at the ucla campus. i'm here on the camus, at the ucla campus. i'm here on the campus. where _ at the ucla campus. i'm here on the campus. where you _ at the ucla campus. i'm here on the campus, where you can _ at the ucla campus. i'm here on the campus, where you can see - at the ucla campus. i'm here on the i campus, where you can see behind me, the police are continuing their operation it to dismantle the encampment and make arrests. hello. welcome to the programme. we take you straight live to los angeles. straight to los angeles and the ucla campus, where police have moved in to disperse a pro—palestinian protest camp. that has been happening in the last hour or so. you can see there, the flashing lights, should give you a couple of mornings, straight at the beginning of the programme, clearly there will be flashing images like this on the live feed, we are not in complete control of that, they could also be bad language and distressing scenes at any point, because clearly, these are live pictures. we have a number of different live feed

from the campus. let's just take you through a couple of them that we have. this one is showing protesters away from the specific confrontation with the police. let's take a look at some of the other live feeds. this one is closer to the action, with police officers on one side and pro—palestinian protesters, demonstrated on the other. in the last a0 minutes or so, police picked one side of the encampment. it is a barricade tent behind it. they picked one area behind it and started picking away at the barricades and moving closer to the protesters. we have seen a number of arrests since then. right now, it seems to be apart from the flashing

lights, a slight pause and a slight period of calm. but let's show you some of the recent images from the last hour. firstly, let's have a look at this. just to reemphasise, these are not live pictures, but this is what happens within the last hour or so, the plywood is there, the barricades of the pro—palestinian students there, on the ucla campus, they start to be taken down by police. they targeted one specific area, to try and break through. to basically get rid of that barrier between them and the students. as have a look at some other recent pictures. these are not live, this gives you a sense of what been happening. we don't know if thatis been happening. we don't know if that is a smoke bomb, tear gas or

fire extinguisher. there have been a bottle is shown from the line of tents, the camp is on the left—hand side, of the students, the protesters on the right hand side desperately protesters on the left—hand side, and on the right—hand side of the police. you can see the police officers dressed in black and you can see the plywood, the barricades, what they have been doing, going to the left, dragging tents, umbrellas, bits of words, and throwing them behind that line of police officers, trying to make a dent in that barricade, trying to make some sort of inroad. they did give plenty of warning to those students in terms of requests to leave, they said that the encampment was unlawful and that they would be arrested and asked to leave. this is how those requests are going. i think we have one more bit of are going. i think we have one more hit of footage from the last hour or bit of footage from the last hour or so, just to bring you, to give you a

sense of what has been happening. what time is it the? it is around four o'clock in the morning. it started, there was a whisper that something would happen around midnight local time, there were megaphones, loudspeakers, telling students there was an unlawful encampment here and that they should leave. around three o'clock, 3:30am, the first real engagement happens, with offices dismantling that first bit of the barricades. let's check in with the live images of what is happening now. these are the live pictures now. as we keep an eye on those, we can cross to my colleague, helena humphreys who was at the scene for

us now. hi, helena, just before we get started, could you let us know the lay of the land, where you are, and why it is we are looking out behind you, and where you are? give us a sense of the geography. you are mentionina us a sense of the geography. you are mentioning exactly _ us a sense of the geography. you are mentioning exactly how— us a sense of the geography. you are mentioning exactly how authorities . mentioning exactly how authorities decided to go about moving in, and so what you can see behind me, perhaps, just where those three police officers are right now, they are moving to one side, but you can see that was thick gap they managed to create in the encampment, by turning away at those barricades. the plywood that has been reinforced, throughout the course of the day, after scenes of violence last night, they had been hammering away at it and they moved through this area. they previously tried on the other side, all the way back, from the other side of the encampment, but the speaking to people who had contact inside the encampment, they seem to suggest that there has been some kind of

resistance. police had retreated and what you can continue to see going on right now in the area is flashbacks, which we have been hearing, as you can see, being fired, in the direction of the encampment. you can perhaps see those umbrellas, gazebos, just lifting with the commotion, as police continue to go in. and as they go about making what appears to be arrests. in the time that i have been here, directly witnessing this operation, i have seen them going off in numbers of at least tens, 20, 30 people who have been apprehended with zip ties behind their back, which you can see going on right now, close to that tree, and, of course, we are now, is the heart of the university. what you'll be able to see over in this direction is the

library, also reportedly was barricaded by protesters as well. as such, you can see those flash bangs going off into that area, seemingly trying to disperse people from that area as well. trying to disperse people from that area as well-— trying to disperse people from that area as well. . ., ~ , area as well. helena, thank you very much for that. _ area as well. helena, thank you very much for that. just _ area as well. helena, thank you very much for that. just stay _ area as well. helena, thank you very much for that. just stay there, - area as well. helena, thank you very much for that. just stay there, we i much for that. just stay there, we will come straight back to you in 20 seconds or so. you were just outlining the geography of what we could see from your position but we just want to try and put in perspective. this is another angle, the same incident. you can see university campus building just behind there. the flash bangs are just slightly quieter, but they are being picked up louder on helena's microphone. helena, let's come back to you. thank you for standing by. we just wanted to give you a sense of the scale, different angles of what is going on here. is there any sense that you can clean of the police tactics, what are they that

make how are they trying to achieve this? figs make how are they trying to achieve this? ~ , make how are they trying to achieve this? �* , ., ~ ., this? as we talk right now, trying to net a this? as we talk right now, trying to get a little _ this? as we talk right now, trying to get a little bit _ this? as we talk right now, trying to get a little bit closer, - this? as we talk right now, trying to get a little bit closer, now- this? as we talk right now, trying to get a little bit closer, now that the initial hole has been made in the initial hole has been made in the perimeter. we can see people coming out, trying to get closer to see what is happening. what you can see what is happening. what you can see here is people who have been apprehended, they have zip ties behind their back and they have been searched. one woman came out saying, i do not consent to this search. that is going on right now. exactly what is happening in terms of inside that encampment, you know, it is not entirely clear. you can see an entirely clear. you can see an entire gazebo being cast aside. police at one point had essentially been dragging barricades and simply tossing it to one side, in an effort tossing it to one side, in an effort to try and get out. in terms of police tactics... those flash bangs,

they continue, but finally, i can say, we are starting to get a clearer picture now of the sheer number of officers who are inside. what i can see right now, is a sea of helmets, as police appeared to be holding the line and dealing with potentially what might be some kind of scuffles within the walls of that perimeter, and obviously it is difficult to tell right now. now and again, we have seen flares of smoke coming out from this direction. i was caught up in it earlier. it did not appear to be a tear gas, it was more kind of distraction canisters which had gone off, probably from the side, i think of the protesters. we will get more accounts of exactly what happened in there, later. and just taking a look at the pictures now, as we can see, all of those right police in there, essentially

trying to hold firm, by the looks of it, in some areas.— it, in some areas. helena, as you were talking _ it, in some areas. helena, as you were talking there, _ it, in some areas. helena, as you were talking there, we _ it, in some areas. helena, as you were talking there, we saw- it, in some areas. helena, as you were talking there, we saw a - it, in some areas. helena, as you | were talking there, we saw a torch searching through a rucksack, it looked like. just around where you are, can you see any kind of system of people who have been taken out, all students removed... ? yes. of people who have been taken out, all students removed... ? yes, what i can tell you — all students removed... ? yes, what i can tell you is— all students removed... ? yes, what i can tell you is over _ all students removed... ? yes, what i can tell you is over the _ all students removed... ? yes, what i can tell you is over the course - all students removed... ? yes, what i can tell you is over the course of i i can tell you is over the course of the evening, we had this indication and these whispers that arrests would be taking place and the dismantling of the encampment, and there were a number of buses parked around one mile away from the university campus here. that was one of the indications that we had that arrests would be happening, potentially we will see people taking off campuses, but right now, in terms of that search, you can see it being taken place, looking through some pounds backpack, people

either remaining on their knees, or seated on the ground. they have zip tied around their wrists, as these searches continue. that tied around their wrists, as these searches continue.— tied around their wrists, as these searches continue. that is exactly what we are _ searches continue. that is exactly what we are watching _ searches continue. that is exactly what we are watching right - searches continue. that is exactly what we are watching right now. i what we are watching right now. helena, were going to give you a short break, thank you very much for talking us through what is happening right now. —— we are going to. we appreciate that. we will leave helena. we speak now to thejewish voice for peace, or the spokesperson. thank you for havin: or the spokesperson. thank you for having me. — or the spokesperson. thank you for having me. i — or the spokesperson. thank you for having me. i will _ or the spokesperson. thank you for having me, i will do _ or the spokesperson. thank you for having me, i will do my _ or the spokesperson. thank you for having me, i will do my blessed -- l having me, i will do my blessed —— best. sorry, the flash bangs are quite hard to deal with.- best. sorry, the flash bangs are quite hard to deal with. please do move to different _ quite hard to deal with. please do move to different location - quite hard to deal with. please do move to different location if - quite hard to deal with. please do move to different location if you l move to different location if you need to. �* ., ., , ., need to. i'm on the other side of the encampment, _ need to. i'm on the other side of the encampment, down - need to. i'm on the other side of the encampment, down below. need to. i'm on the other side of. the encampment, down below the steps. there are people outside of

the encampment, assembled along the hill, and then the encampment is at the top. there are lines of police behind colibri cannot see across the grass, and certainly from down here, the flash bangs are still quite loud, quite relentless, so we are holding tight. loud, quite relentless, so we are holding tight-— holding tight. have you seen any students who _ holding tight. have you seen any students who have _ holding tight. have you seen any students who have either - holding tight. have you seen any students who have either left - holding tight. have you seen any| students who have either left the encampment area, left the tent area or have been brought out or arrested?— or have been brought out or arrested? , , ~ arrested? yes, it sounds like the lace arrested? yes, it sounds like the place when _ arrested? yes, it sounds like the place when you're _ arrested? yes, it sounds like the place when you're taking - arrested? yes, it sounds like the place when you're taking away i place when you're taking away students who have been detained is a little bit away from where i am standing, but as a flash bangs continue to go off, certain parts of the crowd are siphoned off, but it does seem that there is... still

depending on their choice about how long they will stick around. what depending on their choice about how long they will stick around.— long they will stick around. what is the feeling? _ long they will stick around. what is the feeling? have _ long they will stick around. what is the feeling? have you _ long they will stick around. what is the feeling? have you been - long they will stick around. what is l the feeling? have you been speaking to students who have been in and amongst those tents for a long time now, so is the feeling that they are simply not going to leave until they are forced to buy police? yes. simply not going to leave until they are forced to buy police?— are forced to buy police? yes, i think so- _ are forced to buy police? yes, i think so- i— are forced to buy police? yes, i think so. i think— are forced to buy police? yes, i think so. i think the _ are forced to buy police? yes, i think so. i think the morale - are forced to buy police? yes, i think so. i think the morale is l are forced to buy police? yes, i i think so. i think the morale is that these students, and myself, we remain very committed to the requests by the encampment, for the divestment, for the boycott, the one this to be a sustained effort, exerting a fair amount of pressure on the university. i think that they are there to practice the principles of non—violence, but that they will have to be removed. of non-violence, but that they will have to be removed.— of non-violence, but that they will have to be removed. ben'amin, you are riaht have to be removed. ben'amin, you right in — have to be removed. ben'amin, you right in the t have to be removed. ben'amin, you are right in the thick _ have to be removed. ben'amin, you are right in the thick of _ have to be removed. ben'amin, you are right in the thick of it]— have to be removed. benjamin, you are right in the thick of it right - are right in the thick of it right now, so it is quite difficult to

have a wider perspective, but can you just reflect on what your emotions are right now? seeing this, in the middle, in the heart of your university life? it is in the middle, in the heart of your university life?— university life? it is fairly intense- _ university life? it is fairly intense. there _ university life? it is fairly intense. there is - university life? it is fairly intense. there is a - university life? it is fairly intense. there is a part l university life? it is fairly | intense. there is a part of university life? it is fairly - intense. there is a part of me that wonders if this is really the way it had to be. there is a part of me that has shown some effort, disclosing financial information, democratic divestment principles, may be taking a stance on the israeli genocide against palestinians, now in this situation. are those still what you would like to see happen? that are those still what you would like to see happen?— are those still what you would like to see happen? that is what i would like, even though _

to see happen? that is what i would like, even though we _ to see happen? that is what i would like, even though we are _ to see happen? that is what i would like, even though we are here, - to see happen? that is what i would like, even though we are here, my i like, even though we are here, my heart is with the people in the encampment and around right now. we are committed to the idea that this is an action that is in solidarity with the people of gaza who have had to withstand sieges of much greater magnitude than this. we to withstand sieges of much greater magnitude than this.— magnitude than this. we 'ust startina magnitude than this. we 'ust starting to i magnitude than this. we 'ust starting to lose i magnitude than this. we 'ust starting to lose the i magnitude than this. we just starting to lose the audio - magnitude than this. we just starting to lose the audio ofl magnitude than this. we just - starting to lose the audio of your call, benjamin, buti starting to lose the audio of your call, benjamin, but ijust want to say thank you, we appreciate your time, thank you for coming on as talking to us. time, thank you for coming on as talking to us— time, thank you for coming on as talking to us. i talking to us. thank you so much. i 'ust want talking to us. thank you so much. i just want to — talking to us. thank you so much. i just want to run _ talking to us. thank you so much. i just want to run through _ talking to us. thank you so much. i just want to run through the - just want to run through the different live feeds that we have, just to give you all of the angles and images we have as we reflect on what we have seen in the last hour or so. what we have seen in the last hour orso. if what we have seen in the last hour or so. if you'rejust what we have seen in the last hour orso. if you'rejustjoining what we have seen in the last hour or so. if you'rejustjoining us, this is police clearing the pro—palestinian demonstrators who have set up camp at ucla, students at the university of southern

california, the la campus, the tented encampment which has been there for a while now, police have started moving the barricades out of the way and they have started taking students away as well. this is one of the live feeds that we have, let's take a look at the other one we have. this is a slightly more quiet feed, these steps are not directly whether police are engaging with the front barrier, the front line between the encampment. they are the two live feeds that we have, and we can still hear the flash bangs going off. flash bangs are effectively stun grenades. they are non—lethal, they are fired up in an the air, there is a large sash, a loud bang, they are meant to stun and disorientate, nothing more. there has been a continual drumbeat of flash bangs there has been a continual drumbeat of flash hangs over the last hour or so. —— there is a large flash. it is

just gone aam, so coming up to 20 past four. it was 2a hours ago that we got wind of the first skirmishes, the scenes of violence on this campus. that was at a counterdemonstration. this time, the police are here, they are moving in on the supposedly unlawful —— on the what they call unlawful encampment, and... these are the key images of the night so far, and the police therefore decided to pick one spot of the encampment, the pro—palestinian demonstration is just in front of the police there, you can see the plywood barriers that were set up by the students. behind those wooden barriers are rows and rows of tents, which at the moment are still there. police picked this sport and started

removing the barricades to get to basically face to face with the protesters. next to our correspondent helena humphreys can be used at one point, i think five, she said students, sitting down on the grass, with zip ties, basically their hands tied behind their backs, ljy their hands tied behind their backs, by police. they have been detained ljy by police. they have been detained by the police. these are pictures, just so you are completely aware, just so you are completely aware, just from earlier. there seems to be a little moment of calm live in the campus. we are keeping across the live feeds, and nonlife fees, and our correspondent is there on the ground. forthe our correspondent is there on the ground. for the moment, around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

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let you know that we are keeping across events in la, there seems to be a period of relative calm there. there are live pictures here, pretty different from what you saw maybe 30 minutes ago. we are keeping across that, just so you know, we will take a quick whizz around the rest of the world to see what is happening elsewhere. i want to let you know that we are keeping across these pictures for you, and we will head straight back to los angeles if there are any events. police have fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators outside demonstrators in georgia, the country. police have fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators outside georgia's parliament where legislation, critics claim, could silence dissent, has been provisionally approved. protestors waved georgian and eu flags as they tried to block entrances to the building. they say they're defending free speech. the 'foreign agents' law requires organisations to state whether they are funded from abroad. let's speak to our south caucasus and central asia correspondent rayhan demytrie, who's

in tbilisi for us. hello, what is happening? the trotests hello, what is happening? tue: protests continued hello, what is happening? tte: protests continued well into hello, what is happening? t'te: protests continued well into the morning into thursday morning, and where i'm standing now, this area was full of thousands and thousands of protesters. there was a bit of a clash and stand—off with the police, because of the protesters tried to break in to the side, from the side street, to the parliament building, behind me. this is when police, again, used tear gas, water cannons, peppe" again, used tear gas, water cannons, pepper spray, and also reportedly rubber bullets. we have seen the footage and local media reported showing people who were injured with rubber bullets, although the interior ministry denied that they used rubber bullets. what is happening next is the government saying that it will adopt this law, no matter the size of these protests. yesterday, the prime minister spoke and he said that we know there will be processed, with a

second reading, third reading, and they are prepared for it. what seems to be really angering the protesters is that the government is not recognising their voices, it is not hearing what they want to say, and what georgian people and these protesters have been saying, is noted this so—called russian law, and yes to europe. ok. noted this so-called russian law, and yes to europe.— noted this so-called russian law, and yes to europe. ok, thank you for the u-date and yes to europe. ok, thank you for the update there _ and yes to europe. ok, thank you for the update there from _ and yes to europe. ok, thank you for the update there from tbilisi. - a man here in the uk, has been charged with murder in a samurai sword attack in east london. a 36—year—old man has appeared in court charged with murder after a ia—year—old boy was killed in a samurai sword attack in east london. daniel anjorin died on tuesday, after being attacked with a sword in hainault while on his way to school. four other people, including two police officers, were also injured. we can cross live to our reporter sam harrison, outside westminster magistrates' court. it was a truly hideous acts which took the life of the ia—year—old

daniel. it has left a community reeling in devastation, utterly confused and angry about the fact that a ia—year—old boy can be stabbed to death with a sword whilst on his way to school. here at westminster magistrates' court, a 36—year—old man appeared, marcus monson, charged with the murder of daniel anjorin, two charges of attempted murder, two counts of causing grievous bodily harm, one count of aggravated burglary and one count of aggravated burglary and one count of aggravated burglary and one count of possession of a bladed article. a detour that has come to light day today which he mentioned in the introduction is that we now know that the weapon was a samurai sword. when he appeared today, the defendant was slow to walk and talk. it took him a whole minutes just to give his full name to the court, but we also had the other harrowing details of this attack, outside the

killing. the prosecutor told the court that, it is alleged the attacker also broke into a home where a couple were asleep with their four—year—old daughter. where a couple were asleep with theirfour—year—old daughter. it is alleged he then went into the bedroom and attacked the child. causing him injury to his neck and arm. that is part of a wider attack, which saw the tragic killing of daniel anjorin. the result of the day's proceedings is that mr marcus monzo has been remanded in custody, to appear at the old bailey on the 7th of may, but an application is being made to try and move that hearing forward to tomorrow. thahk hearing forward to tomorrow. thank ou, sam hearing forward to tomorrow. thank you. sam for _ hearing forward to tomorrow. thank you, sam for that. _ we ta ke we take you live to los angeles, ucla university campus, those pro—palestinian demonstrators are still under way. the police have moved in on the last hour or so. they decided to start removing the

barricades that the students had put up barricades that the students had put up around their tents, basically, there was a megaphone announcement a good few hours before that, repeatedly saying that the camp had been declared unlawful, and in the eyes of the police, protesters were told to leave or face arrest. in the last hour, the police decided to pick one specific point on the barricades and start removing the plywood and the barricades there. there seems now to be a brief moment of pause. we are keeping across these live images for you. i'm a lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello there. good afternoon. a little stormy across the south of england with around a000 lightning strikes recorded and still the threat of some more heavy, fun downpours, notjust this afternoon at tonight and tomorrow for some as

well. more sunshine around today, but in the north and west. for the rest of the afternoon, expected to be cloudy across much of england and wales, prior now in the south—west with the threat of more thunderstorms working across into the south, and into the west and east anglia. it is cooler here but the best of the century for northern ireland and scotland, possible in north—west scotland and later on this afternoon, still warm for east anglia. this evening and overnight, the front is still bringing in the cloud, outbreaks of rain across much of england and wales, still misty for north sea facing coast, the area of low pressure could bring some more thunderstorms into the coast of east anglia, temperatures generally between 7—10, so no thruster so far on friday. friday also has a waving front pushing northwards. the area of low pressure brings the thundery downpours further north and west, as

we head throughout the day, lots of cloud spreading in with it, brightening up to the south of england turning a cloudy effort northern ireland, but scotland seeing some of the best of the sunshine with some of the highest temperatures in the north and west again. 21, 20 2 degrees possible, but it will turn cloudier, and cool as we head through the bank at the weekend. —— 20 one, 22. the waving front continues to push further north—west, bringing clad outbreaks. cool air behind it, so it would dip in temperature for most. saturday could see some showers across the south of england and wales, but there will be some sunny spells as well, and because we are now at the beginning of may, it will warm in the best of the sunshine, temperatures now lower than they have been, for this weekend, 13—18. for the rest of the bank holiday weekend, it is quite a messy picture, so keep an eye on the forecast, but when the sun shines, it will feel presently one can expect to see some showers, some

longer spells of rain, and it will be feeling a little cooler for most. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines. police in california breaking down barricades which surround a pro—palestine demonstration at the ucla campus.

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