tonight at ten, the younger brother of the man who bombed the manchester arena has been extradited to the uk to face trial for murder. hashem abedi, who's 22, was originally detained in libya and was arrested by police on arrival in the uk today and taken to a police station in south london. he will be charged with the murder of the 22 victims of the attack at a pop concert in manchester two years ago. greater manchester police officers had arrested hashem abedi for murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to cause an explosion likely to endanger life. abedi is expected to appear in court tomorrow. we'll have the details. also tonight, under attack again — the four us congress members called "the four horsewomen of the apocalpyse" by president trump, who claims he's not a racist. we'll report on the final hustings in the conservative leadership contest ahead of next week's result.

the story of the twin girls joined at the head at birth and the pioneering operation which saved them eight years ago. and rory mcilroy is hoping to win the first open to be held in his native northern ireland since the 19505. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, england continue their winning run at the netball world cup — they're through to the semifinals with a game to spare. good evening. the younger brother of the man who bombed the manchester arena is to appear in court charged with the murder of the 22 victims of the attack. hashem abedi,

detained in libya two years ago, was extradited to the uk today and arrested by greater manchester police on his arrival. abedi left the uk some weeks before his older brother salman carried out his suicide bombing, as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. siren wails. a high—security convoy sweeping through south london, carrying the brother of the manchester bomber salman abedi, who killed 22 people at a pop concert two years ago. hashem abedi had been held in libya since the time of the attack but has now been flown back to britain. today, he has been extradited for offences relating to the manchester arena attack. he was handed over by libyan authorities to british police officers this morning. they escorted him on the flight back, and they landed in the united kingdom a short while ago. the bomb, which killed 22 and seriously injured many more, was detonated by salman abedi.

police believe he'd stored the parts for making the bomb in this car, in plastic barrels. he was caught on cctv moving the bomb parts in a suitcase in the days before the attack. at this time, his brother was out of the country, but hashem abedi has been detained on an arrest warrant for the murder of 22 people, the attempted murder of those injured in the bombing, and conspiracy to cause an explosion. the families of those killed in the manchester arena are pleased that someone may finally go on trial, including the family of the youngest victim, who was just eight years old. but their lawyer says the trial must not delay the inquests, which are due next year. the inquest should take place as soon as possible, because the families, the bereaved families, should be at the heart of the process, and it shouldn't be derailed for criminal proceedings. hashem abedi will be held overnight here at southwark police station.

his extradition the result of a cross—government push by the home office, the foreign office, the crown prosecution service and, of course, by counterterrorism policing. it's also the result of delicate and painstaking negotiations with the government in tripoli and with military factions there. the prime minister thanked all those involved in getting it to this point. this is clearly an important moment in the investigation. i hope it is a welcome step for the loved ones of all of the victims, those people who have commanded themselves with such dignity through what has been a deeply distressing and difficult time for them. the extradition is all the more remarkable because hashem abedi was brought from a country still racked by civil war, with a government that is only partly in control. it's two years and two months since the manchester arena bombing, which was the worst attack

in the uk for 12 years. this evening, for the first time, there is a suspect in custody facing charges. if everything goes to plan, hashem abedi should make his first court appearance here at westminster magistrates court in the morning, but the big decision will be where any trial should take place. should it take place in london, because his alleged victims were from all over the uk? or should alleged victims were from all over the uk? orshould it alleged victims were from all over the uk? or should it take place closer to manchester, where the attack was? huw. daniel, thanks again, daniel sandford, our home affairs correspondent. in the united states, the house of representatives has formally condemned president trump for his repeated attacks on four female members of congress during which he told them to go back to their own countries. three of the women were born in the usa. the formal resolution, which is very rarely used, denounced mr trump's comments as racist. but the president has gone on the offensive again, calling the politicians "the four

horsewomen of the apocalpyse", as our correspondent nick bryant reports from washington. # and i'm proud to be an american... the white house put out this video today — easy—listening patriotism in a week when donald trump's brand of nationalism has been more strident and at times racist. "proud to be an american" was the anthem, days after he told four congresswomen of colour, three of whom were born in the usa, to go back to where they came from, remarks formally condemned last night on capitol hill. i know racism when i see it. i know racism when i feel it. and at the highest level of government, there is no room for racism. these comments from the white house are disgraceful and disgusting, and these comments are racist. the republicans tried and failed to get nancy pelosi's rebuke struck from the record. can i ask for the words

to be taken down? i make the point of order that the gentlewoman's words are unparliamentary and ought to be taken down. and such was the mood of acrimony that the acting chairman of the house put down his gavel and left. because we want to just fight, i abandon the chair. the vote went along party lines — only four republicans condemned donald trump. these are the four democratic congresswoman the president targeted — they call themselves the squad. there is no bottom to the barrel of vitriol that will be used and weaponised to stifle those who want to advance rights for all people in the united states. what did you think when you heard the tweet? this is a distraction. this is a person that really wants to vilify, demonise not only immigrants, but even communities of colour. donald trump described them today as "vicious young socialist congresswomen" and then quoted a republican senator who called them the "four horsewomen of the apocalypse" and "wackjobs". donald, donald, donald...!

all this as the us network nbc released footage of him partying at his florida mansion in 1992. it shows him grabbing a woman and patting her behind. and here he greets fellow billionairejeffrey epstein, who more than a decade later was registered as a sex offender and who this month was charged with sex trafficking — allegations epstein denies. # god bless the usa... it's a reminder that donald trump can't choreograph everything in his presidency, but he clearly wants us focusing on the squad. now, donald trump has been speaking tonight to the daily mail, he said he is not unhappy with how this race i’ow he is not unhappy with how this race row is playing out, he got what he wanted, which is the democrats rallying around those four congress women, congress women who marry women, congress women who marry women deal with people in their own party think are radical and

left—wing. we have just party think are radical and left—wing. we havejust seen donald trump walk out to give an impromptu press c0 nfe re nce , trump walk out to give an impromptu press conference, he has even talked about congress woman ilhan omar, one of the muslim congress women, possibly being married to her brother. he said they are looking into that. this will create a giant distraction. if you asked me ten days ago what would be the big summer days ago what would be the big summer blockbuster story of washington, i would summer blockbuster story of washington, iwould have summer blockbuster story of washington, i would have said those charges againstjeffrey epstein and his relationship with his one—time friend donald trump. nick, many thanks, nick bryant at the white house. six days before the result of the conservative leadership contest, the two candidates have taken part in the final hustings of the campaign in east london. borisjohnson said he would take action if the eu refused to compromise on the brexit withdrawal agreement. and the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, insisted that the withdrawal agreement needed major changes. our political editor,

laura kuenssberg, reports. tories queueing to hear the last appeals. the audience tonight part of the party that will decide the future for all of us. other votes really still up for grabs?|j future for all of us. other votes really still up for grabs? i think i voted for boris within about 30 seconds of the ballot coming through my door! nervous but excited. we will just have my door! nervous but excited. we willjust have to wait and see. from the start, it was his to lose.|j willjust have to wait and see. from the start, it was his to lose. i am not counting my chickens! but his rival has fought hard for a chance to win. they are saying it has to be hunt. the celebrity candidate, though, is the one they want to embrace. the hour as darkest before the dawn, and we are going to turn this thing round, and we are going to come back and we are going to win! we need to get brexit done by october 31! i want you to consider this. the skipper. he bounced

through it, trademark promises and brexit and a characteristic guide, waving a kipper around to make a joke at the expense of eu rules and nigel farage. we will send corbyn packing and send him into orbit, where he belongs. we can win, we must win, and with your help we will win, and! must win, and with your help we will win, and i hope i can count on your support! about and then the hard part, cagey about whether he would suspend parliament to leave the eu without ideal, then pressed on free speech and donald trump us racist tweets. it is totally unacceptable for the leader of a great multicultural society to start using the language of sending people back home. that is racist language, why won't you call it out for what it is? i think i have won't you call it out for what it is? i think! have made my position clear. then the challenger, introduced by an activist to he hopes as part of a trend. backing

johnson then switching to hunt. the foreign secretary, a former remainer who now swears he would get brexit done. no matter the obstacles parliament may put in a way, they heard was our european colleagues may throw in front of us, this is a country that people like me do what people like you, the people, tell us to do, because democracy is in our dna, and you cannot put a price on it. he was also pushed on donald trump us tweets. why wouldn't he call them racist? i am the country's diplomat in chief but i have got 3/2 chinese children, it would be totally u na cce pta ble chinese children, it would be totally unacceptable to me and my wife if anyone told him to go back to china. —— three half— chinese children. day care system in this country is broken, how will you fix

it? local councils do need more money to deliver basic standards of ca re money to deliver basic standards of care and social care. and i want a ten—year plan for the social care system, just as i delivered a ten—year plan for the nhs, that was actually my next job. the next job he wants now is the biggest of all. two men have spent weeks trying to get it, yet campaign promises are not the same as running the country. we will now know in six days who, if not quite what, is coming next. and, huw, after weeks and weeks of these events, you might have been surprised that there were people arriving here who still hadn't made their mind up, but it seems very unlikely there might have been enough of them to move one way or another, who could overturn what most people in the conservative party expect, that borisjohnson will become the prime minister if the predictions turn out to be correct in less than a week's time

now. but don't imagine for a second that this is just a conversation amongst the tory party itself, because whoever wins, even if there is an enormous political upset and jeremy hunt ends up overturning expectations, they will move into downing street after a period of profound political turmoil and profound political turmoil and profound political turmoil and profound political dysfunction. the decisions that they make as soon as they are in office, within the first few days and weeks of their term in number ten, will affect the future of every single one of us. laura, many thanks once again, laura kuenssberg for us. a student from birmingham has been found guilty of trying to kill cyclists and police officers outside the houses of parliament. 30—year—old salih khater drove his car into a pedestrian and a group of cyclists before crashing into police barriers last august. the old bailey heard khater wanted to cause maximum injury and it was "miraculous" that no—one was killed. a man has been convicted over the rape and killing of a british teenager in india.

15—year—old scarlett keeling was found dead on a beach in goa in 2008. samson d'souza was originally acquitted in 2016, but has now been found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. he'll be sentenced on friday. the country's biggest rail company has been fined a million pounds after a passenger was killed when he leaned out of an unlocked window. govia thameslink railway admitted a breach of health and safety rules following the death of simon brown in 2016. the rail accident investigation branch said there was a sticker on the door warning passengers not to lean out of the window, but it was not clearly displayed. this week we've been following the remarkable story of safa and marwa, twins who were born joined at the head, and how they were separated at great ormond street hospital. such cases are extremely rare, but the surgeons performed a similar separation eight years ago.

and they've been been to see the family in ireland for the first time since the girls left hospital. our medical correspondent fergus walsh picks up the story. hi! salaam alaikum. quite a moment. i'm good. the twins ritaj and rital meeting the surgeons who separated them eight years ago. how are you? born in sudan, they now live in ireland, where their father's a doctor. it's hard to imagine they were once joined at the head. doctors feared the girls might die unless separated, so — like safa and marwa — the division was performed over several stages. and this was rital and ritaj just one month after surgery, each parent able to hold a child in their arms. i hope that they will get a normal life and be treated

as normal human beings. which one are you? you get it right every time! so what do they think now? we are sitting here with two healthy twins, just like what i hoped at that time, so it's a great moment in my life. your dream came true? exactly. i'm a very proud dad now. laughter. that was very hard time. and at the same time, it was happy time because of the conclusion. we just get our girls, everyone is separated and can live her own life. and now, enas is pregnant again. one child this time? yeah. laughter. i think it'sjust amazing to see, yeah, how they've come on and grown into happy children. it'sjust wonderful, really. rital has some learning difficulties, but the long—term outcome of the twins' separation has been hailed as a major success. the surgeons believe it's because it was done

in the first year of life, when the brain and body have the strongest ability to heal. what we put the two kids through, and the brains through, is a lot. and the younger brains and their younger circulations are better adapted and have better regeneration potential, so to do the surgery early does make a difference, we feel. everything is easier. a one—year—old's regenerative capacity is so much better. the skin heals better, it stretches better, the bone grows in better. ready, steady, go! they've set up a charity so that funds are available to allow early intervention in future cases, and to further research. safa and marwa were two when they were separated. the delay was due to problems finding a charitable donor. the surgeons say the girls would have done better if they'd operated earlier. they're clearly going to face some challenges, but i think overall,

it's a positive outcome for them. they're going to need support, but they have a chance of leading a happy life. no one can be sure what the long—term outcome will be for safa and marwa, but the experience of rital and ritaj shows just what is possible. sisters bornjoined at the head, now able to lead independent lives. fergus walsh, bbc news. there's a special programme about safa and marwa's extraordinary story this weekend on the bbc news channel. our world: separating conjoined twins is on saturday and repeated on sunday at 9.30pm. the world health organisation has declared the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of the congo an international public health emergency. it comes after 2,500 cases and more than 1,600 deaths. ebola started in the north kivu region in the east of the country last summer, moving into ituri, and then most recently into the provincial capital

of goma, which is a major international transport hub bordering with rwanda. our global health correspondent tulip mazumder is with me now. tulip, what does this mean? the declaration means that there needs to be a more intensified global response on the ground. ebola is expensive and labour—intensive, and they need a better response. the declaration is a clear call for countries around the world to step up countries around the world to step up and contribute to the response. the uk has been a leader in terms of financial contributions, but this outbreak has been going on for a year now. now that it is in and, a city of more than a million people with an international airport, that is described as a potential game changer. the who today were very keen to underline the call for countries not to close their borders and not to interrupt trade with the

drc. they said that that could make the outbreak worse, not better. they also reemphasised that this is a regional outbreak at the moment. it is affecting the drc. there is a high risk of it spreading further there, and to neighbouring countries in the region. but this isn't a high risk to countries further afield like here in the uk. it is in fact a low risk. finally, this is a complex outbreak. health workers are dealing with one of the most deadly viruses in the world in the middle of a conflict zone. around 200 health workers have been attacked since the start of the year. two were killed just this weekend. but what is different in this outbreak which we didn't see in previous major ebola outbreaks is that there is a vaccine. tens of thousands of people have been vaccinated against ebola and is part of this declaration, the world health organization called for more stockpiles of this vaccine to be made available as soon as possible. tulip, many thanks for the latest details on that. nearly six months since 248 people

were killed when a dam collapsed in brazil, 22 people are still missing. bbc news has now learned that serious questions have been raised about the german company that issued the dam's safety certificate. as our correspondent jenny hill reports, tuv sud knew about potential problems with the dam for up to a year before the catastrophe happened. no warning, no time to run. the dam collapsed in a matter of seconds, a mountain of mining waste now a torrent of toxic sludge. nearly 300 people died here. this man's sister was serving lunch at the mine's canteen, just below the dam. her body, he told us, still hasn't been found. translation: we're devastated. we feel destroyed. we're trying to understand what really happened. with every hour that passes, the traces of this disaster disappear into a new landscape.

but at the same time, fresh evidence continues to emerge. what happened here could, and should, have been prevented. for this brazilian prosecutor, questions for a german company. tuv sud certified the dam safe even though two other firms refused to do so, even though investigators believe staff knew it was a risk of collapse. translation: what we see now is that tuv sud as a corporation is choosing to stay silent. i have no doubt that a more collaborative attitude might bring new light to the case and also clarify what happened behind closed doors. we have seen internal e—mails and documents seized by investigators. they reveal that tuv sud knew for about a year that the dam was liquefying and at risk of collapse. they suggest that tuv sud had access to data from the dam right up to the disaster.

we know now too that tuv sud changed the way the dam was certified, enabling inspectors to sign it off despite its weakness. what we don't know is why, or whether tuv sud's managers in munich knew what was happening. they didn't want to talk to us, but in a statement, they say they're working intensely towards establishing what happened. tuv sud exports its reputation internationally. it carries out inspections all over the world. this was its big chance to gain a foothold in the lucrative brazilian mining sector. it's ended in disaster. a company famous for its high standards at home faces questions now about its accountability overseas. in brazil's mining region, one fear persists — that those questions will go unanswered, brumadinho's dead forgotten. jenny hill, bbc news, brumadinho.

northern ireland is preparing to host one of golf‘s biggest events, the open championship. tomorrow morning, the 2011 champion and local star darren clarke will tee off in the first championship to be held there in 68 years. the favourite to win is rory mcilroy, who shot the course record when he was just 16, as our correspondent andy swiss reports from royal portrush. it is one of sport's most spectacular settings, about to host one of its greatest events. the open championship back in picturesque portrush, and it's been a while. archive: the open golf championship is held for the first time in ireland at portrush... 1951 was the last time it came here, but helped by the recent success of northern ireland's golfers, most notably rory mcilroy, its dream return here could produce a dream victory. it would definitely take a lot for me not to burst out

crying or, i don't know. you know, it's hard not to think about it, it's hard not to think about walking up here and, you know, holing a putt on that green to win the open. so, you know, winning the open anywhere is very special, but obviously being from here and having the memories i have on this golf course, you know, it would probablyjust mean that little bit more. and what memories they are. this was mcilroy aged just 16, shooting the best ever round here — he's favourite, but with conditions becoming more testing, the open should live up to its name. well, over the next four days, around 200,000 people will be descending on this course. in fact, it's the first sell—out in the open‘s history. and yet for so long, the idea of this event ever coming here seemed unthinkable. former champion darren clarke will hit the opening shot tomorrow. he remembers growing up in northern ireland during the troubles in the 19705 and ‘80s.

bombs were going off quite frequently, and, you know, a lot of people unfortunately paid a heavy penalty for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. at that stage, we were never thinking we were going to have a tournament such as this. you know, that was beyond the realms of possibility, it just was never going to happen. an event, then, of more thanjust sporting significance, but for northern ireland's home heroes and their fans, the scene is set for something special. andy swiss, bbc news, royal portrush. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. good evening and thanks for your company on sportsday tonight. i'm ben croucher. these are your wednesday night headlines. england qualify for the semi finals

at the netball world cup — they're still unbeaten but for scotland — another defeat will see them finish outside the top 8. steve bruce is confirmed as newcastle united manager — a decision that's not gone down well with everybody. just 8 hours before the first tee shot is struck at the open championship. he'll have the latest from royal portrush as golf‘s oldest major returns to northern ireland for the first time since the fifties. we'll take you around the uk in sportsday tonight. we'll start in liverpool where england have qualified for the semi finals of the netball world cup — maintaining their winning run by beating trinidad and tobago. they still have lots riding on tomorrow's match with south africa though. for scotland though another defeat.

with a round up of the day's action — here's kate grey. england continued to impress at this world cup with five wins following the match against trinidad, there we re the match against trinidad, there were lots of changes that match, tracy neville trying different combinations but more importantly, saving some of those legs to keep them fresh for the tougher matches i will follow and that could come with south africa and to play tomorrow we have been on form here in liverpool and they have been going to this tournament and having the best world cup to date. so england allowed to be ready for that one, but i'm sure they will have one eye on the semifinals when they face new zealand or australia that are playing each other tomorrow and i will determine how the semifinals will determine how the semifinals will pan out. scotland have also beenin will pan out. scotland have also been in action today, suffering another defeat, this time against

jamaica, scotland did come out fighting in the first quarter and led by one goal but unfortunately, they could not keep that pace in jamaica, and scotland facing another real heavy defeat there. but they will most likely finish out of the top eight in liverpool, disappointing for them considering they were ranked number seven coming into this tournament. they will face trinidad and tobago tomorrow, but for england they are still well on course to making it through to their first ever world cup final. well england's place in the last four was confirmed thanks to south africa's victory over uganda this evening. it finished 67—40 — that means south africa willjoin england in the semis. the two teams face each other tomorrow to decide who tops group g — that will determine which side they face for a place in the final. steve bruce says it's a special moment for him and his family after being named manager of his boyhood cloud newcastle united. it comes just two days after he left sheffield wednesday.