this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8. a perilous operation is underway in new zealand to recover bodies from monday's volcano disaster — more eruptions are possible in the coming hours. a former prisoner who tackled the london bridge attacker tells the bbc he was prepared to die to save others. i was prepared to lose my life, yes, i was. people are voting across the country, in the first december general election since 1923. the disgraced film producer, harvey weinstein, agrees a settlement of possibly $25 million — with dozens of women who accuse him of sexual assault. an urban myth de—bunked — new research shows thatjimi hendrix wasn't responsible for releasing

parakeets into the uk in the 1960s we are in the wrong body! feeling loose myself... and coming up at 8.45 — karen gillan is back in the body swap sequel, ‘jumanji: the next level‘. see what mark kermode thinks of that in the film review. in the last hour, a military—led team in new zealand has landed on white island to retrieve eight bodies from the volcano that erupted on monday — while tourists were visiting.

the recovery operation has been hampered by ongoing volcanic activity on the island. geologists say there's a 60% chance of a further eruption in the coming hours. eight other people have already been confirmed dead — and 20 people remain in intensive care. these are the latest pictures from the closest airport on new zealand's north island. this military helicopter landed there a little earlier — ahead of commencing that perilous recovery operation. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, sent this from the scene. eight bodies have been stuck on this island for four days, and now there is a chance that, finally, they could be recovered. members of new zealand's defence force will attempt to reach the volcano to get the job done. they will go on to the island, and they will make every effort to recover all of the bodies from the island. a lot has to go right

for this to work. let there be no mistake, there is not a zero risk with regard to this plan. we are five nautical miles away from whakaari, or white island. there is a restriction zone around it, so this is as close as we can get. there's been quite a bit of volcanic activity in the area, toxic gases, ash, tremors, and of course the risk of another eruption. police have said they are quite confident they know where the bodies are. they say they are within a 200 square metre area. the deputy police officer said technically they can go in, get the bodies and get out quickly. tour guide hayden inman is among those missing on the island. his brother says he is frustrated that it's taking so long to recover his body. red tape, bureaucracy, leadership has failed. we are trusting experts that sit behind a desk, making calls based on statistics.

jason hill is one of the pilots who went in and helped rescue people after the eruption. he says the bodies should have been recovered more quickly. yeah, it's been a little bit frustrating, but hopefully we might get something happening soon, hopefully, so they can get those loved ones back. would you go on the island to get the bodies? definitely, 100%. yep, without a doubt. there has been growing desperation among families who just want their loved ones back home. now, for the first time, there is hope this may happen. some family members have been taken out on a boat from a safe distance and we know the military will try to get to the island and get the bodies and put them on the military vessel and put them on the military vessel and then get out of there as soon as they can, and given how dangerous they can, and given how dangerous the situation is, on the island. we also know that the speed could risk

compromising evidence that could later be used in identifying those bodies forfamilies later be used in identifying those bodies for families and the police deputy commissioner told us that this is a trade—off they are willing to make if it meant bringing back the bodies to the families. studio: that was our reporter. joining me now is professor shane cronin — a volcanologist at the university of auckland. we are hearing that a team of soldiers has now landed on the island, can you talk us through the conditions they are facing? first of all the ground is covered by all these new material, very uneven material, lots of ash, unstable ground, and there will be a lot of ash blown up by the helicopters and they will have to contend with this very new landscape. would you feel safe going on a white —— going on

white island 7 safe going on a white —— going on white island? no, i wouldn't, safe going on a white —— going on white island? no, iwouldn't, but there has been a risk equation of balancing the need to bring closure to families and to start recovering, so to families and to start recovering, so there is a strong need their and there has been a clear valuation of, 0k, there has been a clear valuation of, ok, what is the operation, and they have opted for a short operation to reduce the risk and they have got a lot of evacuation procedures in place and they have a safety gear so it is definitely a risky operation but they have chosen to take those risks. we know about the dangers with planes for example and you mentioned the helicopter in the air, how dangerous is it? how short is the window to get in and out again? nine times out of ten it could be no problem at all but what has happened, the first eruption has

burst the material out and there is a lot of material falling back into the crater and it is alljumbled up. you still have the heat and gas from below that is trying to find its way out and so there is all that strong potential for more gas to be trapped and then suddenly you have another explosion and so the warning times for those are just seconds. goodness, so what kind of safety precautions can you expect the team to have ta ken? precautions can you expect the team to have taken? the least number of people possible in the operation, very specific targets, they essentially have got their primary objective and they will be in doing a specific task and they will have the helicopters ready to move as soon as anything comes in place, so anything they can do to speed up the operation. how would you describe this type of eruption? we have seen the flowing lava in the hawaiian

volcanoes, how would you describe this particular eruption and how dangerous is it? very different to the flowing lava ones, so this is where the hydrosphere meets the volcano, so all of this is taking place above the magma and so it is the heat and the gas from the magma interfering with the water which is trapped within the soil and rock, so it is the superheated water and it is extremely dangerous because with the lava flow we can predict where it might go and how quickly and stay away from that, but with the explosion type situation like this it comes from a shallow source so you cannot see the build—up to the explosion and it is very quick. the material when it explodes goes sideways. if it goes up that is not so much of a problem but if it goes sideways, everybody around that crater is affected. we have seen

volcanic activity around white island since 2011 and it is reported as building since that time, i'll be building up to a cataclysmic eruption? —— are we building up. this volcano as far as we know does not produce cataclysmic eruption is in that sense, it tends to reduce small explosions, extremely violent near to the crater, then i'm going explosions and small scale activity that may last for years and that is the sort of activity, rather than a cataclysmic enormous event, more like small eruptions that continue for a long period. 0k, professor, thanks forjoining us. the independent office for police conduct has begun an investigation into staffordshire police's

role in the management of the london bridge attacker, usman khan, following his release from prison. two people were killed in the attack two weeks ago, and three injured. khan had been convicted of a terrorism offence in 2012 and completed two rehabilitation schemes. meanwhile, a former prisoner who fought off khan with a fire extinguisher, has told bbc news he was prepared to die to protect others. john crilly has been speaking exclusively to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. john crilly, using a fire extinguisher to fight knife—wielding attacker usman khan, who is wearing what looked like a suicide belt. he's struggling with the spray. he can't see what he's doing with it, so i think, if i'm spraying him, somebody else is going to be able to take him from the side or behind or whatever. john was given a life sentence for murder in 2005, following a burglary in which his accomplish punched the elderly resident, who died. it was later reduced to manslaughter, and john was released on licence in 2018.

nearly two weeks ago, he was at a prison education event at fishmongers' hall, attended by cambridge graduate saskia jones and his friend jack merritt, when he heard something odd. was it a scream, or was it laughter, or girls laughing, screaming, sort of thing, i wasn't sure. a couple of seconds later, itjust got proper, a lot louder, and a lot more intense, and it was obvious something was kicking off. he came down the stairs, round the corner of the stairs, presumably. and a couple of stairs down, on that flat landing, saskia was lying there. she was just basically sprawled across the stairs, her arms out, just lying there. as soon as i encountered her, i can clearly see usman isjust at the bottom of the stairs, on the corridor. he's just stood there with his two knives.

even though khan was wearing what looked like a suicide belt, john attacked him, first with a wooden lectern, then a fire extinguisher, shouting at khan to blow his belt. i'm just basically screaming at him, saying, "blow it. "well, blow it, then, if you're going to blow it." telling him, asking him, telling him to blow the belt? yeah, like, calling his bluff, sort of thing, seeing if he's got the bottle to blow it. and he said, "i'm waiting for the police". he said he was waiting for the police? he said he was waiting for the police, yeah. i was prepared to probably lose my life, yeah. yeah, i was. within minutes, police arrived. john, shouting at them to shoot khan because of the belt. they did. john's thoughts then turned to his friend, jack merritt, who'd changed john's life, and who along with saskia jones had been murdered by khan. he was just easy to talk to,

made you feel comfortable, made you feel, like, even important, sort of thing, like, listened, he actually listened, and you could tell he was really, genuinely interested. can you tell me what he meant to you? jackjust basically meant hope. people think of you as a hero. do you think of yourself as a hero? a hero? no. jack gave up his life. he's... he would be my hero. john crilly talking to our correspondent clive coleman. there's only two hours left to vote, before the polls close in the general election. party leaders were out early this morning to cast their votes. it's the third election in less than five years — and the first december poll for nearly a century. initial results are expected before midnight.

here's our political correspondent ben wright — and a warning, his report includes some flashing images. voting began at seven o'clock this morning. and the prime minister, borisjohnson, had some canine company as he cast his ballot at this polling station in westminster. have you all got your pictures? are you all right? the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, posed for the cameras, too, after voting in his north london constituency. it was dawn in scotland when the liberal democrat leader, jo swinson, arrived at a polling station in her constituency. while in glasgow, the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, cast her ballot at a community hall, one of tens of thousands of polling stations across the uk. many people have already voted by post, including the brexit party leader, nigel farage. in wales, plaid cymru's leader

adam price had a soggy walk to a polling station in carmarthenshire, as did the green party's co—leader, jonathan bartley, in london. morning! we're not used to wrapping up for polling day, nor passing nativity scenes on the way to vote. it certainly looked like christmas in the cairngorms, where casting a ballot required particular care. the last december election was almost a century ago, in 1923, and the most recent winter election was in 197a. the way we vote hasn't changed much since — putting a cross on a ballot paper. but taking snaps of dogs at polling stations to post on social media is a much newer election day tradition. this is the third general election in less than five years. there are 650 constituencies in total and the candidate who secures the most votes in each seat is elected to the house of commons.

the polling stations are open until 10pm this evening, and we'll start to see results soon after that. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. our results coverage begins just before the polls close this evening. huw edwards and the team will be here on the bbc news channel from 9.55pm. there s full coverage online at bbc.co.uk/news — and on the bbc news app, with special programmes on bbc radio 4 and radio 5 live. there are also results programmes for listeners and viewers in scotland, wales and northern ireland. and here at new broadcasting house — preparations are complete for tonight's election results special. results of the exit poll will be displayed here — that's all coming up at ten o'clock tonight. that is the scene outside broadcasting house.

the headlines on bbc news... a perilous operation is underway in new zealand to recover bodies from monday's volcano disaster — more eruptions are possible in the coming hours. a former prisoner who tackled the london bridge attacker tells the bbc he was prepared to die to save others. people are voting across the country, in the first december general election since 1923. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. arsenal have guaranteed their place last 32 of the europa league after coming from two goals down to draw 2—2 at standard liege. the result was enough to see them win their group. both goals came in the final 12

minutes, alexandre lacazette with the first followed by bukayo saka with this great effort from outside the box two minutes later. 16 year old karamoko dembele made history for celtic when he came off the bench tonight, becoming their youngest player in europe. neil lennon's side were already through as group winners, but were beaten 2—0 away at cluj — second—half goals by andrei burca and damjan djokovic ended the side's12—game winning run in all competitions. elsewhere manchester united are already through to the last 32, they're taking on az alkmaar at old trafford. at ibrox, rangers, in the tightest of all the groups will be desperate to beat young boys and qualify as group winners, if they don't they could be out... wolves are already through, they‘ re taking on besiktas at molineaux. next — the championship has been described as a "bubble waiting to burst", with clubs posting record

losses in a "gamble" to get promoted. our sports news correspondent andy swiss has this report. it is football's richest competition, but is the battle simply to reach the premier league coming at a hefty cost? when wolves celebrated promotion last year, they did so having spent far more than they had earned. and they were not alone. championship sides racked up a record £307 million in pre—tax losses. only five of the 2a teams in the division made a profit, while spending on wages exceeded revenues by 11%. one former championship chairman believes some owners are gambling with their clubs futures. it's a billionaire gamblers paradise. my worry is that the ones who may be putting in money now, in four, five or six years time,

when they get bored and leave a club in such big debt with such high wage bills, who will be there to pick up what they have left? it's a bubble that will burst. questions over football's finances have been getting louder after bury were expelled from the football league in august. the collapse of bury here is a stark reminder that football clubs can never be taken for granted. if the money runs out, well, this is what can happen. so, ensuring that clubs are financially sustainable is one of the sport's biggest challenges. under the rules, championship clubs are allowed losses of £39 million over three years. last season birmingham city were deducted points for exceeding that limit. the football league says its owners are aware of the economic challenges, but the rules are being reviewed. how much do they want to address the issue of losses? what they want to do about costs?

yes, clubs need to be worried, but it is the environment they're in. they are chasing to be a premier league club because that is where the money is. they want to get as high up the pecking order as they can. the challenge is to ensure chasing that dream does not become a financial nightmare. richard masters has been named as the premier league's new chief executive. it comes just two weeks after david pemsel resigned before he'd even started the role, following newspaper allegations about his private life. masters was the fourth person to be offered the job. he's been in temporary charge since the departure of richard scudamore in november last year. ferrari have confirmed they've spoken to slewis hamilton about driving for them in the future. the six time world champion will be in the seat for mercedes next year, but he's out of contract at the end of 2020.

ferrari have admitted their chairman met hamilton at a social event, which they say was totally blown out of proportion. but they did also admit they were flattered that he'd consider racing for them. that's all the sport for now. the disgraced us film producer, harvey weinstein, has reached a tentative $25 million civil settlement — with dozens of women who've accused him of sexual misconduct. the money will be split between more than 30 women — including actresses and former employees. harvey weinstein is due to stand trial injanuary on charges of rape and sexual assault. nick bryant reports from new york. the harvey weinstein who arrived for a bail hearing yesterday was almost unrecognisable from the red carpet mogul of old. the man alleged to have physically overpowered his female victims, shuffling feebly into this manhattan courthouse, hunched over a walking frame. the disgraced hollywood producer will face a criminal trial injanuary but most of the civil

lawsuits against him are on the verge of being settled. more than 30 women will share $25 million, but insurance companies, rather than weinstein, will foot the bill. and nor will he have to admit any guilt. i think the most startling thing in this deal for people is first of all, weinstein won't have to pay his accusers out of his own pocket. and he is not admitting any wrongdoing. exactly. the new york times journalist who first told the story of his victims also broke the news of the settlement. so, this was the venue for most of the women to bring their accusations forward in court. and weinstein is able to essentially sweep it away in a single stroke without paying anything to the victims out of his own pocket, or without admitting wrongdoing. the accusers cannot be happy about this... the accusers are not happy at all. just listen to the anguish of zoe brock, a model who accused him of sexual harassment. the entire process, to me, has been a farce. i think the settlement is a joke and it signifies an absolutely broken system.

i am devastated by it, i am appalled by it, i am sickened by it and i feel defeated, and really angry about it. some of his accusers, such as the hollywood actress ashleyjudd, are not part of this deal and are continuing on with their legal action. whatever the final settlements of these civil lawsuits, the criminal trial of harvey weinstein will start after christmas, and if found guilty he could face life in prison. already he's known the world over as an alleged sexual predator. the voices of his victims now define him. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. joining me now to discuss this isj clara chan. she is a reporter at ‘the wrap' — which covers entertainment news. just to get an idea of where this is going, it has been described as tentative, how likely is there to be

agreement by all parties involved? at this point what we know is that most of the major parties have tentatively agreed to the settlement and what we do know, at least from a few lawyers, is that at least two women who would have been involved in the settlement have said they might contest it in court, so if thatis might contest it in court, so if that is the case it remains to be seen what that might play out for the other women but at the moment most of the major parties have tentatively agreed to it. there's a sense of anger some of the women involved that harvey weinstein has effectively escaped admitting any wrongdoing, how significant is this? even in the terms of the agreement he would not have to admit any wrongdoing or pay any of the settle m e nt wrongdoing or pay any of the settlement out of his own pocket, since the insurance companies representing the weinstein company

which it is now bankrupt film company are effectively shouldering the cost, so there is discontent with that, and also the process has been very long, starting back in 2017, when we first reported it, and these negotiations have been going on for more than a year, so certainly for many of the women involved it is a mixed feeling, is this the best that they can hope for or is there something better that could happen? what options are there for women who would hope to bring their cases forward? it is hard to say. in january there their cases forward? it is hard to say. injanuary there is still the criminal trial that is happening but that case will centre on two women so that case will centre on two women so that is separate from this settlement, and in terms of the impact of this settlement, this

would impact the most women compared to the criminal case and so it is ha rd to to the criminal case and so it is hard to say at this point what else could be done and again these negotiations have been going on for a very long time and involve multiple different parties. it remains to be seen. i appreciate that. it is fascinating for us who are following this here to discover this has been partly paid by the company's this has been partly paid by the compa ny‘s now bankrupt this has been partly paid by the company's now bankrupt insurance company, on what grounds does an insurance company cover claims like this? i'm not entirely sure but i am aware that because the weinstein company is in bankruptcy some of the women involved in the settlement have had their claims go through the creditors who are also working with the weinstein company so it feels a bit so —— a bit unusual, and i'm not

exactly sure what this all means but this will become apparent when the settle m e nt this will become apparent when the settlement is finalised. more generally, what sort of reaction has there been from voices of the metoo movement? it is mixed, and yesterday there was a response and they released a statement the other day, basically denouncing the settlement, acknowledging that this has been a long process and it is in some ways giving victims some semblance of justice but because of the agreement of the settlement which again is tentative it feels like a loss for some people. last year i believe when the weinstein company was first possibly going bankrupt and there was the potential sale happening, there was a 90 million victims fund which was proposed and that we are

looking at the terms of this tentative settlement and that number has dropped to almost 25 million so thatis has dropped to almost 25 million so that is a change. clara, thanks for joining us. violent clashes in india have left at least two people dead and 11 injured — during protests against a controversial new citizenship law. people are angry about legislation to fast—track citizenship for immigrants from neighbouring countries — unless they're muslim. opposition parties say the bill is another move by the hindu nationalist bjp party — to marginalise the country's 200 million muslims. pratiksha ghildial reports from delhi. anger on the streets of north—east india. the people here are protesting against a new citizenship law that will enable immigrants from neighbouring countries to settle here.

they say it will threaten their cultural and ethnic identity. that is not the only reason india is divided. rights groups are furious because the new law will not allow muslim migrants to become citizens. campaigners like these say by excluding muslims, the government is undermining the values on which india was founded. secularism and religious tolerance. and that faith should not be a consideration for citizenship. many are suspicious and see it as a tool to marginalise the muslim community. this just seems to be the framework fora hindu nation, and in general, if you have seen the last five years, anti—muslim rhetoric has been huge. there is a large number of violent attacks going on against the community all over the world. this will put them in

a further vulnerable spot. the country's prime minister narendra modi and his government say they are simply trying to help the persecuted minorities in neighbouring islamic countries. but mr modi is seen as a hindu nationalist, interested only in protecting hindi interests. critics say that this sends out a negative signal to the country's 200 million—strong muslims. clearly you are catering to your hindu base, you know, by telling them this country is only for hindus. the world's largest democracy had a big heart when it could accommodate people. right now we are coming across to the world as a petty, vindictive civilisation. that is not what india stood for. there are concerns about what this means for india's secular democracy, as it grapples with the complex issues of religion, citizenship and identity. pratiksha ghildial, bbc news, delhi.

now it's time for a look at the weather, with darren bett. blustery showers heading our way tonight. the band of heavy rain we have had to pull away from eastern england, but will it linger in eastern scotland. snow over higher ground. when is picking up elsewhere. gail is developing here. lots of showers packing too. temperatures of 45 degrees. skies are temperatures of 45 degrees. skies a re clear temperatures of 45 degrees. skies are clear later in parts of western scotland, it a touch of frost too. mooring to come across eastern parts of scotland, and although there will be some sunshine, there will be showers. particularly later in northern ireland, through the day in wales, and also the north west of england. those temperatures are not going to be terribly impressive for the time of year. five or 6 degrees in scotland, nine or ten in southern

parts of england and wales. similar temperatures, may be chillier this weekend. some sunshine again, brisk winds with the showers, and cold enough with the snow over the hills in the north. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a perilous operation is under way in new zealand to recover bodies from monday's volcano disaster. more eruptions are possible in the coming hours. a former prisoner who tackled the london bridge attacker tells the bbc he was prepared to die to save others. people are voting across the country in the first december general election since 1923. the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein agrees a settlement of possibly 25 million dollars with dozens of women who accuse him of sexual assault.

we are in the wrong body! my joints feel like butter. and coming up at 8.45pm, karen gillan is back in the body swap sequel, jumanji: the next level. see what mark kermode thinks of that in the film review. a bus passenger is in a life—threatening condition in hospital following a serious crash in swansea this morning. seven other people were injured. a man has been arrested after the vehicle hit a low bridge. kathy pert reports. this was a double—decker bus, but after hitting a railway bridge, most of the upper section was left com pletely of the upper section was left completely crushed. one witness describing it like a turn up had ripped off the roof roof. there were passengers on board when that happened on neath road in swansea at

around 9:40am. eight people were injured, two men it seriously. around 9:40am. eight people were injured, two men it seriouslylj around 9:40am. eight people were injured, two men it seriously. i was sitting at the back of the top tech. i was just sitting at the back of the top tech. i wasjust reading sitting at the back of the top tech. i was just reading my phone. there was a loud noise, i was thrown forward. i hit my head on the seafront, and next thing i know, and there is just a seafront, and next thing i know, and there isjust a bridge halfway through the bus. that must have been so scary. through the bus. that must have been so scary. a couple of people yelled, but we but most are concerned to see if everybody else was all right, because it was a properly crossed. we had to crawl out of the bus, and it was seeing the section but are usually said was completely crushed was just sort of... at the realisation of what could've happened was pretty bad. the bus was travelling from swansea university single campus to its other side, but went off its normal yet because of a road closure. the bus operator, first cymru, said hartford somebody‘s got out to those injured, and that a full investigation has been launched. they said they are

assisting the police with their enquiries. the investigation and a major operation to remove the bus went on throughout the day. there has been severe disruption to rail services in and out of swansea today, after the drift of the double—decker bus ended up on the tracks. around 20 members of staff from network rail have been working this afternoon to remove the debris, as the investigation continues into what caused the incident. people working nearby ran towards the scene when they heard the noise of the impact on the bridge. it was clear something terrible was happening, and some of my colleagues ran up this morning before any response vehicles turned up. i saw a couple of distressed passengers. within a matter of minutes, they were on scene, and the police of this. there was a massive bang, and it sounded like a whole building had come down. tonight, the university health board confirmed five people were still being treated at morriston hospital.

the two seriously injured man, plus the other men suffering fractures, but all are described as being stable. kathy pert reporting there. myanmar‘s controversial leader, aung san suu kyi, has asked the un's top court at the hague, to drop the genocide case against her country's military regime. appearing in person, the nobel peace prize winner, who is now accused of turning a blind eye to the mass murder, rape and deportation of rohingya muslims —— told the court that claims of genocide are misleading. our myanmar correspondent, nick beake, reports from the hague. will you ever stand up for the grandeur? she certainly hasn't so far, and! grandeur? she certainly hasn't so far, and i speak she has been standing upfor far, and i speak she has been standing up for the very army accused of trying to wipe out the door hinge of muslim people. once again, this from a beacon of universal human rights, insisted

there was no genocide in my armour. i pray the decision we make with your wisdom and vision ofjustice will help us to create unity out of diversity, to develop the potential of people, and to meet the challenges of the nation any quest of sustainable peace and development. in the bleak refugee camp of bangladesh, the largest in the world, this is the anger of the people following the denials. from there, 22—year—old has seen a travel to the netherlands to watch in person, hoping forjust some recognition of what she has suffered. translation: to members of my family were killed. i saw my husband, brother, uncle and aunt killed before my eyes. she says she is disgusted by what we are's so leader has told the board. we felt

very sad to see how denying everything, but the world is speaking for us, so we hope you will get justice this speaking for us, so we hope you will getjustice this time. aung san suu kyi's words i speak had been condemned by rock injured survivors and human rights group. thejudges will now consider her evidence and decide if the people still living and art myanmar need protection from and art myanmar need protection from an ongoing genocide. we are still yea rs an ongoing genocide. we are still years away from any individual criminal prosecution to stop myanmar‘s generals are safer now. hgppy myanmar‘s generals are safer now. happy to watch from afar, a nobel peace prize were not defending the country against accusations of the worst possible crimes. —— a nobel peace prize winner defending the country. investigators in america have confirmed that a shooting in a kosher grocery store in newjersey was fueled by anti—semitism and a hatred of police. six people, including the two suspects, were killed in a series of incidents that ended in a police shoot—out on tuesday. investigators in america have

confirmed that a shooting in a kosher grocery store in newjersey was fueled by anti—semitism and a hatred of police. six people, including the two suspects, were killed in a series of incidents that ended in a police shoot—out on tuesday. three members of the public and a police officer died in the attack, which began in a nearby cemetery. here's the attorney general speaking at a news conference earlier. we continue to gather evidence regarding the motives of the shooters. we have identified a number of social media accounts that we believe were used by the suspect, and purported to espouse certain viewpoints. we are currently working to determine the authenticity of these accounts, and to gather other evidence that we can use to corroborate these views. but based on what we have collected so far, however, including based on recent witness interviews, we believe that the suspects held views that reflected hatred of the jewish people, as well as a hatred of law enforcement. researchers say they've found that a drug which halves women's risk of breast cancer contiues to work long after patients stop taking it.

anastrozole, which is available on the nhs, blocks the production of oestrogen, which fuels the growth of many breast cancers. the charity breast cancer now says the drug can be used to prevent many cases of breast cancer, and that eligible women should have the opportunity of taking it. the romantic notion that parakeets were introduced to the uk byjimi hendrix has been discredited by scientists. according to a study published in the journal of zoology, the spread of the birds has nothing to do with either the american rock guitarist or the filming of a humphrey bogart movie in the ‘50s. emma north reports now on this rather unusual tale. the skies are grey, but london always offers a colourful welcome. whether you want one or not. and if you head for a walk in hyde park with just an apple

and some strong gloves, you'll make lots of friends very quickly. it's not every day you get to, you know, be covered in parakeets. it's pretty weird to come to london and have, you know, these exotic birds just, you know, charge you. there are tens of thousands of ring necked parakeets in london. they originally come from the foothills of the himalayas. so how did they get here? professor tim blackburn from ucl can debunk a few myths. hypothesis one —jimi hendrix released his parakeets, adam and eve, on carnaby street. not true. our analysis suggests that the london parakeet population didn't come from carnaby street and anyway it would be quite unusual for a population to be founded byjust one pair of individuals. hypothesis two — parakeets escaped the set of the african queen at shepperton studios. not true. the african queen was actually filmed at a different studios and our analysis suggests that that was also not the origin

of london's parakeets. and hypothesis three — the parakeets escaped an aviary at cine park when the roof was damaged. not true. there's no evidence that this actually happened, and our analysis suggests that the parakeets did not come from this part of london. but how do we know this? well, it's all down to the same technique used to track serial criminals. we produce a heat map which identifies where the most likely origin of the parakeet populations are. and then we can use that to compare the sites that relate to each of these different myths. so, for example, here we have carnaby street in london and we can see that our heat map is suggesting that those parakeets are not originating from carnaby street. it's thought the real reason may have been scared pet owners releasing their birds during an outbreak of what was known as parrot fever. it's meant london's had to make way for the species dubbed the bully of the bird table. they are here to stay. people often come to me and say, i've just seen a parrot. has it escaped ? but in reality, you know, they're noticing nature.

and i think that's a great gateway for people to notice nature. and sometimes it's a case of nature noticing us. emma north, bbc london. a new exhition opened today showing almost 150 years of tourism at stonehenge in wiltshire. last year, english heritage was overwhelmed by pictures sent to it after making an appeal forfamily photos. the earliest one dates back to around 1875. it captures a family dressed up for a day out, with a bottle of champagne on the stones next to them. the exhibition, at the visitors' centre, runs until next summer. now on bbc news, the film review. hello and welcome to

the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? interesting week. we have sons of denmark, a political thriller. we havejumanji: the next level. the same, but kind of more. and the kingmaker, a documentary about imelda marcos. so, sons of denmark. a danish drama. interesting? an interesting film. not necessarily entirely successful, but interesting. the feature debut of a danish director, his parents are iraqis. set in denmark, four years in the future. there is a populist politician on the rise, and an election in which he appears to be doing quite well. behind him are the titular group, the sons of denmark. they are basically a white supremacist nationalist group. they were behind a whole bunch of islamophobic