attempts to save his life. this was the last image of pc keith palmer, taken by a tourist, shortly before he was stabbed to death by khalid masood. today his family asked why there'd been no armed officers to protect pc palmer at the time of the attack. we'll have the latest from the old bailey. also on the programme tonight: hurricane florence hits the east coast of america, bringing flooding, power cuts and warnings that entire communities could be destroyed. president trump's former campaign manager agrees to cooperate with the investigation into links between the president and russia. the archbishop and amazon. the church defends investing in the online giant, despite him criticising its tax affairs. prison officers stage protests against what they say are unprecedented levels of violence by inmates. and from san franscisco to shooting hoops in london, we speak to basketball superstar steph curry. and coming up on bbc news: simon yates takes a crucial step towards his first grand tour after extending his lead after stage 19 of the vuelta a espana.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the inquests into the westminster terror attack have heard harrowing details of attempts to save the life of pc keith palmer. khalid masood killed the unarmed officer at the palace of westminster after driving into pedestrians on the bridge in march last year. lawyers for pc palmer's family today raised concerns about the lack of armed officers stationed near him outside parliament. our correspondent daniel sandford is at the old bailey this evening. a distressing first week ended with

difficult and probing questions being asked by the lawyer for pc keith palmer's widow. why had armed patrols inside the palace of westminster been changed leaving armed officers without guns defending the open gates to parliament? pc keith palmer at westminster less than an hour before the attack. armed with a radio, a whistle, a stab—proof vest, cs spray and his baton. then, this. a car smashed into the side of parliament after killing people on westminster bridge. witnesses saw khalid masood heading round the corner. police officers on duty at the entrance to parliament saw him coming through the gate. pc glaze thought there might be multiple attackers. antonia kerridge was watching

from a nearby parliament building. she saw pc keith palmer fall over as khalid masood charged towards him. another witness, james west, said the stabbing was slow and deliberate, like in a hollywood horror film. after about five seconds pc palmer, now badly injured, managed to get away and a nearby close protection officer rushed in and shot khalid masood. the inquest was played a distressing audio recording of the 25 minutes in which people tried to save pc keith palmer's life. police officers stabbed in the head, one person said into their radio, while others tried to reassure pc palmer, you're 0k, you're 0k.

and come on, son, they can be heard saying. but his pulse was getting weaker and eventually they lost him. at the time of the attack it was not routine to have firearm officers at carriage gates, instead they did a rather think the trawl around the yard. another pc agreed that it left ordinary unarmed officers like him exposed. you have no protection at all, he explained. asked if it was adequate he said it is above my pay grade. the victim's widow's lawyer said he had been left to defend himself with a stick. hurricane florence has hit the east coast of the united states, causing widespread flooding and power cuts. the governor of north carolina says the storm is wreaking havoc and whole communities "could be wiped away." chris buckler is in wilmington in north carolina for us. even before hurricane florence made

la ndfall even before hurricane florence made landfall she made her presence known. you can see trees lying in streets all around and behind me water levels are once again rising. there was concern about a storm surge and more flooding. authorities had described florence as an uninvited guest, she plans to hang around for a while yet. the carolinas knew all of this was coming but they could never fully prepare for the force of florence. as expected, winds caused destruction and, at the coastline, the flooding was, for some homeowners, simply fierce. this morning, people who had chosen not to abandon their houses gathered in the streets to see what was left in their neighbourhoods. although after all the warnings, there was a genuine sense of relief. i am still worried because, as far as i know, the eye

is still off the coast and it is heading south, so we're going to be in this wind for a long time. and that is the fear. along all of these streets already littered with the debris of the storm. there are still places further out towards the coast that are cut off completely because the water levels are simply too high to drive through. newburn in north carolina was on the front line, as florence made her way off the atlantic and onto land. although it soon disappeared underwater and these kind of storm surges are expected to cause plenty more flooding in the days ahead. to anyone still unwilling to take this storm seriously, let me be clear. you need to get yourself to a safe place now and stay there. many people have taken that advice and

have gone to emergency shelters where they know they will be safe. but they remain worried about their homes and their neighbours. she is wheelchair— bound. it has been really rough. i said "god, give jesus christ our love. would you please, please protect our home and everyone else in wilmington." dozens of people have had to be rescued from homes and hotels. florence is expected to hover over this area for some time. forecasters are predicting that north carolina could see eight months of rain injust two or three days. that means more nights of worry forfamilies here on cape fear. there is a worry about that sense of relief people are experiencing because the authorities want them to remain on guard. we are still being pummelled by wind and rain and there are hundreds of thousands of people

without power. the advice is if you live in an evacuation area you should stay away from your home because there is the likelihood of more flooding tonight. meanwhile thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas of the northern philippines ahead of super typhoon mangkhut. the authorities say more than five million people are in the path of the storm, which is due to make land shortly. it's approaching the country's northern coastal tip, forecasters say it's the strongest typhoon yet this year. president trump's former campaign manager has agreed to cooperate with the investigation into links between russia and the trump campaign in the 2016 us presidential election, as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors. paul manafort has admitted to two criminal charges as part of the deal. our north america editor, jon sopel, is in washington. in terms of the investigation how significant is this? very significant. paul manafort was

facing ten years in prison for being found guilty a month ago and facing stress charges. at the 11th hour he has flipped. he is helping the prosecutors. it was only a month ago donald trump was tweeting what a brave man he was and how he had not buckled to the pressure of the justice department. he has and what is he going to serve up? what has he promised in return for his plea deal that will get him a lesser sentence? will he talk about the meeting that took place between donald trump junior and a russian lawyer with close links to the kremlin? donald trump has repeatedly railed against the investigation as being a witch hunt. there has been no comment from him today. his press secretary said the charges had absolutely nothing

to do with the president or his victorious 2016 presidential campaign but you can be sure that the mood will have darkened in the white house and some of those close to the president will be feeling more nervous as a result. the funerals have taken place for four children aged between three and 15 who were killed when their home in greater manchester was firebombed in the middle of the night last year. more than 200 people lined the streets in walkden for the service to remember demi, brandon, lacie and lia pearson. their mother, who was injured in the attack, could not attend the funeral. but she called the children "her angels in the sky." two men are currently serving life sentences for the murders. prison staff have held demonstrations outside jails in england and wales, in protest at what they say are unsafe conditions. it follows a report into bedford prison, which found that the site was violent, overcrowded and infested with vermin. the government accused the staff of unlawful action. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports.

it began at 7am. prison staff are banned from going on strike. at jails around the country they gathered to protest at what they see asa gathered to protest at what they see as a lack of safety and security in the prison system. it is the situation at bedford prison which triggered this rubble. this is a jewel with the history of trouble. there was a riot two years ago. the prison watchdog described a dangerous lack of control at bedford with the inmates effectively in charge at times. and the highest rate of attacks on staff in the country. we are very afraid. it has been close already was one of the sir punched unconscious and needing emergency surgery to save his life from a bleed on the brain. we are very concerned and worried it is falling on deaf ears. there are just

over 83,000 prisoners in england and wales. last year more than 8400 assaults on officers, an increase of 158% in four years. there is a problem with retaining staff. nearly 40% of those who leave have been in post for two years or less. there are also inexperienced staff on the wings. the government responded to today's protest with the threat of court action. this was dropped and by lunchtime officers were told to return to work. the government is clear we need to reduce violence in the prison system. that is why we have an extra 3500 prison officers and we are taking steps to improve security was in prison to stop drugs getting in which is the cause of a lot of the violence. prison officers leaders said they were sad that they had to call this action but pleased by the outcome. they will have talks

with the prison service on monday. this action may have only lasted half a day but it has highlighted once again the ongoing anger amongst front—line staff about the perilous conditions in some of the country's tales. the prison officers made their point and won their meeting with a warning br not prepared to suffer in silence. the inquest into the death of the police officer killed during the westminster terror attack hears harrowing details of attempts to save his life. and still to come — the manjailed for a call centre scam that brought in nearly £3 million. ferrari's kimi raikkonen heads the charge in second practice in singapore — but lewis hamilton isn't far behind with just a fraction of a second between them. the church of england has been forced to defend itself

against accusations that it's failing to practise what it preaches. earlier this week, the archbishop of canterbury criticised amazon for paying "almost nothing" in taxes and described zero—hours contracts as evil. but it's emerged amazon is one of the church's biggest global investments. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. criticism of online retailers and zero—hours contracts are not new but when the archbishop of canterbury attacked both, he probably didn't expect his words to rebound so quickly. justin welby, a former oil executive, speaking earlier this week at the trades union conference said online companies like amazon paid almost nothing in tax and made little contribution to society. and, having leeched off the taxpayer once, they don't pay for our defence, for security, for stability, for justice, for health, for equality, for education. but it has now emerged that amazon

is one of the church's 20 biggest investments, out of a total portfolio of almost £25 billion. and, despite the archbishop condemning zero—hours contracts, several churches and cathedrals are advertising zero—hours vacancies. he either chose to ignore or was unaware that the church of england had significant holdings in amazon. ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, chose to be so poorly briefed orjust ignore facts that he knew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... justin welby chairs the church commissioners' annual general meeting. he also heads up the archbishops' council, which provides

guidance to the church of england on its investments. so, if he's so opposed to companies like amazon, why hasn't he used his influence to disinvest? unfortunately, lambeth palace has declined our request for an interview. amazon has rebutted the archbishop's criticisms, saying it paid all taxes required in the uk and every country where we operate. martin beshir, bbc news. a man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring with five others to con 170 investors out of nearly £3 million. michael nascimento ran a call centre where investors were offered shares in fraudulent companies. but instead he spent some of the proceeds of the crime on private school fees for his daughter, arsenal season tickets and a trip to thorpe park. andy verity reports. a crawl, callous swindler counts his

ill gotten gains. for four years, michael nascimento ran a so—called boiler room, a call centre where high pressure tactics are used to get investors to buy shares in companies with plausible sounding names like morgan forbes. some lost everything. i put in about 45,000 between me and my mother. my mother sold the family home. dave, not his real name, was conned out of his life savings and his mother was also a him. he was great lying, that was one thing. really good at lying. they were promising investors a property development involving 20 villas opposite nick faldo designed golf course and supported by global banks and global hotel chains, none of which was true, a pack of lies, and investors fell for it. glossy brochures promise to double your

money, sent from a real address. docklands business centre sounds respectable, doesn't it? like canary wharf whether well—known banks are. in fact the docklands business centre is here in a modest residential area 15 minutes walk from canary residential area 15 minutes walk from ca nary wharf. residential area 15 minutes walk from canary wharf. these offices we re from canary wharf. these offices were raided and even while they were here fraudsters are trying to hide evidence. while investigators were downstairs, in other offices upstairs, michael nascimento's personal assistant climbed on a chairand personal assistant climbed on a chair and hoisted a computer into a ceiling panel. she later told investigators it was part of a clear desk policy. last week she was sentenced to two and a half years for assisting in the fraud. investigators later found the money had gone into cars, school fees and a trip to thought part where this picture was taken for the today michael nascimento wept as the judge condemned his actions and sent him tojoin five condemned his actions and sent him to join five co—conspirators behind bars.

a lorry driver, who pocketed money he raised for the young son of murdered soldier lee rigby, has beenjailed for two—and—a—half years. the court heard gary gardner, of medbourne, raised about £24,000 but only 4,000 made its way to any charity. mr gardner put on three fundraisers attended by thousands of people including fusilier rigby‘s widow and son jack. british steel has announced its cutting 400 jobs from its worldwide operations — mostly managerial, professional and administrative roles. the steelmaker has blamed factors such as the weakening pound, which has fallen since britain voted to leave the european union. most redundancies will come from the uk, ireland, france and the netherlands. vital services — from social care to bin collections — could be run differently as part of a radical overhaul of some local authorities. the leader of leicestershire county council has suggested abolishing eight existing authorities in the area, and replacing them with one large council to save money. cash—strapped northamptonshire, which was on the verge

of bankruptcy, is in the process of a similar restructure. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth went to leicestershire to find out more. this baby might not know much about council services but his mum, anna, a gp, relied on her local children's centre when she moved to leicestershire seven years ago. when she went back recently, she found the service had been stripped back. that lack of support means that people are really going to be at risk of postnatal depression and anxiety and those families are really going to suffer because of the cuts. it's a familiar tale across the country as councils struggle to balance the books. leicestershire county council. now some, like leicestershire, are looking at radical solutions to cut back running costs and put more into services. at the moment, one big council, leicester county, covers the whole area and is responsible for major services like social care and highways.

but the county is also split into seven districts and each has a smaller council which looks after local services like planning and leisure facilities. my budget pressures are pretty horrendous. the county council leader has suggested scrapping all existing authorities outside of leicester city and creating one that does everything. i've got seven chief executives, seven heads of planning. seven people collecting in the council tax. i think that, if we went for a unitary form of government in leicestershire, i could save £30 million a year. bins, for example, could be collected by one contractor instead of several. some district council leaders say, "look at the system but don't ditch local democracy." a single council for leicestershire would be about 700,000 people. so, the question is, is it too big? i think a lot of people would be very concerned if they thought their services were going to be provided by one centre just outside leicester rather

than actually somewhere that is close to where they are. it is notjust here in leicestershire where they are thinking about changing the way things are run. it has already happened in wiltshire and cornwall. dorset is in the process of replacing nine smaller councils with two big ones that do everything and nottinghamshire is looking at the idea. with resistance on the ground from some tories, it is politically tricky for the government, even though some say, across england, it could save cash. some councils have warned services are at tipping point. the government says it will consider proposals with local support. change, it seems, is in the mix. alex forsyth, bbc news, leicestershire. he may be 6 foot 3 but steph curry is actually quite small for his sport — basketball. yet he's the highest paid player in america's national basketball association and is considered by many to be an all—time great. today, this superstar of american sport has been shooting

hoops in east london, and our sports editor, dan roan, went to meet him. he is the sharpshooting superstar of american basketball. twice voted the most valuable player in the nba, steph curry has become one of the biggest names in world sport the king of the long—range 3—pointer. today he was the main attraction at a court in london's east end. he told me basketball will soon grow this side of the atlantic. how big do think this book could be in britain in the future?|j do think this book could be in britain in the future? i think it will be extremely huge and aspiring for kids to play, especially at earlier ages. to get instruction and develop passions for the game. he has helped his team dominate the nba, winning the title in three of the last four season. the

californian franchise recently awarded him a record—breaking contract worth $200 million will stop are you at the peak of your powers? i think so and hopefully i will stay there for a long time. i have learned a lot about myself in the game. i feel like there is have learned a lot about myself in the game. ifeel like there is more in the tank. i need to put the work in. notjust on the court has he made an impact. last year he made a stand against the policies of the donald trump administration by snubbing a visit to the white house. isaid snubbing a visit to the white house. i said how i felt. i tried to provide reasons why i felt those ways and let it be. i'm not going to waiver of that. even if it comes with a risk of fallout? i know you are not going to please everyone in this world. the whole thing is about spreading love and respect. he has also backed serena williams after her claims of sexism in the sport

following an outburst at the us open final last weekend. the way she handled the match and how eloquently she put her sentiments around gender equality in her sport and created that conversation, i think, that we all can assess for ourselves. another athlete activist is the american footballer whose kneeled protests jarring national anthems became a movement that divided nation. -- during. he wanted to highlight police brutality and racial inequality and i respect that. on and off court he rarely looks like missing. at a time in sport and politics in closer than ever he is determined to speak on behalf of those who cannot. finally, big brother — the reality game show — is to end after nearly 20 years on british television. channel 5 announced this year's series — the 19th — will be the last.

the celebrity big brother programme is also being dropped. starting on channel 4 in 2000 it made household names of some people including jade goody and created some memorable tv moments including the politician george galloway pretending to be a cat. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. we made it to the weekend and it is not by any means a write—off. there is some rain in the forecast and some breezy weather as well. dry weather to be had. if you live in the south—east of the country you might not see any rain at all. this evening we have got a bit of showery rain, much of which will fade away. as the skies clear, it is going to turn quite cool, but tickly across the north—east of scotland. you can see the green and blue shades on the temperature chart. the template in

aberdeen getting down to around four degrees. —— the temperature. for most of is a bright start to saturday morning with good spells of isa saturday morning with good spells of is a bright start to saturday morning with good spousal sunshine around. as we go through the day, things will generally cloud over from the west. the south—east of england in the north—east of scotla nd england in the north—east of scotland holding on to much of the sunshine into the afternoon. in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland some outbreaks of rain and strengthening wind. temperatures between 15 and 21 degrees. during sunday looks like we'll push the rain down on the north of england, wales, perhaps the midlands and the south west. the south—eastern corner is staying dry. the temperature is coming upa is staying dry. the temperature is coming up a little bit across northern areas. as we go into next week we have this to content with, the remnants of what was a hurricane. not a hurricane anymore and it certainly will not be a hurricane as it heads towards our shores but it will bring an area of low pressure. some uncertainty about

where it will show up but most likely across the west of the uk with wet and windy weather. at the same time pulling in cold weather in southern and eastern areas. further north and west we will see wind and rain at times. summer comes back. a reminder of our top story... the inquest into the death of the police officer killed during the westminster terror attack hears harrowing details of attempts to save his life. that's all from the bbc news at six. so, it's goodbye from me and, on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. which hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: hurricane florence makes landfall on the east coast of the united states — with high winds and torrential rain. five million people are in the direct path of typhoon mangkhut, due to make landfall in the philippines. president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, agrees to plead guilty to two criminal charges — after being accused of conspiracy

against the united states and conspiracy to obstructjustice. "distressing" and "vivid" footage of the moment pc keith palmer was stabbed outside parliament, during last year's westminster attack, has been shown at an inquest into the victims' deaths. prison staff in england and wales take part in widespread protests — over levels of "unprecedented violence" in jails.