after the bombing, ahmed hassan headed for dover.nly hatred. we can go to our correspondent. what happened in court when this verdict was delivered? ahmed hassan showed no reaction as the verdict was read out. he was told he had been convicted by a overwhelming evidence and they are talking now about when sentencing is likely to happen, it probably will not happen today. i have just been told it is going to happen next week, no date has been fixed as yet. we will not hear about the sentence that he will be given for attempted murder until next week. he is now being red backed onto the cells. this was an extreme case in many ways in that the device that he put together as we have heard has an impact in that injured around 30 people on that day back in september last year, on that underground train impasse on screen. but we heard it could've been much worse. he packed his device with more than two kilograms of shrapnel and 19 mixed 400 grams of high explosive which is highly unstable and very volatile but for some reason did not go off

ahmed hassan repaid them for giving him children's.san repaid them for giving him a home by secretly to a bomb in the kitchen and it came out in court that the teenager staying in their spare bedroom had told immigration officials he had been kidnapped and trained to kill by the islamic state group. it is understood the joneses by the islamic state group. it is understood thejoneses awful, but given his full story. after the bombing, he headed to dover. he was arrested as he tried to flee the country had given him a home and an education, but for which he felt only hatred. he will be sentenced next week. leaders from across southeast asia are meeting in sydney to combat terrorism in the region. a special asean summit is being hosted by astra earlier. and meeting is expected to result in agreement to harmonise counterterrorism laws and share intelligence. —— australia. security at the top of the agenda, what exactly are the leaders hoping to get out of all this? asean is all about corporation, they don't really talk about domestic probl

well ahmed hassan was actually arrested in dover.art of the prosecution case. president trump's top economic advisor, gary cohn, has resigned — in the latest high profile departure from the white house team. mr cohn — a democrat — was a key architect of the administration's huge package of tax cuts. the former wall st banker is rumoured to have been unhappy that mr trump could trigger a trade war by imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. it's the latest in a series of high—profile departures from president trump's team. the country's four main secondary ticketing agencies have been banned from using some price strategies which the advertising standards authority says are misleading. it means stubhub, get me in, viagogo and seatwave must be clear from the outset about the total price of any ticket they sell — or face prosecution. nina warhurst reports. the rolling stones are coming to town and i'm keen to be there. the secondary ticketing site viagogo is reselling a ticket for £141. but when i go to pay, this happens. she ga

ahmed hassan arrived in this country three years ago on a lorry. taken by the islamic state group and trained to kill by them. but he said he was opposed to is and was in fear of them. it was said to be a matter of luck that the device here did not fully go off, it had been fitted with a timer. ahmed hassan had got off the train at the station before. he was arrested 24—hours later. june kelly, bbc news, at the old bailey. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm holly hamilton and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: juventus are through to the quarter finals of the champions league — after coming from behind to beat tottenham. and tiger woods is ready to play this week as he warms up for a potential fifth masters title in april. hello and welcome to the programme wherever you're watching. it was a winner takes all showdown — the prize? a place in the quarterfinal of the champions league. for tottenham, they came tantalisingly close... for tottenham, they came tantalisingly close befor

ahmed hassan showed no emotion as thejury ahmed hassan showed no emotion as the jury returned its guiltyerdict today. thejudge said he had been convicted by overwhelming evidence. the jury had taken just a day to come up with its decision. in court they had seen video evidence of hassan track from his home carrying the bomb to the underground system, then fleeing by foot, by bosma, by underground and train, all the way to dover, where he was arrested the next day. he said he'd never intended to hurt anybody. the prosecution said what he had done was moulded —— motivated by anger and hatred. this report byjune kelly. ahmed hassan arrived in this country on a lorry as an asylum seeker. having been given refuge, he began plotting on how he could bring terror once again to the uk. cctv cameras captured his journey as he left home early on an autumn morning with a bomb in his bag and a murderous plan in his head. he was on his way to kill and injure people on the london underground system. he made for a train and, a few stops down the district line, he got off, leaving his bag containing his

ahmed hassan was on the government's anti—radicalisation programme, prevent.e face of it, he was engaged in the programme but coming back to his devious nature, he kept it very secretive nature to what he was planning as nobody around jim knew what his plot was. is the beast back? — snow, high winds and sub—zero temperatures could mean disruption for travellers. also this hour — rescuers in miami say there are no more survivors following yesterday's bridge collapse. at least six people died. authorities say the focus is on recovering bodies buried beneath the rubble. and in 30 minutes... the right road ahead? the transport secretary and sister will checks at dover after brexit. inside out south—east asks how the plans stack up... —— insists there will be no border checks. —— insists there will be no border checks. a murder inquiry has been launched into the death of a russian businessman in london on monday. a post—mortem has concluded nikolai glushkov died from compression to the neck, suggesting he was strangled. detectives say there's nothing at this stage

now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed.ictims of abuse by grooming gangs of mainly pakistani heritage? and, as calls are made for the kremlin—backed tv station russia today to be taken off the air in britain, should question time have chosen one of its presenters as a guest? first, the nerve agent attack on sergei skripal and his daughter yulia continued to dominate the news agenda this week, raising many questions for bbc news. one was the extent to which theresa may's unequivocal statement that russia was culpable for the attack should be taken on trust or challenged. some members of the audience felt the bbc had erred too much in the former direction, with derek culson writing... and george skinner agreed. the prime minister announced on wednesday a number of measures to be taken against russia, but not one that had been widely to be taken against russia — but not one that had been widely mooted, taking the television station russia today off the air in the uk. the broadcaster is widely regarded as a mouthpiece for the k

ahmed hassan buying batteries and screwdrivers in asda.but, for him, part of his bomb—making kit. he's asked for id. he may have looked young, but he's been described as mature, highly intelligent and calculating. cctv cameras captured his journey as, the following morning, he left home with a bomb in his bag and a plan in his head. he was on his way to kill and injure people on the london underground system. he made for a train and, a few stops down the district line, he got off, leaving his bag containing his bomb on a timer behind. just after the train pulled into parsons green station, the bomb detonated, creating a massive fireball which rolled down the carriage, leaving passengers burning and screaming in pain. hassan had struck shrapnel to the device — including nuts, bolts, screws and knives — to cause maximum carnage. he'd also used the explosive tatp, known as mother of satan. the bomb had only partially exploded. that bags on fire. at parsons green, a major emergency operation got under way. terrified passengers were taken off t

ahmed hassan repaid them for giving him a home by secretly building a bomb their kitchen.in their spare bedroom had told immigration officials he had been kidnapped and trained to kill by the islamic state group. it is understood thejoneses were not given his full story. after the bombing, hassan headed for dover. he was arrested as he tried to flee the country which had given him a home and an education but for which he felt only hatred. he will be sentenced next week. the sun's been shining, the winds dropped and it's felt like spring has finally arrived. but we're back to freezing temperatures this weekend, with warnings of heavy snow for some parts. philip avery has been comparing the forthcoming subzero temperatures with a climate of the past few days. 14.6 with a climate of the past few days. 1&6 degrees in northolt, 16 yesterday in with. maybe more. nothing like it, because in the north, the eastern in they have - a weather temperatures idegrees, temperatures 2, 77 n decreeigai‘ffim eratures 5. some 5 ' ' ' ' t' ' ' ' this! at this! here is one that i made earlier! t

ahmed hassan described today as the asylu m ahmed hassan described today as the asylum seeker who cynically exploited the generosity of a country which gave him refuge, but which he hated. his bomb set off a fireball and today the judge said ahmed hassan had been determined to create as much death and carnage as possible on the underground train at parsons green. and that it was sheer luck that the device only partially detonated. 23 people suffered burns, 28 sustained crush injuries from the stampede to get out of the station. some of hassan‘s victims were in court. he had got off the train before the explosion, the judge told him "you wanted to save your own skin and were not prepared to martyrdom." he believed that hassan had spent time at an is training camp and was wedded to their ideology, lame in the west for his father's death in iraq. he said that hassan had lied he was 16 when he arrived in the uk so that he could be classed as a child migrant. ahmed hassan left court to begin his 3a year sentence. thejudge hassan left court to begin his 3a year sentence. the judge told hassan lef

translation: i'm so excited that abiy ahmed is elected.because of obesity or religion. analysts believe his election could help diffuse tensions across the regions of the country that has seen protests since 2015, calling for white democratic and economic reforms. the country is in its second state of emergency in two yea rs, second state of emergency in two years, following the violence that left hundreds dead. many see this as the biggest challenge for the incoming premier. the problems we are seeing now incoming premier. the problems we are seeing now are incoming premier. the problems we are seeing now are accumulated problems that should have been solved, gradually. there are people who still want to maintain the status quo. there are also challenges within regional relations. there are internally displaced people. so it needs time, but i hope he will really make tangible changes. parliament is now expected to meet over the next few days. abiy ahmed will serve the next two years until the country holds general elections in 2020. he ta

ahmed hassan arrived three years ago, ona ahmed hassan arrived three years ago, on a lorry, and hen hecials here, that in his native iraq he had been forced to train with isis fighters but he was opposed to isis. isis: he was living with foster parents here at the time of his arrest. sirens. an autumn morning last year. and today the old bailey heard how an improvised explosive device partially detonated on an underground train just as it pulled into parsons green station. the partial explosion created a large fireball in a carriage carrying around 93 passengers. some were caught by the flames and sustained significant burns. the teenager on trial for the attack was brought to court to face charges of attempted murder and causing an explosion likely to endanger life. 18—year—old ahmed hassan, an asylum seeker from iraq, is pleading not guilty. when he arrived in the uk he told immigration officials that he had been forcibly taken by the islamic state group and trained to kill by them. he said he had got away from is and was in fear of them. today the court heard that hassan left his de

ahmed hassan later headed the dover, where he made the port area. cctv footage of his movements. 0n the run, he hung around this area until the following morning. and it was here, 24 hours after the tube attack, that police identified him asa attack, that police identified him as a wanted man. in an initial interview with counterterrorism detectives from scotland yard, hassan was asked, who made the device, and he replied "i did." in response to further questions he said that there might be a few grams of the explosive at his home address. hassan‘s device created a fireball when it partially exploded on an underground train at parsons green station in west london. the jury green station in west london. the jury was told today that the bomb was packed with shrapnel including nuts, bolts, screws, drill bits and knives. and it contained 400 g of the explosive tatp. it would have been lethal if it had fully decimated. this is the evidence from an explosives expert who went on to the train. the prosecution evidence at this trial is now bring to a close,

ahmed hassan, buying batteries and screwdrivers in asda.t extremist, part of his bomb—making kit. he's asked for id. he may have looked young but hassan is said to be mature, highly intelligent and calculating. cctv cameras captured his journey, as the following morning he left home early with his bomb in a bag and a murderous plan in his head. he was setting off to cause carnage on the london underground system. he made for a train and then, a few stops down the district line, he got off, empty—handed, his bomb on a timer, left behind. just after the train pulled into parsons green station, the bomb detonated, creating a massive fireball which rolled down the carriage. passengers were left burning and screaming in pain. a gassy flare ran up above my head, singed my hair. there was panic all around me on the train. people were diving off the train. fortunately the doors were open so i managed to get off the train. my initial reaction was that there was a fault on the train rather air-4&5; —,--,——:~ ~—— —— gsrstaggn sffthetrgirfi ' w 7 ' inju

ahmed hassan gave no reaction as he was led away to the cells. thanks forjoining us.ermarket in south west france. ahmed hassan — the teenager who carried out a terrorist attack on parsons green tube station is sentenced to life for attempted murder. he will serve a minimum sentence of 34 years. british diplomats ordered out of russia in the row over the salisbury nerve agent attack have started to leave moscow. the kremlin has accused the uk of trying to force its allies into taking confrontational steps, after eu leaders backed accusations against russia. hi, i'm ben bland — these are your business headlines on afternoon live. stock markets on edge around the world. european shares are down following falls in the us on thursday and on the asian markets overnight. investors fear a trade war — as president tump's import tariffs on steel and aluminium are due to kick in later today. in response, china has threatened tariffs on up to $3 billion of us imports. what next for next? the retailer says its had the toughest year for quarter of a century. its annual profits wer

the jury heard that ahmed hassan had left the device in a bucket.nel to cause maximum harm and carnage. and he had used the explosive tatp. the device was fitted with a timer. ahmed hassan had got off the train one station before. he was arrested 2a hours later. the european council has said the stated position of the uk government on brexit will ‘limit the depth of a future partnership‘ with the eu — and have ‘negative economic consequences‘. the warning is included in the council‘s draft guidelines for the next phase of brexit talks — in which it offers the prospect of a limited free—trade deal. the chancellor philip hammond is making the case for financial services to be included in any such agreement. donald tusk, president of the european council, had this to say on future trade relations. our agreement will not make trade between the uk and the eu frictionless or smoother. it will make it more complicated and costly for all of us. this is the essence of brexit. a pick and mix approach for a non member state is out of the question. we are not g

kamal ahmed there, our economics editor.stories: the leader of telford and wrekin council in shropshire is calling on the home secretary to order an independent public inquiry into cases of child sexual exploitation in the town. it follows reports claiming that hundreds of girls may have been abused in the town since the early 1980s. a teenager on trial for the attack at parsons green underground station in london has admitted leaving a device on a train but said he never intended to kill anyone. 18—year—old ahmed hussan said it became a ‘fantasy‘ for him when he was ‘very bored' over the school holidays. he denies attempted murder and causing an explosion likely to endanger life as our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. ahmed hassan has always admitted setting off on a september morning last year to plant a device on an underground train. today, it was his turn to explain to a jury why he did it. after listening to days of prosecution evidence against him, he was brought to court to mount his defence. in the wit

ahmed hassan arrived in this country three years ago on a lorry.icials that he'd been forcibly taken by the islamic state group and trained to kill by them. but he said he was opposed to is and was in fear of them. it was said to be a matter of luck that the device here did not fully go off, it had been fitted with a timer. ahmed hassan had got off the train at the station before, he was arrested 24—hours later. june kelly, bbc news, at the old bailey. the president of the european council donald tusk has warned that trade with the uk will be more complicated and costly after brexit. mr tusk was introducing the eu's draft approach, to talks on the future relationship. mr tusk offered the prospect of what he called an ambitious and advanced free trade agreement, but said it was out of the question for britain to take a pick and mix approach to the single market. the chancellor philip hammond has appealed for financial services to be included in any free trade agreement, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. a different mansion house — th

ahmed hassan gave no reaction as he was led away to start a sentence.by a hatred of britain and the united states, who he blamed for the death of his father in iraq. we were told by police after his conviction that hassan was engaged with the prevent strategy, the deradicalisation strategy, the deradicalisation strategy put together by the government. the bbc has learned that was probably not the case. we have been told by a number of people that are ina been told by a number of people that are in a position to know that he was never asked to sign up to prevent and did not give his permission to be part of the programme. prevent requires that subject is thought to be at risk give their permission to take part. the bbc understands that did not happen. we understand that the home secretary is likely to be asked about this by mps when she appears before the next week. richard, thank you very much indeed. president trump has sacked his second national security advisor in 14 months. general hr mcmaster is being replaced byjohn bolton — who's known for blunt

hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.empted murder of a double agent on british soil, did bbc news report it proportionately and fairly? and was the oscars ceremony an excuse for trivial gushing over celebrities or a welcomed dose of glamour? the week began with some news that could have come from a john le carre novel, described here at the top of monday's news at 10 by fiona bruce. a former russian spy is critical in hospital after a suspected poisoning in salisbury. sergei skripal, convicted of spying on russia for the uk, has been living in britain for nearly eight years. police in protective clothing have sealed the area after the russian and a young woman were found unconscious on a bench. we'll bring you the latest, as police and doctors race to establish if this is another example of a russian being poisoned on uk soil. that last suggestion of russian involvement was examined many times during the week, but without any conclusive proof being put forward, and that prompted one twitter user to complain that... evide

ahmed hassan had strapped shrapnel to the device, including bolts, screws and knives to cause maximum carnage. he had also used the explosive t atp, known as mother of satan. the bomb had partially exploded. at parsons green, a major emergency operation got under way. terrified passengers we re got under way. terrified passengers were taken off the train, somewhere carried out of the station on stretchers. meanwhile the teenager bomb left london and went on the run. the year before he told the teacher, he said it was his duty to hold the lead hate britain because his father had been killed by coalition forces. he was also on the anti—radicalisation programme prevent. he was cunning and devious, but coming back to his divas and years —— devious nature after the programme. no one around him knew what his plot was. 24 hours on from

and investigative journalist ahmed shafik the two were held in

and investigative journalist ahmed shafik the two were held in a turkish prison for over a year at least on bail now they returned to their newsroom to greet colleagues despite the joyful mood their return doesn't signal the revival of the rule of law in turkey. to the there was no legal basis either for my arrest nor for my release it was a political move and nothing else that's how we have to see it there is no rule of law in talkie the idea that courts here are independent is the biggest talking. people. together the journalist celebrate the birthday of a key ally despite his absence he's the newspapers chairman and the only jim her employees still behind bars including at ally but all of eighteen jim her employees are on trial for allegedly supporting terrorist organizations. shortly after his release the relief felt by more at some good you and his family and colleagues is clear. but celebrating is difficult he says because nothing has changed for journalists or press freedom in turkey. there are so many journalists local officials and attorneys currently imprisoned only after they

kamal ahmed, bbc news. now it's time for newsnight with evan davis.stomers in multiple countries. its reputation has sunk, along with its share price, and a business plan based on liberal sharing of data may be under threat. is the cambridge analytica scandal a watershed moment in our relation with facebook, and other silicon valley giants? i don't know whether cambridge analytica had a significant effect on the trump election. i don't know whether they had a significant effect on brexit. i do know that the systems that have been developed by facebook give this capability and make this something that is possible to happen in the future. we'll hear from senatorjohn kennedy, no relation, who thinks data is the new oil. also tonight, john sweeney dusts down an old kgb handbook to find out why the russians might have used a london based professor as an alleged conduit between trump and the kremlin. international conferences and seminars are great for recruiting. stuffed with clever academic scientists and business people, they're the perfect place to, quo

kamal ahmed, bbc news. you can get in touch with us on facebook.ts news in sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: no end in sight for chris froome's salbutamol case with the giro d'italia looming. as wales prepare to play in the china cup, bale—mania comes to town. and we catch up with world heavyweight champion joseph parker 11 days before his showdown with anthonyjoshua. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that the head of world cycling says there's unlikely to be a resolution over chris froome's salbutamol case before the start of the giro d'italia in may. froome, who's seeking his third successive grand tour title, returned a positive test for elevated levels of the drug ahead of winning la vuelta a espana last september. the investigation has been ongoing for over six months with uci president david lappartient stating his inclusion in the race which begins injerusalem would be a disaster for the sport while the case remains open. fr

ahmed hassan left court to begin his 34—year sentence.understand that islam was a religion of peace. president trump has signed a massive government funding bill into lawjust hours before a government shutdown. he'd earlier tweeted that he was unhappy with aspects of the bill and threatened to veto it. the bill authorises federal government spending worth one point three trillion dollars. to prevent the omnibus situation, i am calling on congress to give me a veto. the filibuster rule must be ended and they must get down to work. we have to get a not a great legislation through and without the filibuster rule, it will happen just like magic. the spending bill tops off a busy few weeks for the president — who has seen a series of personnel changes, most recently the appointment of a new national security advisor. so let's look at some of those comings and goings over the past few weeks. on 7th march, president trump's chief economic advisor gary cohn handed in his resignation. and on the 13th of march, secretary of state rex tillerson was

this is ahmed hassan, the teenager on trial for the attack. day before, and being asked for his id. he bought batteries and screwdrivers. hassan is an 18—year—old asylum seeker, and the following morning cctv showed him leaving his foster parents' home in sunbury, in surrey. other cameras captured his journey as he carried a little plastic bag, said to contain his bomb. at wimbledon station he went into the toilets, where it's alleged he set the timer on the device, and then he made for an underground train. a few stops down the district line, he got off, leaving his little bag and its contents behind. as the train pulled into parsons green station, the device only partially exploded, but a number of passengers were burned by the fireball. this computer—generated graphic shows the scene on board the train after the attack. today, some of those caught up in the blast described in court how the ball of flame rolled down the carriage. aimee colville told the jury that her hair caught fire and she saw a wall of glass. victoria holloway spoke of a

ahmed hassan left court to begin his 34—year sentence. understand that islam was a religion of peace. june kelly, bbc news, at the old bailey. the italian restaurant chain prezzo is closing nearly a third of its outlets, as part of a restructuring plan to try to save the business. it's thought the move could lead to around 500 job losses. the chain employs 11,500 people. prezzo is the latest of a number of restaurant chains to run into difficulties. on a visit to northern ireland, prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle have been shown a peace—building initiative in lisburn, county antrim, and enjoyed a pub lunch in belfast. sarah campbell reports. the audience couldn't quite believe who was walking in. prince harry and meghan markle surprised thousands of youngsters gathered on the site of the former maze prison, all there to help promote peace between their communities, part of an initiative launched by harry on a visit here last september. and then to lunch in one of belfast‘s best—known pubs. on the menu, irish stew — washed down w

ahmed hassan, buying batteries and screwdrivers in asda.emist, part of his bomb—making kit. he's asked for id. he may have looked young but hassan is said to be mature, highly intelligent and calculating. cctv cameras captured his journey, as the following morning he left home early with his bomb in a bag and a murderous plan in his head. he was setting off to cause carnage on the london underground system. he made for a train and then, a few stops down the district line, he got off, empty—handed, his bomb on a timer left behind. just after the train pulled into parsons green station, the bomb detonated, creating a massive fireball which rolled down the carriage. passengers were left burning and screaming in pain. a gassy flare ran up above my head, singed my hair. there was panic all around me on the train. people were diving off the train. fortunately the doors were open so i managed to get off the train. my initial reaction was that there was a fault on the train rather than a device. hassan had strapped shrapnel to the device — nuts, bo

ahmed hassan has always admitted setting off on a september morning last year to plant a device on anground train. today, it was his turn to explain to a jury why he did it. after listening to days of prosecution evidence against him, he was brought to court to mount his defence. in the witness box, he said he expected the device to burn, rather than explode. asked by his barrister, the tim maloney qc: the device partially detonated on a train at parsons green train station. passengers were burnt by the fireball. today, hassan said he hadn't looked at this footage when it was played in court. last summer on his bedroom door he made plain his boredom with his life. he told the jury it was partly boredom which drove him to build and plant the device. using the explosive tatp, he constructed it in the kitchen of his foster parents‘ home and he said he packed it with shrapnel because he wanted it to look serious. under cross—examination by the prosecutor, alison morgan, hassan denied that he wanted to avenge his father's death in a coalition airstrike in their native iraq. she put it to h

ahmed says he never carried arms against the syrian government but some of his family members belong to the five rebel factions that's one of the reasons why he left his home in eastern as part of the surrender deal reached with the pro-government alliance the other reason is his opposition to reconciling with a government that has killed so many people. every family in lost a family member i lost a lot of friends i lost a colleague who was among the twenty six who died in the famous airstrike i lost two children that i was teaching at school we decided to move away from this brutal regime. ahmed now lives in a mosque he is among some eight hundred thousand people who have been displaced from what was once the rebel controlled enclave in the suburbs of damascus many of those deported to adlib opposition controlled province of the northwest are fighters. is one of them the rebels controlled since late two thousand and twelve but months later it was besieged by government forces. and it's sad that we lost this battle after seven years of remaining steadfast after so many sacrifices we

clearly, ahmed, you do not trust president assad. you so much. family safe and thank you so much. background in eastern ghouta, just behind ahmed speaking to us. coming up. president trump and kim jong—un, the north korean leader. but how significant is this and what could be achieved? amy winehouse. david bowie. the arctic monkeys. the clash. rihanna. cover of the nme magazine during its 66—year reign. its final edition has been published today. to be its last cover star. the news on wednesday. on the brand's digital platforms. well, joining us now is lead singer of the vaccines, justin young. cover of nme many times. com, greg cochrane. and musicjournalist laura snapes. thank you all for coming in this morning. before you were in a band, what were your thoughts of nme? did you get hold of it i get excited by it? when i could. the mill of nowhere with a corner shop 20 minutes walk away. shop 20 minutes walk away. maybe 0 magazine, and then once a month may be a nme. month may be a nme. and then when i got it it became my bible. got

ahmed hassan left court to begin his 3a year sentence.that islam was the religion of peace. june kelly, bbc news, at the old bailey. the car maker suzuki has pulled adverts featuring the television presenters ant and dec — after ant mcpartlin was charged with drink—driving. the company said it would continue to sponsor the next two episodes of the itv series saturday night takeaway, but made clear ant and dec would not be appearing in its commercials. now the weather forecast with sarah... darren! we will get more sunshine as the week and goes on, but there is cloud coming in and it is thick enough to give pockets of rain and drizzle, especially in the south—west. further north scotland and northern ireland, a different story, clear skies, light wind, touch of frost, one 01’ skies, light wind, touch of frost, one or two icy patches. my other for england and wales under the cloud. a cloudy start for saturday. many areas will stay that way, low cloud across southern parts of england, and this is where we are more likely to see rain or drizz

ahmed hassan on his way to brighton, hours after leaving a bomb on an underground train in london.um seeker had caused mayhem in its capital city. hassan later headed for dover, where he made for the port area. the jury at his trial has seen this cctv footage of his movements. 0n the run, he hung around this area until the following morning. and it was here, 2a hours after the tube attack, the police identified him as a wanted man. in an initial interview with counter—terrorism detectives from scotland yard, hassan was asked, "who made the device?" and he replied, "i did." in response to further questions, he said there might be a few grams of the explosive tatp at his home address. hassan's device created a fireball when it partially exploded on an underground train at parsons green station in west london. the jury was told today the bomb was packed with shrapnel, including nuts, bolts, screws, drill bits and knives. and it contained 400 grams of the explosive tatp. to start next week. june kelly, bbc news, at the old bailey. sirjohn sulston, who won the nobel prize for medicine f

here's our economics editor kamal ahmed.of rising inflation, today better news, a fall, as food costs ease and fuel costs drop. inflation can often start here, firms that make the stuff we buy. if their costs are cut, then prices for us often go the same way. there's not many costs that are coming down down, but the two things we have identified are distribution costs for us. we've definitely seen those ease off, but also in digital and technology. a bit more upbeat maybe. were people in east london though feeling the effects quite yet? all the necessities you need to live, nothing's cheap — gas, electric. you spend more day—to—day on things that are going up than what you go to buy that's going down. for millions of people, today's fall in inflation brings into sharp focus one of the most important issues facing the uk economy. that income squeeze, prices rising faster than wages, leaving people worse off month by month. today, a glimmer of hope. with inflation easing and wage rises strengthening, could that income squeeze

earlier the evidence focused on the movements that morning of ahmed hassan, the teenager on trial forbomb in a lidl bag, the court's been told. one passenger, victoria holloway, told the jury there was a whooshing sound as if someone had lit a bunsen burner. she said the flames were touching her legs and wrapping around her skin. in his evidence, an army explosives expert, craig palmer, who was further down the train, went to the scene of the blast. he said... two of the passengers were in tears as they gave their evidence. they testified from behind a screen and could be seen by only the judge, jury and lawyers. one of them, known only as miss s, described how on that morning her coat was burning and her tights were melting. she has been left scarred after burns to her hands, legs and face. june kelly, bbc news, at the old bailey. our top story this evening: the government say the attempted murder of a former russian spy was brazen and reckless as investigations continue into who was behind it. and still to come: are you ever too old to start exercising? how this cyclist has amazed r

we didn't make anything wrong or ahmed. not make anything wrong and he is right that's why of course i have hope because i believe in ahmed and i believe in myself but expectations i have no expectations from the judiciary part or anything from the state. she says the terrorism charges leveled against her husband are observed years ago he was jailed for writing this book criticizing the muslim cleric fit to live a good land today the land is public enemy number one in turkey but on the cheek is now accused of supporting him. the pictures. i mean it is since twenty eight years of journalist and especially focusing concentrating on right right why elations that's why it's not the first time that he has trouble with the state if you look in the indictment all the proofs are just journalistic activities reports iraq interviews he may. yes he was just doing his job. about one hundred twenty journalists are currently in jail here in turkey according to reporters without borders more than in any other country rights groups say tri

ahmed hassan on his way to brighton, hours after leaving a bomb on an underground train in london.ylum seeker had caused mayhem in its capital city. hassan later headed for dover, where he made for the port area. the jury at his trial has seen this cctv footage of his movements. 0n the run, he hung around this area until the following morning. and it was here, 24 hours after the tube attack, the police identified him as a wanted man. in an initial interview with counter—terrorism detectives from scotland yard, hassan was asked, "who made the device?" and he replied, "i did." in response to further questions, he said there might be a few grams of the explosive, tatp, at his home address. hassan's device created a fireball when it partially exploded on an underground train at parsons green station in west london. the jury was told today the bomb was packed with shrapnel, including nuts, bolts, screws, drill bits and knives. and it contained 400 grams of the explosive tatp. it would have been lethal if it had fully detonated. this was the evidence from an explosives expert, who went o

kamal ahmed, bbc news. as 13, who fled myanmar in the past six months, are being trafficked into prostitution in bangledesh. the undercover team filmed traffickers openly offering the girls for sex in cox‘s bazar, the town nearest to the refugee camps, where hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims now live. the bbc‘s mishal husain has the story. a small city on the bay of bengal, where the main business was tourism, is now the hub for aid agencies working in the nearby refugee camps. but alongside the shop fronts, the beachside bars and the hotels of cox‘s bazar there‘s an open secret. after hearing repeated stories about children trafficked into prostitution, we went in search of the evidence. 0ne14—year—old rohingya girl we met in the camps, and whose identity we‘ve protected, told me what happened to her as she crossed from myanmar into bangladesh. translation: women came with a van, they asked me if i‘d go with them. not long after that, in a building in cox‘s bazar, they brought two boys to me. they

our economics editor, kamal ahmed, has been looking at the figures. the verdict?e data, there is evidence for the eeyores around him. the reasons for that are multitude. some of the better news is that borrowing is better and growth is better. inflation is coming down. wages are starting to go up. there could be a reversal of that living squeeze that so many people have been suffering over recent years. that is the better news. for the eeyores there is this big challenge. it's a big challenge for the chancellor. the new normalfor growth in the uk is 1.5%. that is well below the 2% to 2.5% we used to enjoy. the oecd brought it into sharp relief. it said britain's growth next year would be at the bottom of the g20 leading industrialised nations. we used to be at the top. that is the big challenge for philip hammond, growth thatis challenge for philip hammond, growth that is not as strong as it used to be. less income for the government. less ability to spend money on those big challenges of health, defence and the police. thank you. a teenager accused of planting a

this is ahmed hassan, the teenager on trial for the attack. day before, and being asked for his id. he bought batteries and screwdrivers. hassan is an 18—year—old asylum seeker, and the following morning cctv showed him leaving his foster parents' home in sunbury, in surrey. other cameras captured his journey as he carried a little plastic bag, said to contain his bomb. at wimbledon station he went into the toilets, where it's alleged he set the timer on the device, and then he made for an underground train. a few stops down the district line, he got off, leaving his little bag and its contents behind. as the train pulled into parsons green station, the device only partially exploded, but a number of passengers were burned by the fireball. this computer—generated graphic shows the scene on board the train after the attack. today, some of those caught up in the blast described in court how the ball of flame rolled down the carriage. aimee colville told the jury that her hair caught fire and she saw a wall of glass. victoria holloway spoke of a

opium trade continue to cripple the country and we can get some perspective on the story now with ahmed villain karim be the director of the center for international peace operations a berlin she's an expert on afghanistan itself spent many years there thank you so much for joining us in our studios first of all yesterday there was another suicide bomber detonation in kabul itself the thirty people there died this is the fifth severe attack we've seen in couple in recent months how safe is it in the capital right now to this is unfortunate since yesterday the afghans like many others in the area celebrated no-doz the new years so. it is not safe however it's not it's not in an ongoing fighting is urban warfare and it's always do suicide attacks so wherever you go you don't know whether there might be a suicide attack every into city of kabul this more than four million inhabitants and it's really terrible of thirty die but of course many people try to live a normal life in kabul but why are we seeing a rise in these suicide attacks right now well as you know there is a conflict and this

ahmed hassan on his way to brighton, hours after leaving a bomb on an underground train in london.the uk, the teenage asylum seeker caused mayhem in its capital city. hassan later headed for dover, where he made for the port area. the jury at his trial has seen this cctv footage of his movements. on the run, he hung around this area until the following morning. and it was here, 2a hours after the tube attack, the police identified him as a wanted man. in an initial interview with counter—terrorism detectives from scotland yard, hassan was asked, "who planted the device?" and he replied, "i did." in response to further questions, he said there might be a few grams of the explosive, tatp, at his home address. hassan's device created a fireball when it partially exploded on an underground train at parsons green station in west london. the jury was told today the bomb was packed with shrapnel, including nuts, bolts, screws, drill bits and knives. and it contained 400 grams of the explosive tatp. it would have been lethal if it had fully detonated. this was the evidence from an explosiv