death, he was also accused of attempted murder, and that was over a shooting at a nightclub in east london the man who was the victim in that attack survived, he was shot in both legs. there were three other men who were convicted of their involvement in that shooting. they are now serving jail sentences. shooting. they are now serving jailsentences. but shooting. they are now serving jail sentences. but chris kaba was alleged to have been the gunmen, and he was named on the charge sheet in relation to that shooting. so, he was alleged to have been involved in that and he was suspected of attempted murder. there has been so much development in the last 2a hours since the not guilty verdict was read out here at the old bailey in terms of martyn blake stop he was found not guilty of murdering chris kaba. there was a vigil here last night involving roughly 200 members of the community. some of chris kaba �*s family, who felt that they have not seen justice stop they felt failed by the system. a big turnout last night, but they also had a quick response from the commission of the metropolitan

that attack, and are currently serving jail sentences, the man who was attacked at a nightclub in east londonack, but was shot in both legs. it is important to say that the jury did not know any of these details before they had reached their verdicts. they were only told the car chris kaba was driving had been linked to shooting the previous day in brixton. �* ., ., ., brixton. around the world and across the _ brixton. around the world and across the uk, _ brixton. around the world and across the uk, you _ brixton. around the world and across the uk, you are - brixton. around the world and l across the uk, you are watching bbc news. let's turn to a story making headlines in the uk. over 1,000 more prisoners in england and wales are being released early today, as part of a government bid to ease overcrowding. around 1,100 inmates who've served 40% of their sentences are being freed, but those convicted of serious violence, sex crimes, or terrorism aren't eligible for release. the government has also announced a sentencing review, that'll consider tougher �*non—custodial punishments' as altern

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mr kaba was shot in the head while driving in south—east london back in september of 2022.e died in the hospital. the next day. mr blake, a marksman for the metropolitan police, is accused of murder, which he denies . sean accused of murder, which he denies. sean coombes also accused of murder, which he denies. sean lofimbes also accused of murder, which he denies. sean iof takingalso accused of murder, which he denies. sean iof taking legal in the process of taking legal action against coombes in the wake of his sex trafficking arrest last month , and for some arrest last month, and for some breaking news now, it's been reported that thomas tuchel has now agreed to become the next england manager. the times are reporting that the former bayern munich manager, who also won the champions league with chelsea back in 2021, will succeed gareth southgate and become england's first german born boss. well, hopefully he can teach us how to win on penalties. those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me. in an hour's time for the very latest gb news direc

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the man who was attacked at a nightclub in east london in hackney did survive the attack, but was shott know any of these details before they had reached their verdicts. they were only told the car chris kaba was driving had been linked to a shooting the previous day in brixton. within the last hour the former commissioner of the met police — lord bernard hogan—howe — has been addressing the chris kaba case and the attitudes towards armed police officers. police officers are very few who carry firearms. there are 67 million people in this country, but only around 3000 who on our behalf are volunteers who go forward to face someone who is armed or otherwise so dangerous. they are paid no more for taking that awful responsibility. they do not go to work each day to kill anyone. and yet it does seem as though the system doesn't give them the benefit of doubt that was given by the jury in this case. and i do wonder if the minister, in his reply, perhaps today, or perhaps it may be necessary tomorrow, i do understand, will consider how the legal system can give the benefit of the doubt to t

and my father grew up on a council estate in south—east london.e nhs and i am gutted she did not see me to be elected and become an mp or represent our country as foreign secretary when i visited sierra leone. because some people love to talk our country down. but this country has given so much to so many people. including my family. now, both my parents were in the business of optimism. the business of the future. what can be more optimistic than by helping people buy their own home or bringing thousands of newborn children into the world like my mom did? that is what a politician and a political party should be for, and should be. 0ptimistic. believing in the future, but also doing the work to build the future. as you know, my wife recently battled with breast cancer. and when we found out she had cancer, it rocked our lives. i could hardly speak, our boys were distraught. but because of the amazing professionals, the doctors and the nurses of the nhs, her life was saved. so to all those in the nhs, i say thank you. applause and it is because of

unborn baby have been killed when the car she was in was hit by an unmarked police car in south—east londonlear whether the police car was responding to an emergency at the time of the crash. more than 1,000 women with advanced breast cancer have been told they can't have a drug that can keep them alive for longer through the nhs. the health assessment body nice says enhertu isn't value for money, so patients in england, wales and northern ireland won't get it, but it is available in scotland, as well as 18 other european countries. the body of the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, has been returned to scotland. his coffin, draped in the flag of scotland, was met by his family after it was taken off a private plane at aberdeen airport. mr salmond suffered a heart attack in north macedonia on saturday. a date for his funeral hasn't yet been announced. you're live with bbc news. let's get the latest on the race for the white house — we're just over two weeks out from election day and both candidates have turned their attention to michigan today. it is one of seven key battlegro

pregnant woman and her baby have died following a collision with an unmarked police car in south—east londony thursday evening. it's unclear whether the police car was responding to an emergency at the time, and the met said this question will form part of its investigation. a flight carrying alex salmond's coffin is on its way to scotland after departing from north macedonia in the past hour. mr salmond's body was carried by six members of the north macedonian military to the flight, along a red carpet which was flanked by eight other soldiers, to the sound of a trumpet. stay with us here on bbc news. tributes continue to pour in after the death of liam payne, the former member of the boy band 0ne direction. payne fell from a hotel balcony late on wednesday. the singer rose to global stardom as part of one direction, selling 70 millions records worldwide. his former bandmates have paid tribute to him, saying "the memories we shared will be treasured fo reve r". harry styles said, "i am truly devastated by liam's passing. his greatestjoy was making other people happy and it was an honour to

a man has admitted burning down a ukrainian—owned warehouse in east london in march on behalf of russiaded guilty to breaching the national security act and aggravated arson, but not guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service. the prosecution said it wouldn't proceed with that charge. the king has told commonwealth leaders that "none of us can change the past" but countries could commit to learning from history. the king was speaking at the formal opening of a summit in samoa, where there's already been considerable focus on whether the uk should pay reparations for its role in the slave trade. none of us can change the past, but we can commit with all our hearts to learning its lessons, and to finding creative ways to right inequalities that endure. this might look like a regular handbag — but it was actually created in a lab. and that makes it more sustainable. this has been produced through what's called engineering biology — which it's hoped can be used to make an increasing number of everyday items. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has been finding out more. a designe

there, including the story about how cyclists on penny farthings broke 12 guinness world records in east londoner in around a half an hour. now though it's back tojon and sally — have a good morning. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. coming up to half past six. let's talk about money. the financial company revolut is used by millions of customers across the globe, and is particularly popular among those looking to spend foreign currency abroad. but the company was named in more complaints about fraud last year than any of the uk s biggest banks?or e—money services. nina has more. good morning. there are two elements to this. there is these scammers and the increased sophistication we are seeing with them, but also the extent to which your bank or your money up should be protecting your money. yes, good morning. revolut offers financial services to its customers via an app, rather than having physical branches. set up only nine years ago, it already has an estimated 45 million customers worldwide. in the uk, ?it gained popularity through its currency exchange services. recen

yet time and again, the bbc found places lying in east london.problems with mice and rodents. don't worry. no one problem. no one knocking. on the door it's a three for satisfactory. the truth, zero — urgent improvement needed. on the door, it's a four at this cafe, but we know it's a one due to major issues with cleanliness. but you've got four, so it means you're... i'm good, yeah. so what? it means you like, clean and stuff? exactly, eah. exactly, yeah. and five on the door here, yet the reality is a one, after inspectors found potential contamination and meat being sold months past its use by date. what does five mean? five means it's excellent. huh? one is, a zero is the lowest. yeah. five is top class. this expert says those who lied about their ratings could be in serious trouble. they have deliberately put up signs, or left signs in place which don't match their rating. and that, to my mind, would be fraud. they know about it, they've done nothing about it — that's fraud. they weren't potentially committing fraud, but shockingly, even sai

newly released footage of chris kaba on the dance floor in a nightclub in east london, carrying a gun in the leg and shot again as he tried to escape. chris kaba was the gunman. doors, doors, doors! a week later, chris kaba was killed during a police stop in south london. the car he was driving had been linked to another shooting the night before. the 2a—year—old, who was unarmed, died in hospital the following day. he had gunshot residue on his sleeve, and a balaclava in his pocket. metropolitan police officer sergeant martyn blake, who we can't show for legal reasons, was cleared of his murder yesterday. today, the judge allowed chris kaba's criminal history to be revealed, following submissions in court about the community not being misled about mr kaba's character. we can now report he was a rapper who performed under the names maddix or mad itch, and was part of one of the most dangerous gangs in london, the 67 gang. he also had previous convictions for possession of a knife and an imitation firearm. mr kaba died before being charged in connection with the nightclub shooting. thr

that's funny, mostly east london. now the turkey is the got an incursion to move paste and sylvia. it's monica major operations designed to clear the area of cars lead slices. the army says had a 181 talk it so saw the police report into regular programs here to bring you some breaking news out of gaza, or at least 55 palestinians have been killed in attacking bigler. here in northern garza and a wanting to pictures with showing you on our screens, live pictures, and these are quite graphic of that is rarely a truck count. as it was coming to my mood joins was live now from the around the velocity in central garza county. so this is just breaking news. this is just happening now just described to us. and what's happened, the us quite hor, vixen, you know, people aware inside this residential building though is completely flattened by multiple layers strikes. but earlier hours of this money carried out by these really military 100 people estimated to be a have been shouldering inside the building. these are the local residents of the area, the owner of this residential building, the

yet, time and again, the bbc found places lying in east london.ntamination, and meat being sold months past its use by date. what's five mean? five means it's excellent. huh? one is a... no, zero is the lowest. yeah. five is top class. this expert says those who lied about their ratings could be in serious trouble. they have deliberately put up signs — or left signs in place — which don't match their rating. and that, to my mind, would be fraud. they know about it, they've done nothing about it — that's fraud. they weren't potentially committing fraud — but, shockingly, even sainsbury�*s was misleading customers for months. five on the doors here, and on the official sainsbury�*s website. yet the real rating was a zero. inspectors found mouse droppings and filth at this sainsbury�*s. this takeaway denied deception, blaming staff confusion over the ratings — which have since improved. this butcher apologised, and said it would retrain staff. this cafe and supermarket didn't respond. and sainsbury�*s said the sticker and web information was outdated

where are you going to walk a horse in east london? there's buses everywhere!demy award—winning actor willjoin statues showcasing the best of british film as part of the scenes in the square trail in leicester square. the sculpture will show an iconic moment from jordan peele's get out. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is another day of sunshine and showers. today's showers, you might get some rumbles of thunder, some hail mixed into it but we still have some sunny spells as well. the showers becoming quite frequent, especially through the afternoon. a moderate southerly breeze but the temperature today, despite the downpours, despite the breeze, still getting up to 18 celsius which is above average for the time of year. now, overnight tonight, we will see further showers rumbling through the evening. beginning to fade as we head through the early hours, becoming a little drier, minimum temperature dropping down to 11 celsius. still a fair amount of cloud in the morning, but that should break, we'll get a few

if you would have asked me when i was a kid -- i mean, i came from east london and i did not know anyone their own business. everyone that i knew went to work to pay their bills with usually very little joy in it. so even the idea of doing something that felt purposeful or meaningful or something you enjoyed really was not part of my understanding. i tried really hard to get close to what it is that i love, which is the fashion business. but i didn't ever, ever think about starting my own thing. i think it actually came out of a necessity. i was like, who is going to employ me and pay me what i think i deserve? and i left a company because i was, like, they are just not paying me properly, so i will have to just pay myself! [laughter] francine: age 24. emma: 24. francine: and it was the determination of actually making something. emma: yeah. do you know what it was? i felt like i was adding a lot of value. and i think so many people through their careers have this feeling, right? i am adding a lot of value and i'm not being renumerated for what i bring to the table. and that feeling beca

breaking news now that police say a man has been shot deadin police say a man has been shot dead in east londona murder investigation has been launched after the victim, believed to be in his 30s, was found with a gunshot wound in barking shortly after 430 this morning. he was treated by emergency workers but died at the scene. the metropolitan police said. no arrests have yet been made. in other news, robert jenrick says he'll make sirjacob rees—mogg chairman of the conservative party if he triumphs against kemi badenoch in the party leadership contest as chairman. sir jacob, who lost his seat at the general election, would be put in charge of the party's campaigning operations. mr jenrick told gb news this morning that jacob has been a tireless campaigner for the grassroots and he understands better than anyone the need for party reform. >> i want to have a different way to select candidates so we end the favoured sons and daughters of the leader being parachuted in. that was a disgrace. i want to stop members just getting emails asking for money but never asking what do they want? where do t

reacts is all done at home and then side+, we have a studio in east london where the guys will come tosometimes as a group of four or three with a guest and... and those sets are are fixed — they're there the whole time? you can come down and see them, if you'd like? yeah, i'd be very interested. so, how many people would work on producing all of this content, aside from the sidemen themselves? oh, i mean — ithink victor said the other day he had 35 direct reports, or something like that, so a lot of people. it's a big operation. it is. and you know what? it's big but it's also lean. you'll see the sort of studio we have. it's pretty — the studio is amazing. the office is relatively modest. there's a group of art directors and graphic designers, project managers, we have hr — we have a whole team of people now, so they make it work so, yeah, it is quite big. what's the business model? business model is adsense through youtube for monetisation, of course, and that's the number one driver across everything. side+ which is — actually makes more money now than youtube adsense, and that's t

yet, time and again, the bbc found places lying in east london.ne due to major issues with cleanliness. but you've got four, so it means you're... i'm good, yeah. so, what, it means you're, like, clean and stuff? yeah. and five on the door here, yet the reality is a one — after inspectors found potential contamination, and meat being sold months past its use by date. what's five mean? five means it's excellent. huh? one is a... no, zero is the lowest. yeah. five is top class. this expert says those who lied about their ratings could be in serious trouble. they have deliberately put up signs — or left signs in place — which don't match their rating. and that, to my mind, would be fraud. they know about it, they've done nothing about it — that's fraud. they weren't potentially committing fraud — but, shockingly, even sainsbury�*s was misleading customers for months. five on the doors here, and on the official sainsbury�*s website. yet the real rating was a zero. inspectors found mouse droppings and filth at this sainsbury�*s. this takeaway denied de

london, this is bbc news. i'm karin giannone. welcome to special events in the middle eastg what the humanitarian agencies are trying to do on the ground. we have almost1 million people forced to flee their homes in lebanon according to the government. most of them have had to flee in the past week. israeli bombings have targeted and expanded the areas they are targeting. everywhere they are looking to see where there is a safe spot to protect themselves and their children. they flee their homes, carrying nothing, and they need everything. shelter, water, food, mattresses, blankets and most of all they need protection. the unhcr is on the ground providing mattresses, blankets, but it is really not enough. the government has established more than 700 makeshift shelters and yet it is not enough to absorb and accommodate all these people who have fled. many are sleeping in the open air, they are sleeping in the open air, they are sleeping on streets they think are unsafe but they still cannot move somewhere else. the news of this latest escalation this morning will for sure pu

the exterior walls of this huge development in south east london are built entirely of eps.nspections here and elsewhere have found the fire breaks are often poorly fitted or missing completely. something george boyd, a resident here for 20 years, has to live with daily. that's like a fire lighter when you're starting a barbecue. so it's not sausages. it's people inside these buildings. how could you even think that was right? if you're a builder and you're responsible. the whole thing's up in flames at the back. he hasn't resisted anything. it's just gone up. we're just, put the buildings up, sellthem. i feel angry now, but i'm also terrified that we're going to get another one of these. and then what are they going to do? they're just going to wring their hands. they're going to say how sorry it is, but they must start to understand that this is really dangerous for us. the developer, barratt, has agreed to replace all the exterior walls at a cost of £13 million, but as yet, there�*s still no start date. so behind the cement render, this is what the polystyrene looks like.

nina warhurst, bbc news, south—east london.ow there are calls for a fourth to be added to lessons in england — oracy, or the ability to express yourself fluently and grammatically. the charity voice 21 says teaching children good communication skills is essential in all schools. kristian johnson reports. good morning, essex. mornng assembly, but not as you might remember it. here at cubitt town primary school in london, the children lead the way. what do you mean by, like, nationalities or basically like different countries around the world? what do you think, ruben? gone are the rows of students sat in silence, facing the front. instead, they are given a voice. different cultures of people make the world the way it is. i think it means like diversity. like move from one place to another. 0racy has been a big part of the curriculum here for a number of years and already the benefits aer clear. the way how oracy builds on confidence in me, it makes me feel like i'll be less affected by the kind of rude things that other people m

yet time and again, the bbc found places lying in east london.p suggesting problems with mice and rodents. on the door it's a three for satisfactory. the truth, zero — urgent improvement needed. on the door, it's a four at this cafe, but we know it's a one due to major issues with cleanliness. but you've got four, so it means you're... so what? it means you like, clean and stuff? exactly, eah. and five on the door here, yet the reality is a one, after inspectors found potential contamination and meat being sold months past its use by date. what does five mean? five means it's excellent. huh? one is, a zero is the lowest. yeah. five is top class. this expert says those who lied about their ratings could be in serious trouble. they have deliberately put up signs, or left signs in place which don't match their rating. and that, to my mind, would be fraud. they know about it, they've done nothing about it — that's fraud. they weren't potentially committing fraud, but shockingly, even sainsbury�*s was misleading customers for months. five on the doors

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east. in london, the empty cradles expedition highlighted the planck to these children. it was staged at london school of oriental and african studies known as sauce in december 2022. the of the london exhibitions used photographic, all talk and graphic reconstructions to tell the stories of the jewish babies who went missing. the result is a piece by piece timeline of events, the disrespect the multi stage process by which children were removed from the parents and ultimately perhaps giving away it begins in the immigration, comes or shine, and show male athlete others. and where the children were systematically removed from the parents and placed in baby homes in the comes or in children's hospitals in the comes. they stayed there for normally a short while. and then they will be moved often together, often at nights. often without telling the parents, this was happening to hospitals in major towns and cities. parents struggled to try and find them in hospitals, but they would not given the information or the means to travel there. and even if they did, they were met w

bbc researchers exposed 27 food outlets in east london misleading the public — with some having zeror comment.a the government has not yet responded to the bbc�*s approach for comment. a leading public health body says this needs to urgently change to root out bad operators. i think it's also really important that what is displayed is checked by local authorities, because we can't have a situation where people are falsifying the ratings and giving consumers a feeling of trust that's actually not deserved. it's one year since a major fire at luton airport's car park destroyed more than 1,300 vehicles. an incident report by the fire and rescue service in bedfordshire said that although a sprinkler system was not mandatory it would have changed and delayed the spread of the blaze. the fire which started in a diesel vehicle which caused a partial collapse of the building. 60?schools in north london are now revising their phone policies to become smartphone free. local headteachers have been meeting with campaign group smartphone free childhood in recent months and are now signing up impl

east. live from london. this is bbc news.islands in the indian ocean to mauritius. lebanon's health ministry says nine people are killed in beirut in an israeli strike on a medical facility — close to the centre of the lebanese capital. i'm anna foster in beirut — the israeli military continues to hit targets across lebanon — saying that 15 hezbollah fighters were killed in an air strike in the south. meanwhile the war in gaza continues. bbc examines a fatal air strike on a school in gaza city which killed multiple children. live from london. this is bbc news. in a historic move, the uk government announces the return of the chagos islands in the indian ocean to mauritius. lebanon's health ministry says nine people are killed in beirut in an israeli strike on a medical facility — close to the centre of the lebanese capital.

east. live from london. this is bbc news. is bbc news. the israeli prime minister has said there'll be no early end to his country's military campaigns, a year after the deadly hamas attacks that sparked the fighting. us forecasters have issued dire warnings about the threat of a second powerful hurricane in two weeks as it heads for florida. and spacex launches european asteroid probe — as the hurricane weather closes in.

website then you will see an analysis by all our correspondence and editors in the middle east and here in londonlysis of the latest developments across the middle east, both in lebanon and in gaza as well. and of course, here, as the pictures you are looking at, the grand mosque in tehran, where iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei continues to address friday prayers for stop this is bbc news. there will be more at the top of the hour. hello there. it's a dry, chilly, bright start to the day on friday for much of the country. however, we have been seeing some changes taking place overnight with a weather front pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, that's brought more cloud and breeze with outbreaks of rain. but elsewhere, it stays dry all day thanks to this area of high pressure. this is the weather front that's been working its way in off the atlantic, the first of a series of fronts tied in with low pressure there. so, a cloudy start, breezy, outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, western and northern scotland. but southern and eastern scotland, england and wales, it's a

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top diplomats from the us and middle east have met in london, as efforts continue to find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict in the middle east. us secretary of state, antony blinken, met the lebanese prime minister and foreign ministers from jordan and the united arab emirates, for discussions on a post—conflict plan to rebuild gaza when the war ends. while there's been no success yet in securing a lasting peace deal, mr blinken says it's crucial that diplomatic efforts continue. we've had very good and important conversations this week, including this morning, on ending the war in gaza, and charting a path for what comes next. and those conversations will continue, but i think this is a moment of importance and urgency that we are working to seize. our state department correspondent, tom bateman is in london. he has more on the purpose of those talks today. while what the americans have been trying to do, both here in london and in the region over the last few days, as i've been travelling with mr blinken, is to work on what they call the day after plan — a post—conflict plan fo

london, this is bbc news with me ben brown. our latest headlines: a new push for peace in the middle east — the us secretary of state is in london out of germany. the stars come out for kamala — bruce springsteen and barack 0bama appear with the vice—president at an election rally. and — your voice, your bbc news — asking you to tell us the stories you want us to cover. some of your ideas coming up. hello and welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the us secretary of state anthony blinken is here in london for talks on ending the fighting in the middle east — amid american hopes that the death of hamas leader yahya sinwar could be an opportunity for a breakthrough. in qatar this weekend, mediators will reconvene this weekend for the first time in weeks, trying to revive lapsed negotiations on a ceasefire in gaza.

east. live from london. this is bbc news. the chagos islands in mauritius. israel continues to hit hezbollah targets across lebanon — announcing it killed 15 hezbollah fighters in an air strike on a building in the south. it comes as seven people are killed in beirut in an israeli strike on a building — close to the centre of the lebanese capital. ona on a medical facility. president biden says the us would not support any potential israeli strike on iran's nuclear sites , after tehran launched a barrage of missiles at israel on tuesday. sir keir starmer pays back over £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality received since becoming uk prime minister — after a backlash over donations. and, prosecutors in the election interference case against donald trump allege that the former president �*resorted to crimes' to overturn the 2020 election result. hello. i'm sarah campbell. we begin with some breaking news. the uk government says it is going to return caicos islands to mauritius. it claims sovereignty over the islands in the indi

welcome top diplomats from the us and middle east have met in london, as efforts continue to find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict in the middle east. us secretary of state, antony blinken, met the lebanese prime minister and foreign ministers from jordan and the united arab emirates, for discussions on a post—conflict plan to rebuild gaza when the war ends. while there's been no success yet in securing a lasting peace deal — mr blinken says it's crucial that diplomatic efforts continue. we've had very good and important conversations this week, including this morning, on ending the war in gaza, and charting a path for what comes next. and those conversations will continue, but i think this is a moment of importance and urgency that we are working to seize. lebanon has accused israel of deliberately targeting journalists, after three lebanese media workers were killed in an israeli air strike in the southeast of the country. footage shows collapsed buildings and cars marked "press" covered in dust and rubble. the israeli army says that strike is now "under review". the israeli military

east. in london, the empty cradles expedition highlighted the plank to these children. it was staged at london school of oriental and african studies known as sauce in december 2022. the of the london exhibition used photographic articles and graphic reconstructions to tell the stories of the jewish babies who went missing. the result is a piece by piece timeline of events. the this reflects the multi stage process by which children were removed from the parents, and ultimately perhaps giving away or it begins in the immigration, comes or shine and shovel at late others. and where the children were systematically removed from the parents and placed in baby homes in the comes or in children's hospitals in the comes, they state that for normally a short while. and then they will be moved often together, often to nights. often without telling the parents, this was happening to hospitals in major towns and cities. parents struggled to try and find them in hospitals, but they would not given the information or the means to travel there. and even if they did, they were met wi

a new push for peace in the middle east — the us secretary of state is in london for talks with arabders. antony blinken has said there's a real sense of urgency to reach a diplomatic resolution. and we go behind and we go behind the scences with rock star bruce springsteen — as he releases a documentary capturing his electrifying tour called road diary. the us secretary of state anthony blinken is here in london for talks on ending the fighting in the middle east, amid american hopes that the death of hamas leader yahya sinwar could be an opportunity for a breakthrough. in qatar this weekend, mediators will reconvene for the first time in weeks. mr blinken has spoken to the lebanese prime minister, najib mikati, and is also talking to the foreign ministers from jordan and the united arab emirates. the secretary of state promised to work with real urgency to get a diplomatic resolution of the conflict. we've had very good and important conversations this week, including this morning on ending the war in gaza and charting a path for what comes next. and those conversations will contin

there may not be too much rain in the south—east of england. live from london. this is bbc news.hya sinwar — saying it only strengthened the group. israel's prime minister is holding a special security cabinet to discuss the possibility of a new hostage deal. hamas warns no one will be freed until israel leaves gaza. we'll speak to president biden�*s former special envoy to the middle east, david satterfield, as washington urges all sides to seize the opportunity for peace. in other news: south korea's spy agency presents detailed evidence, which it says shows north korea has begun sending troops to help russia's war against ukraine. joe biden is meeting european leaders in berlin, with the conflicts in ukraine and the middle east at the top of the agenda. and king charles and queen camilla have arrived in australia for their first major foreign trip since the king's cancer diagnosis in february. hello and welcome to today's verified live. a senior hamas official has given the group's first official confirmation of the killing of its leader, yahya sinwar, by israeli troops yester

as we go through the rest of the day, with the heaviest rain, probably going into east anglia and across the greater londone some flooding concerns into north west england, the weather should be mostly dry here, but staying pretty cloudy. the best of today's sunshine will be in northern ireland. now overnight, as skies clear in scotland, i expect some fog patches to develop here so it turns quite murky. england and wales still having a lot of cloud. still some patches of rain coming into east anglia in the southeast of england. but by this stage the rain is going to be a lot lighter and then we see high pressure start to build across the uk. so although there could be a bit more rain to come across east anglia, south east england, it's going to be very light, and so i'd expect the number of flood warnings to drop over the coming days, because many of us should have quite a run of 2 or 3 days of dry weather to look forward to, and that should help some of those flood waters start to ebb away. bit more sunshine, i think, for scotland and northern ireland as well, for tomorrow. and then into wednesday night,

london. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. for the middle east is on the brink. britain has helped shoot down iranian missiles heading towards israel as tensions escalate in the region. should we have got involved? sir keir starmer addressed the nation last night utterly condemn this attempt by the iranian regime to harm innocent israelis. >> it cannot be tolerated . we >> it cannot be tolerated. we stand with israel and we recognise her right to self—defence , new era or is it self—defence, new era or is it just going to be more of the same? >> conservative leadership hopefuls james cleverly , robert hopefuls james cleverly, robert jenrick, tom tugendhat and kemi badenoch will all address the conservative conference this morning. can any of them save the tory party and starmer's brussels visit? the prime minister is meeting the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen, today to reset the relationship with the eu and move past the days of brexit. does that make your heart sink and stateside, democrat tim walz and republican jd vance went head to

welcome top diplomats from the us and middle east have met in london, as efforts continue to find a diplomaticdle east. us secretary of state, antony blinken, met the lebanese prime minister and foreign ministers from jordan and the united arab emirates, for discussions on a post—conflict plan to rebuild gaza when the war ends. while there's been no success yet in securing a lasting peace deal — mr blinken says it's

helped sir keir starmer fight off the corbynista threat he has, he's schooled in the battles in east london, to this government from the centre left. but the question is, can he, can he get a grip on government? he has no experience of whitehall. how it works don't forget simon case, pictured arriving at work today on a walking stick. he is leaving works soon. he's standing down as a cabinet secretary. he hasn't been very well for the past year or so. there are a lot of key jobs that haven't yet been filled. the question is, can morgan mcsweeney find people to work and get behind this prime minister? it's hard to imagine, hard to credit, really the chaos. i think , at the heart the chaos. i think, at the heart of government and how that's being seen across the rest of the operation . next week. we've the operation. next week. we've got this 100 days anniversary of this government. lots of people will write up how it's going and also a major investment summit, which, if you believe reports in the financial times and elsewhere, isn't going that well enhen elsewhere, isn't going that well eith

so you go to parts of east london now where it's 65% muslim population, and people who were brought upthink that's because of the media? >> i do actually. do you really as somebody who you should perhaps talk to some of these people? >> i live in tottenham. >> i live in tottenham. >> i live in tottenham. >> i live in i live in a very, very broad and very, very diverse part of north london, and i'm proud to do so. i love it. my i'm bringing up my two children there. they also love it. i think it is to the betterment of us all that we mix, that we integrate, that we spend time with people who don't look like us, but we're not integrating. >> that's the problem, is the problem. i think. culturalism it's not. yes it is. >> i'm telling you, i live i live in tottenham. tottenham is an example of where multiculturalism, if you want to call it that, is an absolute success story. i am proud to live in that community. >> sam, you're knocking your own industry as well by saying everything you read in print. everything on television is all made up . we're all sitting here made up. we're all sittin

a new push for peace in the middle east — the us secretary of state is in london for talks with arabeaders. # born in the usa...# and we go behind the scences with rock star bruce springsteen as he releases a documentary capturing his electrifying tour. welcome. one of the world's most prolific online child abusers has been sentenced to life in prison. alexander mccartney, from county armagh in northern ireland, faked his identity to sexually abuse and blackmail thousands of children online. well, the judge at belfast crown court said mccartney used social media on an "industrial scale" to inflict "terrible and catastrophic" damage on young girls across the world. police believe thousands of children were targeted, with many victims never identified. before sentencing today, mccartney, who is 26, pleaded guilty to 185 charges. those charges involved 70 victims aged between 10—16 in new zealand and the united states. our ireland correspondent roger morgan has been out of the court for belfast for us today. a very disturbing case, this, richard. , . ,., richard. very much so. persecuto