this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. tributes are paid to the first victim to be named in the london bridge attack. cambridge graduate jack merritt, was running a prisoner rehabilitiation conference — to which his attacker had been invited. police have commended the actions of members of the public, including convicted criminals who overpowered the knifeman. it is already clear that this cowardly act was immediately countered by some incredible act of bravery both by members of the public and from police officers. it's emerged that usman khan had been released on licence for his involvement in planning terror attacks. and in other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2.7% more, for rail tickets in the new year.

and england will face croatia in their opening game for euro 2020, on ilijune. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, benedicte paviot and bonnie greer — stay with us for that. good evening. one of the victims of yesterday's terror attack has been named as jack merritt, a cambridge graduate who was helping coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near london bridge. he was one of two people killed by 28—year—old usman khan, a former prisoner who'd been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison

on licence last year. khan, who'd been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. his father said today he was a beautiful spiritual always took the side of the underdog. yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that he'd helped organise. his killer was taken on by people from the same conference, including otherformer prisoners and by a passing policeman in civilian clothes, before being shot dead by firearms officers. the attacker, usman khan, was automatically released from prison last december, half way through a 16—year sentence for plotting to bomb the london stock exchange. in the aftermath, his killer was wrestled to the ground

11 years ago he told the bbc he was not a terrorist. i was born and bred in england. and if you ask them these labels that they put on me like terrorist, they will say i am though terrorist. his lawyer insisted his client had tried to access de—radicalisation while in prison but had not got the right kind of help. he requested assistance with addressing some of his flawed thinking. he recognised that his extreme violent ideology was wrong. he wanted to correct himself, he wanted to move on. since its release, usman khan had been helped byjack merritt‘s prisoner education scheme, learning together, who had organised a computer for him, which because of the conditions of his release did not have an internet connection. a police forensic tent marks the place where usman khan was shot dead by police. but the building where he carried

out his attack is just on this side of the bridge. that was where he was attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation, a conference at which he turned on some of those who had invited him and killed them. this picture was taken just before the attack at the conference in fishmongers‘ hall where usman khan also stabbed a woman to death. he seriously injured three other people. all are now stable. the attacker then left the building, he ended up on london bridge. he was pursued and detained by members of the public, as well as a british transport police officer who was in plain clothes, before armed officers from both the city and metropolitan police arrived, confronted the attacker and shot him. the actions of the police and the public are all the more remarkable as we now know the attacker was wearing what looked like a very convincing explosive device. thankfully, we now know that was a hoax device. today, this address in stafford where usman khan had

recently been living was being intensely searched. detectives say at this stage there is no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in the attack. move that way. clear, please. which leaves the burning question, how was a convicted terrorist released from jail while still dangerous? and how did he, still wearing a tag, kill two people at a meeting focused on the rehabilitation of prisoners? daniel sandford, bbc news, london bridge. the prime minister visited the scene of the attack this morning, and pledged to toughen up sentences. but a row has erupted between the government and labour over why khan was given an early release from prison. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. hello, how are you doing? visiting the scene earlier, the prime minister, alongside the met police chief, cressida dick, as people try to take in what has happened and understand what lessons can be learned. from borisjohnson, a call for tougher sentencing.

i have said for a long time now that i think that the practice of automatic early release, where you cut a sentence in half and let really serious violent offenders out early, simply isn't working and i think you have had some very good evidence of how that isn't working, i am afraid, with this case. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has said that while criminality cannot be excused, he believed police cuts under the conservative and coalition governments have had consequences. and the labour leader warned of understaffing in prisons as he called for a full investigation into usman khan's case. clearly, there has been a complete disaster in that lives have been lost because of his behaviour and i think there is also a question about what the probation service were doing, were they involved at all and whether the parole board should have been involved in deciding whether or not he should have been allowed to be released from prison in the first place. but overall, general election campaigning has been more muted today with the focus on the families

affected and tributes to those who rushed to the scene. our emergency services, as always, rise to the challenge, so you know, we need to make sure there is a robust response to incidents like this, that any lessons that need to be learned are learned, but at the moment i think everybody‘s thoughts are with everybody who has been affected. there are clearly questions that need to be asked and answers found as to how this happened and the process for that is very important. i think today, that the focus is on those who are mourning. during the 2017 general election campaign there were two terror attacks, at manchester arena and another at london bridge. it can lead to a greater political focus on security issues, parties' records and their future plans for keeping people safe. but for some, at this stage, those conversations may be for another day.

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has explained why usman khan was released from prison half way through his sentence. the answer in his case is actually straightforward. he was originally given a sentence of independent indeterminate sentence meaning he would not be able to be released u nless would not be able to be released unless it was assessed as no longer being a danger to the public. 0n appeal that was changed to a fixed 16 year sentence which means he qualified for automatic release halfway through the sentence with conditions in those conditions meant that he was limited to a geographic area and allowed to have access to the internet that he was allowed to attend this conference, tragically, yesterday in london. there is a bigger question about what is to be done because many terrorist prisoners who were arrested and convicted after 9/11 have now been released or are due for release. what do you do to make sure the system is safe in the future is a

big question which politicians are now starting to wrestle with. there we re now starting to wrestle with. there were those who would say they should spend much longer in prison never allowed out until they are safe to be released. but jack allowed out until they are safe to be released. butjack merritt‘s father was saying that he would not have liked his death to be an argument for stricter sentences. i spoke to mark fenhalls, a criminal barrister and and former chair of the criminal bar association — for his analysis of the justice system. it appears from the reports to have been released according to law and obeying his licensing conditions. it seems to me that the real problem here is that nobody thought to address his attitudes while he was in prison in the current system we have around supervision is not providing people with the kind of support or security for the rest of us support or security for the rest of us that reduces the risk of this kind of thing happening. so if we look at risk assessment and what

ta kes pla ce look at risk assessment and what takes place as part of that process, really it is only a likelihood isn't it, probability, nota prediction. you can have a model prisoner who then goes on to commit a crime once he is released. what should be done about terrorist —related prisoners? there are already systems in place for terrorism is —— terrorist related prisoners and that requires them perhaps thinking about who they are in prison and whether or not they are actually being the radicalised. those in the criminal justice system are unimpressed with politicians who argue over the rights and wrongs over who has done what when in truth the absence of resources to try and the radicalised people or prevent sex offenders from reoffending in prison arejust terrible. there is so little that goes into making sure people behave in the future after release. he was

charged on terrorism related crimes. should he, in your opinion, have been released halfway through his sentence? that was the law. it was the law passed by parliament and that created the set of rules that meant automatic release was to take place. parliament can look again at law if it likes but it does say repeatedly over the last ten or 15 yea rs, repeatedly over the last ten or 15 years, parliament changes the laws and ramps up sentences in every regard but what it does not do is put money into the system to make sure that the people who committed offences a re sure that the people who committed offences are rehabilitated. if you are ever going to let anybody out after they committed an offence you need to do what you can to rehabilitate them so there is a chance they will not reoffend. you say he was released because that was the law at the time. presumably he was under the ipp system. he was sentenced under the ipp system. as i

read the reports his case went to the court of appeal and changed to a determinant sentence, fixed term sentence which meant he was then released automatically halfway through his adult sentence, like most adults are. there are only a few exceptions to that rule. the law has workers parliament prescribed. parliament set out these rules and everything went as it was required to do so. itjust goes to show perhaps, if the reports are right, that he was adhering to all his license conditions and had permission to be where he was, it goes to show how hard it is to actually make sure people do not reoffend unless you have really change their mindset and you have an opportunity to do that when somebody is in prison and you have an opportunity to do that afterwards if you put resources into making sure that people learn lessons and do not return to offending. it is across all crime, however. wouldn't part of this also go right back to the first

point of the sentencing process. as i understand it, judges will receive a report from probation and that is taken into consideration when handing down a sentence and at that point thejudge will handing down a sentence and at that point the judge will decide whether it is determinant or in determinant stop so how important is probation in this process? in a case of this seriousness there may or may not have been a report. in the original judge concluded that he was dangerous and he should be given an indeterminate sentence. the problem around probation, which i suspect you are asking about, is that probation has been destroyed over the last few years. the resources taken out the last few years. the resources ta ken out have the last few years. the resources taken out have been extraordinary and asa taken out have been extraordinary and as a consequence, their ability to actually help in the process after people are released has been diminished. in this particular case, the originaljudge said he was

dangerous, gave him an indeterminate sentence in the court of appeal change that to 16 years. those are very long sentences about which probation usually does not have a role in the sentencing process. my final question for you is that we are dealing with a whole new spectre in today's society, when you look at terrorism crimes. is thejudicial system fit for purpose? yes, it is. the police did an extraordinaryjob in relation to terrorism investigation and prosecution. that is one area where they are well resourced and fantastic in the way they go about these investigations. by they go about these investigations. by and large, terrorism cases brought to court are prosecuted successfully and people are given long sentences. it is not the problem. the problem is what happens afterwards. in the prisons, when they are not rehabilitated and when

they are not rehabilitated and when they are not rehabilitated and when they are eventually released, if there is no system in place to look after them and protect the rest of us. after them and protect the rest of us. those two things, the prisons and looking after us require government and parliament put resources in instead of bickering over whose fault it was. there are a number of ipp prisoners currently waiting to be released from prison. should we be concerned? it is case—by—case. 0ne should we be concerned? it is case—by—case. one of the problems with ipp is that they became far more widely used than was intended and the original law was thought, it was hoped that there would be plenty of courses within prison so people could prove they were no longer dangerous. in the end, very few of these courses were available and so people in prison were sitting there without the ability to ever show that they had improved and that is what led to the change in law and the fresh approach that was taken. the problem arose because successive government did not put the resources

into prison and rehabilitation within prison that they should have done. the headlines on bbc news: tributes are paid to the first victim to be named in the london bridge attack. cambridge graduate jack merritt was running a prisoner rehabilitation conference to which his attacker had been invited. police have commended the actions of members of the public, including convicted criminals who overpowered the knifeman. it's emerged that usman khan had been released on licence for his involvement in planning terror attacks. sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello, gavin. hello. the draw‘s been made for next summer's european championship. england and wales, the two home nations sure of being at euro 2020, will have some tough opponents,

but it could have been a lot worse. john watson reports from bucharest. england head coach gareth southgate and wales manager ryan giggs arriving for tonight because my draw hoping for a favourable outcome. england face familiar foes and open the tournament against croatia, who knocked them out of the semifinals at the world cup. scotland willjoin them if they qualify through the play—offs, while the czech republic complete group d. with the tournament staged throughout europe for the first time, england will benefit from playing all their group games at wembley, a massive advantage for gareth southgate as they look to replicate the run in russia last summer. we have played at least two of the teams before. for us to be playing at wembley is something very special so we are really looking forward to the tournament. wales have drawn switzerland and turkey in their opening group games and face the long trip to azerbaijan, with bikers staging their first two games before their final group match with italy in rome.

wales produced an equally impressive run of their own, losing to the reigning champions portugal and france three years ago. ryan giggs all too aware success this time will rely on keeping his star players fit. you hope that when you come around tojune you have a healthy group of players to pick from. if we have got that we are a match for everyone. the tournament kicks off onjimmy 12th with italy taking on turkey in rome. matches will be played in 12 host cities across europe with wembley also staging the semifinals and final, which means england could play at least five matches at home if they make it that far. england head into the tournament as genuine contenders and wales will be hopeful of another strong showing after reaching the semifinals last time out. with scotland and northern ireland, it is still possible they could join them there, and there remains interest for all home nations. john watson, bbc news. a crucial day for liverpool

in the premier league after man city dropped more points, in a 2—2 draw with newcastle. jurgen klopp's side stretched their lead at the top of the table to 11 points. but victory over brighton at anfield was far from straightforward. it should have been when two virgil van dyke headers gave them a 2—0 lead at halftime. but they had their keeper allison sent off for handling outside the box — and lewis dunk scored from the resulting freekick, as substitute keeper adrian was trying to line up his wall, leaving an open goal. but liverpool hung on for the 2—1win. sixth tier altrincham, were just moments away from causing a shock, in the second round of the fa cup today. a penalty with seven minutes to go. at 2008 winners portsmouth looked like securing a replay for the national league north side. but a last minute winner for pompey, from brett pitman, at fratton park, broke their hearts and it means portsmouth will go through to monday's third round draw. four games in the scottish premiership today — leaders celtic and second placed rangers don't play until tomorrow.

but aberdeen remain third after a 2—1win at home to st mirren, who are level bottom of the table with stjohnstone now. hibernian and kilmarnock drew 2—2, it was goalless at livingston, while motherwell thrashed stjohnstone 4—0. defending champion ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the third round of the uk championship after a routine victory in york. this time it was china's tian pengfei on the end of another ruthless display from the seven—time winner of the event. 0'sullivan has lifted the trophy in at the barbican centre more times than anyone else and is aiming for his third title in a row. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including the latest on england's cricketers there — who have it all to do against new zealand in the second test in hamilton. and speaking of hamilton — he's on pole for f1‘s season finale in abu dhabi. all the details, at bbc.co.uk/sport. gavin, thank you very much indeed. rail passenger groups have

criticised a decision by train companies to increase fares by an average of 2.7% injanuary. it means some commuters face rises of more than £100 in the cost of their season tickets. rail firms say the extra money will pay for improvements to the network. here's our business correspondent katie prescott. christmas is coming and for commuters on south—western railway that means almost a month of scenes like these as strikes on the line start on monday. so the news that train fares will rise again next year, above the standard rate of inflation, has not gone down well with these passengers in bristol. i think the rail service probably needs to be improved nationwide before they can think about putting up fares. i've just come over from cambridge and it would have been cheaper for me to go to paris. today's announcement means many commuters face an increase of more than £100 in the annual cost of getting to work.

for example, a season ticket from eastbourne to london goes up £136, tipping it over the £5,000 mark. a season ticket between glasgow and edinburgh will set you back by £4,200 a year, up £116. but the rail industry defends the increases, saying 98 pence from every pound spent on fares goes into running the railway. at the moment we're going through a record splurge on the railway network, more money is being put onto the network now than at any other time since the victorian era. so, we are replacing half of the entire nation's fleet, but we are also putting money elsewhere, by adding extra services where they are really needed. train companies and passengers say they would like to see a new, more flexible system for tickets put in place. but the future of fares and indeed the railways will be in the hands of whoever wins the election. katie prescott, bbc news.

dutch police have arrested a 35—year—old man in connection with a stabbing in the hague yesterday. two 15—year—old girls and a 13—year—old boy, who were injured in the attack, have since been released from hospital. local media are reporting that the none of the victims knew each other and police say it's too early to indicate any motive. a maltese businessman has been charged with involvement in the murder ofjournalist daphne ca ruana galizia, who was killed by a car bomb two years ago. yorgen fenech has appeared in court and denied the charges against him. the investigation into the killing has rocked the island's government, with prime ministerjoseph muscat under increasing pressure to resign. it's gone from remote wilderness to tourist hotspot in just a few decades. antarctica is now the destination of choice for thousands of thrill seekers. but with tourism and climate change taking their toll on the region, visitors now have a greener, more sustainable way of getting there. andy beatt reports.

ladies and gentlemen, have a wonderful first day in antarctica. the coldest, most hostile place on earth. and one of the most popular. nearly 80,000 visit this fragile environment each year. every passenger generating five tons of c02. a polar paradox — antarctica's tourist boom threatening its very existence. now, though, hope on the horizon. to be on the first hybrid—powered expedition ship in the world, that makes it pretty special. it's the same technology as you have in your trusty telephone, only larger. on its maiden voyage, the ship's electric engines drastically cutting the environmental impact and delivering savings of 20%. 0n higher decks, 430 passengers

can enjoy its lounges, infinity pool and hot tubs — a bubble of luxury in a wintry wilderness. they are also invited to seek scientific enlightenment. you have passengers coming down, which provides a great opportunity for them to be involved in actual science that's going on in a region of the world where we don't have a lot of data. we are also increasing the awareness of our guests on the problem that is climate change, for example, and the many changes that are taking place. trips ashore are carefully controlled. tourists keeping well away from wildlife and cleaning personal effects to avoid the introduction of invasive species. translation: when we come here, when we see and feel the reality, we understand how important it is that it stays that way — protected, uninhabited, reserved for animals. with a second hybrid ship planned,

visits to this white continentjust got a little bit greener. andy beatt, bbc news. the annual christmas tree lighting ceremony, in bethlehem's manger square has taken place. the tree is outside the church of the nativity, where christians believejesus was born. the tree lighting marks the beginning of advent. and staying in bethlehem, a fragment of wood, believed by christians to be from jesus's manger, has been returned to the town after more than a thousand years in rome. the thumb—sized relic has been given to the holy land on the orders of pope francis as a gift. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers benedicte paviot and bonnie greer. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett.

how cold is it out there, lukwesa? really cold. particularly across the northern half of the uk there is some cloud around but it is very thin. some parts of the country struggle to see temperatures above freezing all day today. we have more mist and fog forming as well here and there. we are firmly into cold air across much of the uk. an exception has been the far south—west of england, the channel islands, near that weather front we have seen more cloud, patchy rain and drizzle. that will get pushed away by the breeze. further north, more patchy fog through parts of wales and into the midlands. shower was coming in across east anglia. some patches of fog through the vale of york, around the solway firth, and the central belt of scotland. showers continuing for the of northern ireland and the far north of scotland. across the northern half of the uk, frost widely like last night. further south the frost is more patchy. more breezy. that will tend to lift mist and fog more

quickly through the midlands and wales with sunshine following. if you purchase further north could link it was the afternoon. showers was midway from northern ireland, continue on our breeze to the north of scotland. 0ne continue on our breeze to the north of scotland. one or two showers running down towards kent late in the day. temperatures for the first day of december, similar to what we had today. it won't fill is called through the midlands because there will be more sunshine and it should be dry in the south—west of england. but it is cold here that we have got to cross the uk under that area of high pressure. does air trying to come in with that high pressure as we head into monday. for scotland and northern ireland, while there will be a patchy frost around, it won't be as cold as tonight, frost more widely for england and wales this time under the clear skies. there should be a fair bit of sunshine on the way for monday for england and wales. more of a south—westerly breeze for northern ireland. patchy cloud here. most of the cloud coming into scotland and outbreaks of rain in the far north

of the country, where temperatures may actually get into double figures. further south, although we have the sunshine, temperatures 6-8d. have the sunshine, temperatures 6—8d. sunshine underneath that area of high pressure. it will get pushed away into continental europe as the weather fronts start to arrive off the atlantic late in the week. ahead of that, nearly high pressure across southern england, tuesday morning on passenger wednesday morning there will be mist, fog, and low cloud, which will keep it chilly for a good pa rt which will keep it chilly for a good part of the day. as you can see, later in the week it turns milder. it will turn windier. there may be some patchy rain in the north and west. within prison that they should have done.

hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. tributes are paid to the first victim to be named in the london bridge attack.

cambridge graduate jack merritt, was running a prisoner