this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11. after the attack at london bridge, the prime minister says the licences of 7a other people out on early release after terror offences are being reviewed i absolutely deplore the fact that this man was out on the streets. i think it is absolutely repulsive, and we are going to take... that repulsive thing happened under the conservatives, it was a conservative legislation in the conservative regime. i think there has to be an examination of how our prison services work and crucially what happens to someone released from prison. two people, including 25—year—old jack merritt, were killed in the attack by a man who had beenjailed in 2012 for his role in an al-qaeda inspired plot. former wales rugby captain gareth thomas says he wants breaking

the stigma around hiv to be his everlasting legacy in an interview with prince harry to mark world aids day. we know there's a hell of a lot to do, but what you have managed to do in the space ofjust six or eight weeks has been transformational. police in hong kong use pepper spray as thousands of protesters return to the streets to maintain pressure on the territory's bejing—backed government. joe root returns to form in new zealand, hitting an unbeaten century, as england edge themselves back into the second test on day three in hamilton. and foreign correspondents based in london give us their take on the week's events in dateline london at 11:30.

good morning. welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says the government is reviewing the licence conditions of 7a convicted terrorists freed from prison following the attack on london bridge on friday, amid criticism of the attacker‘s early release from prison. usman khan, who killed two people and injured three others, before he was shot dead by police, had been released halfway through a 16—year sentence he was serving for his role in an al-qaeda inspired plot. he was out on licence and wearing an electronic tag when he started attacking people at a conference on prisoner rehabilitation. our political correspondent susana mendonca is with me now. the prime minister has been speaking today to andrew marr, and there is coverage of this in the newspapers. what is he proposing? he has confirmed that 7a people, their licence conditions will be reviewed asa licence conditions will be reviewed as a result of this. the prime minister is also talking about toughening up sentencing, and specifically hear he has been talking about symptomatic early release, and there has been some

dispute between which government is responsible for letting people out earlier, with the prime minister putting the blame on labour and labour and others coming back and saying that it is rules at the conservatives put in place, and borisjohnson was challenged today on andrew marr about why the conservative government did not change rules sooner. and he was making it very clear that he sees himself as being a prime minister of a new government, distancing himself somewhat from the actions of the previous administration, and it was very much an exercise in deflection, with the prime minister refusing to apologise for various things. we are going to bring in tougher sentences for serious and violent offenders, that is what we are going to do. i absolutely deplore the fact that this man was out on the streets. i think it is absolutely

repulsive, and we are going to take... that repulsive thing happened under the conservatives. it was conservatives legislation regime. would you like to apologise to people? i would respectfully repeat to you that his release was necessary under the law under the early release scheme under which he was sentenced, and that was brought in by labour with the support of jeremy corbyn and the rest of the labour party. earlier this year... i opposed it both in 2003 and in 2008, and now that i am prime minister, i am going to take steps to make sure that people are not released early... but you need to answer some serious questions. in 2019, the chief inspectorate of probation said of the probation service, under the conservatives, he said, probation is not working as it should, it is not working well enough for the most

troubled and troublesome people in society when they and the wider public deserve better. would you like to apologise for people for what has happened to the probation service under the conservatives? obviously i think we should be investing more in the criminal justice system, and i... so you made a mistake as a government? no. jeremy corbyn, labour leader, meanwhile saying that a lot of this lies in the cuts that have taken place to services over the years? we heard borisjohnson saying it is not about cuts to the probation service. the labour pa rty‘s about cuts to the probation service. the labour party's point of view is very much that this is as a result of almost a decade of austerity, cuts to policing and the probation service, and jeremy corbyn focus on that line of attack as a result of what we have seen in the past couple of days with this terrorist attack. he was asked on sky news whether he thought that convicted terrorists should serve a full sentence. it depends on the circumstances, it depends on the sentence, but crucially, depends on what they have done in prison... so, not necessarily then? no, not necessarily.

i think there has to be an examination of how our prison services work and crucially what happens when someone is released from prison. because i need to know whether or not the parole board were involved in his release. apparently, they were not. they make that statement quite quickly after yesterday's terrible incident. secondly, there was apparently no probation service involvement in monitoring this former prisoner who after all had only served half a sentence and he came out i think a year ago and there has to be an examination of what goes on in the prison because prison ought to be a place where people are put away because of major, serious offences, but also a place where rehabilitation takes place. jeremy corbyn. meanwhile, the liberal democrats are saying that this should not be a political football. and they are saying that

the government are misleading the public on this, making a point that if this individual had been convicted now, he would not have been released early because the pa role been released early because the parole board would have had a role in it, but you have also got chuka umunna from the liberal democrats saying that what needs to happen is the parole board needs to be properly funded, and it shouldn't be used as a political football. clearly, the system needs to be looked at. but the facts are this. the assailant, the person who committed the attacks here, wasjailed under a regime inherited by the coalition government from a labour government and then he was released early under a conservative government. so, this happened under governments of different political persuasions and the changes that need to be made, frankly, i think the focus has to be on properly funding the parole board, properly funding the probation services, and let us remember, i think the prime minister has been dishonesty... those things were cut under the liberal democrats when you were part of the coalition. like i said, this is why it is difficult to try and play

political games with this. and let us not forget, actually, that if this particular individual had been convicted for doing what he did now, he would not have been released early, he would have to serve at least two thirds of his sentence, and he would have only been released if the parole board deemed that he didn't pose a threat to the public. so, i think let's draw a line under the silly political games being played with this terrorist incident and just focus on what needs to happen to make sure it doesn't happen again. and of course there are those who are saying that this shouldn't become a political issue, but we are less tha n become a political issue, but we are less than two weeks away from a general election, a very crucial general election, a very crucial general election, a very crucial general election, and so it is something that all of the political parties are being questioned on, and will have an opinion on. susana, for the moment, thank you. susana mendonca. and the liberal democrats foreign affairs spokesman chuka umunna will be taking your questions on brexit and the upcoming general election at 2.30 this afternoon. send us your questions on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or you can email them

to to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. rugby star gareth thomas says he wants his everlasting legacy to be greater awareness of hiv, after revealing his own positive diagnosis back in september. the former wales rugby captain has been speaking to prince harry in an interview for the terrence higgins trust, as part of world aids day. you've got a new purpose in life and you've turned a negative into a positive. yeah. and i'll tell you what i feel like. and this is the truth, mate. i always felt that my life was to play rugby and to represent wales, which i did with all the passion i have, right? but i actually feel that my rugby gave me the platform to actually do what i'm doing now. and i believe what i do now, like, what i do now is really what i care about. because there's not many people from a simple life like i've come from who could have the power

to change other people's lives. that's, like... it's one of the most fulfilling things. it blows me away. i sit down with my parents sometimes and we look at my trophy cabinet, which i'm really proud of. it's big. yeah, it's big, it's big. but i look and i think, you know what, they'll gather dust and they'll go away and they'll be forgotten about. but i'd like to think where we go on this journey of education and breaking stigma around hiv is something i will have a legacy everlasting. there is a 2030 goal and you've now just signed up as a commissioner. yes. i'm going to be a commissioner to sit on a panel with a group of people, we have a common goal that in ten years' time within england there will be zero new transmissions of hiv. now, this whole thing might be bizarre anyway, like, we're sitting in a rugby ground, me and you having a chat about hiv, talking about zero transmissions of hiv in ten years' time.

like, i can't believe that we're actually at a point where that's a reality. but it is. it is a reality. and it's something that, for me, it's my next step. we know there's a hell of a lot to do but what you've managed to do in the space of, you know, six or eight weeks has been transformational. genuinely transformational. as you said, we should all know our status. and if it's treated just the same as any other virus that's exactly what should be happening. yeah. from my perspective, all i can do is thank you for the difference that you've made and the lives you are saving on a daily basis now. and you will have every single one of us backing you the whole way. you're not in this alone. you're not. you now know that. i know. you put the trust in the british public. and quite rightly. you know, they support you all the way. gareth thomas speaking to prince harry. the governing labour party in malta

is to hold an emergency meeting as demands mount for prime minister joseph muscat to resign. the government has been thrown into turmoil by the investigation into the murder two years ago of the investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. her relatives are demanding that mr muscat step down immediately. damian grammaticas is on the island and sent this report. under police guard, malta's richest man arrived to be charged with complicity to murder. the courthouse was open specially for this late night hearing. the assassinated journalist's family were here too. they have waited two years for police to find those behind her killing. daphne caruana galizia worked to expose corruption. she was blown up by a car bomb. the hunt for those responsible has plunged malta into crisis. this was yorgen fenech emerging from an earlier court hearing to shouts of mafia. mafia! i'm confident. so, you ordered the terrorist assassination? no, i didn't say that. i am confident that the truth will come out. today, he left, heading

for a police cell. he denied involvement in the murder and his lawyers have said in court that police should be probing the prime minister's chief of staff keith schembri, who resigned this week, was questioned by police but released. daphne ca ruana galizia's family have long fought to bring her killers tojustice. they say her work exposed shady dealing among many around the prime minister, and he has to go. we now expect the prime minister to leave office and parliament with immediate effect, to allow a full investigation into his and keith schembri's role in daphne's assassination. but the prime ministerjoseph muscat is refusing to budge. this was him on friday. i want this case to close under my watch. i think the authorities have already delivered what many thought could not be delivered, that is a major breakthrough in the investigation. myjob is to see this investigation concluded.

the criticism ofjoseph muscat is that he has overseen the murder investigation for the past two years. he and his chief of staff were privy to some of the secret information it unearthed, but that information may have leaked to suspects the police are looking into. at the same timejoseph muscat, his critics say, has done little to clean up corruption at the highest levels. damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. more protests are taking place in hong kong today as pro—democracy demonstrations continue. police fired tear gas as thousands of protesters marched to the american consulate to express gratitude for washington's support for the movement. that's after a decision last week by president trump to sign a bill that supported the demand for greater freedoms. let's get the latest now from our correspondent in hong kong, nick beake. how has that support from washington

galvanised demonstrators, nick?|j think galvanised demonstrators, nick?” think it has certainly given a big boost to the pro—democracy movement here. just talking to people, they felt that they have secured two victories in the past week. the first one came a week ago when their candidate did very well in the district elections here, winning 17 of the 18 councils in hong kong. and then as you mentioned, president trump during the week signed off this bill which basically many people see this is taking the side of the people who are on the streets once again today, so they did have a spring in their step as they marched through the streets. as you mentioned, there was some violence, ona mentioned, there was some violence, on a pretty low scale, really. the police fired a bit of tear gas. they also used pepper spray at one point after coming under attack from some protesters. but we have not seen the widespread violence of previous weekends and during this long 56 months of crisis for hong kong, and i think that's because there is a

sort of debate at the moment among the pro—democracy movement. people are saying, what do we do next? they feel that they've shown that they've got the wider support of the hong kong people through the elections last weekend, and they feel they've got international support as well from the united states, significantly. and they are saying, look, do we take stock, hang back, try and come up with a better strategy which will bring us some sort of political reward? some people are saying that. on the other hand, they are saying, no, we need to keep going, and if that means violence being the answer, then we have to do that. and so i think there is a bit of discussion, certainly online people are trying to work out what to do, and this is not an obvious with designated leaders. i think at the moment people are taking stock, and the latest we hear tonight in hong kong is that many people have now gone home for the night. normally this might be the point at which things escalate. maybe there are a few pockets of tension, but in the main this is a pretty peaceful city

tonight, martin. nick beake in hong kong, thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: after the attack at london bridge, the prime minister says the licences of 7a other people out on early release after terror offences are being reviewed. two people, including 25—year—old jack merritt, were killed in the attack by a man who had beenjailed in 2012 for his role in an al-qaeda inspired plot. police in hong kong use pepper spray as thousands of protesters return to the streets to maintain pressure on the territory's bejing—backed government. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good morning. let's start with cricket, and joe root‘s managed to play himself into a bit of form in england's second test against new zealand. the captain's been short of runs recently, but he's scored an unbeaten century in hamilton overnight — that's just his second hundred in the last year.

rory burns also got a century as rain stopped play with england 269 for five — still 106 runs behind new zealand. i think it was huge forjoe, who has had a tough year with the bat so far, a lot of talk about him. when you come under the spotlight like that, to respond in the fashion he has today shows a lot of character. i thought it was very convincing right from the word go, his movement and footwork looked really good, he was resolute in his defence, and it was a traditional test match innings. to the premier league now, and it may only be the beginning of december, but you get the feeling that manchester city might already feel that their title is slipping away. that's after liverpool extended their lead over city to 11 points by beating brighton 2—1. two virgil van dijk headers in the space of six first—half minutes enough for the win, which also means they've equalled the club's longest ever unbeaten run. as for city, they dropped points

again, this time at newcastle where they were held to a 2—2 draw. it means pep guardiola's side have have now dropped 13 points this season. i said yesterday, it is not a good idea to think about the premier league, think about how many points you have to win. winning games, win games. at the other end of the table it looks like watford's quiqe sanchez flores is about to become the latest manager to lose his job. his side lost again yesterday — 2—1 to southampton leaving them well adrift at the bottom of the league table. it's his second stint at vicarage road, having only rejoined in september whenjavi gracia was sacked. watford have only won once since flores took over. england will play croatia, the czech republic and a play—off winner in the group stages of next summer's euro's. here's their list of fixtures for the group stages which will all be played at wembley. england could bejoined in the group by scotland if they manage to get

through the play—offs in march. and some bookmakers have made them favourites to win the whole thing. i think there are eight, ten, top nations. if you look at the history of european championships, so many different winners, a lot of teams prepare their squads for the world cup, they rebuild after world cups, so cup, they rebuild after world cups, so their margins are really, really fine. northern ireland and the republic are in the play—offs. and if they do qualify, they will avoid the group of death. that's group f, which is made up of the world champions france...the european champions portugal. . .and germany. there were some wry smiles as that group was drawn in bucharest. carl frampton is back to winning ways after beating tyler mccreary in las vegas overnight. frampton floored the american twice en route to a dominant points victory. it was his first bout since losing a world title fight tojosh warrington last december — and tees up another shot at the world title next year.

it's the final day of the trampoline, tumbling & dmt world championships in tokyo. and there's another medalfor great britain. elliott brown powered his way to silver in the men's tumbling final after his second passe scored high on difficulty — to place second in this event for the second year in a row. his team mate jaydon paddock placed fifth. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. holly, thank you very much. hundreds of people have been woken up overnight by a loud bang across north london and hertfordshire. social media users reported hearing the noise from london, up to luton and stevenage, and even as far as cambridge. the metropolitan police has since tweeted it was a sonic boom from planes that were launched from raf coningsby in lincolnshire. it's thought they were responding to a perceived threat from a plane that wasn't responding to radio communications. it later re—established contact and police say there is no cause for concern.

our correspondent andy moore said residents heard what sounded like an explosion. you can imagine after friday people concerned about that. one person told the bbc he was petrified. he said it sparked a primal fear. but we know now that it was two jets launched from raf coningsby and this is part of the raf‘s quick reaction alert procedures so they are on duty 2a hours a day to protect british airspace if there is believed to be a threat. on this occasion there was a plane flying over central london which was not responding to radio calls. this the raf had to get out and check it was ok and they had to get there fast so they put their foot to the floor, metaphorically, and they break through the sound barrier which is the sonic boom you hear, but everything was ok, they intercepted the jet and it re—established communications and came

back safely to bed. some people's sleep may have been disturbed but it is nice to know that the raf are watching over us. it is. i slept soundly through all of this. we need to do the science bit. what is a sonic boom? it is the pressure waves generated when an aircraft goes through the sound barrier, normally about 700 miles an hour. your normal passengerjet will not get anywhere near that. it is a bow wave that travels through the air and reaches different points on the aft‘s surface at different times. if you crack a whip the tip will go through the sound barrier and that is what you hear. andy moore. let s get some of the day s other news.

clashes have continued between anti—government protesters and security forces in the iraqi capital, baghdad, following the prime minister's announcement that he intends to resign. on friday, adel abdul mahdi said he'd step down following the killing of dozens of people during demonstrations in several cities — including najaf and nassariya. the authorities in mexico say four police officers and ten drug cartel gunmen have died in a shootout near the us border. the clash happened in the small town of villa union. the gunmen arrived in a convoy of 12 pick—up trucks and attacked the police station and town hall. china has warned the us it could take "firm counter—measures" if washington continues to show support for pro—democracy protesters in hong kong. the warning came after us president donald trump signed into law an act that requires an annual review, to check if hong kong has enough autonomy to justify special status with the us. a new law comes into force in china this weekend that will force mobile phone users to submit to facial recognition software in order to access the internet. the scan will ensure that they match the photograph on their national identity card. the government in beijing says it will help protect the legitimate rights of citizens in cyberspace.

it's the 1st of december today, and the spirit of christmas has already arrived in the birth place ofjesus. the christmas tree in bethlehem has been lit up as part of an annual ceremony in the city's manger square. it sits outside the church of the nativity, where christians believejesus was born. the ceremony coincides with the beginning of advent and reminds us — there's nowjust less than three weeks until christmas. not very long at all! 2a days, to be precise. now it's time for a look at the weather. sarah hasjoined sarah has joined us. sarah hasjoined us. good morning. it has been a cold and frosty date to welcome in the first day of advent and the first day of winter, meteorological speaking. we have got some frost and some mist and fog around first thing this morning, but it certainly was a beautiful sunrise

earlier on today. through the rest of the day, things are looking mostly dry and pretty sunny as well, not quite dry everywhere. one or two rogue showers, particularly in parts of eastern and south—eastern england, one or two of those passing showers, but plenty of sunshine for most of us, not particularly warm with temperatures between one and eight degrees, chilly where you do see the mist and fog lingering. this evening and tonight looks dry and clear across much of england and wales. claudia for scotland and northern ireland, with patchy rain here, so not as cold in the north as it was last night, “i! quite widely, plenty of sunshine across england and wales, more cloudy skies tomorrow for northern ireland and scotland, but patchy rain making it's way further east would the day. top temperatures tomorrow up to 9 degrees.

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines...

after the attack at london bridge, the prime minister says the licences of 7a other people out on early release after terror offences are being reviewed. i absolutely deplore the fact that this man was out on the streets. i think it is absolutely repulsive, and we are going to take... that repulsive thing happened under the conservatives. it was conservative legislation and a conservative regime. i think there has to be an examination of how our prison services work and crucially what happens to someone released from prison. two people, including 25—year—old jack merritt, were killed in the attack by a man who had beenjailed in 2012 for his role in an al-qaeda inspired plot. former wales rugby captain gareth thomas says he wants breaking the stigma around hiv to be his "everlasting legacy" in an interview with prince harry to mark world aids day. police in hong kong use pepper spray as thousands of protesters return

to the streets to maintain pressure on the territory's bejing—backed government. let's go to york, where the labour leader is giving a speech. originally we had been advised because this speech fell on the world aids day, they were going to be talking about the roll—out of preexposure prophylaxis for hiv treatment. but in light of the events treatment. but in light of the eve nts o n treatment. but in light of the events on friday, we expect the theme of this speech to change, the focus of it to be rather different. to be able to keep an eye on what is happening. and we will bring it as soon happening. and we will bring it as soon as we can. for decades, lyons teashops

were famous in britain for providing tea and cakes to the masses. but lyons was also the first company to use computers in a commercial office setting. leo, or the lyons electric office, was launched in 1951 and was the first business computer in the world. our colleagues at witness history have been speaking to mary coombs who the first woman to work as a programmer on leo. electronic computers are not new, but leo was first designed for office work. leo is fast and flexible. the first automatic office in the world. leo stands for lions electronic office. it took the idea of an ordinary mechanical calculating machine and decided to turn it into electronics. when we started, we were about five years ahead of any other firm. we were all pioneers in programming.