Hadrians wall one of the most photographed in britain is felled. One arrest has been made. And on newsnight at 10 30 after 18 arduous months, ukraines conscripts and War Wounded Wage A war with no end in sight. Mark urban talked to them on the front line in the east. Good evening. She was the light of our lives. Thats how the family of Elianne Andam described the 15 year old, stabbed and killed at a bus stop in south london. They say their hearts are broken by her senseless death, and this evening they visited the scene where she died in croydon. Police are still questioning a 17 year old boy who was arrested about an hour after the attack yesterday morning. Daniel sandford has our top story. Gathering in mourning at the south london bus stop where Elianne Andam was stabbed to death on her way to school, herfamily, who had come to see where she fell. Her mother, dorcas, In The Black And White dress, led the mourners macro. The shock of what had happened was written on their faces. The local bishop, with elianne� s arent beside her, spoke in behalf of the family elianne� s aunt. fill her, spoke in behalf of the family eliannes aunt. Eliannes aunt. Our hearts are broken. Eliannes aunt. Our hearts are broken our eliannes aunt. Our hearts are broken. Our faith eliannes aunt. Our hearts are broken. Our faith in eliannes aunt. Our hearts are broken. Our faith in the eliannes aunt. Our hearts are broken. Our faith in the lord eliannes aunt. Our hearts are broken. Our faith in the lord is l broken. Ourfaith in the lord is strengthening us. We would like to express our gratitude to those who have taken the time to send as thoughtful and compassionate messages and prayers. The . Thoughtful and compassionate messages and prayers. They said elianne, messages and prayers. They said elianne. Who messages and prayers. They said elianne, who talked messages and prayers. They said elianne, who talked of messages and prayers. They said elianne, who talked of Being Messages and prayers. They said elianne, who talked of being a i elianne, who talked of being a lawyer, was the light of their lives, bright and funny with her whole life ahead of her and with hopes and dreams for the future. The family said elianes dreams had now been shattered and they said their lives and those of the wider family had fallen apart. Earlier Police Officers who had been called to the scene yesterday morning and some of whom had been involved in trying to save eliannes life, laid flowers 30 metres from the place where the horror played out. She had been on her way to the local Private School where she was in year 11, and was wearing her green School Uniform when she was attacked at the bus stop. Detectives said the 17 year old boy they have arrested new elianne and they are trying to work out the exact relationship between the two of them. The Prime Minister described what happened is horrific and appalling. The idea that this innocent young girl, not much older than my own kids, would have their life cruelly ended in that way is shocking. Its absolutely shocking. Elianne andams family originally came from ghana. Herfather is her father is an herfather is an nhs nurse, her father writes religious books. Theyd raised the money to put her through the local Private School but all their hopes for the future were dashed in a few moments of violence at a south london bus stop. Another tragic death and one wonders what is being done to try to tackle the scourge of knife crime on our streets. ,. ,. , streets. Politicians have been wrestlin streets. Politicians have been wrestling with streets. Politicians have been wrestling with the streets. Politicians have been wrestling with the issue streets. Politicians have been wrestling with the issue of. Streets. Politicians have been i wrestling with the issue of knife crime for more than two decades now. There were some successes in getting the horrendous death toll down in the horrendous death toll down in the early 2000s but its really come back again quite badly. Some Police Officers have been saying it shouldnt even be called knife crime any more, it should be called sword crime because of the size and severity of some of the weapons they finding. Ministers have tried banning knives, theyve tried increasing the sentences for carrying a knife, theyve tried encouraging the police to do more stop and search, but you can ban all the knives you want and people working in the field feel its not going to have any success unless you take a whole society approach. They have been some successes in some local areas, have been some successes in some localareas, ironically have been some successes in some local areas, Ironically Croydon was one of them were actually having a whole society approach, everyone pulling together, did manage to get theissue pulling together, did manage to get the issue down. What it needs its parents, schools, the health service, the media, all working together to try to change attitudes amongst the young people that carrying a knife is only going to end in misery. Carrying a knife is only going to end in misery carrying a knife is only going to end in misery. Daniel sandford, thank yom a leading british athlete, who was pulled over with her partner and three month old baby in their car in west london, then handcuffed by officers, has told a Police Misconduct hearing, she had Nothing To Hide. It happened injuly 2020, with the Police Searching their vehicle for drugs and weapons. Nothing was found. Ms williams was tearful as she told the hearing about being handcuffed while her baby son wept. Five met Police Officers deny gross misconduct. Heres adina campbell. What did i do . Wait, wait, wait we didnt do anything 0k, calm down. This is new Police Body Cam footage showing the moment professional athlete Bianca Williams is detained by a group of metropolitan Police Officers. You shot off on police at speed, youve made a definite attemptl to try and avoid us, 0k . The driver has, which makes us suspect there is something in the car there shouldnt be, ok . Officers had been patrolling the west london area due to an increase in knife crime and gang activity. Today, Bianca Williams said she had Nothing To Hide as she gave evidence at a Police Misconduct hearing, in front of the officers accused of Breaching Standards of professional behaviour. Ms williams� s partner, ricardo dos santos, was also handcuffed and the pair were detained for 45 minutes. No weapons or drugs were found and neither were arrested. When the hearing was shown Police Body Cam footage, Bianca Williams became tearful as she watched the moment she and her partner, ricardo dos santos, were handcuffed while their three month old baby was left crying in the back of the car. The 29 year old sprinter is a european and Commonwealth Games gold medallist coached by former 100 metres olympic champion linford christie. Both athletes claim they were stopped because they were black and were aggressively mistreated. The five officers deny any wrongdoing. Adina campbell, bbc news. Dutch police have arrested a gunman after three people died in shootings in the city of rotterdam. Officers say the 32 year old opened fire in a house before setting it alight, then entered a local medical centre, opening fire. Anna holligan is live in rotterdam. The suspect has been named tonight by the justice department, the suspect has been named tonight by thejustice department, he is a student. The rotterdam Student Community is in shock, one of their own members are suspected of multiple killings, one of their teachers among the dead. Staff here at the Erasmus Medical Center say the killings have left a scar on the entire community. A place where people learn how to save lives. He came to take them. The suspected gunman was a student studying at the erasmus university, which is affiliated with the hospital. Shots rang out, staff were rapidly evacuated, some pushing their patients to safety. Others, and trapped, taped calls for help to hospital windows. We cant get out. Translation we hospital windows. We cant get out. Translation hospital windows. We cant get out. Translation we heard there was a shootin , translation we heard there was a shooting. We translation we heard there was a shooting. We had translation we heard there was a shooting, we had to translation we heard there was a shooting, we had to stay translation we heard there was a shooting, we had to stay inside translation we heard there was a shooting, we had to stay inside then| shooting, we had to stay inside then suddenly went outside. I was working with children and we had to get them all out of the consulting rooms, then we ran outside. All out of the consulting rooms, then we ran outside. Elite police units including then we ran outside. Elite police units including snipers then we ran outside. Elite police units including snipers stormed l then we ran outside. Elite police i units including snipers stormed the hospital as the suspect rampaged through. Ali3 year old male lecturer was shot dead in one the classrooms. Footage has emerged showing a man in Camouflage Clothing being taken from the Hospital Building in handcuffs. A mile away this was the site of the first shooting. He is suspected of killing a woman, who was 39, and her 14 year old daughter, then lighting a fire. The motives are still unclear. All the indications are he was acting alone. Anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam. High profile bbc presenters will now be bound by new impartiality rules, which were drawn up after gary lineker was taken off air following a row about his social media posts. The new guidance allows presenters to give their views on issues but they must stop short of political campaigning. The actor turned politician laurence fox has apologised for comments he made on gb news about the journalist ava evans. The remarks were made during an episode of dan wootton tonight on gb news. Both men have been suspended by the channel. The broadcasting regulator ofcom has begun an investigation. And mail online has also ended dan wootton� s contract as a columnist. The family of a Young Black Gymnast at the centre of a racism row in irish sport, say theres no excuse for what happened to their daughter. The ten Year Old Girl was the only gymnast in a Competition Line up not to be handed a participation medal. Speaking publicly for the First Time Since the incident last year, her parents have told the bbc about their fight for an apology from the governing body, Gymnastics Ireland. Meanwhile, the controversy attracted the attention of the multi olympic gold medal winning gymnast simone biles. Heres stephanie hegarty. A little girl, jittering with excitement, waiting for her medal. Passed over not once, but twice. It is painful to actually state and know the obvious. My daughter was the only black child in that competition. She stood out well. There was no excuse for what happened. At ten years old, did she feel that this was racist . Oh, yeah. Yeah. And thats the sad trauma they put through a ten year old. Because, like i said, she is the only black girl there. Its more like they almost blamed herfor being black. A day after the event, they complained to gymnastics island. First of all i wanted an empathetic reply from them, and really, what we wanted was a formal apology to show us, saying, oh, yeah, look, this is from them. We all knew what happened, but kind of make her feel supported. A year later, they received a very short letter, apparently from the judge who didnt award the medal. But we understand the judge had written another e mail shortly after the incident, and sent it to Gymnastics Ireland to be forwarded. In it she apologised for upsetting you and your lovely child, saying she was very nervous, that it was a genuine mistake. When i realised my mistake, she said, i ran back to get your lovely child a medal and apologised. She concluded she would never, ever, ever be racist. The family say that e mail was never forwarded to them, that they did not see it until last month, when they met with the judge at a mediation session, which Gymnastics Ireland didnt attend. You wanted an apology but you didnt get it . None of it. From Gymnastics Ireland . They were trying to cover it up, like it didnt happen. They probably thought, with time, theyll forget about it. This week, 18 months after the incident, the family did receive an apology from Gymnastics Ireland, but only after the video was leaked, went viral and was seen by millions of people around the world. It almost useless to be honest with you. Its so useless. Its, like, i cried for so long. And then millions of people cried with me before i could get this. They only sent an apology because the world wanted them to. Gymnastics ireland told the bbc that they fully accept that it has taken far too long to make an apology to the family, that the child and her parents have been let down. The delays arose for a variety of reasons, they said, including human error, threats of legal action, intervention by third parties and our own understanding that this was a complaint from the parents against the official. We approached the judge for comment, but have not received a reply. But the family did receive a message of support from someone very important to them. Its simone biles. I wanted to let you know that i saw how you were treated at your Gym Star Event recently. I was completely shocked and wanted to let you know that you deserve a medaljust like all of the other girls. Its inspired this little girl to keep going. I wasjustjumping around All Over The Place and really happy because she is l the best gymnast ever. And you are still going with gymnastics . Yeah, im still continuing. Youre not going to let this stop you . No. Im going to keep striving hard. That report from our correspondent stephanie hegarty. Its now thought around 70,000 people have fled their homes in the tiny region of Nagorno Karabakh, a landlocked area in the south caucasus mountains. Its internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan, but for three decades its been controlled and largely inhabited by armenians, many of whom are now trying to escape, after an Azerbaijani Military incursion, to retake control. Today, separatist leaders say theyre officially ending independence efforts, but as more people flee, there are fears aid isnt reaching those in need. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford has the very latest. The children of Nagorno Karabakh have known two wars in their short lives. Now theyve fled as refugees. The land they grew up on has been disputed for decades but for them, it wasjust home. Their father fought for karabakh in 2020 and again last week. So i ask how he feels about leaving, about surrender. Translation very bad. Terribly bad. Should it have been done differently . Could you have got more help . Translation what else could we do . I dont know. Im too upset. I cant answer these questions. The Armenian Border town of goris has taken in so many refugees. Some are sleeping in their cars. Vehicles that now carry a lifes worth of possessions. The exodus happened so quickly, many here still seem stunned. There is a giant scramble to help the tens of thousands in need, including the most vulnerable. Donations are flooding in. Scooped up by exhausted families who have often travelled for days to reach here. Sophia and angelina are still recovering from their trip and from a day under fire in their village right on the front nine. Mariams husband was hit by shrapnel then but he didnt want to be filmed. The family are being hosted by a woman who fled Nagorno Karabakh in the last war. Now she is helping a new wave of refugees. Today, they all saw the official decree that their separatist republic, which they call artsakh, was being dissolved. Translation 30 years building our lives there l and they say there is no artsakh any more. That is a tragedy for the armenian people. But we have no strength left to fight because we were left alone. We were abandoned. Nagorno karabakh is rapidly emptying out. But as they go, the Ethnic Armenians are not only leaving their homes and their property, they are also surrendering their long dream of independence. Here this Refugee Centre is extremely busy as families continue to arrive right through the night. If armenia can do more to support Nagorno Karabakh politically and Nagorno Kara Bakh politically and militarily Nagorno Karabakh politically and militarily it is going all out with the aid effort and needs here are enormous. Today the armenian Prime Minister said he believed everyone would eventually leave Nagorno Karabakh, that the enclave would be emptied out uncertainly tonight, that is how it feels. Thank you, sarah. On the horizon near Hadrians Wall in northumberland for 300 years, has stood a sycamore tree. Endlessly photographed, and a place of solace for many on their walks during lockdown. Now, its gone felled last night in whats thought to have been an act of vandalism. A 16 year old has been arrested. Alison freeman has that story. The word iconic can be overused. But this tree at sycamore gap in northumberland most definitely was. Gracing many a photo taken at Hadrians Wall, it was the perfect model to show off the northern lights. And it became truly famous when it featured in the 1991 film robin hood prince of thieves. The great one, i am home but last night, the tree was felled. And the reason it clearly wasnt an accident or a result of last nights storm agnes, is the very clean cut line. It is really sad that someone has felt a drive to do this, because i can imagine whoever or whatever people did this know how important sycamore gap is. 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Its a very healthy tree, we can see that all is not lost. Its a very healthy tree, we can see that now i all is not lost. Its a very healthy i tree, we can see that now because of the stump. It may well grow a coppice from the stump, if we can nurture that, that might be one of the best outcomes and we keep the tree. ,. ,. ,. , tree. Northumbria police say a 16yearold tree. Northumbria police say a 16yearold boy tree. Northumbria police say a 16yearold boy has tree. Northumbria police say a 16yearold boy has been i tree. Northumbria police say a i 16yearold boy has been arrested 16 year old boy has been arrested and is assisting them with their inquiries but the investigation is at an early stage and they are continuing to appealfor continuing to appeal for information. Alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. Britains Economic Growth is lagging behind many of its counterparts around the world. But why . After the pandemic, an energy and cost of living crisis, what if anything can the chancellor do to get britains economy and productivity growing . Productivity is all about how we work, what we produce every hour, making more money that, in theory, goes into higher salaries for workers and more taxes for the public coffers. And the government says addressing the issue will be central to its next set of spending plans. Our economics editor faisal islam has been trying to crack this economic puzzle. Robots, railways and raac concrete. Its all happening in Milton Keynes, one of the best places in the country, to see the challenges and opportunities from britains faltering record on long term investments. Its the big question for the economy as we emerge from three years of rolling crisis. The robots code themselves. Avb, a swedish Swiss Manufacturing company, are training advanced Industrial Robots to work with people on picking, packing, sorting, welding anything, really. Its md says investment has been poor. Its no secret that the adoption of robotics in uk manufacturing has been quite stilted over time. We see that as one of the main Drivers Behind the uks more general poor productivity performance. So, were lagging behind. But there might be an opportunity to catch up . Theres absolutely an opportunity to catch up. There is some concern that if we dont catch up now, there may be an Event Horizon that other countries exceed and therefore we struggle to be competitive in the future. Lets look at the worlds leading users of Industrial Robots per 10,000 employees. Korea tops the table on 1,000. Germany was fourth, withjust under 400. The world average is 141. And the uk was not in the top 20, on 111. As a share of the economy, private investment in total has fallen back in the uk from the mid 1990s and again since 2016. That hasnt happened in other g7 countries. Britains very low level of robots like this, of automation generally, is just the tip of the iceberg of a low level of Business Investment in the past several years amid political and economic uncertainty. That could be a fundamental problem for the economy going forward. It could be an opportunity for catch up. But there is also a challenge about Public Sector investment too. Huge sums are needed from the taxpayer to renew the countrys buildings and transport links. This is the raac thats been causing us all the problems. The schools concrete crisis, including here at a Milton Keynes school built in the 1990s, has raised concern about corners being cut. Everybody knew when this was used it had a life span, but that was 30 years in the future and it was very easy to ignore that. If things had been thought about, this could have been dealt with probably more cheaply. Some of these older schools need a lot of work to keep them running and to keep them working properly for children. The government is investing in a new oxford to Cambridge Railway through here to boost growth and investment. But there are pressures from overall real terms Government Investment cuts in the coming years. Innovations like this citys pioneering robots will be the key. Theres around about 200 robots delivering fast food and groceries. And obviously were delivering the robots. Milton keynes is ahead of everybody else on robots. Robot centralfor uk, Milton Keynes. Whod have thought . With Public Spending stretched, the heavy lifting on improving britains investment record, and so its growth too, will need to be done by the private sector. Faisal islam, bbc news, in Milton Keynes. From the Singing Detective on television to harry potter sir Michael Gabon was a giant of the acting world and has died at 82. Daniel radcliffe described him as a brilliant, effortless actor. His versatility was the envy of many in his trade, in a career spanning five decades. We report now on the life of an actor described as a wonderful man. Welcome, welcome to another year at hogwarts. Michael gambon as dumbledore. A Great Acting Talent who never took it too seriously. Tom tom, you are sitting here oh, back where i started . His Stage Breakthrough was in alan ayckbourn� s the norman conquests, and in particular, a scene in which he ends up dining on the little chair. You are all right where you are. Good evening. Carry on, talk amongst yourselves. No, not that one. The table was down like that. I actually saw a bloke one night fall out of his seat in the circle, laughing. I mean, you couldnt stop them. The whole house up. Brilliant. Im sorry, the shame. But it was the tv drama the Singing Detective that truly made him a household name. However, his Screen Career had begun. Im gavin ker . With a bit of Scottish Swashbuckling in the borderers. He left School Without any qualifications, but he had a talent for acting which led to dozens of roles on stage and screen. Heres your chance to improve your table conversation. Here, in the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover, with helen mirren. Im going to smile when i think about mike, because he was incredibly funny. He had this natural irish sense of humour. Naughty, but very, very funny. An extraordinary actor. What do you want . I brought you some coffee. If i wanted coffee, id have rung for it. And we will all miss him a lot. His name was also famously attached to a certain corner on top gear. He enjoyed the accolade. He had a taste for devilment and hoodwinking gullible journalists. Please. Dumbledore and harry potter may have brought him a new global recognition, but he was defiantly un starry. He described his face as looking like an old wet bag. But in becketts ehjoe, he could use it to hold an audience without saying a word. Beneath that cloak of mischief was a seriously good actor. Sir michael gambon, whos died at the age of 82. Within the last hour england have secured their place in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals, after japan beat samoa. Theyjoin wales in the last eight. One of the most prestigious competitions in the golfing calendar, the ryder cup, gets under way in italy tomorrow, between america and europe. The us are the defending champions, but the europeans havent lost at home for 30 years. Andy swiss has more from rome. The ryder cups first trip to italy teed off in colourful style. An Opening Ceremony saw both teams introduced to the fans. Europes mixing experience. Rory mcilroy. With newcomers. Ludvig aberg. But against a top us team, there was a call from the home captain to crank up the noise. To the european fans, we want to hear you, so cheer for our players with all your might. You are our 13th man, lets make this week the loudest ryder cup ever. Well, its already been pretty loud. In practice earlier, the european players were pumping up the volume. Cheering. Well, having the fans behind you counts for a lot at the ryder cup. Europe havent lost on home soil for 30 years. Its already some atmosphere. After defeating the us two years ago, europe are out for roman revenge. But the american fans know all about birdies. They have the world number one, scottie scheffler, so who will win . Well, depends who you ask. How confident are you feeling about europes chances . Very confident. I think america will be lucky to finish second. Same as the solheim, were going to do it, europe are going to do it. For sure. Are us going to win . Yes. You heard it here first. Are you going to make yourselves heard . Thats the plan. These are just the warm up outfits, weve got even better gear coming on friday. But what both teams would do for a bit of this. Europes Viktor Hovland in practice with a hole in one. The home fans will be hoping its a sign of things to come. Andy swiss, bbc news, rome. Time for a look at the weather. Stav� s here
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