dominic casciani, bbc news.'s former ambassador to washington suggest donald trump abandoned the iran nuclear deal in order to spite barack obama. police charge a man with the murder of kelly mary fauvrelle — the 26—year—old who was eight months pregnant when she was fatally stabbed at home. storm barry makes landfall in the american state of louisiana, where there are warnings of life—threatening floods. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's damien. good morning. new zealand won the toss and chose to bat in the cricket world cup final at lord's. neither side has ever lifted the trophy. play started at 10.45, and mike bushell is live at lord's for us. it has been a dramatic first six overs. new zealand surviving, and looking now is of the asset again for a big opening partnership, martin gabrielle and henry nichols. both have survived scares, it looks as it may be caught behind, england decided early on they did not use a review, but... is a lively crowd here. people desperate for tick

dominic casciani, bbc news.rted with a fire in an electrical transformer in manhattan — the most densely populated of the city's five boroughs. street lights and traffic lights were put out of action and the subway system was affected. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. life is certainly never dull in new york city. the upper west side of manhattan, members of the public having to direct cars because the traffic lights weren't working. and this was the new york subway, much of it cast into darkness. the trains providing the only illumination. these photographs were taken by one manhattan resident who told the bbc what it was like when the lights went out. it is a very eerie because half of the city is essentially black and the other half to the south was essentially fine. it was a strange place to be from my vantage point. one part of town that was affected was broadway with many shows are having to be cancelled. jennifer lopez tweeted: "devastated and heartbroken that i can't perform for all of you tonight. we will

here's our home affair‘s correspondent dominic casciani.. the london—wide premier league kicks initiative has worked with hundreds of young people at risk of falling into a life of crime. now, the home secretary sajid javid wants to go ahead with a new public health duty on public health bodies that will put them all at the centre of spotting serious violence that has blighted cities —— the threat of serious violence that has blighted cities across the country. the proposed duty will cover police, councils, health bodies, schools and colleges. it will compel them to share intelligence of youths at risk of serious violence. ministers hope the legal duty will mean professionals, such as mentors, can intervene earlier to turn around more young lives before it's too late. but it is not without controversy. when the idea was first floated in april, teachers and nurses responded with both dismay and scepticism. they warned that the threat of legal sanctions against them for not spotting the warning signs would lead to them overwhelming the system

here's our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani.spirit for all the right reasons. volunteers at south london's dwaynamics boxing club coach 320 children, teaching them discipline, self—confidence, and how to avoid crime in one of the poorest parts of london. one, two. joshua simpson's jab is the measure of their success. once on the verge of a criminal life, the club has turned him into a 16—year—old champion. he is escaping gangs and looking to the future. there's people that are there that's trying to get out, and there's people that are there but, like, they like to be there. now i can see, like, loads of different routes and i can pick which route i feel is best. like, everything is open now. the dwaynamics boxing club costs £80,000 a year to run. and if everybody who volunteers here were properly paid, it would probably cost double that. the organisers say this part of south london needs 20 such clubs to reach all of the vulnerable children. they say that would be a small price to pay for the lives that could be saved. we are d

dominic casciani, bbc news.ally life—threatening flooding after tropical storm barry made landfall in the us state of louisiana. more than 100,000 households are already without power, and flooding is expected to be most severe in areas southwest of new orleans. our correspondent sophie long reports. coastal towns were battered by winds of up to 70 miles an hour. there was flooding in low—lying areas and whole communities were left without power. now, the storm is moving slowly north through the state of louisiana. barry may have been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm almost as soon as it made landfall, but people here are still concerned. this is one reason why. the mississippi river has been swollen to flood levels for many months and now forecasters are predicting further downpours in the next 2a hours. the storm will weaken but there is so much water. where we have some of these rain bands feeding the tropical system, they have the potential to produce a foot or more of rainfall, and that is wh

dominic casciani, bbc news. a scientist at cambridge university developed the fuel cell which provided the electricity to power part of the apollo 11 space craft. here's our science correspondent richard westcott. tucked away on board apollo 11, just behind neil armstrong is a small device without which president nixon said they would not have reached the moon. and here is one part of it. it does not look much. this is a classic example of an object that looks so simple on the outside, incredibly complex on the inside and actually changed the course of history. it's an electrode from a bacon fuel cell. a prototype, because the original was left in space. as we can see from the old manual, 30 of those discs combined into a cell that provided the electricity for apollo 11. it consumes hydrogen and oxygen to water and produces electrical energy. he makes it sound simple, but the inventor cracked a huge scientific problem — to turn the theory of a fuel cell into a practical working device. it seems to me that this i

dominic casciani, bbc news.rty's response to the bbc panorama programme, which made allegations about the way labour handled claims of anti—semitism. the party described former officials who had acted as whistleblowers as "disafffected" and said they had "professional and personal axes to grind". ms thornberry told the bbc‘s andrew marr show that it was important labour addressed the problems raised by the programme. i think that the labour party has to deal with this issue, and frankly, i welcome the fact that the... i mean, it's a shame and a disgrace that the equalities and human rights commission have been brought in to look at the labour party but they have, and i think we should now welcome it. i think we should open — wait a minute. we should open our doors up and we should say to them, "right, we have been trying to improve our processes. clearly, it's still not working. can you help us?" millions of people are braced for potentially life—threatening flooding after tropical storm barry made landfall in t

study is one of the most comprehensive ever undertaken here's our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani all the right reasons. some of the 320 children coached by south london's dwayne annex boxing club. people give their time forfree, dwayne annex boxing club. people give their time for free, teaching children discipline, self—confidence, and how to stay away from crime in one of the poorest parts of london. joshua simpson's jab is the measure of success. simpson's jab is the measure of success. on the verge of a criminal life, police took him to the club for mentoring, and he is now a 16—year—old champion. for mentoring, and he is now a 16-year-old champion. people are out there trying to get out, and there are people who are there and they like to be there. now i can see that there are loads of different routes andi there are loads of different routes and i can pick whichever route is best, everything is open now. the clu b best, everything is open now. the club is a tribute tojoshua's cousin, dwayne simpson, stabbed to death while protecting a friend. we are dealing with young child

dominic casciani, bbc news.spond to mob protests outside primary schools in birmingham, triggered by lessons that include lgbt+ topics. this is according to the woman tasked with challenging extremism. in an exclusive interview with panorama, sara khan said the department for education should have done more to support head teachers. the government says it's been clear from the outset. sima kotecha has this report. that kids be kids. protesters outside schools in birmingham have been campaigning against the use of storybooks featuring same—sex couples, out of programmes teaching about equality. most pupils at the school is a muslim. the protesters say their religion does not accept homosexuality. why do i have two mummies, why do i have two daddies? how do i explain that? it is brainwashing and confusing them. never lead commissioner for countering extremism sara khan has described what she has seen birmingham asa described what she has seen birmingham as a mob who are chanting and shouting and engaging in intimi

dominic casciani.ng. tell us arrived there this morning. tell us a bit more about what the proceedings will be today and about why it has taken so long to get to this point. that is right. he arrived a few minutes ago in a police van brought from southwark police van brought from southwark police station in south london, which is the main detention centre, holding suite, for people charged with terrorism offences. when he gets to court this morning, it is likely to be a fairly swift proceeding. in effect at this stage of any serious trial, the job of the magistrate is to confirm that the person who has been arrested and is being held by police is that there on the charge sheet. the charges will be outlined to hashem abedi in court and it doesn't necessarily have to make any comments in relation to them. if the magistrate is satisfied that the charge wa rra nts is satisfied that the charge warrants a full trial before a jury ata warrants a full trial before a jury at a crown court, the magistrate will t

dominic casciani, bbc news.e statutory sick pay for the first time as part of proposed reforms. the government say the plans aim to support people with health conditions in the work place. currently employees must earn at least the equivalent of 1a hours a week on the minimum wage to qualify. police in england and wales are targetting airports as part of a crackdown on forced marriage. campaigners say victims are more likely to be taken overseas during the summer holidays. police will be assisted by charities and social workers as they teach airport staff how to spot the signs. the government was "too slow" to respond to "mob" protests outside primary schools in birmingham — triggered by lessons that include "lgbt plus" topics. this is according to the woman tasked with challenging extremism. in an exclusive interview with panorama, sara khan said the department for education should have done more to support head teachers. the government says it's been clear from the outset. sima kotecha has this report. let kid

dominic casciani, bbc news. right to call it dangerous rubbish? absolutely and the figures we see today is what the proof of many front line and community organisations have known for a long time, that when we see young people going to school hungry, when we see millions of people going to food banks, and we see kids turning up to school without the necessary things they need, this is going to have a knock—on effect, in terms of their mental well—being and we are going to see a rise in youth violence. what do you say to those who say for every youngster that turns to crime there are many others that don't? there must be other things at play here? of course any young person, any person, given a set of circumstances will make different decisions, based on their individual character and the things they are exposed to, but the point is that on a greater and greater scale, more and more of our young people are not having opportunities given to them, they are not having jobs available, and they are struggling with the

our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, has been following the case at the old bailey.a explain more. it has been a saga, notjust a court case, this has been going on since may of last year, when tommy robinson, his alter ego, ifi when tommy robinson, his alter ego, if i step out of shot, you might see him on the back of this double—decker bus. we can't seem at the moment because of his own camera crews around him, so i will put back into shot. to cut a long story short, what he did was he turned up at the trial of men accused of running a sexual grooming gang at leeds crown court last may, and he said he was there to report a case that the mainstream media were refusing to report. in actual fact, the mainstream media were not there because there was a reporting restriction covering that case to ensure that the jury would not be prejudiced. but he turned up and began to do a facebook live to his many began to do a facebook live to his ma ny followers. began to do a facebook live to his many followers. he has up to 1 million followers on facebook at the time. 10,000 were

let‘s cross to westminster magistrates court and speak to our home affairs correspondent dominic cascianig this morning for hashem abedi. he was brought into the uk yesterday following his extradition from libya. he appeared in court today wearing a grey tracksuit top and white bottoms, cropped short hair and glasses and largely sat impassively in the dock and spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and british nationality. no response was made when the names of the 22 victims of the manchester amino bombing were read out. the first 22 of 2a charges he faces are allegations of murder. the other two charges he faced as he was told this morning were attempted murder of other people at the arena and a further allegation of conspiracy to cause explosions with his brother, the bomber, salman abedi prosecutor told the court that the allegations against hashem abedi effectively amount to the fact that he bought two of the chemicals used by his brother in constructing the bomb. he allegedly made what were described as detonator tubes for the bomb and he was also involved, allegedly, in the purch

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani is at westminster magistrate's court.he spoke to confirm his name and date of birth and nationality. he was motionless as the clerk read the names of the 22 people he is alleged to have murdered along with his brother and the manchester arena. he faces two other counts along with those 22 murders. one is the attempted murder of other people at the arena in may 2017 and counts of asperity, conspiracy to cause explosions. we have found it a little bit more in court about the nature of the case. it is alleged that mr abedi purchased some of the chemicals. it is alleged that he made the tubes for the device and he was involved in the purchase of the car used by his brother to store the chemicals. a qc for mr abedi indicated strongly that his client denies these allegations. he said after his arrest in libya in mid-2017 after his arrest in libya in mid—2017 he wanted to return home to the uk to clear his name but he had been held in solitary confinement and tortured during that detention before his return. a lot of this is goi

dominic casciani, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.g anti—american. we have a talk about the england world champion men's cricket team. they have been visiting number ten downing st after winning one of the greatest, well, one of the greatest world cup finals of them all, the greatest world cup final of them all. here they are with theresa may, the prime minister, in front of the famous black door, still very much smiling and well they might. yesterday they beat new zealand in what was undoubtedly the greatest game of one—day cricket that has ever been. both sides batted, both scored 241 ru ns both sides batted, both scored 241 runs each, had a further over, they both scored 15 runs with new zealand run out two metres england were champions because of a little—known technicality that in these scenarios the team that scored more boundaries wins. england's captain. do you think the lack of an irishman got england over the line? we had allah with us as well, i spoke to adil rashid, and he said he was with us, and i said we had the rub of

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has been following proceedings and joins us from outsides part of his campaigning against islam and various other causes which he says are of concern to forgotten people. in short today he has been jailed for nine months for it to contempt is over the course of a year. the first in canterbury in 2017, the second in leeds was the more serious one in may 2018. the complete gating factor here is although it's nine months in practice he will only serve around ten weeks in jail because of time already served when he was initially jailed because of time already served when he was initiallyjailed for all of this last year. before the court of appeal released him for the whole case to be reheard. they victoria sharp, the most senior criminal judge in england has been looking after this case and she said while stephen yaxley—lennon's facebook broadcast outside of the court had disrupted their trial of nine men who were facing sexual grooming gang allegations, it had not prejudiced the jury. however, it allegations, it had not prejudiced thejury. how