.— south london. for brinuain south london. thank you for bringing us _ south london. thank you for bringing us those _ south london. thank you for bringing us those details - south london. thank you for l bringing us those details from outside the old bailey. we will continue to look at the impact of that decision to lift those reporting restrictions. stay with us throughout the day. president putin is welcoming delegations from more than 30 countries as russia hosts the brics summit of emerging economies. these are pictures from a couple of hours ago of china's president xijinping arriving in kazan. and the promise of india is meeting the russian delegation. —— prime minister. the kremlin says the un secretary—general will also attend, though a spokesman for antonio guterres would not confirm this. moscow says the gathering is evidence that western efforts to isolate russia over its invasion of ukraine have failed. but what is the brics group? it stands for brazil, russia, india, china and south afr

thank you, mayor london breed! [cheers and applause] >> mayor: and before i bring sonya up, i want to acknowledge commissioners that are joining us here today. coach joe halsee is with us again. you want to raise your hand, there you go. vanita louie. and carey wintroub. thank you for joining us, i appreciate the comments of both cat and chuck especially as it relates to our park. one of the reasons i wanted to appoint sonya to this commission is the importance of making sure that we introduce and have embedded in what we do with the rec and park system equity and the arts as we undertake a significant change to the southeast sector, we are, it's not the sister or the brother of crissy fields because it's going to be better than crissy fields. india basin will be the envy of the entire city in the southeast sector in the city of in a community that had been rocked by environmental injustice and this is a creation created by the community it is transformative and it will be opening very soon along with so many other

if you arrived in london as someone who had not _ you arrived in london as someone who had not been _t been cycling in london a few years— had not been cycling in london a few years ago. _ had not been cycling in london a few years ago, and you hired a higher bike years ago, and you hired a higher hike and — years ago, and you hired a higher bike and you are one of these, you would _ bike and you are one of these, you would come — bike and you are one of these, you would come across it for the first time, _ would come across it for the first time, it— would come across it for the first time, it would not be obvious what you are _ time, it would not be obvious what you are supposed to do. it is same for gestures — you are supposed to do. it is same for gestures getting off buses. we assume _ for gestures getting off buses. we assume that people understand the system _ assume that people understand the system and we need a better system for communicating how these work. we need hetter— for communicating how these work. we need better engagement. too often counciis— need better engagemen

but london bridge is so important to the. infrastructure of london.y- of london, and it has such a function as well in terms of where it sits in the gateway into the city itself. _ i hope you don't mind me being cheeky, but you'd rather have bought that one, wouldn't you? yes. you know, it's a beautiful bridge. and when i drove over it yesterday, i thought, there's no way that mr mcculloch got this wrong. i think it would be fair to say our london bridge. it's used, it's functional. it's probably not loved to the people of lake havasu city. love it. it is. lake havasu city is notjust called lake havasu city. it's always lake havasu city, home of the london bridge. if it was publicity he wanted, then a story that's bridged 50 years has given rp mcculloch the last laugh after all. when it was painted more than 200 years ago, john constable's the hay wain was considered radical by many at the time. it's instantly recognisable and now a new exhibition details just why it became so universally famous, as zoie 0'brien reports. more than 200 years old and st

let's hand you back to london. _ or the website. let's hand you back to london.the website. let's hand you back to london. thank you - or the website. let's hand you back to london. thank you so | back to london. thank you so much. israel's invasion of lebanon in recent weeks has brought another level of hardship to a country already suffering politically and economically. today, a conference in paris looks at ways to end the fighting and put the country on a stable path. and that's all the sport for now. lots more on your bbc sport app or the website. lots more on your bbc sport app or tf to iebsite. lots more on your bbc sport app or tf to london. thank you so back to london. thank you so much. israel's invasion of lebanon in recent weeks has brought another level of hardship to a country already suffering politically and economically. today, a conference in paris looks at ways to end the fighting and put the country on a stable path. earlier, france and germany pledged more than $200 million to help people displaced by the conflict there. speaking at the confe

when she was young, her favourite place was london zoo, not far— favourite place was london zoo, notdie, always dragging us to her favourite restaurants. we would — her favourite restaurants. we would go _ her favourite restaurants. we would go shopping in primark and visit _ would go shopping in primark and visit markets for a good bargain _ and visit markets for a good bargain out she went to see spurs, _ bargain out she went to see spurs, cheering them on in their— spurs, cheering them on in their new— spurs, cheering them on in their new stadium with her brother— their new stadium with her brother and she loved going to the not — brother and she loved going to the pot. for her, that was england _ the pot. for her, that was england and she loved her second _ england and she loved her second home across the sea and always _ second home across the sea and always look forward to coming here — always look forward to coming here. now, all of thatjoy always look forward to coming here. now, all of that joy and that— here. now, all of that joy and that life — here. now, all of that joy a

if through the centre of london.s you see, there's no movement there and i can't see any police presence on those pictures. i'm not sure about you, but the crowd are gathering outside of barclays bank and a sign was being held near the entrance reading shame on those who looked away from the sadistic genocide of mainly children in gaza and the west bank. we will have more on this breaking story throughout the show. this afternoon, so we will be bringing you up to date on that and seeing indeed how the police do move those protests on if they do, which would be interesting one, and checking out some of the banners that are being held up as well. we've already seen some supporting iran and hezbollah as well, which is interesting for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and more, please do go to our website gb news. dot com. i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news and there is loads more coming up on today's show. it's a packed show for you and obviously we have to talk about bofis obviously we have to talk about bor

it's 7pm in london. this is the world today. i'm lewis vaughan jones. us prosecutors say the former boss of the fashion giant abercrombie and fitch used wealth, power and coercion... used wealth, power and coercion. . ._ used wealth, power and coercion... to anyone who thinks they _ coercion... to anyone who thinks they can _ coercion... to anyone who thinks they can exploit - coercion... to anyone who | thinks they can exploit and coerce others by using the so—called casting couch system, this case should serve as a warning. this case should serve as a warning-— this case should serve as a warninu. , ., ,., . warning. the day after police marksman — warning. the day after police marksman was _ warning. the day after police marksman was cleared - warning. the day after police marksman was cleared of. warning. the day after police - marksman was cleared of murder, it's been revealed that chris kaba was a core member of a notorious london gang. world leaders gather in russia for the bricks summit as moscow said they are not isolated despite western effort

it appears that part of those talks in london was discussing a l talks in london was discussing a post—conflictaza once the war ends. what he think the focus turned to a day after plan when this war is still raging —— why do you think? the after plan when this war is still raging -- why do you think? the day after [an raging -- why do you think? the day after plan is — raging -- why do you think? the day after plan is something _ raging -- why do you think? the day after plan is something a _ raging -- why do you think? the day after plan is something a lot - raging -- why do you think? the day after plan is something a lot of - after plan is something a lot of commentators have talked about — there doesn't seem to have been much, at least publicly, discussion of what that day after plan looks like. i would of what that day after plan looks like. iwould have of what that day after plan looks like. i would have to imagine now that, a year plus into this war, israel does not want to militarily occupy the gaza strip, nor do they want to occupy southern lebanon, which they did from 1982 to 2000. so

london's _ yes. thank you for talking to us today. london's mayor i yes. that is today very much what the message was as well.- message was as well. many thanks to — message was as well. many thanks to you _ message was as well. many thanks to you and _ message was as well. many thanks to you and your - message was as well. many l thanks to you and your guest. that memorial event, commemoration event taking place in hyde park in central london, particularly poignant because of course emily's mother was speaking there, trying to raise awareness for her daughter who is still being held hostage in gaza. what's more on our website as well, and we continue to bring you up—to—date with various developments across the middle east. —— lots more on our website. another developing story to bring you — a woman has been killed and eight people wounded in an attack on a bus station in the city of beersheba in southern israel. the israeli police have confirmed the woman killed was 19—year—old shira chaya suslik. she was a sergeant with israel's border police. the attack

live from london. this is bbc news.rces on the southern border. this is the scene live in beirut — with smoke there. from recent blasts lingering over the skyline. in the us, republican nominee donald trump returns to the city where he survived an assassination attempt. with just a month to go into the us presidential election. and students with special education needs in england will be offered nhs checks in school.

inner london.re finance becomes unsustainable. london's new super sewer, designed to reduce the amount of raw sewage that flows into the river thames, has opened for the first time. known officially as the thames tideway tunnel, data shows that during a storm last month it captured almost 600,000 square metres of sewage. the project — which took eight years to build at a cost of around £4.5 billion — was paid for by increasing water bills over several decades. whipsnade zoo in hertfordshire has welcomed a brand new arrival, a baby rhino. keepers say the rare southern white calf is small but healthy. there are only 17,500 left in the wild. the zoo said it's an important step forward in the european breeding programme. taking a look at the tubes now... there's no service on the waterloo & city line this morning because of a signal failure at bank. no service on the london 0verground between upminster and romford. a generally good service on the rest of the network. well, it's certainly been a wet sta

live from london, this is bbc news.bilities towards regional peace and security. growing calls for de—escalation are pouring in from around the world. egypt, the us, and uk are among the countries urging iran to show restraint. iran should not respond. we will continue to work with allies to de—escalate the situation across the region. in other news, with less than two weeks to go until the us election, beyonce becomes the latest celebrity to endorse kamala harris' bid to become president. i am not here as a celebrity. i am not here as a politician. i am here as a mother. cheering hello, i'm martine croxall. israel has fired missiles into iran overnight, saying it hit 20 military targets in the country. in the last few hours, iran's foreign ministry responded to the attacks, saying it's entitled

it's a massive part of london's economy. would just suggest, you know, i read charles moore's column in the spectator last week, which was on this topic, albeit ahead of this example, and he said that if we really go for politicians in this fashion, then we are going to have ever more robotic grey middle managers that don't, you know , if there are no perks you know, if there are no perks to being a politician, it's no comfort to that status, then who are the people that will put . themselves. caesar's wife must be above suspicion. £1,000 of freebies is quite extraordinary , and all the extraordinary, and all the people involved want something in return. there is no such thing as a free lunch. so the football promoters, they're worried about the regulator. lord alli clearly loves the access that this buys him. there is an expectation of a quid pro quo. >> i think lord alli is a bad example because he's been funding labour for politics 30 years and been in the house of lords for much of that. if he wanted something, maybe it

inner london.e cliff first. some have gone already, some we know are about to go. even good old bromley is on that conveyor belt. we think we have about three more years left in us before finance becomes unsustainable. london's new super sewer, designed to reduce the amount of raw sewage that flows into the river thames, has opened for the first time. known officially as the thames tideway tunnel, data shows that during a storm last month it captured almost 600,000 square metres of sewage. the project — which took eight years to build at a cost of around £4.5 billion — was paid for by increasing water bills over several decades. the british library is unveiling a major new project, and it's nothing to do with books. hundreds of solar collectors have been installed on its roof, with the aim of generating energy and cutting the building's carbon emissions by 55 tonnes a year. it's said to be the largest solar heat project of its kind in the uk. taking a look at the tubes now... and there's a good ser

almost 200000 people in london, a homeless organ temporary accommodation. a job is usually a prerequisite for permanent residence. but getting a job is often difficult without a fixed address, home kitchen as a new restaurant in london, but the head chef wants to help people experiencing homelessness break out of this, which just focus as the fast guests was soon rise. the tables must be set to exacting standards for the opening of the new restaurant, home kitchen, and central london, among the way to the refugees and school dropouts. very few have experience in the catering industry. i feel right, comfortable. yeah. you've been doing this for a few weeks now. started with training and induction. you had a series of stuff launches and instead of processing assist on youth, jeremy coach did not have a permanent place to live for a long time. he says he experienced a difficult childhood and never had to re a job. now he feels part of a team which gives him comfortable top shift at him. simmons is one of the initiators of the project. he's like 2 years ago, he

i will call you from london, yeah. now— i will call you from london, yeah.on, yeah. now it's time to _ i will call you from london, yeah. now it's time to do _ i will call you from london, yeah. now it's time to do it _ i will call you from london, yeah. now it's time to do it and - i will call you from london, yeah. now it's time to do it and that's l now it's time to do it and that's something _ now it's time to do it and that's something completely- now it's time to do it and that'si something completely different. now it's time to do it and that's - something completely different. that was reall something completely different. was really funny timing. see something completely different- was really funny timing. see somehow knew we were in the van. both speak vietnamese i'm not a practising buddhist but buddhism, sincejohn's death, has given me a way to see him, to see my family and to see the love they share. there were three layers — ground floor, the welcome. going up a level, where we were praying and chanting. and then another level still, wherejohn'

you are now here in london and yourfamily are safe you are now here in london and your family are safeat about people in gaza? it was awful, something you can't forget at all. that day started with me trying to take my kids to school and suddenly thousands of rockets were flying overhead, everywhere, and explosions. for about two hours there was a lot of conflicting reports, videos that you can't verify. it was not clear exactly what had been, but very quickly re—realised that this was something that was going to take a huge revenge by the israelis because the hamas attack was massive, and it's something we have never, ever seen before. i have been covering this conflict for the past 25 years and this is the first time i saw something like that. and there revenge was really expected. i mean, not on this scale, but 40,000 people were killed and about 10,000 people are missing. over two thirds of the population are displaced from the north into the south. they live in very difficult conditions, in tent poll, and in a small place that israel has called a safe zone but they have hit many t

the light in london was really good. genuine. my may go into school, but one thing the say school can take you to a certain level. funk being outside being in a place can bring you to the next level. i think of going up the right now. so many people still have to forward. i'm up with the camera, you're going to see how many people already inside it. i'm not sure if i'm gonna go in or not because i don't want to get around. i'm going to be worried about again, the obviously we expected the would be like the demonstrations that mean taking face and bubble health crossing. have you taken face over the last 2 fridays? this is because the people are upset and the people feel as if they being suffocated and nobody is doing anything towards of course i was worried about what imprecations that would have for raquel and my children. and that's when i side to seek legal advice and try and see what i could do. it's been a lot of has things to do now, but i can go to that. yeah. good, good. so i went ahead you've been really, really busy. ye

it recently featured as part of the bfi london film festival.troversy, to learn that all we imagine as light hasn't been selected as india's entry for the oscars this year. india's choice for its oscar film submission is laapataa ladies by kiran rao, a hindi language comedy about two brides who accidentally swap husbands during a journey. all we imagine is a european co—production. the film offers viewers a whole new sense of one of india's greatest cities, mumbai, filmed during monsoon season. i didn't want to shoot any, like, landmarks that you recognise of mumbai. for me, the main... one of the main landmarks is the local train. it's what people need to see every day to get to work. so this was one of the main motifs in the film. and also mumbai only has two seasons: monsoon and not monsoon. so in the monsoon, the light is very particular and i wanted to sort of shoot that light. this film, with its subtle eroticism and sentimental, yet heartbreaking performances and dream—like narrative, may yet be judged too good to forget during awards sea

so i was about to move out from london. come back to india, and when i got this opportunity, i thought that was the best way for me to spend my last days in london by going and going and looking at these museums that had artifacts and guys showed bases of belonging to my own country. you'll see this entire section is filled with solid, asian loaded artifacts of the things i saw that kind of the line did my, my love for history. and i was literally experiencing a c in front of me and it was of a beer to mix of emotions that i felt it was it was, it was it. there was a sense of sadness. there was a sense of pride decides, just like any of these of furniture that belongs to somebody's house, belongs to that house and should not be elucidated by some toward body and be put on display. and some other houses are in some other country and especially made it to a sticker to action out of it and monetized. so there is 2 ways of thinking that when neutral, these artifacts monuments, which were lying in ruins, perhaps if they had rema

protocol and an honor to celebrate italian heritage month in the city of san francisco with mayor london breed (clapping.) the italian community has prounlt shaped our city from north beach to the heart of art culture and economy. the flavors of music and strong family traditions of italy woven onto the fabric of san francisco. and this spirit i'd like to extend special thank you to richard, (clapping.) sheriff city committee with the celebrating 55 years thank you, richard (clapping.) just like it's late father richard has been instrumental in the people's connection between san francisco and italy. and his dedication to organizing this event each year insures it's ongoing success. thank you, again. >> mayor london breed understand the importance of celebrating your diverse community anticipate italian heritage month reflects that commitment thank you to the italian community for your lasting partnering for many years to come. and from italian heritage month. (clapping.) and now without further ado, my absolute mr. ryu to introduce supervisor safai a proud represent of distinct digit tw

london time.x's starship completed a major test flight that included entering the vehicle's booster back at the launchpad. the pictures are incredible, a milestone as the company readies the rocket for commercial operations. you can see that booster coming down there and it will be caught by what the team describes as chopsticks. this is the moment spacex has been waiting for. it has never been done before, and here it was being successfully contained, held by the platform. the vehicle is the centerpiece of elon musk's ambitions around sending people to the moon and mars. it still has a long way to go before it launches crew and cargo to distant destinations, but a major step forward. boeing is planning to slash its global workforce by 10% about announcing it will take a charge of about $5 billion. the cuts will affect 17,000 roles underscoring the debts of the playmaker's financial woes i made a crippling labor strike. it talks collapse last week with no clear path to resuming. boeing plays you d

this is not far from where we are in west london. main road just outside the academy where this incident took place, 4:45 yesterday afternoon when members of staff at the academy flagged down a passing police patrol car and the officers then found three people injured. a 14 year old girl who was most seriously injured, still in hospital today with, we're told, potentially life changing injuries. a 16 year old boy still in hospital, less seriously injured, though, and a 27 year old woman who is being treated has been treated for her injuries and released. in addition to that , some of the in addition to that, some of the first police officers on scene were admitted to hospital after reporting that they were feeling unwell. that was as a precaution and the substance involved, we're told, because these corrosive substances can can vary alkali or acid. they believe it was an acid substance that was used. >> i'm just looking at the website for the school, mark it is a it's a state school. it's one of the obviously one of those schools tha

we had a top temperature of 18 degrees around the london area.lot more cloud than there has been, bringing outbreaks of rain over recent houi’s. now, on the satellite picture, you can see the weather front that's bringing in that zone of cloudier weather to the northwest of the uk. a strong jet stream continues to develop this weather system and it's going to be bringing some very heavy rain into the republic of ireland, where there's probably going to be some flooding across southern areas. the front itself is very slow—moving, so over the next few hours, we're going to keep the largely clear skies across england and wales. one or two fog patches possible in the east, where temperatures could dip as low as about 3 or 1! degrees in the coldest spots. but across the northwest of the uk, temperatures staying up into double figures because we've got that cloud. there's a fair breeze around here but we also have a bit of rain to come as well. now, heading into the first part of saturday, there will be some pulses of heavy rain that work into northern

live from london, this is bbc news with me ben brown.ders. a bbc investigation uncovers fresh evidence about small boats crossing the channel — some organised 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.

live from london, this is bbc news.enced to life in prison. alexander mccartney admitted 185 crimes involving 70 child victims. he has caused immeasurable damage to children and their families. a bbc investigation uncovers news evidence on small boats crossing the channel, some organised out of germany. a new push for peace in the middle east — the us secretary of state is in london for talks with arab leaders. # 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

and meet the twins cleaning london's unloved spaces.es. time now to ten seconds of paddington bear's new passport. 66 years after paddington arrived to london from peru, the british home office has issued the bear and official passport to be used as a prop in the next paddington film. you are all caught up. have a great night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. it's the vinicius show at the bernabeu as holders real madrid come from behind to beat dortmund. aston villa make it three from three and they have duran to thank again, in their win over bologna. the commonwealth games has a future for now, but some of its sports do not. glasgow steps in to host a slimmed down event in 2026. hello and welcome along to the programme. and another superb evening of champions league action to bring. viniciusjunior stole the headlines, his stunning hat—trick saw holders real madrid come from 2—0 down to beat dortmund in a rematch of last season's final. a second half fightback began with antonio rudger, before goals from an inspired v

back to london. we will— intensifies by the day. back to london.ou can see is the sight of that music festival when this all began to unfold exactly a year ago today when hamas militants attacked a music festival on what was simply holiday weekend, young people enjoying themselves at a music festival. many more were killed, others taken hostage altogether those attacks killing 1200 people, 251 were taken hostage and then a conflict has unfolded over the last 12 months that have displaced almost entirely the entire population of gaza. this is the same right now and you can see a humanitarian relief centre, one of the few places where people can get help, food, water, medicine, shelter after the devastation unfolding across gaza with a2,000 people killed. panorama's jane corbin has been following two families affected from this conflict. one in israel, and one in gaza. both living in the aftermath of the attacks, and the war that followed a year ago this woman and had two daughters were staying at their mothers house in iquitos. they were all taken h

and it's been appalling every saturday, these protests are dominating central london. and jewish people cannot work freely around central london. and that is that should not be allowed. that should not be allowed. and we also had the scene where. there were messages being projected onto the house of commons. and i think the is not right the approach is not right to policing these protests and and you said that we are not as tough as the french or the germans the same is true on environmental protesters. well. and dealing just stop oil. i mean you're the easier to count the number days there isn't a protest going on in parliament square in london than the number of days and just want to sort of say people in this audience this in no way a reflection of the british public if i speak to constituents, they are 100% supportive of israel. they are not. it's a small minority of extreme left wing activists who are promoting this. it is not a reflection of the general public of britain, but the tail is wagging the dog and it's back. the point i was making about institutions, i

live from london. blasts across beirut, as israel continues to strike the south of the lebanese capital. while hezbollah fighters say they're engaged with israeli troops near the border. this is the scene live in beirut. smoke towering over the skyline after more explosions overnight. kamala harris and donald trump step up their campaigning in america's key swing states. we'll assess where the presidential hopefuls stand one month out from election day. hello, i'm lucy grey. welcome to the programme. there have been more explosions in the lebanese capital — hours after the israeli army issued an evacuation order for dozens of areas in the city. in this footage from the last couple of hours — you can see explosions lighting up the sky over beirut. reports say the blasts were targetting the hezbollah—dominated suburbs. earlier in the night hezbollah said its fighters had been engaged with israeli troops near the lebanon—israel border. this is the scene live in beirut. as air strikes continue — lebanese a

what is the apatite like in israel over the talks happening in london and prior to that in doha?in doha? when it comes to _ prior to that in doha? when it comes to domain _ prior to that in doha? when it comes to domain hostage - comes to domain hostage families group, they have already welcomed this latest initiative to get ceasefire talks and hostage release deal moving again. what we understand from the israeli prime minister's office, they will send the head of the mossad intelligence agency along on sunday to meet the cia chief on the half of the us and the qatari prime minister. we are expecting egyptian intelligence officials to go to doha as well. of course the qataris and egyptians have been serving as regional mediators. what we heard is a hamas delegation did meet the egyptian intelligence officials in cairo last night, but what we have been hearing from hamas consistently as they have not changed their conditions for any kind of deal. they say hostages will not be released until there is an end to what they call israel's aggression and complete withdrawal of troops fr

in a letter to sadiq khan, the london assembly called for the collection of unpaid notices to be rampedo investment in transport services does not suffer. city hall says more than £25 million has been re—couped in the last year and more investigators are being taken on. a 16—year—old boy has been cleared by a judge of endangering life after starting a fire at a catholic school in west london. a major incident was declared after smoke and flames broke out in the atrium of the london oratory school in fulham in december last year. the youth, who cannot be named because of his age, was arrested by police on the same day and initially denied a charge of arson before later pleading guilty to the offence. the stirling price for architecture will be announced tonight. out of the six finalists four are in london ranging from the king's cross redevelopment, and the elizabeth line, to a small social housing development, designed by a fledgling architectural firm. let's take a look at how the tube is running this morning. there's a good service across all of the network. now onto the weather with

with this great news, gets back to london meets the george the third meets the prime minister is the duke of newcastle meets other members of the ministry and as a reward for his for a service for years in america for bringing this news back back to london. he's given a financial reward. and then also the rank of major in 45th regiment, a foot. and it's a little bit surprising, but actually this promotion and this this this reward is given for his rule, his his his bringing the news of the capture martinique to london. it's this promotion. in the end, the reward that is going to really his path to revolution as we'll see in the next few minutes. so there are a few problems with getting promoted. and the biggest problem that the position that he had been granted already been filled by general geoffrey amherst in america. he had appointed somebody to that same exact position of major in the 45th regiment. so that means the fact that there wasn't a position for gates to get didn't have a position. gates also that he deserved to be promoted to lieutenant colonel, but he had a hard really

a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill.a low emission zone fines. latest figures show that more than £370 million is owed in unpaid ulez penalty charge notices. in a letter to sadiq khan, the london assembly called for the collection of unpaid notices to be ramped up so investment in transport services does not suffer. city hall says more than £25 million has been re—couped in the last year and more investigators are being taken on. a woman living in sheltered housing in north london says she is afraid her council is waiting for her to die before carrying out repairs to her property. sharon lawson says the floors in her bounds green flat are crumbling. haringey council has apologised and vowed to get the work done as soon as possible. potentially it could go through the ceiling, yes. it could go through potentially. because it's collapsing here. this is what i said, you're waiting for me to die. that's my wording to haringey council. i want a decent quality of life in the years i've got and somewhere else. a 16—year—old boy

there's a massive pro—palestine march in london today . according march in london today. 100 activists have gathered in london's bedford square. that's in central london. there's going to be an even bigger march through town. there's a heavy police presence, the atmosphere apparently remains peaceful. but get this there are some activists holding lebanese and iranian flags, and a musician has been singing . palestine will has been singing. palestine will be free from the river to the sea, which some would suggest is anti—semitic, calling for the destruction of israel . those who destruction of israel. those who sing it say it doesn't mean that. but yeah , some activists that. but yeah, some activists in london today at this protest are holding lebanese and i guess even worse, iranian flags . even worse, iranian flags. hopefully we'll have some pictures of that as the day develops. >> i mean, you've been seeing those protests for months now, haven't we? >> does it shock you anymore? >> does it shock you anymore? >> does it shock you anymore? >> does it? >> does it? >> iran

live from london — this is bbc news.ies will raise the subject at the commonwealth summit in samoa. but this time the discussion needs to be had about the history of this and the ill effects of what happened after slavery was abolished which continue to affect our societies today. turkey hits sites in iraq and syria linked to kurdish separatists — in response to an attack near ankara that left five dead. and workers at the troubled plane—maker boeing reject a new wage offer, extending a financially crippling six—week strike. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the bbc has learned that commonwealth leaders are preparing to defy the uk at their summit in samoa by agreeing to examine ways of securing reparatoryjustice for the tra ns—atla ntic slave trade. british prime minister, sir keir starmer, is now

live from london. this is bbc news. another wave of explosions his spirit. — another wave of explosions his spirit. whilst _ another wave of explosions his spirit, whilst in _ another wave of explosions his spirit, whilst in southern - spirit, whilst in southern lebanon _ spirit, whilst in southern lebanon israel— spirit, whilst in southern lebanon israel said - spirit, whilst in southern lebanon israel said it. spirit, whilst in southerni lebanon israel said it has targeted _ lebanon israel said it has targeted a _ lebanon israel said it has targeted a hezbollah - lebanon israel said it has - targeted a hezbollah command centre — hamas has announced the death of a leader of its armed wing — in a strike on the northern lebanese city of tripoli. demonstrators have been gathering in cape town, as the first anniversary of the war approaches. in the us, republican nominee donald trump returns to the city where he survived an assassination attempt — welcome to bbc news. fighting is continuing between israel and the iran—back

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our correspondent steve knibbs is at westminster academy in west london.we know that the incident happened outside the school at around 4.40 yesterday. just pretty busy here. police say a substance was thrown at a group of people outside the school. they are actively testing at substance at the moment but they say they believe it was acidic. the school described it in a statement as corrosive. in terms of the injuries, we know a 14—year—old girl is in hospital with potentially life changing injuries. a16 boy is still in hospital, and a 27—year—old woman who we believe is a member of staff here who has since been since been discharged with less serious injuries will stop and two police officers were treated after reporting they were feeling unwell. london fire brigade crews were here yesterday with a hazard material specialist team to make the area safe. in terms of the police response, detectives say no arrests have been made yet but they are actively searching for those they believe were responsible, suggesting there may have been more than one person inv

i'm worried about the fact that there were young people and people standing in the streets of londonupporting the massacre. i mean, how can you support a barbaric action, totally unprovoked, of killing people in their bed, raping women in a music festival? how can you support that? i mean, i don't understand. just coming from humanity values. i mean, you call yourself a liberal, how can you support that? this is the first thing that i want to ask. it's a tiny minority, isn't it? i mean, most people went to the centre of london to protest and protesting against what they see, to use your word as genocide in in gaza. we'll come to that a little later. i want to say again, i sawjust this week people standing in london with the signs, "i love hezbollah. " there aren't just thousands dying in gaza on a scale that was unimaginable a year ago. there are thousands looking like they will die now in lebanon. and there is the prospect of what your prime minister now calls a war of revival. he's rebranding this war as an all out conflict with iran. and they don't back you in that, do they? so ac

live from london. this is bbc news. more israeli strikes on beirut — people are warned to leave their homes while israel claims a mosque it targeted in southern lebanon contained a hezbollah command centre. at least four hospitals are now closed in lebanon because of the airstrikes — leaving a humanitarian situation worsening by the hour. hamas says one of its leaders was killed in an israeli strike in the lebanese city of tripoli. anti—war protesters are gathering in london, cape town and paris as the first anniversary of october 7th approaches. hello, i'm kasia. welcome to bbc news. there have been more israeli air strikes on southern beirut, after the israeli military warned people there to leave their homes. these are live pictures overlooking beirut. bbc teams there have reported overhearing another strike in the city. it is close to the airport. we'll be live with our colleagues in beirut shortly. elsewhere in lebanon, israel has bombed a mosque in the southern part of the country. israel says the mosque was being

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a seven—year nightmare for victims in london is brought to an end.rrest for conspiracy to commit the offence of holding another in slavery or servitude... contrary to section one - of the modern slavery act 2015. their gang leader, zdenek drevenak, is 1,000 miles away, in the czech republic. officers there swoop in to arrest him. in cambridgeshire, detectives rescue victims working at the caxton mcdonald's — among them, pavel and roman. that was the best feeling i have ever had. i was so happy it was over. they were, i'd say, somewhat scared and initially, pavel didn't really want to engage and roman turned around and pretty much breathed a sigh of relief and said, "i want to tell you everything". and as soon as that wall came down, you could see the relief in his face that he had actually made that decision to actually come on board and take that big step. when it was over, i had a feeling of relief. - i was moved that the police took such good care of us. i indescribable. such relief. i think it definitely should act as a wake—up call for all compa

.- been largely peaceful in central london. ., ~ , ., , central london.ank you very much for bringing us _ central london. thank you very l much for bringing us up-to-date much for bringing us up—to—date on the situation on that march. as we mentioned earlier, those protests taking place in various capital cities across the world. more on the ongoing escalation of tension in the middle east on our website, where we have a live page up and running with the very fast developments in that escalating scenario. officials in france say four migrants — including a two—year—old child — have died in two separate incidents in the english channel. france's interior minister said the child was trampled to death on board a boat. a short time ago an official for the pas—de—calais region gave this statement. translation: despite of these terrible events, _ translation: despite of these terrible events, there _ translation: despite of these terrible events, there are - terrible events, there are still many migrants who try to travel by sea as soon as the weather is favou

to get it right i'll do my best we have our senator scott wiener will be addressing as and mayor london breed addressing us and have our longest gay mrektd official treasurer jose cisneros (clapping.) we have our board president president peskin and we have my extremely gay colleague matt dorsey (clapping.) and with a couple of my extremely arely gay precious we introduced one of them but 7 currently on the board formally you district supervisor and before that placed a key roll in making many flag happen and we have jeff somewhere here (clapping.) we have so many we've got gay school board commissioner appointed phil (clapping.) leaning police commissioners deborah walker (clapping.) advisory committee member my appointee thank you for being here. >> gay, gay, gay transportation director jeff sum land (clapping.) um, we have the forever first lady of district 8 (yelling) (clapping.) imperial linda summers is here somewhere waving that. >> and the empress of the civic joy club thank you for being here. and there is a fricking to of queer directors tlaentsd in this room roberto from the