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.
Rapidly in recent years. Also tonight following the death of this teenager in a Road Accident in northamptonshire, the uk calls on the us to waive the diplomatic immunity of the American Woman whos the main suspect. The businesswoman alleged to have been offered favours by borisjohnson when he was mayor of londonrefuses to deny they had an affair. As american troops withdraw from northern syria, the uss main allies in the fight against the Islamic State group, the kurds, say theyve been stabbed in the back by President Trump. And more than 200 arrests in Central London as climate activists take to the streets as part of a worldwide protest against global warming. And coming up on sportsday 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. We start tonight with a special report on the relentless increase in knife crime across england and wales. Police say theyre struggling to
A theme like lives matter is here all sorts of groups from different parts of the community are protesting the drivers obviously around d. C. Are pretty angry but as the presses point out there is a Climate Emergency under way so you might have to have a bit of a slow commutes at least today lets turn to other news now and at least 40 people have been killed in afghanistan in whats believed to have been an air strike that happens in the muscle collar region of Helmand Province people have gone that arent sign to locals facility wounded are being treated authorities are investigating reports that the airstrike hit a wedding celebration a mistake correspondent robin wright has more from kabul. This seems to have been a Major Military operation in the mussa color district of Helmand Province this is a known taliban stronghold involving both it seems Ground Forces and also an airstrike now the ministry of defense here in kabul is talking about this in terms of being a successful military o
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