but also what an important job the british transport police do. ct to extraordinary cutbacks over the last 14 years and only very recent times have those numbers started to creep up again. so yvette cooper , my up again. so yvette cooper, my colleague, the shadow home secretary, has made commitments to increasing those numbers even further still and adding 16,000 additional police officers , to additional police officers, to the streets, which include the british transport police. but look, as a woman travelling, i often feel frightened myself, especially on the train at night . and that's why we campaigned hard against the closure of ticket offices and against the removal of guards on trains . removal of guards on trains. because let me tell you, if you're travelling late at night and there are big groups of rowdy men, perhaps after, a football match or indeed men on their own that look pretty sinister. you want to know that there is a guard on the train, that there is someone that you can of, that you can can get hold of, that you can call be the

we're told by the metropolitan police and british transport police, this individual has not been tracedmetropolitan police, the british transport police . no pictures transport police. no pictures either of the individual that they're looking for. now, that might indicate that they are confident of a line of enquiry that might take them to a suspect, and they don't yet need the public's help, but no description , no pictures description, no pictures released as yet about this individual , released as yet about this individual, we're told that the two victims were the police believe. anyway that they didn't know their attacker . know their attacker. >> well, let's hope the suspect is found and apprehended sooner rather than later. thank you very much indeed. mark white there kennington and of there from kennington and of course, ray addison, who is in bromley. very bromley. thank you very much indeed. >> well, should get some >> well, should we get some context general context in the general atmosphere of crime now in the caphal atmosphere of crime now in the capital, the former metropol

that news coming to us from the british transport police. to south africa next. night to recover the remains of 45 people who were killed in a bus crash. the bus was travelling from botswana to the limpopo province. the department for transport says the vehicle plunged off a bridge into a ravine after colliding with the crash barrier, and burst into flames when it hit the ground. an eight—year—old child was the sole survivor and has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in harare and gave me an update. well, what we know, as you said, is that those emergency workers are at the scene. so far, they have retrieved about a dozen bodies. nine of those have since been identified. but the transport minister was talking to south african media earlier on and said that the process ofjust recovering those people has been hampered by accessibility to the site. the bus crashed into a ravine which was about 50 metres below the bridge itself. what they are saying is that the driver lost control of that vehicle but that it was an altern

meanwhile, british transport police announced this afternoon that they're going to be enhancing patrolsver the easter weekend across a number of london stations following the unconnected the unconnected stabbings on the rail network. michael gove has described the management of thames water as a disgrace after calls to increase customers bills to plug a major funding gap were made public, the firm's bosses have admitted it could face the risk of emergency nationalisation as its cash crisis deepens. shareholders have to give the company have refused to give the company half £1 billion of extra funding, describing the rescue plan put in front of them as uninvestable . instead, they want uninvestable. instead, they want the regulator, ofwat, to increase customers bills by up to 40% over the next five years. the united nations called on rishi sunak today to scrap his rwanda plan. the organisations human rights committee says the government's plan to send asylum seekers on a one way trip to the east african nation should be abandoned or repealed if it passes in parliament. in their report, 1

the british transport police leading the investigation have confirmed that a 19 year old man has beenrested on suspicion of attempted murder, a weapon has been recovered. the kennington investigation saw the arrest of a man in his 30s this afternoon on suspicion of the attempted murder of two other men . so murder of two other men. so those, investigations making progress, but they come really at a time when people are very and understandably concerned about violent crime. if we look at london itself last year, the latest figures that we had to september of last year show that there were 14,000 and almost knife related incidents in london, a 22% increase on the previous year. and also when we are talking specifically about pubuc are talking specifically about public transport, the british transport police related knife crime incidents showed a 99% increase on where they were pre pandemic and 99% increase in knife related offences on the trains and tubes since the pandemic itself. well, we were speaking to some people outside kennington tube station today and they said to us that they

british transport police said it received reports of two men fighting while entering a train at shortlandstion in bromley. the un high commissioner for human rights has told the bbc israel is significantly to blame for the appalling humanitarian situation in gaza, where famine is looming. volker turk said israel had obligations as the occupying power, and was placing unreasonable demands on the delivery of aid. he's been speaking to out international editorjeremy bowen who asked him if he had evidence to back up his previous comments suggesting israel may be using starvation as a weapon of war. the reason why we said this is because of the report that was issued last monday by the independent panel of experts what do you say to them using this as a weapon of war? the reason why we said this is because of the report that was issued last monday by the independent panel of experts that identified famine as a very serious risk with starvation starting from now until the mid to mid—may. if there isn't a massive humanitarian assistance coming into gaza. so that brings up the question with all th

british transport and crime. the british transport policeolice is crime recorded on tfl is up 58% and crime has been surging in london. it's ridiculous. not it's not the only thing that's been surging. the precept, which is the surcharge khan charge surcharge sadiq khan can charge on top of council tax to pay for all this stuff. it's risen from £276 when he came in, and it's going to rise to £471 next year. so so in fact, this this year, £471. i would like i mean i, you know, some, some of these jobs can be high pressure, a lot of responsibility . but i would be responsibility. but i would be intrigued to know just how many important decisions are made on intrigued to know just how many indailyant decisions are made on intrigued to know just how many indaily basiscisions are made on intrigued to know just how many indaily basis byons are made on intrigued to know just how many indaily basis by thesee made on intrigued to know just how many indaily basis by these sortade on intrigued to know just how many indaily basis by these sort of on a d

move and do don't want him to move and do anything because it just worries me british transport >> well, british transport policey that the victim remains in hospital with serious injuries. his family has been informed. and of course, this manhunt is very much underway . manhunt is very much underway. >> okay. thank you. ray. we will, of course, keep everybody at home. posted on that story. if you hear anything, i've no doubt that ray will letter just such appalling footage. >> i saw it yesterday online. absolutely appalling. the absolutely appalling. and the total life . you total disregard for life. you know, it's just brutal what is going on. >> absolutely brutal. and i think it raises the issue very much of security on public transport as well. i want to see security guards on every single train and bus. if we're being encouraged to get out of our cars , this the risk you're on. >> but you have got involved in that. would you have tried? >> no, i don't think i would actually if i was on that actually men, if i was on that train, would you have expected me involved? me to get involved? i was watching was exac

meanwhile british transport police are enhancing patrols over the easter weekend , patrols over the easter weekend, they say, across a number of stations in london following both those unconnected stabbings on the rail network. michael gove today described the management of thames water an absolute disgrace after calls to increase customers bills to plug their funding hole. the firm's bosses have admitted it could face the risk of emergency nationalisation as its cash crisis deepens. shareholders have refused to give the company half £1 billion of extra financing, describing their rescue plan laid out to them as uninvestable . instead, uninvestable. instead, shareholders have said they want the regulator off what to increase customers bills by up to 40% over the next five years. mr gove says thames water has behaved in an arrogant way towards its customers and must take responsibility for its failings. >> for years now, we've seen the customers of thames water taken advantage of by successive management teams that have been taking out profits and not investing as they should have been. so

police presence. the train was stopped at beckenham junction . british beckenham junction. british transportnce service responding along with an air ambulance to now london ambulance service , now london ambulance service, saying that they treated the man at the scene before taking him to a london major trauma centre. of course, train services were understandably disrupted until around about 6:30 pm. as police continued to deal with that incident . and now we understand incident. and now we understand that enquiries are ongoing. that manhunt very much taking place. and of course, south western trains , or rather south eastern trains, or rather south eastern trains, or rather south eastern trains, saying they've provided cctv footage to the police to help with that search. >> okay, ray, thanks very much indeed. >> okay, ray, thanks very much indeed . now, king charles is indeed. now, king charles is going to talk of kindness and friendship in his maundy thursday message. a little bit later on. >> now it will be broadcast dunng >> now it will be broadcast during a service in worcester cathedra

don't think that we need be prioritising bringing need to be prioritising bringing in armed british transport policeents on >> on violent incidents on london underground. as i said, it rose 75. those will be it rose at 75. those will be tainted figures . they recorded tainted figures. they recorded 3542 incidents in the 12 months, up to october, the 31st, 909 sexual offences , excluding rape, sexual offences, excluding rape, were reported and so on and so forth. and i do think actually there's probably something, different if you're a man on the underground versus if you're a woman on the underground because, you know, i wonder, do you are you female? do you use these undergrounds, whether in london whichever city, do you london or whichever city, do you feel them? there feel safe on them? because there are quite disturbing stories that you hear, i remember heanng that you hear, i remember hearing a story not that long ago about a woman, she was either raped, on a, like, a tube , overground train or whatever, or she was severely sexually assaulted , and it was kind of assaulted, and it was kind of w

we're getting word from the police , from british transport police, from british transport police thatlation to that stabbing beckenham junction on march the 27th. he's called rakeem thomas and he's going to appear at wimbledon magistrates court we'll keep you up to date with that. >> of course, now it's the final day to see how you could win our massive spring giveaway. £12,345 in cash and lots of other goodies as well. lines closed at 5 pm. today, so make sure you don't miss out. here are all the details. >> it's the final day to see how you could win big. >> i'm charles, i'm on £18,000 cash.i >> i'm charles, i'm on £18,000 cash. i sent a text through my mobile phone. it was just amazing. as soon as it goes into your bank account, it's fantastic. >> there's a massive £12,345 in tax free cash to spend however you like, along with £500 in shopping vouchers. you'll also get a garden gadget package. you have to hurry as lines close at 5:00 pm today for another chance to win the vouchers . the treats to win the vouchers. the treats and £12,345 in tax free cash. text gbwin to 84 902. text

meanwhile, british transport police announced this afternoon that they're going to be enhancing patrolsing the unconnected the unconnected stabbings on the rail network. michael gove has described the management of thames water as a disgrace after calls to increase customers bills to plug a major funding gap were made public, the firm's bosses have admitted it could face the risk of emergency nationalisation as its cash crisis deepens. shareholders have to give the company have refused to give the company half £1 billion of extra funding, describing the rescue plan put in front of them as uninvestable . instead, they want uninvestable. instead, they want the regulator, ofwat, to increase customers bills by up to 40% over the next five years. the united nations called on rishi sunak today to scrap his rwanda plan. the organisations human rights committee says the government's plan to send asylum seekers on a one way trip to the east african nation should be abandoned or repealed if it passes in parliament. in their report, 18 member states raised concerns of discrimination and potential

and figures suggest violence against railway staff and british transport police officers is increasing 0verall, it's good since i've been here for ten years. it started off a lot of verbal abuse, but the physical assaults have gone up quite considerably in the last couple of years, i've noticed. which one of you didn't tap? i haven't touched you. you're not travelling on the train, mate. what? you're video and audio recorded. rail enforcement officers, patrol trains and stations to try and prevent violence and anti—social behaviour. they're finding often it's the people who refuse to buy tickets who cause problems. with the fare evasion side, we see a lot of aggression and a lot of physical violence. people ready to to fight us, which is the last thing that we want to do. southeastern has introduced measures to try and prevent abuse towards staff. there's now a team of police officers based in kent. there are some challenges for us around violence and aggression on the railway. i think we've seen an increase. whether that's an increase in reporting or a wider issue is difficult to gaug

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the metropolitan police intercepted the train at beckenham junction station. paramedics attended the scene. british transportrace the suspect. now you will see an enhanced police presence apparently across the stations within the area. the force does not believe there is any wider rest of the public all right, but yeah. mean, adam, but. yeah. look, i mean, adam, i know that you've done a lot on knife crime and, all of these kind of things, you know, that is, you know, a massive knife in broad daylight on a packed train, stunned members of the pubuc train, stunned members of the public just going about horrific. >> look, i speak a lot about knife crime on many different platforms. i lost my father to knife crime. yeah, people saying that. people that they should have intervened there. you can't intervene with someone that's nearly a sword. >> the question can i just ask keep you on this? because there was lot of people around was a lot of people around going, of going, well, there were loads of men that train. men sat on that, on that train. they didn't anything. there's they didn't do anything. there's a be

transport and in shops being allowed to run amok . and if it allowed to run amok. and if it was possible, yesterday we saw an even lower point for british policingan iranian man called niyak ghorbani now living in the uk, arrested for the great crime of waving a placard which read hamas are terrorists now calling hamas terrorists is hardly a controversial view unless , of course, you work for unless, of course, you work for the bbc. hamas are a proscribed terror outfit. according to the uk government . terror outfit. according to the uk government. but terror outfit. according to the uk government . but hold terror outfit. according to the uk government. but hold up a sign that says that in central london and you'll have your collar felt . now, the argument collar felt. now, the argument from the police is that this guy was agitating the crowd, but let me suggest that if saying that hamas are terrorists would agitate the crowd, surely it's the crowd that you should be worried about. not this anti—hamas protestor who was manhandled and injured. take a look again at that nasty cut on his leg. that's a serious injury there. poor bloke . now this gu