tonight at 10, the victims of the fishmongers hall attack, killed by a convicted terrorist after a string of failures by police, mi5 and probation services. an inquestjury says jack merritt and saskia jones were unlawfully killed by usman khan at a prisoner rehabilitation event. their families say the authorities let them down. probation and police teams directly responsible for khan's supervision were staffed by officers with little or no experience of terrorism offenders. there was praise for the bravery of those who tackled

khan on london bridge, and an apology to the victims�* families from the uk's most senior counter—terrorism officer. the fact that, as the jury determined, there were omissions orfailures in the management of the attacker and in the sharing of information and guidance by the agencies responsible, is simply unacceptable. iamso i am so deeply sorry we were not better than this in november 2019. we'll be hearing from the families of those who died. also tonight. the downing street flat refurbishment — borisjohnson is cleared of breaking the ministerial code, but told he acted unwisely by not fully checking how it would be paid for. a new covid jab — the one—dose janssen vaccine — gets the green light in the uk, as new infections rise by 25% in a week. more than 300,000 dead in india. as india's covid death toll keeps rising, we report from one

of the poorest parts of the country, where many deaths go uncounted. and thousands of manchester city and chelsea fans arrive in portugal ahead of tomorrow's champions league final. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the push for the premier league. we will have the latest ahead of the championship play—off final at wembley between brentford and swansea. good evening. inquests have ruled that two young cambridge graduates were unlawfully killed by a convicted terrorist at a prisoner rehabilitation event in london after a string of failures by police, the security services and probation service. jack merritt and saskia jones were stabbed to death by usman khan during the attack at fishmongers�* hall in 2019. he'd been released from prison on licence less than a year earlier, and was allowed to travel alone to the event in london, where he carried out his planned attack.

the family of one of his victims was scathing about the event's organisers, accusing them of "scant regard" for safety. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. convicted terrorist usman khan heading to london alone on a train. recently out of prison, secret intelligence had warned he might be planning an attack, but still, the trip had been authorised. 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. today, an inquestjury said the unacceptable management of khan and poor sharing of vital intelligence had contributed to their deaths. it is for those who hide behind the cloak of secrecy to search their own conscience and review their own potential failings. however, it is beyond understanding and astonishing that not one of the state agencies sufficiently considered the associated risk and therefore questioned the wisdom of sending usman khan unaccompanied to london.

the jury's conclusion brought an immediate apology from those who protect the public. saskia jones and jack merritt were extremely bright and talented young people. they had both chosen to do something good with their lives, to make tremendously positive contributions to our society. the fact that, as the jury determined, there were omissions or failures in the management of the attacker, and in the sharing of information and guidance by the agencies responsible, is simply unacceptable and i am so deeply sorry we weren't better than this in november 2019. 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 had mixed with michael adebolajo, who killed lee rigby,

leaders of two major al-qaeda bomb plots and the infamous preacher abu hamza. jack merritt�*s parents told me their son's death was 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. in jail, khan started studying with cambridge university's learning together prison education scheme. he became their poster boy... learning together is working together... ..even recording a video for them. after his release, living in a flat in stafford, he stuck to all the rules, lulling everyone into a false sense of security. but mostly, he spent the days alone playing violent video games. a prison psychologist had warned that if he started isolating,

it was a worrying sign. once he knew he was travelling 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. neither m15 nor counterterrorism police had told them about the intelligence warnings that khan might be intending an attack. i mean, that was the, 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 location in london. as jack merritt and others arrived for learning together�*s fifth anniversary event, there were no metal detectors. hiding the fake belt under his coat, khan sat chatting to saskia jones, who he would soon stab to death.

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. first, john crilly, who started challenging khan in a desperate effort to stop the killing. questions like, "what do you think you are doing, effing doing?" you know, "what,s going on here?" just madness. and hejust replied to me, "i'm going to kill youse all and blow youse all up." and then i'vejust, maybe stupidly, told him to blow it, then, and get on with it. at which point, he says, "i'm waiting for the police to come. i'll blow it then." the men chased khan out onto london bridge where armed police shot him dead. the jury said there had been serious deficiencies in the mappa process

that is supposed to keep the public safe. jack merritt and saskia jones had been murdered by a man known to have a terrorist past and still under active investigation by m15. tonight, both the lord chancellor robert buckland and the home secretary priti patel were keen to emphasise the changes that have been made since the tragic events at fishmongers hall 18 months ago, not least of all and enter the automatic release of serious terrorism offenders halfway through their sentence. they have even introduced lie detector tests for those who are released on licence, to make sure they are complying, and they have set up a counterterrorism operations centre to bring together under one roof some stuff from m15, police and other criminal justice roof some stuff from m15, police and other criminaljustice agencies, to try to enter this knotty, perennial problem of making sure that secret but important intelligence does get to those people who really need to

know it. sophie. daniel sandford, thank you. borisjohnson has been cleared of breaking the ministerial code over the funding of the downing street flat refurbishment. but the new adviser on ministerial interests, lord geidt, found the prime minister had "unwisely" allowed work to go ahead without "more rigorous regard" for how it would be paid for. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. when a newjob comes with a new pad, it is perhaps natural to want to put your stamp on it. good morning. the prime minister and his partner certainly did, refurbishing the downing street flat early last year to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds. but who paid became a problem. there were repeated questions. who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street flat? he always insisted he had footed the final bill. he should know that i paid for the downing street refurbishment personally. it turns out he did, eventually. an investigation found there were initially

plans for a trust to pay, but that fell through, so a tory donor then stumped up, before the prime minister found out and then settled the bill himself. a report by an independent adviserfound borisjohnson didn't break the rules but he did act... downing street points to the fact that the prime minister didn't know about many of the problems with how the work here was being funded, and when he found out, he made sure taxpayers weren't burdened. but while this report finds borisjohnson stuck to the rules, it still makes uncomfortable reading, suggesting he should have paid more attention to how the refurbishment here was being paid for. and it throws up an entirely separate issue, too, relating to the health secretary, matt hancock. he has already had a tough week. are you worried about yourjob as health secretary? - now he has been told he breached the rules, for not declaring links to his sister's company when it was allowed

to bid for nhs contracts. he says at the time he didn't know, and the report agrees, saying he did act with integrity. number ten agrees, saying no further action is required. but labour says there are still questions to be answered over issues that, in the middle of a pandemic, have been both difficult and distracting. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the number of new coronavirus infections across the uk has risen above 4,000 for the first time since the start of april with 11,182 new cases and ten deaths reported in the past 2a hours. infections have now risen by 25% over the past week. in the vaccine roll—out more than 256,500 people have received a first vaccine dose

in the last 2a hours. meaning almost 39 million people have now had their firstjab. almost 74% of the adult population. just over 434,000 had their second dose in the past 24 hrs meaning almost 24.5 million people or 46.5% of the adult population are now fully vaccinated. the government is urging people to have both doses of the coronavirus vaccine amid a rise in cases of the indian variant. today the uk authorities approved a new vaccine — the fourth to be made available — though it won't be in use until later this year. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. the race between the vaccines and the virus is gathering speed. a newjab for the uk will arrive later this year and, importantly, janssen�*s vaccine, now approved by the regulator, only requires one dose. it's a positive sign but it

won't help ministers grappling with difficult decisions right now. the scottish government has extended level 3 restrictions in glasgow for another week because of concerns about cases of the indian variant. that means not going into other people's homes and no indoor alcohol sales in pubs and restaurants. if the massive public health efforts continue to have an impact, if our collective efforts to drive the virus back continue, then from next saturday, friday into saturday 5th june, the plan would be for the city to move to level 2. the office for national statistics' survey of community infections suggests in scotland, one in 630 people had the virus last week — that was an increase. in northern ireland, it was one in 820, again with signs of an increase. in england, it was one in 1,120, with possible increases over two weeks. in wales, case rates were lower, at one in 3,850. twickenham stadium in london is being prepared for a vaccination push, as infections with the variant identified in india have

been rising locally. across the uk, all daily reported new cases have gone up nearly a quarter in a week, though this may partly reflect more surge testing. officials will be watching very closely, with big decisions on the future of restrictions in england due soon. if more covid patients end up in hospital, planned operations like this could be cancelled again, and that's what the nhs really wants to avoid. here, florence is having a knee replacement at the barking, havering and redbridge trust. there's a dedicated covid—secure zone sectioned off for routine operations. with waiting lists in england at a record high, there have been calls for more centres like this to be funded by the government. my colleagues are repeatedly being phoned and questioned by patients saying, "we know things are getting better, when am i going to have my operation?" and they have to say, "do you know, i'm not sure when we can do it." ensuring patients get the operations

they need is another reason why health leaders say it's vital that covid is kept under control. hugh pym, bbc news. a coroner will consider if the astrazeneca vaccine played a part in the death of a bbc radio presenter last week. lisa shaw, who worked at bbc radio newcastle, died last friday. her family say the 44—year—old was treated for blood clots days after she had herfirst injection. covid vaccines are thought to have prevented more than 13,000 deaths in england alone, but the astrazeneca jab has been linked to rare and potentially deadly blood clotting condition. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh went to meet one of the first people affected. i do regard myself as extremely fortunate. of those who have had what i've got, 25% have died. that's quite a sobering thought. the reverend tim hatwell is nearly fully recovered, not from covid,

but from the apparent side effects of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. the 67—year—old from kent developed blood clots in his leg and lungs and was admitted to hospital, where they found he also had low platelet levels, a rare combination which specialists believe was triggered by the jab. but his faith in vaccines is unshaken. i wouldn't change what i've done. i would never say to people, don't have the vaccination. in speaking about love for one's neighbour, it seems to me that that's a really important aspect of getting the vaccination because we're not only looking out for ourselves and our own protection, but we're also looking at protecting others. so, here we can see slices through an mri scan taken from a patient who has vaccine—associated thrombosis.

the rare condition did not occur in the vaccine trials and was spotted by blood disorder specialists only after the mass roll—out of the jab. they are still unclear why it occurs. i was extremely surprised by the link — or the potential link — between astrazeneca and this new thrombotic syndrome. it was not something any of us had envisaged. however, we did find it. with regards to vaccination, we cannot overstate the importance of it, particularly in trying to rid ourselves of this pandemic related to covid—19 infection. nearly 35 million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine have been administered by the nhs. there have been 332 cases of the rare clots — nearly all after the first shot. 58 people have died.

that's fewer than two deaths per million doses. by contrast, there have been 1900 covid deaths per million people in the uk since the pandemic began. to put the risks in context, reverend hatwell would need to preach to 100 different newly—immunised adults every sunday for around 15 years before he'd be likely to meet another person with a vaccine—induced clot. the under—40s, who are at lower risk from covid, are being offered the pfizer or moderna vaccines, which don't produce these rare clots. covid has already taken a terrible toll, and doctors are urging adults of all ages to get fully immunised, as it will protect them and the wider community. fergus walsh, bbc news. the prime minister borisjohnson says he raised significant human rights concerns at talks in london with his hungarian counterpart, viktor 0rban. the right—wing hungarian is only the second eu leader to visit britain since the post—brexit transition, and british opposition parties have criticised the visit.

the leader of belarus — alexander lukashenko — has accused the west of trying to destabilise his country, as he held talks with his main ally — russia's president putin. the two men pledged to strengthen their alliance. it follows international condemnation of belarus for forcing a ryanairflight to land, in order to arrest an opposition journalist. the uk and eu have demanded the immediate release of roman protasevich and have banned flights from belarus, while brussels is threatening to impose economic sanctions. president lukashenko's kremlin—backed regime is accused of widespread repression and human rights abuse, as sarah rainsford reports from the capital, minsk. in belarus, marrying an opposition politician can make for a very lonely life. for a whole year, volha's only contact with her husband has been these letters from his prison cell.

pavel writes poems for her, long stories for their son but this week, volha finally got to see him. and pavel was still chanting defiance, even in court. the trial had been closed, with relatives only let in for the guilty verdict. translation: we weren't allowed close, we could only shout i love i you or make heart signs but even to look at each other was a hugejoy. pavel seviarynets is a lifelong dissident but now his three—year—old is growing up without his dad. he was arrested before belarus erupted in protest over the re—election of president alexander lukashenko. translation: it's - a really long sentence. our son will be ten when he gets out but i don't think he will serve it all. i don't let myself think like that. people here are afraid but there is real pressure

on lukashenko and i think any spark could ignite things again. the protesters have been forced to retreat from the streets for now, though. many have fled abroad, hundreds more are behind bars. i've never known belarus like this, not in all the years i've been coming here. people now are just terrified to speak out because with the crackdown with all the arrests, you never know who they'll be coming for next. last week, they came for the journalists. vasil was nervous about talking but his wife was arrested with 14 people in her team at the country's best—known independent news site. today, he was waiting to hear if marina had been charged. so, is there any news, anything new? no news. no news? no news. alexander lukashenko is crushing dissent here and yet vasil believes last yea r�*s protests were a turning point.

in public, nobody demonstrates because it is really dangerous but the people didn't change their mind. they need the change for the country. change was the rallying cry of the protests here and some still see glimmers of hope for the future. sarah rainsford, bbc news, minsk. at least 300,000 people are now known to have died in india's second wave of coronavirus — with may likely to be the deadliest month so far. but the true death toll could be several times higher especially in rural areas where the virus is now spreading. access to health care there is almost nonexistent, as our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, found when she travelled to bihar, one of the poorest areas in india. funeral pyres are now a prism for the pain of a nation.

he is lost in grief for his mother, one of the latest victims of covid—19 in the state of bihar. with so many dead across india, cremation costs have soared. some families here have been reduced to entrusting the bodies of their loved ones to the sacred waters of the ganges. prime minister narendra modi, whose ratings are falling, has been remembering the dead with a show of emotion. but within hours, "crocodile tears" was trending on social media here. the full scale of india's tragedy may never be known. we crossed the ganges to reach the vast hinterland. in rural areas, like the village

of like birpur, we found a landscape of neglect and untold stories. so can you tell me, are many families affected here? no social distancing either, and no masks in sight. this is the other india, not rising but left behind. people here say the living are barely counted, much less the dead. we've been told that 26 people have died here with symptoms of covid—19 in the past month but none of them were actually tested. that means they're not included in india's official death toll from the virus. now this is just one village, but you can multiply this across india. take a look at the village health centre.

imagine having to rush here in an emergency. it's an empty shell, carefully padlocked. this neglect is not unusual in rural india. it takes three hours to get to a hospital. many can't afford the journey. the village leader has lost neighbours and friends. he blames the prime minister. when we returned to birpur for a second day, health workers had been dispatched to the village.

a local source told us the visit was a token gesture because we had been on the ground. hello, hi, we are from bbc news. this health worker finally had some vaccines. so, she waited in vain. there is vaccine hesitancy in the village, but in much of the country, there's no vaccine to be had. covid has cut across india like a scythe, bringing anguish for the living and indignity for the dying. and for the prime minister, the accusation of failing his people. 0rla guerin, bbc news,

on the banks of the ganges. the political promise was a tariff—free deal, but despite that, since the end of the brexit transition period, british exports to the european union have faced taxes. up to £3.5 billion worth of goods did have the tariffs applied, accounting for 10% of the british exports to the continent. with more, here's our economics editor, faisal islam. six months ago, the government's worst case scenario was that kent could be blocked up and emergency ferries and planes were chartered to ship vital supplies. that catastrophe didn't happen but there was a significant hit to trade injanuary and february and now a perhaps surprising consequence of the zero—tariff deal. a british company restores classic cars with british parts in hungary. until december, the parts flowed freely and for free but this year, customs began to charge taxes

on british trade, known as tariffs. the importer says it would have been too costly to list the individual parts to claim the exemption in the trade deal and, indeed, it is impossible to value such very old parts. of the three consignments of parts we've sent over since january, every single one has been trapped in customs and we've had to pay, despite the uk origin, despite the correct paperwork, we'e had to pay a duty. the tariff has been applied when it shouldn't been. but all this goes well beyond collectible cars, with large multinationals acknowledging million pound bills. the trade policy 0bservatory has had a look at all the data from across the european union for british exports and it shows that this is far more widespread than you might think with a zero—tariff deal. there were £34 billion in british exports to the eu in the first three months of the post—brexit deal. that was down over a fifth

from recent years' levels. most of that did continue to enjoy tariff—free treatment but the data shows at least £2.5 billion of british exports have had such trade taxes applied in the eu. all would have been zero before this year. the government says the vast majority of traders have adjusted well to the new trading arrangements. here at evolve, an organic cosmetics firm, they suffered disruption, delays and certain eu countries did not give a licence for direct consumer sales. there have been a few areas where we've had to adapt but we have continued to trade through that time, we have continued to export to europe and, you know, we have a little bit more paperwork to do but we've managed to get through any of the issues we've had. some industries have adjusted to this new normal, for others, it involves unexpected bills. faisal islam, bbc news. thousands of fans are descending on the portuguese city of porto ahead of of tomorrow night's champions league final

between chelsea and manchester city. 16,500 fans will be allowed into the stadium to watch one of the biggest events in sport, after the venue of the final was switched at the last minute. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. music. wembley may have been a more practical choice for an all—english final... singing. ..but now they're in porto, fans are more than happy. for the train to london it's100 quid, and it's 400 quid to come here. you get the sun, you get the beer and the people are better. wembley would've been nice because you could've had a lot more drink and a lot more people, but you can't really beat this, can you, to be honest? it's our first— champions league final. you can't not follow your team, . can you, with or without a ticket? i've missed two games in 42 years. it was essential that i was here, even though there were a lot of hoops to jump through. yes, it hasn't exactly been simple. # portugal, portugal, we are coming...#