as we don't want to become like other countries, other mps when they visit us are aghast that we meet our constituents face—to—face. later this evening the residents of leigh—on—sea will also be holding a candlelit vigil in memory of sir david amess. also this hour. questions asked about how a covid pcr testing lab, that recorded thousands of inaccurate results, won a multi—million pound government contract. uncovering the secrets of the solar system — a new nasa mission aims to learn more about how the planets were created. and coming up at half two, a chance to watch the extended version of prince charles�* interview with the bbc on climate change. good afternoon. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, have laid flowers together at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp sir david amess in essex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea yesterday. the police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially "linked to islamist extremism". a 25 year old man who was arrested at the scene remains in custody — and searches have been carried out at two addresses in london. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. a moment of unity across the political divide. two leaders representing a shocked nation. this morning, borisjohnson and the labour leader keir starmer stood together on a quiet road in leigh—on—sea, where sir david amess lost his life. the committed constituency mp who, at the age of 69, showed no sign of giving up his work or his community. campaigning on every issue that mattered — climate change, cycling, veterans and even local dogs. less than 24—hours ago, david was in his own constituency doing a local advice surgery, which is somthing all mps do, week in, week out. of course david, as i knew him and we all knew him, was a passionate advocate and champion for southend, this wonderful town, and with that, of course, he was a man of the people. the community has been hit sideways by this, it is notjust a member of parliament, notjust the local member of parliament, but he did really touch people's lives, in a way that most mps doesn't manage to do. lives, in a way that most mps don't manage to do. today the belfairs methodist church remains behind a cordon, detectives still at the scene where the suspected attacker was arrested and a knife recovered. overnight, scotland yard said sir david's death was being investigated as an act of terrorism motivated by islamist extremism. the 25—year—old man arrested at the scene remains in custody and security officials have told the bbc that he wasn't on mi5�*s main database of suspects, but there have been two searches overnight at addresses in london. signs of the huge operation now under way to understand what happened and more about this man's life. and nearby, shock at sir david's constituency office, the flag at half—mast. i don't think it's completely sunk in yet, but you only have to look at the floral tributes that are outside the constituency office here. a man of the people being mourned by the people, and a community and nation asking why. a review has begun into the security of mps when meeting their constituents — something seen by many as central to their role. one senior mp — tobias ellwood — has suggested that face—to—face meetings should no longer take place. our political correspondent peter saul reports. hello there. nice to meet you. scenes like this have long been a feature of our politics. it might not look as exciting as the fierce debates we sometimes see in parliament, but it is just as important. a chance for mps to meet the very people they are elected to represent. sir david amess was far from alone in holding a constituency surgery yesterday, and his death has raised questions about whether something so fundamental in our democracy can still be safe. acts of this are absolutely wrong and we cannot let that get in the way of our functioning democracy. so that is why there are measures under way right now, i have convened meetings yesterday, i have been with the speaker of the house and with the police and our security services, to make sure all measures are being put in place for the security of mps so they can carry on with their duties as elected democratic members. the home secretary has started a review of mps' security. police forces across the uk have been contacting mps, to see what support they might be able to provide. there is always a big police presence in westminster, particularly after the terror attack of 2018, but it is impossible to provide this level of security for mps, when they are in their constituencies. now the mp who had to perform cpr after a police officer was fatally stabbed here says it is time to pause face to face constituency surgeries. i would recommend that no mp has a direct surgery until, you know, you can move to zoom, there's other ways. you can achieve a lot over the telephone, you can get things moving faster rather having to wait for the surgery date as well. the issue of protection for mps, and those around them has been on the agenda for years, and some long serving figures believe now is the time for the parties to come together and take serious action. it is not a question of carrying on with business as usual and just regarding this as an occupational hazard of being an mp, nor of having close security such as the home secretary has or the prime minister or the foreign secretary needs to have. we need to have a discussion about how we strike the balance. many mps want to be as accessible as possible, especially after the pandemic, but yesterday's tragedy in essex could force them to think twice about the way they work. peter saul, bbc news. earlier my colleage ben boulos spoke to james duddridge, mp for the neighbouring constituency of rochford and southend east... the community has been hit sideways by this _ the community has been hit sideways by this it _ the community has been hit sideways bythis it is_ the community has been hit sideways by this. it is notjust a local member— by this. it is notjust a local member of parliament, but he really did touch _ member of parliament, but he really did touch people's lives in a way that most— did touch people's lives in a way that most mps do not manage to do. david _ that most mps do not manage to do. david had _ that most mps do not manage to do. david had been a member of parliament for nearly 40 years and we all _ parliament for nearly 40 years and we all expected him to going to be father— we all expected him to going to be father of— we all expected him to going to be father of the house. there is a part of me _ father of the house. there is a part of me that — father of the house. there is a part of me that still thinks that will happen— of me that still thinks that will happen because i have not come to terms _ happen because i have not come to terms with— happen because i have not come to terms with him passing. he talk to anybody— terms with him passing. he talk to anybody and pick—up, my phone is full of— anybody and pick—up, my phone is full of messages from colleagues and people _ full of messages from colleagues and people who have known him expressing sympathy_ people who have known him expressing sympathy but also sharing stories. i have been— sympathy but also sharing stories. i have been an mp for 16 years and the number— have been an mp for 16 years and the humberof— have been an mp for 16 years and the number of new colleagues that would come up _ number of new colleagues that would come up to— number of new colleagues that would come up to me and say you are sir david _ come up to me and say you are sir david amess's neighbour. and i brace myseif— david amess's neighbour. and i brace myself for— david amess's neighbour. and i brace myself for what would come. there would _ myself for what would come. there would always be a comical story. something beyond inappropriate —— something — something beyond inappropriate —— something beyond appropriate but not inappropriate that broke the ice. a joyful— inappropriate that broke the ice. a joyful occasion. he was a catalyst in a meeting, not in the background and hot _ in a meeting, not in the background and hot the — in a meeting, not in the background and not the person charging from the front but _ and not the person charging from the front but the person that pulls everything together and makes it work _ everything together and makes it work it— everything together and makes it work it is— everything together and makes it work. it is shocking that he is no longer— work. it is shocking that he is no longer here _ work. it is shocking that he is no longer here in this community. we have longer here in this community. have been longer here in this community. - have been talking a moment ago with harriet harman and a security expert about whether there is a need to rethink the access that constituents have to their mps or how you keep that access but keep mps and the safe, how much do you think it would damage the democracy we have in this country if that access were limited or hindered or stopped altogether and become virtual? this or hindered or stopped altogether and become virtual?— and become virtual? this will not ha en. and become virtual? this will not happen- we _ and become virtual? this will not happen- we will _ and become virtual? this will not happen. we will carry _ and become virtual? this will not happen. we will carry on - and become virtual? this will not happen. we will carry on as - and become virtual? this will not - happen. we will carry on as members of parliament meeting our constituents and being noble and accessible. there are basic security things— accessible. there are basic security things we _ accessible. there are basic security things we should do and we are reminded — things we should do and we are reminded of that but we will carry on. reminded of that but we will carry on lindsay— reminded of that but we will carry on. lindsay hoyle did a surgery last night _ on. lindsay hoyle did a surgery last night and _ on. lindsay hoyle did a surgery last night and i— on. lindsay hoyle did a surgery last night and i think that was important and symbolic that we carry on. immediately after, i made a point of going _ immediately after, i made a point of going down to my office and getting on with— going down to my office and getting on with life. we are part of the community and that is what works. so yes, community and that is what works. so yes we _ community and that is what works. so yes we need — community and that is what works. so yes, we need to dust off the security— yes, we need to dust off the security arrangements but there is no ability— security arrangements but there is no ability to wrap us in cotton will no ability to wrap us in cotton will no widower— no ability to wrap us in cotton will no widower electorate that norwood we wanted. —— cotton will norwood our electorate wanted, nor would we want it _ 0ur correspondentjo black is in leigh on sea. what have they been saying at the scene? _ what have they been saying at the scene? so — what have they been saying at the scene? . , what have they been saying at the scene? ., , , , scene? so many tributes coming in. about 100 yards _ scene? so many tributes coming in. about 100 yards away _ scene? so many tributes coming in. about 100 yards away from - scene? so many tributes coming in. about 100 yards away from here. i about 100 yards away from here. shock is the main reaction, at the local newsagents, all the pictures are of sir david amess. 24—hour census attack, yesterday there was a lot of shop here, today people are starting to process what happened. -- 20 starting to process what happened. —— 20 for hours since the attack. understandably a lot of upset here in the community. you can see the flowers, floral tributes have been coming on all day, notjust here but at the conservative office nearby. and more floral tributes down the other end. we have seen high—profile politicians come here and leave rates today but people from this constituency have been coming to pay their respects to this man they loved, who was an mp in this area for almost 40 years. they said he was a friendly chap, always had a smile on his face and he did so much for people in the constituency. he never took themselves too seriously, always had a smile on his face. 15 minutes before the attack yesterday, he was on the steps of the church laughing and talking to constituents and then went inside to take part in that surgery and then the attack happened. speaking to people today, it is strange people have been in floods of tears. i spoke to one woman who was having chemotherapy who needed financial support and she spoke to sir david amess who helped her. she was in floods of tears as she laid flowers. i spoke to someone who was a west ham football fan and they would always talk about it. he said he would always remember his name if they met in the street and he was touched by that. i spoke to another man who said he saw him occasionally in the british legion and he would always get around in and he would always get around in and play pool so lots of recollections about how he has been seen here in his constituency. thank ou ve seen here in his constituency. thank you very much- _ we have been learning about a number of concerns sir david amess was involved in. sir david amess was passionate about endometriosis — he chaired the all party parliamentary group on endometriosis — and worked hard to raise awareness about it. i'm joined by endometriosis uk's ceo, emma cox. thank you for speaking tours. how did you come to work with sir david? dash—mac two hours. firstly, just to send condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. he was very active as a constituency mps, one of his constituents went to visit him and explained about endometriosis and explained about endometriosis and he really took it up. he learned about what impact it can have on so many lives. before the all—party, he worked tirelessly behind—the—scenes to raise awareness and with no credit. ., ., ., , credit. looking at one of the posts on twitter of— credit. looking at one of the posts on twitter of discussion _ credit. looking at one of the posts on twitter of discussion that - credit. looking at one of the posts on twitter of discussion that was l on twitter of discussion that was held with yourselves and the only man on that panel is sir david, did he get a full understanding of the condition and what were his reflections on the more you learn about it? i reflections on the more you learn about it? ., ._ reflections on the more you learn about it? ., ., , ,, about it? i would say he really like to listen, about it? i would say he really like to listen. he _ about it? i would say he really like to listen, he wanted _ about it? i would say he really like to listen, he wanted to _ about it? i would say he really like to listen, he wanted to find - about it? i would say he really like to listen, he wanted to find out. about it? i would say he really like| to listen, he wanted to find out the facts but also how it impacted people. he wanted to know the whole diversity of living with endometriosis. he was quite often the only male in the room but was amazingly keen on trying to find out, realising it was an issue and see what he could do to achieve change to help 1.5 million in this country. change to help 1.5 million in this count . ~ . , ., change to help 1.5 million in this count . ~ . ., country. what did you all achieve to . ether? country. what did you all achieve together? definitely _ country. what did you all achieve together? definitely raised - together? definitely raised awareness _ together? definitely raised awareness and _ together? definitely raised awareness and certainly i together? definitely raised| awareness and certainly sir together? definitely raised - awareness and certainly sir david has been instrumental in raising awareness in the house of commons with mps and others. last year, sir david led a far—reaching enquiry into endometriosis and its impacts on the uk. the report brought a whole range of recommendations around treatment and improving care and investment in research. in the weeks ahead he would have been speaking about that in fact. what he has given us as a blueprint of what he felt needed to be done to really improve people based on all the information he had gathered. what improve people based on all the information he had gathered. what do ou think information he had gathered. what do you think the — information he had gathered. what do you think the world _ information he had gathered. what do you think the world of— information he had gathered. what do you think the world of politics, - information he had gathered. what do you think the world of politics, and . you think the world of politics, and local politics, has lost when you think about the relationship between local mps, constituents and parliament?— local mps, constituents and parliament? ., , , . ., parliament? from my experience of workin: parliament? from my experience of working with — parliament? from my experience of working with sir _ parliament? from my experience of working with sir david, _ parliament? from my experience of working with sir david, you - parliament? from my experience of working with sir david, you really i working with sir david, you really made all those links. he became a champion of endometriosis because a constituent and spoken to him. he worked out how many constituents had that disease, one in ten women. he took it forward at a national level so i think, what we have lost with sir david's passing is one of those great champions of someone who could make a difference to individuals and for big groups of people through his position as an mp.— position as an mp. thank you very much, position as an mp. thank you very much. emma _ position as an mp. thank you very much, emma cox, _ position as an mp. thank you very much, emma cox, for _ position as an mp. thank you very much, emma cox, forjoining i position as an mp. thank you very much, emma cox, forjoining us. | questions are being raised around how a lab that recorded thousands of faulty covid pcr results won a multi—million pound government contract. testing has now been suspended at the private lab in wolverhampton and an investigation has been ordered into why it took a month to identify the failures. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. the wolverhampton lab at the centre of the faulty tests enquiry is run by a company called immensa health clinic limited. the wolverhampton lab at the centre of the faulty tests enquiry it was awarded a government contract worth £119 million to carry out pcr tests just a few months after being set up, one of a number of lucrative government contracts the company has won. but now thousands of people who received a false negative test are living with the knowledge they may have inadvertently infected someone. really cross with the system, and also, i wanted to do the right thing. i wanted not to go out into society and spread something, you know, make people poorly. but i was being told that's what i should do. but also, over the course of the last week, i've had five pcr tests. the expense and the waste of money, as well, that doesn't sit easily with me either. some campaigners say that this episode has exposed a lack of regulation of testing providers. they're outside of the health system and outside of any quality control by health professionals. we've seen this a lot with companies who don't really know what it is they're existing to do, but need some form of revenue while they're working it out, and that's what this company started as, and during the pandemic, because they could do some testing, they started doing covid testing as well and they scaled up very rapidly. immensa is a subsidiary of dante labs, which was also offering pcr tests of foreign travellers. but it's now under investigation by the competition and markets authority over concerns it has been treating customers unfairly, one of a number of covid testing terms facing similar investigations. dante labs says it's cooperating fully with the cma inquiry, but recognises a small number of customers face challenges. immensa health clinic says it's fully collaborating with health officials and added it has already analysed more than 2.5 million samples for nhs test and trace. but there will be questions over whether millions of taxpayers' money has been wisely spent. dominic hughes, bbc news. the united nations has withdrawn its invitation to matt hancock, to take up an unpaid role helping africa s economies recover from covid—19. it's understood a decision was taken at senior levels within the un to rescind the offer — after questions were raised about the former health secretary's suitability for the role. the british—iranian aid—worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has lost an appeal against her second jail sentence in iran. her lawyer said he'd been told the news in a telephone call from the judicial authorities. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was given a second one—year sentence followed by a one year travel ban, when her first 5—year sentence ended in march. she has been on parole in her parents home in tehran but could now be returned to jail. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with murder, over the fatal stabbing of a teenager in south—west london. 18—year—old hazrat wali from notting hill, died on tuesday after being attacked at playing fields in craneford way in twickenham. a teenager from hammersmith and fulham is due in court today, as detectives continue to investigate what happened. people in the welsh town of denbigh are voting today on the future of a local statue of controversial explorer sir henry morton stanley. he became famous as the man who found the missionary dr david livingstone in tanzania in 1871. but he's controversial to some because of links with belgian king leopold ii who committed widespread atrocities in the congo. i'm joined now by denbighshire county councillor, gwyneth kensler, who represents denbigh central where the statue is located. your thoughts first on the statue and the legacy of sir henry. thank ou for and the legacy of sir henry. thank you for speaking _ and the legacy of sir henry. thank you for speaking tours. _ and the legacy of sir henry. thank you for speaking tours. it - and the legacy of sir henry. thank you for speaking tours. it a - you for speaking tours. it a pleasure. yes, you raise straight to his links to leopold. this is what is being peddled all the time, that the atrocities happened in the congo, that stanley contributed to that. but stanley was sacked by leopold because he would not make treaties with the chiefs in the congo as leopold wanted. he said no, we arejust tenants congo as leopold wanted. he said no, we are just tenants here. the chiefs own the land and he came to trade agreements but nothing more than that. so stanley was curious and he ripped up most of the treaties that had been written and he left one or two which are now a museum in belgium. these show the kind of treaties that stanley was making. so, very quickly, i get the sense you believe that the statue should remain, is that how you will vote today? remain, is that how you will vote toda ? . �* , ., ., remain, is that how you will vote toda ? . �*, ., ., ., remain, is that how you will vote toda ? ., �*, ., ., ., , , today? that's howl have voted, yes, it should stay. _ today? that's howl have voted, yes, it should stay, definitely. _ today? that's howl have voted, yes, it should stay, definitely. as - today? that's howl have voted, yes, it should stay, definitely. as is i it should stay, definitely. as is the simply _ it should stay, definitely. as is the simply education, - it should stay, definitely. as is the simply education, what i it should stay, definitely. as is the simply education, what story does that statue tell the british public? dash—mac as quickly as you can. it public? dash-mac as quickly as you can. , ., y can. it tells of poverty in victorian _ can. it tells of poverty in victorian england, i can. it tells of poverty in victorian england, the l can. it tells of poverty in i victorian england, the result of can. it tells of poverty in _ victorian england, the result of the poor law. he was born in 1841 and his mother was a single—parent and deposited in a workhouse where he stayed for ten years. he escaped aged 15. he worked his passage to america and had to rely on his own resources so he reinvented himself, changed his name to henry morton stanley. and became a journalist. he was sent by the editor of the new york herald to find david livingstone. the story is one of exploration and if you study his life, his achievements, his achievements were great, so much so that the biographer of stanley calls him africa's greatest explorer. so to come from such a background and to come from such a background and to be welsh, when the british establishment was very rigid, i think his achievements are tremendous.— think his achievements are tremendous. ~ ., ., .,~ ., tremendous. what do you make of the auestion tremendous. what do you make of the question surrounding _ tremendous. what do you make of the question surrounding a _ tremendous. what do you make of the question surrounding a lot _ tremendous. what do you make of the question surrounding a lot of- question surrounding a lot of statues here in great britain, should we be questioning if they have a place in the general public, should they be on a public platform or should they be in a museum, what you make of that discussion? l you make of that discussion? i listen to both sides of the arguments and views of black people as well, i would quote grass and marcel —— the widow of nelson mandela and she said i am not concerned with bringing down of statues. keep them tell the narrative. and that is what i think, we need to keep the statue.- we need to keep the statue. there are those who _ we need to keep the statue. there are those who do _ we need to keep the statue. there are those who do not _ we need to keep the statue. there are those who do not even - we need to keep the statue. there are those who do not even want i we need to keep the statue. there are those who do not even want to tell that story, when we look at english heritage, they have questioned as to why they are looking into their connections with colonial history, why go there why not just concentrate colonial history, why go there why notjust concentrate on the job they are doing and they are saying there is a very valid place for this. i is a very valid place for this. i think, sorry, most of the... basically it is telling the whole story. at the moment there is a discussion on britain were certain strains of the story are being left out and not wanting to be discussed. most of the property is discussed by the national trust, they have connections with slavery. stanley was, as he said, slavery is upholding to me. he hated slavery and he hated the arab traders. he did his utmost to stop the trade in slaves. he brought back david livingstone's dispatches which he sent to the british government. abs, sent to the british government. a fascinating chat, thank you very much, we have run out of time. thank ou. a much, we have run out of time. thank you- a pleasure. _ much, we have run out of time. thank you. a pleasure, thank _ much, we have run out of time. thank you. a pleasure, thank you. _ nasa has successfully launched a landmark mission to study asteroids nearjupiter, which could provide vital information about the evolution of the solar system. the rocket carrying the lucy spaceprobe — which will travel more than four billion miles over the next twelve years — took off from cape canaveral in florida. aru na iyengar reports. three, two, one, zero. the lucy probe is on its way tojupiter. lift off. it is on a 12 year mission to study asteroids called trojans left over from the beginning of the universe. so what are the trojan asteroids? with jupiter that ultimately hold the clues to the formation of our solar system. the lucy probe has visited eight trojans, city—sized lumps of rock. we will really better understand all about the asteroid. if you only see one, maybe you got a funny one, by seeing eight you get to really understand what is going on in this population. the probe is named after the fossil lucy discovered in africa in 1974 which taught us about where our species came from. this new mission takes inspiration from that name. scientists are hoping it will shows proof of a massive reorganisation of matter, shortly after the solar system's formation. now it's time for a look at the weather. thank you. good afternoon. from these _ thank you. good afternoon. from these dramatic pictures to a scene like this _ these dramatic pictures to a scene like this, very cloudy for some parts — like this, very cloudy for some parts of— like this, very cloudy for some parts of the uk.— like this, very cloudy for some arts of the uk. . ., .,, , parts of the uk. the cloud has been roducin: parts of the uk. the cloud has been producing rain- _ parts of the uk. the cloud has been producing rain. the _ parts of the uk. the cloud has been producing rain. the rain _ parts of the uk. the cloud has been producing rain. the rain is - producing rain. the rain is reluctant to clear in the south—east. it is easing off now, out west we have heavy rain pushing into northern ireland which will reach west of scotland by the end of the afternoon. some sunny spells in north—east scotland and parts of england and wales and those temperatures of around 15—16 in the far south—western channel islands. through this evening cloud will continue to thicken, heavy rain for a time in northern ireland transferring into central and southern scotland, northern england and bits of wales. mist and fog towards the south. a mild night, a bit chilly in the far north, was acquired for tomorrow, some outbreaks of rain, unsettled for the new week but warmer, highs of 20 or 21. hello, this is bbc news. a reminder of the headlines. side—by—side in grief the prime minister and leaders of the were side—by—side where sir david amess was killed yesterday. police are treating it as a terrorist incident as tributes are paid across the world of politics. he as tributes are paid across the world of politics.— as tributes are paid across the world of politics. he was -- man of the people. — world of politics. he was -- man of the people. he _ world of politics. he was -- man of the people, he was _ world of politics. he was -- man of the people, he was there _ world of politics. he was -- man of the people, he was there for i the people, he was there for everyone. he was a much loved parliamentarian. for me was a dear and loyalfriends. the parliamentarian. for me was a dear and loyal friends.— and loyalfriends. the killing has resurfaced _ and loyalfriends. the killing has resurfaced the _ and loyalfriends. the killing has resurfaced the dilemma - and loyalfriends. the killing has resurfaced the dilemma of- and loyalfriends. the killing has resurfaced the dilemma of mpsl resurfaced the dilemma of mps holding surgeries. questions asked about a covid pcr testing lab which recorded thousands of inaccurate results with a multi—million pound government contract. uncovering the secrets of the solar system, a new nasa mission aims to learn more about how the planets were created. now on bbc news, bbc climate editorjustin rowlatt meets prince charles. here he comes. his royal highness. your royal highness, lovely to see you. great to see you. you made it. so, your royal highness, we are in birkhall on the balmoral estate. you have said this is a very special place for you in the past, this is your happy place. what is so special about birkhall and balmoral? one of the most marvellous things is it is by this