jenny kumah reports.emains of a family home which was engulfed by flames in the early hours of the morning. it took the life of seven—year—old joel urhie. his family say he dreamed of becoming a fireman. today, investigators are picking their way through the evidence of what police believe is a suspected arson attack. i would directly appeal to anybody who was in the area or saw anything suspicious at around 3:30am, or who has any information about who was responsible for starting the fire to contact the police immediately. his father, who moved out of the family home five years ago, visited the scene earlier. the alarm was raised at around three in the morning, neighbours were woken by the unfolding horror. initially, i got woken up to the screaming of, i think, the mum or one of the women. my flatmates are safe, ijust don't... i can't even imagine what they are going to go through now. around 35 firefighters tackled the blaze. before they had arrived, joel's mother and sister jumped from the first floor

jenny kumah reports.amily home which was engulfed by flames in the early hours of the morning. it took the life of seven—year—old joel urhie. his family say he dreamed of becoming a fireman. today, investigators are picking their way through the evidence of what police believe is a suspected arson attack. i would directly appeal to anybody who was in the area or saw anything suspicious at around 3:30am or who has any information about who was responsible for starting the fire to contact the police immediately. his father, who moved out of the family home five years ago, visited the scene earlier. it is terrible. it is a difficult situation right now. the alarm was raised at around three in the morning, neighbours were woken by the unfolding horror. initially, i got woken up to the screaming of, i think, the mum or one of the women. my flatmates are safe, ijust don't... i can't even imagine what they are going to go through now. around 35 firefighters tackled the blaze. before they had arrived, joel's moth

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jenny kumah reports. a mother and her daughter stabbed to death.mother khaola saleem was 49. theirfamilies old, her mother khaola saleem was 49. their families say they are devastated by their loss. officers are searching for raneem oudeh's former partner in connection with the murders. they are appealing to 21—year—old janbaz tarin to hand himself in. the police discovered the women with serious stab wounds here in the early hours of monday morning. they were confirmed dead at the scene near the family's home. i've lived in solihull my whole life, never had anything happened like this so close to home. very shocking for me, you know, with the children he and i don't know what to do. offices have been carrying out forensic tests and house—to—house enquiries but the main focus is finding mrjanbaz tarin. west midlands police say if anyone is found to be shielding him they will be prosecuted, but they are warning people not to approach him. hospital doctors are calling for the head of the general medical council to stand down over his handling of a pa

jenny kumah reports. the manhunt continues.az tarin, an afghan national here legally, is responsible for the murder of two women. his former partner, raneem 0udeh, seen here on the left, and her mother, khaola saleem. both were syrian nationals. raneem had a two—year—old son and was one of six siblings. the women were stabbed to death in the early hours of monday morning here in the family's home. police have now revealed that raneem 0udeh was on the phone to them when she was attacked. she'd made a number of calls to them on sunday. 0fficers tried to find her but couldn't. when contact was made again, the situation quickly escalated during the phone conversation. the force say officers were dispatched immediately and arrived within minutes. west midlands police has referred itself to the independent 0ffice of police conduct over its conduct with the family. despite a strong public response to the police appeal, and a number of raids on properties, there's been no sign of the suspect. police are asking anyone who does see mr ta

jenny kumah reports.e public recorded the plane as it performed erratic manoeuvres across the evening skyline, forcing the airport‘s closure. soon after, two fighterjets escorted the plane out of harm‘s way, but according to authorities, they were not instrumental in bringing it down. a family friend described richard russell, whose nickname was beebo, as a family man, and spoke of their shock. on behalf of the family, we are stunned and heartbroken. it may seem difficult for those watching at home to believe, but beebo was a warm, compassionate man. it is impossible to encompass who he was in a press release. he was a faithful husband, a loving son, and a good friend. a childhood friend remarked that beebo was loved by everyone because he was kind and gentle to each person he met. this is a complete shock to us. we are devastated by these events. the fbi say they are working alongside agents from the national transportation safety board to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident, but th

our correspondent jenny kumah is here. tell us more about him. barry elliot was born in rotherham.s. the most famous further programme chucklevision which was on the bbc between 1987 and 2009. it one host of awards. recently, they appeared ina one host of awards. recently, they appeared in a channel five programme which was like you've been framed. clips of funny moments. there's been a statement from his manager? clips of funny moments. there's been a statement from his manager7m clips of funny moments. there's been a statement from his manager? in a statement, his manager says it is with great sadness that barry passed away surrounded by his family. they would like to express their thanks to the many people have been fans of the chuckle brothers. there has also been a statement from his comedy partner for 50 years, been a statement from his comedy partnerfor 50 years, his brother paul. he says, i've notjust lost my brother, i've lost my theatrical partner for many years and my very best friend. thank you. the dissident chinese artist ai weiwei says the authorities in beijing have

jenny kumah looks back at his life.e that's the origin of it, that's the beginning. robert redford once called him the most successful playwright since shakespeare. neil simon was certainly prolific, averaging at least one play per year for much of his career, and penning material so popular his name became synonymous with broadway success. born in the bronx in 1927, he endured, he said, an unhappy childhood, storing up tragically comic situations that would later define much of his work. those close to him remember feeling like their personal lives were suddenly being made into international hits. he was writing about me, and about everybody i grew up with. it was as if we had our own playwright, who was telling our story. when he wrote brighton beach memoirs, we all grew up right near brighton beach. every scene was familiar. when he wrote the odd couple, it was our friends. so he was writing about us, and it was as if we lived in london, and shakespeare somehow had gotten into our neighbourhood and figured out what w

says the team was consumed by a "dark force" and patients were put at risk. 0ur correspondentjenny kumahe report. yes, st george's hospital is one of 28 nhs hospitals that carries out adult heart surgery. the college of cardiothoracic surgeons alerted the trust to unexpectedly high death rates for heart surgery for this year and last year. this prompted management here to carry out a review. they brought in an independent expert, prof buick, a former medical director from the nhs. the findings of his report, he makes some damning criticisms of the situation here, and he found mortality rate was almost twice the national average and the lack of internal scrutiny of the results of the data was inadequate. he said the department was split into two and it was exhibiting, staff were exhibiting, tribal like activity. the hospital's response has been to say that surgery is safe and they are implementing the recommendations of the report at pace, including the immediate relocation of surgeries into what is being called a single speciality practise. next week new surgeons are being brought in to

and the bbc broadcaster jeremy vine said simply — thank you barry chuckle. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah was born along with his brother in rotherham, south yorkshire, and they first started their comedy career appearing on itv talent shows such as opportunity knocks and new faces in 197a. they are probably most famous for their programme chucklevision, which was on the bbc between 1987 and 2009. and well known for the catchphrase, "to me, to you", and it won a host of awards. more recently, they appeared in a channel 5 programme called chuckletime, which was a bit like you've been framed and was them talking around clips of funny moments. there's been a statement i think from his manager. that's right. in a statement his manager says it with great sadness the family announce that barry passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife anne and all his family, and he adds the family would like to express their thanks to the many people who have been fans of the chuckle brothers and they know that they will share in part the great, great loss they feel. there has also been a state

jenny kumah, bbc news.t? the police say they have been working flat out overnight to try to track down 21—year—old janbaz tarin. we understand they have been searching properties in the birmingham area. we are about seven miles from the centre of birmingham here in solihull. he is wanted in connection the murder of these two women, raneem oudeh and khaola saleem. you can see behind me the forensic operation is still under way outside the property in this residential area of solihull. the police have issued a direct appeal to mr tarin to come forward. it has been issued by carolyn caulfield who is leading the investigation here. she said that if there is anyone out there who may be shielding him through a sense of misguided loyalty, then they ought to do the right thing, and they need to be aware that they are committing an offence and will be prosecuted. her message to tarin is that it is vitally important that we get to speak to him as soon as possible, so please do the right thing and let us know where yo

jenny kumah reports.passenger jet from seattle airport on friday. a member of the public recorded the plane as it performed erratic manoeuvres across the evening skyline, forcing the airport's closure. we are trying to find a place for you to land safely. i am not ready to bring it downjust yet, but holy smokes, i have got its start taking ca re of smokes, i have got its start taking care of the field because it is coming down quick. 0k, start a left—hand turn and it will take you down to the south east, please. this is probablyjail time down to the south east, please. this is probably jail time for life? soon after, two fighterjets escorted the plane out of harm's way, but according to authorities, they were not instrumental in bringing it down. a family friend described richard russell, whose nickname was beebo, as a family man, and spoke of their shock. on behalf of the family, we are stunned and heartbroken. it may seem difficult for those watching at home to believe, but beebo was a warm, compassiona

jenny kumah is at the scene in south east london. what more do we know?k and horror here, talking to neighbours they describe this as a quiet, friendly area but yesterday it became the scene of a horrific hammer attack. the mother and daughter of polish origin were found here, witnesses say covered in blood, the pavement covered in blood. i spoke to a neighbour who watched the incident on cctv and describes a man repeatedly hitting the women with a hammer. the women are in hospital with serious injuries ina are in hospital with serious injuries in a critical condition. a 27—year—old man has been arrested he was found after police made a public appeal but asked the public not to approach him because he was believed to have mental health problems. talking to people here at is a sense of shock, some say they feel terrified although there is a small police presence here today for reassurance. thank you. a group of elderly south koreans have visited north korea to meet relatives they haven't seen for decades. the two countries, which are technically still at w

jenny kumah, bbc news.4—year—old girls in the uk say they have self—harmed according to a report by the children's society. the charity, which campaigns for the rights of vulnerable children, analysed a survey of 11,000 children. it found almost one in ten boys had also harmed themselves in 2015. the department of health said it is investing an extra £300 million in mental health services in schools. with the young people we work with across the country, there's still a lot of stigma around these kinds of mental health issues. it's still really ha rd to mental health issues. it's still really hard to ask for help so something like self harm that can be quite private is probably one way of dealing with those feelings, but not necessarily a good way. french fishermen have been accused of throwing insults, rocks and smoke bombs at their british rivals in the english channel in a vicious scrap over scallops. the clash happened around 22km off the normandy coast. british boats are legally entitled to fish in the

let's talk to our reporter jenny kumah, who is at heathrow for us this morning.ll, you know what it is like. you land at an airport, you are often tired, the last thing you want to be greeted by at the airport terminal is the sight ofa at the airport terminal is the sight of a sea of passengers and long queues for passport control. for passengers landing here on sixjuly, they had faced queues of 2.5 hours, so well beyond the 45 minute time period that they should have been dealt with. the uk border force has a target of dealing with 95% of passengers from outside the european economic area within 45 minutes, but it only managed to reach that target on one day injuly. so what went wrong? well, the government says there were problems with large numbers of vulnerable adults and children arriving, and also that there were problems with computer failures. and they say that these checks have to be carried out. they don't want the compromises purity, but they are putting forward, deploying a further 200 staff over the summer. meanwhile, the chief executive of heathrow h

jenny kumah, bbc news.now from westminster. jonathan, how significant is this visit? well, number 10 are describing it as an ambitious visit and i think it marks an attempt by the prime minister to explore new opportunities for the united kingdom after brexit. of course, we already have very close links with many african countries but this is about, in the prime minister's words, deepening and strengthening those ties. she'll be visiting south africa, nigeria and kenya over the next couple of days and, most significantly perhaps, is a change to the way the uk's aid budget is spent. the prime minister will say ina spent. the prime minister will say in a speech later that she is unashamed about wanting britain to benefit from that money, as well as the african countries where it is bent. it won't go towards tackling poverty only, directly, but there will also be a new focus on using aid money to allow british companies to invest more readily in african countries so that it fits with the broader economic and s

jenny kumah, bbc news.the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. theresa may has landed in cape town for her first visit to africa as prime minister. her three—day tour of africa is expected to focus on plans to significantly increase britain's investment in africa after brexit. after south africa, mrs may will travel to nigeria and kenya to discuss trade and security. she will also say she is unashamed about ensuring the money the uk spends on aid in africa benefits britain too. president trump has announced that flags at the white house and public buildings across the united states will be lowered to half—mast once more, in honour of senatorjohn mccain, who died on saturday. mr trump, who had clashed repeatedly with mr mccain, faced heavy criticism after flags at some federal buildings were raised yesterday, far earlier than would normally be expected. several people have been injured in violence in the eastern german city of kemnitz. antifascist demonstrators clashed with far—right ac

jenny kumah is at the scene in eltham in south east london.nd horror of this incident. normally, a quiet, calm and friendly area but after midday yesterday, they saw a woman, mother and daughter of polish origin where the cones are behind me, they had injuries to their head, severe, the pavement covered in blood. 0ne injuries to their head, severe, the pavement covered in blood. one of the neighbours had some cctv footage of the incident where he set a man could be seen repeatedly hitting the women of the hat. they are in a critical condition in hospital, the women. a 27—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder. yesterday, last night, police launched an appeal. they warn the public not to approach this man because they believe he may have mental health problems. they we re have mental health problems. they were able to catch them. it happened after a woman followed him in her car until the police could arrive and arrest him. speaking to people here today, this afternoon, they told me they do not feel safe,

our correspondent, jenny kumah, is at the scene in south—east london.attack? well, there is a real sense of shock and horror here. people here describe this as a quiet, peaceful area, but yesterday, here describe this as a quiet, peacefularea, but yesterday, it's turned into the scene of a gruesome hammer attack. two women, a mother and daughter of polish origin, were found near the cones covered in blood with horrific head injuries. they are seriously ill in hospital. i spoke to a neighbour and he described the incident that was caught on his cctv. well, a man came running in with a harrah ——, from left to right here and attacked the mother first. and the daughter confronted, the mother we nt the daughter confronted, the mother went to running here and the daughter confronted him. and then he hit her then. and they both went down. and then he just repeated it, ke pt down. and then he just repeated it, kept hitting them both, you know? 27—year—old man is in police custody. he was caught after police launched an appeal yesterday, but they did warn the pu

jenny kumah reports.an thought to have stolen a passenger jet from seattle airport on friday. a member of the public recorded the plane as it performed erratic manoeuvres across the evening skyline, forcing the airport's closure. we arejust we are just trying to find a place the uterus than safety. —— for you to land safely. soon after, two fighterjets escorted the plane out of harm's way, but according to authorities, were not instrumental in bringing it down. a family friend described richard russell, whose nickname was beebo, as a family man, and spoke of their shock. on behalf of the family, we are stunned and heartbroken. it may seem difficult for those watching at home to believe, but beebo was a warm, compassionate man. he was a faithful husband, a loving son, and a good friend. a childhood friend remarked that beebo was loved by everyone, because he was kind and gentle to each person he met. this is a complete shock to us. we are devastated by these events. the fbi say they are working alongside a

jenny kumah reports. # r-e-s-p-e-c-t, find out what it means to me.etha franklin was a distinctive talent. # the moment i wake up, before i put on my make up... the daughter of a gospel singing mother and baptist preacher father went on to find global fame in a career spanning six decades. # i say a little prayerfor you. her fellow music greats continue to pay their respects. she was just a consistently great human being and... she always, even with the turmoil that may have been happening in her life, even through her illness, she did not put that on anybody else. she believed that most of all, she was doing god's work, and she was. she broughtjoy to a lot of lives and her voice and the essence of her will long live in all of us that are here right now. throughout her career, she turned her hand to a variety of genre. she even learned to sing opera... # and what his name is none shall know... standing in at the last minute to perform at the grammys. i taught her the aria for a private party for luciano pavarotti and as fate would have it, she was in

with us now isjenny kumah, who is at heathrow now. why has it been so bad, generally?es is that on 6thjuly the home off fits responses is that on 6th july when these the home off fits responses is that on 6thjuly when these delays happened, there were a number of problems, there were computer failure, large numbers of vulnerable adults an children arriving, so these were complex case, which took longer to deal with. it says that on the whole, though, passengers are dealt within their service standard but it does say that additional staff were being brought in, some 200 staff are being deployed over the summer, it says security checks are needed to keep the uk safe and for that reason, you know, this can hot be compromised. the reaction from the industry, there has been frustration, the chief executive here has suggested that perhaps some passengers from countries he describes as safe, the united states oi’ describes as safe, the united states or canada should be able to use the electronic gate, instead of being dealt with on a individual basis which takes more time. ai

64—year—old mother remain critically ill in hospital following the attack. 0ur correspondentjenny kumahce on sunday afternoon just after midday. it happened in elton. the police arrested joe xuereb after they launched a media appeal. today joe xuereb has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at the 0ld custody and is due to appear at the old bailey on september the 18th. thank you. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines all charges are dropped against a former police chief inspector accused of trying to blame liverpool fans for the hillsborough disaster. in his first speech as foreign secretary, jeremy hunt has called on the eu to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the us and consider further sanctions against russia. microsoft says it's blocked russian attempts to launch cyber—attacks against conservative political groups in the us 18 members of the windrush generation who could have been wrongfully removed or detained are to receive a formal government apology. and in the sport, jos buttler makes his 50 as he and ben stokes provide some much—needed resistance o