kasra aarabi is close friend of pouria zeraati.t nuclear iran — a non? profit think tank and adovacy group. he talked to me about how he is feeling right now. we he talked to me about how he is feeling right now.— feeling right now. i've been in contact with _ feeling right now. i've been in contact with his _ feeling right now. i've been in contact with his wife - feeling right now. i've been in - contact with his wife consistently, in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and have talking to him now he's been discharged from hospital. he's recovering, he is well, and he has said he will be back on air soon. but i can't stress how horrific this attack was and we've just heard the details of the attack, and having spoken to pouria, the iranian regime's modus operandi abroad, this is clearly a targeted attack. it was a targeted, well planned and orchestrated attack. the fact that the perpetrators left the country immediately suggests that, strongly suggests that the remeron republic's hand was involved and therefore we have to asse

i talked to pouria zeraati.em about the threats that he has received. not only him, my colleagues from iran international tv, from bbc persia, from voice of america. dissidents actually informing the uk government about the threats that they receive every single day. last year this man, magomed—husejn dovtaev, was convicted of scouting out a possible attack on the headquarters of iran international. police and the security services have foiled i6 plots against critics of iran. this attack looks more like a carefully planned attempt to terrorise than kill, but pouria zeraati has told a friend he won't be silenced. tom symonds, bbc news, wimbledon. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the nato secretary—general has said ukraine can count on the alliance's support in the long term. speaking during a foreign ministers' meeting, jens stoltenberg said the allies had already started to plan a greater role in providing finance and training to kyiv. reports say one of the options being discussed is a

zeraati have on you personally? what's your current situation? pouria attacked around 4:45, 2:45 on friday last week and i was contacted by the counterterrorism police around seven—ish, 8:00 almost in the evening, and they requested me to leave my residence and stay somewhere else because my place was not safe to stay there. and i haven't been able to go back home since then. so today is the sixth day that i haven't been home. and what's the situation like for you? obviously not easy. i got a little bit unlucky because i got a cold on the very first night, so i was coughing and had fever, and just going from one location to another location, it was very inconvenient. but at the same time i had a bigger question — why? why shouldn't i feel safe at my home? i am a uk resident. i'm a uk national. i have been living here for very long. and why should...? why should someone be able to threaten me at home? and this presumably wasn't the first time that you've had dealings with the counter—terrorism police. no, unfortunately not. there was a plot, a terror plo

i talked to pouria zeraati.y colleagues from iran international tv, from bbc persia, from voice of america. dissidents actually informing the uk government about the threats that they receive every single day. last year this man, magomed—husejn dovtaev, was convicted of scouting out a possible attack on the headquarters of iran international. police and the security services have foiled 16 plots against critics of iran. this attack looks more like a carefully planned attempt to terrorise than kill, but pouria zeraati has told a friend he won't be silenced. tom symonds, bbc news, wimbledon. now, ever wondered what time it is on the moon? well, the white house says we need to know, and has told nasa to establish a unified standard of time for the celestial body. the aim is to set international norms in space, ahead of moves for a more permanent presence there. moon time is different from earth time because of its weaker gravity, as gary o'donoghue reports from washington. what time is it on the moon? the problem i

pouria zeraati has told a friend he won't be silenced. tom symonds, bbc news, wimbledon.veries for second class letters, to every other weekday. the proposal is one of a number of cost—cutting ideas as the company deals with falling numbers of letter deliveries, causing major financial losses. royal mail says its six—day—a—week service for first class letters would remain. simonjack is with me. how likely is this proposal to get through? how likely is this proposal to get throu~h? , , how likely is this proposal to get throu~h? ,, �*, how likely is this proposal to get throu~h? ,, ., , through? this is royal mail's latest submission to _ through? this is royal mail's latest submission to ofcom. _ through? this is royal mail's latest submission to ofcom. it _ through? this is royal mail's latest submission to ofcom. it is - through? this is royal mail's latest submission to ofcom. it is losing . submission to 0fcom. it is losing money. last year it lost £419 million because, as you say, we are sending fewer letters. in 2004 we sent 20 billion, last year it was just 7 billi

pouria zeraati has told a friend he won't be silenced. tom symonds, bbc news, wimbledon.h the country still in a state of limbo after the prime minister was forced to resign, leaving an interim government in place. gangs are still attacking businesses in the capital every day, torching pharmacies and vandalising schools. access to hospitals in the capital is dire, leaving many with no option but to flee. the un says 53,000 left port—au—prince between the 8th and 27th of march. many of them are fleeing to rural regions which the un has warned are not equipped to deal with such a large influx of displaced people. let's cross over to port—au—prince and speak to etienne cote—paluck, the editor—in chief of haiti weekly magazine. thanks very much for being with us, etienne. just described the situation there at the moment. we feel like situation there at the moment. - feel like in a ghost city, in some ways. most of the city, there's not much cars and motorbikes, like there used to be. all the schools are still closed. all the offices are closed, most of them at least most of s

he survived, but despite the positive picture, pouria zeraati is said to be all too aware he could have was approached by a man asking for money, another grabbing his arms, the first stabbing his legs, before they ran off. an eyewitness who was just down the road told me that he was walking along here when they came running towards him — two young men in their early 20s wearing black hooded tracksuits. he said they looked casual — calm, even. they got into a waiting car and drove off. but he got the number plate. the attack happened in wimbledon. police were able to track the car, a blue mazda — possibly using automatic number plate cameras and cctv — to new malden, where they found it abandoned. it is being forensically examined. from there, the three suspects travelled to heathrow airport. there are regular buses. it's also possible to get a train. scotland yard said they caught a flight out of the uk. detectives will have their passport details and say they've been identified. police have yet to confirm which country the suspects flew to, or their possible motive. the concern is pour

as for pouria zeraati himself, well, he's a really

pouria zeraati said the suspects purposefully planned the attack and he would have spoken to liaisonl and is recovering and feeling better.— hospital and is recovering and feeling better. thanks for “oining us. an 80—year—old man who has been on the run for almost three decades has been arrested after returning to the uk from thailand. richard burrows had failed to attend the start of his trial over alleged child sex offences in 1997. police said he was arrested at heathrow airport on thursday. here'sjudith moritz. richard burrows was about to stand trial when he disappeared in 1997. this police mugshot shows how he looked when he was last seen in the uk, in his 50s. and this is how he looks today, 80 years old, walking stick in hand, having finally appeared at the very court where he was supposed to be tried nearly 30 years ago. the hunt for him was high profile. it made the bbc�*s crimewatch. he is 53, with receding grey hair, and short, at five foot six. initial sightings were in the uk. he is known to like boats and barges. he was seen on a canal in warwickshire in january. but h

pouria zeraati was stabbed and hospitalised on friday. he's since been released.aded in the direction of heathrow. all three suspects, the police say, left the uk hours after the attack. now, the police haven't said anything about the possible motive, though counterterrorism officers are involved in the investigation. as for pouria zeraati himself, well, he's a really high—profile tv presenter for iran international.

pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon.charged from hospital. detectives believe the suspects travelled to heathrow airport and fled the uk — our correspondent tom symonds has more details. we spoke to eyewitnesses who describe two people running away in dark clothing and somebody driving them off in a car. we know there's cctv in the area. we know that the police would have had access to the number plate because that was given to them by an eyewitness. and tonight, the met�*s counter—terrorism command has said that this was an attack involving two men in this residential street. the car that drove them off was a blue mazda three, which was found three or four miles away in new malden. and from there, they tracked these suspects to heathrow airport, where they left the country. now, of course, at some point, a passport in somebody�*s name would have been used. so they do say we have identified three suspects. what they haven't said is what the motive for this attack was. now they say that there could be a number of explanat

pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon.ation is being led by counter—terrorism officers, due to recent threats towards iranian journalists in the uk. iran has denied any involvement. let's get more with my colleague azadeh moshiri who is in the newsroom. what more do we know about these men? the police have identified three suspects because of cctv footage and they have recovered a vehicle they abandoned shortly before fleeing the country. they haven't said much more other than that, they are saying they have still kept the circumstances open. they are not sure about the motor. as for pouria zeraati, the presenter at iran international, the victim of the attack, he said publicly that he is feeling better, that he is in a safe place, with his wife, under police protection. the context is important here. i remember it was within hours that the met police told me the counter terrorism command would be leading this, because of that recorded pattern of threats against iran to national, a persian line which based broadcaster. ira

pouria zeraati was stabbed and hospitalised on friday. he's since been released.olice say, left the uk hours after the attack. now, the police haven't said anything about the possible motive, though counterterrorism officers are involved in the investigation.

pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon.heathrow airport and fled the uk — our correspondent tom symonds has more details. we spoke to eyewitnesses who describe two people running away in dark clothing and somebody driving them off in a car. we know there's cctv in the area. we know that the police would have had access to the number plate because that was given to them by an eyewitness. and tonight, the met�*s counter—terrorism command has said that this was an attack involving two men in this residential street. the car that drove them off was a blue mazda three, which was found three or four miles away in new malden. and from there, they tracked these suspects to heathrow airport, where they left the country. now, of course, at some point, a passport in somebody�*s name would have been used. so they do say we have identified three suspects. what they haven't said is what the motive for this attack was. now they say that there could be a number of explanations and that they're keeping an open mind. but this is being invest

pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon and has since been discharged from hospital. at least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in turkey. the fire broke out just after midday. istanbul's governor has said the cause was unclear. a school shooting in finland leaves one child dead and two seriously injured. police say the suspect and all three victims were just 12 years old. the suspect initially ran off but was eventually detained "in a calm manner" in the northern siltamaki district of helsinki. we start in gaza, where one of the key aid agencies supplying food to people there has suspended its operations after seven members of its team were killed when an israeli air strike hit their vehicle. the group of aid workers, mostly foreign nationals, were working for us aid organisation world central kitchen. these pictures show the aftermath of the incident. the charity says they were travelling in a "deconflicted zone" in branded armoured cars and had co—ordinated movements with israeli forces. the israeli military issued t

pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon.e uk. the investigation is being led by counter—terrorism officers due to recent threats towards iranian journalists in the uk. iran has denied any involvement. and before we go, here's a question for you: what time is it, right now, on the moon? well, soon, we might actually be able to answer that question. nasa has been asked by the us government to establish a standardised time zone for the moon. the white house says it's vital to set international norms, as more nations and private companies race to establish a permanent presence on the lunar surface. time moves more quickly there because gravity is less powerful thanit because gravity is less powerful than it is on earth. now i want to show you some pictures out of south korea. hundreds of people braved heavy rain to bid a tearful farwell to the first giant panda born in the country. fu bao has left the zoo. she was born in 2020 in a high—tech non—vibrating climate controlled truck to return to china. some breaking news, the forme

pouria zeraati, who works for the uk based persian language tv channel iran international, was attacked correspondent tom symonds is here. what does the police saying? they established that he was attacked outside his home close by in daylight in a residential street by two men and we understand one of them grabbed him from behind and pinned his arms and the other stabbed him in the lower body. i spoke to one eyewitness who saw the men running off wearing hooded tops and black tracksuit tops and one had and black tracksuit tops and one had a beard and they seemed very calm. they got into a car that appeared to have been waiting and they drove off straightaway with a third man in the car. police then tracked the car probably using the number plate which the eyewitness gave them, automatic number plate recognition cameras and cctv to about three or four miles away in new maldon where they found the car dumped and then they found the car dumped and then they tracked the men to heathrow airport where they left the country. so that tells us that they will have some kind of passport details.

police in london say the three suspects in the stabbing of the iranian tv host, pouria zeraati, haveorbes has revealed its latest �*world billionaires list�* — taylor swift ranks for the first time, along with the creator of chatgpt. hello and thanks for joining us on bbc news. we start in the middle east and the us has expressed outrage over the israeli strike that killed seven aid workers travelling in a convoy in gaza — including a dual american citizen and three britons. the white housejoined calls demanding israel do more to protect those providing support for palestinians

pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon.d the uk. the investigation is being led by counter—terrorism officers, due to recent threats towards iranian journalists in the uk. iran has denied any involvement. with me is iranianjournalist and tv host sima sabet. she has been targeted by the is rainy —— irradiance. that news we learn from the metropolitan police at least three people have left. indie at least three people have left. we have a at least three people have left. - have a physical threat happened on uk soil. three operatives came to this country, did their operation and then they left. look at the message this sends to the wider audience, what message does it send to active journalists like they are under threat, to active journalists like they are underthreat, like to active journalists like they are under threat, like me. and what message does it send it to the terrorist groups? let message does it send it to the terrorist groups?— message does it send it to the terrorist groups? let me take it in stares terrorist g

pouria zeraati was attacked by a group on friday. officers are leading the investigation but no arrests have yet been made. the iranian regime has denied any involvement. a great—grandfather from north west london who's helped to advise thousands of victims of the windrush scandal about compensation says he fears the government's just waiting for them to "die off". conroy downie, who was born injamaica and came to the uk as a teenager, is calling for the compensation scheme, which was launched five years ago this week, to be run independently. the home office has said it's committed to "righting the wrongs" of the windrush scandal. london lions women's basketball team will make history tomorrow night when they become the first british side ever to play in the final of a european competition. they'll take on turkish side besiktas. the players are raring to go. energy's really good, everyone is really locked—in. we're here, now, it's kind of unbelievable still. but we have to get the job done in turkey first and i know there's going to

pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon.east london that was suddenly closed back in january could reopen. stratford market village was home to around 60 traders before it shut. now newham council says it's secured £700,000 from a greater london authority budget. the money should allow the market to continue to trade for another 15 months. speed dating—style evenings have been launched for people hoping to find their perfect match — not in love, but to share a home with. it's the latest craze in the capital used by those struggling to find accommodation. around 80 women attended this event in canary wharf. according to the website spareroom, there are four people chasing every room in london. these attendees are hoping that meeting in real life will them secure a room more quickly. i'm taking the daunting task. of deciding to move to london. in this economy, i really. want to sort of try different avenues and ways to find a home other thanjust going on. - it feels more natural. which is good, because it is, we're all sort of

pouria zeraati is now staying in a safe house following the attack, which is being investigated by counter—terrorismappearances and those famous waves since the 1800s. it follows more than five years of improvement works. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's minor delays on the metropolitan and piccidilly lines. the northern line is closed between golders green and edgware now onto the weather with kat. hello there. good morning to you. it's a mild start to the day. we're starting off our thursday with some showery rain. there's quite a bit of cloud out there, too, but as this morning progresses, that rain will eventually clear and it will start to brighten up with some sunny spells. but any sunshine today will be accompanied by a scattering of showersjust behind. a few of these showers may fall on the heavy side and it is going to feel breezy. highs today of around 15 to 16 celsius. and it stays at very unsettled this evening and overnight it's going to be mostly cloudy with showers and longer spells of rain. again, the green in that rain indicating the heavy bursts. and we're looking at at