deeply shocking for thomas 0'halloran�*s friends.to him and all that. i think he just enjoyed it coming down theirjust to get out of the house. he said a few times people have gone up to him and i said, tom, you tell me if anyone's threatening you. i said, i'm not a beggar, i'm an entertainer. he said, i'm not here for money, i'm here to entertain people. he said, they like the music. there has been a spike in murders in recent days. the met said it was doing all it could to deal with what it called horrendous crimes across london. but the killing of an elderly, disabled grandfather stands out. tom symonds, bbc news, west london. campaigners have largely welcomed a government offer of £100,000, as an interim compensation payment, to victims caught up in the infected blood scandal, and their bereaved partners. but they say many people are still missing out. patients with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders, were given blood infected with hiv and hepatitis viruses, in the 1970s and �*80s. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. hugh

deeply shocking for thomas 0'halloran�*s friends.d all that. i think he just enjoyed it, coming down there, something to get out of the house. he said a few times people have gone up to him and i said, tom, you tell me if anyone's threatening you. he said, i'm not a beggar, i'm an entertainer. he said, i'm not here for money, i'm here to entertain people. he said, they like the music. there has been a spike in murders in recent days. the met said it was doing all it could to deal with what it called horrendous crimes across london. but the killing of an elderly, disabled grandfather stands out. police don't appear to have identified the man whose picture they published earlier today. the man they say ran from the scene of the killing with a knife. they say he is dangerous and should not be approached, anyone who sees him should ring 999. perhaps because of all of that they have stepped up reassurance patrols in this area with plenty of police out around here tonight. and they are planning on holding a public meeting with members of t

an 87—year—old grandfather, mr 0'halloran, has been killed the way that he was yesterday. sexual assault but denies all the charges against him. for more on this, our reporter, nick garnett is at chester crown court. tell us more about what the jury has heard. b. tell us more about what the “my has heard. �* , ., ., tell us more about what the “my has heard. �* , ., , ., heard. a 'ury today has been hearing from a heard. ajury today has been hearing from a police — heard. ajury today has been hearing from a police interview— heard. ajury today has been hearing from a police interview that - heard. ajury today has been hearing from a police interview that a - heard. ajury today has been hearing j from a police interview that a woman gave to the police in macclesfield police station in 2020 and she claimed that the attack that she claimed that the attack that she claimed happened was the longest day of her life. the interview was recorded in november 2020 and in it she explained how she had gone to a nightclub, a bar in cheshire, which is a fairly well—to—do part of the coun

thank you very much. after appearing in court charged with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'hallorancounty clare in ireland, was fatally stabbed on his mobility scooter in west london on tuesday afternoon. greg mackenzie is at willesden magistrates' court. well, the court hearing only lasted a few minutes here this morning, at willesden magistrates' court. lee byer spoke only to confirm his name, age, 44, and his address, to which he replied that he had no fixed abode. thejudge he replied that he had no fixed abode. the judge told he replied that he had no fixed abode. thejudge told him he had been charged with two offences, one with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran in west london on tuesday, and a second charge related to the possession of a bladed article. he was told his next court appearance will be at the old bailey on tuesday the 23rd of august. thank you very much indeed. rail passengers have been facing more disruption this morning with knock on effects from yesterday's strike which saw about 80% of services cancelled across the country. in london today, there's a

thomas 0'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed near a busy road in greenford on tuesday.s in court. within three frantic days in west london, an alleged murder, an arrest by armed officers and a man charged. thomas 0'halloran made it less than 100 yards in his mobility scooter after being stabbed in the chest alongside the busy aao in greenford. police later circulated cctv images of a man running from the scene with a knife. early yesterday morning, the man was arrested at this house, just over a mile from where mr 0'halloran died. this morning 44—year—old lee byer appeared at willesden magistrates' court after being charged overnight. in a hearing ofjust a couple of minutes, lee byer, wearing grey clothes, said that he had no fixed address. he was told he faced a charge of murder and another of the possession of a knife. his case will next be heard at the old bailey on the 23rd of august. but the investigation will continue and last night the met was under pressure in a public meeting to put more police on the beat in this part of london following a killing which has ho

an 87—year—old grandfather, thomas 0'halloran, has been killed the way that he was yesterday.ng will be held this evening, at a local community centre, organised by the metropolitan police, in a bid to reassure the community over safety fears. greg mckenzie, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime... the first students to sit formal exams since the pandemic have been getting their a—level and and btec results. and england was not the cricketers have work to do at lord's after another strong morning for south africa. coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll bring you the all latest from the european championships in munich, where world champion jake wightman has secured his place in the 800 metres final. the head of the united nations is meeting ukraine's president and other leaders in the city of lviv later, to try to find ways to end the war. it comes as ukraine's armed forces have been talking of launching a counter—offensive in the south, and now a senior military officer has told the bbc they aim to recapture the city of kherson within weeks. the bbc�*s abdujalil abdurasulo

police have described the attack on mr 0'halloran as a shocking and unprovoked crime.he metropolitan police released this image of a man they say was seen running away from the scene with a knife and are asking anyone with information to come forward. let's go to our correspondent, katharine da costa in greenford. that is where the attack happened yesterday afternoon. a desperate story. bring us up—to—date with the police, the investigation, what they are saying right now.— are saying right now. detectives have been _ are saying right now. detectives have been working _ are saying right now. detectives have been working flat - are saying right now. detectives have been working flat out - are saying right now. detectives have been working flat out over| are saying right now. detectives . have been working flat out over the last 2a hours, trying to understand what happened and who was responsible for stabbing an elderly man on a mobility scooter to death in broad daylight. as you mentioned, the police have released a cctv image of a man they urgently want to speak to who

police have described the attack on mr 0'halloran as a shocking and unprovoked crime.om the scene with a knife and are asking anyone with information to come forward. katharine da costa reports. police have described this as an horrific crime. an 87—year—old grandfather stabbed to death in broad daylight in greenford, west london. a forensic tent marks where the attack happened right next to the busy a40. emergency services were called just after 4 o'clock. despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene. yesterday, an 87—year—old grandfather on a mobility scooter had his life needlessly snatched away in a shocking act of unprovoked violence right here in greenford. people living nearby have described their shock and sadness. how can this type of thing happen in ourarea? i've been here, i've been living in this area for 20 years, and we've never seen such, you know, something like this. so it's really, you know, it's scary. a large police cordon remains in place. police are keen to speak to anyone who either saw the victim who'd been riding a mobility

that an 87—year—old grandfather, mr 0'halloran, has been killed the way that he was yesterday., in a bid to reassure the community over safety fears. greg mackenzie, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... its results day as top a level grades fall. university admissions are at a near record high. leads university has expressed deep concern for one of their students who is now facing 34 years injail in saudi arabia over social media tweets. railworkers in saudi arabia over social media tweets. rail workers are on strike again in their dispute over pay. there's been disruption on the network across england and wales. ambulance services across england and wales are booking taxis to take tens of thousands of patients who call 999 to hospital. figures obtained by the bbc show the practice is increasing, as trusts struggle with rising call volumes and handover delays. nhs trusts says the most life threatening cases are prioritised and the proportion of patients affected is small. nikki fox reports. ambulances queueing outside busy hospitals to off—load patients. an increase in demand

deeply shocking for thomas 0'halloran�*s friends.he just enjoyed it coming down there, something just to get out of the house. he said a few times people have gone up to him, and i said, "tom, you tell me if anyone's threatening you." he said, "i'm not a beggar, i'm an entertainer." he said, "i'm not here for money, i'm here to entertain people." he said, "they like the music." there has been a spike in murders in recent days. the met said it was doing all it could to deal with what it called horrendous crimes across london. but the killing of an elderly, disabled grandfather stands out. tom symonds, bbc news, west london. the headlines on bbc news — uk prices jump by uk pricesjump by10.i% uk pricesjump by 10.1% in the 12 months tojuly, the highestjump in 40 years with basic food items the biggestjump. business owners so they have to reduce their opening hours and stop taking wages for themselves or keep their livelihoods. police released images of them and they want to identify in connection with the murder of an 87—year—old man in

in the last hour, police have described the attack on mr 0'halloran as a shocking and unprovoked crimeerday afternoon, including a request for dashcam footage from cars or bike helmets. this report from katharine da costa. police have described this as an horrific crime. an 87—year—old grandfather stabbed to death in broad daylight in greenford, west london. a forensic tent marks where the attack happened right next to the busy aao. emergency services were called just after a:00. despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene. yesterday an 87—year—old grandfather on a mobility scooter had his life needlessly snatched away in a shocking act of unprovoked violence right here in greenford. people living nearby have described their shock and sadness. how can this type of thing happen in ourarea? i've been here, i've been living in this area for 20 years, and we've never seen such, you know, something like this. so it's really, you know, it's scary. a large police cordon remains in place. police are keen to speak to anyone who either saw the victim who'd been riding a mob

police have charged a man with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran in greenford, west london.gistrates' court later this morning. the man responsible for the bali bombing in 2002 has had his sentence reduced for good behaviour and could soon be eligible for parole. umar patek was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his role in the bombings that killed more than 200 people. 88 australians were killed in the blast and the prime minister anthony albanese has described the news as distressing. can i say that this will have a devastating impact on the families. they are going through trauma in memory of their lost loved ones. we lost 88 australians in that terrorist attack, and it was a barbaric attack. more than 200 people lost their lives. 88 australians. those 88 australians were all sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers, mothers. young people lost their lives. so many people lost their lives. so it's notjust the 88, there are thousands of people who have been impacted by this. and certainly the australian government will be conveying, diplomatically, very

this house is just over a mile away alongside the busy a40 where thomas 0'halloran was stabbed befores. yesterday police released cctv pictures of a man they said had run from the scene with a knife. they want a public help in identifying him. police have confirmed the arrest here last night did follow the release of those very clear cctv pictures yesterday. there is plenty still going on here and a man remains in custody. there is the investigation, but police have also stepped up patrols and they are meeting local people away from the cameras to reassure them following a crime they have described as appalling. tom symons, bbc news, west london. most train services have been cancelled today after workers with a number of rail unions took strike action in a dispute over their pay and conditions. this is a map of where there were still some services running earlier, but there has been widespread disruption for commuters with only about 20% of services running on the lines that have been operational. the last trains for most long—distance services were this afternoon — with no service a

thomas 0'halloran, who was 87, died from stab wounds in greenford on tuesday.as stabbed alongside the busy a40, about a mile and a half from here, police say a man ran from the scene carrying a knife and later yesterday, they released cctv images of a man they wanted to trace. they said he was dangerous. early this morning, people in this street were woken by crashing sounds and one of them spotted police carrying an item to get into the house behind me. there was shouting, there were armed police here and someone inside was told to put down what they were holding in the hands. a man was brought out in handcuffs. scotland yard has said that this man remains in custody and that the arrest followed the release of the cctv images they put out yesterday. this shocking murder of a grandfather in a wheelchair has led to a lot of concern in this area, and police are arranging fora concern in this area, and police are arranging for a public meeting to be held later this evening to reassure people. held later this evening to reassure --eole. ., ~' ,, held later this eve

it's being led by jim trust city and lindsey halloran is going to be the local lawyer there. >> now i'm intrigued that i don't hear chris kai to show up tomorrow at the critical hearing and lindsey halligan, she seems to be making an appearance tomorrow. but noticeably conspicuously absent is christina bob from all of this. i'm surprised evan corcoran is going to be there. thank you so much for being here. i really appreciate it. >>> and coming up next, new clues from the doj probe revealed in this photo you're looking at of classified documents found at mar-a-lago. our close-up analysis when we're back in just 60 seconds. at drugstores with chase freedom unlimited. that means i earn on my bug spray and my sunscreen. you ready to go fishing? i got the bait. i also earn 5% on travel purchased through chase on this rental car. that lake is calling my name! don't you get seasick? we'll find out! come on. and i earn 3% on dining including takeout. so much for catching our dinner. some people are hunters. some are gatherers. i'm a diner. pow! earn big time with chase freedom unlimited with n

thomas 0'halloran, or tommy as many knew him, killed by what police have described as a shocking actc news. 0ur reporter tim muffett is in greenford for us this morning. the cctv has been released, what is the latest? the the cctv has been released, what is the latest? . , ., ., the latest? the police investigation continues and _ the latest? the police investigation continues and that _ the latest? the police investigation continues and that there _ the latest? the police investigation continues and that there have - the latest? the police investigation continues and that there have been the latest? the police investigation i continues and that there have been a huge number of tributes to thomas 0'halloran. sami people locally have said what it sweeter, recognisable quy said what it sweeter, recognisable guy he was, often seen on his mobility scooter. the former mp for the area says he remembers him from when he is to perform with his accordion outside the tube station, collecting money recently for the victims of the war in ukraine amongst other good causes. so a huge number of tri

horrific and shocking — police describe how 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran rode 75 feet on his mobilityn, which owns ladbrokes, coral and foxy bingo, is ordered to pay £17 million for safety and anti—money—laundering failures. now we take our daily look at some stories across the uk. the national association for children of addiction say they have seen an increase in the number of young people calling for support since the covid pandemic. a woman from sheffield has told look north she received no help as a child — even when her mum was hospitalised. 0ur social affairs correspondent emma glasbey has this report. dear mum, i don't know how you will react to receiving this letter but maybe now it's time to stop you are still my mum and we went through a lot. , ., , ., lot. lily wrote this letter to her mum two _ lot. lily wrote this letter to her mum two years _ lot. lily wrote this letter to her mum two years before - lot. lily wrote this letter to her mum two years before she - lot. lily wrote this letter to her. mum two years before she died. lot. lily wrote this letter to her i mum two

mr 0'halloran, a grandfather orginally from county clare in ireland, was fatally stabbed whilst on hiss morning. there's more disruption to public transport in london today with strike action affecting the underground and 0verground across the city. some bus services in west and south west london and parts of surrey will also be affected. passengers are being warned that rail services nationally will be slow to recover following yesterday's 24 hour strike by staff, over changes to pay and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has the details. the last servings of the working week at this thai restaurant. it won't open on friday because of the london underground strike. a lot of our staff are not be able to come in, like six, six people of us, we're not coming in tomorrow. we will be losing our customers, so that, you know, it's affecting our income. this was the last tube strike injune. today's strike by the rmt union means that there'll be little to no service throughout the day on the london underground and no night tube. this isn't about pay. instead, it's about so

one with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0�*halloran in west london on tuesday. where he was told that his next court appearance will be at the old bailey on the 23rd of august. thank ou ve bailey on the 23rd of august. thank you very much- _ nhs leaders have warned that rising numbers of people will become ill unless the government takes more action on high energy prices. the nhs confederation says the uk is facing a �*public health emergency�*. it�*s written to ministers, warning that soaring energy costs mean people will have to choose between skipping meals to heat their homes, or living in cold, damp conditions this winter. the government says it�*s giving millions of the most vulnerable households £1200 to help with higher energy bills. simon deadman reports. the nhs remains under pressure this summer. ambulances are taking nearly an hour, on average, to respond to 999 calls for things like chest pain. it should be 18 minutes. and it�*s at a time when hospitals are still tackling a backlog of appointments after the pandemic. today, there are concerns from m

he is charged with the murder of thomas 0'halloran, as well as possession of a knife.ley on the 8th of november and a trial date has been set for may next year. laughing gas, those small silver capsules you often see discarded on pavements and in parks, is one of the most widely used recreational drugs among young people. now there's a new trend for canisters up to 80 times the size of the ones we're used to seeing. they're being sold via social media sites like snapchat and instagram. a government—commissioned review is currently assessing whether tougher laws are needed, and our reporter kashjones has been to meet one woman whose intake of the drug caused her severe harm. nitrous oxide — also known as nos, balloons, or laughing gas — is one of the most widely used drugs by young people in the uk. and now a more dangerous version is rising in popularity. smaller silver canisters holding around eight grams of nitrous oxide are being swapped to a super—sized version, which holds around 80 times the size. super—sized versions are riskier, experts say, because they can le

a 44—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas 0'halloran social media tweets. at talks in ukraine aimed at ensuring the safety of a russian controlled nuclear power plant, the un chief calls for zaporizhzhia to be demilitarised. rail workers are on strike once again in their dispute over pay with lots of disruption on the network across england and wales. and finland's prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. for those who've received exam results today, there are many paths to choose from. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been speaking to three young people who've been studying at a college in west bromwich and who are plotting different routes ahead. wait, wait, wait... the right result. joys after years of disruption. i got distinction, distinction, distinction. emmanuella wants to study business and finance at york university. today, she secured her place. i'm really passionate about business so i am just happy tha

—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of thomas o�*halloranlay was cut short at lords yesterday because of rain. former captain andrew strauss has been telling us he�*s confident england can turn things around and has been impressed with the leadership team of captain ben stokes and head coach brendon mccullum it's it�*s been transformational. both him and ben stokes, new leadership, a very clear message. really, a message of go out there and express yourself and try and entertain the crowd. and don�*t worry so much about winning or losing. that will take care of itself, if you go out and play the cricket you are capable of. all in red there, in memory of the ruth strath foundation, looking to raise money for that charity and hoping everybody who comes today wears at least a bit of red or a full suit, like andrew was in. in munich, there�*s been more medal success for great britain�*s athletes — as they took gold and bronze in the final of the men�*s 400 metres. nobody was catching matthew hudson smith as he defended his european title. and th

also on the programme: the killing of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran who was stabbed on his mobility scooter