our correspondent witnesses a confrontation between chinese and filipino coastguard ships in the disputed south china sea. one chinese coastguard ship on that side, there are three or four behind us. there are in fact so many chinese ships in this area. a leaked document suggests an iranian teenager who vanished after anti—government protests was sexually assaulted and killed by security forces. and king charles returns to public engagements today with a visit to a cancer treatment centre. welcome to bbc news. five people are in hospital after a multiple stabbing in north—east london.

that is the breaking news we are starting the programme with today. a man armed with a sword has been arrested. police were called just before 7 o'clock this morning, when they were told a car had been driven into a house near hainault underground station. the suspect is believed to have attacked members of the public and two police officers. a 36—year—old suspect is now in custody. police say they don't believe the incident is terror—related. london's mayor issued a statement saying... with more on this let's talk to our reporter courtney bembridge. she is in the newsroom for us. what is the latest we know about the incident? ,, ., is the latest we know about the incident? ~ ., ., incident? so, we know that five --eole incident? so, we know that five peeple were — incident? so, we know that five people were injured _ incident? so, we know that five people were injured in - incident? so, we know that five people were injured in this - people were injured in this

incident. it is not clear out seriously, but we know that all five of them were treated at the scene and have been taken to hospitalfor their injuries, and that two of those injured are police officers. we heard, as you said, from the mayor of london, sadik khan, who praise the efforts of emergency services for running towards danger, and that sentiment has been echoed by many people in the wake of this tragedy, that the emergency services were very quick to act. we have seen lots of videos from members of the public there, who woke up this morning to around seven o'clock this morning to around seven o'clock this morning and it all started when a car hit a home in that area of thurlow gardens and eye witnesses heard yelling, and they heard police telling someone that they put something down. they had lots of police activity, and then they saw a man being hit with a taser. a36—year—old man was arrested the scene. we have seen confirmed video

of the alleged suspect. it has been verified by the bbc.— of the alleged suspect. it has been verified by the bbc. courtney, thank ou. let's speak to mark lobel, who's in hainault. mark, what is the latest that you are hearing from police officers there? , ., , are hearing from police officers there? ., , ., ., are hearing from police officers there? , ., , ., ., , there? this gordon is going to be in lace for there? this gordon is going to be in place for some _ there? this gordon is going to be in place for some time _ there? this gordon is going to be in place for some time to _ there? this gordon is going to be in place for some time to come. - there? this gordon is going to be inj place for some time to come. there is a lot of work that police want to do here. you had the dramatic details of what is alleged to have happened. the suspectjumping over fences and the back of houses at 7am, a chase with police officers, all of those alleged details will be, and the police are wanting people to come forward to work out what exactly happened during this incident, and what the motivation was for this attack. as you say, a car being driven into a house,

sparking the police to be called just before 7am today. they arrived and there were multiple stabbings, and there were multiple stabbings, and then we heard that five people have been taken to hospital, two of which are police officers. b, have been taken to hospital, two of which are police officers.— which are police officers. a police statement said _ which are police officers. a police statement said that _ which are police officers. a police statement said that there - which are police officers. a police statement said that there is - which are police officers. a police statement said that there is no i statement said that there is no wider threat to the community there now, but surely this would have been a distressing situation for the people there. a distressing situation for the peeple there-— a distressing situation for the --eole there. , , , ., people there. yes, this has been a terrible shock _ people there. yes, this has been a terrible shock for _ people there. yes, this has been a terrible shock for the _ people there. yes, this has been a terrible shock for the local - terrible shock for the local community and that is exactly what we have found. i spoke to one resident who lives in the street behind me, very close to the incident, which would have taken place in the streetjust to the left of where you can see the railway bridge. yards away, if you like. and thatis bridge. yards away, if you like. and that is usually the root of his running route at that time, that street where the attacks took place. he is injured so he was not out running today, but in m years he has only ever heard of two burglaries in this area. this is

normally a quiet and safe area. there are not even normally people shouting and arguing with each other when he has been here and he has lived here for a couple of decades. we heard from somebody else also shocked that this has happened here. they are sad to hear so much commotion here this morning. it does sound like a very disturbing attack for those who witnessed it and those who were involved in it. we do know from the police at the moment that a 36—year—old man was arrested with a sword and we also know that they don't believe this was terror —related. they don't believe there is an ongoing threat, as you say. for now, things have calmed down and the atmosphere here is calm. but of course, we are far away from those affected because of this police line behind me. bud affected because of this police line behind me. �* , ., affected because of this police line behind me— behind me. and 'ust to reiterate, what is the — behind me. andjust to reiterate, what is the message _ behind me. andjust to reiterate, what is the message that - behind me. andjust to reiterate, what is the message that the - behind me. andjust to reiterate, i what is the message that the police are sending to the public? weill. what is the message that the police are sending to the public?— are sending to the public? well, i think everybody _

are sending to the public? well, i think everybody from _ are sending to the public? well, i think everybody from the - are sending to the public? well, i think everybody from the police l are sending to the public? well, i | think everybody from the police to politicians is expressing their condolences to the victims involved. we understand that there are five people, at least, who have been injured here, two of whom are police officers who were on the scene. we also know, it is understandable that the community he is going to be shocked and saddened by what has happened, and their thoughts are with people who are coming to terms with people who are coming to terms with the incident this morning. bill with the incident this morning. all right. mark, please do stay with us and we will come back to you as development continued there in hainault. mark lobel, a reporter on the scene. let's stay on this story. let's speak to dal babu, former chief superintendent in the metropolitan police. thank you for your time. could you go into what goes into a police response to serious incidents like this? i response to serious incidents like this? ., , response to serious incidents like this? . , ., ., this? i am very familiar with the area, hainault, _ this? i am very familiar with the area, hainault, because- this? i am very familiar with the area, hainault, because i- this? i am very familiar with the area, hainault, because i was. this? i am very familiar with the area, hainault, because i was a|

area, hainault, because i was a sergeant there many years ago. it's a relatively quiet area. it is on the outskirts of london. it has relatively little crime. this will come as a big shock to the local community. i think what the police will be doing, once they have had those calls at 7am, they would have been responding and you would have had multiple units responding to that. because of the sword that we have seen in the footage, you may well have had armed response vehicles attending. you may have had essex police officers attending as well as metropolitan police officers. the key thing that would have been that officers would have been going to the seat of the danger and doing what they can to protect the public and that is worth remembering. officers run towards danger when the rest of the public will run away from it. those police officers showed extremely high levels of bravery. i understand two of those injured are police

officers, and so the key thing now for the police to do is to keep this as a crime scene, and collect as much evidence as they can. i understand there isjust much evidence as they can. i understand there is just one suspect who has been detained. he was tasered by the police and the police will want to do as much early investigation to see if there's anybody else they need to speak to, and make sure that they negate any kind of danger to the public. you said ou kind of danger to the public. you said you were — kind of danger to the public. you said you were a _ kind of danger to the public. you said you were a sergeant in that area and it is a relatively quiet area. can you think of anything that compares to what has gone on today? i mean, iwas compares to what has gone on today? i mean, i was there for a couple of years and it was a remarkably quiet area. remarkable. but it is near chigwell, which is a well—to—do area. it is near to lots of open parkland. it's a very quiet area and i can't think of any kind of

incident that is on a par in that area. these kinds of incidents you would expect in much more busy parts of london, as opposed to this quiet and safe part of the capital. band and safe part of the capital. and ou and safe part of the capital. and you mentioned _ and safe part of the capital. and you mentioned police will have had tasers and you mention some of that response. they are running into danger, aren't they? there is a risk to themselves. how do the please prepare themselves to respond to that? , ., . prepare themselves to respond to that? ,., . ., ., ., prepare themselves to respond to that? . ., ., ., ., , that? the police would have had lots of trainina , that? the police would have had lots of training. but— that? the police would have had lots of training, but this _ that? the police would have had lots of training, but this would _ that? the police would have had lots of training, but this would be - that? the police would have had lots of training, but this would be a - of training, but this would be a real incident. in some ways, police are on autopilot. theyjust run towards incidents, put their training into practice, and do what they can to save people and that would have been their priority. sade would have been their priority. save the lives of — would have been their priority. save the lives of people. _ would have been their priority. save the lives of people. apologies to interact, we will come back to that story. we need to move now to the king because there is an arrival there. this is, of course, his first public engagement since his cancer diagnosis. it is a big moment for

the royalfamily, and i believe we can see him arriving now. let's take a moment. there he is. now, we don't know more about what this means for future arrangements, forfuture this means for future arrangements, for future royal engagements. this means for future arrangements, forfuture royal engagements. this all depends on what we understand to be medical advice, but of course this is a hugely positive sign for the king and for the royalfamily after a particularly difficult time in the last few months. there is a queen camilla accompanying him, who has been taking on some of these duties while he has been under care and under treatment, there to support him as he returns with his first public engagement since that cancer diagnosis. of course, it is a hugely symbolic moment as they visit that cancer treatment centre and

sends a big message to the public, and one that is comforting to many people watching the royals today, as king charles returns to those public engagements. queen camilla has been taking on additional responsibilities, as has prince william. of course, there was the news of the princess of wales �*s own diagnosis and treatment. now we can see that king charles is there to contribute once again, the head of the royal family there, contribute once again, the head of the royalfamily there, returning once again and visiting a cancer treatment centre, a symbolic moment therefore the royal family. treatment centre, a symbolic moment therefore the royalfamily. well, our royal correspondent sarah campbell is there. sarah, this is a big moment. yes, it is. you saw it there, this is the

king on his first major public engagement since the cancer diagnosis in the beginning of february. also his first major public engagement really since the end of last year, so he has been out of action publicly for a long time now. we do have to remind ourselves that he has been carrying on these constitutional duties, there have been audiences going on, he has been meeting the prime minister, but in terms of out and about, apart from the one walkabout on easter sunday at windsor castle where he met a few people who had turned out to see him, this is really the first significant kind of getting back to work, if you like. just to let you know where we are, this is a university college hospital, the macmillan cancer centre. obviously one would understand why they might have chosen this to be the first engagement back. hugely symbolic, bearing in mind the xp as he has gone through over the past couple of months. just to give you a little bit of what he is going to do. he

will go inside, meet clinicians, speak to staff, speak to patients. he will go on a chemotherapy water, talk to people lined up waiting to have their chemotherapy. he is also going to have a look at some of the amazing technologies that are going on inside the cancer centre. new technologies, which are using blood cells to try to detect early cancer diagnosis. there are other things, looking at lung cancer research. he will be meeting patients and people who have been treated for these cancer diagnoses. so it is a really big moment. we expect him to be inside for about an hour. obviously, you saw there that it was also the queen, so again a nice moment for her. she has had to do a lot of these engagements over the last few months on her own, so nice to have the king back by her side. i should

also say that today marks the king �*s first day as the new patron of cancer research uk. he has already been a patron for many years of macmillan cancer research and the queen has also been heavily involved with maggie �*s cancer research, but i don't need to tell you the symbolism of white it would be seen as particularly significant, that he would align himself to a charity such as this. people will be asking today, we have seen the king out and about so does that mean it is back to normal? the answer is very much no. yes, it is a good sign but he is still undergoing cancer treatment. there is a full summer schedule of events that in a normal year he would be attending, such as trooping the colour, state visits, garden parties, and all of those will be subject to the advice of his doctors. if on the day the doctors feel that he is well enough to undertake those engagements, then he will. ithink undertake those engagements, then he

will. i think what we will see from the pictures that come out from this engagement will be a reminder of actually how much of the king enjoys these sorts of engagements and enjoys meeting people, shaking hands, hearing experiences. i imagine it has been hugely frustrating over the last few months that he has not been able to do that. like i say, back to work. the return of the game. but not, you know, fully the return of the king. what i should say that has been announced by the palace is this state visit of the emperor and empress ofjapan which are tabled for latejune, so everyone is very much hoping that he will be able to host that. but trooping the colour, the d—day anniversary, they will all be subject to the advice of doctors. it is a positive development that they felt he was well enough to undertake this engagement. i have to say, we are in a pretty enclosed area of central london. it is fairly dark here, even though the sunshine is elsewhere, but it is packed with

journalists, the media from across the world. there are a few well—wishers, and if you can turn the camera, there were some people hanging out of the windows and looking out to sea what has been going on. you know, quite a big moment here today. we have to wait a little bit because there is a camera inside following the king and queen as they go and meet clinicians and patients, but there will be a delay before we can get those pictures out. as soon as we can we will bring you those pictures. sarah campbell there is the king returns with his first official engagement. thank you. and now some breaking news from jerusalem. this hasjust come in. jerusalem. this hasjust come in. jerusalem medics say that a 20—year—old man has been killed following what they call a terrorist attack in the old city. one person

is in hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. that is breaking news from jerusalem. medics say that a 20—year—old man has been killed, following a terrorist attack, in their words, killed, following a terrorist attack, in theirwords, in killed, following a terrorist attack, in their words, in the old city. one person is in hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. of course, this is all happening as the war in gaza continues. we will bring you more updates on that as soon as we have it. that news that a 20—year—old man has been killed and that medics say it is a terrorist attack injerusalem. we will let you know as soon as we have more information and we can confirm that. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

the scottish national party has officially started the process of finding a new leader after humza yousaf announced his resignation as scotland's first minister. he quit after the breakdown

of the snp�*s coalition with the scottish greens. john swinney and kate forbes have emerged as favourites to take over the top job. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. politically, there was nowhere left for humza yousaf to go. his leadership fatally wounded, not by his party or by the voters, but by himself. and so this admission that his time as first minister had come to an end. i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government and for the country i lead, i've concluded that repairing a relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm. msps will have 28 days to find his replacement or an election is called, and the names of possible contenders

are already emerging. i'm giving very careful consideration to standing to be the leader of the snp. i've been somewhat overwhelmed by the requests that have been made of me to do that. scottish national party leader... kate forbes narrowly lost out to humza yousaf in the contest, which saw him become leader. she is said to be considering another bid. itjust hasn't gone well. and when things go badly, it's time for a change. and the time for kate has now come. there are some who now argue that this political implosion could be an opportunity for scotland's party of government for over 15 years to get back on the front foot. it has the potential to bounce back. this could turn the fortunes of the snp if, and only if, they can come together really quickly, put an end to the bickering and the sniping that's taken place for the last 12 months.

and who could ask for a better country to lead than scotland? humza yousaf�*s successor will face significant challenges, leading a minority government and trying to unite a party bruised by political own goals and soon to face the verdict of voters in a general election. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. let's bring you those pictures again of king charles returning to public engagements since his cancer diagnosis. he is visiting a cancer unit in central london. the king and queen camilla will meet patients and medical staff at university hospital london macmillan cancer centre, and of course it is his first public engagement since february. we will bring you more information on that visit as it develops. and let's return now to one of our other top

stories, and that is of course the scottish national party. and lorna was at holyrood where she outlined the significant decisions the snp now faces in the days ahead. they will be thinking about whether they want a coronation or a contest, whether they want continuity or change. whether any potential candidate is good, notjust on the messaging, but also on the delivery, which is one area where, perhaps humza yousaf fell down in his time as first minister. there are two names emerging — it's by no means certain that they'll throw their hat into the ring, but two people who are looking as if they may potentially be likely candidates. one of them is kate forbes — she is someone who is seen as a change candidate, she has a lot of dynamism, a lot of energy, but on the downside, some people say that she is socially conservative. others, however, point to that and say that she is honest and straightforward.

a second candidate whose name is being mooted isjohn swinney. he is often described as a safe pair of hands. he has many years experience in snp cabinets and snp governments, and many of the senior figures in the party are, this morning, coming out in support of him. what comes next is dealing with the biggest challenges in our society, back home in scotland. and what we need is someone with a calm head and a vision for what we do next. john is obviously vastly experienced. he's held almost most of the single most important roles in the scottish government. and i've got no doubt that under his leadership, our party would be in a better place. but in the meantime, of course, whoever does take over will face some pretty significant challenges. the snp, usually a united church under the cause of independence, is pretty divided on some

very significant issues. how to take forward that cause — economic policy, social policy, such as gender issues. there may well be a vote in the parliament, likely tomorrow, on whether the party might face a vote of no confidence in the government. i don't think it's likely to pass, but that's been brought by scottish labour and actually they would like to see an election here in scotland as well. these people cannot now give us chaotic, functional government. i think they are now very similar to the uk conservatives, a party that is trying to manage and cover up for its failures and trying to manage the chaos and division that it has internally. i think the snp is in the same place. i don't think they can give us functional government, but also, it is not for them to stitch up and decide who leads the country. it's for the people of scotland to decide. well, the 28—day countdown for the parliament to choose a new first minister has not yet been triggered.

but if there were to be a contest, we are looking at a pretty interesting few weeks ahead. there is more on our website, including a live page with developments on the snp race. let's bring you those pictures again of king charles arriving at the cancer treatment centre, his first official public engagement since february, since his cancer diagnosis. so a big moment for the royalfamily, and a hugely symbolic moment. please do stay without here on bbc news. 20 more to come. —— plenty more to come. hello again. for many of us today, temperatures are a bit higher than they were yesterday. and as we go through the rest

of the week, you can see from the yellows and also the amber colours in the chart that that process is going to continue. we're also pulling in more of an easterly wind through the week, so that means for the north sea coastline, it will be a little bit cooler in that wind, but we'll also have some low cloud, mist and fog at times. today, it's the west that's seeing the rain. the strongest winds through the irish sea and areas adjacent. a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine around, too. but in the southeast through the day, a new weather front comes in, introducing a bit more cloud and the odd shower. top temperatures up to 19 degrees, but always feeling cooler in the west under the cloud and the rain. as we head through the evening and overnight, the weather front is still with us, but it continues to weaken. we'll pull in some low cloud, mist and fog along north sea coastlines. in between, there will be some clear skies, but we're not expecting any issues with frost. our overnight lows, 7 to 11 degrees. so tomorrow, we start off with the low cloud, mist and fog. we still do have this weather front out towards the west, which is dying. and we've got this weather front coming up from the near continent as we go through the course

of the day. so the low cloud, mist and fog in the east will burn back towards the coast. we could still see some showers coming out of that. they front in the west, continuing to fade and die. and through the day, the cloud will build and then we'll see some rain and some showers arriving from the south. temperatures extending from 11 in the north to 19 in the south. now, moving on through the rest of the week, we have our front, if you remember, coming up from the continent. this is it on thursday, draped across some central and southern parts of the country. and it's going to have still some rain in it. that pulls away, leaving quite a bit of cloud for a time. and we'll see further showers develop along that line through the course of the afternoon. some of them could be heavy and thundery. move north, we've got brighter skies, some sunshine, but still some low cloud, mist and murk coming in from the north sea, plaguing the north sea coastline. and with the onshore breeze, it will feel cooler here. so our front is still with us during the course of friday. if anything, it's moving a little bit further north.

it will brighten up to the south of it, but there'll still be some showers. the north of scotland faring quite nicely on friday and temperatures 11 to about 16 degrees, but locally in the west, 20.

the latest data from the euro zone, makes the ecb more likely. the surprise hsbc is searching for a new ceo following the surprise news its current boss is to retire from running europe's largest bank. and costs rise as businesses grapple with new physical checks at the uk border on eu plant and food imports. welcome to world business report. we start in the eurozone where the economy grew by more than expected in the first quarter of 2024, lifted by a return to growth for germany and strong expansion in spain. gross domestic product grew by 0.3% quarter—on—quarter, making it a 0.5% year—on—year rise. at the same time though, the fourth quarter gdp figure was also revised down to minus 0.1% from a previous reading of zero. it means the euro zone

was in a technical recession in the second half of 2023.