tom symonds, bbc news.rol of the chagos islands to mauritius. the international court ofjustice had previously said the islands in the indian ocean were illegally split from mauritius in the 1960s, when the country gained independence. itv says love island contestants will be given mandatory therapy sessions as part of their enhanced duty of care procedures. it follows calls for the show to be dropped in the wake of the death of a guest who took part in thejeremy kyle show, as well as two of love island's former contestants. now islanders will have more detailed discussions about the potential impact of the programme on their lives and bespoke training on social media and financial management. now on bbc news: sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: fifa confirm the next world cup in qatar won't be expanded to 48 teams. they left it late, but holders kashima antlers squeeze through to the last 16 of the asian champions league. and australia's cal

tom symonds, bbc news. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.rough to the europa league final after pierre—emerick aubameyang scores a hat—trick to help see off valencia. and they will face chelsea in the azerbaijan capital of baku after the blues won a penalty shootout against eintracht frankfurt. and a double shock as both defending champion petra kivitova and world number one naomi 0saka are knocked out of the madrid 0pen, 0saka losing in three sets to belinda bencic. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that arsenal will play chelsea in the europa league final. pierre—emerick aubameyang's hat—trick helped arsenal to a 11—2 win in spain over valenica in their semi—final second leg, handing them a 7—3 aggregate victory. gunners manager unai emery is through to a major european final in his first year in charge of the north londoners, and will be looking for a fourth title in this tournament, having won it three times with sevilla. watching on at the mestalla was alistair bruce ball. a commanding waiter influenced fo

tom symonds reports.s block in bromley can cost up to £300,000, but it's now a fire risk — and that means having someone on duty to raise the alarm if the worst happens. hugely expensive — so the flat owners do it themselves. we are on waking watch duty... waking watch duty? waking watch duty, 21w. and we have been doing this for a year and a half to keep everybody safe. and it will take seven minutes for the flames to reach the top. seven minutes for everyone to get out. so this is the escape route for the ninth floor of the building. there's the fire door. and this is flammable cladding. it's got to go. cost £70,000 per flat. the building owner won't pay here they say the government has to. it's just impossible. this situation has come about because of a failure of government regulation, and therefore it is right that the government take responsibility. 166 private buildings need remedial work. some building owners have contributed. secretary james brokenshire. .. but the housing secretary said some oth

tom symonds, bbc news, birmingham.bsite. just go to bbc.co.uk/news. voters go to the polls across the uk next week in the european parliamentary elections, and we've been hearing from people around the country about the issues most important to them. tonight, emma vardy reports from belfast, where some younger voters are hoping for more unity in northern ireland's traditionally divisive politics. no longer defined by its past, an era of peace 110w shapes this island. yet political change comes slowly. the battle between unionists and irish nationalist parties underpins the social divide. in east belfast, a bastion of britishness and brexit, there's little affinity with brussels. when it comes to the european elections, what will be in your mind about how you vote? just vote for the usual parties we usually vote for. we see the other side as the enemy. they're the ones causing all the trouble. on both sides, it's the same. they think the other side's causing all the trouble. just a few streets away, west belfast is pro—

our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. 100 crime scenes, 100 lost lives.r and manslaughter in britain in 2019 and the knife is the most—used murder weapon. charlotte huggins became 2019's first stabbing victim on new year's day in south london. on average, there was a knife murder or manslaughter nearly every day and a half that followed. each face represents a devastated family and an expensive murder inquiry. this is a crime disproportionately affecting young people. nearly a third of victims were under 30. nearly a fifth were under 20, and that is a huge worry for the police and youth workers. in the west midlands, knife crime has risen by 96% since 2013, with eight fatal knife attacks this year, along with manchester and london the highest rate in the country. here, they say, violent crime has moved beyond just those involved in gangs. it is across all people now, and we're seeing what used to be a small act of violence, perhaps a slap or a punch, turn into something far more serious. but two promising signs. in 95 of the 100 cases, someone has been ar

tom symonds, bbc news.presenters on bbc radio 5 live, has been sacked, after posting a tweet about prince harry and meghan‘s baby, which led to accusations of racism. the tweet showed a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee. 0ur correspondent david sillito has the story. ah, bbc...! as the press arrived at danny baker's house this morning, he opened the door to reveal he'd just been sacked. the conversation had not been cordial. i said bleep and bleep. so by mutual agreement, we terminated. the reason? this tweet. a vintage photograph of a couple, and we are not showing the full image, but between them was a chimpanzee dressed in a coat and a bowler hat and a reference to the royal baby. we take all those arguments on board... danny baker says it was a mistake, he deleted the tweet, and it was not a comment on the duchess of sussex‘s african—american heritage. but many feel it was unforgivable, among them a fellow presenter on a 5 live podcast. when i saw it, i was shocked, genuinely shocked, disgusted. ho

tom symonds, bbc news, birmingham.ll 100 cases on the bbc news website. just head to bbc.co.uk/news. the time is 18:14pm. our top story this evening: weeks of talks have ended in failure for labour and the conservatives trying to end the deadlock over brexit. coming up: on their way to wembley — watford fans prepare for tomorrow's fa cup final after 35 years. coming up, ahead of the fa cup final, manchester city and watford. two years ago next week, saffie roussos, who was eight years old, was the youngest person to die in the attack on a concert at the manchester arena. her mother lisa was also very badly injured and was in a coma for six weeks. but, after extensive surgery and rehabilitation, she's now preparing to walk the route of the great manchester run this weekend, to raise money for a new charity in her daughter's memory. she's given her first broadcast interview alongside her husband andrew, to our correspondentjudith moritz. i remember... leaving, and saffie had got my hand, this hand, and she was pulling, j

tom symonds, bbc news. on radio 5 live, has been sacked after posting a tweet about prince harry and meghan‘s baby which led to accusations of racism. the tweet — which we've decided not to show in full — has a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee and captioned "royal baby leaves hospital". david sillito has the story. ah, bbc...! as the press arrived at danny baker's house this morning, he opened the door to reveal he'd just been sacked. the conversation had not been cordial. i said bleep and bleep. so by mutual agreement, we terminated. the reason? this tweet. a vintage photograph of a couple, and we are not showing the full image, but between them was a chimpanzee dressed in a coat and a bowler hat and a reference to the royal baby. we take all those arguments on board... danny baker says it was a mistake, he deleted the tweet, and it was not a comment on the duchess of sussex‘s african—american heritage. but many feel it was unforgivable. among them, a fellow presenter on a 5 live podcast. when i saw

tom symonds, bbc news.oseph mccann, has refused to appear in court for a second day. in a highly unusual move, the chief magistrate has travelled to belmarsh prison in south east london after mr mccann declined to leave the cells. our home affairs correspondent june kelly is there now. a magistrate going to the prison? has this happened before? george, this is believed to be an unprecedented first appearance by a defendant in a criminal case. all morning, joseph mccann had refused to come out of his cell here at belmarsh jail. to come out of his cell here at belmarshjail. he to come out of his cell here at belmarsh jail. he was supposed to be going to a video link and he was going to a video link and he was going to a video link and he was going to be hooked up to westminster magistrates‘ court to face charges. the hours went by. this afternoon it was decided that the chief magistrate, lawyers and journalists we re magistrate, lawyers and journalists were travel across london to the prison for the hearing.

tom symonds, bbc news. the united states, president trump has walked out of a meeting with democratic leaders, announcing that he's unwilling work with them unless they stop investigating him and lift the threat of impeachment. the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, had accused him of a cover—up in relation to the investigation into russian interference in his election campiagn. 0ur correspondent nick bryant reports from washington. this wild day in washington began with a meeting of democrats on capitol hill amidst increasing calls for an impeachment inquiry into donald trump. the democratic house speaker nancy pelosi opposes that, thinking it would backfire politically, but she did level this explosive charge against the president. no—one is above the law, including the president of the united states. and we believe that the president of the united states is engaged in a cover—up. in a cover—up. the next scene was played out at the white house, where a planned meeting about infrastructure projects betwee

tom symonds, bbc news, birmingham.t controversial eurovision song contest ever held. the finals are taking place in israel tomorrow night, but pro—palestinian campaigners have called for a boycott of the contest, and organisers fear protestors may be planning disruption. and after a lot of speculation, madonna will perform at the event in tel aviv, from where our correspondent david sillito reports. welcome to the eurovision song contest 2019. israel, and the week—long eurovision party is now in full swing. live from tel aviv, israel. but remember, all this is happening against a background of considerable political tension on the border with gaza, which raises issues of security. will there be protests and also, will people turn up? as you can see, the crowds are here, but even among some of the entrants, there are questions. # svallid var homlulaust... this is iceland's hatari, and they have qualms about israel, but have been told "no politics", on or off stage. we've been warned. we've been told we reached the limit

tom symonds, bbc news, birmingham.rosie cooper in a terror attack, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years. jack renshaw who's 23, also admitted threatening to kill a police officer who was investigating him, for child sex offences. a doctor who sexually assaulted women and girls, one as young as 12, has been jailed for ten—and—a—half years. alan tutin assaulted the victims at the merrow park practice in guildford, targetting the most vulnerable patients over two decades. he was convicted of 16 assaults in total, which were committed after telling the women and girls they needed breast and internal examinations. one of the women he assaulted, wasjoy peart, a midwife at the surgery. it made me feel dirty and violated. and i actually couldn't believe that he did it to me, particularly being a health professional also and having worked with him. i was just grateful that i had my colleagues i could tell straight after the event happened. and in terms of the fact that nothing was done at that time to get rid of

tom symonds, bbc news, birmingham. of all 100 cases on the bbc news website. just head to bbc.co.uk/news. the headlines on bbc news. cross party brexit talks collapse — jeremy corbyn pulls the plug on them, blaming the weakness and instability of the government. the inquests into the london bridge attacks hears how a young nurse was killed, after rushing to the aid of one of the victims. a neo—nazi who planned to murder the labour mp, rosie cooper, is jailed for life at the old bailey. sport centre, here's hugh. good evening. england are chasing 341 for victory over pakistan in the fourth one day international at trent bridge. a win that would also give england a series win. babar azam hit 115 after pakistan were put into bat. tom curran impressed taking four wickets in reply, jason roy hit 114 of his own, including 15 boundaries... england are currently 258 for five after xx of their 50 overs. you can listen to the conclusion on radio 5live sports extra or the bbc sport website and app. manchester city manager pep gua

our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. 100 crime scenes, 100 lost lives.ritain in 2019 and the knife is the most—used murder weapon. charlotte huggins became 2019's first stabbing victim on new year's day in south london. on average, there was a knife murder or manslaughter nearly every day and a half that followed. each face represents a devastated family and an expensive murder inquiry. this is a crime disproportionately affecting young people. nearly a third of victims were under 30. nearly a fifth were under 20, and that is a huge worry for the police and youth workers. in the west midlands, knife crime has risen by 96% since 2013, with eight fatal knife attacks this year, along with manchester and london the highest rate in the country. here, they say, violent crime has moved beyond just those involved in gangs. it is across all people now, and we're seeing what used to be a small act of violence, perhaps a slap or a punch, turn into something far more serious. but two promising signs. in 95 of the 100 cases, someone has been arrested, and in london t

tom symonds, bbc news. studio is ben wintour, co—founder of steel warrior, a charity which melts downs knives and turns then into outdoor gym equipment. and from birmingham, i'm alsojoined by david jamieson — the police and crime commissioner for the west midlands. thank you both forjoining us. one of the things about this story is just how enormous the impact is brought home by seeing the faces of all the victims. we have on our website today the story of the individual victims, website today the story of the individualvictims, many website today the story of the individual victims, many of them, and as you can see from the story, a lot of victims predominantly in their 20s and 30s. if you keep going down... if you click on each of the individual photos you get to the story of the victim and of the particular case, the circumstances. each of these cases also has an update on whether charges stand, if any. coming back, then, to the discussion today, ben, let's talk to you. do you feel the enormous focus we

tom symonds, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show.n the travel show: a new look at lady liberty. this is incredible. we‘ve got it all to ourselves. wow, definitely worth the ungodly wake—up call. travel tips from our global guru. and going off grid on the coast of norway. we came around the point here, turned off the engine and i said, "well, this is it. "this is the place." our dreams became reality. this week, i‘m in the usa‘s biggest, most iconic city, new york, where a very special lady has been making headlines. a brand—new museum dedicated to the statue of liberty opened its doors this past week, and the travel show was lucky enough to see inside just as they finished work on it. as they‘re putting the finishing touches to the museum, we‘re only allowed to go in very, very early in the morning so i was up at 5am to catch the ferry, the very first boat of the day to leave for liberty island hours before the arrival of the public. liberty island receives nearly 11.5 million visitors each year. on a busy day, as many as 25,000 peop

tom symonds, bbc news.in the uk doctors have successfully used keyhole surgery to repair the spine of a baby with spina bifida while it was still inside the womb. the operation was performed by a team at king's college hospital in london. they say the procedure isn't a cure, but improves the baby's chances and is saferfor the mother than invasive surgery. the condition can lead to paralysis and affect bladder and bowel control. here's our health and science correspondent james gallagher. baby jaxson is just a few weeks old, but more than two months ago, he had pioneering surgery on his spine. doctors operated onjaxson while he was still inside his mother's womb. his mum, sherrie, said it was a shock to find out he had spina bifida. it was a very high—risk pregnancy from the start anyway, through being told i couldn't have babies, and everything. so any decision we've had to make, i've made it purely for the fact that he is meant to be here. you know, it's — he'sjust — he's fought every day. it was these pre

tom symonds, bbc news.s in a block of flats in east london with grenfell—style cladding. thank you for coming in. your response to this announcement today? it is quite overwhelming actually, a large number of us gathered together meeting in parliament yesterday evening and representatives from blocks all up and down the country who had come together to speak to ministers and to have other experts like a professor giving their experts on the issue. the wake of this morning, and had this announcement is this morning, and had this announcement is a this morning, and had this announcement is a really, it will overwhelming. we have been fighting for so long and feeling we were not making any progress at all. to have this very significant statement from the government is a very welcome and particularly, in terms of what the house or secretary said on the programme this morning, he is really listening to and and understood the strain and stress this was putting on people. —— housing secretary. we really are glad h

tom symonds reports. 1998.in had come to an end. two years earlier, at an m25 junction, 21—year—old stephen cameron got into a road rage argument with him. he could not have known he was confronting a notorious criminal. noye stabbed him to death. he'd just finished a sentence for helping the brink's—mat robbers hide their stolen gold. 19 years later, he is to be freed from an open prison in kent. the parole board said he had addressed his tendency to use violence in certain conditions, and he demonstrated maturity about his situation, as well as greater insight into his past behaviour. but his victim's father said he was gutted, and his mother said in 2015... life should mean life. he should stay there. he's shown no remorse. he killed our son. our son hasn't got a lie. i don't think you should ever come out. she died the following year. we can now read why kenneth noye has been released, because of pressure on the parole board to publish its decisions. and in two months‘ time, the ministry ofjustice will laun

well, earlier i asked our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, why it was just mrjohnson who was these allegations. the campaigners as you can see cloud funded this appeal for money to launch this private prosecution, looked at other campaigners for brexit who had made similar claims and they felt that boris johnson had been so highly covered by the media and so many different times he had made these points, there was enough evidence to press ahead and take him to court. they said that wasn't the case in other potential targets, if you like. it is a serious allegation. misconduct in public office has a maximum life sentence, and it can cover anything up to high level corruption. what has happened todayis level corruption. what has happened today is a districtjudge has decided there is a case to answer, although as john said, decided there is a case to answer, although asjohn said, she hasn't decided if the allegations are true 01’ decided if the allegations are true or not. and to prove that he is guilty the prosecution will have to show that he was a public official who seriousl

our home affairs correspondent tom symonds is at scotland yard.hese allegations were first made againstjohn worboys last year, so made againstjohn worboys last year, so fairly recently, but they relate to the period between 2000 and 2008. he was questioned by police last year, and a file of evidence went to the crown prosecution service in september. he has now been charged, the cps says today. the charges on the cps says today. the charges on the indictment are that he used a stupefying or overpowering drug to render two women unconscious, and then to rape or sexually assault them, and the allegations are to attempt to raped or sexually assault them, and the allegations are carried out the same offences against two other women. john worboys has changed his name tojohn ra dford worboys has changed his name tojohn radford and is in custody at the moment, but he will appear at a court later this month to answer those allegations. a group of teenagers at a school in hampshire in the 19805 who all had haemophilia — the rare condition that affects your

our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports.econd. jack, who is 14, was robbed and stabbed by strangers in a park in dudley. he was very close to having an artery cut and that would have been very serious? yes. he is so lucky and if that had gone through his stomach, again he wouldn‘t be here. we have got to stop it. really have got to stop it. it is wrong. the 100 fatal knife attacks this year are concentrated in big cities. the west midlands has eight, that is a high number given its population. a 19—year—old was stabbed right here in birmingham. thankfully he survived. the blood are still here on the steps. when we talk to the police and experts about what is causing this, you get all sorts of answers. drugs, social media, children excluded from school. but what about austerity? in 2009, a training session for gang mediators to try to intervene when rivals in birmingham are trying to kill each other. the murder rate fell but in 2012 the scheme was scrapped. it hurts in here, and the fact that something that was working so wel

our home affairs correspondent tom symonds is with us.m has dismissed this as a political stunt, which is for the courts to decide, but it is an unwelcome distraction as we kick off this leadership campaign. we are right at the beginning of that campaign, and we have this unprecedented legal challenge. it is very unusual for pure politics and the criminal courts to sort of come together in this way. i think it is the first time that a criminal prosecution has been used in a matter of political debate. so all sorts of things are interesting about this. i think the key thing is the charge, which as you say is misconduct in public office, which effectively says that boris johnson was a public official, which is important andl was a public official, which is important and i will come back to any minute, that he was grossly negligent effectively with his office, he abused his office, and he did so without any good reason. but the key thing and here is that he is a public official, or that is the allegation, because you have to be a public offi

our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is at scotland yard.first made againstjohn worboys last year but they relate to that period between 2000 and 2008. he was questioned by police last year, and in september last year, if file were said to the crown prosecution service, a file of evidence. they have now announced that he will be charge, those charges are that he administered, "is charges are that he administered, "is typifying or over empowering drug, with the intent of sexually assaulting two women could end he is alleged to have carried out the same charge on to victims. john worboys who is in custody will be in court later this month to answer those charges. the headlines on bbc news: double olympic gold medallist caster semenya has lost her landmark appeal against rules restricting testosterone levels in female runners — and will have to take medication to reduce her naturally high testosterone if she's to continue competing. theresa may answers questions on brexit negotiations and says she is willing to compromise and talks with labour

tom symonds, bbc news.ut into words the impact on you and the family, losing your younger brother? the best way to describe it to people as i do in my talks is when you see someone you love killed in such a horrific way, especially the way he was killed with injuries, your soul gets ripped out. i know it sounds hard to explain but that is the closest way of describing it and i still have not found the part i lost that day. that is you and your brother when you were much younger. you must look at that and see a brotherly future deprived. that is the first day i met him. i do not like looking at it. what was the age difference? i think six or seven years. what kind of conversations did you have with him. he was attacked by six men. convicted. what kind of situation was in? he was killed by guilty association. he just was in? he was killed by guilty association. hejust finished was in? he was killed by guilty association. he just finished work. he saw my mum for the last time. he gave her the dirty clothing an

i‘m joined now by our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. what happens next?has to be heard in front of a jury. what is the charge? misconduct in public office, which is a pretty broad term. it has to be proven that the person who broke the law was a public official, that they were in a public official, that they were in a publicjob at public official, that they were in a public job at the public official, that they were in a publicjob at the time, that they we re publicjob at the time, that they were wilfully neglecting their duties and abused the trust we have in our public officials and that there was no other explanation or justification for doing that. the interesting thing about this, and senior criminal lawyers i have spoken to this morning are quite surprised to find the judge, districtjudge, saying there is a case to answer. they say it may have something to do with the fact that something to do with the fact that some of these claims made by mr johnson whilst he was mayor of london and they say he may have signed documents in that position, the docum