i'm ben brown, live at westminster.er: a vehicle and knife attack has left three people, including a police officer and the attacker, dead. there was a body on the other side of the road and i looked further up there was another body. 0ne looked over the side of the bridge they appeared to be a body in the water. eyewitnesses say a car mowed down pedestrians on westminster bridge before crashing into railings outside parliament. at least two people who were hit have died, at least 20 others have been injured. the attacker was shot and apprehended by police, he is among the dead.

i'm ben brown, live at westminster.e heart of westminster: a vehicle and knife attack has left three people, including a police officer and the attacker, dead. there was a body on the other side of the road and i looked further up there was another body. one looked over the side of the bridge they appeared to be a body in the water. eyewitnesses say a car mowed down pedestrians on westminster bridge before crashing into railings outside parliament. at least two people who were hit have died, at least 20 others have been injured. the attacker was shot and apprehended by police, he is among the dead. here in the studio in london, our other headlines: three french students were among the injured in the attack. the french prime minister has promised his full support for the victims. and the british prime minister theresa may came out into downing street to make a statement shortly after holding a government emergency meeting. i have just chaired a meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, following the sick an

i'm ben brown.year—old boy in north london. the toddler's twin sister has been critically injured. i would like to urge the help of the general public in the search for the following man. he is bidhya sagar das, a 33—year—old male of asian heritage. another warning over health service funding — a leading nhs executive says many trusts will struggle us intelligence chiefs reject claims! that donald trump's presidential campaign team colluded with russia. to the rock and roll legend chuck berry. former president barack 0bama leads the tributes to the star,

this return to ben brown in westminster for enterprise.roads around westminster still closed off including millbank. we just the police caught here at millbank so approaches to westminster and parliament square are still closed. westminster bridge which is where that attack on pedestrians happened yesterday afternoon, that has been reopened in the last couple of hours. our political correspondence is on the bridge. eleanor, just tell us what is going on there right now. the bridge opened in the last hour or so and the traffic is flowing again. the buses are coming back across the bridge. there are tourists going past and taking photographs as you can see. the police cordons are still up beyond the crowds, so you can see just beyond the traffic lights there some of the people are leaving flowers, paying their respects, pausing for a moment as they remember what happened yesterday because this spot exactly za yesterday because this spot exactly 24 hours ago is where that car mounted the pavement and drove into people. so right next door to t

let's find out how the triggering of article 50 has gone down in brussels — my colleague ben brown is a momentous day here in brussels. the european union, in its history, has only got bigger, with new countriesjoining history, has only got bigger, with new countries joining and today, suddenly with the letter handed to donald tusk, the european council president, here was a country saying, no, it wanted to leave, so let's discuss where we are, where this leaves the european union with my two guests here outside the european commission building, tom nuttall from the economist magazine and jeppe kofod from the european parliament, of the socialist and democrat. a day of history but i is saddened by what has happened today? very saddened. coming from denmark, wejoined at the very saddened. coming from denmark, we joined at the same time as the uk, so for us, it is like losing a sibling, it is not a day forjoy, not for the uk or for europe sibling, it is not a day forjoy, not for the uk orfor europe or denmark or anybody else. is it a day you thought would ever happen? you knew of course

we are going to go to ben brown.be politically difficult for theresa may's government to agree any kind of brexit bill, any kind of divorce bill, without having a pretty good idea of what our future relationship with the with the eu. you make a good point. it was a question! in most negotiations, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. if the government is going to compromise on money then they will not want to make that decision at an early stage, divorced from the debate on our future relationship, stage, divorced from the debate on ourfuture relationship, so i think we can all expect that the initial skirmishes of these negotiations will be... whether they are parallel or not. that might be one of the first things that david davis and michel barnier will result. let's join ben brown in brussels. then, give is appealing, what is the mood there for britain and the eu now that this historic event has taken place? —— then. that this historic event has taken place? -- then. this was reflected in the tone of donal

i'm ben brown at westminster. police have made an 11th arrest. a 32—year—old woman in manchester. they have also released a new image of the westminster attacker taken from the driving licence of the man who carried out the terrorist attacks here in london. police say he used a number of aliases, and appeal to the public for information about him. from schoolboy footballer to violent criminal, further details have emerged about the life of the 52—year—old attacker. there might well be people out there who had concerns about masood, but weren't sure or didn't feel comfortable about passing information to us. i now urge anyone with such information to call us. prince charles visits some of the injured at kings college hospital in london. the fourth person killed on wednesday has been named as 75—year—old leslie rhodes, a retired window cleaner from south london. also in the next hour: the controversial health bill that could replace obamacare — president trump demands a make or break vote in congress. the president

let‘s being in ken brown, who has been covering the story all day —— let‘s bring in ben brown.tion on the exit process and another on the future trading relationship. i don‘t understand how you keep those two apart? well, that's what they want to do, they really do want to give them apart. in fact, i was talking to one member of the european parliament who was saying, the thing with the british is, it‘s like walking into a restaurant and having all of your food together at the same time, all three york —— courses. where is the eu want to do things separate and have it has three courses, so you start off with the financial deal on the divorce settlement, whether it is 60 billion euros oi’ settlement, whether it is 60 billion euros or whatever, you start with that and then the other exit arrangements and the third course, if you like, is the trade deal. that‘s the way the eu want to negotiate it, and they are going to be firm on this. whereas the british wa nt to be firm on this. whereas the british want to do it all together. and then they will be pleased they are finally gettin

thanks to ben brown down in westminster.lleague christian fraser for at 7pm with my colleague christian fraserfor more reaction at 7pm with my colleague christian fraser for more reaction to the london terror attack. in other news, the funeral of the former ira commander and northern ireland deputy first minister, martin mcguinness, has taken place in londonderry this afternoon. his coffin was carried through the streets and thousands attended the funeral. the former us president bill clinton was there. so, too, was arlene foster, the democratic unionist party leader. mr mcguinness died on tuesday. he'd been suffering from a rare heart condition. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports.

i'm ben brown, at the european commission in brussels. we will bring you all the reaction from here. and we will have all the latest news from throughout the day, from westminster and the eu. also here this afternoon. westminster bridge is closed again, flatly a week after khalid massod killed four people, as immense to remember his victims are due to be held here in the next hour. —— as events. good afternoon from westminster. after 44 years as a member of the european union, the formal process to ta ke european union, the formal process to take the united kingdom out of the eu has begun. this lunchtime, a letter, signed by theresa may, has been handed to the president of the european council in brussels. in it, she says the referendum was invite to restore britain's national self—determination. one of the key points repeated several times is the uk's view that a future deal needs to be discussed alongside a withdrawal. near the end of the letter it says, we recognise it will bea letter it says, we recognise it will be a challenge to rea

let's return to brussels and ben brown. thanks, jane.european perspective in brussels. we can talk to gunter wolf from an economic think tank. and also philippe lambert, co—chair of the greens. there has been a revolution —— resolution published for the european parliament which people say is quite tough on what the brexit negotiation should be. is that how you see it? i wouldn't say that. it mirrors very well the speech theresa may made in the house of commons today. there are parts that a recognition that it is in our shared interests to find a good deal. i'm not with the continental europeans saying, the uk depends much more on bus than we on them, therefore they will crawl in front of us. i hear similar discourses in the uk. we are interdependent. we have to recognise that. it is not a 0—sum game. it is bad for the other 27 and it would be bad for the other 27 and it would be bad for the uk if we don't reach a good deal. that is the spirit in which we are entering this phase of negotiations. the parliament will provide guidance. mich

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8.00.t suffers its first defeat in parliament over brexit as lords back an amendment protecting the residency rights of eu citizens living here. this is the right thing to do. not just morally right, but it is pragmatic in the interests of the uk and our interests as well.|j pragmatic in the interests of the uk and our interests as well. i didn't think we can separate the matter of eu nationals in this country from the situation of british citizens abroad. two british trainee doctors — part of a large group of students who joined so—called islamic state have been killed in iraq. sex education is to become compulsory in all schools in england with children as young as four being taught about about healthy relationships.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11:00: the government suffers its first defeat in parliament over brexit as lords back an amendment protecting the residency rights of eu citizens living here. that this is morally right and pragmatic in the interests of the uk and our citizens. if this was put into practice. many people on the leave side have made it clear that they want eu nationals to have the right of permanent residence here, provided they meet the conditions of residence. two british trainee doctors — part of a large group of students who joined so—called islamic state have been killed in iraq. sex education is to become compulsory in all schools in england with children as young as four being taught about healthy relationships. coming up on newsnight that the man behind some great tv satire. he will tell us about comedy and politics and whether he's laughing at politics now. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the house of lords has dealt the government its first serious blow over the brexit

i'm ben brown at the european commission in brussels where the clock is now running on two years of negotiations — on the terms of the uk's exit from the eu. receiving the six page letter, the president of the european council, donald tusk, said there was no reason to pretend that this was a happy day either in brussels or london. here it is. six pages. the notification from prime minister, theresa may, triggering article 50. we'll bring you all the latest news and reaction throughout the day from here at westminster and across the uk and european union. also this afternoon: there has been a moment of silence on westminster bridge to remember the four people who died in the terror attack here, exactly one week ago. good afternoon from westminster. after 44 years as a member of the european union, the formal process to take the united kingdom out of the eu has begun. this lunchtime a letter, signed by theresa may, has been handed to the president of the european council, donald tusk, in brussels. in it she says the referendum was a "vote

let‘s get the latest from ben brown now in westminster. good morning, joanna.en released on bail. a fourth victim who died last night has been named by police as 75—year—old leslie rhodes from streatham, in south london. scotland yard‘s acting deputy commissioner, mark rowley, said the attacker, khalid masood, had been born adrian russell ajao. first, for the latest on the investigation, here‘s jane frances kelly. this photo is thought to have been taken of pc keith palmerjust 45 minutes before he died. the american tourist seen with him was at westminster prior to the attack and asked if she could pose with the opposite. —— with the officer. 0ther victims of the attack were aysha frade, a mother of two. also an american tourist, kurt cochran. police have also confirmed that another man has died. whilst we await formal identification, we believe that he is leslie rhodes, aged 75, from streatham in south london. my thoughts are with his family at this time. furthermore, two people remain in hospital in what is described as critical condition, and one person is c

ben brown reporting from westminster.nt to obamacare before the health care bill which barack obama spent many years trying to get into law, and the republicans are trying to roll it back and they we re are trying to roll it back and they were supposed to be a vote tonight ona make were supposed to be a vote tonight on a make or break basis, but we are hearing that that vote has now been postponed and the house is in recess, and we don't know if they are going to bring it back this evening. whether they are going to put that on ice for another time, we don't know. we will try to find out. british scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. using genome sequencing they are able to isolate different strains of tb much more quickly, which means patients have a greater chance of recovery. our correspondent phil mackie reports. the x—ray on the left shows a healthy chest, on the right the latter stages of tuberculosis. 100 years ago recuperation meant rest and fresh air, t

i'm ben brown.fers its first defeat in parliament over brexit as lords back an amendment protecting the residency rights of eu citizens living here. that this is morally right and pragmatic in the interests of the uk and our citizens. if this was put into practice. many people on the leave side have made it clear that they want eu nationals to have the right of permanent residence here, provided they meet the conditions of residence. two british trainee doctors — part of a large group of students who joined so—called islamic state have been killed in iraq. sex education is to become compulsory in all schools in england with children as young as four being taught about healthy relationships. coming up on newsnight that the man behind some

let‘s go back ben brown now, who‘s at westminster.e is where the attacker killed police constable keith palmer on wednesday afternoon. let‘s take a look. you can see and police officers inside carriage gates, the gates were close, but police officers in there now. on wednesday afternoon, this is where the attacker khalid masood ran in after driving across westminster bridge, and he stabbed police co nsta ble bridge, and he stabbed police constable keith palmer come up on duty here. and he later died of his injuries although he was given a solicitation by amongst those foreign office minister tobias ellwood. the attacker was shot dead bya ellwood. the attacker was shot dead by a host protection officer of the defence secretary who was armed and close by. there are questions about security at carriage gates. some security at carriage gates. some security experts said that for too long, this has been a weak link in the security around the palace of westminster. the gates, they are open to long, deliveries are made into the palace of west

let's head to edinburgh and join ben brown for more on that.second scottish independence referendum which she once held between your two of 2018 and the spring of 2019. let's get the view of scottish labour and their leader, kezia dugdale, who is here with me. where you taken by surprise by the announcement yesterday? nicola sturgeon has been angling for a second independence referendum and has been trying to increase the grievance elements. i am disappointed because just two years ago scotland faced and answered that question and we said a very clear now. she has said everything has changed. brexit has changed everything. the fundamental economic case for independence has not changed and if it as it is weaker now. that is what matters to scottish families who will vote in this referendum. our country is so divided. we do not want to be dragged into the arguments of the past. the differences in scotland between what is raised in taxes public service spending is £15 million for the back is what nicola sturgeon is arguing for, to have less money

ben brown is in westminster. we are at the police cordon in westminster. this is as close as we can get at the end of a day which has seen five people killed, including the attacker, and also a police officer who was stabbed at the palace of westminster and who has been named tonight as keith palmer, who was a a8—year—old husband and father. a picture of him has now been released by the metropolitan police. he had 15 years of police service to be keith palmer was a8 years old. we know that he was a8 years old. we know that he was stabbed as he was guarding the gates of parliament. foreign office minister, tobias ellwood, try to save his life by giving him artificial respiration. but, sadly, he failed, and keith palmer died along with the attacker and three other people. so, a death toll now of five and at least a0 people have been injured. we have been getting the latest updates from the metropolitan police's acting deputy commissioner, mark rowley. one of those who died today was a police officer, pc keith palmer. he had 15 yea rs officer, pc keith palmer

i'm ben brown at westminster, as the first picture emerges of the man who carried the terror attack. this is khalid masood as a teenager. police say he used a number of aliases, and appeal to the public for information about him. there might well be people out there who had concerns about masood, but weren't sure or didn't feel comfortable about passing information to us. i now urge anyone with such information to call us. prince charles arrives to visit some of the injured at king's college hospital. the fourth person to have been killed is named as 75—year—old leslie rhodes from south london. also in the next hour: the controversial health bill that could replace obamacare — president trump demands a make or break vote in congress. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, tells the bbc that the eu will not seek to punish britain during brexit negotiations. and plans for customers to receive automatic compensation by their phone company for problems with broadband and landlines. good afternoon. the union flag is flying at half—mast this afternoon. around the pa

hello — this is bbc news with ben brown.he latest headlines: the chancellor, phillip hammond, has dismissed as "reckless" calls for him to increase spending in his first budget on wednesday. we're spending over £50 billion a year, just on paying the interest on our debt — that's more than we spend on defence and overseas aid together. the white house has asked congress to examine president trump's claims that barack obama ordered his phones to be tapped during the election. francois fillon‘s aims to rescue his bid for the french presidency at a rally paris. his future will be debated by senior politicians in his centre—right party tomorrow. now on bbc news special edition of inside out. not a day had come in my life where you really feel that you want to end this right now. sorry... breaking the wall of silence — the wives separated from their husbands, shunned by their communities and treated as tainted goods. the moment their daughter has been left by her husband, her status becomes zero, nil! the impact for women who are

my my colleague ben brown is in westminster for us. over to you.we are at the edge of the police cordon set up in westminster, and in the last few minutes the lockdown we have had for the last few hours has been lifted. let's show you the scene, lots of people are leaving the westminster area having been unable to leave for the last few hours. mps, peers, clerical staff were taken to westminster abbey from the palace of westminster, about 1000 of them, and only in the last few minutes were they able to leave. we are seeing people streaming away from the area. the police... huge police activity around this area, you can probably hear the sirens and police cars racing around the streets, as they have been all afternoon and they are this evening, the police helicopter buzzing around in the sky. the latest we are hearing from the metropolitan police, four people dead and 20 injured. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg. "runiu "move". "go"- gunshots. the shouts around the heart of westminster. the centre of our government. normally, a

i'm ben brown at westminster. in the last hour, police say they have made an 11th arrest, a 32—year—old woman in manchester. a number of properties across the country are being searched following the massive police investigation into what happened here on wednesday afternoon. they have also released a new image of the westminster attacker taken from the driving licence of the man who carried out the terrorist attacks here in london. from schoolboy footballer to violent criminal, further details have emerged about the life of the 52—year—old attacker. police say he used a number of aliases, and appeal to the public for information about him. what is this still want to know is information which will help them to work out whether khalid masood worked —— acted totally alone inspired by terrorist propaganda, or a mac if others encouraged, supported or directed him. prince charles visits some of the injured at kings college hospital in london. the fourth person killed on wednesday has been named as 75—year—old leslie rh

live to ben brown who's been following events for us all day.ne representing iraq and one representing afghanistan, and between them, a bronze disc, a bronze medallion, and on this side of it, representing troops in afghanistan, the military contribution over the last quarter ofa contribution over the last quarter of a century, iraq and that is, and on the other side of the monument, the civilian contribution, aid workers, those who have worked with the reconstruction of both iraq and thatis the reconstruction of both iraq and that is in. the queen unveiled this memorial earlier on today, after attending a service at horse guards parade. —— with the reconstruction of both iraq and afghanistan. v0|ceover: there have been many accounts of individual sacrifice during the longest continuous period of combat operations since the second world war, but today's ceremonies had at their heart stories that weren't told, stories of the duty and service shown by thousands, in and out of uniform. mark stonelake and his wife donna had travelled here from cornw

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 6pm: the chancellor phillip hammond rejects calls for ‘huge spending sprees‘ in his first budget on wednesday. as we embark on the journey that we will be taking over the next couple of years we are confident that we have enough gas in the tank to see us through thatjourney. the white house demands that congress investigate whether barack obama ordered wire—taps on president trump before last year's election. a former director of national intelligence denies the claims. there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president elect at the time, as a candidate or against his campaign. also in the next hour — francois fillon attempts to rescue his presidential bid. the centre—right french presidential candidate tells supporters at a rally in paris that he shouldn't have hired his wife. and, another gold medal for and, another gold medalfor britain in belgrade as asha philip claims the women's 60 metres title at the european indoor championships. good evening and

i'm ben brown at westminster, as the first picture emerges of the man who carried the terror attack.ut him. there might well be people out there who had concerns about masood, but weren't sure or didn't feel comfortable about passing information to us. i now urge anyone with such information to call us. prince charles arrives to visit some of the injured at king's college hospital. the fourth person to have been killed is named as 75—year—old leslie rhodes from south london. also in the next hour: the controversial health bill that could replace obamacare —

this is bbc news with me, ben brown.and said that nhs services are facing an "impossible mission" to meet standards set by the government. both sides continue to disagree over funding. liberal democrat leader tim farron has accused the prime minister of following "aggressive, nationalistic" politics like those of donald trump and vladimir putin. he said that theresa may had become a part of "new world order". the rac has issued a warning that drivers buying new cars from next month will face an increased road tax. buyers of hybrid cars will face vehicle excise duty for the first time.

i'm ben brown.ge spending sprees" in his first post—brexit budget on wednesday. as we embark on the journey that we'll be taking over the next couple of years, we are confident that we've enough gas in the tank to see us through that journey. president trump urges congress to investigate whether barack obama ordered his phones tapped during the election. also in the next hour — francois fillon aims to rescue his presidential bid. the centre—right french presidential candidate tells supporters at a rally in paris that he should have not asked his wife to work for him. in wins the gold.

i'm ben brown live at westminster — where the prime minister reveals that the man who carried out yesterday'sislamic state says it was behind it. a minute's silence was held this morning — at 09:33 — 933 was the shoulder number of the murdered officer. pc keith palmer was 118, a husband and father and described by one mp, who once served with him in the army, as a strong, professional public servant. theresa may was asked to recognise his gallantry and sacrifice. he was a strong, professional, public servant. and it was a delight to meet him here again

i'm ben brown, i'll be reporting from the official residence of scotland's first minister with the announcement today that she will be seeking a second independence referendum. and the other main stories on bbc news. mps vote to reject the changes made by the lords to the government's brexit bill. the ayes to the right, 335. the noes to the left, 287. so the ayes have it. live at westminster — lords are voting again on whether to accept the commons vote or resist as government sources say the triggering of article 50 will delayed until the end of the month. rail services on some of the busiest lines in england and disrupted due toa lines in england and disrupted due to a 24—hour strike. the queen launches the baton relay for the next commonwealth games, which will be held on the gold coast of australia next spring. and in sport manchester united see red as they ta ke manchester united see red as they take on chelsea for the last remaining place in the fa cup semifinals. isa is a very good evening to you from edinburgh, we live at bute house, the official residence of scotland's first minister.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at apm: the chancellor phillip hammond rejects calls for "huge spending sprees" in his first post—brexit budget on wednesday. as we embark on the journey that we'll be taking over the next couple of years, we are confident that we've enough gas in the tank to see us through that journey. president trump urges congress to investigate whether barack obama ordered his phones tapped during the election. also in the next hour — francois fillon aims to rescue his presidential bid. the centre—right french presidential candidate tells supporters at a rally in paris that he should have not asked his wife to work for him. in wins the gold. and in half an hour, the inside out team uncovers the stories behind some of the thousands of women from the indian subcontinent abandoned by their british husbands. outcast wives is on liz30pm. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has said the government will not spend heavily in his budget on wednesday, bec

ben brown, thanks very much, with the latest in brussels.s there is no turning back from the triggering of article 50, but could the uk still change its mind perhaps and reversed that decision? is it possible? chris morris has been investigating. 0ur reality check question, can we change our mind about article 50? well, guess what, it's complicated and that's because article 50 of the lisbon treaty was written with a deliberate lack of clarity, it doesn't say whether it can be revoked once it has been triggered, so revoked once it has been triggered, so both legally and politically, opinion is split. downing street has suggested the question is irrelevant, it's got no plans to try and reverse this decision, so the debate is purely theoretical, but it is hard to find a minister being definitive about article 50. the justice secretary liz truss has said my understanding is that it's a revoca ble, my understanding is that it's a revocable, while the brexit secretary david davis has said is it irrevocable? i don't know. but the president of the

this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines at 2.30pm.o disagree over funding. liberal democrat leader tim farron has accused the prime minister of following "aggressive, nationalistic" politics like those of donald trump and vladimir putin. he said that theresa may had become a part of "new world order". tributes have been paid to the rock and roll legend chuck berry who has died at the age of 90. the american singer and guitarist enjoyed a successful seven decade career which produced classic hits including roll over beethoven and johnny b goode. now on bbc news it's time for politics europe with andrew neil.

live to ben brown who's been following events for us. thank you.tan memorial here. it is a beautiful sunny afternoon. you can see here some servicemen and women, past and present, having a look at the memorial which hasjust present, having a look at the memorial which has just been unveiled by the queen. it is really two half, two stone monoliths. one representing iraq, the other afghanistan. in the middle a bronze plate with a picture of troops in action on afghanistan on one side and on the other side is civilians. this is a memorial very much to remember those who served in the military in iraq and afghanistan but also civilians. aid workers, humanitarian workers, people involved in the reconstruction work. iam going involved in the reconstruction work. i am going to talk to one of those people right now. that is wendy phillips from the department for international development. you have just flown in from afghanistan where you are working. you have worked there for many years in afghanistan andi there for many years in afghanistan and i was sayi

my colleague, ben brown, is there.just reading i was just reading tonight the comments from angela merkel. she says only when the questions of divorce are cleared up, can we subsequently talk about the future. this is one of the key issues. the europeans want to talk about divorce first. the prime minister wants to talk about the future relationship as well as the divorce terms? yeah, thatis as well as the divorce terms? yeah, that is absolutely right. i was talking to one member of the european parliament who was saying to me, the british want to go into the restaurant and have all the food together, all the various courses together. where is the way the eu seesit together. where is the way the eu sees it going in terms of these negotiations, and angela merkel backing that, if they wanted to be different courses. you start off negotiating the divorce payment, if you like. and which britain would have to pay to leave. that has been estimated at 60 billion euros. it may be less. then the next courses all the other exit

i am ben brown reporting live from brussels outside the headquarters of the european commission.n. and today, the british government has today formally notified the european union that the uk is leaving after 44 yea rs of that the uk is leaving after 44 years of membership. article 50 of the lisbon treaty was triggered when the lisbon treaty was triggered when the british representative, the permanent representative here in brussels, sir tim barrow, permanent representative here in brussels, sirtim barrow, handed a letter which had been signed last night by theresa may in downing street, brought to brussels and then sirtim street, brought to brussels and then sir tim barrow handed it personally to donald tusk, president of the european council at 12:20pm this afternoon. when donald tusk acknowledged receipt of that letter, article 50 was formerly triggered nine months after the referendum in which the british people said it wa nted which the british people said it wanted to leave. theresa may‘s letter sets out her desire for the two years of negotiations on brexit. she said the u

i'm ben brown in westminster, police say the investigation into wednesday's terror attacks is ‘very largend they've made another arrest this afternoon — a 32—year—old woman in manchester, making a total of 11 people now in custody. they are continuing to appeal for information to trace any "associates" of the attacker khalid massood as they build a picture of his movements in the months, weeks and days before he killed four people in and around the vicinity of the palace of westminster. richard lister reports. what made khalid masood become a killer and who helped him plan his attack? they are the questions the police are trying to answer as they release this image from his driving licence today. the investigation reaches right across the country but birmingham isa reaches right across the country but birmingham is a key focus. today police took cars from the other has other man arrested by armed officers yesterday. a neighbour saw it happen. the police surrounding everywhere banged the door down and took him at first, he was handcuffed and he had a smirk on his face. smirk on his face? y

with me now is our chief political correspondent, vicki young and in brussels, my colleague ben brownout the town and it is different, warm and conciliatory. she is setting up the environment for the negotiations. when you go into negotiations you must have the bottom line is, but the uk government is trying to say we are not just the uk government is trying to say we are notjust any third country trying to do a deal, we have been pa rt trying to do a deal, we have been part of your life for the past a0 yea rs. we have part of your life for the past a0 years. we have been interwoven, the economy is, politically, and we can continue that close relationship. she spoke about a deep and special partnership. four orfive she spoke about a deep and special partnership. four or five times she spoke about a deep and special partnership. four orfive times in the letter that is what she talks about so clearly she's going in trying to be positive. i think the interesting thing is we heard a lot about no deal is better than a bad deal but today she made it clear thatis deal but today she made it c

i had ben brown instead. you don't want a liverpool fan ona instead. a night like that. a terrible week for british cycling. in 2a hours they have issued two statements. yesterday admitting serious failings in their record—keeping. those missing medical records. today they apologised for failings again after the conclusion of the review into a culture of bullying and discrimination at the organisation. he raised dan roan. for years the story was one of success, british cycling defined by medals and glory. but now there is an image crisis amid a damaging tide of allegations. all deny but today the man tasked with salvaging the governing body's reputation told me it was time for cycling to say sorry. do you go ride stuff and apology today? we've already met with groups of riders and stuff and we've made it very clear that where there have been failings we apologise for those, we recognise them and we're going to do something about them and move forward. there was a bullying culture british cycling? there have been somewhat reported incidences where behav

ben brown at horse guards parade for us, thank you very much.om his constituency in stevenage. good afternoon to you. you clearly feel this is a breach of the conservative ma nifesto this is a breach of the conservative manifesto pledge?” this is a breach of the conservative manifesto pledge? i think it possibly could be so we will try to ensure it doesn't happen. we will go up ensure it doesn't happen. we will go up there and deliver for these families who have taken that risk to set up small businesses, many of which employ apprentices and are the backbone of our economy. we will ensure this changes stop. how precisely will you do that? we already have the back channels open. we are ready to discuss and get this, a number of other conservatives mps within the party, andi conservatives mps within the party, and i believe he will be able to see sense and do a u—turn and do it quickly, philip hammond committee is a great chancellor. to you think there is any political leveraging there is any political leveraging the situation, vis—a—vis the gover

i can get more on this from my colleague ben brown. scene of the attack yesterday afternoon. it reopened at lunchtime, about 24 hours after the attack happened. the assailant has now been named as 52—year—old khalid masood. we can show you the scene now the bridge has reopened. it's suddenly very busy with people who have come to see where it happened. it happened along this pavement, where masood drove his hired car, what police believe was his hired car, at very high speed along this pavement where pedestrians were walking. people from 12 different nationalities were injured. two people were killed, we now know, and people were killed, we now know, and people from many nationalities were injured. 40 people injured in all as he drove the car at very high speed. some witnesses say that it seemed as though he was driving his car at 70 mph along this pavement. people thrown in all directions and he kept on driving towards the palace of westminster and round the car into the railings before running around to sta b the railings before runn

i'm ben brown live at westminster where the prime minister says the man behind yesterday's terror attack was british—born and known to mi5. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. all three victims of yesterday's terror attack which also left scores injured have now been named. kurt cochran, from utah in london with his wife to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. spanish teacher, ayesha frade, was one of 2 other people who were killed — seven others are still in a critical condition in hospital. pc keith palmer was a8, a husband and father. one mp who served with pc palmer in the army asked theresa may to consider recognising posthumously his "galla ntry and sacrifice". he was a strong, professional public servant. and it was a delight to meet him here again only a few months after being elected. mps and police held a minute's silence at 09.33 this morning — 933 was the shoulder number of the murdered officer. the prime minister said that britain would not be cowed. good afternoon from westminster, where the prime minister has told mps that the man who carried out yes

i'm ben brown.e taking over the next couple of years we are confident that we have enough gas in the tank to see us through thatjourney. the white house demands that congress investigate whether barack 0bama ordered wire—taps on president trump before last year's election. a former director of national intelligence denies the claims. there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president elect at the time, as a candidate or against his campaign. also in the next hour — francois fillon attempts

studio: ben brown, thank you. we have much more on this story later in the hour.es. belgian police have arrested a man who they say tried to drive a car at speed down a pedestrianised shopping street in antwerp this morning. knives, a gun and some as yet unidentified liquid were found in the car. there were no reports of any injuries. thousands of people have lined the streets of londonderry for the funeral of martin mcguinness. the one—time ira commander died on tuesday, just two months after standing down as northern ireland's deputy first minister. he'd been suffering from a rare heart condition. he renounced many years of violence to play a key role in the northern ireland peace process — the former us president bill clinton was among the mourners. our correspondent chris page is in derry for us. of course, chris, a hugely divisive and controversial figure but of course, chris, a hugely divisive and controversialfigure but this was a significant day, nonetheless? well, jane, that's right. there has been plenty of reflection on martin mcguinness's complex life

i'm ben brown at the european commission in brussels.r an hour's time this man — the uk representative to the eu — will hand over that letter from theresa may — signalling the start of two years of negotiations on leaving. we'll bring you all the latest news and reaction throughout the day, from across the uk and european union. good morning. i'm outside the houses of parliament on college green ahead of the triggering of article 50 — which marks the start of the formal process for the uk to leave the eu. the prime minister, theresa may, has just left number ten downing st. she is on her way to parliament. she will be addressing mps this lunchtime after prime minister's questions. she will be telling mps that today marks the time for the country to come together as it embarks on what she describes as a momentous journey. we embarks on what she describes as a momentousjourney. we know that embarks on what she describes as a momentous journey. we know that the prime minister has already signed that letter giving official notice under artic

ben brown has been following events for us.of it. one stone monolith made of portland stone representing iraq, the other afghanistan. in between, a bronze medallion. this site you can see troops in afghanistan and on the other side it is civilians, aid workers and so on. the idea of the memorial is to remember those who served in iraq and afghanistan over the last quarter of a century, both military and civilians. we're going to talk to lieutenant commander eileen munson, who joins to talk to lieutenant commander eileen munson, whojoins us. she's been a front—line nurse on the front line in iraq and afghanistan. what does this memorial mean to you? it's a great honour to be here today to reflect upon those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives. but it's also a reflection, and talking to those that are here today about those who have had life—threatening injuries, and lived with it day in, day out, may it be physical or psychological, it was great here today to see benjamin johnson talked to his new wife of four y

thank you very much, ben brown in edinburgh. and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:a0 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are matthew syed, columnist at the times and kevin schofield, editor of politicshome. the headlines on bbc news. nicola sturgeon has announced plans to hold a second independence referendum for scotland, claiming that the prime minister is ignoring the wishes of scottish voters on britain leaving the eu. theresa may has delivered a forthright response, accusing scotland's first minister of tunnel vision and wanting to set a course for uncertainty and division. mps have voted to reject the changes made by the house of lords to the government ‘s brexit bill as government sources say the triggering of article 50 want happen until the end of the month. —— won't happen. time to bring you up to date with the sports news from the sports centre with tim. it's the fourth and final fa cup quarterfinal this evening, what a match, premier league champions chelsea at home to t