king from the birmingham jail. he is not doing this just because he is from alabama, but because of his work as united states attorney and prosecuting klansman who blew up a church on 16th street in birmingham killing little children. senator jones said that all this was not too long ago. it was not too long ago for me. i remember a day on august 28, 1963, i was a student at that time at new york university law school with an internship in the united states department of justice. it was a hot summer day in the streets were filled with a march on washington. it was about lunchtime that i went outside into that crowd and i heard a booming voice from a man who was standing on the steps of the lincoln memorial. i heard the words that he hoped that his four little children would one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, i am not sure at that time or that age that i understood what i was seeing and hearing. but i was hearing dr. king with his "i have a dream" speech. one year earl

in solitary confinement in birmingham, dr. king what became -- wrote what became known as a letter from a birmingham jail. to a groupresponse of white clergy in alabama who had denounced his tax xcom and questioned the wisdom and timing of his arrival in birmingham. they insisted that he was an outside agitator coming to alabama to instigate trouble. dr. king responded famously, injustice, anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. in his letter he rejected the idea that african american should be more patient for change. in the face of the daily indignities inflicted by segregation. in the face of violence and threats and intimidation. there comes a time, he wrote, when the cup of endurance runs over. while i did not experience this struggle as a young child, a young white child growing up in a nearby birmingham suburb, i spent much of my adult life and career as a lawyer, and former united states attorney examining the history and absorbing its lessons. i have often returned to dr. kings letter, to understand the forces at

king's letter from the birmingham jail. senator jones has standing to do this not just because he is from alabama, but because of his work as a united states attorney prosecuting klansmen. senator jones said all of this was not too long ago -- it was not too long ago for me. i remember a day on august 28, 1963, i was a student at that time at new york university law school with an internship in the united states department of justice, and it was a hot summer day and the streets were filled with a march on washington, and it was about lunchtime, i believe, that i went outside into that crowed and i heard a booming voice from a man who was standing on the steps of the lincoln memorial, and i heard the words that he hoped that his four little children one day to live in a nation where they'll not be judged by the color of their skin. i'm not sure at that time at that age i understood fully what i was seeing and hearing, but i was hearing dr. king with his "i have a dream" speech. a year earlier, in 1962, i had been a senior at

birmingham six.art of a bbc documentary, the hambletons agreed to meet paddy hill. there is still a cloud over us, there always has been. some of the things they said is we got out on a technicality. so i want the truth to come out, just like the hambletons. it's like we're going to meet the enemy. when i see the hambletons, i'm looking forward to it, but i'm still a bit apprehensive, you know? i know how i'm going to take them — it's how they're going to take me. there's many questions i want to ask him. i don't know what order i will ask them in. but it'sjudging him as a character. here i am, an innocent man coming to face them. trying to convince them that i had nothing to do with their sister's murder. meeting paddy hill was going off on a fork... ..of a path, to see if we could learn something new, and as it was, we did. julie, brian, do you want to come in and take a seat on these two seats here, yeah? paddy, do you just want to stay there a second? and thenjulie and brian willjust sit down. hi

birmingham six. part of a bbc documentary, the hambletons agreed to meet paddy hill. there is still a cloud over us, there always has been. some of the things they said is we got out on a technicality. so i want the truth to come out, just like the hambletons. it's like we're going to meet the enemy. when i see the hambletons, i'm looking forward to it, but i'm still a bit apprehensive, you know? i know how i'm going to take them — it's how they're going to take me. this is one man of six, who through the years has been vilified and is infamous for the death of our sister and 20 other innocent souls. we can't go further forward without doing this. i understand how those people feel, like, you know? they've had years of having someone to focus their anger on and, of course, theiranger was focused on us. i have a similar anger. but my anger is focused on the west midlands serious crime squad. there's many questions i want to ask him. i don't know what order i will ask them in. but it'sjudging him as a

we thought that it was in birmingham. they got that and beaten up by a group of white men one of whom was bobby frank and he had no kids at that school. we saw a lot of the like that that gave us a lot of hope that we could get injury that is going to be. that is all we ask because we believed all along if they look at the cases fairly and objectively we would get conviction. >> host: talk about what happened in the trial and a member of the witnesses. >> guest: there were a couple of witnesses to die during the course of the investigation. there would have been several that diet ahead of time but there were a couple that died in the middle of the investigation including gary thomas who was an infamous informant into many of may have been involved for news and information. so we got the cases ready and ended up not calling him. i talked the doctors and nurses. we have the testimony even if they could do very little, we got into the trial and like so many of those that pounded the streets of birmingham, we got calls from t

yeah, so the national sea life centre in birmingham is already home to 2,000 amazing creatures.cue facility, so we could continue our mission of rescuing and protecting. and we had a great... our first residents here, miley and boo, we were able to foster them from our sister sites, sea life hunstanton and sea life scarborough. they are about to go into the height of the pupping season, so we can take the pressure off those guys so they can continue with the rescue and release work that they do. it is a busy time of year, isn't it? yes, and it is on the increase. so sea life hunstanton last year received over 500 calls from concerned members of the public who had found seals that were in need of some care, and our animal care team will go out and wherever possible we'll take them into our seal hospitals in order to provide them with the correct treatment and rehabilitation that they need, obviously, with the ultimate objective of releasing them into the wild. however, in some cases such as miley and boo's, that's not possible because they just wouldn't survive. now, talking abou

have you seen any seals finding their way to birmingham, and what would await them?because it is not bad at all. a lot of sunshine around and not everywhere. we have a couple of showers around at the moment in east anglia and the south—east, so perhaps a little unlucky in this part of the country but overall the weekend looking dry and bright and

and a seal rescue centre has opened in birmingham to deal with the huge increase in pups needing treatmentcaused by plastic pollution. more than 70 politicians have signed a letter urging the government to allow the extradition ofjulian assange to sweden, if officials there make a formal request. swedish prosecutors are deciding whether to reopen an investigation into allegations from two women, who accused the wikileaks founder of rape and sexual assault, which mr assange denies. he was arrested on thursday after seven years in the ecuadorian embassy in london. our political correspondent susana meondoca explains. a lot of them are labour mps, but we've also mps from other political parties, the independent group, change uk is included in there, and you've got some liberal democrat mps as well. it was posted on social media last night by the walthamstow labour mp stella creasy, and basically in this letter, what it says, it urges the home secretary to stand with the victims of sexual violence to ensure the case, the rape case againstjulian assange is properly investigated. it's basically

it is very bad in birmingham.many more. this is a public health issue, and we have to do something to clean up out we have to do something to clean up ourairare going we have to do something to clean up our air are going forward, if this is still to be an attractive city in which people would choose to live and invest. like london, we are introducing a clean—air zone with a charge. cars and taxis will be charged £8 a day, and buses and hgv vehicles will be charged £50 a day to enter the zone. we are trying to encourage businesses and individuals to purchase compliant vehicles. if you have a euro 6 diesel or a euro 4 petrol vehicle, you won't have to pay the charge. of the 200,000 vehicles that go through birmingham city centre, many of them don't comply with these new emission level. there is going to be a lot of opposition. you have had protests in the city centre already. yes, there is opposition to the introduction of the zone, but as i say, it is a public health issue, and we cannot allow close to 1000 people

the birmingham pub bombing inquests — a botched warning call by the ira led to the deaths of 21 peopleilled almost half a century ago, says the jury. two bombs exploded in city centre pubs in november 1974, leaving more than 200 people injured. 44 years it's took us to have an inquest, let alone a murder trial. it is now time — way, way past time — for a murder trial. the inquests come after years of campaigning by the victims' families. also tonight: the prime minister requests another brexit extension until the end ofjune and says the uk will make preparations for european parliament elections just in case. free after almost a decade in jail — sally challen, who killed her husband in a hammer attack, has been released ahead of a retrial. the new cyber unit cracking down on illegal images of children in africa — we have a special report from kenya. this is the first arrest of its kind ever to take place in africa. and can tiger roll make grand national history and win twice in a row at aintree tomorrow? coming up on bbc news: the premier league title race continues and it's liverpool'

these men, who were known as the birmingham six, were then falsely imprisoned for the crime.ey were acquitted. and then some of the families of those killed campaigned forfresh inquests. today, the jury concluded a botched warning call from the irajust minutes before the bombs went off led to the death of 21 people and meant the police weren't able to evacuate the pubs in time. it's been 44 years. 44 years it's took us to have an inquest, let alone a murder trial. it is now time — way, way past time, for a murder trial. the jury deliberated for almost five hours and unanimously concluded there was not sufficient evidence of any failings or errors by the police in their response to the bomb warning. well, this used to be the tavern in the town, one of the pubs that was bombed on that evening. now, a significant moment during the inquests was when an ira bomber, witness 0, told the jury who he suspected of being behind the bombings. foui’ men were named. he claimed mick murray, who had been tried and acquitted in 1975, was involved, along with the unit's commander, seamus mclou

for after because a death in the birmingham bombings.ingham bombings. for after almost more than a decade injail sally challen bombings. for after almost more than a decade in jail sally challen who killed her husband with a hammer, has been released ahead of a retrial. the england and spurs star danny rose says that he cannot wait to turn his back on football after racism. the farmer planning to harvest seaweed from the yorkshire coast. the eu is growing increasingly concerned about the potential of a no—deal brexit. 0ur europe editor, katya adler, has been speaking to annegret krampkarrenbauer. known almost universally as akk, she's the new head of the cdu party in germany — and could become the next chancellor when angela merkel stands down. translation: we the eu negotiated in afair translation: we the eu negotiated in a fair way. is it fair to stay on these lines, like keeping the irish backs up, would it be more fair to say ok, we will put an end date, we'll put it so finely future that we'll put it so finely future that we will no

however, a leading muslim lgbt campaigner in birmingham says the protesters' message has already beenul. >> pure and simple for me, it's 100% that they are homophobic. even though they're saying they're not homophobic. there are about 700 pupils there. 600 children were withdrawn. there's going to be a handful of children who are going to identify potentially as part of the lgbt community. and i think for them it will be pushing them maybe back into the closet, as it were, making them feel fearful or insecure within themselves. >> reporter: as pressure grows on park field school to permanently drop the lessons, the award-winning teacher who created the no outsiders program says he's received death threats, which the police are investigating. >> all i'm doing is teaching children about different family models and making sure that any child who does have two mums or two dads, they know that their family is normal, it's accepted and it's welcome in school. >> reporter: a message that some conservative parts of this birmingham neighborhood find hard to accept, but the lessons have the bac

woke up in jail in birmingham and began writing what is known as "the letter from birmingham jail." here are senator booker's remarks, followed by him taking pictures with attendees. ♪ ♪ sen. booker: all right, new jersey. [cheering and applause] all right. i want to start off -- didn't my mom do a great job? [cheering and applause] thank you, thank you. all right. i want to thank my mother. it was her example all my life, her example of grace and courage, and service. it was her love which is the reason why i am here today. i wish my dad could be here and in my heart, i believe he is here. we are here today to seek justice. we are here today because we are impatient for that justice. our sense of moral urgency, our impatience comes from the demanding of all values. it comes from love. [cheering] booker: love of our families, love of our communities, love of country, and love of each other. the mayor was right. newark, brick city. [cheering] sen. booker: this community taught me all about that love. it is not that feel good, easy-going love. it is strong, courageous love. it is defi

so we are going to fly out of birmingham and fly to houston, the flight from birmingham to houston isht, it's only two hours. from there we will rent a truck or some kind of vehicle, and drive the rest of the way to san antonio. ok, i might be getting a little nervous now. we are at the airport and pulling into the parking deck, so it's really real, we're going to do it. 0k! frank senior, frankjunior, stephen, alex, you, and will. yay! look at that lens. got it? one more time, look at the lens. ready? it is a healing time for our family. we can go on this trip together. the older boys have such a sweet dynamic with the little boys. 0k, 0k, thank you. instead of patting them down, they put this little solution on them. cries. i am so sorry, i am so sorry! but two toddlers is difficult. when you add non—verbal autistic, itjust makes it exponential. i always feel this sense to rush and get everything packed. we have plenty of time. i kind of have to emotionally prepare myself. i'm so relieved that part is over! now let's just get to the gate. you kind of carry out anxiety in the back of

, could get up glasgow, 19 in birmingham, could get up to 20 in parts of south wales. the map and don't see cloud, it means we are expecting sunshine. not a lot of cloud here. blue skies and sunshine for the vast majority. still a noticeable breeze at this stage. again, if you are on the east coast, it might feel a little on the cool side foster elsewhere, 17 in glasgow, 19 in birmingham, could get up glasgow, 19 in birmingham, could get up to 20 in parts of south wales. the start of the easter weekend, good friday, remember when you look at the map and don't see cloud, itt means we are expecting sunshine. not a lot cloudier. blue skies and sunshine for most. , maybe even sea breezes developing the coastal areas in 20s in places but as the weekend inland, temperatures up to 22 degrees. on saturday could be mid 20s in places but as the weekend wears western parts of the uk, the increasing chance of cloud and rain. before that, let's return to our main story and the devastating fire at notre dame. the fire ravaged the 850 year old buildings roof and caused its spire to c

we followed you to birmingham. youas a massive welcome for as a birmingham daughter.housands of people came out. we also interviewed the head of the civil rights museum who said she deeply hopes that you will come back to receive the award. what happened. what have you decided? was a reallyll, it remarkable moment. what impressed me so much was that especially black people, but also many white people, including jewish people, stood that support of the idea palestinians also deserve to be recognized for their human rights. it is not possible to believe in human rights, but to exclude a given population. yeah. i would like to accept the fred l shuttlesworth award because i ofply respect the legacy freight shuttlesworth. the birmingham institute is a remarkable institution. there are some issues with the leadership that were expressed in the fact the award was presented. amy: and three people on the after theyo resign rescinded the recension, after they said, please accept the award. so do you plan to return? >> i don't see this as an individual decision. -- onaking my l

these men, who were known as the birmingham six, were then falsely imprisoned for the crime. were acquitted. and then some of the families of those killed campaigned forfresh inquests. today, the jury concluded a botched warning call from the irajust minutes before the bombs went off led to the death of 21 people and meant the police weren't able to evacuate the pubs in time. it's been 44 years. 44 years it's took us to have an inquest, let alone a murder trial. it is now time — way, way past time, for a murder trial. the jury deliberated for almost five hours and unanimously concluded there was not sufficient evidence of any failings or errors by the police in their response to the bomb warning. well, this used to be the tavern in the town, one of the pubs that was bombed on that evening. a significant moment during the inquests was when an ira bomber, witness 0, told the jury who he suspected of being behind the bombings. foui’ men were named. he claimed mick murray, who had been tried and acquitted in 1975, was involved, along with the unit's commander, seamus mcloughlin,

birmingham. will you also be taking action against this decision? i will indeed.nd hope to see them again next week, and i will speak to the business secretary, greg clark, to ask him to intervene to try to get gkn and melrose to change their minds. because what we are dealing with is highly skilled jobs, a plant providing windshields and wind screens and windows for civil aircraft and military aircraft. it is part of our national security and should not be allowed to go under. thank you. hundreds of pupils from man city star raheem sterling's old school are heading to wembley this afternoon, after he got them tickets to watch the fa cup semi—final. the england forward surprised students from ark elvin academy, by inviting them to watch manchester city's game against brighton. here's natalie pirks. it's pe as usualfor the pupils of ark elvin academy, but this has been no ordinary week. on thursday, ten of them met their school's most famous former student, and then 250 of them discovered that, thanks to raheem sterling's generosity, they were going home with a pai

we are inland birmingham, but we have two seals for the foreseeable future. inland birmingham, but we we are inland, we have a massive impact what is going on in our oceans. all the water links back to the ocean and everything that we pollute and the plastic that we use, it goes into the canals, it does go back out there. these two are going to stay here. it is praxis time. they seem to be enjoying it. —— it is breakfast time. that isn't very hungry behind you. how many did you count? —— that is a very hungry seal. what fish is it? it is herring. thank you very much. very good. the time now is 9:45am. it puts you in the mid—full kippers for breakfast. here's darren with a look at this morning's weather. you need a hot breakfast today because it will be a cold day. we are stuck in this cold air because this area of high pressure has been with us for a good few days, it is not moving anywhere at all and we draw colder air behind it, feeding into the uk. we have got a stronger wind this weekend, which will probably make it feel that bit colder. most places are going to be dry, some spell

>> i am connor sheets in birmingham, alabama. over the course of last year, focused on the sheriff's office and basically looking at this practice, sheriff pocketing large sums of money that was intended to be spent in county jails. reported he kept over $750,000 of state, federal funds, and proceeded over three years and in the third year purchased a $740,000 beach house. he became the, quote, beach house sheriff and spent most of the air - >> not fit for human consumption. >> it was a neat product three inmate on the record have won,

these men, who were known as the birmingham six, were falsely imprisoned for the crime.r fresh inquests. today, the jury concluded a botched warning call from the ira led to the death of 21 people and meant the police were not able to evacuate the pubs in time. this, just, as i said, isjust the beginning of the beginning. the inquest has assisted us in bringing new evidence to the fore. and to the public domain. which means that that will aid police to actively engage in an investigation. the jury deliberated for almost five hours and concluded there was not sufficient evidence of any failings or errors by the police in their response to the bomb warning. well, this used to be the tavern in the town, one of the pubs that was bombed. a significant moment during the inquests was when an ira bomber, witness 0, told the jury who he suspected of being behind the bombings. he claimed seamus mcloughlin and two others were involved. all of whom are dead apart from hayes. there are calls for the police to investigate. there are huge challenges in taking the case forward, but ther

phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham.a travel, hasjoined a growing boycott of companies owned by brunei, after the country introduced strict islamic laws which punish gay sex by stoning to death. the firm, which has 53 stores in the uk, said it would stop sell tickets for royal brunei airlines, in support of protests against the law. our lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, is at the sta headquarters in central london. what is the latest? royal brunei airlines provide flights from the uk to southeast asia and australia. around 1000 people in the uk book their flights through sta travel, where i am now. about 1000 people every year. but sta have officially cut ties with royal brunei airlines, the first travel agency in the uk to do that. they say it's to add their voice for calls to brunei to change their laws against home sexuality and adultery. the ceo of sta travel has told us more about why they've done it. we believe that gender diversity and sexuality is a natural part of life. and introducing laws that actually enforce ev

similar schemes are planned in leeds and birmingham next year. the national experiment to clea n year. the national experiment to clean up the air we breathe will begin on the busy streets of sentinel —— central luncheon. —— london. the president thanked herfor her service, but gave no immediate reason for the change. mr trump said kevin mcaleenan would take over the job in an acting capacity. cbs correspondent errol barnett sent

these men, who were known as the birmingham six, were then falsely imprisoned for the crime.cades later they were acquitted. and then some of the families of those killed campaigned forfresh inquests. today, the jury concluded a botched warning call from the irajust minutes before the bombs went off led to the death of 21 people and meant the police weren't able to evacuate the pubs in time. it's been 44 years. 44 years it's took us to have an inquest, let alone a murder trial. it is now time — way, way past time, for a murder trial. the jury deliberated for almost five hours and unanimously concluded there was not sufficient evidence of any failings or errors by the police in their response to the bomb warning. well, this used to be the tavern in the town, one of the pubs that was bombed on that evening. now, a significant moment during the inquests was when an ira bomber, witness 0, told the jury who he suspected of being behind the bombings. foui’ men were named. he claimed mick murray, who had been tried and acquitted in 1975, was involved, along with the unit's commander

leeds and birmingham are planning similar rules.the earth. what do you make of today, a world's first? absolutely. and very much needed and not before time. abolition is so dangerous. i don't think people necessarily realise because it is largely invisible. children's lungs can develop smaller. it is in the same category as smoking and of the world health organisation categorisation for causing lung cancer. it can trigger heart attacks and strokes and that sort of thing. it is absolutely needed. we think the ultra low emission zone in london needs to go even further, to the whole of london, and ready come in soonerfor the the whole of london, and ready come in sooner for the extension, but generally it is a really welcome step and an essential step, and here in birmingham as well it is really good that the council are planning to do something similar to include cards. cards are a huge part of the problem. they are the single biggest pa rt problem. they are the single biggest part of the local red transport problem, which is the main

host: what about birmingham clarke?miss is this largely in the south are happening all over the country? guest: there is no community .hat is immune there are three african-american churches, three black churches that were just targeted next-door to the caller in louisiana. we see hate all over, in cities, rural america, we are seeing this in majority white areas where minorities are far outnumbered. this is a conversation that we need to be having on a national level. the caller makes clear that emotions are running very high. i think this is a moment for the country to reflect on our history of racism, and the legacy of slavery. there were more than 4700 african-americans who were lynched in this country. 2019 weortunate that in are still living in a nation that continues to bear witness to her renda's crimes -- horrendous crimes based on a persons color of their skin, lgth, immigration status, tbq status. we need to talk about hate if we are confronting this crisis. host: we are talking with kristen clarke this morni

it is what the railway does for birmingham.bout bringing international traffic and everything else. you only have to look at crossrail and that has been delayed again and again. and over budget. let's move on to the sunday to ‘s. and some royal news. there are plans for the duke and duchess of sussex to have a newjob that might take them abroad. this doesn't surprise me that they may want to move abroad. no it isn't surprising and it will be interesting that the duchess would go to africa. they both love the continent, it would be a smart move, they would be brilliant there. sub saharan africa is popping at the moment. she is an american so she talks their language, she would be a good ambassadorfor this language, she would be a good ambassador for this country and also position the uk in the sort of being 21st—ce ntu ry position the uk in the sort of being 21st—century relation to africa because the consulate is where everything is going. his older brother, hisjob is going to be king at some point, so harry has to find somethi

cities in the uk, very prevalent in london, you operate in birmingham and a few others, they have tolicies. london has strong efforts going on, are you benefiting from that at all? yes, because there is more interest now with blue planet, david attenborough's recent programme on the bbc, and people are starting to get more interested in the environment. recycling is a key way in which people can make a really significant impact because recycling materials prevents us from mining raw materials and prevents plastics going into the ocean, a really key element and we are starting to get a bit more, a bit more interest, significantly more interest into it, we are benefiting. in terms of london, it is really important, and birmingham as well, introducing a clean zone in january, birmingham as well, introducing a clean zone injanuary, and the ultra low emission zone, that the mayor has brought in, really important we deliver services with low impact. an entire fleet is compliant, we are also making deliveries of recycling sacks and bins using bicycles and electric vehicles as well, we are m

rush—hour in birmingham and the only noise in this tesla is the windscreen wiper.dscreen wiper. well, the windscreen wiper and the familiar griping aboutfinding windscreen wiper and the familiar griping about finding somewhere in the city to charge the car. there are more electric car owners and more on the road. charging point network has not improved on the street and many of them are clapped—out. it is virtually impossible now to find a charging point that works. new research for the bbc has, for the first time, combined data on the location of public charging point with the number of electric vehicles registered in the same area. the result gives a ranking by council of electric car infrastructure and the second city crashes into the bottom ten. across the uk the general picture is patchy at best. vehicle emissions are a massive issue right now considering air pollution and climate change. from what we found, local authorities still have limited infrastructure for electric car drivers. the council told infrastructure for electric car drivers. the counciltold us

birmingham prison is being permanently ta ken back into public ownership ending private security firmoperate hmp birmingham, also known as winson green, in 2011 but in august last year, peter clarke, the chief inspector of prisons, said the jail had fallen into a "state of crisis" and was the "worst" he'd come across. this is the second time in three years that g45 has lost a major public sector contract. the party of president erdogan of turkey has suffered sweeping losses in local elections across the country, losing control of the capital, ankara. his akp party is also behind in the biggest city istanbul, with only a few ballot boxes left to be counted. voters appear to have turned against his party as the country suffers a deep recession. mark lowen reports from istanbul. it seemed to be unimaginable, but turkey's opposition candidate looks like he has done it, taking control of the country's economic powerhouse, istanbul. ekrem imamoglu seems to have won the city byjust a few thousand votes and he's savouring it. it went down to the wire last night. the governing ak party candida

heading up to birmingham. 56 billion down the drain. whatare birmingham. 56 billion down the drain. surely the solution is you have to come to terms with the fa ct you have to come to terms with the fact you have got to keep pumping money into it... see it through otherwise you waste it completely. at least somebody will be able to get a at least somebody will be able to geta train at least somebody will be able to get a train up to birmingham. and beyond. that is common sense and thatis beyond. that is common sense and that is not how politicians works. politicians works on getting elected and that is how it becomes popular to say we will scrap it. interesting, this issue, it would sway their choice on who should be the leader of the party. yeah, that is the interesting thing. does it depend on the question you have asked them in the poll? the leadership question is interesting. liz truss is clearly on a run and she was one of the first people to say, we might scrap this, chief secretary to the treasury, she has the power at least to propose that because she will be doing the spend

phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham.eton called for the authorities to bring those who are still alive to justice. 21 of our loved ones went out one evening to meet friends and family and they never saw the light of day again. today, the inquest has found they were unlawfully killed by murder. whilst the police officers of the day cannot be questioned in any great detail, there is no way that the people of this country and the people of our community of birmingham and ourfamilies will allow the senior police officers to get off with letting these murderers, two of whom are still alive, get away with their continued liberty. we now demand of dave thompson, the chief of west midlands police, to tie his shoelaces, black issues, and go out and do thejob. let's take a look at some of today's other stories. human right lawyer amal clooney has been appointed special envoy on media freedom. the foreign office says she will work to counter draconian laws that hinder journalists from going about their work. she will not receive a

down to birmingham. over night tonight. then the threat moves east. so virginia all the way down to georgia and the carolinas. and probably as far north as pittsburgh, there could be severe weather with snow believe it or not in parts of the great lakes. >> so jeff, do we know why these threats are so severe this weekend? >> there's a large upper level uthwest. g out of the deep this is cold air in the upper atmosphere. that's mixing with a lot of warmth and humidity coming out of the gulf of mexico. causing really rapid, rising in strjet ream mosphere. windis spinning these thunderstorms and causing these tornadoes. >> jeff, thank you very much. >>> another large caravan headt officis say reds o central american migrants have crossed into mexico. this as president trump considers sending undocumented immigrants in federal custody to so-called sanctuary cities. steve dorsey is at the white house. >> they want more people in their sanctuary cities, we'll if give them more people. we can give them a lot. >> if sanctuary cities like new york, chicago, an

leeds and birmingham are planning similar rules.o go before the uk is due to leave the eu, talks between the conservatives and labour could continue later. they failed to reach an agreement last week after three days of meetings. theresa may says both parties will need to compromise if there is to be a deal. our political correspondent, ben wright is in westminster. another week, another deadline. we say every week is a big week in brexit but this potentially is a decisive one, believe me, because as you just said if there is no deal passed in the house of commons, then there is a chance britain leaves that eu without any deal on friday. nobody wants that to happen, not within the government or eu. which is why the special summit on wednesday, theresa may will argue her case for another extension to brexit. she wanted to go up tojune 30 but in order to get that extension that you are looking for proof she has a plan for resolving this, for wrapping brexit up which is why she and ministers are in talks with label about some sort of c

the bbc has learned that birmingham prison is being permanently taken back into public ownership in aove which will end gas's involvement with the jail. the minimum wage goes up in what is in effect a pay rise for two million workers. but at the same time a string of household bills have gone up too. in a moment it will be time for sportsday. but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. on beyond 100 days — christian fraser is live from westminster as mps debate 4 alternative brexit proposals in a bit to break the deadlock over brexit. voting begins at 8 o'clock and we'll bring you the latest live from the house of commons. at10:40pm and again at 10:1i0pm and again at 11:30pm, lucy fisher from the times and sebastien payne from the ftjoin me for the papers. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday hello you're watching sportsday with me, reshmin chowdhury. the headlines tonight. how do you solve a problem like morelos? the columbian is banned forfour matches after a fifth red card, in a fiesty old firm. we'll be at the emirates, whe

alabama democrat doug jones, marked the anniversary of martin luther king junior's letter from birmingham jail, which he wrote in 1963. joining senator jones were ted cruz and lisa murkowski. and democrats, kamala harris and tim kaine. sen. jones: i rise to talk about a great american.

i was born in detroit and partially raised there but i was also raised in birmingham alabama down in the south among the king marched in all of the civil rights movement that was like the heart of this now and then birmingham alabama racism against black people it was more systematic they incorporated it in the system and i noticed that as a very young child in the school system i noticed that black children we were treated differently than the white. but the white kids would act out and do whatever and they would just give a barely a reprimand but black kids would do the same thing they would get funneled into special education classes they would get expelled i've always from that point wanted to know the ins and outs of systematic racist. this was like in the early seventy's when they started to take away the housing discrimination laws in made it bad you have to read als as a brick property and it has to be equal legally there was a white flight and that took all the money in the world and resources out and it just left a shell of the city and the people weren't in the way the pov