this is bbc news. i'm ben brown at westminster, as the first picture emerges of the man who carried the terror attack. this is khalid masood as a teenager. police say he used a number of aliases, and appeal to the public for information about him. there might well be people out there who had concerns about masood, but weren't sure or didn't feel comfortable about passing information to us. i now urge anyone with such information to call us. prince charles arrives to visit some of the injured at king's college hospital. the fourth person to have been killed is named as 75—year—old leslie rhodes from south london. also in the next hour: the controversial health bill that could replace obamacare — president trump demands a make or break vote in congress. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker,

tells the bbc that the eu will not seek to punish britain during brexit negotiations. and plans for customers to receive automatic compensation by their phone company for problems with broadband and landlines. good afternoon. the union flag is flying at half—mast this afternoon. around the palace of westminster life is beginning to return to normal and the roads have reopened, the traffic moving freely. police are telling us they are trying to piece together a

profile of the westminster attacker, khalid masood. he was previously known as adrian russell ajao. they are appealing for people to come forward with information. in other developments, police say they've made two further significant arrests in the west midlands and north—west england. a total of nine people are in custody. one woman has been released on bail. the fourth victim of the attack, who died last night, has been named as 75—year—old leslie rhodes, from streatham in south london — one of three people killed by the car on westminster bridge. he was a retired window cleaner. scotland yard are now appealing for information from anyone who knew the attacker, khalid masood, who was previously known as adrian russell ajao. and this photo has emerged of masood in his school football team at his secondary school in tunbridge wells.

police are appealing for any information from any possible associate of the attacker, as they continue to build a picture of his movements in the months, weeks and days before he killed four people outside the houses of parliament. in the last hour, the prince of wales has been visiting victims of the westminster terror attack at king's college hospital. we heard after his visit that he spoke to each member of staff. he said he was amazed at the quick response of the doctors and nurses. he said to them, you are brilliant,

an amazing example of teamwork. and he thanked them for their marvellous efforts. he went upstairs in the hospital and spoke to ward staff individually. he told them they were amazing. i asked them some questions about their work. he spoke to patients as well. some of the injured survivors of the attack on wednesday afternoon. we know that 50 people altogether were injured in the attacks on wednesday. many of them still in hospital critically ill. this report from richard lister. posing for a school photo at the age of 1a, adrian russell ajao who would change his name to khalid masood one day and launch a murderous attack in london. the questions for police are why and who helped? searches are continuing around the country. birmingham has been a key

focus. today police took a car from outside the house of a man arrested by armed officers yesterday. a neighbour at saw it happened. —— happen. police banged the door down and took him out. he had a smirk on his face and he was in handcuffs. police were in stratford in london gathering evidence from a flat linked to masood. hundreds of officers are now involved in this investigation and they've made more arrests. in our continuing investigation and ongoing covert activity we have made two further significant arrests overnight, one in the west midlands, and one in the north—west. we now have nine people remaining in custody and one woman has been released on bail. the investigation in westminster and the search of more than 20 addresses around the country has led to 2700 items being seized. the identification of 3500 witnesses. and the processing of hundreds of

video images uploaded to the police. we are appealing today is to the public to say, if, even in hindsight now you realise something about khalid masood, something about his associates, about his movements and planning now is the time to speak to our officers. this brighton hotel was where masood stayed the night before he set off for london. detectives arrived here within hours of the attack and focussed on room 228, where he also stayed last friday. they took with them the trouser press from the room, the kettle, and even the toilet roll holder, all of which could provide dna or fingerprint evidence. it's really shocking at the moment... the staff can hardly believe the attacker was the same man they checked in. he was joking and smiling and friendly, he was very, very friendly person when he walked in. it really is, actually... it's a lovely guest, i liked him. the receptionist put comments in the system, you know, as a nice guest. the news has come as a shock to others at the hotel too.

nothing whatsoever made me think you got to be wary of this guy, nothing. and the guy was calm, there was no — there was nothing in his conduct or demeanour that would have let me get a feeling that something weird about this guy. and he isjust on his way to commit mass murder. the inquiry‘s also taken police to west wales where khalid masood's parents live. the police there spent the night searching this isolated property. they said later the occupants aren't being treated as suspects, and are receiving what they described as appropriate support. local people were stunned to learn khalid masood had family here. i think it's not so much a shock as sympathy for the mother who's been estranged from her son as i understand for many years. 0bviously she's come out to a tranquil location and, what she thought was,

and everything sort of broken loose around her. 0n westminster bridge there are few signs of the carnage which changed so many lives on wednesday but there are now double the usual number of armed officers on duty in london and this investigation is getting ever wider. richard lister, bbc news. so what more do we know about khalid masood? he was born and raised in britain, he had a string of convictions, and recently had been living in birmingham. he spent the night before the attack at a hotel in brighton. daniel boettcher reports. a school photograph of the boy who later came to call himself khalid masood. one small detail of the person at the centre of what police call a fast—moving investigation. what is emerging is the life of a man who used many names, who moved around the country and had a long criminal past. he was born adrian russell elms, the surname was his mother's maiden name.

he also used the name of his stepfather, ajao. his date of birth 1964, christmas day. he was entered birth register in da rtfo rd , he was entered birth register in dartford, kent. he gave his profession as a teacher when he hired a car. the bbc has confirmed he never worked as a qualified teacher in english state schools. his criminal record dates back to 1983. in 2000 he was jailed for two years after admitting attacking a man with a knife and in 2003 he was convicted of possession of a knife. but he was never convicted of any terrorism offences and was not subject to any current investigations as the prime minister set out in parliament yesterday. what i can confirm is that the man was british—born, and that some years ago he was once investigated by mi5 in relation to concerns about violent extremism. he was a peripheral figure. as well as in kent he lived

in east sussex, in 2016 he was living in east london under the name masood. it's not clear when he changed it. his most recent address was in birmingham. as more information comes to light, police hope this will help to establish connections he may have had and his motivation for the attack. and that it may prompt more members of the public to give them information that could prove key to their inquiry. with me isjonathan russell, head of policy at the counter—extremism think—tank qulliam. thank you for being with us. do we have a clearer idea of how he became so have a clearer idea of how he became so radicalised? he was a convert to islam. how did he become radicalised? there are different aspects we can surmise different aspects we can surmise different aspects about. first is the history of criminality. extremist

organisations and extremist propaganda preys on the vulnerability of those caught opening criminality. secondly, his prison experience. there is a lack ofa prison experience. there is a lack of a clear strategy of counter radicalisation in prisons. therefore radicalisation in prisons. therefore radicalisation is running rife in british prisons. the third aspect is his trip to saudi arabia and the networks and individual tea may have linked up with. and fourth, the network aspect in britain. we understand he had communication with other radicalised individuals who we re other radicalised individuals who were pro—islamic state here in britain. that altogether is something that groups like isis prey on. how do you think he slept through the net? he had been on the radar. the prime minister described him asa radar. the prime minister described him as a peripheralfigure radar. the prime minister described him as a peripheral figure for the security services. the sheer numbers of people who are deemed to have the intent or capability to carry out

terror in britain is vast. more than 3000, we understand from mi5. a degree of triage has to happen. i thought that because khalid masood was in his 50s, therefore he doesn't hit the general profile of somebody who might be vulnerable to radicalisation. a lot more attention would be focused on younger recruits. because he hasn't had engagement with law—enforcement since 2003, he may have slipped down the tree as levels. it reminds us the tree as levels. it reminds us the security services cannot do this alone. it may have been to people close to him who could have spotted the signs of radicalisation and done something to prevent this terrorist attack in the days, weeks, months leading up to it. how do we stop radicalisation? that isjust it. i would like to see a more robust, full spectrum strategy that empowers civil society to intervene usefully.

i'm talking about teachers and youth workers for younger people are vulnerable to radicalisation. but people in all walks of life whom he would have had interaction with, who would have had interaction with, who would have had interaction with, who would have played a key role. we need to empower these people. more importantly, people like us need to know we have a duty within counter extremism strategy. it is not simply the reserve of police and spies. so—called islamic state claim he was one of their soldiers, that this was an act on their behalf. what do you think of that? undoubtedly we now know this was a jihadist motivated attack. looking at his history and so attack. looking at his history and so forth. the fact that isis the biggest jihadist so forth. the fact that isis the biggestjihadist brand so forth. the fact that isis the biggest jihadist brand at so forth. the fact that isis the biggestjihadist brand at the moment means that someone like khalid masood is likely to be towards that organisation. however, iwould masood is likely to be towards that organisation. however, i would take their claim with a pinch of salt. they will claim anything and their propaganda is exactly oriented towards making themselves appear

bigger. so there seems to be a little bit of confusion within islamic state about this claim. it isn't consistent across all of their output. i would take that with a pinch of salt. as more details come foreword , pinch of salt. as more details come foreword, it may be that we see a more operational link to other individuals who have been radicalised by that organisation. the key question is, was he a lone wolf? was the acting alone? did he have accomplices? yc part of wider conspiracy is? what is your hunch? we do know in the act itself, he was acting alone operationally. that doesn't mean he was radicalised internally by himself from sitting ina internally by himself from sitting in a bedroom watching youtube videos. it may be that he had interaction with others. i wouldn't ta ke interaction with others. i wouldn't take lone actor as gold on this. undoubtedly this has to happen through communication and through networks. unfortunately, if parts of

oui’ networks. unfortunately, if parts of our societies, part of our communities are closed, then it's harder to get inside of those networks and to spot vulnerabilities so that we can break it open and prevent radicalisation in due course. good to talk to you. jonathan russell from quilliam. thank you for your thoughts on khalid masood and what may have motivated him and who else he may have been working with. at westminster abbey this afternoon, we can show you some pictures, i think, ofa can show you some pictures, i think, of a multi—denominational gathering, a vigil which is getting under way right now. the chief rabbi of great britain and the united hebrew congregations of the united hebrew congregations of the commonwealth. the central london mosque representing the sunni community. and the zero trust

representing the shia muslim community. and finally, cardinal nichols, the archbishop of westminster. we will invite everyone to share imminent‘s silence as we remember all those who have lost their lives. and then there will be their lives. and then there will be the opportunity for members of the press to ask questions to individuals here. we will spread ourselves out and you are welcome to come and ask questions. you may want to pool some of your questions for each of the participants. i'm going to invite the archbishop of canterbury to begin our proceedings. good afternoon. two days after the attacks across the road behind us, we are still, all of us, deeply

shocked by what has happened. and beginning the process of thinking about the consequences and the future. quite rightly. as we come together today, a number of people are particularly in our minds. those who were killed, especially police constable keith palmer, their families, the police who were there and are here today, whose consistent courage and a simple observance of duty is an extraordinary example to all of us. and one that we admire very greatly. those who are waiting at hospitals and bedsides, and who are praying, hoping, thinking or seeking to comfort one another. and also more widely, the community,

wondering what this event is a sign of four our future. —— for our future. at the prompting and with the inspiration of the chief rabbi and cardinal nichols, we have, all of us, come together because it is a moment of sad reflection, but also a moment of sad reflection, but also a moment of sad reflection, but also a moment of determination for our nation together. in standing here, we represent the three abraham e—cards faith communities, all equally committed to a peaceful future. one of the bits of scripture that we all hold in common is the sams. the songs of the people of israel that have echoed down the years. in the 42nd sam...

sirens... the sam estec on a far from home and in great distress, says, why are you so heavy, my soul? why are you cast down? put your trust in god. i said in the house of lords yesterday and said in the story that we as christians believe of the death and resurrection of jesus, we find both a god who is with us in sorrow and a god who is love conquers the despair and destruction that the events of wednesday speak of. thank you. terrorists seek to instil fear and

terror into the hearts and minds of millions. they also seek to divide us. londoners are showing right now that we will always stand up with strength to confront terror, and we will never be cowed by it. right now, we stand here together, leaders of christianity, islam and judaism. we have come here in friendship on behalf of our communities. we extend oui’ behalf of our communities. we extend our condolences to the families of those murdered. we pray for those who have been injured. and we proclaim no person and no event will drive a wedge between horse. together we will prevail. —— between horse. good afternoon. we condemn... those

criminals, we shouldn't link them with the religion of islam. islam and all religion call for peace, coexistence and tolerance. and what are those criminals doing are not from the principles of islam or any other principle. they work to divide

us. we are here together, to stand together and to show solidarity, to show cooperation, to face those people and these crimes. my condolences and my thoughts are to the families of the victims. thank you. good afternoon. in the name of god the most compassionate, the most merciful, healing kills any human being unjustly, it's as if they killed all of humanity. the holy koran, chapter five, verse 35. as a memberof the koran, chapter five, verse 35. as a member of the shia muslims community here in the united kingdom, iwould like to express my condolences to the families of the victims of this genius and appalling attack that

took place on wednesday. —— heinous. we utterly condemn this terrorist act. as a proud londoner, i have lived most of my life in this beautiful city, and it's an honour for me to say today that i have witnessed a tremendous feeling of support from the british people in the last few days. indeed, as we come together at this difficult time, london is united against the face of terror and extremism. in the words of the husband of the murdered mpjo cox, the killer's relationship with a religion is as much as one can say about the relationship of the killer ofjo cox herself with

the killer ofjo cox herself with the whites in yorkshire. indeed, the muslim community today stands to denounce any form of terrorism and violence. and as muslims we strive to espouse and spread the beautiful teachings of peace, love, coexistence and compassion. and indeed encourage people to take an active part in making our society, in making ourgreat active part in making our society, in making our great country a beautiful place, as it is, but also to serve others and to make a positive contribution to society. thank you. i wish to use this next moment as a

moment of prayer. i pray first for all those who have lost their lives. eternal rest grant to them, or lord. and let perpetual light shine upon them. may they rest in peace, amen. i would also like just to mention that yesterday i received a message from pope francis in which he assured this country of his prayers for our future, assured this country of his prayers for ourfuture, for our assured this country of his prayers for our future, for our well—being and four —— for our peace. he chose the name francis after francis of assisi. so i pray secondly with words attributed to that saint. lord, make me an instrument of your peace. where there is hatred, let me

show love. amen. we're now going to observe a minute of silence for our own reflection and thoughts and prayers. amen. we are happy... we will sort of spread out down here if people would like to ask any questions. they are welcome to do so for a few minutes. we are going to leave the scene at westminster abbey. you saw the leaders of the various faiths speaking willie with a message of defiance. perhaps some up in the

words of the chief rabbi, we are the leaders of the faith communities and we proclaim no person and no event will drive a wage between horse. the metropolitan police have just released a new image of the westminster attacker, khalid masood. this 52—year—old man, who we know had a string of aliases, who was born in kent and had a number of convictions for assaults, grievous bodily harm, possession of a nice, who lived in various different parts of the country, kent, sussex, luton, london. the midlands. we have the hearing a lot more detail about him, piecing together exactly who he was and piecing together exactly who he was a nd exa ctly piecing together exactly who he was and exactly what were his movements leading up to the attack on wednesday afternoon. we know now that he also stayed the night having hired his car in birmingham, stayed the night at a hotel in brighton,

before travelling to london to carry out his deadly attack. let's go to daniel sandford, at new scotland yard. another picture. we had seen one area picture of him as a 14—year—old boy. this in more recent picture? this is a photograph the metropolitan police have obtained from callard massoud's driving licence. a reasonably current picture. younger than he was on the day he died, but it gives you some idea of what he looked like as an adult. along with that picture, metropolitan police have also released some further information. there has been another arrest in manchester this morning, that makes it the 11th arrest. a 32—year—old woman arrested on the morning of friday 24th march at a location in manchester. that follows the news that there were two arrests overnight of a 27—year—old man

arrested in birmingham and a 35—year—old man also arrested in manchester. we believe that was the arrest in west didsbury. as a further update, the metropolitan please have given us along with the photograph they have released of him, they are talking about the ongoing searches that have now been reduced to two ongoing searches in birmingham. 0ne ongoing surge in east london. and then they talk about searches that have been concluded, one in brighton at the hotel we have been hearing about all day. one address in south—east london. another address in east london. another address in east london. another address in east london. an address in surrey, one address in manchester. 0ne address in carmarthenshire, we believe the farm belonging to callard massoud's mother. and one address in birmingham. daniel, we know he had a string of convictions from the age of 19 onwards. he served time in

prison. 0ne of 19 onwards. he served time in prison. one of the key questions for the police will be, how and where was he radicalised ? the police will be, how and where was he radicalised? was it when he was he radicalised? was it when he was imprisoned ? was he radicalised? was it when he was imprisoned? also reports he went to saudi arabia at one stage.|j think this will be an important part of the longer term investigation. first of all they want to deal with who he was and who might have helped him at the time. an important part of this is how did he become to be a man who rather than adopting this religion peacefully, had chosen to ta ke religion peacefully, had chosen to take a very violent path. they will be looking at his time in prison. i think that's a crucial moment in his life, and also the period after he comes out from prison. some of which he certainly spent in saudi arabia. we think he might have spent time in crawley at that time as well. certainly a lot of time spent in saudi arabia as a teacher of english asa saudi arabia as a teacher of english as a foreign language. when he re—emerges on the scene in the uk in

2009, 2010, that is when his name was changed to khalid masood. but that was several years ago. this isn't somebody who converted quickly toa isn't somebody who converted quickly to a violent version of islam and then immediately acted on it. this is somebody who lived here peacefully in the uk, without a police record. appearing briefly on the edge of one intelligence operation. another part of this will be, what at this moment in his life has driven him to complete this violent act? was it a mental breakdown or political crisis that led to this moment of violence. by releasing this more up—to—date image of him, the hope for the police is that it might trigger somebody‘s memory about having met him and they might be able to get more information from the public about him. that's right. i think there will be multiple motivations for releasing the image. partly i think

it will mean newspapers and broadcasters, like ourselves, we'll have an image which isn't the one of him lying dead on a stretcher outside westminster. i think that helps, to get those images of horror away from the front pages. i think there will also be an investigative element to it. here is a picture of the man at the time he was issued with his driving licence, and we would like anyone who encountered him, who ever noticed anything suspicious or unusual about him, to come forward and give information. the metropolitan police have been emphasising since almost the moment the incident happened that they need information from the public. they need people who might have thought of khalid masood in one way, who can 110w of khalid masood in one way, who can now look again at their encounters with him and see if they can give any information that might help the police work out how it is he came to commit this act of violence. daniel sandford, home affairs

corresponded, at new scotland yard. we can now speak to jahan mahmood, who works with young muslim men in birmingham on anti—radicalisation projects, and advises the government on counter terrorism. thank you very much for being with us. what are your thoughts on a couple of days after these horrific attacks in westminster? just a correction, i did used to advise the government but stopped a few years ago. in this particular case, it's interesting the similarities to the woolwich attacker, in regards to a former convict who had a criminal record. a convert, used a knife. in woolwich it was lee rigby and on this occasion it was a police officer called keith palmer, if i am correct. one of the things we have been talking about, we often talk about the radicalisation of young muslim men, but this was an older man, in his 50s. the catchment area

is normally around 17 — a0 with the average sitting around 20 or 25. that's the vulnerable zone. 52 normally falls out of the area we operate in. i think it would have been pretty difficult for us to reach this guy. having said that, there are opportunities for others to use a strong counter narrative online. we have done a good job of it. it's seven years since people like myself advise the government andi like myself advise the government and i still feel we are failing. with regards to the outreach project under prevent, we have failed to reach hard to reach individuals. there is work to be done. when you say we have failed, why do you think we have failed and what can we do to try to succeed, to make it better?” think it's trust issues more than anything. members of the muslim community feel prevent is a toxic brand. they feel like a suspect

community rather than a community we should be working in collaboration with and see them as allies. as a result of that, there have been a number of breakdowns in relationship. we have a lot of work to do with the muslim community. one point that needs to be stated is that this guy lived away from any muslim community. there have been a number of implications on the city of birmingham and its muslim community as if it's a hotbed of terrorism. this is incorrect. since 2013 we've had a drastic fall of the number of convictions in this city. it's about time the media and other organisations looking at terrorism in birmingham realise the muslim community has done an immense amount of work over the last three or four yea rs. of work over the last three or four years. in concrete terms, what do you think the government or the authorities in general can do in the coming months and years they are not doing now. one of the things that has come to light, particularly in this attack, is the link to criminality. there's an easy

transition from violent crime to violent extremism. that's something we have missed, but it was brought to the attention of the authorities and it's an area we need to focus more on. in the past we have talked about ideology, foreign policy and mental health. i think criminality is one area we haven't really emphasised. we need to work more closely on that. very good to talk to you. thank you for your time this afternoon. we can talk more about khalid masood, the westminster terror attack. well, the westminster terror attacker previously lived in the east sussex village of northiam. 0ur correspondent colin campbell has been there and spoken to local people who remember khalid masood. he lived here in the heart of the sussex countryside. the sleepy rural village of northiam. but he went on to strike at the heart of our democracy. i remember he was a bit of a troubled character, i think is probably the way to describe it. i think he got into a bit of trouble in rye. locals we spoke to this morning

remembered khalid massoud, known here as adrian or aj, as a violent low—level criminal, someone who attacked an innocent man. he was an older chap, and i wouldn't have thought he deserved to be stabbed. that's as i remember it vaguely happening. i wasn't in there at the time, but i remember hearing stories about it afterwards. it was a violent knife attack in this northiam pub, that most here remember him for. it happened 17 years ago. one person told us masood, who was in his a0s, had been drinking. the pub was at the time known as the crown and thistle. the victim, we've been told, was trying to protect a colleague, but was slashed across the face. i remember the person, yeah. yeah, i think he used a stanley knife on someone's face. down the side of their cheek and across their chin. he wasn't all that particularly popular, i don't think. one or two people tolerated him, but no, he was more or less a loner. in the last few hours, this picture of him at school in tunbridge wells has emerged.

the man responsible for carnage in london, smiling broadly for the camera in his school football team. well, today a fourth victim of the attack has been named. leslie rhodes, who was 75 and from streatham in south london, died in hospital last night. jim wheble is in streatham and has been speaking to one of his neighbours. as we now know, one of the victims of the attack this week was 75—year—old leslie rhodes. he lived in clapham. phil williams was one of his neighbours for years. 2a years. how must you be feeling, i don't know this morning? terrible, it's a shock. very emotional. can't believe that he's gone. and you knew him well? very well. i saw him on the day.

i saw him every day because he was that type of person. because he lived just a few doors away. we passed one another every day, and he was a window cleaner. he used to clean our windows, everybody‘s for free. he was 75? 75. so he was fit as a fiddle? fit as a fiddle. he used to walk everywhere. he would go out on his bike every day. didn't matter if it was raining or snowing. what was he doing in westminster? he was at the hospital, st thomas's hospital. that's why it's so unbelievable. because for him to be there wasn't usual, because it was a one off appointment. and for him to be... because he was going on public transport, it would have been a matter of seconds for him to come out of that area, to come out to come out of the entrance of st thomas's, walk across the road to the bus. so to be on that bridge at that particular moment in time, million to one.

how will you remember him? he was a very kind man. it's very sad, very sad. remembering leslie rhodes, who died in the attack here at westminster on wednesday at the age of 75, a retired window cleaner from south london. now the roads at westminster have been open because the police cordon has been lifted. i've been walking around the area at carriage gates outside the houses of parliament, where the attacker crashed his car and was able to get several metres into the parliament grounds. you can see armed police officers inside carriage gates right now. the gates are closed but the armed police officers in there right now.

but on wednesday afternoon, this is where the attacker, khalid masood, ran in having driven across westminster bridge. he ran in and stabbed the police constable keith palmer who was on duty here. he later died of his injuries, though he was given resuscitation by, among others, tobias ellwood, the foreign 0ffice minister. it all happened inside there. the attacker was then shot dead by one of the defence secretary's shot dead by one of the defence secreta ry‘s close shot dead by one of the defence secretary's close protection officers who was armed and nearby at the time. there are now questions about security here at carriage gates. some security experts say that this, for too long, has been a wea k that this, for too long, has been a weak link that this, for too long, has been a weaklink in the that this, for too long, has been a weak link in the security around the palace of westminster. the gates are open too long with vans coming in and out to make deliveries to the palace of westminster. as part of a security review, whether the carriage gates should be looked at as being too vulnerable. for now the gates are closed and you can see a

long here there are floral tributes left for the fallen police officer, keith palmer. just to recap the news this hour, metropolitan police, scotland yard, have released a new photograph of the attacker here at westminster, khalid masood. a much more recent picture than the one we saw earlier, him asa picture than the one we saw earlier, him as a teenage boy in his school football tea m him as a teenage boy in his school football team when he was at school in kent. this is a much more recent picture of the 52—year—old khalid masood, who had a string of aliases. born adrian elms, later became known as adrian russell ajao and converted to islam. had a string of convictions for assault, grievous bodily harm, possession of a knife. his last conviction was in 2003. but never convicted of any terrorist offences. the prime minister said yesterday that he had been on the

radar of m15 yesterday that he had been on the radarof m15 and yesterday that he had been on the radar of m15 and security services, but was seen as a peripheral figure. that's the latest news from westminster. we can go back to the studio. british scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. using genome sequencing they are able to isolate different strains of tb much more quickly, which means patients have a greater chance of recovery. 0ur correspondent phil mackie reports. the x—ray on the left shows a healthy chest, on the right the latter stages of tuberculosis. 100 years ago recuperation meant rest and fresh air, then as technology advanced came more breakthroughs. archive: the latest scientific step towards the detection of tuberculous is x—ray photography. by the 1970's tb rates in the uk were at an all—time low but as drug resistance grew the killer disease came back. now scientists in oxford and here in birmingham have made a major new breakthrough — in a world first, they've used genome sequencing to give a more

precise diagnosis far more quickly. this is the machine where all the interesting science takes place, 15 samples go in here, for the next 25 hours it works out the dna sequence for each of those samples. patients ultimately will get better treatment because it means that the doctors will get those results and know the individual strains of tb much quicker. we are now using one single test that gives us all the information on the identity of the organism, saying, is it tb or is it another micro bacteria, what are the drug resistance mutations, what treatment can we use and this is related to other strains and should we be looking for a transmission network to intervene and prevent further spread? genome sequencing could be used to treat other diseases with massive inplications for the nhs.

most importantly it will save lives and if we can show that using the most modern technology can help reduce the time it takes to identify who's got tb, get them onto a treatment programme, then we can move closer to what we all want which is to eradicate tb from the shores of the country. the uk has some of the highest tb rate in western europe, birmingham is one of the areas worst affected. this clinic has been here for more than 80 years, theses patients have an even better chance of a full recovery. if we can start people in the treatment they need to have quicker, they will have less lung damage and they will be cured quicker, back to work quicker and it will be better for them. instead of spending months in hospital, patients with complex drug—resistant cases of tb have been sent home afterjust a week with a much better chance of long—term survival. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news: police released this photograph of

khalid masood, previously known as adrian russell ajao as further details emerge about the life of the 52—year—old attacker. prince charles has visited some of the injured at kings college hospital. the fourth person to have been killed is named as 75—year—old leslie rhodes from south london. president trump demands a make or break bill in congress for a controversial health bill that could replace 0bamacare. in the business news this afternoon... automatic compensation — that's what 0fcom wants for landline and broadband customers facing slow repairs, missed deadlines. the telecoms regulator says it could benefit up to 2.6 million customers. statutory maternity pay for uk mothers is among the worst in europe, according to analysis by the trade union congress. the union says only ireland and slovakia have worse "decently paid" entitlements. it defines decently paid as two—thirds of a woman's salary

or more than £8a0 a month. and robots and artificial intelligence could affect almost a third of uk jobs by the 2030s. a report from accountancy firm pwc says manual routine jobs are most at risk — those with a human touch like health and education are safer. however they don't believe that 30% ofjobs will disappear — rather automation could create more wealth and additionaljobs elsewhere in the economy. the trade union congress argues statutory maternity should be at least as much as the minimum wage so mothers don't have to return to work prematurely. studies by the union show statutory maternity pay in uk mothers is among the worst in europe. what's it like managing a budget on maternity pay? we asked pa rents budget on maternity pay? we asked parents at a play centre in manchester. i get maternity allowa nce, manchester. i get maternity allowance, which is basically the same as statutory maternity pay. it

isn't enough to cover enough of our outgoings. i will probably have to look for work sooner than i would like. my partner took statutory maternity pay. at the time it was very helpful for the family finances. at a time just after our child had been born. it was a good thing. it was useful and helpful.” would have liked more time off with my children and one year, but i felt circumstances were pretty fair. because i worked in a school, it worked out well with the school holidays as well. joining me now is scarlet harris from the trade union congress. let's start off with the conclusions you have come to that british mothers are among the worst off in europe. can you explain that for us. academics who work in this field have pulled together data from 2a european countries looking for, not just the length 2a european countries looking for, notjust the length of leave, but how much of that leave they

considered to be well paid, which is two thirds of the average earnings. they have found that the uk comes in 22nd on the league table with only ireland and slovakia behind us. countries at the top for six months of what they would describe as well paid maternity pay. the uk only offers six weeks of what is considered to be well—paid. offers six weeks of what is considered to be well-paid. slovakia and croatia don't have same private company set up as the uk. some companies don't have the same burden. this isn't about a private 01’ burden. this isn't about a private or public sector split. there are huge differences with different employers in our country. lots of employers in our country. lots of employers will pay well above statutory maternity pay and have enhanced schemes, particularly unionised employers. it's common to have much more. this is about what the government pays across the board

asa the government pays across the board as a statutory minimum. economies are different. leave systems are different. countries further along the road than we are in terms of shared parental leave. the bottom line is believe we are paid for in this country, we are paid less than a lot of other european countries. it can take up to 39 weeks guaranteed pay, three times the minimum requirements of 1a weeks in the eu. we do have long periods of leave and that is clear in what the tuc have put out today. we have very long periods of leave, but the point is, those periods of leave are not well paid compared to european counterparts. it's not just well paid compared to european counterparts. it's notjust about maternity pay and leave, the same is true of paternity pay and leave and also shared parental pay, which is also shared parental pay, which is also at a very low rate. we know this is a huge inhibiting factor in pa rents this is a huge inhibiting factor in parents choosing to share their leave because they can't afford to. we'll have to leave it there. thank you forjoining us. european markets are on the backfoot today after that delayed vote

on the healthcare bill on thursday night in the us. traders believe the white house's ability to get legislation through congress is crucial to president trump's promises on spending and tax cuts. markets like in those promises. they hope it will go through. in company news the engineering firm smiths group is doing well today — their share price up about 2% off the back of better than expected financial resutls. we will be back in an hour with more business news. for armed forces personnel who suffer injuries on the field of battle, their lives can change overnight. but sport can have a unique healing power, and for many former servicemen and women, it can give them a focus for the future. as part of the bbc‘s state of sport week, the former paralympian kate grey has been to meet two ex—military sportsmen to hear their inspirational stories. the simplest of tasks can seem challenging when life as you know it changes with the smallest of breaths. i must have breathed

in at the wrong time, this spore thatjust lies under the ground was kicked up by the ieds. i literally inhaled and when i returned to the uk i got diagnosed with q fever. although everything on the outside looks sort of normal, i can move my limbs, i don't have any strength. i wasn't able to lift my child when i came home from afgan, when he was born. q fever is a deteriorating muscle condition. as time passed by, phil reached breaking point. people couldn't do the things they wanted to do because i was there, i felt like a burden on my family so i contemplated ending my life and my wife caught me and we turned it around from there. with the help of the military charities, phil was introduced to shooting — a sport well—suited to his condition. i found out i was good at it, i have something to be able to do, rather than sitting resting all the time. it gave me more purpose in life again. the one defining moment was after i shot in rio, was seeing my kids afterwards and how proud they were, i will never forget that. that's probably

the best day ever now. like phil, many other military personnel have gained life changing injuries. corie mapp lost both his legs in an ied explosion. i felt like i wouldn't be able to have an active part in my kids' lives anymore and they came in and they were just, like, "daddy, you know, you are going to get metal legs and you can teach us to ride bicycles and do this and that". i thought, at that point, it's not too bad. within four weeks, corie was testing out new prosthetics. he tried a number of different sports, but it was bobsleigh that took his fancy. both servicemen have been on very differentjourneys to get to where they are today. it's thanks to this recovery centres like this one here at tedworth house in wiltshire that they can rebuild their lives and find new career pathways.

for corie, the target is to compete in the 2022 winter games, where bobsleigh will make its paralympic debut. this is the thing that motivates me, it gets me up in the morning. i feel excited when i'm going to go to the gym. i am determined to do it, that is the end game for me. the circumstances you face as a person, no matter how bad they are or what you have been through in the past, will never define you as a person. i have chosen a sport and an active life as a way to live instead of just exist. we can bring you up—to—date with some of the developments of it westminster attack this afternoon. westminster attack this afternoon. we have a new photograph we have of the westminster attacker, khalid masood. this is an updated image that has been handed out by the metropolitan police this afternoon. 18 schoolboy footballer, who grew up into a troubled adult, in and out of prison for violent crimes. the key question for police is, what

radicalised him? plenty more to come. time for a look at the weather... hello and good afternoon. we've got plenty of dry and settled weather coming our way this afternoon. plenty of sunshine as well. this is how it's looking in pembrokeshire. sunshine across north yorkshire. there have been exceptions, as we had yesterday, that is because of a wea k had yesterday, that is because of a weak weather front close by to england. parts of somerset and dorset, it's a brightening picture. and devon and cornwall. we have an increasingly patchy band of rain edging across. and thicker cloud to the far north of the country. if you are heading into rush—hour this evening, dry and settled weather. we could see brighter skies and sunshine to end the day across the far south—west of england. we have seen more sunshine in northern ireland, northern england and southern and central scotland. more cloud in the north of scotland and patchy rain. that is with us tonight

and through the weekend in the northern isles. for most others it's dry and clear overnight. some fog will develop, and some light wind. we've had some moisture around and it will be cold with towns and cities just above freezing. the ugly side below freezing. a cold night, because with high—pressure sitting across the country this weekend, increasingly strong sunshine, it will feel lovely and warm in the daytime, but in the centre of the high pressure with lots of sunshine, but it will feel quite chilly with wind coming from the north sea. the north sea is only eight or 10 celsius at the moment, which is why it's chilly. a lack of wind across north—west england and north wales, but the north sea is probably only ten or 11 maximum. that's the temperature you will see on the coast. but it will be dry and sunny. three saturday night, very little changes other than throwing the clocks forward one hour, one hour

less in bed. but an hour laterfor the sunrise means it's an hour later to set. we can enjoy sunshine for later in the day. these are the sunsets to sunrise times from north to south. some sunshine on sunday. 0n to south. some sunshine on sunday. on balance sunday will be more cloudy than saturday. some fair weather cloud. dry and bright, good spells of sunshine. still a nagging north—easterly breeze from the south, could be north—west scotland where we see highest temperatures on sunday. 0n the whole it's settled and dry. it will feel warm in the sunshine, but chilly in the wind. gardeners beware because we will have some frost overnight. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown at westminster.

police have made an 11th arrest. a 32—year—old woman in manchester. they have also released a new image of the westminster attacker taken from the driving licence of the man who carried out the terrorist attacks here in london. police say he used a number of aliases, and appeal to the public for information about him. from schoolboy footballer to violent criminal, further details have emerged about the life of the 52—year—old attacker. there might well be people out there who had concerns about masood, but weren't sure or didn't feel comfortable about passing information to us. i now urge anyone with such information to call us.