the victim was found in harold hill in romford last night.murder investigation — no arrests have been made so far and the victim has not yet been formally identified. katy austin reports. police forensic teams have been examining this park in a quiet residential area of romford today, paying particular attention to the children's playpark. it was just before 9:30 last night that emergency services arrived to find a 17—year—old girl who had been stabbed. she was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. a woman whose house overlooks the park told me herfamily heard a commotion last night and she rushed out. she said there was a small group of young people and she was told one of them had been stabbed. she tried to help the girl as she lay bleeding. an ambulance arrived, but the teenager could not be saved. i'm quite shocked, to be honest, that someone died here, because i can with my baby quite often to this part, and i thought it safe. but, from now, i don't think i am ever going to come ever. the london mayor, sadiq khan, said today he was devasta

she was attacked in a park in romford, east london. our correspondent simon clemison is there.ent still that where the investigation is continuing. another morning and another stabbing. yes. good morning. this is the part where it happened. a park where young people in this neighbourhood come to hang out and as you can see also, there is a children's playground as well but as you mentioned, in the foreground is the forensic tent because this play area, this children's park over the weekend has become a scene of a full forensic investigation. we know the name of the victim. she wasjodie chesney, her grandmother told people it was her grandmother told people it was her on social media. it was an unprovoked attack and called it needless, violence. there has been a focus on tackling knife crime after a high number of homicides in london last year. please say it is an improving picture, but events such as this are a reminder of the work they need to carry out —— the police. she wasn't the only teenager to die over the past couple of days, a 17—year—old boy was stabbed last night in

but in a park in romford, who has been named now as jodie chesney.he capital already this year, and we know how bad the problem was last year of course as well. it is raising the issue of what is going to be done about this growing problem of knife crime? exactly that. i mean, what the mail on sunday is quoting is an example of birmingham where there have been 99 stabbings so far this year, and we are onlyjust about to enter the third month this year. that includes three deaths. some of the things they are doing in london is that there is now a police unit, plainclothes police unit, editors london, it looks out for teenagers who are likely to be carrying knives, and then doing some stop and search on the basis of that. they know what to look for. now, they will be a lot of people who would object to that kind of thing, it is completely random, and you are picking people who may not have done something but when they find knives on them, take them away, that is one less knife on the street. we spoke toa less knife on the street. we spoke to a former me

june kelly, bbc news, romford. it's notjust in london that knife crime is on the rise.creasing faster outside the capital with nearly all police forces in england and wales recording a rise since 2010. 0ur correspondentjeremy cooke has been to sheffield, where eight people were fatally stabbed last year. he's been hearing the harrowing stories from some who have lost loved ones to knife crime. come on then, lily. this is wherejordan used to live. so, we just use this tree as a place to come, because we ain't got nowhere else. knife crime in sheffield means lily has lost her dad. adam is scarred for life. i got stabbed in my kidney, i lost four and a half pints of blood. i thought i were dead. and dawn is overwhelmed by constant grief for her son. that day whenjamie died, i lost everything, everything. # it must be love, love, love #. i got a phone call from me mum. she says, "you've got to get to hospital, straight away, he's been stabbed". ithought, "god, no, please, no, please don't be dead". i thought, he can't be dead. i thought, he's not going to be dead, and then

the victim was found in harold hill in romford last night.er investigation — no arrests have been made so far and the victim has not yet been formally identified. katy austin has this report that's right there has been a profound sense of shock in this community at the fact that a 17—year—old girl died in the park behind me last night. she is the 18th person to be killed in london this year. no arrests have been made over the death as yet. but police say they're continuing to investigate how someone so young came to lose their life here. flowers have been laid by the park where a 17—year—old died last night, the first teenage girl to be fatally stabbed in london this year. the first teenage girl to be fatally stabbed in london this yeahm the first teenage girl to be fatally stabbed in london this year. it is sad to see this happen. it shows kind of the support that is needed in the community and how the community needs to continue reporting, because that is one of theissues reporting, because that is one of the issues that we have, the commun

she was attacked in a park in romford, east london. our correspondent simon clemison is there.er morning and more reports of stabbings following the one—day yesterday, one in greater manchester overnight. yes, good morning, roger, good morning, louise. this is the park where it happened, it is the park where it happened, it is the park where it happened, it is the park where young people from this neighbourhood come to hang out. if i step out of the way you can see it also has children's play area just eland the forensic tent —— just beyond the forensic tent. we do know the name of the victim, it wasjodie chesney, her grandmother told people that was her on social media. she said it was an unprovoked attack and called it needless violence. of course, there has been a focus on tackling knife crime, with a spike in the number of homicides in london last year, the met says the picture is already improving. but they say these kinds of events are a reminder of the work they need to carry on doing. and jodie chesney is not the only teenager, as you say, to die over the last couple of

the victim was found in harold hill in romford last night.rder investigation. no arrests have been made so far, and the victim hasn't been formally identified yet. well, a short time ago, our correspondent katy austin — who's been at the scene today — told me about the grief that's been caused by this latest fatal stabbing. that's right. there's been a profound sense of shock and disbelief in this community at the fact that a 17—year—old girl died in the parkjust behind me last night. she has become the 18th person to be killed in london this year. no arrests have been made over the death as yet, but police say they're continuing to investigate how someone so young came to lose their life here. flowers have been laid by the park where a 17—year—old died last night, the first teenage girl to be fatally stabbed in london this year. it's sad to see this happen. itjust shows kind of the support that is needed in the community and how the community needs to continue reporting, because that's one of the issues we have in havering. the community are

a 17—year—old girl has been stabbed to death in park near romford, east london, the 18th person killede capital this year. i've had a daughter aged 17, many londoners living around will have children. they will know people who are long and back for the grace of god could be any one of our children who lost their lives last night. —— but for their lives last night. —— but for the grace of god. america's ambassador to the uk urges britain to embrace us farming methods to help secure a post—brexit trade deal, dismissing fears over chlorine—washed chicken and hormone—fed beef. labour's internal row over anti—semitism has deepened with two of the party's most senior figures clashing over how to handle complaints. in a special programme now, talking movies looks back at the 2019 oscars ceremony. hello from hollywood. i'm tom brook and today's programme is a special edition, looking back at highlights of the 91st annual academy awards. it was a night of quite a few surprises, green book walking away with the top best picture prize, 0livia colman winning for best actress and an oscar night wit

the death follows the killing of a 17 —year—old girl who was stabbed on friday in a park in romford in sent this update from the scene. this city park where it happened. young people come to hang out here and as you can see, there is a children's playground and as you can see, there is a child ren's playground here and as you can see, there is a children's playground here but in the foreground is the forensic tent from yesterday because this playpark, over the weekend that become the scene of a full forensic investigation. we now know victim wasjodie investigation. we now know victim was jodie chesney. investigation. we now know victim wasjodie chesney. a grandmother told people it was her own social media. she said it was an unprovoked attack and called it a needless violence. of course, there has been a huge focus on knife crime in london that follows a very high number of homicides last year in the capital city. but police say, the picture is improving, although, events such as this are a reminder for them of the need to carry on that work and of course, jodie chesney was not the on

police were called to reports of a knife attack at a playground in harold hill in romford.asn't yet been formally identified, is the first teenage girl to be fatally stabbed in london this year. our correspondent, katy austin, has been at the scene for us this evening. that's right. the park behind me remains cordoned off as detectives try to piece together how a teenage girl, who's yet to be officially named, became the 18th person to be killed in london this year. and that number is lower than it was at the same time last year, but that will be of no comfort to the victim's grieving family and friends. flowers have been laid by the park where london's latest knife crime victim died last night, a shock to residents of this normally quiet area. i'm quite shocked, to be honest, that someone died here, because i come with my baby quite often to this park and i thought it's safe. but from now, i don't think i'm going to come ever. the 17—year—old victim was the first teenage girl to be fatally stabbed in the capital this year. it's sad to see this happen. itjust shows kind of

the victim was found in harold hill in romford last night.rder investigation. no arrests have been made so far, and the victim hasn't been formally identified yet. katy austin has more for us. flowers have been laid by the park where a 17—year—old died last night, the first teenage girl to be fatally stabbed in london this year. it's sad to see this happen. itjust shows kind of the support that is needed in the community and how the community needs to continue reporting, because that's one of the issues we have in havering. the community are not reporting what they're seeing. therefore, havering is not seen as a priority or is not seen as an area of concern. it's been a shock for residents of this quiet residential area. i'm quite shocked, to be honest, that someone died here, because i come with my baby quite often to this park and i thought it's safe. but from now, i don't think i'm going to come ever. police forensic teams have been examining the area around the children's play park where emergency services were called about 9.30pm last ni

it was the killing ofjodie chesney in romford last weekend and that of yousef makki in cheshire that in cheshire that led to a refrain of something must be done. since then we have seen meetings involving the home secretary and police chiefs, calls for more resources for the police and calls for greater cooperation across government departments in focusing on this issue. but any new measures that are brought in will ta ke measures that are brought in will take time to work through. in the here and now, police say they can't arrest their way out of this, so the challenge for anyone with any influence is, how do you stop a young person from picking up a knife when they leave the house in the same way they pick up a mobile phone, and how do you convince that young person that their life and future would be better without a knife. british officials and representatives from the european union are preparing to work through the weekend to try to break the deadlock over brexit. the eu has given theresa may until tomorrow, to come up with fresh proposals on the controversial northern ireland

a 17—year—old girl has been stabbed to death in a park near romford, east london, the 18th person killede capital this year. i've got a daughter aged 17, many londoners, many living around the country will have children. they will know people who are young and but for the grace of god could be any one of our children who lost their lives last night. america's ambassador to the uk, urges britain to embrace us farming methods to help secure a post—brexit trade deal, dismissing fears over chlorine—washed chicken and hormone—fed beef. labour's internal row over anti—semitism has deepened, with two of the party's most senior figures clashing over how to handle complaints. now on bbc news, chris clements reveals stories from one rural community where lives have been devastated by the growing abuse of prescription pills bought illicitly online. this is the story of a community in crisis. it turned her into a monster. of a generation addicted to and dying from prescription drugs. i've been there while folk died in my house. it's the story of the changing face of substance abuse... this xanax bus

june kelly, bbc news, romford. it's notjust in london that knife crime is on the rise.increasing faster outside the capital with nearly all police forces in england and wales recording a rise since 2010. jeremy cooke has been to sheffield where eight people were fatally stabbed last year. he's been talking to families who lost loved ones to knife crime. come on then, lily. this is wherejordan used to live. so, we just use this tree as a place to come, because we ain't got nowhere else. knife crime in sheffield means lily has lost her dad. adam is scarred for life. i got stabbed in my kidney, i lost four and a half pints of blood. i thought i were dead. and dawn is overwhelmed by constant grief for her son. that day whenjamie died, i lost everything, everything. # it must be love, love, love #. i got a phone call from my mum. she says, "you've got to get to hospital, straight away, he's been stabbed". ithought, "god, no, please, no, please don't be dead". i thought, he can't be dead. i thought, he's not going to be dead, and then they came through, about five surgeons an

he confirmed his name, his age, which is 20, his address, which is highfield road in romford.who died on the 1st of march. she was stabbed in a park while listening to music with friends. police say that she died about an hour later. a postmortem has revealed the cause of death to be trauma and haemorrhage. mr petrovic, who confirmed that he is a croatian national, is to appear at the old bailey on the 11th of march. a second man also remains in custody, on suspicion ofjodie's murder. that was jane—francis kelly. a 15—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was fatally stabbed in west london. ayub hassan, aged 17, was found with wounds to his chest in west kensington on thursday afternoon. he died later in hospital. a teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the chest whilst on—board a bus in north london. the incident happened on the route 134 bus in the muswell hill area just before a quarter to five this afternoon. the 19—year—old man was flown by air ambulance to an east london hospital. no arrests have been made. the su

jon donnison, bbc news, in harold hill, near romford.ogan, a former superintendent with the met police. he's now an adviser to the all party parliamentary group on youth violence. he told us that the scale of the problem meant that unprecedented action needed to be taken. well, look, we've got a growing crisis, it's not showing any signs of reducing. i think we need to realise that the number of teenagers that have died in the last 15 years since the 7/7 bombings is almost six to seven times more teenagers dying than in the 7/7 bombings. and i know that the home secretary then called cobra for that terrorism offence, and that was a tragedy. we've got an ongoing tragedy, so the home secretary needs to call cobra to make sure we have a national approach to this, because it's notjust london. you know, these tragedies of young people and under senseless circumstances is happening all across this country and we need to get a grip of this now, nationally, regionally and locally. i suppose, in drawing that comparison where, of course, you're ri

june kelly, bbc news, romford. it is notjust in london that knife crime is on the rise.me is increasing faster outside the capital, with nearly all police forces in england and wales recording a rise since 2010. jeremy cooke has been to sheffield, where eight people were fatally stabbed last year. he has been talking to families who lost loved ones to knife crime. come on then, lily. this is wherejordan used to live. so we just use this tree as a place to come, ‘cause we ain't got nowhere else. knife crime in sheffield means lily has lost her dad. adam is scarred for life. i got stabbed in my kidney, i lost 4.5 pints of blood. yeah, i thought i were dead. and dawn is overwhelmed by constant grief for her son. that day whenjamie died, i lost everything — everything. # it must be love, love, love... i got a phone call from my mum, saying, "you've got to get to hospital, straight away. he's been stabbed". ithought, "god, no, please, no, please don't be dead". i thought, he can't be dead. i thought, he's not going to be dead. and then they came through, about five surgeons,

the 17—year—old was stabbed in the back while listening to music with friends in a park in romford.20, will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent attacks. the company says it has a responsibility to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. the clock. in the dirt of the clock. now on bbc news: a special edition of global questions from jerusalem — hosted by zeinab badawi. hello and welcome tojerusalem for this edition of global questions. jerusalem is at the heart of the conflict in the middle east and the competing claims for the land that makes up israel and the occupied territorians. these plans have come and gone, but none have succeeded. but now washington says it can break the deadlock and is launching what it calls the deal of the century. can it deliver peace for the israelis and palestinians or will it be dead on arrival? well, i am well, iam now well, i am now in the warmth of the

police were called to a park in harold hill near romford at 9.30 last night.tigation yesterday, a 17—year—old girl lost her life, and i want to express my deepest sympathies to her family and herfriends. her death is a tragedy. ican herfriends. her death is a tragedy. i can reassure them, and the whole community that we are doing everything possible to identify and bring tojustice, everything possible to identify and bring to justice, the everything possible to identify and bring tojustice, the person or people responsible. it's days like these that really highlight how we must continue to work tirelessly with our partners and the public to tackle knife crime. the victim was fatally stabbed at 9:25pm last night. friday the 1st of march, in a park, in harold hill. iam urging any witnesses, anyone who saw anything suspicious, or anyone with anything suspicious, or anyone with any information about the incident to co nta ct any information about the incident to contact police and share what they know. there will be additional police patrols around the harold hill

while listening to music with friends in a park in havering. 18—year—old svenson ong—a—kwie from romfordo appear at at barkingside magistrates‘ court tomorrow. in venezuela, many have spent up to six days without power, although it is now being restored slowly in some areas. there have been severe water shortages in several major cities, as the blackout has affected supplies. some people have been queuing up for periods of up to 12 hours to access often unclean water. this report by our correspondent vladimir hernandez begins in the country's capital caracas. this is how many venezuelans have lived over most of the last week, in the dark. it has been described to me as frightening and apocalyptic. for days, people across the country have had no power, no cash machines, no shops, almost nothing. pot banging is a form of protest. this is happening two blocks away from the presidential palace of nicolas maduro. "i hope he hears us. enough is enough!" they say. the only people here with power are the military in charge of protecting president maduro. no blackout here. burning rubbish in the

this is the story we have been reporting all day, at the 17—year—old girl who was killed in romford lastn—hour, police have now set a 17—year—old boy has died as a result of stab wounds near altrincham. that is two murders we are reporting unit two days, and the question is what do police antiauthority is due to crack down on knife murders? there will be pa rents on knife murders? there will be parents hoping in praying that their children come home safely. jodie chesney, i7 children come home safely. jodie chesney, 17 years old, she is the fifth person in just chesney, 17 years old, she is the fifth person injust over a chesney, 17 years old, she is the fifth person in just over a week in london, and as you said earlier, 99 stabbings in birmingham this year. and in 2018, the numbers were... so ina way, and in 2018, the numbers were... so in a way, it comes back to the internet because that is where a lot of these absolutely obscene weapons are being purchased, because you can buy them. i do not know how you bandits, the problem is you get into this of, this terrible, terrible upsurge in

jodie chesney had been in the park in romford with five friends when two teenagers approached them onts. jodie's mum, supported by her family, came here today to lay flowers. many came here today, including lucy, one of her closest friends, devastated by the loss. what was she like as a person? we a lwa ys what was she like as a person? we always had a lot of good times together. inside and out, she was beautiful and kind, and she wouldn't hurt anyone. she would do anything to make anyone happy. she was just the most beautiful person i've ever met in my life. jodie was a keen scout, visiting downing street. and here she is at the royal albert hall, taking part in the festival of remembrance last year. forensic officers searched the park and children's playground, looking for any clues. people living here tell me they are scared, shocked and horrified by what has happened in this quiet residential area. jodie's grandmother has pleaded for anyone with information to come forward, saying too many young lives are being cut short by needless violence. jodie is the 15th person to be stabbed

i said where are you off to, they said they were off to romford.han half the money will go to the north of england and the midlands, to try to bring jobs and boost the economy. the labour party has accused the prime minister of attempting to bribe mps to vote for her brexit deal. at least 23 people are reported to have been killed after a series of tornadoes have struck the us states of alabama and georgia, with many more injured. the national weather service has recorded winds of up to 165 mph, and more than 20,000 homes are still without power. storm freya has brought gales, snow and some travel disruption to parts of the uk. some roads were closed due to flooding and more than 1,200 homes across wales were left without power. the highest wind speed was recorded in south wales, where there were gusts of almost 80 mph. new opt—out organ donation laws, making it easier for adults to donate organs, could be extended to children. the nhs is trying to ensure more parents are given the choice to donate their child's organs after their death. a shortage

a 17—year—old girl has been stabbed to death in a park near romford, east london , the 18th person killedtal this year. i've had a daughter aged 17, many londoners living around will have children. they will know people who are long and back for the grace of god could be any one of our children who lost their lives last night. america's ambassador to the uk, urges britain to embrace us farming methods , to help secure a post—brexit trade deal dismissing fears over chlorine—washed chicken and hormone—fed beef. labour's internal row over anti—semitism has deepened with two of the party's most senior figures clashing over how to handle complaints. now time for click. this week: bending the rules, breaking the rules, and cleaning up the mess. it's that time of year again. we head on our annual pilgrimage to the world's biggest mobile event — mobile world congress in barcelona. the stands are filled with an array of gleaming rectangles. but, on the whole, they look quite similar — on first glance at least. well, there are plenty of great phones here, but mine does a lot already, so would i rea

june kelly, bbc news, romford. of the police federation, and joins me now from leatherhead. good evening and thank you for being with us. you heard the prime minister, i think, with us. you heard the prime minister, ithink, today, no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers. does she have a point? she doesn't, and i am staggered that, at a time of national crisis, which is what we are in, with the epidemic of violent crime, that we have a prime minister who, under her leadership as home secretary, oversaw the destruction of british policing and is now seeing the effects. for her to say there is no direct correlation, i think, is an insult to those who know differently, and i want the prime minister to question the response “— prime minister to question the response —— for the prime minister to question the response by police isa to question the response by police is a complete insult. i am staggered that the leader of this country has gone ahead so firmly stuck in the sand that she isn't seeing

she was with friends in a park in romford when she was stabbed in the back by a killer who said nothingreamed for about a minute and then fell down, but then i think shock kicked in so then she was just moaning and groaning for the next half an hour or so. the ferocity of the attack, how violent it was, it was a long knife. today, scotland yard said they believe up to four people are possibly involved and they can definitely say that one is white and one is black. just please, somebody who knows about this, just do the right thing. just get the guy who did it, get some justice forjodie. peter chesney believes there should be mandatoryjail terms for people caught carrying knives. he and his family are now facing life withoutjodie. how will i rememberjodie? fun, honest. true, pure, pure soul. just an honest, good person. she was enjoying life so much. she was so happy that day. that was the best day of her life, that day. the day she died was the best day of her life. peter chesney, the father ofjodie, ending that report from june kelly. in the last hour, we've heard that there has been a

jon donnison, bbc news, in harold hill, near romford.died after being stabbed in greater manchester. police were called yesterday evening. he was taken to hospital and later died. two other boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder. they were also aged 17. a car has plunged into a canal in leicestershi re car has plunged into a canal in leicestershire following a police chase. officers were trying to stop the vehicle before it collided in the vehicle before it collided in the defence. four people were taken to hospital. three men and a woman arrested in connection with the theft of amoco —— a motor vehicle and failing to stop. michel barnier says he does not believe the uk has enough time to approve theresa may's brexit deal to leave the eu as planned on the 29th of march. he said that a technical extension of up said that a technical extension of up to two months may be necessary but ministers have reject that the suggestion. a number of smokers in england had wales has fallen and the number of visits to sexual clinics has gone up.

of 17—year—old jodie chesney who was stabbed in a park in harold hill in romford on the 1st of marchriends listening to music when she was attacked. police say manuel petrovic was arrested in leicester on tuesday and he is expected to appear at barkingside magistrates‘ court to answer that charge. police say a second man arrested in london on friday remains in custody and they are still talking to him and they are still talking to him and they say they want to hear from any potential witnesses, or anybody who might know more about the murder of jodie chesney. in a second case, police say a 15—year—old boy has been charged with murder following the death of a 17—year—old in west kensington found with multiple stab wounds on thursday. that 15—year—old cannot be named for the legal reasons. police say the victim has not been formally identified yet. they say they will carry out a postmortem on him tomorrow. 2—macro significant charges this morning into stabbing cases in london. thank you. the baby son of shamima begum, the british teenager who joined the islamic state group, has died in

jon donnison, bbc news, in harold hill, near romford.year—old boy has died after being stabbed in greater manchester. police say they were called to an incident in hale barns. the teenager was taken to hospital, but died later. two other boys, also aged 17, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. the government has rejected suggestions that food standards could be relaxed to try to secure a trade deal with the united states after brexit. earlier, the us ambassador to the uk said britain should embrace american farming methods to help seal an agreement. our business correspondent rob young reports. the trade landscape could be about to change. as brexit approaches, the uk is looking to do trade deals around the world. the way food is produced could become a sticking point. the united states says it wants to sell more american food in the uk. currently, there are eu—wide bans on us chicken, washed in chlorine, and cattle given growth hormones. writing in today's daily telegraph, the us ambassador in london, robert wood johnson, said: br

she was killed in a park in romford.ers to ask about the issue. when two—thirds of those carrying a knife escape custodial sentence and when one in five repeat offenders avoid prison, what assurances will the prime minister give that we are serious about getting tough on knife crime and does she understand why so many people are fed up with soft sentencing? nearly a fifth of people convicted for a second and subsequent time of possessing a knife are spared a prison sentence. we would not accept this for firearm offences. will the prime minister look again at sentencing guidelines, the sentencing practise to ensure that anyone carrying an offensive weapon gets the sentence they deserves? we are clearjudges must have the power they need to impose sentences. the law already provides for mandatory prison sentences for a second offence of carrying a knife and conviction of a knife or weapon offence is more likely to result in some form of custodial sentence and for longer than any of the last ten years. last year, 690 childre

jon donnison, bbc news, in harold hill, near romford. now on bbc news, it's time for click.nding the rules, breaking the rules, and cleaning up the mess. it's that time of year again. we head on our annual pilgrimage to the world's biggest mobile event, mobile world congress in barcelona. the stands are filled with an array of gleaming rectangles. but on the whole, they look quite similar — on first glance at least. well, there are plenty of great phones here, but mine does a lot already. so, would i really want to upgrade just for a slightly bigger screen and a slightly better camera? well, probably not. and it seems that plenty of other people are in agreement with me. two of the biggest brands, both apple and samsung, have seen sales slow down. but where there has been innovation, like 56 or foldable screens, the prices are eye—watering. huawei showed off its mate io, which has an 8—inch amoled display. when we saw the device fold, it was a wow moment. the screen is thinner than rival samsung's, as the company proudly pointed out, most of the components live to the side.

she was with friends in a park in romford when she was stabbed in the back by a killer who said nothinginute and then fell down, but then i think the shock kicked in, so then she was just moaning and groaning for the next half—an—hour or so. the ferocity of the attack, how violent it was, it was a long knife. today, scotland yard said they believe up to four people are possibly involved and they can definitely say that one is white and one is black. just please, somebody who knows about this, just do the right thing. just get this guy who did it, get some justice forjodie. peter chesney believes there should be mandatoryjail terms for people caught carrying knives. he and his family are now facing life withoutjodie. how will i rememberjodie? fun, honest. true, pure, pure soul. just an honest, good person. she was enjoying life so much. she was so happy that day. that was the best day of her life, that day. the day she died was the best day of her life. jodie chesney‘s father ending that report. there have been two more deaths following knife attacks in london. a man died from injuries a

he confirmed his name, his age, which is 20, his address, which is highfield road in romford. on the 1st of march. she was stabbed in a park while listening to music with friends. police say that she died about an hour later. a postmortem has revealed the cause of death to be trauma and haemorrhage. mr petrovic, who confirmed that he is a croatian national, is to appear at the old bailey on the 11th of march. a second man also remains in custody, on suspicion ofjodie's murder. a 15—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was fatally stabbed in west london. ayub hassan, aged 17, was found with wounds to his chest in lanfrey place in west kensington on thursday afternoon. he died later in hospital. scotland yard said the 15—year—old boy is due to appear before westminster magistrates' court today. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent attacks. a1 people have been fatally stabbed so far this year and asda says the most frequently stolen knives are the sing

the death follows the killing of a 17 —year—old girl who was stabbed on friday in a park in romford inght up to date with what is happening there. while the park has been completely cordoned off. whether scott was murdered. if you can just see off. whether scott was murdered. if you canjust see behind me, you can see these forensic officers in pale blue suits and they have been doing searches throughout the park this morning, concentrating around trees that are around this park. we have heard from jodie chesney‘s grandmother who says this is just another example of the needless waste of life in that knife crime. she said it was a completely unprovoked attack, a random attack. jd wasjust in unprovoked attack, a random attack. jd was just in the park when she was stabbed to death. we also heard from a woman who was opposite the park he raced across when she heard screaming and performed first aid and tried to save her life but sadly she died at the scene. we have heard there is going to be extra police patrols in this area throughout the day and for quite a few days after this. people ar

appeared before magistrates and confirmed his name, his age, 20, and his address, highfield road in romforde 1st of march. she was stabbed, in a park, while listening to music with friends. police say she died about an hour later. a postmortem revealed the cause of death to be trauma and haemorrhage. manuel petrovic, who confirmed he was croatian national, will appear at the old bailey on the 11th of march. a second man also remains in custody on suspicion ofjodie‘s murder. for the second time this week, us analysts have reported activity at a military site in north korea. commercial satellite images of a facility near the north korean capital, pyongyang, suggest there are preparations to launch a missile or a satellite. a summit between the north korean leader, kim jong—un, and president trump to discuss pyongyang‘s nuclear weapons ended last week without agreement. the bbc‘s correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, has been explaining what had raised analysts suspicions. the latest activity is at a site known as sanum dong, just outside pyongyang. it is where north korea makes most of its in

the 17—year—old was stabbed in the back while listening to music with herfriends in a park in romford 20, will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent attacks. the company says it has a responsibility to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of anti—government protesters have ta ken to the streets in venezuela on a day of rival demonstrations. police used pepper spray against supporters of the opposition leader, juan guaido. dozens of civilians have left the last stronghold of the islamic state group ahead of a final assault by western—backed forces. a hospital in california has been criticised for its use of a video link to inform a patient that he was dying. the granddaughter of the man, ernesto quintana, said she was shocked when a video screen was rolled into the intensive care unit. a doctor then appeared on the screen to say mr quintana was li

he confirmed his name, his age, which is 20, his address, which is highfield road in romford.sney, who died on the 1st of march. she was stabbed in a park while listening to music with friends. police say that she died about an hour later. a postmortem has revealed the cause of death to be trauma and haemorrhage. mr petrovic, who confirmed that he is a croatian national, is to appear at the old bailey on the 11th of march. a second man also remains in custody, on suspicion ofjodie's murder. nearly 90 ferry passengers were injured in japan when the high speed boat they were travelling on collided with an object in the water thought to be a whale. the japan coast guard said five people were seriously injured in the accident which occurred just before the ferry was due to arrive on sado island, following a short trip from the mainland. it is believed the boat collided with a whale, as both humpbacks and minkes are often found in the area. a 15—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was fatally stabbed in west london. ayub hassan, aged 17, was found with w

stabbed while listening to music with friends in a park in havering. 18—year—old svenson 0ngakwie from romfordening, president trump issued an emergency order to ground all boeing 737 max 8 aircraft following the crash of an ethiopian airlines jet last weekend. the federal aviation administration had previously resisted, while dozens of countries banned the aircraft, from flying over their airspace. boeing has said it will suspend the entire fleet of 737 max 8 planes. the crash on sunday claimed the lives of 157 people. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. today the crash site in ethiopia became a place of multinational mourning. passengers and crew from 35 countries were killed when the plane plunged into this field on sunday, just six minutes after take—off. north america had been one of the few places the boeing 737 max was still allowed to fly. the aviation authority here had resisted demands to follow safety regulators in more than a0 countries by grounding the plane. but tonight at the white house, donald trump announced a change of mind. we are going to be issuing an eme

was stabbed to death in a park in harold hill two weeks ago. 18—year—old svenson ong—a—kwee from romfordho died following a burglary at her home in north london has been released. i've just been burgled. i'vejust been burgled. two or i've just been burgled. two or three young men walked up and took my handbag. maureen whale collapsed during the call which she made seconds after thieves broke into her home in barnet. police are treating her death as manslaughter and are offering a 20,000 pound reward for information. her niece says it's tragic this happened in the one place where she felt safe. she loved this area, we all did. it was like our safety plays. it's where we grew up. it was her for her, it was her home. she had been there from a little girl and the fa ct there from a little girl and the fact that somebody had broken into somewhere she felt secure is tragic. more than a quarter of 5—year—olds in london suffer from tooth decay — that's according to the london assembly's health committee. it says the children with the fewest cavities are in bexley with 14%. while the most is in h

the 17—year—old was stabbed in the back while listening to music with friends in a park in romford.will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent atacks. 41 people have been fatally stabbed so far this year, and asda says single knives are the most frequently stolen. the company says it has a responsibilty to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. negotiators from the eu and the uk are continuing technical talks on brexit as the two sides struggle to break the deadlock over the issue of the irish border. the government has rejected a proposalfrom the eu's negotiator, michel barnier, that the uk would be free to leave a proposed customs union provided that northern ireland remained inside. our correspondent adam fleming is in brussels. talks continue, but any sign of progress? not yet. although the process has been incredibly tense and fraught at some point this week, so some of the diplomats

jodie, who was 17, was stabbed in a park in romford in east london, last friday. 0ur correspondent jane—francesoutside barkingside magistrates court. what happened this morning? well, manuel petrovic appeared before magistrates where he confirmed his name, age, which is 20 and his address of highfield road and to confirm he was a croatian national. he is charged with the murder of jodie chesney, stabbed to death in a park in harold hill on the ist of march. she was listening to music with friends and died about an hour later. a postmortem examination revealed she'd died from haemorrhaging. mr petrovic will appear at the old bailey on monday. he was remanded in custody and no application was made for bail. a second man is still in custody on suspicion of murder while the police investigation continues. thanks. jane at barkingside magistrates‘ court. a 15—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was fatally stabbed in west london. ayub hassan, aged 17, was found with wounds to his chest in lanfrey place in west kensington on thursday afternoon. he died later in hospital. sc

the 17 —year—old was stabbed in the back while listening to music with friends in a park in romford., who's 20, will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. 0ur correspondent jane—frances kelly gave us an update from outside court a 15—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager, who was fatally stabbed in west london. ayub hassan, aged 17, was found with wounds to his chest — in west kensington on thursday afternoon. he died later in hospital. a teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the chest — while on—board a bus in north london. the incident happened on the route 134 bus in the muswell hill area, just before a quarter to five this afternoon. the 19—year—old man was flown by air ambulance to an east london hospital. no arrests have been made. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent attacks. 41 people have been fatally stabbed so far this year and asda says single knives are the most frequently stolen. t

the death follows the killing of a 17—year—old girl who was stabbed on friday in a park in romford ine gallagher has been at the scene for us. the park has been completely cordoned off, ben, where this girl was murdered. and if you can just see behind me, make out that there are some forensic officers in pale blue suits, and they have been doing searches throughout the park this morning, concentrating particularly around trees that are around this part. we have heard from jodie chesney‘s grandmother, who said that this is just another example of the needless waste of life in knife crime. she said it was a completely unprovoked attack, a random attack, jodie was just in the park when she was stabbed to death. we have also heard from a woman who just lives opposite the park, who raced across to the park when she heard screaming and performed first aid and tried to savejodie‘s life, but sadly, she died at the scene. we have heard that there is going to be extra police patrols in this area throughout the day and probably for quite a few days after this. people round here seem to be in a s

a 17—year—old girl has been stabbed to death in a park near romford, east london, the 18th person killedcapital this year. i have a daughter age seven years old. many londoners will have children and know people who are young and by the grace of god, that could've been one of our children who lost their lives last night. america's ambassador to the uk, urges britain to embrace us farming methods, to help secure a post—brexit trade deal, dismissing fears over chlorine—washed chicken and hormone—fed beef. labour's internal row over anti—semitism has deepened, with two of the party's most senior figures clashing over how to handle complaints. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me katherine downes and ben mundy. the headlines this evening... over to you liverpool... manchester city take over at the top of the premier league. 100 not out — roger federer wins his landmark atp tour title in dubai. four yesterday — defending women's 60 metres champion asha philip leads the way for more british medals at the european indoor athletics tonight. we'll chec

the conservative mp for romford said knife crime had spread from the inner cities to suburban seats likeodial sentence and one in five repeat offenders avoid prison. people are quite frankly that up with the soft sentencing and it is quite clear why. in my borough of haber ring, knife offences have actually doubled in recent years. since 2014, with 333 recorded cases last year alone and we are in outer london borrow. we may be a greater london borrow. we may be a greater london borrow. we may be a greater london borrow but if anyone comes to havering, we are really nsx, on the outer edges of london and we hear about it in city centres but in areas like ours, we are not used to it and it's a terrible shock. having been somebody who is appalled by repeat cautioning, appalled by the fa ct repeat cautioning, appalled by the fact that the courts seem in many instances to fail to act weather is persistent offending, even i can see, if you've got one idiotic lad who is 12 years old and somebody stuffed a knife in his pocket but he can't prove it was stuffed in by somebody else, you have to sort