who was shot and killed by a metropolitan police officer, was a member of one of london's most dangerous gangs. a day after a police officer was cleared of his murder, the court allowed this footage to be shown of chris kaba allegedly shooting a man in a nightclub days before he was killed. also tonight: a man in his 60s dies and 15 others are taken to hospital after two trains crash at slow speed in mid—wales. a fatal accident inquiry recommends an overhaul of the system for drivers over 80 after a child was killed by a 91—year—old woman who had dementia. and the king and queen say farewell to australia at the end of a six—day tour which wasn't all plain sailing. and coming up on bbc news — and coming up on bbc news — arsenal's last champions league arsenal's last champions league night at the emirates night at the emirates brought a big win over psg. brought a big win over psg. they're back there tonight they're back there tonight with shakhtar donetsk, the visitors. with shakhtar donetsk, the visitors.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the old bailey has allowed publication of cctv which appears to show chris kaba shooting a man in a nightclub days before he was shot and killed by police. it's only being published now, a day after the police officer who killed him was cleared of his murder, because thejury was not told any details of chris kaba's criminal past during the trial. but it can now be reported that he was also a "core member" of one of london's most dangerous gangs. our uk correspondent adina campbell reports.

our uk correspondent adina cam; a ll reports. our uk correspondent adina cam; a man)orts. our uk correspondent adina cam; a man was. our uk correspondent adina cam; a man was shot in the chris kaba. a man was shot in the leg and shot again as he tried to escape. chris kaba was the alleged gunman. fast forward two weeks, and chris chriskaba himself was killed during a police stop in south london. the car he was driving had been linked to another shooting the night before. the 2a—year—old, who was unarmed, died in hospital the following day. metropolitan police officer sergeant martin blake, who we can't show for legal reasons, was cleared of his murder yesterday. today, thejudge cleared of his murder yesterday. today, the judge allowed cleared of his murder yesterday. today, thejudge allowed chris kaba's criminal history to be revealed, following submissions in court about the community not being misled about mr kaba's character. we can now report he was a rapper who performed under the names maddix or mad itch, and was part of one of the most dangerous gangs in london, the 67 gang. he also had convictions for

possession of a knife and an imitation firearm. mr kaba died before being charged in connection with the nightclub shooting. three other men were jailed the jury did not know about chris kaba's previous convictions, his gang links, or that he had been the suspected gunman in a shooting a week before he was killed. they were only told that the car he had been driving on the night he died had been the getaway vehicle in a shooting the previous day. former police officers and some mps have argued that this case should never have been tried.— have argued that this case should never have been tried. those of us that have experience _ never have been tried. those of us that have experience of— never have been tried. those of us that have experience of working i never have been tried. those of us l that have experience of working with our community... but there has been a strong reaction from the black community, who feel they have been failed by the system. i know that when it comes to black suspects, — i know that when it comes to black suspects, there is a theme of less containment and less de—escalation. there _ containment and less de—escalation. there seems to be this assumption that the _ there seems to be this assumption that the trouble, and they have to

be dealt _ that the trouble, and they have to be dealt with very sternly in comparison to white people. the crown prosecution service has defended its decision to prosecute, saying there was an in—depth look at all the available evidence, but since the verdict, there has been even more questions about police accountability and the strength of the legal process. nick eardley from bbc verify has been taking a closer look at exactly what happened on the night chris kaba died. on september 5, 2022, police were on the lookout for an audi linked to a shooting. it was spotted by unmarked armed officers at 9:52pm in south london. police followed the car on this route. they didn't know it was chris kaba driving. this is — cam footage from the unmarked police car. the trial heard mr kaba called a friend and said he suspected police were following him. officers decided to use a tactic

called in. extraction. the audi pulls into this road at 10:07pm. marked police cars were waiting. you can see the street here. it is quite narrow. this was produced by the prosecution, a reconstruction of how police attempted to block the car in. this is — cam footage from one of the police cars. we have slowed it down slightly. officers surround the car and point their guns, but mr kaba tries to get through the roadblock police have created. you can see the force used. martyn blake says he feared one of his colleagues would be killed. one of the officers present spoke to the today programme. present spoke to the today programme-— present spoke to the today programme. present spoke to the today rouramme. ..,, ., . programme. the case for the defence was essentially _ programme. the case for the defence was essentially that mr _ programme. the case for the defence was essentially that mr kaba - programme. the case for the defence was essentially that mr kaba was - was essentially that mr kaba was armed with a 2.5 tonne high—powered audi which could absolutely have presented a legal threat to the officers involved stop in presented a legal threat to the officers involved stop— officers involved stop in this bodycam — officers involved stop in this bodycam footage, _ officers involved stop in this bodycam footage, one - officers involved stop in this. bodycam footage, one officer officers involved stop in this - bodycam footage, one officer issues this morning. he has going to try and go! another officerjumped onto this white car

to get out of the way. if we go back slightly, this is bodycam footage from officer ds 87. we see mr kaba here. he steers the wheel and drives away. ds 87 then follows martyn blake, and this is the moment mr kaba was shot dead by mr blake. martyn blake denied he intended to kill mr kaba, and ultimately, the jury kill mr kaba, and ultimately, the jury decided that mr blake was not guilty of murder. nick eardley. a man in his 60s has died and 15 others were taken to hospital after two passenger trains collided at slow speed in mid—wales last night. hywel griffith is in powys. tell us more about what happened? yes, sofia, we know that the two trains collided on the trackjust behind me. you might be able to pick out their rooves of their carriages, conjoined in collision, travelling in opposite directions. we

understand one train travelling westwards from shrewsbury failed to stop at a passing point, and so far, all day, investigators have been trying to establish why that happened and whether this accident could have been avoided. angled metal marks the spot where two trains met, travelling in opposite directions. accident investigators have spent the day sorting through the debris, trying to work out how the service from shrewsbury ended up going straight into a train heading there. they were moving at low speed, but passengers felt the full force of the impact. somehow, my body bent the leg of a table and ripped it off its bolts attached to the wall. suddenly, i was on the floor with my laptop, strewn ahead of me, wondering what the hell had happened. between them, the trains were carrying more than a0 passengers, 15 of which had to be taken to hospital. another lost his life. sadly, a man in his 60s has died

sadly, a man in his 605 has died following — sadly, a man in his 605 has died following a — sadly, a man in his 605 has died following a collision. the circumstances leading to his death circum5tance5 leading to his death are currently under investigation. so are currently under investigation. 50 what _ are currently under investigation. so what went wrong? we know the line is a single track, and so the trains should have used a passing loop around a mile away to avoid each other. last night, that didn't happen, and the train from shrewsbury continued until the crash. accident investigation reports show there were signalling issues on the cambrian track in the past. the weather yesterday may have been a factor too. weather yesterday may have been a factortoo. earlier on, weather yesterday may have been a factor too. earlier on, there were warnings about extremely slippery conditions on another part of this rail line stop trains were warned to reduce speed. the collision resulted in a huge emergency response. ivan couldn't believe what he was witnessing in his village. the whole valley was glowing with blue lights flashing. aha, the whole valley was glowing with

blue lights flashing.— blue lights flashing. a worrying site in such _ blue lights flashing. a worrying site in such a _ blue lights flashing. a worrying site in such a normally - blue lights flashing. a worrying site in such a normally tranquil| site in such a normally tranquil place. site in such a normally tranquil lace. . , site in such a normally tranquil lace. , , ., ., , place. yes, in very soon afterwards, then all the — place. yes, in very soon afterwards, then all the helicopters _ place. yes, in very soon afterwards, then all the helicopters landing. - then all the helicopters landing. there was one air ambulance and two coastguard helicopters landed in the field there. an initial accident report is expected in days, but it could be months before we know exactly why these trains collided. the former head of the fashion giant abercrombie and fitch and his british partner have been arrested on sex trafficking charges along with a third man in the united states. the fbi opened an investigation last year after the bbc revealed claims that mikejeffries and his partner matthew smith sexually exploited and abused men at events they hosted in their new york residences and hotels around the world. lawyers for both men have previously denied any wrongdoing. rianna croxford reports. mikejeffries, the mike jeffries, the mogul mikejeffries, the mogul behind the

globalfashion brand. his vision made billions for abercrombie and fitch, drawing in teenagers with provocative ads like these. he stepped down in 201a after running the company for two decades. he is now facing criminal charges. to anyone who thinks they can exploit and coerce others by using the so—called casting couch system, this case should serve as a warning. prepare to trade that couch for a bed in federal prison. this morning, the fbi arrested the formerfashion boss and his british partner in florida. an investigation was opened after the bbc revealed allegations of sexual exploitation. several men spoke out to say they were abused by the pair at events they hosted in major cities around they hosted in major cities around the world. evidence gathered by the bbc found there was a highly organised operation involving this middleman, james jacobson, now also

arrested. a lawyerfor mr middleman, james jacobson, now also arrested. a lawyer for mrjefferies told the bbc, we will respond in detail to the allegations after the indictment is unsealed, and when appropriate, but plan to do so in the courthouse, not the media. mr jeffries and the two of the men are due to appear in federal court. —— the two other men. and you can listen to the original bbc investigation in the podcast world of secrets: the abercrombie guys on bbc sounds. a fatal accident inquiry has recommended that the current system that allows drivers over the age 70 to declare if they are fit and able to drive should be overhauled after the death of a three—year—old boy in edinburgh. xander irvine was hit by a car being driven by a 91—year—old woman, who had undiagnosed dementia. the sheriff who oversaw the inquiry also said compulsory cognitive testing should be introduced as soon

as possible for drivers over 80. here's catriona renton. the little boy with a wild blonde curls and ready smile. that is how a three—year—old xander�*s parents will remember him. he died from catastrophic injuries after he was knocked down on the pavement. xander and his mum were walking slowly up the street, looking in the shop windows. meanwhile, on the other side of the road, edith duncan was getting into her car after she had been shopping. she tried to do a u—turn, but somehow, she accelerated and mounted the curb here, colliding with xander and his mum, pushing them into this shop front, where xander was trapped. he was taken to hospital, but could not be saved. miss duncan was facing prosecution for the incident, but died a year later. a fatal accident inquiry was held on to xander�*s death, where his parents paul and victoria called for

a change in the law to force unfit drivers off the road. today, the report was published. it highlighted a serious failure in the present system, describing the setup, which allows over 70s to self certify their fitness to drive, as significantly defective. the sheriff's recommendations significantly defective. the sheriff's recommendati