ago after that demonstration in parliament square and so it is clear that it's about time this happened on the other thing about the revelations this week and last week, this is something that's happening now. previously the labour party claimed this was under the previous general secretary who has been replaced by jennie formby but it's clear the issues with the procedure and a lack of confidence in the system is something we should have now. let's examine the words jeremy something we should have now. let's examine the wordsjeremy corbyn used in this recording. "i was concerned that evidence was either being misled, ignored or not used and there had to beat some better system. " there had to beat some better system." does that not suggest a man looking to improve things? system." does that not suggest a man looking to improve things7m suggests a man trying to get a grip on it way too late. more than a year ago thejewish on it way too late. more than a year ago the jewish community demonstrated in parliament square and after that jeremy corbyn demonstrated in parliament square

just here at waterloo but at oxford circus and also parliament square and marble arch. protesters are now being asked if they will move to that site at marble arch to abandon their points here in oxford circus and parliament square but talking to people they said that would be a de—escalation they are not prepared for yet and they have not achieved what they came in to do which is to get the government to take more urgent action over climate change and they say that until that happens they are going to stay here. thank you. chris phillips, a former public order commander for the metropolitan police, joins me now. good morning. what more can police do to respond with the full force of the law is the home secretary has demanded? you have to laugh really because the home secretary and the legislators make legislation, the police have to stick to that legislation and that is what they are doing. the laws they are using under the public order act allow them to tell the people that they should meet and if they don't move, then to arrest them. the law also states they should be released wh

is closed, and parliament square, as leigh milner reports. throughout the night, specialist officers worked carefully to remove protesters who had attached themselves to a truck on waterloo bridge. after being up there for about two hours or so, this protester is now being carefully hoisted down the side of this truck using specialist equipment. he has been up there for about two hours and officers are doing their best to get him down safely. it has been almost a week since the extinction rebellion protest began in central london. so far there have been 750 people arrested and 28 charged, according to the metropolitan police. i guess we're going to be here until the government declare a climate emergency, and agree to sit down and have a conversation that we feel is crucial. every day, more than a thousand officers police the protests, and an extra 200 have been requested to help from neighbouring forces. some people are here because it is kind of a mini party. some people are here because they are really here for the cause, and i guess you have everything in between. this m

oxford circus and in parliament square will move and in parliament square will move and then they will all go to marble arch. protesters here today say they have no intention yet of leaving this site and they will stay as long as they can. sarah walton at waterloo bridge. sarah walton at waterloo bridge. peter kirkham, former metropolitan police detective, spoke to me earlier and said that the police have no power to deal with the protests. it's a type of protest we don't see very often. usually people want to smash things up, they want to attack the police, they want to go to places they are not allowed to go, and that is relatively simple for the police to deal with because the laws and the powers are there to prevent violence and to prevent criminal damage. but where you have got obstruction of the highway, being a nuisance basically, the powers really aren't there. the only powers the police have really got is the section 1a of the public order act where they can put conditions on an assembly and basically say move away, and in this case go to marble arch, you can't be here. but of

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, has said, if it does, that would be dangerous, illegal and put more pressure on the police. i

demonstrators are continuing to occupy waterloo bridge, which is closed, and parliament square, as leigh milner reports. throughout the night, specialist officers worked carefully to remove protesters who had attached themselves to a truck on waterloo bridge. after being up there for about two hours or so, this protester is now being carefully hoisted down the side of this truck using specialist equipment. he has been up there for about two hours and officers are doing their best to get him down safely. it has been almost a week since the extinction rebellion protest began in central london. so far they have been 750 people arrested and 28 charge, according to the metropolitan police. i guess we're going to here until the government declare a climate emergency, and agreed to sit down and have a conversation that we feel is crucial. every day, more than a thousand officers police the protests, and an extra 200 have been requested to help from neighbouring forces. some people are here because it is kind of a mini party. some people are here because they are really here for the cause,

these extremes we have been hearing about. we heard that again in parliament square, the demonstrators falling into ugly extremes. this will not get any prettier, sally. but the clock is ticking, which is proving to be a cliche, as we say it all the time. we have until 12 april and the european council have called for a special meeting on ten april, i believe, in which they want to discuss what the next proposal is for the uk. so we have to come up with something prior to that, in theory, all we leave on 12 april without a deal. and today's process in parliament, of non—binding indicative votes, might come up with some sort of indication as to what parliament might feel able to back. it is highly thought to be a customs union. well, that is really very unpopular with theresa may and the conservative party's bedrock. indeed, the vast majority of people feel that, as well. it is a very ha rd feel that, as well. it is a very hard one to see how this is going to be able to gain support. again, it is not a guarantee that the government would support whatever parliament came back with. tha

blocking 0xford circus and parliament square, and another site at marble arch. police have been asking people to leave these sites, oxford circus and parliament square command to move to the protest at marble arch where they do have permission for a demonstration site. chatting to people here, they say they do not wa nt to people here, they say they do not want to do that, it is a de—escalation of their movement and they haven't yet achieved what they set out to do, which is to get the government to take more urgent action against climate change, and so action against climate change, and so they will stay at this site for as long as they can, they say. thank you very much, sarah. meanwhile, hundreds of protesters have blocked the entrance of the headquarters of the societe generale bank in paris. greenpeace activists are campaigning against the investment and financing of fossil fuel industries. french police have used pepper spray to try to disperse protesters who are have barricaded themselves both inside and outside of the building. we will keep an eye on that for you. two people

, waterloo bridge and parliament square, but are continuing to occupy a legally approved area at marble arch. more than 900 people have been arrested. members of the group say they've called off plans to hold a giant picnic on the a40 by edgware road tube station today. the father of murdered teenager stephen lawrence says he no longer thinks about his son's remaining killers being brought to justice. dr neville lawrence says he's now focused on stopping further bloodshed, following the surge in violent crime. today is the first ever stephen lawrence day to coincide with the 25th anniversary of stephen's death. he was murdered by a gang of racists in south—east london in 1993. businesses are being encouraged to hire more people on the autistic spectrum. research by yougov found almost a third of employers think people with autism won't fit into the workplace. but one it consultancy has found their approach to problem solving and attention to detail is a huge benefit in the tech sector, and hopes to encourage other firms to see the advantages. we have a skills shortage in the uk

over the last three years, you know, a year on from the protests in parliament square by the jewish community, can the labour party and the labour party leadership really say that enough has been done? jeremy corbyn says time and again, we hear it from him all the time, that he is committed to fighting anti—semitism.“ all the time, that he is committed to fighting anti-semitism. if jeremy corbyn were committed to fighting anti—semitism, then tomorrow morning, he would instruct his members of staff in his office, those that have been engaged in passing the buck, that have been covering up and preventing action on anti—semitism, that quite rightly, he would fire them. i doubt he's going to do that. just tell us a bit about the jewish labour going to do that. just tell us a bit about thejewish labour movement, then, how long it has been around and how important it is as part of the labour movement generally. the jewish labour movement has been affiliated to the labour party for 90 years, we affiliated at the turn—of—the—century when the jewish community was largely a migr

rebellion protesters have left a makeshift camp at marble arch to walk to parliament square. demonstrators carrying flags and banners set off earlier this morning. activists say it's a signal of a "renewed push" to have politicians answer the group's demands and inject fresh energy into the protests. and here are some live pictures above parliament square right now. you can see that line of people extinction rebellion protesters are moving towards parliament square from a marble arch as they continue their protests. a man has been charged with causing the deaths of the people any crash. they all died at the scene in peterborough on the 1ath of april. he appeared at the magistrates' court on three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. the 26—year—old was bailed to appear before peterborough crown court next month. samsung has delayed the launch of its first folding smartphone, after early reviews showed the device needed "further improvements". several technology journalists who tested the galaxy fold before its official release reported problems with the screen. our technology

, parliament square and waterloo bridge since monday. over 1,000 officers have been on duty and over 750 people have been arrested. 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, two, one! ..17 is one of our most formative years. we're following five 17—year—olds in five different countries to see how they spend a typical saturday. the nightlife is amazing. from thailand to uganda... when you tell people that we have school six days a week, they are like, "what?!" ..lebanon to russia. what is it like being 17 and is it harder to be a teenager now than ever before? for lots of teenagers, satu

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london to go home. hundreds of protesters have been illegally occupying marble arch, parliament square and waterloo bridge since monday. over 1,000 officers have been on duty and over 750 people have been arrested. it's turning out to be one of the hottest easter bank holiday weekends on record with temperatures reaching 25.5 celsius in hampshire on saturday, the warmest day of the year so far. and there's more to come, with sunshine and high temperatures expected for most of the country on sunday and monday. from sunny southport, 0livia richwald sent this report. summer holiday scenes over the easter weekend. southport, on merseyside, has one of the biggest expanses of sand in the north—west and the second longest pier in the country. these girls have taken two trains to be here today. it feels like summer because it's really hot and it's really sunny. what have you been doing? er, laying on the beach and going to the shops. it's been a lovely day here. it's been very warm. obviously, the sun's ultra warm for this time of year, so you've got to enjoy it while it lasts. i thin

, waterloo bridge, parliament square, and marble arch which is the only legitimate place that protesters are allowed to be, that's why we have seen arrests in the other locations. just under 400 arrests so far but still the roadblocks stay in place. i'm joined now by one of the activists, rebecca, who have come we re activists, rebecca, who have come were from somerset? yes, i had. how are you going to be protesting today? we are going to be locking onto the boat to make sure that the police cannot remove us too quickly. we also have various other stations around london we are guarding at the moment. i know you have said about ramping this up, having an impact on public transport, do you have something planned for today? at the moment, like we say, we are blocking oxford circus and waterloo bridge, parliament square and marble arch as well. we will look into swarming which is where we go across the road, let the lights turn red, go across the road and stand there for seven minutes. we make sure that somebody walks down and talk to the motorist and explains why we're doing it, we hand out bis

waterloo, parliament square. this is causing a huge impact on the police. they have had to deploy hundreds of officers, affecting the amount of cell space they have. wider implications for the criminaljustice system. they are using powers which enabled them to ask people to move on and if they don't they can arrest them. 715 people have been arrested so far and 28 charged. turning into a bit of a cat and mouse situation because a lot of protesters are returning once they have been released from police custody. the campaigners say they will continue with this for as long as it takes for the government to listen. nearly 10% of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in england and wales — if health checks were tailored to individual patients. currently people over the age of a0 are eligible for a heart check, every five years. but new research from university college london, suggests that high risk people should be screened more often — and low risk patients much less. our health correspondent, james gallagher reports. somebody‘s risk of heart attack or stroke can be work

camped overnight at waterloo bridge, parliament square and oxford circus. 122 people have been arrested in connection with the ongoing protests. chi chi izundu is in central london. as you can see just behind me, police are continuing to arrest some of the climate change protesters in waterloo bridge. they say they are in breach of the public order act and if they want to protest they can do so lawfully in marble arch. protesters behind me say they want to get their message across, they wa nt to get their message across, they want the government to take urgent action against climate change, particularly against carbon emissions. so far there have been around 30 arrests but the number is expected to increase as the day progresses. police had ta ken progresses. police had taken them to various cells around london, but they have stated they are willing to keep taking people back to get london moving again, essentially. there are also protests going on in edinburgh. extinction rebellion say they are prepared to continue their action until the end of next week. thank you. a police o

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

last three years, one year on from the protests in parliament square by thejewish community, can the labour party and the labour party leadership really say that enough has been done? meanwhile, europe's only jewish—muslim women's conference gets underway today in london, expecting 100—200 jewish and muslim women from all around the country to attend. one of the overall goals of the day is to produce a list of demands for what government and political parties need to do to tackle antisemitism and islamaphobia. our correspondent is at the university of westminster, where the conference is taking place. are there common themes being explored by the jewish and muslim there common themes being explored by thejewish and muslim at there common themes being explored by the jewish and muslim at this conference? well, the main purpose of this particular conference is to find there is a similarities between the muslim and thejewish women who are attending today. as you can see, things are starting to wrap up after a day of listening to speeches and attending different workshops. there

in parliament square, in central london, tomorrow. the force says it has "a robust policing plan" in place. researchers in canada have developed a treatment that has restored movement in patients with chronic parkinson's disease. a quarter of patients experience difficulty walking as the disease wears on, often freezing and falling over. but researchers have found electrical stimulation to the spine has enabled some to walk more freely. pallab ghosh reports. this parkinson's patient was barely able to walk for several years. now take a look at the same man a few months later. he's had an electrical implant fitted to the back of his spine. walking involves the brain sending instructions to the legs. researchers believe that parkinson's disease reduces the signals coming back, causing the patient to freeze. the implant boosts that signal, enabling the patient to walk. gailjardine had the implant fitted a few months ago. this is the first time she's walked with her husband, stan, for more than two years. because she would freeze, she had frequent falls. researchers monitor her progress

protestors on waterloo bridge, parliament square, and the main demonstration site in oxford circus — which has now been cleared. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. it has been a chilly start with mist and fog but it had cleared away and when al look at it day. hazy sunshine across western scotland into northern ireland, a little bit of rainfor into northern ireland, a little bit of rain for the ultrahigh bodies. elsewhere, widespread sunshine, a little bit: at the close, but in mine temperatures around 23, 20 4 degrees. this rain will gradually clear a way back into the atlantic tonight. as we head onto easter monday, a chilly start with early mist and fog. it clears and it has widespread sunshine across the board, another 11 with temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s degrees. it all changes on tuesday, temperatures begin to fall, bringing increasing showers and temperatures returning nearer to normal. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines. 160 people have been killed, and hundreds more injured after a wave of explosions at churches and ho

have been illegally occupying marble arch, parliament square and waterloo bridge since monday.

other news parts of central london including waterloo bridge and parliament square are blocked to traffic for a second day by climate change protestors. extinction rebellion say they want to shut down london until the end of the month. police have arrested nearly 300 people. president trump has vetoed a bill passed by the united states congress last week that would have ended us support for the saudi—led coalition in the conflict in yemen. in a statement, mr trump described the resolution as "an unnecessary and dangerous" attempt to weaken his constitutional powers and a threat to the lives of american citizens. a reuters news agency team, including two journalists who are injail in myanmar, has won a pulitzer prize for reporting on the murder of rohingya muslims by the burmese military. the prestigious prize is the latest given to wa lone and kyaw soe 0o, who are serving 7 years in prison for their investigation into the killing in 2017 of 10 unarmed men. 193 million indonesians head to the polls today in what may be the world's most complicated election. indonesia's presidenti

over the last three years, one year on from the protests in parliament square by thejewish community, can the labour party and the labour party leadership really say that enough has been done? won't let us speak to justin won't let us speak tojustin cohen. hejoins us now. thank you won't let us speak tojustin cohen. he joins us now. thank you very much for joining he joins us now. thank you very much forjoining us. how significant is this a no—confidence motion?|j forjoining us. how significant is this a no-confidence motion? i think it is hard to overstate how significant it is. the fact that the onlyjewish affiliate of the labour party, which mixture is due to celebrate its 100th year, indian organisation which played a big... and the foundation of the labour party has taken the unprecedented step to stop hard to underestimate. how important is it thatjeremy corbyn has been singled out? we heard her say that this has become ina heard her say that this has become in a personal attack onjeremy corbyn? he is the leader of the labour party and he has personally said in the past that

year on from the protests in parliament square by thejewish community, can the labour party and the labour party leadership really say that enough has been done? meanwhile, europe's only jewish—muslim women's conference gets underway today in london, expecting 100—200 jewish and muslim women from all around the country to attend. one of the overall goals of the day is to produce a list of demands for what government and political parties need to do to tackle antisemitism and islamaphobia. )our correspondent caroline davies is at the university of westminster in central london. she's been spending the day with those attending the conference. this morning they heard from keynote speaker cressida dick and also from rachel riley, the countdown presenter, who has been speaking about anti—semitism. one of the people joining about anti—semitism. one of the peoplejoining the about anti—semitism. one of the people joining the conference has been a campaigner from people joining the conference has been a campaignerfrom hope not hate, the antiracism campaign group, why was it importa

couldn't agree more tory now over to alex in belfast where parliament square in london was crowded with pro bright demonstrators last friday a demonstration of a very different crime was taking place nor moment communities were demonstrating against the threat of a hard border from the heart breaks that i spoke to john shared with them one of the organizers of the protest. dr showed welcome to the exam and sure it's very much of it your farm let alone on the board and for minor tell me a bit about how how does your father meet the border when it was the best way to describe it is if you just imagine an eighty degree angle. and where we meet the border i am fairly at a ninety degree angle so it only leaves me i have only my only access to the north is about forty five degrees forty five degrees of a country that i was born and reared in and could always go three hundred sixty degrees in our country you know maybe my memory is playing tricks on me but i seem to remember june the b.s.e. crisis started years ago at a level in paisley making a speech where he declared that northern iris

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

listening. we are all meeting in parliament square. one april the 15th, the group planned to blockade london and the biggest action yet. they say they will sit on the streets until politicians listen, too. racism in football is something our programme has looked at. the chairman of padiham fc said it was a joke that his club was fined for a the game after the goalkeeper was abused on the pitch. the club was charged with misconduct. we walked off because our goalkeeper was being racially abused by some people behind the goals at both ends of the pitch in the first half and the second half. really we weren't aware of it. we have been fined by the fa for abandoning the game, whether for racism or something else. and i find that totally wrong in this day and age. the rules should be changed. the referee was put in a situation where he said he can't make the decision, it was our decision to abandon the game, and the player was in such a state and a few of the other players were that we decided to walk off, and then took the fine. what do you think of that fine? well, for us it is a lot of

bridge and parliament square are blocked to traffic for a second day by climate change protestors. extinction rebellion say they want to shut down london until the end of the month. police have arrested nearly 300 people. new zealand's terror threat level has dropped from high to medium. prime ministerjacinda ardern announced the change after a review by authorities. the level has been high since 50 people were killed in a terror attack on mosques in christchurch. a medium threat level, however, means an attack is still believed to be feasible. president trump has vetoed a bill passed by the united states congress last week that would have ended us support for the saudi—led coalition in the conflict in yemen. in a statement, mr trump described the resolution as "an unnecessary and dangerous" attempt to weaken his constitutional powers and a threat to the lives of american citizens. a reuters news agency team, including two journalists who are injail in myanmar, has won a pulitzer prize for reporting on the murder of rohingya muslims by the burmese military. the prestigious prize

. they hope at some point in the protesters will move from this site, oxford circus, and parliament square and focus the demonstration on one point, marble arch. having spoke to the protesters you today, they say they had no intention to leave the site and will stay here as long as they can. let's just show you some light pictures, very close to oxford circus, not far from this pictures, very close to oxford circus, not farfrom this building in central london. at the very centre of that large gathering of people is that pink boat. on the side it says, tell the truth. a large gathering of police close to that bout. it sounds pretty peaceful. we were hearing that although people shouldn't be blocking the highway, it has caused a huge amount of disruption, when people are arrested they are then released and they tend to head back to that central focus of this demonstration. protesters saying that they are not intending on leaving any time soon, unless whether stay is pleasant. it is not as if it is pouring with rain and i wa nt to as if it is pouring with rain and i want to get home ou

demonstrators have been illegally occupying marble arch, parliament square and waterloo bridge since monday. over 1,000 officers have been on duty and over 750 people have been arrested.

absolutely explosive. it will make the sort of mood that we saw in parliament square yesterday look like a picnic and you see potentially the beginnings of a realignment of british politics, because i think if the conservatives and the labour party have failed to honour one of the largest votes in british history, you get a brexit party and this new change uk party, that's pro remain, that's emerged from both labour and the tory parties, doing incredibly well in those european elections. we always use the word crisis and unprecedented, but these really are extraordinary times. the european elections will be exactly that if they are held in britain, remain against brexit. there's no getting away from that. so in a way it is a second referendum in its own right? it will be like a protest vote because there will be no instrument at the end of it for any of the remain meps and brexit meps to change anything. i think the turnout will be high. but it won't be the same turnout that we had with the european referendum in 2016. normally, we are talking about 35% to 40%. it would match the ge

those that lead them. and over the last three years, one year on from the protests in parliament square by thejewish community, can the labour party and the labour party leadership really say that enough has been done? speaking this morning, the shadow attorney general shami chakrabarti urged thejewish labour movement not to "personalise the issue". we have to tackle it, but it will be much easier to tackle it if we don't make it a personal attack onjeremy corbyn or a conservative attack on labour, or an inter—factional attack, it seems to me. and we know to take the same approach when there are claims about the conservative party, not to go, "oh, the tories have got a problem with islamophobia..." we've got to come together as democratic people in the context of the rise of the far—right in europe and in this country. the democratic people, who are anti—racist, need to come together and tackle it. shami chakrabarti. in libya, reports of both sides using air strikes. more than 20 people have been reported dead in the clashes at the un has called for an urgent truth. libya has been to

the last three years, one year on from the protests in parliament square by thejewish community, can the labour party and the labour party leadership really say that enough has been done? ajewish muslim a jewish muslim women ajewish muslim women conference gets under way today in london. one of the overall goals of today has been to produce a list of demands about what government and political parties need to do to tackle both anti—semitism and islamophobia. our correspondent has been at the university of westminster in central london and she told me about what those attending the conference hoped to achieve. this morning they heard from the queen note speaker cressida dick and also from rachel riley, the countdown presenter, who has been speaking about anti—semitism. one of the people who has beenjoining the conference, the third annual conference, the third annual conference, has been a campaigner from hope not hate, the antiracism campaign group. why was it important for you to come along today?|j campaign group. why was it important for you to come along today? i think what i

. hundreds of demonstrators have been illegally occupying marble arch, parliament square and waterloo bridge since monday. over 1,000 officers have been on duty and over 750 people have been arrested. now on bbc news, click. this week, the war on fake news. when robots paint the...moon. flipping out over this. and how to make a shooting star. the world's largest election is under way in india. 0verfive weeks, 900 million eligible voters in 20 states are casting their ballots to decide who will rule this vast country for the next five years. and this is no small decision — because in that time, india's population is set to overtake china's. and its economy is likely to become bigger than the uk's. the size of this democratic exercise is like no other, but the issues that it brings up are all too familiar. social media, once again, is playing a part in swaying political opinions. and once again, misinformation, so—called ‘fake news‘ is attempting to cloud voters‘ judgement. and the problem is, last year, bbc—led research revealed that ordinary citizens in india are less conc

been drafted in to monitor protestors on waterloo bridge, parliament square, and the main 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

blocking several locations including 0xford blocking several locations including oxford circus, parliament square and marble arch and police are asking protesters to move to that site at marble arch and reopen the roads here and at oxford circus. speaking to protesters, they say that would bea to protesters, they say that would be a de—escalation of the action and they're not prepared to do that because they have not yet achieved theiraim because they have not yet achieved their aim which is to get the government to take more urgent action to address climate change and they say they plan to stay here for they say they plan to stay here for the foreseeable future, or as long as they can. and what about the conversations taking place between members of the public who are trying to get from one place to another and the protesters? what is the nature of them? are they friendly, getting a bit edgy? we have seen in the last couple of days a number of moments where there have been run—ins between commuters and some of the protesters. i have been on waterloo bridge on some of the days and part

protesters. it is interesting your new walk around london today, around parliament square there are only a smattering of protesters, there is no traffic, everything is closed, it major disruptions to people in london. they are making the point of why asked the police are waiting in and sorting it out? it is a dilemma for the police. you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. people will remember the protests a few years ago, anticapitalist protests, where they were cackling protesters and there were lessons about the tactics they used. i think the issue is that they used. i think the issue is that the government, sadiq khan, the mayor of london, nobly disagrees with their method and what they are protesting over. —— nobody. because thatis protesting over. —— nobody. because that is not controversial, if you we re that is not controversial, if you were to start deploying aggressive tactics on these protesters the police would be criticised. it would be bad optics given what they are saying and what they are calling for. sadiq khan has, in part, said he endorses their m

organisation mode for what is to come. i agree with pedestrianisation. parts of parliament square, world heritage site, if we could make it a pedestrian zone it would be a wonderful thing. the easter weekend sun has got to me ididn't mean the easter weekend sun has got to me i didn't mean pedestrian free. i walked here tonight, being very green tonight. it is interesting how many extension rebellion protesters are around —— extinction. a lot of the young people are idealistic but i think if they continue to target public transport, the greenest form of getting around that we have, they will do damage to their cause. i think targeted protest in organisations like shell, where the protest began last week, or heathrow airport where hollywood actresses fly in from california to take part, thatis fly in from california to take part, that is the more sensible protests where they will win hearts and minds. our brief word, you mention to pedestrians, and they feature on the front of the telegraph because some traffic lights do not allow them to cross the road in anything other than a state o

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

other locations have been cleared, the police are aware of plans to demonstrate again at parliament square and say a robust policing plan will be in place. tolu adeoye reports. this is now the last site to be occupied by extinction rebellion. marble arch and surrounding roads continue to be blocked. this is bbc news. the fire service in northern ireland say a running wildfire in county down has been brought under control. hundreds of holidaymakers spent last night in emergency accommodation after the blaze forced them from their caravan park. the wildfire happened in the mourne mountains above the seaside town of newcastle, as chris page reports. on the mountainside, a fire front a mile long threatened some houses as it burned through the gorse. eyewitnesses described it as a running wildfire. 50 firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control. the flames came close to a caravan park. police went from one mobile home to another, telling people to get out quickly. buses took around 200 holiday—makers to a leisure centre. it wasn't how they expected to be spending their easter.

parliament square and oxford circus, with over a thousand activists arrested. they're planning a closing ceremony this evening and have thanked their supporters. the rspca says it it received more than 2000 calls about exotic animals in capital last year. in one incident a londoner in kensington woke to find a snake in their bed. the charity believes the number of calls relating to more unsual pets it's because owners do not research their needs and don't understand the care that they need. let's take a look at the travel situation now: severe delays on thejubilee line otherwise a good service. turning to the roads then — traffic on the a13 is building w/bnd from dagenham into barking the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from the woolwich road flyover. in central london — bloomsbury street is down to one lane at high holborn for gas main works. finally, there are various events taking place for anzac day , with whitehall closed at around 11:00 for wreath laying good morning, another drop in temperature today, set to feel cooler and wet weather around for most of us in the f

the natural history museum, police have placed restrictions around parliament square to stop further disruption. about 100 people lay down under the blue whale skeleton yesterday. 1,000 people have been arrested in a week of protests. the die—in at the museum lasted around an hour. self—harm among men is increasing faster in london than anywhere else in the country. figures obtained by bbc london show that since 2005, the number of men being admitted to hospital with self—harm injuries, has more than doubled. mental health charities say it's due to a variety of reasons. it might be because they are seeing distressing images online. it might be because of the relationships they are going through at the moment all the adversity or trauma in their life. ultimately, it's really important that we are starting to identify that young men are turning up identify that young men are turning up to hospital having self harmed because that behaviour would have gone unnoticed before. let's take a look at the travel situation now. district line has severe delays between wimbledon and edgware