south london.asa south london. —— 15 years of service as a police officer, many of them in south london. one of those paying tribute to him today will be chief inspector neil sawyer, one of the many people who worked alongside pc palmer. i'm here with roy ram, former commander of specialist operations at scotland yard. roy, just give us at scotland yard. roy, just give us a sense of your thoughts as we watch the funeral cortege make its way to southwark cathedral. obviously my heart goes out to the family, to the officers who are there with their colleague. it is a painful irony, i think, you see the officers of the specialist escort group on the motorcycles clearing the junctions for their colleague. normally they would be doing this for the royal family or the members of the diplomatic core, but what must be going through their minds to be doing it for a fallen colleague? the hearse, i think, doing it for a fallen colleague? the hearse, ithink, really doing it for a fallen colleague? the hearse,

arrested after what's been described as a brutal attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian boy in south londonyoung person was asked where they were from and when they said they were an asylum seeker, that is when that frenzied attack took place. more than 250 people have been killed and many more are missing after mudslides in colombia. at least 20 people have been murdered at a sufi shrine in pakistan's punjab province. johanna konta sets her sights on becoming world number one, after winning the biggest title of her career in the miami open. it is an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself, it is an incredible accomplishment, notjust for myself, but it is an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself, but for it is an incredible accomplishment, notjust for myself, but for my it is an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself, but for my team and the family back home. also in the next hour, an obstacle puts today's boat race in doubt. a decision is expected later this morning after a suspected world war ii bomb was discovered on the banks of the thames. and coming up at 10:30

police say knives have been recovered from him and he is being questioned in a south london police stationmmediate threat according to police and nobody hurt in that operation that happened some two hours ago in central london. we will have more from the centre of london as it unfolds. just one of a line of copy coming to us from the reuters news agency. reports are emerging from germany that a shot has been fired in a hospital in the kreuzberg area of berlin. police there saying they have shot and injured a man, in the lead, ata hospital in berlin. a spokesman confirmed the shooting but the circumstances and exact location of the incident are not clear. the accident and emergency department of the hospital in that district has been cordoned off. more details as we get it. a high courtjudge has told the government it must publish its draft anti—pollution strategy the day after the local election. ministers claimed they couldn't abide by a previous court ruling to publish the consultation document before the 30th ofjune because it would break so—called purdah rules in the run—up to the gene

suspicion of attempted murder, over an alleged hate crime attack on a teenage asylum seeker in south london others are still being questioned. tributes to the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner, darcus howe, who's died at the age of 7a. and we'll look at the morning's newspapers in half an hour, including the ft which features a stark warning from president trump that if china doesn't solve north korea, then america will. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has told the people of gibraltar that the uk would "never" allow it to slip from british control against their will. in a telephone call aimed at reassuring the territory about its future after brexit, theresa may said britain was steadfast in its commitment. the eu's negotiation guidelines have suggested that spain, which claims sovereignty over gibraltar, could have a say in whether a future trade deal with the uk will apply to it. here's our political correspondent iain watson. gibraltar has been british for almost 300 years, nearly as long as the uk has existed. and nearly all of its residents wan

arrested after what's been described as a brutal attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian boy in south londonyoung person was asked where they were from an when they said they were from an when they said they weren't asylum seeker, that is when that frenzied attack took place. more than 250 people have been killed and many more are missing, after severe mudslides in colombia. johanna konta storms to victory in the miami open — also in the next hour, problems in the build—up to today's boat races. a decision is expected later this morning after a suspected world war ii bomb was discovered on the banks of the thames. and we'll take a look at the morning's papers at half past. the sunday telegraph reports on airports and power stations needing to tighten defences against terrorist attacks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young asylum seeker was attacked in south london. police say they're treating it as a hate crime. the 17—year—old victim suffered severe head injuries but his life is not now believed to be

a teenage boy has been critically injured in a gang attack in south london.tood the boy was set upon at a bus stop in croydon after the group discovered he was an asylum seeker. police are treating it as a hate crime. chief superintendentjeff boothe is the borough commander for croydon. he's described the attack. i would say it was a frenzied attack. a large number of people, with a young person on the floor, kicking this individual repeatedly. by all accounts, members of the public asked them to stop. they continued. it was only at the sound of police sirens that this horrific attack stopped. for me, that is completely unacceptable. there was no place for this type of crime to take place. we believe it's a hate crime. prior to the attack, the young person was asked where they were from and when they said they were an asylum seeker, that is when that frenzied attack took place. bbc news has learned that only 5% of prison staff in england and wales will be entitled to new pay allowances of up to £5,000. the payments were announced by the ministry ofjustice two

in that sense, it is still, especially in parts of south london that you set the bar again, it still a dickensian feel, that sort of churning, nonstop life. the characters who inhabit it. i suppose it's like any big city, but london seems to have that quality. i think partly it is because we've got the city of london. and it is always renewing itself, following up new buildings, old ones come tumbling down. and people are very energised, very driven, they hurtle about. even where i live in southeast london, on the main street, a sort of hurtling that goes on. this is the london that you love. the london i love is very much the modern city, but the city with all its echoes of dickensian times, through old industrial buildings. they are venetian, they are neo—byza ntine, they are neo—gothic, theyjust send me into rapture. i assume you love dickens? do you know, i have a lot of trouble with dickens. i find him a very difficult writer to read. that's interesting, why? partly, it's the carnivalesque, elaborate baroque prose. partly, it's the length of the novel. to my shame. partly, it's

as i said, largely in the croydon area and the south london area.ome 200 cases now and they have gone to other parts of the country as well. there is a £10,000 reward being offered for information to catch this killer. thank you very much. more now on the labour leader jeremy corbyn who has vowed to "overturn the rigged system" by putting power and wealth back in the hands of "the people". in his first general election speech, he said june the 8th was not a "foregone conclusion" and that a labour government would not play by the rules of the establishment. but how much do party policies mean to voters or are they more interested in who is the party leader. to discuss this i'm joined from our central london studio by gideon skinner, head of political research at the polling company, ipsos mori. thank you forjoining us. so what is it as far as the polls are concerned? do it as far as the polls are concerned ? do people it as far as the polls are concerned? do people like the policies or do they prefer to concentrate on the leader? the classic triangle

investigating an alleged hate crime attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian asylu m seeker in south londonas a cowardly and despicable attack. this is a young man who's come to this country to seek sanctuary and it appears that he's been set upon. the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner darcus howe has died at the age of 7a. also in the next hour — victory for oxford in the 163rd men's boat race. they will reclaim the thames, the champions once more. the dark blues take the title back from cambridge after leading for most of the race. earlier in the women's boat race... it is victory for cambridge, and what a victory. cambridge triumphed in a record time — after oxford got off to a dreadful start. celtic have won the scottish premier league with eight games to spare after beating hearts 5—0 at tynecastle. good evening. rescue teams in colombia are continuing to search through tonnes of mud and debris for anyone who survived devastating mudslides in the amazon basin. at least 200 people have been killed, but with hundreds of others injured or missing the colombian president s

they are being questioned at a south london police station after being arrested late last night.se of the geography, this is the bus stop where the 17—year—old was with friends on friday evening when he was approached by that group of eight people. he told them he was an asylum seeker and at that point, he was chased up this way in this direction, just around the corner there and that is where he underwent that attack, getting several kicks to the head. he remains in hospital but is not thought to be in life—threatening condition. afterwards, the attackers ran off in that direction near the pub. the police believe as the attack was taking place, several others were in the area and were trying to stop it. they were trying basically to save this young asylum seeker, but it is only when the police sirens were heard, because people had dialled 999, that the attackers decided finally to run off. a university student has paid tribute to her mother and younger brother who were stabbed to death in their home in stourbridge earlier this week. lydia wilkinson laid flowers outside the house

as i said, largely in the croydon area and the south london area.en some 200 cases now and they have gone to other parts of the country as well. there is a £10,000 reward being offered for information to catch this killer. is this the best way to live for longer? laura certainly hopes so. she cycles five miles to work in bristol every morning, and then five miles back home again. how do you feel cycling to work helps you? it wakes me up in the morning, gets me geared up for the day, puts me in a good mood. it's a good way to manage stress and things as well, because when we live in the city, busy lifestyles, getting on your bike in the morning is great. it gets rid of all that stress and adrenaline that can build up. some people say it's very stressful riding a bike, and that's one of the reasons they don't do it. i think, if i had to cycle on main roads for the whole journey, i would find it quite stressful. luckily, i can use the cycle track. scientists from the university of glasgow looked at the health of a quarter of a million commuters over fi

police investigating an alleged hate crime attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian asylum seeker in south londonas a cowardly and a despicable attack. this is a young man who's come to this country to seek sanctuary and it appears that he's been set upon. the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner darcus howe has died at the age of 7a. a teenager whose mother and brother were stabbed to death at home says the family is devastated — lydia wilkinson left flowers at the scene earlier. theresa may reassures gibraltar of britain's steadfast commitment and says she will work to secure the best possible outcome from the brexit talks. also in the last couple of minutes, a win for oxford in the 163rd men's boat race. at oxford, in the 163rd boat race, will reclaim the tens, they are champions once more. the dark blues will take the title back from cambridge after leading for most of the race. and what a victory. cambridge triumphed in a record time after oxford got off to a dreadful start. celtic have won the scottish premier league with eight games to spare after beating hearts 5—0 at tyneca

a teenage boy has been critically injured in a gang attack in south london. the boy was set upon at a bus stop in croydon after the group discovered he was an asylum seeker. police are treating it as a hate crime. chief superintendentjeff boothe is the borough commander for croydon. he's described the attack. it was i would say if frenzied attack. a large number of people. a young person on the floor, kicking this individual repeatedly, and by all accounts member of the public asking them to stop. they continued. and it was only when the sound of police sirens and this frenzied, horrendous attack actually stopped. for me that is completely unacceptable. there is no place for this type of crime to take place. we believe it is a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place the young person was asked whether from and when they said they were an asylum seeker, that is when that frenzied attack took place. 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

seven people have been charged in connection with an attack on a teenage asylum—seeker in south londonwho was badly beaten. theresa may has laughed off suggestions of a military conflict between the uk and spain over gibraltar. and on usenet, an exclusive interview with somebody who was on the caa before trump came president. --c the caa before trump came president. "ci the caa before trump came president. --c i a. it the caa before trump came president. ——c i a. it cries trump's banned for the muslim ban and says there should bea the muslim ban and says there should be a competency test of all presidents. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 11 people have died in a suspected suicide bombing on the metro system in st petersburg. president putin who was in the city at the time said all causes, including terrorism, were being investigated. the explosion happened in a train carriage as it travelled between two stations. within minutes the entire network was closed and police later found and defused a device at another station. our correspondent steve rosenberg reports from st petersburg

five people have been charged after an attack in south london on an asylu m an attack in south londonwith a fractured skull. donald trump says the us will solve the north korea near threat with or without china's help. in sport, the football association are going to write to david moyes to ask for his observations after he told a female bbc reporter that she might geta told a female bbc reporter that she might get a slap. the sunderland manager says he deeply regrets the remarks made following a tv interview after last month's match against burnley. the england squad has been announced for the women's european championship in the netherlands. and the american golfer lexi thompson says she didn't intend to break tournament rules. a four—stroke penalty incurred after a tv viewer spotted an infringement cost her her first major of the year. more in 15 minutes. ten people have been killed in the explosion between two underground stations in st petersburg. let's go to our correspondent who is in moscow. is there any clearer picture as to what has happened here? not so far. there's lots of

five people have appeared in court in south london, charged in connection with an attack on a 17—year—oldlum seeker, who suffered serious injuries including a fractured spine. us president donald trump has said the united states will solve the nuclear threat from north korea, with or without china's help. theresa may's laughed off journalists‘ questions about going to war with spain following a row over the future of gibraltar after brexit. it comes after the eu said any brexit decisions affecting the territory would be run past madrid. the financial watchdog says credit card firms must do more to help millions of customers unable to clear their debts. ina in a moment it will be time for sportday, but let's look at what is coming up tonight. we have the latest on the explosion between the underground stations in st petersburg. a new report suggests 20 million people are physically inactive so we speak to an mp from the north—west of england, the nearest active region in the uk. in 100 days, president trump welcomes the egyptian president to washington on his first official trip to the uni

he is currently being held in a south london police station.ation, so this wasn't a random stop and search. given the fact this has taken place very close to where the recent incident involving a man who was subsequently shot dead and two killed four people, it is being taken very seriously indeed. there has been no announcement yet but obviously, given where it is, right outside parliament, in the centre of government and whitehall, it is being taken very seriously. and on the point of where it has happened, some people will be very familiar with this part of london, others not so with this part of london, others not so much, just give us a sense of where we are here in relation to keep points like downing street.” was afraid you might ask that, i haven't had a chance to look, sorry, i have been on the telephone. ok, let me explain what you're looking at here. on the bottom left, you can see the corner of westminster abbey and whitehall running down into parliament square for the houses of parliament. many of the government ministries along wh

five people have been charged with an attack on a teenage asylum—seeker in south london. kurdish—iranian — was approached at a bus stop in croydon, and then chased and attacked by up to 30 people. he was left with a fractured skull and a blood clot on his brain. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. the suspects all live close to the attack happened on charged with violent disorder, jac wilder hiding his face, his brother george alone facing a charge of aggravated wounded. daniel davies and his sister danielle, and a fifth man, barry potts. it started outside this pub. two young asylum seekers allegedly confronted by a group of up allegedly confronted by a group of up to 30, one third waiting at a nearby bus stop was dragged in and police say what followed was a horrendous attack. i think this is powered by numbers. so there has been an incident outside the pub, they have obviously picked on three young men. and there was no reason for this attack. and i believe that because of the numbers involved, people have just jumped on because of the numbers involved,

but stable condition after he was allegedly chased and beaten by a gang of 20 people in croydon, south londonting last friday's taxi three others remain in custody. our correspondent ben bland is in croydon for us. bring us up—to—date. bring us up-to-date. within the last half an hour, the police have been updating us on there in investigation into this attack, which began at that bus stop just over my shoulder shortly before midnight on friday. police said they suspect it was a racially motivated attack. there was no reason for it. they said it was horrendous. the victim so viciously beaten that he was lucky not to have lost his life. the nature of it, it is thought around 20 or 30 people who had left the goat pub, just about 200 yards that way, they approached the victim, asked him where he was from. when he said he was an asylum seeker, they then set about attacking him. witnesses say they think something like ten people were involved in the attack, while ten or 20 others in the group stood around watching. even as he fell to the flock can they were kicking him in the head. police gave us

it happened at the 17—year—old stood at a bus stop in south london — detectives say they are treating a hate crime. good morning, it's sunday second of april. also ahead: more than 250 people die in columbia after a massive landslide — many more are still missing. should doctors be forced to tell the authorities when a patient is no longer fit to drive? we hear calls for a change in the law. johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in a0 years — she beats caroline wozniacki to win the miami open. it motivates you more to keep working hard and keep enjoying. also in sport — a surprise defeat for premier league leaders chelsea. their lead is cut to seven points after a 2—1 defeat to crystal palace at stamford bridge. and tomasz has the weather. it promises to be a nice day today. lots of sunshine on the way. yesterday we had to dodge a few showers but not today. good morning. first, our main story. four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young asylum seeker was attacked in south london. police say they're treating it as a

five people are charged after an attack in south london on an asylum seeker which left him with a fracturedkull. donald trump says the us will solve the north korea nuclear threat, with or without china's help. madrid expresses surprise at britain over the gibraltar eu row and tells it to calm down. tackling soaring credit card debt. the financial watchdog says firms should do more to help customers persistently in the red. why more than 20 million adults in the uk are classified as physically inactive and could be at risk of coronary heart disease. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. at least ten people are reported to have been killed following an explosion in the st petersburg train system. an emergency services source has been quoted by reuters as saying there was a single blast on a train between stations. the st petersburg metro between stations. the st petersburg m etro syste m between stations. the st petersburg metro system has now been shut down. the russian president, vladimir putin, who was in st petersburg for a meeting with the leader of belarus said the cause of the blast

suspicion of attempted murder, over an alleged hate crime attack on a teenage asylum seeker in south londonve others are still being questioned. the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner, darcus howe, has died at the age of 7a. he was most well known for organising the 20,000 strong black people's march in 1981 claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new cross fire which killed hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejim waterson, who's the political editor of buzzfeed and the public appointments adviser, jacqui francis. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the cover of the ft features a stark warning from president trump over north korea. on its front page, ahead of his first meeting the i focuses on the row what it calls the ‘fighting talk‘ from michael howard about gibraltar. the same story is on the front page of the metro, with the paper highlighting the former tory leader's claim that the prime minister would consider war to keep the territory. the express says 20 minutes‘ walk a day

five people have been charged in connection with an attack on an asylum seeker in south london. change in the sovereignty of gibraltar without the express consent of its people. concerns have been raised following an eu proposal that after brexit spain may have a veto over the rock's trade links with eu states. in the business news... there could be more relief on the way people stuck in a debt spiral. credit card interest ‘could be waived' for people who have been in the red for years. it's just one of the recommendations laid out in new proposals from the financial conduct authority — aimed at helping the millions of people across the uk struggling to find their way out of money trouble. the chips are down! shares in uk chip designer imagination technologies have plunged almost 70% after apple said it would end a deal to use its products in about "15 months to two years time". the move by apple, imagination's largest customer, means the loss of lucrative royalty payments. shrinking to grow! lloyds bank has announced plans to shrink hundreds of its branches in size, in some cas

six more people have been charged over an attack on a teenage asylum seeker in croydon in south londonh left him critically ill. and, a storm in an egg cup? the row between the church, the national trust and cadbury about the omission of the word easter from their egg hunts. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 58 people have been killed in a suspected chemical attack in the rebel—held province of idlib in northern syria. emergency services, who arrived in the area shortly after a series of strikes, said they found people choking in the street. the syrian government has denied using chemical weapons. the dead are mostly civilians, and include at least 11 children. there's been widespread condemnation and within the last few minutes, united war crime investigators say they are examining the attack and reports of a subsequent strike on a hospital treating the wounded. our correspondent ben james reports from beirut. this is some of the footage opposition activists posted online after the attack on the town of khan sheikhoun. medical sources told the monitoring group, the syrian observ

we know that five people appeared in court in south london in relation to that.lum seeker. they're in croydon has now reached 16. let's return now to our main story now, the explosion on the st petersburg metro. with me is our security correspondent, frank gardner. the authorities, or at least the prime minister, dmitry medvedev, is saying this is terror related.|j don't saying this is terror related.” don't think there was ever really any doubt that this was terrorism. some hours ago the prosecutor general said it was terrorism then he retracted it because it was a little premature officially, but yes, there was no warning given, the target was civilians, packed like are intoa target was civilians, packed like are into a cramped, confined space. it was a time for maximum carnage, although if it happened at a commuter town, it could have been even worse. the fsb, the successor to the soviet era kgb, they are having an investigation. they are very good at it. they have their own frantic bomb experts. they will have been examining the cctv, the testimony of witness

a teenage asylum seeker is fighting for his life after being attacked by a gang of youths in south london are treating it as a hate crime. we believe it is a hate crime prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked weather were from they said they were an asylum seeker, that is when the attack place. research says half the people that use the government's helped by scheme did not need it. at least 100 people are reported to have been killed by a mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads and hundreds of families are missing. welcome to sportsday with me, 0lly foster, and reshmin chowdhury hello there, these are our headlines tonight: the premier league is back and it's business as usual in the merseyside derby with victory for liverpool. and defeat for the leaders, chelsea, gives the chasing pack hope. the blues are beaten at home by crystal palace. wasps are stung in dublin. leinster are the first side through to the european champions cup semifinals. and can konta keep climbing up the rankings? she's taken the first set in the miami 0pen final. good e

asylu m south london, wary 17—year—old asylum seeker was attacked last week.ydon as part of a protest organised by stand up to racism. the kurdish iranian student was attacked bya kurdish iranian student was attacked by a gang while waiting at a bus stop. tolu adeoye reports. chanting: "say it loud, say it clear, refugess are welcome here!" their message was clear... chanting: "say it loud, say it clear, refugess are welcome here!" just over a week since kurdish iranian teenager reker ahmed was beaten up in a suspected racially motivated attack, hundreds of people in croydon came together to denounce the act. it's not fair, that someone who that has come, that's in a vulnerable, desperate position, has been attacked and they're in their most desperate moment of need, and that is the hospitality that we have shown them here. that is horrific. i think it's something atrocious which happened to that young man. it's not acceptable. what they did to this man is not in my name, basically. i believe that we should all be here, united. croydon is a very multicultural

six people are being questioned about an attack on an asylum seeker standing at a bus stop in south londonold boy, who's kurdish—iranian, was left with a fractured skull after being subjected to what police say was a ‘savage‘ attack. andy moore reports. the young man, believed to be kurdish iranian, was waiting at a bus stop late on friday night with two friends when he was approached by a group of about eight people. he was attacked after telling them where he came from. we believe it is a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place the young person was asked where they were from and when they said that they were an asylum seeker that is when that frenzied attack took place. police say the gang chased the young man around the corner into the street where they kicked him in the head and left him on the floor unconscious. after that a number of members of the public came to help him. the attack only stopped when the sound of sirens was heard. the gang made off in the direction of this nearby pub. the young man was left with a fractured skull and a blood clot on his brain. he is said to be

he was a south london through and through and did most of his policing here in south london. dean of southwark. also by the hundreds of police officers who are lining the precincts of southwark cathedral. many of them will have known keith palmer or worked with him over the yea rs. palmer or worked with him over the years. during the funeral service itself we will hear a poem read by the new commissioner of the metropolitan police service and there will also be a reading from there will also be a reading from the gospel ofjohn, which talks of laying down one's life for one's friends. thank you very much. yesterday we had a taste of early summer yesterday we had a taste of early summer with temperatures soaring away. we had the warmest day of the year so far with temperatures climbing up to 25.5 celsius in cambridge. the summer heat is ebbing away. things are cooling down. yesterday's 25 degrees across a number of spots. today, temperatures round about 12 celsius lower. not all doom and gloom. north—westerly winds pushing the air away. the north—westerly winds are bringing

five people are charged after an attack in south london on an asylum seeker — which left him with a fracturedkull. we'll solve the north korea nuclear threat alone, with or without china, says donald trump. madrid expresses surprise at britain over the gibraltar row — and tells it to calm down. credit card firms should do more to help customers in persistent debt, according to the financial watchdog. and the health warning over a lack of exercise from more than 20 million of us. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. reports from russian news agencies say at least ten people have been killed following explosions in the st petersburg metro system. russian president vladimir putin, who is in st. petersburg for a meeting with the leader of belarus, said the cause of the blasts was not clear and efforts were under way to find out. he said he was considering all possibilities including terrorism. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah ra i nsfo rd 0ur moscow correspondent sarah ra i nsford has 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford has the latest. this was an explosion, at least one explosio

investigating an alleged hate crime attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian asylu m seeker in south londond despicable attack. this is a young man who's come to this country to seek sanctuary and it appears that he's been set upon. the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner darcus howe has died at the age of 7a.

jeremy corbyn has been speaking to voters in croydon central, a key labour target seat in south londons the second day of the campaign, and the second campaign event i have been to already. we are here in croydon because we want to win croydon! we want a labour mp who will stand up for the people of croydon. the labour council in croydon. the labour council in croydon is building plans for housing. i want a labour government that builds council housing. i want a labour government that makes sure that £10 an hour is the living wage and is paid to all workers all over the country. i want a labour government that ensures that carers are properly supported when they are caring for loved ones. i want a labour government that ensures that people don't wait for hours in a&e departments to get treatment. i want a labour government that isn't closing hospitals, that isn't so underfunding schools that when the parents take the children back in at the start of the summer term, they say goodbye to their children and in return they get a letter saying, please help us fund the school because the gov

in that sense, it is still, especially in parts of south london that you set the book in, it still hasut. even where i live in southeast london, on the main street, there‘s a lot of hurtling that goes on. this is the london that you love. the london i love is very much the modern city, but the city with all its echoes of dickensian times, through old industrial buildings. they are venetian, they are neo—byza ntine, they are neo—gothic, theyjust send me into rapture. i assume you love dickens? do you know, i have a lot of trouble with dickens. i find him a very difficult writer to read. that‘s interesting, why? partly, it‘s the carnivalesque, elaborate baroque prose. partly, it‘s the length of the novel. to my shame. partly, it‘s the length of the novels. to my shame. partly, it‘s his absolute incapacity to create interesting women characters who aren‘t just sugar dolls. well, there we are, we‘ll get some letters about that. but there is that wonderful capture of a life that is, i suppose, now people would talk about it as being magic realism. you know, spontaneous combustion, all the t

police investigating an alleged hate crime attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian asylum seeker in south london attack. this is a young man who's come to this country to seek sanctuary and it appears that he's been set upon. the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner darcus howe has died at the age of 7a. university student lydia wilkinson pays tribute to her mother and younger brother, who were stabbed to death in their west midlands home last week. also in the next hour — victory for oxford in the i63rd men's boat race.

witnesses to an attack on a teenage asylum seeker in south london say up to 20 people watched asa london say up to 20 people watched as a gang punched and kicked him. people are being questioned by police on suspicion of attempted murder. darcus howe has died, he was 74. murder. darcus howe has died, he was 7a. born in trinidad, he came to the uk to study and made his name challenging police practices. in the boat race, oxford made it four wins in five years for the men, beating their opponents byjust over a length. at 10pm the full round—up of the news but first, it is time for our world. mosul, iraq's second city, home to over a million people and the scene of the greatest victory of the so—called islamic state. allahu akbar. in just four days, is fighters managed to seize this entire city. it was a national disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self—styled islamic state. almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. the iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. street by street, they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the thr

south coast and quite cool. we got to 18 degrees on the side of london.l this crowd is moving in. it will bring some rain and fresh atlantic air. when should clearfrom scotland and northern ireland and plan a bit fresh air by the end of the night, down to five or 6 degrees. lower than that in rural spots. temperatures for most places will be holding up around it online degrees. it will be a dull and damp start for wales and the south—west. not much room left over at 8am, still a lot of low cloud. pretty grey really. some outbreaks of rain again, extensive low cloud structures up through the midlands and to northern england. quite a great picture here. a bit brighter for england. quite a great picture here. a bit brighterfor parts england. quite a great picture here. a bit brighter for parts of northern ireland, southern and eastern scotland, northern scotland will still be quite windy. we will see some early showers in the morning. it stays pretty windy in northern scotla nd it stays pretty windy in northern scotland through the day, with a scattering of

aged between 15 and 22 are charged in connection with the attack on a teenage asylum seeker in south london. the prime minister describes the decision to drop the word easter from the name of cadbury and national trust egg hunts as "absolutely ridiculous". easter is very important, it is important to me and very important asa important to me and very important as a festival for the christian faith, for millions across the world. i think what the national trust is doing is, frankly, ridiculous. also this hour — still determined to get justice for his wife, six years on. the husband of a woman murdered on their honeymoon in mauritius returns to the island, after police launch a fresh investigation. new research suggests that firefighters have a higher heart attack risk because of a long exposure to high temperatures. good morning, it's tuesday the 11th of april. i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. welcome to bbc newsroom live. at least 58 people are reported to have been killed in a suspected gas attack in syria. the british—based monitoring group says either syrian government or russian planes car

suspicion of attempted murder, over an alleged hate crime attack on a teenage asylum seeker in south london. tributes to the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner, darcus howe, who's died at the age of 7a. and we'll look at the morning's newspapers in half an hour,

four men and two women are being questioned about an attack on an asylum seeker at a bus stop in south londoniday night. the 17—year—old, who's kurdish iranian, was subjected to what detectives say was a "savage" attack. simonjones is at the scene for us in croydon now. simon. tonight there are six people who are being questioned and they remain in police custody. officers say the 17—year—old was at this bust up late on friday when he was approached by a group of around eight people. they asked him where he was from and he said he was an asylum seeker and at that point the attack began. the 17—year—old, a kurdish iranian, was chased from this bus stop down the road. when he fell to the ground he suffered repeated blows to the head and was left with a fractured skull and a blood clot on the brain. this man heard the screams. normally people make noise, but it sounded really funny. i looked out the window and there was a group of people beating one person. some people beating one person. some people tried to intervene, others dialled 999 and the police are treating the attack as a hate crime. t