good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.send a message of support to local people. the mp for croydon central gavin barwell, the met‘s borough commander and the leader of croydon council will visit the shrublands estate later where 17—year—old reker ahmed was attacked last friday night. 13 people have been charged in connection with the case. an 18—year—old man is being held on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism after being arrested by police in london. he was detained as he attempted to board a eurostar train at st pancras international station yesterday afternoon. police say the arrest is not related to offences against the uk. bbc london has discovered that on average one tube station was forced to close every day last year because of staff shortages. the most frequently shut station was temple. the number of tube staff fell by more than 700 betweenjanuary and december last year. transport for london says it's recruiting at least an extra 650 50 staff this year. the £27 million restoration of alexandra palace is und

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. hile they wait to be permanently rehoused. people in the borough of westminster have received letters telling them they'll have to pay £12 for every crate they use and £40 to collect their belongings. the local council says this is not its policy and is urgently reviewing how the letters came to be sent. as the capital's businesses continue to weigh up the challenges and opportunities of brexit, wine producers have been telling bbc london it could be good news for them. while the cost of imported wine will go up, local vineyards like this one in dorking say their products are becoming more competitive and popular. but as the chief executive of the uk's biggest wine maker says there's a lot of uncertainty ahead. there is always concerned that we have seen some benefits already. lastly we started exporting some of our own wine and we had been working on that for quite sometime. 0ur first export to america. with the devaluation in the pound last year after the brexit vote was may be doubl

brexit is officially under way, but is the bbc playing down the views of unhappy remainers, like the tens of thousands who marched through londonat bbc news is far too negative about leaving, so how do you cover this incendiary subject impartially? 60 years ago last saturday the treaty of rome, the founding agreement of what came the european union, was signed. the anniversary was marked across europe, at a march anniversary was marked across europe, ata march in anniversary was marked across europe, at a march in london that date was less a celebration than a paint processed against the decision for britain to leave the eu. —— pained protest. after the violence, a protest with peace and love at the heart. thousands made their way to parliament square. many like this pensioner had never protested before. many of her generation voted to leave in the referendum, but she sees that as a disaster for her home city of that. —— of london. that report ran on bbc london news, but bbc one‘s national network mentioned the march only in passing, withjust ten seconds or so of footage shown. many complained to the bbc about what they saw as

good morning from bbc london news. venue in edgware at around 7 o clock last night. the driver stopped and is helping police with their investigation. detectives are also asking for anyone else with information to come forward. 200 people have been moved to safety from a tower block in west london after a fire broke out on the 27th floor. it took dozens of firefighters around 90 minutes to bring the blaze under control at trellick tower in kensal town. a woman and two children escaped the flat on golborne road unharmed the fire brigade said there were no reports of any injuries. transport bosses are planning to reduce the number of buses running on oxford street in an attempt to cut congestion and tackle air pollution. 23 routes will be affected by the changes... amounting to a 40 percent reduction. transport for london says the decision follows a public consulation and is in response to changing demand. the announcement has been welcomed by the new west end company, which represents businesses in europe's busiest shopp

good morning from bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. e at the king edward vi! hospital in central london. patients are assessed on site. the number of these procedures each year in the uk is still low. in this situation these are women who are choosing to have mastectomies before they've actually been diagnosed with cancer. their personal risk may be so high, they may be a gene mutation carrier which would confer an 80% risk in their lifetime, that they seek out and have a mastectomy without having had a cancer diagnosis. flexible working arrangements, which allow employees to base themselves at home, could be detrimental to their health. that according to one professor at the university of bedfordshire. the practice is generally encouraged among most employers, but can sometimes blur the boundaries between work and home. professor kinman said it can take a psychological toll. they find it very difficult to switch off. and of course that means that work doesn't only physically invade your personal space, but also mentally where you're th

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour.rs, are supermarkets working hard enough to improve? the woman in charge of regulating our biggest retailers will be here to answer your questions. and may we introduce you to the one and only sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band. the famous beatles‘ album turns 50 this year. all that still to come. but now a summary of this morning's main news. significant restrictions on the use of bail by police in england and wales come into force today. the amount of time a suspect released from custody can remain on bail will be limited to 28 days in most cases. according to the home office, the move will end the injustice of people left in limbo for months or even years. but the police federation has warned the change will be unrealistic in complex investigations. 28 days in the cycle of a police officer is not a long time to investigate a crime. you've also got to bear in mind in relation to external enquiries, what we tend to have is external resource, so we've got the forensic science se

good morning from bbc london news. dworth street in dalston, around 1:00 this morning. a00 people had to be evacuated from the building — ten were taken to hospital, but the injuries are not believed to be life—threatening. three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 20—year old in mile end. syed jamanoor islam was stabbed to death on tuesday near his home. his father released a statement calling on members of the community to stand up against violence. families of people with disabilities who attend two day care centres in southwark say they don't know where their relatives will spend their days after the centres close later this year. the council which owns the buildings have been allowing a charity to use the space rent free for many years, but says because of budget cuts it can no longer afford to. julia wilkinson's son uses the facilities. my my teaching would have to stop because i would literally be his 2a—hour carer. it is not only his independence but it's ours as well. le

good morning from bbc london news, i'm victoria hollins. end of this month. they will mean that the more you earn, the more you'll have to pay if you are caught speeding. londoners tend to earn more, but don't necessarily have more disposable incomes. campaigners fighting to reopen a specialist women's clinic in west london have launched a parliamentary petition. the acton african well woman centre in acton — which offered support and corrective surgery to fgm victims — closed because of funding changes. the midwife lead clinic has more than a thousand women since it opened ten years ago. former footballer rio ferdinand; and katherine welby—roberts, daughter of the archbishop of canterbury have released films in which they talk about their mental health challenges. it's part of a series called ‘0k to say‘, in association with the heads together charity. the films show them talking to the person they first opened up to, and it's hoped it will encourage others to speak out. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube there's a g

good morning, from bbc london news. i'm victoria hollins. finance. that's according to a study from the recruitment and employment confederation. it also says that brexit could exacerbate the problem if immigration restrictions are implemented. new figures show thames valley police is handling a growing number of gun crimes, more than 1,000 in the past six years. firearms were involved in 158 incidents between january and october last year. that's more than the whole of 2015. in partnership, working together, not only with other agencies and organisations but by working with the public. we can increase the intelligence in the picture of criminal use and possession of these firearms, which means we can target them more effectively, take these handguns off the street and make it a much safer place to be. the barbican centre says it will carry out a review of its decision to scrap male and female toilets in favour of "gender neutral" loos. signs outside the cinema have been changed to say "gender—neutral with cubicles" and "gender—neutral with

bbc news. good luck to them and everyone who is taking part in the london marathon. on. first, the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. for most of us the weather today will be dry with the best of the sunshine across eastern areas of england but the amount of sunshine you see will vary from place to place, because to the north—west of the uk, a weakfront place, because to the north—west of the uk, a weak front will be bringing cloudier skies. we have had skies like this across the midlands to start the day. glorious sunrise sent to us by our weather watchers showing the sun peeking through the clouds in birmingham. that is where the high cloud has got to, the same across central southern and really. as we go through the day the best of the sunshine will be across east anglia and the south—east of england, but it has been a really cold, damp just got down to minus four. defrost melting away, temperatures this afternoon reaching a high of 1a degrees. for wales, north—west england, cloudy weather expected. if you've spots of rain to the isle of man. perh

hello and good morning from bbc london news. i‘m alice salfield. ammed hassan. the 17—year—old was attacked on ingrave road in battersea in the early hours of sunday morning. a murder investigation is now underway. a work permits system for eu citizens should be introduced after brexit, according to the federation of small businesses. the organisation found that over half of its members who employ staff from the european union were concerned they wouldn‘t have the right skills after britain leaves. it says there should be a transition period of at least three years. environmentalists are warning that there are signs of a drought starting in parts of hertfordshire, following below—average rainfall. this is the river colne, in london colney, which would normally be about three feet deep at this time of year. there are concerns about the impact on water supplies and wildlife, and people are being urged to use water carefully. a multimillion—pound striped townhouse in kensington can stay as it is, following a ruling from a high courtjudge. the owner won

good morning from bbc london news. i'm victoria hollins. suspected acid attack at a nightclub in east london. police believe the men, in their 20s, were targeted in the mangle club in hackney in the early hours of yesterday morning. no—one's been arrested. londoners work 100 hours a year more than the rest of the uk on average, according to new data. figures from the office for national statistics show the average working week in london is 33 hours long, compared to 31 hours across the uk. long hours and stressful working conditions have been called a "toxic burden on londoners" by the green party. a police dog, stabbed in the head and chest while chasing a suspect in stevenage, has made his first trip to the beach. finn wasn't allowed to leave hertfordshire while serving with the police. he's now retired from the force. following his attack, campaigners called for better protection for police dogs and horses. it has been difficult for finn and i to get any closer. since october, we have been through some massive ups and downs as well. we a

good morning from bbc london news. i'm alice salfield. petition to give him more time. stoly jankovic has lived and worked in the uk for twenty six years. he was arrested last thursday and taken to a removal centre in dorset, but released yesterday. a local mp says he's concerned about how the home office has handled the case. iam i am concerned at the way in which he was detained, and the fact that the proposal was to remove him before he had time to take legal advice or make representations. the bare minimum, it must be right for people to make representations and to have the opportunity to speak with a solicitor. two more people have been charged over an attack on a teenage asylum seeker in croydon. it brings the total to seven charged in connection with incident on friday night. reker ahmed, who is 17 and a kurdish iranian, suffered a fractured spine and eye socket and bleeding on the brain. charlton athletic will pay tribute tonight to pc keith palmer, who died in the westminster attack two weeks ago. pc palmer was a long—time season

good morning from bbc london news, i'm katharine carpenter.ake action, that's the warning from london fire brigade. a faulty tumble dryer was blamed for causing this fire in shepherds bush. the brigade wants the government to make it easierfor consumers to find out if products have been recalled over safety fears. mps are due to debate the issue tomorrow. one of the capital's largest fashion magazines is backing an initiative to keep talented young people in london by helping them find affordable housing. tenants are given a home currently standing empty and in return they furnish and look after the property. i want to bring creativity back to london and my big worry at the moment is that, you know, kids like me when i first moved down here, they no longer have those opportunities and what you will end up opportunities and what you will end up with is a capital that it actually isn't wonderful any more, isn't full of wonderful art and media and music because people simply can't afford to be here. let's have a look at the travel situation now.

this is bbc london news, i'm alice salfield. budget. she will replace sir bernard hogan—howe. a campaign group is calling for a shorter working week to become a legal right in london. other capital cities like amsterdam, brussels and reykjavik are showing working fewer hours can lead to happier, healthier staff, and increased productivity. if we were to move to a three—day or a four—day week, and enable more people to use their time to do a hobby or to get involved in their local community, or to participate in local democracy, that would mean that we would all have better mental health, there'd be better gender equality, because the burden of care wouldn't automatically fall on women. wouldn't that be nice. time for a check on the travel now. starting with the tubes. all looking good there at the moment, but south west trains are experiencing major disruption at waterloo. there is no service dorking and chessington south to waterloo, and some long—distance trains are terminating before london. there are extensive road closures a

good morning from bbc london news. to expect hillingdon council says it will provide funding to challenge a third runway at heathrow for "however long it takes to win". it comes as a freedom of information request by the bbc revealed that four councils under the airport's flight path, have spent £350,000 on legal fees fighting it. in january wandsworth, richmond, hillingdon and windsor and maidenhead councils failed in an attempt at the high court to challenge the decision. rail passengers travelling over easter are being warned to expect disruption because of engineering works. the biggest impact will be felt at london bridge. the latest works are part of the thameslink programme which will affect services to charing cross and cannon street. with fewer people travelling over the easter weekend, network rail say it's the best time to do it. we have done a lot of planning for this working with the operations team and the operators to make sure that we have looked through the programme in great degree of detail and make

marc ashdown, bbc london news in islington.n calls about people passing out from taking the banned drug, spice. it's been reported that the substance left some users looking like "zombies". shabnam younus—jewell reports. zombies in broad daylight — these people are users of spice, a synthetic drug which used to be legal, known to cause extreme effects including psychosis and muscle weakness. you see a lot of people who get absolutely smashed out of their trees, throwing up and falling all over the place. i don't smoke it to do that. ijust have a smoke and just relax, you know, like... basically, it's an escape route from the normalcy of life, with it being so cheap. this weekend, greater manchester police took 31 calls about people thought to have taken spice — 1a of them had collapsed and needed an ambulance. on this glorious day here in piccadilly gardens, shoppers are being entertained, but, at the same time, police are out here and there's quite a presence. it's because piccadilly gardens has been quite a problem area when

good morning from bbc london news, i'm asad ahmad.le were killed after a tram derailed in november. drivers said a safety device, known as a "dead man's handle", failed to activate and stop their trams. the company which runs the line, said driverfatigue was monitored and controls were "fully functional". it claims to have also increased the number of speed checks across the tram network. more on that story on the victoria derbyshire programme at nine o'clock this morning. a teenager has died after being stabbed in battersea. he's the sixth person to die after being a stabbing in london within two weeks. police were called to reports of a disturbance on ingrave street in the early hours of yesterday morning. no arrests have been made — but police are questioning two teenagers and a 21—year—old man after a man was stabbed and killed in enfield on saturday afternoon. police are appealing for witnesses in both cases. the streets of london are almost back to normal this normal — apart from the last few barriers being removed — after yeste

later on bbc london, a couple who pretended their baby died on a bus are convicted of causing or allowing. there will be fewer buses on oxford street. find out why. a policeman has been shot dead on the champs elysees in paris after gunmen opened fire on police officers. the french interior ministry said the gunmen got out of a carand ministry said the gunmen got out of a car and opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon. he tried to run from the scene but was then shot dead. the area around the world famous boulevard has been evacuated. authorities are treating it as a terrorist incident. the attack comes three days before the first round of the french presidential elections. with the latest from paris, europe editor katya adler. you have to stay back, please. the area is dangerous because of shotguns. please stay back. tonight, france's worst fears realised, yet another terror attack and just two days before an all—important presidential election here. one policeman killed, another seriously injured ina policeman killed, another seriously injured in a shooting on the emblematic and busy c

good morning from bbc london news. i am victoria hollins.councils across london and the south—east will send a joint letter to the government today asking it to commit to building crossrail 2. the councils say the project could create 200,000 jobs and a similar number of new homes across the region and is crucial to solving the housing crisis. it comes just weeks after more than seventy businesses signed another letter urging the government to move forward with the plan. 15 kittens have been found dumped in a suitcase in east london. the babies, believed to be just three to five weeks old and were found by veterinary nurse on her way to work in dagenham. the charity cats protection says they‘ll look after them until they‘re old enough to be homed. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. there‘s a good service on the tubes this morning. it means there are delays back towards ash hill. let‘s have a check on the weather now. good morning to you. we‘ve got a pretty decent day of spring weather on the cards for london today. it will be dry

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.on after leaving the conservative party in protest at the government's backing of a third heathrow runway. the lib dems say he's lost his last shred of credibility but he says he can win. i think the circumstances of this election are very different to the circumstances of the by—election. that was i1 of very rare opportunity caused by my resignation of the heathrow that gave people an opportunity to express their rage by the outcome of the referendum, and it was an opportunity they weren't going to miss. it's feared a tottenham football supporter who was attacked by a fellow spurs fan at their game against chelsea at the weekend may have suffered permanent damage to his eyesight. police have released an image of michael voller, which you may find upsetting. the 23—year—old, who used to work as a gardenerfor spurs, suffered a broken cheek—bone, eye—socket and skull after being punched in the face. london's victoria and albert museum says it will fund a national education programme to t

to the south, it should be dry and brighter. 15 perhaps in london, nine in glasgow. this is bbcmerica fail to resolve their differences over the syrian chemical attack and president assad's future. donald trump says relations with moscow may be at an all—time low. it could be the biggest in 50 years — new zealand braces itself for another powerful storm, just a week after cyclone debbie. borussia dortmund play their big european match after a 24—hour delay. german police say a man with islamist links has been detained over the attack on the team bus. and i'm aaron heslehurst. day of reckoning on wall street — can america's banking giants back their sky—high share prices with sky—high profits? plus, scooter boys beware. why your take—away food could soon be arriving by robot.

it was comments made on a bbc radio london view last year that started the controversy. from allegations of anti—semitism, ken livingstone said this... let's remember when hitler w011 this... let's remember when hitler won his election in 1932, his policy that you should be moved to is larreal —— jews should be moved to israel, his boy went mad and ended up israel, his boy went mad and ended up killing 1 millionjews. israel, his boy went mad and ended up killing 1 million jews. you're a nazi apologist, rewriting history. some labour colleagues were furious, accusing him of anti—semitism, divisions laid bare with some supporting him. democrats and people in the labour party should resist the attempt to have free speech on israel closed down in the labour party, debate is the essence of democracy. and today mr livingstone stood by his comments. you said you're not anti—semitic but do you realise your comments and their offence? he said they had been misreported and used to undermine labour's leadership. the home select committee was... he believed it. that is seven weeks a

back at the bbc, in london, i need a former close adviser to both hugo chavez and maduro.havez and maduro. would it be fair to say that the lifeblood of the venezuelan socialist revolution really drained away with the death of hugo chavez? definitely the passing of president hugo chavez created a great challenge for socialism. not only in venezuela, but the region. are you personally still a believer in chavezmo? yes, absolutely. how can you be? it has mostly been a success. for the last three years the country has been hit by both the terrible economic crisis and a political crisis and i believe that decision—makers today from the government and opposition are responsible for the situation of the country. but what i do not agree with is this view that the chavismo isafailure, with is this view that the chavismo is a failure, that the left is not viable in latin america and we should all espouse conservative, free—market oriented policies. you worked as a senior adviser to hugo chavez and you were a short while an adviser to maduro. you are ina while an adviser to maduro.

live from studio is in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. ks forjoining us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london at 7am in beijing, where china's foreign ministry has raised new worries about north korea's weekly programme. the chinese foreign ministry has called for calm and an end to actions that could further raise tension on the korean peninsular. at at the same time a spokesman said beijing had serious concerns about pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. translation: china's position on north korea's nuclear issue is clear and consistent. we have repeatedly stressed that the situation on the korean peninsula is highly complicated and sensitive. all parties concerned should exercise restraint and make joint efforts to ease tension in the region, rather than provoking each other and making things worse. we hope the countries which are really committed to regional peace will not stoke the tension there. we miss guard against anyone who tries to achieve their own political ends by taking advantage of the regional situation to play up tension

danjohnson, bbc news, london.r's publicist says he contracted a potentially deadly bacterial infection during a recent south american tour — this led to two nights in intensive care in the uk, followed by an extended stay in hospital. sir elton is now resting at home and is expected to make a full recovery. now we'd like to introduce you to a senior citizen with a special talent. nanammal is 98 years old and an expert yoga instructor from the southern indian state of tamil nadu. but it's notjust her — her entire family are yoga practitioners, including her children and grandchildren. the bbc‘s varun nayar went to meet her. a 98—year—old doing all sorts of things. i hope to do at least 50% of what she is doing. staying with awesome women, the american astronaut peggy whitson has broken the record for the number of days spent in space by an american. president trump telephoned her to congratulate her on beating the previous record of 534 days. commander whitson is the first woman to command the international space s

brexit is officially under way, but is the bbc playing down the views of unhappy remainers, like the tens of thousands who marched through london subject impartially? 60 years ago last saturday the treaty of rome, the founding agreement of what became the european union, was signed. the anniversary was marked across europe, but a march in london that day was less a celebration than a pained protest against the decision for britain to leave the eu. reporter: after the violence a few, short days ago, a protest with peace and love at its heart. thousands made their way to parliament square. many, like pensioner jacqueline skelton, had never protested before. many of her generation voted to leave in the referendum, but she sees that as a disaster for her home city of london. that report, which went on to hear from a number of those at the demonstration, ran on bbc london news, but bbc 0ne's national network bulletins mentioned the march only in passing, with just ten seconds or so of footage shown. many people complained to the bbc about what they saw as insufficient coverage, with two of those viewers recording their thoughts for

london. this is bbc world news. its new stay. —— newsday. good morning. 0 in the morning in singapore, iam in london and 7:00 in the evening in southern colombia — where rescue teams are continuing to search through tons of mud and debris for anyone who survived the devastating mudslide. it's happened in the city of mocoa. over 200 people have been confirmed dead. hundreds are still missing and five villages have been destroyed. richard lister has the story. mocoa is a place of mud and misery. when the rolling wall of water and debris rushed through here on friday night, it swept away houses, cars, trees and people. whole families died here. the painstaking search for survivors is continuing. rescue workers moving quietly through flattened neighbourhoods, hoping for sounds of life in the wreckage. nothing here. with every hour that passes, hopes of finding more people alive diminish. within hours of the deluge, message boards went up, listing the dead and missing. many of those unaccounted for are children. "we are searching for a baby", she says. "a littl

live from studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, dc, where the administration has given new details about its plans on how to deal with north korea. the us state department said the president aims to put pressure on pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear and lipstick programmes. in an unusual move, all us senators we re in an unusual move, all us senators were given a classified briefing on the strategy. —— ballistic missile programmes. one us senator called the briefing sobering. this isn't for real but it looks terrifyingly like it. a live fire exercise conducted by 2000 us and south korean troops, just miles from the north korean border at a time of extraordinary tension. it's a show of force, and a show of unity. a military exercise with an unmistakable message to the south's unpredictable northern neighbour — we want peace, but we are ready for all eventualities. in washington this morning, the head of us pacific command put it like this. as presid

live from london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. am in london, 8am in singapore, and two in the morning in paris, where projections from the french presidential election suggest the centrist emmanuel macron has won the first round. several polls put him at 23%, a point or so ahead of marine le pen of the anti—immigration national front. they'll go through to a run—off in two weeks‘ time. mr macron said a page had clearly turned in french politics, with the people expressing a desire for change. marine le pen, for her part described the result as historic. this report from france is by our europe editor katya adler. one presidential election, two rival visions for france. fresh—faced emmanuel macron tops poll projections, promising fairer government, neither right nor left wing. a pro—eu centrist, confident of success. translation: i hope that in a fortnight, i will become your president. i want to become the president of all the people of france. the president of the patriots, in the face of the threats from the nationalists. a presi

martin bashir, bbc news, in central london. with all the sport, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening, clive. premier league leaders, chelsea, were beaten by manchester united this afternoon, which means they remain just four points ahead of title rivals, tottenham. whilejose mourinho‘s united side are now in fifth place. david ornstein was watching. jose mourinho, responsible for summer jose mourinho, responsible for summer to chelsea's success, now charged with stopping it. perhaps the last major test for antonio conde‘s blues, manchester united we re conde‘s blues, manchester united were desperate to ensure that that test would not be passed. ander herrera to marcus rashford, the 19—year—old with a clinical finish. replays showed a handball in the build—up, but the goal stood. cue the celebrations. the form of champions, this was not. diego costa with chelsea's best effort as antonio conde reached for his thinking cap. but after half—time, herrera went from provider to scorer, with the hope —— help

richard wescott, bbc news, in london's sewers. he bbc news channel. now it's time for the news where you are. sport now. and in barry hearn has said and saw that have been there. this is what he has had to say. strong words there. and that comes after these comments from 0'sullivan yesterday. i have done 25 years of service to this game. i think i have given enough to the game and i have helped them and done my bit. i don't need that. not at a1. drop me out. i don't need you. you probably don't need me. i just want to enjoy my life and i am not putting up with someone thinking they can bully or threaten me. it ain't going to happen. stuart bingham is through. he was leading ebdon 5—4. won all but one frame this morning to win10—5. last year's runner up ding junhui has started his first round match against 19—year—old zhou yuelong in an all chinese affair on table one. the world number four is looking very comfortable and has won five out of seven frames this morning and has made a break of 136, the highest of the tournament so far.

wladimir klitschko to claim the wba title in a highly anticipated heavyweight clash at london's wembley stadium. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we'll be discussing general elections — the campaign is in its early stages here in the uk, rather more advanced in france. we'll assess donald trump's first 100 days in office and look at the under—reported tensions between india, and china. with me today are ashis ray, the indian broadcaster the north american broadcaster jeffrey kofman, ned temko, the political commentator and eunice goes, the portuguese writer. just a few days, it feels like coming to a british general election. ned, don't look bored at the start! it's low—key, though? and it might get even lower, you never know. the british press often talks about a phoney war before an election campaign really starts. what is odd about this is it is kind of a phoney election. despite the prospectus, theresa may saying i need this mandate to strengthen my negotiation position with the eu, even she must know that it has nothing to do with the eu

danjohnson, bbc news, london. time for a look at the weather. here's jay wynne. is that snow i see?d—afternoon. called air sweeping its way south behind this line of cloud which is indeed a cold front. coming across all parts as we go through this evening and overnight and into tomorrow as well, tonight it will be a cold one and further wintry showers. most of those will be across northern and eastern areas, a few out west and maybe one or two into the north—west and the midlands but a blue tinge on the map, that is the frost. a cold and frosty start to the day, and early on we will see wintry showers in northern scotland, windy conditions in the north—east, wintry showers early on in northern ireland but for the bulk of england and wales away from the east and west coast a lot of sunshine first thing but is quite windy and quite cold. maybe a few wintry showers across pembrokeshire and then towards the south—west. quite windy through the day for all places and the showers will get going across pretty much all areas, heavy with hill and under mixed in. it will feel colder than that,

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london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. 7am in singapore, midnight in london and either 6:30am or 7am in the morning in the korean peninsula depending on whether you're in the north or south. but tensions continue to rise on both sides of the demilitarized zone. pyongyang has carried out a huge live—firing exercise. and the us is preparing for similar large—scale manoeuvres with the south korean armed forces, which will most likely include this nuclear—powered submarine, the michigan, which sailed into a south korean port on tuesday. south korea is going to buy two advanced radar systems to give warnings about incoming ballistic missiles. but the message coming from north korean state tv remains confrontational. translation: now that the us has pulled out a sword to kill us we will also pull out our grand sort of justice and fight to the end, and we will kill the us imperialists with oui’ will kill the us imperialists with our strong and nuclear power. our nuclear forces stand at the core. earlier i spoke with dan sneider,

live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome. s midnight in london, 7am in singapore, and 2am in moscow, where the us secretary of state has been trying to improve faltering relations between two of the world's biggest powers, but in the end, there was no hiding the differences. after nearly two hours of talks with his russian counterpart and even vladimir putin himself, sakho tim —— rex tillerson said there was a disparity between the two countries. we will get the view from washington a little later on newsday, but first of all, from a place in moscow, here is our reporter. the last time he was in russia, rex tillerson was an oil man, doing multi—million dollar deals with the kremlin, drinking champagne with vladimir putin. he even got an award from him. but in moscow, today, it was a political deal secretary of state tillerson was seeking over syria, not easy with us—russian relations at their worst since the end of the cold war. he met his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov. then behind closed doors in the kremlin, president p

peter is joining us on the bbc parliament channel in london. caller: thank you, ambassador. i note that you gave a very ambassadorial response to the last question. in fact, there was outside influence and it links directly earlier what the earlier part of the program and that there was considerable russian influence with their propaganda unit. it iseople might not know broadcast in the u.k.. that is russia today. indication that there was direct funding of at least one of the out campaigns. not only that, there is another link with the earlier discussion that is fake news. a lot of lies were told by the exit side during that campaign. ofably there were promises 300 million pounds a week that would go to the national health service. seeing a 1% pay rise and promises about waiting lists being broken. host: thank you, peter. we will get a response. guest: i don't deny that outside influences express views about the outcome of the referendum. i don't deny that it was a lively campaign. indeed some people felt the european union was not always fully correctly presented in the de

sarah corker, bbc news. in londoniament has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. the man, aged 27, had been under surveillance by the security services. he was stopped close to whitehall and wrestled to the ground. security in the area round parliament has been heightened since the westminster attack last month, which left five people dead. june kelly has the story. under arrest in the shadow of government buildings in whitehall. this wasn't a random stop search and arrest. the man was under surveillence as part of an ongoing operation by scotland yard's counterterrorism command. close to parliament square before 2:30pm this afternoon, the suspect was quickly in handcuffs. police had wrestled him to the ground on a traffic island. it's close to the foreign office and entrance to downing street. he was led away to an unmarked car and taken to a high security police station in south london. and this is what he left behind, his rucksack and his knives. one of them, there was like kind of a long one really, i

bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. er, aung san su kyi, has spoken to the bbc — defending her record over atrocities against the rohingya minority. president trump has called the deadly gas attack in syria an affront to humanity — and said it changed his view of bashar al—assad. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let's start with the japan times — they are leading with north korea's latest missile test — the medium range missile landed in the sea ofjapan. the country's prime minister shinzo abe is said to be furious. but they're also headlining the chemical attack in syria — which has left dozens dead. the south china morning post have this image of all the rugby captains taking part in this week's sevens tournament in hong kong as their main picture story. but also making the headlines — president donald trump and the meeting with his chinese counterpart xi jinping — talking about applying more pressure on north korea to halt its missile tests and nuclear programme. the us version of the finan

announced that he is standing down as an mp to concentrate on his newjob as editor of the london evening standard. now on bbcs, let's get the latest business news live with rico hizon in singapore. the us vice president arrives in indonesia. there might be tough conversations on trade. but what will be indonesians want to hear from donald trump's deputy will stop —— deputy? and we find out how indian businesses are handling a new roadside ban on our goal. —— on alcohol. it is a thursday. good morning asia. hello world. but you could join us for asia business report. i'm rico hizon. the us vice—president mike pence is in indonesia as part of his first visit to the region. security issues dominated his talks in south korea andjapan. he dominated his talks in south korea and japan. he will be meeting joko widodo and we will hear from indonesian and asian business leaders. what will likely be on the agenda? there are plenty of issues that washington gripes to indonesia about, in terms of regular tree issues. and now the opposite is happening and jakarta is hitting back the other way, griping about some of the rh

london. this is bbc good morning. s 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 3:00 in the morning across turkey, where a referendum has granted president erdogan a wide range of new powers, but with the narrowest of majorities, just 51.3% of the vote. it means the role of prime minister will be scrapped, and turkey will become a presidential democracy. but opponents say it won't have the checks and balances of similar systems around the world, and are disputing the results, alleging widespread irregularities. from istanbul, our world affairs editorjohn simpson sent this report. tonight, the victors were out in force, celebrating as though they had won by a big majority, instead of by a whisker. in fact, here in istanbul, and in turkey's two other largest cities, izmir and ankara, the capital, the no campaign seems actually to have won. the worry is that the result has been too narrow to settle anything for good. the bangs are notjust fireworks. those are guns being fired. the fact is that there is a big underlying level of n

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. good morning, it is sam here in singapore and 1am in london, and 3am in saint petersburg, where russian security services are on high alert following an explosion on a train on the metro system in saint petersburg, which killed 11 people and left more than a0 injured. prime minister dmitry medvedev has condemned the incident as a terrorist attack, but other possible causes are being investigated. the explosion happened in a train travelling between two stations. the blast coincided with a visit by president putin to the city. he is seen here laying flowers at a vigil. reporters say the device may have been detonated by a suicide bomber from central asia. steve rosenberg has this report. a woman is shouting, "are there any children?". a train carriage torn to shreds and a desperate effort to pull people from the wreckage. from the safety of a passing train, a hint of the devastation it is leaving behind. at least ten passengers were killed today and dozens more wounded. the blast occurr