tim muffett, bbc news.iving after a baby died when his pram was hit by a car in the west midlands. ciaran leigh morris, who was two weeks old, was being pushed along the pavement by his family yesterday afternoon. james davis from walsall will appear in court tomorrow. the head of the minneapolis police force has told the trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing george floyd, that mr chauvin broke police rules and ethics when he arrested george floyd in may last year. derek chauvin denies murder and manslaughter. our correspondent gary o'donohue is following the trial in minneapolis. gary. another dramatic day of evidence here _ gary. another dramatic day of evidence here at _ gary. another dramatic day of evidence here at the - gary. another dramatic day of evidence here at the trial. - gary. another dramatic day of| evidence here at the trial. the centrepiece of course the black police chief of minneapolis. he described how derek chauvin�*s actions were in contravention of depa

tim muffett reports. baby gurgles.ody movements began. he started getting this spasm muscle movement, mostly when he was falling asleep. his eyes were moving slightly differently as well when it was happening. itjust progressively got worse as the days and the weeks went on. horrible, horrific. unbelievably hard. we were exhausted, we were worried sick. diagnosis proved difficult. the times it was happening, usually they weren't happening in front of any medical professionals. by this point, we had accumulated quite a lot of videos of these movements, trying to show doctors what was going on. thanks to a new secure digital platform, professor sameer zuberi at glasgow's royal hospital for children, was able to see them. when i saw the videos i could see that they were a type of seizure called infantile spasms. they are one of the types of epilepsy that can be associated with learning problems if you don't treat rapidly enough, so archer was admitted to hospital, he was started on treatment and happily, since then his se

tim muffett reporting. stay with us on bbc world news.ng people who have a rare form of inherited sight loss. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year warfor them. they have taken the capital which they have been fighting for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in the morning when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc news. our main story this hour: israeli media report at least 38 people have been killed in a stampede at a jewish festival. amie liebowitz, reports on religio

tim muffett, bbc news.as a lot of sunshine around for the start of our easter weekend. in fact, it was scotland that had the lion's share of the sunshine and the warmth — a high of 18 celsius through saturday afternoon. what a beautiful weather watcher picture. slightly different story just down the road. in fact, across northeast england, the cloud lingered all day, accompanied by a nagging cool wind coming off the north sea — temperatures just a maximum of six celsius. now, we are still under the influence of high—pressure, although, it is slipping away to the southwest. and that's allowing a cold front to push into the north. now, we've been talking about this for some time. it is going to introduce cloud across scotland and northern ireland and eventually much colder air. but it means a different day in prospect for scotland. the best of the sunshine is likely to be further south across england, and wales and areas that have seen some stubborn cloud just recently. eastern england, more sunshine, more wa

tim muffett reports. you'd neverfind another woman like her.vid last april. her granddaughter, courtney, still finds it hard to believe she's gone. like, i'm still convinced i'm going to run down the stairs and she'll be at the street door. i'm still convinced i'll hearfrom her. but this is... it's therapeutic. each heart is individually drawn for each person that has obviously lost their life. the first hearts were drawn on monday. the aim is for 150,000 to be added to represent the total number who've died so far in the uk with covid registered on their death certificate. when you drew that heart for violet, for your nan, what was going through your mind? everything — all the memories we had together, all the times we shared. my nan was a proper london girl, she loved her city. so keeping my nan here, she'd love it. not only is this mural opposite parliament, where it will be visible to mps — it's also outside st thomas' hospital, where borisjohnson was treated for a severe bout of covid last year. but organisers insist it's not a political s

tim muffett, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.ay boycott of social media to try and tackle online abuse. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year warfor them. they have taken the capital which they have been fighting for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in the morning on the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc world news. our top story: israeli media report at least 38 people have been killed in a stampede at a jewish festival. we will bring you the upd

tim muffett, bbc news.ery. he has not been seen for two weeks. since he left home in west london. he took a bus across the city. and he was caught on cctv walking up a residential street towards the forest, not far from here, just after midnight. there has been no sign of him since, no activity on his mobile phone. his mum says she thinks he may have been talking to someone online, and may have come out here in order to meet that person. that's something the police will be investigating. their work he was continuing today, as they investigate the circumstances. they've got to identify that body, to work out how it ended up in the lake, and how that person lost their life, and they have still to confirm that it is in fact richard. he had left home without money and without his medication, and his family says that he had struggled studying at home during lockdown over the last few months. danjohnson, bbc news, epping forest. some breaking news from a top official in the european medicines agency who has said

presented with the outstanding british contribution to cinema award this month. 0ur correspondent tim muffettisconduct regarding noel clarke in the guardian, bafta has taken the decision to suspend his membership and the outstanding british contribution to cinema award immediately and until further notice. now, this comes following a series of allegations in the guardian concerning the actor's behaviour. noel clarke has said he denies any allegations. he has said in a statement that "in a 20 year career, i've put inclusivity and diversity at the forefront of my work and have never had a complaint against me." five people have been arrested over the theft of lady gaga's dogs in los angeles. the singer's french bulldogs were returned two days after being stolen at gunpoint in february. the woman who said she'd found the dogs was one of those arrested. lady gaga was filming in rome at the time and her dog—walker, ryan fischer, was badly injured and taken to hospital after being shot in the robbery. china has launched the first module for its new space station — as part of the country's ambitious

let's speak to tim muffett at buckingham palace. happening there over the course of the day? the what has been happening there over the course of the day?— the course of the day? the crowd here and huge — the course of the day? the crowd here and huge when _ the course of the day? the crowd here and huge when they - the course of the day? the crowd here and huge when they want i the course of the day? the crowd - here and huge when they want people if they are going to pay their respects to do so by an online condolence book of it all possible. that said, there are around 700 people live at the moment today and people live at the moment today and people who are determined to lay flowers and cards have been organising to the queue, very respectful and calm, people are being kept socially distant, and there are all sorts of tributes being laid here. cards, flowers, even paintings.— i got that new sites that painting, so that_ i got that new sites that painting, so that painting, that is why bring it here _ so that painting, that is wh

tim muffett, thank you.for a new leader after arlene foster announced she was standing down at the end of may. unrest in the party over her position on brexit has prompted her departure. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. we say never! never! reverberating through the decades, the party's uncompromising brand of unionism. democracy was done to death in downing street. defending northern ireland's place as part of the uk... when you think about bullying me, think again. ..while sharing power with diametrically opposed adversaries. it is a difficult balancing act. to be the next dup leader you have to appear hard line but you also have to be pragmatic, because loveless marriage or not, you have to do business with sinn fein. i'm a proud northern ireland man, i love its people... _ the next first minister could be this man. edwin poots, first to officially declare his running. declare he is running. the current agricultural minister, he is seen as even more socially conservative than arlene foster, w

year—old student went missing from his home in west london over a fortnight ago. 0ur correspondent tim muffetti three to footage taken in essex the day after he left his home in west london, there were no sightings of the missing 19—year—old student —— apart from some cctv forest. police searching a lake in epping forest said a body had been found and today the metropolitan police concerned the metropolitan police concerned the body was that of richard 0korogheye. they said the death was treated as unexplained but at this stage they do not believe there is any third party involvement. they say a postmortem examination has taken place, there is no sign of physical trauma or assault, a verdict on the debt is pending while other investigations are carried out and sympathies go to richard's family at this time. his mother said he struggled during logjam, he had sickle—cell disease, he had left without his medication and home secretary priti patel said thoughts are with the family in mourning, mourning possibly they described as a gentle giant who was there for everyone. —— mourning somebody they d

tim muffett, bbc news.le will have a night of music, dancing and mingling in a warehouse today as part of a government scheme to test crowd safety. it's one of several events taking place in liverpool over the weekend. our reporter mairead smyth is at the venue. ican imagine i can imagine there are many, many excited people today, but all of this being done with caution and of course it is a trial?— course it is a trial? absolutely, with caution — course it is a trial? absolutely, with caution and _ course it is a trial? absolutely, with caution and care. - course it is a trial? absolutely, with caution and care. but - course it is a trial? absolutely, with caution and care. but this| with caution and care. but this morning, thousands of people are waking up in liverpool with that feeling that none of us have had, none of us have felt, for more than a year, some of us a bit more than that, they are going clubbing. not tonight but today. here is bramley moore dock and this is where the circus —like club will

tim muffett, bbc news.e spoken for the first time about the murder of a serving police community support officer who was found murdered in woodland on tuesday. deputy chief constable tim smith said thatjulia james died of �*significant head injuries�* and said investigators couldn't rule out that she had been attacked by a stranger. our reporter simonjones is there. simon, what's the latest? this is day number four of the murder investigation and until now can't police have given very few details of what they believe happened. they have spoken to bbc radio this morning and the key points that have emerges that they say hundreds of officers are working around the clock on this case. but at the present, they have no clear motive for the killing and no clear suss back. they say thatjulia james was found with significant head injuries. she was out walking her dog and she was discovered in the woodland herejust dog and she was discovered in the woodland here just after four o'clock on tuesday afternoon. the poli

in a moment, we'll talk to our correspondent, tim muffett who is outside buckingham palace.nt, daniela relph at windsor castle. the funeral will take place but a much smallerfare than the funeral will take place but a much smaller fare than it might have been? , ., , ., ., been? yes, the family that he to abide by covid _ been? yes, the family that he to abide by covid regulations - been? yes, the family that he to abide by covid regulations which| been? yes, the family that he to i abide by covid regulations which so many families have had to navigate over the past year and there will be just 30 guests at the duke of edinburgh's funeral next saturday, personal guest list ofjust 30. the party and the clergy will not count in that number of 30 people because they are seen as having a professional duty to undertake that day, so they will be separate, but in terms of the royal family guests and the household staff, that will be just 30 people and, as and the household staff, that will bejust 30 people and, as nick and the household staff, that will be just 30 people and, as nic

tim muffett is for us at heathrow airport. good morning. ithink good morning.rriving from india quite recently. 0ther arriving from india quite recently. other hotels around the airport expecting to be really busy with people coming in now and having to quarantine as a result of the country going unto the uk's red list from early this morning? yes. country going unto the uk's red list from early this morning?— from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way — from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way to _ from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way to arrive _ from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way to arrive into _ from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way to arrive into a - from early this morning? yes, it is| an odd way to arrive into a country, isn't it? just over an hour ago, a virgin atlantic flight arrived from mumbai, the first flight to arrive in the uk from india whilst india is on the red list. to recap, at 4am today, the 40th country to be added today, the 40th country to be added to the red list, india, that happened. that means

live now to buckingham palace, and the bbc�*s tim muffett. to miss, we have had more details releaseduneral in the coming days. released about the funeral in the coming dam-— released about the funeral in the coming days. prince harry is going to be there _ coming days. prince harry is going to be there but _ coming days. prince harry is going to be there but the _ coming days. prince harry is going to be there but the prime - coming days. prince harry is going to be there but the prime minister will not be. to be there but the prime minister will not be— will not be. yes, it will be taking lace will not be. yes, it will be taking place next _ will not be. yes, it will be taking place next saturday, _ will not be. yes, it will be taking place next saturday, at - will not be. yes, it will be taking place next saturday, at windsor| place next saturday, at windsor castle — place next saturday, at windsor castle. the message to the public is the same _ castle. the message to the public is the same as— castle. the message to the public is the same as today, please do not come _ the same as

tim muffett, bbc news. and wales were allowed to reopen. sarah corker is at the big retail outlet cheshire 0aks near ellesmere port to tell us about the mood there. iam sure i am sure it was a very exciting day there yesterday, but an awful lot of work going into making that happen? yes, as you say, shoppers were really out in force yesterday and the bigger scheme is worthless of the bigger scheme is worthless of the biggest sportswear brand, trainers and kids were proving most popular. for many people it was a chance to get out and meet friends after more than three months in lockdown. 0utdoor hospitality has opened, some early birds enjoying coffee in the sunshine. there is a lot of pent—up demand at the moment but the big question is whether it will last. the general manager yet joins us now. how was yesterday for you? fit. joins us now. how was yesterday for ou? �* ., ., , joins us now. how was yesterday for ou? ~ ., ._ _, joins us now. how was yesterday for ou?�* ., you? a great day, the son was shinin:

tim muffett, bbc news.ws, the un human rights commissioner has said the situation in myanmar is heading towards full—blown conflict, that is the fear, heading towards full—blown conflict, fears the un human rights commissioner. violence on the streets, you will be aware, in the wake of the military to, with largely peaceful protests against the removal of rights —— in the wake of the military coup. unfortunately a large number of deaths and injuries as the military has retaliated against protesters. the un human rights commissionerfears the situation in myanmar it heading towards a full—blown conflict. we have been asking whether you were out and about yesterday and what you did, as some lockdown rules were relaxed, or whether you decided to not go out. julie hutchinson says i did not go out as i thought i would love the shopping madness website, but my husband enjoyed his pub visit very much. julie says, i can't see me going shopping anytime soon. another dealer says that he is back at the gym, but frustra

let's speak to tim muffett at buckingham palace. very busy here at windsor castle.ey are at the palace. it is bring is up-to-date with the scene they are at the palace.— they are at the palace. it is fair to sa , i they are at the palace. it is fair to say, i think, _ they are at the palace. it is fair to say, i think, that _ they are at the palace. it is fair to say, i think, that whether i they are at the palace. it is fair to say, i think, that whether orj they are at the palace. it is fair - to say, i think, that whether or not a pandemic on, there would be huge crowd here. palace officials are keen for that not to happen. that said, there is a crowd of 200 or 300 people. people have been coming to pay their respects with flowers, with cards and messages of goodwill. there is an orderly queue being organised. people are being kept socially distance and end allowed in front of the palace to lay their flowers and to lay their cards. i have been talking to some of the people in that queue. he have been talking to some of the people in that queue.— people in that qu

let's go live now to buckingham palace and our correspondent there, tim muffett. the crowds here would have been much larger, but smaller crowds of what the palace once. people are being encouraged to pay their respects via an online condolence book. that said, throughout the day there has been a steady stream of people with cards, flowers and messages of respect, an orderly queue was formed, people were encouraged to socially distance, and once they laid their flowers on their cards in front of the palace they were then encouraged to move on. really struck by the number of families who were here, many with young children, and a lot of those parents said they were really keen for those young people to appreciate fully what the duke did for young people, notjust through the charities he supported, but also of course through the duke of edinburgh's award scheme. many of the cards i've seen have a number of moving tributes. may your soul rest in peace, thank you. your service will never be forgotten. and one says, fair winds and following seas. that is a nautical bles

tim muffett, bbc news.england and wales brought queues to towns and cities for the first time in months. sarah corker is at an outlet shopping centre in cheshire for us this morning. she can tell us about the numbers there and everywhere else. good morning stuck there and everywhere else. good morning stuc— there and everywhere else. good mornin: stuc ., , , , morning stuck good money, shoppers were out in force _ morning stuck good money, shoppers were out in force yesterday. - morning stuck good money, shoppers were out in force yesterday. i - morning stuck good money, shoppers were out in force yesterday. i am - were out in force yesterday. i am here in cheshire oaks, designer retail outlet with more than 150 stores and it was incredibly busy yesterday stop this of course is a huge week for retail, shots reopening for the first time after more than three months in enforced hibernation and their shots, high streets across england and wales were busy with cues. there were lots of people eager to get into s

tim muffett, bbc news.quarter of them surviving to adulthood. and as the latest lockdown restrictions ease, conservationists are asking people out walking on the coastline to give the animals adequate space. people can disturb them if they are awake and alert or they�*re moving, then they�*ve been disturbed. and obviously the worst situations are when they crash off the beaches and rocks into the sea and they can damage themselves, cause themselves injury. and all the while that�*s happening, they�*re not getting the rest they should be getting. last year�*s first full lockdown has been credited as one reason why some colonies around our coasts have thrived — having been left alone for weeks on end. but the case of freddie the seal, who died after being attacked by a dog off the lead on the banks of the river thames last month, has highlighted the potential risks to the wild animals of trying to live too close to people. john maguire, bbc news, tynemouth. you�*re watching bbc news. now it�*s time for a look

tim muffett, bbc news.erged that the british prime minister's mobile phone number has been freely available online for the last 15 years. boris johnson's number was listed on a press release from 2006 when he was a junior shadow minister. it appears to have stayed the same ever since. the opposition labour party says it raises concerns about security and the risk of black male. mrjohnson�*s office has declined to comment. meanwhile an mp has as the parliamentarian standards commission to investigate whether the prime minister broke any rules. our political correspondent has been explaining more to me about how easily accessible the prime minister's phone number has been. this is still on the website, there is a link to the press release until very recently. it would have been available for a long time and it is the current number. if you bring that phone number, there is an automated message saying that it is switched off, surprise surprise. you are invited to send a text. the national security adviser lord

let's speak to tim muffett at buckingham palace. what is happening where you are? fair to say that were it not for the pandemic there would be huge crowds here at buckingham palace. that is not the case, but there are several hundred people here at the moment. officials have been keen to stress they do not want large crowds to gather here. people are keen to make cards, lay flowers with messages of goodwill. what is happening is there is a very organised queue being arranged. people are being kept socially at distance and allowed in front of the palace to lay their flower rose and then politely moved on so they do not linger too long. i have been speaking to some of the people in that queue. he is my favourite royal, to be honest. i think that he had a really difficult start to life and i wanted to pay my respects. well, it is kind of| a family tradition. so, when a member of the royal family dies, my mum, _ from a young age, like, she brought us up for. princess diana, so for me, - ijust wanted to pay my respects and pass that down to my children. i just think it

tim muffett, bbc news.ill speak to fran hall and we haven't actually spoken to her before on breakfast. before the pandemic she lost her husband steve to covid and one donor who is one of those who is doing that. roundabout 8:20am. ~ . those who is doing that. roundabout 8:20am. .,, those who is doing that. roundabout 8:20am. ., ., 8:20am. matt has the weather. good morninu. 8:20am. matt has the weather. good morning- that — 8:20am. matt has the weather. good morning. that looks _ 8:20am. matt has the weather. good morning. that looks glorious, - morning. that looks glorious, glorious sky behind you. almost makes you look a bit eerie but not necessarily going to remain that way —— etherial. it necessarily going to remain that way -- etherial. necessarily going to remain that way -- etherial-— -- etherial. it will be quite nice at times this _ -- etherial. it will be quite nice at times this easter _ -- etherial. it will be quite nice at times this easter weekend. i -- etherial. it will be quite nice - at ti

tim muffett is following the story.have been many appeals for sightings, extensive searches and five days ago police began searching woodland in epping forest in essex. this evening, the met police issued a statement. they said they had been informed by colleagues in essex police searching for the missing 19—year—old that a body has been found in epping forest in a pool in the woodland. they said inquiries are under way to identify the body and they said detectives investigating the disappearance are aware and his family are being supported by specially trained officers. that was our correspondent reporting there in the case of richard 0korogheye who was last seen on mice the 23rd. —— march the 23rd. 0ur viewers in england will, from next monday, be able to have their lockdown locks trimmed — i did my own yesterday — and have a pint in the pub garden afterwards if they so fancy, the prime minister has confirmed. in recent weeks it was looking increasingly likely that the government's road map out of lockdown would be go

tim muffett, bbc news.mpact. the smell was looking at the longer impact. the: smell was pretty looking at the longer impact. tte: smell was pretty looking at the longer impact. tt9: smell was pretty contagious this morning. good morning to you at home. we have got fine weather on the cards for many of us through the course of today and for tomorrow as well but if you are not a fan of the cold and the snow showers, you might want to look away. certainly for the here and now, some sunshine around, not everywhere. they will be more cloud across parts of central and particularly eastern england, so if you have the cloud through the date it will feel cooler, particularly with the breeze coming in off the north sea for the likes of east anglia and the south—east as well. a fair amount of cloud for central and eastern england and also for northern scotland for a time. that should clear towards the north so the cloud will tend to thin and break a little bit later on, but lots of blue sky fought lots of scotland, no

tim muffett, bbc news.ore magistrates today, charged with driving a car that struck and killed a baby boy in his pram. two—week—old ciaran leigh morris was being pushed along the pavement in brownhills, in the west midlands, when the collision took place on easter sunday afternoon. a 34—year—old man from walsall has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. new zealand has agreed to open a so—called "travel corridor" with australia from the 19th of april allowing unrestricted movement between the two countries. our australia correspondent shaimaa khaliljoins us from sydney. lovely to speak to you on the programme this morning. it feels like quite a significant development, give us an idea of exactly how it will work. it is development, give us an idea of exactly how it will work.- exactly how it will work. it is a significant _ exactly how it will work. it is a significant development - exactly how it will work. it is a i significant development because exactly how it will work. it is a - signif

our correspondent, tim muffett, has spent the morning at london's heathrow airport, from where he's beenhe latest. at four o'clock this morning, the 40th country to be added to the red list, india, that happened. so that means that anyone arriving in the uk from india will either be refused entry or allowed entry, so long as they have a uk or irish passport or residency right. in which case, they then have to go to a hotel, a government—approved hotel, and quarantine for ten days. now, virgin atlantic were saying that they had to ensure that everyone on that aircraft had proof that they had a booking in a hotel, otherwise, they would not have been allowed to fly. and we also understand that four separate airlines requested for eight additional flights to be allowed to land here this morning before four o'clock, to beat the deadline, but that was refused. the authorities here at heathrow just weren't prepared to put that added pressure on to border force — the part of the home office that oversees passports and entry into the uk. so, that was not allowed. clearly many, many very frustrate

our reporter tim muffett is outside heathrow airport for us this morning. good morning. say, the red list is now in force _ as you say, the red list is now in force with — as you say, the red list is now in force with regards to travel from india~ _ force with regards to travel from india. there are 40 countries now on that list _ india. there are 40 countries now on that list the — india. there are 40 countries now on that list. the last one to arrive here _ that list. the last one to arrive here before that came into force 'ust here before that came into force just before seven o'clock last night — just before seven o'clock last night. there are flights due to arrive — night. there are flights due to arrive here today. one of them from mumbai _ arrive here today. one of them from mumbai is _ arrive here today. one of them from mumbai is due to arrive at around eight _ mumbai is due to arrive at around eight o'clock. virgin atlantic have confirmed — eight o'clock. virgin atlantic have confirmed that everybody who got onto that — confirmed that everybody who got onto tha