our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports from hillingdon.two young lives. a 15—year—old, stabbed in a park in croydon, south london. and in hillingdon, west london, a 16—year—old with a single stab wound in this green space. two new murder investigations and a record high for the number of teenage murders in one year. children are carrying knives because they feel like they need to protect themselves. and i'm putting the message out there to every child, please, you need to understand the pain of parents and siblings that have lost somebody to murder. violent crime is falling but not when it comes to young people murdered in london. more teenage victims than the previous high in 2008 can't be ignored. for some time, and today, police have blamed... the glorification of knives on social media and credibility and people cussing each other on social media. we are seeing it again and again and again. at the same time we've got changing drug markets and the emergence of county lines in the last few years, that we're really focusing on. that's a t

well, this is the scene of that murder in hillingdon. are standing. they've been here this morning looking in bins and rubbish piles the murder weapon. violent crime is down generally in the uk but in london, there have been 128 murders in the last year, of which 81 were things, 50 involved young people under the age of 25, and 30 involved children under the age of 18. and that figure is bucking the national trend. why is it happening? well, police this morning have pointed to rows on social media breaking out into the real world. they've talked about the way in which drugs are being sold and young people are being sucked into that process. the mayor of london has talked about the increasing ferocity of this sort of attack on young people, perhaps pushing up the number of murders. but i think there is probably another factor, but i think there is probably anotherfactor, though many agencies are looking at this currently, and thatis are looking at this currently, and that is covid. covid has disrupted society and it has added to the disru

one was a 16—year—old boy in hillingdon, west london. say it�*s too early to say whether the two incidents, which were more than 20 miles apart, were linked. 30 teenagers have now been killed in london this year. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been at the scene in west london and has been giving us the latest. police were called to an area at the other side of where the police van is, a green area of parkland, just before 830 yesterday evening. all they have said is that the 16—year—old was found suffering from what they called puncture wounds but clearly there is the potential for him to have been stabbed. two murders at the end of 2021, which have pushed the number of youth homicides or murders or manslaughter is above the level it was at in 2008 which was a previous high. this is actually bucking a national trend in violence generally with murders and knife crime and gun crime all down, but in london they have been 125 murders this year of which 81 were stabbings. 50 involved victims under the age of 25 and as we have

there was another fatal stabbing that evening when a 16 year—old boy was killed in hillingdon in westlondon this year — surpassing the peak of 29 in 2008. in south africa, thousands of people have been waiting in line to pay their final respects to the late archbishop desmond tutu, whose body is lying in state for a second day ahead of the state funeral tomorrow. the archbishop, who played a leading role in the battle against racial segregation and the apartheid regime, died on sunday at the age of 90. our south africa correspondent nomsa maseko reports from cape town. the clergy, anglican churchwardens and a marching band lining the streets as a guard of honour for archbishop desmond tutu. the outspoken priest who became one of the world's great moral voices lying in state for a second day in a plain, pinewood coffin, in accordance with his wishes. thousands of people have been flocking to st george's cathedral to pay their last respects. one man hitchhiked for more than 1,000 kilometres just for this moment. it's a memory that i will live for for the rest of my life and ijust hope,

a murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 16—year—old boy in hillingdon, westshburton park in croydon. police say it's too early to say whether the two incidents, which were more than 20 miles apart, were linked. 30 teenagers have now been killed in london this year — the highest level since 2008. train passengers are being advised to alter their new year's eve plans because of planned strike action. cross country has cancelled services across england, scotland and wales and will be operating a "very limited timetable" on other routes. southern has also announced none of its trains will run to or from london victoria until the 10th of january because of staff shortages caused by covid. it's the time for new year resolutions — but they're often quickly abandoned. so what's the best way to make lasting changes in our lives? and should we be putting so much pressure on ourselves anyway? so is it worth making a new years resolution or are we just conditioned to do it? psychologist and author susie pearl can explain. we are conditioned to do it. i think it is a very

it was the second stabbing within an hour after a 16—year—old boy was stabbed in hillingdon in west londons died, just weeks before her hundredth birthday. her career spanned nine decades — from the earliest days of television in the 1930s, and her own shows in the �*50s, to the latest toy story film just two years ago. betty white will probably be best remembered for her portrayal of rose nylund, in the sitcom the golden girls. she won an emmy for the role, and was nominated for one each year the series ran. it's believed she died at her home on friday morning. in past few minutes, presidentjoe biden has tweeted. he said... i'm joined now by deputy tv editor of variety, michael schneider, in los angeles. michael, thank you forjoining us this evening. a cultural icon, president aydin has called her. —— president aydin has called her. —— president biden. the breath of her work was huge, wasn't it?- president biden. the breath of her work was huge, wasn't it? yeah, we don't nerd the _ work was huge, wasn't it? yeah, we don't nerd the -- _ work was huge, wasn't it? yeah, we don't nerd the --

it was the second stabbing within an hour after a 16—year—old boy was stabbed in hillingdon in west london because of knife crime. it's not a consolation to their families and friends, the fact we have made good progress in relation to youth violence going down, knife crime involving young people going down, knife crime going down over the last four years, because what we are seeing, although there are fewer people being stabbed, there are fewer young people going to hospitals, the consequences are far more serious. what we are seeing when i speak to those who work in trauma centres, those who work in a&es, is evidence of increased ferocity of the stabbings, the ferociousness is what is leading to teenage homicides going up. we are going to continue work incredibly hard to support young people, to support communities by investing in these communities, at the same time as investing in our police, to suppress violence at its source. that was the mayor of london sadiq khan. good afternoon. sunday's premier league match between southampton and newcastle at st mary's has been postponed due to o

a murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 16—year—old boy in hillingdon, westshburton park in croydon in south london. police say it's too early to say whether the two incidents, which were more than 20 miles apart, were linked. thirty teenagers have now been killed in london this year — the highest level since 2008. a little earlier, police gave an update from croydon. ido want i do want to reassure you and say that violence and tackling violence and youth violence is our number one priority in london. right from dealing with county lines through to taking money and drugs and guns off the streets. through to being in the right place at the right time, policing hotspots of violence and getting upstream, we have got hundreds of police officers who work in schools, all trying really hard to tackle violence and its causes. now, as a result of that effort and with partners and community groups and local authorities, we have seen over the last few years, significant reductions in violence, knife crime and gun crime, but not for teenagers. forteenagers, we and gun cr