the police are under huge pressure, the national crime agency, no different. huge pressure, the nationale pressure, the national crime agency, no different. i had a look back, less than a year ago, end of last year, same from the guardian, same point where being raised by lynne owens. yes, in a rare, political intervention. obviously not that rare, because it is an annual intervention before the annual intervention before the annual strategic assessment comes out. if you say it is about police resources , out. if you say it is about police resources, for this, we are not talking about bobbies on the beat, this is about technology and it is cybercrime and stuff like that. but the other thing and people watching, who perhaps don't live in metropolitan areas, will recognise that low—level crime, whatever it is, whether it is environmental crime, it is often run by gangs who are at the thin end, if you like, of are at the thin end, if you like, of a much wider problem which lead to things like people smuggling and drug trafficking. it is very difficult for the police to keep on top of. it is

he is saying as the national crime agency set out, serious and organised crime is a fast evolving and to our national security. it is estimated to cost the uk at least £37 billion a year. it goes on — our strategy published in november last year set out how we will target and disrupt serious and organised crime as criminals use of technology evolves so must our response. so no direct response to the funding but i think we can expect more detail to come from both sides as the week goes on. police in north yorkshire are appealing for information following the death of a 15—year—old girl in northallerton. she collapsed in a car park yesterday evening and later died in hopsital. it's believed she had taken the drug mdma. police are urging anyone who has taken the drug to seek medical assiatance if they feel unwell. president rouhani of iran has warned his country that it is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed us sanctions. addressing a meeting of political actvists, he said iran could be facing even greater economic problems than in the 1980s when it was subject to internation

what are the national crime agency saying?fic yet, but they are calling for significant new funding to deal with how organised criminals are using what she calls technological advancements alongside traditional methods. so alongside traditional methods. so alongside violence and things like that with county lines where gangs are set up drug networks, she refers to these technological advancements which need dealing with by the state. the home office say they are aware of these calls and will make a decision in due course. what this shows is that there is a recognition ofa shows is that there is a recognition of a growing threat and ahead of this review it is very much a statement of intent from the nca in terms of what it is looking for. james waterhouse there. iran—backed houthi rebels have begun withdrawing from a key strategic port in yemen, to allow in humanitarian aid. it's the first major step since a ceasefire agreement was signed in december. but the country's internationally—recognised government has accused the rebel

that's the chilling assessment of serious and organised criminals in the uk, by the head of the national crime agencyo fight the tide of organised crime, or member of the public will start to "feel the consequences". she joins us now to tell us more. good morning, thank you so much forjoining us. £3 billion is a huge amount of money, how would you justify that? today we're launching our annual national strategic assessment where we talk about the —— the changing nature of serious and organised crime. it is chronic and corrosive, it faces children in their bedrooms being targeted by paedophiles, it targets communities to violence, drugs, firearms, and targets those in their homes using cyber and potentially being subject to fraud. so to go forward into the future as a whole system we will need from local policing to the national crime agency an additional £2.7 billion. is it costed? where exactly would this money be going? it is absolutely costed. it is work we have done jointly with policing, looking at what we need in local police forces, regionally and nationally. there are some things we already d

national crime agency for some timem director—general of the national crime agency for some time. he public will feel the consequences, what do you mean? looking at child sexual abuse, there are 2.88 million users on the worst dark web sites, we believe at least, probably more, 596 we believe at least, probably more, 5% of those are based in the uk. we need to proactively target those individuals to protect children in the uk and abroad. similarly, fraud in the uk went up by 12% from april to september last year, and if you speak to many fraud victims in this country they would say the response from law enforcement is not as good as it needs to be, so the role of the national economic crime centre as we build it and building financial investigation skills across all of the law enforcement, is critical. you claim organised crime kills more people than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. is that really what you think? it hit realistic? if you just look at drugs deaths alone, we are in the thousands. lynne owens, director—general of the national crime agency, thank you. let

this is the national crime agency, their chief saying they need a lot more resources to tackle organisedis a massive danger. this extraordinary figure in this story in the daily express, britain's fbi one is 181,000 individuals are linked to organised crime. 181,000. if that is an accurate statistic, and one does wonder how the work that out, it is startling. but there is no doubt that, as in these days of artificial intelligence and all the rest of it, that the criminal fraternity and the organised criminal fraternity are getting highly intelligent. as a big problem to fight. the issue around the links to organised crime is its goes into everything, from drug dealing, cyber criminals, human trafficking gangs, there are all sorts of very scary people that are involved in lots of very bad stuff. it's often interlinked and thus the problem. cracking them takes a lot of money. in this newspaper review we of money. in this newspaper review we started off by talking about jeremy hunt wanting ir% instead of 2% of gdp, even more money for the fans, and here we have the national crime agency wan

the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more people a year than terrorism, warnd natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. the biggest prize in domestic football goes to the wire this afternoon. will it be title glory for liverpool or manchester city? we are now coming to the big date. hold tight. and simon mccoy takes a ride on coastal britain and asks which towns are thriving or just surviving. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning. the former defence secretary gavin williamson has strongly criticised theresa may's cross—party brexit talks with labour calling them a "grave mistake". writing in the mail on sunday, mr williamson, who was sacked over a leak from the national security council, described the discussions as "politically naive". a downing street source said mr williamson had been supportive of the brexit strategy while he was in cabinet. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent jessica parker, who told me more about mr williamson's remar

jailed last month, this man was behind a sophisticated online scam investigated by the national crime agencys computer programming skills to blackmail pornography website users out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. the case highlights the increasing complexity of serious and organised crime and is why the nca is calling for more staff and expertise to counter the threat. according to the agency's latest assessment of the problem there are now 181,000 offenders linked to serious and organised crime. the main areas include drug dealing, human trafficking and sexual exploitation. the nca says £2.7 billion investment is needed over three years to fund more undercover surveillance operations and financial investigators. the net cost to the state just in the uk for from organised crime is £37 billion. that is a lot of money we are talking about and they are looking ata £3 talking about and they are looking at a £3 billion increase. so, roughly, £700 million a year. that is £700 million a year that would increase our effectiveness greatly. the report reveals that when the polymer banknotes were r

that's according to the national crime agency, which called it a "chronic and corrosive" threat to theovernment says it has invested in the right tools to fight organised crime. police in north yorkshire are appealing for information following the death of a 15—year—old girl. she collapsed in a car park in northallerton yesterday evening and later died in hospital. it's believed she'd taken mdma. police are urging anyone who's using it ken the drug to seek medical assiatance if they feel unwell. president rouhani of iran has warned his country that it is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed us sanctions. addressing a meeting of political actvists, he said iran could be facing even greater economic problems than in the 1980s when it was subject to international trade restrictions during the war with iraq. andy beatt reports. american military might en route to the gulf. warships, bombers and missiles, intended to send a clear message to tehran. but it's notjust about fire power. tough new us sanctions are raising temperatures further. iran's president is feeling the heat. his

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the national crime agency calls for its budget to be doubled, to tackle what it calls the ‘staggeringcale' of organised crime. pressure mounts on theresa may to abandon brexit talks with labour — as her brexit negotiator heads to brussels to explore changes to future eu relations. helping members of the armed forces following serious injury. a new state—of—the—art treatment centre for the military opens its doors for the first time. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. whatsapp says it's found and fixed a major security flaw in the messaging service — that allowed hackers to install surveillance software on devices. facebook — which owns the company — says the attack targeted a "select number" of people. users are being urged to update their app, as our north america technology reporter dave lee explains. human rights organisations say this is the attack they always feared it was possible, a flaw that meant attackers could plant surveillance software without the target needing to do anything. whatsapp has said it found a problem around ten days ago and, over the course of this

this was an be bobbies on the beat, this would be realfun is to help the national crime agency deal withus and organised crime kills more citizens every year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. i suppose if you think about it, that seems actually very sensible but of course you don't think about it which is why it's a good story to put on the front page, it will get people thinking and talking and there's been lots of tv programmes on the sort of thing. misha glennie is chairing the launch of the report on tuesday. the man who wrote the tv series to fight it which laid out how organised crime groups are cutting a swathe through britain. we are even seeing it in schools, we are even seeing it in schools, we are seeing young kids being sucked into county lines drug running and thatis into county lines drug running and that is what these organised crime gangs are doing. they are doing activity across a range of things from trafficking to drugs to guns and firearms, money laundering. and it's really serious and very worrying. we are almost out of time but we have to talk abou

the fight against organised crime — the national crime agency says it needs billions of pounds more.he five—year study which will look into the causes and effects of inequality in all aspects of life in the uk. opening its doors to the cameras for the first time — the rehabilitation centre providing expert care for servicemen and women suffering serious physical or mental trauma. and coming up on bbc news, uefa investigators push for a season—long ban in the champions league if manchester city are found guilty of breaking financial fair play rules. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. whatsapp is urging its 1.5 billion users to update their app after it was targeted by hackers. the company says vulnerability in its app has allowed hackers to remotely install surveillance software on mobile phones without the user knowing. whatsapp, which is owned by facebook, said the attack targeted a "select number" of users, and was orchestrated by "an advanced cyber actor". here's our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. 1.5 billion people around the world use whatsapp in the

the national crime agency says more people are killed by organised crime gangs than by war, terrorismal disasters combined. and — two bbc dramas go head to head tonight, at the bafta tv awards. good evening, welcome to bbc news. manchester city have won football's premier league title on the last day of the season — after one of the tightest title races for years. they won 4—1 today away at brighton, meaning they pipped liverpool by one point. as the final whistle went in brighton — city's players celebrated on the pitch. this is the scene live in brighton right now, that is pep guardiola celebrating and having promised fans that they would be even better next year. i'm not sure how they will top it but that's what they intend to do. fans in the stadium enjoying the evening in brighton, all of the players walking around on the pitch, and enjoying celebrate a relapse of honour, wearing their premier league title metals. —— medals, they were awarded the trophyjust over an hour ago. they ran a little behind schedule because of goodbye celebrations for one of brighton's players, one of th

the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorismr and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. killing eve is leading the way with six nominations. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show, bodyguard, including best drama and best actress for keeley hawes. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show: the remnants of france's nazi occupation. in some ways, this place is immaculate. it feels in some areas as though the germans have just stood up and walked out of here. and a bird's eye view of california. it's called the ‘jug' when you do this. he grunts. that one wasn't so good! it's incredible up here. the normandy coast in north—west france. next month marks 75 years since it saw the biggest seaborne invasion in history. 156,000 american, british and canadian troops landed along five of these beaches on d—day. this was the bloodiest flash point of d—day — 0maha beach, where 43,000 american troops stormed the

that's according to the national crime agency, which called it a "chronic and corrosive" threat to the it has invested in the right tools to fight organised crime. police in north yorkshire are appealing for information following the death of a 15—year—old girl. she collapsed in a car park in northallerton yesterday evening and later died in hospital. it's believed she'd taken mdma. police are urging anyone who's using the drug to seek medical assiatance if they feel unwell. it's crunch time for the premier league's two top sides, as manchester city and liverpool battle to take the title. the reds are hoping a win against wolves will snatch it, but it'll be all over for them if city win against brighton this afternoon. in a moment we'll speak to phil norton at anfield, but first to our sports correspondent natalie pirks at brighton's amex stadium. ina sense, in a sense, it all hinges on manchester city this afternoon. what is the mood in this last a0 minutes before kick—off? is the mood in this last a0 minutes before kick-off? a nervous tension, i would say. if you think about what an

that's according to the national crime agency, which called it a "chronic and corosive" threat to theealing for information after a 15—year—old girl collapsed in a car park, and later died. it's believed she had taken mdma. detectives are warning anyone who has taken the drug recently to get medical help if they feel unwell. a mexican wrestler who gained internationalfame in a hollywood film has died during a show in london. cesar barron, who is known by his stage name silver king, appeared in nacho libre with jack black in 2005. he was performing in camden when he collapsed in the ring. mexican media are reporting that he suffered a heart attack. the bafta television awards ceremony takes place in london this evening with killing eve leading the pack with six nominations — and going head to head with bodyguard in the best drama category. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is on the red carpet now — iimagine i imagine there is excitement about which stars are spotted? absolutely, some of the biggest names of the small screen are expected in the next hour or so, the likes of b

the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more people a year than terrorism, war natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. killing eve is leading the way with six nominations. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show, bodyguard, including best drama and best actress for keeley hawes. now on bbc news... what are the areas in which britain's coastal towns are thriving, or just surviving? bbc look east's susie fowler—watt presents a series of special reports from great yarmouth. hello, i'm susie fowler—watt in great yarmouth for a look at coastal britain. over the next half hour, we will be looking at some of the particular problems that coastal communities like great yarmouth face, and some of the creative solutions that are making an impact. but first, let's talk to our great yarmouth reporter, andrew turner. andrew, what do you think are the main issues facing the town? i think one of the biggest problems is the amount of spending money in great yarmouth

the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. hello, welcome to our programme. over the next half—hour, we will bring you some of the exclusive and original stories we have broadcast over the last week. this week, the labour mp jess phillips revealed to us she estimates she has had more than 10,000 messages of abuse directed at her over social media. at one stage, she says, the vitriol was so overwhelming she burst into tears in public, partly blaming herself, because she believed she had not done enough to try and change the law to try and stop online abuse. yes, actually, ithink it is shocking it is still happening because we've been having this conversation for what feels like about five years, that politics has become feral, that threats against politicians and candidates and people, political activists, it is not a new thing. we stil

that's according to the national crime agency, which says organised criminals are killing more british and natural disasters. it comes ahead of an annual assessment on tuesday which will look at how gangs are exploiting advances in technology. a legendary mexican wrestler who gained international fame in a hollywood film has collapsed and died in the ring during a bout in london. "silver king" as he was known, was 51 and is reported to have suffered a heart attack at the sell—out show in camden. in 2005 he starred alongsidejack black in the comedy nacho libre. the stars of the small screen will gather this evening for the bafta tv awards in london. the bbc‘s killing eve is leading the way with six nominations. the ceremony, hosted by graham norton, will be shown tonight on bbc one. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. are you 0k? killing eve was one of the most talked about shows 2018. it leads the way with six nominations including one for best drama and two in the best actress category for its two leads, sandra oh and jodie comer, who plays a charismatic assassin. ther

the national crime agency calls for its budget to be doubled to tackle what it calls the ‘staggering aps are so extreme they threaten the economy and democracy. and after the sport, with just over a week to go until elections to the european parliament, we'll be putting your questions to the brexit party leader, nigel farage. at 5:31pm, why don't we catch up with a day's sport? it isjohn today at the bbc sport centre. manchester city could be banned from the champions league for a season if they're found guilty of breaking financial rules. a ban is thought to be the preferred punishment of uefa investigators. our sports editor dan roan is at city's etihad stadium, this something of a reality check for city after winning the premier league title on sunday? toa to a certain extent i think you are right. they are trying to prepare for the fa cup final. city find themselves on the verge of an unprecedented domestic treble, and now they hear this news coming out of uefa headquarters. there has been no official statement from europe's governing body. the panel that has been looking into the

police in the national crime agency arrest a significant suspect this morning in the west midlands.ay to go. one man down, a battle won, but the war is far, far bigger. the agency‘s latest report reveals how the threat from organised crime is changing faster than investigators can keep up. there are now an estimated 181,000 offenders linked to serious and organised crime. the main areas include drug dealing, human trafficking and sexual exploitation. the nca says the uk needs £2.7 billion more over three years to pay for extra undercover surveillance, financial investigators and cybercrime specialists. as criminal networks become more extensive, more sophisticated and, in many cases, prepared to use greater levels of violence, just out to the point where resources are under the greatest strain. a plea today directly to ministers, saying it is time for more cash. some may say we cannot afford to do that, to which my response is simply this... we cannot afford not to. the net cost to the state, just to the uk, with organised crime is £37 billion. you know, that is a lot of money we ar

the national crime agency says it's causing misery across the uk.e have talked about county lines on breakfast before. people who don't know, what do you mean about the? county lines a drug gangs who peddle their drugs across the whole of the uk. they take them out from the main cities and they export them into rural areas and that's where the expression has come, because the phenomenon started in london and they went out to the home counties, ancely county lines. and they tend to use some children and vulnerable people to do that. how significant an operation hazard being, hundreds of arrests? -- has it been? we arrested 586 people. it wasjoint it been? we arrested 586 people. it was joint with the national crime agency, regional units, and the police. 86 of those are women and 500 men. you talk about vulnerable people and children. presumably you have seen some of them during this investigation, what happened to them? last week we have obviously safeguarded over 800 vulnerable people. the county lines model is predicated on exploiting vulnerable p

the national crime agency estimates there are about 2,000 city—based gangs exploiting young people toe main cities on they export them into rural areas and that‘s where the expression has come, the phenomenon started in london and they went out to the home counties, hence the county lines. they tend to use children and vulnerable people to do that. how significant an operation has it been, hundreds of arrests ? operation has it been, hundreds of arrests? last week we arrested 586 people, it‘s been in operation jointly with the national crime agency, regional units on the police. 86 of those are men —— women and 500 men. you talk about vulnerable people and children, presumably you‘ve seen some of them during this investigation. what's happening to them? last week we safeguarded over 800 vulnerable people. the county lines model is predicated on exploiting vulnerable people in terms of using them to run drugs but also taking over their premises to run the operations. you hear us refer to it as cocoa, they go in hear us refer to it as cocoa, they goina hear us refer to it as cocoa, they

the national crime agency demanded this person explain where their wealth has come from. ational crime agency is saying these orders are used to stop foreigners laundering cash in the united kingdom. the most watched, at number one is a story about being homeless and disabled. this is a report from the bbc‘s disability news correspondence. an interesting one at number three. about malaysia, following in china's footsteps, sending back thousands of tonnes of imported waste to the countries from which it has come. malaysia said it does not want to be a dumping ground for wealthier nations. that is an interesting one you are enjoying looking at at the moment at number three. at number eight, a lovely story about a man who jumped into a canal when he saw a young dear struggling in the water. —— deer. saving it from drowning. he spotted something in the water and is a fisherman and thought it might be a large fish because he saw a tail sticking out of the water. when he realised it was a deer, hejumped in to rescue it. we hope to be talking to rescue it. we hope to be talking t

that's according to the national crime agency, which says organised criminals are killing more peoplesters. it comes ahead of an annual assessment on tuesday which will look at how gangs are exploiting advances in technology. legendary mexican wrestler has collapsed and died during a bout in london. silver king was 51 and is reported to have suffered a heart attack. in 2005 he start alongside jack black in the comedy nacho libre. iran—backed houthi rebels have begun withdrawing from a key strategic port in yemen, to allow in humanitarian aid. it's the first major step since a ceasefire agreement was signed in december. but the country's internationally—recognised government has accused the rebels of staging a "ploy". at least 6,800 civilians have died in yemen's four—year civil war. the annual list of the richest people in britain is out this morning, and it reveals that there's now, a record, 151 billionaires in the country. together they hold a combined wealth of 525 billion pounds, and london is home to more billionaires than any other city in the world. that's according to the sun

that's according to the national crime agency, which says organised criminals are killing more peoplewar and natural disasters. it comes ahead of an annual assessment on tuesday which will look at how gangs are exploiting advances in technology. iran—backed houthi rebels have begun withdrawing from a key strategic port in yemen, to allow in humanitarian aid. it's the first major step since a ceasefire agreement was signed in december. but the country's internationally—recognised government has accused the rebels of staging a "ploy". at least 6,800 civilians have died in yemen's four—year civil war. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has promised to build a democratic, prosperous and united country. his anc party won another five years in office, albeit with a reduced majority. he acknowledged they had made mistakes in government — and it had lost the trust of many people. the opposition democratic alliance also saw its share of the vote fall. the annual list of the richest people in britain is out this morning, and it reveals that there's now, a record, 151 billionaires in the

the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorisms combined. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. the biggest prize in domestic football goes to the wire this afternoon — will it be title glory

the national crime agency believes her husband stole their money from a state bank he once ran.unt everest, as this year's climbing season comes to an end. global warming means that glaciers are melting and revealing waste including plastic bottles, empty cans and discarded climbing gear. as a grim reminder of the dangers facing mountaineers, four bodies have also been recovered from the slopes. eight years after the meltdown at the fukushima nuclear plant injapan, people are finally being allowed to return to their homes. they were evacuated when a huge tsunami struck the area. just under half the land in the small town of okuma has been cleaned up. so, are people actually now taking the chance to go home? rupert wingfield hayes sent this report from there. oops, i pulled the whole lot out. salad fresh from the fields of fu kushima. speaks japanese. i am eating their salad without asking. after eight years as a nuclear refugee, this 70—year—old man is back in his fields. this is very interesting, this man has come back here, planted his crops. this is basically for his own cons

that's according to the national crime agency, which called it a "chronic and corrosive" threat to thet says it has invested in the right tools to fight organised crime. police in northallerton are appealing for information after a 15—year—old girl collapsed in the applegarth car park, and later died. it's believed she had taken mdma. detectives are warning anyone who has taken the drug recently to get medical help if they feel unwell. a mexican wrestler who gained internationalfame in a hollywood film has died during a show in london. cesar barron, who is known by his stage name "silver king", appeared in the film "nacho libre" with jack black in 2005. he was performing in camden when he collapsed in the ring. mexican media are reporting that he suffered a heart attack. the stars of the small screen will gather in london tonight for the top awards in british tv — the baftas. killing eve — which is up for six gongs — will go head—to—head with the bodyguard, for the prize of best drama series. here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. are you 0k? killing eve was one of the mo

the national crime agency said its investigating whether the properties were paid for with dirty moneyorruption orders, against foreigners laundering cash through the uk. a london scientist has found women who work nights shifts are no more likely to develop breast cancer than those who work regular hours. the study, led by dr michaeljones from the institute of cancer research, analysed data from over a hundred thousand women over a ten year period. it was previosuly suggested exposure to electric light may increase the risk of developing the disease but researchers say there's no overall link. a young man from reading, who has been told he has less than a year to live, says he wants to make the most of the time he has left by taking on physical challenges to raise money for charity. sam clarke, who's 31, has a rare genetic disease that causes hearing loss, eye abnormalities and kidney failure. before he has to begin dialysis, sam is taking on a 6,000 mile charity cycle ride across europe and completing a skydive in every major city he visits. if there is something you want to do in li

know that there are around 2000 county line gangs, that is the most recent estimate from the national crime agencyngs did not reveal their recruitment methods. the criminal underworld is not — they aren't minded to help the police or us understand what they're doing and how their recruiting children, which is an extra obstacle and how we try to find those children who may be affected. victoria atkins. and staying with crime, mps and peers have been told there's been a considerable increase in the number of threats to politicians which are now at "unprecedented levels". the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, said recent attacks, including the murder ofjo cox three years ago, added up to what she called "an extraordinary set of circumstances". the commissioner was one of two senior police officers who gave evidence to thejoint committee on human rights. we do believe that the current context is, in our policing term at least, unprecedented. and some of the recent events, including the ghastly murder that you referred to in relation tojo cox, and of course the attack on parliament and o

the national crime agency believes her husband stole their money from a state bank he once controlledportant year for the side, with the ashes series against australia coming up later in the summer. here's our sports editor, dan roan. it's cricket's moment in the sun. the world cup has forged some of the game's most cherished memories and featured its biggest stars. and now, for the first time in 20 years, england is playing host to the sport's showpiece. sri lankan legend kumar sangakkara played in four world cups and told me these are historic times for the game here. this is probably the most significant year in terms of cricket for england. you have a world cup, then you have one of the oldest rivalries in terms of the ashes. what more can the mcc, lord's, spectators or world cricket and english cricket ask for? it's such an exciting time. the ten teams play each other in a round—robin format before the top four contest semifinals. 11 grounds will stage 48 matches, across six and a half weeks of action, and 830,000 tickets have been sold. six matches will be played here at old tra

the national crime agency says more people are killed by organised crime gangs than by war, terrorismr league winners? both their matches have just kicked off — as the title race goes right down to the wire. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. i felt

this is one of the first big operations for the national crime agency's new county lines coordinationcoordination with police forces up and down the country and what they are hoping is that members of the public will learn about the kind of suspicious behaviour associated with county lines crime and tip them off about it. ben ando, bbc news, central london. our top story this lunchtime: two high profile british companies are in crisis. jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain collapses — the celebrity chef says he's deeply saddened. and british steel is still waiting to hear whether it will get a multi—million pound bail out. and coming up: paving the way for other black footballers — three of west bromwich albion‘s stars from the ‘70s are honoured. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: clive coleman, bbc news. the current system that cares for the most vulnerable people with learning disabilities or autism is not fit for purpose, according to a new report. the care quality commission says at least 62 adults and children in mental health hospitals in england are being segr

the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. dozens of american states join a lawsuit against major drugs companies accusing them of price—fixing and trying to reduce competition. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. killing eve is leading the way with six nominations. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show, bodyguard, including best drama and best actress for keeley hawes. now it's time for click. this week, click dives into facial recognition and surveillance. casinos are betting on it. the police are driving forward with it. but this man doesn't like it. i got a £90 fine, here you go, look at that. £90 — thanks lads, £90, well done. this face opens doors, you know. well, actually it doesn't, but it does unlock my phone. and if you do the same thing with your phone you will know that facial recognition is already pretty good. it is certainly not perfect, but it's not hard to imagine a world where your

the national crime agency says a0 people are being investigated in connection with child sexual abusehe alleged offences relate to 13 victims who came forward to say they were abused between 1997 and 2015. the 38 men and two women were arrested or questioned as part of a five—year operation. all of them have been released under investigation or bailed while enquiries continue. a man charged with the kidnap and rape of a woman in hertfordshire has now been charged with ten further offences. joseph mccann, who's 3a, was due to appear at westminster magistrates this afternoon, but refused to come up to the dock and was remanded in custody. he'll now appear in court via video—link tomorrow from belmarsh prison. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, a teenager who contracted a life threatening infection has been successfully treated with a new type of therapy which could prove vital in the face of growing resistance to antibiotics. in this case, when antibiotics didn't work, doctors used a carefully selected cocktail of viruses to infect the specific bacterial infection that

the national crime agency says more people are killed by organised crime gangs than by war, terrorismnd natural disasters combined. have manchester city done enough to retain the premier league title? at the moment they're leading 2—1 at brighton. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. and behind bars with lula da silva: an interview with the former brazilian president. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. the education secretary damian hinds has said that some voters will treat the european parliament elections as "the ultimate protest vote". he admitted they'll be difficult for the conservatives. the uk's due to take part in eu parliamentary elections after brexit was again delayed until the end of october. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. the sun shining as theresa may left church this morning, but the prime minister knows there are plenty of political storm clouds about. as the european elections approach, this conservative said the party has a challenging contest coming. they will be difficult elections for us, that

the threat from organised criminal gangs is "staggering", according to the head of the national crime agencyt against organised crime. lynne owens says her annual budget needs to double, to over £1 billion. manchester city say they're fully co—operating with an investigation into whether the club broke financial fair play rules. it's thought city could be banned from the champions league if they're found guilty. the club has always denied any wrongdoing. let's get the latest from our sports editor dan roan at the etihad stadium. you'd better just you'd betterjust described to us, explain what these fair play rules are. they were brought in by uefa several years ago to try to deter clu bs several years ago to try to deter clubs from spending beyond their means, and to limit their losses. for the last few, they've been examining evidence first presented by the german newspaper spiegal, documents leaked which they claim that manchester city may have breached those regulations by artificially inflating sponsorship deals with their principal sponsor, etihad airlines. manchester city todayissued e

that's according to the national crime agency, which says organised criminals are killing more britishural disasters. it comes ahead of an annual assessment on tuesday which will look at how gangs are exploiting advances in technology. the stars of the small screen have gathered in london tonight for the top awards in british tv — the baftas. killing eve — which is up for six gongs — will go head—to—head with the bodyguard, for the prize of best drama series. lizo mzimba has been on the red carpet this evening, catching up with some of the nominees. iamjoined by i am joined by one of the most talked about actresses of the last 12 months, jodie comer plays the villainous villanelle in killing eve. what has the impact been like, the role that you have had? you have been on our the role that you have had? you have been on oui’ screens now, the role that you have had? you have been on our screens now, we know your work. we know your work. we know that villanelle was special in killing eve, from the moment that i read it. we knew that something was going to go down well with an audience. it

that's the call from the national crime agency chief to increase funding to fight career gangsters.ategist, jo tanner and broadcaster, david davies. here we are. thejeremy the jeremy kyle thejeremy kyle show, can it survive? the issue i suppose is that one of its real signature beaches was this lie detector usage where many guests drawn for various reasons. actually one of the big ones was the issue about the lie detector. a series of stories that the programme would have. it sounds devastating what's happened to this particular man that's been named. and obviously his family. but certainly there are questions that are going to be raised about the after—care. it's also really how reliable some of these tests are, that they can have such an impact. david, it's a television show that's been described by some as poverty porn. a lot of people see it as a bear pit. and yet its viewing figures are fantastic. idb's most successful daytime show. when i read the daily mail story, itv plunged into crisis, you immediately think of their share price and their faltering advertising in recent tim

the national crime agency believes her husband stole their money from a state bank he once ran. group had a toxic workplace. amnesty‘s secretary general, kumi naidoo, ordered the independent review last year. it found the organisation had "a toxic culture of secrecy and mistrust" and was in "a state of emergency". students across the country are sitting exams this week, as record numbers attend university, but many could find themselves getting distracted. research suggests many are glued to their phones for much of the day — with 16 to 24 year olds most likely to say they spend too much time on their phone. our media editor, amol rajan, has been speaking to students in reading. it's exam season. across the country, hundreds of thousands of young people have been imbibing knowledge and honing skills. but compared to a generation ago, they have a challenge to contend with. smartphones are the most convenient and sophisticated consumer technology ever invented — reaching billions of people every day — but, boy, are they addictive, as these students at the university of reading hav

thejustice select committee was given clear evidence by the head of the national crime agency, that toverely impairourability to to do otherwise would severely impair our ability to fight organised crime and terrorism and keep our country safe. does she agree that to fail to leave it without a deal, to fail to pass the only available means of leaving with a deal would be to put the security of the country at risk and that's not something any member of this house could responsibly contemplate doing? my honourable friend is absolutely right to raise the issue of security. it is one that is rarely raised. the security relationship is fundamental to us being able to keep ourselves safe. that is why i am pleased we have negotiated in the political declaration, the strongest possible security relationship with the eu for the future of any country that would be outside the european union. but if we were to leave no deal, though security relationships would not be open to us. could we negotiate some for the future? that is possible to it would require further negotiation and at the point of le

the national crime agency said there were serious questions about the source of her income. significant is this case? really significant to the nca, they are after not the harrods spending but the property, a large home behind harrods which she owns and is worth about 15 million p, they say that has been obscured behind the myriad complex company has been obscured behind the myriad com plex com pa ny structures has been obscured behind the myriad complex company structures including in the british virgin islands. they wa nt to in the british virgin islands. they want to prove that it is from ill gotten gains, and if mrs hajiyeva cannot show how wealth is legitimate than the nca will go for the house and a golf courses she owns in berkshire, a significant moment in the uk's fight against money laundering. our top story this lunchtime: turmoil over brexit for the tories and labour — as both parties grapple with how to break the deadlock. says leaving without a deal is not the way forward. —— jeremy hunt, one of the ten tory leadership candidates, says leaving without a deal is

the national crime agency calls for its budget to be doubled, to tackle what it calls the "staggeringague title win and the party celebrations, now there are reports of a european ban. what's going on? yes, jubilation 48 hours ago, but now indignation from manchester city, it is all about there was breaking even rules that uefa imposed to try to stop financial doping in european football. there's been a report in the new york times that says uefa investigators are close to making a decision about a possible sanction for manchester city, and it's understood that they will be pushing for a ban from european football. the nuclear option, if you like. it's because of breaches in the financial fair play regulations. city were fined around £50 million five years ago for ffp irregularities, but this investigation was sparked by some allegations in a german publication last year that city had massively inflated the value of sponsorship deals. city have relased a statement saying the accusations are entirely false and they are fully co—operating with uefa, after supplying their records in full

the head of the national crime agency wants her budget doubled to deal with what she describes as thethreat posed by organised gangs across the uk. lynne owens says that without extra investment of nearly three—billion—pounds over three years, members of the public would "feel the consequences". the home office says it's continuing to invest in the right capabilities and law enforcement tools. the american actor felicity huffman is facing a four—month prison sentence after pleading guilty to her part in the us university admissions scandal. at a court in boston, the desperate housewives star admitted paying $15,000 for her daughter's exam answers to be secretly corrected. in addition to the sentence, prosecutors are recommending a $20,000 fine. huffman is among 50 people to be charged in relation to the investigation. screening for a life—threatening bacterial infection affecting newborn babies is to be offered at 80 hospitals in england, wales and scotland. about one in five pregnant women carry group—b streptococcus, which can be passed onto babies and can cause pneumonia, meningiti

the national crime agency says a0 people are being investigated in connection with child sexual abusehe 38 men and two women were arrested or questioned as part of a five—year operation. all of them have been released under investigation or bailed while enquiries continue. threats to mps are running at an "unprecedented" level, according to the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick. she said the number of crimes reported by mps more than doubled in 2018 from 151 to 3a2 and is set to increase further this year. the green party has launched its campaign for the european elections on may 23rd with the message "yes to europe, no to climate change". after gaining a hundred and 85 council seats in last weeks english local elections, the party is hopeful of improving on the three meps it secured in 201a. it's time to say yes to europe, yes to investing in communities and no to climate chaos. it's also about saying a very loud no to a failed brexit project and yes to transforming our society to one that puts people first. 0ur government is at a standstill and the two—party system is

we, as the national crime agency, will produce intelligence into that review and that will enable theith a health background, to make their views understood and known. after the morning raid in bedford, a man was charged with intent to supply class a drugs. but police suspect the distribution network will only be marginally inconvenienced. within a matter of hours it'll be business as usual. mark easton, bbc news, bedford. a memorial service will be held this afternoon to mark the second anniversary of the manchester arena bombing. 22 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in the attack at the end of an ariana grande concert. families of the victims and members of the emergency services are expected to attend. a united nations backed report says public spending cuts over the last eight years have led to high levels of poverty in many parts of britain. this is the conclusion of professor philip alston — an investigator on extreme poverty who toured the uk last november. he warns that unless policies change, people on low incomes seem destined to lead lives that are "solitary