Raid 6 people have been arrested. The uk economy slows latest figures suggest consumers are reining Back Spending in the face of rising inflation. A rapturous welcome for President Trump on the eve of his 100th day in office well be asking voters what theyve made of him so far. Face to face anthonyjoshua and Vladimir Klitchko square up ahead of whats being described as the biggest fight in british Boxing History. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News defending champion mark selby is on the table tonight continuing his World Championship semi final against ding junhui. Good evening. A Breast Cancer surgeon has been found guilty of carrying out completely unnecessary, life changing procedures at private and nhs hospitals in the west midlands. Nottingham crown court heard that 59 year old ian paterson lied to patients, and exaggerated or invented the risk of cancer, to convince them to go under the knife. The charges related to nine women and one man, but there are hundreds of other victims. Police say its still not clear why he did it. He was bailed today and will be sentenced next month. Sophie hutchinson reports. Surgeon ian paterson, described as charismatic and charming, but who lied to his patients in order to deliberately wound them on the operating table, pretending they were at risk of cancer when they were not. Today, some of his victims, who thought the surgeon was saving their lives, showed their relief after the jury at Nottingham Crown court found paterson guilty of 17 counts of deliberately harming patients. Ive been left physically damaged, ifeel like ive been mutilated. All this just for nothing, all the scars i thought were there because they were a badge of honour are now because he has mutilated me and, you know, ive been through this for nothing. Paterson was also found guilty of three counts of unlawful wounding, but why he did it remains a mystery. So, youre convinced, are you, this was him trying to play god in a way, with patients lives . Thats the way that some of the patients have described his actions. As i say, i really dont know what his true motivation was. Certainly financial motivation, something that has featured doing the investigation and the trial. Unless he tells us what his motivation was, well never know. During the trial the jury heard how ian paterson told patients they needed to have lumps or entire breasts removed. But expert witnesses told the court the risk was nonexistent or greatly exaggerated and that no reasonable surgeon would have acted in the way paterson did. One of those experts was professor philip drew, who says hes been deeply affected by the evidence he examined. I cant understand, its distressing to even think about it, that someone would deliberately mislead a patient and submit them to, effectively, deforming surgery for no good reason. Professor drew had previously met paterson and says he seemed warm and credible, and that patients had thought him wonderful. It made him think of another notorious doctor. Shipman was bizarre. And paterson is bizarre in that they both were deliberately harming people. And again, i think you have to understand the whole mindset of the medical profession. That is so wrong that it doesnt even occur to you it would happen. Its just so wrong. I mean, so i think both of them demonstrated some degree of almost psychopathic approach to the care for their patients. This case revolved around patersons work at two private hospitals in the west midlands. At Spire Little Aston in Sutton Coldfield and Spire Parkway in solihull. He also worked as a surgeon at the nhs run solihull hospital, where he treated hundreds more patients. The nine women and one man whose treatment was at the centre of the case here were chosen from a sample group of around 200 patients. We may never know the true number of those harmed by paterson over a long career in the private sector and the nhs, he treated thousands of patients. One of them, francis perks, underwent a series of operations, including a mastectomy. All of them unnecessary. How can anybody in their right mind, how can they do that to people . I just find it unbelievable. How hes made us all suffer. And people as well whove lost their lives. Thats pure evil to me, pure evil. The news of the guilty verdict came this afternoon as some of the women treated by the surgeon attended a fundraiser for cancer patients. Their relief was clear. Paterson left court today with his daughters after being granted bail before sentencing next month. But the man who mutilated so many has been warned he is likely to face a prison sentence. Ian patersons conviction came more than 20 years after concerns were first raised about his operating practices. He was suspended by one hospital as long ago as 1996, only to find employment with another nhs trust. Hugh pym looks at why he was allowed to go on operating for so long, and what lessons the nhs should learn. The Heart Of England nhs trust, which runs solihull hospital, was severely criticised over its handling of ian paterson and complaints against him. An official report highlighted poor performance, what it described as weak and indecisive leadership, and a culture of secrecy. Sir ian kennedy, who carried out the review in 2013, told the bbc the nhs still had many lessons to learn. There is a very significant need for training in leadership amongst senior executives, so that they can take on the powerful, charismatic, charming, apparently highly successful operator, and address, with the right level of moral courage, whats going on. The Kennedy Review Set out the timetable and a series of warnings and failings. Back in 1996, ian paterson was suspended by a previous employer but in 1998 he was appointed at the Heart Of England nhs trust. In 2004, an internal report on his conduct was ignored. There were further warnings but it was not until 2011 that he was excluded by the trust, and 6112 patients were recalled. The following year he was suspended by the regulator, the general medical council. The Review Author says there is a clear message for the boards of nhs trusts. They need to look at their culture to see whether it is interested and putting at the forefront the care of patients, rather than the care of the staff, looking after the buildings, managing the money. They are all important but the most important is the patient. Patersons victims werentjust in the nhs. Jade was just 16 when she was referred privately to the surgeon. Herfamily had health insurance. She had four operations, removing lumps from her breasts. Later, she was told that three of them were unnecessary. Its anger, its sad, its shock. You cant believe that a man of his kind of calibre has put somebody through Something Like that so unnecessarily. Questions have been raised about the level of scrutiny in private hospitals. 0ne Senior Surgeon told me the private sector still had work to do. No matter what the quality of surgery is in the private sector, there is much less observation going on and much less recording of detail than there is in the nhs. Health Service Practices have been tightened, with surgeons working in teams who can hold them to account. The nhs trust and the private hospitals where ian paterson worked have apologised, but legal action has been launched by some victims of the rogue surgeon. More may yet come forward. Hugh pym, bbc news. Police investigating an active Terrorist Plot carried out an armed raid on a house in North West London last night. One woman was shot and seriously injured. Six others have been arrested. The metropolitan police say they are trying to contain a growing number of threats. Daniel sandford reports. Just before 7pm last night. Gunshot masked Armed Police Officers at a north london flat. Gunshots firing cs gas canisters into the front window. I ran to my partner in the kitchen and was like, quick, quick, theres Armed Officers outside, Armed Officers. At that point you heard another bang, and another bang. Video obtained by the sun shows some of those arrested in the flat being led away, and then a woman who was shot by police during the Counter Terrorism raid being treated on the pavement. There was a woman brought out of the house. She was on the ground, face down, officers on top of her, Ambulance Officers around. She was screaming incredibly loud. It was quite awful. And the police were just saying, if you could just stay still, well help you. You just need to be still and well help you. Police said the flat had been under observation in an investigation into a suspected plot against the uk. The armed entry was necessary due to the nature of the intelligence we were dealing with, and involved Armed Officers firing cs gas into the address. During the course of that operation, one of the subjects, a woman, was shot by police. She remains in hospital. In all, six people were arrested, including one in kent. Three women, two men, and a 16 year old boy. And that doesnt include the woman in hospital, wholl be arrested once shes well enough. And the Extraordinary Events here last night came just a few hours after the arrest of a man in whitehall, just a few yards from downing street. He is Khalid Mohammed 0mar ali, the bbc exclusively revealed today. He is still being held on suspicion of terrorism and carrying knives. He is not linked to last nights arrests. Khalid mohammed 0mar ali is 27. He is british but was born overseas, and went to school in tottenham, north london. He was arrested after being stopped and searched in what Police Called an intelligence led operation, which included a tip off from family members. It is very difficult for the police and security services, as hard as they work, to keep ahead of the terrorist threat. They depend hugely on cooperation from the public. There are many cases in which the first leads have been given by the public and those leads have led to developed intelligence. That is the way in which terrorists are caught. This afternoon, police could be seen at a north London Property linked to ali, where Forensics Officers were searching the garden. Seven years ago, he was involved in a controversial convoy delivering aid to gaza. Tonight, hes still in custody but has not yet been charged. It has been another incredibly busy week for scotland yards counterterrorism command, which shows the range of things they are 110w shows the range of things they are now expected to do. Intelligence gathering, stopping suspects on the street, using Armed Officers, Raiding Houses wearing gas masks, using cs gas and live weapons. If their intelligence is correct, they have stopped two attacks on the uk into macro days which have ended with seven suspects in custody and one in hospital. The uk economy slowed more than expected at the start of this year, with consumers tightening their belts in the face of rising inflation. Figures from the office for National Statistics show growth slowing because of falling retail sales and a jump in living costs. The economy expanded by 0. 3 from january to march. Thats down from growth of 0. 7 in the final quarter of 2016. Andy verity has the details. This sector is now the bright spot of our economy. This shrewsbury based manufacturer makes internal parts for cars, from land rovers to the nissan qashqai. The drop in the value of the pound before and after the brexit vote should have helped business a lot, because its cheaper for foreign paying dollars or euros to buy the cars these parts go into. But even here, new orders arent growing as quickly as they did a year ago. Theres potential customers with orders who are saying, look, lets just wait 12 months and see what happens with brexit, see what happens with tariffs, see whether we can buy from the uk or buy from europe. What were saying is, look, we will continue to invest, we will continue to grow. What we need is a bit more commitment from the government to get the deal done. This compa nys customers, the car makers, could be investing more to meet demand. But their ultimate customers are consumers. And in this country, at least, Consumer Spending is slowing down. What is a massive concern for businesses is that if the consumer starts to give way, because of pressures from inflation on consumers abilities to spend more, in the high street, then that could hold back business investment. And that could be the beginning of a broader slowdown. That message was lost on the politicians on the campaign trail, who each had their own take on how serious the slowdown was. Britains economy was forecast to grow at 2 this year. Employment is at record highs, and it set to go higher still. The british economy is resilient. Its shocking because it comes on top of figures around inflation going up and burning is stagnating. I think its really worrying for the average household in our country now. It does show you, though, why theresa may has gone for this early election. Because the economy is now on the turn. For years, Consumer Spending has been the motor of economic growth. But now were hitting the brakes. Interest rates are as low as theyve ever been and consumers are borrowing more. But a fundamental problem has returned to haunt us. Prices, once again, are going up faster than wages. A key measure of whether were Getting Better off if the value of the economy per person, also known as gdp per head. That dropped after the financial crisis and only recently got back above its 2008 level. The first three months of this year, it grew byjust 0. 1 . To political opponents in the Election Campaign, thats significant. I think the gdp figures should be setting alarm bells ringing. It underlines the importance of making sure that there are voices there arguing for a common outcome. The figures are ominous and they do suggest the way the british economy has been kept afloat in the brexit folk, a lot of Consumer Spending, supported by credit, by house prices, that this is not really sustainable. If youre an optimist, the shift from Consumer Spending to manufacturing is welcome. A rebalancing the previous government tried, but failed, to achieve. That would be much comfort to households, whose real incomes, once again, are shrinking. Andy verity, bbc news. John pienaar is At Westminster for us now. What effect will these figures have on the Election Campaign . Well, brexit supporters, who include the Prime Minister, took comfort from the way the economy bore up after the vote to leave. And now the state of the economy is heading back to the centre of the ring, where it tends to end up at election time. 0ver tends to end up at election time. Over and over again, the economy is right there, centrestage. The opposition have been given something to go on, as we saw, and you can add to go on, as we saw, and you can add to that inflation may be moving up and wage growth may be slowing down. These things touch people in their pockets and stadium lives. But remember, the government is scoring highly for economic trust. In the minds of many tories, that chimes with the theme that the Prime Minister is playing so deliberately and regularly, you would almost think theresa may was practising the phrase strong and stable leadership each night to a metronome. In 1998 the labour party w011 metronome. In 1998 the labour party won a Landslide Election to the company mert of the phrase set to music, things can only get better. Now, theresa may hopes to win a landslide for herself, and some will argue that this is all one of the reasons why the Snap Election has been called now. In the end it will been called now. In the end it will be up to the voters to decide on the wisdom of that decision. A brief look at some of the days other other news stories. A man has been charged with murder after an ex Royal Navy Officer was hit by his own car when he tried to stop thieves stealing it. Mike samwell died outside his house in manchester in the early hours of sunday morning. Ryan gibbons, who is 29, will appear before magistrates tomorrow morning. Researchers say a scheme to improve access to the latest cancer drugs in england didnt help many patients and was a huge waste of money. A report by Kings College london found that the cancer drugs fund, which ran from 2010 until last year, cost more than £1 billion. Vauxhall has been accused of showing a Reckless Disregard For Safety over the way it handled a series of fires on its zafira b model. Mps from the transport select Committee Said the carmaker was too slow to act, and allowed people to drive cars that were a hazard. Donald trump swept to victory promising to make America Great again, and the first 100 days of his presidency have been anything but boring or slow. Critics say he hasnt delivered on campaign pledges such as repealing his predecessors healthcare policies, or building a wall along the border with mexico. But supporters point to americas withdrawal from trade deals and President Trumps hardline stance on so called islamic state. Nick bryant has revisited the key campaign state of ohio, to ask voters what they think of the Trump Presidency so far. When we visited the Ohio River Valley last summer, this stretch of water was suffering a slow and agonising death. But since donald trump became president , locals have seen a dramatic and instant turnaround, a rust belt revival. Coal barges are full again, partly because of the relaxation of environmental regulations. 150 boats now work this part of the river, compared to just 25 last year. Back then, bob harrison told us america needed a businessman as president , and in 25 years he has never seen such a turnaround. Like a switch was turned on. We are busy. We have got more stuff going on and business has dramatically picked up. You think thats the trump effect . Yes. Like lots of different people, we call it the trump bump, so its been good for us. Last summer, in the town of clinton, pennsylvania, we came across this huge trump sign erected by a one time democrat, mike leber. Now, its been put away in the barn, but not through embarrassment. If anything, his admiration for donald trump has grown. Just speaking with people, they are more upbeat. They feel like the government isnt on their back. Like the jackboot of the government is off their neck. So it gives them a chance to thrive. He promised to revive regions like this. Do you think hes doing that . Yes, i do. It was trumps Hothead Temperament that put off American Football coach bob timko when we spoke to him last year. He is bombastic, obscene and i dont like the guy. Now, not only a change of sport but a change of opinion. In these first 100 days, trump has won him over. I have changed my mind because he made Campaign Promises and he came through. Thats what you want. You want to see that the guy is going to do what he said he was going to do. What about twitter . He needs to stay off of that. That gets him in a lot of trouble. A republican who voted for hillary clinton, Amber Thompson was a staunch trump critic and remains so, but nonetheless applauds his decision to strike syria. Even a Blind Squirrel finds the nut sometimes. I believe that trumps response to the chemical attack in syria was 100 correct, and i hope that putting pressure on the russians and the assad regime will help to bring an end to this war. I hope that syria will be Donald Trumps nut. Donald trump has been suffering from historically low approval ratings, but in this rundown region, we did not find much evidence of buyers remorse. President trump has been much like Candidate Trump, and while that has horrified liberals in americas major cities, who regard him as a national embarrassment, here in the rust belt he is still widely viewed as a potential national saviour. Two trumps, two americas. But the region that won him the presidency remains a stronghold. Nick bryant, bbc news, 0hio. Well thats what the voters think, but what about the president himself . Jon sopel is in washington. President trump has been giving us some idea of how he has found the first 100 days. President trump is not much given to self doubt, so i am sure he would give himself high marks for this period. But a fascinating interview he gave to the Reuters News Agency where he said, this is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier. The sheer complexity of being president has been brought home to him in short order in his dealings with congress, where he fails to get Health Care Reforms through, the travel ban from mainly islamic countries which has not gone through. There have been other setbacks, too. But by sheer force of personality, determination, there is a rising sense of Economic Confidence which is manifested in the rising stock market, and people with savings or money in a pension pot have seen the value go up, and thatis pot have seen the value go up, and that is making a lot of americans feel very good. You could also look at the complexity of dealing with foreign affairs. Things that he said would be simple when he was Candidate Trump now look a lot more complication to it now that it is President Trump, whether it is syria, which was nothing to do with the us, and there have been the air strikes, whether it is nato, which was obsolete but is now seen as key, and look at being gauge medien other things. North korea most notably. He said he would rip up deals with iran and with that nafta countries, mexico and canada, and that has not happened either. America is still divided, but on one thing it is united. There has never been a 100 days like this. One of the biggest bouts in british Boxing History will take place at Wembley Stadium tomorrow night. More than 90,000 people are expected to be there to watch british heavyweight Anthony Joshua take on the ukrainian vladimir klitschko, one of the most decorated heavyweights of his era. Yet joshua, who only turned professional after the london olympics, is the favourite to win. Natalie pirks, Reports On One of the most eagerly anticipated contests for years. One is the young World Champion who has brought integrity back to heavyweight boxing. The other is the elder statesman who has been the man to beat for 19 years. But in a build up free of histrionics, the tone has been distinctly more intelligent. 0bsession is love in the extreme shape, so its basically, im in love with my goal. Hes obsessed, hes got passion, hes in love. So when i do defeat him, id like people to say i faced the best man possible, and a man coming off defeat is the best man, because you learn from your mistakes. I think thats why im looking forward to the challenge. With just 18 pro fights under his belt, though, joshua concedes 1a years of experience to the erudite a1 year old, a man whose camp he joined as a youngster to learn from the olympic gold medallist. Joshua, of course, went on to become one himself. Is klitschko too much too soon . Plenty want to know the answer. The audience of 90,000 here inside Wembley Stadium will break post war boxing records. The fight will be watched in more than 140 countries, and in britain alone more than 1 Million People are expected to pay to watch it. The fight could generate up to £60 million, which would mean for anthonyjoshua that come sunday morning, he could be £15 million richer. The world may well be watching, butjoshuas mum wont be. Honestly, ive hit people before and i admire the shot, because i have the best seat in the house. Thats why i dont want my mum to be that close to seeing her son go through war. Shes important in your life . Shes important, yes. Lets keep a smile on herface. I cant remember the last time i see her cry, or worried, and id like to keep it that way. She might well be about to miss a Career Ending Fight for klitschko and a career defining one for her son. Natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. Thats it. Now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im Lizzie Greenwood hughes, the headlines tonight. The countdown is on for tomorrows heavyweight showdown between anthonyjoshua and vladimir klitshko. Already promoted newcastle keep their Championship Title hopes alive with a 2 0 win at cardiff. And andy murray avenges last weeks defeat to Albert Ramos Vinolas by beating him to a place in the barcelona 0pen semi finals. If so, lots to get through tonight, were starting with world heavyweight title fight between britains anthonyjoshua and former champion Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium tomorrow night, the fighters weighed in this afternoon withjoshua ten pounds heavier than his ukrainian opponent. Klitschko weighed in at 17 stone two pounds. Its his his first fight since losing his belts to Britains Tyson fury in 2015. But this is klitschkos 69th professional fight, joshua has had just 18. Joshua scaled 17 stone, 12 pounds, the heaviest hes ever been for a fight and is the bookies favourite to win. Either are, six foot six apiece. Good fighter, but one i will have to come up against. We will get it on. Iam come up against. We will get it on. I am ready to go as far as i need to go to get the win. I have shown it before. That is all it is. I have the skill and determination and i am willing to dig deep. Tottenham have confirmed they will play their games at wembley next year. Phil have to move out to finish the new 60,000 seater venue
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