affects most urban areas in britain but london is hardest hit by the end of january this year a major road in the capital had already reached its annual legal limit for toxic nitrogen dioxide high levels of the noxious gas are estimated to cost thousands of early deaths a year across the nation spurred on by european union targets the government is now taking action by two thousand and twenty half of the more than twenty thousand taxis across london will abandon traditional diesel engines for electric ones london's famous black caps are going green. steve kenton is proud to be a london taxi driver he's been behind the wheel of one of the city's iconic black cabs for twenty seven years now and he loves his job. when you look at. pictures of london. whether it be unfair or what you say. city telephone box in the black taxis so you feel you identify like you know when you see one of these vehicles you automatically know that you're in london but it changes coming to combat air pollution london mist facing out diesel powered cabs as of twenty eighteen only eat cabs are issued new operatin

about the conservative performance. conservative performance. let's talk about the lib dems. london, where the lib dems took the council from the conservatives. that was a very good result for them. borough of kingston. we will see what happens there. hopefully that will come up in our time as well. a word about ukip... in 2013—14 it was a high point for them. well, almost total collapse, really. doesn't seem to have done the trick for them. news is bring you up—to—date with where we are on these results. where we are on these results. we will talk about a little later on. on. council seats to labour, conservatives with 1130. conservatives with 1130. lib dems bid 411. lib dems bid a11. bid a11. the greens and 32, having gained four. gained four. ukip, 118 losses, down to three. to three. sometimes like a quarter of the candidates. the independents and 86. introduce them properly at that point. point. but it is lovely to have you with us. with us. once again and we will have a word in a second. in a second. point and a good moment for us to joinjane. joinjane. hello, good after

. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london — comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war zone. they say it is a bird as a military war zone hospital. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes — including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and... mission to mars. nasa launches its latest probe to map the red planet's interior and listen for tremors — or marsquakes. and those controversial president trump comments will be discussed by the dateline london panel. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence has been arrested in spain. jamie acourt, who has always denied his involvement in the death of the teenager, was one of the uk's most wanted fugitives. he was detained by armed officers after he left a gym in barcelona yesterday afternoon. he's wanted in the uk on suspicion of drugs offences — and will appear before a spanish judge today. andy moore reports: pictured shortly after his arrest, not looking too happy, jamie

any london councils from the tories, but the party celebrates a decisive victory over the conservatives in plymouth. obviously, i am disappointed we lost a bit of ground. but if you look at the overall picture, labour gained a lot of seats across the country, we gained a lot of votes in places we have never had those votes before and we had a very effective campaign all across the country. the conservatives win barnet and make gains in councils across england — but lose control of trafford. the liberal democrats have a good night, making gains in many areas — seizing control of richmond—upon—thames. support for ukip collapses. i'm rachel scholfield, with the rest of today's news. the nobel prize for literature is cancelled for the first time in 75 years after a sexual assault scandal. and the breast screening scandal, helplines take 8,000 calls after it emerges two nhs trusts raised concerns with public health england last year. hello, good morning from westminster from me and all the team here. and it is from here we will be taking you through the day and telling

worries and weariness, their love lives and their hopes. this is london early in the 21st century, how people live now, a book about what makes them all much more than ordinary. welcome. it is interesting, i think readers will find it interesting, that you find ordinary lives, as they're lived every day, more intriguing and more the stuff of a novelist‘s trade than melodrama. yes, what i'm trying to do with this book is to present an accurate picture of the kind of ordinary british lives that i know. it's not necessarily huge dramatic moments, or a storyline in this book. it's more about the quieter but very piercing inner moments in people's lives. it's more about human psychology. there are piercing moments. there are two families that become entangled for reasons that everyone will be familiar with. the boredom of a midlife marriage, all that kind of thing. you're also going into questions of race, which many of your readers won't be familiar with. they won't think that is an ordinary life. and you're taking them into lives which they won't know day in, day out. yes, exactly, that

muscular in how it pumped up all this fighting talk about sweeping london and taking all of these councils in london. did the labour party actually say that? labour party actually say that? labour party politician was saying it was the press who put the expectations too high. they get their expectations from somebody and usually that is labour press officer. i did it for many years and thatis officer. i did it for many years and that is what you do. when you are setting the strategy for these elections, you want to try to under promise and overdeliver. you don't wa nt promise and overdeliver. you don't want to do at the other way around. they made a strategic mistake because these councils in london we re always because these councils in london were always going to be very, very difficult to take. historical strong tory places but to be fair to the labour operation, it wasn't an entire disaster. in wandsworth which isa entire disaster. in wandsworth which is a flagship conservative council, they came with about 80 votes of taking it. let's turn to the times. they are dealing with an inques

and aluminium. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday, 1st may. nerves of steel! the us government leaves it until the last day to extend exemptions on its metals tariffs. also in the programme... what's up at whatsapp? the boss of the popular messaging service steps down, with reports suggesting that he had a disagreement with parent company facebook. a lot of european markets shut for the bank holiday, london is open and bp is the stock to watch. and we'll be getting the inside track on the post—brexit prospects for london's tech sector. we'll hearfrom a leading expert later in the programme. we wa nt we want to know your most embarrassing moment at work. the boss of sainsbury‘s was caught singing we are in the money. use #bizlive. hello and welcome to business live. president trump has delayed a decision on whether to impose steel and aluminium tariffs on key trading partners. in march, the us imposed import tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium on the grounds of national security. but the eu, canada and mexico were given a temporary exemption from the impo

song about being a busker in london. there is music on the streets of london. there is music in my heart. there is music on the streets of london. that is where we are. ok, so, iam london. that is where we are. ok, so, i am on the streets. i go into my purse. i rummage around for coins. what will you say to me? if you would like to play by card, it is setup the £1 donation, so you can just tap here, and if you like, i can name all your receipt. fantastic! have you been doing this already? i have, yeah. and what response of you had from people on the streets? i had been together a year. at the start, you would not believe the responses. i see people nudging each other, saying, she has got a card reader! people think it is funny but, as time has gone on, people are getting more comfortable with using it. that was charlotte, who came into boscombe for us. philip as the weather. time this evening the storms will be at it this evening, especially across the midlands the met office will have had an amber warning for a i’ow will have had an amber warning for a row —— around an hour

didn't... that is not what people said. talking about no corner of london that can be turned red. exactly but the labour party is very ambitious. we set our goals very high. but we knew it was going to be difficult. you might not know that, when i going to take everything we talk about behind closed doors, we had out about behind closed doors, we had our game plan. we had a game plan. we knew it was going to be difficult but we were very ambitious. sorry. a second declaration so and is willing to labour. this one of 4%. the second one of 4%john curtice think we'll second one of 4%john curtice think we' ll start second one of 4%john curtice think we'll start with the party would need to win wandsworth. a swing up 496 need to win wandsworth. a swing up 4% now and a third declaration says john, actually a small swing to the conservative. it is a complex pattern. what i will like to do at this point is to bring in the chair ofa this point is to bring in the chair of ajohn this point is to bring in the chair of a john landsman, john, a this point is to bring in the chair of ajohn land

in east london. it followed reports of a disturbance on kingsland high street. the men were taken to hospital. police say no arrests have been made. before the papers, sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. good morning. we have had a huge reaction to the news that you have been hearing. the former manchester united manager, sir alex ferguson, is in intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. the 76—year—old was rushed to hospital yesterday morning. he's widely regarded as britain's most successful football manager, winning 49 trophies, including 13 premier league titles. the football association, fifa, uefa and individual clubs from britain and around the world have been sending messages of support. tragic. i'm going to try and find out how he is as soon as i possibly can. obviously i knew it was extremely serious when his son darren didn't even attend his own game, doncaster, today. i hope the operation is a major success because as a personal friend, you know, i hope he has a full recovery. now, we've

will this mean for london's status as a global financial hub. the city of london, the square mile which is home to some of the biggest financial companies in the world, faces a potential blow to its reputation as a top financial centre. earlier i asked the lord mayor of the city of london if he was concerned. cautiously, we are quietly confident. that is not to say that we don't need the right brexit deal, but we are cautiously and quietly confident. 0ne but we are cautiously and quietly confident. one of the reasons why i travel abroad and one of my objectives was to provide that sense of reassurance, that london will remain the pre—eminent hub well into the future. what kind of brexit deal does london what? we have been promoting what we call the three ts with government. transition, talent and trade. we need a transition agreement that provides a sense of certainty, we need talent, london is nothing without access to its people, we need the appropriate immigration policies, therefore. and we have promoted and set out a practical, pragmatic, quite ambitious free—trade agreem

the americans did agree to establish an ally-planning team in london in march of 1943 which was going to be led by the newly designated chief of staff to the supreme ally commander and the title name for the group came from the commander's title, coss, the best name of all time. they were given order to develop deceptions to be engaged and degraded and, you know, that was the benefit of either strategy and then second to develop come as you are options for short-notice response for collapse by going back into the continent and last was the plan, cross-channel intact, it started out with the enormous challenges. what they had to do plan for the most difficult military maneuver, at that time there was no precedent for success with that. they had no defined strategic goal, no knowledge, what resources they would have to plan for and no one was samed supreme allied commander. they didn't have a champion for all of the competing things going on around the world wanting, divide scarce resources, one thing that they did have was a justified sense that none of all of the seniors wanted them t

out early to cast his vote in north london. his party did particularly well in the capital in the general election last year, the real test for a laboured tonight might be in other parts of england, in the north and midlands. and so vince cable, leader of the liberal democrats was out today, his party needs to rebuild its local council base which was sharply reduced during the years of the coalition government with david cameron which endedin government with david cameron which ended in 2015, a big test for the lib dems. as i said, more than 4000 council seats at stake denied. some key election battlegrounds, we are in wandsworth in south—west london, this is a high—profile conservative party since 1978, labour gained a parliamentary seat in this area last year, labour hoping for what might bea year, labour hoping for what might be a prominent victory in london for them tonight in wandsworth. would they do it? not long to wait, we are in basildon in essex, most of the seats were won by ukip when last fought for micro years ago. nigel farage one 17% of the national vote, we are

this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines: more police officers are deployed in london, after four shootings in just 2a hours leave one teenager dead and three injured. let my son he the last and be an example to everyone. just let this stop. vladimir putin is to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. the foreign secretary warns president trump that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record—breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be on the way for some parts of the uk. we are ready the sunshine and blue skies here, as we get ready for a heatwave. also, the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and a pioneering team of zoologists and botanists head to the amazon in search of genetic material. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police are continuing to investigate four separate shootings in london over

london after a weekend of gun violence. let my son he the last and be an example to everyone. just make it stop. four shootings in just 2a hours have left one teenager dead and three other people injured. the youngest, a 13—year—old boy. good morning. it's monday the seventh of may. also this morning: the heatwave continues. a record—breaking bank holiday could be on the way with temperatures tipped to reach up to 28 degrees. this is how things are looking in salford quays. a glorious start to the day. we'll be live across the uk looking at exactly what to expect wherever you are. we are expecting to easily smash the record. 22.6 celsius in 1999 for the early bank holiday monday record. today we are looking at temperatures easily in the mid—20s, for some of us, up to 28. sunshine towards the west with cloud and sea fog. rain in north—west scotland. more details in 15 minutes. in sport, celebrations for manchester city as they recieve the premier league trophy after their final home game of the season. she was forced to abandon her attempt to climb mount everest after her body

. " joining us now is peter hahn, professor of banking, the london institute of banking & finance. are you surprised by this announcement? not at all, the writing was on the wall when royal bank of scotland decided not to go ahead with williams and glyn, a number of those branches that word designated to be williams and glyn are easily within walking distance of natwest branches. —— williams & glyn. walking distance of natwest branches. -- williams & glyn. remind us, why did the planned to launch this challenger bank, williams & glyn, why did that not go ahead?l number of attempts to separate the information technology, the it, to give williams & glyn its own operating system, rbs admitted it could not do it and then there was an alternative remedy to the eu required solution which was arrived at, which was, giving money out to create new challenges for business banking. feels like bank branch closures are coming thick and fast. this is both reasons. rbs was forced to separate a number of branches, a number of them probably would have been closed in the last few years, many of the ones

after the us president used the level of knife crime in london to defend us gun laws. the french foreign ministry's criticised donald trump for telling the nra gun lobby in the us that the 2015 attacks in paris could've been stopped if citizens had guns. he also used the level of knife crime in the uk to defend us gun laws, prompting british doctors and politicians to call his comments ‘ridiculous' and a ‘disgrace‘. youtube has removed hundreds of videos following a bbc investigation. they contained adverse for a ukrainian course and essay writing service and has been criticised for promoting cheating on an industrial scale. a nasa mission to study the composition of mars has begun its six—month journey to the planet. the rocket, which blasted off from vanderburg air force base on the californian coast, is carrying a probe designed to help scientists find out about what's inside mars' crust. it will take the planet's temperature and analyse the structure of its core. now on bbc news, it's our look back at the week's news through the eyes of the world's correspondents —

11th of may. also this morning: a ban on junk food advertising on london's transport network is announced by the city's mayor in a bid to tackle child obesity. more insurance claims over pot—holes so far this year than in the whole of 2017. the aa says it costs £1 million a month to repair damage to vehicles. good morning. we're looking at the often—frustrating world of renting today, and before 7am, the nightmare situation where more than 90% of properties available to rent are unsuitable for people with a disability. in sport, tempers boil over as manchester united secure second place in the premier league. a scuffle in which paul pogba ends up with mark noble's fingers up his nose marrs the goaless draw at west ham which ensures united are runners up. it's eurovision weekend, with songs like this in the competition, we'll ask what are the chances for the uk. and matt has the weather. good morning. yes, i'll be among the yachts at the london and water festival at saint catherine dock in central london. but will the weekend forecast becalmed off their league choppy? i'll h

this is bbc news. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london — comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war zone jamie acourt, one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence, is arrested in spain on drugs charges. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes —— including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. mission to mars nasa launches its latest mission — to investigate the planet's interior — and listen for tremors — or marsquakes. coming up — the travel show is in windsor for a royal wedding special. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has said the uk's strict gun laws have led to a rise in knife crime, adding that a hospital in london was like "a war zone" because of the number of stabbing victims. the president was defending americans‘ right to own guns, which he said were "under siege", in a speech to the powerful national rifle association. gary o'donoghue reports. reporter: there he is. there's donald] trump. travelling to the nra's convent

could now happen very soon. a 17—year—old boy has been shot dead in south london. one resident said her neighbour narrowly dodged bullets from what appeared to be a drive—by shooting. a guy in a car shooting randomly had shot from a moving car, and just missed her and hit the window of her front room. a new "customs partnership" with the european union after the uk leaves is still on the table, according to the business secretary, greg clark. also in the next hour: promotions and demotions after a final round of matches in the championship. cardiff city have been promoted to the premier league, at the expense of fulham — who lost away to birmingham. also: tributes to arsene wenger at his final home game for arsenal — as his side take on burnley. a pioneering team of zoologists and botanists head to the amazon in search of genetic material. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. some of the biggest names in football have been sending messages of support to the former manchester united manager sir alex ferguson after he suffered a brain

conservatives but failed to win any of its target councils in london, and lost nuneaton and bedworth. obviously, i'm disappointed with any places where we lost a bit of ground. but if you look at the overall picture, labour gained a lot of seats across the whole country, we gained a lot of votes in places where we never had those votes before. the conservatives celebrate in london, as the party hold on to theirflagship boroughs, but lose trafford, their only council in greater manchester. theresa may says overall it was a good night. we've made progress in places like dudley and walsall, we've taken control of basildon and peterborough. and that's all the result of the really hard work of councillors, our activists, our supporters and our revitalised campaign machine. the liberal democrats have made progress in some areas, taking control of richmond—upon—thames. support for ukip collapses. we'll have the latest analysis from our correspondents across the country. also this lunchtime. an nhs england report into the deaths of people with learning disabilities highlights concerns ab

away with it. banning junk food ads on public transport in london. is this the nanny state orjust the ticket to tackle obesity? the extraordinary rise of liverpool teenager, trent alexander—arnold. # don't give up, no, no... for britain at eurovision? and racing 92. good evening. are being failed by gaps in care when at their most vulnerable. an entire generation could be failed. in what is the third case of its kind in the last month. show that 146 students took their own lives in 2016. has been hearing from some of those affected. unexpected at the university of bristol, a community in mourning. bristol, a community in mourning. of which are still awaiting an inquest verdict. inquest verdict. support well—being and resilience in our students. our students. before he left home to go to university. university. problem for the universities in bristol. bristol. son henry was studying photography in london. in london. students who took their own lives in 2016. he had lost weight. he had dark shadows under his eyes. dark shadows under his eyes. he was clearly in crisis. clearly in

private police force could go nationwide, they are in london at the moment. let's bring in some thoughts... david says that if a private police officer is not legally trained them they would not be qualified to make any legal claims and had nojurisdiction. it was said, it was needed after brexit. interesting thoughts, keep them coming in. what you make of this? would i pay? no. i actually see police on our streets, i live in a nice part of northwest london and i see them doing a fantasticjob and i know crime in our area has really reduced. i am i know crime in our area has really reduced. iam pleased i know crime in our area has really reduced. i am pleased with the police presence in our particular area, but people are hiring this agency and have achieved over 400 convictions to date. it has been set up convictions to date. it has been set up by convictions to date. it has been set up by two former met officers and they have got this team who were red caps and bids and they have seen some success. these caps and bids and they have seen some success. these people are obviously paying for

this is bbc news. the headlines: extra police on patrol in london, after three shootings in just 2a hours leave one teenager dead and three others injured. vladimir putin is sworn in for a fourth term as president, promising to improve the lives of the russian people. translation: we are open to dialogue along with our partners, we stand for equal partnership with every state in the interests of peace and stability on the planet. record breaking weather for a bank holiday in may as temperatures reach 24.2 degrees in east sussex. the hottest for a0 years for some. people here are basking in the sunshine enjoying the heatwave. also: the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and the porthole mystery. 70 years on, new evidence in the case of james camb and gay gibson. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police are continuing to investigate three separate shootings in london over the weekend, and extra officers

. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london — comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war zone they say it is as bad as a military war zone hospital. knives, they say it is as bad as a military warzone hospital. knives, knives, knifes. knives, knives, knifes. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes — including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and mission to mars. nasa launches its latest probe to map the red planet's interior and listen for tremors — or marsquakes. and click looks at a high tech solution to combat falling footfall on the high street. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more details have emerged about how jamie acourt, one of britain's most wanted fugitives, managed to evade detection for two years. mr acourt, who is wanted for suspected dugs offences, was one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence, he's always denied any involvement. spanish police sources have told the bbc that the forty—one year old used severalfalse identities â€

. extra police on patrol in london — after three separate shootings over the weekend — and two more incidents today — one in manchester and another in oxford. vladimir putin is sworn—in for a fourth term as president — promising to improve the lives of the russian people. i'm carole walker, and in the next half hour — the impact of tourism on global warming. a new study says it accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions — around three times more than previous estimates. and flowing lava and toxic gas from an erupting volcano in hawaii destroys homes and forces hundreds to flee. and ‘a force in crisis' investigates allegations of misconduct and corruption at police scotland. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has appealed to donald trump not to "throw the baby out with the bathwater" by abandoning the iran nuclear deal. on a trip to washington, mrjohnson appeared on president trump's favourite morning tv show ‘fox and friends‘ to say the 2015 accord was not perfect, but could be fixed

the wedding, and american concerns with that, originally from california has a bakery in london and it is supposed to be an organic cake, with buttercream icing, traditionally a fruitcake here at the royal british wedding but not this time and as far as bridesmaids are concerned she is sticking with tradition, children to be her bridesmaid, she did not have a maid of honor. megan's ring has two of her diamonds in the ring, and a lot of white roses are expected. we will see those. the white roses are in honor of diana. diana's sister will give an address at the wedding tomorrow. it has been an exciting time to be here and lots of people in the streets of windsor getting ready to welcome her into the royal family. rob: i went to marion to this family as well. if there are any sisters around the wedding, hand my number when you get a chance. thank you. >> reporter: you talk about how much fun you have at night and the weekends. rob: i would shut it down for a shot at the royal family. thanks so much. jillian: you and harry. 5 minutes, 5:10, the clock is ticking for an explosive release

contribution to public health and the london 2012 olympics. she did everything with the same passion, determination, verve, ability and charm, so she was a unique politician but she was a really dear friend. indonesian police say a mother and father and their children carried out the three church bombings that killed at least 11 people. theresa may reaffirms her commitment to leaving the eu customs union, as ministers consider options for trading post—brexit. also in the next hour — israel lifts the trophy at this year's eurovision song contest. singer netta takes top points with her song toy, a song inspired by the me too movement — but a stage invader during the uk's performance causes drama at the lisbon event. keeping up the family business — tommy charlton, younger brother of football legends jack and bobby, takes to the pitch for england in walking football. and at 2:30pm, we catch up on the latest developments in westminster with the week in parliament. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former labour cabinet minister dame tessa jowell, who campaigned to raise

from london's public transport — as part of efforts to tackle childhood obesity. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has made a significant change to the make—up of the grenfell fire inquiry — by agreeing to campaigners' demands for a bigger panel. theresa may says she'll now appoint two new panel members to sit alongside thejudge, sir martin moore—bick, for the second phase of the investigation. the inquiry is due to begin hearing formal evidence next month. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has the latest. right from the start, the chairman was under pressure. if i can't satisfy you because you have some preconception about me as a person, that's up to you. some grenfell campaigners said sir martin moore—bick, cambridge educated, a former appeal courtjudge, had the wrong background to tackle the social failings they believed lie at the heart of this tragedy. when the inquiry got going, their demand was that it be led not by one man, but by a panel of experts. now the prime minister has bowed to pressure. writing to sir martin, she said "to best

murder of the flower-seller, many questions remain unanswered. michelle: london has a reputation for fine food, luxury shopping, and top dollar real estate. some of the british capital's most exclusive addresses are owned by the russian super rich. but because of lax regulation, some of these multi-million dollar homes are believed to have been bought using dirty money. ever since the recent nerve agent attack on british soil, u.k.-russian relations have soured. now lawmakers have decided to take a closer look at where all this money is coming from. but as our reporter discovered, following this money trail is no easy task. reporter: shell out wads of cash -- reporter: london is the perfect place to shell out wads of cash fast. and at the finest addresses in the british capital, russian exiles are among the best customers. that's earned the city the nickname londongrad. it's become a playground for wealthy oligarchs, so it's hardly surprising that this russian wine shop in the chic mayfair district in london's west end calls itself hedonism wines. roman grigoriev has designed a map that h

injust21i hours in london — which left one teenager dead and three others injured. let my son he the last and be an example to everyone. just let it stop. vladimir putin is about to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. this is the scene live in moscow. as some question whether the next six years will bring further international isolation for russia. president trump is being warned by the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be on the way for some parts of the uk. also: the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and click investigates the artificially intelligent software being used by police. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. vladimir putin is being sworn in as president of russia today , 18 years after he was first elected. in the latest vote in

, who played a major role in securing the 2012 london olympics, who's died aged 70. she did everything the same passion, determination and charm. she was a unique politician, but also a dear friend. two british tourists abducted by armed militia in the democratic republic of congo on friday have been released. indonesian police say a mother and father and their children carried out three church bombings that killed at least 13 people. theresa may says people who voted to leave the eu will get the brexit they want, but compromises will be needed on all sides. also in the next hour: the industrialist, sirjim ratcliffe, has been named as the wealthiest person in the uk. the founder of chemical firm ineos, who grew up in a council house near manchester, is the first british—born person to top the list in 15 years. and lewis hamilton extends his lead in the drivers‘ championship, after winning the spanish grand prix in barcelona. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. breaking news coming from the metropolitan police in london cybele ina metropolitan police in london cybele in a stateme

central london today, calling for a higher minimum wage, a ban on zero—hours contracts and more funding for public services. the government says inflation is falling and unemployment is at a ao—year low. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. they have come in their thousands — nurses, teachers, welders and firefighters, all calling for a new dealfor workers and the public service. the trades union congress says we are living through the worst erosion in spending power since the 1800s. what it shows is that if we carry on at this same rate of pay increases, it will take to 2025 to get back to the real wages people had before the crash. that is 17 years and just too long. using official data, the tuc found that the real wages, which takes account of inflation, went up by 27% in the decade before the financial crisis in 2008. but in the last ten years, they have fallen by 4%. it says that the average worker will have lost around £18,500 in real earnings by 2025. but according to one key economist, productivity and not austerity is the main cause for stagnating real wages. the

tottenham and spread across london, which spawned the gangs matrix. police began compiling intelligence on individuals said to be identified as being part of a gang, including those with no history of violence. today's report by amnesty international found that, of the 3,806 people whose details are held on the matrix, 99% are male, 78% are black, and the youngest is just 12 years old. and at a news conference, among amnesty‘s many concerns is how the information is being shared. we hear stories of this following people through their lives, from the housing association to schools to job centres, where people are being treated differently. in response, the met police said... the matrix has been denounced as racist by campaigners who work with young black people. the truth is, the preoccupation with the gangs has meant that they have failed to design effective strategies for dealing with serious youth violence. the capital has seen a spate of violent crime involving young victims. today's report focuses on figures which found that the majority of knife crime wasn't regarded as gang—re

across the country. a long night in the london borough of wandsworth, once a rock—solid tory council that labour thought it could win. they gained seats but the tories held on, relieved that it had been as difficult as expected. that is the result is a really hard work of councillors, activists, supporters and the revitalised campaign machine. but we won't take anything for granted. we will continue to work hard for local people and we will build on this success people and we will build on this success for the future. cheering tea rs of joy cheering tears ofjoy in richmond—upon—thames, with the lib dems took the london borough from the tories. can ijust say dems took the london borough from the tories. can i just say well done and thank you. this money, the party leader praised his team, not a com plete leader praised his team, not a complete bounce back but certainly some ground regained. whether against labour conservative, in brexit or remain country, we are reasserting ourselves as a major national force. elsewhere, reasserting ourselves as a major nationalforce. elsewhere, i

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: extra police on patrol in london — after four shootings in just 2a hours leave one teenager dead and three others injured. borisjohnson goes to washington in an attempt to persuade donald trump to keep the iran nuclear deal working with our european friends, we think we can be tougher on iran, but not throw away the heart of deal about stopping them getting nuclear weapons. vladimir putin is sworn in for a fourth term as president — promising to improve the lives of the russian people. translation: we are open to dialogue, along with our partners, we stand for equal partnership with every state in the interests of peace and stability on the planet. record breaking weather for a bank holiday in may — as temperatures reach 24.2 degrees in east sussex. and it may become even hotter. the beach at its best — for many a record—breaking day. for some here a wonderful day out at the beach for some here a wonderful also — preserving one of the world's most loved species. the australian state of new south wales announces a £25 m

icebergs on a budget. possibly go underground in search of london's hidden rivers. we are so far down there we can hear it be sutherland district line running through. —— sunderland. this week we are talking selfies. taking a photo of your travels to share on social media is an essential part of the trip for many people, and some go to great lengths to get that perfect snap. but now major charities and social media giant instagram are asking tourists to stop and think before you snap a photo of animals wherever you are in the world. i am heading to the wildlife friends foundation, three hours drive south of thailand's capital bangkok to find out what is being done to help animals who are being done to help animals who are being used in the tourist industry. the 165 acre complex houses a rescue centre and thailand's first wildlife hospital. there is also a refuge the element —— elephants. so there are plenty of photo opportunities. if i go instagram and search for "elephant selfie", go instagram and search for "elepha nt selfie", under that, go instagram and search for "elephan

the bank holiday weekend. in london and manchester. vladimir putin is sworn in for a fourth term as president, promising to improve the lives of the russian people. in the next half—hour, a volcano in hawaii causes more devastation. flowing lava destroys homes and forces hundreds to flee as toxic gas is spewed into the air. and tourism accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions, around three times more than previous estimates, according to a new study. president trump said this evening that he will announce his decision on whether to pull the us out of the iran nuclear deal tomorrow. the statement made on twitter came as the foreign secretary, boris johnson, on a visit to washington, urged mr trump not to abandon the agreement, saying it would mean throwing the baby out with the bathwater. the deal struck in 2015 led to iran limiting its nuclear programme in return for a lifting of economic sanctions — an arrangement which president trump has called insane. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports from washington. on american television this morning, a double serving

new facts about london's famous landmarks tell a great. and solemn song in spanish sing our other sort of that and use new you to pick. we kick off today so really extreme because we're on tour with adam undera and he's known as the world's best sports climber again and again he sets the bar higher climbs the most extreme rocks and breaks record stuck in september when he climbed the route in norway that no one else could conquer the route and the film that features on this trip both named silence but while adam honor is climbing it's not just one of silence you can hear. when adam is climbing you hear it like a spider the twenty five year old creeps up a rock face in norway's flight tango municipality it makes it look pretty easy time after time the rock climber is pushed to his limits. and sometimes it's very easy to forget to brief me so sometimes i just scream because it's very good to make a hard move exe hail. and if you scream you're pretty sure about it your exhilarating because the here that your screen. had a miscarriage you considered the best sport climber on the plane