northumbria police say a 16-year-old — tree. northumbria police say a 16-year-old boy _ tree.ria police say a i 16-year-old boy has been arrested 16—year—old boy has been arrested and is assisting them with their inquiries but the investigation is at an early stage and they are continuing to appealfor continuing to appeal for information. alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. britain's economic growth is lagging behind many of its counterparts around the world. but why? after the pandemic, an energy and cost of living crisis, what if anything can the chancellor do to get britain's economy and productivity growing? productivity is all about how we work, what we produce every hour, making more money that, in theory, goes into higher salaries for workers and more taxes for the public coffers. and the government says addressing the issue will be central to its next set of spending plans. our economics editor faisal islam has been trying to crack this economic puzzle. robots, railways and raac concrete. it's all happening in milton keynes, one of the best places in the country,

been arrested, in connection with the felling of the sycamore gap tree, this is according to northumbria policeing the deliberate felling of that tree, which is one of the uk's most iconic tree, which appeared to have been cut down in an act of vandalism, it was apparently cut down overnight, police say they believe the tree, which is also known as robin hood's tree because it made an appearance in that film was felled deliberately. that is the breaks new, a 16—year—old boy has been arrested in connection with that incident. you are live with bbc some other breaking news from netherlands t police say three people have been wounded, in two shooting incidents in the dutch city of rotterdam, the amp news agency says one suspect has been arrested, we we can go live to the hague and our correspondent. what details do we have about what has happened? i can confirm 32—year—old man from rotterdam has been arrested, dutch police have just announced rotterdam has been arrested, dutch police havejust announced on rotterdam has been arrested, dutch police have just announced on x formally twitter in the la

that was somebody from northumbria police. owpath when he was apprehended. he is now in police custody and has been arrested. we have plenty more coverage on this story on the bbc news website, a live page of much more detail and information but there you have it for this half hour special. 21—year—old former soldier daniel khalife who was on the run forfour daniel khalife who was on the run for four days has now been found by police after a huge manhunt which involved ports, airports, and roads being on major high alert. you are watching bbc news. live from london. this is bbc news. rescue workers dig for survivors after a powerful earthquake in morocco kills more than a thousand people, with hundreds more injured. and world leaders at the 620 summit in delhi issue a joint declaration calling on all states to refrain from the threat or use of force. escaped prisoner daniel khalife, suspected of terror offences, is arrested by police in london, following a four—day search. we start in morocco, where state tv says more than 1,00

northumbria police say a 16—year—old boy has been arrested and is assisting them with their inquiriesnformation. alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. a bbc investigation has found that police officers are widely misusing video cameras worn on their uniforms to record incidents. officers have switched them off when force is used, deleted or not disclosed footage and shared video on whatsapp. the cameras were introduced to improve policing transparency, but the bbc found more than 150 reports of failings. the home office says police use of cameras must be lawful and justified. 0ur investigations correspondent, noel titheradge, reports. oi! they're bashing him up! allegations of police misconduct are under the spotlight. body—worn video was meant to help protect officers who are often recorded on phones. shouting. but is it also protecting victims? chanting: black lives matter! three years ago, black lives matter protesters gathered outside downing street, led by yufial on the left and his sister, louisa, on the right. what started peacefully later turned violent, leading to louisa'

that is coming in from northumbria police. we will bring you more as we get it.le republicans and democrats on capitol hill continue to tussle over funding, donald trump and a number of republican presidential rivals are in california for a tea party conference just as good days after a heated televised debate that the former president refused to attend. we expect donald trump to start a 90 mute speech very shortly. we will dip into that when it happens. mark williams is a republican strategist that joins me now from washington. it is great to see you, mark. let's start with how important is this convention? the california gop. it is the state party's biggest convention ever. with over 1000 people attending including four presidential hopefuls. how significant is it? >> i think at the end of the day it is good for soundbites, but not much more. when you look at the path to a nomination, no, i do not consider california to be on that path. but, fresh off the heels of the debate earlier this weekend -- this week, you might think that there are folks that will look

northumbria police say a 16—year—old boy has been arrested and is assisting them with their inquiries bbc news, northumberland. that's all for now. stay with us. closer to this area of low pressure. another very windy day. lighterwinds pressure. another very windy day. lighter winds further south. plenty of sunshine around. he where we'll see most of the showers. gail is up to 55 mph in northern scotland. further south, one or two showers. but otherwise mainly dry. not as warm or humid. a slightly fresherfield dry. not as warm or humid. a slightly fresher field to things. that cooler air mask with the wind lighter for a while, we'll in mist fog develop. single figure values could see as low as 3—4. mid—teens is where we have the wind in the rain. into sunday, it looks like that front clears its way into the north sea and will have a bit of that hang back with that weather front into england and wales. splashes of rain through the morning. it could brighten up into the morning. bright sunshine, one or two showers in the north— west of scotland. a bit warmer, and murkier across the sout

boy arrested earlier this week has been released on police bail but the most recent update, northumbria policehere is very sombre. plenty of people passing by, coming to take a look at it. people are trying to work out whether it really happened or not and the proof is here. we bumped into a family who have come all the way from australia who did not know that this had happened and they were shocked when they arrived here this morning. lots of other questions about what's going to happen in the area, we've been speaking to tourism businesses who are saying that a loss of this tree could mean a loss of business. someone has come to put this other sycamore tree in. we are not sure if this will be allowed to stay because this is a protected site. people are visiting and paying their respects to this iconic tree. plenty more online. i'll be back in a few minutes, this is bbc news. goodbye. whilst some of you will stay dry and bright, for others it will be quite a soggy saturday as we go through into the afternoon. it's down to these weather fronts approaching from the south—west. 0utbreaks these w

northumbria police said the teenager had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.ors, sir michael gambon, has died at the age of 82. welcome, welcome to another year. he was known to millions as professor albus dumbledore across six harry potter films. gambon's work also included stage and tv roles over a career that spanned six decades. the dublin—born actor died in hospital after a bout of pneumonia. daniel radcliffe, who played harry potter in the films, said the "brilliant, effortless" actor quote "loved his job but never seemed defined by it". thank you for watching bbc news. we are back at the top of the hour. stay with us. hello there. after all the cloud around on thursday and the heavy overnight rain, friday looks to be dry and brighter for many of us, thanks to a ridge of high pressure some good sunny spells around to start the day but there will be some showers developing mainly in the north and west of the uk and these will be most frequent across the north and west of scotland, close to this area of low pressure. a squeeze on the isobars here so anothe

northumbria police say a 16—year—old boy has been arrested and is assisting them with their inquiriesumberland. we have got plenty more coming up, so do stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. the weather is looking largely fine and dry for today. 0ver the weather is looking largely fine and dry for today. over the weekend it is a story of two halves. wet and windy weather moving in on saturday. for the rest of today we are looking at sunny spells. some showers across england and wales, most frequently in the far north and west, just around this area of low pressure where we will also have some strong winds. furthersouth where we will also have some strong winds. further south this area of long pressure —— high pressure keeping things subtle. for the rest of today one or two showers could crop up in northern ireland, west wales, northern iran. strong winds in the north and west of scotland. —— northern england. maximum temperatures 16 to 20 or 21 celsius. this evening and tonight there will be clear skies for many. the winds will ease in northern and western scotland. we lose the

but tonight, northumbria police said they'd arrested a man in his 60s in connection with their inquiryhe tree can be salvaged. so, trees can recover from extreme events like this but they will grow differently. so, some trees can produce suckers from the bottom but they become multi—stemmed. what was significant about this tree was its form in the landscape. so it could never look the same? it would never look the same and it would also take 200 or 300 years. photographer ian has taken thousands of pictures of sycamore gap over the years. i feel really upset for the photography community because a lot of beginners choose this spot because it gives you that rule of thirds, you know? it gives you everything you need from a good photograph. so the beauty of this place as it was may have been lost but people are hoping there may be some answers as to why soon. alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. a 17—year—old boy has appeared at croydon magistrates�* court charged with the murder of 15—year—old elianne andam, who was stabbed to death on her way to school. the boy — who cannot be name

northumbria police of course l that?aid. as i say to you, if you have a _ given that, carol said. as i say to you, if you have a workload - given that, carol said. as i say to you, if you have a workload of. given that, carol said. as i say to . you, if you have a workload of 25-30 you, if you have a workload of 25—30 crimes, you are investigating crimes, you are investigating crimes, there is not enough police on the beat but you need to also think about what you want us to do? if we pursue this person and they die, and it could happen because a lot of them do not wear helmets, that becomes targeted policing so in order to target police and get information from the community about these people, they will see them coming out of the drives, it is difficult because we have to throw resources at that person so they are not driving that. it is not a case of simply... as i say, a really difficult situation, do we pursue that person and they could be injured or maimed? you do not want that. therefore we need local communities

we do know that northumbria police have launched a full investigation and they've just arrested a 16—riately. but this has been an iconic part of many people's lives. some have proposed, others have scattered ashes and now this is all that's left of the iconic north—eastern landmark. that's left of the iconic north-eastern landmark. we'll be back with more _ north-eastern landmark. we'll be back with more including - north-eastern landmark. we'll be back with more including all- north-eastern landmark. we'll be back with more including all the l back with more including all the latest in the business. stay with us on bbc news. hello. storm agnes has swirled away from our shores, but that doesn't mean it's completely plain sailing weather wise. in fact, as we head towards the end of the day, it is going to turn increasingly wet across some western parts. 0n the satellite picture, you can see yesterday's storm system, this curl of cloud pushing away. but another weather system now pushing in from the west — that will turn things increasingly wet. and it's already quite breezy out there.

northumbria police say a 16—year—old boy has been arrested and is assisting them with their inquirieson that story on our website and on the bbc apple. i am also an x, formerly twitter. your headlines are coming up. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. after all the cloud round on thursday, and heavy overnight rain, friday looks to be drier and brighterfor many overnight rain, friday looks to be drier and brighter for many thanks to a ridge of high pressure. good sunny spells. certainly to start the day. they will be showers developing in the north and west. these will be most frequent across the north and west of scotland, closer to the area of low pressure. quite a squeeze on the isobars. windy day in scotland with gales. lighter winds further south. they could be a weather front clearing the south—east in the morning. it will do so. winds more of a feature further north. here is we will see most of the showers. some of them heavy and thundery. up to 55 mph in northern scotland. further south, some showers. otherwise mainly dry. top temperature 20 degrees at the south—east. n

we do know that northumbria police have launched a full investigation and they've just arrested a 16— have proposed here, others have scattered ashes, and now this is all that's left of the iconic north—eastern landmark. let's ta ke let's take you back to a developing story that we are following — this is from rotterdam, police have entered rotterdam university hospital building in search of victims. now of course, the background to this is the shootings that happened in rotterdam earlier. police have arrested a gun man suspected of wounding multiple people in two separate incidents there. more to come on bbc news. hello there. much of the sunshine we got to see today was quite hazy in nature, thanks to a mix of high cloud and wildfire smoke from north america that was blown all the way across the atlantic in the wake of storm agnes, which you can see here swinging away from our shores. there is, though, another weather system now pushing in from the west, already bringing some of us some outbreaks of rain which will continue through the evening and into the night. some of that rain w

now, northumbria police have arrested a 16—year—old boy and they've launched a full investigation, sayings tree has played a really big part of many people's lives. some have proposed here, others have scattered ashes, and now this is all that's left of an iconic part of the north—eastern landscape. live now to catherine cape, who lives minutes from where the tree once stood. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on i the programme._ what the programme. good evening. what was our the programme. good evening. what was your reaction _ the programme. good evening. what was your reaction when _ the programme. good evening. what was your reaction when you - the programme. good evening. what was your reaction when you heard - was your reaction when you heard about what happened?— was your reaction when you heard about what happened? initially, we thou~ht it about what happened? initially, we thought it was _ about what happened? initially, we thought it was a _ about what happened? initially, we thought

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