police say they believe zara aleena was "attacked by a stranger" in ilford.aleena was found at around 21t5 in the morning on cranbrook road in ilford on sunday morning. paramedics and doctors tried in vain to save her and she died in hospital. she had severe head injuries and the police think their weapon had been used in the attack but they do believe this was a stranger murder, and that is very disturbing to hear for the people who live in this community. tonight, zara aleena's family are being supported by specialist police officers and her friends have said this was a young woman who was a lifeline for both her mother and grandmother, she cared for them both. they also described zara aleena as someone who worked hard, studied hard, she graduated last year with a degree in law she had only recently got a job at the royal courts ofjustice in central london. as ever with these investigations, cctv will be very important and detectives also want to hear from anyone who was on this stretch of road in the early hours of sunday morning and has any dash cam foota

the killing of zara aleena in east london at the weekend — a 29—year—old man has appeared in court charged. tackling the world's climate crisis — a new report says britain needs to do more to deal with the global threat. and with the global threat. also, here at wimbledon, n delayed and also, here at wimbledon, rain delayed the start of play but we are expecting to see six british players in action today, including emma raducanu and andy murray. and coming up on the bbc news channel... nat sciver shines again as england extend their lead over south africa on day three of the one off test at taunton. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc�*s news at one. the duke and duchess of cambridge have paid tribute to dame deborahjames following what they called the heartbreaking news of her death, at the age of a0. they described her as an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman, whose legacy will live on. charities have also praised dame deborah's work as a cancer campaigner, blogger, and broadcaster. diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age ofjust 35, the fund she set up — which she called her bo

a man has appeared in court, charged with the murder of 35—year—old zara aleena in east london.hames magistrates court. zara aleena was found suffering head injuries in the early hours of sunday and died in hospital later that morning. in a tribute, her family described her as "a joy to all of us" and said their loss was irreparable. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has more. zara aleena's family this morning described her as a carefree spirit with the most caring heart. they talked about her glorious laughter and her tiny frame, which embodied a passionate spirit and indomitable energy. they said she walked everywhere. she put her party shoes in her bag and donned her trainers. zara believed that a woman should be able to walk home. now her dreams of a family are shattered, her future brutally taken. well, this afternoon, a man appeared here at thames magistrates' court. he's 29—year—old jordan mcsweeney and he appeared in a police—issued grey tracksuit. he was told he was charged with the murder of 35—year—old zara aleena on cranbrook road in ilford in the earl

a man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 35—year—old zara aleena in east london.ice say she was the victim of an "opportunist stranger attack". the song you'll be hearing a lot more of as the bbc picks the official track for its commonwealth games coverage. at least 46 people have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of san antonio, texas. officials say a further 16 people, including four children, were taken to hospital suffering from heat stroke and exhaustion. san antonio is around 150 miles from the us—mexico border — and a major transit route for people traffickers. azadeh moshiri reports. emergency responders crowd together after dozens of bodies were found in an abandoned lorry. more than a dozen survivors, including children, were rushed to hospital. a worker who works in the buildings up here behind me heard a cry for help, came out to investigate, found a trailer with the doors partially open, opened them up to take a look and found a number of deceased individuals inside. the lorry was found in san antonio, texas, around 250 kilometres

a man has been charged with the murder of 35—year—old zara aleena in east london.d be safe on our streets. she was in the heart of our community, 10 minutes from home." a former white house aide has given damning testimony about donald trump�*s actions during the storming of the us capitol building last year. cassidy hutchinson was speaking to the congressional committee investigating the attack. she said mr trump was so desperate to join the crowd he tried to grab the steering wheel of his limousine from a secret service agent. our north america editor sarah smith reports from washington. a surprise witness. she delivered explosive testimony. describing how trump had been informed that many in the crowd on the 6th of january were carrying weapons. yet he was furious about security measures. metal detectors were used to find guns and knives. he wanted the screenings stopped to let more people in, ms hutchinson told the committee in previously recorded testimony. i overheard the president say something to the effect of, "i don�*t effing care they have weapons. "they

that was a friend of zara aleena who _ shocking. down life sentences to dangerous drivers who kill, or careless drivers who kill while under the influence of drink or drugs. i'm joined now byjohn scruby, a retired traffic police officer. he's also the spokesperson for the national charity in sheffield called support and care after road death and injury. these reforms coming into into force today, as you understand them, are they enough? i today, as you understand them, are they enough?— they enough? i would hope so. we have campaigned _ they enough? i would hope so. we have campaigned long _ they enough? i would hope so. we have campaigned long and - they enough? i would hope so. we have campaigned long and hard i they enough? i would hope so. we have campaigned long and hard to| they enough? i would hope so. we i have campaigned long and hard to get this legislation through and we need to make sure that theirjudiciary and the cbs... to make sure that their 'udiciary and the css. . .fi and the cbs... what sort of challenges _ and the

police believe zara aleena was attacked by a stranger in ilford.morning. she suffered serious head injuries before she was taken to hospital where she later died. as you can imagine, local residents and shopkeepers are shocked and saddened after what happened. so far, 15 out of a5 homicide victims in london have been winning this year. chief superintendent stuart bell said he understands for women living locally this is an incredibly distressing incident and if you live in the area you are being urged to be on alert but not alarmed. as you can see, there is a cord and in place and a significant police presence in the area over the coming days. a29—year—old has been arrested on suspicion of murder. a29-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder.— now a look at some other stories making the news today. a woman has been found dead at the scene of a major gas explosion that destroyed a house in birmingham and damaged others. a man also suffered life—threatening injuries in the blast in kingstanding, which happened on sunday evening. six other ho

tributes have been paid to 35 year—old zara aleena — who was killed while walking home in east london her whole life ahead of her. 35—year—old zara aleena from gants hill in east london had been walking home in the early hours of sunday morning, but didn't make it. all day people have been coming here to lay flowers and put out tributes to zara aleena at the spot where she was murdered along the cranbrook road in gants hill. some who i've spoken to knew her and others who didn't. all have said they are deeply saddened about what's happened here. for amrit singh, zara was a kind and supportive friend. they'd known each other for over 20 years. she did bring joy to a lot of people, especially me, like we always... i know i could turn to her and talk about anything that was going on in my life, whether it be good or bad and vice versa. i was there for her, but she was just an amazing person. like she she did. like i said, she didn't she didn't like arguments. she didn't like anything like that. she just wanted a peaceful life. she wanted to get along with everyone. police say it was an o

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zara aleena, who was 35, was attacked while she walked through ilford in the early hours of sunday morningorrespondent, jon donnison, is in ilford. and herfriends have been paying tribute to zara. they have. a lot of people have been coming here this morning to lay flowers and to leave a personal tribute. zahra was discovered with serious head injuries at about 2:a5am on sunday. paramedics attended but they were unable to save her and she died a little later that day in hospital. police, as you say, say that the attack, they believe, was carried out by a stranger. they don't believe a weapon was involved. there's quite a lot of cctv camera on houses on this road, a busy road, and police are appealing for people with dash cam footage you may have been driving along here in the early hours of the morning to come forward. i have been speaking to some of zahra's friends, a young woman called jasmine, who was laying flowers this morning, who had known herfor many was laying flowers this morning, who had known her for many years. she was amazing. she did not have a bad she was amazing. she did n

. _ a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of zara aleena.east london in the early hours of sunday morning. jordan mcsweeney, who is 29 and of no fixed address, has also been charged with attempted rape and robbery. judges at the court of appeal have ruled that the high court should reconsider the case of a 12—year—old boy who's receiving life—support treatment. a high courtjudge recently concluded that archie battersbee was dead, and ruled that doctors could lawfully stop providing treatment, but three appealjudges have now said there should be another high court hearing. royal mail managers have voted to strike in a dispute over potential job cuts. around 2a00 managers across more than 1000 delivery offices will be affected. strike dates will be announced in the coming days. the unite union is calling for management to return to the negotiating table. eat less meat and fly less, that is what the government will have to persuade people to do unless other climate policies are improved. that is what its own advisers are saying. the climate cha

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zara aleena, who was 35, was attacked while she walked through ilford in the early hours of sunday morningtim of what it called an "opportunist stranger attack". our correspondentjon donnison is in ilford at the scene now. hi. friends have been sharing their memories stay?— hi. friends have been sharing their memories stay? they have. i think a real sense of — memories stay? they have. i think a real sense of shock _ memories stay? they have. i think a real sense of shock year _ memories stay? they have. i think a real sense of shock year and - memories stay? they have. i think a real sense of shock year and that. real sense of shock year and that was for two reasons, that this could have happened in such a public space, very busy road, lined with houses, and you can see the spots there were zara was found with serious head injuries, around 2:45am on sunday. the second reason is that police say this was, they believe, carried out by a stranger. they don't believe that a weapon was involved. they have been here this morning, speaking to local people, gathering, we understand, cctv footage,

the family of zara aleena who was found dead in ilford at the weekend have released a statement thiscil to get the project moving. it's a national transport route that government must lead the way in funding it and reopening it. and if a toll is going to be made necessary because the government won't fund the bridge, has the impact on putney residents been factored in? more than half a million people in the uk have inflammatory bowel disease and almost 70,000 of them are in the capital. some people living with the condition say a lack of toilets is one of the hardest things about living here. bethany jacobs has crohn's disease and has a permanent stoma bag. she wants to raise awareness of the condition. everyone can look at me and say, there is absolutely nothing wrong with you, you're completely healthy but actually, on the inside, i'm not. and i've had massive health struggles in my life. so i think you do need to break down those barriers and open up these conversations where we talk about invisible illnesses such as crohn's disease because otherwise people wouldn't even know they

a man's been arrested on suspicion of murdering 36—year—old zara aleena — attacked while walking in eastn on sunday. mps will vote later on plans to give the government powers to scrap post—brexit trade arrangements for northern ireland. the eu says it's a breach of international law. at wimbledon, british number one emma raducanu is through to the second round — with a victory in straight sets in her debut on centre court. good evening and welcome to bbc news. russia has carried out a missile strike on a shopping centre in the central ukrainian city of kremenchuk. at least 10 people have been killed and a0 others injured. president zelensky said more than a thousand people had been inside at the time of the attack. joe inwood has sent this report — a warning it contains some details you may find distressing. there is no part of ukraine untouched by this war. just before 4pm in the afternoon russian missiles are said to have hit a shopping centre in kremenchuk. the ukrainians say around 1,000 people may have been inside. this industrial city on the banks of the dnipro river has been targ

zara aleena, who was 35, was attacked while she walked through ilford in the early hours of sunday morning shock here, and that's for two reasons, really — one, that this this could've happened in such a public space. i mean, this is a very busy road lined with houses. you can see the spot there where zara was found with serious head injuries around 2.45am on sunday morning. and the second reason, really, is that police, as you say, believe that this was carried out by a stranger — and they don't believe that a weapon was involved. they've been here this morning speaking to local people, gathering, we understand, cctv footage — a lot of the houses here do have cctv, so that could be crucial evidence. but all morning, people have been coming to allay tributes and flowers — and i spoke to one woman, jazmine, who had known zara for many years. she was amazing. she didn't have a bad bone in her. she was kind, loving, you know, again, like all her friends and family said, a lifeline for her grandma and her mum. she wasjust so innocent, so pure. you know, it's just a shock. people that i haven't

zara aleena, who was 35, was attacked while she walked through ilford in the early hours of sunday morningve she was the victim of what it called an "opportunist stranger attack". she was just a kind soul, the sweetest girl. she could never harm a fly. i mean, always polite, always bubblng. the sweetest girl you could ever meet, really. so much going for her. nicola sturgeon will set out her plans later for how she intends to hold a second referendum on scottish independence. the first minister will make a statement in the scottish parliament, when she's expected to say a vote will take place in october next year, with or without the formal consent of westminster. the uk government says now is not the time for another referendum. 17 minutes past six, are you ready for hanging basket envy? i don't know if you get that, jon. this time of ear. know if you get that, jon. this time of year- look _ know if you get that, jon. this time of year. look at _ know if you get that, jon. this time of year. look at carol— know if you get that, jon. this time of year. look at carol among - know if you get