a 36—year—old man is being questioned tonight, as people living here in east london are left reeling with shock after the brutal attacks this morning. also tonight — the king meets fellow cancer patients as he returns to public duties for the first time since his diagnosis. two men in their 30s are charged with causing criminal damage to northumberland's famous tree at sycamore gap. and the sailors, swimmers and rowers clubbing together to ask the government to clean up the uk's water. and coming up on bbc news. english clubs are gone, but england players are to the fore tonight with real madrid andjude bellingham travelling to harry kane's bayern munich in the champions league semi finals.

good evening. a 14—year—old boy has died and a number of others, including two police officers, have been injured after a sword attack in east london. police declared a critical incident after they were called to reports that a vehicle had been driven into a house at hainault shortly before seven o'clock this morning. a 36—year—old man is in custody. police say the incident is not believed to be targeted or terrorism—related. our special correspondent lucy manning is in hainault for us now. lucy. a 14-year-old boy did not make it to school — lucy. a 14-year-old boy did not make it to school this _ lucy. a 14-year-old boy did not make it to school this morning, _ it to school this morning, stabbed by hind the police tape, and his family now suffering the consequences of that sword rampage. the suspect is in custody, in hospital, but he is too injured to be questioned yet but he has been arrested on suspicion of murder. the

police here this morning being hailed for the police here this morning being hailed for their courage. the bravery of a police officer, toe to toe with the suspect, who can toe to toe with the suspect, who appears to be brandishing a sword. words exchanged, but he doesn't surrender. early morning, in the suburbs of hainault there is danger and panic. police cars stream in, but the 36—year—old man takes off, officers not hesitating to follow him. frightened in their homes, otherfootage shows him crouching 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, she's tried to warn the other neighbour, as he has turned round he has been struck in the head. he was running round, 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. he's going in people's gardens, man. lock your doors. lock your doors! everyone lock your doors. 22 minutes after they were called, officers tasered him. this was the dramatic moment the police finally brought him to the ground and arrested him on suspicion of murder. manpreet witnessed the attack, and the moment officers stopped him. people were trying to hide from 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 i've been stabbed he tried to enter somebody�*s house i think and then i saw people were like police were trying to taser him and that is where he got him down. just were trying to taser him and that is where he got him down.— where he got him down. just after midday there _ where he got him down. just after midday there was _ where he got him down. just after midday there was a _ where he got him down. just after midday there was a devastating i midday there was a devastating police statement. it is midday there was a devastating police statement.— midday there was a devastating police statement. it is with great sadness that _ police statement. it is with great sadness that i _ police statement. it is with great sadness that i confirm _ police statement. it is with great sadness that i confirm that - police statement. it is with great sadness that i confirm that one l 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 actual 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 how those affected must be feeling. my thoughts are with the injured, their families my thoughts are with the injured, theirfamilies and my thoughts are with the injured, their families and the wider community, as we all begin to come to terms with what has 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. ariel pictures show a van that

appears to have been crashed near to the scene of the attack, the police said this wasn't 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 didn't. lucy manning, bbc news. the king has carried out his first public engagement since announcing he has cancer. he and the queen visited a cancer centre at a hospital in london. he met patients and staff at university college london and spoke of the shock of being told he had the disease. the king has been having cancer treatment since early february, it hasn't been made public what kind of cancer he has. here'sjonny dymond. it's been a while, but on a sunny morning in central london the king rolled into town. one question on everyone's minds... sir, how are you feeling?

lovely to see you back. the smile seemed to say it all. there's not normally this much attention paid to a royal visit, but this was the first by the king in a long time. it's nice to see him out and about, looking so well. nice to see him back to work? of course, of course, we've 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 he is well enough to be out and about on this beautiful sunny day in london, and it's, yeah, it's been a special treat really, and unexpected. 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. 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, bouquets of 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 king's 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. 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 hadrian's wall. they are due to appear at newscastle magistrates' court next month. they are due to appear at newcastle magistrates' court next month. our correpsondent alison freeman is at the sycamore gap for us now. have yes can all remember, what can onl be have yes can all remember, what can only be described _ have yes can all remember, what can only be described assen _ have yes can all remember, what can only be described assen outpouring i only be described assen outpouring of grief when towards the end oaf september last year we found out that the famous sycamore gap tree

had been felled, over night. it was probably the most famous tree in the world, it found fame in the robin hood prince of thieves film and it was associated with many important life moments for people, like engagements or the scattering of ashes, well, today, northumbria police said they have charged two men over the felling of the tree. they have also been charged with causing criminal damage to hadrian's wall behind it there. they are daniel graham, who is 38 and adam carruthers who is 3 is. both are from cumbria, —— 3i. carruthers who is 3 is. both are from cumbria, —— 31. police say they are due before newcastle magistrates on 15th may. northumbria police said in a statement today that it recognises the strength of feeling associated with the tree but it is reminding people not to speculate, particularly online, because it could impact the ongoing case. thank the search for scotland's next first minister and snp

leader is under way, after humza yousaf announced his resignation yesterday. the former deputy first ministerjohn swinney says he's considering a bid for the leadership, having received the backing of several senior snp figures. the former finance secretary kate forbes, who yousaf narrowly defeated in a fractious leadership race just over a year ago, has also been spoken of as a possible contender. our scotland editorjames cook has the latest. willjohn swinney be the next snp leader? mr swinney, are you going to meet kate forbes? obviously i have lots of discussions with lots of people, so we'll leave it. thank you. i'm still weighing everything up. thanks very much. is she running? is he running? who knows? i have a lot of personal circumstances to think about to make sure that, a, it would be the right decision for my family to do this. so i'm giving that all a great deal of thought, and to make sure i come to the right decision for my family, my party and my country.

well, i'm still obviously- considering all the options, i've not ruled anything out. i'm conscious that i do- have a groundswell of support amongst the members, _ and these things need to be weighed up, not least whether this i is the right time for the party and the right decision for the country. - mr swinney has packed a lot of politics into his 60 years. he's been both right hand man, and — two decades ago — party leader himself. now, he's under intense pressure to run for the office again. he is the man. he has, i believe, what we need right now. he has the characteristics. he has the skills and experience that we need. the race to lead the snp has barely begun, but already forbes looks like she might be struggling. but what's happening here isn'tjust about personalities. there's also a discussion bubbling under the surface about the future direction of the snp, and whether the party wants to have a debate about that direction now or later again.

direction now or later. ms forbes is popular with the party's grassroots, and her supporters want members to have a say. i'd love to see kate forbes run with us. she is an outstanding talent. having got to know her so much better over the last year, she is one of the great talents of her generation. humza yousaf is heading out. we may find out pretty soon who's coming in. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. the uk covid inquiry has begun sitting in belfast for the next three weeks to look into how the pandemic was handled in northern ireland. more than 4,000 people died during the first two years of the pandemic. many of the bereaved families attended the hearing and have begun giving evidence. the inquiry was told that northern ireland's fragile political system hampered its response to the virus and there was no government advice to cancel large gatherings in the early stages. 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. sarah. yes, donald trump has got to the end of this _ sarah. yes, donald trump has got to the end of this week _ sarah. yes, donald trump has got to the end of this week to _ sarah. yes, donald trump has got to the end of this week to pay - sarah. yes, donald trump has got to the end of this week to pay that - the end of this week to pay that fine and he also had to take down the social media posts in which he was attacking his former lawyer michael cohen adult film star stormy daniels and thejury michael cohen adult film star stormy daniels and the jury pool. we saw when he was arrived in court this morning, that for once he had his son eric trump with him. this is interesting because thaw is the first time we have seen a member of the trump family come to court with him and the lack of his relatives had attracted some comment here, in us as he made his way he said that the trial was a scam and the judge should excuse himself, that is interesting because he is allowed to attack and criticise the judge, even though thejudge has attack and criticise the judge, even though the judge has ordered attack and criticise the judge, even though thejudge has ordered him not to attack witness, jurors or court

staff, not say anything about them online. thejudge noted that a $1,000 fine is not that much money for a very wealthy defendant like donald trump, and in fact thejudge said he wished he could find him more but the new york law says $1,000 is the max. he said if he continues to repeat the offence, and if it is necessary and appropriate the judge if it is necessary and appropriate thejudge said he if it is necessary and appropriate the judge said he will consider sending imto jail. and in fact already the prosecution have come up with four other instances where he thinks that donald trump has breached the so—called gag order against him and there will be a hearing about those on thursday. sarah, the time is 6.15pm. our top story this evening. a 14—year—old boy is killed and five people injured after multiple stabbings by a sword wielding attacker in east london. and coming up, beginner's luck for this young metal detectorist — we'll see what he managed to uncover.

coming up on sportsday on bbc news in 15 minutes. and coming up on bbc news. english clubs are gone, but england players are to the fore tonight with real madrid andjude bellingham travelling to harry kane's bayern munich in the champions league semi finals. 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. it's 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 that's really hard is that i'll never, ever be called mum again. 10th ofjune last summer, and teenagers are heading to a birthday party in bath that's 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 vibe's 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 he's 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, "he's gone, hayley, he's gone." and i put the phone down on him because i didn't want to... i didn't want to hear that. i didn't 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 didn't 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 to come all the time. mikey�*s wider family are feeling the impact of his death. i'm so proud that i was his older cousin and still that makes me so proud. so, yeah, he was a little star. in march, one of these 16—year—olds was convicted of murder, two of manslaughter. the jury agreed this footage showed they were carrying knives hidden in their tracksuits. why would you take a knife to a 16—year—old's birthday party? why would you need to have a knife in a house party? yeah, that is shocking, really shocking. when i was 16, even younger, 14, i thought it was so cool to have, like, a naughty boyfriend or hang around with naughty people. you might think you're cool because your boyfriend gets arrested and he's cool and, you know, he drives stolen cars or even carries a knife, but it affects so many other people's lives. the scariest thing is

you think, "who's next?" and that sounds so horrible, but you do. you genuinely sit there and you think, "who's next?" when i'm alone, i do chat to him. sometimes ijust sit on my phone and look at pictures or videos of him. ifelt numb, yeah. like, this is going to end soon. he'll come walking back in the door. i've always said that, i still feel it. i hope. do you think that will ever go? no, no. do you want it to? no. no, i don't. shoes are still by the back door. his work boots are still by the front door. just in case, yeah. mikey�*s mum hayley ryall ending that report by danjohnson. polling stations will be open

in england and wales on thursday, to elect local councillors, police and crime commissioners, and nearly a dozen mayors — with responsibility for some of the uk's biggest cities. anyone can vote, if they're over 18 and registered at an address where elections are happening. the polling stations will be open from 7 in the morning until 10 at night, and you'll need photo id, or a voter authenticity certificate. last week, we looked at the mayoral elections. today, we're turning to local councils. alex forsyth has been with voters in milton keynes. ready? let's go! the race is well underway in elections that will decide who runs local services in places like here in milton keynes and will signal which parties are ahead orfalling behind. theirfate in the hands of residents like the members of this running group. what are the things that are on your mind? obviously, the potholes. it's a new city. we've got a lot of building going on, where other councils are creeping up to the boundaries of milton keynes and building

11,— or 5000 houses. do you think differently in a local election than you would in a national election? absolutely, yes. do you know your local councillor and do you get the leaflets through and which colour are they and that type of stuff? i was really surprised when i came to do some research. i couldn't really find out what they stood for or what policies they supported and what their manifesto was locally. so i think that's really important. the other thing i'd say is though, at the moment i think it's really hard for some people to separate local elections from the national elections as well, because i think they are thinking and looking forward to a general election. last time a similar set of elections was fought, the political landscape looked very different. it was 2021. the conservatives had a bit of a boost after the covid vaccine was rolled out. now the polls look bleak for them. they are defending seats. they know heavy losses could prompt questions about the party's future and its direction. currently in milton keynes, no one party is in charge of the council. labour has been running it along with the lib dems, but hopes to take control.

how people vote here is sometimes seen as an indicator of national trends. how labour does across the country will show whether its performance in the polls is matched by support at the ballot box. but geography matters too. is the party building support in the places it needs to ahead of the general election? the liberal democrats are targeting areas where they would like to win westminster seats. and what impact could the smaller parties have? will the green party gain traction? and what level of support is there for reform uk? there is a lot to play for, with parties attempting to address what matters to voters, like parents at this music group. the biggest issue is house prices and rent. before covid, it was really bad. now, it's extortionate. i read all the manifestos. some of them say affordable housing, but that doesn't mean anything. it's obviously the economy. it's probably the toughest 12—18 months i've had - since i've had the business. and nothing seems to be getting any better. - are you feeling like there is someone that's speaking

to the issues you care about? not really, no. i don't know what they're trying |to tout, other than that they'rej better than the opposition. for local communities, these council elections are important in their own right, but they're also a crucial measure of the national mood. alex forsyth, bbc news, milton keynes. and you can find out more by going to the bbc website. search "local elections" and enter your postcode to find the full list of candidates standing in elections in your area. water—based sports across the uk are calling on the government to address pollution in rivers, lakes and coastal waters. they want compulsory monitoring of all sewage outlets to protect swimmers, canoeists and others. here's our sports editor dan roan. pupils at greenbank primary in rochdale enjoying their weekly session on the water. the school offers sailing courses at a local reservoir, and for the kids it is one of their favourite lessons of the week. when it is windy it goes really fast so you get a bit scared,

but other than that it's quite fun. it's very cool. water—based sports across the uk are calling on the government is it a good thing do? definitely. yeah, because it is still a sport, so you still get exercise. the water quality here at hollingworth lake is good, but the same cannot be said elsewhere. amid mounting concern over safety, seven water—based sports, including angling, rowing, sailing and swimming have now formed an alliance to demand the government goes further and faster in tackling pollution on behalf of nearly 500,000 members. they are worried about if their children are going to get sick, if they are going to get sick. our athletes are concerned when they go out training. are they going to get poorly doing things they love? we are hearing it every day now. there's a lot of rivers that are under real threat from sewage discharge, and that puts our members and community under direct health threat. a government spokesperson said... "sewage pollution in the waters is unacceptable, which is why we have taken action to ban water bosses' bonuses when criminal breaches have occurred, quadrupled company inspections next year, provided more funding to our water regulators and fast tracked investment to cut spills."

many will hope this unprecedented coming together by water based sports helps to ensure that places like the are protected for generations to come. but it is notjust here, at the grass roots of sport that there are concerns about water pollution. last month's boat race was marred by sewage, with rowers told not to enter the thames amid high levels of e—coli, and the sports want regulators to be strengthened, along with accurate access to real time water quality information. we work closely with the government, we want to influence the water companies, as everyone who has a voice, a leadership role, a part to play in this, kind of, if they haven't stepped up already, this is the time to step up, because we will run out of time. this comes amid fears that pollution in the river seine could jeopardise the swimming leg of the paris olympics triathlon competition.

even the very biggest sports events are not immune from concerns overs water quality. dan roan, bbc news. the first peregrine falcon chicks of the year have hatched at a tower in derby cathedral. three of the chicks were spotted on a webcam being looked after by their mother. peregrines have been nesting on the cathedral tower since 2006 and cameras have been set up to allow viewers to watch them in real time. and finally to a little bit of beginner's luck. ten—year—old brodie was doing some metal detecting at his first ever event in glocestershire. and he found a rare 14th century seal once used by church officials. because the seal is not classed as treasure, brodie is able to keep it and as he told us, he has already set his sights on something bigger. beep ooh! we went for our first dig ever. beep and so we heard a beep. and so we dug and then about an inch down, we found this. it's called a matrix seal

and it's the lamb of god. it's probably about 800 years old. and the writing on the side, says roger of tetbury. so we don't know which roger it is. is there a trail too? you can have to follow the tracks so we don't get... yeah, my mum wants to find a ring, like a golden or silver ring. oh, my god! well, i always dream about, like, finding something really big, like a horse and carriage or something. or really, like, goodjewellery or like roman swords or hats. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. dressed for the summer, so i am hoping you might actually produce some warm sunshine for us. i will roduce some warm sunshine for us. i will produce it — some warm sunshine for us. i will produce it for _ some warm sunshine for us. i will produce it for some _ some warm sunshine for us. i will produce it for some of _ some warm sunshine for us. i will produce it for some of us - some warm sunshine for us. iw ll produce it for some of us and fought todayit produce it for some of us and fought today it was beautiful sunshine across parts of the uk but not

everywhere. some of us were stuck underneath the thick cloud and it was raining in the south—west of england and southern parts of wales and this is our outlook. a bit of a mixed bag is on the one hand we have warm sunshine but also rain at times and i'm kind of sitting on the fence but for a very good reason. look at the weather map or the satellite picture and you can see the front across western parts of the uk so that will continue to produce rain through the evening and there will be showers along the north sea coast but that bit in the middle where the weather was best will stay dry overnight. not particularly cold may be temperatures down to five or six in the north, but with the southerly wind temperatures between eight and ten in most towns and cities and forecaster maurice starts bright and then murky in places and then showers break out and temperatures could get up to 20 in london in the

north sea coast is still chilly in newcastle but i want to emphasise the potential for showers and thunderstorms which could come our way on wednesday night and here they are, streaming infrom way on wednesday night and here they are, streaming in from the south, anywhere along the southern county could be into southern wales as well later in the night and but the downpours could be nasty with hail and gusty winds and there could be residual showers through thursday. notice the wind and the water temperatures are low, so 30 in newcastle but look at that around liverpool with temperatures up to 20 celsius. that stays on the mild side and the temperatures are nothing spectacular for the south, not far off the average bit closer to the north sea coast it will be chilly and towards the west of the uk it will feel a bit warmer once we have the easterly winds. you will feel a bit warmer once we have the easterly winds.— will feel a bit warmer once we have the easterly winds. you need to work on the weather. _ the easterly winds. you need to work on the weather. no _ the easterly winds. you need to work on the weather. no sunshine - the easterly winds. you need to work on the weather. no sunshine as - the easterly winds. you need to work on the weather. no sunshine as far. on the weather. no sunshine as far as i could see. thanks, tomasz. and that's bbc news at six.

you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening... two of england's big name exports attempting to go where english clubs couldn't. it's kane v bellingham in the champions league semifinals. recalled at the end of a long road back — england pickjofra archer for their t20 world cup defence. and water sports join together to call for rivers, lakes, and coasts to be cleaned up in the uk. also coming up on sportsday... we find out about the new technology that's helping to monitor concussion symptoms in mountain biking. and, after the injury that ruined her olympic plans, jazmin sawyers tells us about why she's documenting every stage of her recovery.