our reporter went to birmingham to gauge the mood there.eporter: terrorists used to use kalashnikovs and explosives. but the most recent had nothing more than a car, rented in birmingham, for less than 200 euros a day. towards 2:30, khalid masood, an islamist radicalized in prison, drove his rented hyundai suv along london's westminster bridge, careening into the crowded sidewalk at 70 kilometers per hour. a surveillance camera captured the incident. it was over in seconds. the footage shows one victim throwing herself into the river. a few seconds after the attack, phone videos documented the horrific ramifications. over 50 people strewn along the bridge, several severely injured. some were still fighting for their lives days after the incident. after leaving the bridge, masood rammed his vehicle into the fence of westminster palace -- the meeting place of the british parliament and its prime minister. kevin schofield, a journalist working in parliament, heard the collision and then witnessed what happened next. off on foot. his next victi

our reporter went to birmingham to gauge the mood there. reporter: terrorists used to use kalashnikovs and explosives. but the most recent had nothing more than a car, rented in birmingham, for less than 200 euros a day. towards 2:30, khalid masood, an islamist radicalized in prison, drove his rented hyundai suv along london's westminster bridge, careening into the crowded sidewalk at 70 kilometers per hour. a surveillance camera captured the incident. it was over in sececonds. the footage shows one victim throwing herself into the river. a few seconds after the attack, phone videos documented the horrific ramifications. over 50 people strewn along the bridge, several severely injured. some were still fighting for their lives days after the incident. after leaving the bridge, masood rammed his vehicle into the fence of westminster palace -- the meeting place ofof the b brh parliament and its prime miminister. kevin schofield, a journalist working in parliamament, heard e collision and then witnessed what happened next. the perprpetrator hea

a brother and sisterfrom birmingham have tonight been charged with terrorism offences. arrested by armed officers in birmingham a week ago — has been charged with purchasing a knife and other items that would help him carry out an attack in the uk. his sister zainub mirza has been charged with with sending links to isis beheading and execution videos, and other terrorist images. they're due to appear at westminster magistrates court tomorrow. the defence secretary sir michael fallon has announced that the iraq historic allegations team.. ..will officially close on 30 june 2017. the remaining claims against troops that served in iraq, which are expected to number around 20, will then be dealt with by the service police, hopefully by the end of next year. the government's move was enabled by the striking off of lawyer phil shiner — who'd pursued multiple cases until he and his firm, public interest lawyers, were discredited. the european parliament has agreed its priorities for the forthcoming brexit negotiations — backing a motion that said trade talks could not begin un

a photo of a woman smiling at an english defence league protester in birmingham, snapped after she stepped. the image of saffiyah khan has been shared thousands of times, since saturday. bob hockenhull has the story. an image that's travelled around the world — today, at home in acocks green, saffiyah khan was reflecting on her moment of defiance at saturday's edl demonstration in birmingham. she says she stepped in to help a muslim woman who was being threatened. she seemed scared, but regardless of whether or not she felt scared, the fact of the matter is there was a group of edl surrounding her, and i don't think anybody should be in that position. the photograph shows saffiyah appearing to smile at edl leader ian crossland. she says he was poking his finger in herface, but she was determined to be calm. i was just looking at the guy, and sometimes just the best response is to smile. were you actually scared when you intervened? am i afraid of the edl? i wasn't then, and i'm not now, and i don't intend to be. ian crossland hasn't yet commented today, but he did speak on saturday before

north birmingham, west birmingham, even way down south birmingham.ected with my old friend ruben who's a fan of every major league baseball team and i think he's been on a tv show or two. yeah, he's kind of famous around these parts. >> i want to tell you how big a fan i am of yours! >> "the daily show" roy not so much. i'm down here trying to find a heart of alabama. >> the heart of alabama is much bigger than birmingham, but i've got to get out of the city, give you a little taste of real alabama. >> ain't going to the country. >> look at me, man, you will be fine in the country. >> you got people in the country? >> i got folk in the country. up in the national forest. a guy up there. >> you got a dude in the far est? >> an environmentalist. >> a real environmentalist? >> he can debunk some of the ideas people have about alabama. >> am i wrong for being nervous as a black man in the country. do you know who was at that party? a cell phone signal. ruben was paying for the ribs, so i guess i had the to go. let me go get the banana pudding. i'm fixing

i am one of the organizers of birmingham, alabama's march for science. we sent your office a registered letter invitation over a month ago and had no response. we are a family friendly event, we are non-partisan. we would like to see you there to support science in our city. 1/10 of the jobs in birmingham, uab. we would like to see you there, bring your kids committees and do some experiments. come to our table and meet your community and come appreciate the organizers that are working for your community. rep. palmer: when is the event? >> saturday. 10:00 to 4:00. rep. palmer: i can't be there saturday, but i am having lunch with a group of scientists from uab on monday. >> i will be at that lunch, actually. we would love to see you. if you can make it for five minutes in the morning or afternoon, we would like you to be there. rep. palmer: if i can get there, i will try to get there. i will be out of town saturday. i will see you at lunch on monday. renee. >> thank you for coming congressman palmer. i'm a huge supporter of you. probably unlikely rarest

i will say this about the birmingham va.contrary to what you hear around the country about how the va treats our veterans, i think the birmingham va does a good job. we have a new annex that is a fabulous facility for women and mail soldiers. they've accommodated everyone well. the interesting thing that they were most happy about was the parking deck because it gives them great access to the facility. denise weaver handles our veterans issues. she is the lady in the black dress. she does a fabulous job. if any of you have issues with the va, call denise. she loves you guys and gals that have served our country so faithfully. this gentleman, i can't read the hat. vietnam vet. thank you for your service. >> i appreciate you coming. [applause] thank you so much. i appreciate you coming. i have one question, in particular dealing with education. i have a grandson who is 22 years of age in college. he cannot qualify himself for fast file. he is not 25 years old. his father is deceased and his mother is disabled. you met his moth

i am one of the organizers of birmingham, alabama's march for science. office a registered invitation over a month ago. we are a family friendly event, nonpartisan. thereld like to see you to support science in our city. we would like to see you there, bring your kids committees and experiments, come to our table and meet your community and come appreciate the organizers that are working for your community. rep. palmer: when is the event? >> saturday. rep. palmer: i can't be there saturday, but i am having lunch with a group of scientists on monday. >> i will be at that lunch, actually. we would love to see you. if you can make it for five minutes. rep. palmer: if i can get there, i will try to get there. i will be out of town saturday. i will see you at lunch on monday. >> thank you for coming congressman palmer. .'m a huge supporter of you probably the rarest of lack republicans in this community. i support you wholeheartedly. i remember you came to hooper it was a lot of people out there that were saying some ugly things about you. i stood up for you

i will say this about the birmingham veterans of attrition contrary to what you hear it in birmingham does a good job and now there is a fabulous facility to accommodate everybody well but the most exciting was the parking deck it is access to the facility. so the lady in the black dress back baird does a fabulous job if your veterans and have issues then call her. >> this gentleman over here. thank you for your service. [applause] >> day appreciate you coming we have one question in particular dealing with education we have a grandson who was 22 years of age in college but he cannot qualify himself for federal aid because he is not 25 years old his father is deceased and his mother is disabled. you met her today. but he cannot get it because of that without her having to sign for that. what can we do about that quite. >> on those issues call denise and explain the situation. we have a fabulous staff that take this seriously and i think in terms of turnaround with issues like that we have one of the best records of the debate and take this very seriously. be are determined to take car

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.d brighton and hove albion are on the brink promotion are on the brink of promotion to the prremeir league after a 2—1 win over wigan athletic this afternoon. fans celebrated on the pitch after the victory. if hudderfsfield town fail to beat derby county this evening, brighton will return to the top flight of english football for the first time since 1983. that's it we are back with the late news at 10:20. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. should older drivers be made to retake their test? nearly a quarter of a million people have backed a petition asking for a change in the law. it was started by ben brooks—dutton, whose wife was killed after an elderly motorist hit his accelerator pedal instead of the brakes. it's expected that the number of drivers over 85 will double to1 million by 2025, so is there more we can do to improve safety on the roads? frank has been driving for most of his life. know where you are relative to as much traffic as you possibly can... but

magnolia house is based at birmingham children's hospital.ildren in theirfinal days and to provide their parents with a space to grieve. our correspondent sima kotecha reports. lewis was a really cheeky chappie. he was always smiling. he took everything in his stride. i don't think i ever remember a time, even when he was poorly, that he didn't smile. gayle's son lewis died when he was just two. he was suffering from neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that mostly affects children. she was told the bad news on a hospital ward. the day he died, we were told in a very, very small room in intensive care. so much so, the consultant that was with us at the time couldn't sit down, there wasn't enough room. we could hear phones ringing outside on the ward. very claustrophobic. it was just awful. the environment is everything, being told news like that. now, here at birmingham's children's hospital, something unique has been created. magnolia house is a nationwide first. located in the middle of the hospital's grounds, it offers palliative and berea

a brother and a sister from birmingham have been charged with terrorism offences.een charged with purchasing a knife and other items that would help him carry out an attack in the uk. his sister, zainub mirza, has been charged with distributing isis execution videos. they will appear in court in london tomorrow morning at westminster magistrates court. four british muslim leaders have met pope francis in rome as part of efforts to strengthen relations between christians and muslims. it's the first time a formal delegation of imams from britain has gone to the vatican. from rome, here's our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. in a city where christians once feared to tread, four muslim leaders arrived for a meeting that intentionally crossed the borders of their own religion. the four imams that serve communities in leicester, birmingham, glasgow and london, were taken to the vatican's inner sanctum. and then the doors opened. pope francis said such an interfaith gathering brought greatjoy, that it furthered the most important work of humanity, that of li

ben godfrey reports from the historic home of cadbury in birmingham.inging joy to the whole nation. inside 2a hours, the search for chocolate eggs has turned into a national debate over the way society references religion. even the prime minister's got involved. well, i'm notjust a vicar‘s daughter. i'm a member of the national trust as well. i think the stance they taken is absolutely ridiculous. national trust properties are hosting the cadbury‘s great british egg hunt. in previous years, they've had easter egg rather than marking traditional church festivals, quakers see everyday is a new beginning, hence the egg, chocolate or otherwise. whatever your stance, this has people talking. i think people are getting too politically correct. it is just easter, isn't it? getting too politically correct. it isjust easter, isn't it? it is important to remember the religious side. we live in a christian country and they are supposed to be christian people. the nationaltrust say suggestions they are downplaying easter is nonsense. cadbury gave a statement in wh

a photo of a woman smiling at an english defence league protester in birmingham, snapped after she steppedof saffiyah khan has been shared thousands of times as bob hockenhull reports. an image that's travelled around the world. today, at home in aycock screen, saffiyah khan was reflecting on her moment of defiance saturday's edl demonstration in birmingham. she says she stepped in to help a muslim woman who was being threatened. she seemed scared, but regardless of whether or not she felt scared, the fa ct of whether or not she felt scared, the fact of the matter is there was a group of edl surrounding her, and i don't think anyone should be in that position. the photograph shows saffiyah khan appearing to smile at the edl leader ian crossland. she says he was poking his finger in her face but she was determined to become. i was just looking at the guy, and sometimes it's the best response, just to smile. work you scared when you interbreed? am i afraid of the edl? i wasn't then, i'm you interbreed? am i afraid of the edl? iwasn't then, i'm not you interbreed? am i afraid of the edl? i wa

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.we are in for a chilly night, certainly frost around in many areas, but a particularly sharp frost in the far north of england and scotland. the cloud built up during the course of the day, but the cloud is breaking up now and the skies are clearing and the temperatures will be dipping away. just borrowed time around late evening and into the early hours of tuesday we could have some showers in the east, east anglia and the south. apart from that it is clear. this is the frost developing in the north and even further south it will be close to freezing. that should not come as too much of a surprise at this time of the year, but this frost could be damaging to some tender plants and crops, particularly the further north you are. but it is a stunning morning with light winds and some strong sunshine. four or 5 degrees in the south, the midlands and wales. in the north—west, the north coast of scotla nd the north—west, the north coast of scotland and northern ireland, cloud thickening in

i love having a tea m and in birmingham.e having a team that plays, that there balls and bats and you just catch it. oh, it isa and bats and you just catch it. oh, it is a wonderful game. it is easier to do with these frying pan type bats. it has so much in common with cricket, except there are eight balls per over not sex, and bowling is underarm. but because it is also a forerunner of baseball and rounders, the ball is surprisingly small and hard. it is hard, especially when your hands are cold, as well. but as you warm up, and through the season, your hands get used to it. being accessible to beginners and also being one of the country's older sports, two reasons why stoolball is a revival. now on bbc news, it's time for our world. kathmandu, the city i call home. my friend nirmala and i neverfelt restricted here, until we started our periods. suddenly, there were lots of things we were not meant to do, like cook or worship. my college friend, she's like i'm having my period, i'm treated like a queen, i don't have to work

to birmingham and not me.en here since wednesday. lea: according to fight aware, the number of delayed flights is down to 48 today but for cancellations. lauren: what is next after the u.s. missile strike in syria? it depends on syria. >> it is very difficult to understand how a political solution could result from continuation of the assad regime. lauren: will ask senior adviser michael durand what he thinks will happen next. instead of spraying, and might feel like summer here in the north east. only 55 degrees in new york now. you just wait. fox meteorologist adam klotz will have the forecast for you. let's check oil for you this morning. back above $52 a barrel. high for crude hit 52.64 is your precise at my 42:00 and easter. you are watching trends have been -- you are watching transcendent, your first look at morning markets and breaking news. ♪ lauren: happy monday. good morning to you. 5:45 a.m. in new york. national security adviser, lieutenant general h.r. mcmasters says the u.s. is prepared to take

harry redknapp says he won't be paid by his new club birmingham city if they are relegated.e relegated. the former tottenham boss has three matches to keep the championship, insisting they only need four points to do it. he starts with a huge match against rivals aston villa on sunday. he starts with a huge match against rivals aston villa on sundaym he starts with a huge match against rivals aston villa on sunday. it is a tough game to start with. when it isa a tough game to start with. when it is a local derby, it will be a great atmosphere, and i'm sure the players will be up for that one. but it will bea will be up for that one. but it will be a difficult game. i'm sure steve will do good job in the long—term villa, but this is another club that should be pushing to get into the premier league, in my opinion. bournemouth midfielderjack wilshere who's on loan from arsenal will not play again this season after breaking his leg. wilshere was injured in saturday's defeat against tottenham during a challenge with harry kane. scans have revealed a hairline crack in his left fi

the four imams serve communities in leicester, birmingham, glasgow and london.ther. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather with darren. it has been a fine spring day today, some sunshine around. this is the satellite picture from earlier. more coders spilling in notjust across northern ireland but other parts of the uk. rather thin clouds, some clearer skies for a while across the south. tending to increase the cloud amounts to the cause of the night, but the best of it is likely to be in north—east england and scotland. we will be around 7 degrees or so. high pressure dominating on thursday, light winds are many, the cloud will be thin, sunshine at times. the best of the sunshine used in scotland and pubs north—east england, western scotland seeing more lower cloud and drizzle. otherwise it should be mainly dry, temperatures 11 to 13, get some sunshine and it could be a couple of degrees higher. very quiet, tried that fairly cloudy weather over the next couple of days. more sunshine over the weekend, particularly in england and wales, and the temperatures

the bus and the beating of the people in birmingham.tudents in nashville called to ask him if we could have permission to restart the freedom ride. he said you saw what happened with the burning in the bus and what happened in birmingham, you will get somebody killed. our attitude in nashville was we cannot let violence overrule non- violence. if you give us permission to restart it, we will do that. john was very instrumental in restarting the freedom rides from nashville to birmingham, montgomery and into jackson mississippi. later on, after that, in 1963, he was the organizer of the march on washington. he was also a key speaker. one of the things you may not know is that they asked john to tone his speech down, to not give the speech he had written so he had to tone it down because we wanted to say what we wanted to say and not sugarcoat it. as a result of him being one of the speakers on the march of washington, he is the only one that is still alive. john also led up peaceful march for voters right from selma to montgomery in 1965

he is saying the hospital in birmingham is working closely with that.some of the va hospitals are and one of my concerns is how many veterans hospitals are keeping people on waiting lists. we have literally -- have suicide hotlines that have answering machines. they did not respond. it is a shame on the nation that we have allowed this to happen. this gentleman right here in the gray shirt. >> thank you, representative palmer. i want to talk about something that was in the news today and see if i am wrong on this. what they are talking about is congress wants to try again to put a health bill through and the freedom caucus has come up with something being pushed, which to me sounds like a technicality but would allow insurers to charge more, to get a preexisting condition. that is why a lot of people are very sensitive. there are thousands of preexisting conditions and maybe this is what is needed to kill the aca. a lot of us are deathly afraid of being sold down the river. >> the amount you are talking about, and the strategic group, the moderates. i h

we can speak to scott lucas from the university of birmingham, who's a professor of american studies.ity council draft resolution, which would have compelled president assad to allow an investigation into the suspected chemical weapons attack last week, considering russia has been saying, look we need an investigation, why do you think they vetoed this? because russia does not really wa nt a n vetoed this? because russia does not really want an independent investigation, simple as that. russia is trying to buy time because there is a lot of evidence always bury already collected, the us intelligence has it that smack that there was a lot of evidence already collected. sorry, we're going to have to stop it there. it is a dreadful line. we'll try to bring it up a bit later on. scott lucas that from birmingham university giving us his views on why the russians have vetoed that d raft why the russians have vetoed that draft resolution. which would have compelled president assad to collaborate with an independent resolution. let's move on now. america's first lady, melania trump, has accep

city will play birmingham, who beat chelsea on penalties.fter he beat fellow brit dan evans. in the first meeting between the two on tour, british number three edmund won in straight sets. andy murray gets his tournament under way tomorrow. 2005 winner shaun murphy is through to the second round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. he had to come through a tough match against 17—year—old yan bingtao of china who almost pushed him all the way, the world number five eventually winning10—8. next up is ronnie o'sullivan, who earlier this week accused world snooker chairman barry hearn of bullying and intimidating him. murphy believes that isn't the case. ronnie can say whatever he wants about whatever he wants. but he can't get away with everything he says. he isn't right about everything he says either. and to claim that he's been bullied by the governing body is, in my opinion, quite inaccurate. and for one young fan having made the long trip from london and for one young fan having made the long trip from london to middlesbrough to

this was the scene in birmingham. we could see some showers developing.oud generally across the south east of england. the sunshine in kent should be fading. even with the cloud, 13 or 14, fading. even with the cloud, 13 or 1a, maybe 15 degrees. sunshine across north east england. cloudier skies from northern ireland and western scotland. maybe some rain and the far north of scotland. that will sink its way southwards overnight. most of england and wales will be dry. we have got a lot of cloud, the winds will be like, so it shouldn‘t be as chilly as was last night. tomorrow, we will see skies brightening up across many parts of england and wales, a little sunshine beginning to develop. always more acquired in the north—west of england. the over the hills. to the south of that weather front, we have warm airand sunshine south of that weather front, we have warm air and sunshine in the south—east. 18 or 19 possible. after that weather front in scotland, it turns very much colder. the same weather front is here on saturday, it may bring drizzly rain. ahead o

he's in birmingham. bring us right up to date as we get closer to the vote.and the conservatives. labour candidate sean simon. a member of the european parliament. former government minister in gordon brown's government. and andy street, the former boss ofjohn lewis department chain, in orderto former boss ofjohn lewis department chain, in order to contest this easy steps down. second preferences in the vote system would come into play if none of the first preference votes are if none of the first preference votes a re in if none of the first preference votes are in for an overall majority. the likelihood is second preferences will come in. that will be key, one suspects, as to who emerges or the loser in this contest. the issue what they have to get across, the leadership year across the combined authority area in bracing coventry, birmingham and the black country, despite referendums in individual cities where they said no, it is the strategic lead they will be trying to get across. the other question, you mentioned the other rival political attractions ——

metropolitan police have announced that a 30—year—old man arrested on 26 march at an address in birminghamer people who were previously arrested in connection with this investigation have all been released with no further action. let's get more now on the story that the help to buy scheme which offers subsidies to buyers has helped 4,000 households in england earning more than £100,000 pounds a year to purchase a home. with me is reuben young from priced out — a group campaigning for first time buyers and cheaper housing. good afternoon. it has helped others as well. i wonder what your overall viewers of the picture that has emerged. i would go one step further than we have seen earlier. i think the scheme in its entirety should be scrapped. it serves only to inflate house prices and push housing further out of reach for those on low incomes. the housing minister has talked of a continuing and says it makes homeownership in reality for thousands of people. that has been true for some. help to buy helps the people it helps. if i was organised enough to save myself i would open a nice and i

what could possibly motivate a man to hire a car and take it from birmingham to brighton, to london,hen drive it fast at people he'd never met, couldn't possibly know, against whom he had no personal grudge, no reason to hate them. and then run at the gates of the palace of westminster to cause another death. we weep for the violence. for the hatred. for the loss of life. for all that divides and spoils our world. prayers were offered pledging respect between different communities. the best of muslims is the one who utters beautiful words. who does virtuous deeds. two weeks after the westminster attack, from an ancient abbey which has borne witness to so much, a message of hope. nicholas witchell, bbc news. one of those attending the service was melissa cochrane — she and her husband kurt were both hit by khalid masood's car on westminster bridge. kurt was killed, melissa suffered a broken leg, broken ribs and a gash to the head. that day had been part of the trip of lifetime, they'd travelled from their home in utah through europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. earlier

what could possibly motivate a man to hire a car and take it from birmingham to brighton to london andever met, couldn‘t possibly know, against who he had no personal grudge, no reason to hate them and then run at the gates of the palace of westminster to cause another death? we weep for the violence, for the hatred, for the loss of life, for all that divides and spoils our world. prayers were offered pledging respect between different communities. that the best of muslims is the one who utters beautiful words, who does virtuous deeds. two weeks after the westminster attack, from an ancient abbey, which has borne witness to so much, a message of hope. nicolas witchall, bbc news. one of those attending the service was melissa cochran. she and her husband kurt were both hit by khalid masood‘s car on westminster bridge. kurt was killed, while melissa suffered injuries, including a broken leg. they‘d travelled from the usa to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in london. melissa cochran has spoken exclusively to fiona bruce. kurt was probably the best man i have ever met. he was... s

birmingham, london and manchester have also expressed an interest in hosting the event.ll play the world number five simona halep tomorrow, in the opening match of great britain's fed cup world group play—off in romania. victory in the tie would lift britain into the world group for the first time since 1993. johanna konta will then face irina—camelia begu in the second singles. there'll be commentary of watson's match on radio five live sports extra and both games will be shown on the bbc sport website. from around 8am. that's all sport for now. play is under way at the world snooker championship in sheffield. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. ronnie 0'sullivan will resume at 2:30pm. some breaking news for paris. the gunman has been identified. and investigators have now found a note defending islamic state beside the body of the gunman. citing a judicial source. the group have claimed the attack which also wounded two mac other police officers before he was shot dead by security forces. the prime minister

if you want to read about gradualism and the fight against it read doctor king letters from the birmingham jail. the second.i would make regarding the question white clerics and what role christianity played it would be interesting to reinforce and remember that that term was a cleric. the question comes aroundproper property rights and one of the things that infuriated me when i found out about it was that then emancipation proclamation waited around for a long time, couple of years, and one of the principal reasons was the president couldn't figure out ao way to compensate the owners of the property that were going to be freed. i'd appreciate some comments on that. >> i'll defer to my panelists in terms of the property issue but i'm glad you brought up mlk words and his famous letter from the birmingham jail when he actually said and quoted in stamps from the beginning he said, he confessed that he had almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the negroes great stumbling block and strive to freedom was not that segregationist but the white moderates who constantly say i agree with y

good morning from birmingham.ecause we know in the wake of the vote to leave the european union, the value of the pound fell quite sharply. so good news if you exported because it makes some of the staff cheaper around the world. but, and this is a big bite. things we import become more expensive. so all the raw materials come in a more expensive— tomatoes, rice, corn, power, it is all a bit more expensive to buy. we also know that there has been a fall in our average earnings, there has also been a fall in things that retail sales and it could mean that the economy starts to slow. we are expecting for the first quarter of the year rose to come in at around zero .5%. it will be the slowest rate in a year. we will be here this morning assessing what it means for business, what it means for customers. we will have much more detail on that in about 30 minutes. for that, let's get the news travel and weather where you are this morning. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. police are investigating after

my very strong view is that those who built birmingham and britain deserve nothing but the best in theorward to a good life. we need to support them. it is not as the triple lock that is under threat, it is also the problems facing for example 30,000 women in birmingham, 3000 on my own constituency, who have been hit by changes in the state pension age and can't retire. in terms of how we fund, when we launch our manifesto, as we will be doing in two weeks, every commitment we make will be properly costed because i don't believe you should make a promise you can't keep. can pensioners trust labour yes, they can. can pensioners trust labour to keep things like free winter fuel allowance and also free winter fuel allowance and also free television licences, free bus passes? all of these things were introduced to... even wealthy pensioners? all of these things were introduced by a labour government and we stand by those commitments and we stand by those commitments and they made a real difference in people's lies so when victoria says nothing happened before the conservative true. tom bre

south—west england, not going to rain all day long but by the end of the day, reaching london, birminghamelfast, amounts of rain may vary. dry day on sunday, breezy of a saturday, a touch cooler, and some of the rain will go gci’oss cooler, and some of the rain will go across the south, pushing north, into northern england, where it will fizzle out, sunshine and showers for england and wales, many will avoid it, parts of northern ireland and scotla nd it, parts of northern ireland and scotland may stay dry throughout the bank holiday weekend. best of the rest for the sunshine, and out of the breeze, should feel quite pleasant. a reminder of the top story, police say that they have foiled an active terror plot. 0ne suspect, a woman in her 20s, was shot and is in serious condition. in the last few minutes, a ruling from nottingham crown court, after dozens from nottingham crown court, after d oze ns of from nottingham crown court, after dozens of unnecessary operations undertaken by a surgeon. good afternoon, i'm hugh woozencroft with a look at the day's sport here on bbc news. and we start

talk to the woman in this viral photo who stood up to the english defence league at a protest in birminghamelcome to the programme, we're live until 11. throughout the programme we'll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. and we'll be talking to the wife of kris maharaj who has spent 30 years fighting to clear her husband's name after he was convicted of double murder in florida. is it a miscarriage ofjustice? new evidence means he could be out of prison by christmas. do get involved. use the hashtag #victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top today. the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in the terror attack in westminster last month, will be held this afternoon. the 48—year—old was stabbed to death by khalid masood as he stood guard outside the palace of westminster. officers from across the country will line the route to southwark cathedral, where a full police service will be held. daniel boettcher reports. bells. yesterday, the coffin of pc keith palmer was brought to the palace of westminster — the place wher

jeremy corbyn is in birmingham, launching a labour party manifesto pledge on the care., he believes, this election campaign. i want to see an nhs free at the point of use for everybody, and efficient and available for everybody, not the stress and concerned that is there for so many at the present time. there is a stark choice in this election. the failure of the nhs and social care under the tories is quite serious indeed. the nhs and social care system indeed. the nhs and social care syste m m ust indeed. the nhs and social care system must be funded to deliver quality of care that the whole country needs and everybody needs and deserves. elections are about the choice, i'd choice of the type of country you want to live in, and a choice about the kind of society we wa nt a choice about the kind of society we want to leave for our children who follow on. those that find the nhs and the principles behind the nhs and the principles behind the nhs had a vision of a world where we did care for each other, we did care for everybody, we didn't pass by on the other side. i wa

chilly, though — three degrees in birmingham and coventry, and some showers just clipping into partsvon. and as we go on through the day, the showers will gradually become more widespread across the country, so just about anywhere you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, some hail, some snow, mostly over the hills. 7—13 degrees on the thermometer, but add on the strength of the winds, and take aberdeen, for example, it will feel freezing, even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come, tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming mostly confined to eastern areas. again, some of them will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our big towns and cities. out in the countryside, we are looking at lows of minus six or minus seven, a widespread frost. but some subtle changes into wednesday. this ridge of high pressure begins to build its way in from the west, and that'll cut off the worst, if you like, of that biting northerly wind, so maybe not as chilly on wednesday. still some showers, bu

we are in one of ten constituencies here in birmingham, ladywood, and it isa here in birmingham, ladywoodlection, more than 70% of voters voted for that party. we have been speaking to people about what they think. we have gauged a range of views, if you like, the graphic here, incredibly diverse, in terms of ethnic make—up, a large asian and black population here, many people told us that this election will give them the chance to vote for somebody that actually is againstjeremy corbyn in the sense that it will give them the opportunity to voice their criticism, if you like. heavily labour constituency, and therefore, the people here feel at this point in time, they will be able to vote for somebody else who gives them the opportunity to be critical of the labour leader. that is not what every body said, some people said the opposite, that it gave them the opportunity to endorse jeremy corbyn, many people feel he is doing a good job and this gives them the chance to say he should be the man in downing street. 0ne chance to say he should be the man in downing street. one year ago, labour

what could possibly motivate a man to hire a car and take it from birmingham to brighton to london anduldn't possibly know, against who he had no personal grudge, no reason to hate them and then run at the gates of the palace of westminster to cause another death? we weep for the violence, for the hatred, for the loss of life, for all that divides and spoils our world. prayers were offered pledging respect between different communities. that the best of muslims is the one who utters beautiful words, who does virtuous deeds. two weeks after the westminster attack, from an ancient abbey, which has borne witness to so much, a message of hope. nicholas witchell, bbc news. don't forget, you can catch up with all the stories we are covering this hour on the bbc news website. i am babita sharma. now for the rest of the sport news in sport today. see you soon. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: world number 0ne dustin johnson doubtful for the masters afterfalling and injuring his back. in the english premier league eden hazard scores twice

joining me is john archibald, columnist for the birmingham news. it's really good to have you with us tonight. i'm sure it's been a busy day for you? >> yes, it has. thank you for having me. >> first of all, let me just ask about the governor's decision here. this was not a simple resignation. it was part of a plea deal. for people who haven't been following the criminal part of this, can you tell us the distance between charges he was facing and what he actually pled to today while he resigned? >> sure. last week the ethics commission referred to prosecutors four charges which were felonies, campaign violations, each carried out a 20-year maximum prison sentence. going from there to two misdemeanors seems like a long way to fall. but there are other conditions, and that's why he was able to make that deal. >> obviously him resigning as governor, pledging to never stand for public office again, him repaying some of the funds that he's accused of misusing, he's paying a penalty here, will this be a controversial plea deal in alabama? will people wan

chilly, though — three degrees in birmingham and coventry, and some showers feeding into cornwall andl gradually become more widespread across the country, so just about anywhere you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, some hail, some snow, mostly over the hills. 7—13 degrees on the thermometer, but on the strength of the winds, take aberdeen, for example, it will feel freezing even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come, tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming mostly confined to eastern areas. again, some of them will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our big towns and cities. out in the countryside, we are looking at lows of minus six or minus seven, a widespread frost. but some subtle changes into wednesday. this ridge of high pressure begins to build its way in from the west, and that will cut off the worst, if you like, of that biting northerly wind, so maybe not as chilly on wednesday. still some showers, but most of these across eastern areas. some sunshine, as well

air pollution limits have been repeatedly exceeded in places, including birmingham, leeds, glasgow andls, he says all but the newest diesel cars will face a charge to drive in the city's ultra—low emission zone. the prime minister appeared to be offering help for diesel owners. she told reporters... the government has required to produce a new air quality plant later this month. it comes after the european commission sent a final warning over breaches of legal air pollution limits in the uk. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour. but first, the headlines on bbc newsroom live... britain hasjoined the us and france in backing a united nations resolution condemning syria for a suspected chemical attack which left at least 72 people dead. many of them were children. the eu's chief negotiator tells the european parliament that no deal on brexit would have very serious consequences for britain, and also for the european union. it has said that britain was mistaken to demand that talks on a new trade deal were to be held at the same time as talks

relegated rotherham drew with birmingham, while sheffield wednesday beat cardiff 1—0. from league one after they drew 1—1 with charlton. but better news for plymouth argyle, who are all but promoted from league two. they would have been guaranteed promotion with a win at portsmouth after six years in the bottom division, and jake jervis gave them the early lead. but pompey, who occupy the third automatic promotion spot, made the most of a goalkeeping mistake — gary roberts equalising in the second half. it finished 1—1, and luton‘s draw with leyton orient means that the plymouth fans will have to put the celebrations on hold until monday at least. there was one game in the scottish premiership tonight, between kilmarnock and hearts. it finished goalless. fifth placed hearts marginally had more of the game at rugby park, although kris boyd failed to make the most of this chance to win the match for killie. they are now six points from the danger zone. manchester united will be without midfielder juan mata for the rest of the season through injury. the spain internationa

april 21st, birmingham, a robot will be leaving -- is it the green flag at the front?istol. >> it is over. who's next? kimberly? >> after watching bolling and tucker, you can watch me on sean hannity. ari fleischer, and general tata. >> awesome. juan, your turn. >> for the second time in three years, the pulitzer prize for poetry went to someone from the city university of new york. won a pulitzer for his poetry, a detroit native come up and on his book for seven years. his fellow poet won back in 2015 for his book. they say that this win shows the value of diversity and ambition in the city of new york system, i would agree. only 21 categories in which you can win a pulitzer. a stunning victory. amazing. >> you have to apply to win. >> that's why you haven't won? >> yeah. [laughter] >> you're going to be very jealous. >> oh! "special report" next! >> this is a fox news alert. i'm threadbare. in washington, the u.s. military has dropped its biggest bomb ever on your terrorists and caves. the device contains 11 tons of explosives. this comes on a a date when president a

sima kotecha is in birmingham.labour mp and has had one since 1970. in the last general election more than 70% of voters voted for labour. and the ethnic make—up if you like this constituency is diverse, a large black and asian population. so what did they make of the prime minister and her announcement today, many people are still digesting it to be honest. from those we spoke to many from working—class backgrounds of you like had not heard the news and when we told them they were surprised. there was also that voter fatigue element on the faces of many of those we informed of the election. many saying not again. can we do this again, we are tired and just want someone in downing street to make those crucial decisions as we leave the eu. there is a fear if you like among some of those from the ethnic minority population that a hard brexit might lead to some of feeling a bit vulnerable even though they not come from an eu background. they say if there is this consensus that they do not want as many immigrants in th

if you want to read about gradualism and the fight against it read doctor king letters from the birmingham jail. the second.i would make regarding the question about why clerics and the role christianity played.the the question comes aroundproper property rights. one of the things that infuriated me is the emancipation proclamation waited around for a long time. the president couldn't figure out a way to compensate the owners of the property that were going to be freed. what he said "-end-quotes in the beginning he said that he almost reached the conclusion in this drive towards freedom wasn't a segregationist but the white moderate who says i agree with the goal you seek but i cannot agree with the actions. [applause] he's already talked about the property rights dealing with w slavery but that is a significant issue in the united states one of the tragedies of the decision. t it gives precedence over the natural rights. john marshall created the conditions that would lead to the westward expansion and that would lead us to civil war.is so this is an essential thing one must consider when

ahmad is one of the survivors and came to birmingham for treatment.m 16 years old. ahmed now speaks at a variety of schools up and down the country to help young people steer away from a life of violence and radicalisation. today, he is speaking at rockwood academy, formerly known as park view school in birmingham, that was part of the trojan horse inquiry where it was claimed a group of conservative muslims were taking over a number of schools in the city. i'm a victim of terrorism. i have lost my younger brother and 132 friends in an attack on my school in pakistan. it was the 16th of december 2014. an unforgettable day of my life. i have no words to describe the experience through which i went on that day. i have no words to describe the experience through which i went on that day. i was in first aid training with my schoolmates. those happy moments of laughing, joking and talking to my friends did not last for long. a group of men with guns and bombs in their hands entered our school and started firing, one after another. it was the most astonishi