this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8: the woman killed in the london bridge attack has been named as 23—year—old saskia jones, a former student at cambridge university. her family said she was "funny and kind" and will leave "a huge void" in their lives. the university's vice chancellor said he is "devastated". this said he is "devastated". is an attack on our commu this is an attack on our community in many ways and it was intended as such, it was meant to produce a form of terror and sadness and it has clearly done that. new images reveal the bravery of members of the public tackling the convicted terrorist on the bridge and in the hall where his attack began. you get andy and lucas are starting a fight back. they used chairs, they used these nahuatl tasks and ripped

off the wall and heat of the moment and took the game back to the knifeman. police say they've arrested a man in stoke—on—trent following a review of the existing licence conditions of convicted terrorism offenders. it is not believed to be connected to the london bridge attack. malta's prime ministerjoseph muscat, says he will resign, following mass protests over the murder of an anti—corru ption journalist. the second victim killed in the london bridge attack has been named as 23—year—old saskia jones from stratford—upon—avon. she was a volunteer with the charity, learning together. her family describe her as a "wonderful and

positive influence" at the centre of many people's lives. jack merritt, who was 25 and from cambridgeshire, was also murdered while three other people were injured. the attacker, usman khan, who was later shot dead by the police, was a convicted terrorist who had served half of a 16—yearjail sentence. today, the conservatives and labour blamed each other, for his early release. more on that in a moment, but first, for the latest on the investigation, here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. saskia jones, 23, a cambridge graduate who wanted to join the police. she was named today as the second person murdered on friday's attack. running from fishmongers‘ hall where he had just killed two people, usman khan on

london bridge on friday afternoon, pursued in an astonishing act of bravery by a man armed only with a fire extinguisher and another wielding a narwhal tusk, and another wielding a narwhal tusk, and arctic whale. he is wrestled to the ground and it is realised that he is wearing what looks like a suicide vest. they shoot him dead. this afternoon, toby williamson who i’u ns this afternoon, toby williamson who runs fishmongers‘ hall where the attack took place was at the scene and told the bbc about the bravery of his staff who had been helping people at this conference when the bloodshed began. this is extraordinary things happening done by ordinary people. in reception, you've got don and gareth, one trying to keep the door closed

against a vicious knifeman, the other calmly placing the emergency calls. ali and sandra normally dealing with coats and taking coffees, no life moment, and famously you've got andy and lucas starting a fight back using fire extinguishers, chairs, they used narwhal tusks ripped off the wall in the heat of the moment and took the game back to the knifeman. usman khan also killed jack meritt, another cambridge university graduate who worked with prisoners to help in reform. usman khan was one of the people he had assisted, a man who was released last december after serving eight years in prison for terrorism offences but turned on by mike and stabbed him to death. this afternoon, some of jack's friends came to london bridge to mourn him and lay flowers as the

head of cambridge university paid him tribute. we are devastated, i only metjack once him tribute. we are devastated, i only met jack once but he impressed me as only met jack once but he impressed measa only met jack once but he impressed me as a person of tremendous charm, but also extraordinary commitment. he really believed that the work that learning together is doing is fundamentalfor the that learning together is doing is fundamental for the future of our society. fishmongers' hall remains closed, a crime scene being poured over by counterterrorism detectives. although there will not be a trial, there will be a detailed inquest into the deaths of those who were killed here on friday afternoon. the investigation was continuing as night fell. police determined to gather every piece of evidence to help the families of two young people at the start of their adult lives understand exactly how they came to be killed. well, borisjohnson has faced questions today, over why usman khan, had been released early from prison. the prime minister blamed

legislation introduced 11 years ago by the last labour government and vowed that serious offenders would, in future, serve their full sentences. however, labour claimed tory budget cuts were responsible, for what it described as "missed chances to intervene". our political correspondent, jessica parker has more details. visiting the scene yesterday. today, borisjohnson wanted to talk more about tougher sentencing, saying those convicted of serious terrorist offenses should serve a minimum term of 14 years. i think it's ridiculous. i think it's repulsive that individuals as dangerous as this man should be allowed out after serving only eight years and that's why we are going to change the law. on the issue of early release, borisjohnson pointed the finger at a labour government, but it's a complicated picture. in 2008, labour changed the law so that more offenders could be released halfway

through their sentences. however, dangerous offenders could still be given an indeterminate sentence with no fixed release date. and in 2012, usman khan was given this kind of sentence. it was the court of appeal which chose to change khan's sentence to a fixed term, which meant he could be released on licence after eight years. of course, a conservative or coalition government has been in charge since 2010. for ten years you've done nothing to change the system. i'm talking about... now you're saying, now we will. ..what we are going to do. i've been in office for 120 days. we're going to bring in tougher sentences for serious sexual and violent offenders. we've seen it before — unexpected events taking general election campaigns in an unexpected direction, but the manner in which friday's terror attack has quickly become politicised will be seen by some as unedifying, but perhaps also by others as unsurprising. arriving in york today, the labour leader set out his concerns about the impact of cuts to public services such as in

probation and policing. when those public services are cut back, as they have been during the past decade of austerity, they leave behind huge gaps and that can lead to missed chances to intervene in the lives of people who go on to commit absolutely inexcusable acts. after friday's terror attack, politicians across the board have expressed their sympathies for the affected families and paid tribute to the emergency services. but parties will also want to persuade you that they are best placed to keep people safe. earlier, our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford said, that there are questions that need to be answered by the security service, mi5. it's been a total system failure in the end. yes, it's true that if there had been tougher sentencing, usman khan would still be in prison and so he wouldn't have been out to kill.

yes, it's true that the under—resourced probation and prison service were probably unable to do enough work to make sure that usman khan changed his mindset, certainly the deradicalisation system still doesn't seem to be working very well at all. and then, of course, there are issues for the security service, mi5, and counterterrorism police. what were they doing to make sure that usman khan on the outside wasn't a danger? so i think it's right across the board that there has been a total system failure, but it is worth repeating today what jack merritt‘s father said yesterday is that jack merritt would not have wanted his death to lead too much more draconian to lead to much more draconian sentences and people being held unnecessarily in prison. the west midlands counterterrorism unit have arrested a man following a review of the existing licence conditions of convicted terrorism offenders. the 34—year—old was arrested at his home in stoke—on—trent on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.

the arrest is not believed to be connected to the london bridge attack. and we'll find out how the london bridge attack, and other stories, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are deputy political editor at the independent, rob merrick, and journalist at the sunday times, katherine forster. malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, has told state tv in malta, that he will start the process of appointing his successor with the hope of a new prime minister installed towards the end of january 2020. he had been facing growing calls to stand down. his government has come under intense pressure, after an investigation into the murder, of the investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. two senior members of the government have already resigned.

0ur europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports now from malta. several thousand strong, they filled the heart of malta's capital this evening. there's real anger here that the prime minister, joseph muscat, is still in place. the ramifications of the murder of daphne caruana galizia have plunged this island into a crisis. we are meant to be a democracy — enough! enough! out! the prime minister? 0ut, joseph muscat, out now! i am fed up of the injustice that has been going on. they murdered daphne, they murdered my friend. we wantjustice. mr muscat left his country retreat earlier after emergency talks with his party members. they said they'd back him unanimously. this wasjoseph muscat just two days ago. it's the investigation into the murder of the campaigning journalist that's at the heart of the crisis.

myjob is to see this investigation concluded. daphne caruana galizia was blown up by a car bomb two years ago. she'd been writing about the close business ties of those around the prime minister. last night, malta's richest man, yorgen fenech, was brought to court and charged with being part of the plot to murder the journalist. he had dealings with those at the top of government. daphne caruana galizia's family have long said people close to the prime minister were implicated. for two years, he failed to take action. many believe malta has been sullied and corrupted on his watch. alice taylor is a journalist for the shift news that was set up after daphne caruana galizia was murdered. she also worked with her at the malta independent. alice is currently in tirana, albania, and joins me from there. what was daphne

like? she was the reason i became a journalist. he wa nted reason i became a journalist. he wanted to uncover the truth. she inspired me to continue in the pursuit of justice after inspired me to continue in the pursuit ofjustice after her murder. she was determined, she was tough, she didn't let anyone post my criticisms or threats to put her off uncovering exactly what was going on in malta. she was a pioneer in maltese journalism and a very strong and incredible women. what do you make of these latest developments? is it enough he says he will be stepping down? not at all, what he has done today is enough to placate those calling for him to resign and yesterday the council of europe requested he resign as well. there are concerns because at the moment, constitutionally, joseph muscat is the head the police and judiciary and we had at a very

important stage in the murder investigation which implicates a number of staff and his cabinet, it's a huge co nflict—of— i nterest cabinet, it's a huge conflict—of—interest for him to be sitting in his position in this role so people want him to resign right away so we can be confident that the inquiry into her murder continue —— will continue in an independent manner. people believe that if he is still prime minister until the 12th of january, that is not possible. does this go beyond, this happened on your watch, you need to design? why are maltese people so angry with him and these events are being described as the greatest injustice in the history of malta? daphne was assassinated two years ago in this labour party government, choice of muscat and his senior cabinet members, were the main subjects of many of her investigations and she was the one who uncovered many of the scandals which are still going on today and there has still not been justice for so there is not

only that but his chief of staff was actually arrested and interrogated in relation to the murder. another minister has stepped down and another minister, economy minister, was questioned as well. the man who has been arranged for conspiring for her assassination yesterday, jurgen fenec, according to reports, he has named joseph muscat is having a connection to the case. people see it as a huge conflict—of—interest and they believe that he has protected members of his cabinet who are directly implicated in her murder. wait he has said it is in no way connected to the murder of daphne. how would you like to see the transfer of power to take place? because they could be snap elections and it doesn't sound like you have faith in the justice and it doesn't sound like you have faith in thejustice being done. and it doesn't sound like you have faith in the justice being done.|j think what needs to happen in malta

as he needs to resign immediately, needs to be a transitional government installed until a new party leader can be elected, then there should be snap elections, but then, obviously, this political instability could affect what is going on with the murder investigation so it's a very difficult situation to try and navigate but i fully believe, as do the majority of protesters in malta, that he cannot retain this position at the moment is the head of the judiciary, the head of the police and prime minister his cabinet ministers are implicated in this murder. it is not tenable, it's a huge conflict of interest. finally, it was the electoral gas deal that started this and the kickback scandal. has that now been resolved? it hasn't been resolved, it's barely been investigated. there are a number of scandals, high—level scandals which are being investigated by the news that i

work for that have been reported in the country that involves senior ministers, allegations of corruption, and there is evidence, documents which all points to very high corruption and money—laundering and there is nojustice, there doesn't seem to have been any progress in the investigations in this. . thank you very much for joining us. the headlines on bbc news: the woman killed in the london bridge attack has been named as 23—year—old saskia jones, a former student at cambridge university. her family said she was "funny and kind" and will leave "a huge void" in their lives. the university's vice chancellor said he is "devastated". police say they've arrested a man in stoke—on—trent, following a review of the existing licence conditions of convicted terrorism offenders. it is not believed to be connected to the london bridge attack. malat‘s prime ministerjoseph

muscat, says he will resign following mass protests over the murder of an anti—corru ption journalist. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. the pressure really is piling on everton boss marco silva after a late stoppage time winner for leicester saw his side beaten 2—1 at the king power. everton are just a place above the relegation zone but, for leicester, they're back up to second with the late winner, which came after the intervention of var. austin halewood reports. there might be magic once again. all highs were on another. all eyes were on another. it seems like the undercover manager is running out of time. backing their manager

when he needed them most, a bullet of a header put them in the lead. so far, so good. leicester know to play on the front foot. a check on farming there wasn't any contact ruled out. —— a var check. everton continued to graft. the visitors stifling the usually free—flowing foxes but failing to extend their lead and whenjamie vardy‘s chance came, of course he made them pay. he had leapt out of the shadows and into the thick of the action. just moments later he was inches away from another. almost. with seconds left to go, leicester were in again. the winner was in with a flag up on the side. but the goal given by var. everton could not hold on for a point and neither could marco silva hold onto hisjob. elewhere, arsenal, under their interim manager, freddie ljungberg, drew 2—2 at norwich.

it's now eight matches without a win for them in all competitions. manchester united were held to a 2—2 draw at home to aston villa while wolves and sheffield united drew 1—1. celtic are still top of the scottish premiership after comfortably beating ross county 4—1. ryan christie scored twice to give them a 2—1 half—time lead. in the second half, winger mikeyjohnston completed the scoring with the pick of the goals, giving celtic their tenth win in a row in all competitions. hot on their heels are rangers, though. they are still level on points with celtic after an emphatic 5—0 win over hearts. greg stewart scored two late goals. so celtic are only just ahead by a single goal on goal difference. he'd already wrapped up the formula 1 world driver's title for a sixth time, but lewis hamilton ensured he ended the season on a high with victory at sunday's abu dhabi grand prix. the mercedes driver led away from pole position and cruised off in the distance, untroubled by anyone behind thereafter. red bull‘ max verstappen was second, charles leclerc‘s ferrari third, but the day belonged to hamilton, who dominted throughout to win

the 84th grand prix of his career, moving him to within seven of michael schumacher‘s all—time record. in rugby's premiership, bristol conceded a late penalty to draw 27—27 with 1a—man london irish — a result that moves them up to second and two points behind leaders northampton. there was a close result in the day's other match too as harlequins beat gloucester 23—19 — ross chisholm with the first of their two tries to help harlequins secure just their second win of the season. don't forget, england's cricketers resume in just over an hour's time on 269—5 in their first innings in their second test against new zealand. they still trail by 106 runs. they need to win to level the series. there's live commentary on radio 5 live sports extra and full text commentary on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. but that's

all for now. politicians from seven parties are taking part in a live, two—hour debate on itv this evening. the leaders of the snp, liberal democrats, plaid, the greens and the brexit party are answering questions. but borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn aren't taking part. they've been replaced by senior members of their parties instead. so far, brexit has featured heavily in the debate, with the validity of the conservative's brexit deal being questioned by nigel farage — and labour coming under scrutiny forjeremy corbyn saying he would take a neutral stance in a second referendum. here's what the snp, plaid and greens had to say on the matter. the biggest con in this election is the slogan from the tories that if they win this election, brexit gets done full stop we only move into the next and probably more chaotic

part of the process and a no—deal brexit would be back on the horizon next year. brexit will not deliver the economicjustice we year. brexit will not deliver the economic justice we want, year. brexit will not deliver the economicjustice we want, it will make matters worse, it will take the division and due to what it has done to politics to the economy. we've got parties here who are committed to putting back the brexit question ina to putting back the brexit question in a people's vote and i believe that's the best way to finish it off. and just a reminder that throughout the general election campaign we'll be putting your questions to all of the main parties. martin daubney from the brexit party will be taking your questions at 11:30 tomorrow morning. send us your questions on twitter using the hasthag #bbcyourquestions or you can email them to to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. an irishwoman who became a so—called

islamic state bride in syria has been arrested after arriving back in ireland with her two—year—old daughter. lisa smith went to the war—torn country in 2015 after converting to islam and becoming radicalised. she had been living with her child in a syrian refugee camp. she has also revealed that the father of her child was a suspected member of is who died last year. 0ur correspondent, john campbell, has more on ms smith's background. she was a woman in her 30s, she had been a member of the irish defence forces, so somebody with military training. she became disillusioned with her life. in 2011, she converted to islam, and then in 2015 she made that decision to leave her husband and go and join the islamic state. now, she resurfaced again in the summer of this year, when the islamic state was collapsing. she was held by us—backed

forces in syria. she was in a refugee camp and, at that time, the bbc caught up with her in that camp. they asked what she had been doing while she was with islamic state and she denied that she had put her military skills to any offensive use. lisa smith is now

in the custody of the irish police and they will, of course, be testing that story about what she did during those four years in syria. they will clearly want to know in detail who exactly she was with, where she was and what she did. now, irish police can hold herfor three days before they have to make some sort of decision on charge or release. falkirk council says it is on standby to help vulnerable residents after thousands of homes have been left without heating following a gas mains failure in central scotland. with the temperature in the area just above freezing, electric heaters and cookers are being offered to elderly or sick customers and those with young children. scottish gas networks said engineers were trying to fix the problem but didn't know when gas would be restored. irving burgie, the american composer who helped to popularise

caribbean music, has died at the age of 95. better known as lord burgess, he wrote the hit song day—0 and helped harry belafonte to bring calypso music into the mainstream. day—0, also known as the banana boat song has been used in films, adverts and even, as a wake up call to astronauts. it's been revealed that a loud bang heard by people living in parts of southeast england overnight was a sonic boom from two rafjets. hundreds of people across north london and the home counties, were woken up by the explosive sound. the noise was generated by two royal air force typhoons, which had launched from coningsby in lincolnshire, as they intercepted an unresponsive aircraft which later re—established contact. let's have a listen to recordings viewers have sent in.

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hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the woman killed in the london bridge attack has been named as 23—year—old saskia jones, a graduate of cambridge university. her family said she was funny and kind and will leave a huge void in their lives. the university's vice chancellor said he is devastated. this is an attack on our community, in many ways, and it was intended as such and it was meant to produce a firm of terror and sadness and it has clearly done that.

new images reveal the bravery of members of the public tackling the convicted terrorist on the bridge and in the hall where his attack began. you get andy and lukasz starting a fightback. they used fire extinguishers, they used chairs, they used these narwhal tusks ripped off the wall in the heat of the moment, and they took the game back to the knife wall. police say they've arrested a man in stoke—on—trent following a review of the existing licence conditions of convicted terrorism offenders. it is not believed to be connected to the london bridge attack. malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, says he will resign following mass protests over the murder of an anti—corru ption journalist. now on bbc news, judith moritz looks back on the history of the hillsborough disaster.