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welcome to bbc newsroom live.adian police are questioning a suspect who drove a van onto a pavement in toronto, killing ten people. witnesses describe the vehicle travelling at speed for nearly one

this is bbc newsroom live.st marc wadsworth has been expelled from the labour party for "bringing the party into disrepute" after launching a verbal attack on mp ruth smeeth at the launch of a party report into anti—semitism. the government's hostile environment for immigrants is putting public safety at risk, say nhs bosses, after visas for 100 indian doctors were blocked by the home office. a royal name for a royal baby. the duke and duchess of cambridge have named their baby son louis arthur charles. he'll be known as prince louis. in a verdict hailed a major mile stone for the #metoo movement, american comedian bill cosby, has been found guilty of sexual assault. dozens of women had alleged assault by the star. the leaders of north and south korea have met for an historic summit in the demilitarised zone on the border between the two countries. when the leaders met in the border village of panmunjom they held hands before symbolically crossing the concrete blocks that mark the border between the two countri

this is bbc newsroom live.onsultant, who stockpiled weapons and drew up a hit list of former colleagues, has been jailed for 12 years. martin watt, who's 62, was found guilty of possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. facebook‘s founder, mark zuckerberg, has said he takes personal responsibility for its failures to protect users' data — but insisted he was the right person to continue running the social media giant. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has dismissed claims moscow was behind the salisbury nerve agent attack as "fairy tales". he has called for a "fair and unbiased" investigation into what happened. the uk government says it stands by its belief the nerve agent was made in russia. consumer watchdog which? has called for plastic—backed fridges to be "urgently" removed from sale after finding they pose a fire risk and could even speed up the spread of a blaze. it says a major investigation showed that nearly half of the most popular appliances used plastic. a 78—year—old man, who w

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ll aware of the growing problems. tanesha was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. i don‘t have a clue, man... every other day, if there‘s not a stabbing there‘s a shooting, or something‘s happening. you know when something happens, retaliation, and it‘s always just this, that, tit—for—tat. just this year, there have been more than 50 violent deaths in london. more than half of those killed were under 30 and 11 were teenagers. last night in hackney, where18—year—old israel was stabbed to death, people gathered to call an end to the violence. but with more teenagers injured in stabbings in london yesterday, this year‘s continuing spate of violent crime shows no sign of easing. alison freeman, bbc news. our correspondent john mcmanus has been following developments from new scotland yard — he sent this update a short time ago. we already know that four people have died this week as a result of stabbings and gun attacks in london. three of them teenagers. and of course the met said

welcome to bbc newsroom live.london in the space of an hour have left a 17—year—old girl dead and a 16—year—old boy critically ill. the teenage girl was found shot in tottenham north london last night and was pronounced dead at the scene. the boy is in a critical condition in hospital in east london after he was shot in walthamstow earlier in the evening. the shootings come amid concerns over rising violent crime in the capital. so far this year, there have been 47 murders in the city — that's a rate of more than three a week. of those murders, 31 were the result of fatal stabbings. our correspondent alison freeman is in tottenham, at the scene of the shooting. tell us what is known at this stage, alison? well, we understand that officers were called here at about 9:30pm last night to report of a shooting. an eyewitness has described how a 17—year—old girl was outside with her friends when a car drew up and apparently shocked at her indiscriminately. that has come from an eyewitness, and we have not had that confi

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ene wenger is to leave arsenal at the end of the season, ending a near 22—year reign as manager. during his time, the gunners won three premiership titles and seven fa cups but are currently sixth in the premiership and set to miss out ona the premiership and set to miss out on a top four spot. ina on a top four spot. in a statement, he said he would love and support arsenal forever. we have been taking a look at his career. for so long, history has been his fall back. in his first decade his achievements set the bar, his teams used to innovate but now they disintegrate. their greatest slump ina disintegrate. their greatest slump in a generation has now brought the greatest change. without doubt, the best team in the land is arsenal. when arsenal won the title in 2004 they did it without a single loss all season. the invincibles would be the last champions, since then, domestic deployment has seen them fall behind, they have been left in the shadows of the new powers, chelsea and manch

welcome to bbc newsroom live.adian police are questioning a suspect who drove a van onto a pavement in toronto, killing ten people. witnesses describe the vehicle travelling at speed for nearly one mile along along a street crowded with pedestrians. video footage of the man being arrested shows him shouting "kill me" as he points what looks like a gun at a single armed policeman. he's been named as 25—year—old alek minassian, who was not known to police before the attack. hundreds of people have gathered at a vigil to mourn the victims, with a memorial created along the street. nada tawfik reports from toronto. what began as a sunny, lovely afternoon in the north york area of toronto in an instant turned to chaos and carnage. along this main thoroughfare, a white rental van sped down the roadway, jumping the kerb in several places and hitting anything in its path for roughly one mile. those who were spared injury described the horror that unfolded. all i've seen is this guy, he is going 70, 80 clicks, he's just hi

welcome to bbc newsroom live.al — the daughter of the poisoned former russian spy sergei skripal — has been discharged from hospital. ms skripal and her father were poisoned by a nerve agent in march and sergei skripal remains under the care of doctors at the hospital. it's understood yulia skripal left hospital yesterday and has been taken to a safe location. a short while ago salisbury hospital released a statement about the condition of both yulia and sergei skripal. both patients have responded exceptionally well to the treatment we have been providing. but equally both patients are at different stages in their recovery. we have now discharged yulia from salisbury district hospital. yulia has asked for privacy from the media and i want to reiterate her request. i also want to take this opportunity to wish yulia well. this is not the end of her treatment but marks a significant milestone. her father has also made good progress. on friday i announced that he was no longer in a critical condition. although he is

see this is bbc newsroom live.ner martin lewis. he claims they published scam adverts bearing his name. this week across the bbc, we‘re bringing stories about how people are connecting in a polarised world. the series is called ‘crossing divides‘. according to a poll for the bbc, a majority of europeans believe their countries are "very or fairly divided", and tensions have grown over the last 10 years. the online survey collected people‘s perceptions in 27 countries around the world. more than three—quarters of people in spain say their country is more divided now than a decade ago followed by sweden, germany, britain and italy. tensions between immigrants and people born in the country are seen as particular issues in many european countries, with italy topping the list. well, sweden took in record numbers of asylum seekers at the height of the refugee crisis in 2015. it has since tightened its immigration rules, but how best to integrate those given the right to stay is a major debate. maddy savage reports from

welcome to bbc newsroom live. british delegation to the international chemical weapons regulator the opcw has dismissed russia's proposal for a joint investigation into the salisbury nerve agent attack as "perverse". officials said the idea was a "diversionary tactic" by moscow. the opcw is holding an emergency meeting at the hague, at russia's request, to discuss the poisoning. yesterday, the head of the porton down defence laboratory said it could not confirm the precise source of the substance used to poison sergei skripal and his daughter. what was the substance, where did it come from and who planted it? theresa may told parliament the attack involved a military—grade nerve agent and that the only plausible explanation was that russia was culpable, an allegation moscow has repeatedly denied. yesterday, the head of britain's military research centre at porton down confirmed it had identified the highly toxic novichok but was unable to prove where it had been produced. investigators from the opcw visited salisb

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story comes from france. let's bring you some of the stories covered by bbc world service. india has been cleared of doping but given a "strong written reprimand" after syringes were found in the commonwealth games athletics village. games officials said the doctor of india's boxing team injected an unwell athlete with vitamins, breaching rules on the use of syringes. russian mps are calling for economic sanctions against latvia because of language reforms which insist that latvian is used in all lessons. that rules out russian. more than quarter of the population are ethnic russians. dozens of newly—discovered giant dinosaur footsteps are helping to shed light on the evolution of dinosaurs. they were found on the isle of skye and date back 170 million years. they suggest that dinosaurs were present in scotland for longer than had been previously thought. the duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital today for a planned operation on his hip. the 96—year—old is expected to undergo surgery on wednesday. l

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is.ck pedestrians and two people are reported to have died, police are saying they have the driver in custody. turning to the main stories from world service, ist, the houthi rebel movement in yemen says one of its most senior figures has been killed in a saudi—led coalition air strike. saleh al—samad was the head of the group's political administration. the saudis have sided with yemen's government in its war with the houthis. the finnish government has decided not to expand a limited trial in paying people a basic income, which has drawn much international interest. on the bbc news app you can watch the clip ofjames shawjunior talk about the moment he wrestled a gun from a naked attacker at a waffle house in nashville. he's been hailed as a hero, but he says it was a "selfish act" and he did it "just to save myself". i'm pretty sure you know, the duke and duchess of cambridge have welcome a baby boy into their family. a little earlier they introduced him to us all. they came out onto th

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. us congress. the french leader urges the united states to return to the paris climate agreement and not to retreat into isolationism. let's take a look at some of the other stories we're working on in the bbc newsroom. donor nations have pledged nearly $4.5 billion to fund aid efforts in syria. this is half the amount that will be needed this year because this year alone some 700,000 syrians have been forced to flee fighting. public transport in parts of south africa has been disrupted by a strike over next month's introduction of a minimum wage. some unions went on strike demanding at least three times the proposed amount of $1.60 an hour. president cyril ramaphosa says it will reduce inequality and boost a sluggish economy. and it's been revealed that this dessert will be served at friday's summit between the leaders of north and south korea. and that has angered the japanese, because the garnish depicts an outline of a unified korean peninsula and shows islands controlled by south

the headlines on bbc newsroom live... eration are facing deportation from the uk. nelljones was one of 22 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at an ariana grande concert in manchester last may. on what would have been her 15th birthday her family are launching the ‘remembering nell foundation‘ in her memory, a charity that will help support young people in the north west of england. rachel burden has been speaking to nell‘s brothers and mother about how they‘re coming to terms with their loss. she wasjust — just lovely, you know. she just had a lovely way about her. i mean, i know she was ours, and you‘re going to say that about your own, but she was just no trouble. i missjust the little conversations with her, more than anything. just talking, day—to—day stuff. we never really had a big conversation, but there was always something you could talk about, something you could have a laugh and a joke about. she was cuddly, she would always come and give you a big hug. and that was actually the last thing that

welcome to bbc newsroom live.did have targets to remove people from the uk, but she says they were local targets set for internal performance. yesterday ms rudd denied targets were used. in response to an urgent question in the commons this morning, the home secretary told mps she would never back a policy that prioritised targets above people. everyone in this house agrees that this group were here legally, but also that people who are here illegally should be treated different illegal migrants. and i am personally committed to tackling illegal migration, because i see the influence it has on the most vulnerable in our society. the exportation and abuse which can come hand—in—hand with illegal migration. that's why my department has been working to increase the number of illegal migrants we remove. i have never agreed that there should be specific removal targets, and i would never support a policy that puts targets ahead of people. the immigration arm of the home office has been using local targets for internal

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ay has summoned ministers to an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the uk's response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. ministers are expected to back her call tojoin military action threatened by the united states and its allies. however, the prime minister is reported to be ready to take action without pa rliament‘s approval. joining me now from westminster is our chief political correspondent vicki young. is it your view that the prime minister has made up her mind? the cabinet is yet to meet, so of course, that is a crucial moment for theresa may. she, as we understand it, is certainly willing to consider joining action with donald trump, with the french and other allies, without a parliamentary vote. there is no legal reason whyjihad to speak to parliament or get their authority, but it has become a bit ofa authority, but it has become a bit of a convention. now, the feeling among many mps on all sides, a vocab and in 2013, rejecting the idea of taking action aga

welcome to bbc newsroom live.last hour, the prime minister has appointed sajid javid as the new home secretary, following amber rudd's resignation late last night following the windrush scandal. mrjavid is the son of a pakistani bus driver, his family came to the uk in the 1960s. he's had six governmentjobs in the past six years, including housing, business and culture secretary. he backed remain in the eu referendum campaign. ms rudd quit because she said she inadvertently misled mps over targets for the deportation of illegal immigrants. in her resignation letter, she said she took "full responsibility" for the fact she was not aware of "information provided to office which makes mention of targets". in labour's deputy leader, tom watson tweeted "i see amber rudd is carrying the can for the person originally responsible for this scandal — theresa may." the party has called on the prime minister to make a commons statement. our assistant political editor, norman smith is at westminster. he is now dry and inside!

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. that russia was responsible for the salisbury nerve agent attack. the us president has agreed to keep american troops in syria for a little while longer to help in the fight to defeat isis, according to a senior administration official. president trump has signalled his desire to pull them out. there are about 2000 us troops in syria. the wife of a detained chinese human rights lawyer has started a 100km march to put pressure on the authorities to explain his arrest. from bbc chinese. and you'll find this video of a shark tailing a police patrol off the coast of south australia on the bbc news app. the team were doing checks on boats in the area when they got some company. during yesterday's programme, we brought you these pictures as a shooting at youtube's headquarters in california played out. three people were injured, one critically. and the gunwoman took her own life. she was called nasim najafi aghdam. police say she was a vegan blogger. we don't know her motive but we do know

welcome to bbc newsroom live.heresa may will seek to reassure caribbean leaders that the windrush generation — who came to britain between 19118 and 1971 — won't be deported due to paperwork issues. yesterday, the government apologised amid growing anger over revelations that thousands of people were being incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants. today, cabinet office minister david lidington said it was fair to ask why the government hadn't acted sooner, but that ministers were now working to support those affected. i think it's not unreasonable to say that. the home secretary apologised yesterday for the way this has been handled up till now. i think the really important thing now is that we set in place arrangements so that people get a much better service in the future, which after all is what they're entitled to — these are people who are legally entitled to be here, in most cases have been working, paying taxes for all their adult lives. they are granted by an act of parliament the right to live lawfull

this is bbc newsroom live.bility and continuity for future generations and will decide that one day the prince of welsh at curragh no more plastic straws or cotton buds — that's the proposal being put forward by the government, under a new consultation that's been announced into cutting plastic waste. a former head of the civil service calls for an investigation into the destruction of thousands of documents which could have helped commonwealth citizens prove their right to stay in the uk. and tributes are being paid to dale winton, the tv presenter well—known for hosting gameshow supermarket sweep, who has died at the age of 62. the pilot of the vintage jet that killed eleven men after it crashed on to a dual carriageway during the shoreham airshow has appeared in court. andy hill was performing aerobatics when he crashed onto the a27 in sussex on 22 august 2015. he faces 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence and one of endangering an aircraft. let's join our home affairs correspondent tom symonds now,

the headlines on bbc newsroom live.ise one—point—seven billion dollars to ease what it calls a major humanitarian crisis in the democratic republic of congo. but in an unprecedented step, its government has refused to attend the event, alleging that the un has exaggerated the scale of the problem. aid agencies say around five million people have been forced from their homes by violence, hunger and instability, and tens of thousands of congolese have sought refuge in western uganda. imogen foulkes reports from geneva. millions in misery. the un says the democratic republic of congo is suffering a long neglected, major humanitarian crisis, one that has got much worse in the last year. even seasoned aid workers are shocked at the scale of the need. 3.2 million people are at severe risk, as we speak. hundreds of thousands of children are on the brink of starvation. we need the donors to step in now. if they don't, not only are people going to die, children are going to die. the aid operation is chronically underfunded. food

welcome to bbc newsroom live.r says the home secretary amber rudd should consider resigning over her handling of the controversy surrounding the residency status of thousands of people from the commonwealth who arrived in the uk in the 1970s. many are facing the threat of deportation because they can't prove that they've been living in the uk in the interim. this morning, the european parliament's brexit coordinator, guy verhofstadt, said he wanted to be sure that the same wouldn't happen to eu citizens who remain in the uk after brexit. our assistant political editor, norman smith is at westminster. more pressure on the government following this revelation at home office records were destroyed. government hoped yesterday they had managed to dampen this down with apologies from theresa may and other ministers. today it has burst into life again after labour called for the home secretary amber rudd in effect to walk the plank for failing to ta ke effect to walk the plank for failing to take responsibility for our d

welcome to bbc newsroom live.nd its ally, russia, have blamed israel for a missile attack on a government air base. a russian news agency said israeli war planes had carried out the strikes from lebanese air space. the tiyas airbase — known as ta — came under attack in the early hours of this morning. observers say 14 people were killed. both the us and france denied carrying out an air strike. israel has declined to comment. the missile attack comes after dozens of civilians were reported to have been killed in a suspected chemical weapons incident on saturday. unverified footage shows children and adults being treated in hospital. the reported attack took place in rebel—held douma, in the eastern ghouta region. the international community strongly condemned the incident. syria and russia both deny chemical weapons were used. the un security council is expected to discuss the growing crisis in syria today. our middle east correspondent lina sinjab is in beirut this morning. just bring us up to date, at the moment

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: the former director of the fbi d needs to be rained in. some of our other stores we are working on. bbc arabic report that international inspectors are yet to enter the syrian town of douma, to investigate the suspected chemical weapons attack. the us state department says it has credible information that russia is trying to deny and delay access. a ceremonial mace which was stolen from the nigerian senate by intruders on wednesday has been recovered. police say it was found abandoned under a road bridge in abuja. senate decisions can't be approved unless the mace is present. more on bbc hausa. and a lot of people are reading about swaziland's king renaming his country as ‘the kingdom of eswatini'. the decision was made by king mswati, he is one of the world's few absolute monarchs. let's bring you up—to—date with the business. we start in washington, where many of the most important people in global finance are meeting. the international monetary fund's spring meetings are happening amid a climate of rising trade t

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.ccording to the russians and syrians although america says it hasn't had confirmation. they will be looking for evidence of a chemical weapons attack 11 days ago. the russian founder of the messaging app, telegram, has vowed to spend millions of his personal fortune in the name of "digital resistance" after the service was blocked in russia. pavel durov said he'd started making bitcoin donations to the administrators of proxy servers that can be used to circumvent the block. a southwest airlines boeing 737 was forced to make an emergency landing at philadelphia international airport. reports say one of the plane's engines exploded. some passengers were injured, one was taken to hospital. a 26—year—old nurse who was only on her second marathon finished runner—up in the women's race in yesterday's boston marathon. sarah sellers finished just minutes behind the winner, two—time olympian desiree linden. we don't often cover armenian politics. armenia's national assembly has sworn in a new

you're watchin outside source live from the bbc newsroom. warned russia to "get ready" for missile strikes against syria, after an alleged chemical attack near damascus at the weekend. the stories from around the bbc right now. after nationwide protests in bangladesh, the government has abolished job quotas for government posts. 56% of those jobs were set aside for minorities, which angered students and otherjob—seekers. a court in myanmar has refused to release two reuters journalists, wa lone and jaw soh oo, who were arrested in december while investigating alleged crimes by the burmese army against rohingya muslims. that's on bbc burmese. eight athletes representing cameroon at the commonwealth games in australia have gone missing. team officials say they've not been seen since tuesday. one of them, a boxer, didn't even turn up for his quarterfinal fight. the chairman of the organising committee urged athletes to respect the terms of their visas. the us federal reserve is the latest organisation to sound the alarm over the risks of a trade

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom.hat iran had a secret nuclear weapons programme. iran has dismissed the whole presentation as propaganda. let's turn to some of the main stories from bbc world service. iran has banned the telegram instant messaging apps. several days ago, iran banned government bodies from doing it and says it will release back at delete release its own app for officials to use. the former german chancellor gerard schroeder is being sued by the ex—husband of its south korean fiance. the ex—husband is claiming gerard schroeder had an affair with his wife and it led to their divorce and here is a fact for you i didn't realise until today, in south korea, extramarital affairs were a criminal offence until 2015. on sunday night, amber rudd resigned as the uk's home secretary. today, sajid javid took over. important for a range of reasons. mrjavid is the first person from an ethnic minority to head one of the major uk ministries. and it changes the nature of the windrush scandal, that's seen british reside

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. xt president. he'll end the castro era when he takes over. some of the main stories from bbc world service. amnesty international has criticised the nigerian police for violently breaking up a demonstration by shia muslims on monday. the human rights group said although there were reports that stones were thrown, there was no excuse for the use of live bullets, water cannon and tear gas. bbc afrique. facebook says it's started a pilot project to remove fake news during next month's assembly elections in the indian state of karnata ka. facebook has teamed up with an independentjournalism initiative that will check the authenticity of news ahead of the polls. i'd be interested to hear how they decide what's fake. let's stay with facebook — it's rolling out plans to gather more information from users' photos in the european union and canada, this time through facial recognition. it's not the first time they've tried it, according to one commentator. this is relatively new technology, we h

victoria derbyshire next and at 11 o'clock bbc newsroom live will bring you all the top stories.. the prime minister's summoned her top team for a special meeting today. it's understood she could give the go ahead for uk military action against president assad of syria, without giving mps their say in parliament. it comes after that suspected chemical attack in the city of douma. all the indications are that the syrian regime was responsible, and we'll be working with our closest allies to consider how we can ensure that those responsible are held to account. do you think mps should be given the chance to have their say on such an important issue? let us know this morning. and a family of five from bristol spent three years living in premier inns because their council refused them

welcome to bbc newsroom live.xt hour, a danish court will deliver its verdict in the trial of a man accused of killing the journalist, kim wall. the 30—year—old swedish reporter went missing after she was invited to interview the inventor peter madsen aboard his homemade submarine. her dismembered remains were found at sea 11 days later, in august last year. let's speak to our correspondent maddy savage who's in copenhagen. and has been following the trial. perhaps you could remind us as we wait on the verdict of the cases outlined by the defence and the prosecution. yes, the centre of this case, kim wall, a young journos who had been hoping to move to china with her danish boyfriend, had this one story she wanted cover before that trip, interviewing peter madsen on his thumb ring. she did not come back from that journey alive. thumb ring. she did not come back from thatjourney alive. the defence and prosecution have outlined wildly different versions of what they say happened on that night. prosecutors say peter

bbc newsroom live is coming up next.scotland, you'll see the sunshine disappearing in the north—east, staying dry and sunny in the north—west, some sunshine in west wales and south—west england, where we get sunshine temperatures will reach 15 degrees but typically they will be 9 degrees or cooler on the north—east coast. tonight heavy showers moving into the south—east of england will drift further north and west of might, temperatures down to about 4—8d but quite a jump start again, lots of cloud, misty conditions and heavy showers, those will mostly clear away and for much of friday into the afternoon it will be dry although quite cloudy. bye bye. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11:00: theresa may summons her cabinet to discuss the uk's response to syria's suspected use of chemical weapons— sources say she's prepared to take action without parliamentary consent. all the indications are that the syrian regime was responsible, and will be working with our closest allies to consider how we c

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thanks for your company. temperature of 18 celsius. this evening and overnight, the rain will start to push north, perhaps lingering in the far north—west of scotland. it won't be long before we see the next area of rain pushing into the south. a bit of uncertainty on the positioning of this, but it looks like it will move into parts of south west england and central england as well. through the day tomorrow, pushing into northern england, heavier bus. in the east, bright intervals, and some bright intervals in the south—west after one or two showers, which could be heavy with thunder. a maximum temperature of 18 celsius. drier in the north with the risk of one or two showers. this is bbc news — and these are the top stories developing at 11. eight more people are stabbed in london overnight, including a 13—year—old boy. the brother of a girl shot dead in tottenham this week, speaks out. every other day if there's not a stabbing, there is a shooting or something is happening. you know when something happens,

bbc newsroom, live next. a good day. good morning.here that cloud just slowly melting away a crossing lynn and wales, you can still see some cloud in north—west scotland, perhaps to the west of northern ireland, some outbreaks of rain, but otherwise plenty of blue skies and sunshine, and those temperatures today, 25 celsius across england and wales, even for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures up into the mid—teens. through this evening and tonight, we have got this old weather front which is bringing cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain in the west of scotland. elsewhere through into thursday, more sunshine, a bit of coastal mist and fog onshore from time to time, temperatures tomorrow could be as high as 28 in the capital, and further north and west, temperatures still 23, 24, even across scotland and northern ireland. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11: labour calls for the home secretary to "consider her position" over the "misery" caused to windrush migrants, after it emerges that landing cards

annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.bbean leaders later today to reassure them that that those who came to the uk in the 50's and 60s as part of the windrush generation will not be deported. yesterday the government formally apologised after it emerged that thousands of people potentially being incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants due to paperwork issues. jon donnison reports. the so—called windrush generation. commonwealth migrants who came to britain as children decades ago but, due to a tightening of immigration laws, now say they're being treated like foreigners in their own home. people like sonia williams, who came here from barbados in the 19705 when she was just 13. i can't drive, i can't work, i can't claim benefits, i can't do anything. when they took away my driving licence in 2016, i started to put it together and i thought, no, this is all connected, and they're saying i'm an illegal immigrant. as commonwealth leaders gather in london for a summit, the prime minister has reversed a decision not to di

carole walker is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the news. good morning.a says one of its military airbases has come under sustained missile attack. a monitoring group said 14 people died at the base near the city of homs. the united states has denied involvement. the un security council is meeting later to discuss the suspected use of chemical weapons in the rebel—held town of douma — which has been condemned by world leaders. dozens of people died in the attack on saturday. a leaked home office document, seen by bbc news, says a fall in police numbers is likely to have contributed to a rise in serious violent crime. yesterday, the home secretary, amber rudd, said in a newspaper article that evidence did not support the claim that the recent surge in violent attacks in london could be linked to cuts in police resources. the government says it won't comment on leaked documents — and will set out new measures to tackle serious crime later today. a man has been arrested in central london after police stopped a suspicious vehicle near buckingham palace. detai

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annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom, with a summary of the rest of the days news.rning, everyone. the queen will formally open the commonwealth heads of government meeting this morning. at a ceremony in buckingham palace, the prime minister theresa may will praise the queen's "service, dedication and constancy" and say she's been the commonwealth's most steadfast champion. the queen, accompanied by the prince of wales, will then host the heads of government for a traditional lunch. our royal correspondentjonny dymond explains what we can expect to be discussed over the next few days. this is probably the last time queen elizabeth will open this meeting. she doesn't travel that far any more. and the heads of government meeting will not come back to london for many moons. so there will be pomp and ceremony, and i think there may be some emotion as well, because this is an organisation the queen has poured a lot of time and energy and love into over six or so decades. at the same time, there is also a task ahead of the commonwealth. because whilst it produces a warm g

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... over america's approach to possible action in syria after an alleged chemical attack. after suggesting a strike could be imminent, president trump now says meetings are still going on. other stories from around the bbc right now. bbc chinese reports that president xi jinping has overseen the military‘s largest—ever naval display, saying the need for a strong maritime force has never been more urgent. 10,000 personnel and dozens of ships took part in the south china sea drill. europe's democracy watchdog says yesterday's election in azerbaijan, that returned president ilham aliyev to power, had serious irregularities. the osce says ballot boxes were stuffed, leading observers to fail over half the vote counts. bbc azeri has that story. a memorial sculpture in belgrade to the first man in space, yuri gagarin, has been removed after less than a week, following an outcry over the size of its head, which was deemed far too small. locals said that the tribute was an "insult" to the man who

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom good morning.rather misty start. you'll fog over the higher ground. quite grow with plenty of low cloud around all day and that could be a little bit of visible around the morning particularly towards northern areas so particularly towards northern areas so damp murky filters things this morning. it could possibly turn a the by kirsty and towards the afternoon but always lots of cloud and don't count on any sunshine really. top temperatures between 12 and 1a celsius. as he had through this evening ‘s rush—hour we have some showers feeding it from the eastern some of showers could be on the heavy side that they could clear away overnight leaving us with a mostly dry start to the day tomorrow but with some early mist around, temperatures dipping to between seven and nine celsius. tomorrow we stand a greater chance of seeing some brightness, particularly some sunny spells through the afternoon, highs of around 15 celsius and cheering up as we head through the course of the weekend, some sunny spells a

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source, and these are the main stories here in the bbc newsroom husband nelson mandela. people have gathered at her home to mourn a woman who was known as "the mother of the nation". three months of strikes on french railways have started. emmanuel macron is taking on a labour reform challenge his predecessors have avoided. violence has broken out again in kashmir, 20 people have died in clashes between security forces and separatist militants. we get some analysis on the situation there. every day on outside source, we pull together the most important information on the biggest global stories. and we connect you to bbc journalists from around the world. we will do that over the next half an hour. winnie mandela has died at the age of 81 after a long illness. for many years she was one of leading voices of the anti—apartheid movement in south africa. but while her former husband nelson mandela united south africa — the same can't be said for winnie. andrew harding reports. he was the icon, but she was larger—than—life. heroic, flawed, defiant, win

here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news.more than a hundred missiles at syrian government targets, thought to be chemical weapons bases, in response to the alleged chemical attack on the rebel—held town of douma. in an unusual move, the government's asked for an emergency commons debate to allow mps more time to express their views. this morning, the foreign secretary borisjohnson had this to say. it is very important to stress, this is not an attempt to change the tide of the war in syria, or to have regime change, or to get rid of bashar al—assad. i'm afraid the syrian war, in many ways, will go on in its horrible, miserable way. but it was the world saying that we've had enough of the use of chemical weapons. the erosion of that taboo that has been in place for 100 years has gone too far under bashar al—assad. and it was time that we said no, and i think it was totally, therefore, the right thing to do. thank you very much. why not have a proper vote about it? as you know, there will be ample opportunity in parliament tod

here‘s ben brown in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today‘s news. good morning.incidents of knife crime reported to police were up by nearly a quarter, and crimes involving a gun rose by 11 %. the figures do not include this year‘s wave of knife attacks in london. a mum whose primary school—aged son was a victim of sexual abuse by a boy younger than him, says there needs to be more guidance for schools on how to deal with the issue. the boy was raped when another child was invited to his home to play. his mum says primary schools need to be given more information. i don‘t think schools know how to deal with it, or the signs to look out for. i think they may well be quite dismissive about those early signs, and they shouldn‘t be, because it‘s all of ourjobs to safeguard children, even the little things. two italian men have been charged in connection with an attack on an irish businessman before liverpool‘s champions league match with roma on tuesday. sean cox, from county meath in ireland, is in a critical condition after the incident outside anfield. an official

carole walker is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.ng. the father of seriously ill toddler alfie evans has said that his son has been breathing unassisted since his life support machine was switched off last night. alder hey hospital has yet to comment. a high courtjudge dismissed fresh submissions from lawyers representing alfie's parents, after the toddler was granted italian citizenship in the hope he could travel there for treatment. this morning alfie's father, tom evans, said his son had been breathing without a ventilator for nine hours, although doctors had given some oxygen. nine hours alfie's been breathing, his still breathing now. it's come to a point where his mum is actually sleeping next to him so she can actually go to sleep. she feels comfortable with him. we did check his sats, and his sats aren't his best, they're sitting below 70, because he's working. labour leaderjeremy corbyn will meet leaders from the jewish community later today, to assure them that he's tackling anti—semitism within the party. he has already a

here's julian worricker in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.reports of a shooting. a 16—year—old boy is also critically ill in hospital after being shot in a separate incident in walthamstow on the same night. police do not know if they're connected at this stage. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been criticised for attending an event organised by a left wing jewish group critical of mainstream jewish organisations. it comes hours after mr corbyn promised "watertight" investigations into claims of anti—semitism within his party. photographs on the guido fawkes website appear to show mr corbyn meeting members of the group, called jewdas, to mark seder, part of the passover festival. a labour spokesman said he was there in a personal capacity. universities put their reputations first, before confronting the racist abuse of students. that's the claim by president of the national union of students, who told this programme she receives calls on a daily basis from students reporting racist incidents. the former universities minister david lammy say

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company, have a great day.ternoon. sunspots have started misty and perky. there will be some places, maybe coastal places around wales in south—west england and one or two spots in the north sea that stay misty and murky. the temperatures might not be as high in the london area as yesterday, but not that most people will notice the difference. tonight, most places are looking dry with patchy cloud and lengthy clear spells. 0n the chilly side, part of scotla nd spells. 0n the chilly side, part of scotland and northern ireland are in single figures. plenty of morning sunshine tomorrow. scotland and northern ireland holding onto sunny spells but the chance of catching up under a shower into england and wales into the afternoon. in the north—west during sunday, despite the front moves in and it turns cooler. this is bbc news. and these are the top stories developing at 11am. the arsenal manager arsene wenger is to leave the club after almost 22 years at the club. i think everybody wanted to give him a great sendoff

this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... erview to the bbc. he says that relations between russia and the west are worse than during the cold war. some of the main stories from bbc world service. officials at a maximum security prison in south carolina say at least seven inmates have been killed in disturbances. 17 others were injured. korean airlines has suspended its vice president, cho hyun—min, after she allegedly threw water at an advertising agency executive, prompting a police investigation. she's the younger sister of the another korean airlines executive, who was jailed in a different incident you may remember — it became known as the nut rage scandal. that's on bbc world service radio. this is the earth's surface filmed from space — and this is being heavily watched on the bbc news app. you can see traffic moving here in puerto anto—fagasta in chile. a british company took the images with a satellite that slowly moves over its targets. this is the runway at dubai airport. netflix is releasing its quarterly results.

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.as been found guilty of sexual assault for drugging and molesting a woman more than ten years ago. he faces 30 years in prison. some other stories we are monitoring here. bbc hindi report on a crash in uttar pradesh that has killed at least 13 children. their school bus collided with a train. the vehicle had been travelling across an unmanned railway crossing, when the accident happened. the scottish conservative leader ruth davidson has announced she's pregnant. she's expecting her first child with with her partnerjen wilson. she'll take some time off work and her deputy will cover her role. that story's on the bbc world service. on the bbc news app, you can read about footballer lionel messi trade—marking his name. the barcelona and argentina striker fought a seven—year fight to be able to use his name on sports goods and clothing. it had been challenged by a spanish cycling brand massi. russia has repeated its claim that the chemical attack in the syrian city of douma was staged. at

welcome to bbc newsroom live. spy sergei skripal — has been discharged from hospital. at the hospital