useful it is. i don't think robots suit all applications. while we are using the exoskeleton, we are still using the workforce we've got and they are doing a good job. so why not just have them do it better? my my last point, with an ageing population, wearing the suit could

mean that people can work longer. they are californian imports, they are about £3000 each. but if they protect the health of workers, they might become a more common sight in factories and warehouses. one thing ican factories and warehouses. one thing i can tell you for sure, they will not give you superpowers and i have definitely finished. are you sure? it is really good to see you and hear you. thank you very much. thank you both very much. if you would like to see more on any of those stories, you can access them via the bbc iplayer. a reminder, we go nationwide every weekday afternoon at 4.30 on afternoon live. plaid cymru has launched its campaignfor plaid cymru has launched its campaign for the forthcoming elections. the party leader called on anyone wanting another eu referendum to back them in the

elections. they say that wales should hold an independence referendum if it happens without a further vote. it is notjust about putting our lives, problems and 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 corners of history. it is time to take our seat at the table. we want to be listened to. this is our world, too, and we have something to say. if you want more information, it is all available on the website. all of the other party standing in the european elections can be studied there. maryam moshiri is here — in a moment she will have the latest

business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live former defence secretary, gavin williamson, stresses his innocence, after he was sacked over a leakfrom 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 who believes she was killed by air pollution, welcomed the decision. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced plans to sell its aerostructures business in belfast. the company says it will be working closely with employees and unions, through any future transition. as expected, the bank of england has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75%. uncertainty over brexit has been one reason why the bank of england has been reluctant to raise interest rates. the bank has however upped its growth forecast for this yearfrom 1.2% to 1.5% in part because the outlook for the global economy is a bit brighter. defeat for the rebel investor who was attempting to join the board

of barclays at it‘s annual general meeting today. edward bramson said he knew top shareholders had voted against him becoming a director at the bank‘s agm. mr bramson, who is famed for shaking up companies, wants ba rclays to scale back its investment bank to boost returns. but barclays has said it is already making efforts to improve performance. maryam is here at the end of the trading day? has been a busy day, a very busy time of year because a lot of companies are coming out with their first—quarter results. investors have a lot to get their teeth into. the london market is down nearly half a percent. we have seen a number of factors hitting the market, we have seen the banking group lloyds bank coming out with figures, it says it has seen £100 million of money put aside to cover yet more ppi payments for mis—selling. it is also reported pretty flat first—quarter sales. we also had news from the bank of england. it says it is revising its

growth forecast from 1.2% to 1.5%. we have seen a global economic output improving, but also because worries about no—deal brexit, companies have been stockpiling, artificially bumping up the figures. sterling jumped very slightly on the back of the higher gdp forecast, but the gains we saw reverse later in the gains we saw reverse later in the trading day. interest rates are very much on investor minds. where are they going in the future? we spoke to mark carney earlier and here is what he had to say to our economics correspondent?“ here is what he had to say to our economics correspondent? if clarity emerges, there is a smooth transition to an arrangement with europe, the economy will pick up, business will start investing again, employment will stay strong. in that environment, potentially, an environment, potentially, an environment with unemployment going to the lowest levels seen since the very early 1970s, a very welcome development. there would be some

increases in interest rates, in other words, more than one. we are talking over the course of a three—year horizon. i gave a lot of ifs in the earlier bit of that statement, certain things have to transpire. that is mark carney talking. let‘s talk to randeep somel, director of global equities, m&g investments. what you think we will see in terms of interest rates? it is difficult, brexit has brought the fog down on the bank of england and it is hard to predict what anyone? absolutely, nobody likes uncertainty. pot brexit a one side, we have had some indifference on the property market, but mark carney is laying on the path, whatever happens on this side, we are starting to see the economy pick up, we are starting to see

inflation pick up, and we have interest rates at 0.75. if we do hit a shot or internal issue, the bank itself has firepower to bring that down. he is laying on the path to say, let‘s see if we can have a measured rate rise going forward, if the economy stays strong, but with a caveat, the uncertainty brexit, let‘s make sure we don‘t make any situation worse. lets talk about lloyds, they have updated investors on how business is going, and are still feeling the pain from the pp! mis—selling payments? still feeling the pain from the pp! mis-selling payments? there were two one—off charges, one is the ppi, that they have to make provisions and pay—outs for. the second as they changed their wealth manager, they moved over to two other companies and it looks like there is a charge for that as well, provision for that. banking is at the forefront of business uncertainty. people are uncertain, they don‘t want to borrow more. banks get hit. we are an environment of low interest rates. the spreads are pretty low as well.

looking at the lloyds results today, the positive is that they take out 496 the positive is that they take out 4% of costs, so that is inside their control and are starting to come down, which should help with probability. let's talk about business spending on sports sponsorship. we have seen this story, it is set to grow by 4%, to £35 billion globally in 2019. so, businesses are spending more on sports sponsorship? absolutely, we have a fantastic franchise. look at the premier league in the united kingdom. it is shown all over the world. we have pretty much saturated domestic markets. if we look at the growing markets of asia, this is what the premier league has done well, it has gone out to those markets very strongly and said we have this brand we know you want, you need to pay for it. as the emerging market consumer continues to grow, we have seen the one thing that they absolutely love and the one thing they cannot replace its premier league football. and other sports brands, liberty media taking

over formula one, they have also increased. it is a niche area where you can really hit the consumer and that consumer base continues to grow in emerging markets. one thing that we can add, as we see emerging markets go from 3g, 4g, potentially sg, markets go from 3g, 4g, potentially 5g, sports team abilities to target those individuals only grows, hence they will be able to charge more. who is your team in the premier league? team not doing so well right now, manchester united. oh, i'm so sorry. goodbye. what are you looking like that for? i was interested. i was being polite. that is partly why i was looking shocked. is a chelsea fan. what are you? you already know! 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 helped 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.

princess charlotte‘s fourth birthday has been marked, with the release of three photographs taken by her mother. charlotte, who is fourth in line to the throne, was captured by the duchess of cambridge at kensington palace and their norfolk home of anmer hall. earlier on afternoon live, we brought you pictures of dogs at polling stations but other animals have been getting in on the action. candidates were "feline" lucky today in lancashire when this cat turned up to vote. the political wheel keeps on turning in wokingham, where a tiny polling station was set up for this hamster. and billy wasn‘t kid—ding when he took his goat to vote in dorset this afternoon.

as you can see, things were getting a little woolly. that‘s it from your afternoon live team for today. that is it from me for a long time... next is the bbc news at five with ben brown. time for a look at the weather. here‘s stav. we are in for a shock as we head into the bank holiday with regards to the temperature. last year we saw a record breaking the hot may day, with top temperatures of 29 celsius at northolt in london. this year it is looking very different. we have northerly arctic winds, temperatures really will struggle, with highs potentially around 13 celsius, which could make it a record—breaking look cool may day. in the short term we still have some mild air across the country, central and southern areas certainly with some sunshine to end the day and clustered heavy and thundery showers, which will tend to fizzle out this evening and

overnight. clear spells developing across the south and south—west to the north of the country there will be cold air already showing his hand across the north of scotland, where it will be windy with wintry showers. the game changer is this cold front which will continue to sink south across the country during friday, introducing this very cold arctic air and also strong wind with some wintry showers. a very different feeling day across scotla nd different feeling day across scotland for friday. sunny spells, wintry showers, accumulations of snow over the hills, winds of 30 or 40 mph. that cold front will be sinking south, so some showers and some sunny spells. the best of the sunshine across the south and south—west. once again we will see 15 degrees or so. to the north of the cold front, very much colder. temperatures struggling to get much above eight or 9 degrees. the cold airwins above eight or 9 degrees. the cold air wins out. that whole front to sink southwards into the weekend, and to notice the wind will be quite

strong as well. don‘t be surprised if we see a widespread light frost across the country to greet us first thing on saturday morning. gardeners and growers take note of this. for saturday, there will be a lot of dry weather and some sunshine. but we will have a very keen, raw, cold north—easterly wind across eastern areas, feeding showers down the coast, some of them pushing inland. it could contain soft hail and sleet, even down to lower levels, with the best sunshine further west. top temperatures ten or 11 degrees. high pressure building, that settles down although it will remain windy across the north—east of scotland. not looking too bad for sunday and into the bank holiday monday. although it will be cold, it should be largely dry.

today at five — labour demand a police investigation into the leak that led to defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked by the prime minister. he says he‘s the victim of a ‘kangaroo court‘ and denies he leaked anything from the national security council — but the government says the case is closed. the prime minister has said she now considers this matter is closed and the cabinet secretary does not consider it necessary to refer it to the police. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the memberfor 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,