louisa pilbeam, bbc news. john mann if sir mark rowley should stay in his post. he's one of the experts on counterterrorism in this country, the best the police has got, the most experienced. and that's by far the most dangerous threat that the country and the jewish community faces. and so i've spoken withjewish community leaders over the weekend, and there's no demand from them for him to resign. none whatsoever. he should stay in his post. and i'm pleased he's meeting thejewish community. in fact, there's a meeting taking place within the hour and that a weekly meetings between the met now and thejewish community through the londonjewish forum, which is an excellent initiative from the jewish community and which is already having positive impact. he should carry on doing more of this. what do you make of the full video? i know that sort of short clips of this interaction between gideon falter and the police officer have been clipped up and broadcast very widely. there is a long sort of 15 minute version ava

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.rator pedals that could increase the possibility of crashes. the recall of almost 4,000 vehicles applies to every one of the trucks that have been shipped to customers since the model went on sale late last year. the biggest election in the world is underway in india. unemployment and inflation are major issues, along with the future of india's democracy, following a crackdown on political opponents. prime minister narendra modi is hoping to win a third term in power. the main opposition congress party, in alliance with smaller parties, is seeking to prevent that. the election is an enormous undertaking. close to a billion people can cast a ballot — one in eight of the world's population. so voting takes place on seven separate days — over the next six weeks. because of the huge which is tickle operation. —— which is a right given to every adult citizen since india's independence. more than 75 years on, it remains a much cherished one. despite the blazing heat, people came out. this is

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.o uk government on anti—semitism lord john mann. do you think sir mark rowley should stay in his post? of course he should and he is one of the experts on counterterrorism in this country, the best the police has got, the most experienced and thatis has got, the most experienced and that is by far the most dangerous threat that the country and the jewish community faces. and so, i have spoken withjewish communal leaders over the weekend and there is no demand from them for him to resign, none whatsoever. he should stay in his post and i'm pleased his meeting with thejewish community. in fact, there is a meeting taking place within the hour and then there are weekly meetings between the met now and the jewish are weekly meetings between the met now and thejewish community, through the londonjewish forum which is an excellent initiative from the jewish which is an excellent initiative from thejewish community and which is already having positive impact. he should carry on doing more of t

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.ty and zero minister has defended the government's target and tackling climate change. —— the energy security and net zero secretary, claire coutinho, has defended the government's record on tackling climate change. she was responding to comments by the outgoing head of the government's climate change advisers, chris stark, who said rishi sunak had set back progress towards net—zero carbon emissions by delaying future changes. ms courtinho told laura kuenssberg on sunday on bbc2 that ministers had to strike the right balance. with me is our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. so this was her first big interview on the bbc, wasn't it?— so this was her first big interview on the bbc, wasn't it? yes, on the sunday talk _ on the bbc, wasn't it? yes, on the sunday talk shows. _ on the bbc, wasn't it? yes, on the sunday talk shows. and _ on the bbc, wasn't it? yes, on the sunday talk shows. and what - on the bbc, wasn't it? yes, on the sunday talk shows. and what she i on the bbc, w

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.y claire coutinho has been speaking on the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg on sunday this morning. with me is our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. let's start off with climate change. this is the talking point first for the energy secretary. this is the first time she has done a big interview like this on the sunday talk shows for the bbc. the question being put to her was that we saw yesterday, this morning chris stark, so he is the head of the climate change committee and leaving hisjob at the end of this week. as he is leaving he has made some real criticism, pointedly of the prime minister, rishi sunak, who has pushed back interim targets for the climate change transition on transition to diesel and petrol cars, gas boilers in homes and that sort of thing and he said in that that he said rishi sunak was not such a priority for previous prime ministers, so question to the energy secretary, are you not going to meet your targets, why is this happening? this is what she said.— thi

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.for getting too close to a walrus. members of the public alerted local authorities when they saw a man going onto an ice floe to approach the animal. it's against the law to approach the wildlife on svalbard in a way that disturbs them. it happened near longyearbyen — the world's northernmost settlement. the governor has encouraged everyone to keep a good distance from walruses so that they are not disturbed and to avoid danger to people. a photo hot spot injapan is going to be blocked by authorities annoyed by badly behaved tourists. a big black barrier is to be erected to obscure views of mount fuji behind this convenience store in fujikawaguchiko. locals accuse mainly foreign tourists of dropping rubbish and parking illegally as they stop for a snap. that's it from me from the moment, and for watching bbc news. hello there. we're seeing some changes to the weather this weekend. part two of the weekend promises to be quite wet across some eastern areas, another chilly but bright day

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.ake their marks tomorrow for what could be the largest london marathon ever held. the elite race will be hotly contested — but the costumes on display in the mass participation event promise to be just as eye—catching. of course, behind each of those costumes is a story, as jayne mccubbin has been finding out. it's almost here. runners are getting ready. there's just 21i hours left to go. whose idea was this, jackie? my idea. i'm sorry, guys, i'm sorry. all my idea. right now, around 50,000 people are preparing to show london exactly what they've got. and what you have, nathaniel, is...? i've got a trombone. fanfare and i've got a cereal box! oh, and you've got...? a london bus with ten people in it. i think the brilliant thing about the london marathon is behind every costume, there's a really emotional story. mine is that ten years ago, i was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32. jackie scully feared the worst, but came through. and so tomorrow, to celebrate that... we are t

following a large—scale incident in the derbyshire town of ilkeston last night. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeamospital. after concerns were raised for the safety of a man, police were called to a house in hartington place. what happened next is currently unclear, but derbyshire police have responded to reports on social media that one or more officers had been taken hostage during the incident.

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.ned that its flagship rwanda bill will not face any more delays and that mps and peers will have to keep sitting and voting until it's passed when it returns to parliament today. the legislation is designed to make sure that migrants can be sent to the african country, by curbing legal challenges. wet wipes containing plastic will soon be banned from sale in the uk. the government is expected to announce today that it wants to introduce the legislation in england before thejuly summer recess, which would make it illegal to sell or supply them. it follows overwhelming support from a public consultation. the rest of the uk is set to join the ban by the autumn. crucial safety equipment used on smart motorways has been hit by hundreds of power outages during the past two years, according to a new bbc investigation. it's meant there were times when signals, cameras and radar detection systems weren't working for days at a time. national highways says smart motorways are the safest of britai

louisa pilbeam, bbc news. their boats �*river action' in honour of a campaign group which aims to hold water companies to account for river pollution. it comes amid concern over high levels of e.coli in the river thames during last month's oxford and cambridge boat races, when one rower fell ill before the race. time for us to have our first chat with matt. that works. good morning to you both and good morning to you all. it will be cold this morning if you are about to step out shortly. frost around for some and a beautiful start to the weekend for the vast majority. sunshine around at least to begin with but we will start to see big contrasts during the day in terms of cloud and temperature. looking at what happens we have high pressure centred over us and out to the west we will have warm air, the light wind to the east and the keen breeze of the north sea and the keen breeze of the north sea and this is where it will be on the chilly side. in between cloud will build. to begin with the cloud is across the

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.the streets of the canary islands, to protest against the impact of mass tourism. they say too many visitors are damaging the environment, and pricing locals out of the housing market. our reporter simon jones has the story. in the baking spanish heat that helped bring in 16 million visitors to the canaries last year, local people are hot under the collar. the message from tenerife — tourism has gone too far. translation: the canary islands says enough is enough. they have a limit. our resources and our population cannot take anymore. the environment is continuing to deteriorate and residents are suffering as well. the demonstrators insist they are not against tourism itself, it is vital for the economies of the islands, but they want controls. there is particular concern about the supply of water in such a dry climate and they claim there's too focus much on building hotels rather than local housing. making the area increasingly unaffordable for residents. some of the international he

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.oria gill. the ozone layer that protects us from the sun's most harmful rays is healing, gradually, but in antarctica, in cold, high—atmospheric clouds, a hole in that layer still appears every year. that ozone thinning, or loss, used to peak in september or october, when animals and plants are tucked under winter snow and marine animals are protected by sea ice. but it's now lingering until december, well into the antarctic summer, when wildlife is much more vulnerable. researchers say that has been driven in part by smoke from the australian wildfires in 2019 and 2020, which were fuelled by climate change. the researchers found evidence that antarctic plants might have to put more energy into producing their own protective sunscreen compounds, and krill, the marine crustaceans that are the foundation of the food chain in antarctica, move deeper into the ocean to avoid ultraviolet rays, while penguins and seals are protected by protective feathers and fur, scientists say exposure to d

louisa pilbeam, bbc news. net—pay from other work. as a result, many end up owing thousands of pounds if they go above that threshold. dan whitworth reports. good girl, thank you. unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incrediblejob. often 24 hours a day, seven days a week with very few breaks — their lives dedicated to caring for someone else. of the nearly six million carers across the uk, just under a million receive carer�*s allowance. that's worth around £80 per week. 175,000 of them also have a job. but there's an earnings limit of £151 take—home pay a week. go above that limit even byjust a few pence, and you lose the entire allowance. that's what happened to karina, who cares for her daughter, amber, who has complex needs and requires round—the—clock care. karina unknowingly earned slightly above the limit at her part—time supermarketjob because of the occasional hour or two of overtime, but wasn't told by the department for work and pensions for three and a half years, so is now in the middle

louisa pilbeam, bbc news. now here's for something to tug on the heart strings. the treetops. this is cute! these little creatures need a boost. don't we all? they need a little boost getting from some parts of the forest of dean in gloucestershire, after diseased ash trees were removed, leaving empty spaces in the woodland. now, two 20—metre—long aids have been designed to... get them across. lovely to have you with us this morning. lovely to have you with us this morninu. �* , lovely to have you with us this morninu. �*, ., ., ,, ., lovely to have you with us this morning-— lovely to have you with us this morninu. �*, ., ., ,, ., ., morning. let's go to simon for the weather. good _ morning. let's go to simon for the weather. good morning. _ morning. let's go to simon for the weather. good morning. it- morning. let's go to simon for the weather. good morning. it looked| weather. good morning. it looked gorgeous where that was filmed the other day but perhaps not so much? yesterday was gorgeous in one part and then_ yesterday was gorgeous in one part and then ho