thank you for that, john mcmanus on oxford street in central london.o our top story, the universities ministerjo johnson is going to give a speech later warning that academic institutions must protect free speech. we had a little problem with the sound on an interview earlier, but we return now to tom slater, senior editor of spiked magazine who champions free speech. let's go right back to that first question that i was asking you. do you agree with the basic premise of whatjo johnson you. do you agree with the basic premise of whatjojohnson is going to be saying in this speech? precisely, i think he really recognises the problem, which many of us have been talking about for some years now, which is that universities administrations are becoming increasingly hostile to freedom of speech. university rankings released each year found that 63.5% of universities are severely restricting speech, and thatis severely restricting speech, and that is a huge problem. where we disagree is that i don't think these kind of sanctions and finds is beefing up the off

here on oxford street there are plenty of shoppers out, hoping to bag a bargain. also in the next hour: monitoring territorial waters. a royal navy frigate spent christmas day escorting a russian warship through the north sea — one of several russian ships to pass close to the uk in recent days. how a mum from norfolk managed to capture the perfect image on her phone ahead of all the official photographers waiting to snap the royal family. and australia's batsmen get the better of england's bowlers yet again as they take command on the opening day of the fourth ashes test. and coming up, join us for whether world. we are with the people who can make snow, but not as you know it, because none of this is real. and look back at the year's biggest weather and storms. hello. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to give his clearest warning yet that academic institutions must protect free speech. he'll say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. some

he looks after a lot of the shops in oxford street and bond street.day has felt so far. certainly less speedy panicked queues than we have had in the past on boxing day. but very solid, a lot of people here are shopping and there are a lot of bags here already. i can see a lot of international visitors here, which is good news for the west end. 0nline now, not so much the panicked queues we had in the past. but there are some good bargains for people coming out to shop today in the west end. we have a radio 4 survey saying people are geared more towards black friday now, where discounts are happening, and they expect to spend less on boxing day. is that something you are seeing? we see now where sales are spread out more over four or five weeks. from black friday right up to boxing day. we still think with international visitors here today, the spending levels are quite high, so we think we will be up about 4% on last year, about 52 million going through the tills. but really buoyed by the international visitors who are spending on average more than £

our reporterjohn mcmanus is on oxford street in london. you can see some people queueing.e here. not 45 minutes ago that the queues are starting to build up. people used to camp out overnight in order to get their hands firstly on these sales. many people begin their online shopping on christmas day. they unwrap their online discount and go online to start shopping. online has taken some of the buzz out of it and we know that many people prefer to shop on black friday, could you start day that happens before christmas. —— the discount day. retailers will have two look at where they target their discounts, before or after christmas. —— will have to look. we know that much of the purchasing that goes on here over the next week comes from non— british people, foreign visitors, tourists, taking advantage of the wea k tourists, taking advantage of the weak pound to grab a bargain and in particular, chinese visitors who account for quite a lot of spending at high end shops like selfridge's where we are this morning. retailers count on that. we will be talking about this througho

people here. 300 shops are here on 0xford there aren't many people here. 300 shops are here on oxford streetd less than ten people here this morning who are waiting for the shops to open at nine o'clock for the boxing day sale. we know that many people out across the high streets today trying to grab a bargain but perhaps those boxing day sales are not as spectacular as they we re sales are not as spectacular as they were in the past. a survey has said... inaudible. a bbc survey has said... inaudible. a bbc survey has said some of the shine had been taken of the boxing day sales because of the black friday sales before christmas. inaudible. sorry about the line. basically, because we have been shopping a lot on black friday and the run—up to christmas, it is not looking like a big deal with the boxing day sales. we will be speaking about it later on. we will get the line sorted withjohn as well. the royal navy says there has been an increase in the number of russian ships travelling through, or near the uk's territorial waters over the festive period. on christmas day, hms st albans was sent

a coffee shop in london's oxford street claims to be able to make the world's first selfie drink by printing a chocolate powder portrait from a photo on top of your drink. they're calling it a selfi—cino. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: police say they've taken action to foil an alleged islamist terror plot that could have been carried out this christmas. four men were arrested in counter terrorism raids. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. will it continue to sizzle or start to fizzle? we look at what's been driving the trend is for bitcoin and other crypto currencies. the us is getting closer to reforming its tax structure for the first time in 30 years but what could this mean for multinationals in asia? good morning, asia, hello, world, glad you could join us for this midweek addition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon. the price of bitcoin has plunged more than 10% to below $16,000 on some crypto currency exchanges, from $20,000 earlier this week. a couple of reasons, the us securities exchange commi

and judging by oxford street in london, they still do. analysis, football is down by 5.2% on last year. retail having a tough time this year. will it matter if instead of footfall in the shops, we just let ourfingers do of footfall in the shops, we just let our fingers do the walking? i'm not sure it would, as long as people are buying things it does not make a huge difference where they are buying them. it does to the shops but not the economy as a whole. provided you have people doing that. but at the moment the online figures have not come through so there is a questionable whether inflation has fiow questionable whether inflation has now stopped people buying stuff. we will know when we have the full picture. but if you shops go bust, and the high street becomes... and also you would imagine most high street stores probably pay their fairshare of street stores probably pay their fair share of tax. for some on rail —— online retailers may not necessarily. many of them do not as we have seen. well there is a novel ta ke we have seen. we

london's oxford street also brought out the shoppers, although some analysts said overall numbers are bargains. 50% off prada shoes. so, that was actually good. that's a £215 saving. we do love shopping. we like bargains more than full priced stuff. in glasgow, two arms were not enough for some to take care of business, but whilst many online companies were reporting sales of more than 6% today, for others only the real deal will do. it's a bargain. i think i've saved something. officialfigures for who spent what, where, and when on boxing day will come later. unofficially, it seemed as traditional as ever, and for some, it has been a case of shop till you drop. duncan kennedy, bbc news. tesco says it will investigate after receiving complaints from customers about turkeys that had apparently gone off. the supermarket said it had sold hundreds of thousands of "great quality" turkeys this christmas, but admitted it had a small number of complaints in recent days. tesco said would get in touch with each customer to investigate what had happened. police have released cctv images of three

the 27-year-old victim was found dead if the basement along oxford street in overbrook. and now they are interviewing the man's relative that were upstairs during the time of the shooting. >>> dozens of protesters stook a stand in center city demanding better protective bike lanes. they stood between the cycling and driving lanes. and a woman was driving a bike when she whereas killed last month driving a sanitation truck. >>> and a proud philly moment to talk about the members of our local construction community worked together to surprise children of south jersey in time for christmas. ♪ jingle bells >> they sang christmas car rolls today at respond incorporated. pine point preschool partnered with chs 1979 and associated to make the party possible. each child left with a new toy from santa and each donated thousands of toys for these children and others throughout the camden area. >> still to come a fire breaks out as a family is asleep. >> and meteorologist, david murphy, will return with the seven-day forecast when "action news" at noon comes right back. >>> fire of

they are watching tv in their row home on oxford street near 60th, when they hear gunshots coming from their basement. that is where they are 27 year-old son lived, kept a basement bedroom and living area. they see him lying on his couch, lots of bullet shells nearby. he is shot several times in the chest. the family didn't know anyone else was downstairs with him. when they went down to the basement, the killer was already out of the basement and the house. out through a separate basement door out back. >> family members were upstairs on the first floor when they heard gunshots coming from the basement, when they went downstairs to check on their family member, that is when they found him bleeding from the chest and torso and he was completely unresponsive. that is when police were notified. we don't know at this time who was in the basement with the victim. >> reporter: lankanol hospital only blocks away but despite police getting him real quick the 27 year-old pronounced dead there less than a half an hour after family heard shots fired. family, police were now, karen have no idea w

here on oxford street there are plenty of shoppers out, hoping to bag a bargain.ring territorial waters. a royal navy frigate spent christmas day escorting a russian warship through the north sea — one of several russian ships to pass close to the uk in recent days. how a mum from norfolk managed to capture the perfect image on her phone ahead of all the official photographers waiting to snap the royal family. and australia's batsmen get the better of england's bowlers yet

the doors are opening here at selfridge's on oxford street in central london.gate spending christmas day escorting a russian

james waterhouse, bbc news, oxford street in london. let's go outside london.ock this morning in the freezing cold, a lot of them telling us they wanted to stock up on clothes for the rest of the year, because the price of clothing has increased by about 3% since last year. other people wanted to buy more luxury items like jewellery and treat themselves to things they wouldn't do normally because the cost of living is so high. so you can see the streets are relatively busy, but local people saying not as busy as it has been in previous years. they say they are all feeling the pinch, and we spoke to one retail expert earlier here today who said that there could be sales fatigue as well. every day we get offers online, and a lot of people were here in the high street just before christmas, so a lot of them have spent their budget then. so yes, predictions say that more than a third of us will be out in stores like here in york, spending a record £4.3 billion in the high boxing day sales, but one thing people can't predict is the weather, and it is freezing here i

the shooting happened on oxford street near the intersection of north 60th street. the shooter remains on the loose. >>> happening today, bicyclists are banding together to push for change. they are demanding safety improvements after a string of accidents involving cyclists on philadelphia streets. nbc10's matt delucia joins us live in center city. a victim and her family are also making an emotional plea. tell us more. >> reporter: they want the bike lanes to be safer for bicyclists so when they share the road with drivers they aren't becoming victims of getting hit by cars. friday morning, a bicyclist was at 13th and pine when she was hit by a truck. she has a broken leg, cracked ribs, and bruised lungs. she had surgery yesterday with another scheduled for tomorrow. even a few weeks ago, near 11th and spruce, 24-year-old emily fredericks died after being hit by a garbage truck while riding her bike. the city has restriped lanes and announced more safety measures, but it has riders and their families demanding more be done. >> you don't have to widen the roads or

philadelphia's strawberry mansion section, officers returned to a home in the 6,000 block of west oxford street, just after 8:30 last night. that's where they found 27 year old man shot multiple times in the home's basement, which we're told was also the victim's bedroom. investigators tell us the vick tell's family made the grim discovery. >> family members were upstairs on the first floor when they heard gunshots coming from the basement. when they went downstairs to check on their family member, that's when they found him, bleeding from the chest and torso, and he was completely unresponsive. >> officials rushed the victim to the hospital where he died, and we did just check in with homicide detectives and so far no arrests. >>> all right, thieves snatch a woman's holiday decorations for a third time outside of her south philadelphia home. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live in south philadelphia where police say all three crimes were caught on camera. good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, jim , rahel. yes, decorating here in south philly almost a competitive sport. you can

if you really like taking selfies here's a new one for you london cafe, on oxford street is offering selfiechino s, images of yours truly in the hot coffee or cappuchino. send a picture which is up load todd a machine, picture is then scanned and etched on to the frost using flavorless food coloring. it taking four minutes starting you to be born and cost $7.50. i think that is going to go big, can't you see that coming to a lot of places in the u.s. >> i would do it one and done for the price and time it takes i will try it once. >> just once. >> thanks, wendy. >>> president trump may be just hours away from his first major legislative victory. >> g.o.p. tax reform bill cleared senate and on its way back to the house today. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao i it downtown who this tax bill will impact the average american household, jan. >> reporter: depends who you ask, right, democrats say this bill only benefits the rich and corporations. republicans on the other hand say bill helps the american middle class. now according to the.o of four g $73,000 a year, the bill will mean

shooting in philadelphia's strawberry mansion section, officers rush home on the 6,000 block of west oxford street just after 8:30 last night, that is where they found the 27 year-old victim shot multiple times in the home's basement. police tell us his family heard the gun shots. >> family members were upstairs on the first floor when they heard gunshots coming from the basement. when they went downstairs to check on their family member, that is when they found him bleeding from the chest and torso and he was completely unresponsive. >> police rushed the victim to the hospital where he died so far but no arrests have been made. >>> advocates for better protect bike lanes in philadelphia took to the streets of the center city, dozens assembled at 13th and pine to create a human chain to create the bike lane. they are spending federal money to make bike lanes safer residents say drivers and cyclist need to be more respectful of one another. >> very disrespectful, to pedestrians and bike riders, however, i feel as though, they do not respect the law. however, i feel as though, they do not respect th

police were called to the 6000 block of oxford street in the city's overbrook section around 8:30 last night. when they arrived they found a 27-year-old man in the basement of the home. he had been shot several times. the victim was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead. investigators say family members were upstairs when they heard those gunshots. they told police they didn't even know that somebody was in the basement, whichs where the victim was that found. >>> this is new video just in from a serious crash in delaware county. a mangledecle vehicle landed on its roof on rose valley this morning. it happened on rose valley road near school lane. we're waiting for an update on the condition of everybody involved in the crash as state police continue their investigation. >> happening today, dozens of pedestrians and cyclists will protest in center city demanding safer bike lanes in philadelphia. this morning's protest is in response to the death of a cyclist last month at 11th and spruce streets. the 24-year-old victim was on her bike when she was hit by a private sanitation truck

happened on the 6,000 block of west oxford street just after 8:30 last night. off the ers found the victim in the home, also his bedroom, we're told the 27 year old was shot moment recall times. >>> a south philadelphia woman says she is distraught after thieves stole her holiday decorations for third time, each crime caught on camera. josephine michetti decorates her home on the 1100 block every fitzgerald street for every holiday. 2013 couple caught stealing her decorations and arrested in on the of 2014 couple snatched her halloween decor. >> this year on the december 9 , around 5:00 a.m., police say two men took her three trees and a tone area she designed with ornament, they told us she now done with decorating outside. >> i do for every holiday, i decorate every holiday. no more outside, no. >> can't blame her. she brought a snowman out of storage to go with what's left of her original display, she hoping the unique part of her zebra decorations will catch someone's attention and police can catch the thieves. >>> well, pennsylvania state senator accused o

police were called to the 600 block of oxford street in overbrook at 8:30 last night.y found a 27-year-old man in the basement of the home. he had been shot several times. the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. >> family members were upstairs, that's when they heard the gunshots coming from the basement. they didn't realize at the time there was anybody even in the basement with their family member. >> detectives are now interviewing several of those family members. >> a police chase in burlington county ended in a crash that left three people dead. new jersey state police were chasing an suv when it crashed into a utility pole at flyatt and carranza roads in tabernacle township. those inside the suv, two adult men and a young pregnant woman were all killed. we'll have much more on the story in a live report coming up at 5:00 a.m. >>> a car struck and killed a woman who somehow fell into a roadway in atlantic county, new jersey. it happened near aloe street and new orleans avenue in galloway township. the victim was walking with another wom

a cafe around the corner here in 0xford a cafe around the corner here in oxford street in london claims last as long as you drink it. stay with us here on bbc news so much more to come. coming up, the courtjudgement that has massive implications for european regulation. and tell us what you think about talking point. is ubera what you think about talking point. is uber a tech company or transferred ——a passport firm. ——? the weather is pretty quiet at the moment but that doesn't mean to say it has to be dull. many weather watchers caught the glorious end to tuesday. the sum, yes it was dull and it stayed that way the tuesday. some fog patches which lingered in one 01’ some fog patches which lingered in one or two spots. signs of a change one or two spots. signs of a change on the way. this weather front is making progress into the north—west of scotland. but making a pretty poor fist of it. as you start a new day on wednesday, a bit of mild weather, save for the far east where it the cloud pops away overnight, the temperatures will tumble away. here we are a roundabout eight o'clock in

james waterhouse, bbc news, oxford street in london. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is in york. ers here in this city telling us they had been out on the streets since 8am in the freezing temperatures, waiting outside stores so temperatures, waiting outside stores so they can grab a bargain. a lot telling us they are planning ahead. because they are feeling the pinch and because of the high cost of living, they are either stocking up on clothes, because clothing has increased by about 3% this year, or they are thinking ahead to next christmas. julia, you are planning ahead, what have you bought? next year's christmas cards. was it a good discount? 50%. what else did you buy? i bought a scarf, i bought a little wallet for my credit cards. you have done well, thinking ahead, but also things for yourself. have you saved a lot of money today? probably about £30 altogether, maybe even more. do you normally come out on boxing day? no, my granddaughter was with me and i said, let's go. i had a top to change from last week. are you pleased with today? definitely. it does have a lot of at

even if you look across oxford street earlier run, fewer people there than in the past.fi go earlier run, fewer people there than in the past. if i go shopping and there is no sale, ifeel like i am let down. is there a difference generation only in the way we treat shopping and sales spending? people over 65 are less likely to shop in sales and if they are going to go to the sales, they will go to the shops the sales, they will go to the shops the way they traditionally always have done. younger people and those under 35, they are going to be the ones doing most of the sales shopping and they will be doing it online. even if there are sales and transactions going through today, they are probably going through ta blets, la pto ps, they are probably going through tablets, laptops, using your mobile phone. there are people going and queueing outside. those archive shots of people queueing up with cups of tea and having a jolly old time, that might be a time of the past. they used to be legendary queues. brown paper on the walls. it was more of an event. as you say, sales ar

now — a cafe just round the corner from here in london's oxford street claims to be able to make the, by printing a chocolate powder portrait from a photo on top of your drink. they're calling it, a "selficino". but of course, unlike other selfies this one only lasts until you start drinking it. hundreds of fans of the k—pop star kimjong—hyun have been gathering at the hospital where his dead body is being kept, to pay tribute to their idol. jong—hyun took his own life on monday, apparently unable to cope with the demands of stardom. we should warn you, this report from our correspondent in seoul, sophie long, contains flash photography. singing he found fame as the lead singer of shinee, one of south korea's biggest boy bands. k—pop led the so—called ‘korean wave' — the spread of korean music and culture across the globe. it now has a massive international following, one that was perhaps too much for 27—year—old jonghyun. in a note to a friend, he said he felt "broken from the inside", and that the life of fame was "never meant for me". his death has triggered an outpouring of grief

london's oxford street also brought out the shoppers, although some analysts said overall numbers are. but many are still bagging the bargains. 50% off prada shoes. so, that was actually good. that's a £215 saving. we do love shopping. we like bargains more than full priced stuff. in glasgow, two arms were not enough for some to take care of business, but whilst many online companies were reporting sales of more than 6% today, for others only the real deal will do. it's a bargain. i think i've saved something. official figures for who spent what, where, and when on boxing day will come later. unofficially, it seemed as traditional as ever, and for some, it has been a case of shop till you drop. duncan kennedy, bbc news. a british woman has been sentenced to three years in an egyptian prison after being found guilty of smuggling drugs into the country. laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october when she was found carrying almost 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadol in her suitcase. daniela relph reports. laura plummer‘s family and friends say she is naive, not a c

and i think this year's lights on oxford street are the best they have ever been! looks lovely.ember is a long way behind us, and, really, for the run—up to christmas, including christmas day, the weather looks pretty mild. at the moment we've got a weather front wiggling its way across central areas of the uk. extensive cloud being wafted across the uk on westerly winds — those winds are fairly light. and we've got some mist and fog patches around the coast and the hills across england and wales. some patches of light rain and drizzle to start the day as well. a risk of that for northern ireland, for england and wales. slightly drier weather for scotland although the far north again could see a bit of rain. so one way or another, as we start off thursday morning, it's going to be a murky start to the day with fog around the coast of wales and south—west england. up over the hills of the downs and chiltons, a few patches of light rain or drizzle tending ease away quite quickly during thursday morning. some damp weather as well, there or thereabouts in northern ireland. but furth

shop theft, often starting in the local shop, and then they graduate to higher value items in oxford streether crime. we do see that. day—to—day the biggest problem is people with drug and our goal problems being helped. —— drug and alcohol problems not being helped. the first thing is police have to work closely with retailers to try to tackle crime and establish good reporting mechanisms. it means retailers who can send good cctv images and pass on intelligence about who may have committed the theft. to do that they need the faith police will investigate. the other side of the coin is the criminal justice system other side of the coin is the criminaljustice system will take the offences seriously and pursue people in the courts. we do not expect every person will go to prison. but there needs to be intervention. it might mean going to prison, community—based sentences or help and support for people because of the problems they are facing. this stepping back and not intervening is letting these problems cycle potentially outer control. why do the police not follow through, and why when it

james waterhouse, bbc news, oxford street in london.een speaking to shoppers in york. a lot of people have been telling us they have been out since eight o'clock this morning, stocking up on things like clothes for the rest of the year, because of course clothing and footwear, those prices have increased by about 3% since last year. others have been heading to jewellers. they are treating themselves to luxury items that they wouldn't do normally because the cost of living is so high. so, yes it is busy on the streets here in york today, but local people are telling us it's not as busy as it has been in previous years. they say they are feeling the pinch. we also spoke to a retail expert here in the city earlier, his says there may also have been sales fatigue, over the past year or so. we get online deals every single day and of course there would have been people here for black friday and the sales leading up to christmas eve too. and for the rest of the day, what are you anticipating? well, there are predictions aren't there, a third

james waterhouse, bbc news, oxford street in london.enced to three yea rs a woman from hull sentenced to three years in an egyptianjailfor taking painkillers into the country. millions of shoppers hit the high street is behind fall bargains in the boxing day of these —— boxing day sales. sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. it has been a busy day. absolutely. it has been a busy day. absolutely. it has been an amazing year for harry kane. the tottenham ‘s striker helped himself to a hat—trick, today, as buyers thrashed 505—2. he has broken the record for most premier league goals scored in a calendar year. he headed home his... to bypass alan shearer‘s landmark which had stood at 22 years. he completed his second hat—trick in just three days. his 56 goal and what has been a incredible year to finish ahead of messi. tottenham are up finish ahead of messi. tottenham are up to fourth. it has been a boxing day fill of entertainment is. jesse lingard rates were rescued a point in the 90th minute against burnley. the

the turkey itself, so it's going to take a lot more to put them off. james waterhouse, bbc news, oxford streetis braving the crowds but fiona trott is in europe. it doesn't look that busy. it looks quite quiet. the windows say everything must go, up to 60% off there but it is a lot quieter than it has been. people in your work saying it has been the quiet in quite a few years. we have got some research out today which also suggests that, yes, it is quieter according to some analysts, by midday today but fall on uk high—street slicked yorkville by 4.796 high—street slicked yorkville by 4.7% compared to last year and it is not a surprise. people we spoke to have been out and about to us they are doing smart sales shopping, they don't have money to splash out this year. they are buying for christmas next year, presence, christmas cards, all they are stopping up on expensive items, clothing, footwear which is another price about 3% compared to last year, as you heard in that report as well, the idea of the boxing day sale, isn't original any more, because one retail a nalysts we any more, because

james waterhouse, bbc news, oxford street in london. our correspondent fiona trott is in york. a lot of people have been telling us that they have been out since eight o'clock this morning, stocking up on things like clothes for the rest of the year, because clothing and footwear, those prices have increased by about 3% since last year. others have been heading to jurors, treating themselves to luxury items that they wouldn't do normally because they cost of living is so high. —— heading tojewellery stores. local people tell us it is not as busy as previous years on the streets, and they are feeling the pinch. we spoke to retail expert in city earlier you said there has also been sales fatigue in the last year oi’ been sales fatigue in the last year or $0. been sales fatigue in the last year or so. we get online deals every single day. there were people here for black friday, and the sales leading up to christmas eve as well. what are you anticipating for the rest of the day? there are predictions, aren't there, that a third of us in the uk will be hitting the streets today, sp

london's oxford street also brought out the shoppers, although some analysts said overall numbers ares. 50% off prada shoes. so, that was actually good. that's a £215 saving. we do love shopping. we like bargains more than full priced stuff. in glasgow, two arms were not enough for some to take care of business, but whilst many online companies were reporting sales of more than 6% today, for others only the real deal will do. it's a bargain. i think i've saved something. official figures for who spent what, where, and when on boxing day will come later. unofficially, it seemed as traditional as ever, and for some, it has been a case of shop till you drop. duncan kennedy, bbc news. police have released cctv footage images — of three suspects, following a theft at a shopping centre in ilford, east london injuly this year. it's the first time these images have been released. a 69—year—old woman walked into lloyds bank in ilford and withdrew one—thousand—pounds in cash from her account. the pensioner then got into a lift at the exchange shopping mall as she made her way to the car park. w

had been bombed, so the overseas service was set up in the peter robinson department store on oxford street were wrapped in the blanket inside the box. did you worry it might be a bomb or something? well, exactly, we were pretty sure it was. and particularly when it moved slightly, we thought there a timer. it's lucky i wasn't blown up. thankfully it was just robin in the box and aged just two weeks he became a foundling. he was named robin peters, after the department store where he was found, and eventually adopted at the age of four. and these are my biological parents. after decades of searching, last year robin's daughter traced his biological parents to canada with the help of a dna expert. they were douglas and agnesjones. he was in the royal canadian air force, working at a radio training school in south kensington. he met and married agnes in glasgow. it's a bit of a mystery because it seems very difficult for him or my mother to actually leave a box in that position at that particular time during the war, when there was a lot of security worries, so that doesn't make sense to me.

and then they graduate through higher—value items, you know, in oxford street and major centres.—to—day, the biggest problem is people with drug and alcohol problems who aren't being helped as well as our members not been, as well as our members not being helped by these crimes not being investigated. so what would you like to see? two things on both those levels. the first thing is police have got to work very closely with retailers to try to tackle crime and to establish really good reporting mechanisms. it means retailers who can send good cctv images, who can pass on intelligence about who might have committed the theft. but to do that they need to have the faith that the police are then going to investigate. and then the other side of the coin is that the criminaljustice system will take those events as seriously and will pursue people through the courts. we don't expect that everyone, every shop thief, is going to necessarily end up in prison but there needs to be intervention, which might mean that some people go to prison. it might mean other community—based sentences. or

facebook‘s biggest engineering hub outside the us opens just off oxford street this morning, creatingl also house what it calls a london lab, which will offer advice and support to start—up tech firms. the mayor of london, sadeeq khan, has called the opening fantastic, showing confidence in london‘s business future. well, the mayor of london is in the indian city of mumbai this morning, to boost economic and cultural ties with one of the world‘s fastest growing economies. sadeeq khan will be making announcements to further cement relations, and one of those announcements will be made very shortly. we‘ll bring you that in announcement in the next half hour. a man‘s been charged with the murder of 26—year—old khalid farah in southall last month. khalid was shot repeatedly at close range through the window of his parked car in the early hours of saturday, november 11. 21—year—old malique thompson—hill will appear at ealing magistrates‘ court later. rail passengers travelling to and from london euston faced major disruption earlier, as engineers worked to fix damaged wiring. national rail

fairly looking at incidents that happened for instance in in central london not so long ago in oxford street where there was a fair there had been some sort of all to cation on the metro system there and people running fit with what we ports here in new york a stampede is a case of this is almost like an expectation that something could happen and this is why we've got this ramped up favor as much as anything else it could happen it might happen therefore everybody's a west on high alert. exactly right and of course the phrase you keep hearing is the new normal that were basically being told by our authorities here in america and also in western europe to expect this that this is the kind of thing that we'll be living with for some time. again if it were turns out that this person in custody is responsible and be interesting to find out who he is he another fellow from someplace else in the world who maybe shouldn't be here in the first place you'll hear people in hungary for example where they're not living in a large number of migrants saying well it ain't the new normal here we don't have

it happened on oxford street. family members were upstairs when they heard the gunshots. they found the man bleeding on a coach in the basement. they don't know who was shot. >> pennsylvania state police say they found the car responsible. the driver however has not been caught. police discovered the car in new castle county delaware. they say whoever was driving it this weekend may have hit and killed ronald williams. it is unclear why he was parked outside of his car when he was hit. >> happening today heading back to court for a detention hearing. harry thomas accused of sexually attacking four children over 16 years chls during that time he lead the come alive church. thom thomas's public defender entered a not guilty plea. >> a >>> and it doesn't quite feel like the end of december out there. you can see skiers are enjoying warmer than normal temperatures. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with your most accurate forecast. warmer than normal for all of us. >> absolutely. the skiers are not happy with above normal temperatures. got a lot of clouds around. it has not

a london cafe on oxford street is offering selfie chinos, images of yourself in the top of your hot chocolater capuccino. you send a picture in a messaging app, pictures scanned and etched on the frost using flavorless food color. it takes four piece for the masterpiece starring you to be born and cost $7.50. >> this is just for social media purposes. >> i know. everyone is crazy to make their posts more unique. that's one way to do it. wendy gillette of cbsmarketwatch.com, thank you. >>> 5:41. a new technique is helping caltrans significantly reduce the time needed for road repairs. how they are rebuilding a washed-out bridge in a matter of just months instead of years. >> plus, a former 49er accused of raping a woman in the south bay in a newly filed lawsuit. >> and a live look out at 880 in oakland, traffic both ways not looking too bad. jaclyn is going to be back to let us know where some trouble spots are. you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> good wednesday morning. taking a li

has his bedroom and living area they are up on the first floor, this is a mid block row house on oxford street near 60th in west philadelphia 27 year-old downstairs where he has been living, he obviously has a private entrance to come and go out back and also that is likely how the killer came and went without notice because the family never even knew he had anybody over the house visiting him, they thought he was down there alone. they hear gunfire they go down see him shot several times in the chest on his couch. bullet shells nearby and detectives say family has no idea who want him killed or why. they don't have a motive, killer, they don't have much even though they have witnesses just a few feet away , this is a strange case for sure. >> yes, all right, steve, thinks kind of a related story here. a rally this morning for safer streets, bikers and residents will be lined up in a couple of hours to create a human bike lane, gannon 13th and pine streets, the protest comes after another cyclist was struck while riding in an unprotect bike lane last friday. residents are demanding that the ma

close to 8:30 last night in prime time here at their row house on oxford street near 60th in west philadelphian they hear gunshots coming from their basement. that is when their 27 year-old son lived, kept his basement, bedroom and living area. they see him lying on the couch, lots of bullet shells nearby, shot several times in the chest, family had no clue anyone else was even downstairs visiting him and when they went down to the basement, the killer was already out of the basement and out of the house, to a separate door out back. >> family members were upstairs, on the first floor when they heard gunshots from the basement, when they went downstairs to check on their family member, that is when they found him bleeding from the chest and torso and he was completely unresponsive. that is when police were notified. we don't know who was was was in the basement with the victim. >> well, police get there right away, they get him to lankanol hospital probably less than two minutes drive away but despite police getting in there so quick the 27 year-old shot point blank so many times in the chest,

mixed effects some ends of the market are actually pretty resilient, you know, the prime end, the oxford streethops and new york street shops are actually still doing very well. the value end seems to be affected, but there's certainly a squeeze in the middle, companies having to react by having their own omni channel offers and things like that, but certainly you see differences in performances with them slipping in the middle possibly so not a uniform picture the other thing to bear in mind is that the boom sector in property in market actually the last couple years has been an industry, two halves of the same coin, and that's certainly going to continue through 2018 >> i want to ask you about the uk market in particular. and one of your previous notes, you said one of the biggest commercial properties in the europe for all of this year was in london, which sort of contradicts what you would expect, given some of the repercussions of brexit, but some of that was buoyed by the pound. assuming the currency stays stable and where it is now, how does that alter your outlook for uk property prices

jihadist wearing an ammunition belt and rucksack heading to europe's busiest shopping district, oxford street in london. a week after similar posts targeted times square. it comes as this report is giving the administration a thumbs up to fully enforce the latest version of its ban on travel to the u.s. by residents of eight different countries, six of them predominantly muslim nations. that's only while the lower court challenges are playing out. trace gallagher has the latest. good evening. >> hi, shannon. it's a victory for the trump administration because experts say it strongly indicates the high court believes the current version of the travel ban which is now in its third iteration does not exceed the president's power under immigration law and does not discriminate against muslims. for now, travel ban 3.0 can fully go into effect, blocking visitors and immigrants from chad, iran, somalia, syria, libya, yemen, north korea, and certain venezuelan groups. while it is a victory for the president, it's not a slam dunk because this is not a ruling on the merits, meaning the supreme court is

the gateways, particularly at crocker, amazon, oxford street, transforming the park, kind of entrance, neighborhood edge, and then really developing them, building them out so it's clear you're entering mclaren park. this is a park experience. and those also all have concepts that could be developed into -- to help further the design. and then also just the connectivity work, whether it's asphalt pathways, paving, or trails, there is really an endless amount of work that needs to be done to continue to improve mclaren's fundamental connectivity infrastructure. so, in more detail, running through the pier one projects, we'd like the approval of funds. group picnic area restroom. this would add a restroom, that is a longstanding theme of feedback from mclaren park users and it makes total sense, you want a free standing restroom by one of the largest picnic areas with a new playground. also again, $1.5 million for restoration of natural features and habitat. most of this work would occur been the context of also focussing on the connectivity projects around trails and the like. this is

police were called to the 6000 block of oxford street in the city's overbrook section at 8:30 last night a 27-year-old man in the basement of a home. he'd been shot several times. the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. investigators say family members were upstairs when they were surprised to hear those gunshots. they told police they did not know that someone was that in the basement with the victim. >>> this is new video just in from a serious crash in delaware county. a mangled vehicle landed on its roof in the borough of rose valley this morning. the crash happened around 3:30 on rose valley road near school lane. we're still awaiting an update on the condition of the people involved in the crash as state police continue their investigation. >> 6:37 now and happening today, dozens of pedestrians and cyclists will protest in center city demanding safer bike lanes. this morning's protest is in response to the death of a cyclist last month at 11th and spruce streets. the 24-year-old victim was on her bike when she was hit by a private sanitation truck. >> it

. >> officers rushed to the home on the 6,000 block of west oxford street, just after 8:30 last night. there they found the 27 year old victim shot multiple times in the home's basement, authorities tell us, they heard the gunshots. >> family members were upstairs on the first floor when they heard gunshots coming from the basement. when they went downstairs to check on their family member, that is when they found him, bleeding from the chest and torso, and he was completely unresponsive. >> officials returned the victim to the hospital where he died at last check, no arrests. >> well, imagine decorating your home for the holidays, only to have a pair of thieves steel your set up? >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live in south philly where this happened to this woman, not just once, not twice, but three times now. trang, good morning. >> well, good morning, rahel, jim. yep, josephine michetti and her neighbors here in south philadelphia take decorating for christmas very seriously. and displays like this one here on south 13th street, really just show and attract so many admirer

had been bombed, so the overseas service was set up in the peter robinson department store on oxford streetu worry it might be a bomb or something? well, exactly, we were pretty sure it was. and particularly when it moved slightly, we thought there a timer. it's lucky i wasn't blown up. thankfully it was just robin in the box and aged just two weeks he became a foundling. he was named robin peters, after the department store where he was found, and eventually adopted at the age of four. and these are my biological parents. after decades of searching, last year robin's daughter traced his biological parents to canada with the help of a dna expert. they were douglas and agnesjones. he was in the royal canadian air force, working at a radio training school in south kensington. he met and married agnes in glasgow. it's a bit of a mystery because it seems very difficult for him or my mother to actually leave a box in that position at that particular time during the war, when there was a lot of security worries, so that doesn't make sense to me. at least today, a few more pieces of robin's early

ijust ended up on the streets of oxford. you are homeless for a streets of oxford. ts of oxford. you are homeless for a time? yes, nearly six years. what helped you to turn your life around? determination. getting involved with organisations that lewis is involved in. and they bring your self—confidence back. and building up self—confidence. it is very, very difficult. when did you first meet and how did you first start working with meg?” first meet and how did you first start working with meg? i were for oxford computer consultants and we have a website recruit volunteers to meet and befriend people like meg. one of our volunteers goes to visit meg once a fortnight. and he really likes walking dogs and meg has two dogs she finds it difficult to exercise so the relationship works really well. and i meet meg once a week in oxford centre, we meet for a coffee and a chat on a wednesday morning. that is lovely. what is your response to what we're hearing today, that loneliness can be as bad as or smoking? personally, i am a smoker. i would love to give that up. and that