across from what the what came across from what the superintendent said there, you can't feel that reality for him they are investigating the attempted murder of a friend and colleague here. he said that he was delighted that detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was making a recovery and referred to the fact that just this weekjohn caldwell was seen in public for the first time since he was shot. he attended a garden party in hillsborough in county down which was hosted by the king and queen. so that it was hosted by the king and queen. so thatitis was hosted by the king and queen. so that it is a sign that he is recovering. however, his injuries were life changing and as his colleague made the point, in the hours afterjohn caldwell was shot at a sports complex in omagh, his life was hanging in the balance and nobody could be sure that he was going to pull through. everybody was braced for the worst news possible.

so still clearly a very serious situation, still one would presume, thatjohn caldwell is being treated for his injuries and his recovery will continue but the focus of the police today on the investigation which they say is progressing, and now the focus is on questioning these 11 people who have been arrested in the last few hours. i arrested in the last few hours. i think it might be helpful for our think it might be helpfulfor our viewers watching to give their context around all of this. this attack happened in late february, just a matter of weeks before the big anniversary, the 25 year anniversary of the good friday agreement. how significant are they treating the timing in terms of the increase in dissident republican activity, including this attack on a very senior detective? how close you add a link in activity timing of the anniversary? i

add a link in activity timing of the anniversary?— add a link in activity timing of the anniversary? i think ever since the eace anniversary? i think ever since the peace deal— anniversary? i think ever since the peace deal in _ anniversary? i think ever since the peace deal in 1998, _ anniversary? i think ever since the peace deal in 1998, the _ anniversary? i think ever since the peace deal in 1998, the good - anniversary? i think ever since the l peace deal in 1998, the good friday agreement, which largely ended the conflict, there have always been paramilitary groups that have seen themselves as resisting the peace deal, trying to destroy the peace process and at the moment that most active of the dissident republican paramilitary groups, that is the organisations in favour of a united ireland, leaving the uk and becoming part of the republic of ireland, the most dangerous of those groups is thought to be the new ira and it is a group which said it carried out this shooting of detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell and in the weeks leading up to the shooting there had been definite indications at this group of republicans were increasing their activities. there had been other attempted attacks on police, bomb attacks in which no officers were injured but the attack onjohn caldwell was seen as the

most serious attack on a member of the security forces here in northern ireland for a number of years. so it did cause a great deal of shock, both within the police service itself and the communities across northern ireland. there was a big groundswell of public condemnation of what happened, show a political unity with all the five main political parties standing in a meeting here at police headquarters not long after the shooting to say this is not the political way forward for northern ireland, the days of political violence are long in the past. so while it may not have been unrelated to the fact it was a major anniversary of that peace deal coming up, parliamentary is still opposed to the deal may have wanted to make their presence felt, so to speak. i think it is a case and police would say that these paramilitaries are always trying to plan attacks anyway. they do remain dangerous, their threat level set by the british security service mi5 was

raised after that attack. so there is a sense that dissident republicanism has maybe been more active over the last few months and it had been in the few years previously. that said, the overall context for northern ireland is at these attacks are relatively rare when you compare the situation now to what it was like before that peace agreement in 1998. let’s to what it was like before that peace agreement in 1998. let's 'ust reca - peace agreement in 1998. let's 'ust reca the peace agreement in 1998. let's 'ust recap the key — peace agreement in 1998. let's 'ust recap the key points i peace agreement in 1998. let's 'ust recap the key points from i peace agreement in 1998. let's 'ust recap the key points from the h peace agreement in 1998. let'sjust recap the key points from the pressj recap the key points from the press conference we had just a few minutes ago. they really want people to come forward with information. it seemed to be particularly about these cars that they believe were linked to that they believe were linked to that attack on john caldwell, that they believe were linked to that attack onjohn caldwell, the senior detective. that attack on john caldwell, the senior detective.— that attack on john caldwell, the senior detective. yes, that's right. there clearly _ senior detective. yes, that's right. there clearly is _ senior detective. yes, that's right. there clearly is a _ senior detective. yes, that's right. there clearly is a focus _ senior detective. yes, that's right. there clearly is a focus for - senior detective. yes, that's right. there clearly is a focus for the - there clearly is a focus for the investigators. they are releasing they say new cctv, new still pictures which they hope it might

generate more information on these cards that they believe were used by the attackers, there was a black mercedes mentioned and also two ford fiestas. clearly the place are now at the stage where they are looking in more detail at the information, including video footage that they have. over the course of the investigation we are told that police officers are examining cctv footage from numerous locations across northern ireland, more than 700 cameras, and all that has generated more than 400,000 hours of cctv footage that detectives are looking at for evidence, a major operation. looking at for evidence, a ma'or operation.— operation. thank you very much indeed for _ operation. thank you very much indeed for that _ operation. thank you very much indeed for that update. - operation. thank you very much indeed for that update. and - operation. thank you very much indeed for that update. and the | indeed for that update. and the context around what we just heard from the police service of northern ireland. that press conference abilify information around a number of vehicles that they believe were involved in the attack, the

attempted murder of senior detective john caldwell. a number of arrests have been made as police continue to investigate and i will —— and they are trying to bring those involved to justice. are trying to bring those involved tojustice. you are trying to bring those involved to justice. you are watching bbc news. the latest search link to the disappearance of madeleine mccann in portugal has ended, following a three—day operation. officers were dealing at rivers were in the algarve around 30 miles from where the three went missing. materials recovered will be sent to german authorities leading the investigation. the end of three days of intense, focused activity. as vehicles carrying equipment left the scene of the search operation yesterday afternoon, there were questions about what — if anything — police had found on the peninsula of the arade reservoir,

where their work had been taking place since tuesday. over the course of the week, police have used a variety of equipment to clear undergrowth, dig the ground, and search for evidence. everything from drones to sniffer dogs have been seen in the area. and this is where they've been focusing their efforts. you can see the amount of work that's been done to clear and flatten this area, the holes that have been left behind. and portuguese police say that the samples collected here are now on their way to germany. the operation — requested by german police — has been trying to find evidence in connection to the disappearance of madeleine mccann. last year, the convicted german sex offender christian bruckner was named as an official suspect in the case by portuguese authorities. he is known to have visited the reservoir at the time madeleine went missing. he denies being involved, and has never been charged over her disappearance. the german authorities have not said this week what they were hoping to find here, due to what they described as "tactical reasons". but we may hear soon whether anything significant

has been uncovered. navtejjohal, bbc news, in the algarve. in the us, the leader of a far—right group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his involvement in the attack on the capitol building in washington two years ago. stewart rhodes, the leader of the oath keepers, was convicted on charges of seditious conspiracy and other crimes. it marks the toughest penalty yet in connection with the assault injanuary 2021. more than 1,000 people have been arrested in connection with the riot. more than half have pleaded guilty to a variety of crimes. here's our north america correspondentjessica parker. stewart rhodes — the leader of oath keepers — and one other member today were sentenced for the charge of seditious conspiracy. now, that is a civil war—era crime, which is the crime of conspiring to overthrow or oppose the government by force. now, the court heard during the trial that the group had stashed weapons in a nearby virginia hotel, although the defence said those

weapons were never used. and, as well, stewart rhodes — well, he didn't personally enter the capitol building, other members of the group did, and prosecutors said he had acted like a battlefield general. now he is a former us army paratrooper, a yale—educated lawyer, as well, and he was very defiant in court — he said he was a political prisoner. but the judge during sentencing really rejected that characterisation and used very strong language during the court session. he said — thejudge, amit mehta — "you present an ongoing threat and peril to the country". he said to stuart rhodes, "you are smart, charismatic and compelling. that's frankly what makes you so dangerous. and for decades," he said, "it's clear you've wanted the democracy of this country to devolve into violence. now, this case, ithink, being seen as very significant — a high—profile case and, as i've mentioned, as well, the longest sentence handed down so far linked to january 6th — where, of course,

trump supporters stormed the capitol building in order to try and block the certification ofjoe biden�*s presidential election win. now, donald trump recently said in an interview with cnn that if he were to become president again — and, of course, at the moment he's the front—runner in the republican nomination race — he would likely pardon a large portion of those convicted. so these aren'tjustjudicial matters of the past, but current political ones, as well. the metaverse is an immersive virtual reality world where people can interact without ever coming into physical contact. but now a school in southern england is hoping to make meta matter — tim allman explains. # bright is the sunrise. # bright is the morning #. for as long as there have been schools, they have mostly looked like this. we've added the whole numbers. now what are we going to add together?

pupils sat together, a teacher at the front imparting wisdom, or at least trying to. but this is what a school could look like now in the 21st century. this is reddam house school in berkshire, where pupils wear vr headsets and explore education in a whole new way. the retention is fantastic. once they've seen something they will remember it and there is a deeper understanding because they can manipulate an object, they can see it from all sides, they can see how it works, they can see the function. so they really get a better understanding. in a virtual teaching environment you can walk around celestial bodies, you can pick them up. and this is biology like you've never seen it before. the human heart magnified and dissected. the fact there are so many things you can't do normally. in the metaverse it's amazing because there are so many opportunities to try new things. i really enjoyed

the experience. in a normal classroom, - if i went up to a human heart i wouldn't go anywhere near it. there are some who criticise the metaverse, saying it can impair young people's ability to develop proper relationships in the real world. but the pupils of reddam house seem convinced that virtual reality has a future. tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello there. lovely started the day with lots of sunshine, some areas of cloud across the south—east of england, scotland and parts of north—east england. variable amount of cloud through the next few days but there will be warm until recently spell. high pressure all this week and it is still there. a big rock in a stream. it prevents their weather systems brushing the northern area ten that brings cloud,

some spots of rain that will drift south and east but more cloud building up across parts of north east england, northern england, the pennines and into wealth but apart from that lots of blue skies, temperatures about 16 to 20, 201 degrees. 22 celsius in the west country later this afternoon. through tonight that we had across central areas, wales will tend to melt away. more cloud to come across scotland, weather fronts melt away. more cloud to come across scotland, weatherfronts brushing on here. overnight temperatures stand at about seven or eight celsius but that takes us into the start of the bank holiday weekend and on saturday there will be more cloud across scotland, spots of rain affecting the far north—west. elsewhere, patchy cloud building up but for the most part it will be sunny, temperatures higher, 22 or 23 celsius across england and wales on

saturday afternoon. sunday, this area of high pressure means the wind comes in from the north—east so we could see something cooler across scotland and the eastern side of england, especially northeast. temperatures here will be lower on sunday but there will be varying amounts of cloud, lengthy spells of sunshine and where you get sunshine across many parts of england and wales up to the high teens, the low 20s, wales up to the high teens, the low 205, it wales up to the high teens, the low 20s, it could be chillier around the far north—east. going into next week, this area of high pressure, if anything moves its way eastward, centred across the uk as we go through next week which is half term for many of us. it means a weather is looking very settled. lots of sunshine. you don't often see that! temperatures could rise, perhaps the mid 20s as we go through next week. that is all from me. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. the family of a british man who was shot in sudan and his wife who later died of starvation say they did not get help from the british embassy. it breaks my heart to think that she died alone, and she died because she was alone, and she is still alone to this very moment. the family of a british man who was shot in sudan and his wife who later died of starvation say they did not get help from the british embassy. it breaks my heart to think that she died alone, and she died because she was alone, and she is still alone to

this very moment. a russian missile strikes a hospital in the ukrainian city