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BBCNEWS BBC July 3, 2024

Speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. A 14 year old boy has been killed and a number of others including two Police Officers have been injured after a man went on a rampage with a sword in North East London early this morning. Police say the attack was not believed to be targeted or terrorism related. Police were called after a van was driven at speed into a house just before 7am this morning. A 36 year old man is in custody tonight but is not well enough to be questioned. From hainault, our Special Correspondent lucy manning reports. Siren blares as he climbed over the fence, this was the dramatic and courageous moment the police finally brought the sword attacker to the ground. Two officers Firing Tasers as he still wielded his sword. 22 minutes after they were called, the Police Arrested the 36 year old after chasing him around the streets here, putting their own safety to one side. Earlier, the bravery of another police officer, toe to toe with the suspect, as he brandishes his sword. Words exchanged, but he doesnt surrender. Siren wails police cars stream in, but the man takes off. Officers not hesitating to follow him. Frightened in their homes, otherfootage shows him crouching down at peoples windows. A Grey Transit Van pulled up. The man got out with a samurai sword, tried to talk to one female resident. She ran away from him. As he pulled the sword out in the air, shes tried to warn the other neighbour, as he has turned round hes been struck in the head. He was running around, still after the Police Officers came, with the sword in his hand, looking for victims. Come here drop the sword officers corner him on a garage roof. Come this way can you still see him . Yeah. Oi hes going in peoples gardens, man. Lock your doors everyone, lock your doors manpreet witnessed the attack, and the moment officers stopped him. People were trying to fight the guy, they ran towards the station and one of the guys got stabbed in the neck. He was holding his neck and he was like, ive been stabbed. He tried to enter somebody� s house, i think, and then i saw police were trying to taser him and that is when they got him down. Just after midday there was a devastating police statement. It is with Great Sadness that i confirm that one of those injured in the incident, a 13 year old boy, has died from their injuries. He was taken to hospital after being stabbed, and sadly died a short while after. The events of this morning are truly horrific, and i cannot even begin to imagine how those affected must be feeling. My thoughts are with the injured, their families and the wider community, as we all begin to come to terms with whats happened and try to understand what has happened here. Four other people were injured, two were Police Officers with stab wounds. Significant, but not life threatening injuries, but both needed surgery. Aerial pictures show a van that the man first crashed near to the scene of the attack. Door bell footage seems to show the moment it crashed with somebody near its path. The police said this wasnt a targeted attack, nor did they believe it was terrorism related. But a family expected their son to come home from school this afternoon with stories of his day. He didnt. The suspect is tonight in hospital under arrest on suspicion of murder, and police Cannot Question him at the moment because of the injuries he sustained. The met police said as far as they know he did not have any prior contact with the police, prior to this attack, but they are still checking that. All thoughts tonight are with the family, suffering the loss of their son, who went out to go to school, this morning, and never made it back. Lucy, thanks for oininu never made it back. Lucy, thanks for joining us the king has carried out his first Public Engagement since announcing he has cancer. He and the queen visited a Cancer Centre at University College london and met patients and staff. The king told one of the shock he felt when he was told he had the disease. The king has been having Cancer Treatment since early february it hasnt been made public what kind of cancer he has. Heresjonny dymond. Its been a while, but on a sunny morning in central london, the king rolled into town. One question on everyones minds. Sir, how are you feeling . Lovely to see you back. The smile seemed to say it all. Theres not normally this much attention paid to a royal visit, but this was the first by the king in a long time. Its nice to see him out and about, looking so well. Nice to see him back to work . Of course, of course, weve all got to go to work, so obviously he will have to jump in sooner or later, but no, it was nice to see him. We were really excited to see hes well enough to be out and about on this beautiful sunny day in london, and, yeah, its been a special treat really, and unexpected. Applause inside the Cancer Treatment centre, appreciation for a man still undergoing treatment, and time to chat with those who had waited for him. The king giving every sign of enjoying his time out and about. The king heard about new ways to tackle cancer. He wants, the palace says, to encourage others to get tested early. The trouble is to get enough people early . Yes. A man who told the world about his Diagnosis Hearing about the benefits of early treatment. Then it was upstairs to meet those receiving chemotherapy. As the king asked after the health of patients, the questions kept coming back to him. But there was time, too, for talk, one patient to another, and for a moment of maybe mutual reassurance. As they left, posies for the king and queen, from two of the youngest patients here. This was a relatively low key return to public duties you might call it a soft restart and the palace has made it clear that what comes next depends on the kings health and the advice of his medical team, but he is clearly delighted to back on the road. No word as to when the next engagement is, but the king clearly happy to be out in public again. Jonny dymond, bbc news, central london. It has emerged tonight that a failed Asylum Seeker has become the first to be voluntarily sent to rwanda. The migrant was flown on a commercial flight and given £3,000 to help relocate in kigali. It is separate from the governments rwanda plan to deport those arriving illegally in the uk to rwanda. Our Political Correspondent harry farley is in westminsterfor us. Explained the situation. This is not the rwanda explained the situation. This is not the Rwanda Scheme explained the situation. This is not the Rwanda Scheme we explained the situation. This is not the Rwanda Scheme we have explained the situation. This is not the Rwanda Scheme we have been| the Rwanda Scheme we have been talking about, that policy aims to forcibly deport those who have arrived in the uk illegally, but this Asylum Seeker voluntarily went to rwanda under a separate scheme the government announced in march and that scheme is for those whose claims have been processed in the uk and have been rejected, so this man was paid £3000 to go on a commercial flight, and labour say they govern is so desperate to get flights off the ground that they have even paid someone to go. The question is, how significant is this . Symbolically it is the first time that someone has voluntarily been sent to rwanda, so it is a big week for local elections, so symbolically it is important, but rishi sunak� s pledge was to stop the boats, and this particular Asylum Seeker will not affect that because he did not arrive in a small boat, and the scheme will not affect that, so it does not address the core pledge of rishi sunak to stop the boats. Thanks forjoining us. Two men from cumbria have been charged in connection with the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap Tree in northumberland last september. 38 year old Daniel Graham and 31 year old Adam Carruthers have both also been charged with causing criminal damage to hadrians wall. They are due to appear at newscastle magistrates� court next month. Our correspondent Alison Freeman reports. It was possibly the most famous tree in the world. It even got a starring Role In The Hollywood Film robin hood, prince of thieves. Iam home woo but at the end of september last year, it was deliberately felled one night, causing an international outpouring of shock and dismay. Many came to see if it was true. I feel very bereft about it, you know . I mean, who would do it, for Goodness Sake . I feel, actually, i feel im filling up now. I today, Northumbria Police said they charged two men from cumbria in connection with the felling of the tree as well as causing criminal damage to hadrians wall. Daniel graham, whos 38, and Adam Carruthers, whos 3i, were first arrested in october last year and are due before newcastle magistrates on may 15th. Northumbria police said it recognised the strength of feeling associated with the tree, but it reminded people not to speculate particularly online because it could have an impact on the ongoing case. The tree may be gone, but it certainly still holds a place in the memories of many. Alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. The mother of a 23 year old israeli hostage who was seized from the nova Music Festival has been speaking of the moment she saw him last week in a Hostage Video for the First Time Since he was taken to gaza. Rachel Goldberg Polin says israel and hamas must urgently agree a new ceasefire and a deal to release the hostages. But israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says hes planning a Ground Offensive in rafah in Southern Gaza regardless of the outcome. Anna foster reports from the site of the nova Music Festival in southern israel. 207 days ago this was a place of life. Each of these images is nowjust a memory. Among them, hersh Goldberg Polin, taken hostage by hamas. I havent slept more than four hours a night, and thats with drugs. Thats with what our Family Doctor prescribed for us on the first day. On october 7th, hersh ran and hid in a Concrete Refuge by the roadside. This shelter is a few kilometres away from the festival site, so when people got here, they must have thought that they were safe, but they werent because hamas gunmen threw grenades into this tiny space and the survivors were dragged out, put in a truck and taken as hostages. Hersh was among them, bleeding badly, his arm missing its hand. Now, for the First Time Since that day, his parents have seen him again, speaking under duress in a video released by hamas. Obviously, its hersh, but hes not recognisable. So he was speaking in hebrew. So all i was doing, as soon as i heard his voice, i started to cry, because i havent heard his voice in half a year. And to see him moving and to see that he is clearly medically compromised. I dont even know what i was saying. I was just making noises and crying and john was crying. A deal on the table would free around 30 more hostages and see a ceasefire in gaza, but both israel and hamas need to accept. We know its hard. We know its painful. We also know we cant move forward until this is dealt with, and i think in the entire region, we have so much tension and so much conflict, and one way to just twist the button and relieve pressure and tension in the entire region is to get these i33 Cherished Souls back home. Its another moment for hope, but theres caution, too, in case this deal crumbles like others have before. So what is the status of those negotiations tonight . The us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is in israel again with a dual purpose, to try and get much needed aid into gaza, but also to try and give extra impetus to those talks, he has described the israeli deal on the table as extraordinarily generous, and it is hoped around 30 hostages could be released, and the ceasefire could be released, and the ceasefire could last as long potentially as six weeks. We expect to hear tomorrow the response from hamas and then we will have a clear idea as to whether at the sides are close enough to try and negotiate a new agreement or whether once again any hope of a Deal Willjust evaporate. Thanks forjoining us. Donald trump has been fined 9,000 for contempt of court, after repeatedly attacking witnesses and jurors at his criminal trial in new york. The judge warned that he could face jail if he does it again. Our North America editor sarah smith is outside the courthouse in new york. Yes, donald trump has got until the end of the week to pay that fine, and it seems he has already taken down the social media post in which he was attacking his former lawyer, michael cohen, the adult film star Stormy Daniels and even the jury pool here in new york. He is not allowed to go after witnesses in this trial, court staff orjurors, and when he breaches that order, thatis and when he breaches that order, that is when the judge confined him. He left here a short while ago complaining about this order, saying it was totally unconstitutional and part of a corrupt trial and conflicted judge, part of a corrupt trial and conflictedjudge, he part of a corrupt trial and conflicted judge, he said, part of a corrupt trial and conflictedjudge, he said, but part of a corrupt trial and conflicted judge, he said, but the 939 conflicted judge, he said, but the gag order he said isnt fair because he is running for president and he has to be allowed to speak out. The judge has been very clear, actually, that his political comments are protected for that very reason, but what he cant do is go after witnesses, jurors or court staff. And the judge witnesses, jurors or court staff. And thejudge did say he is rather disappointed he cant find him any more, he can only impose a fine of 1000 for each breach of the order, nine times in this case is 9,000 which is not much money for a wealthy defendant like donald trump, so he is very clear that if necessary and appropriate, he would send mr trump to necessary and appropriate, he would send mrtrump to jail necessary and appropriate, he would send mr trump to jail if that was the only way to stop him breaching this gag order, and in fact the prosecution has already come up with four more examples of where they say he has breached it, and they will be a hearing here in court about that on thursday. A hearing here in court about that on thursday the death of a 14 year old boy in london today is a timely reminder of the number of people particularly young men and boys who are stabbed to death every year in the uk. There were around 250 fatal stabbings in england and wales last year alone. And for every life lost, there are of course many more left shattered by grief. Our Correspondent Danjohnson has spent the past few months piecing together the long term impact that knife crime has on families and communities. He has been speaking to the mother of a 16 year old, mikey roynon, who was stabbed to death last summer. You may find parts of his report distressing. This is mikey� s bedroom. Its untouched, exactly as it was the day he went. The trainers, all of his clothes hung over the banister. All of it. All memories. This is the story of a young life lost to knife crime atjust 16. One thing thats really hard is that ill never, ever be called mum again. 10th ofjune last summer, and teenagers are heading to a Birthday Party in bath thats been advertised on snapchat. This is mikey travelling from the edge of bristol with some friends. He was about to come across this group of teenagers from wiltshire, heading to the same party. I knew mikey since i would say about 12, 13. This friend of mikey� s was with him. We got to the party. Yeah, the vibes sound, happy. A sound party. And then, yeah, it all went downhill. We may never know exactly what sparked the confrontation, but at the back of the house, mikey was stabbed in the back of his neck. He had blood coming out of his mouth. Everyone wasjust shouting and screaming. All we knew was that hes been stabbed somewhere in his chest or his neck. As he collapsed on the road, neighbours tried to save mikey� s life. The only thing he could say was that he was dying. I rang mikey� s phone and his friend answered and he said, mikey� s been stabbed. And he said, hes gone, hayley, hes gone. And i put the phone down on him because i didnt want to. I didnt want to hear that. I didnt believe it. Oh dear let me talk up and make things clear this is mikey in a music video for his own song called oh dear. It had gone viral and was played at the party shortly before the attack. He wore a balaclava. You know, he hung around in a big group of lads. He did. But it didnt mean he was going to go out and stab someone or he was going to have a weapon on him. So, this is where mikey used

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