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Tonight at Ten: New figures show crime is up in England and Wales

by the largest annual increase in a decade.

Violent crime and sexual assaults have risen,

while the long term decline in theft has been reversed.

He's now in a vegetative state, his family left counting the cost

Every day I go to see him - it's like going to a funeral.

That's not Jamel, that's not how I know him.

It rips me it up every day I see him.

Recorded violent crime is up 18 %, as Home Office figures show police

numbers are at their lowest in more than 30 years.

Also tonight: After four days of Brexit talks,

there are still fundamental disagreements over citizens' rights

A joint US and European police operation shuts down two

of the biggest illegal market places on the dark web.

A third of dementia cases could be prevented, if more of us looked

after the health of our brain throughout our lives.

He was one of the greatest surrealist painters.

Now Salvador Dali's body has been exhumed in a paternity case.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: We'll have

And it's a third gold medal for Hannah Cockroft

at the World Para Athletics Championships.

The drop in crime over the last twenty years may be at an end.

Compiling reliable figures is complex, but there's been a big

increase in recorded crime in England and Wales.

The number of offences rose by 10% in the year to March -

Violent offences increased by 18% and there was also more

Domestic burglary cases were up by 6%.

Part of the increase can be explained by better recording

of crime, but as our home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford

reports, government experts are convinced now the overall trend

Jamel Boyce, who in the few minutes of a frenzied knife attack in south

London last October was left in hospital blinded

A victim of what appears to be rising violence

in England and Wales, particularly in our cities.

It's like every day I go to see him it's like I'm going to a funeral.

That's not Jamel, that is not how I know Jamel, it's not how

It tears me up, it rips me up, every day I see him.

Another stabbing in Manchester in January.

Today's 18% increase in violence is based on the crimes

It's sometimes been an unreliable measure, but all the same,

government statisticians think the fall in crime of recent

years may be on the turn, even if the headline figure

A large part of that volume increase, in violence especially,

is due to improved recording, rather than a genuine rise in crime.

Having said that there are some categories of violence at the more

serious end of the spectrum, like murder, attempted murder,

knife crime and gun crime, where we think the rises are genuine

and reflect an uptick in violent crime.

Ministers concede there have been increases in some crimes,

but don't agree that it could be because of austerity

or because the number of police officers is at its lowest

level since 1985. I absolutely refuse to accept

that there are economic reasons underpinning this.

When it comes to funding, which I know people are concerned

about, the facts are these - we are investing around

?8.5 billion worth of public money, taxpayers' money,

For more than two decades crime has basically been falling,

but now police forces are having to face the real possibility

that certain crimes are on the rise again.

And that includes burglary of people's homes.

Up here in east London, up 6% across England and Wales.

The first thing is we tackle those who we know are

The second thing is around our crime prevention piece,

so we would encourage people to do the basics around crime prevention.

So things like locking doors and windows at

Crime figures aren't easy to interpret.

A separate official survey of people's personal experiences

still suggests crime overall is falling, but that survey tends

Daniel, how much can we rely on these figures? I think the office

for National Statistics thinks they are now reliable. Normally, if you

were looking at these long-term trends committee would tend to look

at the giant opinion poll known as the crime survey of England and

were. That gives you a good idea about how crime is changing over

five or ten years, but is in very good at reacting at the moment the

trend is actually stopped going down and maybe start going up. That's why

the statisticians are looking at the recorded crime figures, recorded by

police forces, and although those have changed a lot in recent years

and police are desperately trying to record more crimes that are reported

to them, there is a sense amongst the statisticians when they peel

away or Wash peel away all of that they are seeing real rises in crime,

particularly in violent crime. Are there any overarching reasons as to

why there's been a rising crime? Criminologists have spent whole

career is trying to work out what causes crime. There are social

factors, people feeling disenfranchised, economic factors,

people feeling they don't stake in society, things like drugs and

frankly, fashions among young people. What makes this so political

as it was the Prime Minister Theresa May who was Home Secretary, presided

over these big cuts in police numbers. It's the current Home

Secretary Amber Rudd who has gone on seeing the numbers falling to this

moment we have today where we have the lowest numbers since 1985.

That's allowed the opposition parties and Police Federation, which

represents rank-and-file members, to say it's no coincidence that you

have the lowest police numbers in 30 years and the biggest increases in

crime in ten years. It's easy for them to say that it's very difficult

for the government to say it's not true. Daniel, thank you, Daniel

Sandford at the Home Office. After four days of Brexit talks,

the EU has asked the Government to clarify in more detail exactly

what it wants from the process. Europe's chief negotiator,

Michel Barnier, says there are still "fundamental"

disagreements about The Brexit Secretary David Davis

described this week's talks as robust, and insisted

there was a lot to be Our Europe editor Katya

Adler examines how much Europe's odd couple -

negotiating Brexit together, Their goals - one for the UK,

the other favouring the EU - They agree a Brexit deal

is possible, but after week two of negotiations,

acknowledged it will be tough. ..Three, the EU's visibly

exasperated chief Brexit negotiator called a total of eight times

here in English and French for clarification of

the UK's Brexit vision. Without that, he said,

negotiations couldn't progress. Clearly there's a lot left to talk

about and further work before Ultimately getting to

a solution will require What about concessions

from the EU side? Where will the EU show some give,

perhaps as a trust-making exercise - TRANSLATION: Negotiations

have only just started. Of course there are compromises

to be made, but it's too Week two of Brexit talks have now

ended with no major breakthrough The UK's so-called Brexit Bill,

and the rights of EU citizens in the UK, and British expats

in the EU. Key sticking points there -

the UK wants to check the criminal record of all EU citizens wanting

to stay, while the EU says UK expats would lose the right to move

to other EU countries. This is a joint EU-UK paper

on citizens' rights, colour-coded to show areas

of agreement and disagreement. Not every negotiating

session can end in harmony, but the UK is under time pressure

to move on from divorce issues like this to talk

of the future with the EU, The UK's Trade Secretary

was in Geneva today, to talk about global opportunities,

but he admitted an inbetween stage may be needed after Brexit to ease

the UK into its new future. Frankly, I've been waiting

to leave the European Union Another two years, say,

wouldn't be too much to ask. Brussels is still hearing

all sorts of voices The EU waits impatiently for that

clarity while there's One of the key sticking points

in the Brexit negotiations is the size of the so-called divorce

bill that the European Union wants Some EU leaders have indicated

they believe the cost of the UK's outstanding commitments could be

as high as ?88 billion, and they say talks on any

new trade deal cannot begin Our diplomatic correspondent

James Robbins is here to take a look No nation state has ever left

the European Union before, so think of this as the first

divorce in history. How on earth do you calculate

a possible bill to be paid? The British government did seem

to concede last week that there would be debts to settle

but then Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary,

said Brussels should "go whistle" The sums that I have seen that they

propose to demand from this country seems to me to be extortionate and I

think go whistle is an entirely appropriate expression. I'm not

hearing any whistling. Just the clock ticking.

The EU's chief negotiator has never publicly put a number

on the UK's exit bill, but unofficial estimates have ranged

widely from ?18 billion to about ?88 billion

What does the EU suggest the UK's obligations are?

Well, the largest could be for improving EU road,

rail and other transport links which the UK committed

And what about pensions for EU staff, particularly

What share of that and other long-term obligations

This is not a complete list and all of it will be vigorously

disputed from both sides of the negotiating table.

If the British side is tough, expect at least equal

toughness on the EU side, this is about money, after all.

There are other sticking points of course, particularly over

the rights of EU citizens in the UK, and UK nationals living in the EU.

There is still a huge gulf over any post-Brexit role

Let's take a look at the timeline for the next divorce negotiations.

Three rounds of Brexit talks are scheduled for August,

Then in late October, at a summit in Brussels,

The EU side says it's only after they judge enough progress has

been made that they will then allow formal discussion to begin

on Britain's post-Brexit relations with the EU,

The reality in all of this is there is no precedent to rely

on so expect little or no clarity until everything is finally settled,

Our Europe editor Katya Adler is in Brussels.

David Davis says there's lots to be positive about after the talks.

Michel Barnier is a bit more cautious. Where does the truth lie,

do you think? We have to take a deep breath and realise we're just at the

beginning of this process, so we can't expect too many huge leaps. We

also have to think that we've moved quite fast in the last 12 months in

the end. Think about emotional response of the Brexit vote in the

UK, but also here in the EU. Both sides are sitting down and working

through things, issue by issue, since the last few weeks from now.

That's because both sides have realised they need a deal and they

want a deal. Of course there are going to be bumps in the road. Some

of them smaller, like we heard today, that UK citizens who remain

in the EU won't be able to move from country to country, transferring

their rights, but this isn't seen as a make or break issue. Much more

difficult is the role of the European Court of Justice. The EU

insists that when it comes to EU citizens' rights in the UK after

Brexit it still has to solve disputes in the British government

says no way. It's hard to see how they're going to get around that

one. Normally in divorce as it's left to the lawyers and when it

comes to trade agreement is the detail is left to technocrats, but

Brexit is a highly politicised issue both in the UK and the EU and that

is what is making this a lot more complex. Katya Adler live in

Brussels. Two of the largest market places,

in a hidden area of the internet known as the dark web,

have been shut down. The AlphaBay and Hansa

sites had been associated with the trade in drugs,

weapons, counterfeit The operation to shut them

down involved police Hidden, illegal and hugely

profitable, Hansa and AlphaBay, Now closed permanently,

thanks to Operation Bearnet. Good morning, this is the largest,

dark market web-based Announced in Washington to celebrate

the work of police in the US and in Europe for shutting down

40,000 illegal sellers. This is two of the top

three marketplaces. We've taken out the infrastructure

supporting the trading of 350,000 different types of illegal drugs

and other illicit commodities, Dark websites cannot be

found on Google, but only Messages are encrypted

and anonymous, payments by virtual currency

like bitcoin, almost untraceable. Buyers log on, choose a product

and have it delivered to their door. Tonight, more than 30 sites

are still operating. enforcement, but buyers will always

find new suppliers. It has taken me about 20 seconds

to register on this dark web market. It is now offering me

anything from cannabis, For computer experts that is just

the nature of these markets. Other sites will come

along to take its place, but it will take a while for them

to become established. It is an issue of trust,

many of these sites abscond with their customers' funds

after a few months and therefore it takes a while before

people trust them. The FBI calls it the most

sophisticated criminal In 2013, police broke

into Silk Road, the first It made its creator,

Ross Albrecht, a multimillionaire, but he is now serving a life

sentence with no hope of parole. More vendors and users may soon be

following him to prison. As part of the day's operation,

Dutch police took over 10,000 customers expecting

a delivery may instead get New research suggests one in three

cases of dementia could be prevented if more of us looked

after the health of our An international study lists

nine key risk factors, including a lack of education,

smoking and physical inactivity. The scientists also say

people with hearing loss Our Medical Correspondent Fergus

Walsh has more details. These runners aren't just

improving their fitness, they're reducing their risk

of developing dementia. I joined the Serpentine

Running Club in Hyde Park. Their motivation is as much

mental as physical. For me, it's mindful,

it's relief for stress, and it just helps me be more

resilient during the day. It makes me more connected,

I think, emotionally. It also makes me,

actually, just more alert. I just think it must be

benefiting my long-term health. The main risk factor

for dementia is old age, but just as with cancer and heart

disease, we can all significantly That means thinking about our brain

health throughout our lives, What's good for your heart

is good for your head. There's really strong evidence

that there is an associational link between heart disease and risk

factors for heart disease and diabetes as well,

are clearly associated with dementia Learning a new language

can help build what's called cognitive reserve,

strengthening the brain's networks. So it can still function in later

life despite damage. A new study says a third of dementia

cases could potentially be prevented They are - lack of education,

hearing loss, smoking, depression, social isolation,

physical inactivity, high blood pressure,

obesity, and diabetes. Alcohol and diet may

also play a role. Eve Laird is part of a study

in Edinburgh which is trying to identify changes in the brain

that may be an early warning sign of dementia many years

before symptoms emerge. Her mother has Alzheimer's,

so this is personal. I'm now 44, and I think that only

leaves me a few years So many traits I see in myself,

similarities between myself and my mother, that it would be no

big surprise if I was diagnosed What we are looking at here

is the MRI scan itself. There's nothing we can do

to guarantee a life free from dementia, but this research

shows we can increase our chances The government's been accused

of betraying rail passengers, by scrapping plans to electrify

major rail lines in Wales, the Midlands and the Lake District.

The Department of Transport, says replacing diesel engines

with new bi-mode trains that use overhead power lines or diesel offer

a better deal for taxpayers. Sir Vince Cable has been

confirmed as the new leader He was the only candidate to put

themselves forward to succeed Tim Farron and at 74 he'll be

the oldest leader in Here's our Political Correspondent

Vicki Young and her report contains And our Liberal Democrat

leader, Vince cable. Most would be relaxing

into retirement at the age of 74, He is still burning with ambition

and fighting for Britain to stay What we now need is

an exit from Brexit. We must consult the British public

at the end of the process to put to them the choice,

do you wish to accept what is coming down the track,

jumping off a cliff and hoping Or do we want to stay

within the European Union? But wasn't that pro-European message

rejected by voters at the election? Sir Vince thinks there

is a mood for change. There is quite a high possibility

I think that Brexit will not happen. What will emerge over the next two

years I suspect is a significant deterioration in the economy

and I am very clear that the public So I think when you add all that

together, you see a picture which is very different from the one

which we fought in The Liberal Democrats are the fourth

largest party at Westminster, but Sir Vince Cable says politics

is so volatile that it is impossible to predict what might happen

in the next few months, He says no one should rule out

a Lib Dem breakthrough. But is he the man

to make that happen? Sir Vince does have a higher profile

than his predecessor Tim Farron. His passion for dancing led to this

Christmas TV appearance, but he will need more

than fancy footwork now. He seemed to enjoy his brief stint

as interim leader ten years ago. The house has noticed

the Prime Minister's remarkable transformation in the last few weeks

from Stalin to Mr Bean. And he was one of the few

politicians to predict Although naturally closer

to the Labour Party, Sir Vince accepted the role

of Business Secretary during Vince Cable says British politics

is badly lacking common That is what he is

promising to provide. The former American football star

and actor OJ Simpson is to be released from prison this autumn

after serving nine years of a Mr Simpson told the court

he had done his time. James Cook is in Los

Angeles for us now. Just fill us in on the background to

all of this. Yes, that is right, OJ Simpson was jailed nine years ago

for raiding a hotel room in Las Vegas to try to read gain some

sporting memorabilia from his illustrious career which he claimed

was his. Today he appeared from the Lovelock correctional Centre in the

desert of Nevada by video link which brought to mind as it was carried

across the United States on TV, his sensational trial and even more

sensational acquittal in 1995 for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole

Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Today that was the elephant in the

court room, it was not mentioned explicitly, as the parole board

officers said OJ Simpson had been a model prisoner and he had behaved

himself in prison, adhering to the rules and posed a low risk of

offending. On that basis they decided he was eligible for parole.

OJ Simpson was emotional at that moment and said thank you, thank

you, thank you, and clasped his hands together and could be released

The lead singer of the band Linkin Park, Chester Bennington,

has died at the age of 41 in a suspected suicide.

Formed in 1996, Linkin Park have sold more than 70 million albums

The band had a string of hits including Faint and In The End.

There's a three-way tie for the lead at the end of the first day

of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Some of the world's best golfers are competing

for the famous Claret Jug, but no-one from Britain

or Northern Ireland has ever won the trophy on the course.

Already the weather has played a big part in the fortune of the players

Welcome to the Open at Royal Birkdale.

A warm welcome for the fans, but not exactly for the players.

A brisk breeze meant testing conditions for the early starters

and for most the leaderboard made grim reading.

Among them Birkdale's hometown hero Tommy Fleetwood.

As golf's star of 2017 was blown off course,

no amount of local knowledge can help you there.

His problems, though, were soon dwarfed by Rory McIlroy's,

He seemed a shadow of his world-beating best.

But from the depths he somehow clawed it back, a show

Hopes for a first English winner in 25 years were led by Paul Casey,

just one off the lead, while Ian Poulter is close behind.

He has struggled with form and fitness recently,

But in the afternoon sun it was the American

Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Matt Kuchar sharing the lead.

That has to go to Charley Hoffman at the very first hole.

A day then of mixed conditions and mixed fortunes

and with unsettled weather forecast this Open test could

Andy Swiss, BBC News, Royal Birkdale.

It was enough to test even the strongest of marriages

as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge found themselves pitted against each

They were coxing rival boats in the city of Heidlelberg,

the latest stop on their European tour.

After some words of advice from their team mates,

William got off to a good start and ultimately proved too strong

for Kate with his boat winning by almost a length.

It was then his honour to celebrate the occasion by cracking open

Within the last couple of hours, the exhumation has begun

of the body of one of the most celebrated artistic figures of the

The highly unusual process was ordered by a court in Madrid

following claims by a tarot card reader that the Surrealist

Our Arts Editor Will Gompertz is at Dali's Theatre Museum in Figueres

This is the Salvador Dali Theatre Museum,

a popular visitor attraction on the north-east coast of Spain,

and tonight the site for a highly controversial exhumation.

Underneath this blank stone slab in the middle

of the theatre's glass-domed atrium, unbeknownst to most,

lies Salvador Dali, the local artist who became a global superstar.

It was his wish to be buried beneath the stage in his Dali World Museum,

where he has lain in peace after his death in 1989.

But tonight he is being exhumed on the instructions of a judge,

in order to settle a paternity claim being made by Pilar Abel,

a tarot card reader from a nearby town who says she is his love child.

TRANSLATION: We have the testimony of the person who worked

in a supermarket and delivered products to Salvador Dali.

Dali paid this person to let him know what Pilar's mother was doing.

There are more testimonies, but this one has been notarised.

Behind me is the house that Salvador Dali created with his wife,

Gala, and it is along this piece of coastline that Pilar Abel

says her mother Antonia met the famous Spanish artist

in the mid-1950s and started a clandestine affair.

Salvador Dali was embalmed before he was buried by this man,

who says tonight's excavation will be laborious.

TRANSLATION: There are three parts to the process,

the first is the technical one which is the lifting of the slab

The second is the extraction of samples from the body

of Salvador, probably from his teeth and bones.

The third part is the laboratory tests esxtracting DNA

If the DNA sample confirms Pilar Abel's claim to be Dali's

daughter, she could be entitled to one quarter of his estate

which is reported to be worth at least ?300 million.

That is a lot of money and I am standing in front of the museum

where the forensic team have been working for the last few hours. I am

hearing they are reasonably close to finishing. There has been a media

blackout, it is top secret. Only those who have to be there either

there. They have even put a tent over the area so the drone cannot

fly over and take pictures. We will maybe find out in September the

result when this case is reviewed again. Whatever the upshot, it is

fair to say that this has been a surreal incident in the art history

story that has got Salvador Dali written all over it. Will Gompertz

in North eastern Spain. Will Gompertz in

North eastern Spain. That's it, Newsnight

is coming up on BBC Two. Tonight we have a fascinating report

on what you might call next-generation CCTV that uses

artificial intelligence and automatic face recognition and the

security services are already testing it as a tool for hunting

terrorists.