For the woman police want to question. The businesswoman accused of taking favours from Boris Johnson when he was london mayor refuses to say whether they had an affair. And climate activists take to the streets in london and cities around the world demanding urgent action to stop global warming. And coming up on bbc news. We look at the cricketing credentials of former bowling coach Chris Silverwood as he takes the top job with the england cricket team. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Police forces across england and wales are battling rising levels of knife crime. Figures today show offences involving knives in england and wales increased by more than two thirds rising sharply outside london but with the capital still the most dangerous area. The trauma team at the Royal London Hospital in the east end is one of the busiest in europe, dealing with knife and gun attacks, and the bbcs clive myrie was given exclusive access to their work over a period of several months.
Despite the revelation that Steve Rodhouse is to face gross misconduct proceedings, the former Met deputy assistant commissioner remains joint deputy head at the National Crime Agency.
Former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor has called for Starmer to apologise as leader of the Labour Party for ever considering Tom Watson to be a member of the House of Lords .
Green s Restaurant and Oyster Bar, on Duke Street in London s St James, was owned and run by Simon Parker Bowles. Above: The painting Wine Tasting by Sue Macartney-Snape, could sell for £5,000.