suspected protestors heading to oxford circus — the focus of a climate change protest for the past five days. supporting disadvantaged familes at easter — as record numbers of children and families are living on the poverty line. the premier league footballers boycotting social media for 2h hours to highlight racism. and highlights of a special week of coverage from the bradford. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a journalist has been shot dead in londonderry in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident." dissident republicans are being blamed for the killing of 29—year—old journalist lyra mckee during rioting, late last night. the trouble broke out after police raided a number of homes in derry‘s creggan area. the prime minister theresa may has described the death of ms mckee as "shocking and truly senseless." andy moore's report contains some flash photography. police said they went into the creggan area of the city to search for firearms. they were met with rioting. more than 50 fire bombs were thrown and two cars set o

pink yacht that forms the centrepiece of the demonstration at oxford circus. a couple charged with cruelty, torture and false—imprisonment, for abusing their 12 children are due to be sentenced today, after pleading guilty. councils, schools and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families as figures show a record number of children with working parents are living on the poverty line. footballers across england and wales are staging a 24—hour social media strike in protest at how racism has been dealt with by football authorities and social media companies. a journalist has been shot dead in londonderry in what police say was a "terrorist incident". detectives blame dissident republicans for the killing of 29—year—old lyra mckee during rioting late last night. the trouble broke out after police raided a number of homes in derry‘s creggan area. the prime minister theresa may has described the death of ms mckee as "shocking and truly senseless". our correspondent andy moore's report contains some flash photography. police say they we

pink boat at oxford circus was replaced by a green hammock. their message, they are not going away. if there were a better way, please somebody tell us. because we've tried the suggested ways, we tried writing to mps, we tried doing petitions, we've tried just standing in the street with banners, it clearly hasn't worked. she was eventually arrested, as were others, but they are not making it easy for the police. some protesters had glued themselves together, with their arms encased with piping. a cheer goes up now, as one protester has been released here at oxford circus, the police are using bolt cutters, angle grinders, and special chemicals to break through the glue that protesters have used to stick themselves together. there were similar scenes at waterloo bridge. we are here to protect our kids come into protect our future kids, in their future kids, and you don't have to understand science to understand that. the metropolitan police have had to request 200 extra officers from neighbouring forces. but deny their struggling to cope, or that cells are full. it's been really challe

a pink boat which had been blocking the road at oxford circus at the centre of the protests, saying they were trying their best to give nearby shops a chance to get back to business as usual. our reporterjenny kumah is at marble arch. we arejust we are just showing you some pictures of the scene this morning. that is down at oxford circus. and as you see, the numbers are nothing like as busy as they had been during the course of the week. it is a lovely sunny morning, of course, which is bringing people out on the streets anyway, but on this particular occasion, the police almost seem to outnumber the protesters at the moment. that is probably because the protester numbers have reduced over the last 24 numbers have reduced over the last 26 hours. in part because of police action, as they have tried to move them away and persuade people to congregate elsewhere. jenny, that is where police would like the protesters to be. what sign that they are going to co—operate with that? as you can see, there is quite a significant presence here. there are quitea a significant presence here. th

which had been blocked by climate change protesters for nearly a week. oxford circus was one of several locations which had been occupied. the police have denied that they have carried out so many arrests that they have run out of room at police stations. jon donnison reports. the extinction rebellion has life in it yet. for a sixth day, climate change protesters targeted central london. yesterday's pink boat at oxford circus was replaced by a green hammock. their message: they're not going away. if there were a better way, please somebody tell us because we've tried the suggested ways. we've tried writing to mps, we've tried doing petitions, we've tried just standing in the street with banners. it clearly hasn't worked. cheering. she was eventually arrested, as were others, but they're not making it easy for the police. some protesters had glued themselves together, with their arms encased with piping. a cheer goes up now as one protester has been released. here at oxford circus, the police are using bolt cutters, angle grinders and special chemicals to break through the glue t

oxford circus which was cleared earlier, people are still here, they are making speeches, singing, cheering from time to time. a bit like what happened earlier at oxford circus, what police have done is formed a circle around the protesters on the bridge to try and keep the numbers contained there. to try to take people away. what protesters have been doing is lying on the ground so the police are forced to carry them away from here. but the message from the police as people have had enough of this, this is stretching their resources, taking resources away from fighting other types of crime. we really heard and unusual plea from the commissioner of the metropolitan police cressida dick saying please if you want to protest there is a lawful designated site at marble arch. by remaining here you are breaking the law, the police have got an order saying that people cannot be here. but the protesters are saying they are making their point, they are determined to stay here and that is why we have got a bit of a stand—off. certainly the police are very keen to bring this to an end but

extinction rebellion are continuing to block sites in london including oxford circus and waterloo bridge. since monday, more than 500 activists have been arrested, with some roads in the city still blocked. our correspondent sarah walton is at waterloo bridge in central london. what is going on there? the protesters here a re what is going on there? the protesters here are going into a fifth day of locking waterloo bridge and speaking to people this morning they say they are still in good spirits and have no intention of leaving the site soon —— blocking waterloo bridge. there are around 100 people here, some of whom have been camping out overnight. we have heard that a group of extinction and rebellion processes had gone to heathrow airport, at one of the perimeter roads and people have moved them off that —— extinction rebellion. they are not disrupting traffic but police have promised a reaction if they do try to disrupt the traffic. i have been here for an hour or so the traffic. i have been here for an hourorso and the traffic. i have been here for an hour or so and t

, oxford circus. earlier today, 1000 police officers had poured onto london's streets, drafted in to end the climate change protests that had brought parts of the capital to a standstill. the home secretary says he expects the police to use the full force of the law to end that disruption. it's certainly different from the sort of protest we're used to and we are an organisation that learns and we will debrief this operation once it is finished and we will learn what works and what didn't work, so if groups choose to take this approach again in future, we will be better placed to deal with it more swiftly. at waterloo bridge, a stone's throw from parliament, it's a game of cat and mouse. campaigners are lifted and removed by officers, some to return hours later, to do the same again. in five days, nearly 700 arrests and no end in sight. i've come out to do my bit and we're going to come back on monday and we'll be getting arrested again and may be locking on here again, doing what's necessary until the government is prepared to speak with us. today in france, officers used very diffe

protesters — this is the live scene in oxford circus in london. small mercies: thousands of bees living on the roof of notre—dame survive the fire which devastated the cathedral. the hottest day of the year, as temperatures soar to 25 and a half degrees. manchester city's phil foden scores his first premier league goal — beating tottenham — and taking the sky blues back to the top of the premier league. judy starts as a judy- starts as a widow accused of being a russian spy in red joan, see what jason solomon's thought about and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. detectives are questioning two teenagers in connection with the killing of the journalist, leera mckee. the 29—year—old was shot dead during rioting in derry, on thursday night. the suspects, aged 18 and 19, were arrested under the terrorism act. from belfast, louise cullen sent this report. the two men were arrested in derry this morning and brought here to the serious crime suite at the police station in belfast. the 18 and 19 euros are being held under the terrorism act. their arrest follows the r

, campaigners from the group extinction rebellion are continuing to block sites including oxford circus and waterloo bridge. since monday, more than 500 activists have been arrested, with some roads in the city still blocked. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. camped out at four central london locations, these climate change campaigners say they are in for the long haul. i've got to get back to work. i've taken a couple of weeks of holiday for this so, yeah, as long as it's counting, really. it does mean another day of major disruption for the capital, already thought to be costing millions to businesses. for some, enough is enough. i pay my taxes and i think it's outrageous that the police force and cressida dick... because you don't believe in law and order. you obviously think people should be able to disrupt and block a major bridge. this is not legitimate protest. but extinction rebellion says this is going exactly as it's meant to, as nonviolent civil disobedience is the best way of getting the government to sit up and take notice. they have apologised to those affected but say this action

pink boat that had been used by demonstrators to blockade oxford circus, was towed on friday evening. protestors tried to prevent the police from taking it very far. a short time ago, our news reporter caroline rigby sent this update from oxford circus where the protest continues. we are in oxford circus in the heart of central london. you can see a gathering here tonight but are fewer police and protesters than earlier today where the pink boat became a focal point of the gathering here in oxford circus, was removed by police. i'm talking to protesters from extinction rebellion, joe and douglas. joe, why are you still here in the sixth day now? so i arrived on monday. i haven't been an activist before but something about extinction rebellion is really exciting. i came on monday expecting to leave after a few days and i'm still here at the end of day five. basically, it's a really positive, empowering movement. when party politics is so divided and so bitter, this is basically proving a really exciting alternative for what is happening in our democracy. protesters here have been keen

demonstration site in oxford circus — which has now been cleared. simonjones is at marble arch, the officially designated protest site for the group. simon, how many protesters are still down there because i walked past 0xford down there because i walked past oxford circus earlier and it was com pletely oxford circus earlier and it was completely deserted apart from a few police officers and shoppers with traffic running through justice would have been before the protest began. oxford circus has now been cleared. that was yesterday afternoon. quite a lot of high spirits this afternoon. a lot of people have come down and just to give you an idea the police pretty low profile taking photos with the tourist today and a lot of people milling around and seeing what is going on and then that direction where they have been camped for the last seven days. but there has been some confusion about what future form these protests are going to ta ke form these protests are going to take because earlier today a document was seen take because earlier today a document was seen by the bbc, an internal document

oxford circus. councils, schools and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families — as figures show a record number of children with working parents are living on the poverty line. a vigil has been taking place in londonderry in memory of the journalist, lyra mckee who was shot dead last night. police have blamed dissident republicans. up to ten shots were fired at officers during a riot in the creggan area of the city. the killing has been widely condemned by politicians and community leaders. andy moore's report contains some flash photography. police say they went into the creggan area of the city to search for firearms. they were met with rioting. more than 50 fire bombs were thrown and two cars set on fire. during the disturbance, a man crouched in the street with a handgun and fired up to ten times towards police lines. ms mckee was hit as she stood beside a police land rover. the 29—year—old freelance journalist died in hospitalfrom her wounds. just before she was shot, ms mckee tweeted a photo of the scene with the caption, "abs

murder of thejournalist, leera mckie have arrested two teenagers. this is the scene in oxford circus where climate change protests contiune into their sixth day. police in london say they've now arrested more than 680 people new research suggests nearly one—in—ten heart attacks and strokes in england and wales could be prevented if routine check—ups were better targeted. campaigners call on the government to cut tax on house plants — because they're good for us and the environment. manchester city have the opportunity to overtake liverpool and go back to the top of the premiership if they beat tottenham in the lunch—time kick—off. and click takes a look at how social media is being used in the indian elections in half an hour here on bbc news. police in northern ireland have arrested two men in connection with the killing of lee—ra mckee in londonderry. the pair, aged 18 and 19, have been been detained under the terrorism act. the 29—year—old journalist — whose final moments were captured by cctv — was struck by a bullet as she was observing rioting in derry on thursd

absolutely incredible pink boat in the middle of oxford circus. how on earth did they get that into the middle of oxford circus with all the police standing by? goodness only knows. by using all those tricks, that novelty, with the passion of greta thunberg and her extraordinary ability to rebuke us in our own language, aged 16. i think there's new things happening here, the attenborough documentary. you are seeing an awful avalanche of opinion and concern that, frankly, i haven't seen it on this issue in a long time. how do you personally see your role in covering climate change for bbc news? we are constantly looking for new things to say, but within the broader truth of what's happening with the climates. next week, for instance, i'm doing some reporting on soil. most people no idea that soil holds more carbon then there is in the atmosphere. soil holds more carbon than there is in trees. we have to keep looking for new angles and just keep stressing that this is an ongoing problem. roger harrabin, thank you so much. at least 250 people are now known to have died in the horrific

change protests at oxford circus. nearly 700 people have been arrested since the demonstrations started 5 days ago. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers asa bennett, the telegraph's brexit editor, and the author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown. a vigil for the murdered journalist lyra mckee has been held in londonderry, with politicians from both sides of the community coming together to remember her. the 29—year—old was struck by a bullet as she was observing an outbreak of violence in the creggan district last night. her partner sara canning, paid tribute to her as a tireless advocate and activist, and described her death as senseless. police have started a murder inquiry and have blamed dissident republicans for her death. here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. an innocent bystander, lyra mckee watched from beside a police land rover as violence erupted. shots rang out. here, you can see a gunman who fired up to ten times at police lines. the 29—year—old journalist was hit by bullets. a reporter beside her tried to help

protestors on waterloo bridge, parliament square, and the main demonstration site in oxford circus — which has now been cleared. we can speak to our correspondent, jenny kumah, who is at marble arch, the officialy designated protest site for the group. despite the best efforts, police had some trouble persuading demonstrators to go to the other side where you are. yes, it is very busy here with a lot of energy and lots of people have come here. 0xford lots of people have come here. oxford circus was the focus of attention yesterday but police have now cleared that area and there are still some protesters at waterloo bridge and there have been some arrests today, but earlier today it was reported that one of the organisers said it is day seven, we are now moving into the second week and it is time to look at changing tactics and it was reported that the focus now should shift towards the political aims and therefore hopefully move the media attention away from the impact of the disruption and police resources and arrests. however, it is now being said that discussions are taking place among

london. demonstrators have occupied oxford circus, waterloo bridge and parliament square since last monday. police say they've arrested more than 700 people — and 28 have been charged. our news correspondent, simonjones, joins us now from oxford circus in central london, where some protestors still remain. they need those 200 or so extra officers, simon? there is still a very large police presence here. it isa very large police presence here. it is a very hot day, you get the sense that the patience of officers are wearing thin. they are, we had a group of officers surrounding a man who is lying down on the ground there. the police arejust who is lying down on the ground there. the police are just about to make an attempt to lift that man up and take him away. the police are saying, in terms of an operation, it's been an unusual one because they're not encountering a great deal of resistance when it comes to being arrested. people are lying down on the ground and being carried away. you can now hear the crowd cheering, giving support to that man who has been taken away. just behin

pink yacht that forms the centrepiece of the demonstration at oxford circus. councils, schools, and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families, as figures show a record number of children with working parents who are living on the poverty line. two women have died after getting into trouble in the water off aberdeen beach. police say the 22 and 36—year—olds were foreign nationals who appear to have gone swimming and underestimated the conditions. there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances. now on bbc news, at 17 you're not quite an adult, but way past being a child. radio 1 newsbeat has travelled the world to find out what unites 17—year—olds wherever they are, from education, friends, and family, to finding fun. being 17 has never been easy. no longerfeeling like a child, but technically not yet an adult. in most countries you can't drive, drink alcohol, or vote. but whether it's just hanging out with friends... spending time with family... practising religion, going to school, going to work orjust having fun... three

extinction rebellion are continuing to block sites in london including oxford circus and waterloo bridge. since monday, more than 500 activists have been arrested, with some roads in the city still blocked. 0ur correspondent sarah walton is at waterloo bridge in central london. police are moving some of the protesters away, i understand, sarah. yes, that's right. i don't know if you can see, police are going in now in groups of four, five, six of them to a core group of protesters lying down in the middle of the bridge. the police are asking the protesters to move, and if they are refusing to move they are then lifting them up and physically carrying them off the bridge down to police vans that are waiting at the end of the road. we know that more than 500 arrests have been made since the extinction rebellion protests started on monday. what i've been hearing from the protesters here this morning is that many of them are returning to the protest sites once they have been arrested. i spoke to one protester who said she was arrested at the site in oxford circus yesterday, said she spent th

to block sites in london including oxford circus and waterloo bridge. since monday, more than 500 activists have been arrested, with some roads in the city still blocked. 0rganisers of a climate change protest at heathrow airport say that they have created what they call an emotional disruption. a smalll group called extinction rebellion youth — mostly aged under 17 — have been standing by the entrance to terminals 2 and 3, but all roads have remained open. this follows continuing protests by extinction rebellion blocking some major road junctions in central london. 0ur correspondent sarah walton is at waterloo bridge in central london. just how severe is the disruption there, sarah? well, the road remains blocked off, it has been blocked off 110w blocked off, it has been blocked off now since monday. that means the traffic, normally there would be a lot of traffic on this bridge, one of the main routes over the thames in central london, it means they cannot get across. it is a public holiday, which means i can tell you at the end of the road the traffic is moving, we have not

capital including oxford circus and waterloo bridge, and say their demonstrations will continue. nearly 400 people have been arrested in london, and a further 29 arrests were made during demonstrations in edinburgh. three activists who glued themselves to a docklands light railway train yesterday have been charged with disrupting the railway. there've been fresh calls for the police to break up the protests. meanwhile the environment secretary michael gove has reacted by saying that the government has got the message on climate change. our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is in central london. shejoins us now. she joins us now. i'm standing right in the heart of what is normally one of london's busiest thoroughfares, 0xford of london's busiest thoroughfares, oxford circus, which is today closed off for fourth day in a row by extinction rebellion, the climate change process is to have caused this disruption this week as well as other cities in the uk. they have been here day and night, i mean night, they have been camping overnight, portaloos over there, tents set up. many people have b

dozen people have been carried to police vans at oxford circus, after they refused to comply with a public order direction by the police to leave the area. protestors have blocked busy roads, and some demonstrators glued themselves to the top of a train at ca nary wharf. more than 300 people have been arrested so far across the uk since the protests began earlier this week. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says he understands their right to protest, but says that public transport helps to protect the environment. well, the right to peaceful protest is just that, it's a right. it's one of the cornerstones of our democracy. and the issue about which those who are protesting are protesting is one that is very important. we do face a climate emergency. the government has been too slow to act. what i would say to the protesters is you have to make sure you are safe, and you have to make sure you are not causing danger to others. it also, you don't want to inadvertently cause problems with our public transport, which is what we are going to be encouraging people to use when we face a clim

change demonstrations this week, at locations, including oxford circus and waterloo bridge. a thousand officers have been deployed daily with many having rest days cancelled and working 12 hour shifts. battersea dogs and cats home say they're training up welfare groups from around the world to care for stray and abandoned animals. they had so many enquiries from rescue teams who wanted to visit them, they decided to create a new academy to teach them about how they work and share their expertise. so far, they've welcomed teams from india and they say they've signed up others from spain, cyprus and mauritus. our delegates are with us for five days. we take us through the entire journey from the moment it enters to the moment it leaves us and goes to its forever home. how we look after the animals in terms of their welfare and health but also in terms of the behaviour aspect. let's take a look at the travel situation now: engineering work across the south western railway network will affect services to and from waterloo. and mainline euston and fenchurch stations are closed acro

, were arrested under the terrorism act. this is the live scene in oxford circus where climate change protests contiune into their sixth day. police in london say they've now arrested more than 700 people. new research suggests nearly one in ten heart attacks and strokes in england and wales could be prevented — if routine check—ups were better targeted. currently people are offered a heart—health assessment every five years, once they turn a0. the uk is set for record—breaking temperatures over the easter bank holiday weekend expected to climb to 26 degrees tomorrow. and manchester city lead against tottenham — with the opportunity to overtake liverpool and go back to the top of the premiership. we are bradford. and highlights of a special week of coverage from the bradford. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. detectives are questioning two teenagers in connection with the killing of thejournalist, lyra mckee. the 29—year—old was shot dead during rioting in derry, on thursday night. the suspects, aged 18 and 19, were arrested under the terrorism act. from b

a pink yacht that forms the centrepiece of the demonstration at oxford circus. councils, schools, and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families, as figures show a record number of children with working parents who are living on the poverty line. two women have died after getting into trouble in the water off aberdeen beach. police say the 22 and 36—year—olds were foreign nationals who appear to have gone swimming and underestimated the conditions. there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances. now on bbc news — the city of bradford recently played host to a special week of coverage, featuring the stories that matter most to the people of the west yorkshire city. these are some of the highlights of we are bradford... this is we are bradford! we are bradford. doesn't it look fantastic? over the next half an hour, we are going to be exploring the issues that really matter to the good folk who live here. the people of bradford are driving the news agenda. they're helping us make the decision about what we cover. and the sto

the group extinction rebellion are continuing to block sites including oxford circus and parliament square. to block sites including oxford circus and parliament square. the protestors have been warned they'll face the full force of the law if they target heathrow airport on friday. our correspondent, tom symonds is at waterloo bridge, one of the main protest sites. the police attempted to raise the pace of their attempts to clear these protest camps today. this afternoon, about 20 people were arrested but then about 30 protesters took their place and, as you can see, the bridge is still closed and this man has been playing a cello where the traffic would normally be. it's a problem for the police. they say they can only use what they call reasonable force to clear these protests, and this is a peaceful protest so really all they can do is remove the protesters one by one. now there have been some messages going around today, a fairly well worked—out plan to "raise the bar and close down heathrow tomorrow". we can't be sure that that will happen but the mayor of london, sadiq khan

. we are in oxford circus in the heart of central london. you can see a gathering here tonight but are fewer police and protesters don't earlier today whether pink boat became a focal point of the gathering here in 0xford focal point of the gathering here in oxford circus which was removed by police. i'm talking to protesters from extinction rebellion, joe and douglas. joe, why are you still here in the sixth day now?|j douglas. joe, why are you still here in the sixth day now? i arrived on monday. i haven't been an activist before but something about extinction rebellion is really exciting. i came on monday expecting to leave after a few days and i'm still here at the end of day five. basically, it's a really positive, empowering movements. party politics is so divided but this is basically a really exciting alternative for what is happening in our democracy. protesters here have been keen to make sure that this is a peaceful protest. how difficult is that for you? what would you say to the many, many people in london who have been disrupted? as far as nonviolence and pea cefulnes

chance to get back to "business as usual". 0ur reporterjenny kumah is at oxford circus. that has been the busiest spot on the sight of so many arrests. what is the picture there this morning? it's day six, the protesters are still here. there is a banner that says "we are the boat". yesterday this area was the area of intense police presence, officers arrested people and later in the day they moved to the boat away. today the message from the police is that if you're going to protest, go to marble arch because if you protest anywhere else they will remove you. earlier this morning, the police came along and said that basically from around this time, they would start to move people on and make further arrests. it's day six of these protests. earlier in the week, sajid javid the home secretary said they are using what's known as a section 1a a notice the public order act which means they can ask people to move on and if they don't they can arrest them but this is providing challenges for the police in terms of logistics. a large number of arrests, around 700 people arrested, but was eve

day camped at major junctions in london including oxford circus and waterloo bridge. so far 340 people have been arrested. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. extinction rebellion, a new direct action group trying to take control of this and other key locations for up of this and other key locations for up to two weeks. but today please moved in and made more arrest. does make arrests. we have an emergency here, and i don't think we're causing any harm. using powers designed to balance the right to protest with the need to reduce disruption. the police are taking this extremely slowly, not least to keep the temperature under control, but also because they're starting to run out of police cells. i'm here because humanity is facing extinction and ecocide. i'm here as a peaceful protester, the government must take action. their demands? the declaration of a climate emergency, radical cuts to carbon emissions. "we're sorry for the disruption," they say. the fact of the matter is that we've tried things that are less disruptive for over 30 years. people have been peti

protestors on waterloo bridge, parliament square, and the main demonstration site in oxford circus — which has now been cleared. let's talk to our correspondent to assert marble arch which was officially designated as the protest site. when you are talking yesterday afternoon you were explaining that the police were trying to get people to go down to marble arch and vacate the other sites. i passed oxford circus on my way into work this lunchtime and it is pretty much back to normal, very few signs of people hanging around apart from police officers. what is it like down there? it is very busy and there has been an energetic atmosphere. to my left a lot of drumming and dancing, and today marks the seven and the protesters say the second week marks a change in approach so they are now wanting to shift the focus and turn media attention towards their demands, and they want more talks with mps, with the mayor of london. they want sadiq khan to agree to setting up a people's assembly and to speak up on policies to tackle climate change. they say that this way they can basically try and get peo

action. here in oxford circus in the heart of london's west end, officers are making a rest as they try to clear this area that has been blocked for three days. —— making arrests. less bacon in your butty — to lessen the risk of bowel cancer — that's the new advice from experts and why a year since the windrush scandal, life has not yet returned to normal for the people affected. and coming up on bbc news... no silverware for manchester united this season — they're out of the champions league, outclassed by barcelona at the nou camp. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. france's president has promised that notre—dame cathedral will be rebuilt within five years, despite the damage caused by monday's fire. emmanuel macron said he was determined the work would leave the building looking even more beautiful by the time paris hosts the olympic games in 202a. more than 800 million euros has already been pledged for the restoration, and france's prime minister this morning promised tax breaks for everyone who donates money. but experts have warned it could take at

the day camped at majorjunctions in london including oxford circus and waterloo bridge. so far 340 people have been arrested. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. this is normally one of the busiest bridges across the thames. extinction rebellion, a new direct action protest group, hoped to take control of this and other key london locations for up to two weeks. using powers designed to balance the rights of protest with the need to reduce disruption. the police are taking this extremely slowly, not least to keep the temperature under control, but also because they're starting to run out of police cells. i'm here because humanity is facing extinction and ecocide. i'm here as a peaceful protester, the government must take action. their demands? the declaration of a climate emergency, radical cuts to carbon emissions. "we're sorry for the disruption," they say. the fact of the matter is that we have tried things that are less disruptive for over 30 years. people have been petitioning, marching, writing letters, and nothing's been done. but they also brought a busy rail

railway. so far, some 300 of them have been arrested. tom symonds is at oxford circus. this is normally one of the busiest bridges across the thames. extinction rebellion, a new, direct action protest group, hoped to take control of this and other key london locations for up to two weeks. well, today, the police moved in. we have an emergency here and i don't think we are causing any harm. using powers designed to balance the right to protest with the need to reduce disruption. the police are taking this extremely slowly, not least to keep the temperature under control. but also because they are starting to run out of police cells. we are here because humanity is facing extinction. i'm here as a peaceful protester. the government must take action. their demands? the declaration of a climate emergency, radical cuts to carbon emissions. "we are sorry for the disruption", they say. the fact of the matter is, we have tried things that are less disruptive for over 30 years. we have been petitioning, marching, writing letters, nothing has been done. but they also brought a busy rail line to a

sites will be arrested. our correspondentjenny kumah is at oxford circus. jenny, they were hoping to clear the protestors from there today. any sign of that? in the last few minutes, there has been an increased police presence here, and they have been removing people. early this morning at around 10.30, they did speak to a smaller group of protesters and told them they would start arresting people if they would start arresting people if they didn't move on and go to the official site at marble arch. but they were determined to carry on. i spoke to people and they said they wa nted spoke to people and they said they wanted to stay here rather than go to marble arch because they felt they could have more impact, and cause more disruption if they stayed here. this is having an impact on the police as well. they say hundreds of police officers are having to be deployed. it is affecting cell space in the wider criminal justice system. affecting cell space in the wider criminaljustice system. but protesters say that they are prepared to continue for as long as it takes. many are returning

use public transport because it's good for the environment. another target was oxford circus, used by 23 bus routes, as well as black cabs. it is hard getting about, people can protest, but i think for two weeks, i think totally too long. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, received special treatment. protesters fixed themselves to his fence, demanding a plan to get rid of all greenhouse—gas emissions in six years. the government's considering a 0% target by 2050. the uk, under governments of different parties, has played a role in reducing carbon emissions and at the same time growing the economy, so we have shown that you can do both, but i think, yes, there is more to be done, and we need to make sure that we have a serious conversation about the role that britain can play. tonight, the protesters are camped out in central london — they're organised, not planning to move anytime soon, and they say reinforcements are on their way. tom symonds, bbc news, waterloo bridge. scientists have managed to partially revive pig brains, four hours after they were removed from the body. the

middle of oxford circus as i heard this morning. we know about ice and glaziers melting, we know about the ocean's 26% more acidic than before the industrial revolution, we know about sea levels rising and that sir david attenborough has created this new programme which i'm really excited to watch, actually. i think it's really important. and extinction rebellion, these campaigners who are rebellious by nature and name, they are the same ones who were in parliament and struck off their clothes in public to show their bottoms. the last thing i was doing here. but, yes, they caused chaos in london, but they say unless we create this type of disruption, no—one's really noticing how big an issue this is. some have pointed out the irony in blocking bus routes and stopping the light railway that goes to the docklands part of london, is public transport that they ideally wa nt public transport that they ideally want people to use rather than cars. there i think it is difficult to strive a balance —— strike a balance, yes, they are affecting people who drive cars, and retailers. but reta

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