and this the moment he's finally cornered by police with tasers. the 36—year—old man is due to be questioned as people living here in east london are left reeling in shock. also tonight — the king returns to public duties, meeting cancer patients at a hospital in london. he tells one that his diagnosis was a shock. two men in their 30s are charged with causing criminal damage after the famous sycamore gap tree was felled in northumberland. attacked with water cannon — we report on the tactics being used by the chinese in disputed waters off the philippines as they try to drive other ships out. and the champions league semi final — harry kane scores for bayern munich but real madrid hold their own. and on newsnight at 10:30... we'll go deeper behind the headlines and

speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow's 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 doesn't 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 people's 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, she's tried to warn the other neighbour, as he has turned round he's 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! he's going in people's 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, "i've 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 what's 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 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. 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 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's well enough to be out and about on this beautiful sunny day in london, and, yeah, it's 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 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. 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 government's 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 hadrian's 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 i'm 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 hadrian's wall. daniel graham, who's 38, and adam carruthers, who's 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 israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he's 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 haven't slept more than four hours a night, and that's with drugs. that's 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 weren't 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, it's hersh, but he's 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 haven't heard his voice in half a year. and to see him moving and to see that he is clearly medically compromised... i don't 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 it's hard. we know it's painful. we also know we can't 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. it's another moment for hope, but there's 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 isn't 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 can't 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 can't 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. 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. his shoes are still by the back door. his work boots are still by the front door. just in case, yeah. the devastation caused by knife crime — that report by danjohnson. she became one of the faces of the anti—government protests that swept across iran in 2022. just 16 years old, nika shakarami went missing during a demonstration against wearing the veil, before her body was found nine days later. the iranian government claimed at the time that she had killed herself. but now a bbc eye investigation has uncovered evidence

that she was killed and sexually assaulted by undercover agents working for iran's security forces. reha ka nsara reports. chanting. this is the moment an ordinary teenage girl became an iranian icon. nika shakarami is burning the hijab as part of the women, life, freedom movement that swept iran in september 2022. nine days later, her motherfound her dead. at the time, the iranian government claimed that nika had killed herself. but bbc eye investigations has obtained a document telling a very different story. it appears to be a classified report from the islamic revolutionary guard corps, or irgc, part of iran's security forces. we've translated it into english, and it summarises a secret hearing on nika's case.

according to the document, nika was hunted down and arrested by team 12, one of many undercover units at the protest. she was put in the back of their vehicle, an unmarked freezer truck, with her hands bound. the report includes the direct testimony of team 12 explaining what happened next. orash gagged her mouth with his socks. i saw sada was sitting on her with his hands in her pants. she kicked at my face, - so i had to defend myself. i could hear the sound of the baton hitting her. "is she breathing?" i think it was behrooz who answered, "no, she's dead." we cross—checked the document's contents with geolocated videos from the protest, nika's death certificate and her mother's testimony. translation: her face -

and cheekbones were broken. her teeth were knocked out, and the back of her head had been hit so hard, it caved in. that's what killed her, the damage to her head. we also showed the document to multiple experts. and overall, despite a few inconsistencies, they said it looks genuine. one expert agreed to test the report's id number with his own sources inside the irgc. translation: this report is a small part of a 322-page case file. - the report number is from a judicial investigation about the rioters in 2022. they confirm this. is there any way that document could be a fake? no, it's nothing. it's original, and we accept that. the document also reveals the hearings conclusion, that sexual assault caused the fight in the rear compartment and that strikes from team 12 caused

the death of nika shakarami. none of team 12 received any punishment for her death. we put our allegations to the irgc and the government of iran. they did not respond. reha kansara, bbc news. china is intensifying its attacks on filipino boats in disputed waters in the south china sea. a bbc crew was on board a coastguard ship when a chinese vessel repeatedly used water cannon to try to drive the filipino ship away. this is where it happened — within this 200 mile zone created by the un — which guarantees both countries access to fishing and mineral and oil reserves. but china refuses to accept this, claiming most of the area as its own, along with a number of islands off the philippines —

and that's where this recent attack happened here in an area called the scarborough shoals. our correspondentjonathan head was there on board a phillipines coastguard ship when it was hit by chinese water cannon, damaging the vessel. get inside, get inside, get inside! this is how china defends its claim to the entire south china sea — water cannon raking the deck of a filipino coastguard ship, soaking everyone. get inside, get inside! we were just off scarborough shoal, a coral reef that is claimed by both countries — but much closer to the philippines. this coastguard ship has already attacked our ship once. its water cannon have blasted the decks, as you can see. it's spraying water in the air. that's a threat. it's very likely it's going to come back and hit us again.

the chinese attacks continued for half an hour. this is a familiar ordeal for these filipino crew members, who must conduct these missions while greatly outnumbered by the flotilla of chinese ships outside. all morning, we watched them shadowing us. and they watched us back, before moving in for a risky game of maritime cat and mouse. well, this chinese coastguard ship has come so close now, there is only perhaps a0 or 50 metres between us. this is a very aggressive tactic. the philippines crew are preparing to throw buoys over the side in case there is a collision between the two. look how close its coming. after years of relative inaction, the philippines is now pushing back against china's dominance in these waters, encouraged by the firm backing its had

from the united states. the chinese presence here is overwhelming, though. in the end, our ship was forced to return to manila. and there's always the possibility that these increasingly combative encounters in this strategically sensitive region escalate into something bigger. jonathan head, bbc news, in the south china sea. there may be no english teams left in the champions league but two of england's biggest stars harry kane and jude bellingham were in action tonight when bayern munich took on real madrid in the semi final. joe lynskey was watching. bayern munich against real madrid — or, england's record goalscorer against england's newest hope. jude bellingham is 20 and grew up in stourbridge — he is already central to real�*s team of superstars.

commentator: vinicius junior running through and scoring! _ toni kroos with the pass for viniciusjunior — a champions league goalfit for this kind of semifinal. madrid are 14—time champions, bayern have six. shooting... oh, brilliant! and in five second—half minutes they found hopes of a seventh — a penalty brought the chance for their man who wants it most. this year's final�*s at wembley, perhaps set up for harry kane. the 43rd goal of his extraordinary season, but cruelly for kane, there were more spot kicks to come. vinicius for 2—2 and a semifinal poised. in the second leg at the bernabeu, it's on to bellingham's turf. joe lynskey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker.