this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11:00: the government says it will introduce emergency legislation over early release for terror offences, following an attack on shoppers in south london by 20—year—old sudesh amman. amman was shot dead at the scene by armed police, and had only recently been freed from prison, after serving half of his sentence for terrorism offences. we face an unprecedented situation of severe cavity and as such it demands of the government responds immediately that this legislation will therefore also apply to serving prisoners. borisjohnson says britain won't bind itself to eu rules

in order to get a trade deal by the end of the year. in the united states, democrat presidential candidates go head—to—head in iowa, as the first event to decide the party's final nominee gets under way. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, kate andrews and anand menon. stay with us for that. good evening. emergency legislation is to be introduced to end the automatic early release from prison of people convicted of terror offences. ministers said the change would apply to both current and future offenders, and they'd only be considered for release once they had served two—thirds of their sentence and with the approval of the parole board.

yesterday sudesh amman was shot dead by police in south london after stabbing two people. in streatham. he'd been released from prison at the end of january. critics say the new plans would merely defer the problem of what happens on release. our home editor mark easton reports. counterterrorism police and security forces were so convinced sudesh amman wanted to kill innocent people that unarmed undercover team was monitoring his every move. after he grabbed a knife and started slashing passers—by in south london yesterday afternoon... you need to start moving backwards, very quickly. ..they shot him within 60 seconds. three people were injured. there was amazement no—one died. i saw a trail of blood that was leading to a middle—aged man who was on the floor bleeding and i knew that i'd got a blanket in my bag.

i appalled that out and we used that to stem the bleeding. and all i could think was, he's going to die in the middle of the street. 20—year—old was jailed in december, 2018, for possessing and distributing terrorist documents. prosecutors said he posted this picture of weapons and a flag of the islamic state group with the message, "armed and ready. " they knew he was extremely dangerous, but halfway through his sentence of just over three years, current laws and said he had to be released. the surveillance team staked out this bail hostel where he was staying, following him on foot when he left, but still couldn't prevent blood being spilt. i would like to make a statement about the senseless and horrific terror attack in streatham. this evening, the government announced controversial emergency legislation to keep new and existing terrorism offenders in prison for longer and with tougher controls on release. but dangerous extremists still

cannot be locked up indefinitely. the earliest point at which these offenders will now be considered for release will be once they have served two—thirds of their sentence and crucially, we will introduce a requirement that no terrorist defender will be released before the end of their full custodial term, unless their parole board agrees. only two months ago, another released terrorist offender, usman khan, stabbed five people, murdering two of them, at fishmongers‘ hall on london bridge. the prime minister immediately demanded a review of the conditions imposed on every convicted terrorist released from prison, including, presumably, sudesh amman. there are currently at least 7a people who were jailed for terror offences and subsequently freed on licence. there are also 224 people convicted of terrorism offences in prison in britain, most of whom must be released at the end of their custodial sentence. the challenge is not a new one.

back in 2005, the then labour government introduced imprisonment for public protection, ipps, indefinite sentences specifically designed to keep highly dangerous people like sudesh amman locked up. but then, in 2012, the conservative prime minister got rid of ipps after warnings that the present system didn't have the resources to cope. judges haven't got the powers to give the right sentences for those convicted of terrorist offences. they're not being properly punished or reformed in prison. in fact, they've been radicalised and made worse. they're being released on the streets of london with under resourced and overstretched police service and probation service, that's been decimated. it's the worst of all worlds. the trouble is, we've been over this ground before. searching for a way to balance the rights of the public to be kept safe against the human rights of those dealt with by the courts. the government may well find even today's proposals come under legal challenge.

we spoke to hanif qadir, the author of preventing & countering extremism & terrorist recruitment: a best practice guide. he has also worked as an advisor to the uk government on rehabilitation and reintegration. i asked him his views on what the government has been saying and whether emergency legislation will stop this sort of thing from happening again. it's three months since the london bridge and we still have no legislation. i think it is a knee—jerk reaction and a display that the government really does not know what they are doing. if they wa nt to know what they are doing. if they want to put people ‘s lives at risk continue what you're doing but if you want to protect society, save great individual and our national interest, we need to have robust measures and pleasure. we have a panel of expert, we had the

commitment and the appetite to create change. extending the prison sentence is not going to make a difference. look this young man who went in as an extremist and came out asa went in as an extremist and came out as a violent terrorist. you are going to have the same kind of result. we do not have any effect if integration and the radicalisation programmes in prison. to prevent individuals from becoming extremist. to be quite frank these new legislations will fall but short. what would you suggest? as you say, people seem to be becoming more radicalised in prison, more extreme the longer they are in prison so thatis the longer they are in prison so that is alarming but the relaxation

—— reradicalisation does not work. —— deradicalisation. —— reradicalisation does not work. -- deradicalisation. we managed to reintegrate quite a few and those we did not went back to prison when we tried different processes. there are now nearly 17,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the world and more than 360 people have died from the illness, the vast majority in china. the pattern of the outbreak in china shows the biggest number of cases in wuhan, where the virus originated. 0utside china the world health organisation says coronavirus has spread to 2a countries. the majority of states registering just a handful of confirmed infections so far. the chinese government has hit out at the united states accusing it of causing panic by banning all travellers from china entering the us.

with more here's our china correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes. in a wuhan virus ward, a group of nurses and patients are singing a famous patriotic anthem. "my motherland and i," they sing, "are never apart." the propaganda message is not difficult to understand. in china's state media, the focus is now on uniting the country to fight the virus. hundreds of military doctors and nurses have been arriving in wuhan to join the battle. "when our country is in difficulty," this female soldier says, "it is our duty to be on the front line." china's logistical capabilities are beyond dispute. which other country could complete a 1000 bed hospital in less than two weeks? today, that is exactly what happened as the first patients arrived. but there is an ugly side to this all—out fight against the virus.

in this unverified footage, the man pinned on the ground was caught without a face mask. "spray him with disinfectant," the official shouts. in much of china, wearing a mask is now compulsory, despite doubts about their effectiveness. in this video, a whole family is being forcibly removed from their home, to a waiting ambulance. lots of videos like these are being shared to foreign websites. they show police locking an old man suspected of having the virus in his home. "do you have enough rice," the policeman says. "0k, we're chaining the door." here the policemen are warning a resident who has posted something about the virus on social media. "sharing any information about the virus is illegal," he tells her. scenes like those now can be found right across social media and they are really fuelling the sense of anxiety and fear about the coronavirus that is spreading right around

the world, but nowhere more so than here in hong kong. people here simply do not believe they are getting a realistic picture of what is happening in wuhan and central china, and that is why there is now a crescendo of demands that hong kong close its border with the mainland completely. hong kong's chief executive today ordered more border crossings closed but said some must remain open. there were indeed more hong kong people crossing the border almost on a daily basis and then they have to come back. that was not good enough for these hospital workers who have now voted to strike until the border is shut. fear is even more contagious than the virus. this is the centre of shanghai, china's biggest city and economic heart. when the bill comes in for all of this, it is going to be huge. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.

let's take a look at some of today's other news: the police 0mbudsman is investigating a complaint from the family of a journalist who was shot dead in northern ireland during a riot last april. lyra mckee's parents have asked for aspects of the policing operation during the creggan riots to be investigated. she was killed whilst standing next to the police. a trial of an experiemental vaccine aimed at protecting people against hiv has been halted, after it was found it did not prevent the virus. the vaccine had been given to more than 5,000 people in south africa. the financial regulator is urging credit card companies to do more to help borrowers who are stuck in persistent debt. the financial conduct authority says firms should reduce or waive interest payments and fees, instead of cancelling cards. the cost of a tv licence will go up by £3 a year from april, to £157.50.

the increase, which is in line with inflation, is set by the government and works out atjust over 13 pounds a month. a bbc documentary has discovered that the full implementation of universal credit — the major welfare reform introduced by the conservatives — will be delayed again, at an additional cost of 500 million—pounds. the new benefit was meant to be fully implemented in april 2017 but the new delay means it won't be fully in place until september 202a. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the story. universal credit is the biggest welfare reform in a generation. six benefits are becoming one monthly payment — there's more emphasis getting a job. how long do i need to be doing this job search thing? it's stressful, it is. we've got a little bit of a problem... this senior civil servant is responsible for ensuring the benefit works properly.

a bbc film crew were there in september when the latest problem emerged. fewer people than expected have so far applied for universal credit. we've got a lot of anecdotal evidence about people being scared to come to universal credit. with around five million people still to be moved to universal credit from their old benefits, neil couling and his team are forced once more to delay the roll—out. so that we would now complete in september 24. i would say that three, six or nine months doesn't matter. gary is safe. put the glens first and we'll...|'ll take the beating! universal credit is meant to simplify the benefits system but aspects of its design, such as people typically waiting five weeks for a first payment, have caused huge problems. a disabled woman going without food because you people... you won't let me have one quick word with her. this latest delay will add an additional half a billion pounds to the cost of the roll—out.

universal credit has been blamed for the rise in the use of food banks and for leaving some people in debt. it is now seven years behind its original timetable and it's billions over budget. but in here, in government, there is no plan b. they are completely committed to the new benefit. because there's 2.6 million people and if we get something wrong we could disrupt their lives, and they've got no alternative. there's no alternative bank they can go to to get help. we are the payer of last resort. labour say the new delay is embarrassing for the government but ministers have insisted the new timetable won't affect anyone on benefits, and remain committed to universal credit. michael buchanan, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the government says it will introduce emergency legislation over early release for terror offences, following an attack on shoppers in south london by 20—year—old sudesh amman. borisjohnson says britain won't bind itself to eu rules

in order to get a trade deal by the end of the year. in the united states, democrat presidential candidates go head—to—head in iowa, as the first event to decide the party's final nominee gets under way. to the united states where the first event is soon to take place to decide who the democratic candidate will be to face donald trump in the presidential election later this year. groups known as caucuses are gathering to pick their favoured candidate and the result in the midwestern state of iowa will be known overnight. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has the latest. just up the road from the state capital, des moines, is thejohn wayne museum, celebrating iowa's most famous son. and, like a western, politics is always looking for the hero to ride into town to the rescue. the early favourite to win

the democratic party nomination wasjoe biden, but he's not exactly fizzing with high energy. we can't turn four years of donald trump into an aberration, historical aberration. but eight years, he'll change the country in a way we can't tolerate. we need you. much more than the republicans, democrats have tended to go for the bright new thing. jimmy carter, barack 0bama, bill clinton. john f kennedy. not this time round. joe biden is 77 years old. bernie sanders, 78. but that's where the similarities end. polls suggest the socialist firebrand bernie sanders is the other frontrunner. he's way to the left of anyone who's ever been the democratic standard bearer. it is absolutely imperative for the future of this country that we defeat the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country. but he has momentum and passionate young supporters. he wants to take care of our planet

and, if we don't do that, then there's not going to be a planet left for us to live on when i'm older. he's really passionate about the issues that we are passionate about and he's the one that's really going to fight for this stuff because he's been fighting for so long. but traditional democrats believe he's unelectable in a country where the centre of political gravity is much further to the right. do you think america would vote for someone as left—wing as bernie sanders? no. no, no way. he's not talking about things he's accomplished. he's got lots of great plans that i don't know are realistic. i just don't think he's going to have the appeal to be able to bring... to expand the base, to bring in moderates. train horn. next stop after iowa will be new hampshire. but whoever wins the democratic nomination, further down the tracks donald trump will be waiting. and beating him will be a tough fight, and an ugly one. jon sopel, bbc news,

des moines, iowa. the first in a series of evacuation flights has left yemen with 7 critically—ill patients on board. organised by the un the flights have taken years of painstaking negotiations. the plane's departure is being seen as a major breakthrough in the midst of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. the conflict in yemen which started nearly 5 years ago involves houthi rebels backed by iran and the government of president hadi backed by a coalition led by saudi arabia and supported by the us and the uk. the war has shattered yemen's health system. civilian flights out of sana'a international airport were stopped more than 3 years ago. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been in sana'a with the patients and their families as they prepared for the flight. packed, ready to go. this hotel in sana'a, their home for months

as they waited to leave. families growing up in war, now friends. halil is 13. small for his years, old beyond his years. "i'm in pain," he tells me. "i'm sick — i have a fever here. "pain...and pain here." now he's off tojordan for a kidney transplant and a chance at a better future. little children excited beyond words, as any child would be, about to make their very first flight. but this is a journey with a big difference. it could mean the difference between life or death in their little lives. the lives of little children caught in a big war. sana'a international airport is in the hands of the houthis, but the airspace controlled

by the saudi—led coalition. today's flight, a rare concession from rival sides. it's taken us two years. the discussions have been very intense. we're so pleased that we found a way that everyone agrees that this is a priority. the people who will die if they don't receive assistance are going to get on that plane today with theirfamilies, and they're going to go to places where they're going to receive treatment — finally. it's a big day. how long did you stay in the hospitalfor? it's been such a long wait. so much uncertainty. in the departure lounge there's still talk of last—minute wrangling. even the littlest know flights like this were cancelled before. there's nervousness, too, back at the hotel.

13—year—old raggett hopes to leave on another medical flight later this week. for her father, every day matters. this flight is very important for her because i think the solution will be with this flight. if we stay more ahead in yemen, it's very difficult. the alternative is really suffering more and more until she becomes worse and worse. yemen's only cancer hospital. these children aren't on any list to leave. not ali mohammed, who lost an eye. not 6—year—old muthayya. the doctors lost hope there would ever be a flight, but they don't have what they need to treat patients here. translation: course this makes doctors angry when we can't give the best treatment. if the doctor loses his patient,

this is so disturbing. it's not normal. sometimes i feel depressed. a rare glimpse of hope, but thousands more yemenis need urgent care. and a broken nation can only be fixed by ending a merciless war. lyse doucet, bbc news, sana'a. an air canada passenger plane with 128 passengers on board has made a successful emergency landing at madrid airport. it was forced to land after one its tyres burst on take—off. reports say that part of the landing gear had fallen into the engine. the baftas were held in london last night but the biggest talking point wasn't who picked up the awards but the lack of diversity amongst the nominees. all twenty acting nominees were white, and no female directors were put forward for the seventh consecutive year.

joaquin phoenix was praised for using his best actor acceptance speech to call for change. this report by our arts editor will gompertz. and it does contain flashing images. if there was any doubt that the lack of diversity in this year's bafta nominations was a significant issue, thenjoaquin phoenix made it absolutely clear it was when he picked up his award for best actor. i think that we send a very clear message to people of colour that you are not welcome here. we really have to do the hard work to truly understand systemic racism. i think that it is the obligation of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of oppression to be the ones that dismantle it — so that's on us. that can't happen soon enough for the director behind this critically acclaimed documentary film.

a real change needs to happen. a real, fundamental, kind of earth—shifting change that the people who are in positions of power in the voting or the organisation of the baftas need to have a real hard look at themselves and think, do we have everybody that represents the people who are in the nation? are you a member of bafta? unfortunately not. why not? i applied but for some reason i got rejected. you're looking at bafta's headquarters in london, which — as you can see — is having a major overhaul. along with that, its annualfilm awards. the voting system for which currently, as it stands, does not require all those judging or nominating in the main categories — say, the acting categories, for example — to have actually watched all the eligible films. maybe that will change after prince william — bafta's president — made his feelings known last night. we find ourselves talking again

about the need to do more to ensure diversity in this sector and in the awards process. bafta take this issue seriously and following this year's nominations have launched a full and thorough review of the entire awards process. it's notjust the bafta bosses under pressure. the 0scars also been criticised for an all—male director shortlist and only having one non—white performer across all acting categories. you can expect to hear more about that when the golden statues are handed out in hollywood on sunday. will gompertz, bbc news. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, kate andrews, economics correspondent for the spectator, and professor anand menon, who's director of uk in a changing europe. that's coming up just after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with helen willetts. hello there. it was a windy start to the new week in those strong winds

will be with us into the start of tuesday as well because the jets tea m tuesday as well because the jets team strengthens through the weekend,. —— jet stream. the strongest will move to the north and east. we are under the influence of much lighter wind at higher levels allowing height sure to build but for the day on tuesday, very gusty winds in excess of 70 miles an hour in some parts of scotland, 50, 60 further south and we will notice much stronger winds across england and wales. together with some wintry showers over the hills. blizzard —like conditions. showers, mostly rain, hailand —like conditions. showers, mostly rain, hail and thunder. —like conditions. showers, mostly rain, hailand thunder. but —like conditions. showers, mostly rain, hail and thunder. but tending to ease in the west later. showers and the wind but it will feel colder in england and wales. but the wind all but dies out through tuesday evening and overnight. we pick up a

south—westerly. high pressure moving in. after very little frost for some injanuary, in. after very little frost for some in january, widespread ground in. after very little frost for some injanuary, widespread ground frost in many rural areas come wednesday morning right under this area of high pressure which is set to stay around for two or three days. we will see frost but also much drier weather, lighter wind, calmer weather, lighter wind, calmer weather but increasing patchy fog. any patchy fog on wednesday morning will be slow and reluctant to clear away. not much strength in the sun at the moment but despite that start, dry and bright with light winds. no temperatures into double figures for many but pleasant. chilly on wednesday, fog as well so temperatures not as low but widespread rule frost and some towns and cities close to freezing. ——

rural frost. thursday takes time to get rid of mist and fog but quite calm and sunny weather. chilly weather fog lingers. calm and sunny weather. chilly weatherfog lingers. friday we hope —— chilly in locations where the fog lingers. temperatures will tend to pick up on friday, we hope, only because we are looking out to the atla ntic because we are looking out to the atlantic for our next weather system. the first one looks like quite a week affair but with time, as we get into the weekend, more potent. more definite areas of wet weather. you may have noticed those tightly packed isoba rs. weather. you may have noticed those tightly packed isobars. in fact, some very windy weather potentially. after the lighted jet stream wins, next weekend we pick up a stronger jet stream. it looks very powerful. the more powerful the jet jet stream. it looks very powerful. the more powerful thejet stream,

the deeper the air and it looks as if towards the beginning of the next week we could have stormy weather as well. lots of detail to fill you in on over the next few nights. for mid—week it looks drier. rain starts to return for the weekend and potentially stormy weather next week.