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he went to school in croydon, in south london.vent scheme, which is designed to stop people being drawn into terrorism. he was not an m15 subject of interest. in leigh—on—sea, the murdered mp was being remembered at a series of church services. our community has been really rocked by the death of sir david amess. in a statement, sir david's family said they were "absolutely broken" and then: and as the town mourned its long—serving mp, we learned more details about how sir david's parliamentary assistant witnessed the attack. all of a sudden, there was a scream from her because the person deliberately whipped out a knife and started stabbing david. and, of course, the other lady who was out getting names of people and organising the people outside came running in to find the situation she did — of poor david, who had been stabbed. the home secretary priti patel has known sir david for over 30 years. she's encouraging individual mps to discuss the risks they face with the police, to work out what protection they need. there are a r

he went to school in croydon in south london.go, he was referred to the prevent scheme, which is designed to stop people being drawn into terrorism. he was not an mi5 subject of interest. in leigh—on—sea, the murdered mp was being remembered at a series of church services. our community has been really rocked by the death of sir david amess. in a statement, sir david's family said they were "absolutely broken" and then... and as the town mourned its long—serving member of parliament, we learned more details about how sir david's parliamentary assistant witnessed the attack. all of a sudden, there was a scream from her because the person deliberately whipped out a knife and started stabbing david. and, of course, the other lady who was out getting names of people and organising the people outside came running in to find the situation she did, of poor david who had been stabbed. the home secretary priti patel has known sir david for over 30 years. she's encouraging individual mps to discuss the risks they face with the police, to w

he went to school in croydon in south london.ears ago he was referred to the prevent scheme. the scheme designed to stop people getting involved in terrorism. he was not an mi5 subjective interest. in leigh on sea, the murdered mp was being remembered at a series of church services. our community has been rocked by the death of sir david amess. at one service was the pr expert talking to him on video call moments before he was attacked. i happened to be on zoom with him. the meeting ran over to 12:02, and minutes later this heinous attack happened. as the town mourned its long—serving member of parliament, we learned more details about sir david's parliamentary assistant who witnessed the attack. all of a sudden there was a scream from her, because the person deliberately whipped out a knife and started stabbing david. and of course, the other lady who was out getting names of people and organising them outside came running into find the situation she did of poor david who had been stabbed. the home secretary priti patel has know

he grew up in croydon an went to school there.s somali ambassador to china. ali harbi ali was referred to the counter extremism programme prevent some years ago, but he was not a formal mis subject of interest. more than three days into this investigation, counter terrorism detectives do have a potential motive for the killing, islamist extremism and a desire to kill a british politician, but it is still not clear why sir david amess in particular was targeted. the man in custody, ali harbi ali, was arrested at belfairs methodist church just after the stabbing. but he is thought to live in kentish town in london. croydon, wher he grew up, is in the far south of the capital. his parents are divorced and his father's uk address is in bounds green north london. counter terrorism command searches of the three properties are now over. the flat in a kentish town town house was a hive of police activity yesterday, but today it was quiet. it seems that the investigation of the murder of sir david amess is not expanding, but remains focuse

he is a british citizen who was born in south london and grew up in croydon.s the murder of mr. david amos, he is accused of preparing a terrorist act. it is alleged that on reconnaissance trips earlier this year, he went to the address of one mp central times in the constituency surgery of another. he also went to the house of commons. aftethe hearing, he was taken away to prison where he will be held until his next appearance at the old bailey tomorrow. ♪ >> european leaders are in brussels were to the european council summit and, the issue dominatings poland. parts of the eu lore are in direct conflict with the polish constitution. that ruling could potentially challenge one of the foundation stones of the european union. eu law is above national law in some cases. this case was brought by poland's prime minister and eu leaders have threatened sanctions against poland, saying their core values are at stake. this was the eu commission present talking about this on tuesday. >> this is what all 27 member states have signed up for as part of the union as a sove

ali harbi ali is a british citizen who was born in south london to somali parents and grew up in croydonand after the hearing he was taken away to spend his first night in prison. daniel sanford, bbc nwws. bringing you more now and that extreme weather in india. recent flash floods have claimed the lives of more than 150 people. our south asia correspondent sent this report. kerala, india's coastal paradise, is testament to the beauty of nature. but it's also been a reminder of the devastation it can leave in its path. the state's had more than double the usual rainfall it gets in october. thousands have been left homeless after floods and landslides. dozens have died — many of them children. a smart and friendly three—year—old was buried under the mud. his mother, sophia, is in hospital, covered in bruises. she was trapped by the landslide and said the mud came right up to her head. "my son woke up in the morning and went to brush his teeth," she told me. "he didn't even have his breakfast. then we heard a noise like thunder, and the house fell down." in a nearby bed, sophia's two other

ali harbi ali is a british citizen who was born in south london to somali parents and grew up in croydonn in custody, and after the hearing he was taken away to spend his first night in prison. the us house of representatives has approved a resolution finding former trump advisor steve bannon in contempt of congress. mr bannon has refused to appear before a congressional hearing investigating january's attack on the us capitol — citing executive priviledge. the matter will now be refered to the justice department. a coronavirus lockdown in the australian city of melbourne has been lifted, now that 70% of the population has been double—vaccinated. the city has had six lockdowns, spending more than 260 days in total under tough restrictions. pubs, cafes, and hairdressers can now reopen — but only to those who are double—vaccinated. meanwhile, australia's most populous state — home to the iconic city of sydney — is easing lockdown conditions, which have been in place sincejune. it comes just as new south wales prepares for the main summer season. we can speak to sally tabner in sydney. she'

he went to school in croydon, south london.s referred to the prevent scheme, which is meant to stop people from being drawn into terrorism. there are no calls to increase security for mps. the home secretary priti patel is considering police guards at constituency meetings. we must not let the terrorist order our way of lies, but we also need to as we move forward push back against this, do this in a responsible way. for now, south end is in mourning for a man who dedicated his life to the service of his community. let's get some of the day's other news. opposition parties in hungary have chosen their candidate to take on the right—wing prime minister, viktor orban, in elections next year. a conservative political outsider with no party affiliation, peter marki—zay, has won the country's first ever opposition primaries. the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, has pledged to outlaw prostitution in the country. mr sanchez told his socialist paty�*s congress that prostitution "enslaved" women. currently, there is no punishment

he grew up in croydon and went to school there.iser to a former somali prime minister. his uncle is the somali ambassador to china. ali harbi ali was referred to the government's counter—extremism programme prevent some years ago, but he was not a formal mi5 subject of interest. more than three days into this investigation, counter—terrorism detectives do have a potential motive for the killing, islamist extremism and a desire to kill a british politician, but it is still not clear why sir david amess in particular was targeted. counter—terrorism command searches of three properties in london linked to ali harbi ali are now over. this flat in a north london town house was a hive of police activity yesterday, but today it was quiet. it seems that the investigation of the murder of sir david amess is not expanding, but remains focused on the man arrested at the scene. the suspect is still being questioned at a police station in london. he has not yet been charged with any offences. daniel sandford, bbc news, new scotland yard. to wes

ali harbi ali is a british citizen who was born in south london to somali parents and grew up in croydonder charge the chief magistrate said that he would remain in custody, and after the hearing he was taken away to spend his first night in prison. tomorrow afternoon ali harbi ali will appear at the old bailey of his case starts to progress through the courts. here at scotland yard counterterrorism detectives described today as a milestone but they continued to appeal to the public to come forward with more information to help them to build their case. this is obviously a very significant case for the counterterrorism command stop they are making clear and reassuring people today that they are not looking for anyone else in connexion with this murder. daniel sandford, our home affairs correspondent at scotland yard. let's turn to the latest on the pandemic. the number of new infections in the uk in the past 2a hours has surged past 50,000 for the first time sincejuly. the prime minister has urged people to come forward for vaccinations and boosterjabs, but said the government was sticki

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ali harbi ali is a british citizen who was born in south london, and grew up in croydon.r david amess, he is accused of preparing a terrorist act. it's alleged that on reconnaissance trips earlier this year, he went to the address of one mp several times and the constituency surgery of another. he also went to the house of commons. after the hearing, he was taken away to prison, where he will be held until his next appearance at the old bailey, tomorrow. the time period covered by the charge of preparing a terrorist act goes back to may 2019, and runs up until last month. so the allegation is that ali harbi ali had been preparing some kind of attack for almost two and a half years. the alleged reconnaissance of mps began in march this year. sophie.— in march this year. sophie. daniel, thank yom — the number of new coronavirus infections recorded in the uk in the past 2a hours has surged past 50,000 for the first time sincejuly. the number of people in hospital has also risen. the prime minister urged people to come forward for vaccinations and boosterjabs but said the gov

years old, grewl born and raised, 25 years old, grew up born and raised, 25 years old, grew up in croydonadviser to somalia's prime minister and that caused some people to look at a possible somali connexion. but so far there doesn't seem to be any connexion to their prescribed somali terrorist group, al shabaab. the detectives al sha baab. the detectives questioning al shabaab. the detectives questioning have until friday. he has been rearrested under section 41 of the terrorism act 2000. they are going through every line of enquiries, police have recovered the weapon that was used to murder sir david amess, that was recovered from the scene. the suspect made no attempt to flee the scene at all. witnesses at the time said he didn't alter what is known as the cry that some people carrying out what are known as jihadist attacks often cry or shout out. that wasn't heard. anyhow, everyone is keeping an open mind about it. his father has been questioned by counterterrorism police and his phone has been taken away for analysis as well. because the police are saying very little, they haven't up

he went to school in croydon in south london.s ago he was referred to the prevent scheme, which is designed to stop people being drawn into terrorism. for now, southend is in mourning for a man who dedicated his life to the service of his community. arun iyengar, bbc news. brendan cox, the husband of the murdered labour mpjo cox, says it brought back terrible memories when he heard of the attack on sir david amess. i thinkjust when you get that... ..when i got that call on friday ijust had a very immediate and sort of very physical reaction to it. i was back in that moment five years ago when i got the call aboutjo and i found it very hard to function. i picked the kids up from school and went away for the weekend just to try and get away from it all. but i also, i guess the other sort of emotion was just the sort of... the terrible sadness for the family, knowing what they're going through, knowing those moments of hope when you know that there's been an attack but you hope it's not too bad, to then the realisation that the wors

ali harbi ali is a british citizen who was born in south london and grew up in croydon.it's alleged that on reconnaissance trips earlier this year, he went to the address of one mp several times and the constituency surgery of another. he also went to the house of commons. after the hearing, he was taken away to prison, where he'll be held until his next appearance at the old bailey tomorrow. the time period covered by that charge of preparing a terrorist act goes back to may 2019 and runs up until last month. so, the allegation is that ali harbi ali had been preparing some kind of attack for almost 2.5 years. the alleged reconnaissance of mps began in march this year. saudi arabia, australia and japan are among a number of countries trying to change a crucial scientific report to play down the need to move away from using fossil fuels. that's what's been revealed in a leak of documents seen by the bbc. saudi arabia is one of the world's largest oil producers. australia is a major coal exporter. the leak comes as world leaders prepare to gather in glasgow for crucial cli

ali harbi ali is a british citizen who was born in south london, and grew up in croydon.ccused of preparing a terrorist act. it's alleged that on reconnaissance trips earlier this year, he went to the address of one mp several times and the constituency surgery of another. he also went to the house of commons. after the hearing, he was taken away to prison, where he will be held until his next appearance at the old bailey, tomorrow. european leaders are in brussels for a 2—day european council summit and a row with poland is dominating the debates. that's because earlier this month, poland s highest court ruled that parts of eu law are in direct conflict with its own constitution — challenging the foundations of the european union in a way that has never been done before. the case was brought by this man — poland's prime minister. eu leaders have threatened sanctions against poland saying their core values are at stake. this was eu commission president ursula von der leyen on tuesday. this is what all 27 member states have signed up to as part of this union as a sovereign

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ali harbi ali is a british citizen who was born in south london and grew up in croydon.o the address of one mp several times and the constituency surgery of another. he also went to the house of commons. after the hearing, he was taken away to prison, where he'll be held until his next appearance at the old bailey tomorrow. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, we'll have the latest from florida, where investigators are leading a search for the missing fiance of murdered us blogger gabby petito. the fbi says its found human remains in a nature reserve. the uk government has been accused not doing enough to stop the spread we're continuing with the plan that we set out injuly, which was itself an extension of the road map that began in february. and, yes, we're watching the numbers very carefully every day, and, yes, you're absolutely right, tracey, the numbers of infections are high. but we're within the parameters of what the predictions were, what spi—m and the others said where would be at this stage given the steps that we've taken. so, we're sticking with our pla

in croydon in south london, play place welcomes around 65 young people every week on its community busload of paints, pencils, papers, clay. why do you keep coming back to play place, what's the best thing about coming back to the youth club? you get to meet a lot of new people, different activities, and sometimes it'sjust good to get out of the house. we want to do a soup kitchen for our headstart project. - so we've been, like, - researching homelessness. i've been hearing it's a good place to, like, socialise and things like that. but it can be a struggle to fund these resources. a recent ymca report found that over the last eight years, local authority funding for youth services in england and wales has decreased by £978 million. that's down 70%. two years ago, the government announced a new 500 million youth investment fund, but the department for digital, culture, media and sport, dcms, has acknowledged the fund has not yet launched. so, no money has been allocated. i'm in knowsley, part of the liverpool city region, which is one of the uk's most deprived boroughs where these eff

, will be _ from here and grew up in croydon, will be appearing at westminster magistrates' court this almost exactly after sir david amess was stabbed in leigh—on—sea, a man has been charged and will be appearing in court this afternoon and that will be the long process of putting evidence together in preparation of a trial.- putting evidence together in preparation of a trial. thank you very much- _ preparation of a trial. thank you very much. now— preparation of a trial. thank you very much. now a _ preparation of a trial. thank you very much. now a company - preparation of a trial. thank you - very much. now a company in scotland is exploring a solution thatis that is unusual. governments all around the world are trying to find ways to tackle climate change. one of the biggest problems is our use of fossil fuels. whether it�*s warming our homes — or powering our vehicles — finding an alternative is crucial. now a company in scotland is exploring a solution that seems a little unusual. tim allman has the story. does its magical properties extend to saving the environment? maybe stop

he is british born and raised, 25 years old, born in 96, from croydon.s parents came from somalia in the 1990s and his father was an adviser to somalia's prime minister and that because some people to look at a possible somali connection but so far, from talking to people at whitehall, there doesn't appear to be any connection. we are told there is no connection to a prescribed somali terrorist group. detectives have him until friday, he has been rearrested under section 41 of the terrorism act 2,000 and they are going through every possible line of inquiry, looking particularly at the forensic evidence on his phone. police also recovered the weapon that was used to murder sir david amess, that was recovered from the scene, and the suspect made no attempt to flee the scene at all. witnesses at the time said that he did not utter what is known as the takbir, which is the phrase that is often mentioned in these kinds of terrorist attacks, and that his phone has been... and the police are not saying very much, there is a dearth of information. from politici

he went to school in croydon in south london.e was referred to the prevent scheme, which is designed to stop people being drawn into terrorism. there are now calls to increase security for mps. the home secretary, priti patel, is considering police guards at constituency meetings. we must not let the terrorists alter our way of lives, but we also need to, as we move forward and push back against this, do this in a responsible way. for now, southend is in mourning for a man who dedicated his life to the service of his community. arun iyengar, bbc news. we're joined now by our political correspondent chris mason. morning to you. it is going to be a very difficult day in westminster today, isn't it?— very difficult day in westminster today, isn't it? yes, good morning. it really is — today, isn't it? yes, good morning. it really is because _ today, isn't it? yes, good morning. it really is because away _ today, isn't it? yes, good morning. it really is because away from - today, isn't it? yes, good morning. it really is because away

crime, and ali harbi ali, who is 25 years old, was born in southwark not far from here and grew up in croydoninster magistrates�* court this afternoon, so very quickly into court, from where, once he�*s made a brief appearance, he will be taken off to prison to await his first crown court appearance. the government has been accused of �*wilful negligence�* for not doing more to stop the spread of covid in england. the doctors�* union — the british medical association — says it�*s �*incredibly concerning�* that ministers are not taking immediate action to reduce the impact of coronavirus on the nhs. yesterday the health secretary ruled out imposing the government�*s so called plan b of restrictions, such as the compulsory wearing of face coverings. our health correspondent katherine da costa reports. this is plan a, boosting elderly and vulnerable groups is part of the government�*s main strategy to navigate what many fear might be a difficult winter. now, in england, those who are six months and one week post their second covid vaccine are being asked to book their booster online or dial 119,

with your news from london and the south east, i'm victoria hollins. people of croydon have voted forees". well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a very mild start this morning — temperatures in some spots remained in the mid—teens celsius, so unseasonably warm, and another unseasonably warm day. high pressure still in charge, warmerair coming infrom the continent, but that's left us with some dense patches of mist and fog this morning. fairly stubborn, as well — it's really going to take its time to lift. when it does, it's going to be lifting into cloud, so a largely grey start. that cloud, especially down in the south—east, thick enough to produce an odd spot of light rain and drizzle, but through the afternoon, mightjust see that cloud breaking, some sunny spells, and temperatures getting up to 20 celsius — maybe even 21, itjust depends on how many sunny spells we get. now overnight, drier airfeeding in from the continent, less chance of mist and fog b

also worth a check this weekend, when most southern services between victoria and east croydon will beigures, but the cloud is a weak cold front sinking southwards as it hits the area of high pressure. it weakens further and dissipates, but we will keep those cloudy conditions for much of the rest of day. perhaps some clearance, sunshine, and some cool air in northern home counties by the time we get to the end of the day, so it could brighten up considerably here. top temperatures, though, underneath all of that cloud lower than they have been, 14 or 15 celsius, and the winds staying light. as we head through this evening and overnight, there will be some long clear spells again particularly towards northern counties, where we mayjust see temperature drop as low as perhaps 5 or 6 celsius. elsewhere, high single figures underneath all of that cloud, and it should stay dry. tomorrow, it will start to feel a bit milder. it should be dry throughout the day, there will be some sunny spells, but variable amounts of cloud, temperatures go up, and again feeling quite mild, with more cloud on