, the croydon custody centre.a critical condition in hospital. the metropolitan police have released a statement. it says... "a murder investigation has been launched following the death of a police officer in south london." the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has tweeted this morning, he said... he went on to say... "my thoughts are also with the entire metropolitan police family, who i know will be deeply mourning their colleague at this extremely difficult time. i remain in close contact with the commissioner to offer her and our met officers and staff my support." that from sadiq khan. we will be back with more on this. this is the scene at windmill lane, croydon, where that fatal shooting occurred in the early hours of this morning. the boss of the next fashion chain has warned that thousands of retailjobs may become "unviable" because of the shift to online shopping as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. lord wolfson, who's a conservative peer, welcomed the newjob support scheme announced by the chancellor ye

that is the view of the croydon custody centre at windmill lane in croydon in south london where theed in the early hours of the morning. we will talk much more about these developments very soon. uk businesses already suffering from the impact of coronavirus face further uncertainty after missing out on help in the british government's new emergenchob support scheme. people in a number of sectors, including retail and hospitality and those on zero—hours contracts, fear for the future, as the head of one of britain's biggest high street chain warns that thousands of retail jobs are under threat. lord wolfson, who runs clothing firm next, said the posts of thousands of workers are now "unviable" because lockdown has triggered a permanent shift to online shopping. the state will now pay a maximum of 22% of employees wages. this contrasts with furlough which paid up to 80% of staff salaries. added to this is the new iopm closing time which has led to the pub, hospitality and leisure industries fearing drastic loss of business. figures announced in the last couple of hours show the uk go

in 2015 he moved to croydon. neighbourhood team. finally, as we know, he worked in our detention command at croydon but frequently volunteering for duty in custody suites across london. matt spent very nearly 30 years as a uniformed police officer serving the public of london. he was originally from new zealand and he was educated, i believe, at a boys school where he developed a huge passion and great skill at rugby. after 0rtega university came to london in 1989 and began to play by london in 1989 and began to play rugby at a very high level the london irish. matt was a leader in his sport. well—known as a player and in several teams, including the met police and latterly as a coach more recently with east grinstead. his colleagues knew him as a big quy- his colleagues knew him as a big guy. big in stature, big in heart. friendly, capable, a lovely man, highly respected by his colleagues. 0fficers, staff and of course, by members of the public, including i may say, suspects he arrested or dealt with in custody.

daniel sanford, bbc news, croydon. our reporter greg mackenzie is at the scene of the shooting. took place, an important opportunity for collea g u es place, an important opportunity for colleagues and members of the public, greg, to pay their respects. a real poignant moment at four o'clock this afternoon. yes, many of his colleagues stood just over here are my rights to pay their respects to this much loved colleague, a custody sergeant shot whilst on duty. in terms of the background, we know a 23—year—old was brought to the police centre at two o'clock this morning and at about quarter past two, he shot the custody sergeant who is trying to book him in having been arrested on suspicion of possession of firearms and ammunition. he was subsequently searched here and produced this weapon, shot the custody sergeant, then shot himself. as for the custody sergeant from the ambulance ci’ews we re custody sergeant from the ambulance crews were called immediately, but sadly, they couldn't save him, and he was pronounced dead in hospital a short time later. as for the 23—year—old suspe

daniel sandford, bbc news, croydon.ropolitan police, cressida dick, spoke about matt and his career in the police. his colleagues knew him as a big guy, big in stature, big in heart, friendly, capable. a lovely man, highly respected by his colleagues, officers, staff and, of course, by members of the public — including, i may say, suspects he arrested or dealt with in custody. he was very well known locally and he will be remembered so fondly in croydon and missed there, as well as in the met and the rugby world. he leaves a partner and he leaves an adult son from a previous relationship. our thoughts are with them. cressida dick there. let's take a look at some of the day's other news now. mali's former defence minister has been sworn in as the country's interim president, five weeks after a military coup overthrew its former president keita. the ruling militaryjunta has picked bah ndaw to head a transitional government until elections are held, expected in 18 months' time. the coup leader has been sworn in as vice—pre

joining me now from croydon is shadow police minister and mp for croydon central, sarah jones.t anything we have seen before, the whole community is in shock, and the community, the family of policing croydon who work so closely together who go out and put themselves in danger every day are absolutely devastated, and i have been speaking to officers, and of course the commander and people in the community and everybody absolutely devastated. for the people who don't know what croydon is like, can you say a little bit about the area, about the community, given that this event has happened? croydon is a wonderful community, it is a huge burrow, but a very large population, we have a lot of young people in croydon, more than anywhere else in london, it is a mixed community, and a very happy one, and this is, this kind of —— this kind of event is so heartbreaking for people that it worked so hard to make croydon a play saturdays. i have was due to be visiting the custody suite this morning to talk to people who run a scheme called divergent which is about how you managed to get you

and daniel joins us live from croydon now. bring us date with events there. events therei think there isjust bring us date with events there.|j think there is just a huge shock, huge grief both and the croydon custody centre and the community around here. the officer was well known beyond his work in the police force and deep shock running through the entire police service. there are some difficult questions for people to answer. i understand that the suspect had been arrested because of some ammunition that had been found so some ammunition that had been found so clearly a firearms link had been drawn and yet still he was able to pull a gun drawn and yet still he was able to pulla gun and drawn and yet still he was able to pull a gun and shoot dead the custody sergeant here at croydon custody centre. his death brings to 73 the number of offices that have been shot dead since the beginning of the 20th century in england, wales and scotland. that is a tragic number but it is, of course, much, much lower than in places where firearms legislation is much lax, fo

police investigating the murder of sergeant matt ratana at croydon in south london on friday — have arrestedicion of supplying a firearm. president trump nominates the conservative judge, amy coney barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us supreme court. more arrests at an anti—government protests in belarus, as protest leaders claim they will succeed in replacing alexander lu kashenko. and in half an hour here on bbc news, as fresh protests take place. global questions takes a look at the belarus crisis, where the stakes are high for president putin as well. good afternoon. the government has defended its decision to allow hundreds of thousands of students to return to university. that's despite several outbreaks of coronavirus which have seen many students confined to their rooms on campuses. the culture secretary oliver dowden said today it's important that students didn't give up a year of their lives by not returning to their studies. but a member of the government's advisory body modelling the spread of the pandemic says the consequences of allowing students back have been ‘entirely p

as you say, very poignant, especially in croydon.ave been brought in to the station and are being laid out sidejust behind the railings there. also in tribute to matt ratana a rugby ball, by tribute to matt ratana a rugby ball, rugby a great passion of his, and a police helmet. i spoke to a couple a short time ago who came along with flowers a nd short time ago who came along with flowers and i asked if they knew him personally and they said no, we are just members of the public who live in croydon and we wanted to remember him. we heard from the metropolitan police commissioner about him, 5a yea rs old police commissioner about him, 5a years old come to two years away from possible retirement, a man big in stature, bacon heart, she said. well respected, well loved by his collea g u es well respected, well loved by his colleagues —— big in stature, big in the heart. investigation under way into the suspected murder, also an investigation by the independent 0ffice investigation by the independent office of police conduct. they have no

daniel sandford, bbc news, croydon.ve issued a statement. police where he was born have responded. commissioner andrew coster said that: "while sergeant ratana spent most of his career in the uk, anyone who serves here will always be a part of our new zealand police whanau." and prime ministerjacinda ardern has also issued a statement — saying that it was "incredibly sad to hear the news" and offered her condolences to sergeant rata na's whanau across the world. here in the uk, this is the east grinstead rugby club this evening. the club's flag is flying at half—mast in tribute to the life of their much—loved head coach. us media reports that president trump has decided to nominate federal judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. i'm joined by ilya shapiro who is the director of the robert a levy center for constitutional studies at the cato institute. he also recently published a book about the supreme court — ‘supreme disorder‘. he is in washington. thank you very much for talking to us. i can see lots of copies

daniel sanford, bbc news, croydon.e uk's population is now under tighter coronavirus restrictions after measures were announced for another swathe of the country. cardiff, leeds and blackpool are on the new list of places where people will be banned from mixing with other households from this weekend. london is also on the covid hotspot watchlist as cases rise sharply in the capital. it comes as new figures suggest that england is seeing a rapid rise in coronavirus cases. in a moment, the latest on the local lockdowns in wales and england. first here's our medical editor fergus walsh. the coronavirus numbers are all going the wrong way. infections, hospitaladmissions and deaths are all rising. the latest r number has increased to1.2 to1.5, which means every ten infected people will pass the virus to between 12—15 others. the office for national statistics infection survey estimates that more than 100,000 people in england had coronavirus in the week ending 19th september. nearly double the previous week. that equates t

daniel sandford, bbc news, croydon.r of the uk's population will come under tighter coronavirus restrictions after new rules come into force this weekend in cardiff, leeds and blackpool banning households from mixing with other households. england is seeing a rapid rise in coronavirus cases, with london now on the hotspot watchlist. in a moment, the latest on the new local lockdowns, but first, here's our medical editor, fergus walsh, whose report contains flashing images. the coronavirus numbers are all going the wrong way. infections, hospitaladmissions and deaths are all rising. the latest r number has increased to 1.2 to 1.5, which means every ten infected people will pass the virus to between 12—15 others. the office for national statistics infection survey estimates that more than 100,000 people in england had coronavirus in the week ending 19th september, nearly double the previous week. that equates to 9,600 new infections per day — roughly three times the number that were being picked up up by testing. it amoun

a police officer who died after being shot at a police station in croydon, south london, on friday has been named as matt ratana. he was 54. lawyers for breonna taylor, the woman killed by police in her own home in the united states, call for full transparency over the investigation into her death. the late us supreme courtjudge, ruth bader ginsburg, has become the first woman in american history to lie

a 23—year—old suspect who'd been arrested opened fire in croydon, and then shot himself.s the united kingdom. and today we police are all mourning a great loss. colleagues held a minute's silence for the sergeant, who's not yet been named. he'd served with the police for almost 30 years. also tonight a quarter of the uk's population now under tighter coronavirus restrictions as another wave of local lockdowns is announced. from this weekend people in cardiff, swansea, blackpool and leeds

daniel sandford, bbc news, croydon.w zealand where matt ratana was born. police there paid their tributes. commissioner andrew coster said: and prime ministerjacinda ardern has also issued a statement: while here in the uk, this is the east grinstead rugby club with their flag flying at half—mast in tribute to the life of their much loved head coach. lets turn to paris, where two people have been wounded in a knife attack outside the former offices of the french satirical magazine charlie hebdo. the victims, a man and a woman who are staff members of a television company were seriously wounded, although both are reportedly out of danger. two people have been ta ken into custody. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. sirens in central paris today, the familiar scenes of a recurring nightmare — a knife attack that left two people seriously injured at a building once occupied by the satirical magazine charlie hebdo. the victims are employees of a television production company with offices there. translation: out

daniel sandford, bbc news, croydon.e matt raatana was born. police there paid their tributes. commissioner andrew coster said that and prime minister jacinda ardern has also issued a statement, saying that it was: while here in the uk, this is the east grinstead rugby club with their flag flying at half mast in tribute to the life of their much loved head coach. this is bbc news. our main headline: us media reports that president trump has decided to nominate federal judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. protesters have filled the streets of louisville, kentucky for a third night, demanding justice for the police killing of breonna taylor. her family joined the march on friday after a press conference in which their lawyer demanded the transcript of the proceedings be released, calling for transparency if people were to accept the result. her mother was too emotional to speak, but breonna taylor's aunt read out a statement on her behalf. and i quote, "i never had faith in daniel cameron to begin with. i knew he

and tributes to sergeant matt ratana, the officer killed at a police station in croydon. community spoke as one on friday, both in our grief but also in our gratitude to the many years of service from a wonderful officer who was the very best of us. but first, the health secretary has announced further restrictions for people living in the north east of england to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. matt hancock said these would include legal restrictions on indoor mixing between households in any setting. so, for example, it'll be against the law for different households to go to the pub together. but as mps held a lengthy debate on covid—i9, matt hancock was challenged to give parliament more of a say before new laws are imposed. on wednesday, mps will decide whether to renew the coronavirus act, under which many emergency powers have been introduced. i know he wants to take public opinion with him, but will he also reassure us that he's determined to take parliament with him? and may i urge him, in that respect, to meet with my honourable friend, the member for altr

seregeant matt ratana was shot yesterday as he booked a suspect into a custody suite in croydon, southly mail says the police are now facing questions. matiu ratana, who was 5a, was about to search the handcuffed suspect in a covid screening cell when the man produced a revolver that he had stuffed down his trousers. the times also leads with the shooting, and says the 23—year—old suspect was on the governments radar, having previously been flagged to the prevent extremism programme. the international ft says efforts to contain a second wave of coronavirus in europe's worst affected areas were in disarray yesterday as national and regional governments clashed over the severity of new restrictions and their economic costs. and le figaro says terrorism strikes again in the heart of paris after a stabbing near the offices of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo. in the uk, the telegraph says ministers are working on plans to save christmas & are prepared to do "whatever it takes" to ensure families are able to meet over the festive period. and the guardian goes with the unionn representin

daniel sanford, bbc news, croydon.f a black woman killed by police in the american city of louisville has demanded the transcript of the grand jury proceedings in her case be released. he called for transparency if people were to accept the result. on wednesday the authorities said no police officers would be prosecuted for the killing of breonna taylor. the decision triggered anti—racist protests around the country, with two officers shot and injured in louisville. breonna taylor's mother was too emotional to speak at the press conference, but her sister — breonna taylor's aunt — read out a statement on her behalf. and i quote, "i never had faith in daniel cameron to begin with. amen. i knew he was too inexperienced to deal with the job of this calibre. i knew had —— he had artie chosen to be on the wrong side of the law. did he make a unilateral decision to put his thumb on the scales of justice to help try exonerate and justify the killing of breonna taylor by these police officers. they murdered breonna taylor! and

katharine carpenter is in croydon for us this morning. station where that incident took place. catherine, colleagues there of this sergeant are now having to investigate what happened to him? yes, understandably be mood here is still very sombre. we have seen some of sergeant rata na's still very sombre. we have seen some of sergeant ratana's colleagues arriving for work this morning heads bowed, and despite the early hours, floral tributes continue to arrive. it is difficult to see, but behind me, behind this wall, there is a row upon i’ow me, behind this wall, there is a row upon row of flowers. they are alongside candles and also a policeman's helmet and a rugby ball, those reflecting two of sergeant ratana's great those reflecting two of sergeant rata na's great passions, those reflecting two of sergeant ratana's great passions, this policing family, he served the net for nearly 30 years and was only two months of retirement, and sport. we know that he enjoyed weightlifting and also rugby. he was a coach down in east grinsted, and col

forensics officers working at the croydon custody centre in south london today. around 2:15am this morning in a police vehicle, but he was carrying a concealed revolver and, still handcuffed behind his back, appears to have shot the custody sergeant in the chest before shooting himself. the dead officer, 54—year—old matt ratana, who'd served his whole career in the metropolitan police and was about to retire, was rushed to hospital, but couldn't be saved. he gave 29 years of his life to the public of london. he has now tragically been killed on duty. his service will never be forgotten and we are deeply grateful for it, and it is a really distinguished service from a lovely, lovely, much respected police officer. welcome to east grinstead rugby football club. i'm matt ratana, head coach. sergeant ratana, who was originally from new zealand, was a much loved colleague, but was also well known as a first—class rugby player and the coach at east grinstead rugby club in sussex. just before last night's shift, he whatsapped about how great the last training session ha

tom symonds bbc news, croydon. metropolitan police, stuart cundy, gave this update on the murder investigation. yesterday, one of my colleagues, matt, was murdered. and my thoughts are with his partner, his family, his friends, his colleagues, both here and across the world. and, as well as remembering that, over the last two days, we have been working round the clock on our murder investigation. at this time, the suspect remains in hospital in a critical condition and due to his state, we are not yet able to speak to him. we have teams of specialist investigators who are investigating matt's murder. we have four major crime scenes, each of which is being painstakingly searched and will be subject to a detailed and painstaking forensic examination. we have recovered the gun from the custody suite where matt was shot and that gun is being forensically examined. we also have the cctv from that custody suite, which shows the event. and we have body worn video of our police officers who were involved in the circumstanc

police investigating the murder of sergeant matt ratana at croydonh london on friday — have arrested a man on suspicion of supplying a firearm. president trump has nominated the conservative judge, amy coney barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us supreme court. there's been more arrests at an anti—government protests in belarus, as the exiled opposition figurehead tells supporters that they will succeed in replacing alexander lu kashenko. we're back in half an hour. now on bbc news — global questions. the growing street protests in belarus threaten not only president lukashenko, the country's authoritarian leader — the stakes are high for president putin too. hello and welcome to this edition of global questions. what will happen in belarus? president lukashenko, who's been in powerfor a quarter of a century, has been sworn in for a sixth term in office in a secret inauguration. there have been weeks of street protests against him following his disputed election victory in august. so far he has the support of russia's president putin but it is no

tom symonds bbc news, croydon. rugby.in a tense semifinal in paris. adam wild watched the action. their welcome in paris comes with a futuristic feel although the future feels for saracens rather less barking. condemned to relegation at home, heavy punishment for breaching financial rules, europe then is their last hope for this great team. in truth and saracens were not expected to get this far. still for much of their semifinal against racing 92 it looked as though they could even go further. alex goode's kicking keeping things close before in the second half dumping them into a slender lead. commentator: three good penalties. a flash of french flair and racing we re a flash of french flair and racing were suddenly racing towards the final. one of the greatest moments in their history. a quite brilliant try sparking wild celebrations under the paris roof. for saracens there was no coming back. their return to european competition will now be years away. here is where the story ends for them, the end of an era as elite b

since he was shot dead in the croydon custody centre in the early hours of friday, tributes have pouredf my life with this lovely man. my gentle giant, with his infectious smile and big heart. i think of him with tenderness and love. matt will always be in my head and in my heart." 0rder, order. i'm sure all honourable members will wish tojoin me in paying our respects to police sergeant matt ratana, who was killed in the course of duty on friday. this afternoon, there was a minute's silence in parliament for the custody sergeant, originally from new zealand. he's been remembered for almost 30 years' service to policing, but also for the huge contribution he made to grassroots rugby as a coach and mentor of young players. in her statement, his partner said, "i know matt touched many, many people's lives with his friendliness, patience, kindness, enthusiasm and caring ways." the man suspected of shooting sergeant ratana, louis de zoysa, is still in a critical condition in hospital. a school friend has told the bbc that he had a weird obsession with guns and used to watch extremely violen

people in croydon and hackney, for example, they remember him so fondly as a really good police officery good at investigating crime, arresting people and dealing with anti—social behaviour and that kind of thing. but also was involved in supporting people, and helping young people get away from crime. a really rounded character. and then he was a truly great sportsmen, and a leader in sports. so, sport, of course, takes you into all sorts of wider worlds. and, you know, he was a kiwi, a proud kiwi. but he lived in london all his life. he worked in london all his life, played sport all over the place. he led sport as a coach and a captain. notjust rugby, he was a very good tennis player. so, those worlds, the sporting worlds and the london community world, perhaps i didn't know so much about. but as a police officer, so many people knew how good he was. he is going to be sorely, sorely missed. finally, it is police memorial day, and we are remembering the officers who have been lost. the police are under a lot of pressure at the moment, and they are bearing a lot of that pressure. is th

tom symonds, bbc news, croydon. on the investigation and details from new scotla nd investigation and details from new scotland yard, we are expecting to have a statement later this evening. and as soon as we get that, we will bring that to you. borisjohnson has told the un general assembly that countries should unite to defeat the coronavirus pandemic. in a pre—recorded message played in new york, he announced a series of new measures to help lead the world out of the crisis. let's heal the world, literally and metaphorically, and let's begin with the truth, because as someone once said, the truth shall set you free. and with nearly a million people dead, with colossal economic suffering already inflicted, more to come, there is a moral imperative for humanity to be honest and reach a joint understanding of how the pandemic began, how it was able to spread. not because i want to blame any country or government or to score points. i simply believe, as a former covid patient, that we all have a right to know so that

detectives investigating the shooting of sgt matt ratana in croydon on friday are searching propertieslondon and close to the village of banstead in surrey. the 23—year—old suspect is critically injured and detectives are unable to question him. sgt ratana was remembered this morning at the national police memorial day service and also at east grinstead rugby club, where he was head coach. tom symonds reports. police memorial day commemorates all of those who have died while serving but the killing of an officer is a particularly traumatic event. the home secretary and the mayor of london laid wreaths but the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, was remembering an officer she had personally served alongside. matt ratana, she said, was extraordinary, firm but supportive of those needing help. if some good can come out of this terrible incident in which we have had one of our officers murdered, it would be that more people understand a little bit about the challenges of police work, and see us police for who we are. you know, human beings who go to work to help people, t

there was a large police presence at this location near croydon.tors will want to find out how a revolver was apparently brought into the custody suite, despite an initial police search. sgt ratana was shot as he prepared to make a more thorough check with a metal detector. and andy is in croydon for us now. andy, tell us what's been happening there. it looks like there are some people behind you. that's right. it has been very busy here all day with members of the public coming along to bring flowers which are being laid in the railingsjust behind me. and just out of shot, there are hundreds of bouquets, one more being brought in right now. alongside those there is a rugby ball and a police helmet, signs of the passions in sergeant ratana's life and the people here, some of them serving police officers in uniforms, former police officers in uniforms, former police officers, members of the community, members of his rugby club and they all paint a picture of a man who was part of the community, much loved, much respected, a man with a sense of humou

from croydon, tom symonds reports.wers hasn't slowed here all day. and the death of this respected police officer was marked as far away as his native new zealand by the country's prime minister. donna murray—turner worked with sergeant rata na in community policing. he had a very live professional experience of dealing with communities and that was evident in the way he policed and spoke and the way he engaged and as a friend when my own mother died in 2018 he spent the day with us as a family, he held my hand while i cried. a mile away the busy road where this incident began, a 23—year—old man stopped in the early hours by a police patrol. what happened next is at the heart the inquiry. as the suspect was arrested, he was handcuffed. he was also patted down we have been told. but that is all they can do here on the roadside. if a gun was concealed it might well have required an intimate search to find it and that can only be done back at the police station. there, officers were about to begin the search process with

let's speak to our correspondent andy moore who's in croydon.lso people living in the area? that's right, there has been a steady strea m right, there has been a steady stream of people coming to lay flowers. police officers in uniform, former police officers, and simply members of the community. behind the gates there are hundreds of bouquets of flowers, there is a rugby ball, he was very passionate about his by. he was very passionate about his rugby. there is a police helmet. i've been speaking to a view of the people that have been here this morning, and some said they were just members of the community, they didn't know him personally but they wa nted didn't know him personally but they wanted to pay tribute to a police officer who worked in their area. i did speak briefly to one person who said he knew matt, he said he was a lovely guy, always involved in the community, the right sort of police officer, he said, to build bridges in the community. so, certainly a well loved, well respected officer. the investigation into what happened here

a police officer who died after being shot at a police station in croydon, south london, on friday has been named as matt ratana. he was 5a. lawyers for breonna taylor, the woman killed by police in her own home in the united states, call for full transparency over the investigation into her death. the late us supreme courtjudge, ruth bader ginsburg, has become the first woman in american history to lie in state in the capital building in washington. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with the bbc news at ten. now, in a change of schedule, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. the standout new release this week is missjuneteenth, the directorial feature debut from channing godfrey peoples, whose cv includes writing credits on tv series queen sugar. turquoisejones. is that you? i haven't seen you since the pageant. it slipped my mind that you have a daughter old enough to be in the pageant. set in fort worth, texas, this very engaging drama follows a f

tonight at ten, tributes are paid to the police officer, sergeant matiu ratana, shot dead in croydon,he metropolitan police for almost 30 years. now the force says it's mourning "a great loss." his colleagues knew him as a big guy. big in stature, big in heart. friendly, capable. a lovely man, highly respected by his colleagues. fellow officers and friends have been paying their respects throughout the day. he's a bloke that is just so passionate about what he does. he always has been. it doesn't matter if you're the most talented or the least talented person, he'll treat you equal to that. he just wants to help people out, basically. that's what matt was all about. a 23—year—old suspect, who turned the weapon

police investigating the murder of sergeant matt ratana at croydon in south london on friday — have arrestedof supplying a firearm. president trump has nominated the conservative judge, amy coney barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us supreme court. back in half an hour. now on bbc news... an investigation by bbc news arabic into russian oligarch roman abramovich, who controls companies that have donated $100 million to elad, a settler organisation operating in occupied eastjerusalem. a small neighbourhood at the outskirts of jerusalem's old city. it's home to about 20,000 palestinians. they call it silwan. but to the growing number ofjewish settlers, the neighbourhood is ir david, or the city of david. it's of a special importance to thejewish people because that is our ancestral heritage and so everything we find, the entire story of the city of david is really our story. the settlers are backed by an organisation called elad, whose aim is to assess or strengthen thejewish presence in this palestinian neighbourhood. he speaks hebrew. over the last 15 years, nearly half of elad's donate

ross noah and his partner — he was shot ina noah and his partner — he was shot in a custody suite in croydonf this, but at the same timea human impact of this, but at the same time a lot of questions being asked how a suspect could actually get a asked how a suspect could actually geta gun asked how a suspect could actually get a gun into a custody suite and be handcuffed, and managed to shoot someone? it's very difficult to imagine how that could've happened. i know the mets are investigating it, it feels beyond belief that someone it, it feels beyond belief that someone could be in handcuffs and also shoot a custody sergeant in the police station. but i guess this will all come out at the end of the investigation. but i have been moved not only by this tribute in the paper, but he was a rugby coach as well, and there were some really moving images too of his rugby team all coming out to pay tribute to him, and there are some lovely pictures here of him and his partner, taking a selfie together, and some of the nice pictures of them in newspapers. she described him asa them in newspapers. s

sergeant matt rata na, died in hospital on friday after being shot in croydon as a handcuffed suspect metropolitan police says the investigation will be lengthy with searches expected to take days. 0ver over the last two days we have been working around the clock on our murder investigation. at this time, the suspect remains in hospital in a critical condition. due to his state, we are not yet able to speak to him. there are concerns that the 10pm curfew placed on pubs and restaurants in england and wales, could place the future of some venues into jeopardy. the pub chain, greene king, has said trade has dipped significantly since the restrictions came into force. katy austin reports. the new saturday night. at 10pm, the doors of pubs, restaurants, bars and casinos had to close. fresh restrictions, including mandatory table service, applied in england since thursday, and in scotland since thursday, and in scotland since friday. when the rules were announced, trade association uk hospitality said to be forced closing time would be bad for business and damage customers' confidence. a gr

strikes in the telling of croydon values french unions thrust into all of the jobs they say now is the time to develop the rights and protection for their workers over the global economy struggling the government's response this is a thoughtful. hello welcome to the program on iran call on the economic impacts of code 19 pandemic has been devastating looked around the world has forced many businesses to fight itself and cut spending unions are now worried workers will lose holiday full benefits one of the biggest unions in france is calling for a national rail strike on thursday the c.d.t. wants president a 9 year old. to guarantee worker protections in his $120000000000.00 stimulus package it's meant to help companies recover after the pandemic but some rival unions say now is not the time to strike the transport secretary doesn't believe many people will join a planned rally in central paris france has banned public gatherings of more than 5000 people. well you do manage radio and i miss your newsroom as i told you i really don't understand this strike just last week we allocated fix

been shot dead inside a london police station while the timing a suspect incident took place inside croydon custody center in south london the suspect was also shot on these in critical condition. it's the 1st time since 2017 a month and a police officer has been killed in the line of duty. the illinois teenager accused of killing 2 protesters in collusion has appeared out of no online hearing to fight extradition to reduce wisconsin col rittenhouse and the judge be fired on the to underestimate the police shooting and wounding of jacob blake in the city is lawyers say he acted in self defense. one of president trumps promises when he won the election 4 years ago was to get tough on illegal immigration part of that involved expanding the powers of a federal agency called the immigration and customs enforcement or ice. of a solid reports of wild man who has lived for years and the threat of deportation. when a drizzle camaro arrives on the soccer field he knows it could be one of his last met us on american soil. he came here 20 years ago was a young boy from guinea west africa late friends

we'll be live in croydon this morning with the latest. 1,700 students in manchester are put into lockdownavirus cases. new measures come into force in parts of northern england and wales this weekend, meaning more than a quarter

they have got a follow up on the horrific shooting in croydon of the police custody sergeant and sayingright click it criticised and there has been a lot about a police activity in the black lives matter or no campaign however we should never forget the astonishing bravery —— neverforget the bravery and courage of these people who put ourselves in the line of fire for our sakes. —— put themselves in the line of fire. he was very popular with all his colleagues, ironically enough, he took a deskjob because he thought it would be less dangerous, and was very close to retirement and then gets gunned down by a man who was handcuffed in a cell. it is tragic and that is an overused words by journalist but in this case it really applies. bbc critic set for top jobs in broadcasting. what's on the paper is talking about a potential revolution in british broadcasting. this is because charles moore has been tipped for the chairmanship of the bbc and paul dacre is in line for the topjob at bbc and paul dacre is in line for the top job at ofcom. that would set the top job at ofcom. that would set th

along serving officer with the police who lost his life in our croydon custody suite last night.s partner together with other collea g u es partner together with other colleagues and we are, of course, giving her the best support we can. my giving her the best support we can. my heartfelt condolences go to her, to theirfamily, my heartfelt condolences go to her, to their family, to my heartfelt condolences go to her, to theirfamily, to his colleagues and close friends. i'm thinking also of everyone who is involved in and those affected by this terrible event. we are all deeply shocked and very sad. the metropolitan police as a family. policing is a family, in london and across the united kingdom. today, we police are all mourning a great loss. i would like to thank our officers and the staff together with colleagues from the london ambulance service, the london airambulance and all our london ambulance service, the london air ambulance and all our medical and hospital colleagues who i know did everything they could to save his life. a murder investigation is under way and officer

shot dead inside a london police station while detaining a suspect the shooting took place inside croydon custody center in south london the suspect was also shot and is in critical condition it's the 1st time since 2017 that london police officer has been killed in the line of duty. north korea has apologized for the death of a missing south korean so says north korean leader kim jong un and wrote a letter saying he was quote greatly sorry for the incident northern troops reportedly shot a south korean defector on a boat and then burned his body out of fear of catching the coronavirus. in the us president trump was heckled as he paid his last respects to the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg a group of mourners among them the justices staff members who president trump as he stood by ginsburg scoffing. in her final days ginsburg said her last wish was not to be replaced on the court until after november's presidential election trump says he has a constitutional duty to nominate a new justice now. one of donald trump's promises as he won the $26.00 in presidential election was

the officer was shot by a man being detained at croydon custody centre.s a truly shocking incident in which a colleague has lost their lives in the most tragic services. she has said her heart goes out to his family, direct colleagues and friends. she has also said, when a colleague dies in the line of duty, the shock waves and sadness reverberate around the metropolitan police and our community. the police isa police and our community. the police is a family, within london and nationally, and we will all deeply mourn our colleague. to reiterate the news, a murder investigation has been launched after a police officer was shot and subsequently died. this happened at 2.15 this morning, he was shot by a man being detained at the croydon custody centre in windmill lane. we will continue coverage on this programme and bring you up—to—date throughout the programme on the bbc news channel. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. a police officer has been shot dead at croydon custody centre in south london. a 23—year—old suspect has been detained after turni