know that nine injuries. we do know that nine people have been injured. those are two adults and seven children. as i said, the school caters for children aged between four and 11 years old, but the local mp told us that he believes that the children that would have been in that building that the vehicle crashed into will have been at the younger end of that age range. so between four and eight years old. thank you. to take you through the story again, you are watching bbc news and a developing story this hour. police in south london have said several people are being treated, we now know it is nine people, two adults and seven children, after reports that a land rover collided with a primary school in wimbledon. we know officers, firefighters and paramedics, including london's air ambulance, responded to the incidentjust

before 10am this morning. let'sjust go to some breaking news that we are getting in. i'mjust go to some breaking news that we are getting in. i'm just getting this in... we are getting information that four retired detectives who ran the first stephen lawrence murder investigation will not face criminal prosecution for their actions in the case, the bbc has been told. the crown prosecution service made its decision today after considering a file of evidence for nearly three years. just to repeat that's news, four retired detectives who run the first stephen lawrence murder investigation will not face criminal prosecution for their actions in the case. an official public announcement is due later today, the fourformer announcement is due later today, the four former officers announcement is due later today, the fourformer officers had been investigated by the independent office for police conduct. stephen

lawrence, who was aged 18, was murdered in april 1993 in south london in a racist attack by a gang of young white men. just to repeat again, four retired detectives who ran that murder investigation, the first murder investigation, will not face criminal prosecution for their actions in the case. in 1999, a public inquiry said the first lawrence murder investigation was marred by a combination of professional incompetence, institutional racism and a failure of leadership by senior officers. that report was highly critical of three of the officers for the decision not to make quick arrests. arrests did not take place for two weeks, despite police receiving information implicating four of the prime suspects within 2a hours of

the stabbing. just to repeat the topline of the story, the developing use... four retired detectives who run that first stephen lawrence murder investigation will not face criminal prosecution for their actions in the case. the bbc has now learnt. just to continue, in 1997 an investigation by the police watchdog had also been critical, but only one of the officers was still serving in the met at that time and therefore unavailable for a disciplinary process. the investigation, which led to the charging decision today, was a spin off from an investigation which started in 2014 into allegations of corruption against another dell or officer who worked on the first stephen lawrence murder investigation. just a reminder, stephen lawrence, aged 18, was murdered in april 1993 in a racist

attack by a gang of young, white men. it was that disastrous initial investigation which failed to bring anyone to justice. two of stephen's murderers were eventuallyjailed in 2012. that news now, four retired detectives who run the first stephen lawrence murder investigation will not face criminal prosecution for their actions in the case, that's news just coming into their actions in the case, that's newsjust coming into bbc news now. let's cross back again, then, to the story that we have been speaking about for some time right now. it is the news that nine people, a total of nine people, two adults and seven children, have been injured when a vehicle, a land rover, crashed into a primary school in south london. nicky schiller, i wonder if we can bring you in here from the newsroom floor, just to go over the details

of that developing story in south london right now?— of that developing story in south london right now? absolutely, celia. for any viewers— london right now? absolutely, celia. for any viewers joining _ london right now? absolutely, celia. for any viewersjoining us, _ london right now? absolutely, celia. for any viewers joining us, let - london right now? absolutely, celia. for any viewersjoining us, let me . for any viewersjoining us, let me recap what happens. police were called to reports of a car colliding with a primary school building in wimbledon in south—west london at just before ten o'clock this morning. a large rescue operation under way, the police sent a large number of officers. also, as you can imagine, london ambulance service dispatched first responders and also the air ambulance was sent to the scene. whilst the london fire brigade sent two fire engines and a further two units to the scene to assess what had happened. you can see from our aerial pictures that the land rover crashed into the school building. the school itself is near wimbledon common. it is the study prep school for girls. it is

about one mile away from where the wimbledon tennis championship is going on, but both our correspondence at the scene and the local mp, telling us it is in a secluded area of wimbledon, near the common. we now know that nine people have been injured. two adults and seven children. crucially, we don't know yet how seriously they have been injured. however, we spoke to stephen hammond who is the local mp for the area earlier and he said it was his understanding that somewhere in a critical condition. but, as i say, we have not had that confirmed by the authorities the moment. the school itself, as i say, is a private prep school for girls aged between four and 11. it is the study prep school. the building that the land rover crashed into, we

understand, according to the mp. it would have been the younger end of the students that would have been attending that building. he believed them to be aged between four and eight years old. now, it is the final day of the school term and as stephen hammond said to us, it was an extremely distressing situation at the moment and you can imagine what the parents of the girls who go to that school are going through at the moment. we don't, as i say, know the moment. we don't, as i say, know the condition of those seven children who have been injured. now, the driver of the vehicle has been stopped at the scene. but, the met police telling us that no arrests have been made and, crucially, it is not being treated as terror —related. of course, when any incident like this happens, people ask questions. why did this happen? well, the police are saying it is not terror related. but, at the moment, the investigation continues

into exactly what has happened at that primary school in wimbledon. thank you for taking us through that. it is a busy day here at bbc news, we are covering two breaking news stories at the moment. i want to cross back to the story that i just spoke about a few minutes ago. the breaking news that four retired detectives who ran the first stephen lawrence murder investigation, investigation that has been widely blamed to be botched, will not face criminal prosecution for their actions on the case. for more information on this, let's go to our correspondent. what can you tell us about this decision? this correspondent. what can you tell us about this decision?— about this decision? this decision has been a _ about this decision? this decision has been a long _ about this decision? this decision has been a long time _ about this decision? this decision has been a long time coming. - about this decision? this decision | has been a long time coming. the prosecution service here in the uk were passed a file on these retired officers in 2020. they had been considering it for nearly three years. that's followed a lengthy investigation by the police watchdog

into the stephen lawrence murder investigation and that is an investigation and that is an investigation which happened in 1993, after stephen was murdered. it's brought no one to justice, it's failed to make quick arrests and it was the subject, here in the uk, of a big public inquiry in the late 19905 a big public inquiry in the late 1990s which was highly critical of the four officers that were not charged today. it said it was marred by a combination of poor leadership, institutional racism, poor decision—making. it has been a long running saga for at least three decades now. these officers are now elderly men. no one who worked on that investigation from the police side has ever faced any kind that investigation from the police side has everfaced any kind of criminal prosecution. the reason this investigation even happened so belatedly was because another review, there has been so many different reviews and inquiries in this case, that looked at possible corruption. when the police watchdog

was looking at issues around corruption, it ended up focusing on these officers. not for allegations of corruption, but for possible misconduct in public office. which is when the person is alleged to have failed to act or act in a way thatis have failed to act or act in a way that is a breach of the duties of that is a breach of the duties of that office. that was the thing that the prosecutors were looking at whether they were going to charge those offices with, just because of failures in the case and today it is decided that they will not be prosecuted. decided that they will not be prosecuted-— decided that they will not be prosecuted. was this decision expected? — prosecuted. was this decision expected? was _ prosecuted. was this decision expected? was it _ prosecuted. was this decision expected? was it a _ prosecuted. was this decision expected? was it a possibility prosecuted. was this decision - expected? was it a possibility ever that they would be prosecuted? did this come as a surprise? weill. that they would be prosecuted? did this come as a surprise?— this come as a surprise? well, until the decision — this come as a surprise? well, until the decision is _ this come as a surprise? well, until the decision is made _ this come as a surprise? well, until the decision is made then _ this come as a surprise? well, until the decision is made then there - this come as a surprise? well, until the decision is made then there is l this come as a surprise? well, until the decision is made then there is a possibility that they would be prosecuted. i think if you talked to the people have been involved in case for a long time, campaigners, family members, people affected by the case, then there is often a weariness and a lack of surprise about decisions and probably not

that many people were expecting them to be charged. but until the decision is actually made, it was clearly still a possibility. i wonder if you can take us back in time to that murder, the mode of stephen lawrence, back to 1993 and tell us a little but about circumstances under that murder? —— of the murder of stephen lawrence. he was a student, he was waiting for a bus with a friend in south london when he was set upon by a gang of young white men. police always said there were six attackers and stephen was stabbed to death. it was a completely unprovoked, racist attack. the earlier investigation as everyone except now, was a disaster, didn't bring anyone to justice. there was a long campaign for justice by stephen's family. his parents, baroness doreen lawrence and doctor neville lawrence, became really well—known figures in the uk for their campaign really well—known figures in the uk fortheir campaign and really well—known figures in the uk for their campaign and there has been a number of different police

investigations, a number of different official inquiries, an inquest, that have looked at the case. it has become a really well—known case in this country. we had an investigation ourselves, i did, week at the bbc into elements of the first investigation and failures in the first investigation. it's become probably the most notorious racist murder in the uk. can you take us through that early investigation? what went so wrong? by, investigation? what went so wrong? number of things went wrong. there was a very specific thing that didn't happen which was the subject of significant criticism by the public inquiry and that was the failure to make arrests quickly of key prime suspects. the group, and the prime suspects in the case, there were five of them. four of their names were put into the police investigation within 24 hours, but they weren't arrested for two weeks.

that is widely now expected to have been a mistake. that failure to make an arrest was one of the things that was being looked at by this investigation into these four officers and whether that failure sort of constituted a breach of their office. so, so many different things went wrong and there was a big report into it. later investigations also failed to bring anyone to justice. investigations also failed to bring anyone tojustice. in investigations also failed to bring anyone to justice. in 2012, there was a successful prosecution of two of the prime suspects and they were convicted. so, two of stephen's murders were convicted and are in prison, but the rest have never been convicted. ., ~ , ., , convicted. daniel, thank you very much for taking _ convicted. daniel, thank you very much for taking us _ convicted. daniel, thank you very much for taking us through - convicted. daniel, thank you very much for taking us through that l much for taking us through that information. that latest information on the stephen lawrence case. the news that four retired officers who ran that initial investigation, that initial murder investigation, which has been widely condemned, will not face criminal prosecution. i want to cross back to the story that we've

been covering for the last hour or so throughout the morning. news that nine people, seven children, two adults, have been injured when a vehicle, a land rover, crashed into a school in south—west london. like to cross now to the newsroom to nicky schiller who has been covering the details of the story so carefully for us. nicky, what more can you tell us?— carefully for us. nicky, what more can you tell us? yes, celia, as you sa , we can you tell us? yes, celia, as you say. we know— can you tell us? yes, celia, as you say, we know that _ can you tell us? yes, celia, as you say, we know that nine _ can you tell us? yes, celia, as you say, we know that nine people - can you tell us? yes, celia, as you. say, we know that nine people have been injured after a car, a land rover, crashed into a primary school in the wimbledon area of south—west london earlier this morning. police say they were first alerted to the incident just say they were first alerted to the incidentjust after ten say they were first alerted to the incident just after ten o'clock this morning when the land rover crashed into the school, as i say, in south—west london. it is very near to wimbledon, and about one mile away from wimbledon tennis championships which, of course, are

taking place at the moment. the police and the rest of the emergency services responded, so the police sent a large number of officers. london ambulance service sent ambulances, we have seen at least 45 at the scene. also the air ambulance. whilst london fire brigade sent two fire engines and two other response vehicles. the reason the fire brigade involved, of course, because if a vehicle has hit a building, there could be structural damage. you can see from the aerial pictures that we've been showing, the land rover itself... you can see it on the scene by that building, that school building. there is actually fencing around that area, so it looks like that land rover has gone into that area thatis land rover has gone into that area that is normally fenced off, that green grass that is around there where you can see that the land rover has gone in. now, the local

mp, stephen hammond, and nick johnson, a reporter at the scene, says the school is actually down quite a narrow road and the mp telling us he couldn't understand that a car would get up to a high speedin that a car would get up to a high speed in that area. it is a green, leafy area, it has been described as of wimbledon by the common itself. now, the car crashed into the building. as i said, we know that seven children have been hurt. the school itself is a private school called the study. it caters for children aged between four and 11 years old. but, stephen hammond the mp telling us that the building that has been involved is the one that the younger children normally go to. they are aged between four and eight years old and they had come in on the final day of term. so, you can imagine how parents of girls that go to that school feeling at the

moment. the school itself has not been taking calls from the media, as you can imagine, they have more pressing things to deal with than to look after —— like to look after the rest of the pupils. crucially, the police are telling us that it is not terror related. when an incident like this happens, people tend to ask why it has happened. the police are telling us it is not a terror —related. we don't know why it has happened but we do know, the police telling us, the driver has been stopped at the scene and that no arrests have been made. also seeing that police have got a big cordon around the area. dog walkers and other people heading for the common being kept away at the moment from that area. . ~ being kept away at the moment from that area. ., ~ , ., being kept away at the moment from that area. . ~' , ., ., being kept away at the moment from that area. ., ~ i. ., ., ~ , that area. thank you for taking us throu~h that area. thank you for taking us through that- _ that area. thank you for taking us through that. nicky _ that area. thank you for taking us through that. nicky schiller - that area. thank you for taking us through that. nicky schiller from | through that. nicky schiller from our newsroom. let's cross live now to this scene to our reporter nick johnson. what more can you tell us? well, actually, in the last few

minutes or so, a well, actually, in the last few minutes orso, a number of well, actually, in the last few minutes or so, a number of those emergency service vehicles that were lining the streets here next to the school have actually started to leave. most of those that have left our vehicles from the fire service. we've seen a number of emergency service personnel come from this road behind us. this is where we believe that the activity has been taking place, just down there. one which until a short while ago still had blue lights on, a door open and someone being treated in the back of the ambulance. as i say, over the last few minutes, a lot of fire service personnel have been taking off their uniforms when they've come down here and then have got into their vehicles and have started to leave the scene. having said that, there is still a significant presence of the emergency services here. there are still a number of ambulances here as they try to assess what has been going on. as you will have seen in some of that

aerial footage, you will have seen in some of that aerialfootage, we've you will have seen in some of that aerial footage, we've seen a range rover, a land rover, into the side of one of those school buildings. we've heard from the local mp, stephen hammond, who has said he is shocked by what happened, but he has also said that that building that the car looks like it has impacted is the one where the younger children have their classrooms. this is a fee paying private school, it is a fee paying private school, it is a fee paying private school, it is a preparatory school. it is for girls aged between four and 11, but we understand that the building which that car collided with is where some of the younger children, so the four to eight—year—olds, might have been learning. we've actually seen probably about 20 minutes ago, down the road here a young girl being supported by an adult. they were both on foot, they were both walking, but a girl was clearly having to be supported and both the girl and the adult work

without shoes and they clearly looked quite distressed. as you've been saying, it is important to remind everyone that the police say they are not treating this as a terrorist incident. that they say the vehicle stopped at the scene ——... while this is still unfolding situation, we know that a number of children and adults have been injured, we don't know their condition. as i say, a number of emergency services have started leaving the scene in the past few or so. a, leaving the scene in the past few or so, �* , ., ., leaving the scene in the past few or so. ., ,. , ., ., leaving the scene in the past few or so. ~ ., ,. , ., ., ., so. a poignant description of a ounu so. a poignant description of a young girl— so. a poignant description of a young girl being _ so. a poignant description of a young girl being supported - so. a poignant description of a young girl being supported by| so. a poignant description of a l young girl being supported by an adult, both barefoot and apparently in distress. thank you for taking us through that. we have been referring to the mp stephen hammond, we did speak to him a little earlier, let's hear from speak to him a little earlier, let's hearfrom him. i speak to him a little earlier, let's hear from him.— speak to him a little earlier, let's hear from him. , ., .,, i. hear from him. i understand, as your reorter hear from him. i understand, as your reporter said. — hear from him. i understand, as your reporter said, that _ hear from him. i understand, as your reporter said, that there _ hear from him. i understand, as your reporter said, that there has - hear from him. i understand, as your reporter said, that there has been i hear from him. i understand, as your reporter said, that there has been a l reporter said, that there has been a major incident declared. the air ambulance, ambulance, fire service and police are all in attendance. i have spoken to the police and the

borough chief executive already, i understand that the vehicle crashed into the school. there are a number of injuries and casualties and i understand also that the fire brigade are in attendance to ensure the structural safety, i assume, of the structural safety, i assume, of the school. the structural safety, i assume, of the school-— the structural safety, i assume, of the school. quite poignant, as you sa , that the school. quite poignant, as you say. that it — the school. quite poignant, as you say. that it is _ the school. quite poignant, as you say, that it is the _ the school. quite poignant, as you say, that it is the last _ the school. quite poignant, as you say, that it is the last day - the school. quite poignant, as you say, that it is the last day of - the school. quite poignant, as you say, that it is the last day of term | say, that it is the last day of term at this independent school. what more can you tell us about the school, about the area, just to give our audience a bit of perspective on this? �* , ., , our audience a bit of perspective on this? �*, ., , ~ ., , this? it's a very well-known, very well reapected — this? it's a very well-known, very well respected local _ this? it's a very well-known, very well respected local girls - this? it's a very well-known, very well respected local girls prep - well respected local girls prep school. the youngest of the go to that part of the prep school, the others are more in the centre of wimbledon. it is girls, mainly between the ages of four and eight. it is in a very, relatively secluded part of wimbledon. as you drive across the common towards wimbledon common and the royal wimbledon golf club. it is and what is known as the quadrant. in terms of camp view,

westview, northview and the roads around there. generally, the road is very tight and so it is quite difficult to go at great speed because you would have to stop to let past. so, i know the police are investigating, as you reported, they are, i understand, looking at all the circumstances and it would be unwise to speculate, other than it is good news that this tragic incident is not terrorism. last day of term at — incident is not terrorism. last day of term at a _ incident is not terrorism. last day of term at a school— incident is not terrorism. last day of term at a school attended - incident is not terrorism. last day| of term at a school attended more incident is not terrorism. last day - of term at a school attended more by younger children who would attend that school, as you said. slightly older girls would attend at another location. mr hammond, we have seen quite a large, widespread response from the authorities, fire engines on the scene, police, also ambulances, can you talk a little bit more about the size of that response and how quickly they have been communicating with you in terms of your queries?— of your queries? well, i think that's first —

of your queries? well, i think that's first of _ of your queries? well, i think that's first of all, _ of your queries? well, i think that's first of all, the - of your queries? well, i think that's first of all, the size - of your queries? well, i think that's first of all, the size of i of your queries? well, i think i that's first of all, the size of the response tells you how serious this incident is. there are a number of casualties and injuries, as we know. i understand, and i don't know the numbers, but i understand a number of those are being treated as critical and therefore it is not surprising and it is a credit to the emergency services how quickly they responded. i think that we are obviously close to saint georges which has the air ambulance as well, which has the air ambulance as well, which was able to be scrambled from there, i guess. i have also, as i said, spoken to the police and to the chief executive of the local council. i am sure there will be a meeting of all the local authorities this afternoon but at the moment, police, including the borough commander and the borough area unit, are on site as i understand it. the job of a member of parliament is, i think, to be there to give information to people like you but

to make sure that all the emergency services have all the support they need to deal with this incident. that was stephen hammond speaking there. let'sjust do that was stephen hammond speaking there. let's just do another little cross back to nicky schiller in the newsroom just to get an up some of what has been going on in wimbledon. celia, just before i do that, i've just seen a tweet from the home secretary, suella braverman. she has tweeted, i am saddened to hear about the tragic incident at the school in wimbledon this morning. my thoughts are with everyone affected. she goes on to say, i would like to thank emergency responders at the scene. it is important they are now able to carry out their investigation. so, that reaction from the home secretary, suella braverman, to the incident at the primary school in wimbledon. she's tweeted to say she is saddened to hear about the tragic incident and that her thoughts are with everyone affected. she goes on to thank the emergency responders at

the scene, adding it is important that they are now able to carry out their investigation. on that point, their investigation. on that point, the police have said they are not treating it as terror —related. so we don't know, and as suella braverman has said, the investigation continues. but police are not treating it at the moment as terror —related. the drive of the vehicle has been stopped at the scene, but no arrests have been made. to recap on what has happened, nine people have been injured, to make adults and seven children, after a car collided into a primary school in the wimbledon area of south—west london. it happened at around 10am, just before 10am this morning. a huge operation still ongoing by the emergency services. police, fire and ambulance all at the scene. at the moment, though, we do not know the condition of those nine people who have been injured. but we do know there are two adults and seven children. children,

probably aged between four and 11 as the prep school involves take children between four and 11. thank ou for children between four and 11. thank you for taking _ children between four and 11. thank you for taking us — children between four and 11. thank you for taking us through _ children between four and 11. thank you for taking us through that - children between four and 11. thank you for taking us through that and if you have been watching and you want some more information, you can go on to the bbc news website. the story of nine injured is one of the top stories on the website at this moment. and now we will cross to the weather. hello there. the first week ofjuly temperatures have been below average for most of us but that is about to change. it is about to get a lot topper. today is a day of sunny spells for a lot of us, fair amount of cloud at times. satellite picture shows the thickest climb to the north—west and these weather fronts will be bringing some heavy outbreaks of rain will stop the low pressure associated with that rain starts to spin westwards as we go through into this friday and that allows southerly wind to drag up so much hot air from allows southerly wind to drag up so much hot airfrom france allows southerly wind to drag up so much hot air from france and allows southerly wind to drag up so much hot airfrom france and so, temperatures in the hottest areas by

tomorrow will surge upwards reaching highs of 29 degrees in the hottest parts. this afternoon, it's fairly quiet weather—wise. temperatures near average. quiet weather—wise. temperatures nearaverage. some quiet weather—wise. temperatures near average. some sunny spells for most of england and wales, eastern scotland, shows few and far between but we have heavier rain in northern ireland and from western counties of northern ireland, could see some localised surface water flooding with some heavier bursts here. that heavy rain will edge into western scotland late afternoon or early evening. that heavy burst of rain will then push its way northwards across scotland. the rain then becomes a little bit lighter and patch of scotland and northern ireland later in the night maybe with some missed patches developing around coasts and hills. should be dry for most of england and wales. tomorrow, we start off with a chance of rain for northern ireland and scotland but probably churning dry and bright as the day goes on. across england and wales will have the best of the day's sunshine and these southerly winds will be dragging on so much hot air. temperatures could hit 29 celsius, getting into the mid—80s in

fahrenheit, toward south—east england. about 26 foot wales and the low 20s for the central belt of scotland. saturday, it says on the warm side but this area of low pressure will bring a threat of showers and thunderstorms. initially, we will see a band of rain working in from the west but then a plume of moisture will get pulled in from europe and that will probably take over as being the driving force of seeing heavy thundery showers. the showers are always going to be a bit hit and miss in nature but some of them can be quite torrential. looking at highs into the upper 20s, the hottest weather across eastern areas. sunday, it is still quite warm but it is another day of sunny spells and heavy showers. potentially, some of those shows could merge together to give some really long spells of rain. could be really long spells of rain. could be really torrential as well, but there is some uncertainty about where those heavy downpours are likely to be on sunday.

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