this is bbc news. i'mjane i'm jane hill. the headlines: failings by the security services were partly to blame for the deaths of two people killed by convicted terrorist usman khan — a jury finds jack merritt and saskia jones were unlawfully killed at fishmongers hall in 2019. they had this hugely dangerous person and they lost sight of him being dangerous, really, from the beginning. with all that information, you would have thought that the authorities would have put in place a system to monitor and manage him effectively and keep the public safe, and they failed to do that. a report into borisjohnson�*s refurbishment of his downing street flat says he didn't break the ministerial code, but did act unwisely.

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good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. an inquestjury has found that two graduates — jack merritt and saskia jones — were unlawfully killed by the convicted terrorist usman khan, at fishmongers hall in 2019. the jury found that a catalogue of failings led to the deaths of the cambridge university graduates. they said �*unacceptable management and a lack of accountability�* among the agencies responsible for usman khan had left him free to carry out his attack. the jury concluded there had been failures in the sharing of information between those responsible for monitoring mr khan, who had been released from prison just 11 months earlier. in a statement, the home secretary priti patel said — �*it is important the government and operational partners learn lessons to prevent further incidents like this.

i will always do everything in my power to keep the british people safe'. daniel sandford reports. convicted terrorist usman khan heading to london alone on a train — still considered very high risk and only recently out of prison. there'd been intelligence that he was planning an attack, but the probation team who'd approved the trip hadn't been told. it ended with hand—to—hand fighting on london bridge, just outside fishmongers' hall, while inside, two young people — saskia jones and jack merritt — were dying. both had been involved in the prisoner education organisation learning together that had been trying to help khan. jack merritt�*s parents told me the deaths were the result of an unforgivable failure by a system that was not fit for purpose. they had this hugely dangerous person and they lost sight of him

being dangerous really from the beginning. with all that information, you would have thought that the authorities would have put in place a system to monitor and manage him effectively and keep the public safe, and they failed to do that. usman khan was jailed as a teenager for trying to set up a terrorist training camp. after eight years in prison, he was still a high—risk category a inmate, seen as a violent, radicalising leader of prison extremists. a month before he was freed, there was intelligence — recorded in capital letters — that he intended to carry out an attack after his release. in prison, he'd mixed with michael adebowale, who killed lee rigby, leaders of two major al-qaeda bomb plots and the infamous preacher abu hamza. a ruling by senior appeal court judges meant khan — seen here while a teenage follower of anjem choudary — had to be released, rather than being kept in prison, to protect the public. injail, khan had been allowed

to study with cambridge university's learning together scheme. this was seen as positive, but ultimately gave him his chance to attack. after his release, living in his flat in stafford, khan stuck to the rules, lulling the police and probation into a false sense of security. but mostly, he spent the days alone, playing violent video games. a prison psychologist had warned probation to be careful if he started isolating. once he knew he'd be allowed to travel alone to london, khan started to prepare, shopping for four large knives and materials to make a fake suicide belt. that same month, the public protection panel mappa that was responsible for him met to discuss his case, but didn't even consider the risk of him taking a train by himself to the capital. mis hadn't told mappa about the intelligence, warning that khan might be intending an attack. i mean, that was the piece of intel that they had, and so,

to not share that one piece is... well, it's unforgivable. and so, the scene was set for khan's brutal attack at an iconic london location. as people, including jack merritt, arrived at fishmongers' hall for the learning together event, there were no metal detectors. later, hiding the belt under his bulky coat, khan sat chatting to saskia jones, who he would stab to death after lunch. khan slipped out to the men's toilets and strapped two knives to his hands. then he set about attacking the people he knew from learning together. first, jack merritt, then saskia jones. he nearly killed another young woman, before a porter, a civil servant, a prisoner on day release and an ex—prisoner intervened. the first to take khan on wasjohn crilly, who remembers trying to challenge him, in a desperate effort to stop him stabbing people. questions like, what do

you think you're doing? what's going on here? hejust replied to me, i'm going to kill you all "i'm going to kill you all "and blow you all up." and then ijust, maybe stupidly, told him to blow it, then, get on with it. at which point, he said, i'm waiting for the police "to come, i'll blow it then." working with a prisoner on day release and a civil servant, john crilly drove khan out onto london bridge, where the three of them tackled him to ground using an ornamental tusk and a fire extinguisher, and waited for help. so, as the police arrived as we were taking the knives off khan, obviously, he said he was waiting for the police to blow the belt, so ijust went into shock. i just didn't know what they were waiting for. i'm screaming at them to shoot him. yeah, he's just killed two beautiful people and, yeah, i wanted him dead. i wanted it over. jack merritt and saskia jones had

been murdered by a man who was known to have had a terrorist past and was still under active investigation by m15. of course, usman khan was responsible for saskia jones 0ur correspondent zoe conway has been following events at the guildhall in london. such a difficult seven weeks, very distressing evidence and some very, very strong reactions from those who knew and love jack merritt and saskia jones.— knew and love jack merritt and saskia jones. ~ . ., , , ~ saskia jones. what was striking in the conclusions _ saskia jones. what was striking in the conclusions by _ saskia jones. what was striking in the conclusions by the _ saskia jones. what was striking in the conclusions by the jury - saskia jones. what was striking in the conclusions by the jury today | the conclusions by the jury today was that they were utterly unequivocal. the agencies that were supposed to be protecting the public from usman khan failed. there was a deficiency in the management of usman khan by the probation service and the police they said, and that the agencies who are responsible for

monitoring him, mi five, and the west midlands counterterrorism police also failed. they were asked a series of questions. they were asked whether they'd been failure in the management of usman khan in a —— as and offender. they said yes. they also said there was insufficient training of those involved in his case and there had been a blind spot to this unique risk due to his image. neverasked to this unique risk due to his image. never asked whether there had been a failure in the sharing of information by agencies responsible for monitoring and investigating usman khan, and again, they said yes, there had been a missed opportunity to share intelligence. this has been a key point in this inquest, the intelligence that mi five had on usman khan at the time of his release, whether that intelligence was shared with other agencies. they will also ask whether there have been failures in the

organisations in the security in the event, and they said yes. they were particularly pointing out that there was a failure of risk assessment by both fishmongers' hall and learning together. in a statement, david merritt echoed the criticisms that the jury gave about the management of usman khan, but we also heard from saskia jones's family, her uncle philipjones, and he made a point of criticising the charity learning together that had organised the event, and he criticised them for their approach to risk. the conclusion of the inquest does not in any way ease the pain of our loss of saskia, and leaves a number of unanswered questions relating to failures of a number of organisations and individuals. it is important to us that we ensure that saskia's legacy is not undermined by any association

she had with learning together. it is now clear to us that saskia's idea of rehabilitation was not consistent with the philosophy of learning together. saskia's key focus and priority had always been in relation to supporting survivors, particularly those survivors of sexual violence in the context of violence against women and children. saskia was in the process of securing her first steps into what we know would have been a successful and demanding career in victim support services within west midlands police force, where we are sure she would have been a positive influence. we now wish to reflect on the findings of the inquest jury and will continue to work with those who are helping us to build a suitable legacy for saskia. we ask now that the press and media respect our wish for privacy hereafter. thank you very much.

the reason why i think that statement by the james family is significant is because all the way along in this in class, we've been hearing people within the prison system, probation service, the police and m15 saw usman khan's involvement as a positive, that it was helping to reduce his risk and it is one of the reasons why he was allowed to attend that event that day, so that intervention by the family is significant in all of this. ., . ~' family is significant in all of this. ., ., ~ , ., family is significant in all of this. ., . ~' , ., , family is significant in all of this. ., ., , . this. zoe, thank you very much. let's speak— this. zoe, thank you very much. let's speak to — this. zoe, thank you very much. let's speak to ian _ this. zoe, thank you very much. let's speak to ian lawrence. - ian lawrence is the general secretary of napo — the trade union and professional association for probation and family court staff. good afternoon. your thoughts for the family at the end at a very distressing seven weeks. fiur distressing seven weeks. our sympathies — distressing seven weeks. our sympathies go _ distressing seven weeks. oi" sympathies go out to the families of the victims. it was a dreadful

incident and it's been a dreadful day for the families, i'm sure. find day for the families, i'm sure. and when ou day for the families, i'm sure. and when you hear— day for the families, i'm sure. and when you hear that list of criticisms when you hear of agencies that should protect the public failing to share information, what's your response to that? the failing to share information, what's your response to that?— your response to that? the key findin: your response to that? the key finding i've _ your response to that? the key finding i've seen _ your response to that? the key finding i've seen so _ your response to that? the key finding i've seen so far- your response to that? the key finding i've seen so far is - your response to that? the key finding i've seen so far is about the sharing of information. when it comes to managing risks, which is what members of the probation service to on a daily basis with all sorts of clients, it's the quality information in their possession. it determines the level of supervision they will afford that client, and there have been glaring errors pointed out in the report in not sharing key information with the agencies. 0n the basis of what i've seen, the practitioners can only work with what was in front of them

information wise, but there were lessons learned from this, no question. i think now the probation service has put in specialist units across the country to closely monitor information that was in the possession of other agencies and supervision. the possession of other agencies and sunervision-_ possession of other agencies and su ervision. ,., ., , ,., , supervision. the report absolutely sa s that supervision. the report absolutely says that it _ supervision. the report absolutely says that it usman _ supervision. the report absolutely says that it usman khan _ supervision. the report absolutely says that it usman khan did - supervision. the report absolutely says that it usman khan did not i supervision. the report absolutely| says that it usman khan did not -- says that it usman khan did not —— mis did says that it usman khan did not —— m15 did not share information with usman khan's officer. nonetheless, do you, can you say hand on heart that more could have been done nonetheless?— that more could have been done nonetheless? j ., , , ., , nonetheless? they're not my staff. the peeple — nonetheless? they're not my staff. the peeple you _ nonetheless? they're not my staff. the people you represent. - nonetheless? they're not my staff. the people you represent. there i nonetheless? they're not my staff. l the people you represent. there was a massive amount _ the people you represent. there was a massive amount of _ the people you represent. there was a massive amount of stress. - the people you represent. there was a massive amount of stress. it's - the people you represent. there was a massive amount of stress. it's a . a massive amount of stress. it's a stressful job at the best of times.

it's quite unsustainable and i think that's got to be a factor in this and other serious offensives we see over recent years. it doesn't excuse the systemic weaknesses. it's hard to point a finger without looking at the facts. i absolutely sympathise with their families' views. so that we can prevent incidents of this kind in the future. for we can prevent incidents of this kind in the future.— we can prevent incidents of this kind in the future. for people who erha -s kind in the future. for people who perhaps don't _ kind in the future. for people who perhaps don't know _ kind in the future. for people who perhaps don't know a _ kind in the future. for people who perhaps don't know a huge - kind in the future. for people who | perhaps don't know a huge amount about how a probation officer would work, when someone is monitoring an individual who clearly was as dangerous as khan, how many

individuals would one probation officer be expected to monitor at any one time?— officer be expected to monitor at an one time? . , . , , any one time? that very much depends on the complexity _ any one time? that very much depends on the complexity of— any one time? that very much depends on the complexity of the _ any one time? that very much depends on the complexity of the case. - any one time? that very much depends on the complexity of the case. we've i on the complexity of the case. we've seen recent reports suggesting people should be able to hold 50 cases. that is absolute nonsense. yes, you could hold 50 low risk cases, but we're not talking about that. in the probation service which will take responsibility for this, that sort of figure is just not sustainable at all, and we must resist that for the sake of our members, but more importantly, the safety of the public. the government must invest properly in a new probation service that, thank goodness, is coming back under public control on the twee 6th of

june. we'll be pushing for that and we are looking for everyone to give support —— 26 ofjune. ian we are looking for everyone to give support -- 26 ofjune. ian lawrence, thank ou support -- 26 ofjune. ian lawrence, thank you for— support -- 26 ofjune. ian lawrence, thank you for that. _ support -- 26 ofjune. ian lawrence, thank you for that. let's _ support -- 26 ofjune. ian lawrence, thank you for that. let's discuss - thank you for that. let's discuss this case with... frank garner. what stands out to you where things went wrong? i stands out to you where things went wron: ? ., stands out to you where things went wron: ? ~' ., , stands out to you where things went wron: ? ~' .,, ., ., wrong? i think the most harrowing thin for wrong? i think the most harrowing thing for me _ wrong? i think the most harrowing thing for me is _ wrong? i think the most harrowing thing for me is could _ wrong? i think the most harrowing thing for me is could it _ wrong? i think the most harrowing thing for me is could it happen - thing for me is could it happen again? and i think the answer is yes because this is not sleeping soldier syndrome. let'sjust because this is not sleeping soldier syndrome. let's just have a look at the facts. at the time that usman khan came out of prison in december 2018, he was still considered to be high—risk. he was under enhanced surveillance by m15, but during the subsequent 11 months, despite the

fact that he was clearly still a radicalised individual, they say in their witness testimony that there was nothing in his actions that would have allowed them lawfully to put him under 2a hour surveillance. so, when he came up to london and conducted his despicable attack in november, he wasn't under 2a hour surveillance, and the question i put the authorities is why wasn't he, given he was clearly very violent. he tried to radicalised people in jail. but he had an actual lot, there was nothing he had done in his actions that they knew in their knowledge that would have allowed him to be a proportionate. m15 did have concerns. they did have some intelligence on them. they say they passed this to the police. they didn't have the direct communication with mappa. but the police do. so

mis with mappa. but the police do. so m15 said they passed their concerns to the police, who in turn did not pass along to mappa. this is what i'm talking about, the sleeping shoulder syndrome, people saying it's not their fault. shoulder syndrome, people saying it's not theirfault. this shoulder syndrome, people saying it's not their fault. this was a failure of authority and the worrying thing here is that usman khan was clearly very clever at deceiving people. he deceived those around him and there will be others like that who will try to full their captors, as it were. what's worrying is the numbers of people police... they're notjust islamist they�* re not just islamist extremists, they're notjust islamist extremists, there are far right extremists, there are far right extremists as well. they could present a danger to the public. could it happen again? ifear an answer is possibly yes unless the lessons are learned. for example,

'ust on lessons are learned. for example, just on the — lessons are learned. for example, just on the probation _ lessons are learned. for example, just on the probation service, - lessons are learned. for example, just on the probation service, we | just on the probation service, we know the probation officer in this case, there was an awful lot of things he didn't know. as part of your point that you wouldn't expect usman khan —— m15 to tell the probation service, and that in itself causes problems. if things fall through the cracks and there are different people who say it's not the responsibility.— not the responsibility. you're absolutely — not the responsibility. you're absolutely right. _ not the responsibility. you're absolutely right. that - not the responsibility. you're absolutely right. that is - not the responsibility. you're absolutely right. that is the i absolutely right. that is the view... m15 had a witness who was able to speak at this inquest, and they've been quite clear on this. that he was under surveillance, heightened surveillance at the time of his release, but subsequently didn't commit any actions that would have warranted them putting him onto 24 have warranted them putting him onto 2a hour surveillance, and there's a

lot of legal hoops you have to jump through. it's got to be signed off ljy through. it's got to be signed off by the home secretary, and he hadn't yet shown his hand for them to do that. what they had done was to pass on what they did know to the police, who they said did not pass it on to mappa. ., ~ ., ~ , ., , who they said did not pass it on to mappa. ., ~ ., ~ y. y . mappa. frank, thank you very much. our security — mappa. frank, thank you very much. our security correspondent. - we must turn to a few other stories here this afternoon. 0restjohnson has been cleared of breaking the mirror and a serial code in connection with funding of the refurbishment of his downing street flat. lord geidt has confirmed that the original bills were paid but lord geidt, the independent adviser on ministerial standards has criticised him and the health secretary matt hancock over their conduct. in his report lord geidt cleared the prime minister of breaking the ministerial code

over the funding of the refurbishment of his private flat above number 11 downing street. lord geidt has confirmed that the original bills were paid by the conservative party and then by the tory peer lord brownlow but that the prime minister had not been aware of those arrangements until february of this year. lord geidt said he accepted that at that point mrjohnson "took steps to make the relevant declarations and seek advice" and that he repaid the amounts on the 8th march 2021. but he did say... lord geidt also looked into the health secretary and in particular mr hancock s shares in in topwood ltd, which is owned and run by his sister and brother—in—law. lord geidt cleared mr hancock who he said �*acted properly and honestly in promptly declaring his financial interest�*. but he also looked into whether the health secretary should have declared an interest when the company was awarded a framework contract with nhs shared business services ltd .

he said... in terms of a response, the health secretary... trying to find out who this letter is from. this letter is from the prime minister. boris johnson says... "lord geidt had made clear in his report that matt hancock had "acted properly and honestly" in his declaration of interests and that the event should in no way "impugn" his good character. hope you are keeping up. helen catt is there. it might sound like a lot ofjargon, but in essence, let�*s start with the prime minister because everyone will remember there

was a row about the refurbishment of the flat. he didn�*t break the ministerial code, that�*s one of the key points. ministerial code, that's one of the key points-— ministerial code, that's one of the ke oints. ., ., key points. the conclusion that lord geidt has come _ key points. the conclusion that lord geidt has come true _ key points. the conclusion that lord geidt has come true is _ key points. the conclusion that lord geidt has come true is the - key points. the conclusion that lord geidt has come true is the prime i geidt has come true is the prime minister acted on wisely but did not break rules. his report confirms that what was in the media about how the flat refurbishment was funded that it was original paid by the conservative party and lord brownlow. borisjohnson later repaid that, so it did confirm that that is what happened, but lord geidt found that boris johnson what happened, but lord geidt found that borisjohnson didn�*t know about it until february of this year. he said the prime minister acted on wisely and allowing the refurbishment to go ahead, which started why he was in the hospital with coronavirus. without a more rigorous regard for how it would be funded. he does say that under normal circumstances, a prime minister might reasonably be

expected to be curious about the arrangements and especially the financial arrangements not led to the refurbishment of his apartment. what geidt found is it hasn�*t created a conflict, and he says that�*s because the conservative party wouldn�*t create any more expectation on there already is. and that lord brownlow, because he�*s a member of the law, publishes ound interest and he found was no evidence that he behave anything other than altruistically. that�*s the sort of run down of it all, there was no conflict in those payments and the rules —— no rules were broken, but the prime minister acted unwisely when he let the refurbishment go—ahead. in acted unwisely when he let the refurbishment go-ahead. in terms of what he was — refurbishment go-ahead. in terms of what he was looking _ refurbishment go-ahead. in terms of what he was looking into _ refurbishment go-ahead. in terms of what he was looking into in - refurbishment go-ahead. in terms of what he was looking into in relation i what he was looking into in relation the health secretary, is it a wrap on the knuckles? how would you categorise this?— categorise this? lord geidt categorises _ categorise this? lord geidt categorises it _ categorise this? lord geidt categorises it as _ categorise this? lord geidt categorises it as a - categorise this? lord geidt categorises it as a minor i categorise this? lord geidt - categorises it as a minor breach of the ministerial code. that is the rules of behaviour conducted around

ministers�* behaviour. he said it was a minor breach and it relates to his interest and his sister�*s firm, and there are couple things. he says when it comes to the financial shareholding that matt hancock has, that was declared properly and correctly. 20% stake. the other question was if at an earlier date, he should have declared that the link with his sister when her firm got this list of potential nhs suppliers, he says that is... that was done not through... it was in no way deliberate. it was done through a lack of knowledge. he said that should not in any way impute matt hancock�*s good character. a spokesman for the health secretary said he is glad that the shareholding question is found to be declared diligently and that lord geidt agrees any perceived breach

could be typical in nature and accept his advice. the conclusion is that actually, matt hancock did break the rules regarding ministerial behaviour, but the adviser considers this a minor breach of technical... the prime minister won�*t take any further action. should give you the response to number ten. they said it showed the prime minister had acted in accordance with the ministerial code at all times. he had made a deck relation that cabinet office officials were informed throughout and that the prime minister settled the costs. ., ., ., ~ , ., the costs. helen, for now, thank you very much- — let�*s turn to something we hope is straightforward. am i allowed to say that about football? the countdown to tomorrow�*s champion�*s league final is on. chelsea will play manchester city in a highly—anticipated all—english final. it�*s only the third time that two premier league sides have met in the biggest game

in european club football. more than 16,000 people will be allowed inside the stadium to watch, thousands of fans have been making their way to the portuguese city of porto. 0lly foster is there for us. i�*m smiling enviously. you will know that i know more about porto than football, but nonetheless, it�*s all very important and exciting. it is straightforward. itjust feels so marvellous with everybody getting back towards some kind of normality. those trial test evidence getting fans back in for the last week for the premier league season. each premier league side were allowed their home bands in. we saw manchester city welcome their fans back in. they are premier league champions once again. they won the league cup. it�*s been an amazing season, but it�*s a future trophy you

can see behind me. there will be a slightly smaller one, the real one, they hope to get their hands on against chelsea. another all english final. i caught up with three manchester city fans, mitt, pizza, and mark. it�*s been a marvellous season. look at you with your lucky tickets —— pete. season. look at you with your lucky tickets -- pete.— tickets -- pete. last three games we've had- _ tickets -- pete. last three games we've had. going _ tickets -- pete. last three games we've had. going through - tickets -- pete. last three games we've had. going through those i tickets -- pete. last three games - we've had. going through those covid hoo s, we've had. going through those covid hoos, not we've had. going through those covid hoops. not such _ we've had. going through those covid hoops, not such a _ we've had. going through those covid hoops, not such a biggie, _ we've had. going through those covid hoops, not such a biggie, just - we've had. going through those covid hoops, not such a biggie, just to - we've had. going through those covid hoops, not such a biggie, just to be l hoops, not such a biggie, just to be here? hoops, not such a biggie, 'ust to be here? , ., .,, . hoops, not such a biggie, 'ust to be here? , ., . ~ hoops, not such a biggie, 'ust to be here? , ., . . .,, here? just fantastic. a few worrying moments before _ here? just fantastic. a few worrying moments before he _ here? just fantastic. a few worrying moments before he got _ here? just fantastic. a few worrying moments before he got here, - here? just fantastic. a few worrying moments before he got here, but i here? just fantastic. a few worrying l moments before he got here, but it's great _ moments before he got here, but it's great to— moments before he got here, but it's great to he _ moments before he got here, but it's great to be here. sun shining. that would _ great to be here. sun shining. that would he _ great to be here. sun shining. that would be absolute and credible if they took— would be absolute and credible if they took this behind us.- they took this behind us. that's what it's all— they took this behind us. that's what it's all about. _ they took this behind us. that's what it's all about. you've - they took this behind us. that's what it's all about. you've had l they took this behind us. that's| what it's all about. you've had a what it�*s all about. you�*ve had a decade of dominance. all the premier league titles. but it�*s that project that pep guardiola has been asked or

—— after? that pep guardiola has been asked or -- after? ~ �* , ., ., -- after? we've been going together for 30 odd years. _ -- after? we've been going together for 30 odd years. we've _ -- after? we've been going together for 30 odd years. we've won - -- after? we've been going together for 30 odd years. we've won 20 - -- after? we've been going together| for 30 odd years. we've won 20 years a-o, for 30 odd years. we've won 20 years ago. its— for 30 odd years. we've won 20 years ago. it'sjusl— for 30 odd years. we've won 20 years ago. it'sjust beyond _ for 30 odd years. we've won 20 years ago, it'sjust beyond our— for 30 odd years. we've won 20 years ago, it'sjust beyond our dreams. - ago, it'sjust beyond our dreams. what _ ago, it'sjust beyond our dreams. what mals— ago, it'sjust beyond our dreams. what mats were _ ago, it'sjust beyond our dreams. what mats were you _ ago, it'sjust beyond our dreams. what mats were you watching? i what mats were you watching? yorkshire. what mats were you watching? yorkshire-— what mats were you watching? yorkshire. " 'j~ ., yorkshire. 1998. if we can get a chance to _ yorkshire. 1998. if we can get a chance to wimbley, _ yorkshire. 1998. if we can get a chance to wimbley, i _ yorkshire. 1998. if we can get a chance to wimbley, i said - yorkshire. 1998. if we can get a chance to wimbley, i said it - yorkshire. 1998. if we can get a i chance to wimbley, i said it didn't -et chance to wimbley, i said it didn't get any— chance to wimbley, i said it didn't get any worse than this. you chance to wimbley, i said it didn't get any worse than this.— chance to wimbley, i said it didn't get any worse than this. you had a fantastic end. _ get any worse than this. you had a fantastic end. they _ get any worse than this. you had a fantastic end. they knocked - get any worse than this. you had a fantastic end. they knocked you i get any worse than this. you had a l fantastic end. they knocked you out of the cup. are you worried about the way this could go? i�*m of the cup. are you worried about the way this could go? i'm slightly worried, the way this could go? i'm slightly worried. but _ the way this could go? i'm slightly worried, but remember, _ the way this could go? i'm slightly worried, but remember, we... - the way this could go? i'm slightly worried, but remember, we... we the way this could go? i'm slightly . worried, but remember, we... we we are back tomorrow, i�*m hoping will be able to... are back tomorrow, i'm hoping will be able to---_

are back tomorrow, i'm hoping will be able to---— be able to... they delayed beating the title? yeah. _ be able to... they delayed beating the title? yeah. |_ be able to... they delayed beating the title? yeah. i think _ be able to... they delayed beating the title? yeah. i think they'll - the title? yeah. i think they'll win. gentlemen, _ the title? yeah. i think they'll win. gentlemen, many- the title? yeah. i think they'll| win. gentlemen, many thanks the title? yeah. i think they'll - win. gentlemen, many thanks indeed. just over 24 — win. gentlemen, many thanks indeed. just over 24 hours _ win. gentlemen, many thanks indeed. just over 24 hours on _ win. gentlemen, many thanks indeed. just over 24 hours on the _ win. gentlemen, many thanks indeed. just over 24 hours on the eve - win. gentlemen, many thanks indeed. just over 24 hours on the eve of - win. gentlemen, many thanks indeed. just over 24 hours on the eve of the i just over 24 hours on the eve of the champions league final. i�*m sure in the interest of balance, you will be talking to fans from the other side. that�*s how it goes. we have a whole day, yes, in the interest of impartiality, we will have plenty of chelsea fans as well. thank you so much, 0lly foster, that�*s an portal for tomorrow�*s match. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with thomas. i know the weather is not perfect everywhere today, if you have got the grey skies and light rain or drizzle and you are longing for some sunshine, just hang in there and see where the cloud is and whether it is in the process of setting down and to take some time in some parts of the country and through the course of this afternoon and evening

across western areas of the uk will remain cloudy, the best of the weather be north and even into tonight and tomorrow morning it will remain cloudy across most of the uk. through the course of tomorrow morning, it will start to break up after the murky start. again we are not talking about clear blue skies everywhere. it would be a mixture of sunny spells. one or two showers around is all but 20 degrees expected in glasgow and edinboro. sunday we are expecting a stunning day with blue skies in many areas and warmer scale on monday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... an inquestjury finds jack merritt and saskia jones were �*unlawfully killed�* at fishmongers hall by convicted terrorist usman khan. a report into borisjohnson�*s

refurbishment of his downing street flat says he didn�*t break the ministerial code, but did act unwisely. as the number of new uk coronavirus cases rises to more than 4—thousand, there�*s growing concern over the further easing of restrictions due next month. let�*s catch up now with more support. all the days sports moods —— news. thank you, good evening. staying on the theme of the champions league final. you heard 0lly foster they�*re talking about it. rhodiola has been telling the media he feels privileged to be in portugal ahead of that english final. —— pep ward eola. thousands of fans have also made their way to porto — and despite the enormity of the occasion, guardiola

insists he and his squad are in a relaxed mood. i know that we want to play and who we are going to play, and i�*m not going to bother the match, it�*s an incredible privilege to be here. i never expected, i�*m talking personally, i don�*t talk to the players, but i never expected, when i started my career, to not even play one final champions league manella commits another one, we are here. it�*s more than grateful. as lucky as we all are, everyone will handle it in their best way and try to go out there and play the game. this afternoon we�*ve also heard from manchester city�*s key man kevin de bruyne. he says the players are aware that it�*s a huge occasion with a fine line between success and failure. we as players understand the magnitude of the game up tomorrow. if magnitude of the game up tomorrow. if you _ magnitude of the game up tomorrow. if you win, _ magnitude of the game up tomorrow. if you win, you are a hero. if you lose, _ if you win, you are a hero. if you lose, you — if you win, you are a hero. if you lose, you are _ if you win, you are a hero. if you lose, you are a failure to my even if you _ lose, you are a failure to my even if you are — lose, you are a failure to my even if you are not _ lose, you are a failure to my even if you are not a failure, but coming to the _ if you are not a failure, but coming to the stage — if you are not a failure, but coming to the stage is incredibly well done

by the _ to the stage is incredibly well done by the team, and as an individual, buts, _ by the team, and as an individual, buts. you — by the team, and as an individual, buts, you know, if you don't when it's, _ buts, you know, if you don't when it's, it's _ buts, you know, if you don't when it's, its will— buts, you know, if you don't when it's, it's will be, yeah, something that you — it's, it's will be, yeah, something that you don't really want to experience, but that happens. we�*ve also just heard from the cheslea camp, their press conference is happening now and manager thomas tuchel says he�*s hoping to repeat their success against city in the fa cup and premier league in the last few months. they are may be in the moment the strongest team in europe and maybe in the world, and they have a huge gap, they have built a huge gap between them and us in the league, but we�*ve been close before in 90 minutes in wembley, we were close with 90 minutes with city act, and this is what we want to do tomorrow. you can follow more about that on the bbc website. wales manager ryan giggs will go on trial injanuary accused of headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controlling her. the former manchester united player is accused

of assaulting kate greville last november. he appeared in court this morning where he confirmed his identity and the date was set. he previously issued a statement saying he "looks forward to clearing his name" celtic are continuing their search for a new manager after eddie howe turned down the chance of taking over at parkhead. the former bournemouth boss was the club�*s preferred candidate and had been talking to them since last month. it�*s not clear why he decided against the move, but it�*s understood the make—up of his backroom team could have played a part. massimiliano allegri has returned as manager ofjuventus — after the italian club sacked andrea pirlo this morning, afterjust one season in charge. the 42—year—old was a surprise choice to replace maurizio sarri last summer. under pirlojuventus finished fourth in serie a and onlyjust qualified for next season�*s champions league on the final day. allegri was manager between 2014 and 2019 when he won five consecutive league titles. simon yates has won stage 19

of the giro d�*italia, but remains third overall with just two days of racing left. the british rider attacked around four miles from the finish on the final climb and held on to take his first stage win at this year�*s race. egan bernal battled to take third to retain the leader�*s pinkjersey. yates is almost three minutes behind the colombian. the race finishes in milan on sunday. we�*ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. join 0lly foster if you can at 6:30pm from a sportsday which comes live, but for me and the team here, thatis live, but for me and the team here, that is all for now. back to you, jane. thank you very much indeed, thank you. let�*s take a few minutes to talk about the latest coronavirus figures. and the latest government figures on coronavirus show ten deaths within 28 days of a positive covid test, and jump 4,182 new cases in the latest 24—hour period — a rise of over 600 compared to yesterday.

and, turning to the vaccination programme. in total, 38.8 million people have now had theirfirstjab, and 24.4 million people have had their second dose. despite the rise in cases, ministers say there is currently no reason to suggest england�*s end to lockdown on 21 june might be delayed, but that the situation remains under review. last night matt hancock announced that the variant first identified in india is now believed to be responsible for up to three—quarters of new covid cases in the uk and the office for national statistics also says it is now seeing signs of rising cases linked to the indian variant. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. in hounslow in west london, 80 cases of the india variant of coronavirus has been confirmed so far. there�*s extra testing and a drive to vaccinate as many as possible.

on monday, this site at twickenham stadium will open with an extra 15,000 jabs on offer. the target is to fill every single one of those spaces in the first instance. we have had really good uptake of vaccination across the board here in hounslow but it masks that in some communities uptake has been less. the number of confirmed cases of the india variant in england has more than doubled since last week, rising to almost 7000. the worst—affected parts of the country continue to be bolton, bedford and blackburn but seven other areas each have more than 100 infections. those confirmed figures, though, are based on genetic sequencing in a laboratory, which can take weeks to process. the government says that, according to more recent estimates, the new strain now makes up at least a half and perhaps as much as three quarters of all new cases in england. there is the potential for a further wave of infections and potentially hospital admissions to start to rise

again, so we need to gather as much evidence as we can over the next week or two to really understand what�*s going on with this new variant, how much more it is spreading and then try to predict what we expect may happen should thisjune 21 relaxation go ahead. new figures form the office for national statistics today point to signs of a wider rise in cases as the india variant becomes more prevalent but so far the vaccination campaign appears to be holding up well. hospital admissions are still low and most of those being sent to a&e with covid in places like bolton have not yet had their two jabs. scientists say all this means the government�*s aim of lifting the last remaining covid restrictions in england onjune 21 is now in the balance. as far as i can see, there�*s nothing in the data that will delay the date, but we have said we are always reviewing the data and will come to a final conclusion on whether to reopen on the 21st

ofjune onjune the 14th. it comes as health secretary matt hancock continues to face pressure. are you worried about yourjob as health secretary? 0ver allegations he lied to ministers about testing in care facilities at the start of the pandemic. he denies lying and said he was clear it would take time to build testing capacity. people working in the sector said the idea that homes were adequately protected last year was not true. there was no protective shield. we know that, we were working the floor. if there had been a protective shield, there would have been a plan to support the most vulnerable people, the people that we look after. ministers say their attention is on the vaccine roll—out. this afternoon, a new single dose jab made by the american firm janssen has been approved in the uk with 20 million doses on order. the government says it remains on track to offer all adults a vaccine by the end ofjuly. jim reed, bbc news.

let�*s turn our attention to a different story here tonight. a cryptocurrency "mine" which was stealing electricity worth thousands of pounds, has been uncovered in the west midlands. police saiy they believed illegal drugs were being housed at the industrial estate, after receiving a tip off that the site was being used as a cannabis farm — but they instead found a bitcoin mining operation. the good news is that rory cellanjones is here. he is our technology correspondent, and that is great, because he can explain what it is that the police found. i certainly don�*t get it. second question explaining quantum computing. it�*s clean mining the process by which transactions, bitcoin transactions are recorded on what is called the block chain and new coins are generated. it involves masses of computer power being employed, and it is a kind of space

race around the world by these minors, buying more and more high—powered kits, buying up all these extraordinary expensive machines to do this process, and when the price of bitcoin goes up, the competition gets even more intense because in theory, it is greater. what is amusing here is the police put a drone up above this unit on an industrial estate, subacute coming out of the roof, saw people coming and going and assumed it was a cannabis farm. 0nce people coming and going and assumed it was a cannabis farm. once they got inside, they found these banks of computers hard at work. nobody there. they found it was wired, basically straight into the grid, avoiding payments, so thousands of pounds worth of electricity being stored —— stolen here. now, in china, they have just made stored —— stolen here. now, in china, they havejust made bitcoin mining illegal because there is a huge concern about its impacts on claimants. it�*s been calculated by cambridge university index that is

much energy is used, electricity is used mining bitcoin at the moments as the netherlands uses as a country, so a lot of electricity, and there is pressure on the crypto currency industry, if you can call it that, to clean up its act. way back i feel very naive, because i was going to say, has a 74? two we know if this happening in the before, but you�*ve explained that it has happened certainly and other countries. let�*s be clear, the only crime that�*s been committed here is stealing the electricity. it�*s perfectly legal to mine bitcoin, and lots of people tried to do it, and some of them are probably making money, and some of them are not. i showed some of the pictures on twitter of the mining operation released by those west midlands police coming they said that his old kids. the only way that would�*ve been profitable to run that is if they were getting electricity for free, if they had actually been paying for it, they would�*ve been running at a loss. it�*s a kind of

space race to buy ever more expensive kit. that�*s got a lot of people worried, saying what is it for? it�*s not really operating as a currency in the way you or i would understand it, one of its main uses, fact, is by criminals engaged in ransom where operations, getting people to pay with bitcoin. so big questions over the function of the currency and its impact on the environment.— currency and its impact on the environment. . , ., , environment. still huge questions around bitcoin, _ environment. still huge questions around bitcoin, aren't _ environment. still huge questions around bitcoin, aren't there? - environment. still huge questions i around bitcoin, aren't there? which around bitcoin, aren�*t there? which ifear around bitcoin, aren�*t there? which i fear commits around bitcoin, aren�*t there? which ifear commits notjust a question for another time commits a whole documentary, isn�*t it? for now, thank you very much, thank you, our technology correspondent. it is quarter to six p:m., these are tonight�*s headlines. an inquestjury finds jack merritt and saskia jones were �*unlawfully killed�* at fishmongers hall by convicted terrorist usman khan. a report into borisjohnson�*s refurbishment of his downing street flat says he didn�*t break the ministerial code, but did act unwisely. as the number of new uk coronavirus cases rises to more than 4—thousand, there�*s growing concern over the further easing of restrictions due next month