tonight at six, the inquests into the london bridge attacks hear tributes from the families of the victims. eight people were killed — tourists and londoners. today their relatives have been living through their pain and loss again. she loved life and smiled with her eyes. she only ever saw the good in everyone. i always say she was a better, younger version of myself. ten minutes of horror — questions about how one of the killers planned the attack despite being known to mi5. also on tonight's programme... it's confirmed — three years after voting to leave the eu, we will be holding new european elections in two weeks. it comes after labour and the government have failed so far to agree a compromise brexit deal. reunited with their families —

the journalists jailed in myanmar for investigating the brutal suppression of rohingya muslims. paul lamb wants the right to end his life at the time of his choosing — he's desperate after 30 years paralysed and in pain. congratulations to harry and meghan from the band in windsor to world leaders, and some friendly advice from uncle william. i'm very pleased and glad to welcome my brother to the sleep deprivation society. here at anfield to see if liverpool can pull off a comeback. they need to score at least three times against barcelona.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it's the first day of the inquests into the deaths that followed the attack at london bridge and nearby borough market two years ago. the families of the eight victims, many of them visitors to britain, have been paying emotional tribute to their loved ones. in his opening remarks, the coroner spoke of how lives had been torn apart injust ten minutes. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the old bailey where the inquests are taking place. daniel. today was the start of what is likely to be a harrowing 11 weeks of evidence as the court hears details of the london bridge attacks. already today we heard how the first man to be struck, xavier thomas, was on the phone to his son seconds before. and we've heard moving tributes of the families of all those who were killed which

contrasted starkly with their view of the killers, which was simply barbarians. it was early june it was earlyjune 2017. saturday night. central london was enduring the third major attack on the uk that year. what the chief coroner called today "less then ten minutes of high and terrible drama". arriving at the old bailey this morning, the families of the eight people killed. they came from all over the world —— london, france, canada, australia for the inquests, and were asked to pay tribute to their lost relatives. the father of james mcmullan told the court, his personality was magnetic. he was funny, charming, clever and personality was magnetic. he was funny, charming, cleverand unique. xavier thomas' father said, he still

had so much to give. barbarians who in no way can be described as human took his life. kirsty boden, an australian nurse, was helping others when she was stabbed. her boyfriend said we are unspeakably proud of her and not a day goes by that we are not in all of her bravery that night. the court heard that chrissy archibald had just kissed her boyfriend when she was struck. alexandre pigeard boyfriend when she was struck. alexandre pigea rd was boyfriend when she was struck. alexandre pigeard was a music loving waiter and ignacio echeverria was hitting them with his skateboard when he was stabbed to death. australian tourist sara zelenak was on the trip of a lifetime. her mother spoke outside of court. we have never had anyone die from a terror attack where we live, and a black cloud went over our town. people are devastated because this only happens on the other side of the world on tv. hanging over the

proceedings is the knowledge that khuram butt had long been on an m15 list of men suspected of planning attacks. the families of the eight people who died that night are looking to these inquests for a nswe i’s looking to these inquests for answers as to how it was that a man who was so well known to m15 was able to organise the attack, and how it was that barriers like these, which would have protected pedestrians, still hadn't been installed here more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack. but the inquest will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. three years after britain voted to leave the eu, the government has confirmed that european elections will now have to go ahead in two weeks' time. ministers had hoped that a compromise brexit deal would have been reached in talks with labour by now — that would have allowed

the elections to be called off. the uk was due to leave the eu on 29th of march, but, as no deal was agreed by parliament, the eu extended the deadline to the 31st of october. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. hackles up, territory to defend. it's not just hackles up, territory to defend. it's notjust the prime minister's cat that has been holding the line on brexit. the lack of agreement so far means european elections will go ahead. we will be redoubling our effo rts ahead. we will be redoubling our efforts in talks with mps of all parties to try to make sure the delay after that is as short as possible. ideally we would like to be in possible. ideally we would like to beina possible. ideally we would like to be in a situation where those meps in the uk never have to take their seats in the european parliament and certainly to get this done and dusted by the summer recess. the way out could be talks with labour, marching to the table again in whitehall. sceptical. the promise of

a new trade arrangement is already available as part of the deal that has failed in parliament several times. i think the time has come when the government has to decide whether it's serious about significant changes capable of delivering a majority in the house of commons, and we will be pressing them hard on that this afternoon. both the big parties at westminster we re both the big parties at westminster were spooked by grim local election results last week, worse than they had suspected. both the leaders think there is some logic to doing a deal together but for many of the tory eurosceptics who thought theresa may's deal was a copout, working with labour is even worse. we have got to deal with where we are, not where we would like to be andi are, not where we would like to be and i don't think a customs union deal will deliver what we promised. will sitting down with labour make it easier or harderfor will sitting down with labour make it easier or harder for theresa may to get this through? it would make it easier to get it through parliament but i don't know what that means for the government

afterwards. that is the problem for both sides. compromising might sound sensible but there are plenty of tory mps including ministers who think a deal with jeremy tory mps including ministers who think a deal withjeremy corbyn would be worse than no deal at all. 0n the labour side, many mps think helping to push through brexit would bea helping to push through brexit would be a huge mistake, helping the enemy in politics is rarely straightforward but number ten does believe this is a process that could unstick the. tonight a different message carrier will say that we still want to be friends, but with unhappiness about her leadership too the prime minister needs to concentrate on alliances at home. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. and the deadline for registering to vote in the european elections is midnight tonight. there's information on how to do

just that — and more — at the bbc news website. northern ireland's main political parties have begun fresh talks in a bid to restore power—sharing at stormont. the devolved government collapsed more than two years ago in a row over a green energy scheme. since then, attempts to overcome the differences between the democratic unionists and sinn fein have broken down. today's talks come in the wake of the murder of the journalist lyra mckee. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is in belfast. is itfairto is it fair to say that the death of lyra mckee has been something of a turning point? it has certainly brought a fresh impetus to the whole power—sharing talks process. lyra mckee's death sparked emotion in northern ireland which continues to be felt. this new moral in her memory created over the weekend. as well as the outpouring of grief it brought increased public pressure on northern ireland's politicians to resolve their differences, so today we saw the resumption of power—sharing talks in stormont, the

first in over a year and in the days and weeks to come the parties will have to thrash out the divisive issues which continue to separate the dup and sinn fein. meanwhile, the dup and sinn fein. meanwhile, the police investigation to find the gunman, the new ira gunman who killed lyra mckee continues, and today the headquarters of a dissident republican organisation in londonderry were raided by police. the group the police have said in the past is the political voice of the past is the political voice of the new ira. the group itself says it has no involvement in the shooting of lyra mckee. as to whether that tragic event will bring any real political change for northern ireland remains to be seen but there is increased momentum now from the british and irish governments to try to bring the parties back together. emma, thank you very much. a british soldier has died after being trampled by an elephant while on an anti—poaching operation in malawi. guardsman mathew talbot, who was serving on his first deployment with the 1st

battalion coldstream guards, was helping to train park rangers in counter—poaching. his commanding officer described him as determined and big—hearted. two journalists who'd been imprisoned in myanmar in an attack on press freedom have been freed. wa lone and kyaw soe 0o, who work for the reuters news agency, had been investigating the murders of ten rohingya muslims by government soldiers. ethnic violence against rohingyas in myanmar have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. 0ur correspondent nick beake was there when the journalists were released in the city of yangon. they've endured 500 days in prison for exposing a massacre — now freedom. the outside world hailed them as heroes, but myanmar jailed them as traitors. the treatment of wa lone and kyaw soe 0o gained global media attention — the journalists imprisoned for doing theirjob.

just a word in english today. i'm really happy now and i wanted to thank you for everyone who help us inside in the prison and also around the world, people who are wishing to release us. so, i wanted to say thank you very much for everything. i'm very happy, excited to see my family and my colleagues and i can't wait to go to my newsroom now. this was the story they were covering — the rohingya crisis. their investigation forced myanmar‘s army to admit they murdered these ten men, but the journalists were jailed, as enemies of the state. this has been a traumatic time for the friends and family of the two reporters, but it's also had a chilling effect on fellow journalists here in myanmar and it also has raised big questions about the direction that aung san suu kyi is taking this country. the nobel peace prize winner's government has been accused of targeting otherjournalists, as well as democracy activists.

until now, all international pressure to release the reuters pair has been resisted. minister, just a word for the bbc, why have you decided to free wa lone and soe 0o today? we got no explanation from this government minister. is this an admission that these two reporters committed no crime? tonight, thejournalists, who inadvertently became global icons of press freedom, finally embraced once again the roles they had been denied — husband and father. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. a paralysed man who lives with what he calls excruciating pain has begun a fresh legal challenge to overturn the law that bans anyone helping another person to take their own life at a time of their choosing. 63—year—old paul lamb from leeds lost a case at the supreme court in 2014, but argues that public

and professional medical opinion on assisted dying have changed. clive coleman reports. this was a young, fit paul lamb 30 years ago before he was paralysed from the neck down following a car crash. he now lives with constant pain and wants to be able to end his life at a time he chooses, but he'd need help, and the law criminalises assisting a suicide. when it's bad, it's like i've been smashed on the back of my neck with a bar. of my neck with a bat. it's the worst thing in the world for somebody to say, you're going to be here for the rest of your life, and i'm going to make sure you're here for a lot of years. it somewhat can be construed as torture. in 2014, paul lost a case at the supreme court. two out of nine judges said they would have made a declaration

that the current law on assisted suicide breaches human rights, but overall the court said parliament should reconsider the law — and soon. in 2015, amidst heated public debate, mps comprehensively rejected a bill that would have legalised assisted dying for the terminally ill who had less than six months to live. but paul lamb's case is different. though incurably suffering, he is not terminally ill, and he argues that, since his last challenge, more people favour legalising assisted dying. countries like canada have adopted it, the royal college of physicians has dropped its opposition, and parliament has failed to consider cases like his. but some see real danger to any change in the law. legalising it is going to be dangerous for us all and has to be resisted.

it's resisted for able—bodied people, it's against the law to help somebody commit suicide, and it needs to be the same for us. some 50 british citizens a year travel to switzerland, which does allow assisted dying, to end their lives, but any medical professional here who helps risks prosecution for assisting a suicide — an offence with a maximum 1a—year sentence. ijust don't really want to go out of this country to do it. ifeel like i'm being shoved out. it's an embarrassment to the country, getting out of the side door. no, no. paul's challenge is the next stage of the complex journey in deciding where the law should stand on the rights of those who wish to end their lives but need help to do so. clive coleman, bbc news. our top story this evening:

the inquests into the london bridge attacks that killed eight people hears tributes from the families of the victims. and coming up — just how many costume changes did lady gaga have at the annual met ball in new york? we're here at anfield for what could be one of liverpool's most special nights. it will have to be if they're to reach the champions league final. they've got to score three times against barcelona. across the bbc today, we're looking at the challenges faced by coastal cities and towns in england and wales. it follows an official report last month which said they were in depserate need of regeneration after years of decline. the loss ofjob opportunities and poor housing can lead to social tensions. one such town is great yarmouth, on the norfolk coast. sima kotecha has been there.

golden sands and bright lights, but behind great yarmouth‘s attractions are tensions and rumours. rumours that romanian mice bt grants are trying to steal children. rumours that romanian migrants are trying to steal children. they're not true, but have left some in the community very upset. at least 4,000 people from eastern europe live here. many of the romanians don't speak english, so we hired a translator. the rumours started on facebook earlier this year. thousands shared a post alleging so—called gypsy foreigners have been trying to steal children, along with this plea: it quickly generated hundreds of inflammatory comments. the police contacted those suspected of being behind the false messages

to try and make them stop posting. we've done a lot of work within hate crime in great yarmouth, we sense pre and post—brexit that there was this tension and we felt we needed to address that. so we've put things in place to make sure that we are constantly reviewing community tension within our town. from the dozens of people we've spoken to here in recent weeks, there is a real sense that even though different communities live along the same street, they often don't mix and that's a real source of tension. they can steal stuff. steal your purse out your bag. lorraine has always lived here and was once married to a romanian. should send them back. send them back? yeah. to romania? just tell them to go — get on with it, we don't like them. i don't think they integrate with you, to talk to you or anything. so it's kind of them and us. there will be people who will think what you are

saying is discriminatory. no, i'm not discriminating them at all, or discriminating against anybody. i'm not worried about people like you. i'm not. because, you know, my sister lives in london. and what do you mean when you say, "people like me"? well, you know, there's loads of like, in london there's loads of you know asian people, indian people, turkish people, you know what i mean? just a way load of cultures, you know? it don't bother me. we can't even voice an opinion, because then you're being discriminatory against them. but some people like rosalea say it's wrong to make generalisations. it's made me sad, because they think all romanians are the same. it's not nice. you feel sad. because you know you are good people. there are some good people. not all are bad. the attractions of yarmouth have long drawn people to work in the town and call it home and many hope false

online rumours don't deepen divisions here and across the country. a government—backed review says there is too much variation in why some pupils are excluded from schools in england. one of the reccomendations of the study is that schools should remain accountable for pupils they expel — by including their exam results in league table rankings. frankie mccamley reports from grimsby on the reasons why children are being pushed out of mainstream schools. eight times ten. brody was excluded from mainstream school following poor attendance and behavioural issues. i would swear a lot, and i would shout things across the classroom, throw chairs around if i didn't get my own way. but now, there's no point.

you might as well get on with your work. you get rewarded if you do. the small classroom sizes here help scarlett concentrate. i'm a lot, like, happier. i'm a different person. it makes me feel happy. they're now at his school for children in grimsby which provides specialist support. we see a lot of young people referred to us that are becoming more and more disaffected with education, in situations where young people are continually rejected. and actually, their self—esteem is rock—bottom and they join us. you know, when were able to work with the families and the young person, we can achieve some really good successes, and some of those are returning to mainstream school. the government—backed review found it's some of the most vulnerable pupils most at risk of exclusion. 78% have special needs or receive free school meals. of those, only 4.5% gain good gcses in english and maths.

and just over a third and up not in educational training. the majority of schools are well motivated to make good decisions on behalf of children who are struggling or at risk of exclusion. if we have aspects of the system which are making it easy for them to take that option, without really thinking through whether it really is the last resort for that child, then we clearly not got the system working properly. schools are already being held to account. being held to account for their academic performance. but what the report today is calling for is even more accountability when it comes to the children they exclude. heads, though, say that they want to continue to step in and challenge bad behaviour in order to maintain a safe and productive environments. parents expect that their child goes to a school where their child is safe, where their child can learn and where learning is not routinely disrupted. the government is looking at how it can attract more high—quality staff to schools

like this one as it drafts new guidelines to create a more consistent approach to excluding pupils. the scottish government has scrapped plans to cut an air tax. they had planned to cut the tax. but they say the tax is no longer compatible with its environmental targets. prince william had some brotherly advice for harry about being a new parent and it had to do with the lack of sleep. the duke of cambridgejoined other members of the royal family in welcoming the arrival of baby sussex. it's understood the baby, whose name has yet to be announced, was born at the portland hospital in london. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. band plays. the message from far and wide — congratulations, played by the military band at windsor castle,

relayed to the queen — accompanied today by the duke of edinburgh at an official lunch at the castle for members of the order of merit. and from the duke and duchess of cambridge, in greenwich... i'm very pleased and glad to welcome my brother to the sleep deprivation society that is parenting. no, i wish him all the best and i hope... i hope the next few days, they can settle down and enjoy having a newborn in the family and all the joys that come with that. 0utside windsor castle, some of the stalwarts who love to be involved in these events were entertaining the tourists and the media. all that was missing, really, was a sight of the sussexes and their son. that will have to wait. harry and meghan have made it absolutely clear, since her pregnancy was announced, that this is one event in which they want to have control. and that determination to control the message has yielded several, well, oddities. it now appears that baby sussex was not born at home, as everyone was left to believe,

but at this exclusive private hospital in central london. whether that was harry and meghan's plan all along is unclear. what is certain is that a baby's place of birth has to be recorded, by law, on its birth certificate. right now, what the sussexes may be more receptive to is a lullaby. this is the kingdom choir, which sang at their wedding, singing now as britain welcomes the latest member of its royal family. nicholas witchell, bbc news. and finally take a look at some of the outfits on show at last night's met gala — one of the biggest fashion events of the year. the dress code was "camp". model cara delevigne came in all the colours of the rainbow, while host lady gaga revealed no less than four changes of outfit. but actor billy porter stole the show with his theatrical nod to ancient

egypt. he was borne in on a litter before revealing a bejewelled catsuit complete with 10 foot wings and a 24 carat headdress. time for a look at the weather. he is in nothing more exciting than a suitand he is in nothing more exciting than a suit and tie! look at this deepening area of low pressure heading to our shores, bringing wet and windy weather in southern areas. already showing its hand in devon and cornwall. it will move into central and southern england and wales. further north some showers and a cold night for the northern half of scotland, with a frost here. but further south it will be milder. so as we head into tomorrow, low pressure very much dominating. wet and windy weather spreading north through the course of the morning,

across northern england, north wales and eastern scotland. here we will have a strong and cold easterly wind making it feel particularly raw. further south in england and wales the winds will fall lighter in the afternoon with some sunshine. but that will set off some heavy and thundering showers as temperatures reach 16 degrees. 0n thundering showers as temperatures reach 16 degrees. on thursday, the low pressure continues to move into the north sea, but the front associated with it will affect eastern scotland and north—east england. here another cold and wet day. further south for northern ireland, the rest of england and wales, some sunshine and one or two showers. most of those in the eastern side of the country. top temperatures 14 or 15 in the south. cold in the north. for friday, sunshine and showers. quieter. still chilly in the north. temperatures mid teens. watch what happens to the blue colours through the weekend. we will see high pressure build and some warmer air moving up from the south. so things are set to turn

warmer through the weekend and with increasing sunshine too. thank you. 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.

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