a metropolitan police firearms officer named for the first time as martyn blake has pleaded not guiltya, who was 24, was shot in streatham in south london after a car he was driving was stopped by police in september 2022. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds is at the old bailey for us. what happened in court this morning? we now know the name of this officer, finally, martyn blake, a 40—year—old police firearms officer stood up at the old bailey this morning, confirmed his name for the first time, and entered a plea of not guilty to the murder of chris kaba in september 2022. the incident involved the police following mr kaba, the car he was driving, and stopping it in a residential street in streatham, and then a single gunshot was fired through the windscreen of the car, it hit chris cavett in the head and he was killed. the charge of murder against this police officer martyn blake then followed, and we have had some weeks in court where mr blake's legal team has attempted to maintain this anonymity around his name because of a threat that the judge considered had been made a

martyn blake, who is on bail, will go on trial this october.dnapped from a primary school in nigeria by heavily—armed gunmen. it's the second mass abduction in recent days and it has shocked a country where kidnapping for ransom has become a deadly business. last year, at least 3,600 people were seized by nigeria s armed gangs. this latest attack took place in kuriga. and a week ago, hundreds of people, mostly women and children, were kidnapped near ngala in the lawless north—east, where boko haram and otherjihadist groups have terrorised civilians for years. 0ur west africa correspondent mayenijones reports. this has become an all—too—familiar site, desperate parents begging the authorities for help. 280 children, some as young as eight, were dragged out of their morning school assembly by armed men and were taken into a nearby forest. some managed to escape but hundreds are still missing, their parents are beside themselves. "please come and help us," this mother says, "where is the president? where is the governor? our school children were t

martyn blake, who is on bail, will go on trial this october. tom symonds, bbc news, the old bailey. a hundred warnings to health bodies and the government last year linked to pressures on the nhs. these letters are written when a coroner believes action is needed to protect lives — twice as many warnings were issued last year as before the pandemic, bbc research shows. they highlighted issues including long waiting times and staff shortages. our health correspondent jim reed has the details. the only way to describe it, i've worked in elderly care since i was 16, i know what a heart attack looks like. just over a year ago, karen's husband was taken to hospital with chest pains. sean had to wait, first in doncaster a&e and then for three hours for an ambulance to transfer him to sheffield. he died that same day. my exact words were to the coroner, "i could have got him there faster in the car." and she said, "well, no, cos he needed an ambulance." well, if he needed the ambulance, why wasn't the ambulance there? i got him to the hospital in time. after his inquest, nhs west yorkshire

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a metropolitan police firearms officer charged with murdering chris kaba has been named as martyn blakeptember 2022. the officer's trial is due to begin in october. )the government's counter—extremism commissioner says london has become a "no—go zone forjews" during weekend pro—palestinian marches. robin simcox urged ministers to "be bolder and be willing to accept higher legal risk" when tackling extremism. last week prime minister rishi sunak warned of forces "trying to tear the country apart." new rules on paternity leave have come into force in england, scotland and wales. fathers will be able to take their two weeks of statutory leave in two chunks instead of one. campaign groups want all fathers to be given more time off work and better pay. you are watching bbc news. the former british prime minister theresa may is to stand down as an mp at the general election. she's represented maidenhead in berkshire since 1997. in a statement to the maidenhead advertiser, she says she's taken the "difficult" decision because her work on issues including modern slavery and human trafficking is

a metropolitan police firearms officer — publicly identified for the first time as martyn blake — hasstopped by police. my colleague tom symonds has been following the story this morning we arrived at the old bailey for this hearing and we have never known the name of this police officer, a 40—year—old metropolitan police firearms officer. and when the clerk of the court stood up to announce the case, that's the first time that martin blake's name was mentioned in court. he then stood himself to confirm his name, his age and his date of birth and to enter his guilty plea. and so what has happened here is that it is normal in murder cases for the defendant to be named and that name to be given in court and to be reportable. in this case, the officer had concerns that there was some intelligence the police had that there might be a threat to safety and so last year the judge was asked to consider whether his name should be withheld from the court reporting and he decided if you like a split decision. he decided to withhold the address of the officer and any images of the officer, so we

a metropolitan police firearms officer charged with murdering chris kaba has been named as martyn blakeation in streatham, south london, in september 2022. the officer's trial is due to begin in october. the government's counter—extremism commissioner says london has become a �*no—go zone forjews' during weekend pro—palestinian marches. robin simcox also urged ministers to �*be willing to accept higher legal risk�* when tackling extremism. rishi sunak�*s spokesman said the prime minister took concerns of extremism �*extremely seriously�* and noted a rise in both anti—semitism and anti—muslim hatred. patients in parts of england are facing an uphill struggle to see a gp, after an analysis showed wide regional variation in doctor numbers. the nuffield trust think tank found kent and medway had the fewest gps per person, followed by bedfordshire, luton, and milton keynes. you�*re live with bbc news. gunmen have kidnapped more than 200 schoolchildren in nigeria, the second kidnapping in a week. in the northeast, authorities are searching for at least 200 people kidnapped earlier this week b