they appeared by video link before westminster magistrates‘ court and we re westminster magistrates‘y. researchers in scotland, who saved the leg of a dog using a new technique to grow bones in a laboratory, say they now hope to try it on human beings. the dog, eva, would have had her leg amputated had it not been for this pioneering treatment. the team at glasgow university say the first human trials are due to take place in three years‘ time. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has this exclusive report. eva! there‘s no holding her back, but last year eva‘s front right leg was broken in a road accident. her vet tried everything, but nothing worked. her entire leg was going to be amputated. well, nine, ten months, she‘d been unable to get out and have walks, anything other than go out to the toilet. but to fiona kirkland‘s delight, her dog was saved by an experimental bone—growing technique. it‘s absolutely fantastic. we‘re just so pleased to have our dog back, fit, active, healthy. eva‘s vet showed me the problem. the blood supply to the edges of the bones has failed, so it wasn

this was a first appearance at westminster magistrates‘ court.r—terrorism investigations it took place amid intense security. in the dock we had the two men. the first he is is 20—year—old british bangladeshi. it is claimed that will he was planning to set off an improvised explosive device, in other words, a bomb at the gates of downing street. this at the gates of downing street. this at thejunction of the gates of downing street. this at the junction of whitehall and in the chaos, it is alleged he was planning to get into downing street equipped with a suicide vest and pepper spray and a knife and kill the prime minister. now, in the court documents it actually says, "with a view to try to kill the prime minister, the right honourable, theresa may mp." in the dock with him is his co—defendant. he is 21. british pakistani. he is facing charges of preparing terrorist acts unrelated to downing street. these involve foreign travel and the first defendant is accused of helping him in that endeavour. both the men were arrested last weekment one in b

our correspondent dominic cascani is at westminster magistrates' court.two men, one from chesterfield, who is a settled former kurdish refugee, now settled former kurdish refugee, now settled and the owner of the mermaid fish bar in the town, and another man who is 22 and from sheffield. they were both arrested on the 19th of december in a major operation from the counterterrorism policing north—east union, one of the country's largest terrace units. in that operation, people will remember that operation, people will remember that a street was evacuated as an army bomb disposal is what was called in to investigate some of the materials found. both men were charged last night with a single count, jointly, of preparing an act of terrorism. today at westminster magistrates' court, prosecutors told the senior districtjudge that in essence, these two men had allegedly been researching and planning to build a home—made bomb that they had allegedly acquired some of the chemicals to make that bomb and other components, and also allegedly carried out a test explos

our home affairs correspondentjune kelly is at westminster magistrates court.t westminster magistrates‘ court and as is usual in these counter—terrorism investigations, it took place amid intense security. in the dock we had the two men, the first, naa‘imur zakariyah rahman, a 20—year—old british bangladeshi and it‘s claimed that he was planning to set off an improvised explosive device — in other words a bomb — at the gates of downing street, at thejunction other words a bomb — at the gates of downing street, at the junction with whitehall and then, in the ensuing chaos, it‘s alleged he was planning to get into downing street, equipped with a suicide vest, a pepper spray and a knife, and kill the prime minister. now, in court documents it actually says "with a view to trying to kill the prime minister, the right honourable theresa may mp." in the dock with him is co—defendant, mohammed aqib imran, 21a pakistani, he is facing charges of preparing terrorist acts unrelated to downing street, involve foreign travel and he is accused of helping imran in that endeav

they'll appear by video—link before london's westminster magistrates' court on friday.o a&e departments on friday and saturday nights, are linked to excess drinking. adina campbell reports. binge drinking at its worst — a big headache for police and a burden for the nhs. it's estimated up to 15% of attendances at emergency departments in the uk are alcohol—related. at this time of year that number is significantly more, with as many as 70% of attendances at a&e because of drinking. the uk's first mobile drunk tank was introduced in bristol three years ago, and there are have been others in manchester, cardiff and newcastle. a supervised area in a city centre, it offers those who have had too much to drink a chance to be checked over by medical staff and sleep off the alcohol, keeping them away from a&e or a police cell — and now nhs england says it is considering routine use of the facility. we think that these facilities do have the potential to take the pressure off a&e departments. that's why they have been opened in some areas of the country. but we are interested i

he is due to appear at westminster magistrates‘ court, in central london.ent hasn‘t undertaken any impact assessments on implications of leaving the eu for different sectors of the british economy. so there isn‘t one, for example, on the automotive sector? on the? automotive sector. no, not that i'm aware of, no. is there one on aerospace? not that i'm aware of. no. one on financial services? i think the answer is going to be no to all of them. no to all of them? right. norman smith has been explaining why the government had not conducted these assessments? his argument seems to be they have got so much to do with brexit, it will be a waste of their resources to start compiling these reports and secondly what they are trying to do is get some huge over arching trade deal so they don‘t want to get bogged down in individual areas. however, they don‘t want to get bogged down in individualareas. however, i guarantee you there will be plenty of brexit critics who will say this just goes to show the government hasn‘t got a clue of what it is doing. soi doing. so

to an alleged plot for an attack over christmas. 0ur correspondent dominic cascani was at westminster magistratesf hearing here was the first appearance by these two men charged with the very serious offence of preparation of an act of terrorism. the two men charged are andy sami star, the owner of the mermaid fish bar on sheffield road in chesterfield, and fahad salah who lives at brunswick road in sheffield. they are jointly charged with preparation of an act of terrorism. in essence this case allegedly comes down to preparations to make a home made bomb. prosecutors told the districtjudge today that the pair jointly researched the chemicals for a bomb, looked into how to construct it, the components involved and also recorded a test explosion of a home—made improvised explosive device which was allegedly recovered from a device during this investigation. now during the case this morning, we heard both men were kurdish iraqis, mr star is a settled refugee who has been in the country for a number of years and has been recently considering becoming a british national. his lawyer told the courts t

they appeared by video—link before london's westminster magistrates' court., after a huge fire at an office and restaurant complex killed at least 1a people. the blaze erupted just after midnight in the popular kamala mills restaurant and shopping compound, and engulfed the structure within half an hour. most of the victims are thought to be young women who were attending a birthday party. the ftse 100 has ended the year at a record high. the main index of shares listed in london ended 2017 at 7,687, up 7.6% on last year. the mining sector saw the biggest gains this year while utilities such as water and electricity were the weakest. protests are being staged across iran in what's being described as the most serious and widespread expression of public discontent in the country since disputed election results eight years ago. a small number of people have reportedly been arrested in the capital, tehran, and protests have since spread to other parts of the country. earlier, i spoke to kasra naji from the bbc‘s persian service who explained what's happening in t

they appeared by video—link before london's westminster magistrates‘ court.p owners were shot dead inside their premises in helwan district, south of the capital cairo. ten people were killed in a separate gun attack on mar mina church in the same district. over the past year more than 100 christians have been killed in bombings and shootings in egypt. police believe it's "likely" a missing student from norfolk, who vanished from her home early on boxing day, entered the sea. coastal searches are continuing for 21—year—old sophie smith from gorleston , who suffers from severe anxiety and depression. the coastguard and a police helicopter have been searching the suffolk coast as our correspondent mike liggins reports. it is relatively calm here this evening but the weather today has been absolutely dreadful. high wind and heavy rain led to the cancellation of the search organised on facebook. but despite the weather, people have still been searching for sophie smith. a coastguard team from lowestoft arrived to continue a search of the shoreline. four coastguar

the two men will appear at westminster magistrates court tomorrow.r in derbyshire and south yorkshire. the former footballer, george weah, has won the liberian presidential election. mr weah played for a string of football clubs, including ac milan and chelsea. he entered politics after his retirement in 2002 and will succeed ellenjohnson sirleaf, africa's first elected female president. the tech company apple apologised to its customers tonight, after it admitted slowing down older iphones in order to protect their phones. apple said it would never intentionally shorten the life of any apple product, and it said it would offer replacement batteries at a discounted price. the british medical team is flying to bangladesh to help rohingya refugees from myanmar. they will spend eight weeks challenging diphtheria in the camps. leaving manchester airport, british medics heading for bangladesh and a refugee camp where those that have survived and escaped persecution now face another threat — diphtheria. the makeshift home to more than 600,000 rohingya musl

our top story today — a man is due in westminster magistrates‘ court this morning over an alleged ploter understanding of what leads a young offender to commit a crime help cut offending? the chief inspector of probation thinks so. it's about taking a step back and really thinking about this much more long—term. sometimes spending many months working with this young person to build that relationship before you start that for shaping activity. 0ften those young people have not had continuous emotional relationships in their lives and it can makea relationships in their lives and it can make a very substantial difference. we'll talk to those involved in the scheme. and your assessment on how the brexit negotiations

husnain rashid, who's 31, has appeared before westminster magistrates, accused of helping others to commitustody to appear at the old bailey later this month. the high court in birmingham is considering whether the men suspected of carrying out the birmingham pub bombings in 1974 should be named at a new inquest, due to held next year. lawyers for relatives of the victims said there had never been a ‘full and independent investigation' into what happened. two of the men wrongly jailed for the attack, have told the bbc they also want the perpetrators brought to justice as our correspondent sima kotecha reports. these faces are a reminder of what happened in birmingham more than a0 years ago. two bombs exploded inside to pubs, killing 21 people. today, the families of those victims are challenging the system. they want the inquest next year to include the names of the suspects, something the coroner has decided against. this is our one and only opportunity to get to the truth, and the perpetrators must be brought into scope. otherwise, there's no point in having an inquest. it was birmingham

with engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism and will appear via video link at westminster magistrates four men arrested earlier in december. a huge fire at an office and restaurant complex in india's financial capital mumbai has killed at least 1a people and injured several others. the blaze at the kamala mills compound, is reported to have broken out in a restaurant and spread quickly. the complex housed a collection of derelict industrial buildings which had been transformed into a hub of upscale restaurants and offices. most of the victims are thought to be young women who were attending a birthday party. 29 people and abs need of medical assistance have been transferred to damascus. the united nations says nearly 500 people and abs need of medical care, 18 children and six women were among those taken out in the last few days. apple has apologised to its customers after it admitted slowing down older iphones in order to protect their batteries. the company said it would never intentionally shorten the life of any apple product and said it would offer replacement batteries at a dis

with engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism and will appear via video link at westminster magistratesour men arrested earlier in december. a further twenty—nine people in urgent need of medical assistance have now been transferred to damascus, from a rebel—held area near the syrian capital, in a deal with the government. the united nations says nearly five hundred people are in urgent need of medical care in ghouta. eighteen children and six women were among those taken out of ghouta over the past few days. a huge fire at an office and restaurant complex in india's financial capital mumbai has killed at least fourteen people and injured several others. the blaze at the kamala mills compound, is reported to have broken out in a restaurant and spread quickly. the complex housed a collection of derelict industrial buildings which had been transformed into a hub of upscale restaurants and offices. most of the victims are thought to be young women who were attending a birthday party. samir hashmi has more from mumbai. the fire broke out in a roof top restau ra nt the fire broke out in a ro

let‘s cross live to westminster magistrates‘ court and our correspondentjon donnison.or much of that time it was parked in the driveway of his house but it was also used to drive to the pub, go shopping, left overnight at a local railway station at some stage the documents were stolen. marcus beale only noticed that when he realised that his ipad had also gone missing. the court was told that the theft of the documents had the potential to compromise counterterrorism operations as well as expose police sources and in sentencing, the chief magistrate said that these documents should not have been left in the car for five minutes, let alone five days, and she said that marcus beale had shown a worrying lack of common sense. what about his future with west midlands police? they are carrying out their own internal disciplinary proceedings. he will have to pay the fine. it is not clear if he will keep hisjob with fine. it is not clear if he will keep his job with them and in particular if he will keep his job, a very seniorjob, in charge of counterterrorism operations. we h

they appeared by video—link before london's westminster magistrates‘ court.s — dedicated units for people to recover from excess alcohol — in order to reduce hospital admissions. up to 70% of visits to a&e departments on friday and saturday nights are by people who've drunk too much. adina campbell reports. at this time of year, britain's binge thinking culture is exposed with its burden on emergency services. but having more of these mobile vehicles, or drunk tanks, on a permanent basis could be a solution — an idea now being considered by nhs england. alcohol recovery services a re potentially successful in reducing pressure on a&e services, which is potentially important in winter. and so if there are ways that we can safely look after people in alternative settings, then it's really worth looking at these alternatives, and that's what we're doing at the moment. the reality is that people who've overindulged with alcohol can be a big problem for the nhs. up to 70% of attendances to a&e departments in the uk at this time of year are alcohol—related. these f

news just coming in from westminster magistrates' court. details of the school, it is alleged, as well as information about stadium. the 31—year—old from nelson, lancashire, also accused of planning to travel to areas of syria to join the fighting with islamic state. he was remanded in custody to appear at the 0ld remanded in custody to appear at the old bailey on the 20 —— 20th of december. ina december. in a moment we will have the bbc news at one. before that, the weather. good afternoon. lots to tell you about in terms of the weather. we start off with an amber warning issued by the met office for a potentially disruptive wins —— winds in central scotland and northern parts of northern ireland. 0n thursday we will see the arrival of storm caroline, bringing wet and windy and disruptive weather. things turn colderfor windy and disruptive weather. things turn colder for the rest of the week with snow and ayes in places. we are seeing this weather front moving into the north tonight. the winds picking up, particularly through the irish sea

our home affairs correspondent june kelly said the first hearing at westminster magistrates‘ court tooke two men. the first naa'imur zakariyah rahman. he is 20—year—old british bangladeshi. it's claimed that he was planning to set off an improvised explosive device, in other words, a bomb at the gates of downing street. this at the junction with whitehall and then in the ensuing chaos, it's alleged he was planning to get into downing street equipped with a suicide vest and pepper spray and a knife and kill the prime minister. now, in the court documents it actually says, "with a view to try to kill the prime minister, the right honourable, theresa may mp." in the dock with him is his co—defendant, mohammed aqib imran. he is 21. a british pakistani. he is facing charges of preparing terrorist acts unrelated to downing street. these involve foreign travel and rahman, the first defendant is accused of helping imran in that endeavour. now both these men were arrested last week — one in birmingham. one in london. there were no pleas today because this is a first appearance. they have been re

they appeared by video—link before london's westminster magistrates' court.es — it says, in order to protect their batteries. the company said it would never intentionally shorten the life of any apple product, and that it will now offer replacement batteries at a discounted price. newly—released national archives files have revealed that margaret thatcher once refused to share a flight to washington with london zoo's giant panda. lord zuckerman, president of the london zoological society, suggested that chia chia the panda could share the prime minister's concorde flight in 1981. washington's smithsonian institution had asked to borrow chia chia, to mate it with us—based ching ching. but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians. and the weather has been causing all kinds of problems, particularly across the north of england. things have calmed down a lot through the afternoon. across the south—west, they are starting to see a change again, with another weather system moving from the south—west overnight, which will bring wet and windy

to grant it a new private hire license to operate in the capital arjun joins us from the westminster magistratesourts arjun, apparently today we're not going to get a decision on whether or not uber gets to keep their license, operate in london, but rather, we should get a timeline for how long the appeal is going to last for. if that's the case, what exactly are the tfl demanding out of uber >> reporter: when they failed to revoke the license, it could actually -- uber, they announced a number of reasons. one of the reasons is because they felt uber wasn't carrying out background checks on the drivers totally and another reason was they said uber was failing to report criminal activity from its driver to the correct authorities. so a lot of it is around the way that uber recruits drivers and allows drivers on its platform so, over the next few months, expect to see continued negotiations between uber and tsl and maybe making concessions and improvements on the tway onboards drivers a lot of it was around the protections of passengers. expect more announcements made by uber about ways to improve

uber will begin its appeal at westminster magistrate court.rate in london until the appeals process is completely over. >> apple is looking to expand its music division. the tech giant is reportedly looking at buying the shazam app for more than $400 million. shazam allows users to identify any song tv show just by listening to an audio clip. a deal could be reached as soon as today. >> well, if you're looking to cut back on your calories while traveling delta or virgin airlines may be your best bet. the two companies tied for first place in a new study ranking the healthiest airlines. they were judged in categories like calorie count and accessibility of nutritional information. hawaiian airlines came in at the >> krispy kreme doughnut is teaming up with two tampa brewers to make beer from doughnuts. there are two varieties in the works. one made with glazed doughnuts the other cream filled. they're using chunks of the doughnuts to ferment the stout. no word when the beer will hit store shelves or who will buy it. [laughter] >> don't people w

two men are due to appear before westminster magistrates' today charged with terrorism offences.ear said some of those who carried them out were known to the security services. it suggested it was conceivable the manchester arena attack which killed 22 people could have been stopped. 15—year—old olivia campbell hardy was among those victims. her grandfather said he was not blaming the security services. they're gonna do the best they can with the information they have got and they gather, assess themselves, assess the situation, make decisions, and act on it. i will not fault anybody for doing theirjob. the security services say the level of threat remains unprecedented, with over 500 active counter terror investigations. the white house says president trump is to break with decades of american policy on israel and is to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel he's also due to begin the process of moving the us embassy tojerusalem from tel aviv, a process which may take several years. but arab leaders have warned against moving the embassy, saying it would be "a flagrant pro

some breaking news, west midlands assistant chief constable marcus beale has admitted, at westminster magistrates charge under the official secrets act. the number of patients waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency departments in the uk has more than doubled since 2013. research by the bbc has found over three million people experienced longer waits than the a&e target in the last 12 months. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. right across the uk, accident and emergency departments have been working at full capacity. now bbc analysis shows how an already busy system is struggling to cope. the waiting time targets to treat or deal with 95% of patients within four hours have been missed across the country. in the past year, more than 3 million patients waited longer than four hours — an increase of 120% on four years ago. but visits to a&e are up by only 7%, to nearly 27 million. to ensure the target is met, the nhs will need to build an additional 20 more a&e departments. there is no more capacity in the system. staff are working really hard, our nurses, our doctors, an

with engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism and will appear via video link at westminster magistratesthe former football star, george weah, has been elected as liberia‘s president. with almost all ballots counted, mr weah has a 61% share of the vote, compared with 38% for his rival. his win paves the way for the first democratic transfer of power in the west african nation since 1944. the british polar explorer ben saunders, who we spoke to several times on rectus over the past year orso, times on rectus over the past year or so, has been forced to abandon his quest across the antarctic after he was left without enough food to com plete he was left without enough food to complete the journey. —— he was left without enough food to complete thejourney. —— on brea kfast. complete thejourney. —— on breakfast. he was undertaking it in memory of his friend henry worsley, who died attempting to undertake it alone last year. he is the first briton to have skied by himself to both the north and south poles, experience and all the preparation he told us he had done, it sounds like you fellow th