ahmed hassan arrived in the uk as a child asylu m hassan arrived in the uk as a child asylum seeker ander people on a crowded commuter train last september. that is the news this morning from the old bailey, ahmed hassan found guilty. more news to bring you from the continuing crisis with russia. as russia threatens to expel british diplomats from moscow in retaliation to britain expelling 23 russian diplomats. downing street said we have seen russia talk about plans for response to an expulsion, until that happens we will consider our position. the spokesman went on, we continue to speak to allies about coordination of response going forward. you have seen a consensus amongst our allies and we are pleased by that. asked about comments that moscow made about the defence secretary, the prime minister's spokesman said theresa may has sent a clear message to russia during the course of the week. the city of rome is eternal and so, apparently, is its rubbish. the italian capital produces more garbage than it can cope with, about 4,500 tonnes a day. 0ur italy correspondent james reynolds has

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

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 buying batteries and screwdrivers in asda — everyday items but, for a violent extremist,or 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, bolts, screws and knives to cause maximum death and

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 buying batteries and screwdrivers in asda — everyday items but, for a violent extremist, 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, bolts, screws and knives to cause maximum death a

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 left court to begin his 3a year sentence. ejudge hassan left court to begin his 3a year sentence. the judge told hassan left court to begin his 3a year sentence. thejudge told him he would have plenty of time to study the koran and to understand that islam was a religion of peace. now on bbc news — afghanistan, fighting the forever war. high above the mountains of north—eastern afghanistan, f—i6 fighterjets north—eastern afghanistan, f—i6 fighter jets take turns north—eastern afghanistan, f—i6 fighterjets take turns to refuel. looking good, nice and stable. we are a little slow. minutes later they are ready to get back into the fight, providing air cover to afghan forces battling insurgent fighters. i7 forces battling insurgent fighters. 17 years in, and america's longest war shows no sign of ending. when donald trump came president, it looked like he might pull that troops out of afghanistan once in thrall. —— once and for all. but instead in august he upped the anti—, increasing troop numbers and promising that america would

ahmed hassan was on the de—radicalisation programme.ack to freezing temperatures tonight, with warnings of snow and high winds over the weekend. our correspondent in norwich has been speaking to the man opening the doors of a former church, to give rough sleepers somewhere warm to sleep. there is a need and where there is a need we do our best to try and help. when the weather forecast was known earlier in the week, we were asked by some volunteers and also the council if we could do something to help. we have this building. we are delighted to be able to help where we can. because of people coming together like this we are able to offer this facility tonight. you won't mind if people have never been to church? absolutely not. everybody is welcome. this is for people who really needed. the volunteers who come, some will go to church, some won't. this is about the community. it's great we can do together. the doors open at eight o'clock tonight. if the church gets full, there are extra beds in stand—by in shelters in norwich. emergency p

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

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 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,

the parsons green bomber ahmed hassan has been given a life sentence and will spend a minimum of 34 yearsough the details of the case, reminding everybody that that bomb went off at the peak of the morning rush—hour last september the 15th. it was 8:20am and there were about 93 people in the carriage. after that explosion, the carriage. after that explosion, the device only partially exploded and could have been a lot worse, but some 23 people were treated for burns, and another 28 people were treated for injuries they received as they rushed to get away from the scene. the trial heard evidence that hassan had talked to colleagues and friends at his university, that he had a duty to hate britain because he blamed coalition forces for the death of his father in iraq. there was evidence he had looked at extremist material and had planned this operation very carefully. it was only pure luck that the bomb he prepared, with 400 grams of high explosive and 2.2 kilos of shrapnel, did not fully exploit. the judge said: there is no doubt in my mind that you are a very dangerous and devious individ

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

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 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

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 w

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

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

the parsons green bomber ahmed hassan has been given a life sentence and will spend a minimum of 3a yearsted murder last week after planting a bomb on a london tube train. our correspondent richard lister is at the old bailey. what happened in sentencing? yes, more than 50 people were injured in that attack, burned in the carriage or in the creche to escape afterwards. thejudge or in the creche to escape afterwards. the judge told or in the creche to escape afterwards. thejudge told hassan, there is no doubt that you are a very dangerous and devious individual. he went about planning and executing this terrorist bomb attack with ruthless determination and almost military efficiency, while pretending to be a model asylu m while pretending to be a model asylum seeker. he told the court it was only pure luck that the bomb damage was not much worse. the main charge, 400 grams of high explosives packed with shrapnel, had not in fa ct, packed with shrapnel, had not in fact, off. ahmed hassan gave no reaction as he was led away to start a sentence. the court was told he had been motivated by a h

ahmed hassan, buying batteries and screwdrivers in asda. mist, 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, bol

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

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

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

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 w

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

ahmed hassan had fitted the device with a timer. he got off at the station before. overstate the importance of the insurance and banking sector to the uk economy — over a million ukjobs, worth over £120 billion to the economy — and, as things stand, london is one of the most important financial capitals in the world. so what happens after brexit? in an interview with the bbc this week, the french economy minister made clear that france does not think financial services can be part of any future eu—uk trade deal. in a speech today, the chancellor of the exchequer made clear he thinks otherwise. a trade deal will only happen if it is fairand a trade deal will only happen if it is fair and balances the interests of both sides. given the shape of the british economy, and our trade balance with the eu 27, it's hard to see how any deal that didn't include services could look like a fair and balanced settlement. so i'm clear not only that it is possible to include financial services within a trade deal but that it is very much in our mutual interest to do so. well, lloyd's

year—old is convicted of attempted murder following a tube bombing in west london — it's emerged ahmed hassanamme, prevent. is the beast back? snow, high winds and sub—zero temperatures could mean disruption in parts of east and northern england, especially. the former south african president, jacob zuma, is to stand trial on 16 charges of corruption in connection with an arms deal. also this hour... rescuers in miami say there are no more survivors following yesterday's bridge collapse. at least six people died. authorities now say the focus is on recovering bodies

ahmed hassan was on the government's anti—radicalisation programme, prevent.t 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.

device went off in a carriage in a busy commuter train but failed to fully explode the teenager ahmed hassan came to the u.k. as an asylum seeker and twenty fifteen at least eight people have been injured after a malfunctioning ski lift through people from their seats at a ski resort in georgia scarcer snowboarders were forced to jump from the out of control chair lift as their seats hurtle backward down the mountain. another high level firing by the trumpet ministration former f.b.i. deputy director andrew mccabe has been dismissed the veteran official worked for the agency for over twenty years and questions are being raised over the timing of his removal will get full analysis in a few moments but first here's a look at what happened as you know senator as deputy director of the f.b.i. and room a k played a key role in the investigations into hillary clinton's female affair and alleged russian involvement in the twenty sixteen election he stepped down in january but remained on the f.b.i.'s payroll he was fired twenty six hours before he would have become eligible for retirement the justi

ahmed hassan was convicted of attempted murderfor carrying out the attack last september.ll serve a minimum of 3a years. a police inspector has been found guilty of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a lake. darren mckie killed his wife leanne after she discovered he'd been taking out loans in both their names. jurors at chester crown court heard how the couple, who both worked for greater manchester police, owed more than £100,000. owen smith has been sacked from jeremy corbyn's cabinet after calling for a second referendum on brexit. the shadow northern ireland secretary broke ranks with labour party policy by also making the case for the uk to stay in the single market after brexit. he's been replaced by tony lloyd. owen smith reacted to the news on twitter. he said: the shadow home secretary diane abbott said that mr smith should not have spoken out in the way he did.|j would smith was a valued colleague, he wanted to make a contribution to the debate, and he will be able to do so, what he can't do is sit on our front bench and advance a position which is simpl

earlier the evidence focused on the movements that morning of ahmed hassan, the teenager on trial fort's been told. 0ne passenger, victoria holloway, told the jury there was a whooshing sound as if someone had lit 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. gene kelly, bbc news, at the old bailey. cuts to bin collections, local libraries closing down, big cuts to the amount of money spent fixing our roads — those are just some of the consequences of the continuing squeeze on council funding in england. the national audit office says funding for local authorities from central gover

the daily mail has reaction from the foster parents of ahmed hassan after he was found guilty of tryingtimes reports on a second sex scandal to hit oxfam concerning the conduct of its staff in haiti. so developments in the russia story still making the front pages. let's have a closer look. we begin with the eye. murder inquiry after exiled russian tycoon dies in london. he appears to have died from some compression to the neck, suggesting he would've strangled. indeed. it is interesting because not just uk strangled. indeed. it is interesting because notjust uk media but international media are reporting on this almost nonstop and the implications. nobody knows quite where it's going to go. this is the death on monday and in outside london. interesting because a very great friend and business partner of boris berezovsky, himself found in 2013 in his bathroom on and nikolai never believed that was a suicide. they were both prominent critics of vladimir putin, and of course it's important to underline that counterterrorism police are now investigating his death. on monday we we re invest

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

the jury heard that ahmed hassan had left the device in a bucket.the case opened in dramatic style this morning. the prosecution showed the jury morning. the prosecution showed the jury video that was taken from a cctv ca m era jury video that was taken from a cctv camera in the carriage where this explosive device blew up in september last year. you saw the pictures very clearly just a september last year. you saw the pictures very clearlyjust a normal underground train, people hanging on to straps, about 93 people in the carriage, say the prosecution, when there is an enormous flash, bright orange flame, which goes up to the ceiling of train and people start running out. so the train was at that moment stationery. around 30 people, say the prosecution, were injured in that blast and the subsequent rush to safety. total panic in that train and in the surrounding station as people fled for their lives. now, the prosecution alleges that ahmed hassan also made the device as well as planting it and they say they will present records from amazon which s

home—made bomb on the london underground has been found guilty of attempted murder. 18—year—old ahmed hassanouth—west london in september. more than 50 people were injured in the explosion. experts say that if it had detonated fully, it could have claimed many lives. hollywood trade publications are reporting thatjohn bailey, the president of the organisation that oversees the oscars awards is being investigated over allegations of sexual misconduct. the reports, citing unnamed sources, say the academy of motion picture arts and sciences is investigating three claims of sexual harassment against its president. an indian pop star has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling migrants abroad. daler mehndi, and six others, were accused of cheating people out of large sums of money by falsely promising to take them to western countries. football's world governing body, fifa, has confirmed that video assistant referees will be used at this year's world cup in russia. var technology has been trialled in several major leagues this season and will allow for certain referees' decisions to b

the trial of ahmed hassan begins in london — he faces two charges in relation to the parsons green terrorgement in the case ofjean—marie le pen, who contested a european parliament decision to recover more than 320,000 euros from him. and the body of italian footballer, david astori, will be taken to the italian football association in florence, where people will be able to pay their last respects. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm tulsen tollett. coming up on the sport briefing, keep champions league last 16 ties continues. serena williams is due to come back, and fever start the countdown to the world cup in russia. the champions league matches come thick and fast at this time of year, and there are two more to you on wednesday night. all eyes will be on wednesday night. all eyes will be on london as tottenham, led by this man, harry kane, will try to reach the finals for the second time in their history. the italian champions who have reached two of the last three finals took a 2—0 lead in the first leg, but were pulled back to happen to, thanks

an iraqi teenager has been found guilty of bombing a london tube train. 18—year—old ahmed hassan left bomb on the packed train during rush hour last september. the device only partially detonated, but injured 50 people. a turkish air strike has hit a major hospital in the syrian town of afrin, killing nine people. it comes as turkish armed forces and their allies have almost completely encircled the town. now on bbc news — injanuary 2017 finland began a bold social experiment: the government started paying 2,000 unemployed finns a basic income. it's free money — it comes with no strings attached. in this special programme, we follow the stories of four finns to see if the scheme has helped them get back into work. to january |e scheme has helped them to january 2017l finland . helped them to january 2017l finland began d them to january 2017, finland began a them bold social experiments. the government started paying 2000 unemployed finns basic income. they each get a guaranteed 560 euros a month for two years. it is free money. it comes with no strings attached. you could say that ba

ahmed hassan was convicted of attempted murderfor carrying out the attack last september.ve a minimum of 3a years. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has sacked his northern ireland spokesman owen smith after mr smith broke ranks with labour policy and called for a second referendum on brexit. our deputy political editor john pienaar is at westminster. the sacking has rounded off a week which has emphasised the chasm between so many middle ground labour mps and their leader. it has highlighted his total political command. we have seen a deep dyed socialist elected to manage the body, we have seen labour mps angry at his refusal to point the finger of blame at russia for the poisoning and salisbury and tonight owen smith is accused of disloyalty to policy and sacked. there was fury among labour mps and sacked. there was fury among labourmps and one and sacked. there was fury among labour mps and one has accused jo meek or a keener to confront remainders than anti—semitism. others are bitterly recalling his support for an artist accused of painting and anti—semitic neural six ye

ahmed hassan was convicted of attempted murderfor carrying out the attack last september.ere injured. he'll serve a minimum of 3a years. a police inspector has been found guilty of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a lake. darren mckie killed his wife leanne after she discovered he'd been taking out loans in both their names. jurors at chester crown court heard how the couple who both worked for greater manchester police owed more than £100,000. the head of the porton down research laboratory in wiltshire says there's no way any nerve agent held there could have been used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter. gary aitkenhead says suggestions by moscow of involvement in the attack on sergei and yulia skripal in salisbury are "frustrating". 0ur security correspondent gordon corera was given special access to porton down and sent this report. it is one of the most sensitive and secret sites in the country. porton down, home to the defence science and technology lab and now the heart of the salisbury poisoning investigation. inside one of the labs, scientis

she is employed at the college where ahmed hassan was studying.ver who was killed by a bomb. the court has heard that he blames both britain and america. she said the anger was very clear. she also said there was a time she was sitting with him in a park when he received a text message which is said, she testified, is has accepted your donation. they had a conversation about iraq and she told the court he said to her, it is my duty to great britain. ahmed hassan denies attempted murder and causing an explosion likely to endanger people. and this trial continues. thank you very much, richard. at least 39 people have died after a plane crashed and caught fire while landing at the main airport of kathmandu, the capital of nepal. the aircraft, a passenger plane belonging to the bangladeshi private carrier, us—bangla, is thought to have become unstable while descending and then skidded off the eastern side of the runway. officials in kathmandu say as many as 23 people have been rescued from the plane and a number of passengers are still missing. our re

ahmed hassan admitted building the device that partially detonated last september, but denies attempted being chased by police was "very attractive" and he wanted attention. two victims of the serial sex attackerjohn worboys have taken their case to the high court. they're challenging a decision by the parole board to release the former taxi driverfrom prison. worboys has served 10 years in jail for attacks on 12 women in london. tom burridge was in court. john worboys tricked and drugged young women. just eight years ago, he was jailed indefinitely for one rape and several assaults in the back of his taxi. when the parole board announced earlier this year he was to be released, it caused outrage especially among his victims. now, two women he attacked are hoping to overturn that decision. one of them was in the high court today with war boys appearing via videolink as we learnt why the parole board thought he was fit for release. it believed war boys had become "open and honest." that he had taken "full responsibility for his offences" and he had, the parole board thought, "shown insig

ahmed hassan, who's 18, denies attempted murder and causing an explosion likely to endanger life, at old bailey. some very dramatic and distressing evidence here at the old bailey this morning as passengers who were on that train last september describe what happened. the first witness we heard from gave her evidence from behind a screen and she is remaining anonymous. she was badly burned, she suffered burns to herface, hands and legs, and she said that during her evidence that her coat was burning and her tights actually melted. she broke down in tears during her evidence and had to pause at one point. she said she had seen the defendants a short time before on the train and seen this bag he had with him which she thought looked odd. the prosecution say that in that bag was born with a bucket. another witness called amy colville described how her hair caught fire. she said, there was a loud, cracking bang, then a wall of glass came past me, and flames were passing over her. another witness was very upset, she sobbed throughout her evidence. she said her hair was coming out in chunk