mark easton, bbc news, leeds.rst minister nicola sturgeon says the early election can reinforce the call for a second independence referendum. ms sturgeon accused theresa may of pursuing a ‘narrow, divisive right—wing agenda' and said the voters of scotland had an opportunity to make their voice heard. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports on the reaction to today's announcement. as voters across scotland are asked to decide who they want to represent them in westminster, the argument will be dominated by the question of whether westminster should continue to govern scotland. the issue of independence, and whether scotland should have another vote on that, will be central to this election. nicola sturgeon says she's ready for the fight. i think the prime minister has called this election for selfish, narrow, party political interests, but she has called it and, therefore, i relish the prospect of getting out there, standing up for scotland's interests and values, standing up for scotland's voice being heard and

the constable‘s body, guarding the man who died guarding our values. guarding the man who died mark eastonh at the payday loan firm wonga, involving a quarter of a million customers. personal details leaked include home addresses and bank details. joe lynam, our business correspondent is here. what correspondent is here. do we know? summer outs company what do we know? summer outside the company wonga try to access highly personal data —— someone outside the company for top is was names and addresses and saltcoats and the last four digital credit card numbers. —— sought votes. glacier has apologised this and it has urged customers to be vigilant, to watch for unusual activity on their bank accounts —— wonga has apologised. the numbers are wonga has apologised. the numbers a re pretty wonga has apologised. the numbers are pretty huge, 270,000 people in total, most of which are in britain and that is more than the 160,000 people that were affected by the talk talk breach a couple of years ago, but when the dust settled, the number ended up being considerably smaller. thanks forjoining us. th

mark easton, bbc news, southwark. wounded during a shooting in a primary school classroom. the gunman is also dead. police in the city of san berna rdino believe the teacher, a woman, was known to the gunman and say they're considering the incident as a murder—suicide. it's thought the two children, who are said to be critically injured, were not targeted by the killer. the american carrier, united airlines, has been heavily criticised after one of its passengers was dragged off a flight in chicago. the airline had overbooked the plane, and when no—one volunteered to leave, they selected the man and his travelling companion, at random. when he refused to get off the flight, he was dragged down the aisle by security guards as our correspondent neda tawfik reports. these are the disturbing moments that have now travelled around the world. several smartphones record as three police hover over a man, forced to exit the aircraft. the situation quickly escalates, after one officer manhandles him out of his chair. oh, my god

mark easton, bbc news, southwark.id to stage the football world cup in 2026. if successful it would be the first time three nations have jointly hosted a fifa competition. at a news conference, the president of the us soccer federation said president trump's controversial comments about mexico wouldn'tjeopardise the bid. we have the full support of the us government. the president of the united states is fully supportive and encouraged us to have this bid. he's especially pleased that mexico is part of this bid and that in an last few days that we've had we aren't at all concerned about some of the issues others have raised. we looked at bidding alone and decided we wanted to bid with our partners in north america and we have strong encouragement from president trump to the very end. they are still children, but britain's prince george and princess charlotte will have important roles next month, at the wedding of their aunt, pippa middleton. kensington palace has confirmed the duke and duchess of cambridge's children

our home editor, mark easton, reports.men and women, but this afternoon the body of police constable keith palmer arrived at the palace of westminster to lie in rest at the chapel of st mary undercroft. the bodies of baroness thatcher and tony benn were the last to lie here, with the permission of the queen — the chapel falls under royaljurisdiction. her majesty agreed that pc palmer should be granted the same privilege. an ordinary copper who performed an extraordinary act of bravery. killed protecting parliament. tomorrow pc palmer's coffin will pass through these gates and pass the exact spot where he lost his life. and then the funeral cortege will make its way across the river through streets lined with police and public to southwark cathedral, to his funeral. today, part of the route was being traced by worshippers from the cathedral at the start of holy week. the dean of southwark will officiate at tomorrow's funeral. the service will include these verses from stjohn‘s gospel. "greater love has no one than this". "t

mark easton, bbc news, southwark.ed that russian and syrian military officers could face international sanctions, in the wake of the chemical attack in northern syria. mrjohnson was speaking in italy, where foreign ministers are considering what further action to take against president assad, following president trump's cruise missile strike last week. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins reports. america's secretary of state is in italy to turn up the international heat on syria's president assad and his russian backers. rex tillerson, very deliberately joined his russian backers. rex tillerson, very deliberatelyjoined an international wreath laying at the memorial to a nazi atrocity here in 1944, the massacre of local villagers. we remember the events of august 12, 1944, that occurred. then he drew a direct parallel to last week's gas attack in syria's idlib province. we rededicate ourselves to holding into account any and all who commit crimes against the innocents, anywhere in the world. then—president trum

mark easton, bbc news, southwark.e been injured after a shooting at the school in the town of san bernardino. 0n the line is a crime and safety reporter in san berna rdino and safety reporter in san bernardino county for the southern california newsgroup. could you take us california newsgroup. could you take us through what you believe happened at the school today? from what we understand, around 10:30am, somebody came on campus, and active shooter and started shooting at the school, naughton park elementary. four people were wounded and two adults and two children. —— north park. people were wounded and two adults and two children. -- north park. two people died, two others are injured, what about the shooter? we understand this was a murder—suicide. it was the shooter and an adult who were both killed. this is not an ongoing situation? as far as the drama of the day is concerned, that is over? they are still checking every single room one by one, meticulously going through. not too long ago, i saw members of the bo

mark easton, bbc news, blackburn. operations, has told a jury that none of his patients are "liars", even though he rejects their allegations. ian paterson is on trial for allegedly causing grievous bodily harm to several women, over a 14—year period. he denies any wrong—doing. sima kotecha is at nottingham crown court. sima, take us through what happened today? well, 59-year-old ian paterson was being cross examined by the prosecution for the second time today. he told the court, "i care about my patients. " when asked if he disputed what an alleged victim accused him off he said, "aim i'm not call any of these patients liars i'm just think they remember what they remember now, ten years after they remember now, ten years after the fact" he is accused of carrying out several operations unnecessarily on ten patients. we heard from some of the alleged victims over the last few weeks, including from one man who said he had a double mastectomy when the surgeon told him he was on the way to developing cancer. ian paterson

mark easton, bbc news, southwark.s million—pound annual bonus for attempting to uncover the identity of a whistle—blower who'd raised concerns about a senior member of staff at the bank. jes staley could lose up to £1.3 million. he's also been issued with a formal reprimand, and is subject to an investigation by the financial regulators. here's our economics editor kamal ahmed. whenjes staleyjoined barclays in 2015, he had a straightforward message — make the bank simpler and more profitable. the board and shareholders were delighted when he appeared to achieve both in his first year. there was the third issue he wanted the tackle, one he outlined to me in his first broadcast interview. i do believe the banks lost their way, ten or 15 years ago, and we lost a lot of trust through the financial crisis. we have an obligation to return that. that obligation was undermined today after it was revealed the chief executive had tried, not once but twice, to find out the identity of a whistle—blower. injune last year, the boar

mark easton, bbc news., george osborne, has announced he's standing down as an mp to concentrate on his newjob as editor of the london evening standard. he'd faced intense criticism after taking on the newspaperjob alongside several otherjobs plus his role in parliament, as our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. from political big beast to big city editor, and the greenest hack in the newsroom. the new boss in fleet street chooses to see his future as moving on, not coming down. george osborne told me today he will use his new role to fight for his liberal conservative views against any harsher vision of brexit. myjob as editor of the evening standard is to speak for london, speak for my readers, speak for this country and its future. our country's got some big decisions to make now about the kind of britain we want to be. and those values of openness, tolerance, diversity and enterprise, they are the values that i hold dear. they are the ones i fought for in government as chancellor, fought for

mark easton, bbc news, leeds.cola sturgeon, says the early election can reinforce the scottish pa rliament‘s call for a second independence referendum. ms sturgeon accused theresa may of pursuing a "narrow, divisive, right—wing agenda" and said the voters of scotland had an opportunity to make their voice heard. our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports on the reaction to today's announcement. as voters across scotland are asked to decide who they want to represent them in westminster, the argument will be dominated by the question of whether westminster should continue to govern scotland. the issue of independence, and whether scotland should have another vote on that, will be central to this election. nicola sturgeon says she's ready for the fight. i think the prime minister has called this election for selfish, narrow, party political interests, but she has called it and, therefore, i relish the prospect of getting out there, standing up for scotland's interests and values, voice being heard and standing agains

or home editor mark easton has more. election debate.he first uk tv debates in 2010, they've proved a popular addition to election campaigns, particularly with young voters. i agree with nick and i think he agrees with me about a new house of commons... a boyish nick clegg stole the show in the first ever, a reminder that under the tv lights, poll ratings and political experience can melt away. the prime minister revealed her views about tv debates on bbc radio this morning. we won't be doing the television debates... so you won't face jeremy corbyn on any stage at any time? i will face him later today in the house of commons. and when she did, his attack was swift and predictable. she says it's about leadership. yet is refusing to defend her record in television debates. why will she not debate those issues publicly now? what's she scared of? can the prime minister tell the people why she's running scared of a televised debate with nicola sturgeon? if you are a prime minister and ahead in the polls, then a tv debate probably looks like

watcher‘s picture from primrose hill, not a cloud in the sky, parts of south—east england andy de mark easton saw highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. i hope you made the most of it because tomorrow it will turn cooler. we have seen some rain and a fresher feel in the north—west, that weather front brought more cloud to the west and it will sink south and east through the night, not producing any rain, just a band of cloud, scattering of showers turning winteriness, believe it or not, to the tops of the hills and mountains of scotland'sjerry driven along by the wimps, and the changeable and direction tracks in the cold air from the north and despite sunshine it will feel noticeably different and we will see a few sharp showers into the far north and west. tom pett temperatures at around 9—15. that's it, take an extra layer with you whatever you do —— top temperatures. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall, the headlinesjust after 8:30pm. a british man chris bevington is named as one of the four victims of the stockholm lorry attack. huge crowds have attended a commemoration for the victims nea

our home editor mark eastern —— mark easton has more. westminster, police constable keith palmer's coffin paused, at the very spot where he was killed 19 days ago. the place where, unarmed, he moved towards a man brandishing two knives, where he put himself in harm's way, where he protected parliament to protect our democracy. police officers from every force in the country lined the route. as the cortege headed across the river, police officers paid tribute in the air, on the water and along the route. two of pc palmer's colleagues spoke of the friend they so admired. we live from the bbc newsroom and our main comes from italy. the g7 meeting in lucca and the countries hoping to put pressure on russia over its role in syria. a russian man has been arrested in spain over attempting to influence the recent us election. he is accused of hacking the computer service linked to the democratic party. the first direct freight train from london to china has left china. it will take i7 china has left china. it will take 17 days to reach china. it

>>> warm start too in's easton temperatures almost at 60 degree mark. 59 now in lehigh valley.50s for pennsylvania, suburbs, and philadelphia. new jersey, interior new jersey and closer to shore that we're seeing some chillier numbers this morning. not everybody is getting them. look at clayton, 60 degrees in washington township. north, lumberton, pem borrowton. sunny skies. 68 in center city. 67 in somerton. well into the 60s for lehigh valley and suburbs. 68 in lansdale. 66 with sunshine for allentown and easton. across new jersey 40s and 50s disappear. upper 60s to near 70 degrees this afternoon. wouldn't be surprised if a few neighborhoods hit the 70 degree mark. definitely need sunglasses today. umbrella will go back into action tomorrow. potential for heavy downpour. that system comes our way not during the day tomorrow. first thing tomorrow morning. look at downpours that will continue into tomorrow afternoon. and some of this rain continues into friday as well which means not looking good for the phillies home opener. not weather-wise, anyway. 68 today. sunshine. few sc

chris easton about the hyundai mark.he 100 day standard doesn't have implications beyond a disposable news cycle. most analysts contemplate history 15 minutes at a time. not a single voter will go to the polls on day 1,384 of the trump administration and pull the lever for the other guy because trump didn't come through 1,284 days before. only if he didn't come through in the days thereafter either. in the weekly standard. diana is calling from trenton, new jersey. as we look at "the washington post," steve broadner has this series of car soons labeled 100 days. you see various figures involving the trump administration and the stories involved, everybody from paul and rt to vladimir putin they show a rocket perhaps indicating north korea. we'll take a look at this while we take our next call. go ahead, diane. caller: thanks for taking my call. i agree with everything the lady just said. she practically said exactly what i'm going to say. i'll leave it at that but remind people when president obama was president, that th

easton will be above the 80-degree mark. allentown could hit the record of 84 degrees later today.elphia. 59 at the shore. philadelphia, 60. in the low 50s for the lehigh valley. look at the suburbs and delaware close to 60 degrees. >>> if you're ready to head out, let's check the roads with the nbc10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. >> reporter: the vine street expressway behind me, we want to give a snapshot of how things are running through center city. this isali alitt 20th. you will notice slowing toward broad street. taking a look at drive times on 95. unfortunately southbound we are seeing a delay. it's going to take you about 37 minutes to go southbound between woodhain and the vine street -- woodhaven and the vine street expressway. >>> a street in center city is closed after part of it caved in. 17th street is blocked off from walnut to locust. city officials say the hole formed after a water connection to a fire hydrant broke. the road might not reopen until tonight. >>> a montgomery county father is in jail on abuse charges. police say joseph myhre beat his two