thank ou, in clapham on 31st ofjanuary. thank you. charlie- — in clapham on 31st ofjanuary.ie- a _ in clapham on 31st ofjanuary. thank you, charlie. a reminder— in clapham on 31st ofjanuary. thank you, charlie. a reminder that - in clapham on 31st ofjanuary. thank you, charlie. a reminder that is - in clapham on 31st ofjanuary. thank you, charlie. a reminder that is an l you, charlie. a reminder that is an update on abdul shokoor ezedi's case, his body is believed to have been recovered. please check our website for more updates on that. the weather is next with carol. 0ver over the next few days you will notice a difference in the feel of the weather. for today and tomorrow it will still remain mild, there will be rain at times and it will be windier than it has been, particularly more so tomorrow. but by the end of the week it will feel cooler as temperatures return closer to the seasonal norm and there will also be some wintry showers, mostly on higher ground. today what we have got is this weather front continuing to push south and it weakens. look at the tail end of it

a train at clapham south tube. at king's cross tube station and then at about 8:45pm he was captured in tesco's on the caledonian road. he had a fairly significant facial industry —— injury. thankfully due to the great response from the public we are able to follow him and know that he got on the train at 90 m, victoria line tube heading south. we have some further images from the cctv that my colleagues will share with you shortly and we would very much like all of the public�*s help in identifying where he has travelled. if you have seen him or you know areas then i urge you please to contact our hotline which is 0207 175 2784. or of course you can phone crimestoppers. if you think you see him now, do not approach him, ring 999 and we will be there urgently. we need the public�*s help to trace him. it's really important. finally, i am going to make a personal appeal to him because you clearly have got some very significant injuries stop we have seen the images, you need some medical help so do the right thing and

we have played pictures from l clapham because to remind viewers if they arejoining now, every claphamey are joining now, every detail about the attack itself was absolutely horrifying. it was horrifying- _ absolutely horrifying. it was horrifying- i— absolutely horrifying. it was horrifying. i was _ absolutely horrifying. it was horrifying. i was in - absolutely horrifying. it was horrifying. i was in claphamj absolutely horrifying. it was i horrifying. i was in clapham on absolutely horrifying. it was - horrifying. i was in clapham on the night of the attack. i was one of the first journalists down night of the attack. i was one of the firstjournalists down there and it was a strange place to be with a cordoned off road and i spoke to a couple of eyewitnesses, one of whom help the victim, who said it was an absolutely terrifying thing to witness. they saw the attacker ran off and they tried to chase him but they couldn't. they saw him lift up a small child and throw him to the ground. —— throw them to the ground. much of the focus is on the chemical attack but there were children inv

charlie rose in clapham, _ or any dash cam footage.in clapham, thank - or any dash cam footage. charlie rose in clapham, thank you - or any dash cam footage. charlie rose in clapham, thank you for i or any dash cam footage. charlie i rose in clapham, thank you for the update. we will follow that story closely on bbc news and we will bring you any updates. in a highly unusual move a judge in manchester has led to the anonymity given to children with criminal convictions and allowed the naming of the killers of 16—year—old brianna ghey, who was murdered last february. eddie ratcliffe and scarlettjenkinson, both 16 years old, are in court and are to be sentenced for the murder of brianna, who was transgender. she was stabbed 28 times in broad daylight in a park in cheshire in february last year. justice yip previously said there was a strong public interest in the full and unrestricted reporting of what is plainly an exceptional case, she said. roman bridge is outside manchester crown court and has been following the case. it has been a h

the attack happened in clapham in — water. the attack happened in clapham in south _ water. attack happened in clapham in south london. - water. the attack happened in i clapham in south london. police water. the attack happened in - clapham in south london. police were called at around 7.25 yesterday evening to lessar avenue. this lunchtime, a manhunt is under way to find the suspect, who went on foot towards clapham common. the woman and her two daughters are in the hospital with serious injuries. four members of the public who helped earn five police officers were also injured. police say the woman in the suspect are known to each other. this is a ghastly attack. london police and communities will come together to try to rescue the situation. i wish the woman and her daughters well and we will hunt down this offender. daughters well and we will hunt down this offender-— this offender. earlier a car, the focus of forensic _ this offender. earlier a car, the focus of forensic examination, | this offender. earlier a car, the - focus of forensic examination, was taken away. p

this is south clapham in the borough of lambeth.e, at 7:30pm on wednesday evening. right next to clapham common, which is one of london's busiest parks. people around here have been saying they are quite shocked about what has happened, they are in a state of disbelief. it is quite an affluent area, not the sort of thing they expect to happen around here, but because of the time it happened at around 7.30 in the evening, and a location near a busy park, the metropolitan police are quite hopeful some people may have seen something, the suspect was seen leaving the scene towards clapham common, so they are quite hopeful someone will have seen something, and may have information and cut get in touch with metropolitan police. they hope people might have dashcam footage or cctv footage that might help police in this investigation and large scale manhunt. correspondent charlie rose in clapham, thank you. it's almost two years since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. one of the cities to suffer the most has been kharkiv in the north—

they're waiting for a statement from the police in clapham. a press conference we are waiting to get under way in clapham from the police about the corrosive substance attacked on a family in south london. we can go live now to the scene and our reporter there, chris rose. london next week, 1a degrees. it really is very mild indeed. goodbye. hello, everyone. thank you for taking the time to come out here today. i'm attached to lambeth police station, and basically the borough commander. i am here to talk through an horrific incident that occurred last night, which resulted in 31 female and two children age three and a being attacked with a corrosive substance, which we now confirm to be an alkaline. a male was with them in the vicinity. a 35—year—old male and he left the scene but the injuries to the female and children, they're in a stable decision. we are monitoring but they don't seem to be life—threatening but at this time they could be life changing. the male was last seen in the north london area, caledonian road. if you see him, they wi

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back to lucy manning in clapham, we are getting more - clapham, we are getting more information fromight, lu . ~ , ., ., , lucy. well, there is now an intense olice lucy. well, there is now an intense police hunt — lucy. well, there is now an intense police hunt for— lucy. well, there is now an intense police hunt for this _ lucy. well, there is now an intense police hunt for this man, _ lucy. well, there is now an intense police hunt for this man, it - police hunt for this man, it involves the met, northumbria police, police helicopters and british transport police, and in the last few minutes we have had more information from the metropolitan police, they have released a new photo of abdul ezedi, and this is him with the injuries on the right—hand side of his face, a bloody looking, raw, and they say is very distinctive. the police say that this photo was taken at 8:48 last night on the caledonian road in north london at a tesco store where he bought a bottle of water and turned right out of that shop. caledonian road is very close to king's cross station, to euston station, which

abdul ezedi, who is 35, is still at large after the attack in clapham, in south london, on wednesday. 12 people were injured, including two young children. he also suffered a serious facial burn during the incident. it's emerged he's a convicted sex offender who was granted asylum to stay in the country, having twice been refused. here's rajini vaidyanathan. the last known sighting of abdul ezedi at a tesco shop in north london, his right eye scarred by what could be the same chemical he's accused of using in an horrific attack. the street in clapham in south london, where a corrosive substance was thrown at a woman and her two young children on wednesday evening. this cctv footage appears to show the distressing sequence of events. a man is seen taking a child from the back of the car, before fleeing the scene as he's chased. police believe the victim was known to the attacker. we take violence against women and girls very seriously, and this was someone who, it is a vulnerable position she was in and it would have been horrific and frightening, so we will do our utmost, and we will,

police recovered a body on the river terms believed to be the clapham attacker. the world health organization repeats calls for the protection of patients, health workers and civilians as it conducts a second rescue mission to gaza's nasser hospital. illness prevents wiki leaks founderjulian assange from attending his final hearing against extradition to the united states. iam i am live outside the high court where gillian stange�*s protesters are supporting him as lawyers inside argue he should not be extradited. ——julian assange. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now. we start with breaking news here in the uk. just news here in the uk. in the last 30 minutes or so. detectives leading the hunt for a man wanted for a brutal attack on a mother and her children in south london believe his body has been recovered from the river thames. let's ta ke let's take a look at the map now to see where police say the body has been recovered, close to tower bridge in central london. police have found a body in the river. officers had recently said they believ

the attack happened in clapham at 7:25pm last week.st before 8:00. he then visited a nearby supermarket and bought a bottle of water. cctv showed significant injuries to the right side of his face. he returned to king's cross, took the tube south to victoria, and then east to tower hill tube station. there are then various sightings of him heading west, walking beside the river thames from tower bridge. he almost certainly walked past scotland yard in westminster, and the latest sighting is of him crossing vauxhall bridge at 11pm. we now know that ezedi was walking along the banks of the thames for at least an hour and a half, he was alone in a city he barely knew. it was dark, he had a facial injury. was he heading to someone who could hide him? or did he, as police put it, come to harm? the victim of the attack is still sedated in hospital and unable to answer the many questions police would like to put to her. they have spoken to the children involved. but detectives warn if ezedi is dead or being harboured in this country or overse

the attack happened around 90 minutes earlier in clapham.uspected of throwing a corrosive substance over a woman and her two young daughters. the 31—year—old mother is in a critical but stable condition in hospital with life—changing injuries. the three—year—old and eight—year—old's injuries are not as serious as first thought. it was in 2016 when abdul shokoor ezedi travelled on a lorry from afghanistan to the uk. in 2018, he was convicted of a sexual offence and was given a suspended sentence at newcastle crown court. he was also put on the sex offenders register for ten years. later, he was granted asylum after two failed attempts. the search for abdul shokoor ezedi is now in its fourth day, and still there has been no major breakthrough. the metropolitan police says it is committed to using every available tool and tactic for as long as it takes to find him. more information from the police in the past few minutes have now confirmed that i was citing of him was at 21:33 on the 31st of january when he let the underground station in tower

police believe they have found the body of the man suspected of the clapham chemical attacks. there had been a huge manhunt for abdul ezedi after a woman was hit with a corrosive substance and her two young children were injured. the body was spotted near tower bridge at for o'clock yesterday afternoon. formal identification will take some time but from the clothing, detectives believe it is abdul shokoor ezedi. the sentence given to the killer of three people in nottingham will be reviewed — the attorney general says it was too lenient. the bbc uncovers new evidence in the post office scandal: seven years ago, the government knew the post office had dropped an investigation into the faulty horizon it system. car revs. a warning about the dangers of night time car meets where drivers perform high speed stunts in front of crowds. you get a lot of tension, you get a bit of testosterone, innit? # this is a man's world #. and tributes for robin windsor — the former star of strictly come dancing — who's died at the age of 1m. and coming up on bbc news... one of the few men to score

the met police say they think the man they've been looking for in connection to the the clapham chemicalttack, has "gone into" the river thames. we'll bring you the latest on that. good evening. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, is in washington tonight, warning of the dangers of a russian victory in ukraine if allies don't quickly step up their military support. joe biden does not need persuading. but there is no progress on a foreign aid bill — the house speaker says he won't even put to the floor. wrapped up in that package is aid for israel. but last night, the president changed his position on the scale of the offensive in gaza, and has made it clear he does not support the impending assault on rafah, now home to over a 1.5 million palestinians. i'm of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in the gaza strip has been over the top. eight months out from the election joe biden would dearly love a ceasefire in middel east, and last night signed a memorandum stipulating that those who receive american aid must comply with international humanitarian law. but the middle

hours scouring lots and lots, hours and hours of cctv, tracking his movements after the attack to clapham, tower bridge station, king's cross, the victoria line, and eventually they tracked him to chelsea bridge and that's where the trail appeared to end. he was seen making his way onto chelsea bridge on the cctv, apparently pacing up—and—down the bridge and leaning over the bridge. but there is no cctv to suggest he left chelsea bridge. this is four hours after the attack on 31st of january. this is why police believe he then fell into the river and their latest theory was that he was in the water and they launched a major search of the river thames to find the body of abdul shokoor ezedi. and he has now been found yesterday at four o'clock a little further downstream in the city of london. his body was discovered by a passing boat. police say it is his distinctive clothing and the items on his person which leads them to believe strongly that it is the body of their suspect in this case, abdul shokoor ezedi. mil of their suspect in this case, abdul shokoor ezedi.— shokoor ezedi. all righ

now we do took place in clapham.y do go identification, which they do go on to say may take some weeks . on to say may take some weeks. >> much indeed for bringing us that theory . coumba gb news that theory. coumba gb news reporter live from central london. >> it's extraordinary that the victim in all of this had been sedated for such a long time , sedated for such a long time, and that's why she wasn't able to speak to police initially, weren't quite sure if abdul ezedi was connected to her in any way. and clearly that's because they they still haven't been to her. been able to speak to her. >> and if that body is identified to be abdul ezedi, which looks highly likely, then there of justice there is the question of justice and whether it can now ever be ever be served. tragic that that poor woman is still still in hospital nearly three weeks later . later. >> we're well onto another piece of news that broke just before we went to air on this programme. there were two last week. there's one next week, but could yet

. on the clapham.e things are heating up. boxt boiler as sponsors of whether on . gb news. hello alex whether on. gb news. hello alex burkill here again with your latest gb news weather forecast. >> whilst it is going to turn increasingly as we go increasingly mild as we go through end of week, through the end of the week, it will windy at times and will also be windy at times and there will be some rain. most of that will pushing from the that will be pushing in from the west have high west because we have high pressure uk , pressure to the south of the uk, andifs pressure to the south of the uk, and it's this that's leading to and it's this that's leading to a flow across the a westerly flow across the country well as this , we do country as well as this, we do have spell more persistent have a spell of more persistent rain across parts of scotland as we rest of today, we go through the rest of today, and the start the night, but and the start of the night, but that does away that rain does clear awa

an update on the clapham man—hunt and an unusual piano concert.has been diagnosed with cancer. he's undergoing treatment and won't be carrying out public duties, but the palace says he remains positive. some other stories, and police say a 22—year—old has been arrested and released on bail on suspicion of helping the suspect in the clapham chemical attack. they're now offering £20,000 for information about him and more than 100 people have been killed by forest fires which have been raging in chile. parts of the country have been completely destroyed, with residents describing the situation as hell. next, it was a big night at the grammys for taylor swift, who won album of the year for a record breaking fourth time. that puts her ahead of anyone else in the history of the awards. taylor used the occasion to make this big announcement. my brand new album comes out april 19th. the night was dominated by women, with billie eilish taking home song of the year for what was i made for. and miley cyrus finally won her first grammy for record of the year,

charlie rose is in clapham in south london for us. charlie, what's the latest?this is now a large—scale manhunt involving three of the uk's biggest police forces, the metropolitan police, the british transport police, and northumbria police. because abdul ezedi also has links to newcastle. detectives will be scouring cctv and speaking to witnesses as they desperately try to track down abdul ezedi. they have advise the public not to approach him but instead to dial 999. this lunchtime the victims of this attack, a 31—year—old mother and her two young children, are still being treated in hospital. the youngest of those two girls, a three—year—old, and her mother, police say may well have suffered life changing injuries.— life changing in'uries. charlie rose, thank _ life changing injuries. charlie rose, thank you. _ water companies across britain have forecast above—inflation rises for average household bills. from april, annual charges will increase by an average of 6% in england and by almost 9% in scotland. joining me now is our cost of living correspondent kev

a man has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of assisting the clapham chemical attacker. i'd say give it everything, but also just know how difficult it is. i've been catching up with trent alexander—arnold on the latest stage in his plans to support young academy players who've been let go by their clubs. are you waiting for the final cost of living payment? eight million households will receive just under £300 from today. but is it enough for those who need it most? i take a look. morning. today we have a band of heavy rain moving out of southern scotland and northern ireland across parts of england and wales, ahead of it cloudy, breezy and mild, behind it, pressure, a few wintry showers and not as windy. all of the details later. it's tuesday 6th february. king charles will step back from some of his royal duties as he begins his treatment for cancer. buckingham palace announced the king's diagnosis, and said while it's not prostate cancer, it was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. charities have praised the king's openness about his healt

it was last seen on the 315t clapham.on the 31st of january after the attack and the metropolitan police have called on him to hand himself in. they have even offered a reward to try and get more information about his whereabouts. but eight days on there is still no information on where he could be at the moment. as you may have heard earlier, if you are watching earlier, the 31—year—old woman, the victim of the attack, is still in hospital and is sedated and police say she may lose the sight in her right eye as a result of the attack. meanwhile, hertwo young daughters have been discharged and are recovering from their injuries. the met has released range of photos showing his latest known whereabouts, including some of the ones you have seen there from cctv footage. but the latest that has come through in the past couple of minutes is that the metropolitan police have carried out two raids at addresses associated with the suspect early this morning in newcastle, including his place of work, but no arrests have been made

the attack happened in clapham in south london.daughters are in the hospital with serious injuries. four members of the public who helped earn five police officers were also injured. police say the woman and the suspect are known to each other. this is a ghastly attack. london police and communities will come together to try and rescue the situation. as i say, i wish the woman and her daughters well and we�*re going to hunt down this offender. earlier, a car, the focus of forensic examination, was taken away. the police say that while the attack appears targeted, the suspect is dangerous and they are urgently appealing for help to find him. helena wilkinson, bbc news. now we can turn to sport and the story that is getting so much attention. lewis hamilton looks set to make a shock move to ferrari from the 2025 season onwards. the seven—time formula one world champion has enjoyed unrivalled success at mercedes but is now on course to become the 12th british racer to don the famous red overalls of ferrari. live now to sports journali

did they hold the substance used in the clapham attack?rs have now searched five properties. this is one of the two addresses in east london where police were seen in hazmat suit. this image is the last known sighting of the suspect. he has a visible injury to his face. it is from king's cross tube station on wednesday at nine o'clock at night. he boards a victoria line train, heading southbound, where did it go from there? the attack happened around 90 minutes earlier in clapham. abdul shokoor ezedi is suspected of throwing a corrosive substance over a woman and her two young daughters. the 31—year—old mother is a critical but stable condition in hospital, with life changing injuries. the three—year—old and eight—year—old's injuries are not as serious as first thought. detectives here at scotland yard and other police services and agencies are working around the clock in what is an extensive manhunt. they have had dozens of calls from the public with possible sightings of abdul shokoor ezedi, but the police need more help and so again the

most of the front pages lead with the clapham attack.ly mail — �*us orders strikes on iran backed militia in revenge for base attack�*, reports the guardian. the express says it understands jeremy hunt could announce a national insurance cut in march. in an interview with the paper, the chancellor said he would prioritise tax cuts that boost growth. meanwhile, �*millions face stealth tax rise as tories demand cuts�* is the headline on the front of the i — the paper says mr hunt will be unable to fully reverse what it describes as the "fiscal drag" stealth tax which drags millions into higher tax thresholds — in his spring budget this one i picked up on. people ask what you did at work today. people do —— reduce likely unusualjobs. the university of roehampton, doug or marion mason, what she has been doing lately is playing audio recordings of happy and angry humans shouting at goats. this was an experiment to see whether goats could distinguish between happy and angry voices. so they have goats and they play them angry voice, and then a

after last wednesday's horrific attack on clapham this - horrific attack on clapham this large—scaleere is still no sign of the suspect. we know that he left the newcastle area in the early hours of wednesday. he made his way down to london and the last confirmed sighting of him is at tower hill tube station in london two hours after the attack. police say they know there are people who know where he is, which is why they've offered a reward of up to £20,000 for any information which may lead to his arrest. there are three main victims in all of this. asi—year—old woman and her two young daughters aged eight and three. those two girls, the injuries they suffered are now not thought to be life changing but police say their mother is in a critical but stable condition in hospital. detectives have advised anyone who sees him not to approach him but instead to dial 999. forthe to approach him but instead to dial 999. for the being at least he appears to have vanished into thin air. new research suggests millions of barrels of fuel made from russian crude oil are still being imported to t

the attack happened at 7:25 last wednesday night in clapham in south london.zedi headed north to king's cross, buying some water at tesco. but then he headed south again to tower hill and the river thames. and every time he was filmed on cctv after that, he was walking west along the river, ending up at chelsea bridge. officers have looked through pictures from thousands of cameras, but after 9:33, all of them show ezedi close to the river, apparently steeling himself tojump in. detectives have consulted a behavioural psychologist, who's watched the footage of ezedi on the bridge and considered the attack early in the evening and has advised them that it is possible that ezedi took his own life. officers have been told by experts that if he has died in the river, then with the rapid current, it may take a month to find the body, and in truth it might never be found. friends of the woman he's suspected of attacking have released this image of her and her daughters on a fundraising page, with their faces obscured by hearts. detectives say she is very poorly and

the attack happened 7:25 last wednesday night in clapham in south london.there, ezedi headed to kings cross, buying some water. but then he headed south again to tower hill and the river thames. every time he was filmed on cctv after that, he was walking west along the river, ending up at chelsea bridge. officers have been told by experts that if he has died in the river, with the rapid current, it may take a montho find the body, and in truth, it might never be found. friends of the woman he is suspected of attacking have released to this image of her and her daughters on a fundraising page with their faces obscured by hearts. detectives say she is very poorly and unable to talk to them. she is unaware that the suspect is thought to have gone into the river from chelsea bridge. christian: our reporter was at that police briefing and has come into the studio to join us. nobody, no proof of what happened, but clearly there are indications. reporter: strong indications. when police say things like this, they obviously mean it. they say they are keeping an ope

that took place at 7:25 on wednesday evening on lessar avenue in clapham.erground station, where he was seen just before 8:00. he was next caught on camera at the tesco in caledonian road at 8:42. he went into king's cross underground station again at precisely 9:00pm. and officers have now revealed the last confirmed sighting was just after 9:30 when he comes out of tower hill tube station opposite the tower of london. the metropolitan police is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the arrest of abdul shokoor ezedi. 0fficers believe there are people who know where he is who are yet to come forward, and they are warning that anyone assisting him to evade capture will face arrest. hello, it's the police. is anyone home? five properties have been searched, including this one in newcastle, where mr ezedi was thought to be living. two empty containers with warnings on the labels were found. tests are ongoing to see if they held the substance used in the clapham attack. that liquid was found to be a very concentrated corrosive substance.

agent in um clapham . inside. agent in um clapham. where he and he doesn't appear .ressed in those images. in that to look overly, um, stressed in those images . in that footage he those images. in that footage he appears to be quite calm despite that significant injury to the right hand side of his face. and it's therefore potentially a person who can move about, use his connections , and find some his connections, and find some kind of shelter there. through his persuasive personality . and his persuasive personality. and police will be concerned that he is . he has police will be concerned that he is. he has gone to ground and will be hoping that that money, that £20,000, will help to lose some lips . some lips. >> well, thank you very much for bringing us that very latest, ray addison, gb news reporter who outside new scotland who is outside new scotland yard. and i heard another theory , perhaps, he hired , perhaps, that he was a hired hit or hired henchmen. hit man or hired henchmen. >> although that was >> although given that he was known to the victim, or at

an eight—year—old girl was also injured in the incident in clapham on wednesday evening.t they called an horrific scenes. live now to our correspondent charlie rose, who's at the scene in south london. the police update in the last hour or so, the police update in the last hour orso, but the police update in the last hour or so, but what have officers been saying? or so, but what have officers been sa in: ? or so, but what have officers been sa in. ? ., or so, but what have officers been sa inc? ., ., ,., saying? some of the details about what happened — saying? some of the details about what happened here _ saying? some of the details about what happened here last - saying? some of the details about what happened here last night - saying? some of the details about what happened here last night are pretty horrific. they are distressing. we know that last night, yesterday evening at around about 7:30pm, police and emergency services were called to this road after a woman and her two young children were attacked with what has been described as a corrosive substance. the pol

the man wanted in connection with the clapham alkaline attack.d there's glaring questions here, isn't there, ellie? there's why was he allowed to stay in england after being convicted of a sex attack? why granted asylum on his why was he granted asylum on his third application, after seemingly converting to christianity, which is what the liverpool bomber in 2021 did? the liverpool hospital bombing. um, so many questions. the liverpool hospital bombing. um, so many questions . uh, not um, so many questions. uh, not many answers at this point . many answers at this point. >> yeah, we'd love to get your views on that. we're asking this morning is our asylum system broken? do let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. but before we get into any of that, let's get a news bulletin with tatiana . ali. tatiana. ali. >> thank you very much. your top stories from the gb newsroom a refugee who's been hunted by police after a chemical attack in the capital was allowed to stay in the uk despite being a convicted sex offender . we're convicted sex offende

the wednesday before last, four hours after that horrific attack in clapham where a mother and her two have their work cut out because they say they are very challenging conditions, the low tide is possibly the best time to search the river. there are obstacles in the river. there are obstacles in the way but this is the latest theory that abdul shokoor ezedi has now met his end in the river and they are now concentrating their search efforts right here on the river thames.— search efforts right here on the river thames. thank you. now it's time for the _ river thames. thank you. now it's time for the weather. _ that mist has lifted. we have got some sunny spells coming through and look at this, we have some saturated ground with localised flooding. we have got some showers around today and low pressure still dominates the weather story. and low pressure still dominates the weatherstory. it and low pressure still dominates the weather story. it is centred down towards the south—west and with this weather find just bumping into the far north of scotland, in that cold air, some of the sh

last night, just off clapham common, police believe abdul ezedi attacked the woman and her three and an alkaline substance. trying to escape, he crashed into another car. neighbours came to help. the man was saying, "i can't see, i can't see." that's when she got acid thrown in herface. so i shouted for my partner to get some water. i was holding the little girl, i think obviously it transferred onto me. it was on my face and my arm and my lips. my lips are still burning. cctv footage shows some of the attack. the suspect appears to run someone over. then he gets out of the car and takes one of the children out from the back. he then runs off, chased by others. another eyewitness who also didn't want to be identified gave chase. he pulled a two or three—year—old out of the car, and he lifted her up as high as he could, and he just body slammed her to the ground, twice. i saw red and started chasing him down the road. i saw the mother, i believe, of the child, and her face wasjust covered with something — only god knows what it was. you could see it was obviously burning her, her lips

police are searching the river thames for the body of abdul shokoor ezedi — the clapham chemical attackct. detectives believe the 35—year—old may be dead after going into the water near to chelsea bridge in west london. and iraq's foreign minister tells the bbc his country could be pushed into conflict by attacks on its territory by iranian—backed militias and us forces. the metropolitan police is searching the river thames in central london to try to find a man suspected of throwing a corrosive substance at his ex—partner and her two children. scotland yard believes abdul shokoor ezedi went into the water in the hours after the attack last month. a police boat has been seen circling between chelsea and vauxhall bridges. our correspondent, charlie rose, is at the scene of the search and has the latest. police started searching this section of the river thames at nine o'clock this morning, basically to take advantage of the low tide. why have they started searching the river? because, they say, here in chelsea bridge, here on chelsea bridge, this is where abdul shokoor ezedi was last see

tests are ongoing to see if they held the substance used in the clapham attack.nistan. members of the afghan community in london have made this plea. 0ur appeal to abdul ezedi is for him to hand himself in to the police as soon as possible. it was a horrific crime on the streets of london against a woman and two girls, and we hope that the public will also cooperate with the police. the woman injured in the attack remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital. simon jones, bbc news. emergency teams in chile are battling to control wildfires that have killed at least 64 people. rescue teams have warned that more bodies will be found. more than 1000 homes have been destroyed. a state of emergency is in place in central and southern parts of the country — where many people have been told to evacuate. the chilean president, gabriel boric, said he would make "all necessary resources" available. for more on this we are joined by mimi swaby — our news reporter who specialises in latin america. what is the latest? any televised address, president _ what is the l

the attack happened close to clapham common. our special correspondent lucy manning has the latest.ort contains some distressing images. the screams of a mother filled this quiet south london street. "i can't see, i can't see", she shouted, as she and her two daughters were attacked with a chemical substance. on the run and dangerous — abdul ezedi, known to the victims and with injuries to his face from the substance he's alleged to have thrown. last night, just off clapham common, police believe abdul ezedi attacked the woman and her three and eight—year—old girls with an alkaline substance. trying to escape, he crashed into another car. neighbours came to help. she was saying, "i can't see, i can't see", so i shouted for my partner to get some water. the little girl's transferred onto me, my lips are still burning. cctv footage shows some of the attack. the suspect appears to run someone over, then he gets out the suspect appears to run someone over. then he gets out of the car and takes one of the children out from the back. he then runs off, chased by others. another eyewitness

that attack nine days ago in clapham, a 31—year—old women remain sedated in hospital., she may lose her sight in her right eye following the attack. initially a £20,000 reward was a offered for information leading to his arrest. the police also talking about all resources being used. it was a huge manhunt. we know so much more background of this man over the past few days. he was originally placed on the sex offenders register for ten years, ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work, but then had a suspended sentence back in newcastle in 2018. he was granted asylum after two failed attempts. he was allowed on the third attempt to stay in the country after a priest confirmed he had converted to christianity. it was a dreadful attack, we saw the cctv when he pulled out the liquid. the victims remain in hospital. ali price was listening to the police asking questions about what happens now. we will talk to her again on the programme in the next couple of minutes. those are the key new details coming from the metropolitan police. to another developing story today. prince harr

detectives spent ten intense days hunting ezedi after the attack in clapham, in which a 31—year—old womanbroken down. she got into his car, whereupon a strong alkali was thrown into herface. ezedi, in the dark hoodie, fled on foot, his movements tracked on cctv. he walked for hours along the thames before police concluded hejumped into the river at chelsea bridge. across 20 days, his body floated downstream, retracing the journey of more than 11.5 miles ezedi had made on foot. finally his body was recovered from the water at tower pier, close to the tower of london. every year around 30 bodies are recovered from the thames. most are people who have gone into the river deliberately to end their lives. abdul shakoor ezedi, it appears, is the latest notorious addition to that list. ezedi�*s victim is now stable in hospital, but has a life changing injuries. it was a crime and an investigation that shocked the british public. unaware ezedi was already dead, there were questions as to how this fugitive was able to evade capture for so long. finally it seems the river thames has yielded some an

a new picture of the afghan refugee who fled the scene of the clapham corrosive chemical attack.t 9.50pm on wednesday night. but since then, nothing. ezedi's car recovered from the scene has been minutely examined by a forensics team. inside the vehicle, officers found ezedi's mobile phone, but while that helps provide evidence, it also means police are much more reliant on cctv footage to track their target's movements. it takes a long time to track cctv because you have to work out which way he's gone. hundreds and hundreds of hours of cctv painstakingly gone through. we've got support and assistance from our counter—terrorism fugitive teams who are experts in this, along with our experts in specialist crime. so we are tracking him down and we will continue to do so. will you get him? i'm as confident as i can be, mark, that we will, yes. police are trying to work out the relationship between ezedi and the woman he attacked. she suffered serious burns from a powerful, corrosive alkali. still critically ill in hospital, unable to communicate, she has life—changing injuries to he

multiple people were taken to hospital after the incident in clapham on wednesday evening.hat they called an horrific scene after a mother and her two girls were doused in their car with the substance. live now to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan, who's at the scene in south london. can you describe what actually happened?— can you describe what actually hauened? , . ., happened? pretty much you have already said- _ happened? pretty much you have already said. there's _ happened? pretty much you have already said. there's not - happened? pretty much you have already said. there's not much i happened? pretty much you have i already said. there's not much more that we know this stage. police say it was a horrific attack. eyewitnesses who have spoken to the bbc say that around 7:30pm last night they saw a woman and her young children, they say she was in a car and they saw a man throw what you have described already as a corrosive substance at them. police haven't said more about what that substance was. some eyewitnesses say they believe it was acid but at the moment pol

detectives spent ten intense days hunting ezedi after the attack in clapham, in which a 31—year—old womanured and her two young children hurt. ezedi, an afghan refugee, had lured the women to a meeting after their relationship had broken down. she got into his car, whereupon a strong alkali was thrown into herface. ezedi, in the dark hoodie, fled on foot, his movements tracked on cctv. he walked for hours along the thames before police concluded hejumped into the river at chelsea bridge. across 20 days, his body floated downstream, retracing the journey of more than 4.5 miles ezedi had made on foot. finally his body was recovered from the water at tower pier, close to the tower of london. every year around 30 bodies are recovered from the thames. most are people who have gone into the river deliberately to end their lives. abdul shakoor ezedi, it appears, is the latest notorious addition to that list. ezedi's victim is now stable in hospital, but has life changing injuries. it was a crime and an investigation that shocked the british public. unaware ezedi was already dead, there were ques

that was in clapham at around 725 on the 31st of january. the manhunt continues for the suspect.nues for the susect. ., ,, ,., the manhunt continues for the susect. . g ~ ., suspect. thank you meghan owen in the newsroom. _ suspect. thank you meghan owen in the newsroom. we _ suspect. thank you meghan owen in the newsroom. we will— suspect. thank you meghan owen in the newsroom. we will keep - suspect. thank you meghan owen in the newsroom. we will keep you - the newsroom. we will keep you across the and bring any details when we get them. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is on another diplomatic tour of the middle east — his fifth visit to the region since the conflict erupted between israel and hamas. he's visiting saudi arabia, israel, egypt, qatar and the occupied west bank. mr blinken's trip follows days of air strikes by the united states against iranian—linked targets in iraq, syria and yemen. ahead of his arrival, a drone attack killed six us—backed kurdish fighters at an american base in eastern syria. mr blinken is also expected to discuss boosting aid to gaza

he is wanted in connection with a brutal attack on a mother and her two children in clapham in southlice thought he had travelled back to newcastle in the north of england where he had been living. at another time the operations are man was arrested accused of trying to hide. nevertheless, when the police searched the cctv cameras, they say he had finally ended up on chelsea bridge not too far from here and say he had gone into the water. the mother and two children who were caught up in this attack have been in hospital, the police say the mother suffered severe injuries. they say she has been sedated for much of the last three weeks since the attack. today the update is that she is in a more stable condition and she is of sedation and they believe they can start having conversations with her as they try to piece together what happened around this attack and as they try to confirm this was definitely the body of the suspect. scott benton — the british mp caught in a lobbying scandal — has had his appeal against a recommended 35—day suspension from parliament dismissed by an independ

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