a former royal marines commando, alexander blackman, who shot dead an injured taliban fighter in afghanistanmurder but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. duncan kennedy reports. it was just after midnight alexander blackman was driven out ofjail, having served more than three years of his seven—year sentence. sitting on the back seat, his head covered by the white blanket, he was taken away for a reunion with his wife, claire. for fellow marines who've campaigned to get alexander blackman released, this was a moment of satisfaction. long journey, long battle, tiring battle. but it is amazing. and especially this morning to see al and claire together, it has made the last three and a half years worthwhile, without a shadow of a doubt. this was the reaction of campaigners at the appeal court last month, whenjudges ruled that alexander blackman had broken the geneva convention by killing an afghan insurgent but that his sentence should be reduced, allowing him to be a least. —— released. this is the moment we have all been fighting hard for. it's hard to believe th

but although that manslaughter ruling meant that alexander blackman could be driven out of his prisonlear that he had unlawfully killed that taliban insurgent. they stressed that he was being made a freeman and not an innocent one. he is now expected give his first full public account of what happened on that day in afghanistan. his time in prison over, his period of adjustment is about to begin. a fund set up to improve access to cancer drugs. this is been called a waste of money. they cost £1.2 billion, but most of it approved have to show clinical benefit. 0ur medical correspondent reports. cancer drugs fund was set up reports. cancer drugs fund was set up to pay for expensive medicines that the nhs was not funding. in pa rt that the nhs was not funding. in part it was a political response to repeated negative headlines about patient being denied treatments. nearly 100,000 patients received drugs but the study in the journal cani drugs but the study in the journal can i cannot often i oncology found that just one can i cannot often i oncology found thatjust one in five treatments d

the royal marine alexander blackman, who had his murder sentence for killing a wounded taliban fightered from prison. sergeant blackman, known as ‘marine a' during the case, had his conviction reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. he has served more than three years of a 7—year sentence. we will be speaking to sergeant blackman‘s barrister at 7:40. a special fund set up to improve patient access to cancer drugs in england has been condemned as a "huge waste of money." the cancer drugs fund, which ran from 2010 until it was replaced last year, cost over a billion pounds. but researchers say the majority of drugs failed to show clinical benefit. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the cancer drugs fund was set up to paper expensive medicines which the nhs was not funding. in part it was a political response to repeated negative headlines about patients being denied treatment. nearly 100,000 patients received drugs, but the study in thejournal annals of 0ncology found just one in five treatments delivered a significant benefit, extending life by an average of three mon

but although that manslaughter ruling meant that alexander blackman could be driven out of this prisonee man, not an innocent one. he is now expected to give his first full public account of what happened on that day in afghanistan. his time in prison over, his period of adjustment about to begin. the headlines on bbc news: the breast surgeon ian paterson has been convicted of intentionally wounding patients by carrying out unnecessary operations. police say they have foiled an active terror plot after a raid in north—west london. a 20—year—old woman remains in hospital after being shot by firearms officers. britain's economic growth slows sharply, as the economy expands byjust 0.3%. an update on the market numbers for you, here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. donald trump spoken to the national rifle association convention. he told delegates to head a true friend and champion in the white house, pledging to work with the nra to promote responsible ownership. they eat your assault on your second ame

the former royal marine alexander blackman — whose murder conviction for killing a taliban fighter in been released from prison. sergeant blackman — known as "marine a" — during the case — had his conviction reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. he has served more than three years of a seven—year sentence. a special fund set up to improve patient access to cancer drugs in england has been condemned as a "huge waste of money". the cancer drugs fund, which ran from 2010 until it was replaced last year, cost over £1 billion. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the cancer drugs fund was set up to pay for expensive medicines that the nhs was not funding. in part, it was a political response to repeated negative headlines about patients being denied treatment. nearly 100,000 patients received drugs, but the study in the journal annals of oncology found just one in five treatments delivered a significant benefit, extending life by an average of three months. researchers say it was an example of policy made on the hoof, and it failed. the cancer drugs fund was a major miss

the former royal marine alexander blackman, whose murder conviction for killing a taliban fighter inshed, has been released from prison three years into a seven—yearjail term. sergeant blackman was known as marine a during the case. john davies, who managed the campaign that led to his conviction being reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month, has been talking about his release in the early hours of this morning. i'm finding it very, very surreal. it's been as very long journey, a battle, but it's amazing. especially this morning to see al and claire together has made the last three and a half yea rs together has made the last three and a half years worthwhile without a shadow of a doubt. when that car pulled up and a storyteller and he had been released from prison, what was that moment like for them and also for you, having led this campaignforso also for you, having led this campaign for so long? obviously for them, i can't comment. for me, it really was an amazing moment. to see them together. to know everything we have done has actually worked, despite obviously being agains

also this morning, released from prison — former marine alexander blackman, who had his sentence reducedoes free after three

the paper also has an exclusive interview sergeant alexander blackman, known as marine a, who left jailess than was expected in the first three months of this year. the independent online focuses on donald trump passing 100 days in office. we will come back to that in a bed. we will start with this case regarding the breast surgeon ian paterson. it is in so many of the papers as you might expect. here is how the meal is reporting it. i'd had the nhs go to stop the butcher surgeon? you could have me as many as 1000 women. there was a man who was one of the patients in this case in nottingham. it is a staggering story when you think that doctors, we are told, are taught to do no harm. of course, they should seek to do no harm, but surgery often involves doing what would otherwise be sold, or even grievous bodily harm in order to do betterfor the patient on the table in front of you. if a body of your fellow surgeons thinks that what you do is write, or is at leastjustifiable, then there is emerging of terror that allows people to continue to do what they do. it is very difficult actually

sea rgea nt alexander blackman was jailed for life for murder in 2013, but was released yesterday after would be "eternally grateful" to his wife claire for campaigning for his release. now, what about the prospects for the weather over the bank holiday? let's get the latest on that from sarah. as we head through the remainder of the bank holiday weekend, the weather is looking a little mixed. here is the scene this morning near twickenham. some patchy cloud, but quite thin so breaking up during the afternoon to allow some decent spells of sunshine. towards the west, southerly wind arrows, so the wind will be picking up in the west. further east, less windy and temperatures up to 16 or 17. this evening, many of us ending the day onafine evening, many of us ending the day on a fine and rhino. turning breezy overnight, cloud increasing from the south west so it should be a frost free night. some wet and windy weather on sunday, nudging further north—east, but most of —— much of eastern england and scotland staying dry bread, temperatures up to around 16 but even cooler around the east coa

royal marine alexander blackman, who had his sentenced reduced for killing a wounded taliban fighterrs. sergeant blackman, known as "marine a" during the case, had his murder conviction quashed on appeal last month and replaced with manslaughter. police have written to politicans in scotland giving them advice on how to handle suspicious packages. it follows incidents when packages containing white powder were sent to an elected official, the headquarters of a political party and a council building. according to officials at the scottish parliament, all three packages were associated in some way withjune's general election. government plans to tackle air pollution will now have to be published before the general election, following a ruling at the high court. ministers had argued that publishing the document would break rules on official policy announcements during the lead up to polling day. in the ruling, the threat from air pollution was described by the judge as real and persisting. our science editor david shukman reports. heavy traffic outside the high court as the government,

the royal marine alexander blackman, who had his murder sentence for killing a wounded taliban fighteras marine a during the case — had his conviction reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. an inquestjury has concluded that gross failures in the care given to a mother suffering from a rare post—natal mental condition in a london hospital contributed to her death. alice gibson—watt, a jewellery expert who'd appeared on the bbc‘s antiques road show, suffered a severe psychotic episode after giving birth in 2012. she was admitted to a mental health unit, where she suffered a cardiac arrest and later died. police have written to politicians in scotland giving them advice on how to handle suspicious packages. parcels containing white powder were sent to an elected official the headquarters of a political party and a council building. officials say all three packages were associated in some way with june's general election. children and teenagers in the uk feel that social media companies are not doing enough to protect them from poronography and bullying. in research by the charity t

royal marine alexander blackman, who had his sentenced reduced for killing a wounded taliban fighter as ‘marine a' during the case had his murder conviction quashed on appeal last month — it was replaced with manslaughter. police have written to politicians in scotland giving them advice on how to handle suspicious packages. it's after packages containing white powder were sent to an elected official, the headquarters of a political party and a council building. officials say all three packages were associated in some way with june's general election. an inquestjury has concluded that "gross failures" in the care given to a mother suffering from a rare post—natal mental condition in a london hospital contributed to her death. alice gibson—watt, a jewellery expert who'd appeared on the bbc‘s antiques roadshow, suffered a severe psychotic episode four weeks after giving birth in 2012. she was admitted to a mental—health unit, where she suffered a cardiac arrest and later died. the online retailer amazon says it is creating 1,200 jobs at a new warehouse in cheshire. the company says it

royal marine alexander blackman, who shot dead an injured taliban fighter in afghanistan, will be releaseder. he has already served three—and—a—half years in jail. a 19—year—old man has pleaded guilty to planning to carry out a bomb attack in london. haroon syed, from hounslow in west london, was caught chatting to undercover british agents online as he tried to get hold of weapons. it's thought an eltonjohn concert in hyde park may have been one of his targets. the online retailer, amazon, says it is creating 1,200 jobs at a new warehouse in cheshire. the company says it is recruiting for managers, engineers, human resources and it specialists for the site, which will open in warrington this autumn. it's one of four new centres the us company will open in the uk this year. researchers say a simple eye test could lead to much earlier detection of a condition that causes irreversible sight loss. the test involves injecting a special fluorescent marker into the patient. diagnosing glaucoma sooner would mean patients could start treatment before their vision gets worse. here's our health corr

a former royal marines commando, alexander blackman, who shot dead an injured taliban fighter in afghanistanlty of murder but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. he was known as marine a during the trial. a special fund set up to improve patient access to cancer drugs in england has been condemned as a "huge waste of money". the cancer drugs fund, which ran from 2010 until it was replaced last year, cost more than £1.2 billion. but researchers say the majority of drugs failed to show clinical benefit. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the cancer drugs fund was set up to pay for expensive medicines that the nhs was not funding. in part, it was a political response to repeated negative headlines about patients being denied treatment. nearly 100,000 patients received drugs, but the study in the journal annals of oncology found just one in five treatments delivered a significant benefit, extending life by an average of three months. researchers say it was an example of policy made on the hoof, and it failed. it was a major missed opportunity for the nat

alexander blackman's conviction was quashed on appeal and replaced with manslaughter. say sergeant blackman, who became known as marine a, will walk free tomorrow. the foreign secretary has suggested britain could take military action in syria without a vote in the house of commons. borisjohnson said it would be ‘very difficult to say no' if president trump asked for british help in punishing the syrian regime for another chemical weapons attack. meanwhile mrjohnson has also waded into the election campaign for the first time, with a highly personal attack on the labour leader jeremy corbyn — he's called him a "mutton—headed old mugwump". here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. us missile strikes on a syrian airfield earlier this month, this the first direct us action against syrian government forces, a response to a chemical attack which killed civilians. today the foreign secretary suggested, if asked, the uk would support such strikes in the future, possibly without the approval of parliament. if they come to us and ask for our support, whatever it happens

the former royal marine alexander blackman whose murder conviction for killing a taliban fighter in afghanistantalking about his release, in the early hours of this morning. i'm finding it very surreal. it's been an extremely long journey, long battle, tiring battle, but it's amazing. especially this morning to see them together, its amazing. especially this morning to see them together, it's made the last three and a half years worthwhile without a shadow of a doubt. when that car pulled up and they saw each other and he was released from prison, what was that moment like for them and also for you having led this campaign for so long? for them, i can't comment but, for me, it was an amazing moment. to see them together. to know everything we've done has worked despite being all odds really. how was the release? it's the most relaxed i've seen them both and it was great to see them like that, to be honest and i've not experienced it before because they didn't know him before. how do you think he will react, how do you think he will be able to cope with having been released from prison? i think