he publicly appealed for alan henning's life. we beg you to ta ke for alan henning's life.ustice and ensure the justice in the hearts of believers. under pressure from police, the aid convoy came to an end after alan henning's kidnap. a survey of rough sleepers suggests they are 17 times more likely to be a victim of crime than the general public. the charity crisis says homeless people are regularly attacked and abused. there are thought to be about 4,000 people sleeping rough in the uk at any one time. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports. for some people, rough sleepers have no value. one stamped the head, the other kicks the lakes. —— legs. one stamped the head, the other kicks the lakes. -- legs. are used to come in here and sleep on the trains initially. it was safe and it was warm. corky slept rough for many yea rs. i was in leicester square, got into a discussion with a young man around the fact i was homeless. he became quite aggravated i would guess by the fact i was homeless and i was saying being homeless isn't a choice, people are homeless

alan henning taken hostage by isis in december 2013 and murdered nine months later, he went to syriad by the guilty men. one man acquitted today of funding terrorism was on that convoy, he publicly appealed for the life of alan henning. we beg you to tread the path ofjustice and show them the compassion that allah has placed in the hearts of believers. under pressure from the government and the police the aid convoys ended after the kidnap of alan henning. dominic casciani, bbc news. the hijackers of a libyan jet have been arrested following a stand—off at malta international airport. the domestic flight with 118 people on board was hijacked this morning after taking off from sabha in the south of libya, bound for the capital tripoli. after spending several hours on the tarmac, hostages were gradually released — the hijackers were then surrounded and taken away. the united nations refugee agency says over 5,000 migrants and refugees have died in the mediterranean this year, the highest annual death toll so far. almost 360,000 migrants entered europe by sea this year, according to the

alan henning, taken hostage by so—called islamic state in december 2013, and murdered nine months later convoys used by the guilty men. 0ne one of the convoys used by the guilty men. one of the men cleared of funding terrorism was on the same convoy, and publicly pled for alan henning's life. with plead for you to show him the compassion that allah has placed in the heart of believers. under pressure from government and police, the aid convoys government and police, the aid c0 nvoys ca m e government and police, the aid convoys came to an end after mr henning's kidnap. in an unprecedented move, and a strong rebuke tonight, the united states has abstained from a un resolution which criticises israel. traditionally, the us has always used its veto to stop such resolutions against its close ally. it condemns israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian territory, and passed with 1a votes in favour. a short time ago we heard from our correspondent barbara plett—usher, who gave us the latest update from washington. i think the resolution shows a strong international consensus that isr

alan henning, taken hostage by so—called islamic state in december 2013 and murdered nine months laterria in one of the convoys abused by the guilty men. pervez rafiq, cleared today of funding terrorism, was on that same convoy. he publicly appealed for mr hanning's life. we beg you to tread the path ofjustice and show him the compassion that allah has placed in the hearts of the believers. under pressure from the government and the police, the aid convoys came to an end after mr henning's kidnap. dominic casciani, bbc news. in an unprecedented move and a strong rebuke tonight, the united states has abstained on a un resolution which criticises israel. traditionally, the us has always used its veto to stop such resolutions against its close ally. it condemns israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian territory and passed with 14 votes in favour. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher is in washington for us tonight. this has caused a diplomatic storm. what more can you tell us? well, i think the resolution shows a strong international consensus that israeli settlement building

alan henning, taken hostage by so—called islamic state in december 2013, and murdered nine months laters man was today cleared of funding terrorism and was on that same convoy. he publicly appealed for mr henning's life. we beg you to tread the path ofjustice and show compassion. under pressure from the government and police, the convoys from the government and police, the co nvoys ca m e from the government and police, the convoys came to an end after mr henning's kidnap. the hijacking of a libyan plane to malta has ended peacefully. the two men who seized control of the aircraft freed those onboard and surrendered to the authorities. the domestic flight with 118 people on board was hijacked in the morning after taking off from sabha, bound for the libyan capital tripoli. as david campanale now reports, it appears the hijackers are supporters of the late former leader, muammar gaddafi. the hijacking of a libyan state owned airline appears a political stu nt owned airline appears a political stunt rather than lame terrorist incident. this airbus was forced by two men on board to divert

alan henning was taken hostage by isis in december 20 13th and murdered once later.y guilty men, this man cleared of funding terrorism was on the same convoy. he publicly appealed for mr henning's life. show him the compassion that he has placed in the hearts of the believers. the aid convoys came to an end after the kidnap. the hijack of a libyan airliner on an internal flight has ended peacefully. two men brandishing — what were believed to be hand grenades had forced the airbus 320 to land in malta. they threatened to blow up the aircraft — reports later suggested these were replica weapons. the plane sat on the tarmac for several hours — during that time about 100 passengers and crew were gradually released. eventually the hijackers themselves emerged from the plane holding a flag in support of the late libyan leader colonel gaddafi. the pair were surrounded after leaving the aircraft, and were taken away. later, maltese troops scrambled up the steps of the plane to ensure no one was still on board. malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, has said the hijackers ma

he told the trial he had been devastated in december 2013 because another man on the convoy was alan henninga friend of pervez rafiq who was subsequently kidnapped and murdered by is fighters after going to syria as part of that convoy. pervez rafiq told the trial he had no idea of these allegations of infiltration by jihadists, and that he had no idea there were attempts to take equipment or cash to syria. the jury heard from him that he had spoken to mi5, heard from him that he had spoken to m15, who had asked him for his help in identifying who the bad guys were. he walks out of court to be a free man, as did a fourth defendant. we are waiting to hear about sentencing for hoque. i suspect that will come in the new year. these are today's headlines: germany says its terrorist threat remains high, despite the killing of the main suspect in the berlin murray attack. most of the passengers have been released from a libyan passenger plane that was hijacked and forced to land in malta. and as we have just heard, two uk men have been convicted of using syrian aid convoys to funnel cash to terror

convoy 2013 because another man on the c0 nvoy was 2013 because another man on the convoy was alan henningered by is fighters. after going out will stop mr rafiq told the trial that he had no idea that these allegations of infiltration byjihadists and other people, he had no idea that there we re people, he had no idea that there were attempts to take equipment and cash. in fact the jury heard from him that he had spoken to m15 who had asked him for his help in identifying who the bad guys were. he walked out of court a free man as did a fourth defendant, we are waiting to hear about sentencing, i suspect that will come in the new year. studio: thank you very much indeed. authorities in malta say that the hijacking of a passenger plane, has ended peacefully. thejet from libya landed with a people to the letter. with me to tell us small details, is is smitha mundasad . the hundred passengers on board thought they were taking an internal domestic flight, to the capital tripoli, instead what transpired, there were two hijackers on board, probably of libyan descent and they had hand grenades a

he told the trial he had been devastated in december 2013 because another man on the convoy was alan henning a friend of pervez rafiq who was subsequently kidnapped and murdered by is fighters after going to syria as part of that convoy. mr rafiq told the trial he had no idea of these allegations of infiltration byjihadists, and that he had no idea there were attempts to take equipment or cash to syria. the jury heard from him that he had spoken to m15, who had asked him for his help in identifying who the bad guys were. he walked out of court todat a free man, as did a fourth defendant. we are waiting to hear about sentencing for hoque. i suspect that will come in the new year. large parts of the country are preparing for storm barbara. the worst effects will be in parts of scotland. many homes have already lost power. let's cross to our correspondent james shaw who is in gourock for us now. it looks windy and rough, but what is your assessment of how bad it is in terms of what we might be expecting? it is definitely true that the wind has picked up where i am quite significantly in the las

he told the trial he had been devastated in december 2013 because another man on the convoy was alan henning pervez rafiq who was subsequently kidnapped and murdered by is fighters after going to syria as part of that convoy. mr rafiq told the trial he had no idea of these allegations of infiltration byjihadists, and that he had no idea there were attempts to take equipment or cash to syria. the jury heard from him that he had spoken to m15, who had asked him for his help in identifying who the bad guys were. he walked out of court todat a free man, as did a fourth defendant. we are waiting to hear about sentencing for hoque. i suspect that will come in the new year. let's show you the latest images from valletta airport in malta. this is the libyan airliner that was hijacked earlier today. everyone has been let off. we don't believe there are any injuries and the two hijackers have surrendered. in the last few minutes, we have seen troops going on board the aircraft. everybody who was on board is off safely, men, women and one infant and seven crew members. we have not heard reports of anyo