rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, reading.5—year—old libyan man following saturday's attack in reading. khairi saadallah was initially arrested on suspicion of murder and later re—arrested under the terrorism act. police were called to forbury gardens at about 7pm on saturday, following reports that a number of people had been stabbed. around a dozen armed officers with shields were seen later that evening entering a block of flats in basingstoke road at about iipm. from reading, our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford sent this report. this is thought to be the moment, just minutes after the attack on saturday night, that unarmed police officers detained the man suspected of killing the three friends. but the careful process of gathering and examining evidence for the investigation, being run by counterterrorism policing, is still at an early stage. nobody has yet been charged. the home secretary, priti patel, was in reading this morning to lay flowers, to meet the officers, some of them student officers, that she said

for more is our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. i: back in school for the most painful of recent. they left tributes to a teacher who always told his pupils to file y -year-old james furlong was the head of histd politics at holt school. the news of his sinking in.l students and colleagues held a two-minute silence. need to absorb thinews., we will our thoughts are with his mum, dad, and family. he was a cherishedd colleague, will be very say missed. rajini: 14-year-old lucy last saw mr. furlong at a story lesson before lockout. >> first he told us everything was going to be fine. coro igoing to end and we will see h again. buy,we're not reare we? rajini: former pupils also came to pay the respes. >> i connect today because i felt like i had a personal was always the f me, thers who person who tried to put a smile on everyone's faces. he's to come in and dress up. fuhe really catchphrases. he always made us laugh. rajini: jamesurng was in this park in reading on saturday when he was stabd to death. today it was confirmed his friend

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, reading. three friends remembered with great affection there in redding and the community left devastated by the sta bbings. there are only so many things peop can do in lockdown -- a call with friends, perhaps a nek skill like g. and then there is television, a lot of television. in the u.k., that has led to have boosted viewership for talking pictures from a tiny station my father and daughter that airs old, mostly black and white films. inmillions are tunin here is david seleka. david: take a trip down mery lane talking pictures tv. >>ki t pictures is a bit of escapism. >> o what do they talk abo the telly? >> it is a warm comfort blanket of nostalgia. david: talking pictures tv. it is a little reminder of black and white britain, a tv channel based on on' mans collection of films that other broadcasters had given up up. >> i alwt s had an inter british films, obscure british films at that. we started to buy these films. david: did you know anyone else on? wanted to take these films >> no.

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories...t dead by police after he stabbed six people in glasgow say they're shocked and saddened by what happened. according to a sudanese charity based in glasgow, badreddin adadlla adam's mental health had deteriorated, while he was staying in the park inn hotel, reserved for asylum seekers, during the coronavirus pandemic. a police officer was among the people he injured. donald trump has retweeted a video showing one of his supporters loudly shouting "white power". in the tweet, which was later deleted, the supporter was among a group of people taking part in a pro—trump rally at a retirement complex in florida. the footage showed opponents as well supporters of the president trading abuse. three people have been charged with public order offences and assault following violence at an illegal street party in south london. 27 police officers were injured during clashes at an "unlicensed music event" involving an estimated 400 people in brixton on wednesday night. in the fa cup, match of the

i'm rajini vaidyanathan with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.navirus. but the country's top infectious disease expert says there are still some serious risks. if we did not extinguish the outbreak, sooner or later, even ones that are doing well i going to be vulnerable to the spread. police shoot dead a knifeman at a city centre hotel in glasgow. six people are wounded in hospital. stranded at sea because of the pandemic, the 80 thousand cruise ship workers still waiting for permission to hit dry land.

i'm rajini vaidyanathan. in the us, lockdowns are eased, despite a record daily high of 40—thousand new coronavirus cases. the country's top expert says it's a serious problem. if we do not extinguish the outbreak, sooner or later, even the ones that are doing well are going to be vulnerable to the spread. in yemen, the pandemic hits after years of civil war. the u—n warns that children are most at risk. police shoot dead an attacker after six people are stabbed at a hotel in glasgow. terror is ruled out as a motive. and — how the pandemic has led to asian americans being harassed and targeted — and what's being said in response hello and welcome. we start in the united states which has recorded an all—time daily high of 40—thousand coronavirus infections, according to figures from the johns hopkins university. two of the country's biggest states, texas and florida, have reimposed some lockdown restrictions — with the governor of texas ordering all bars to close. here's our north america editor, jon sopel flo

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.nd adolescents back to schools here in the uk is a national disaster that is putting their mental health at risk. in a letter to the education secretary, gavin williamson, signed by 100 specialists in mental health, they say the isolation of lockdown is harming already vulnerable young people. and they urge the government to reconsider its decision, and release children and young people from lockdown. we can speak to the person who organised the letter, ellen townsend, professor of psychology at the university of nottingham. can you write thank you very much for being with us, why is it so important to draw attention to the mental health issues of children not being at school? thank you. well, i think there is converging evidence 110w think there is converging evidence now from a range of sources, from national surveys, from charities, from helplines, indicating that young people from preschool age to later adolescents are really starting to struggle with the extended lockdown. and a s

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, reading. barcelona's opera house reopens with a concert for plants. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: in new york, once the global epicentre of the pandemic, shops have begun re—opening as the city emerges from lockdown. health officials in south korea have

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.gh, from the committee of manchester cladiators, a campaign group that represents residents in flats with flammable cladding and other fire safety issues. she's in manchester. microbe will be in with us. three yea rs microbe will be in with us. three years on, what to make many of these tower blocks similar to grenfell safer? firstly, can i just tower blocks similar to grenfell safer? firstly, can ijust say that today, especially today, we send our thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of those who lost their lives three years ago and those who are still fighting forjustice and affected by it. as you said in the report, three years on, there are thousands of buildings covered in this flammable cladding, and it hasn't been removed. the government have not met the target that they said, and even the recent fund that they announced in march, that still doesn't go far enough. we have a number of issues with that fund. so what else do you want to see done specifically? just talk

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. "devastating tragedy", and said they're determined to ensure it can never happen again. the statement added: that's why we're providing £1.6 billion to ensure unsafe cladding is removed from high—rise buildings as soon as possible, while also bringing forward the biggest legislative changes to building safety in a generation. "we'll also shortly announce new measures to drive up standards in social housing and give tenants the stronger voice they deserve." let's get some of the day's other news. militants killed at least 20 soldiers and more than a0 civilians and injured hundreds in twin attacks in nigeria's borno state, on the country's northeast border, in the town of monguno, near lake chad. according to reports, the fighters were armed with heavy weaponry including rocket launchers when they arrived in the town, a hub for international non—governmental organizations. chile, argentina, peru and colombia have reported a record number of covid—19 infections in the past 2a hours. arge

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. co—founder of uk cladding action group. thanks for being with us, i think the labour party are estimating 56,000 people are still living in homes with on the safeguarding, does that sound a sort of correct kind of estimate as far as you are concerned? that is acm exactly the same as grenfell, it is up to half a million in all sorts of dangerously clad buildings, a huge problem in this country. in the three years, what has been done in terms of cladding? we talked about it some months in the month —— make so much in the months after the disaster but where are we now? still 2000 unsafe buildings in the uk. things have happened, funds released but the pace of remediation has been too slow. there are so many people living in these unsafe buildings it is unacceptable that three years on we are still talking about this issue and people still going to bed every single night and on site building. why has it been so slow? a lack of political well? what do you think is the reason? i think the g

i'm rajini vaidyanathan with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us defends its handling of coronavirus. but the country's top infectious disease expert says there are still some serious risks. if we did not extinguish the outbreak, sooner or later, even ones that are doing well i going to be vulnerable to the spread. police shoot dead a knifeman at a city centre hotel in glasgow. six people are wounded in hospital. stranded at sea because of the pandemic, the 80 thousand cruise ship workers still waiting for permission to hit dry land. managerjurgen klopp says he was completely overwhelmed. iam happy. really i am happy. really happy. iam happy. really happy. relieved. last night i was overwhelmed. but it isa last night i was overwhelmed. but it is a very good moment. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. in the us, the number of people who have been infected with coronavirus could be far higher than originally thought. the official number of cases across the country currently stands atjust over 2.4 million people

rajini vaidyanathan bbc news.esson, has won 90% of the votes, giving him a second four year term. polls had predicted a landslide victory for the former history professor. he was challenged by the businessman gudmundur franklin jonsson. iceland is the second european country to hold polls since coronavirus lockdowns were eased. football, and saturday saw the final round of matches in the bundesliga. germany was the first country in europe to resume action after the coronavirus lockdown. all the games took place behind closed doors and it's still not clear when fans will be allowed to return. the bbc‘s tim allman watched the action. a strange season for obvious reasons. but for bayern munich, pretty glorious nonetheless. they wrapped up their league campaign with a 4—0 away when at wolfsburg. this strike from thomas muller their 100th league goal of the season. no fans to see them lift the title, their eighth bundesliga crown in a row. the german cup and champions league trophy still a possibility. runners—up borus

with more, here's our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan.painful of reasons. through the morning, they left tributes to a teacher who always told his pupils to fly high. 36—year—old james furlong was the head of history and politics at holt school. with news of his death was still sinking in, students and colleagues held a two—minute silence. as a holt community, we all now need to absorb this sad news. our thoughts are with his mum, his dad, his brother and his family and his friends and colleagues. he was a cherished colleague and he will be very sadly missed. applause he wasn'tjust every average teacher, he was an incredible person, and he wasn't just a teacher, he was a human being, and he had family and friends that loved him just as much as we do. 14—year—old lucy last saw mr furlong at a history lesson before lockdown. well, first he told us everything was going to be fine, corona is going to end and we are going to see him again. but you know, we're not, really, are we? we're not going to see him again. former pupils also came to pay

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz.ke yesterday, that is a chance of thunderstorms. showers had been brewing, they will continue to brew into the afternoon and into the evening. the risk of actually getting a downpour with thunder, lightning and hailfor any one location in the uk is pretty low, so many of us will miss the storms. the temperature today will nudge up to around about the mid 20s, they will still be hovering in the low 20s and early evening across many parts of the uk, but cooler on the north sea coast but it has been cloudy, gloomy, quite misty and foggy. here's the forecast for monday. again, a lot of sunshine around, but we are expecting further showers to develop, this time across more northern parts of the country, so yorkshire, lancashire, the north—west of england likely to catch some showers and thunderstorms. to the south, it should be mostly sunny and warm. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: borisjohnson orders a review of the two—metre social distancing rule in england, ahead of non—essentia

i'm rajini vaidyanathan.gh of 40—thousand new coronavirus cases. the country's top expert says it's a serious problem. if we do not extinguish the outbreak, sooner or later, even the ones that are doing well are going to be vulnerable to the spread. in yemen, the pandemic hits after years of civil war. the u—n warns that children are most at risk. police shoot dead an attacker after six people are stabbed at a hotel in glasgow. terror is ruled out as a motive. and — how the pandemic has led to asian americans being harassed and targeted — and what's being said in response

with more, here's our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. of reasons. through the morning, they left tributes to a teacher who a lwa ys they left tributes to a teacher who always told his pupils to fly high. 36—year—old james furlong was the head of history and politics at holt school. with news of his death still sinking in, students and colleagues held a two—minute silence. silence as the holt community, we all now need to absorb this sad news. our thoughts are with his mum, his dad, his brother and his family and his friends and colleagues. he was a cherished colleague and he will be very sadly missed. applause he wasn'tjust every very sadly missed. applause he wasn't just every average teacher, he was an incredible person, and he wasn'tjust a teacher, he was a human being, and he had family and friends that loved him just as much as we do. 14—year—old lucy last saw mr furlong ata 14—year—old lucy last saw mr furlong at a history lesson before lockdown. well, first he told us that everything was going to be fine, you know? corona is going

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.e medal podium at the 1968 mexico olympics, is leading a call to abolish the ban on athletes making political protests at the games. the former us sprinter joined current american athletes in sending a letter to the international olympic committee requesting the rule be scrapped. carlos, a bronze medallist, was expelled from the mexico games along with the champion tommie smith, after they raised their fists as the us anthem played to protest against racial discrimination. malawi's newly—elected president lazarus cha kwera has said his victory is a win for democracy and justice. the election result is being seen as a democratic first in sub—saharan africa — a flawed election was overturned and the opposition has gone on to win power. reged ahmed reports. here's our correspondent emmanuel igunza onjust how significant this moment is for malawi. well, it is a very sick moment for malawians. many of them over the last 13 months since the disputed polls in may 2019 have been waiting for th

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.ayed presidential election. andrzej duda — a close ally of president trump — is hoping to win a second term to carry on his conservative agenda. his main challenger is the mayor of warsaw, who's seen as more liberal. the orginal ballot was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. let's speak to the bbc‘s adam easton who is in warsaw. explain what is at stake with this election. the reason this election is important is because the in poland they can veto legislation, so thatis poland they can veto legislation, so that is why it is crucial for the nationalist government, whose main ally is the incumbent, andrzej duda, which is why it is crucial for them to govern freely that president andrzej duda is re—elected. he is seen as andrzej duda is re—elected. he is seen as the guardian of the government's policies. some of those are very popular policies, for example his very generous welfare benefits to families, senior citizens and tax breaks for young people, which is extremely popula

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. you're watching bbc news.estigation into madeleine mccann's disappearance, has told the bbc it is ‘very important‘ and ‘significant‘. residents in the tourist resort of praia da luz have criticised the portuguese operation for being too slow. some say they were contacted by police about christian b in the past couple of years. our europe correspondent lucy williamson has been speaking to people who remember him from his time in the resort. new perspectives are hard to spot from the cliffs above praia da luz. the view from here has barely changed since madeleine mccann disappeared. this patch of scrubland dotted with crumbling ruins is where the british police searched six years ago for clues. we now know thatjust a few hundred metres away over this small ridge was the house where christian b lived in the years before she vanished. coincidence, or a missed opportunity? when police were searching here six years ago, they'd already been given christian bs name among hundreds of potential suspects, but were they a

with more, here's our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan.he most painful of reasons. through the morning, they left tributes to a teacher who a lwa ys they left tributes to a teacher who always told his pupils to fly high. 36—year—old james furlong was the head of history and politics at the school. the news of his death was still sinking in. students and collea g u es still sinking in. students and colleagues held a two—minute silence. asa as a whole community, we all now need to absorb this sad news. our thoughts are with his mum, his dad, his brother and his family and his friends and colleagues. he was a cherished colleague and he will be very sadly missed. applause. wasn'tjust every applause. wasn't just every average teacher, he wasjust wasn't just every average teacher, he was just an wasn't just every average teacher, he wasjust an incredible person, and he wasn't just he wasjust an incredible person, and he wasn'tjust a he wasjust an incredible person, and he wasn't just a teacher, he wasjust an incredible person, and he wasn'tjust

rajini vaidyanathan is outside holt school in wokingham where one of those who died — james furlong —e last ten minutes or so to mr furlong. that's right. the two head teachers at the school came out and delivered a very moving statement in memory of mr furlong. the teacher who was well loved by people here. the teachers stood in front of the school and were also joined by dozens of students here at the school. it is obviously a very difficult time for them. i was speaking to some of those who were taught by mr furlong, who was ahead of politics, history and government here, but also a much loved form tutor. 0ne here, but also a much loved form tutor. one of the students are said to me it is really hard to describe what he meant to them because he wasn't an ordinary teacher. he was someone wasn't an ordinary teacher. he was someone who changed people's lives, he was inspirational. people say that time and time again when i have spoken to some of the students here. it has been a very emotional morning here. the students, some of them have now gone to the church, which is a very short w

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.is the latest in a growing number of shows taken off the air. recessed in the way of the black lives matter global protest. so little britain which ran from 2003— 2008, taken of many streaming services, also the 2010 programme come fly with me and the stars matt lucas and david walliams apologised again last night in identical tweets: matt lucas spoke at great length about it. he said that society has evolved since then and said the programme was cruel in some ways, that he wouldn't make jokes about tra nsvestites that he wouldn't make jokes about transvestites these days nor would they black up to play characters of other races. he said there was no bad intent, they wanting to show that variety of characters they could play but he said that in light of circumstances now, it was lazy for white actors to black up and play characters from other races. andy, thank you very much. that is andy, thank you very much. that is andy moore in our london newsroom. back to one of our main stories t

i'm rajini vaidyanathan with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. police declare a major incident in the scottish city of glasgow. armed officers shoot dead a knifeman at a city centre hotel. six people are wounded in hospital. this incident is not being treated as terrorism. and our investigation is continuing into the circumstances. there is no wider threat the public. the street remains closed and people should avoid the area. the us vice president mike pence defends the country's handling of coronavirus — but says there's concern that the infection rate is accellerating in 16 states. stranded at sea because of the pandemic, the 80,000 cruise ship workers still waiting for permission to hit dry land. after 30 years of waiting — liverpool finally claim the english premier league title. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. six people have been injured in an attack at a hotel in the scottish city of glasgow, with the suspect shot dead by police. it happened earlier this afternoon at the park inn hotel in the city centr