that is at the scene near oxford circus this evening.the prime minister has described the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry as "shocking and truly senseless." it's also been condemned by political leaders in northern ireland and the irish taoiseach. hundreds of police arrive in central london and stop suspected protestors heading to oxford circus — the focus of a climate change protest for the past five days. councils, schools and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families — as figures show a record number of children with working parents who are living on the poverty line. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. sheffield united kept the pressure on promotion rivals leeds with a vital 2—0 victory over nottingham forest. chris wilder's side failed to create much in the first half but when yohan benalouane was sent off, mark duffy took advantage but when yohan benalouane was sent with this curling strik. and then enda stevens sealed the three poin

and she spoke to people earlier. at oxford circus and she spoke to people earlier. feels the same. that to inconvenience people and disrupt their lives is not desirable. but sometimes, as the suffragettes would have said when they were fighting for the vote, and let us not forget that they disrupted an awful lot of peoples' lives in order to get something that we now take for granted. what about the drain on police resources... 7 well, that's up to the police, that's not our decision, we didn't ask for police resources. it's not like we're burning things down. the police have turned up because they have been asked to turn up, that's not our responsibility. you ask the government about that, or you ask westminister about that. they decided to spend their money in this way. which i think, personally, is a waste of our taxpayers money. is a waste of our taxpayers' money. we're not doing anything violent. police have been criticised for not taking stronger action to remove the protesters. scotland yard says more than 500 arrests have been made since these protests start

what we haven't seen yet is them move in like at oxford circus, to try to ta ke like at oxford circustake people away. what protesters have been doing is lying on the ground, so the police are forced to carry them away from here. but the message from the police is people have had enough of this. this is stretching their resources, it's taking resources away from fighting other types of crime, and we really heard that usual plea from the commission at the metropolitan police saying please, if you want to protest, there is a lawful designated site. that is at marble arch. by remaining here, you are breaking the law, the police have gotan breaking the law, the police have got an order saying that people cannot be here. but the protesters are saying well, they are making their point, they are determined to stay here, and that's what we've got a bit ofa stay here, and that's what we've got a bit of a standoff. certainly the police are very keen to bring this to an end, but equally, you've got the protesters saying we are here for the long haul. particularly with a long bank holiday weekend

oxford circus was one of several locations which had been occupied.ve carried out so many arrests that they have run out of room at police stations. jon donnison reports. the extinction rebellion has life in it yet. for a sixth day, climate change protesters targeted central london. yesterday's pink boat at oxford circus was replaced by a green hammock. their message: they're not going away. if there were a better way, please somebody tell us because we've tried the suggested ways. we've tried writing to mps, we've tried doing petitions, we've tried just standing in the street with banners. it clearly hasn't worked. cheering. she was eventually arrested, as were others, but they're not making it easy for the police. some protesters had glued themselves together, with their arms encased with piping. a cheer goes up now as one protester has been released. here at oxford circus, the police are using bolt cutters, angle grinders and special chemicals to break through the glue that protesters have used to stick themselves together. cheering. there were sim

yesterday's pink boat at oxford circus was replaced by a green hammock. their message?ere were a better way, please somebody tell us, because we have tried the suggested ways. we have tried writing to mps. we have tried doing petitions. we have tried standing in the street with banners. it clearly hasn't worked. cheering and applause. she was eventually arrested. as were others. but they're not making it easy for the police. some protesters had glued themselves together, with their arms encased in piping. a cheer goes up now as one protester has been released. here at oxford circus, the police are using bolt cutters, angle grinders, and special chemicals to break through the glue that protesters have used to stick themselves together. cheering and applause. there were similar scenes at waterloo bridge. we are here to protect our kids and to protect our future kids and their future kids and you don't have to understand science to understand that. the metropolitan police have had to request 200 extra officers from neighbouring forces, but deny they are struggling to cope

that is down at oxford circus.numbers are nothing like as busy as they had been during the course of the week. it is a lovely sunny morning, of course, which is bringing people out on the streets anyway, but on this particular occasion, the police almost seem to outnumber the protesters at the moment. that is probably because the protester numbers have reduced over the last 24 numbers have reduced over the last 26 hours. in part because of police action, as they have tried to move them away and persuade people to congregate elsewhere. jenny, that is where police would like the protesters to be. what sign that they are going to co—operate with that? as you can see, there is quite a significant presence here. there are quitea a significant presence here. there are quite a few people based here in the road, and if you look around here, on the green there is a significant number of tents and people that are basing themselves here, so it seems that some people have listened. but on my way here i walked past a number of

i was talking to one protester who said they were arrested at oxford circus yesterday and were released of hours and they have come back and intend to stay. the protesters have been criticised by the home secretary, sajid javid, for disrupting commuters' movement through the city but also from taking police away from their core duties. the police have cancelled all rest and leave for their bank holiday, a bank holiday for many of us holiday, a bank holiday for many of us but not the police. they say they have 1000 officers deployed on the streets. no sign of them moving in to re m ove streets. no sign of them moving in to remove people from this site at the moment. the protests are still blocking several locations including 0xford blocking several locations including oxford circus, parliament square and marble arch and police are asking protesters to move to that site at marble arch and reopen the roads here and at oxford circus. speaking to protesters, they say that would bea to protesters, they say that would be a de—escalation of the action and they're not prepared to do that because

so we wait to see whether or not really this is coming to an end here at oxford circus.did allude to the fact that this is a very strange protest for the police to be monitoring, and trying to control, because this is a form of civil disobedience, in which there is no violence. very much civil disobedience, but i'm very peacefully. the protesters are saying they don't want confrontation. the fact is that they've been simply lying down on they've been simply lying down on the ground, and that has meant the officers are being carried away, and when they are carried away, they haven't seen any sort of resistance, in fact the cloud have been cheering for the protesters for their efforts. so for the police, an unusual situation, very unusual that we've had these hundreds of arrests, and the strain that that puts on resources . and the strain that that puts on resources. unusual as well that protesters have occupied a number of sides, but the police are trying to get the message across that london has to keep on moving, and if people do want to protest, they can do it lawfully

live in oxford circus.which was the centrepiece of the demonstration at this particular site, that has now been removed by police. that is the latest from central london. a californian couple who pleaded guilty to severe child abuse charges — are due to be sentenced today. david and louise turpin beat, starved and shackled 12 of their 13 children in the family home. the children were rescued after one of the siblings managed to escape and contact police. the couple originally pleaded not guilty but later accepted a plea deal for charges of torture, child abuse and false imprisonment which will see them face a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. councils, schools and community centres in parts of the country are increasing their support over the easter holidays for disadvantaged families. figures show almost three million children with working parents — were living on the poverty line last year in the uk, a record number. the government says tackling disadvantage is priority, and is investing £9 million

remove oxford circus as a central rallying point for the whole protest.ved the protesters and clipped down and took them off to be arrested. and then they turned that boat around and attached it to that lorry at the back there. then the gentle game continued, where regent street, the main one, the main shopping centre in the uk was filled with police as they tried to find an exit point. about half an hour ago, they thought they had found an exit point, but these protesters may be very peaceful, but they are very, very determined. and effectively, they outran the boat going through some side streets and we are now here in a side street, a little bit near oxford circus, where we had several hundred people gathered, not letting that boat got anywhere at all. i think it could be safe to say that this is quite a bit of a headache for the police. they had deployed, it's estimated about moo offices down here. notjust from the met police, but from the city of london, sussex police and kent police all trying to get this boat out of the way to make sure the protest

we are in oxford circus in the heart of central london.ere tonight but are fewer police and protesters than earlier today where the pink boat became a focal point of the gathering here in oxford circus, was removed by police. i'm talking to protesters from extinction rebellion, joe and douglas. joe, why are you still here in the sixth day now? so i arrived on monday. i haven't been an activist before but something about extinction rebellion is really exciting. i came on monday expecting to leave after a few days and i'm still here at the end of day five. basically, it's a really positive, empowering movement. when party politics is so divided and so bitter, this is basically proving a really exciting alternative for what is happening in our democracy. protesters here have been keen to make sure that this is a calm, peaceful protest. how difficult is that for you? what would you say to the many, many people in london who have been disrupted? so yeah, as far as nonviolence and peacefulness goes, that is essential to everything we do. nothing

oxford circus has now been cleared. that was yesterday afternoon.people have come down and just to give you an idea the police pretty low profile taking photos with the tourist today and a lot of people milling around and seeing what is going on and then that direction where they have been camped for the last seven days. but there has been some confusion about what future form these protests are going to ta ke form these protests are going to take because earlier today a document was seen take because earlier today a document was seen by the bbc, an internal document from one of the organisers suggesting that the direct action, the disruption that has been caused so far was going to be scaled back after this first week and in week two was going to shift more to political action, so talk of trying to get discussions with the mayor of london and also the met police. the protest are seeing what they wanted to do was move away from this site but put all the protesters at westminster so talk that maybe this could be coming to an end in its current form b

just between here and oxford circus. there is that pink yacht that says tell the truth.at, we just wondering weather they will try and move it on in some way this afternoon. these people seem very determined, nearly 600 people arrested but very few of them charge. why have they been arrested? they them charge. why have they been arrested 7 they have them charge. why have they been arrested? they have been arrested to try and resolve the problem. of course, would you see them being released and coming straight back or being replaced. why then do the police need to be that if there is not much to police? from the point of view of the protesters, it was naive of emma thompson shouting. she should maybe stick to acting instead of telling police how to do their job. the bottom line is, there are people who think that this amount of the shopping should not take place and the police should be concerned, getting involved with people moving in on themselves, thejuly to stop. there are people not associated with the protest coming down, who may have ulterior motives, the police ha

now being asked if they will move to that site at marble arch to abandon their points here in oxford circusent square but talking to people they said that would be a de—escalation they are not prepared for yet and they have not achieved what they came in to do which is to get the government to take more urgent action over climate change and they say that until that happens they are going to stay here. thank you. chris phillips, a former public order commander for the metropolitan police, joins me now. good morning. what more can police do to respond with the full force of the law is the home secretary has demanded? you have to laugh really because the home secretary and the legislators make legislation, the police have to stick to that legislation and that is what they are doing. the laws they are using under the public order act allow them to tell the people that they should meet and if they don't move, then to arrest them. the law also states they should be released when they get to the police station and what is happening is that exact thing, those people are going to the police station

hundreds of police in central london stop suspected protestors heading to oxford circus — the focus ofmate change protest for the past five days. supporting disadvantaged familes at easter — as record numbers of children and families are living on the poverty line. two women, aged 22 and 36, have died in the water off aberdeen beach. police don't believe there are any suspicious circumstances. the premier league footballers boycotting social media for 2h hours to highlight racism. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a journalist has been shot dead in londonderry in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident." dissident republicans are being blamed for the killing of 29—year—old journalist lyra mckee during rioting, late last night. the trouble broke out after police raided a number of homes in derry‘s creggan area. the prime minister theresa may has described the death of ms mckee as "shocking and truly senseless." andy moore's report contains some flash photography. police say they went into the creggan area of the city to search for firearms. they were met with rioting. mo

they were determined to get that pink boat out of oxford circus and remove oxford circus is the centralat and mouse they carefully remove the protesters and took them off to be arrested. they attached it to that loriat arrested. they attached it to that lori at the back there. in this gentle game came through the regent street. it was filled with police as they tried to find an exit point. about half an hour ago i thought they got an exit point but these protesters would be very peaceful but they are very determined. it effectively outran the vote going through some side streets and we are now here in the side street where we have several hundred people gathered not letting that poco anywhere at all. it can be safe to say is quite similartoa all. it can be safe to say is quite similar to a headache to the police. notjust from similar to a headache to the police. not just from the similar to a headache to the police. notjust from the metropolitan police from the city of london police from the city of london police and from kent police all trying to get this boat out of the way to make su

this is the scene in oxford circus where climate change protests contiune into their sixth day. police in london say they've now arrested more than 680 people new research suggests nearly one—in—ten heart attacks and strokes in england and wales could be prevented if routine check—ups were better targeted. campaigners call on the government to cut tax on house plants — because they're good for us and the environment. manchester city have the opportunity to overtake liverpool and go back to the top of the premiership if they beat tottenham in the lunch—time kick—off. and click takes a look at how social media is being used in the indian elections in half an hour here on bbc news. police in northern ireland have arrested two men in connection with the killing of lee—ra mckee in londonderry. the pair, aged 18 and 19, have been been detained under the terrorism act. the 29—year—old journalist — whose final moments were captured by cctv — was struck by a bullet as she was observing rioting in derry on thursday night. earlier i spoke to our reporter louise cullen, who told me more abo

and that absolutely incredible pink boat in the middle of oxford circus.d they get that into the middle of oxford circus with all the police standing by? goodness only knows. by using all those tricks, that novelty, with the passion of greta thunberg and her extraordinary ability to rebuke us in our own language, aged 16. i think there's new things happening here, the attenborough documentary. you are seeing an awful avalanche of opinion and concern that, frankly, i haven't seen it on this issue in a long time. how do you personally see your role in covering climate change for bbc news? we are constantly looking for new things to say, but within the broader truth of what's happening with the climates. next week, for instance, i'm doing some reporting on soil. most people no idea that soil holds more carbon then there is in the atmosphere. soil holds more carbon than there is in trees. we have to keep looking for new angles and just keep stressing that this is an ongoing problem. roger harrabin, thank you so much. at least 250 people are now known to have d

oxford circus was the focus of attention yesterday but police have now cleared that area and there areridge and there have been some arrests today, but earlier today it was reported that one of the organisers said it is day seven, we are now moving into the second week and it is time to look at changing tactics and it was reported that the focus now should shift towards the political aims and therefore hopefully move the media attention away from the impact of the disruption and police resources and arrests. however, it is now being said that discussions are taking place amongst the protesters about the way forward. some of the demands it is reported they are looking at which his talks with mps, with the government, with the mayor of london sadiq khan. they want him to speed up sadiq khan. they want him to speed up on policies to tackle climate change. they want a people's assembly, a forum set up to monitor progress on targets, and the other reported aim is that they want to have an official site at old palace ya rd have an official site at old palace yard near westminster. this is th

police in london have towed away a pink boat that's been at the heart of climate change protests at oxford circusly 700 people have been arrested since the demonstrations started 5 days ago. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers asa bennett, the telegraph's brexit editor, and the author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown. a vigil for the murdered journalist lyra mckee has been held in londonderry, with politicians from both sides of the community coming together to remember her. the 29—year—old was struck by a bullet as she was observing an outbreak of violence in the creggan district last night. her partner sara canning, paid tribute to her as a tireless advocate and activist, and described her death as senseless. police have started a murder inquiry and have blamed dissident republicans for her death. here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. an innocent bystander, lyra mckee watched from beside a police land rover as violence erupted. shots rang out. here, you can see a gunman who fired up to ten times at police lines. the 29—year—old journalist wa

this is the live scene in oxford circus in london — where police have called in extra officers from neighbouringorces to help clear climate protesters. small mercies — thousands of bees living on the roof of notre—dame survive the fire which devastated the cathedral. much of britain basks in an easter heatwave — retailers are hoping for soaring sales of food and drink. manchester city beat tottenham, with a single goalfrom phil foden — overtaking liverpool and go back to the top of the premier league. and this week's victoria derbyshire interviews includes the schoolgirl who was put in an isolation booth 216 times, and then tried to kill herself. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. detectives are questioning two teenagers in connection with the killing of thejournalist, lyra mckee. the 29—year—old was shot dead during rioting in derry, on thursday night. the suspects, aged 18 and 19, were arrested under the terrorism act. from belfast, louise cullen sent this report. the two men were arrested in derry this morning and brought here to the psni serious crime suite at musgrave police station

police have been asking people to leave these sites, oxford circus and parliament square command to movearble arch where they do have permission for a demonstration site. chatting to people here, they say they do not wa nt to people here, they say they do not want to do that, it is a de—escalation of their movement and they haven't yet achieved what they set out to do, which is to get the government to take more urgent action against climate change, and so action against climate change, and so they will stay at this site for as long as they can, they say. thank you very much, sarah. meanwhile, hundreds of protesters have blocked the entrance of the headquarters of the societe generale bank in paris. greenpeace activists are campaigning against the investment and financing of fossil fuel industries. french police have used pepper spray to try to disperse protesters who are have barricaded themselves both inside and outside of the building. we will keep an eye on that for you. two people have died after they got into difficulties in the water off aberdeen beach. the emergency services were

that is right, 0xford that is right, oxford circus has now been occupied for three days.his majorjunction at traffic can come in and out of this major junction at the traffic can come in and out of this majorjunction at the heart of the city. that has caused some serious disruption. i have to be honest, the atmosphere here is very carnival—like, it is very peaceful, people who have been arrested who are refusing to move on when the police are directing them to what they say should be the main protest further down the road into the west end. they have been very passive, there has been no aggression. i don't want people to get the wrong idea that somehow there is a clash going on here with the police, it is not that kind of atmosphere. protesters themselves say they want to get their message across that there is a climate emergency that there is a climate emergency that the country has to face, as well as the country has to face, as well as the world. they don't want some kind of huge row about police tactics to get in the top of course, we do have this issue of some contro

hundreds of police in central london stop suspected protestors heading to oxford circus — the focus ofvantaged familes at easter — as record numbers of children and families are living on the poverty line. the premier league footballers boycotting social media for 2h hours

their sleeping bags just underneath this pink yacht which has become a symbol for the protester at oxford circus is because they say actually with sea levels rising because of climate change, you will be able to sail down 0xford climate change, you will be able to sail down oxford street. campaigners say that they are here to send a message because it's the only way that the government will listen to them. they want the government to pledge by 2025 to cut carbon emissions to net to zero. we know that there have been four major locations in london effected, waterloo bridge, parliament square, and marble arch which is the only legitimate place that protesters are allowed to be, that's why we have seen arrests in the other locations. just under 400 arrests so far but still the roadblocks stay in place. i'm joined now by one of the activists, rebecca, who have come we re activists, rebecca, who have come were from somerset? yes, i had. how are you going to be protesting today? we are going to be locking onto the boat to make sure that the police cannot remove us too quickly. we also have various oth

but the protest remains at oxford circus and parliament square and marble arch.an attempt now, police say, to move people to the site at marble arch, where protesters have permission to be but chatting to protesters this morning they say that as a de—escalation of their movement that they are not prepared for yet, their demands have not been met and they will stay here as long as they can. what is the mood between the protesters and public between the protesters and public between the protesters and public between the protesters and police as far as you can make out this morning on the bridge? there were one or two people that have come past and expressed their unhappiness with the disruption being caused by the protest. it is a holiday today so there is much less traffic on the roads so we haven't seen the build—up of buses and cars at the end of the road we have done on other days. but i will say since i've been here there has been a huge number of people arriving through the morning, probably about 100 people camped out overnight. i don't know if you can see i

another target was oxford circus, used by 23 bus routes, as well as black cabs. long. scotland yard appears intent on making sure that does not happen, but then everyone sitting here has said they are prepared to be arrested. they believe we should all be more worried about this issue and they say their protests will continue. that was the third day of protest. from all of us here, thank you for watching. goodbye. hello, once again. wednesday was a perfectly acceptable day for many parts of the british isles but it may be put in the shade by what we are expecting to see quite widely across the british isles on saturday. the temperatures could pick around london at 25 degrees. for those of you who have opted for the stay—at—home vacation for this particular weekend, you are beating those who have decided to head anywhere from a bureaucratic right across to the eastern mediterranean. the reason for a settled spell of weather is the jet strea m settled spell of weather is the jet stream as we move through the weekend and into the start of next week, should be well a

last night they removed a pink boat which had been blocking the road at oxford circus at the centre ofey were trying their best to give nearby shops a chance to get back to "business as usual". 0ur reporterjenny kumah is at oxford circus. that has been the busiest spot on the sight of so many arrests. what is the picture there this morning? it's day six, the protesters are still here. there is a banner that says "we are the boat". yesterday this area was the area of intense police presence, officers arrested people and later in the day they moved to the boat away. today the message from the police is that if you're going to protest, go to marble arch because if you protest anywhere else they will remove you. earlier this morning, the police came along and said that basically from around this time, they would start to move people on and make further arrests. it's day six of these protests. earlier in the week, sajid javid the home secretary said they are using what's known as a section 1a a notice the public order act which means they can ask people to move on and if they don't they can

another target was oxford circus, used by 23 bus routes, as well as black cabs.but for two weeks, i think it is too long. jeremy corbyn received special treatment. protesters fix themselves to his fans, planning to get rid of all greenhouse gas emissions within six years. the government was my considering a 0% target by 2050.. uk undera considering a 0% target by 2050.. uk under a government has played a role in reducing emissions in growing the economy. we have shown you can do both, but i think yes, there is more that can be done in we need to have a serious conversation about the role britain can play. tonightthe protesters are camped out and organised, not planning to move soon. they say reinforcements are on the way. istanbul has a new mayo, despite challenges to the result —— brexit. the prime minister of israel is now ina the prime minister of israel is now in a better position to form a coalition. cathedral bells rung out across france at 6:50pm this evening to mark the exact moment when a huge fire broke out at notre dame cathedral in paris. today some o

another target was oxford circus, used by 23 bus routes as well as black cabs.people can protest but for two weeks, i think it is too long. scotland yard appears intent on making sure that does not happen but then everyone sitting here has said they are prepared to be arrested. they believe we should all be more worried about this issue and they say their protests will continue. teams of fife officers going in at a group ata teams of fife officers going in at a group at a time and taking one person out each time, which is taking an awful long time and they are being brought down to the police va ns are being brought down to the police vans here, it will take time and the protestors say they are intent on staying here, because that is how they will be noticed. the private mental health care group, the priory, has been fined 300,000 pounds following the death of a fourteen—year—old girl in its care. amy el—keria killed herself while a patient at a psychiatric hospital in east sussex in 2012. it's the largest fine of its kind imposed on a private health company. ou

away activists one by one from a pink yacht that forms the centrepiece of the demonstration at oxford circus. councils, schools, and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families, as figures show a record number of children with working parents who are living on the poverty line. two women have died after getting into trouble in the water off aberdeen beach. police say the 22 and 36—year—olds were foreign nationals who appear to have gone swimming and underestimated the conditions. there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances. now on bbc news — the city of bradford recently played host to a special week of coverage, featuring the stories that matter most to the people of the west yorkshire city. these are some of the highlights of we are bradford... this is we are bradford! we are bradford. doesn't it look fantastic? over the next half an hour, we are going to be exploring the issues that really matter to the good folk who live here. the people of bradford are driving the news agenda. they're helping us make the decision about what we cover

this is the live scene in oxford circus where climate change protests contiune into their sixth day. police in london say they've now arrested more than 700 people. new research suggests nearly one in ten heart attacks and strokes in england and wales could be prevented — if routine check—ups were better targeted. currently people are offered a heart—health assessment every five years, once they turn a0. the uk is set for record—breaking temperatures over the easter bank holiday weekend expected to climb to 26 degrees tomorrow. and manchester city lead against tottenham — with the opportunity to overtake liverpool and go back to the top of the premiership. we are bradford. and highlights of a special week of coverage from the bradford. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. detectives are questioning two teenagers in connection with the killing of thejournalist, lyra mckee. the 29—year—old was shot dead during rioting in derry, on thursday night. the suspects, aged 18 and 19, were arrested under the terrorism act. from belfast, louise cullen reports. lyra mckee can be seen among t

i passed oxford circus on my way into work this lunchtime and it is pretty much back to normal, veryapart from police officers. what is it like down there? it is very busy and there has been an energetic atmosphere. to my left a lot of drumming and dancing, and today marks the seven and the protesters say the second week marks a change in approach so they are now wanting to shift the focus and turn media attention towards their demands, and they want more talks with mps, with the mayor of london. they want sadiq khan to agree to setting up a people's assembly and to speak up on policies to tackle climate change. they say that this way they can basically try and get people to focus on what they are calling for. the other issue that they are looking at and asking for is that they can set up site officially at old palace yard near the house of commons so they say they will move from the other site and focus there. this has been an extraordinary week that has caused widespread disruption as you say, and now the focus is switching and they say the disruption now gives them leverage to tal

and parliament square. to block sites including oxford circus and parliament square.ce of the law if they target heathrow airport on friday. our correspondent, tom symonds is at waterloo bridge, one of the main protest sites. the police attempted to raise the pace of their attempts to clear these protest camps today. this afternoon, about 20 people were arrested but then about 30 protesters took their place and, as you can see, the bridge is still closed and this man has been playing a cello where the traffic would normally be. it's a problem for the police. they say they can only use what they call reasonable force to clear these protests, and this is a peaceful protest so really all they can do is remove the protesters one by one. now there have been some messages going around today, a fairly well worked—out plan to "raise the bar and close down heathrow tomorrow". we can't be sure that that will happen but the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has said, if it does, that would be dangerous, illegal and put more pressure on the police. it would certainly be disruptive and

marble arch, oxford circus, picadilly circus and parliament square are also blocked.e lane at the junction with pentonville road. in kings cross euston road is down to two lanes outside st pancras station and down to one lane at the junction now the weather with elizabeth ritzinni. good morning, it is the bank holiday weekend we have all been waiting for. lots of sunshine around. it will feel a touch warmer than yesterday. a little bit of missed out there but it should not last for too long through the morning. between six and nine celsius rising gradually through the morning. a little bit of high cloud here an event but lots of sunshine. top temperatures could get as high as 22 celsius quite widely may be nudging 23 or 24 celsius in some spots. through this evening and overnight, we do the whole thing all over again. lots of clear skies, a little bit of mist falling early in the morning. and then, as we head through the day tomorrow, highs of 24- through the day tomorrow, highs of 24 - 25. the through the day tomorrow, highs of 24 — 25. the warmest day of the bank ho

they are certainly going back off to oxford circus if they can.onight. earlier i spoke to the writer and journalist, susan mckay, who was a friend of lyra's who described her as a deeply compassionate and talented journalist(tx sot) she was a really lovely person and brilliant writer, she was a great campaignerand brilliant writer, she was a great campaigner and she cared deeply about other people and very deeply about other people and very deeply about the ability of writing to change things. and she was a really good fun person as well, one minute she would be tweeting about how to do research and young people have been murdered and disappeared the next she would be joking about how she had fallen off the wagon and had no bags and buckets of popcorn, and all the rest of it. she was just a really lovely person, and she was very brave and had a unique writing style, she was a very, very rising, much rising star of her irish writing, and she had been ready at the age of 29 and publish some of the age of 29 and publish some of the best journals in t

our reporter matt cole is at oxford circus.om this busy london interchange, which as you can see at the moment, is busy with people and protesters, no policies are no traffic, it has been like that since monday. in the last 30 minutes or so, officers has been handing out leaflets to one people under section 14 of the public order act in 1986 that if they do not move they will be arrested and that is what has been happening. the climate change protesters who would not move have been dragged out one by one, taking away more than a dozen of them ina taking away more than a dozen of them in a fleet of police vans which we understand will be returning to collect more people who are not moving. we understand that the protest at ca nary moving. we understand that the protest at canary wharf has concluded, the demonstrators who tracked —— climbed on top of the train and one who glued himself to it have been removed. this operation, at the moment, there are several hundred protesters still here. they have been dancing and singing and re

our correspondentjenny kumah is at oxford circus.ny, they were hoping to clear the protestors from there today. any sign of that? in the last few minutes, there has been an increased police presence here, and they have been removing people. early this morning at around 10.30, they did speak to a smaller group of protesters and told them they would start arresting people if they would start arresting people if they didn't move on and go to the official site at marble arch. but they were determined to carry on. i spoke to people and they said they wa nted spoke to people and they said they wanted to stay here rather than go to marble arch because they felt they could have more impact, and cause more disruption if they stayed here. this is having an impact on the police as well. they say hundreds of police officers are having to be deployed. it is affecting cell space in the wider criminal justice system. affecting cell space in the wider criminaljustice system. but protesters say that they are prepared to continue for as long as it tak

another target was oxford circus, used by 23 bus routes, as well as black cabs.o weeks, i think totally too long. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, received special treatment. protesters fixed themselves to his fence, demanding a plan to get rid of all greenhouse—gas emissions in six years. the government's considering a 0% target by 2050. the uk, under governments of different parties, has played a role in reducing carbon emissions and at the same time growing the economy, so we have shown that you can do both, but i think, yes, there is more to be done, and we need to make sure that we have a serious conversation about the role that britain can play. tonight, the protesters are camped out in central london — they're organised, not planning to move anytime soon, and they say reinforcements are on their way. tom symonds, bbc news, waterloo bridge. scientists have managed to partially revive pig brains, four hours after they were removed from the body. the research at yale university could raise ethical questions about what it means to be alive and conscious. 0ur

hundreds of police in central london stop suspected protestors heading to oxford circus — the focus of

there is still a pink boat in the middle of oxford circus as i heard this morning. ocean's 26% more acidic than before the industrial revolution, we know about sea levels rising and that sir david attenborough has created this new programme which i'm really excited to watch, actually. i think it's really important. and extinction rebellion, these campaigners who are rebellious by nature and name, they are the same ones who were in parliament and struck off their clothes in public to show their bottoms. the last thing i was doing here. but, yes, they caused chaos in london, but they say unless we create this type of disruption, no—one's really noticing how big an issue this is. some have pointed out the irony in blocking bus routes and stopping the light railway that goes to the docklands part of london, is public transport that they ideally wa nt public transport that they ideally want people to use rather than cars. there i think it is difficult to strive a balance —— strike a balance, yes, they are affecting people who drive cars, and retailers. but retailers of t