frankie mccamley, bbc london.with tourette's syndrome, a neurological condition which causes physical and verbal tics. there's no cure but a new device, which looks like a smartwatch, has been described as a game—changer when it comes to reducing those symptoms. navtej johal went to find out more. these people all have tourette syndrome. they're trying out a device at home which they hope will help them control the tics or involuntary movements caused by the condition. it looks like a wristwatch. once they turn it on, their tics stop almost completely. these videos were filmed as part of a clinical trial, and it's because of these sorts of results that the device is being called a game changer. tourette's is a neurological condition, which usually starts in childhood. it's disturbing that by stimulating it, we're reducing the... professor stephen jackson from the university of nottingham has led the research into the gadget. it works by delivering electrical pulses, which send signals to the brain, reducing the am

frankie mccamley, bbc london.es are facing a "cliff edge" in their energy bills from april, which could see thousands of firms go under. they're urging the government in the coming budget, to extend the help on bills, provided throughout the winter. here's marc ashdown. i've spent £76.83 this week. and have you had it on much? no! sue has turned meter— reading into a fine art. after seeing her energy bills treble, she's cut back on everything, from doing her washing, to making tea. i turn radiators off in rooms. i've shut doors. i sit with a rug around me at night, in my lounge. you're just constantly cutting back on everything. since october, the government's energy price guarantee means a typical consumer pays a maximum of £2,500 a year. that figure is planned to rise to £3,000 in april, but could now be frozen where it is for another three months. now, there will be some additional support for pensioners like sue, those on low incomes and on disability benefits. and if you want to see how you might be affected,

frankie mccamley, bbc london.the latest protest across the country against government plans to radically overhaul the judicial system. record numbers of demonstrators turned out in cities like haifa. at the main protest in tel aviv reports suggest 200,000 people attended. opponents of the reforms say they're a threat to israel's democracy. organisers have promised to ramp up protests if the government doesn't shelve the legislation. brazil's amazon region reached record levels of deforestation in february. the number of trees cut down increased by 99% ina year. the figures highlight the challenges faced by the left— wing government of president lula da silva. he's promised to protect the amazon and reinstate the environmental protections rolled back by his predecessor, jair bolsonaro. she was once a waitress at the oscars — now her movie, all quiet on the western front, is nominated for no fewer than nine awards. we've been following the former scottish triathlete, turned movie—maker, lesley paterson, because her

i'm frankie mccamley. our top stories...after the russian leader said he would station nuclear weapons there. a state of emergency in mississippi — after a powerful tornado kills at least 26 people. as soon as we would go from one vehicle to the next vehicle orfrom building to building we could hear screams and we could hear cries for help. voters in berlin are to decide whether germany's capital should be carbon neutral by 2030. donald trump heads to texas to start his campaign to win back the us presidency in 202a.

i'm frankie mccamley. the headlines...fter unrest in the capital. these are the dramatic scenes just a few mintues ago at least 23 people have died as violent storms triggered by a tornado rip through the southern us state of mississippi. security forces in france remain on high alert, after legislation to raise the state pension age caused massive protests.

well, he spoke to my colleague frankie mccamley. well, yeah.scale tornado outbreak, fast—moving supercell storms moving at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. and we were actually chasing storms for about four to five hours during the day. none were going tornadic. and then, right at sunset, it was like a switch was flipped from off to on, the low level winds started to accelerate above 60 knots. and as soon as the storm hit the mississippi river, as those southerly winds were streamed up, the delta there, it went tornadic. and there was a long track tornado that was possibly on the ground continuously for over 50 to 100 miles. we'll have to see if it was consecutive tornadoes, multiple tornadoes or one long—track one, but we were heading from south to north, from vicksburg toward rolling fork. and the storm was absolutely electrified. the lightning was pulse lightning — so, frequent, strobe lightning, so you could see the whole structure of the storm. and then suddenly, you saw that wedge tornado probably over a quarter to a half mile wide as it

i'm frankie mccamley. our top stories... for more protests. these are the dramatic scenes just minutes ago in western france. and we have a special report on the mis spy who defied orders to help bring peace to northern ireland. indian opposition leader rahool gandhi says his disqualification from parliament is politically motivated. from the slopes to the stand — gwyneth paltrow gives evidence in a trial where she's accused of causing a skiing accident, but insists she was the real victim.

i'm frankie mccamley. our top stories...kraine accuses vladimir putin of making belarus a "nuclear hostage" after the russian leader said he would station nuclear weapons there. a state of emergency in mississippi — after a powerful tornado kills at least 26 people. as soon as we would go from one vehicle to the next vehicle orfrom building to building we could hear screams and we could hear cries for help. voters in berlin are to decide whether germany's capital should be carbon neutral by 2030. donald trump heads to texas to start his campaign to win back the us presidency in 202a. ukrainian security officials have accused russia of depriving belarus of its sovereignty, after president putin said he would station nuclear weapons there. the secretary of the national defence council, oleksiy danilov, said on twitter that the move was a step towards the �*internal destabilisation�* of belarus. and he said the kremlin had taken the country as a nuclear hostage. ukraine says the deployment violates nonproliferation commitments,

i'm frankie mccamley. our top stories...t least 23 people have died as violent storms triggered by a tornado rip through the southern us state of mississippi. growing tension in france — riots today in the west after unrest in the capital. these are the dramatic scenes earlier. indian opposition leader rahool gandhi says his disqualification from parliament is politically motivated. and we have a special report on the mis spy who defied orders to help bring peace to northern ireland. several tornadoes have killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, which is located here, in the south of the country. the authorities said twisters left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where trees and power lines have been torn down. at one point, debris was being pulled more than 6,000 metres into the sky. we are looking at some of the latest pictures that have come through. you can see the trail of destruction, debris everywhere, cars on top of buildings, completel

hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley.more likely to be targeted than others. in london, nearly 900 strip searches of children were carried out by the met over a four—year period. many of you will remember the issue being highlighted by the story of child 0. 0ne charity is now calling for a complete reform of policing. i think what we need urgently is leadership from the top of the metropolitan police that puts the safeguarding of children front and centre. and we need a cultural change across the police service that changes how the police treat children and particularly how they treat black children. students at a school near one of south london's busiest roads have built pollution filters for their classrooms. elmgreen school in tulse hill is one of many in areas of high pollution. the filters cost £200 and remove harmful particulates in the air. we all kind of thought, you know, once we come inside, you know, ourair is significantly cleaner than it is outside. and for the most part it is but there is still quite a lot o

i'm frankie mccamley. the headlines... growing tension in france — riots today in the west — after unrest in the capital. these are the dramatic scenes just a few mintues ago at least 23 people have died as violent storms triggered by a tornado rip through the southern us state of mississippi. security forces in france remain on high alert, after legislation to raise the state pension age caused massive protests. the dispute, and outbreaks of violence, forced the authorities to postpone a planned state visit by the british monarch, king charles. meanwhile, separate demonstrations have begun in western france, linked to concerns over water usage by large—scale agricultural producers. it's feared the disputes could converge at a time of growing tensions. earlier i spoke to our paris correspondent bethany bell and she explained the background of the protests. the most dramatic one at the moment is this one we are seeing pictures of in western france, this was a demonstration that has been planned for a while. it was always ex

i'm frankie mccamley. our top stories...nger continues in france over president macron�*s pension reforms with plans for more protests. these are the dramatic scenes just minutes ago in western france. and we have a special report on the mis spy who defied orders to help bring peace to northern ireland. indian opposition leader rahool gandhi says his disqualification from parliament is politically motivated. from the slopes to the stand — gwyneth paltrow gives evidence in a trial where she's accused of causing a skiing accident, but insists she was the real victim. i was skiing, and looking downhill, as you do, and was skied directly into by mr sanderson. and a once—in—a—decade flyby, as an asteroid passes between the earth and the moon. hello. security forces in france remain on high alert, after legislation to raise the state pension age caused massive protests. the dispute — and outbreaks of violence — forced the authorities to postpone a planned state visit by the british monarch, king charles. meanwhile, separate demons

this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley.ed to be a damning report on the met�*s culture, accusing the force of racism, sexism and homophobia, as well as protecting its officers ahead of the public. university staff represented by the university and college union will restart strike action today as part of an ongoing row involving pay. academics, librarians and other university staff will walk out today, tomorrow and wednesday. seventeen universities in london including birkbeck, city and goldsmiths are among those affected. rhs wisley in surrey has opened its old laboratories to show how they used to research and help gardeners there. the state—of—the—art facility opened back in 1916. one of its many achievements was helping gardeners during the dig for victory campaign in world war ii. it's always since the rhs had it been essentially like a giant outdoor laboratory and a giant outdoor classroom, it's where we test and trial and experiment and learn about plants and ways of growing and then communicate that to our visitors

i'm frankie mccamley. our top stories...issippi. growing tension in france — riots today in the west after unrest in the capital. these are the dramatic scenes earlier. indian opposition leader rahool gandhi says his disqualification from parliament is politically motivated. and we have a special report on the m15 spy who defied orders to help bring peace to northern ireland.

i'm frankie mccamley.nding. now a new centre in south london will work to identify different treatments for serious tumours. researchers hope to improve outcomes for children and young adults. the centre in sutton is getting £2.5 million in charity funding in the last ten or 15 years, there's been an explosion in our biological understanding of what drives paediatric type high grade gliomas. we have some really good ideas of how we may be able to treat these kids clinically and what we really need now is just the ability to test all these different drugs in appropriate models in the lab to help really prioritise which arethe best ones to go forward into clinical trial. plans for a �*superloop' — over four million kilometres of express bus services circling outer london have been unveiled. the network aims to provide quickerjourney times, connecting outer london towns to railway stations, hospitals and transport hubs. £30 million of government money to help with energy bills has gone unclaimed by londoners.

frankie mccamley reports from today's support the strikes march.s, a mark of solidari . ., ~ ., ., solidarity. i work in mental health which is still — solidarity. i work in mental health which is still an _ solidarity. i work in mental health which is still an underinvested - which is still an underinvested service. people are still suffering. people are waiting for years and years and just don't believe the lies. there is no new money coming in. you know, and we have to be here to just defend those people who can't defend themselves, who are, you know, vulnerable.— can't defend themselves, who are, you know, vulnerable. working in the service for eight _ you know, vulnerable. working in the service for eight years _ you know, vulnerable. working in the service for eight years and _ you know, vulnerable. working in the service for eight years and four- service for eight years and four metres— service for eight years and four metres about the red tape up at the top, the _ metres about the red tape up at the top, the changes at the top affecting us

hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley.ks in the last five years. data obtained by the bbc found more than 80% rise, over a thousand dogs were seized last year alone and the force spent almost £1 million on vet and kennel bills. a croydon—based dog walker is calling for change. ultimately, what potential issue you have got is people just move from different areas to different areas at the moment because each council has different licences or rules, as opposed to a unified set of guidelines or a set number of dogs that have to be, can be walked. in response a defra spokesperson said, whilst dog walkers are not hundreds of flats in east london have been left without drinking water after the drinking tank became contaminated. residents living in a hackney wick new build complex were notified last week that the water is no longer safe to drink. the developer says residents have since been provided with bottled water and it's working closely with thames water. it was only after we started to get the notices through that i notice

we can speak to our correspondent frankie mccamley. what is the latest statement from the police?ment from the police, interesting in that they believe that this baby had been dead for some time.— for some time. yes, because, interesting — for some time. yes, because, interesting and _ for some time. yes, because, interesting and very _ for some time. yes, because, i interesting and very distressing. for some time. yes, because, - interesting and very distressing. i think it is important to note that both police officers leading the investigation just before the conference went and laid flowers where the investigation into the missing baby first began. clearly police officers and the public distressed by this case. we've heard a lot of heartfelt statements in the press conferences over the past few days. like you say, this press conference very distressing details there. police think they believe the infant that they found, the remains they found where they are for some time. so much so that they haven't been able to identify the babies gender. what they are saying is this postmor

hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley.lead to dismissal. the mayor of london has been heckled and booed over his plans to expand the ultra low emission zone at a people's question time event in west london. sadiq khan defended the scheme which is due to come into force across london in august. but there were shouts from the audience when he made claims about some of those who staged a protest in front of ealing town hall. what i find unacceptable, though, is some of those who've got legitimate objections joining hands with some of those outside who are part of a far—right group who are... cheering and shouting. let's call a spade a spade. some of those outside are part of the far right, some are, some are covid deniers. some are vaccine deniers. and some are tories. apples and pears, dog and bone — do you know what i am saying? it's london's very own language, and goes back hundreds of years. but there are fears that cockney could be wiped out. so a celebration is being held at the museum of london docklands in the hope of

we can speak to our correspondent frankie mccamley.words which were just delivered in a brief statementjust in the last hour? brief statement “ust in the last hour? , . , brief statement “ust in the last hour? , ., , ., brief statement “ust in the last hour? , ., , ., , , ., hour? yes, it was a brief statement, lease hour? yes, it was a brief statement, please clearly _ hour? yes, it was a brief statement, please clearly not _ hour? yes, it was a brief statement, please clearly not taking _ hour? yes, it was a brief statement, please clearly not taking any - please clearly not taking any questions, they have not on many occasions throughout this huge search operation that has been taking place and just before that police conference, we saw both detectives, superintendents that came to give the conference and they just came behind me and laid flowers from each force, from the met police, they can't read sympathies from staff at the metropolitan police in a very similar one from sussex police so clearly a case that has affected a lot of

i'm frankie mccamley.practices across the south-east expected. patience are bein: the south-east expected. patience are being told _ the south-east expected. patience are being told that _ the south-east expected. patience are being told that urgent - the south-east expected. patience are being told that urgent and - are being told that urgent and emergency care will still be available, but they are asked to use the health service wisely. a new documentary centred in kent is highlighting fraud. in kent alone, 12,000 frauds were reported last year, but only a fraction were solved. the bbc�*s panorama has had exclusive access to kent police as their detectives try to catch the fraudsters. their detectives try to catch the fraudsters-— their detectives try to catch the fraudsters. ., , , ., ., , ., fraudsters. the groups that operate tend to be from _ fraudsters. the groups that operate tend to be from london. _ fraudsters. the groups that operate tend to be from london. the - fraudsters. the groups that oper