sergeant alexander blackman, the foil —— former royal marine jailed for shooting dead a taliban memberistan, has been released from prison. and vauxhall has been severely criticised by mps over the way it dealt with a number of fires with it zafira b model. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. the arsenal manager arsene wenger believes the only way to completely stop players betting would be to ban gambling altogether. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police say they've foiled an active terrorist plot after carrying out an armed raid in north—west london. a female suspect was shot during the operation and is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. six people have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts. two women, two men and a 16—year—old boy were arrested at or near the property yesterday evening; another woman was detained in kent. police said the operation was unconnected to the arrest yesterday of a 27—year—old man armed with knives in westminster. richard galpin reports. early yesterday evening in nor

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

we will be speaking to sergeant blackman's lawyer in just over half an hour.correspondent fergus walsh reports. the cancer drugs fund was set up to pay for expensive medicines which the nhs was not funding. in part it was a political response to repeated negative headlines about patients being denied treatment. nearly 100,000 patients received drugs, but the study in the journal annals of oncology found just one in five treatments delivered a significant benefit, extending life by an average of three months. researchers say it was an example of policy made on the hoof, and it failed. it was a major missed opportunity for the nhs and the medical community to learn about the real world impact of actual new medicines. a great deal of money, over £1 billion, was expended on this. and we didn't collect the data to look at individual cancer patients. that is a missed opportunity. the study concludes many patients may have suffered unnecessary side—effects from drugs. a leading breast cancer charity said the fund had a totally transformational impact for many, offeri

it was in 2011 that sergeant blackman was shown on this video shooting an injured taliban insurgent.ndous combat stress and his conviction was reduced to manslaughter. but although that manslaughter ruling meant that alexander blackman could be driven out of this prison here in wiltshire today, thejudges made it clear that he had unlawfully killed that taliban insurgent. they stressed he was being made a free man, not an innocent one. he is now expected to give his first full public account of what happened on that day in afghanistan. his time in prison over, his period of adjustment about to begin. the headlines on bbc news: the breast surgeon ian paterson has been convicted of intentionally wounding patients by carrying out unnecessary operations. police say they have foiled an active terror plot after a raid in north—west london. a 20—year—old woman remains in hospital after being shot by firearms officers. britain's economic growth slows sharply, as the economy expands byjust 0.3%. an update on the market numbers for you, here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in th

it followed a campaign led by his wife, claire blackman.sband was arrested. the first we knew was the knock on the door, for him to be arrested. it was a huge shock. what happened ? it was a quiet weekend morning, and there was a knock on the door. i opened the door and invited the individuals in, who announced who they were. and as they came in my husband came downstairs and they read out the charge of breaches of the geneva convention, at that stage. and did you know what that meant, then? no, not at all. when did it become clear that he was going to be charged with murder? i think as the investigation continued, the charge changed a week or so after that first arrest. how did you react? shocked, completely shocked. it was something, as i said, it was totally out of the blue. last month, court martial appeal judges reduced his sentence after being told sergeant blackman had a recognised mental illness at the time of the killing in september 2011. thejudge's decision the judge's decision meant he would be released in a matter of weeks. cla

sergeant blackman was known as marine a during the case.ged the campaign that led to his conviction being reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month, has been talking about his release in the early hours of this morning. i'm finding it very, very surreal. it's been as very long journey, a battle, but it's amazing. especially this morning to see al and claire together has made the last three and a half yea rs together has made the last three and a half years worthwhile without a shadow of a doubt. when that car pulled up and a storyteller and he had been released from prison, what was that moment like for them and also for you, having led this campaignforso also for you, having led this campaign for so long? obviously for them, i can't comment. for me, it really was an amazing moment. to see them together. to know everything we have done has actually worked, despite obviously being against all odds really. and how was al on his release? very relaxed. is the most relaxed i've seen both al and claire. it was great to see them like that to be

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

sergeant blackman — known as marine a during the case — had his conviction reduced to manslaughter onring from a rare post—natal mental condition in a london hospital contributed to her death. alice gibson—watt, a jewellery expert who'd appeared on the bbc‘s antiques road show, suffered a severe psychotic episode after giving birth in 2012. she was admitted to a mental health unit, where she suffered a cardiac arrest and later died. police have written to politicians in scotland giving them advice on how to handle suspicious packages. parcels containing white powder were sent to an elected official the headquarters of a political party and a council building. officials say all three packages were associated in some way with june's general election. children and teenagers in the uk feel that social media companies are not doing enough to protect them from poronography and bullying. in research by the charity the nspcc, four out of five young people said sites like facebook needed to do more to stop them seeing inappropriate and harmful images. our media editor amol rajan has been talki

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

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

tom: all right, josh blackman, thank you for joining us. that's it for us tonight. thanks for joining us. to travel, take stagecoach because that's what the good people take like lou dobbs. >> president trump today defending michael flynn for seeking immunity in the investigation into trump's alleged ties to russia. the president tweeting that flynn should ask for immunity because the media and democrats are conducting a witch hunt. we'll take that up with former un ambassador john bolton and the weekly standards fred barns. also tonight, the president signing two executive orders cracking down on trade abuses. >> the theft of american prosperity will end. we will take necessary and lawful action to end those many abuses. >> one of the orders calls for a report examining the cause of our $347 billion trade deficit with china. all of this just one week before president trump hosts chinese president. and just five shy needed to filibuster supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. will they? or will republicans go nuclear? we'll have a full report. . >> and good evening, eve

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

next inning, charlie blackman. dj -- it comes at a price as parker breaks his collar bone. he is out indefinitely. the giants' bats were silenced by rocky's -- throwing the first complete game shut out of his career. colorado wins 5-0. >>> the a's and the astros all wearing number 82 on jackie robinson day. khris davis crushes it opposite field for his 6th home run of the year. sean manaea had a no-hitter going into the 6th. but [ indiscernible ] commits errors. manaea left the game despite not even allowing a hit. oakland clinging to a 1-run lead. josh reddick scored to tie the game. now 6-5. the astro's george springer goes deep. a two-run shot giving houston a -- the a's their third straight loss. >>> the warriors start their quest to become nba champions. but blazer and oakland native damian willard is predicting a huge upset. >> reporter: blazers and -- >> blazers are safe. >> willard did say his prediction was taken too seriously. golden state is given a 99% chance to win the series. willard says he's confident portland it shock the basketball world. >> i wasn't going

tom: all right, josh blackman, thank you for joining us. that's it for us tonight. thanks for joining us. i hope you will join lou on monday. in the meantime good night from new york. >> announcer: from fox business headquarters in new york city, the new "wall street week." gary: welcome to "wall street week," the show that analyzes the week that was and helps position you for the week ahead. trish: here are some of the biggest headlines from the week. you have mixed messages over tax reform and the healthcare bill. stocks wrapping up the week and the quarter in positive territory. technology, best performing sector by a long-shot in the first quarter. you get facebook, amazon, google all hitting record highs in the month of march. crude mass been down 2 out of the last three quarters. across the pond theresa may is saying bye-bye to the e.u. the lisbon treaty formally states the u.k.'s intention toys leave the european union. negotiations will take about two years. in washington republicans continue to bicker amongst themselves over healthcare. the president also c

sergeant blackman had originally been found guilty of murder but his conviction was reduced to manslaughterd set up to improve patient access to cancer drugs in england has been condemned as a "huge waste of money". the cancer drugs fund, which ran from 2010 until it was replaced last year, cost more than £1.2 billion. but researchers say the majority of drugs failed to show clinical benefit. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the cancer drugs fund was set up to pay for expensive medicines that the nhs was not funding. in part, it was a political response to repeated negative headlines about patients being denied treatment. nearly 100,000 patients received drugs, but the study in the journal annals of oncology found just one in five treatments delivered a significant benefit, extending life by an average of three months. researchers say it was an example of policy made on the hoof, and it failed. it was a major missed opportunity for the national health service and the cancer community to learn in the real world about the actual impact of new medicines. a great deal of money, o

retired the first two batteries of the seventh allowed a hit and then charlie blackman this time he producedrun homer to right field and you can take a look. he is not happy. rockies take the lead 5-4. pitcher adam stops it pops the air. makes the draft the defensive play of the game that seven-game win streak in jeopardy, they're down 7-4, didn't delay the rays and the orioles, bottom of the six, birds down 3-1. chris archer to deep right center. can't make the catch but an orioles fan can. on the next pitch, jonathan scope deep right, and again, as soon as it goes backing trying to right the wrongs doesn't happen again. another souvenir back to back homers on back-to-back pitches. good news for the orioles. the nats not hanging in there yet and the wizards not so much. so >> tough night. >> i would say the weather is a >> i was just going to say >> good met for >> things should be improving by wednesday. >> and the nats have to fly to colorado, late game last night >> >> i think they should. >>> that does it for us, stay tuned tmz is next, >> good night everybody. "tmz" -- harvey: rough we

they had three more in the fourth, charlie blackman, two out, two run single just over the head of joe panic, four-0 cal. then d.j. la mayhew looking for more. two out drive to left field, jared parker an amazing grab but he krarkz into the wall with his right shoulder. you can see he's in pain, broken clavicle. his perfect game went into the sixth inning but woe end up with a complete game shut out first of two hits striking out four. the giants fall 5-0. lebron being lebron, a man among boys kind of like eric withdrew and shoe. >> thank you for noticing. i was wondering about that. thanks. >>> congratulations are in order, not for me, the wait is over for a worldwide (announcer vo) when you have type 2 diabetes, there's a moment of truth. and now with victoza® a better moment of proof. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didn't get me to my goal. lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. the one i used to take. and better than that diabetes pill i used to take. (jeff) victoza® works with your body to lower blood sugar in

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

celebrated easter at the ball park despite the rain and the loss to the rockies 4-3, colorado's charlie blackman went off of the game with the drive -- [ indiscernible ] and he got three in the first and so did the giants. it was this hit in the second that gave the rockies the run they needed right here. yeah, they led 4-3 and that was all they needed. no one else scored for the rest of the game. >>> and while the giants played, the oakland as did not. the three-game series against the houston astros was rained out. oakland did get about twice as much rain as san francisco, about a quarter of an inch. and that game will be made up on september 9th. so if you had a ticket, it will be good for that game. this was a first postponement of the coliseum since april of 2014. >>> and the latest fast-and- furious movie is on the fast track to making motion picture history. universal pictures said early figures show the fate of the furious, the title of the movie, earned more than $532 million around the world during the holiday weekend. that would make it the biggest worldwide debut of all time beating

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

charlie blackman, just over the head of joe panic. then dj broken collarbone. the perfect game went into the sixth, but he had a complete game shutout. striking out four, antehunter pence grounded out to win the game and the giants fall 5-0. right here on abc 7 and stay tuned for after the game. the w's are back on 7.7.7.7.7. >>. >> live dler 7 tracking moderate showers going through the bay area right now. we have seen it past the north bay, moving to the east bay right now. heavy rain falling near h h h and vallejo. ols we're tracking these showers here, and this will hit the coast in the next ten minutes as well. then we will see breezy conditions. it was raining there, but now the temperatures are lighter. l. san francisco, mountain view, this like we're looking at walnut creek in those gray skies and it will move to the east bay as well. cooler numbers in parts of the north bay. and this time in the east bay hills turning gray. here is what you can expect. scattered showers throughout the day, a chance of rain stays with us through tuesday. and then sunny

charlie blackman led off this game. why do they play this game? it looked like a lake on the field.ave the rockies the run they needed. no one else scored for the rest of that ball game. >> yeah because the a's did not play while the giants did. apparently that three game series finale against houston astros is rained out. the game will be made up on september 9th. if you had a ticket it will be good for that september 9th game. this is the first posthome game since april 2014. >>> let's talk hoops. golden state warriors hosting portland. the warriors took the first game at oracle. portland played tough. this is a tight ball game for the first 3/4. and draymond green turns it up. helps the warriors going on a 14-2 run. beating the eighth seeded trail blazers. san jose sharks lost 1-0 yesterday after game three of their stanley cup. the sharks have not been able to put the puck in the net. joe thornton did return to the ice after that knee injury. the sharks now down 2-1. game four set for tomorrow night in san jose. >>> and joining us this morning is ktvu sports anchor jason appleba

kalelu blackman has a more specialized role. >> got a client for you. >> he's the inmate barber. today a fellow trustee has requested a cut. brian prawdzik wants to look his best. his wife of six months, elena, is about to make the long drive from detroit to visit him. >> i'm excited to see her. i miss her. it's been hard because me being locked up. but in the end, she's -- she's always the one i've ever wanted. she's all i think of. i promised her i wouldn't get in trouble. so i've been doing my best to stay out of trouble. >> it's easy to get in trouble. hard to get out of it. >> ain't that the truth, though? my wife just likes it buzzed. so, i'm already married, i ain't got nobody to impress. happy wife, happy life. took me a while to learn that one. >> pradzik looks forward to seeing his wife. brandy nyp has even bigger news. she just returned from court where the judge lowered her bond by $5,000. nyp hopes her friend, tom hawkins, might be able it bail her out. >> yeah, they came and got me for court. they said, "nyp, get up. you're going to court." i didn't know it. i went

republicans -- republicans have appointed conservatives in brennan and blackman and earl warren, andohn paul stevens, david souter, five justices thought to be conservatives coming into they ended up being fairly consistenl votes. so you just never know how somebody is going to turn out. remember that he was a law clerk to anthony kennedy, who turns out to be not a conservative reliability, but a swing vote moderates. is he going to follow the queue from anthony kennedy? hard to know. >> heather: interesting to find out, but a lot of work needs to be done. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> jon: well, the rumors are swarming about an impending white house shakeup. reports that stephen bannon is feuding with the president's son-in-law has dared question or takes on more responsibility in the west wing. but another white house senior advisor, kellyanne conway says that the rumors are just that pretty rumors. >> heard nothing but rumors and innuendos. that would make any of us believe that anything other than the real shakeup going on in washington is a way that dona

tom: all right, josh blackman, thank you for joining us. that's it for us tonight.g us. i hope you will join lou on monday. in the meantime good night from new york. >> announcer: from fox business headquarters in new york city, the new "wall street week." gary: welcome to "wall street week," the show that analyzes the week that was and helps position you for the week ahead. trish: here are some of the biggest headlines from the week. you have mixed messages over tax reform and the healthcare bill. stocks wrapping up the week and the quarter in positive territory. technology, best performing sector by a long-shot in the first quarter. you get facebook, amazon, google all hitting record highs in the

colorado's charlie blackman led the game with that line drive.e rockies got three runs in the first and so go the giants. it was this in the second. pad game to the rockies. the run they needed and they led 4-3. that was all they needed. nobody else scored the rest of the game. mean time, the giants played the as didn't. the rally was rained out against the astros. oakland got about twice as much rain as france, a quarter of an inch. and that game will be made up september 9th. if you have a ticket, it will be good for that game. >>> a team of researchers said they figured out why my shoe laces come untied. >> they said the study could help them solve more complete problems. researchers said they repeated the impact of your shoes and that is on the ground. the team is the a series of experiments using slow-motion video. researchers said it can help them understand more structure like dna. >>> and the study found there are two ways to tie a shoe lace bow. one holds better they want other but both will fail. we thought you wanted to know. >> and i

sergeant blackman was known as "marine a" during the case.iring battle, but it's amazing. especially this morning to see them together, its amazing. especially this morning to see them together, it's made the last three and a half years worthwhile without a shadow of a doubt. when that car pulled up and they saw each other and he was released from prison, what was that moment like for them and also for you having led this campaign for so long? for them, i can't comment but, for me, it was an amazing moment. to see them together. to know everything we've done has worked despite being all odds really. how was the release? it's the most relaxed i've seen them both and it was great to see them like that, to be honest and i've not experienced it before because they didn't know him before. how do you think he will react, how do you think he will be able to cope with having been released from prison? i think it's going to be a fairly difficult transition period, but both of them are extremely level—headed individuals, so although there will be diffi

tom: all right, josh blackman, thank you for joining us. that's it for us tonight. thanks for joining us. kennedy: tonight, another big twist in the battle to repeal and replace obamacare. president trump calling out members of his own party for last week's failure, but will they listen? ed henry breaks it down. plus, democrats in disarray. two of the party's most visible members at odds over its future. can they get it back together? juan williams is here. and bizarre foods host andrew zimmer joins kennedy to explain how food can help bring us all together. ♪ ♪ dagen: i'm dagen mcdowell, trying to substitute for the very fabulous kennedy. first up tonight, president trump has a warning for the republicans who threw a monkey wrench in his plan to repeal and replace obamacare, and he's threatening to fight those opponents in next year's midterm election. this morning the president tweeted this: the freedom caucus will hurt the entire republican agenda if they don't get on the team and fast. we must fight them and dems in 2018. exclamation point. as you to know, the k

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

and a photograph at the side, and exclusive first photograph of marine a, mr blackman, released yesterday, now back, and in theirfirst interview she says she has her hero back. the mirror has the same lead, they are suggesting maybe up to 1000 patients may have been affected by the doctor, ian paterson. we will look inside the paper is a bit later and mike will tell us about what is in the sports papers. simon fanshawe is reviewing the papers with us this morning. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the number of victims of breast surgeon ian paterson could run into hundreds, or even thousands, according to solicitors. ian paterson was convicted yesterday of carrying out needless operations. north korea has launched another ballistic missile, hours after washington called for a tougher international approach towards the communist state. according to south korean and american officials, the missile exploded shortly after lift—off. also coming up in the programme: click investigates a company claiming to offer "absolute security" and discovers all is not