well, i know my -- neil basu from my time in the met. he is a thinking person.ings through. and it's quite clear that he wants to acknowledge that there are issues and don't undermine people's intelligence by saying everything in the garden is fine and, you know, try to whitewash things. i think he is being honest and he is talking from a personal point of view, as well as bringing in his vast experience as the most senior black and minority ethnic officer. have you ever heard language like this from such a senior officer before? no, not recently. i know in the past mike fuller, who was the first black and only chief can't the, neil basu is equivalent to a chief constable, but mike fuller spoke about these issues before he left the police service. that was ten years ago or so. it's nothing absolutely new, but it's good and refreshing to hear it from him because he is learning from history. what's happened in the past when you don't acknowledge there are issues and how, if you take on board working with the committee and build those relationships, it makes for a

speaking in the last hour, assistant commissioner of special operations at the metropolitan police neil basued the event as an atrocity and said his sympathies with the with those mourning loved ones. he wa nted with those mourning loved ones. he wanted to stress that there was nothing... he said they are still looking into that. police have not said what evidence has led them to categorise this as a terrorist incident. and the suspect‘s motive, they say, is far from certain. incident. and the suspect‘s motive, they say, is farfrom certain. it was stressed that it was nothing to do with the black lives matter protest, which finished in the city i was before the attack took place. there have been floral tributes left outside for gardens this morning. one of them reads, reading weeps. i had to come to say goodbye. another says simply, reading is united. they sum up the mood of a town in shock but standing together. charlotte, many thanks. the health secretary, matt hancock has said the government is preparing to set out "another step" in its plan to move the uk out of lockdown. he told the bbc

counterterrorism place neil basu he said that the suspect ran into full precautions not the poc in the writing area and attacked members of the public with a knife however the police have no reason to believe that he was acting with anybody on our consumer economy. that this was declared a terrorist and that's underway as a result of this is the best. way clear that it was not associated in any way with the black lives massive protests which took place peace very early rolling the day there is no specific intelligence to suggest that anyone attending tragic places is at risk but i would ask the public reef continue to. be alert not alarmed when you're out the public now around 40 witnesses have come forward assisting the place in the lines of investigation at this point though it's also understood that place has carried out an armed operation in the block of flats where the suspect is believed to have left allegedly neighbors have even heard a controlled explosion in the premises now the total number of injured is unconfirmed indicating there could be a few more injuries today though w

i asked him what he made of that letter from senior police officer, neil basu.you know, he is a thinking person. he really thinks these things through. it's quite clear that he wants to acknowledge that there are issues and don't undermine people's intelligence and say everything in the grass, everything in the garden is fine and, you know, try to whitewash things and say, thatis try to whitewash things and say, that is a us problem, another uk problem. i think it is being honest and he is talking from a personal point of view, as well as bringing in his vast experience as the most senior black minority ethnic officer. have you ever heard language like this from such a senior officer before? no, not recently. i know in the past mike fuller, who was the first black and only chief counts to, neil basu is equivalent to a chief constable, but mike fuller spoke about these issues before he left the police service ten or so years before he left the police service ten or so years ago. before he left the police service ten or so years ago. so, you know, it's nothing abs

neil basu said their response was an example to everyone "to step forward and play their part." who was 49 and worked as a scientist. the two others who died were james furlong, a teacher, and joe ritchie—bennett who was originally from philadelphia. the charity barnardo's says the number of children needing foster care has risen by nearly 45% during the pandemic, creating a state of emergency. it says the number of people inquiring about becoming foster carers fell by almost half in the same period. the charity says the covid—19 outbreak has increased pressures on families who are experiencing job losses, deepening poverty and worsening mental health. coming up at 6:00 on breakfast, louise and dan will have all the day's news. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: protesters in washington clash with police as they attempt to tear down a statue of former us president andrew jackson. prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out how pubs, cinemas and museums can reopen in england from july 4 when he reviews the 2—metre distancing rule. professor peter piot is one of the w