A toddler has been rushed to hospital after plunging from a home in east London.
Emergency services were scrambled to East India Dock Road in Poplar at 6.54pm after a child fell 'from height'.
And air ambulance was spotted close to the scene, but the child's condition remains unknown.
An air ambulance lands after a toddler plunged from a building in east London
Scotland Yard's Tower Hamlet's branch tweeted tonight: 'Police called at 18:54hrs to East India Dock Road to reports of a child fallen from height from a residential building.
'Officers attended with LAS (London Ambulance Service). The child, believed to be a toddler, has been taken to hospital - we await a condition update.
'Officers remain on scene & road closures are in place at junction with Chrisp Street and Newby Place. Motorists should use other routes.'
The Met Police is appealing for witnesses.
Police were called to East India Dock Road (file photo) in Poplar at 6.54pm. The child's condition remains unknown
Two Labour politicians have called for the Welsh Government to make face masks mandatory for people visiting hospitals.
In Wales from Monday face coverings will be mandatory on public transport.
No Welsh Government recommendation has been made for visitors to wear them in hospitals, although a health board in north Wales is encouraging their use.
Labour's Lynne Neagle said hospitals should not be having to do that. The Welsh Government was asked to comment.
Ms Neagle's call for masks to be compulsory is backed by her Labour colleague Alun Davies, the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Blaenau Gwent.
It emerged at the weekend that north Wales health board Betsi Cadwaladr is "actively" encouraging patients, visitors and staff at NHS sites to wear a face mask, after a spike in coronavirus cases.
Face coverings are recommended in situations where social distancing is difficult, but have not been specifically stipulated for NHS visitors by the Labour-run Welsh Government.
They are currently only mandatory on buses, trains and taxis for people 11 and over, and need to be three layers thick.
The Welsh Conservatives called on Saturday for masks to be compulsory for hospital visits.
Ms Neagle, a backbench Labour Member of the Senedd for Torfaen, tweeted: "This has made me angry. Hospitals shouldn't be put in the position of making a plea or having to 'actively encourage'.
"They should be mandatory in hospitals in Wales."
In England the use of face coverings is compulsory in shops and hospitals as well as on public transport.
Northern Ireland is due to make face masks compulsory in shops from August.
'A very strong argument'
Labour's Aberavon MS David Rees told BBC Wales he believes there is a "very strong argument for face masks to be used more generally and in more scenarios other than public transport".
But Swansea East MS Mike Hedges said he was happy with the Welsh Government's current policy - stopping short of making masks compulsory in hospitals and shops - because some people cannot wear them for health reasons.
Plaid Cymru said the Welsh Government's policy "contradicts the cautious approach they've been following until now".
It and the Welsh Conservatives have both called for masks to be compulsory in shops in Wales, in line with Scotland and England.
Plaid's Rhun ap Iorwerth called for ministers to "embrace the latest scientific advice that suggests it can make a real difference in decreasing transmission of the virus".
A body that represents trade unions in Wales also called for face coverings to be mandatory in shops.
Wales TUC general secretary Shav Taj said: "In settings where social distancing isn't always possible, such as hospitals, face coverings seem like a sensible measure to protect workers and the public."
As the first day of compulsory masks for public transport began, travellers in Swansea gave a positive reception to the move.
One woman told BBC Wales: "It prevents the spread of coronavirus so I do think it's a good idea. I find [wearing one] all right."
Another woman said: "It feels all right, but for about the last two weeks I've been wearing it.
"I've just kept it on because you're not supposed to be taking them on and off, so I just keep it on in the shops and when I get off the bus the other end I take it off.
"I think it keeps other people safe from yourself and I think it keeps yourself safe as well."
First Cymru's head of operations Mark Jacobs said: "Our drivers will be requesting that people wear a face covering when they board the vehicle.
"If they are not wearing a face covering when they board the vehicle, they will ask them to wear one.
"There may be some challenges today with it being the first day and our drivers will be looking to encourage people today as we go through this process.
"We will be enforcing it as we go along."
Passengers who are exempt from wearing masks for medical and disability reasons can apply for an exemption card, which they can download from the First Cymru website.
The boss of Transport for Wales (TfW), Chief Executive James Price, said he expected near complete compliance with the rule to wear a facemask on public transport.
Those who refuse to wear a mask may be refused permission to board, and risk being given a fixed penalty notice by British Transport Police.
Mr Price told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast with Claire Summers: "If you look at what has happened in Scotland and in England, we have seen about 97% compliance with the rules a couple of days after they came into force and that is what we expect here.
"We reckon that nearly everyone, when they recognise the law, will comply."
But the TfW boss emphasised that people with hidden disabilities will not be able to wear a mask.
He asked people "not to jump to conclusions and to treat everyone and each other with respect".
A "monstrous" former X Factor contestant who raped women over a 22-year period has been jailed for life.
Phillip Blackwell, 56, equipped himself with a "rape kit", taped some victims' eyes shut and used a camcorder to film himself attacking women.
Blackwell admitted 31 sex offences and was described as one of "the most dangerous individuals" his sentencing judge had encountered in his career.
He targeted young women walking alone in Birmingham, Coventry and Nuneaton.
He also carried out offences on four women in the Launceston area of Cornwall.
Blackwell, of Western Road, Launceston, pleaded guilty to offences including rape, attempted rape, indecent assault, assault by penetration, voyeurism and false imprisonment.
Judge Peter Cook, sitting at Warwick Crown Court, said he had "no regard whatsoever for [women] as human beings".
"You must treat them with a level of contempt that is too shocking to even contemplate," he said.
Judge Cook also branded the attacker, who was a contestant on X Factor in 2008 and toured with its live show in 2009, as a devious and manipulative man who had left "ruined and blighted lives" in his wake.
The court heard how Blackwell equipped himself with a "rape kit" including a balaclava, tape for binding hands and covering eyes, and a camcorder to record his attacks.
Prosecutor Adrian Langdale QC told jurors Blackwell "plied victims with alcohol" and some attacks were carried out on women who were unconscious.
He used "delusional terms" while attacking his victims, jurors heard. He told one woman: "If I met a girl like you, I would want to marry you. I want you to enjoy this."
He also took steps to conceal his identity, with his first victim being told to "close her eyes and count to 100" after he had finished attacking her, Mr Langdale said.
'I know where you live'
One victim persuaded Blackwell to remove his balaclava and not to rape her, he said she "should be a social worker for talking him out of it".
He also threatened victims in order to prevent them from telling police, with one woman being told: "I know where you live. You have a beautiful body and I can do this over and over again."
Mr Langdale told the court how Blackwell often "grabbed" his victims from behind.
"He identified young females dressed in a particular way that he found attractive, [and] followed them in his car.
"It was cold, calculated behaviour."
Following attacks in the late 1990s in the Midlands, Blackwell carried out offences on women in the Launceston area between 2005 and 2019.
He will serve a minimum of nine years before first being considered for parole.
Head of the West Midlands Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Unit Lawrence English said what made the case so exceptional was that Blackwell "serially raped women in the 1990s, and again in the 2000s".
Mr English said it showed he remained "an extremely dangerous predator" in that "recent chilling footage" was recovered of him following young women in his car and then getting ahead of them and doubling back toward them - the same technique used in some of the 1990s rapes.
Regulations had been in place in Wales for months requiring people to work from home where it was "reasonably practicable".
The Welsh Government removed the regulation over the weekend, with the offence lifted on Saturday.
Mark Drakeford said the Welsh Government's policy "remains clear that people should continue to work from home wherever they can".
"The increase in remote and flexible working has been one of the few positives we can take away from the coronavirus pandemic and for public health and other reasons I am keen that this continues - and the Welsh Government will lead by example," he said in a statement.
But he added that in order to provide the "flexibility needed to sustain this policy we will lift the legal requirement to work from home".
"Guidance will be provided to ensure that home working remains a cornerstone of our approach to recovery in Wales.
"Employers will also have responsibilities to support home working," he added.
Police have disproportionately fined Black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) people for breaches of coronavirus rules, new figures show.
The statistics for BAME men show they were nearly four times more likely to be fined than young white males - 57% of fines for a group that represents 14% of the population.
Across all age groups, BAME people were fined at a rate 1.6 times higher than white people, according to figures released by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC).
The data showed wide variations across the country, with fines for BAME people up to 6.5 times higher than white people in some regions, with rates generally higher in coastal areas and beauty spots.
But the analysis found those areas typically have relatively small BAME populations, with a small number of fines issued to BAME people leading to high disparity rates.
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Cumbria Police issued just three fines to black people, equating to 30 per 10,000 compared with eight per 10,000 white people.
In the past, the NPCC has been criticised for not publishing a full analysis of the disproportionality of fines issued in England and Wales, but it has always argued it was important to get figures out as soon as possible before a detailed study.
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NPCC chairman Martin Hewitt said: "While it is a complex picture, it is a concern to see disparity between white and black, Asian or ethnic minority people.
"Each force will be looking at this carefully to assess and mitigate any risks of bias - conscious or unconscious - and to minimise disproportionate impact wherever possible.
"Many forces have brought in community representatives to help them scrutinise the circumstances around each fixed penalty notice and if it has been issued fairly."
Image:The analysis said stop and search has higher rates of disproportionality than coronavirus fines
The report noted that disproportionality for coronavirus fines was far lower than the latest official stop and search statistics, which showed all BAME people were 4.3 times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people, and 9.7 times more likely for just black people.
Overall, the report found the number of fines issued across England and Wales was relatively low with a rate of three per 10,000 people, with 70% issued to men aged under 45, who make up 22% of the population.
Young men aged between 18 and 34, who make up 14% of the population, accounted for 57% of those fines - a rate four times higher than if penalties were issued proportionately across all age groups.
In the last fortnight, the NPCC said only eight fines had been issued in England - six for not wearing face masks on public transport, one for breaching large gathering rules and one for not quarantining after arriving in the UK.
Mr Hewitt said he hoped holidaymakers returning from Spain under new and sudden quarantine rules would comply with the government advice to stay at home for 14 days.
A pet cat has become the first animal to test positive for coronavirus in the UK.
The only details known about the feline are that it lives in England and was tested at a laboratory in Weybridge, Surrey, last week, on 22 July.
There is "no evidence" the cat transmitted the virus to its owners or that any other domestic pets are able to either, the government said.
Chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss explained it was a "very rare event" and infected animals detected so far only show "mild clinical signs" and recover "within a few days".
Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, said the finding "should not be a cause for alarm".
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"In line with the general advice on fighting coronavirus, you should wash your hands regularly, including before and after contact with animals," she added.
The cat was initially diagnosed with feline herpes - a common respiratory infection - by a private vet, the environment department said on Monday.
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A sample was then tested for coronavirus as part of a research programme by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the feline was also found to have SARS-CoV2 - the virus known to cause COVID-19 in humans.
The case has been reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health in line with international commitments, the government confirmed.
It added there have been "a very small number of confirmed cases in pets in other countries" in Europe, North America and Asia.
Professor Margaret Hosie from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, whose team was involved in the research into the cat, said there have been "sporadic reports" of felines having coronavirus in households that also tested positive for the virus in Hong Kong, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and the USA.
"All available evidence suggests that the cat was infected from its owners, who had previously tested positive," she said.
"The cat and its owners have since made a full recovery and there was no transmission of the virus to other animals or people in the household."
