police in riot gear cleared the pro palestine encampment here at ucla before dawn, detaining dozens of protesters. when will the uk's biggest new indoor area in manchester go live, after its opening performances are cancelled yet again? and how british scientists pieced together this skull to reveal a 75,000—year—old neanderthal woman. and coming up on bbc news — it's been 42 years since villa park hosted a european semi—final — but tonight unai emery�*s side will play olympiacos in the europa conference league.

good evening. john swinney looks set to become scotland's new leader after the woman expected to challenge him decided to back him instead. kate forbes confirmed she would not be standing for the snp leadership after humza yousaf�*s resignation. instead, mr swinney, scotland's former deputy first minister and party leader, has offered her a "significant" role in his government. our scotland editor, james cook, reports. please show your appreciation forjohn swinney. the snp is in trouble — divided, distracted and struggling to govern. john swinney says it's time to get a grip and he is the man for the job. i could have stood back and hoped others would sort things out. but i care too much about the future of scotland, and the scottish national party, to walk on by. you've said there you can't walk on by because, essentially, your party is a disunited mess. what specifically is wrong with it? well, the party is not

cohesive just now. we are not together, we are not operating as one big unified team. but what i am absolutely certain about is, if the snp gets its act together, it will be a formidable force for good in scotland and a formidable force for success in scotland as well, and that's what i offer. mr swinney is a veteran of scottish politics — an snp member since 1979. he led the party from 2000 to 2004 and then spent 16 years in the scottish cabinet under both alex salmond and nicola sturgeon. is he really prepared to do it all over again? i am no caretaker. i am no interim leader. i'm offering to lead my party through the westminster elections and to lead us beyond the 2026 elections, two contests which i intend to win for the snp and for scotland. but first, he had to deal with

a potential rival — kate forbes. he did so by lavishing her with praise and a job offer. she is an intelligent, creative, thoughtful person who has much to contribute to our national life. and if elected, i will make sure that kate is able to make that contribution. she replied in a statement, saying he offered competent, candid government, adding, "i have concluded that the best way to deliver the urgent change scotland needs is to join withjohn swinney and advocate for that reform agenda within the scottish government." john swinney has seen off his only serious rival in the party, and he is confident of winning the support of enough msps here to form a minority government and become scotland's seventh first minister. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14—year—old daniel anjorin in north—east london. daniel was on his way to school

when he was fatally stabbed in hainault on tuesday. marcus monzo, who's 36, also faces several other charges, including two counts of attempted murder. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. marcus monzo arrived at court in central london with heavy security. the dual brazilian—spanish 36—year—old is accused of murdering 14—year—old daniel anjorin on tuesday in hainault. the court heard more details about what the prosecutor described as horrific offences. at 6:45, a van was driven at speed, knocking over one of the victims. mr monzo is then said to have slashed him with a samurai sword in the neck. 15 minutes later, it's alleged he forced his way into a house where a four—year—old and her parents were sleeping, attacking a man in the bedroom,

saying he would cause him harm if "you don't believe in god". it's alleged that then, in the street, he ran up behind daniel anjorin as he walked to school, slashing him in the neck and stabbing him, and then hid in the bushes and attacked a male and female police officer. today, the sister of the man attacked in his home said he was a hero for protecting his wife and child but faced a really long and traumatising recovery. in court, marcus monzo, wearing a grey tracksuit, was flanked by security officers and held his left hand against his chest throughout the seven—minute hearing. marcus monzo stood and spoke slowly in court as he gave his name. he is charged with seven offences — murder, two counts of attempted murder, two offences of grievous bodily harm, and possession of a samurai sword. 0n on tuesday, hours after the attack, the police started searching the suspect�*s house in newham in east

london. it suspect's house in newham in east london. . , ., , suspect's house in newham in east london. . , ~ london. it was really, like, minding his own business, _ london. it was really, like, minding his own business, no _ london. it was really, like, minding his own business, no interaction, i london. it was really, like, minding| his own business, no interaction, he was always by himself, no girlfriend, no parties, no anyone, just him. girlfriend, no parties, no anyone, 'ust him. �*, ., , girlfriend, no parties, no anyone, “usthim. �*, ., , ,. , just him. daniel's family described the 14-year-old — just him. daniel's family described the 14-year-old is _ just him. daniel's family described the 14-year-old is a _ just him. daniel's family described the 14-year-old is a wonderful - the 14—year—old is a wonderful child, well loved and hard working, and that his death left a gaping wound in the family. i last felt across the community. —— at last. the teenager, just steps from his home when he was killed. lucy manning, bbc news. president biden has condemned the violence and unrest on university campuses across america during pro—palestinian protests. in his first public comments since the nationwide demonstrations began, he said people had the right to freedom of speech but the law had to be respected. it comes after police in los angeles cleared a pro—palestinian protest camp after a standoff at the university of california's la campus. emma vardy is at ucla for us now.

well, police moved in here overnight after you said i had made it pretty clear that, after you said i had made it pretty clearthat, in after you said i had made it pretty clear that, in their eyes, the encampment was unlawful. —— ucla. behind me now, the clean—up operation continues, but there have been some demonstrators remaining around the campus, so this isn't overjust around the campus, so this isn't over just yet. after midnight, the first signs police had begun to execute their operation. we police had begun to execute their oeration. ~ ., ., ., operation. we are not leaving! des - ite operation. we are not leaving! despite building _ operation. we are not leaving! despite building a _ operation. we are not leaving! despite building a makeshift i despite building a makeshift fortress around them, the protesters' barricades were overpowered. we are seeing police now going into one side of the encampment, and it looks like they are starting to tire tensed down. it became clear the encampment was unlikely to last the night. hundreds of police formed a ring of steel,

while others systematically took aground. a large number of officers are gradually making their way further in, and they are setting off a volley of flash bangs here to disrupt the crowd as they do it. the deafening police grenades continued for much of the operation. some protesters claimed officers had fired at them with rubber bullets. butjust before dawn, their task was almost complete. in a matter of hours, police have now dismantled and flattened much of this encampment, and the last remaining protesters are now being detained and taken away. it is being reported that more than 100 arrests were made. bbc news, can you give a reaction to what has happened tonight? reaction to what has happened toniaht? , . , , reaction to what has happened i tonight?_ why reaction to what has happened toniaht? , . , , wh did tonight? expected but nuts. why did ou want to tonight? expected but nuts. why did you want to be _ tonight? expected but nuts. why did you want to be here? _ tonight? expected but nuts. why did you want to be here? are _ tonight? expected but nuts. why did you want to be here? are you - tonight? expected but nuts. why did you want to be here? are you a - you want to be here? are you a student here?— you want to be here? are you a student here? ha. what do you feel student here? no. what do you feel ou student here? no. what do you feel you have achieved with this? president biden says that students have a right to protest but not to break the law. the university hasn't

yet commented. by morning, this is what remained of the encampment that occupied the main quad of ucla for more than a week. police operations across the us have demonstrated that encampments will not be tolerated for long. here, it has disrupted many students' exam week. it may still be some time before this campus returns to normality. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. it will be the uk's largest indoor arena — when it finally opens. the new co—op live arena in manchester, costing £365 million, is supposed to be up and running already, but it was forced to postpone its opening performance last night for the third time. the decision was taken so late that fans were queuing outside waiting to go in. here's danny savage. its opening performance last night for the third time. a hard—to—get ticket to see 0livia rodrigo at the co—op live arena in manchester.

it's all i've been looking forward to. i've got exams at the moment, it's stressful, and it was like a break. it was the big thing that i was waiting for. but last night, amy and grace found out the concert, due to take place on saturday, had been called off because of another problem with the venue. ijust cried and i cried, and it was more upset than anger. it was just awful. she was on a series on disney channel when i was little, i watched her on that, and then i listened to her music. i would have loved to have seen alive, it would have been amazing. not a lot of artists do so many shows up north, it's kind of like... so for manchester to get two shows in this new big arena, it was like, "oh, my goodness." so what is the latest issue? well, yesterday, part of the heating and ventilation system became detached. it now has to be completely checked over. so there's now uncertainty of when this venue will actually open, although keane and take that are still scheduled to perform here in the coming days. this is the inside, by the way. most people have only

seen the outside. just before it was supposed to open, the bbc was shown round by tim leiweke, the big boss of the owners. even though it's the largest arena in the uk and europe, it's also acoustically the most perfect arena in the uk, and it's the tightest arena in the uk. and so from an engineering standpoint and a design standpoint, it's a marvel. but it's a marvel which is still to see its first big gig. the owners say they are deeply sorry for the upheaval. we booked the tickets back in september when my daughter was in hospital. she was in hospital for three months. she suffers from anorexia, and when this tour was announced, it was a really big focus point. no 0livia rodrigo concert tomorrow has really affected this family. she instantly sort of reverted into herself and got into bed and has lost sort of the hope of seeing somebody that she idolises and that part of her recovery is... ..having those milestones and things that she can work towards is really important,

and having one taken away at the last minute has had such a detrimental impact on her. peter kay was supposed to be the opening act at britain's biggest indoor arena. who it will be still isn't clear. safety has to be the priority, say the operators. danny savage, bbc news, manchester. many people who were due to attend concerts at the arena had paid for transport and hotels, as well as tickets. so what are your rights if events are postponed? here's our cost—of—living correspondent colletta smith. anyone who had tickets to a cancelled gig will be gutted, but they shouldn't be out of pocket. so how do you get your money back from a cancelled gig? well, if you bought through an official seller, it should be pretty easy — an automatic refund, usually in the same way that you made the payment for the full face value of the tickets. if you bought from a secondary supplier, though, that's not always the case. it doesn't matter if the gig was cancelled or postponed, you have the same rights.

so if you can't make the new dates, you should still get a full refund. unless you booked your hotel deal as part of a package along with a gig ticket, there's no automatic money back. so how do you get a hotel refund? well, firstly, check whether you're still within the cancellation period. some sites like booking.com give you a full refund even up to 48 hours in advance. 0therwise, ring the hotel, see if they'll give you your money back or if they'll switch the date. otherwise, your last hope is travel insurance. if you have any, check and see whether hotels are included. for the fans who'd already travelled last night, they won't be able to get a refund for any trains or buses that they've used. but otherwise, can you change your travel tickets? well, if you've got an advanced train ticket, then you can change the date or the time that you want to travel right up to the moment that yourjourney is due to begin. it'll cost you a tenner plus any price difference, so if you get a last—minute gig cancellation, then it's the first thing you should do, because with a bit of

nifty footwork, you can avoid losing money. a number of people have been arrested after a group of protestors blocked a coach that was collecting migrants and taking them to the bibby stockholm barge in dorset. the coach was stopped by demonstrators outside a hotel in south london, who surrounded it and threw bikes in its path. simonjones reports. this is the coach that arrived this morning to move several migrants from peckham to the south coast. but these protesters had other ideas, letting down one of its tyres and blocking the road. they insist the bibby stockholm barge is not a suitable place to house asylum seekers and the people due to be taken there don't want to go. word quickly spread on social media and the campaigners, now numbering in the hundreds, were joined by supportive local residents. this is so unnecessary. it's peckham. we all look after each other. they've been here for a while, loads of people in local communities know them and we don't want them to get forced out for no reason.

there seems to be no reason behind it at all. well, tension remains high here. a short time ago, the police decided to move in and tell the protesters they had to get out of the road, but it's been met with a lot of opposition. several people were arrested for blocking the road. the home office insist the bibby stockholm barge is safe, secure and appropriate. they described the protests as "intimidatory and aggressive". but the coach eventually left, without any passengers. simonjones, bbc news, peckham. our top story this evening: john swinney is the man who looks set to be scotland's new first minster after days of political chaos. still to come, how orangutans have learnt to self—medicate to heal wounds. coming up on bbc news — the semi—finals are underway at the crucible, will this be david gilbert's year? he's playing kyren wilson for a first ever place in the world snooker championship final.

british scientists have managed to piece back together the skull of a 75,000—year—old neanderthal woman whose remains were found in a cave in northern iraq. they put together this 3d model after more than 100 bones were put back together like a jigsaw puzzles. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has more. revealed for the first time — a face from the ancient past. a female neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago. she's been called shanidar z. her face was recreated from this skull. we can say that she's neanderthal from various features, so perhaps the most obvious one is this quite large brow ridge that runs across above the eyes. she was probably around her mid—forties, with particularly worn teeth. her chewing's not as effective as it would have been, so she's not able to eat in quite

the same way. we've got some other indications of poor dental health, some infections, some gum disease as well. probably by the time the skeleton and the teeth are this kind of worn, you're actually getting to the natural end of life. the skeleton was discovered in a cave in the kurdistan region of iraq. the excavation was followed by a documentary team. since the 1950s, archaeologists there have found bones from at least ten neanderthals. they think it's a burial site. they were looking after other members of the group and that care went on after they died. because they were carefully placed and probably covered. there's absolutely no doubt that they maintained a tradition over several hundred years of "this is where you put grandma". neanderthals and modern humans, that's us, separated from a common ancestor at least 500,000 years ago. neanderthals then evolved

across europe and asia while we were evolving in africa. about 60,000 years ago, though, modern humans headed north in a major migration. but 20,000 years after that, neanderthals disappeared. we could be the prime suspects in their demise, perhaps outcompeting neanderthals. but we did coexist for a while. the two species interbred and most of us have about 2% neanderthal dna. it was once thought that neanderthals weren't very sophisticated. but there is evidence from the cave they used tools, built fires and cooked together. you can see neanderthals sitting around, preparing food, heating them up, some kind of simple cooking going on, and presumably that beginning of socialising in ways. that's just another example of they're more and more like us. learning about shanidar z could tell us more about our similarities and differences. her story is also ours.

rebecca morelle, bbc news. two 12—year—old boys have gone on trial accused of the murder of shawn seesahai, who was fatally stabbed in a park in wolverhampton last november. nottingham crown court heard they used a machete in what was described as a "vicious attack" on the 19—year—old, who was "utterly defenceless" and had done nothing wrong. the boys deny murder. 0ur midlands correspondent, phil mackie, reports from nottingham. sean seesahai, originally from the caribbean island of anguilla, had come to the uk to have cataract treatment and was staying in the west midlands. in november, he was fatally stabbed in this park. police and paramedics tried to save him, but by the time they arrived, it was already too late. two 12—year—old boys were arrested and charged with murder. today at nottingham crown court, they went on trial. the prosecution outlined what they say happened that evening. sean seesahai and his friend darren

had come to wolverhampton, were sitting on this bench drinking an energy drink when they decided to get up and walk over to some basketball courts over there. when they came back, the 12—year—old boys were sitting here and, according to the prosecution, one of them got up and deliberately barged into sean, who swore at them. and then, according to derren, one of the boys pulled out a machete. he managed to run away, but when he turned around, he saw his friend sean on the ground just here, being repeatedly stabbed with a machete and kicked and beaten. in court, michelle heeley kc showed jurors the machete that was allegedly used in the attack. it was in a glass case. the two boys deny murder because of their ages. special arrangements have been made for the trial. intermediaries help to explain proceedings, and thejudge and barristers weren't wearing gowns or wigs. members of sean's family were also in court, having travelled from anguilla to hear how a chance meeting near a park bench had allegedly led to his death. the trial is expected

to last around three weeks. phil mackie, bbc news, wolverhampton. a 50—year—old man is being questioned on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a teenager was shot dead and another was seriously injured during a burglary in derbyshire. officers were called to the house in the early hours of the morning and a man in his late teens with fatal gunshot wounds and another teen with a gunshot wound nearby. nick garnett is in whaley bridge. when police arrived at this farm, they found a 19 shot dead and a second teenager in the road nearby with serious injuries. he is still being treated in hospital. he has been arrested in hospital on suspicion of aggravated burglary at the farm. another man in his 20s was arrested yesterday afternoon. throughout the day, crime scene investigators have been searching the farm. 0ther investigators have been searching the farm. other search teams have beenin the farm. other search teams have been in the fields nearby and a barn thatis

been in the fields nearby and a barn that is connected to it. as for the farmer in his 50s, he has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. the dead teenager has been named locally on social media as marcus smith, who lived nearby, he was 19 years old, he was a p0p dj nearby, he was 19 years old, he was a pop dj and played in a local football team. police say they were called to the far earlier in the week after reports of an earlier burglary. they say they are keeping an open mind as to whether or not those alleged incidents were linked. nick garnett, thank you. now, if you have an iphone you may well start your mornings with this... alarm. but over the past few days people have been complaining that they've overslept because their alarm hasn't gone off. our technology editor zoe kleinman is in glasgow. it might be the perfect excuse to be late for work or school if you own an iphone. people have been taking

to social media complaining that their iphone alarms are going off when they are supposed to. apple says it is aware of the issue and is working to fix it. at the moment, it's difficult to know how money people are affected, which types of iphone are doing it or even what is causing it but here are our two main theories. the first one is this a slightly more technical one, it could be a design flaw in apple's attention aware feature which minimises the volume if a person appears to be looking at their handset so in this case may be lying down in bed and facing the phone. the second one, i'm afraid, is a little bit less technical. it is worth double checking the alarm actually is set and making sure the alarm volume is turned up. rival tech giants haven't let this great marketing opportunity pass them by. samsung has posted on instagram today that its users woke up without any problems this morning. zoe. any problems this morning. zoe, thank yom _ local elections are being held today in many parts of england and wales. voters will elect councillors in more than 100 local authority areas in england, and there are 11 contests

for regional mayors. there's a parliamentary by—election in blackpool south, following the resignation of the former conservative mp. and across england and wales, 37 police and crime commissioners will be elected. people wishing to cast their ballots in person will need to show photo id. and from 11.40pm tonight, you canjoin laura kuenssberg live on bbc one and the bbc news channel for all the results, reaction and analysis. with more on bbc news online and the app. dua lipa's last two albums sold more than three million copies in the uk, establishing her as one of the country's biggest pop stars. this year, she's set to get even bigger — with a headline slot at glastonbury, and the release of her third album, radical 0ptimism. the 28—year—old met up with our music correspondent mark savage. # you can fly away with me tonight # you can fly away with me tonight...# four number one singles,

seven brit awards... this is sick. ..a starring role in barbie, and, later this year, a headline slot at glastonbury. how much does that occupy your thoughts on a day—to—day basis? 50% of my thoughts goes to glastonbury, and then the rest, every other day task. it lives and has lived in my mind since the very beginning. # 0oh, it's amusing...# before glastonbury comes dua's new album. 0n on this album i feel like your focus of going again, you're singing more powerfully and your upper register is stronger. it is powerfully and your upper register is stronger-— powerfully and your upper register is stronuer. , . , ., is stronger. it is so much stronger. the voice is — is stronger. it is so much stronger. the voice is a _ is stronger. it is so much stronger. the voice is a muscle _ is stronger. it is so much stronger. the voice is a muscle and - is stronger. it is so much stronger. the voice is a muscle and i - is stronger. it is so much stronger. the voice is a muscle and i trained| the voice is a muscle and i trained it for a whole year, every night while basically running at the same

time. it was such an energetic show. i was dancing nonstop for 1.5 hours, i was dancing nonstop for 1.5 hours, i had to really figure out my breath control. dua lipa's new album comes out at the same time as releases by ariana grande, beyonce, and taylor swift. # i love you...# the singer says it's notable that female artists aren't being pitted against each other. i think we're definitely growing up. i think people are being held accountable for the way they choose to portray women in competition. we are in a moment in time where there is so much camorarderie and i think it is working in ourfavour and i think it's amazing to see so many women at the same time. # i'm not here for long # catch me before i go, houdini...# glastonbury reflects that shift. for the first time ever this year, there'll be two female headliners. jump, jump! dua says it's herjob to make the pyramid stage feel as intimate as this show from 2017. i've got to figure out a way

to make 150,000 people feel like they're in a small little nightclub, somehow! i got to do it. if there is one place to do it, it's going to be glasto! # i could do this dance all night...# we'll find out in june. mark savage, bbc news. and you can watch the full interview, dua lipa: headlining glastonbury, right now on bbc iplayer. a new picture of princess charlotte has been released to mark her ninth birthday. the photo was taken by her mother, the princess of wales, at windsor in the last few days. she has previously described her daughter as feisty compared to her older brother george, and "the one in charge". now, it's thought to be the first time an animal in the wild has been seen self—medicating and healing a wound. this sumartran orangutan — called rakus — was observed by scientists applying leaves to a wound under his eye — thought to have been from a fight with another male.

rakus chewed up the leaves of a plant known for its medicinal and anti—inflamatory properties — and then applied them as a patch to his face — although he did that out of sight of the cameras. within weeks, the injury had healed without getting infected. there were almost 5,000 lightning strikes over france and britain last night. this was the eiffel tower lit up by an incredible intense storm. and these images filmed by the french radio station france bleu paris show the huge hailstones that fell on parts of france as well last night. this was a suburb of paris yesterday evening. well, that storm moved up across the channel — this is a bolt that appeared over portsmouth. this windmill in west sussex was completely lit up. and in kent, a storm chaser, took this remarkable photo. and how's the weather

looking, helen willetts? it's not over yet, is it, there is more on the way?— it's not over yet, is it, there is more on the way? potentially there is indeed. more on the way? potentially there is indeed- let _ more on the way? potentially there is indeed. let me _ more on the way? potentially there is indeed. let me show _ more on the way? potentially there is indeed. let me show you - more on the way? potentially there is indeed. let me show you what i more on the way? potentially there is indeed. let me show you what is| is indeed. let me show you what is happening across the new continent right now. we have a few home—grown showers ourselves but down as you can see across france, there are more showers brewing and i'm going to put the lightning displays on then i was well because there are a real rash of thunderstorms once again, notjust across france but those are the current lightning strikes and, yes, we may well import some more of those coming through during this evening and overnight. we already have our home—grown showers actually at the moment as i will show you now. they have been developing in recent hours across the midlands, east anglia as well. we had last night's thundery rain moving out westwards now. we are pulling things around that centre of low pressure sat across france, quite a keen wind further north and mostly fine and dry but still some heavier bursts of rain and thunderstorms migrating into the

south and east through the night. mild here and it will be another mild —ish start to the day but potentially thundering like we this morning, perhaps a little further north. notjust across the south—east, east anglia but up into parts of northern england, pushing across into parts of northern ireland, perhaps a few for scotland as well but actually for northern ireland and east of scotland is where we will see the lion's share of tomorrow's sunshine once the mist and fog bounced back to the coast. 21, notably cooler though across england and wales. we are changing our wind direction into the west. we could see some more sunshine coming in the south in the afternoon, lingering into the evening and that drier weather pushing northward why we see some more showers, possibly thunderstorms still further north. the frontal boundary migrating northward so again it looks as if we're going to see sunnier weather on saturday but showery in the south. it is all change over the bank holiday weekend. low pressure coming back to sunday and monday to threaten more rain after a reasonable day on saturday. it is

one to stay tuned to, sophie.