ben ando is there for us. ben, what more can you tell us? ben ando is there for us. 11:15 this morning and the zoo was immediately evacuated after reports of problems in the tiger enclosure. two members of the zoo staff have come out and handed out a short statement, they we re handed out a short statement, they were too distressed to talk to us or a nswer were too distressed to talk to us or answer any questions. they say that one of their colleagues was killed at the zoo this morning. it appears to bea at the zoo this morning. it appears to be a freak accident, an investigation is underway and they hope more details can be announced as soon as hope more details can be announced as soon as they are able. at no point did any and all is explained the enclosures, and at no point was public safety endangered. they also save the zoo will be closed tomorrow. the police, you can see, are still here. certainly, that investigation will be asking serious questions about how it came to be, as we have just learned, questions about how it came to be, as we havejust learned, that

ben ando, bbc news, cambridgeshire. a further retrial on indecent assault allegations after a jury failed to reach a verdict. rolf harris left court today without comment, but said, through his solicitor, he felt "no sense of victory, just relief." he'd been accused of groping three teenage girls in the 19705 and ‘80s. in belfast, the sdlp leader, colum eastwood, has launched his party's manifesto with a strong focus on fighting a hard brexit and a hard border between northern ireland and the republic. he said the nationalist party would stand up "against borders, division and cruel crippling cuts" and claimed theresa may had called the general election with little thought towards northern ireland. as we face into the new challenges across ireland, we must be mindful of the protections that europe has gifted us and we must remind others that our situation is unique, more challenging and deeply deserving of special status. to do that, we need strong voices taking a stand against the tories at the heart of the action. it'

ben ando, bbc news, cambridgeshire.letely unnecessary operations on patients will be sentenced tomorrow for intentionally wounding 9 women and one man. lawyers say it's possible that hundreds of ian paterson's patients could have undergone surgery quite needlessly. asjeremy cooke reports, some victims are calling for him to be given the maximum punishment — of life. a broken bond of trust between a doctor and his patients. pure evil, pure evil. he told them he'd cut them free of life—threatening cancer — he lied. i had no need to be there and he had no reason to cut bits off me. it was mass betrayal in the operating theatre. ian paterson removed lumps, performed entire mastectomies, deliberate mutilation for no medical reason. my flesh was black and rotten, the stuff was just oozing out, it is was brown, horrible smell. judy conduit suffered a catastrophic infection following paterson's phony diagnosis that both her breasts must be removed. it was an act, yeah, and he duped everybody, including doctors, patients, collea

ben ando, bbc news, cambridgeshire. the death toll continues to climb as the flood waters start to recede. 188 people were killed and another 99 people are still missing after monsoon rains struck on friday, triggering severe flooding and landslides. the floods are the worst the country has seen in 1a years. more rain is still expected in the region. general manuel antonio noriega, the former military leader of panama, has died aged 83. noriega had been a key us ally but was forcibly removed when american troops invaded in 1989, and was later jailed in the us on drugs and laundering charges. the white house communications director has resigned only three months after being hired by president donald trump. mike dubke, an experienced republican strategist, was hired in march to revamp the administration's media strategy. patients of the breast surgeon ian paterson will find out tomorrow how long he'll spend injail, following his conviction last month for carrying out unnecessary operations on 9 women and one man. a broken

ben ando, our correspondent, thank you very much. macron of france and president putin of russia have promised to take steps to improve relations between their two countries. at a press conference following talks in versailles, the leaders also said they would intensify efforts to solve the conflicts in syria and ukraine. our paris correspondent hugh schofield listened to what the leaders had to say. i would say that it was frank and friendly and realistic. i do not think either has any illusions about them creating a blossoming friendship between the two countries oi’ friendship between the two countries or then personally, but they both strike me as being men who are pragmatic and realistic and want to put behind them a period of very, very poor relations between france and russia and to create a new start. to reset the relationship as they have said and theirjargon. whilst they talked about the issues with ukraine and syria, these issues that have divided them so strongly and they taught in the same language now about trying to cr

ben ando reports. we do a lot of work for conservation... rosa king had always loved animals.wild... and according to those who knew her was passionate about their welfare and protection. but yesterday, while she was doing the job she loved at hamerton zoo park, one of the tigers in her care attacked and killed her. today, friends and family paid tribute to the 33—year—old keeper who had an affinity for cheetahs, but loved all the big cats. in a statement her mother andrea said... now, an investigation is underway. the police have said there are no suspicious circumstances, but zoo managers will want to know how a tiger got into the enclosure where she was working and in just a few seconds, turned a fun bank holiday into tragedy. experts warn that whether in captivity or not, tigers are wild and potentially dangerous animals. under normal circumstances, there should be no reason for a keeper and a predator such as a tiger to be in the same enclosure at the same time. the only exception to that would be if the animal has been sedated so that it can undergo a veterinary procedur

ben ando, thank you.elp the uk reduce annual net migration to the tens of thousands. it was a target set by david cameron in 2010, but was never been met, and recent figures put annual net migration at 273,000. but the bbc understands the pledge will be included in the upcoming conservative election manifesto, with mrs may telling supporters today, that migration levels put pressure on public services, and low—paid workers. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. immigration. the issue that for many was crucial in last year's eu referendum and 12 months on, it is backin referendum and 12 months on, it is back in this year's general election. 0n back in this year's general election. on a flying visit to norwich this afternoon, the prime minister said... we are very clear that the reason why we want to bring control to the immigration system, i've been working on controls on immigration, and reduce the net migration to sustainable levels which we think is tens of thousands, thatis which we think is

ben ando reports. we do a lot of work for conservation, a lot of breeding to try and save...a king had always loved animals. according to those who knew her was passionate about welfare and protection. yesterday while doing thejob she protection. yesterday while doing the job she loved at hamilton zoo park, one of the tigers in her care attacked and killed her. today the family and friends of her pay tribute to the woman who had a special affinity for cheaters but loved all the big cats. now an investigation is under way, police say there is no suspicious circumstances but they will want to know how a tiger got into an enclosure where she was working and turned a fun bank holiday into a tragedy. expert said tigers are wild and are potentially dangerous weather in captivity or not. under normal circumstances there is no reason for a predator like a tiger and a keeper should be in the same enclosure at the same time, the only exception would be if a tiger had been sedated, but there's no reason for a conscious predator to be in the same space as a keeper. some animal welfare ca

let's join our correspondent ben ando, who joins us live from the zoo this morning. n vans up to examine the scene. they concluded that the death of 33—year—old rosa king was not suspicious, nonetheless the park itself is having an investigation andi itself is having an investigation and i suspect that at the heart of that investigation will be trying to establish how it was that she came to be in the enclosure with the animal that attacked her. friends have paid tribute to rosa, saying she was a shining light here at ham ayrton zoo park which is a popular attraction —— hamerton park. they said the park almost revolved around rosa and she cared passionately about the animals in her care, in particular the big cats and she had a particular affinity for cheetahs. the park had recently increased its collection of tigers and was developing that side of thing so. this could be a setback for them. that investigation continuing while the park remained closed. thank you very much. manchester victoria station has reopened after it was damaged in last week's bomb attack. last n

ben ando is there.its heart is a relatively simple question, how did an experienced zookeeper at a well—regarded wildlife park come to be in an enclosed space with a deadly predator? meanwhile tributes have been paid to rosa king by her family and friends, one of whom said she was someone around him things revolved here at hamilton park zoo. we do wedoa we do a lot of work... we do a lot of work. .. rosa king had a lwa ys we do a lot of work. .. rosa king had always loved animals. and according to those who knew her was passionate about their welfare and protection. but yesterday while she was doing thejob she lodged but yesterday while she was doing the job she lodged at hamerton zoo park one of the tigers in her care attacked and killed her. today friends and family paid tribute to the 33—year—old keeper who had an affinity for cheaters but loved all the big cats. in a statement her mother andrea said... now an investigation is underway, the police have said there are no suspicious circumstances but z

the park will be closed tomorrow, while investigations continue, as ben ando reports.auled to death by one of the park's tigers inside their enclosure. it is not yet known exactly how. the park was busy with bank holiday visitors. those in the park were led away, though some people said they were allowed back in for a short period before the park was closed by zoo officials who later handed out a short statement which said, this appears to have been a freak accident. at no point during the incident did any animals escaped their enclosures and at no point was public safety affected in any way. nine years ago a cheater escaped through a broker electric fence. it was later captured nearby and no one was later captured nearby and no one was hurt. the forensic fans have left and the police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding what happened. a full investigation is under way in the zoo where this evening the animals are being prepared for the night. the gates are locked and the zoo says it will stay closed tomorrow. the former blue peter presenterjohn noakes

and then having the weekend to get things up and running again has helped today. 0ur correspondent ben andopital in stevenage. it is not often we have to ask the condition of the hospital itself, but how was it doing?” condition of the hospital itself, but how was it doing? i think the hospital is on its way to recovery. this is a large district general hospital, 730 beds, one of four main sites operated by the east and north hertfordshire nhs trust, which is one of the largest in the country. they say what they have been doing is going through their computer systems. this was one of the most extensively hit and it has taken them longer than most to get their systems up and running again. at the moment they say there are still some services they are not providing here, such as nonurgent blood tests, but they are saying to people if they have a routine appointment they should still come down because it —— if it has been cancelled they should have been told that already. some departments at —— are now reopening. it has been very difficult for the staff, managers and patients, many who had ope

is home to 500 animals, including a collection of malaysian and white tigers. 0ur correspondent ben andoknown at this stage? at the moment, very little is known officially. however, you can see behind me there is a significant police presence. they have been here since being called at 11am this month. the ambulance was also dispatched here. not immediately clear whether dated away a patient 01’ clear whether dated away a patient or casualty. —— whether they took away a patient. i'vejust or casualty. —— whether they took away a patient. i've just seen a black cover in as van arriving. this is a very serious investigation —— a black coroner's van. we are awaiting an updated statement from police. they said today is that they have attended a serious incident, that no animals are free and no members of the public heard. resume awe members of the public heard. resume a we would this —— presumably this would have been a busy day for the zoo. would have been a busy day for the zoo. this is a bank holiday monday and this is a popular attraction from the local area and further afield. a lot of pe

ben ando is there. we do a lot of work... rosa king had always loved animals.lfare and protection. but yesterday while she was doing the job she loved at hamerton zoo park one of the tigers in her care attacked and killed her. today friends and family paid tribute to the 33—year—old keeper who had an affinity for cheetahs but loved all the big cats. in a statement her mother andrea said... now, an investigation is underway. the police have said there are no suspicious circumstances, but zoo managers will want to know how a tiger got into the enclosure where she was working and in just a few seconds, turned a bank holiday into a tragedy. experts warn that whether in captivity or not, tigers are wild and potentially dangerous animals. under normal circumstances, there should be no reason for a keeper and a predator such as a tiger to be in the same enclosure at the same time. the only exception to that would be if the animal has been sedated so it can undergo a veterinary procedure or similar. but there should be no reason for a conscious animal, conscious predat

ben ando is there: now an investigation is underway, the police have said there are no suspicious circumstanceseadly predator? she was someone around whom things grow old. we do a lot of work... rosa king had always loved animals. and according to those who knew her was passionate about their welfare and protection. but yesterday while she was doing the job she lodged at hamerton zoo park one of the tigers in her care attacked and killed her. today friends and family paid tribute to the 33—year—old keeper who had an affinity for cheetahs but loved all the big cats. in a statement her mother andrea said... now an investigation is underway, the police have said there are no suspicious circumstances but zoo managers will want to know how tiger got into the enclosure where she was working and in just a few seconds turned off on bank holiday into a tragedy. experts warn that whether in captivity are not, tigers are wild and potentially dangerous animals. under normal circumstances there should be no reason for a keeper and a predator such as a tiger to be in the same enclosure at the same time. the

let's talk to our correspondent, ben ando, who is at the lister hospital in stevenage — one of the firsty the north hertfordshire nhs trust and it is one of the sites that they had it to varying degrees. today they have been slowly and steadily recovering getting off—line system is back online. it is a big job. they have around 5000 computers and each of these need to have the patch installed to defeat this virus, this cyber attack. they need to be brought online and checked. it's a long job. they have had very little in the way of pathology and radiology but those departments are now up and running. they have very few tests for diabetes and are still unable to carry out nonurgent tests. a lot has been said about how prepared people are about the technology. we have had a statement from microsoft. what are the next steps ? from microsoft. what are the next steps? people will want some type of assurance that nhs managers and the government are in a position to try to prevent this happening again. the patients that we have been speaking to, many of whom have arrived for appointments that w

live now to our correspondent, ben ando, who is at hamerton zoo in cambridgeshire for us now.bout this investigation? well, what i can tell you is the investigation at the moment is kind of going along two parallel lines. the police are investigating on behalf of the coroner, huntington district council, the licensing authority are investigating any potential breaches of health and safety regulations. they are both sharing information with each other, both working together. you can see behind me a white police van. officers had just arrived with and have been wheeling equipment out of the back, presumably some kind of friend of equipment. we have seen police officers coming and going with members of the zoo staff taking them off to be interviewed, to give statements. they have also been talking to members of the public who saw what happened, to build upa public who saw what happened, to build up a complete picture of how it was that rosa king came to be in the enclosure at the same time as the enclosure at the same time as the tiger that mauled her to death. one thing people h

ben ando is there now. results. the police investigated yesterday and where here all day. they said they felt there were no suspicious circumstances, so today they have confirmed that their investigation is winding down. what they would do is winding down. what they would do is send theirfindings is winding down. what they would do is send their findings to huntington district council. and they will decide whether there are any health and safety implications to be considered. in the meantime, the tiger who was involved in the attack is still here. it has not been killed. we are waiting for an update from the zoo regarding their investigations and what they have found out so far. thanks, ben. there have been two bombings in the iraqi capital, back bad. at least 16 people died in this ice cream parlour bombing. the second bomb exploded in the centre of baghdad killing 11 people. tiger woods has denied he‘d been drinking when he was stopped whilst police charged him with being under the influence — under the i

ben ando is at hamerton zoo park with the latest. staff have been arriving for work in sombre mood.y too distressed to talk publicly about what happened. there is an investigation under way. yesterday, the police were here all day. at the end of the day, they said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding what happened to rosa king. but of course, the zoo will have some serious questions to ask about how she came to be in the enclosure with the tiger that mauled her to death. she has been described by friends as a shining light here, someone by friends as a shining light here, someone who in some ways, the park revolved around and someone who cared passionately about the animals in her care, with an affinity in particular for cheetahs, in her care, with an affinity in particularfor cheetahs, but in her care, with an affinity in particular for cheetahs, but for all big cats as well. while the investigation is going on, the part remains closed. we will talk to an eyewitness who was at the zoo when the attack happened later. joanna is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the

ben ando is at the lister hospital in stevenage. is it still affected ? hospital in stevenage.e message is attend accident and emergency if it really is an emergency. a hugejob, this hospital is part of the eastern and north hertfordshire nhs trust. they have four main sites, six ancillary sites. as many as 5000 computers in the network. 0ne sites. as many as 5000 computers in the network. one of the first to be impacted by this. shut the system down. applying the national patch. they say they have not paid any ransom to get access to data. slowly one by one computers are coming back online. they got a lot of that work done on the weekend. still a huge job, they have not been turned on again until they have been cleared. the hospital trust is ensuring it is safe to do so. i went in there, they said there is no appointments. the cyber attack. come all this way for nothing. in and out no problem. what did start say to you? did they make you aware of the cyber attack? not at all. best service we have had. certainly the case some people are not noticing any problems, getting m, not