the liverpool terror attack — police name the man who was in the taxi that exploded. the car was outside liverpool women's hospital when a home—made bomb was set off, killing the passenger inside. tonight, police say they believe he was 32—year—old emad al swealmeen and are appealing for information from the public as the investigation continues. our inquiries will now seek to understand how the device was built, the motivation for the incident and to understand if anyone else was involved in it. as the uk's terror threat level is raised to severe, we'll have the latest from liverpool. also tonight... more protection from covid — the boosterjab programme is expanded to all over—40s, and 16— and 17—year—olds are to get second doses.

belarus faces more eu sanctions, with thousands of migrants now trapped on its border with poland. these people want a better life. they are desperate to get to the european union, which is right here. and four goals for harry kane, as england trounce san marino 10—0 to seal their place in the world cup finals. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel... england captain owen farrell misses out on sunday's test against world champions south africa due to an ankle injury. good evening. counter—terrorism police have tonight named the man who died in the car that exploded in liverpool yesterday and appealed to the public for any information. the man was a passenger in the taxi

that blew up in what's now been declared a terrorist incident and died at the scene. police have said he was emad al swealmeen, who was 32 years old. the blast happened outside liverpool women's hospitaljust before 11 o'clock on sunday morning. police then raided addresses in two parts of the city. four people arrested are being questioned. the driver of the taxi, named locally as david perry, escaped following the explosion and has now been released from hospital. live now to liverpool, and our special correspondent ed thomas. yes, mishal, tonight, there is a sense that this investigation is gathering pace quickly. there has been a controlled explosion carried out in sefton park, about a mile away from here. in total four people have been arrested to be questioned by detectives. tonight we have the identity confirmed of the man who

died here. while all of this goes on, there has been a detailed forensic search of the hospital here, as police try to find clues of how this happened. remembrance sunday, as the nation falls silent. david perry's taxi rolls on, before the unthinkable happens. moments after the blast, look at the driver's door. you can see david escape and run away. others rushed in to help. this is thought to be david with his hands on his head. this evening his wife rachel said it was a miracle he survived and he is trying to process what has happened. today, detectives confirmed the passenger who had the explosive device had asked to be taken to the hospital. yesterday, shortly before — taken to the hospital. yesterday, shortly before 11am, _ taken to the hospital. yesterday, shortly before 11am, a _ taken to the hospital. yesterday, shortly before 11am, a local - shortly before "am, a local taxi driver picked up a fare in the roland avenue area of liverpool. the

fare, a man, had asked to be taken to liverpool women's hospital, which was about ten minutes away. as the taxi approached the drop—off point at the hospital, an explosion occurred from within the car. tonight, david perry's family said he was lucky to be alive and that he was doing ok. he has been praised by the prime minister, who urged the public to be alert. it is the prime minister, who urged the public to be alert.— public to be alert. it is a stark reminder— public to be alert. it is a stark reminder of— public to be alert. it is a stark reminder of the _ public to be alert. it is a stark reminder of the need - public to be alert. it is a stark reminder of the need for - public to be alert. it is a stark reminder of the need for us . public to be alert. it is a stark| reminder of the need for us all public to be alert. it is a stark - reminder of the need for us all to remain_ reminder of the need for us all to remain utterly vigilant, and the independentjoint remain utterly vigilant, and the independent joint terrorism analysis centre, _ independent joint terrorism analysis centre, jtac, are today raising the uk threat — centre, jtac, are today raising the uk threat level from substantial to severe, _ uk threat level from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely _ severe, meaning an attack is highly likel . ., . ., likely. police have confirmed toniuht likely. police have confirmed tonight the _ likely. police have confirmed tonight the identity - likely. police have confirmed tonight the identity of - likely. police have confirmed tonight the identity of the i likely. police have confirmed l tonight the identity of the man likely. police have confirmed - tonight the identity of the man who died as 32—year—old emad al swealmeen, a syrian refugee befriended by malcolm hitchcock and his wife elizabeth when he arrived in the uk. they supported him and they knew him as enzo. how are you

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think he's a hero, he is a very nice person— think he's a hero, he is a very nice person as — think he's a hero, he is a very nice person as well. but think he's a hero, he is a very nice person as well-— person as well. but it is here at the hospital— person as well. but it is here at the hospital where _ person as well. but it is here at the hospital where the - person as well. but it is here at the hospital where the panic i the hospital where the panic of yesterday was most acute. this was filmed inside the hospital by the father of a newborn baby. we“re filmed inside the hospital by the father of a newborn baby. we're not using the sound, but he comforts his distraught wife as the fire takes hold. today, parents and expectant mothers told us it was terrifying. when we see it, we feel sad. it is 'ust when we see it, we feel sad. it is just really — when we see it, we feel sad. it is just really scary — when we see it, we feel sad. it is just really scary that _ when we see it, we feel sad. just really scary that they would end up at a women's hospital where there are loads of babies and things like that, it's there are loads of babies and things like that, it“sjust there are loads of babies and things like that, it's just awful. this there are loads of babies and things like that, it'sjust awful.— like that, it's 'ust awful. this is now an like that, it'sjust awful. this is now an investigation _ like that, it'sjust awful. this is now an investigation involving l now an investigation involving counterterror police and the security services, as they move quickly to find out why this happened and if anyone else knew. ed thomas, bbc news, liverpool. the government held an emergency cobra meeting with counter—terrorism experts today to discuss the incident.

a major focus now will be to establish the motive for the attack, as our home affairs correspondentjune kelly reports from liverpool. was the hospital the ultimate planned destination for emad al swealmeen? and did he intend to kill himself? some of the questions for detectives as they try to form a picture of the man who brought terror to liverpool. police have arrested four people said to have links to him, but who are not related. they“re described as associates. our inquiries will now continue to seek to understand how the device was built, the motivation for the incident and to understand if anybody else was involved in it. within hours, in london, ministers and officials were called to a meeting of cobra. this was now a national emergency, with a rapid response from security chiefs. the joint terrorism analysis centre, jtac, are now increasing the united kingdom's threat level from substantial to severe. and there's a reason

for that, and that reason is because what we saw yesterday is the second incident in a month. the home secretary referring to the killing of the mp sir david amess in his constituency four weeks ago. that, too, was declared a terrorist incident. a 25—year—old, ali harbi ali, has been charged with sir david“s murder. in liverpool, rutland avenue in the sefton park area is where the taxi driver picked up emad al swealmeen. police say he“d recently rented a property here and significant items have been found. we've seen a shift from directed, organised terrorism very much towards individual, lone actors, people who are going online, seeing material and might be engaging with others, but not uncommonly they“re just looking at material and forming their own perverse view of the world. counterterrorism detectives will now be trying to build a life story of the man

who began his finaljourney here. they'll be trying to find out about his beliefs, his mental state and his contacts, and that will involve any possible technological evidence, including his use of the internet. tonight, liverpool has learned the identity of the man who mounted this city's first such attack. at this stage, he appears not to have been on the radar of the security service, mi5. from a national police chief, there's been a message of reassurance to the whole country. the raising of the terror threat level is described as a precaution, and not based on any specific intelligence. june kelly, bbc news, liverpool. our security correspondent gordon corera is here. what are you hearing, beyond a name, are we any closer to understanding what might have been a motive? purely we do have this name, emad al swealmeen, but we don't necessarily have the answer as to what might

live behind this. this individual came from the middle east and went into the asylum system originally but he also may have converted to christianity and may have mental health issues, which might be why police have been cautious about pronouncing judgment on his motivation today. the decision to declare it a terroristjudgment looks more like to be about the methodology, the improvised expose of device, rather than necessarily the motivation. in this case it may not have detonated fully, or with a particularly large blast, explaining why the taxi driver survived, but there is still no clear sense of what ideology, if any, motivated him. i still what ideology, if any, motivated him. istill think what ideology, if any, motivated him. i still think there will be potentially more questions to ask more details to come out about that, but it does mean that the threat level has gone up, not so much because there is evidence of other plotters out there but because we have had those two attacks in a month and that has clearly led to increased concern.— month and that has clearly led to increased concern. gordon corera, our security _ increased concern. gordon corera, our security correspondent, - increased concern. gordon corera, our security correspondent, thank| our security correspondent, thank

you. people in their 40s are to be offered a covid boosterjab following new advice from government advisers. (ani the move adds another eight million people to the list of those eligible, meaning a total of around a0 million in the uk. so far, nearly 13 million people have taken up the offer, in part because you have to be six months on from your second jab. access to vaccine centres has also been an issue for some. second doses for 16— and i7—year—olds have also been approved today. vaccination advisers say the two measures should help to extend protection from the virus into 2022. our medical editor, fergus walsh, explains. just a0 days till christmas, and this year's must—have item is not available in the shops. it's the covid boosterjab that is seen as crucial to saving the festive season. you are here for a booster? yes. now, it's being extended to the over—40s. not everyone will get a badge from the prime minister, visiting a medical centre in east

london. later in downing street, he warned of storm clouds gathering across europe amid a surge in infections. we don't yet know the extent to which this new wave will wash up on our shores, but history shows that we cannot afford to be complacent. can you categorically rule out a christmas lockdown, and how dependent is that on boosterjabs? we don't see anything in the data that says we have to go now to plan b. but clearly we cannot rule anything out. what it means to be fully vaccinated may be changing from two to three doses as it becomes clear that immunity does wane over time. among the over—50s who had the astrazeneca vaccine, protection again symptomatic infection stood

at 44%, five months after their second dose, but this rose to 93% two weeks after having a pfizer boosterjab. for those who had had two doses of pfizer, their protection rose from 63% to 94%. what's unclear is how long this huge boost in protection will last. if the booster programme is successful, and with very high uptake, we can massively reduce the worry about hospitalisation and death due to covid at christmas and for the rest of this winter for literally millions of people. 16— and i7—year—olds will now be offered a second jab as the risk of side—effects, especially heart inflammation, has been found to be rarer than previously thought. we've become more and more reassured that the safety picture in young people and children, teenagers, is just what we've seen in the older population, so our message today is definitely,

come forward for your second dose. from today in wales, covid passes have been extended to cinemas, theatres and concert halls, and what freedom we all enjoy this christmas is still dependent on how much covid is kept under control. fergus walsh, bbc news. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were nearly 40,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average, there were 38,543 new cases reported per day in the last week. currently there are nearly 8,700 people in hospital with covid. 47 deaths were recorded, that“s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average in the past week, 155 related deaths were recorded every day. the former england cricket captain michael vaughan has again denied

making racist comments to a group of yorkshire team—mates of asian heritage, after current england player adil rashid said today that he could corroborate the account given by azeem rafiq of an exchange in 2009. rafiq is appearing before mps tomorrow to talk about his experience at yorkshire which have had an impact across english cricket. our sports editor, dan roan, is outside lord“s cricket ground now. the racism crisis, which has cast a lengthening shadow over the english game, seems to intensify by the day. earlier this month, the former ashes winning england captain and top pundit michael vaughan revealed he had been named in a landmark report that had looked into azeem rafiq“s allegations of institutional racism at yorkshire is. he denied a claim that he had made a racist remark to a group of asian players at yorkshire in 2000 name. —— 2009.

breaking his silence today was adil rashid, who backed up azeem rafiq“s version of events, becoming the second player to corroborate that allegation. if you hours later, vaughan reiterated his denial, saying it was inconceivable he would saying it was inconceivable he would say such a thing. meanwhile, a second former essex player, maurice chambers, has revealed that he suffered racial abuse at the county, and during a stint at northamptonshire as well. both of those counties are looking into these allegations. the ecb said they were appalled, and tomorrow that chief executive will appear in front of eight parliamentary committee to give evidence on this scandal, alongside azeem rafiq himself. new eu sanctions are to be imposed on belarus — after a crisis on its border with poland, which is also the eu“s external frontier. thousands of migrants from the middle east — and some from afghanistan — have made their way from belarus

to the polish border and are now trapped there. belarus“ president, who has the support of russia's vladmir putin, is accused of orchestrating the crisis by flying migrants in and pushing them towards the eu. he denies that. our correspondent steve rosenberg has this eyewitness account from the belarus side of the border in the migrant camp, word had got out, they'd been told this was the moment to make it into the eu. everyone here wanted to believe it was going to happen and the belarusian soldiers didn't try to stop them. in their thousands they streamed towards the border crossing that leads from belarus to poland. and the closer they came, the more urgent it got. the last fence on the belarus side swept away. so after a week in the camp, the migrants are now pouring

through, right up to the checkpoint with poland, they“re determined to be let through to the european union. attention, attention. but it was no entry. if you don't follow... polish police were out in force and standing firm. always baby crying for the milk, for nappy, we don't have nothing. please come and help these people, all the guys. the eu says belarus is using migrants as a weapon against the west, to pressure europe, a form of hybrid warfare. these people want a better life. they are desperate to get to the european union, which is right here. but the eu says that these migrants are being used, exploited by belarus to spark a humanitarian crisis on the eu“s doorstep. back in the camp, we heard stories of how belarusian soldiers had

helped some migrants try to cross illegally into poland. in the night they told us, you will go to poland. they cut the fence. the belarusians cut for us and we ran. we run a lot. and then we hide ourselves in the forest. they see us and return back to the site, itjust like a football game. we are in the middle. many of these migrants from the middle east say they're escaping conflict at home. they“ve paid thousands of dollars each to get here, but they're stuck. they say there's no way back, but for now, there's no way forward. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. and in the last few minutes, the prime minister has been speaking about the situation. borisjohnson is at the lord mayor's banquet tonight in london and our diplomatic correspondent james landale is there. what did he say? well, michelle, the

prime minister _ what did he say? well, michelle, the prime minister was _ what did he say? well, michelle, the prime minister was very _ what did he say? well, michelle, the prime minister was very frank, - what did he say? well, michelle, the prime minister was very frank, he - prime minister was very frank, he said this was a contrived crisis and the reason that britain had been so quick to support poland was because of the need, he said, to defend what he called democracy and freedom across europe. i think what we have seen today is a realisation in western capitals of the gravity of the situation. the fact that the migration crisis we saw in steve's report could escalate into something much worse. we have seen a lot of diplomacy grinding into action. pressure on the president of belarus. the eu are going to widen their sanctions, so are the americans. there is also a second track, and that is putting pressure on president putin himself, directly, emmanuel macron of france called him directly today. in the last few moments, a warning from the prime minister saying very explicitly that europe might have to choose between russian energy and the cause of peace. tonight, some

diplomatic carrots and sticks, but no sign of any into the crisis on the ground. the government is set to scrap part of the planned hs2 rail route between birmingham and leeds. an announcement is due on thursday but the bbc understands that the eastern leg will now mostly involve upgrading the track between the east midlands and leeds rather than building an entirely new line. the government's being accused of levelling down. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. west yorkshire businesswoman merewyn often finds driving is the only convenient option. she“d rather get about by train so is disappointed by reports that major rail projects are set to be scaled back. i would have the ability to get to more places by public transport, not having to drive and find parking, which is very expensive. and also the added benefit that on a train, or public transport, i can do work. the london to birmingham phase of hs2, the new high—speed railway, is already being built —

but what comes next? this week, the government will reveal plans to improve rail connections across the north of england and the midlands, with nearly £100 billion of funding. but it is expected to show that the eastern leg of hs2 won't happen as initially planned. there will be mostly track upgrades between the west midlands and leeds, instead of a new fast route. although there is set to be a new high—speed section from birmingham to near nottingham. the plan is also expected to reveal the leeds to manchester route under the proposed northern powerhouse rail scheme won't get a whole new line via bradford. but there will be some new track — not high—speed — and some upgrades to the existing infrastructure. bradford is counting on better rail connections for regeneration and some see the idea of dialling plans back as unthinkable. i just can't believe they would do that. itjust doesn't make any economic sense. we know that bradford is a young workforce. 537,000 people here, nearly 25% of the population under the age of 16.

we are the workforce of the future. in 2019, the prime minister said this... i want to be the prime minister who does with northern powerhouse rail, what we did for crossrail in london. campaigners now feel this promise could be derailed, and, with it, the idea of truly levelling up the country. one conservative nottinghamshire mp, though, says the improvements which are expected shouldn't be overlooked. the key thing is, if there is investment in our transport links, are those communities that most need that money and support getting some money? is it for hsz or something else is almost a different conversation, isn't it? as long as the investment is there, i think we're getting in the right direction. there are still those who believe hs2 shouldn't be built at all. the government thinks the possible new version would still cutjourney times, the benefits would arrive more quickly and cheaply. but as well as labour, some tory mps are concerned about commitments being watered down, when levelling up is their watchword. katy austin, bbc news.

mps were expected to approve a report tonight that suggested the conservative mp owen paterson should be suspended for improperly lobbying government — two weeks after he resigned and left parliament altogether. but in the last few minutes that vote has been put on hold after a last minute objection. ben wright is in westminster for us. why did this come up again tonight and what happened? meiji. why did this come up again tonight and what happened?— why did this come up again tonight and what happened? well, mishal, mps had been given — and what happened? well, mishal, mps had been given the _ and what happened? well, mishal, mps had been given the chance _ and what happened? well, mishal, mps had been given the chance by _ and what happened? well, mishal, mps had been given the chance by the - had been given the chance by the government to vote on a motion that would have done to make things. it would have done to make things. it would have done to make things. it would have made it clear that the current system for investigating mp behaviour remains unchanged, it also gave mps a chance to vote on a report into the conduct of the former tory mp owen paterson, he was found by the standards commissioner to have breached lobbying rules. now, you will remember that two weeks ago the government attempted

to change the whole system, causing uproar, then a u—turn and ending in a bit ofa uproar, then a u—turn and ending in a bit of a shambles, really. they hoped to draw a line under the whole thing today by giving mps a chance to close this down and have the final say. to close this down and have the finalsay. butjust to close this down and have the final say. butjust after to close this down and have the final say. but just after ten o'clock, as this motion was put to the house of commons, one tory mp shouted object, which thwarted the government plan and really throws this into some chaos. the government will have to go away, think what to do, probably put the motion back to the house of commons at some point in the next few days and try again. i think it reveals the depth of anger among some tory mps about how the process has unfolded. for the government, this has been a self—inflicted shambles that has smouldered on. focusing attention on parliamentary standards and now, of course, the question of mp second jobs and their outside interests. this isn't over.— football, and in tonight's world cup qualifiers, northern ireland drew with italy to stop the european champions qualifying automatically. scotland secured a 2—0 win against denmark, guaranteeing them

a home play—off tie. and england sealed their qualification for next year's finals in qatar with an emphatic 10—0 win over san marino. katie gornall watched the action. side—by—side, but the gulf between the two could hardly be greater. san marino are the worst team in world football. still, gareth southgate urged england to take them seriously. but it's harry maguire who connects! 1—0 up afterfive minutes, the goals against this part—time defence just kept on coming. top corner this time! harry kane's club form may be up for debate, but for country, he just can't miss. this was his fourth and england's sixth of a frantic first half. a draw would have been enough, but they were meant to run up a high score. emile smith—rowe scored his first for his country, 10—0 the final score. england have qualified for qatar and they finished the job in style. there's been a lot to cheer about recently for scotland, but with a playoff place already secured, this was far from a dead rubber.

a win against denmark would give them a more favourable draw. they set off at pace. hampden park could feel a goal coming, and john souttar delivered. and souttar! after three years away from the national team with injuries, this was emotional. denmark are in formidable form, but scotland saved their best for last. scotland having qualified for a world cup since 1998. on this evidence, the dream is very much alive. northern ireland were already out of world cup contention, but they still managed a famous night at windsor park, holding italy to a goalless draw and forcing the european champions into the playoffs. katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

good evening. after a fairly mild and cloudy day on monday, the weather is not going to be changing in a hurry for some of us. a bit of rain in your forecast particularly towards the north and west of the uk but often things will be looking dry. still mild and reasonably cloudy as well. for the rest of this evening and overnight, the cloud thick enough across central parts of england and the south—west for a few spots of drizzle. some rain pushing into the north—west of scotland, but often things will be looking dry. some rain pushing into the north—west of scotland through tonight. for most of us a fair amount of cloud around. the odd clear spell and temperatures into mid single figures and perhaps colder in rural spots. a few misty patches to start tuesday. they should clear quickly. this front pushing across northern ireland and scotland through the day, bringing some breezy and wet weather for a time. a good part of the uk stays dry through much of tuesday. still a fair amount of cloud around. one or two brighter spells developing during the afternoon. that rain moving into cumbria and anglesey later in the day, and highs of around 10—13.

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