this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7. five people are injured in a knife attack in the arndale shopping centre, in manchester. counter terrorism police are investigating and have detained a man in his 40s. we'll have increased patrols, including armed patrol in the city centre this weekend. this is to reassure people, but we do not believe there is a wider threat, at this time. brexit talks intensify, between the uk and the eu but both sides say there's still a way to go. brexit is like climbing a mountain. we need vigilance, determination and patience. the un says 100,000 people have left their homes in northern syria following turkey's attack, on kurdish held areas. the nobel peace prize goes

to the ethiopian prime minister for playing a key role in ending the 20 year war with neighbouring eritrea. england travel to prague, to take on the czech republic, a winter night would cement their place at euro 2020. news watch, as protesters make their presence felt again, has the bbc got the balance on reporting on climate change right? join us tonight at 7:45pm here on bbc news. five people have been injured, in a knife attack at the arndale shopping

centre, in manchester. a man, aged 41, was arrested at the scene after being tasered by police. the counter terrorism unit are now leading the investigation, although police say they are keeping an open mind about the motive. danny an open mind about the motive. savage is in manc us. danny savage is in manchester for us. for much of today, this area has been cordoned off after that multiple stabbing incident in the shopping centre behind me. the event, today, led to the sign been changed yet again to the way love manchester sign in the centre of the city. after another alarming incident, police say they think this was an isolated incident, they don't think anyone else was involved, but the arrested a man on suspicion of terrorist offences. whatever happened to, it was very frightening for people who are here today. pa: please leave the area immediately... late morning, in the main shopping area of central manchester. the arndale centre

is being evacuated. inside, police are seen running towards the danger. some customers are locked in the shops, including one man, who was joined by a woman, who the attacker has just lashed out at. he was just going round, presumably stabbing random people. it wasn't until the police finally came in, and she asked if it was a real knife, and they confirmed it was a real knife, that she then obviously flooded with tears. five people are injured by the attacker, as the shopping centre goes into lockdown. people started shutting the shutters in the shops and folk were diving into the shops it was... scary! when a whole crowd just comes towards you, it is quite, you know, frightening. from a tram, caught up in the gridlock outside, a passengerfilms a man being arrested by one officer, as another one stands over him, with his taser drawn. we do not know the motivation for this terrible attack. it appears random, it's certainly brutal and, of course,

extremely frightening, for anyone who witnessed it. we have arrested the man — a male in his 40s — on suspicion of terrorism, because of the nature and circumstances of this attack. once again, there is a large crime scene in this city, with terrorism associated with it. two years after the arena bombing, this is an alarming site. danny willett tell us more about what people in manchester are feeling. —— danny will tell us. this is not the first thing people in manchester have had to deal with the sort of attack. what are they saying, number of hours on?” sort of attack. what are they saying, number of hours on? i think people are a bit edgy after what happened again today but as you can see, the area has now reopened around the arndale centre, there is still according in place further up the street. but there have been hundreds and thousands of people back onto the streets again today, most are aware of what has happened,

things are very much more of a high visibility police patrol, around manchester at the moment. we see the four—wheel drive bmw marked police ca i’s four—wheel drive bmw marked police cars which you now have armed officers doing extra patrols are in the city centre this evening, they are therefore reassurance, i think greater manchester police would say, but it is something that people, as soon as it happened this morning, people wondered what was the motive behind it, what happened? and i think police are keeping an open mind, they arrested a man on suspicion of serious assault, initially but this afternoon, said they arrested him on suspicion of terror offences. so they have a weekly carried out some investigation which means they want to, that this has reached a threshold, where this man has been investigated for those offences. lots of people took pictures of the men being reprimanded at the time and of events you today. it looks very frightening when it happened but things have returned to normal. people are just a little bit more edgy, i would think. they know what

has happened and are keeping an eye, people watch out for what actually happens now, as this enquiry continues. thank you very much indeed. terry ashworth was in the arndale centre during the incident and joins us now from his home in manchester via webcam. thank you for speaking to us here, at bbc news. first off, how are you feeling? 0k at bbc news. first off, how are you feeling? ok now, afterwards i was a bit shook up but i'm 0k feeling? ok now, afterwards i was a bit shook up but i'm ok now. what happened? i was getting some trainers for my little boy and as i have come out, i have seen the security running around and some police. the first thing i thought was there was an incident last week, thought it was a same thing happening. so i was looking around, andi happening. so i was looking around, and i left, and i heard someone say she has just been stabbed. and i left, and i heard someone say she hasjust been stabbed. and obviously, the guy who has done it has run out of the arndale centre. i have gone and asked my friend to ring an ambulance and i headed

towards the doors. by this time, security had tried to keep us indoors, keep us safe. at one point, isaid to indoors, keep us safe. at one point, i said to the security guards, can we try to detain him. he said no, let's all go in there. so as i left, people came running inside saying he's got a bomb, he has got a bomb. so obviously everyone was in a lot of panic. by this time, as i walked out, the police were there in no time, 1.5 minutes, two minutes. then obviously you can see they detained him straightaway. terry, how do you feel about the way the police did react? do you think, you said they we re react? do you think, you said they were there not metal, once they were on the scene... they were brilliant, very quick. moving forward, how do you feel about going out and about in manchester? obviously i am a bit

more strong world but i can imagine that women, children, it might put fear into them i suppose. ok. sorry, just remind me, where us yourfamily at the time? i was with a work colleague. what happened to the shops within the centre? what did you witness? i walked towards a lady who had been stabbed at the atm, i was checking on her then going towards the exit. behind me, couldn't really tell what was happening. especially when the surge of about 40—40 people came screaming in and there was just... it was a bit hard to get your head around to, to to be honest. manchester has had to to be honest. manchester has had to deal with the attack on the manchester arena. this has now happened. just talk me through how people are feeling, how you are feeling? everyone is shook up. there

is no safety anywhere, but... it is everywhere in the world, it is where you go there always always going to be this problem but i suppose. but when i was in work, everyone came around and when i was going for dinner, everyone is a bit shook up with it. ok, iwill dinner, everyone is a bit shook up with it. ok, i will leave it dinner, everyone is a bit shook up with it. ok, iwill leave it there, thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you very much. the eu has agreed to "intensify" brexit talks with the uk over the coming days. the move came, after a meeting in brussels, described by both sides as ‘constructive'. there's been a glimmer of optimism, over a possible deal, after yesterday's meeting, between boris johnson and ireland's prime minister. but mrjohnson said today that reaching an agreement is not a done deal. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports. still a work in progress, but he's trying, and now boris johnson may — just may — be getting somewhere, in sketching out a brexit deal. after his show of optimism,

alongside ireland's leader yesterday, today, on a school visit, it was time to look on the bright side. both of us can see a pathway to a deal, but that doesn't mean it's a done deal. there's a way to go. it's important, now, that our negotiators, on both sides, get into proper talks. 0ne—to—one, the two leaders had traded ideas, changed the mood, cleared the way, for intensive negotiations on terms to be laid on the table, behind closed doors. i think, at this stage, probably the less said, the better. focus today very much switches to brussels, where the secretary barclay is going to meet with michel barnier, and i'd anticipate that that will lead to some more detailed proposals being laid down. next stop, brussels. brexit secretary, stephen barclay, met the eu's chief negotiator today. the mood visibly positive. though the path to

agreement looked steep. brexit is like climbing a mountain. we need vigilance, determination and patience. are we near the top? but what about the obstacles? he wouldn't say. are you going to negotiate over the weekend? would parties, including boris johnson's dup allies, have a veto over northern ireland's future status? no answers today. northern ireland will be part of future uk trade deals, but the uk might drop plans for customs checks, on the island of ireland, when there is an eu border there. these are the details that could make or break a deal in tough negotiations, but in cyprus, the eu council president was clear — giving up is not an option. of course, there is no guarantee of success, and the time is practically up. but even the slightest chance must be used. here, at westminster, the diaries and calendars for next week are covered in red ink. there is the big eu leaders' summit, then on saturday, a special session

of the house of commons. expect a vote on a deal, if there is one, and a push by mps, who want to see brexit decided by another referendum. meanwhile, if there is no agreement, even if there is a deal, the prime minister may struggle to avoid another brexit extension. the last thing he wants — a delay — he mayjust have to accept. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. 0ur europe correspondent, gavin lee, has been following the negotiations in brussels. we have had day upon day, of criticism, what seemed like never—ending cold water, poured on borisjohnson's brexit deal proposals. and since yesterday, there's been hope, momentum, it feels like there's energy in this place, the european commission, this whole area, from whatsapping and texting some of diplomats and some of the officials within the european commission, who believe suddenly there is a frisson, that there could be, the line from that text yesterday

was a pathway towards a brexit deal, from the meeting between the taoiseach, leo varadkar, and borisjohnson yesterday, in chester, so where are we today? michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator has met with stephen barclay, the uk brexit secretary for breakfast, this morning. apparently, that went well, he texted more recently michel barnier, both smiling and said they will intensify talks. now, just hold your horses a minute, because donald tusk, the president of the european council has said that, whilst it seems that it is still very hard to imagine there will be a deal, before next week's eu summit, this is at least something to give a go, let's see how the ground run. so, there will be intensified talks this weekend, they are not calling at the tunnel, where, effectively, mobiles go out of the window, people concentrate on trying to get to some sort of forced deal over several days, but they're going to talk. on monday, michel barnier will update 27 eu ambassadors, again. yet, we still don't exactly what has forced this new pathway, what is it, who has given ground?

the brits or the eu side? i think monday we will get a sense of that. if brexit is passed, vital to that vote will be the democratic unionist party. a short while ago, one of theirmp party. a short while ago, one of their mp spoke to the bbc about how they feel about the day's developments of no one wants to be sold down any river. but i know that our position is very, very clear, the government knows what opposition is in terms of the customs union, single market, regulation, if they we re single market, regulation, if they were to be imposed, to have a democratic mandate upon them. if the government breaches those issues, we have the ten votes in parliament the government need and the governments do not want to squander that. wind so do not want to squander that. wind so you do think a border is coming? i don't think it is, it is not in

the interest, remember the vast majority of our goods and services work within the single market of the united kingdom. it is important we maintain and protect that. that is a really key issue for us. are you worried by the signs coming out, people saying that borisjohnson has moved on the consent issue? and moved on the consent issue? and moved on the customs issue, ? moved on the consent issue? and moved on the customs issue,?m there had been significant movement like that, the irish government would have actually been giving substance to their spending in the last 2a hours, they have made noise but not productivity in what they have achieved so i think we're seen a lot of spin. i know what it is like in those negotiations, it is far better that we wait until we have something of reality to report, as opposed to people imagining. and we will be finding out how this story and many others are being covered in tomorrow's front pages. at 10.a0pm and 11.30pm this evening in the papers, our guestsjoining me tonight are broadcaster,

lance price and deputy political editor at the daily express, sam lister. five people have been injured, in a knife attack at the arndale shopping centre, in manchester. a man, aged a1, was arrested at the scene after being tasered by police. eu countries give the go—ahead to intensify talks with the uk. the unc is 100,000 people have evacuated syria after a turkish offensive on syrian held areas. the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed has been awarded the nobel peace prize. the norwegian nobel institute in oslo said mr ahmed had played a key role in efforts to end the 20 year war with neighbouring eritrea. the chair of the nobel committee said his domestic agenda had also transformed his country. professor laura hammond

is from the school or 0riental and african studies and joins me now. thank you for coming in. first off, did he deserve this award?|j thank you for coming in. first off, did he deserve this award? i think so. did he deserve this award? i think so. on balance, he did come out with a major, he has only been in office for one and a half years but came out with a major bank, in terms of committing himself immediately, to ending a 20 year long conflict with eritrea, a stalemate. he immediately not only recognise that the country had political prisoners but released thousands of them, elevated women to unprecedented levels in government, opened up the press to some extent. but hisjob is not finished opened up the press to some extent. but his job is not finished and so some critics will say that it is too soon, to recognise him and the us committee address that,. it is more a gesture, isn't it? it is but also

a gesture, isn't it? it is but also a challenge. it is a recognition of not only abiy ahmed and his work but all those who stood behind him to achieve peace with eritrea, but it isa achieve peace with eritrea, but it is a challenge to address the problems of ethnic conflict that are spreading throughout many parts of ethiopia. there are more than 2.5 million people displaced in the country and that, many observers say thatis country and that, many observers say that is time for abiy ahmed to start looking outwards and sauntering inwards, fixing what is going on inside the country. —— stop looking outwards and start looking inwards. ethnic cleansing is often a part of vulnerable territories? the ethnic conflict has been going on for many yea rs conflict has been going on for many years and it is a side—effect of releasing elliptical prisoners, people feel a bit more open to speak and grievances are coming out but they are impatient and want it now. i don't think that he came in with a

very strong i don't think that he came in with a very strong sense i don't think that he came in with a very strong sense of how to listen to those grievances and how to address them. so if you're not going to address them with an impression we have seen in the past in ethiopia, how do you take seriously those grievances and move people beyond that? it is a real massive challenge. he is working on that as he? he is. what other challenges as he? he is. what other challenges as he facing? there is one region, the southern region, made up of many different ethnic groups, next month, there will be a referendum where one group of people would like not independence, but regional autonomy, in and around that city. and there are other movements, going on within southern region as well, to try to have similar kinds of federated, ethnically defined regions. there are clashes this week in one city

between ethnic groups, and quite a lot of violence is going on. so trying to understand the dynamics in each of those places are slightly different, but taken together, it can be quite destabilising for the country. what sort of reaction has there been, across the african continent to this? because as you have just pointed out, continent to this? because as you havejust pointed out, within ethiopia, not everyone will be happy with this decision and will say there is a lot more to be done. it is true, there are some who are critical. i would say for the most part, there is a massive celebration going on in ethiopia today in recognition of this quite extraordinary achievement. across the rest of africa, i think it stands as a motivation and a challenge, to step up, to say if you liberalise press and political freedoms, there is a lot of recognition that can come along with that. so i think that it sets a

model for other african leaders and other african movements, to try to emulated what he has achieved so far. thank you very much for your insight. thank you. there's been more heavy fighting in northern syria as turkey presses on, with its offensive against kurdish forces. civilians and kurdish fighters have lost their lives, in the third day of the assault, which followed president trump's decision to withdraw us forces. the united nations says 100,000 people have now fled their homes, amid growing international criticism of the attacks. our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from the turkish/syrian border. full state honours in this town, for two civilians, killed yesterday, close to the border. seen here as martyrs, for turkey's operation, peace springs. a tiny coffin, for a life cut short.

mohammed 0mar was nine months old. a victim of rocket fire from syrian kurdish forces. their first retaliation, for turkey's massive assault on them. and here, mohammed's family, joined together, in boundless grief. in the cruellest of ironies, they are syrian refugees, themselves. this girl can't hold back her tears. a call on god to give strength to turkey's soldiers and bring a quick victory with few casualties. then mohammed's coffin began its final journey to the border town of akcakale. at the local mosque, friday prayers became a time of mourning for mohammed, whose family fled

syria, six years ago. his mother, fatima, gave birth to six girls before having a boy. she said she waited 17 years for her only son. now he is gone and two of her daughters are in intensive care. her husband, battling his grief. his anger directed at kurdish separatists in turkey and kurdish militia in syria. translation: i call on god to bring them failure, to block their path and not to forgive them. prayers are being said here now for baby mohammed. when his family came to turkey, they were hoping against hope to find safety. instead, they were caught up in another round of warfare and mohammed was killed

inside his own home. as mohammed was being mourned here, other children were being mourned across the border, including a 12—year—old boy killed by a turkish shell yesterday. mohammed was taken away for burial, a stolen life that leaves a broken family. and nearby, at the border, a panoramic view of the conflict that took his life. more turkish shells, raining down across the border inside syria forcing civilians to flee. injust 3 days, almos100,000 people

have been driven from their homes. in the last few minutes, it has been revealed that president trump is concerned by turkey's incursions and the us is seriously considering economic sanctions. the president is concerned by the ongoing military offensive and potential targeting of civilian infrastructure, ethnic or religious minority, and also the president wants to make very clear, it is imperative that turkey not allow even a single isis fighter to escape. again, iwant allow even a single isis fighter to escape. again, i want to fsis, at this point, we are not activating the sanctions, but as the president has said, he will provide very significant authority, based upon the continuing efforts. that was

steven mnuchin at the white house. the metropolitan police say a total of more than 1100 extinction rebellion protesters have now been arrested in london since monday. commissioner cressida dick says the force has been stretched by the protests, impeding its ability to respond to other crimes. climate activists have set up sites in trafalgar square and vauxhall, and a protest has been taking place today outside the bbc‘s broadcasting house, where two demonstrators have climbed onto a glass roof. i'm joined by deputy assistant commissioner, laurence taylor. thank you for speaking to us. a busy time for you? it is. stretched, what does that practically mean? time for you? it is. stretched, what does that practically mean7m time for you? it is. stretched, what does that practically mean? it is a complex operation we're dealing with, multiple sites of protesters, large numbers of protesters and protesters who are going themselves to each other, to street furniture and locking themselves on with complex locks that mean it is slow and sometimes dangerous first remove them. —— glowing.

them. —— police and sometimes dangerous first remove them. —— police are not in their communities where they want to be, because we have had to ask them to come and help. wind how long can that continue? taking resources from elsewhere, something is going to give? it certainly has an impact. the met is a big organisation. we are used to changing resources to changes in demand but it means we're not doing what we would like to be doing. we are not able to spend the amount time with victims. we will still always respond to people when we have to but it is not fair on the communities in london, that police are not able to provide the service we wa nt are not able to provide the service we want to. what is your reaction to the accusation that the police have been heavy—handed at times?” the accusation that the police have been heavy-handed at times? i think we learned a lot from april, we have certainly taken a robust and proactive approach as you have seen, we have arrested over 1100 people.

throughout the week, we have cleared various sites, we have got bridges clear, roads clear, we have seized eight ten tonne lorries worth of equipment which was there to help protesters continue what is an unlawful process, sustained over a period of time. where are they all going? do you have enough space to hold them in custody? custody is certainly busy and within custody we have to process people through, this creates even further demand on the criminal justice system. creates even further demand on the criminaljustice system. but, again, we are a big organisation, we can cope and have plans to escalate, to ensure all those arrested are pushed through, and certainly, from april, with similar numbers, over 900 were charged and we intend to pursue people through the court system again. what is your message to the protesters ? again. what is your message to the protesters? messages clear. everybody has a right to protest and we are absolutely not against protest but it must be lawful and not at the expense of thousands of

people in london who want to go about their daily lives so please if you want to protest, do it lawfully, and if you don't want to do it lawfully, go home. it must be costing us? it is a really significant cost, to the police and the wider public sector, and we have to deal with all that and it is yet another burden that we, as a service, have to deal with. wales 0k, thank you very much, thank you. i think it is time for the weather. a wet picture to many parts of the country this weekend, most of the rain is continuing across southern parts of england, further north, showers are easing off and we will have some more clear skies and the winds will drop as well, so quite chilly for northern half of the uk, double figures for the south but not as warm as it was last night. more rain to come at times, southern parts of england, another dark day here, some rain easing into south wales and south

midlands, particularly east anglia, elsewhere sunshine to enjoy, lighter winds too, a few showers in the north—west of scotland. temperatures, 13—15d so a cooler day under that rain. it'll develop more widely into england and wales, the worst of it easing off into the northey on sunday but for the rest, some showers and longer spells of rain. might brighten up, 16 degrees here but under the rain, further north and west, temperatures struggling, 11 or 12. this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7:30. five people are injured in a knife attack in the arndale shopping centre, in manchester. counter terrorism police are investigating and have detained a man in his 40s. we'll have increased patrols, including armed patrol in the city centre this weekend. this is to reassure people, but we do not believe there is a wider threat,

at this time. brexit talks intensify between the uk and the eu but both sides say there's still a way to go. the un says 100,000 people have left their homes in northern syria following turkey's attack, on kurdish held areas. the nobel peace prize goes to the ethiopian prime minister for playing a key role in ending the 20 year war with neighbouring eritrea. as we've been reporting, britain and the eu have agreed to intensify brexit talks over the next few days. the main outstanding issue is the border between ireland and northern ireland because it will be the uk is only land border with the eu after brexit. here is our reality check correspondent. it's worth bearing in mind that if any last—minute deal is to be done, most of theresa may's withdrawal agreement will remain in

place. but what about the irish border? the biggest problem is customs. the uk insists on getting rid of the irish backstop, the legal guarantee to avoid a hard border under any circumstances. it has proposed placing it not with checks at the border but light touch checks elsewhere in factories. it also proposed exemptions from customs for many businesses and the eu having to change its own customs laws to suit the uk. the eu basically rejected that proposal hence the search for a compromise. from a customs point of view it doesn't matter where you put the border, the border can be over a sea passage or a land boundary. wherever the politicians decide they want to put the border is up to them. you have to make customs declarations as goods cross the border. we don't know precisely what is

being discussed but one possible solution would be to designate the land border as the legal customs border but make ports on the irish sea the practical border where checks actually take place. could both sides swallow that? the uk is a suggested method for doing that appear to give a veto to one party, its allies in the dup over whether to follow eu rules. the good friday agreement which lies at the heart of the northern ireland peace process is based in large part on the idea no single party can wield a veto over any aspect of the deal and may have to be the way forward in these negotiations too. the uk also wanted the eu to give a legally binding commitment they would never be any checks at the irish border, a commitment given before the eu could know how the uk proposals would actually work.

no way, said the eu. but what if all this can somehow be fudged? it would enable northern ireland to enjoy the benefits of any free trade deals that the uk did while at the same time allowing it to remain highly aligned with the eu. it's a hybrid halfway house solution but it's complicated and is the kind of thing the european commission doesn't like. we don't have a lot of time. we really don't. there is a european summit on october the 17th and brexit is due to happen on the 31st. is there still time to sort this out before then? i wouldn't bet anyone's house on it. i'm joined by sam lay from the centre for european reform which is a pro—eu think tank —— sam lowe. what do you understand by what is being proposed? my understanding of what's being proposed, and i should

say i have as much information as eve ryo ne say i have as much information as everyone else, is that the uk is looking to reinvigorate the previous proposal of theresa may. this would see northern ireland remain in the single market for goods and agri— food but also remain in practical terms within the eu customs union but also not quite in that it would also run a dual tariff policy at the border which would allow for companies in northern ireland to import goods from elsewhere in the world to qualify for the uk tariff upon proof that the final sale was actually in northern ireland. how do you think this is going down with businesses in northern ireland? so far, they have been relatively quiet. the original backstop proposal the eu put forward would have see northern ireland remain in the customs union and single market

for goods without any caveat was actually something that put northern ireland ina actually something that put northern ireland in a relatively attractive economic scenario relative to the rest of the uk. it would have a foothold in both the british and eu markets. this proposal in theory could offer them the same. dup who are could offer them the same. dup who a re key could offer them the same. dup who are key to this, initially were not in favour, slight change of mind, why? it is a very good question, i suppose technically northern ireland wouldn't be in the eu customs union, it would be in a new arrangement which would allow northern ireland businesses to benefit from being in a customs union with the eu and being in the uk customs territory with the possibility of free trade with the possibility of free trade with other countries. but i think we have to wait and see with the dup. this is quite a big ladder to climb down and we are homing in on the specific solutions which is something they did opposing the

beginning. what about the eu? their approach will be interesting. they have already rejected a similar proposal when theresa may put it forward as a possible future relationship for the uk and eu. their reason for rejecting this was that they saw a risk that products that they saw a risk that products that entered the uk benefited from a lower ta riff rate that entered the uk benefited from a lower tariff rate which could seep into the eu market and contaminated. but are they willing to accept that risk with the smaller northern ireland territory? i guess we will find out. we are just hearing from donald tusk, head of the european council, saying today the hope is bigger and more tangible than two or three days ago. you can never be sure in politics, sometimes the positive signs are political tricks. there is that the politics to one side. the british people who have

been following all this brexit news, the developments, theyjust want been following all this brexit news, the developments, they just want to know what it will mean to be trade, what does it mean to getting their goodsin what does it mean to getting their goods in the shops when they need it? we should remember we are just discussing with the withdrawal agreement at the moment. if we did reach a deal on this area, it would mean instead of no deal at the end of october we are going into a transition period for the whole uk whereby we would have to negotiate the future uk eu relationship and boris johnson's ambition is the future uk eu relationship and borisjohnson's ambition is to be a simple free trade agreement. if it we re simple free trade agreement. if it were to be so simple, we would have to understand that that would apply to understand that that would apply to great britain and northern ireland would have a supplementary relationship with the eu that would see it more highly integrated within the eu market which would in turn actually give northern irish

businesses some economic advantages over other parts of the uk including scotland. thank you. in a week where we've been looking at the causes and consequences of knife crime, there's more sobering news tonight, after two teenagers were fatally stabbed within hours of each other in london. a 15—year—old was stabbed after school in the east of the city, and hours later an 18—year—old was killed in south london. our home editor mark easton reports now on what can be done to combat the rise in knife crime. 15—year—old baptista adjei went to school yesterday, but he never came home. his family, today, grieved by the spot where he died, on the pavement, outside a shopping centre, in east london. stabbed in his school uniform, he only made it this far, before his young life gave out. the most shocking aspect of this scene is its familiarity. around 70 people have been stabbed to death in london already, this year.

disproportionately, teenagers. school boys. less than four hours after ba ptista died, police were scrambled to another stabbing, in camberwell, in south london. they found an 18—year—old man with knife wounds, pronounced dead at the scene and hour later. a lot of young people keep their emotions inside. just around the corner is a project trying to steer people away from knife crime. this man spent 12 years in prison, for a stabbing, taylor who is 19, also convicted of a knife offence, now volunteers to mentor others. as a single child of a single mum, taylor told me how, from the age of 12, he saw himself as the family defender, until the day he ran from his house, looking to attack someone with a blade. i was the breadwinner, i was a man, i was the top dog. ifelt like i was big and strong when in reality i was nowhere near that. i wasjust a young man, throwing all his insecurities out, by being aggressive and loud

and hiding everything, really. what would have helped? to have a role model in my local area, in my community. by one measure, the story of youth crime in the last ten years is one of success. the number of children cautioned or sentenced in england and wales down 82%. but within that, knife crime is a different story. a fall after the last crisis, a decade ago, but then a few years later, it rises again. youthjustice board budgets for preventative work have more than halved since 2010, services having cut, meanwhile on the streets, the police tape is rolled out once again. the five—year—old daughter of a british iranian woman jailed in iran on spying charges has returned to the uk. gabriella who had been living in iran with her grandparents is now back in britain to start school.

her mother, nazanin zaghari ratcliffe has been detained for more than three years over the allegations which she denies. gabriella was reunited with herfather richard ratcliffe last night after three and a half years apart. suddenly, when they were on the plane, a sort of mad scramble of cleaning. and of course, then i spoke to nazanin and, of course, she's really upset. i mean, yeah, really upset. it's one of the things she really didn't want to happen, was for her daughter to leave and her still be stuck in prison. so, that kind of turmoil of feelings and, you know, speaking to the familyjust after gabriella had caught the plane, of course, they're in tears because they've looked after her for the last years and she's sort of kept that family sane as well. and then seeing her, of course, late last night, was lovely. and bless her, she's a bit shy and a bit traumatised and hasn't seen daddy for a long time.

that was richard ratcliffe, husband of another zaghari—ratcliffe. sirmo farah sir mo farah told the bbc that the scandal had nothing to do with him. it is very disappointing to see the quys it is very disappointing to see the guys getting at it again and again and headlines, farah, farah, farah. these allegations are about alberto salazar and oregon project. do you feel let down by him?” salazar and oregon project. do you feel let down by him? i feel let down by you guys, to be honest. there is no allegation against me. asi there is no allegation against me. as i said again and again. you read a paragraph, you go through, he

talks about farah coach, farah ex—coach and right at the bottom it says no allegation against mo farah. let's be clear, there is no allegation against me. england are set to play the czech republic. if they win they are guaranteed a place in the euros next year. the capacity here at the home of salvia prague is a bit over 20,000. here at the home of salvia prague is a bit over20,000. i here at the home of salvia prague is a bit over 20,000. i think the england fans who have tickets will be able to make themselves heard. the concern for the british police has always been the presence of fans without tickets who have come to prague for a friday night out in a party city. we spent some hours in the old town where most of the england fans have been congregating. there is definitely somewhat raucous presence. the czech police are choosing their moments to make their

presence felt. as for the game, there's been a lot of focus on the young attacking players available to gareth southgate, add mason mount to the list. but remembering all the goals that flew in against kosovo, i wonder if gareth southgate's parity might bea wonder if gareth southgate's parity might be a strong defensive performance, a victory to secure qualification —— his priority. alexei leonov made history in march 1965 when he stepped outside his spacecraft forjust over 12 minutes attached to the craft‘s airlock by only a 16ft long tether. born in siberia in 193a, he became a fighter pilot in his 20s before joining the soviet space programme with yuri ga ga rin who became the first man in space. leonov made his pioneering walk during the cold war battle for supremacy in space between