at six — the first british police officer to be convicted of a terrorist offence. 22—year—old benjamin hannamobationary officer with the metropolitan police, was a member of the banned far—right neo—nazi group national action. why did you join a terrorist organisation and then join the police? he was also found guilty of fraud for lying on his police application form. never before has a serving police officer been prosecuted for being a member of a terrorist group. his conviction is the latest in a series of damaging incidents for scotland yard. we'll be looking at the impact on the uk's largest force. also tonight... murdered by a stranger — a man is found guilty of killing lorraine cox after she went missing after a night out with friends. 0k, there's your paperwork. brilliant. that's fully loaded, everything is ok. from liverpool to belfast — new trade arrangements across the irish sea. brexit is having. and at the age of 81 why sir ian mckellen has chosen to take on one of the toughest roles in theatre. and coming up on the bbc news channel... we head live to speak to the england camp ahe

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence, he remained in theroup national action after it was outlawed. never before as a serving police officer been prosecuted for being a member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. the verdicts have just come in at the old bailey, we'll have the latest from our correspondent there. the other main stories: the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two female colleagues. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. i've worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so. and he's done some great stuff, and i thank him very much, particularly on helping to encourage vaccine take up amongst more hesitant groups and communities. the nspcc says it's already receiving calls to its helpline which opened this morning for people t

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence.ever before has a serving police officer been prosecuted for being the member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. why did you join a terrorist organisation and then joined the police? — police? the 22—year—old was also convicted of lying on his met police application and having documents detailing knife combat techniques and making explosive devices, at the old bailey trial. a 2a year old man has been found guilty of murdering lorraine cox last summer. she disappeared after a night out in exeter. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. i've worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so. and he's done some great stuff, and i thank him very much, particularly on helping to encourage vaccine take up amongst more hesitant groups

benjamin hannam, who's 22, a probationary officer in the metropolitan police, was a member of the banned far right neo—nazi group, national action. why did you join a terrorist organisation, thenjoin why did you join a terrorist organisation, then join the why did you join a terrorist organisation, thenjoin the police? he was also found guilty of fraud, for lying on his police application form. never before has a serving police officer been prosecuted for being the member of a terrorist group. the case raises serious questions over vetting procedures at britain's biggest police force. also tonight... a warning from the head of nhs england before the bank holiday weekend — people must remain cautious, as covid lockdown restrictions ease. the founder of liberty steel admits the company owes billions of pounds, but insists it can survive. there you go, your paperwork, everything is ok. we have a special report on brexit trade across the irish sea, with costs rocketing to get goods from britain to northern ireland. on all occasions to perform against me and spurn my dull revenge. and a seaso

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benjamin hannam was a member of the far—right extremist group national action, which was banned in 2016join the met. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the story. pc ben hannam, 22 years old, who today became the first police officer in britain to be convicted of terrorism. although he faces a certain jail term, he was released on bail until the sentence is passed. we had to chase him to talk to him because he ran from a side door of the court. why did you join a terrorist organisation and then join the police? ben, ben... his father keeping me from asking questions and whisking him away in a taxi. he'll be sentenced in three weeks. at his passing out parade three years ago, it was cressida dick, the head of the metropolitan police, who oversaw the ceremony and walked right past him as she welcomed the new recruits. just two years earlier, here he was taking part in propaganda for the banned neo—nazi terrorist group national action... let's go! ..doing fight training in the woods and daubing a nazi torch on a wall in swindon. traces of the graffiti ben hannam sprayed on

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence.ic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. the fourth day of the trial of derek chauvin — the former police officer accused of killing george floyd — is underway. george floyd's girlfriend is giving evidence. around one in 370 people in england had covid—19 in the week to march 27 — down slightly from the previous week, according to new figures. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to stand down. news of his departure comes the day after the publication of a government—commissioned report on race that has been criticised by campaigners. downing street has denied his exit is linked to the report's findings. borisjohnson says he doesn't agree with "absolutely everything" in the report. speaking about his advisor�*s departure, borisjohnson said mr kasumu had done valuable work increasing vaccine uptake among ethnic minorities. i've worked very closely with

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence.ever before as a serving police officer been prosecuted for being a member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. i've worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so. and he's done some great stuff, and i thank him very much, particularly on helping to encourage vaccine take up amongst more hesitant groups and communities. new figures show fewer than one in five people with covid—19 symptoms request a test, and the number who follow self—isolation rules is low. as france goes into a third lockdown we talk to an expert in paris in paris about the situation across the country. and the life and legacy of diana, princess of wales, is to be recognised with a blue plaque in london. one of six new

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence.ied the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. i've worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so.

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they were unaware that the two years while benjamin hannam was in the ranks., but i think a great big headline campaign message around how we should behave when we go to the beach — use a bin, or take your litter home — plus additional staff on site, can help to manage what will be, you know, a great summer, hopefully — a great summer with clean beaches and clean parks. it's notjust parks but beaches, as well, that have been besieged by huge crowds. this is what was left behind on swansea beach. local volunteers did their best to tidy up. came on the beach beforehand just to see what the damage was. 100%, the worst i've ever seen it. so we came here at 6.30am and i think it took about three hours for the clean—up in total. in sheffield, six tonnes of rubbish were collected at endcliffe park. the local council told people, "please love your parks, but don't leave your mess behind." andy moore, bbc news. google is to place limits on future local reworking for its staff. the tech giant says staff will have to apply to work from home for more than 11! days in a ye

yes, former pc benjamin hannam was convicted on the 1st of april of being a member of a banned neo—nazi lying about that on his application form and his vetting form for the police. he was, at that time, released on bail but today he came back to court for sentencing. and his honour, judge leonard qc, has sentenced him to four years and four months in prison, a total of four years and four months in prison. that's three years and four months for being a member of a banned terrorist organisation and also included in that is concurrent sentences for possession of documents that might be useful to a terrorist. and a consecutive sentence, sorry, a concurrent sentence of one year for the fraud, that is essentially lying on his police application form, where he was asked to tick a box saying he'd never been a member of the bnp or any other similar organisation. and he'd ticked a similar box on his vetting form. so, not only had he been involved with national action, which was originally banned for celebrating the murder ofjo cox mp, but he'd also then lied about it and successfully became a p

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benjamin hannam was found guilty of being a member of the extremist group national action following aassing—out parade three years ago, it was cressida dick, the head of the metropolitan police, who oversaw the ceremony and walked right past him as she welcomed the new recruits. this was police raiding his home to seize phones and computers. it had taken two years to realise they had a nazi in the ranks. seen here doing a nazi salute in a propaganda video, ben hannan had just ticked a box on two police forms saying he had never been a member of the bnp. the force never took a reference from the school he had just left, where one teacher had been shocked by his racism. daniel sandford, bbc news. we can speak now to hamish brown, a former detective inspector with the metropolitan police. good morning to you. good morning. tell me, good morning to you. good morning. tell me. what — good morning to you. good morning. tell me, what surprised _ good morning to you. good morning. tell me, what surprised you - good morning to you. good morning. tell me, what surprised you in - good morning to