thames. instead of sewage going into the river, it will go along the new tunnel. for years to help foot the cost. critics say it is too big and too expensive, denied by the boss. there are now 8 million people in london and we are talking about 11, 12, goodness knows what, in the next decade, so i think i would put it the other way — that if we did half the job now and then found in 20, 30 years that that wasn't enough, that wouldn't look like a clever decision. the super sewer will not be finished for seven years and by that time, a quarter of a billion tonnes of raw sewage will have been dumped into the thames. we've got to go out now because the tide is coming in and at high tide, this tunnel gets full. let's cross the newsroom and have a weather forecast. the tone in your voice! i'll never look at the river thames the same way again. oh, dear. the weather has been not so bad today. there has been not so bad today. there has been some sunshine around, but there's also been a bit of snow, but only in the shetland islands, way towards the north of the british isl

thames. instead of sewage going into the river, it will go along the new tunnel. customers will see bills go up for years to help foot the cost. critics say it is too big and too expensive, denied by the boss. there are now 8 million people in london and we are talking about 11, 12, goodness knows what, in the next decade, so i think i would put it the other way — that if we did half the job now and then found in 20, 30 years that that wasn't enough, that wouldn't look like a clever decision. the super sewer will not be finished for seven years and by that time, a quarter of a billion tonnes of raw sewage will have been dumped into the thames. we've got to go out now because the tide is coming in and at high tide, this tunnel gets full. richard wescott, bbc news, in london's sewers. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. now it's time for the news where you are. sport now. and in barry hearn has said and saw that have been there. this is what he has had to say. strong words there. and that comes after these comments from 0'sullivan yest

miss cristea fell into the river thames, sustaining massive injuries.ntense efforts by medical teams, yesterday it was decided her life—support machine should be switched off. today, her family made this statement... last week, hundreds walked across westminster bridge to pay tribute to those who were murdered. among them was miss cristea's partner, andrei burnaz, whose foot was broken during the assault. it's emerged that he had intended to propose it's emerged that he had intended to propose to ms cristea that evening. they were coming to london to celebrate their birthday. he intended to ask her for marriage. the floral tributes at westminster bridge to the four people who lost their lives there continue to grow. ms cristea's family say the thousands of pounds raised by the public for her care will now be donated to charity. sangita myska, bbc news. before we leave you this hour, to tell you that really in the last few minute, it has been announced that the british actor tim pig got smith has died. he was 70 years old and still very very busy actor i

a romanian tourist, who fell into the river thames you aring during the river thames you aring duringnews: lloyds is setting aside a further £100 million to compensate customers who lost money in a fraud scandal, and the financial watchdog is re—opening an enquiry into it. two hbos employees were among six people jailed for stealing hundreds of millions of pounds from small businesses, some of which collapsed. lloyds has already set aside at least £250 million to cover other costs arising from the case. the governor of the bank of england has warned the global financial system is at a "fork in the road" going into the brexit talks. mark carney was giving a major speech on the impact of brexit on the city of london. he said the negotiations would influence how banks are regulated — adding that the uk and european union were "ideally positioned" to strike a trade deal on financial regulation. he warned that continuing to cooperate was vital and turning inwards could mean fewerjobs, lower growth and higher domestic risks. average house prices were 3.8% higher in march than they were 12 m

our correspondent is on the banks of the river thames. iam here river thames.it is much quieter now. the men's race came to an end about 20 minutes ago, it was oxford who were victorious. it was a battle at the start but then oxford took control using their experience, their power. they were the favourites going into the race. they took back the title the wasp last year and getting even closer to the overall standings but cambridge have 82 wins and no oxford have 81. the women's race was a little disappointing. it was almost over before it began when the oxford crew caught the war in the first stroke that the took. they lost all of their momentum and rhythm and cambridge fully categorised on that. the poor number four just cambridge fully categorised on that. the poor number fourjust could not get her oar out from the bottom. it is one apiece. oxford won the men's race, cambridge won the women's race. it had been a beautiful day here. they were worried that the race would not be able to take place at all, but it did and it has been a wonderful day. celtic clinc

ms cristea fell into the river thames, sustaining massive injuries.ded her life—support machine should be switched off. today, herfamily made this statement. last week, hundreds walked across westminster bridge to pay tribute to those who were murdered. among them was miss cristea's partner, andrei bernaz, whose foot was broken during the assault. it'a emerged he had intended to propose to her that evening. they were coming to london to celebrate their birthday. he intended to ask her for marriage. the floral tributes at westminster bridge to the four people who lost their lives there continue to grow. ms cristea's family say the thousands of pounds raised by the public for her care will now be donated to charity. sangita myska, bbc news. hospitals in england were forced to turn away ambulances almost twice as often this winter than in the previous three years. the nuffield trust says its analysis shows ambulance services are facing even more pressure than nhs hospitals. our health correspondent, jane dreaper, has the details. a grieving brother. sam

thames. instead of sewage going into the river, it will go along the new tunnel. say it is too big and too expensive, denied by the boss. there are now 8 million people in london and we are talking about 11, 12, goodness knows what, in the next decade, so i think i would put it the other way — that if we did half the job now and then found in 20, 30 years that that wasn't enough, that wouldn't look like a clever decision. the super sewer will not be finished for seven years and by that time, a quarter of a billion tonnes of raw sewage will have been dumped into the thames. we've got to go out now because the tide is coming in and at high tide, this tunnel gets full. should older drivers be made to retake their test? nearly a quarter of a million people have backed a petition asking for a change in the law. it was started by ben brooks—dutton, whose wife was killed after an elderly motorist hit his accelerator pedal instead of the brakes. it's expected that the number of drivers over 85 will double to1 million by 2025, so is there more we can do to improve safety on

they are expecting 250,000 people to spread along the banks of the river thames to watch this historicgoing on for163 historic race that has been going on for 163 years. it is a big part of the racing history for this event to ta ke the racing history for this event to take place and to see oxford and cambridge go head to head. there will be some reserve races that take place first of all and then at 4:35pm the women's race will take place. oxford are the defending champions, but cambridge will be hoping to avenge their loss from last year when they almost sank halfway through the race. they will be hoping to put that right today. then it is the main race, the men's race at 5:35 p.m.. this has been going on for 163 years. over the course of the years it is still very close. cambridge have 182 times and oxford 79 times. every year getting across that finish line first is so important to these guys and it is such a fierce rivalry between them. as you can see the weather is pretty spot on for rearing conditions, there is very little wind, the river is smooth and in the next couple of hour

miss cristea fell into the river thames, sustaining massive injuries.cided her life—support machine should be switched off. today, her family made this statement... last week, hundreds walked across westminster bridge to pay tribute to those who were murdered. among them was miss cristea's partner, andrei bernaz, partner, andrei burnaz, whose foot was broken during the assault. it's emerged that he had intended to propose to ms cristea that evening. they were coming to london to celebrate their birthday. he intended to ask her for marriage. the floral tributes at westminster bridge to the four people who lost their lives there continue to grow. ms cristea's family say the thousands of pounds raised by the public for her care will now be donated to charity. sangita myska, bbc news. hospitals in england were forced to turn away ambulances almost twice as often this winter than in the previous three years. the nuffield trust says its analysis shows ambulance services are facing even more pressure than nhs hospitals. our health correspondent, jane dreaper,

the funeral cortege will make its way across london, through the streets of london, across the river thamesk cathedral, where it is it will be received by the dean of southwark. you will notice that the floral tribute with that funeral cortege carries the message number one daddy, an indication that this is also a very personal time, a time for his family and his friends to grieve whilst his colleagues and the nation honour the sacrifice he made on our behalf. pc keith, was killed just outside the houses of parliament he was protecting an armed as he was stabbed and killed in an act of terror. police others have made their way to london today to pay their respects to their colleagues. —— police officers. so, the funeral cortege just reaching the south of the river. much of pc keith palmer's police and career took place in south london. it is making its way to southwark cathedral, where his coffin will be received by the dean of southwark, the very reverend andrew nunn. this of course is a full police funeral but also a very personal time, a time for his friends and family to grieve. we are

some of the day's other stories: a romanian tourist who fell into the river thames during the westminsterter bridge with her boyfriend when they were driven at by the attacker khalid masood, who was later shot dead by police. her boyfriend had planned to propose later that day. her life support was withdrawn yesterday. the 31—year—old becomes the fifth victim of the march 22 attack. a man who avoided being sent to jail for domestic violence by claiming he'd lose the chance to become a professional cricketer has been jailed for 18 months following a review of his case. mustafa bashir attacked his partner with a cricket bat and tried to force her to drink bleach. but the club he claimed had offered him a contract, leicestershire, contacted police after the original hearing to say they'd never heard of him. there was anger from domestic violence campaigners when his initial sentence was suspended. the stage and screen actor tim pigott smith has died. it is not enough to say that i am english and you are indian. but i am a ruler and you are one of the ruled. he was well known for his portraya

campaigners claim that controversial plans to build a garden bridge over the river thames in london arer the mayor said he would not support the project. sadiq khan wrote to the garden bridge trust saying it could poses too great a financial risk to london's taxpayers. tom edwards reports. this is a huge blow for the garden bridge, which is meant to be built here. its future is now hanging by a thread. as part of its planning permissions, which expire in december, it was meant to have financial guarantee for maintenance and for operation. today, the mayor pulled the plug on those. the reality is there is a £70 million funding gap now. the attempts to get pledges is going backwards, not forwards. the pledges the garden bridge trust have are less than they were in 2015. why didn't you kill it day one, a year ago? because i was clear a year ago that no more taxpayers‘ money that i'm responsible for will be spent. i was clear i would not guarantee for more spending down the road. they also did not like it was using transport funds for building what, in essence, was a tourist attraction. cam

and a new super—sewer under the river thames, to deal with london's growing population.

she fell from the westminster bridge into the river thames when a driver drove into pedestrians that day. the driver was shot and killed by police. officials say he was under influence of islamic terrorism. >> a man stole guns from a gun store and threatened an attack to president donald trump. those that know him say he is antigovernment and recently discussed a plot mentioning schools. there is a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. >> several brush fires in miami dade county. one fire has burned 4600-acres. officials are cautioning people to stay indoors away from heavy smoke. another fire in the tourist district of orlando. it is now 55% contained. distracted driving violations continue to rise in the state of pennsylvania. men are the worst offenders. that's according to information released by the pennsylvania courts. sigh takesecitations increased e last two years. that includes sending texting or using he mail or wearing headphones. new figures out "tonight show" atlantic city's casino industry is stabilizing after a three year period where five of 12 casinos

, it was com pletely london near the river thames, it was completely silence as the cortege arrived,rse carrying the coffin of pc keith palmer, with those floral tributes, number one daddy, sun, uncle keith palmer on one side, and that giddy descends of what this is, a family funeral service, despite all the pomp and ceremony that we see, particularly inside southwark cathedral, with members of the military. this is ultimately a private family funeral, particularly for keith palmer's widow, his young five—year—old daughter, his mum and dad and his brothers and sisters. we saw probably a dozen vehicles arriving here carrying the family of keith palmer. at the family's request, we did not show the family arriving. they have been quite particular, quite understandably, about what they want broadcast here. there are some limitations that the media are respecting at the request of the family. we did not show their arrival, we just showed the beginning of the funeral cortege arriving here, but extremely moving scenes is that service now gets under inside the cathedral. thank you. the dean

a romanian tourist who fell into the river thames during the westminster terror attack has died.was walking on westminster bridge with her boyfriend when they were driven at by the attacker khalid masood, who was later shot dead. her boyfriend had planned to propose later that day. her life support was withdrawn yesterday. the 31—year—old becomes the 5th victim of the march 22 attack. a four—year—old child has died in an incident at a farm in northern ireland. police were called out to the farm yesterday evening where the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. northern ireland's police force says officers will work closely with the health and safety executive as they investigate the circumstances of what happened. there's been a sharp increase in the number of accident and emergency departments in england turning away ambulances, compared with the previous three years. the enough field trust think tank says its analysis. a service under strain. ambulances are diverted when hospitals are exceptionally busy. it's a temporary measure to take the pressure off a&e, but it means patient

in britain, a woman who fell into the river thames during the recent terror attack has died of her injuriesromanian tourist was rescued from the river and had been undergoing treatment in the hospital. she was among the crowd of people on the westminster bridge hit when the man drove a car into them two weeks ago. the death brings it to five, the number of people killed. a quick reminder of top stories, a truck plowed into pedestrians in central stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15. police made one arrest for that into the attack. swedish media said the truck was stolen on friday and the prime minister said the incident is a suspected terrorist attack. at an emergency you and security council meeting, britain and france called the u.s. missile strikes on the syrian air base a legitimate response. they followed the gas attack by the recited -- assad regime, russia condemning, saying it could destabilize the region. you are up-to-date on dw news. thank you for watching. i will see you next time. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its

they are on the banks of the river thames. cambridge won this last year.iles, 374 yards long, about 6.8 kilometres. a real spectacle there, look at all the fa ns spectacle there, look at all the fans lining the banks of the river. oxford have just gone ahead. oxford have won this 79 times and cambridge 82 with one draw. you can watch that race live now on bbc one. johanna konta says she's aiming to become world number one after sealing the biggest title of her career at the miami open. konta will rise to seventh in the world when the new rankings are announced tomorrow. she beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets to seal her third world tour title. earlier former british number one annabel croft told us what she thought of konta's performance. it was an absolutely fantastic achievement yesterday, one of the biggest achievements we have seen since virginia wade winning wimbledon in 1977. but she did not even play her best tennis, it was a jittery match against caroline wozniacki, but once she got that first set under her belt, she c

. -- river thames. victory for oxford. back the title from cambridge after leading for most of the boat race. earlier in the women's race. cambridge took advantage of the disastrous start by the oxford boat to win in a record—breaking time. now on bbc news — it's time for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming this week from the historic city of canterbury in southern england. i'm here to take a look back at some of the great stories we have clocked up already in 2017. and so far, it's been a great year. it's actually quite difficult to walk through here. it's so busy. i only learned to ski for the first time two weeks ago. it's definitely not recommended if you are a little bit claustrophobic. wow! if you touch it four times, you're going to be in love and married inside of six months. now, one of the things we really pride ourselves on here at the travel show is taking you off the beaten path, to find destinations you may not find in your average guidebook. let's kick off the programme with some fa

also in the next hour: a new super—sewer under the river thames. with over

we will get some updates from the river thames. there could bea from the river thames.. just a few light ones are around lincolnshire into east anglia but that is pretty much it. a fine evening on the way. clear skies, quite near peak, temperatures down to about five or six degrees in some areas and then the weather for monday is going downhill a little bit across western areas. this high which is bringing us great weather todayis which is bringing us great weather today is out of the scene. we have weather fronts coming in off the atla ntic weather fronts coming in off the atlantic which means rain in northern ireland tomorrow morning. it will reach western scotland as well. for the bulk of england, tomorrow, another beautiful day. temperatures getting up to about 20 degrees in london and right across yorkshire, some sunshine. the weather front will push across other parts of the uk during the course of monday night. here is the week ahead, looking pretty settled, not much rain. a little on the fresh side. 0verall, not so bad. the so—called islamic state took control o

here in london, are mainly tourist two was locked —— knocked into the river thames last month has died with her boyfriend. her death brings the number of people killed by the attacker khalid masood to five. there had been a hope that andreea cristea would make it. she was young, she'd been on holiday, about to receive a marriage proposal. it wasn't to be. doctors at st bartholomew's said she'd been in a critical condition since the attack. yesterday, they decided to withdraw life support. we are saddened by the death of miss andreea cristea at st bartholomew's hospital. she had been receiving care here since the westminster terror attacks, having been initially treated at the royal london hospital. and our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time. i'd like to pay tribute to all the staff who showed great care and compassion in looking after her. her family praised the kindness and empathy shown by medical staff and the police. after fighting for her life for over two weeks, they said, our beloved and irrepressible andreea, wonderful daughter, sister, partner, ded

a tourist knocked into the river thames has died after a fortnight on life support.he had been visiting london with her boyfriend. that raises the number killed by the attack to five. -- aead april selah says playlist says he has been banned. the band comes up to several protests this week. you're watching "bbc world news -- news america." this morning 82 hot air balloons took off, hoping to break the world record for crossing the channel. did they manage it? will find out. lighty gathered at first in a field in kent. 7:00, sun rose at exactly the mass ascent began. 82 from across europe to set a new record. the pack drifted over dover's castle and cliffs. england was soon behind them as they headed 26 miles across the channel to mainland europe. >> this is fantastic, being out with so many other balloons. it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. reporter: we are right in the middle of the flight. can't see france can't see , england. all i know is i'm about the world's busiest shipping lane. and after three hours drifting above the sea, they arrived in france south of

westminster bridge last month when he forced andrea cristia, a tourist from romania, into the river thames. she suffered a lung injury that led to a clot of blood in her brain. she was taken off life support yesterday. after crashing that s.u.v., the attacker stabbed an officer to death. police shot him dead. coming up next on the cbs evening news, what's behind a sudden drop in hiring? and later, steve hartman with a young man answering the call. >> i remember kind of just, like, looking up at the sky and being like, "god, are you sure about this? because i'm pretty happy right now." needles. essential for him, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have a

a romanian tourist knocked into the river thames during the terror attack at westminster has died. 31boyfriend. her death brings the number of people killed by the attacker khalid masood to five. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. there had been a hope that andreea cristea would make it. she was young, she'd been on holiday, about to receive a marriage proposal. it wasn't to be. doctors at st bartholomew's said she'd been in a critical condition since the attack. yesterday, they decided to withdraw life support. we are saddened by the death of miss andreea cristea at st bartholomew's hospital. she had been receiving care here since the westminster terror attacks, having been initially treated at the royal london hospital. and our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time. i'd like to pay tribute to all the staff who showed great care and compassion in looking after her. her family praised the kindness and empathy shown by medical staff and the police. after fighting for her life for over two weeks, they said, our beloved and irrepressible andreea

here in london, a romanian tourist knocked into the river thames during the terror attack at westminster—year—old andreea cristea had been visiting the city with her boyfriend. her death brings the number of people killed by the attacker khalid masood to five. our correspondent tom symonds reports. there had been a hope that andreea cristea would make it. she was young, she'd been on holiday, about to receive a marriage proposal. it wasn't to be. doctors at st bartholomew's said she'd been in a critical condition since the attack. yesterday, they decided to withdraw life support. we are saddened by the death of miss andreea cristea at st bartholomew's hospital. she had been receiving care here since the westminster terror attacks, having been initially treated at the royal london hospital. and our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time. care and compassion in looking after her. her family praised the kindness and empathy shown by medical staff and the police. after fighting for her life for over two weeks, they said, our beloved and irrepressible andreea, wonderf

a romanian tourist who was knocked into the river thames during the westminster terror attack just overiend when she was struck by a car driven by khalid masood. her family have paid tribute to their "irreplaceable" daughter, sister and partner. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. there had been a hope that andreea cristea would make it. she was young, she had been on holiday, about to receive a marriage proposal. it wasn't to be. doctors at st bartholomew's said she had been in a critical condition since the attack. yesterday, they decided to withdraw life support. we are saddened by the death of miss andreea cristea at st bartholomew's hospital. she had been receiving care here since the westminster terror attack, having been initially treated at the royal london hospital and our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time. i would like to pay tribute to all the staff, who showed great care and compassion in looking after her. herfamily praised the kindness and empathy shown by medical staff and the police. khalid masood can't have cared who he targ

a romanian tourist knocked into the river thames during the terror attack at westminster last month hasad been visiting the city with her boyfriend. her death brings the number of people killed by the attacker, khalid masood, to five. a man who avoided being sent to jail by claiming he would lose the chance to become a professional cricketer has been jailed. mustafa bashir attacked his partner with a cricket bat, and tried to force her to drink bleach. the club he claimed had offered him a contract said they had never heard of him. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a lot of hot air. these big balloons are trying to beat the world record for crossing the channel. 55 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states

don't forget it is the boat race down on the river thames this afternoon, that's on bbc one.lice have given the all—clear for this afternoon's oxford and cambridge boat races to go ahead. they say they've removed an unexploded world war two bomb from the thames after it was spotted near putney bridge, close to where the race begins. our sports reporter kate grey is in putney for us. kate, great news. yes, just 24 hours ago they were worried the race would not take place this afternoon but the emergency services cleared away any sort of dangers and now it is time for racing. just 15 minutes until the start of the women's race, the men's will be one hour after that and it is glorious sunshine here on putney embankment. they are expecting 250,000 people to turn up ina line expecting 250,000 people to turn up in a line along the course of the river. i am pleased to say i am now joined by a couple of spectators who have a personal connection to those involved. i have david and millie hill who have a daughter in the cambridge boat, about to go in 15 minutes. how proud are you of yo

campaigners claim that controversial plans to build a garden bridge over the river thames in london arerust saying the plan poses too great a financial risk to london‘s taxpayers. tom edwards reports. this is a huge blow for the garden bridge, which is meant to be built here. its future is now hanging by a thread. as part of its planning permissions, which expire in december, it was meant to have financial guarantee for maintenance and for operation. today, the mayor pulled the plug on those. the reality is there is a £70 million funding gap now. there tends to get pledges is going backwards, not forwards. the pledges the garden bridge trust have are less than they we re bridge trust have are less than they were in 2015. why didn't you kill it day one, a year ago? because i was clear a year ago that no more taxpayers money that i‘m responsible for will be spent. i was clear i would not guarantee for more spending down the road. many said it was being built in the wrong place. they also did not like it was using transport funds for building what in essence was a tourist attraction. campa

it has been about 24 hours since this device was first found along the bank of the river thames.tention of the police. it was just the other side of putney bridge, so very close to the race starting point. it took so long because they were not entirely sure what it was and the dangers of health and the effect it would have on the race. we havejust had a tweet from the last few minutes from the marine policing unit and it shows you a picture of the device they have found. it is not easy to tell you what it is, it has been quite eroded over the years. it was difficult to work out what needed to be done and the safety procedures. but the metropolitan police have said the race will go ahead this afternoon, which is great news for the organisers. this is such a historic event in the sporting calendar. it has taken 163 times and it will start at putney in zaiki this afternoon and there will be some rowing. it is a glorious afternoon where you are today. hopefully it will be a good turnout. a bit of atmosphere is building up. what are the prospects for this yea r‘s what are the prospect

campaigners claim that controversial plans to build a garden bridge over the river thames in london are

looks good on the river thames for the boat race in a few hours.vening. as the sun sets, temperatures will drop away sharply and it will feel chilly, particularly across england and wales. patches of mist and fog developing. cloud and patchy rain moves into the western isles. five 01’ moves into the western isles. five or6 moves into the western isles. five or 6 degrees in major towns and cities. it will turn chilly for some. but the decent over most of england and wales. different in the north and west, blowing a gale here and there will be rain to northern ireland and into western scotland and gets into the western side of wales. but most of england has a decent day on monday. 16, 17 degrees on monday. weather fronts will be making slow progress eastwards, fizzling out in the process. by dawn on tuesday, very little rain left overin on tuesday, very little rain left over in the south—eastern corner. we have this area of high pressure building in and that will settle things down through the week ahead. very little rain to speak of. looks fine and

an unexploded world war two bomb is believed to have been discovered on the banks of the river thamesdge boat race. scotland yard said it was called to an area of the chelsea shoreline this afternoon. a decision on the boat race going ahead will be made by organisers in the morning. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the mail on sunday continues its campaign against videos on google and youtube which show violent or terror related content. tomorrow's story highlights a video showing how to penetrate britain's airports and nuclear power stations need to tighten their defences against terrorist attacks, according to a story on the sunday telegraph's front page. british passports could soon be returning to theirformer dark blue livery following brexit, according to the sunday express. the sunday times headlines the news that some peers are claiming thousands of pounds worth of expenses for attending the house of lords, despite making little contribution to debates or committees. and the observer highlights pressures being put on the government by some cross—party mps who

campaigners claim the controversial plans to build a garden bench of the river thames are dead afterhe project. he wrote in the garden bridge cost of saying it could pose to great a financial risk to london byes taxpayers. this is a huge blow for the garden bridge, which is meant to be built here, and its future is now hanging by a thread. as part of its planning permissions which expire in december, it was meant to have financial guarantees formate dinners and operations. today, they may pull the plug on those. the reality is there is a £70 million funding gap now, the attempts to get pledges going backwards not forwards. the pledges are less than what they were. . . pledges are less than what they were... those circumstances are to signa were... those circumstances are to sign a blank cheque. goes like why did you kill it on day one? i was clear from day one, did you kill it on day one? i was clearfrom day one, no more taxpayers money that i am responsible for bobby spent. i was clear from day one responsible for bobby spent. i was clearfrom day one i responsible for bobby spent. i

a romanian tourist, knocked in the river thames urgs during the westminster bridge terror attack, has aside a further £100 million to compensate customers who lost money in a fraud scandal, and the financial watchdog is re—opening an enquiry into it. two hbos employees were among six people jailed for stealing hundreds of millions of pounds from small businesses, some of which collapsed. lloyds has already set aside at least £250 million to cover other costs arising from the case. the fca has re—opened its inquiry into the matter. the governor of the bank of england has warned the global financial system is at a "fork in the road" going into the brexit talks. mark carney was giving a major speech on the impact of brexit on the city of london. he said the negotiations would influence how banks are regulated — adding that the uk and european union were "ideally positioned" to strike a trade deal on financial regulation. he warned that continuing to cooperate was vital and turning inwards could mean fewerjobs, lower growth and higher domestic risks. average house prices were 3.8% higher

an unexploded world war two bomb is believed to have been discovered on the banks of the river thamesy before the oxford—cambridge boat race. scotland yard said it was called to an area of the chelsea shoreline this afternoon. a decision on the boat race going ahead will be made by organisers in the morning. a man whose wife was murdered in mauritius six years ago has returned to the island to seek more information about her death. john mcareavey from northern ireland has told the bbc that he's prepared to "go to the ends of the earth" to ensure thatjustice is achieved for his wife. michaela mcareavey was found strangled in a bath at a luxury hotel 12 days after the couple's wedding. no—one has been convicted of her murder. the help—to—buy scheme was meant to support lower wage earners in england buy theirfirst home. but it's emerged thousands of families on high incomes have also benefited, asjoe lynam now reports. but for the government's help to buy scheme, lina hannon and her husband would have needed an additional five to ten years before they could afford their own place in harr

she fell from westminster bridge during the attack and landed in the river thames below before being the hospital. scotland yard confirmed christie received treatment in the hospital but her life support was turned off yesterday afternoon. >>> world news tonight with david muir will have other top stories from around the globe as well as more on the u.s. strike on syria and the suspected terror attack in stockholm, sweden. you can watch all of that following "action news" at 6:00. >> back here at home a bucks county man is behind bars tonight accused of having sexually explicit images of children on his laptop he is 47-year-old robert scwabe of morrisville. he visited child erotic web sites on mes. >> crews were called to five star auctions in east greenwich township about 1:30 this morning. flames were coming from the roof of the building. firefighters got t situation under control after about an hourr so. not clear what caused the initial fire. >>> also from our new jersey news room, take a look at the man in this surveillance video right here.mdenunty say he robbed the valero gas

she fell from the westminster bridge and into the river thames during the attack. she was rescued from the water but remained unconscious for two weeks. she was a romanian national vacationing with her boyfriend the day of the attack. >>> little past 5:45 on your friday morning. there are potentially new clues in the murder of a bay area scientist. he was shot and killed near his oakland home almost exactly one years ago. the killer and the motive both remain unknown. this surveillance video shows him, you're about to see it, walking home the flight he was killed. just released yesterday is a picture of a 13 to 2015 white chevy malibu. investigators would like to talk to the driver of that car. in addition, police want to talk with the driver of this 2003-2007 silver honda accord. >> 5:47. this morning, prepare to pay more at the gas pump soon. late last night, the state assembly approved a 12 cent per gallon tax hike, considered a big win for governor brown who has been pushing for the tax to fund road repairs in the state. many republican leaders were against it

campaigners claim that controversial plans to build a garden bridge over the river thames are dead, afterdon's taxpayers. here's our transport correspondent, tom edwards. this is a huge blow for the garden bridge, which is meant to be built here and its future is now hanging bya here and its future is now hanging by a thread. as part of its planning permissions, which expire in december, it was meant to have financial guarantees for maintenance and operation. today, the mayor pulled the plug on those. the reality is there is a £70 million funding gap. attempts to get pledges are going backwards, not forwards. the pledges the garden bridge have are the pledges the garden bridge have a re less the pledges the garden bridge have are less than they were in spring 2015. circumstances are such that will not sign a blank cheque. why did you not killed a year ago?|j will not sign a blank cheque. why did you not killed a year ago? i was clear that no more taxpayers money would be spent on it. i was clear from day one i would not spent a guarantee, but you have got to be fair. those against the bri

a romanian tourist who was knocked into the river thames during the westminster bridge terror attack died of her injuries. ambulances under pressure — figures show a sharp rise in the number being turned away by accident and emergency departments in england. and, it's ladies‘ day at aintree on the second day of the grand national festival. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a lorry has driven into a crowd of pedestrians in the swedish capital, stockholm. this is the scene outside a shopping mall, a pedestrianised seat. a lorry was driven into a number of people with reports suggesting two people we re with reports suggesting two people were killed, with reports that many others were injured. the swedish prime minister in the past few minutes said everything indicates the truck crash is a terror attack. the number of shots were reportedly fired. that is not yet confirmed. stockholm sources have told our security correspondent shots were fired in another part of stockholm where the attack took place. it is still a confusing picture. we can talk to someone who is in stockholm. tell

here, campaigners claim that controversial plans to build the garden bridge over the river thames ares a huge blow for the garden bridge, which is meant to be built here and its future is now hanging by a thread. as part of its planning permissions, which expire in december, it was meant to have financial guarantees for maintenance and for operation. today, the mayor pulled the plug on those. the reality is, there is a £70 million funding gap now. the attempts to get pledges going backwards, not forwards, the pledges the garden bridge trust have are less than they were in spring 2015. under those circumstances, i'm not willing to sign a blank cheque. why didn't you kill it day one, a year ago? because i was clear from day one a year ago, no more taxpayer's money that i'm responsible for being spent. i was clear from day one, i wouldn't sign a mayoral guarantee if it meant more money being spent down the road. you've got to be fair. those against the bridge always said it was being built in the wrong place and they also didn't that it was using transport funds for building what in esse

highways england said injanuary that it supported a big tunnel under the river thames linking kent withrt said the sale of alcohol on early—morning flights should be restricted because of an increase in rowdy passengers. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning across the line. severe delays on the london overground between willesden junction and richmond because of a faulty train. onto the roads and this is the m25. which has six miles of queues — clockwise — from junction 4 tojunction 6 after a van fire. on the a13, its slow into town from dagenham to barking. let's have a check on the weather. good morning. having been swamped with sunshine so far this week, a bit of change in the skies today. some of us may wake up to some brightness but that's going to be fairly short—lived as the cloud builds from early on. so quite a cloudy day generally, fairly breezy as well, a westerly wind veers around to a north—westerly direction later on as it strengthens. there will be some breaks in that cloud to give us the odd bright spell, perhaps