a russian citizen is suspicious let's talk with peter and there is a biochemist former london police officer to about all of this good afternoon to you peter thanks for coming on firstly let's just talk about what the nurses said in that documentary to piers that they initially mistook this nerve agent for a drugs overdose is that surprising could that happen do you think easily. that's not in the least surprising to be honest. when you have someone that's just found collapsed in a public place and not in a position to give you any sort of indication of why they've collapsed and nobody's witnessed anything that's leading to that collapse then i think frankly the initial responders the police the paramedics and the staff in the emergency department or the local hospital they're all just struggling for possible explanations of what's going on they're looking at the symptoms they've got they're running through the various options and to be honest on a sunday afternoon in solsbury nerve agent poisoning isn't even going to make it on the list of possibilities it just wouldn't be a conside

. >> city of london police were out in full force today. on horse back. on foot with machine guns. some 3,000 of them will gear up to contain the more than 100,000 people expected to cram this small town. >> this is a medieval town. it's not used to events of this size. so this is certainly a challenge logistically. ♪ >> and remember how kate and william rode in a horse-drawn carriage as newlyweds? we took the route meghan's taking on saturday on her way to st. george's chapel. the carriage is taking us on the exact journey meghan will take on her wedding day on the way to meet prince harry. you can see the steel barricades behind me. there's no people yet, but on her wedding day, there will be thousands of people. >> the crowd is really a mayor concern. >> maeg meghan will be widing in an open-air carriage. what challenges does this present for security? >> these days, with the like of open-air carriages, you've got a lot more concerns that you didn't have years ago. >> in addition to police, a source says there will be quote, an extreme amount of royal guards. and as for the wedd

there are more than 60 murders the police are investigating in london so far this year. the police areestigating here's charlotte gallagher. the police are investigating 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton, performing in a rap video. another young victim of violent crime in london. his family say he was with his friends, playing football in the sun, when he was shot dead just minutes from his home. when he was shot dead just people living here say there was a chase involving a car and moped around the residentials streets before the murder. one woman narrowly

a 17—year—old boy is shot dead in south london. policetes and messages of support for former manchester united manager sir alex ferguson, who remains in intensive care after surgery for a brain haemorrhage. a new "customs partnership" with the european union is still on the table, according to the business secretary, greg clark. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's huw. hello, good evening. manchester city have celebrated the premier league title in front of their home fans at the etihad stadium. the trophy was held aloft by captain vincent kompany. it's their third premier league title in seven years, and first under manager pep guardiola. it is, of course, two trophies this season, after the league cup win back in february. the race for a place in next season's champions league has continued this afternoon. fifth—placed chelsea are still able to catch both spurs and jurgen klopp‘s liverpool, who antonio conte got the better of at stamford bridge with a 1—0 win. an important three points for chelsea. it wa

the boy's been taken to an east london police station, where he remains in custody.he uk around 15 people die everyday from bladder cancer. now in a first—of—its—kind study, the impact of exercise on bladder cancer treatment will be studied at guy's and st thomas' hospital. this major new research is being funded by a nearly £2 million donation from londoner dianne roberts. her husband, graham, died of the condition in 2016. a woman from berkshire has designed a course to empower women in a deprived part of reading. professor carol fuller grew up in whitely, where life expectancy for women is four years below the national average. her work for the university of reading is designed to address health issues and unemployment in the area. this is really striking that we have this one, which has an experience that's completely different to the rest of the town. and, in fact, probably the rest of the thames valley, if we're honest. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the trains — there are delays and cancellat

it is at iam in london. policee been seen reading the home of the man antil one week ago was a prime minister. the man who najib razakjo vermette three years ago was freed from prison, pardon by the king, and lined up to be prime minister himself in two years time. jonathan head is in the malaysian capital where he met with anwar ibrahim. after an extraordinary week, the defining moment — anwar ibrahim, who symbolised opposition from his jail cell, now a free man. the movement he began 20 years ago had beaten the odds and broken a 60—year—long monopoly on power in malaysia. it all happened thanks to his reconciliation with this man, 92—year—old mahathir mohamad — once his rival, his mentor, then his jailer, and now once again ally. so was it difficult for him to make a deal with dr mahathir, which ensured his success? frankly, initially i had my misgivings. but i had seen his speeches, and had seen reports of meetings, and finally, his commitment during the campaign. some were a bit cynical in the past, thinking th

london police are going after rap music and one type in particular in a bid to curb the disturbing raisen street violence offices think the genre known as thrill is behind us in stabbings and murders and even asked to take action often and we've seen this in london we have gangs who make drew videos in those videos the taunt to share and see what they're going to do to each other and specifically what they're going to do to who very quickly you will see these are associated with lyrics which about glamorizing violence serious violence. the video sharing giant has already deleted some thirty videos after police complaints through music originated in chicago and gained its name from a slang term for automatic weapons it has been picked up to by performers in britain that erik's often contain references to the tough side of street life but we spoke to rap artist nova who says that removing rap content from the internet is hardly the best way to fight to fight violence. different opinion picture of young black as being criminals and trying to. take away that responsibility from themselves per

the metropolitan police are appealing for witnesses after two boys were injured by shotgun pellets yesterday in north west londonone of those injured — a 13 year old boy — was hit by accident, while the other victim, who is 15, appeared to have been targeted. our correspondent danny shaw sent us this from the scene of the incident in wealdstone. police have described the latest incident as callous. what appears to have happened, yesterday afternoon, yesterday at lunch a 15—year—old boy was approached by two people on a motorcycle or mopeds. the 15 year is receiving treatment in hospital after a shotgun incident. a 13—year—old was caught in the crossfire, he is said to be an innocent bystander, walking along with his parents. he is being treated in hospital and has since been discharged. police have been giving more details about what happened today. it was shortly after 115. where two young people on a motorcycle or moped approached, discharged a shot gun towards their intended targets. accidentally injuring a 13—year—old boy who was passing by. it is an appalling cowardly act with no regard to the safety of mem

perhaps now i don't think anyone particularly wants to see a fully armed police service in the yard natural during the summer visit to london where we're oh yeah well we'll see what donna says but this is you know this is for us to decide in this country but you know going back to my original point the police service has a whole tranche of responsibilities a whole tranche of new things that he's got to respond to and if everything is a priority nothing's a priority so whether it be obvious on the p. whether be responding to knife crime whether be responding to the murders that are happening. and whether be responding to you tube videos we've got to decide what the priority is and make sure the resource is there to be able to deal with it see the twenty sixteen move or winner deborah a purveyor of drill music said that all this kind of stuff with you tube let alone would your saying about emphases budget is so very huge it was a distraction from things that affect schools youth clubs social housing the cuts in all of these aspects of society civic society at large. i mean do you think the you tube videos for instance of the

there are extra police on the streets of london after the capital saw five shootings in the past 2a hoursin the sunshine of the bank holiday weekend playing football with friends. his mother called for an end to violence. make my son be the last and be a example to everyone. just let it stop! there was another shooting on sunday in lewisham. a 22—year—old was injured. also on sunday, on the other side of the city in wealdstone, two people on a motorbike or moped approached a 15—year—old and opened fire with a shotgun. he's in hospital, along with a 13—year—old boy injured, believed to be an innocent bystander. the police gave this update earlier. it was obviously a terrible and cowardly act, to drive past and commit this offence whilst members of the public are walking on a sunny bank holiday, and a real appalling offence, looking at what has happened to a 13—year—old child, sibley walking past with his pa rents. sibley walking past with his parents. certainly, as a father myself, i can understand how people like steve lee concerned and worried, and we are working with trident and others

london police are going after rap music come one form in particular in a bid to curb the disturbing rise in street violence officers think the genre known as drill is behind a surge in stabbings and murders and even asked you tube to act often and we've seen this in london we have gangs screaming drill videos in those videos the taunt to shudder and see what they're going to do to each other and specifically what they're going to do to who very quickly you will see these are socially treated lyrics which are bad glamorize in violence serious violence the video sharing giant is already deleted some thirty videos after police complaints drew music originated in chicago and gained its name from a slang term for automatic weapons it has been picked up by performers in britain the lyrics often contain reference to the tough side of street life we spoke to the rap artist nova who says that removing rap content from the internet is hardly the best way to fight violence. i think they're fun to paint a picture of young black you as being criminals and trying to villainize them and take away the r

a man, believed to be in his 20s, has been stabbed to death in mitcham in south west london. policeours of the morning to the scene between upper green east and montrose gardens. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and officers are yet to formally identify the victim. more than 60 people have been murdered in the capital so far this year, of which more than half have been stabbings. a looming trade war between the us and china has been put on hold according to the american treasury secretary, steven mnuchin. he told fox news that both countries had agreed to drop their threats to increase tariffs on each other‘s goods while they work on a wider trade agreement. we are putting the trade war on hold, so right now we have agreed to put the tariffs on hold while we try to execute the framework. the president has been clear since the first meeting that we are going to reduce the trade deficit. we have an agreement with china that they will substantially agree to it. and this is what the chinese vice—premier, who's been leading a negotiating team in washington, had t

an 85—year—old woman has been murdered at her home in romford in east london. police own. she was discovered with serious injuries. a deputy governor of the bank of england has apologised after he described britain's economy as menopausal. ben broadbent used the term in a newspaper interview, saying that uk productivity was "past its peak". mr broadbent said he was sorry for his "poor choice" of words. with three days to the royal wedding at windsor, it's been announced that princess charlotte and prince george will be among the bridesmaids and page boys — ten in total — who'll accompany meghan markle at st george's chapel. but there's still no update on whether ms markel‘s father, thomas, will attend, following reports that he needed heart treatment. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the latest. on her way to her daughter's wedding — meghan markle's mother doria ragland left her home in california for the flight to london. good luck with the wedding! conspicuously not travelling was markle's father thomas, who, according to reports, is in hospital in mexi

an 85 year—old woman has been murdered at her home in romford in east london. policeoleman, a pensioner who lived on her own. they have described it as a cowardly assault. princess charlotte and prince george will be among the six bridesmaids and four page boys at the royal wedding on saturday. but with three days to go, it's still not clear whether meghan markle's father will be there. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell is in windsor. on her way to her daughter's wedding. meghan markle's mother doria ragland letter home in california for the flight to london. good luck with the wedding! conspicuously not travelling was markle's father thomas, who according to reports is in hospital in mexico — possibly undergoing surgery, probably not attending the wedding. though kensington palace has still said nothing officially. leading the page boys and bridesmaids on saturday will be prince george and princess charlotte, who played the roles at pippa middleton's wedding last year. harry and meghan will have ten young attendants — six bridesmaids and four page boys — rang

london. what are the police saying? details are emerging. fired in the road just along from me, behind the corner there. it appears that three people we re there. it appears that three people were struck. 0ne boy aged 13, who we are told was an innocent bystander. he came round the corner and then sat in front of the shop where she was given treatment. by various members of the public until paramedics arrived. he suffered grazing from a pellet. he has since been discharged. two other boys were also hit. a 15—year—old who remains in hospital with a head injury, that is not life—threatening. someone else suffered an injury to his arm but has not come forward to police. police are saying that those two other boys were the intended targets. witnesses we have spoken to have said about hearing the shots and says he saw a motorbike driving off after the shooting but it is not confirmed whether that was involved. 0ne confirmed whether that was involved. one person has been arrested, a man in his 30s and he has been released pending investigation. me

a man has been shot dead in north—west london overnight. policeted in hospital for gunshot injuries. police were called to cumberland road, outside queensbury tube station, just after 9:00pm last night. no arrests have been made. a hotspot of knife, gun and other weapon seizures has been identified along a 10—mile stretch of road in north london. gang activity has been blamed for the concentration running through hackney, haringey and enfield, recorded since january last year. the road is also said to be an escape route out of london towards the m25 for criminals looking to make a getaway. there have been eight violent deaths in the area so far this year. it is the same sort of area where there are very high levels of child poverty, where there‘s high of deprivation. and the a10 is a fast road out of london to the m25, so if you wanted to get away, as it were, as an offender, this isn‘t a bad place to be offending on. a road in kings langley was evacuated last night after a suspected unexploded world war ii bomb was discovered under a bridge over

that london police are going after rap music on one type in particular in a bid to curb the disturbing rise in street violence officers think the genre known as drill is behind stabbings and murders and have even asked you tube to act often and we've seen this in london we have gangs who may drew videos and those videos the tone to it and say what they're going to do to each other and specifically what they're going to do to who very quickly you will see these associated with lyrics with a rise in violence violence serious. well the video sharing giant has already deleted some thirty videos after police complaints to the music originated in chicago and gained its name from a slang term for automatic weapons it has been picked up by performers in britain the lyrics often contain reference to the tough side of street life we spoke to rap artist who says that removing rap content from the internet is hardly the best way to fight violence i think different opinion picture of young black as being criminals and trying to. take away that responsibility from themselves perhaps take away the re

a man, believed to be in his 20s, has been stabbed to death in mitcham in south west london. policehours of the morning to the scene between upper green east and montrose gardens. a man in his forties has been arrested on suspicion of murder and officers are yet to formally identify the victim. more than 60 people have been murdered in the capital so far this year, of which more than half have been stabbings. let's ta ke let's take a look at the headlines on bbc news. it is 6:14pm. the royal family thanks the public for supporting the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see the newlyweds. some travellers report delays as a major overhaul of train timetables, affecting half a million passengers, begins today. chelsea football club owner roman abramovich faces delays in renewing his uk visa. 0n hawaii's big island more people are being urged to leave their homes as fountains of lava from the kilauea volcano continue to break through the ground in residential areas. dozens of buildings have already been destroyed. several of the fi

london shows no sign of slowing down. that was charlie gallagher, we can speak to her live from packham police station in south london. tion got into? it has not gone that far so far, police say they have not arrested anyone at or made any arrests at the moment, and they are still very much in the service —— search process. we saw finger tips are is being carried out around the estate where raheem lived. in the last hour or so, please gave an update about his murder, and i spoke to the officer leading the investigation. we're doing what we can, the local officers, we have intelligence and operations, we're doing all we can physically and legally to make sure we address these robins, being proactive to pick up anyone carrying a weapon. section 60 is a good step, and enables officers to have that step —— search power. the commissioner knows the issue, she has made it her key issue, and we are working extremely hard with the communities will stop this is a community issue that we need to work together, the police can only do so much, we need to work together sharing the intelligence of the week and stop this problem. do h

breaking news coming from the metropolitan police in london cybele ina metropolitan police in london le in a statement they have released, they say that police in lambeth have been called to the upper ground area of the sce one area of london outside the world national theatre terrorist, just before apm, 3:59pm, following reports of a stabbing. once there, london ambulance services attended a man in his 20s suffering from a stab injury. we understand he has been taken to a hospital in central london, and we have no further details regards to his injuries. the area is very popular with tourists and londoners, full of restaurants popular with tourists and londoners, full of restau ra nts a nd popular with tourists and londoners, full of restaurants and cultures, a very cultural area of london. more as we get it right here on bbc news. back to our top story today. tributes have been paid to tessa jowell, the veteran labour cabinet minister and peer, who has died after spending her final months campaigning for better treatments for brain cancer. she was 70, and was diagnosed with a brain

police in london are investigating 4 shootings in less than 2a hours in the capital — which have left13 year old — who was one of three teenagers shot in a single incident in north—west london yesterday — was an innocent bystander. the gunman's intended target — who's 15 — is in hospital with head injuries, following the shooting in wealdstone. it was the fifth shooting incident in london over the bank holiday weekend, as our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. the scene of london's latest gun attack. the latest victim — a 13—year—old boy walking down the road with his parents, hit in the head by a stray pellet from a shot gun. i was walking down the road, just round here, and basically there was a whole load of commotion, a boy bent down with his head down, and basically he had a pellet wound. luckily there was a first aider, he was a good samaritan, who came off the bus. the boy was treated in hospital after the attack which happened yesterday lunchtime. he's since been discharged. the intended target is believed to have been a 15—year—old who was hit a number of times in

good morning from bbc london news, i‘m victoria hollins. policeainsworth barton was shot dead in peckham on saturday evening. more than 60 people have died violently in london so far this year. the area‘s most senior police officer says people must contact them or crime stoppers if they have information about any violent crimes, and he said they are dealing with violent criminals. we will take any opportunity and every opportunity to tackle the people who want to carry knives or weapons and harm other people. it doesn‘t have to be legislation around weapons, if there are opportunities for us to disrupt, thatis opportunities for us to disrupt, that is what we will do and that is what we have to do. we will continue to do so and play our part in this issue of tackling knife and violent crime. police investigating an attack with a noxious substance in hackney believe it was filmed, and are urgently seeking the footage. three young men were sprayed with the liquid during a large fight between two groups of people on shacklewell lane in the early hours

they are reporting that return‘s first private police force could go nationwide, they are in london at in some thoughts... david says that if a private police officer is not legally trained them they would not be qualified to make any legal claims and had nojurisdiction. it was said, it was needed after brexit. interesting thoughts, keep them coming in. what you make of this? would i pay? no. i actually see police on our streets, i live in a nice part of northwest london and i see them doing a fantasticjob and i know crime in our area has really reduced. i am i know crime in our area has really reduced. iam pleased i know crime in our area has really reduced. i am pleased with the police presence in our particular area, but people are hiring this agency and have achieved over 400 convictions to date. it has been set up convictions to date. it has been set up by convictions to date. it has been set up by two former met officers and they have got this team who were red caps and bids and they have seen some success. these caps and bids and they have seen some success. these people are obv

she is being held in custody at a south london police station. near near the town of solai,120 miles north—west of the capital, nairobi. more than 2,000 people have been left homeless. the authorities there have warned that the number of fatalities could rise. an imam has been killed in an attack at a mosque in south africa. three men armed with guns and knives entered a mosque near the city of durban. they fatally stabbed the imam and seriously injured two worshippers. the attackers set some rooms attached to the mosque alight. police say the motive of the attack is still unknown. it's been revealed that the eastenders actress, dame barbara windsor has alzheimer's disease. her husband says the 80—year—old was diagnosed four years ago, but he has decided to make it public now because her condition is worsening. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. oh, my dear friend. you won't never leave me, will you? dame barbara windsor in herfinal appearance in eastenders in 2016, two years after being diagnosed with alzheimer's disease, the degene

police are appealing for information. three men have been injured in east london by what has been described as a noxious substance. the metce on kingsland high street in hackney — three men aged 17, 22 and 27 were taken to hospital. police say no arrests have been made. for the first time in nine years, lebanese voters are choosing a new parliament. sunday's election is being held under a new voting system aimed at moving the country to a more proportionally representative government. the country is beset by sectarian and political divisions, and overshadowed by the conflict in syria which has led to a mass influx of refugees. i spoke earlier to our reporter carine torbey who is in beirut today and asked her if we are going to see a new government in lebanon. despite the fact they have introduced a new voting law, introducing the concept of proportional representation in lebanon, very few people hopeful that by the end of the day we will see a real breakthrough in terms of representation. probably many people are expecting more of the same. as you can see behind me, long queues of voters eager to cast their votes, have a

the headlines: more police officers are deployed in london, after four shootings in just 2a hours leave one teenager dead and three injured. let my son he the last and be an example to everyone. just let this stop. vladimir putin is to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. the foreign secretary warns president trump that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record—breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be on the way for some parts of the uk. we are ready the sunshine and blue skies here, as we get ready for a heatwave. also, the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and a pioneering team of zoologists and botanists head to the amazon in search of genetic material. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police are continuing to investigate four separate shootings in london over the weekend. a 17—year—old boy has died, and thre

a man, believed to be in his 20s, has been stabbed to death in mitcham in south west london. policeing to the scene between upper green east and montrose gardens. a man in his forties has been arrested on suspicion of murder and officers are yet to formally identify the victim. more than 60 people have been murdered in the capital so far this year, of which more than half have been stabbings. it is now 5:15pm, let's take a look at the headlines on bbc news. the royal family thanks the public for supporting the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see the newlyweds. some travellers report delays as a major overhaul of train timetables, affecting half a million passengers, begins today. china's bid to avert a trade war with the us. beijing promises to buy more goods and services from america. —— from the united states. let's stay with that story now. a looming trade war between the us and china has been put on hold according to the american treasury secretary, steven mnuchin. he told fox news that both countries had agreed to drop

i can speak now to our reporter charlotte gallagher, who's at the scene in south london. 0bviously, police lived, and if you can see in the grass verge behind those detectives, their right to specialist police officers doing fingertip searches through the grass verge trying to find some more evidence. rhyhiem was killed just minutes from here, as you heard in the package, just minutes from his house. and there is a real community in shock here, not just at the death of vote—macro, but at the randomness of a car chase around the streets, people firing randomly into the air. a woman gardening in theirfront randomly into the air. a woman gardening in their front garden was nearly shot. so dangerous seen here on the streets of south london, and rhyhiem is now the 60th person to be murdered in londonjust this rhyhiem is now the 60th person to be murdered in london just this year. so, very, very grim toll so far, and the mayor sadiq khan has said his thoughts are with the family, obviously, he is appealing for anyone who knows about this crime to come forward. charlotte, thank you very much. as

youtube has deleted more than 30 videos which police say are contributing to a surge in violent crime across londonce commissioner cressida dick highlighted so—called drill music as a weapon being used by gangs to taunt each other on social media. youtube said it was working with authorities to take action on gang—related content. andy moore reports. drill music like this is accused of not only glamorising violence but of contributing to real crime. this video was used in evidence in a recent murder trial. hundreds of tracks are available on social media, some have been viewed over a million times. they often feature hooded and masked gangs making violent hand gestures. the met police commissioner cressida dick said the videos were used by real gangs to taunt each other and have been linked to at least one attack. she called on internet companies to show social responsibility. scotland yard has asked youtube to take down between 50 and 60 videos it believes raised the risk of violence. the company said it had removed more than 30 clips which were found to be in violation of its policies or broke th

youtube has deleted more than 30 videos which police say are responsible for inciting a surge in violent crime across london, cressida dick, says the clips that feature so—called "drill" music, include lyrics that encourage knife attacks. youtube says it is working with authorities to take action on content related to knife crime. chi chi izundu reports. this is the type of music that the head of the metropolitan police says is glamorising violent crime on london's streets. uk drill music — it's described as fast, dark and often violent. put simply, it's a sub genre of rap and british hip—hop. yassin works with former gang members. i personally don't think drill music is responsible for the knife crime that is going on. cressida dick, the met commissioner, says her officers have built up a database of more than 11100 videos to use as an intelligence tool to help tackle knife and gun crime. detectives say some of the lyrics, the gestures and the hand signals are used to taunt rival gangs, which is why they've asked youtube over the last two years, to take those videos down. this criminologist says artists ar

when we had meetings together in south london with the police or the hospitals or schools, she was alwaysrteous to them but if she felt they were letting people down locally, then she could be very, and was, very, very tough in support of what she wanted to achieve. should you showed a different way of doing politics and she will be so sadly missed or southern she only 70 saw our hearts really going to her family. what's more had she wanted achieve?” really going to her family. what's more had she wanted achieve? i saw herjust a week ago. she was very serena. i mean, she knew that she had made a huge difference on putting the spotlight on brain cancer and even as she based the end of her life, her thought was what cani of her life, her thought was what can i do for other people? again, it was the personal was political. she brought to the house of commons the house of lords and internationally, as well. will be remembered not only globally for what she has done on brain cancer, but also all those powerful international leaders who she reached out to to win the uk's bid with the olympics.

the headlines: the metropolitan police continues to investigate four shootings injust21i hours in london — which left one teenager dead and three others injured. let my son he the last and be an example to everyone. just let it stop. vladimir putin is about to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. this is the scene live in moscow. as some question whether the next six years will bring further international isolation for russia. president trump is being warned by the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be on the way for some parts of the uk. also: the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and click investigates the artificially intelligent software being used by police. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. vladimir putin is being sworn in as president of russ

police are appealing for information. three men have been injured in east london by what has been described as a noxious substance. bance on kingsland high street in hackney. three men aged 17, 22 and 27 were taken to hospital. police say no arrests have been made. theresa may has sought to reassure leading tory brexiteers about her plans for customs arrangements, after britain leaves the european union. the prime minister says she's determined to make a success of brexit, by taking the country out of the single market and the customs union. but talking to the bbc‘s andrew marr programme this morning the business secretary greg clark said that a customs union was still on the table... 0ur political correspondent nick eardley has been explaining what has been said this morning. it is the big unanswered question, the reason we hear so much about this is because how we trade with europe after brexit is an issue that the government itself is not agreed on. senior ministers met this week to discuss it. they did not come up with a conclusion. it essentially comes down to two options which are left on the table. one is a

the metropolitan police investigate four shootings in just 2a hours in london — which left one teenageread and 3 others injured. president trump is warned by borisjohnson, that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record breaking weather for a bank holiday in may — as temperatures reach 24.2 degrees in east sussex the hottest for a0 years. beach—goers are enjoying the sunshine and blue skies. also: the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and a holocaust survivor who was a child in the belsen concentration camp talks to witness. that's in half an hour , here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the past hour, vladimir putin has been sworn in for a fourth term as russian president, at a ceremony in moscow. the lavish inauguration ceremony was held inside the grand kremlin palace before an invited audience. mr putin has been in power, as president or prime minister, for the past 18 years. in the latest vote in march,

there are more than 60 murders the police are investigating in london so far this year. the police areng here's charlotte gallagher. the police are investigating 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton, performing in a rap video. another young victim of violent crime in london. his family say he was with his friends, playing football in the sun, when he was shot dead just minutes from his home. when he was shot dead just people living here say there was a chase involving a car and moped around the residentials streets before the murder. one woman narrowly avoided being shot. the bullet went through her window instead. we just came out of our house, and our house was a crime scene, and it was like, "what the hell?" and our house was a crime scene, and where that window is boarded up, there, that's where a gunshot went in, you think? yeah, yeah, you could see the hole. in, you think? they said that the bullet‘s embedded in the wall. the police officer leading the investigation says this type of violent crime will not be tolerated. it's a fast—paced, early investigation, we are addressing th

it's 8am in singapore,1am in london and 7am in surabaya, indonesia, where police believe a couple and theirfour children — aged between nine and 18 — were involved in co—ordinated suicide bombings at three churches. at least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in the attacks in the city in east java province. the family had recently spent time in syria. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports. blazing motorbikes marks the site of one of the three attacks. all suicide bombers, say the indonesian police, and all from the same family, including a mother and two daughters aged nine and i2. a known islamic state media outlet has claimed that the attack was the work of its loyalists. the police claimed the family had recently returned from fighting is in syria. presidentjoko widodo visited the site, and called for indonesians to fight the scourge of extremism. translation: this morning, we have ordered the police track down the networks of the perpetrators at source. we will not tolerate this kind of cowardice. i'm calling on everyone to fight terrorism, which is agains

youtube says it's deleted more than half of the music videos which police claim are responsible for fuelling a surge in violent crime across londonips that feature so—called "drill" music, include lyrics that encourage knife attacks. youtube says it is working with authorities to take action on content related to knife crime. leila nathoo reports. it is this strand of rap music known as braille that has emerged in the uk in the last few years that has been blamed for fuelling violent crime. —— known as drill. the group ‘s nikki kidd video store about weapons and inside rival gangs. police say some are so inflammatory, they should not be aligned. this young rapper, known as d1, had one of his videos taken off the site.|j was very angry that they took it down on what is the point of taking it down? this is not enough. i don't understand this. but is music like this just artistic expression, a reflection of lives or is it shaping what is happening to? last summer, 15—year—old jermaine was stabbed to death in south london. this video was one of many used as evidence at the trial of those eventually convicted of his killing. if there

video platform youtube has deleted more than 30 videos which police say are responsible for inciting a surge in violent crime across londonc include lyrics that encourage knife attacks. youtube says it is working with authorities to take action on content related to knife crime. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu reports. this is the type of music that the head of the metropolitan police says is glamorising violent crime on london's streets. uk drill music — it's described as fast, dark and often violent. put simply, it's a sub genre of rap and british hip—hop. yassin works with former gang members. i personally don't think drill music is responsible for the knife crime that is going on. cressida dick, the met commissioner, says her officers have built up a database of more than 11100 videos to use as an intelligence tool to help tackle knife and gun crime. detectives say some of the lyrics, the gestures and the hand signals are used to taunt rival gangs, which is why they've asked youtube over the last two years to take those videos down. this criminologist says artists are trading on the imagery in the videos. people, for

the 41—year—old from south london is wa nted 41—year—old from south london is wanted by police investigatingsuspect in stephen lawrence's murder in 1993. he has always denied involvement in the killing. donald trump has said that americans' right to own guns are under siege in a speech to the powerful national rifle association. and he suggested that the uk's tough gun laws had led to a rise in knife crime. the president said a hospital in london was like "a war zone" because of the number of stabbing victims it was having to treat. from dallas, gary o'donoghue reports. various, there is donald trump. travelling to the nra's convention is becoming an annual pilgrimage for president trump. the recent mass shootings have put the organisation on the back foot. today, the president remained staunch in his defence of them and their constitutional right to own a gun. second amendment rights are under siege. but they will never, ever be under siege as long as i am president. but after the shooting of 17 students and teachers at the school in florida on valentine's day, the mood has changed with you

a 17—year—old boy has died after being shot in southwark in south london, officers including police firearmsut the victim was pronounced dead just before 7pm. named by his family as rhyhiem ainsworth barton, was pronounced dead just before 7pm. no arrests have yet been made. i can speak now to our reporter charlotte gallagher who is in south london by the scene now. yes, it sounds incredibly worrying. we have heard from people living in the area but there was some kind of chase around the suburban streets. this is a very residential area for the families. yesterday was a hot and sunny day like today and there we re and sunny day like today and there were lots of people out with their children. what people are saying is that there was a chase involving a carand that there was a chase involving a car and mopeds around the streets. numerous shots were fired, including one which they say narrowly missed a woman when she was at gardening, and actually went through her window. the victim, named by his mother, she says he was on his way back from football practice and was trying to get a job mentor

the headlines: extra police on patrol in london — after four shootings in just 2a hours leave one teenageread and three others injured. borisjohnson goes to washington in an attempt to persuade donald trump to keep the iran nuclear deal working with our european friends, we think we can be tougher on iran, but not throw away the heart of deal about stopping them getting nuclear weapons. vladimir putin is sworn in for a fourth term as president — promising to improve the lives of the russian people. translation: we are open to dialogue, along with our partners, we stand for equal partnership with every state in the interests of peace and stability on the planet. record breaking weather for a bank holiday in may — as temperatures reach 24.2 degrees in east sussex. and it may become even hotter. the beach at its best — for many a record—breaking day. for some here a wonderful day out at the beach for some here a wonderful also — preserving one of the world's most loved species. the australian state of new south wales announces a £25 million plan to help protect its dwindling koala population.

extra police are out in parts of london — after three separate shootings in just 2a hours which left others injured. there's also been two further shootings today — one in manchester, and another in oxford. vladimir putin has been sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia — marking 18 years in power. now on bbc news its time for witness. hello, and welcome to witness with me tanya beckett. i'm here at the british library to guide you through more extraordinary moments from recent history. we'll meet a norwegian diplomat who helped organise secret peace negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians, resulting in the first—ever peace agreement between the two sides. we'll talk to one of the canadian war brides who sailed across the atlantic after world war ii in a mass emigration programme. and we'll hear from a survivor of a brutal campaign of repression by zimbabwean soldiers in 1983. but we start with the incredible story of a child survivor of belsen, a nazi concentration camp. hetty verolme was interviewed by the bbc at the time of her liberation in april 1943, an

the warning comes as the police watchdog said a firearms officer must face a gross misconduct hearing after a man was shot dead in north londonr home affairs correspondent leila nathoo reports. armed police were sent to stop these criminals and during an operation this man was shot dead. it turned out he didn't have a weapon but an imitation gun was found in the back of the car he was in. his death stokes tensions in a community already wary of police after an independent investigation. no criminal charges were brought against the officer who fired the fatal shot, and the net refused to discipline him, but today the police watchdog has begun proceedings against the officer involved. once against the officer involved. once again the police have been forced to bring gross misconduct proceedings. this family have waited to run a half years to get answers on how jermaine died, and where the police use fatal force, there must be the highest level of scrutiny. this is where the police moved in on jermaine baker and his two accomplices. they were parked here. 0ne officer took the decision to open fire. he will have to explain himsel

police appealfor witnesses after a number of shooting incidents over the bank holiday weekend. in londonnd manchester. vladimir putin is sworn in for a fourth term as president, promising to improve the lives of the russian people. in the next half—hour, a volcano in hawaii causes more devastation. flowing lava destroys homes and forces hundreds to flee as toxic gas is spewed into the air. and tourism accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions, around three times more than previous estimates, according to a new study. president trump said this evening that he will announce his decision on whether to pull the us out of the iran nuclear deal tomorrow. the statement made on twitter came as the foreign secretary, boris johnson, on a visit to washington, urged mr trump not to abandon the agreement, saying it would mean throwing the baby out with the bathwater. the deal struck in 2015 led to iran limiting its nuclear programme in return for a lifting of economic sanctions — an arrangement which president trump has called insane. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports from washingt