please speak to our officers. we are keen to speak to anyone with relevant information and would ask become forward as soon as possible. we have set up a team of local police officers to respond to local community concerns specifically, and finally, i would like to take the opportunity to ask people to think very carefully about what they post on social media. there are some graphic images circulating on line and people should consider the impact of those on the families and those most closely affected by this incident. thank you.— those most closely affected by this incident. thank you. good afternoon. i want to begin _ incident. thank you. good afternoon. i want to begin by — incident. thank you. good afternoon. i want to begin by saying _ incident. thank you. good afternoon. i want to begin by saying on - incident. thank you. good afternoon. i want to begin by saying on behalf. i want to begin by saying on behalf the london ambulance service that

our thoughts are with all those impacted — our thoughts are with all those impacted by this incident. this morning — impacted by this incident. this morning we began to receive 999 calls to _ morning we began to receive 999 calls to our control room suggesting there _ calls to our control room suggesting there had _ calls to our control room suggesting there had been a stabbing in the vicinity— there had been a stabbing in the vicinity of— there had been a stabbing in the vicinity of hainault underground station — vicinity of hainault underground station and we dispatched multiple resources — station and we dispatched multiple resources including ambulance crews, specialist _ resources including ambulance crews, specialist critical care paramedics and the _ specialist critical care paramedics and the air— specialist critical care paramedics and the airambulance. specialist critical care paramedics and the air ambulance. we declared and the air ambulance. we declared an incident— and the air ambulance. we declared an incident and set up a dedicated operation — an incident and set up a dedicated operation centre which allowed us to use the _ operation centre which allowed us to use the control room is to continue to respond — use the control room is to continue to respond to the rest of london. london _ to respond to the rest of london. london ambulance service worked hard to make _ london ambulance service worked hard to make sure that the patients involved — to make sure that the patients involved got the treatment they needed — involved got the treatment they needed as quickly as possible. our team _ needed as quickly as possible. our team is— needed as quickly as possible. our team is treated five patients with a variety _ team is treated five patients with a variety of _ team is treated five patients with a variety of injuries before taking all of— variety of injuries before taking all of them to hospital. sadly, despite — all of them to hospital. sadly, despite the best efforts of our teams. — despite the best efforts of our teams. a _ despite the best efforts of our teams, a 14—year—old boy has died at hospitat~ _

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quick thinking that they have managed to salvage something out of today. and of course we as a council will continue to support the three emergency services and we will continue to support the wider hainault community in the coming weeks and months. we are a strong knit community, very close—knit, and we will continue to work with our community cohesion work here and we will be there for our residents and neighbours as this goes into the future. thank you.— future. thank you. thank you. studio: they _ future. thank you. thank you. studio: they other _ future. thank you. thank you. | studio: they other statements future. thank you. thank you. - studio: they other statements from the council and the abilene service and the fire service and the police service —— they are the statements from the council and the ambulance service. talking about the family

and friends of the 14—year—old boy and friends of the 14—year—old boy and now the local mp is at the microphone as well. fiur and now the local mp is at the microphone as well. our whole community _ microphone as well. our whole community will— microphone as well. our whole community will be _ microphone as well. our whole community will be devastated l microphone as well. our whole i community will be devastated by microphone as well. our whole - community will be devastated by the heartbreaking news that a 14—year—old boy was killed in the horrific sword attack in hainault this morning which saw four others injured including two metropolitan police officers and i cannot imagine what the family of the poor boy are going through and they have my deepest heartfelt condolences and i know that thoughts and prayers not just of this community but our whole country and my prayers also with the other victims of this attack and their loved ones. i want to thank their loved ones. i want to thank the emergency services for their courageous response, in particular the heroic metropolitan police officers who put themselves in harms way to protect others. they are the best of us and i know the injuries sustained by the police officers involved will have really affected

the whole metropolitan police force so i want to thank all of those officers who are very visible in our community today. i know there will be widespread fear and alarm in our community but the police have made an arrest and are not looking for any other suspects. i'm grateful to the place for their visible and reassuring presence in hainault today and their commitment to an ongoing presence in the coming days. i came here this afternoon it straight from a meeting with the mayor of london in ilford, the leading of the borough of redbridge and have been in contact with the police today and will keep local residents as updated as i can. our community deserves answers for what happened and it is vital that we give the police space to do their work and anyone with any information or footage should provide this directly to the police via ioi or footage should provide this directly to the police via 101 and i would urge people to refrain from speculating and posting footage on social media while we wait for the

facts to emerge. thank you very much. ,, , . , ,, much. studio: wes streeting the local mp talking _ much. studio: wes streeting the local mp talking about _ much. studio: wes streeting the local mp talking about passing - much. studio: wes streeting the local mp talking about passing on | local mp talking about passing on his condolences to the family of the 14—year—old boy who died in the attack this morning and then going on to talk about his thoughts and prayers for the two police officers who have been injured and the two members of the public who have been injured, saying the community need answers but the police need space to do their work. that is the image that has been circulating. 36—year—old man in custody. that is the image of the sword and all the details we heard from the police and the ambulance services, really harrowing in detail but the police saying that the 36—year—old was in hospital being treated for injuries after his van collided but saying that he had been arrested on suspicion of murder although they have not been able to question him

so far. also talking about whether there had been any contact with the man and the police in the past. the police saying that was really important and that was one of the key areas they were looking at. the police saying they were keen to speak to any witnesses, urging for any footage to be sent to them. those are the latest details coming from the mp and the police, giving the news conference in the last few minutes. plenty more on that story in the next little while. you are watching bbc news. hello there. the best of the weather today is across eastern parts of the uk

the southerly breeze brought the warmer air further north across the uk today, mainly for eastern areas where we had the dry weather and the sunshine. further west, it was a different story because as you can see from the satellite picture, we've had much more cloud and that's been bringing some rain as well. this cloud, though, continues to threaten the south east with a few showers and those could run their way northwards up these eastern coastal areas up towards the north east of england. further west, though, the cloud will tend to think about the rain tending to die out in many places, becoming dry. misty, low cloud, though, could develop in eastern scotland, perhaps north east england. temperatures on the mild side and it may well be a little bit warmer than last night in the southeast. but we've got some cloud and some showers coming across north east england into eastern scotland, further west, it's going to be a drier and brighter day with some sunshine. just the odd shower. a few showers breaking out in the midlands ahead of this rain that's developing here in southern parts of england. but for western areas, those temperatures will be higher than today, 18 in the north west of england and western scotland.

it's going to be cooler in eastern scotland and northeast england, especially where it stays grey and misty with some warmth. especially where it stays grey and misty. with some warmth further south, though, and that rain coming in from france, we've got the risk of some thunderstorms for a short while on wednesday night. southern england and south wales could see some large hail and some gusty winds. most of that rain then clearing away. we've got that weather front stuck across southern areas and to the north the easterly wind is continuing to pick up. now that is going to bring some warmer air from the continent. trouble is, moving over the cold north sea where sea surface temperatures are only eight or nine degrees. so it's going to keep it cooler around north sea coasts and there could be some mist and low cloud around it as well. but otherwise, we'll see some sunshine coming through. the cloud taking a little longer to break up here in the southwest after the overnight rain. and we could trigger a few sharp showers across those central areas, but in places it will be dry on thursday. it's going to be warm

through the midlands, northwest england and northern ireland, this time making 20 degrees in western scotland. still cool into friday for eastern scotland, maybe a few showers here and some more wet weather developing across england and wales, pushing northwards, bringing some thunderstorms into northern england. that will drop the temperatures here. we could get some sunshine in southern england. the highest temperatures, 20 degrees again will be in western scotland.

this is bbc news. time for a look at the business news now with ben.

we begin in the us where the central bank, the federal reserve, begins it's two day meeting. the us's top economists will be discussing the state of the world's largest economy and crucially making that decision on whether to raise interest rates. last week we found out that the us economy grew by less than forecast in the first three months of this year but inflation gathered pace, which could delay an interest rate cut. earlier we spoke to mike coop from morningstar investment management — he said financial markets are having to rethink their bets on interest rate cuts this year from the federal reserve. so it's pretty clear that markets got way ahead of themselves in pricing in really large, really quick reductions in interest rates. so what we've seen in the last few months is that markets have stepped back and reacted to the data by reducing those interest rate expectations.

i think what we need to look at really is just to recognize how restrictive monetary policy is to start with. so we're sitting here with interest rates in the us and the fed fund reserves between five and a quarter and five and a half. the latest cpi was three and a half and we've had interest rates at over 5% for 12 months. so you're looking at real interest rates of over 2%. and the clock is ticking. that's having an effect on the economy. the inflation trends have been down. this more recent period has really been about the cost of shelter. so rents and also gas being a bit higher than expected. but it's more really about the markets just getting way ahead of themselves. joining us now is michelle fleury in new york. the attention it will be on what we hear from the fed and the language

they use. if hear from the fed and the language the use. , ., hear from the fed and the language the use. i. , hear from the fed and the language the use. ,, , ,. hear from the fed and the language the use. they use. if you cast your mind back to janua they use. if you cast your mind back to january when _ they use. if you cast your mind back to january when we _ they use. if you cast your mind back to january when we were _ they use. if you cast your mind back to january when we were talking - to january when we were talking about what the year with a hole in terms of interest—rate policy from the world's largest economy, we were discussing cuts, maybe three this year —— the year would hold. but that seems to be slipping away because growth in the us economy is slowing and we are seeing inflation moving in the wrong direction, increasing, and data released about one hour ago revealed us consumer confidence is also slipping. against this backdrop, unsurprisingly, we are not expecting the fed at this meeting to be preparing the way for a cup this summer. if anything that seems to be slipping away —— for a cut. we are preparing for no rate change and the question is whether a rate cut has been cancelled completely for this year or simply delayed. given the problems with infighting about whether we are even

looking possibly at the potential of rate increases in the future —— the problems with inflation. michelle, for now, thanks. you are watching bbc news.

let's turn to kenya where the president has announced that people living in areas at risk of landslides will be asked to evacuate tomorrow. it comes after a week of severe flooding in the country — which has killed at least 169 people. kenya is now bracing forfurther rain. president ruto sys the army has been mobilised to help with evacuations. in the rift valley, an overflowing reservoir washed away part of a village, killing at least 48 people. from there — here's our africa correspondent, barbara plett usher.

a bulldozer has been very active, taking away the debris, a lot of branches that have fallen into the river, and that is how it works. the rescue workers who are the red cross and the national youth service, they fan out along the river bank, they have rakes and shovels and sticks to poke into the uprooted trees to see if bodies are tangled there, and with the debris and tangled trees, the bulldozers come in to move it away so the rescue workers can keep looking. there is another place where underneath the mound was a house where six people have lived and the

neighbours were not sure if they had been buried there. it has been that kind of situation all day. there is a quiet despair and grief underneath it. we saw a woman in front of us double over crying because she had heard that her child's body had been found and she would not speak to us, understandably. it was a terrible moment for her. we spoke to another man who had just returned from the morgue where he had seen the body of his nine—year—old son, and his daughter said the water had rushed into their house, the daughter had been carried away with it but was able to hang onto a tree branch. the father let go of his son and he drowned. so many stories like that here. searching for the bodies is a bit of closure, it tells you what the numbers are, that sort of thing, but it's just such a tragedy.

the uk covid inquiry is starting three weeks of public hearings in belfast today. the lead counsel to the inquiry claire dobbin kc, described evidence to the inquiry of ministers being in "disarray" as the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the region. bereaved families gathering outside the inquiry in belfast this morning said they hoped the inquiry will bring lasting change. the british army says two injured military horses seen galloping through the streets of london, are making progress after surgery. quaker, a cavalry black, and a grey called vida, bolted after being spooked by noises from nearby building site. it happened last wednesday while the household cavalry, were training in the belgravia area. you are watching bbc news. eurovision has catapulted many acts to global fame over the years — but one performer triumphed without even competing. michael flatley was the half—time entertainment when he stole the show in 1994, with riverdance,

his fresh take on irish dancing. 30 years on, he's been talking to our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher about how he "nailed it." eurovision, 1994 in dublin. and this was the interval act — riverdance with michael flatley. my goodness, that brings up a lot of memories. it was a very unique evening. it was very, very special. i'll tell you a story, i don't think i've ever mentioned it before. right before i went on stage, they came to me beside the stage. a couple of them said, "please, we're getting calls from all the dance teachers. please don't wave your arms around. you're going to make us look ridiculous in front of the world and we'll be very embarrassed. so can we just ask you this time, whatever happens, keep your arms down." and i said, "no."

irish dancing quickly became a global sensation and fans filled arenas. and that impact, going right across the world. how cool is that? so we nailed it. my dream, for 35 years i was working in construction sites and digging foundations in chicago, in those freezing cold winters. but i was creating those steps and my dance style in my mind that whole time. and that's what got me through the hard labours. michael set up his own show, lord of the dance. but growing up and wanting to be an irish dancer in the late—1960s wasn't easy. i got bullied at school, terribly. so i know what young lads go through. and it's trying. it's mentally difficult. it's stressful to have to walk into school and hope somebody doesn't say something negative toward you. and it's fair to say that irish dancing has changed

a lot over the decades. music: back in black by ac/dc so, what about the new generation of irish dancers? we took michael to meet a group of students in castleknock, county dublin. applause hiya. one, two, three. four, five, six. point and up. point toes. good job! allunder nine. beautiful. my god! and did you ever think, 30 years later, you'd be talking still about that moment? when riverdance finished, on that last stamp of the feet, when it stopped, even i was blown away with the response. and it was one of those moments in time, you know? we were so blessed. charlotte gallagher,

bbc news, dublin. we will get the weather details in a moment. we have a busy hour coming up. we will be back in hainault where wejust had up. we will be back in hainault where we just had the police press conference and the details of the stabbing this morning, the man with a sword, the picture there that is a snapshot and it tells you everything about the story. that was the scene in east london with a 14—year—old boy dying after the incident and four others taken to hospital. those people are still being treated in hospital for injuries. people are still being treated in hospitalfor injuries. two members of the public who came to assistance and also two police officers. we heard in the news conference the shock as they described what happened and of course the emergency services passing on their condolences and their thoughts and

prayers to the family of that 14—year—old and the families of the others caught up in the incident this morning, so we will be live in hainault injust a this morning, so we will be live in hainault in just a few minutes' time. any prices on the ground and we will get the latest from her in terms of the police investigation —— ellie price. donald trump has also gone into the hush money trial and we had the order coming in that he breached the gag order, and he has been fined for contempt of court, $9,000, so we will get the latest from our correspondent watching that trial. we will also have the latest on the middle east, the us secretary of state antony blinken saying the maritime peer off gaza will be ready a week from now, so we will have the latest as the negotiations continue

about a possible new ceasefire and hostage deal. all of that coming up in a few moments but now we have the weather forecast. hello there. the southerly breeze brought the warmer air further north across the uk today, mainly for eastern areas where we had the dry weather and the sunshine. further west, it was a different story because as you can see from the satellite picture, we've had much more cloud and that's been bringing some rain as well. this cloud, though, continues to threaten the south east with a few showers and those could run their way northwards up these eastern coastal areas up towards the north east of england. further west, though, the cloud will tend to thin a bit — the rain tending to die out in many places, becoming dry. misty, low cloud, though, could develop in eastern scotland, perhaps north east england. temperatures on the mild side and it may well be a little bit warmer than last night in the southeast. we've got some cloud and some showers coming across north east england into eastern scotland. further west, it's going to be a drier and brighter

day with some sunshine. just the odd shower. a few showers breaking out in the midlands ahead of this rain that's developing here in southern parts of england. but for western areas, those temperatures will be higher than today, 18 in the north west of england and western scotland. it's going to be cooler in eastern scotland and northeast england, especially where it stays grey and misty. with some warmth further south, though, and that rain coming in from france, we've got the risk of some thunderstorms for a short while on wednesday night. more likely southern england and south wales, could see some large hail and some gusty winds. most of that rain then clearing away. we've got that weather front stuck across southern areas and to the north the easterly wind is continuing to pick up. now that is going to bring some warmer air from the continent. trouble is, it's moving over the cold north sea where sea surface temperatures are only eight or nine degrees. so it's going to keep it cooler around north sea coasts and there could be some mist and low cloud around it as well. but otherwise, we'll see some sunshine coming through. the cloud taking a little longer to break up here in the southwest after the overnight rain. and we could trigger a few sharp

showers across those central areas. many places will be dry on thursday. it's going to be warm through the midlands, northwest england and northern ireland this time, making 20 degrees in western scotland. still cool into friday for eastern scotland, maybe a few showers here, and some more wet weather developing across england and wales, pushing northwards, bringing some thunderstorms into northern england. that will drop the temperatures here. we could get some sunshine in southern england. the highest temperatures, 20 degrees, again will be in western scotland.

live from london. this is bbc news. a sword attack in east london — a 14—year—old boy dies — four others are wounded, police say they're trying to establish the facts.

this was and is a fast—moving and complex incident and investigation, and it will take us some time to establish the facts. this will be our priority in the coming days. hamas leaders consider a new ceasefire proposalfrom israel , we'll bring the latest from negotiations in doha, and the hostage families waiting for news. tensions ramp up again at columbia university, as pro—palestinian protesters barricade themselves inside a campus building and — king charles returns to public engagements — with a visit to a cancer treatment centre — we'll hear from our royal crrespondent. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, we begin in london and in the last hour police have said a suspect

is in hospital after a 14—year—old boy was killed in a sword attack