sarah corker, bbc news.now, where we can speak to our correspondent katharine da costa. since we last spoke, we have had a little bit more information, and apart from obviously the sad confirmation of the identity of one of those who died yesterday, better news about one of those who ended up in hospital. that's right. in the last half an hour, we had a condition update, and i can tell you that one of the patients he was critical has now improved. that means that two victims are now stable, and a third has a less serious injuries. their identities have yet to be released, and a woman who died in the attack has also yet to be named. as you might be able to see behind me, a large police cordoned remains in place. more than 24 cordoned remains in place. more than 2a hours on from the attack and that is to allow for forensic officers to continue with their work. police patrols have been stepped up in the area, and across london. reassurance for the public, not least because of the attack 2.5 years ago in 2017, i

sarah corker, bbc news, cambridgeshire.who was killed when he was knocked off his motorbike has begun legal proceedings against the foreign office. harry's parents a granting diplomatic immunity to the main suspect in their son is death was wrong in law. the foreign office said it will oppose and seek costs for anyjudicial review. the first funerals have been held in vietnam for some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in essex last month. families of 16 of the victims have held services. the bodies of the other people who died are expected to be returned to vietnam from the uk this weekend. china has accused the united states of sinister intentions and has threatened counter measures after president trump signed into a law a bill which supports pro—democracy protesters in hong kong. it requires american officials to assess whether the territory has enough autonomy from china to justify special trading terms with the us. nick beake reports. this university campus has been the battle ground for one of the fie

sarah corker reports.fertile farm land. and this area has long been a destination for migrants looking for work in the fields and factories. supermarkets and us, the customers, want fresh vegetables all year round. and it's tough, physical work. farmers say they're finding it harder to get the number of people they need to meet the growing demand. we're all competing for those workers. farmer nick allpress relies on eu workers to pick and pack his leeks. 85% of his employees are eastern european. straight after the brexit vote in ‘16, we saw a marked drop. actually, i think the workers are very unsure whether they are welcome, what their status is going to be, even those who are permanently here now. but now we find, year on year since then, that the availability of capable workers is dropping. since peak levels in early 2016, eu net migration — that's the numbers arriving minus the numbers leaving — has fallen to an estimated 48,000, the lowest level in 16 years. but in contrast, net migration from elsewh

sarah corker, bbc news. can speak to our correspondent katharine da costa. it has certainly been busy there, not just because of it has certainly been busy there, notjust because of the police investigation, but because of a number of high—profile visitors who have had to the scene. can you give us have had to the scene. can you give usa have had to the scene. can you give us a picture or flavour of what is inside the course this morning? yes, 24—hour is on from that attack and the cording remains in place. you might be able to see over my shoulder some flowers have been left at the scene, but they man and woman who sadly lost their lives. now, as you say, the prime minister was joined by the home secretary, the head of the london, city of london police and the head of the metropolitan police, they all attended, visited the crime scene. they have been speaking to reporters, cressida dick said that the focus is very much in the investigation, but also on reassuring the public she said london is resilient to s

sarah corker, bbc news, cambridgeshire.d the 59—year—old collapsed at his home in dubai on tuesday evening, before being taken to hospital suffering from a bleed on the brain. there's a call for supermarkets to increase the price of the plastic "bag for life" to 70p. environmental campaigners say the move is necessary because one and a half billion of the carriers were bought in the uk in the last year — that's 5a bags per household. even though single—use bags are no longer sold by many supermarkets, the amount of plastic waste from the stores went up last year — to more than 900,000 tonnes. environmentalists say a plastic bag should be used at least four times for there to be a positive environmental impact. the supermarkets say they're tackling waste by reducing plastic packaging on their own—brand products. andy moore reports. it has been hailed as a huge success, the law requiring supermarkets to charge for every single—use plastic bag. but are we just swapping one bad habit for another? environmental groups would like

sarah corker reports.n the fields and factories. supermarkets and us, the customers, want fresh vegetables all year round. and it‘s tough, physical work. farmers say they‘re finding it harder to get the number of people they need to meet the growing demand. we‘re all competing for those workers. farmer nick allpress relies on eu workers to pick and pack his leeks. 85% of his employees are eastern european. straight after the brexit vote in ‘16, we saw a marked drop. actually, i think the workers are very unsure whether they are welcome, what their status is going to be, even those who are permanently here now. but now we find, year on year since then, that the availability of capable workers is dropping. since peak levels in early 2016, eu net migration — that‘s the numbers arriving minus the numbers leaving — has fallen to an estimated 48,000, the lowest level in 16 years. but in contrast, net migration from elsewhere in the world has gradually risen to over 220,000, as more non—eu citizens came to the uk

sarah corker reports.work in the fields and factories. supermarkets and us, the customers, want fresh vegetables all year round. and it's tough, physical work. farmers say they're finding it harder to get the number of people they need to meet the growing demand. straight after the brexit vote in ‘16, we saw a marked drop. actually, i think the workers are very unsure whether they are welcome, what their status is going to be — even those who are permanently here now. but now we find, year—on—year since then, that the availability of capable workers is dropping. since peak levels in early 2016, eu net migration — that's the numbers arriving minus the numbers leaving — has fallen to an estimated 48,000, the lowest level in 16 years. but in contrast, net migration from elsewhere in the world has gradually risen to over 220,000, as more non—eu citizens came to the uk to study. wisbech in cambridgeshire has seen high levels of immigration. leonardo arrived three months ago from portugal. he's here to study. th

let's get the latest on the investigation —— here's our correspondent sarah corker.tivity at a property in stafford this morning, thought to be where 00:05:52,403 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 the attacker had lived. including 42—year—old james ford, a convicted murderer, who helped to chase the attacker. the knife is then taken off him. police arrived within minutes and shot him dead. a man and woman were killed, three others, a man and two women, were also injured and remain in hospital. this is usman khan speaking to the bbc back in 2008, before his conviction. if you asked them, they will know, that these labels that they put on us, terrorist, they will know, i am no terrorist. he was originally from stoke—on—trent, he was jailed in 2012 for his part in a group plot to bomb the london stock exchange. 00:00:43,031 --> 2147483051:37:06,230 he was sentenced to an indeterminate 2147483051:37:06,230 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 detention for public protection, well, a little earlier i spoke to katharine da costa who gave an update from the scene of the attack. 24—hour is on fr

our home affairs correspondent sarah corker reports.ase search our property close to safford town centre this morning thought to be linked to the attacker. this man, usman khan, 28 yea rs attacker. this man, usman khan, 28 years old, a convicted terrorist out on licence. the attack started at fishmonger‘s hall close to london bridge. usman khan had been invited toa criminal bridge. usman khan had been invited to a criminaljustice event run by cambridge university. mobile phone footage shows what happened next. he is pinned to the ground on the bridge. some of those intervening where prisoners on day release who had been at the same event. including 42—year—old james ford, a convicted murderer who helped to chase the attacker. the knife is then taken off him. police arrived within minutes and shot him dead. a man and woman were killed, three others, a man and two women, were also injured and remain in hospital. this is usman khan speaking to the bbc in 2008 before his conviction. if you ask them do you really know that i am no terrorist?