a slightly longer metropolitan police statement. police called it 1638. 438 statement.8. a38 on friday, reports of a number of reports of, a number of people calling 999, shots fired at oxford circus tube station. they are responding to the incident. as if the incident is terrorist related. armed and armed officers on the scene dealing with it. if you are in oxford street, stay inside and avoid travelling to the area. the mention of armed officers tells us that they will treat this as though somebody has fired shots. the police have a number of armed response unit who are circling the busy bits of london who are ready to go at a moment's notice. people will remember the incident at london bridge where armed officers were on the scene within eight minutes. they are clearly ca pa ble within eight minutes. they are clearly capable of getting to it very quickly and getting across what is happening and making sure they control the situation. but as you say our own reporters are reporting hearing small bangs, something like that, so you can see why people would report in, via

the metropolitan police investigate an alleged sexual assault by the hollywood actor kevin spacey whiles in london. and as he gets the nod for the england squad, we speak to harry winks, one of tottenham's emerging young stars. later in the hour on bbc news, fa cup sportsday is coming from hyde united, as they prepare to take on a team over 100 league places above them. good evening and welcome to the bbc‘s news at six. as rumours and speculation swirl around westminster, a labour activist who accused the labour mp kelvin hopkins of sexual harassment has told bbc news she feels disillusioned by how the party handled the matter. jeremy corbyn is under pressure to explain why the mp was promoted to the shadow cabinetjust months after being reprimanded about the allegations. mr hopkins was suspended last night while the claims made by ava etemadzadeh are investigated. mr hopkins has not commented. meanwhile, the former defence secretary sir michael fallon has said he "categorically denies" allegations that he made an inappropriate comment to the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. our d

the metropolitan police say a fast food delivery driver is in danger of losing his sight and is in ace in north london. the incident was one of two attacks on delivery drivers last night. officers have arrested a 14—year—old boy. our correspondent dan johnson who was at the court gave me this update. the injuries are far more serious, the police say this man has injuries to his face, eyes and throat and if he survives he may never see again. he was the driver delivering a ta keaway to he was the driver delivering a takeaway to a residential street in waltha mstow takeaway to a residential street in walthamstow at about 6pm when he was attacked by two men trying to steal his bike and when he resisted that attempt, they threw a corrosive substance into his face. there was another attack not far away in totte n ha m another attack not far away in tottenham half an hour later and the police say they believe that the attacks are linked. they've arrested attacks are linked. they've arrested a 14—year—old boy on suspicion of committing grievous bodily harm. the police believe there is one m

that has been passed to the metropolitan police's child abuse and sexual offences, . the metropolitanences,. a number of allegations have been made against kevin spacey over the past week. we are hearing reports today that several employees on this set of house of cards have come forward and made allegations about sexual harassment. the charity commission said they have contacted the old effect trust and their kevin spacey foundation, two charities he was widely part, to seek clarification, exactly what they know or did not know about these allegations. they say that they had just approached them, this is not a formal investigation, nor had they received any formal complaints. kevin spacey‘s publicist has also parted ways with him overnight and also an earlier this week in a statement, kevin spacey did say that he was going to seek treatment. we have tried to contact his lawyers for comment and no one has responded yet. thank you. a teenage boy has been arrested after an acid attack in east london which has left a delivery driver in danger of losing his eyesight. police say a substanc

when the allegations were first made last week by a former senior officer in the metropolitan police,lled the story "completely untrue" and a "disreputable political smear", saying police had never suggested improper material was found on his parliamentary computer. now, though, the former metropolitan police commissioner sir paul stephenson, seen here with theresa may in 2010, has confirmed he was aware that pornographic material had allegedly been found. he's told the bbc he was briefed about the allegation, but said it was a side issue and not relevant to the criminal investigation into the home office leaks. this morning, damian green responded to sir paul's claim, but he did not deny the material was on his computer, only that the police had ever asked him about it. he said he reiterated that no allegations about the presence of improper material on his parliamentary computers had ever been put to him or to the parliamentary authorities by the police, and said that he assumed the allegations were being made nine years later for ulterior motives. theresa may has already lost two c

still to come: metropolitan police investigate an alleged sexual assault by the hollywood actor kevin in london. the conservative party has suspended the mp for dover, charlie elphicke, after receiving what's been described as "serious allegations" that have been referred to the police. mr elphicke, has denied any wrongdoing. it follows the publication of a new code of conduct for elected representatives, in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. could the scandal of alleged misconduct in politics get much worse? it just has. it's emered tory mp charlie elphicke has been suspended from the party at westminster and allegations have been referred to the police. he denies any wrongdoing and said the media heard of his suspension before he did. at this stage, no more detail is known but the allegations against mr elphicke fall within the scope of the unfolding controversy about mps' behaviour. it won't be the last chapter of the story. step by step, one by one, in one party then another, and today a young labour activist with more alle

metropolitan police have asked anybody on oxford street which is a large shopping street in the centerlondon to get indoors. british transport police are responding to an incident at oxford circus tube station. they say they are responding as if it is a terrorist incident and we will continue to keep you updated. this is bloomberg. ♪ station isord circus the site of an incident in london. police are responding as if the incident is a terrorist attack. it is reported at that underground station. no caps on tays relocated according to london police but the metropolitan police have asked people on oxford street who may be shopping because a black friday in london to get indoors. they are telling shoppers to seek shelter and get off oxford street. oxford circus and bond street one station away are both closed. meanwhile, bloomberg has learned that opec and russia are set to extend their oil production cuts to the end of next year. the expectations of the deal has oil at a two-year high. they are hammering out crucial details. is bloomberg's managing editor for the americas, tina davis. wha

that has been passed to the metropolitan police's child abuse and sexual offences, and. been made against kevin spacey to the week. we hear a against kevin spacey to the week. we heara number of against kevin spacey to the week. we hear a number of employees have come forward who work on the house of cards set, which has shut down production indefinitely because of these allegations. they have said that they have had sexual harassment from kevin spacey. the charities commission in the uk is also investigating, not formally, but they have approached the old vic's trust and the kevin spacey foundation, the two charities he was pa rt foundation, the two charities he was part of, to ask about allegations of what they know or did not know about these allegations. kevin spacey is also parting ways with his publicist and his agents. he did issue a statement previously saying he was seeking treatment, he tried to reach out for his lawyers and are yet to hear any response. some breaking news. this is from the world of football. if you have been following the story concerning patr

the hollywood actor and theatre director kevin spacey is being investigated by the metropolitan police of sexual assault here in the uk. it's understood officers from the child abuse and sexual offences command are looking into claims that the house of cards actor sexually assaulted a man in lambeth in 2008. the met has declined to identify the suspect. our entertainment correspondent chi chi izundu sent us this update from outside the old vic, theatre where mr spacey used to be artistic director. we understand that the metropolitan police are now investigating of sexual assault against kevin ‘s daisy. it's thought a 32—year—old man intoa daisy. it's thought a 32—year—old man into a police station and made a complaint which has been passed on to the metropolitan police child abuse and sexual offences command. several allegations of sexual abuse and harassment have been made against kevin spacey through the week and we are hearing a number of employees have come forward who work on the house of cards set, which has shut down production indefinitely because of these allegations. they hav

the metropolitan police has launched a murder inquiry.ear—old boy was stabbed to death at a park in south—east london. michaeljonas was fatally wounded earlier this month. police say the 1a and 17—year—old boys are due to appear in bromley matched its court tomorrow. two other teenagers have already appeared in court charged with murder. spain's prime minister is visiting catalonia for the first time since he imposed direct rule on the region a fortnight ago. ago.mariano rajoy —— who called regional elections for december —— is at a campaign meeting of his centre—right popular party party ahead of the vote. ysterday, hundreds of thousands of catalans took to the streets of barcelona to demand the release of separatist leaders detained by the spanish courts. a demonstration in barcelona, more than half of the young people on the streets, their banners and placard showing the ten people they see as political prisoners. these are independent supporters, and the people injail these are independent supporters, and the people in jail held for t

the metropolitan police have confirmed the final death toll from the grenfell tower tragedy as 71. they include the final two victims to be formally identified, a mother and daughter. a blaze ripped through the tower in june, destroying the building and devastating lives. now it's all about getting justice for the people that lost their lives that night — and the long journey begins now, i guess. we'll be looking at how the police have gone about the difficult task of identifying those who lost their lives. also tonight: in zimbabwe, crisis talks between president robert mugabe, who remains under house arrest, and the military leaders now in charge. police searching for the missing teenager gaia pope arrest a 49—year—old man on suspicion of murder. why mps are concerned about the large numbers of sheep and other livestock in the uk attacked and killed by dogs. $400 million is the bid, and the piece is sold. and smashing all previous records — the leonardo that sold for a sensational price. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, is football in danger of losing the next generation? a bb

metropolitan police have confirmed they have received a complaint about an assault dating back from 2008hat has been made against kevin spacey that would have gone to the police. we mustn‘t forget that kevin spacey was actually the artistic director of the old vic from 2004 to 2015. this does come after a number of allegations against him. indeed, this all started on sunday night with actor anthony rapp, who‘s currently starring in star trek. he said he had an improper encounter with kevin spacey when he was 14 years of age. another man told the bbc earlier this week that he had another improper encounter with kevin spacey when he was 17 years of age. they both allege that these things happened. several others have come out in la, as well, claiming similar accounts. overnight, kevin spacey‘s publicist said they are no longer his representation. the charity commission has confirmed it has contacted the old vic trust and the kevin spacey foundation, to seek clarifications on matters of safeguarding, and whether they should step in as the regulatory body. on safeguarding issues as well, cnn

when the allegations were first made last week by a former senior officer in the metropolitan police,ial. he called the story completely untrue and a disreputable political smear, saying police have never suggested improper material was found on his parliamentary computer. now, though, the former metropolitan police commissioner sir paul stephenson, seen here with theresa may in 2010, has confirmed he was aware that pornographic material had allegedly been found. he's told the bbc he was briefed about the allegation, but said it was a side issue and not relevant to the criminal investigation into the home office leaks. this morning damian green responded to sir paul's claim, but he did not deny the material was on his computer, only that the police had ever asked him about it. he said he reiterated that no allegations about the presence of improper material on his parliamentary computers had ever been put to him or to the parliamentary authorities by the police, and said that he assumed the allegations were being made nine yea rs later allegations were being made nine years later for

they're keeping in touch with metropolitan police. no casualties apart from one woman saying a woman sustained minor injuries when leaving oxford circus station. no reports of casualties at this stage which is good news at this stage. of course the police will be trying to find out the source of the gun shots. >> yes, what we originally heard from the metropolitan police in a statement a short time ago they were called basically to a number of reports of shots fired. we haven't had it confirmed at this stage by the police or any other security services. there were definitely shots fired. police were called to reports of shots on oxford street and also underground in the tube station. we spoke to an eye witness, bryce on the phone, he was in the oxford circus tube station. he said there was an announcement asking police to a particular platform. he witnessed people screaming and rushing for the exits. the exits roughly where you're looking at on the screen. the area is pretty much completely cleared. a image of john lewis next to the ox

also this morning: a former head of the metropolitan police confirms he knew that pornographic materialegedly found on a computer used by first secretary of state, damian green, in 2008. a claim that seriously ill children in england are being denied access to out of hours palliative care. a charity describes services as patchy and inconsistent. in sport, england are battling to save the series on the final day of the women's ashes test at the north sydney oval. needing to avoid defeat, they are already two wickets down. she's gone. and a campaign begins to recruit a new generation of bell ringers for the nation's church towers. and susan has the weather. good morning. the sunshine policy widespread across the uk today for the remembrance sunday. but there is a price to pay. it will feel especially chile. —— chilly. thousands of services will be held gci’oss thousands of services will be held across the uk to remember those who died in two world wars and other conflicts. in london, veterans and military personnel willjoin conflicts. in london, veterans and military personnel will join m

metropolitan police and british transport police keeping us up to date all of the time as is our home affairs correspondent who is with me. let's also quickly get some thoughts from julia mcfarlane, a producer with us at the bbc because you were out in the area as well, explain where you were and what you saw. so, the police told me they got their first calls of an incident on oxford street just their first calls of an incident on oxford streetjust before 4:40pm. i ran outside and by liz50pm, the police had not cordoned off oxford circus, the main thoroughfare of oxford street and regent street but there was odious sizeable crowd gathered outside the station entrance, there were lots of people and the police on the scene where arriving and trying to push everyone back to set up a cordon. there were lots of people running away from the centre, there were people running away from the centre who had tears streaming down their face, away from the centre who had tears streaming down theirface, one of them i spoke to i asked what she had seen, where she was, she told me she was locked insid

the metropolitan police has launched a murder inquiry.bed to death at a park in south—east london. michaeljonas was fatally wounded in penge earlier this month. police say the 14— and 17—year—old boys are due to appear at bromley magistrates' court tomorrow. two other teenagers have already appeared in court charged with murder. a man has died after being struck by a number of vehicles on a motorway in south wales. the m4 at bridgend was closed in both directions for more than ten hours as police investigated the incident between pencoed and sam. south wales police said the man died at the scene after the incident at 9:00 last night. officers are urging motorists driving on that section of the motorway around the time of the incident to contact them. runners in the beirut marathon have been showing their support for saad hariri, lebanon's prime minster, who recently shocked the nation by resigning while in saudi arabia. he hasn't returned to lebanon, and many there suspect he's being held by the saudi authorities against his will, which r

the metropolitan police investigate an alleged sexual assault by the hollywood actor kevin spacey whilewas in london. 0k, we're going to engage the one on the right side. on patrol with the us airforce over the korean peninsula as president trump prepares to visit the region. and as he gets the nod for the england squad, we speak to harry winks — one of tottenham's emerging young stars. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: patrice evra is suspended by marseille and charged with violent conduct by uefa after kicking a supporter before a european match last night. good evening. in the last hour, what the conservative party is claiming are serious allegations about the conservative mp charlie elphicke, have been referred to the police and he has been suspended from the party. in the last few minutes, the mp has said he doesn't know what he's been accused of and he denies any wrongdoing. meanwhile, a labour activist who accused the labour mp, kelvin hopkins, of sexual harassment has told bbc news she feels disillusioned by how the party handled it. hopkins was promoted to the shadow cabi

that inquiry was led by the then metropolitan police assista nt led by the then metropolitan police assistantommissioner bob quick. today, this claim in a national newspaper that a computer in that office contained tornography. damian green's reply was: mrgreen mr green also said that the story had come from a tainted and u ntrustworthy had come from a tainted and untrustworthy source. he was referring to former assistant commissioner bob quick who has since told the bbc he stands by his account and he would give evidence tomorrow to a whitehall official investigating oral gayses against mr green. it is the latest twist in a scandal that's seen a series of claims of improper conduct and sexual harassment engulfing westminster. this senior backbench conservative says part of the problem is party systems are not set up problem is party systems are not set up to support potential victims. this is the bribe the whips office has. their primary role is to make sure government business gets through. they have these other roles which is the welfare of members of the parliament, westminster fair of ou

——and bob quick‘s successor at the metropolitan police hasl present evidence to the whitehall enquiry to damian green tomorrow. this conservative mp believes that's the correct process, and allegations from a confidential police investigation should never have been made public. what we are having in relation to damian, who i said should have been suspended, so there was a proper enquiry, this would have formed part of the enquiry. instead, we are pretty much having trial by the newspapers, and this is not acceptable. but allegations of wrongdoing aren't confined to one political party. jeremy corbyn answered questions for the first time on why kelvin hopkins had been appointed to his shadow cabinet after he was reprimanded over claims of improper behaviour. he had been reprimanded. the case had been closed. i thought it was reasonable to appoint him , albeit for a short time, to the shadow cabinet. does damian green's political career remain dependent on the findings of this enquiry? he will try to refute these allegations staunchly. i don't

well earlier commander stuart cundy from the metropolitan police spoke about these latest developmentsof myself and the rest of my colleagues continues to be with all those who are deeply affected. i can't imagine the agony the families of those who have died have gone through over the last five months. it has been a priority for us to search grenfell tower and find all those who died, recover them with dignity. and subsequently identify them. yesterday, the last two identities of those that were recovered were confirmed to the satisfaction of the coroner. i now know with confidence that the number of people that have died in a result of the fire is 71 and sadly that includes a stillborn baby. it has taken so long because of the sheer challenge that grenfell tower has placed on all emergency services, but particularly the specialist teams that were used to recover all those that have died. 71 people, and it is not about the number it is about the people, but the challenge of it has been immense. specialist teams have worked through 15 and a half tonnes of debris on each and every floor

mr quick, a former assistant commissioner in the metropolitan police — has told the bbc he stands by and is to take part in a whitehall inquiry into allegations against mr green. our political correspondent iain watson reports he is one of theresa may's most senior and most trusted ministers, but damian green's reputation is under threat. he's already being investigated by whitehall officials over allegations he acted improperly towards a young journalist, claims he denies. and now, an allegation that pornography was found on a computer in his house of commons office nearly ten years ago. this claim dates from 2008, when his office was raided by police, investigating leaks from the home office. these two have never seen eye to eye since then, bob quick was the man in charge of that investigation, and the main, though not the only source, alleging that pornographic material was found. there is no suggestion that any of the material was illegal. damian green is a staunch ally of the prime minister, and her close friend, her deputy in all but name. and he's hugely influential behind—the

the metropolitan police have said theirfinal military.r final assessment is that 71 people were killed in the g re nfell tower that 71 people were killed in the grenfell tower fire. and the government has announced new measures to build more houses. it will encourage housing associations to borrow money in order to invest in more properties. the annual price of foot—ball study is out. it shows the sport is facing a challenge to retain a young fans. more than half of 18-24 retain a young fans. more than half of 18—24 —year—olds surveys said they did not believe football was being run with them in mind. and russia's hopes of competing in the winter olympics have been dealt a blow. and mark stoneman has scored a century on the second day of the final warm century on the second day of the finalwarm up game century on the second day of the final warm up game ahead of the ashes. i will have more sport in about ten minutes. the government is pledging to build more homes more quickly. the communities secretary is promising new measures in the bud

the metropolitan police says 71 people are now known to have died in the grenfell tower fire.y they have identified all the victims and they have a final figure for the number of the dead. a pledge to build more homes — the prime minister promises to take personal charge of dealing with britain's housing crisis. also ahead this hour. concern over the increasing amount of dog attacks on britain's livestock. sheep and cattle are being injured, even killed by dogs as they roam in open fields. thousands turn out in hull to see the queen as she visits key innovations in the city of culture. good evening and welcome to bbc news. crisis talks are being held in the capital of zimbabwe, harare, after its long—term leader robert mugabe was placed under house arrest by the country's military on wednesday. officials from south africa are meeting the 93—year—old — and also zimbabwe's generals, who deny there's been a coup. opposition leader morgan tsvangirai says mr mugabe must resign but sources suggest the president is resistant. president mugabe has been in control of zimbabwe since it

the metropolitan police has launched a murder inquiry. in south—east london. michaeljonas was fatally wounded in penge earlier this month. police say the 1a and 17 year old boys are due to appear at bromley magistrates‘ court tomorrow. two other teenagers have already appeared in court charged with murder. former lebanese prime minister saad hariri has denied he is being held against his will in saudi arabia. he said he would return to lebanon soon to go through the constitutional procedures for resignation. he said he was aware his resignation was not announce the usual way but he wanted to shock the country to alerted to the dangers it faces. iran and ally hezbollah accused saudi arabia of holding has mr hariri hostage. a labour party investigation into claims carl sargea nt inappropriately touched women cannot continue after his death, according to labour am. mr sargeant is understood to have taken his own life on tuesday after he was sacked as communities minister and suspended from the welsh labour party. arwyn jones reports. his dea

a former head of the metropolitan police, sir paul stephenson, says his force was aware that materialpondent dominic casciani‘s report contains flash photography. at the heart of the government, the prime minister‘s right—hand man. but now damian green, the first secretary of state and de facto deputy pm, is under increasing pressure over allegations that he says are untrue and a smear. it all goes back to this 2008 raid on mr green‘s office, filmed by a conservative party worker. scotland yard detectives were investigating government lea ks to the then—shadow frontbencher. they never got to the bottom of it, but nine years on, claims of what they did find have surfaced. last weekend, the sunday times reported that officers had found pornographic material on one of damian green‘s parliamentary computers. no action was taken at the time. in a statement, mr green said this. now, the former metropolitan police commissioner sir paul stephenson, seen here in 2010 with theresa may, says officers also briefed him that pornography had been found. but he also told the bbc that what they saw in

the metropolitan police has launched a murder inquiry.way in south wales. the m4 at bridgend was closed in both directions for more than 10 hours as police investigated the incident between pencoed and sam. south wales police said the man died at the scene after the incident at about 9:00 last night. officers are urging motorists driving on that section of m4 around the time of the incident to contact them. football now and northern ireland are in basel for the second leg of their world cup playoff match against switzerland. they trail 1—0 after the first leg in belfast on tuesday which they lost due to a controversial penalty. 0ur sports reporter jessica creightonjoins me now from basel city centre. last chance for northern ireland to stay in the world cup. yes, a crucial game here in basel. i am in the confines now of the stadium where the match will be played. it will host one of the most crucial games of northern ireland's football history. lots of fans around me, in high spirits! lots of chanting. thousands of switzerland fa ns chant

the metropolitan police has launched a murder inquiry. bridgend was closed in both directions for more than ten hours, as police investigated the incident between pencoed and sam. south wales police said the man died at the scene after the incident at 9:00 last night. officers are urging motorists driving on that section of the motorway around the time of the incident to contact them. president trump and the north korean leader have resumed their war of words over pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. in response to being called a "dotard" by north korea's foreign ministry, mr trump has tweeted, wondering why kim jong—un would insult him by calling him "old". the us president added that he would never call the north korean leader "short and fat". the fresh exchange came as the president began the latest leg of his five—nation tour of asia, a tour described by kim jong—un as a warmonger‘s visit. karishma vaswani reports. foes now turned new friends. us president donald trump received the official state welcome in vietnam. the two nations

getting justice for the victims and the criminal investigation which very much continues by the metropolitan policerlier, our correspondent, chrissy sturt, spoke to gaia‘s father, who says he‘s been overwhelmed by public support. it's it‘s the most... it‘s beautiful to see, beautiful to see it. and it‘s heart—warming, it gives us more hope, and it keeps us going. it helps, it really keeps us going, you know, to feel that strength of everybody helping is... just the best thing, the best possible thing, to help us find every little bit of help. it‘s so gratefully received. and she‘s worth every bit of it. she‘s worth every bit of it. and she‘s worth every bit of it. she's worth every bit of it. do you feel confident that she will be found? i... the family, know she'll be found. until we don‘t know that. so we have every hope, every minute that goes by, we still have hope. richard, hard question to ask you, what is it like living through this at the moment? i can't describe that to you, really. it‘s... you know, you can imagine. it‘sjust about the toughest thing we can go through. any development in t

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metropolitan police are offering a $10,000 reward for information about darrell hinkal who is wanted for a shooting. d.c. police and the u.s. marshals want williams behind bars. he is accused of assault with a dangerous weapon and burglary charges. prince william county police say arguetta is wanted for abduction and assault and battery. if you have information about the fugitives, call the police. i'm q mccray. we'll see you next week with another edition of "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. alison: still ahead at 5:00 -- we head back to a neighborhood plagued by smash-and-grab robberies. find out if anything changed. larry: redskins pull off a shocker against the seahawks and we'll hear what fans think in sports. alison: tonight at 11:00, the struggles and the heartbreak of what is often called childhood alzheimer's. robbing children of their memories. ultimately their lives. "7 on your side" reveals a breakthrough that could buy the children precious time at 11:00. independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam nt to vmi and was an army do

the metropolitan police has launched a murder inquiry.torway in south wales. the m4 at bridgend was closed in both directions for more than ten hours as police investigated the incident between pencoed and sam. south wales police said the man died at the scene after the incident at 9:00 last night. officers are urging motorists driving on that section of the motorway around the time of the incident to contact them. two more teenagers are facing murder charges after a 17—year—old boy was stabbed to death at a park in south—east london. michaeljonas was fatally wounded in penge earlier this month. police say the 14— and 17—year—old boys are due to appear at bromley magistrates‘ court tomorrow. two other teenagers have already appeared in court charged with murder. president trump and the north korean leader have resumed their war of words over pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. in response to being called a "dotard" by north korea's foreign ministry, mr trump has tweeted, wondering why kim jong—un would insult him by calling him "old."

that inquiry was led by the then metropolitan police assistant commissioner bob quick. in a national newspaper that a computer in that office had contained pornography. damian green's rebuttal was sharp and swift. he said this story is completely untrue. a disreputable, political smear. the police have never suggested to me that improper material was found on my parliamentary computer. mr green also said that the story had come from a tainted and untrustworthy source. he was referring to former assistant commissioner, bob quick, who has since told the bbc he stands by his account and he would give evidence tomorrow to a whitehall official investigating other allegations against mr green. it's the latest twist in the scandal that's seen a series of claims of improper conduct and sexual harassment engulfing westminster. this senior backbench conservative says part of the problem is that party systems are not set up to support potential victims. this is the problem that the whip‘s office has. because their primary role is to make sure that government or opposition business

terrorist incident we still don't know exactly what is going on but we have reports from the metropolitan police that they're treating it as if it was a terrorist incident there's also been reports of people running up from regent street which is this shop behind me again all of these roads are now absolutely empty but just an hour or so ago they would have been full of people thousands hundreds of thousands of people as they try to get those free christmas deals so it would have been a very busy area they have been conflicting reports about exactly what has happened there were some reports that there was a huge incident inside just like a station itself and that's where people were being told to evacuate from the panic spread into surrounding streets and when we arrived on the scene not. two far away we immediately had police screaming at us to get as far away as possible but it seems that things much calmer here we are about six maybe fifty two hundred meters away from us a cycle station and things quite calm the last few people who are sure shaken off an upset by more probably by being told v

a former head of the metropolitan police, sir paul stephenson, has said his force was aware that materialeen found in a search of the offices, back in 2008. previously, damian green had described the claims as "completely untrue". our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani's report contains some flashing images. at the heart of the government, the prime minister's right—hand man. but now damian green, de facto deputy prime minister, is under increasing pressure of allegations that he says are untrue and a smear. it all goes back to this 2008 raid on mr green's offers. special scotland yard detectives hunted a home office insider who was leaking documents to the then shadow front bench. they never got to the bottom of, but nine yea rs never got to the bottom of, but nine years on, claims of what they did find have surfaced. last weekend, the sunday times reported that officers had found pornographic material on one of damian green's parliamentary computers. no action was taken at the time. in a statement, mr green said the story was completely untrue... but now, the former metropolita

mr quick, a former assistant commissioner in the metropolitan police — has told the bbc he stands byitical correspondent iain watson reports he is one of theresa may's most senior and most trusted ministers, but damian green's reputation is under threat. he's already being investigated by whitehall officials over allegations he acted improperly towards a young journalist, claims he denies. and now, an allegation that pornography was found on a computer in his house of commons office nearly ten years ago. this claim dates from 2008, when his office was raided by police, investigating leaks from the home office. these two have never seen eye to eye since then, bob quick was the man in charge of that investigation, and the main, though not the only source, alleging that pornographic material was found. there is no suggestion that any of the material was illegal. damian green is a staunch ally of the prime minister, and her close friend, her deputy in all but name. and he's hugely influential behind—the—scenes here in downing street, during important cabinet committees, not least on brex

politicians to do not policeman or is an interesting insight from roger gray former senior metropolitan police officer thanks roger you have rover. the world anti doping agency has blocked recent russia's anti drug body from being reinstated after a lengthy scandal calling it non-compliant the decision comes less than three months before the winter olympics get underway as far as possible plead our fleet should be allowed to keep part in international sports competitions but in the meantime the greedier roadmap for compliance for the russian one to do ph and she has been fulfilled in many ways but there are still two issues which remain unfulfilled however what also said it's cooperate ing with the russian agency in dealing with doping violations and meeting the roadmap requirements across developments for us today literature. the russian doping scandal has been playing out for years already every time we think has died down there it is again but despite the outcome of walter's latest announcement it appears to be pretty upbeat about the future and the steps needed going forward according to t

a former head of the metropolitan police, sir paul stephenson, says his force was aware that material search. damien green has previously described the claims as "completely untrue. " our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani's report contains flash photography. at the heart of the government, the prime minister's right—hand man. but now damien green, the first secretary of state and de facto deputy pm, is under increasing pressure over allegations that he says are untrue and a smear. it all goes back to this 2008 raid on mr green's office, filmed by a conservative party worker. scotland yard detectives were investigating government lea ks to the then shadow frontbencher. they never got to the bottom of it, but nine years on, claims of what they did find have surfaced. last weekend, the sunday times reported that officers had found pornographic material on one of damian green's parliamentary computers. no action was taken at the time. in a statement, mr green said this. now the former metropolitan police commissioner sir paul stephenson, seen here in 2010 with theresa may, says

the metropolitan police commissioner says the volume of counter terrorism investigations being carrieded by around a third. speaking before mps on the home affairs select committee, cressida dick described the pressures herforce is under. i think overall our shape if i can put that way, our strategy is in a good state. and you can imagine how after such terrible events and the demands that they've put enough can imaginel demands that they've put enough can imagine i think an organisation being more put out of shape. then we actually are. but i think some people are tired, no doubt about that. and there is an enormous amount of pressure put up we look after them as best we can, their shifts and their welfare as best we can. undoubtedly some tiredness. and we have in the short—term for the generalists, we had to move some shifts around for a while. but in general most of them are working the way they wear or in a way which is 110w way they wear or in a way which is now unaffected by the measures. some specialists, armed officers, counterterrorism officers, undoubtedly are working to an e

the details of the metropolitan police investigation. >> today at about 3:45 p.m., members of the metropolitan police department responded to the 3200 block of 4th street for the call of a shooting. >> again, a 17-year-old was shot just about a block from ballou high school earlier today, taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. >> meanwhile, in other news now, a family you don't get along with moves next door, you might put up a fence, maybe, plant some trees. >> more complicated for the church, trying to keep a marijuana dispensary from moving in next door. >> prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins explains the church's concerns and what the county law is, a story yu see only >> reporter: right next door to the church? >> right next door. >> reporter: he is concerned about what is proposed for the vacant space next door to his church. >> you can literally walk up and down this street and ask, does anyone know the county is proposing a medical marijuana dispensary and no one in the community is aware of it. >> reporter: they want to open a medical marijuana dispens

as knife crime rises, the home secretary has backed the metropolitan police over its use of stop andat it looks like. the bbc has learned that 42% of those facing prosecution for knife crime in london are black. i keep getting stopped every day. i don't want to talk my address. the met says stop and search is now used less. and complaints have fallen. tensions are high around here. we don't want someone else to get stabbed. and why were the lads stopped? basically they were driving through, they were slowing down and they were watching us. we stopped them under section 60, as long as we've got reasonable grounds, they are attending the barbecue, we can stop them. why do you think you were stopped? because four black youths in a car, in a nice car, so... in wandsworth, knife crime has risen by almost 40% over 12 months. look at the poster there. and in that time five people have been stabbed to death. this is why, look, look... so how can police gather intelligence to save lives? all of my friends are dead. my friend is dead, yeah, and this is what we are doing to support him, yeah. w

home affairs correspondent danny shaw has made contact with bob quick, the former metropolitan policereen of leaking the story about the allegation of pornography found on a computer in damian green's office, not necessarily his own computer. bob quick says he stands by his account of what was found on the computer. he said the appointment was made before he was contacted by the newspaper, the statement was the original one he had made, forgive me, ijumped a part of this. he made an appointment to see that whitehall officials were conducting allegation, if you make that appointment raises concerns about the information he had about mr green, he said this was before the newspaper contacted him and said they had a copy of his draft statement made developers and inquiry and to the police, relations between police officers and journalists, he said the statement was the original one he made and that was no intention to discredit damian green, he said he bore no malice towards mr green, went to report the material because no one expected to find it. a rather long winded way of pointing out

if you have any information about any of the shootings, contact the metropolitan police. q mccray, abc 7 news. kellye: county police say that a mother and her toddler are dead after a murder suicide in landover. theauthorities say 34-year-old killed her two-year-old son and took her own life. this happened on country would court. neighbors said they thought that the family had moved out. >> she would spend the majority of her time with the kids. definitely very shocking. kellye: the police say they both died of his fixie asian. the motive is under investigation. -- the police say they both died of asphyxiation. the motive is still under investigation. veteran police officer sean suitors was shot november 15 and died a day later. she wasestified to that scheduled to testify in a federal case gloating other several officers. the funeral service will be wednesday. tonight, more calls for stricter after a prince george's county dr. turned out to not be a doctor at all. used stolen social security numbers and a fake id to get a medical license. he worked at pg hospital center f