thankfully, michael mcintyre was said to be fine.itical condition. but it was clear this was a terrifying ordeal for him and his children. david sillito, bbc news. a court has heard that an alleged taliban bombmaker was being followed by surveillance officers in the days before he was arrested by armed police on whitehall. khalid ali from north london, denies preparing acts of terrorism and two counts of possessing an explosive substance with intent. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. it was april last year, barely a month since the westminster bridge attack, when heavily armed officers arrested a man walking into whitehall. the suspect, khalid ali, the prosecution say, was carrying the three nights. —— three knives. today, brian altman qc told the jury that khalid ali had been under surveillance in the week leading up to his arrest. he'd first come to attention in 2010 on an aid convoy to gaza. soon afterwards he disappeared and his family reported him missing. he re—emerged in britain in 2016, telling police he

and the comedian, michael mcintyre, speaking to police.mmered at the window and forced michael mcintyre out of the car before robbing him. hello! unfortunately, that happens! michael mcintyre, one of britain's most successful comedians, is said to be uninjured in the assault, but onlookers said his son was clearly very shaken. then, today, this. as the pizza delivery bike pulls out, delivery bike pulls out, we see a second moped travelling at speed, after an attempt to rob a nearby shop. 0n the other side of the road, the gang were being taken on and chased by bystanders. these weren't the only moped—related crimes of the last 48 hours. however, the head of the metropolitan police speaking today to the commons home affairs committee says the number of incidents overall is declining. for the last several months we have seen a 50%, now 50%, reduction. it's coming down and down and down. we've done this through new tactics, better intelligence, more coordination, more focus in targeted hotspots. nevertheless, that still leaves the number of m

thankfully, michael mcintyre was said to be fine.lear this was a terrifying ordeal for him and his children. david sillito, bbc news. joining me now is luisa porritt, liberal democrat councillor for camden in north london. it is your borough that has more cases of this nature than any other borough in the capital. as far as you can work out, what is going on? why this spade, why this increase? well we have seen that the spate of attacks that have happened recently have been more violent nature, attacks involving knives, there appear to be links between knife crime and crimes carried out using mopeds, typically robberies. in camden specifically, it is targeted because we have a lot of tourists, quite an affluent area. there is a bit ofan quite an affluent area. there is a bit of an over spill from islington, where gangs are coming and can easily access and move between both bowlers, but it has also spilled into boroughs across london. even though my borough is still the worst affected, the trend is downwards. in parts of south london,

let's talk about michael mcintyre.ar and broken window. you can see him in the background. he's said to be fine. police are yet to make any arrests. presenter livvy haydock made a documentary for bbc three which gave an exclusive insight into moped crime gangs in britain. most thieves are teenage boys, operating in streets near where they live. and their favourite time to strike is evening rush hour. i'd arranged to meet mr x to find out what his story is. when did you start getting involved with what you're doing now? i know loads of people who are working in legitimate jobs and they are still struggling to feed their family, pay rent and everything, but they don't go out and do that. so how would you justify what you do? livvyjoins me in the studio now. thank you for talking to us. how bad is this problem, particularly in the capital? just last year the met reported 23,000 motorcycle enabled crimes, which is an awful lot. and the impact on people? it is horrendous. i think lots of people who do not get her to feel st

also coming up, the comedian michael mcintyre has been robbed by thieves, as he waited to collect hisldren from school... we'll be looking at what's behind the sharp rise in moped gang crime in the capital. the fashion retailer, h&m, says its clothes sizes are to become bigger, following complaints from customers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after almost 20 years of delays and bitter arguments, the government has finally given the go—ahead to build a third runway at heathrow, the uk's busiest airport. the prime minister said the decision shows the government's commitment to jobs and infrastructure that britain needs to thrive after brexit. but opponents say it will damage the environment and they plan to challenge the decision in the courts. the transport secretary, chris grayling said the £14 billion runway would be funded privately and could be completed by 2026. parliament will vote on the plans in the coming weeks. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. after years of waiting and a few wobbles on the way, britain's biggest transport plan in years is finally in

and the comedian, michael mcintyre, speaking to police.ing him. hello! unfortunately, that happened! michael mcintyre, one of britain's most successful comedians, is said to be uninjured in the assault, but onlookers said his son was clearly very shaken. then, today, this. as the pizza delivery bike pulls out, we see a second moped travelling at speed, after an attempt to rob a nearby shop. 0n the other side of the road, the gang were being taken on and chased by bystanders. these weren't the only moped—related crimes of the last 48 hours. however, the head of the metropolitan police speaking today to the commons home affairs committee says the number of incidents overall is declining. for the last several months we have seen a 50%, now 50%, reduction. it's coming down and down and down. we've done this through new tactics, better intelligence, more coordination, more focus in targeted hotspots. nevertheless, that still leaves the number of moped—related crimes in the thousands. and hammer—wielding thieves smashing their way into a station

michael mcintyre's wife has been speaking briefly to reporters this morning. er family, she said mister mcintyre was alright. was asked about the safety of herfamily alright. was asked about the safety of her family because we understand he was at school picking up his son and at least one of his sons witnessed, was probably in the car. and we have seen some images of mister mcintyre comforting his son after this incident. and it has made the headlines because it is michael mcintyre but it is shocking for whoever it happens to — how often do things like this happen? well, moped enabled crime as the police call it has shot up over the last few years to something like 16,000 incidents, 19th thousand last year. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, says she is on top of the problem and she says the crime is reducing. but to illustrate it, within the last hour, there has been a raid on a top end jewellers in regent street, slightly different crime, a shop targeted this time, but it was by men on motorbikes. we hear that there were two or three motorb

that is what michael mcintyre did last night in dublin.ooking good. blue skies behind me, the sign of some fine weather to come this weekend. we are expecting some showers, not everyone will catch those. let's say it is sunny spells this weekend and a chance of showers, most of them will be occurring across northern areas but in the short—term, this is what we have in the second part of the day. temperatures in the low 20s across the london area, getting up to 20 or so. the london area, getting up to 20 or so. some showers breaking out across scotla nd so. some showers breaking out across scotland and northern ireland through the course of the day and into the evening. 0vernight it is relatively quiet, some cloud floating around. some clear spells, mid—teens in the south, single on north sea coasts and then tomorrow, the focal point for showers will be scotland, it will be difficult to pinpoint where these showers will strike. and northern ireland, these could be heavy with some thunder and lightning but further south, weather is dry on sa

and the smash and grab robbery carried out on michael mcintyre.nquiry. why were they not told to get out? front page of the telegraph. the fire brigade's responds to this. while the place was on fire and burning, people were told to stay in their flats. the most worrying part of the article is quite far in. it says that the head of this report is still unclear about the basis of delaying the strategy. saying there was this significant period where people were trusting the fire service who were telling them to stay where they were. you would be terrified. you wouldn't know where to go. you would perhaps listen to the fire services. there was this half an hour delay in which it has been suggested that a number of people may have been able to escape. we know some did. either because they just to escape. we know some did. either because theyjust ignored the fire services and ran, or they were eventually rescued by the fire brigade. this is incredibly difficult to read. my first thought was to the members of the fire brigade, who you remember the image

the other front—page story is michael mcintyre, who is a victim ofa is michael mcintyre, who is a victim papers as well. 0n the back page of the guardian, a fantastic picture yesterday of serena williams just so devastated about that withdrawal from the french open yesterday, just 15 minutes before the grudge match was due to start, between her and maria sharapova. she had a pectoral injury, and she simply couldn't serve. a great image showing her anguish. she said what she was mostly disappointed about was she had spent so much time away from her baby daughter training to get ready for that match, and that's why she was devastated to have the pullout. an interesting story in the times about the 2021 lions tour, which is expected to be five weeks long and will finish just expected to be five weeks long and will finishjust a expected to be five weeks long and will finish just a week before the regular season starts. they are basically saying they are cramming too much into a short space of time and it will lead to injuries and player fatigue. the 1888 lions tour 22 man squad went away for

thankfully, michael mcintyre was said today to be fine.illito, bbc news. let's cross to the house of commons where mps are about to begin an emergency debate on abortion law in northern ireland. we can now hear from stella creasy. or risk in buying those pills online and the problems that come with them. indeed seeking possibility of them. indeed seeking possibility of the threat of prosecution if something goes wrong with the bills and she seeks medical help. i will happily give way to one of my co—sponsors first. happily give way to one of my co-sponsors first. i want to pay tribute to all her work in getting this important debate and much more besides. she will know the un committee on ending discrimination against women has called the situation in northern ireland, it constitutes a grave and systematic violation of human rights. does she agree with me that it is essential we send out a message from this chamber today to any woman or girl in northern ireland that we are with you, and we will continue to stand up you, and we will continu

we also have to talk about the comedian michael mcintyre.he issue on stage, and started off quite serious, saying it was touch and go whether he would do the show but said he wanted to do it. he confirmed his rolex had been stolen. then he said, "time as the healer. i have lost my watch. how is time going to heal? i have no idea what time it is." he also said it was not so much that fast and furious as stationery and panicking. i couldn't get my car started, it was fight or flight. get my car started, it was fight or flight. he said he could have done with the 9000 dubliners to help them out. he had to deal with them himself and it did not go well. welcomer your delivery was good! laughter thank you, our entertainment correspondent colin patterson. ageism is said to be thriving in the uk. even worse, it's affecting the health and wellbeing of everyone in society. that's according to survey of 2,000 people by the royal society for public health. it found 40% of young adults believe dementia is "inescapable" as you age. one in four think it's n

on the front page of the sun and the daily mail, a bit more of the story involving michael mcintyre.ch stolen by a knife wielding motorhead thug. they are widening this out to some of the other issues —— moped thug. they are widening this out to focus on the problem of rising crime rates in london. and this picture is on quite a few of the papers, something which happened in birmingham. the question they are asking, have we lost control of our streets? 0n the front page of the daily telegraph, that big picture, a very bright picture, and the launch of the royal academy summer exhibition. and the minister has attacked 0xbridge for its staggering failure to attract black student5. staggering failure to attract black students. they say they must look beyond exam results to achieve diver5ity. beyond exam results to achieve diversity. and i don't know how you feel about salad cream by a particular brand, but it is having a rebound for the first time since it was invented over 100 years ago, it will be renamed sandwich cream. i don't know whether the salad idea put5 people off, or what it