branwen jeffreys, bbc news, darlington.nfronted the london bridge terrorists spoke of their pride today, as they collected their son's posthumous george medal for bravery from the queen. ignacio echeverria used his skateboard to try to hit one of the attackers. three police officers were also honoured for their bravery on the night of the attack in june last year. sophie long reports from buckingham palace. few of those who had been enjoying their saturday night out around borough market injune last year will ever forget the horrific scenes they witnessed. but as the attackers unleashed terror, killing eight people, injuring dozens more, they were confronted by selfless acts of heroism. ignacio echeverria used his skateboard to fend off an attacker. he died trying to save a woman who was being stabbed. today, his parents received their son's george medal. his dad told me how proud he was of the way his son lived and the way he died. translation: he would be tremendously happy. he was someone who really made the most of his

our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports from darlington. be trustworthy, responsible, fair and caring individuals. ..to get ready to learn to praise hard work. it feels calm and peaceful. it, like, lets people know how well other people are getting on in the lessons. so you can turn your gastauer off... — your so you can turn your gastauer off... “ your gas so you can turn your gastauer off... —— your gas tap off. four years ago this school was failing. boys, are you all right? yes. yeah, do you know what you are doing? just 11% of pupils got english and maths, this year well over half passed the gcse‘s. it's in a community with lots of challenges, but still isn't rated good by ofsted. to teach to the test all the time is taking out the beauty and the love and the passion of education. wrong, very, very wrong, but it doesn't mean you don't strive to hit your targets because of course you do. the culture of the climate that there is a legacy within the area they live, the geography of what the school is, what their parents have experienced.

shasta darlington explains from sao paulo. >> reporter: this was the scene just a few months ago.ring crowds greet the man leading the polls by a wide margin. former president luis lula da silva. that was just hours before he handed himself in to police to serve a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. >> translator: the more days they leave me in there the more lulas are going to be born. >> reporter: but the man known as lula sidelined, a far right former army captain jumped to the head of the race. but last month, he was stabbed in the stomach at a campaign rally and spent weeks recovering in hospital posting selfies and defiant videos. this country is ours. brazil above all, god above everyone. he shouts in a recorded message for his supporters. for years, the congressman made headlines for his support of the military dictatorship and attacks on women, gays and blacks. here telling a fellow lawmaker he wouldn't rape her because she doesn't deserve it. but with the country's major political parties engulfed in a corruption scandal and the economy sputtering, he has convinced v

our shasta darlington reports from sao paulo. >>> these days, jair bolsonaro draws a crowd. yellow flags, patriotic jerseys and bolsonaro masks. they flood the streets a week before election day. even though the candidate himself isn't here. bolsonaro talks to fans via video linkup. brazil will no longer be mocked around the world, he says. there won't be room for corruption any longer. last month, bolsonaro was stabbed in the gut at a campaign rally and spent weeks recovering in bed. posting defiant selfies. the incident only improved his standing in polls. bolsonaro came close to an outright majority with 46% of the vote in a first round election with 13 candidates earlier this month. now he faces off against his nearest rival fernando haddad from the left wing workers party. he's tried to appeal to brazil's poorest by promising to expand the social programs introduced during his party's 13 years in power. i'm going to raise minimum wage above inflation he says in this campaign ad. haddad was a last minute entry in the race. in september, he stepped in for jailed former pr

in darlington market, i asked parents. good behaviour. iam allfor i am all for that.ections in two years. now, schools like this hope they will get more recognition. a?junior? minister in the indian government is facing calls to resign over allegations of harassment and sexual assault. he's yet to respond, but the claims come as india is in the midst of a #metoo storm. in recent days several women have used social media to air accounts of alleged sexual harassment in the workplace. yogita limaye reports from mumbai. just some of the hundreds of stories india's women have shared over the past few days. on twitter and facebook there's been a torrent of allegations made against men from the media and entertainment industries. many have even been named. the most high—profile, india's junior foreign minister and a former newspaper editor. he's not responded so far. there are serious allegations leveled against him. his boss, india's foreign minister, chose not to comment when asked about the issue. the harassment reached such an extreme point that... but the whole movement

our shasta darlington explains from asu pasao paulo. >> reporter: this was the scene months ago adoringng the crowds. that was just hours before he handed himself into police to serve a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. >> translator: the more days they leave me in there, the nor lulas are going to be born. >> reporter: a former army captain jumps ahead of the race. but last month, he was stabbed in the stup miomach in a campai rally. and spent weeks in the hospital posting selfies and defiant videos. this country is ours, brazil above all, god above everyone, he shouts in a recorded message for his support. for years, the congressman, made headlines of his headlines on dictatorship and attacks on gays and blacks. here, telling a former lawmaker, he wouldn't rape her because she doesn't deserve it. but with the economy wrapped in a corruption scandal, he's convinced voters he's brazil's donald trump, he will drain the swamp and tackle brazil's endemic violence. he's going to win because it will make it easier to own guns and that will help good citizens says this waitress. a messa

you can see them here on span, on c-span darlington and the c-span radio espn app. c-span is your source for campaign 2018. we take you live now to hammond, indiana. former vice president joe biden jobe is going to be speaking here at a rally for snort joe donnelly, who is in a tight race with republican mike braun and libertarian lucy brenton. ♪ ♪ >> and again, c-span live here in hammond, indiana, expecting remarks by vice president joe biden. he is speaking on behalf of senator joe donnelly, who is in a tight race here. while we wait for the vice president and senator don't to make their remarks. we will show some of today's "washington journal" "washington journal." >> when did you start and how many houses are you in? >> we just celebrated our five-year anniversary last week. we had a big celebration here in washington, d.c. we started in washington, d.c. we are in 35 million household nationwide. >> one commentator recently said the network is trying to be the voice of true conservatives. would you agree with that? >> i think for a voice of the blue collar ame

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