daniel khalife. the 21—year—old formersoldier. officers daniel khalife.r soldier. officers say he was eventually detained in west london at an address in northolt, not too farfrom where i am. also not at an address in northolt, not too far from where i am. also not too far from where i am. also not too far from where i am. also not too far from wandsworth prison where he had been held on suspicion of terror activities. he had escaped earlier in the week, prompting a huge manhunt. we have been working in the prison kitchen and had managed to get to the bottom of a food van which was the facility wandsworth prison, which is how he made his escape. police say he is now back in detention in west london. he has now been arrested. my colleague looks back at the day's events. members of the public had been in touch with police overnight, having seen daniel khalife in the chiswick error. police conducted what the described as intensive searches here. they included officers stopping and searching vehicles, inspecting car boots, and asking local residents for ident

tn to the coast to try and find daniel khalife. . to the coast to try and find daniel khalife. , ., .e. in terms of the enhanced security checks in _ khalife. in terms of the enhanced security checks in place _ khalife. in terms of the enhanced security checks in place of - khalife. in terms of the enhanced security checks in place of ports l security checks in place of ports and airports, can you tell us about that. will they continue and will the public be affected? we that. will they continue and will the public be affected?- the public be affected? we will continue for _ the public be affected? we will continue for the _ the public be affected? we will continue for the foreseeable i the public be affected? we will. continue for the foreseeable future but we are working with our colleagues around the country and border force to make sure we minimise the impact on the public and balance the proportionality of the work we are doing with our need to find daniel khalife. t the work we are doing with our need to find daniel khalife.— to find daniel khalife. i note the met responded _ to

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daniel khalife was effectively remanded | escape was so significant? as accused of crimes and awaiting trial. that was due to take place in november. he had already told the court he was going to plead not guilty to the three charges he faced. the first two of those charges are terrorism act charges, one of them relates to the acquiring of information about members of the armed services, which could be useful in preparing an act of terrorism. i know that sounds very serious, but in the whole scheme of terrorism legislation, it is a relatively minor offence to acquire information, where it is not quite clear what the alleged purpose of that would be. he pleaded not guilty to that, saying he had not committed any such offence. there was a second allegation that he had made a hoax bomb in parts of the barracks where he was based at mod stafford. again, he pleaded not guilty to that, and denied that charge. after those charges were made against him injanuary this year, he was subsequently charged under the official secrets act of gathering information which

daniel khalife - of daniel abbot cal.n the 28th of january this year. —— daniel khalife. having been charged with offensive and is to have taken place during january of 2021 while serving in the armed forces. —— charged with offences. you will understand that while there is a live criminal investigation and progress, there are limits on what i can properly say. daniel khalife will be caught in due course, and will be caught in due course, and will face a trial. nothing should be said in this house or elsewhere this might prejudice those proceedings. so, let me assist the health of what i can say. at approximately 730 yesterday morning, a vehicle which had made a delivery to the prison�*s itch left hmp wandsworth. shortly afterwards, local contingency plans for unaccounted prisoner were activated. and in line with standard procedure, the police were informed. —— the prison�*s kitchen. they were put into a state of lockdown while trying to determine its whereabouts. the vicar was stopped and searched ljy the vicar was stopp

_ with our need to find daniel khalife. ,. , ., ., khalife.earing, - khalife. the description of the clothes he is wearing, he - khalife. the description of the clothes he is wearing, he is i clothes he is wearing, he is essentially wearing a cook's outfit, white t—shirt and check trousers. he was working in the kitchen, did he escape on the bottom of a delivery van? in escape on the bottom of a delivery van? , ., ., van? in terms of how he escaped, that is a matter _ van? in terms of how he escaped, that is a matter for _ van? in terms of how he escaped, that is a matter for the _ van? in terms of how he escaped, that is a matter for the prison - that is a matter for the prison service — that is a matter for the prison service it _ that is a matter for the prison service. it will form part of our investigation, too early to talk about— investigation, too early to talk about it. — investigation, too early to talk about it, but we are working closely with the _ about it, but we are working closely with the prison service to understand the detai

so daniel khalife does have military _ khalife does have military experience — how much of an advantage's beautiful weather at the moment, it's beautiful weather at the moment.— it's beautiful weather at the moment, ~ ., ., , ., moment, we know that it is warm, nice weather. _ moment, we know that it is warm, nice weather, it _ moment, we know that it is warm, nice weather, it is _ moment, we know that it is warm, nice weather, it is warm _ moment, we know that it is warm, nice weather, it is warm at night . moment, we know that it is warm, | nice weather, it is warm at night as well for sub so sleeping outside under the stars will not come as any surprise to anyone with military training. what you must remember democrat remember is we pride ourselves on having the best military in the world. so he's had some of the best training of the world and you do not become untrained when you leave the military, so he will still have that experience under his belt. but the big thing is resilience — does the individual have the resilience to stay out there, to stay unfound, to remain at large? and

i would say to daniel khalife we are going l daniel khalife we are going to find you.rself up to the police. you either call us or you go into the nearest police station and hand yourselves in. there are a huge number of officers and staff around the country and a really mobilised public now helping to find you. so come in. we will return you to prison. you can face justice. return you to prison. you can face justice-— return you to prison. you can face justice. face 'ustice. this map retraces the face justice. this map retraces the route _ face justice. this map retraces the route that _ face justice. this map retraces the route that the _ face justice. this map retraces the route that the lorry - face justice. this map retraces the route that the lorry took . the route that the lorry took after leaving the prison and the point at which daniel khalife is thought to have climbed down from it. the police have released pictures of the type of prison—issue chef's uniform he was wearing at the time. they're also offering a report of £20,000 for information that leads direc

what's the latest on the search for daniel khalife?— daniel khalife?manhunt _ daniel khalife? well, 27 hours on, the manhunt continues _ daniel khalife? well, 27 hours on, the manhunt continues after- daniel khalife? well, 27 hours on, the manhunt continues after that l the manhunt continues after that unimaginable escape from the building which you can see behind me where daniel khalife, a terror suspect, crawled under a food delivery van and clung onto the underside as it drove out onto the main road. somehow bypassing checks that would normally have seen extended mirror balls ago under the vehicle and checks all round to check as it came out of an airlock unit before it came onto the main road so that escape happened, it is understood that the police officers inside, prison officers inside russia that the police officers inside, prison officers inside russia limerick searching around for a while and inform the police once they had done quick, routine checks and the public was in form just at the afternoon. the appeal from the police is notjust about

i think the police assessment of daniel khalife as he is not a - of daniel khalife as he is not a threate public in terms of violence and they would assess he is not god access to a weapon, to have done to a knife —— he has not got access to a weapon, to a gun or a knife. and he does not pose a threat with an explosive device but clearly someone in that situation, a fugitive on the run no for three days plus, he might be pretty desperate and might be desperate and scared and worried about the consequences and if they are cornered or if a member of the public approaches them in an aggressive way, it is possible they may react and could become violent so that is why the police warning as if you see him, dial 999, don't try to engage but they say there is no wider threat to the public. i make this 21—year—old ex soldier was on remand accused of trying to spy for the iranian state. those are various accusations. he was being held in a category b prison at wandsworth and has been a lot of comment about that, perhaps it should have been in category a high security establishment such as belmars

daniel khalife was on remand at wandsworth prison, pending a trial for terror offences, due to start arges. much of the investigation focused on his daring escape from the kitchen at wandsworth prison, hiding under this delivery van. it's thought he travelled strapped underneath the van, until crawling out a mile or so later. it was there he was first spotted. police had offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information that led to his arrest. and we can cross live to ellie price in chiswick now. have you had much update after we heard that daniel khalife had been arrested? irate heard that daniel khalife had been arrested? ~ ., heard that daniel khalife had been arrested? ~ . ., ., ., ., arrested? we are waiting to hear an u date arrested? we are waiting to hear an update from — arrested? we are waiting to hear an update from the _ arrested? we are waiting to hear an update from the police. _ arrested? we are waiting to hear an | update from the police. surrounding the circumstances of his arrest. i mentioned in my report about the reward being offered for members of the public who g

daniel khalife “oined the arm in of him. daniel khalife “oined the army in 2019 h of him.ed the army in 2019 and _ of him. daniel khalife “oined the army in 2019 and in _ of him. daniel khalife joined the army in 2019 and in 2022 - of him. daniel khalife joined the army in 2019 and in 2022 he - of him. daniel khalife joined the - army in 2019 and in 2022 he became the focus of a counterterrorism investigation. he is accused of being involved in a bomb hoax on the 2nd of january this year being involved in a bomb hoax on the 2nd ofjanuary this year and on the 26th of january he was arrested. the charges he faced include preparing an act of terrorism and collect information useful to an enemy, believed to be a hostile state. this is a very serious _ believed to be a hostile state. ti 3 is a very serious breach of security and it throws up a number of questions. firstly, what was this man doing wandsworth prison? wandsworth a category b reception present so it's not an obvious place for somebody who is being charged under terrorism offences who is a potential national securit

escape.— may have contributed to daniel khalife's esca-e. ~ ., , ., , khalife's escape. holds around — khalife's escape. wandsworth prison holds around 1600 _ khalife's escape. wandsworth prison holds around 1600 people, - khalife's escape. wandsworth prison holds around 1600 people, well- khalife's escape. wandsworth prison holds around 1600 people, well in l holds around 1600 people, well in excess of standard operating capacity. and, a lot of people in the prison system, and a lot of experts on the outside say that this is a kind of prison which ultimately has to be closed, it is dark, victorian, unfit for the modern world. they said that the sooner it closes, the better. but of course, the building programme is a very complicated matter. the government is committed to building more prisons. there is also the matter of morale. there is a high turnover of prison officers across england and wales. high levels of sickness. there has been a loss over the last few years, an awful lot of experienced prison officers leaving. lots of those staff are inexperienced because they

. , . , ., , , , police are working to find daniel khalife. , . , ., ,, , . ., khalife. happens. we are su ”ortin khalife. this rarely happens. we are suworting our _ khalife. this rarely happens. we are supporting our colleagues _ khalife. this rarely happens. we are supporting our colleagues in - khalife. this rarely happens. we are supporting our colleagues in the - supporting our colleagues in the prison— supporting our colleagues in the prison service and across government and other_ prison service and across government and other agencies in the country who are — and other agencies in the country who are involved in the criminal justice — who are involved in the criminal justice system. for us the focus is on locating — justice system. for us the focus is on locating daniel khalife, bringing him back— on locating daniel khalife, bringing him back to custody, and making sure he stands _ him back to custody, and making sure he stands trial and the public are an important part of that process. commander murphy stressed that he didn't think daniel khalife was a particul

daniel khalife had been accused of trying to gather information for iran.failings in care — despite repeated warnings. the uk will rejoin the european union's flagship science programme — horizon — under a new deal, after months of talks. more now on the manhunt for terror suspect daniel abed khalife, who escaped from wandsworth prison in london on wednesday morning.

the hunt for daniel khalife extended to the borders, too — additional security checks at airports andng queues forming for passengers. daniel khalifejoined the army in 2019. three years later, he became the subject of a counter—terrorism investigation. he's accused on the 2nd of january this year of planting fake bombs at the barracks in stafford, where he was based. he was arrested later that month. the charges he face include preparing an act of terrorism, and collecting information that might be useful to terrorists or enemies of the uk. wandsworth is a category b reception and resettlement prison, so it's not an obvious place for somebody who's been charged under terrorism offences, who is a potential national security risk. the justice secretary, alex chalk, has echoed those concerns, demanding an urgent investigation by the prison service into why daniel khalife wasn't being held in a high—security category a jail. but labour says the government itself has explaining to do. we know that there are huge problems with prisons, and prison places in particular. and, as we've seen, th

yes, louis, we are 57 hours or so since daniel khalife made - or so since daniel khalife made that audaciousin south london on wednesday morning, strapping himself to the underneath of that food delivery van and escaping. police since then have been putting out various appeals to obviously try to get more information as to the route he took, and ultimately to try to catch him to get him back into prison. in terms of the interview, the snippet of the interview we just did with commander dominic murphy, he leads the met�*s counterterrorism unit, firstly a sighting by a member of the public — so this is the first time the met police have said they've received any information from a member of the public who said they saw a man fitting daniel khalife's appearance, the van that he strapped himself to underneath stop near the wandsworth roundabout at the top of trinity road shortly after his escape. you heard the commander they're saying it's not too far, that location, it's not a too far, that location, it's not a too far, that location, it's not a too far away from wandsworth prison. the commande

the manhunt for daniel khalife who escaped from wandsworth prison yesterday.an took a route through london and was stopped by the police a short time later and we found evidence to suggest daniel had been strapped underneath the vehicle and we now have that vehicle in our possession. that timeframe is critical to public support in helping us locate daniel khalife, one hour and five minutes from leaving wandsworth prison to the point at which police stopped the van and in that time daniel khalife could clearly have been anywhere on the route taken by that van, we are publishing that today to help the public support us in locating him. keep an open mind as tougher daniel khalife might be, we are focusing efforts in london and have support from colleagues all around the country to try and find him. 150 detectives and staff from counterterror command in london but many more from around the country and border force helping us. it sounds like this was a planned escape but we keep an open mind and we are working very closely with the person to understand the full det

and escaped prisoner daniel khalife, suspected of terror offences, is arrested by police in london, following a four—day search. hello and welcome, i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start in morocco, where state tv says more than 1,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck late on friday night. hospitals in the region have seen an influx of wounded people , an influx of wounded people, and the authorities are calling on residents to donate blood. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination, marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said he's "deeply saddened" by the events. china's president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. the horrifying moment a powerful earthquake hit morocco. cctv shows people running for safety as buildings begin to crumble in marrakesh. elsewhere in the city, diners frantically flee a restaurant. outside the historic kutubiyya mosque, dust rises from the tower, prompting fears i

and escaped prisoner daniel khalife — suspected of terror offences — is arrested by police in london,lowing a four—day search. ukrainian officials have said a joint statement has watered down its condemnation of russian aggression. hello and welcome, i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start in morocco, where more than 1,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck late on friday night. hospitals in the region have seen an influx of wounded people, and the authorities are calling on residents to donate blood. and in the last few minutes we've been hearing that morocco has declared three days of mourning. and the national flag will be flown at half staff throughout the country. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination, marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said he's "deeply saddened" by the events. china's president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. the horrifying moment a powerful earthquake

can i thank the minister for advance site abyss statement, and my hopes that daniel khalife will soon think there are a more immediate questions that arrive, which are that daniel khalife have been believed to pose long risk to members of the public, but was gleeful to resent the considerable potential risk to his service colleagues as well and for national security. —— was clearly opposed to present. i think it is surprising he was under category b positions, rather than category a poor trial. at what i think is extraordinary is that the prison service raised concerns last year about measures in place at once were to present escapes, afterfinding place at once were to present escapes, after finding what they consider to be potential shortcomings in physical aspects of security locally on site. it was also quite alarming to hear the former head of security on the radio this morning saying that on any given day, some 30 to 40% of front line staff were unavailable for duty. at the prison. now, the prison officers' association has highlighted some £900 million has been stripped out of th

understood that it was at this point police found straps underneath the van, alerting them to the way daniel khalife have escaped. the 21—year—old is accused of terrorism and gathering information for iran. tonight, police say he's not been seen. we begin with our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. wandsworth prison this afternoon, the day after the infamous escape, and a clear view of the kitchen block and the short route to freedom that daniel khalife took yesterday while strapped to the underside of a food delivery truck. khalife was in the prison while awaiting trial for charges that included allegedly trying to spy for iran or "obtain information useful to an enemy", to use the exact words. yesterday morning, daniel khalife was working in the kitchen at wandsworth prison. this is around 50 metres from the nearest gate. at 7.32, a food truck that had been making a delivery drove out of the prison through that gate. it will have passed through the airlock, where it should have been stopped for a security check. soon afterwards, it became clear that khalife was missing. the prison went i

daniel khalife in west london, following his escape from prison four days ago.firmed sightings there overnight, including calls from members of the public. the former soldier, who's 21, was in wandsworth prison awaiting trial, accused of trying to spy for an enemy state, understood to be iran. his family had urged him to give himself up. ellie price reports. members of the public had been in touch with police over night, having seen daniel khalife in the chiswick area. police conducted what they described as intensive searches here. they included officers stopping and searching vehicles, inspecting car boots, and asking local residents for identification. in a short statement the force thanked the public for their support throughout the investigation. from the g20 meeting in india, the prime minister echoed that sentiment. it's good news that we have recaptured the person concerned. as people already know, thejustice secretary's initiated an inquiry into the circumstances of his escape and that work will continue, but this is obviously very welcome news and my t

terror suspect daniel khalife, who evaded police for more than three days after escaping from a london prison, has been returned to custody. ukrainian officials have criticised a joint declaration from members at the 620 summit, saying the group has watered down its condemnation of russia's invasion. hello and welcome, i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start in morocco, where three days of national mourning have been declaared after the devastating earthquake that has killed more than 1300 people. the tremor struck on friday night in the atlas mountains, around 70 kilometres southwest of marrakesh. entire villages are reported to have been flattened, and families have been trapped under the rubble. the red cross says the response effort to the earthquake could take years due to the level of devastation. these are the latest pictures we are getting from amizmiz, in the south of marrakesh. people there have been digging graves for victims in this village, which has been severely affected by the deadly quake. charlotte wright has this report. outside the historic kutubiyya mosque in marrakesh,

but daniel khalife was arrested this morning.tted daniel khalife on a canal path, ultimately pushed him off the bike and arrested him. daniel khalife is now in custody in a police station in west london where he is being interviewed. police want to know, the police want to know where he was, how did he get from wandsworth prison, it's about five and a half miles so they believe he's on foot. but was he assisted? this is a question they are trying to find the answers to. and will not speculate that he was given assistance from wandsworth prison to escape, all is being investigated and it's an ongoing investigation that the commander told me here in scott and —— cotton yard earlier. the 620 summit of world leaders has agreed a joint declaration, which includes calls for a durable peace in ukraine. the text, at the summit in india, says all states involved in the conflict must "refrain" from the "use of force" for territorial gain. but there's no reference to russian aggression, and ukraine says the 620 has nothing to be proud of. f

he said he thought daniel khalife�*s escape from prison could have possibly been an insidejob. been in belmarsh, a high security prison, and he could not understand why he wasn't. the decision to give khalife a job in the kitchen at wandsworth prison was, i quote, quite astonishing. he said at the prison kitchen is a plum job and goes to the most reliable, allegedly reliable, trusted prisoners chosen by staff, so those comments coming from the former governor of belmarsh and brixton prison is in london. if you want to hear more on that interview, you can listen back to bbc radio 4's world at one programme on bbc sounds. let's turn to the war in ukraine. several drones have been shut down overnight. it is possible the drones may have been aimed at a nearby airport. russia also says that at least two more were brought down over the southern rostov region. these buildings are not far from the region's military headquarters, but again, no casualties have been reported. it comes as the us secretary of state, this antony blinken, continues a two day visit to kyiv. today he's been meet

only the innocent driver at the wheel, and this cctv footage obtained by the bbc suggests that daniel khalifepeared from under the vehicle three quarters of an hour before. khalife was in wandsworth prison while awaiting trial for charges that included allegedly trying to spy for iran or obtain information useful to an enemy, to use the exact words. yesterday morning daniel khalife had been working in the kitchen at wandsworth prison, around 50 metres from the nearest gate. at 7:32am the food truck, which had been making a delivery, drove out of the prison through that gate. it will have passed through the airlock where it should have stopped for a security check. soon afterwards it became clear that khalife was missing. the prison went into lockdown and when there was no sign of him the police were called. they stopped and searched the truck and found strapping underneath which he is thought to have used to hold himself under the vehicle, but there was no sign of khalife. the images of the truck show the large space underneath the cargo section, and this is the journey that the vehicle took

daniel khalife was on remand at wandsworth prison, pending a trial for terror offences due to start inestigation focused on his daring escape from the kitchen at wandsworth prison, hiding under this delivery van. it's thought he travelled strapped underneath the van, until crawling out a mile or so later. it was there he was first spotted. police had offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information that led to his arrest. earlier, we spoke to our correspondent ellie price in chiswick. whether 21 was arrested. well, it is auestions whether 21 was arrested. well, it is questions we _ whether 21 was arrested. well, it is questions we are _ whether 21 was arrested. well, it is questions we are waiting _ whether 21 was arrested. well, it is questions we are waiting to - whether 21 was arrested. well, it is questions we are waiting to hear, . questions we are waiting to hear, the metropolitan police have so far released a short statement basically thanking the public for their information. we assume that led to the arrest of daniel khalife. as you say, this search has been going on since we

two days on the run, but still no sign of daniel khalife. more than 150 british police officers to find the where about of the former soldier who escaped from the london prison of wandsworth king charles iii has recorded a message and released a favourite photograph of elizabeth ii to mark the first anniversary of his mother's death. he hailed his mother's life of devoted service. hello, i'm victoria valentine. we start in india — where world leaders are expective to arrive in new delhi in the coming hours, ahead of this weekend's 620 summit. this was earlier — us presidentjoe biden departing washington for the summit. uk prime minister rishi sunak is also expected to attend. the 620 group consists of 19 of the world's wealthiest economies — and the european union. it accounts for 85% of global economic output and two—thirds of its population. it's a key forum for international issues — but there are deep divisions over some of these, like the war in ukraine. live now to siddarth varadarajan, the founding editor of the independent indian new

daniel khalife had been accused of trying to gather information for iran.ian drones overnight after a russian missile strike killed 16 people in eastern ukraine another by—election looms for rishi sunak�*s conservative party — mp chris pincher announces he's resigning after a parliamentary committee found him guilty of an "abuse of power" and "completely inappropriate" behaviour. as inappropriate" behaviour. the civil war in yemen gr we as the civil war in yemen grinds on, we have a special report from orla guerin about the extraordinary resilience of some of the country's youngest.

daniel khalife is seen here in a new video obtained by the bbc.us that he went to teddington school in south london, and was a talented 100m runner. fellow soldiers said that he had a reputation as a joker who messed around in basic training. for the rest of his army career, he was based at stafford barracks, working with the high—tech royal signals regiment. it's here that he's accused of trying to spy for iran last year. wandsworth prison, where he was being held, is not a high security prison. it's category b, not category a. the government's independent adviser on terrorism legislation has suggested that that was a poor decision. when you have someone who's suspected of espionage, of a crime against the state, who may have a network with a hostile state, at that stage, how do you deal with them? i would have thought that someone who's charged with espionage ought to be held more securely. there are certainly questions about the security culture at the prison. 0ne driver who made regular trips into wandsworth has told the bbc that his vehicle w

a london court has remanded 21—year—old terror suspect daniel khalife in custody. worth prison. khalife was arrested on a canal towpath in north west london on saturday, four days after he allegedly escaped. he was pulled off a bike by a plainclothes counter—terrorism officer. live now to to our correspondent helena wilkinson at westminster magistrates' court. what happened today? it is a relatively short _ what happened today? it is a relatively short hearing - what happened today? it is a l relatively short hearing around eight minutes, that is pretty typical for eight minutes, that is pretty typicalfor a eight minutes, that is pretty typical for a first magistrates' court appearance after somebody is charged. daniel khalife, a 21—year—old former soldier was brought here in a blue armoured, high security police van. we can show you those pictures of his arrival earlier this morning, two unmarked police cars and some officers outside as he was brought into the building of the magistrates' court. inside the courtroom he was brought into the dock, he was wearing a gr

escaped prisoner daniel khalife is arrested by police in london, following a four—day search.'m rajini vaidyanathan live from chiswick, in london, where escaped prisoner daniel khalife was arrested and world leaders at the 620 summit in delhi issue a joint declaration calling on all states to refrain from the threat or use of force. hello, i'm vishala sri—pathma. we start in morocco, where state tv says more than one thousand people have been killed in the earthquake that struck late on friday night. hospitals in the region have seen an influx of wounded people, and the authorities are calling on residents to donate blood. the 6.8—magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital, rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said he's "deeply saddened" by the events. china's president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble—strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a magn

we speak to a former inmate who knew daniel khalife.ening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a huge manhunt is under way for the former soldier who escaped from wandsworth prison yesterday morning. more than 150 officers and staff from the metropolitan police's counterterrorism unit are trying to track down daniel khalife, who was accused of gathering information for iran. he strapped himself under a food delivery van, still dressed as a prison chef. tonight, police say he has not been seen, but they have been giving more details about how he got out. we begin with our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. wandsworth prison this afternoon, the day after the infamous escape, and a clear view of the kitchen block and the short route to freedom that daniel khalife took yesterday while strapped to the underside of a food delivery truck. he was in the prison while awaiting trial for charges that included allegedly trying to spy for iran or obtain information useful to an enemy, to use the exact words. yesterday morning, daniel khalife

we have had a - confirmed sighting of daniel khalife coming out from underneath the lorry near wandsworth trinity road as it goes into swann�*s own way. daniel was spotted walking towards wandsworth town centre, along swann�*s way. this walking towards wandsworth town centre, along swann's way. this is food truck khalife _ centre, along swann's way. this is food truck khalife used _ centre, along swann's way. this is food truck khalife used to - centre, along swann's way. this is food truck khalife used to escape i food truck khalife used to escape caught on cctv that morning. the footage we filmed of an almost identical vehicle shows there are several places underneath it where he could have concealed himself. school friends and army friends of khalife have told us that he went to teddington school in south london and was a talented 100m runner. in the army, he had a reputation as a joker who messed around in basic training. forthe joker who messed around in basic training. for the rest of his army career, he was based at the stafford barracks, working with the high—tech royal signals re

but lax checks here seem to have allowed daniel khalife to do exactly that.o doubt something went catastrophically wrong with the checks on the truck and the counting of prisoners working in the kitchen before it was allowed to leave. but union officials say individual officers shouldn't be blamed in a jail that is woefully short of staff. i'm sure one of the things they will be looking at is how wandsworth has been left so depleted of staff. and i hope it doesn'tjust focus on pointing the finger at a prison officer or prison officers. a year ago, daniel khalife was still working at this barracks in staffordshire, the base for some of the uk's high—tech forces. police today described him as a very resourceful individual who had shown some ingenuity in his escape. tonight, he is still on the run. let's hearfrom john podmore, who governed belmarsh and brixton prisons, and has been an inspector of prisons. he tells us about whether he thinks khalife should have been kept in a higher security prison. i was governor of belmarsh, i was responsible for a lot of cate

daniel khalife was working in the kitchen.ping himself to the underside of a food delivery van. in the house of commons, the justice secretary announced a series of reviews to answer some basic questions. who was on duty that morning? in what roles? ranging from the kitchen to the prison gate, what protocols were in place? were they followed? there are more questions. why was a terror suspect being held at a category b prison? what kind of checks were there on the vehicles coming in and out? you'd expect a mirror to be run under the van on its way out in the same way as there is a dome above where you can look down to see if anyone�*s on top of the van. now, why did that fail? daniel khalife is a former soldier. he joined the army in 2019. three years later, he became the subject of a counter—terrorism investigation. he's accused of planting fake bombs at the barracks in stafford where he was based, and was arrested injanuary. he's been charged with preparing an act of terrorism and collecting information useful to a hostile s

uk police confirmed sightings of missing prisoner daniel khalife in west london as the search the fourth day. rishi sunak is greeted warmly by his indian counterpart at the g20 summit in delhi. can a bilateral trade deal be on the cards? hello. welcome. we start in morocco which has been hit by a powerful earthquake. the country's interior ministry says at least 632 people have been killed, with more than 300 injured. residents and tourists — in the city of marrakesh, were forced to flee their homes when the 6.8 magnitude quake struck shortly after 11 o'clock last night, causing buildings to collapse. the quake�*s epicentre was in a remote area of the high atlas mountains — and tremors were also reportedly felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away, as well as casablanca and essaouira. charlotte winfield has this report. streets filled with rubble and destruction. the earthquake struck central morocco shortly after 11pm on friday with an aftershock less than 20 minutes later. the quake�*s epicentre is in a remote area of the high atlas mountains but tremors are said to have been

security was notably high as daniel khalife was brought to court in an armoured van.son last wednesday by tying himself underneath a catering delivery truck using a strap made from bed sheets. in the dock, he had a police officer sitting on each side of him. his lawyer said there was no indication at this stage whether he would plead guilty or not guilty to escaping from jail. the hearing lasted only eight minutes, and three hours later the convoy departed again. the deputy chief magistrate told daniel khalife that he would remain in custody until his next court appearance at the old bailey at the end of the month. in the meantime, he has been taken away to a category a high security prison. thatjail is hmp belmarsh in south—east london, and the van could be seen arriving there a0 minutes later. after an adventure lasting just over five days and six hours, daniel khalife was back in prison. ahead of his arrest injanuary, 21—year—old daniel khalife had been a soldier in the high—tech royal signals regiment, and the main charge he faces is obtaining information useful t

all trying to locate former soldier daniel khalife.n after escaping prison on wednesday. today the metropolitan police commissioner said the force is exploring if prison staff aided his escape. just to work out _ prison staff aided his escape. just to work out a _ prison staff aided his escape. jut to work out a prisoners scape and how you can do the logistics and how you will do it is unlike will something you do on the spur—of—the—moment. did anyone in the prison help him, other prisoner, guard staff, was helped by people outside the walls or was it simply, all of his own creation. fin all of his own creation. on wednesday _ all of his own creation. on wednesday morning he had been working in the kitchen, 50 metres from the nearest gate. at 7.32, a food truck drove out of the prison and through that gate. it will have passed through the airlock where it should have stopped for a security check. soon after, it became clear that khalife was missing, the prison went into lockdown, when there was no sign the police were called. they stopp

this is daniel khalife.cused of placing fake bombs at a military base while he was a soldier. and these are some of the questions we have about his escape. first of all, when did it happen? well, just before 8:00 on wednesday morning, from wandsworth prison in south west london, which is a category b prison — category a being the highest security. how did it happen? well, the bbc has been told he strapped himself to the underside ofa van. we've no details on how he may have been able to do that. where are the authorities looking? well, everywhere. all police forces and border forces have been asked to look for him. we know there have been delays at some airports as checks intensify. how rare are prison escapes? well, reasonably. there have been five since 2017. there was an escape from wandsworth in 2019. the last terror—related escape was back in 1994. and then, who's facing questions? well, a lot of people, the prison governor. how was this escape possible? why was a terror suspect working in the kitchen?

the manhunt for daniel khalife continues. the prisoner is on the run for the last two days after escaping wandsworth prison. hours after being appointed, the new boss of japan's main talent agency is also being accused of sexually assaulting young boys. leaders are arriving at the 620 summit which is just getting under way now in new delhi, india. the 620 group consists of 19 of the world's wealthiest economies and the european union. it accounts for 85% of global economic output and two—thirds of its population. it's a key forum for international issues — but there are deep divisions over some of these, like the war in ukraine. one of the first leaders to arrive has been the british prime minister rishi sunak, whose indian heritage will attract extra attention. the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. so the very eagerly awaited of rishi sunak, the british pm has happened. yes, he has arrived just a little while ago and when he arrived he was drated with dancers, there was the british high commissioner alo

they said they had been sightings of daniel khalife in chiswick over night. there was an opportunity to pick him out on cctv. they urge the public to contact them if they saw him. we know their work helicopters in the area as well. so, certainly a significant development that they managed to get the sightings of him. they said he was wearing a black cap, a top and trousers. the fact he also had a bag on him. this has been a huge operation for the metropolitan police. some four days of searching for this 21—year—old, who escaped from wandsworth prison on wednesday. he climbed onto the underside of a food delivery vehicle. the met were not told by wandsworth prison that he had escaped for an hour, which analysis has shown was very crucial for them in their search. it was a day or so before they were even able to confirm that he was still, they believed, in the london area. they did say that he may have left the country, so there was worked on lots of different area at ports and airports, a huge military and border police operation. now, this 21—year—old former

two days on the run but still no sign of daniel khalife. police say there have been no confirmed sightings of the former soldier who escaped from wandsworth prison. the manhunt continues. every car in eurotunnel is having its that may already have happened. on the first anniversary of the late queen's death, king charles speaks of his mother's life of "devoted service". tackling the tide of disposible vapes. eight are thrown away every second in the uk, but only a small number of them are recycled. good morning, standing charges, we all pay them on our energy bills but what are they, what do they cover and why have they gone up so much? i will be taking a look. good morning from marseille, where, for the next seven weeks, france play host to the most competitive rugby union world cup yet. this is one of the host cities. it kicks off tonight, in paris, france against new zealand, with all of the home nations involved over the weekend. �* ., ., weekend. and good morning from the r0 alalbert weekend. and good morning from the royal albert hall

daniel khalife is still on the run, after breaking out from prison on wednesday.least 49 civilians are reported to have been killed in an attack on a mali river boat. and king charles attends a special church service a year after the death of his mother, queen elizabeth. british prime minister rishi sunak is among the leaders arriving at the 620 summit, which isjust beginning in new delhi. the group of 20 consists of 19 of the world's wealthiest economies — and the european union. it accounts for 85 % of global economic output and two—thirds of its population. it's a key forum for international issues — but there are deep divisions on some subjects, such as the war in ukraine. mr sunak�*s indian heritage will attract extra attention — he says he feels like the country's "son—in—law". the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. when he arrived he was greeted with dancers, of course the british high commissioner was there to greet him along with other indian dignitaries including the minister of state. now, before mr sunak got on the plane, he did tw

security was notably high as daniel khalife was brought to court in an armoured van.sday by tying himself underneath a catering delivery truck using a strap made from bed sheets. in the dock, he had a police officer sitting on each side of him. his lawyer said there was no indication at this stage whether he would plead guilty or not guilty to escaping from jail. the hearing lasted only eight minutes and three hours later, the convoy departed again. the deputy chief magistrate told daniel khalife that he would remain in custody until his next court appearance, at the old bailey at the end of the month. in the meantime, he has been taken away to a category—a, high—security prison. thatjail is hmp belmarsh in south—east london, and the van could be seen arriving there a0 minutes later. after an adventure lasting just over five days and six hours, daniel khalife was back in prison. ahead of his arrest injanuary, 21—year—old daniel khalife had been a soldier in the high—tech royal signals regiment, and the main charge he faces is obtaining information useful to the enemy