posthumously, to sir david amess, given to his wife and daughter, on this bitter—sweet day for the familyoday had brought them immense sadness and great pride. daniela relph, bbc southend. so at the end of this sixth day of the conflict in ukraine, with russian forces moving ever close to the capital kiyv, let's join clive and lyse once again. thank you for that. i want to get your thoughts on what we could be facing here because we know that vladimir putin unleashed his forces in syria and there was no comeback and he did the same in chechnya and there was no comeback. that potentially, i'm trying to find a bright side to this, but that is potentially what awaits these people. potentially what awaits these eo - le. , . potentially what awaits these eo le, , ., , potentially what awaits these ..eole, , ., , ., ~' potentially what awaits these --eole. , ., potentially what awaits these neale, , ., , ., ~' , ., people. there is a very dark side to that. we people. there is a very dark side to that we have _ people. there is a very dark side to that. we have seen _ people. there is a very da

today is about so much more — sir david amess. today is about so much more than _ sir david amess.outhend city status, it's about remembering the tragic death of a local mp and creating a permanent tribute to the work of sir david amess. a special council meeting this morning where prince charles formally awarded southend city status and made his first public comments on the situation in ukraine.- first public comments on the situation in ukraine. what we saw in the terrible — situation in ukraine. what we saw in the terrible tragedy _ situation in ukraine. what we saw in the terrible tragedy in _ situation in ukraine. what we saw in the terrible tragedy in southend - situation in ukraine. what we saw in the terrible tragedy in southend was an attack on democracy. on an open society. on freedom itself. we are seeing those same values under attack today in ukraine. in the most unconscionable way. in the stand we take here, we are in solidarity with all those who are resisting brutal aggression. all those who are resisting brutal aggression-— all those who are resisting brutal an ure

they say he's killed david amess at belfairs methodist church. he wants to get shot, apparently.wants to be a hero. he wants the police to come and shoot him. who, the person with the knife? yes. he is wielding the knife now. he says if we go near him he will stab us. the prosecution says thatjust before the attack ali harbi ali messaged family and friends on whatsapp saying he'd done it for the sake of allah. he denies murder and preparing a terrorist act. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. more about that on the bbc news website. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show — centennial celebrations in a city of literature. the beauty ofjoyce�*s language, the way he relates to the common man, it is incredible. as thousands of families are reunited and the tourism industry starts to recover, australia's big cities are coming back to life. and making meals in malaga. absolutely phenomenal. this week i'm in dublin, a unesco city of literature that has produced a host of famous writers from samuel beckett to oscar wilde. but i'm here puzzling over one p

the family of sir david amess is played a recording of the terrifying moment. families in britain linking up with ukrainians who want to come here — despite the scheme being criticised for being too complicated. and coming up on the bbc news channel — will the uk and ireland host euro 2028? with reports the bid from the five associations is set to be unopposed. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six live from the western ukrainian city of lviv. the head of the united nations, antonio guterres, has appealed for an end to the war in ukraine saying people there are enduring "a living hell", under russia's systematic bombardment. ukraine says ten hospitals have been destroyed and major cities are running short of both food and medical supplies. heavy fighting is continuing in many parts of the country. but our first report tonight comes from the southern town of voznesensk, where troops and a small population ofjust 35,000 people has seen off an attack by the russian army. taking voznesensk would have been significant — it would have allowed russian forces

they say he's killed david amess at belfairs methodist church. he wants to get shot, apparently. with the knife? yes. he's wielding the knife now. he says if we go near him, he will stab us. the prosecution says that just before the attack, ali harbi ali messaged family and friends on whatsapp, saying he'd done it for the sake of allah. he denies murder and preparing a terrorist act. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a little girl who died after being attacked by a dog at her home on merseyside has been named as bella—rae birch. she was 17 months old. the animal had been with the family for just a week and has now been destroyed. police said they would also try to identify its previous owners as part of the investigation. within the past hour, the biden administration has confirmed it will abandon tariffs on the imports of british steel and aluminium which were imposed by president trump in 2018. in exchange, the uk has pledged to end duties on a range of us imports including whiskey. to explain the significance, our global trade correspondent dharshini david is here.

she said that ali harbi ali continued to stab sir david amess. they could get more help. there they found if eves and darren king, two other constituents who had just arrived to meet sir david amess and darren king described how he'd gone into the church, found a man in the aisle, also talking in an interview he gave to the police on the day of the attack, he said all i can remember is that he had the knife, which was a lime green coloured knife, the size of a carving knife, on the end there was blood, it wasn'tjust drips of blood, it was covered in blood, she said. — he said. rebecca, who was behind darren king, said she remembered the man with the knife and said he wasn't going to hurt anyone else, just call the police. she said he said don't come anywhere near me, i will stab you. yvonne eves who was also there said he was pacing and he seemed like he knew what he had done, he had achieved something, he wasn't remorseful, she said. he was like, oh, my god, i've done it. i've achieved something. darren king said he tried to keep the man with th

a man goes on trial charged with murdering conservative mp sir david amess as he met constituents last the spring covid boosterjab programme launches for the over—75s and those with high risk in england. how the royal mint is turning our old phones into gold for commemorative coins. and coming up on the bbc news channel... world champion max verstappen criticises his red bull team's reliability in their double retirement for fi's season opener. lewis hamilton was third with ferrari on top. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who was held for nearly six years in detention in iran, has been speaking for the first time since her return to the uk last week. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe thanked her "amazing, wonderful" husband richard for "tirelessly" campaigning for her. she also thanked daughter gabriella "for being very, very patient with mummy to be coming home". and she said her release should have happened six years ago. she was originally accused of spying, then charged with plotting to overthrow the iranian government. she's

police body—camera — they were shown during the trial of the man accused of murdering the mp sir david amess0 ferries admit they did break the law by sacking 800 staff without consultation — their new workers will be paid £5.50 an hour. it's bale! and a stunning performance by gareth bale against austria takes wales even closer to the world cup finals. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, can england recover from a disappointing start in the third and final test against west indies in granada? good evening, from lviv in western ukraine. a month ago today the world changed when russia invaded this country. since then, thousands of russian and ukrainian troops have been killed, and a huge number of civilians. more than 3 million people have been forced to flee from ukraine. and today leaders of the western military alliance, nato, met in brussels to discuss what the world should do now. well, we start tonight with a special report from the city of kharkiv, less than 25 miles from the russian border. it has faced relentless russian missile strikes and shelling. our correspondent

jurors are shown the police interviews with the man accused of murdering the mp sir david amess.to—head in the women's six nations opener this weekend in edinburgh, with current champions england looking to extend their extraordinary winning run. can they make it 19 victories in a row? the number of covid infections has climbed by a million in a week in the uk, according to data from the office for national statistics. there's been a small drop in northern ireland, but rates in england and wales are up, and scotland has reached a record high. our scotland editor, james cook, reports. step inside this hospital — if you can find space. this is monklands in airdrie, but it could be almost anywhere in the country. these patients have come to accident and emergency hoping for urgent care. instead, they are stuck in a queue as the nhs struggles to cope. this is the most serious situation i've found myself situation i've found myself with in my career. i think we would ask the public to remain patient with us, both in terms of waiting for their appointments to happen but also when they

the man accused of murdering the mp sir david amess told police only hours afterwards that it was a terrorist0 times during a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea in essex last october. the trial at the old bailey heard how 26—year—old ali harbi ali told police officers in questioning that he had "killed an mp". daniel sandford reports. get him down! ali harbi ali was arrested minutes after sir david amess was killed. he was taken to nearby southend police station, and today, the jury watched what he said officers in video—recorded interviews in the hours after the attack. anything you do say may be given as evidence! i do you understand me? - mr ali, is this a terrorist attack? i mean, it guess, yeah. i killed an mp. and i done it, yeah. 0k. mr ali, was there anybody else involved in the planning of this attack? no _ it wasjust me. the jury watched three hours of police interviews in which ali harbi ali calmly explained that he first considered terrorism when he dropped out of university 5.5 years ago. he said that on the day of the attack, he had hoped to become a martyr, but it didn't work

the man accused of murdering the conservative mp sir david amess last october told police he'd committed an act of "terror". ali harbi ali, who's 26, denies charges of murder and preparing acts of terrorism. the jurors were shown body—camera footage of a confrontation between the suspect and two unarmed police officers, as our correspondent daniel sandford reports. armed only with batons, the first two police officers arriving at the church where sir david amess mp had been stabbed. they hesitate, but then decide to go in and confront the suspect. drop the knife. drop the bleep knife now! on the floor now! get him down! right, search him. right, mate, at the moment, you are under arrest for murder, all right? at the police station, ali harbi ali explained his motivation. was it domestic or hate related? terror. pardon? terror. on what basis? racial, religious? religious. in the months before, he had several times visited the area around parliament and even the house of the cabinet minister michael gove. he denies charges of murder and preparing terrorist acts. daniel sandford, bbc news,

posthumously, to sir david amess, given to his wife and daughter, on this bitter—sweet day for the familyre than £1 billion to help those fleeing ukraine. as the humanitarian crisis unfolds, many people in the uk are trying to find ways to help those who've had to leave their homes. our correspondentjon kay has visited one community in swindon to see what they're doing. it started with one facebook post, and now, all this. at swindon's polish community centre, tonnes of donations and hundreds of volunteers. i sat watching the tv and felt helpless, and i thought i'm going to sit here and get upset or i'm going to go out there and find somewhere where i can help. i suppose at the end of the day, if this happened to me i'd want somebody to be there to help me out. they have had so many clothes here, they can't take any more. instead, they need practical help. barbara is packing up baby milk powder and breast pads for new mums, she grew up close to the polish border with ukraine. 0h. i've been crying every day, it's really, really hard, but every minute i spend here, everything counts, i thin

. _ the old bailey has heard that the man accused of murdering the essex mp sir david amess admitted amess at a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea in october. he denies murder and preparing terrorist acts. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sanford, is following the trial. daniel. yes, jane, thejury daniel. yes, jane, the jury have daniel. yes, jane, thejury have been watching some of the seven police interviews that ali harbi ali gave interviews that ali harbi ali gave in the days after the attack, all of which were videotaped, and where his lawyers were present. in the first interview he was asked directly, mrali, is this first interview he was asked directly, mr ali, is this a terrorist act? and he says, i mean, yeah, i guess i killed an mp and i done it, yeah. he described over the course of the second interview how he was self radicalised, how he had originally thought about going to fight overseas but settled on the idea of carrying out an attack on britain. he decided the mostjust target would be an mp that had voted for air strikes target would be an mp that had voted f

the man accused of murdering the conservative mp sir david amess told police he'd committed an act ofs charges of murder and preparing acts of terrorism. the jurors were shown body—camera footage of a confrontation between the suspect and two unarmed police officers, as our correspondent daniel sandford reports. so we're going to go in and contain him, right? armed only with batons, the first two police officers arriving at the church where sir david amess mp had been stabbed. they hesitate, but then decide to go in and confront the suspect. drop the knife. drop the bleep knife now! on the floor now! get him down! right, search him. right, mate, at the moment, you are under arrest for murder, all right? at the police station, ali harbi ali explained his motivation. was it domestic or hate related? terror. pardon? terror. on what basis? racial, religious? religious. in the months before, he had several times visited the area around parliament and even the house of the cabinet minister michael gove. he denies charges of murder and preparing terrorist acts. daniel sandford, bbc news, at

the man accused of murdering the british conservative mp sir david amess told police he'd committed an murder and preparing acts of terrorism. the jurors were shown body—camera footage of a confrontation between the suspect and two unarmed police officers. a senior british judge has concluded that the ruler of dubai abused his former wife to an exorbitant degree. the verdict ends a three—year custody battle between sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum and princess haya, who has been given sole responsibility for their two children. the un's children's agency says a5 million ukrainian children have now been displaced in the war. that's more than half the children in ukraine. some of the ukrainian refugees are reaching australia, often after harrowing escapes from the conflict. while they await a formal process to apply for humanitarian visas in australia, a group of volunteers has stepped in to help them navigate the logistics of their new home. our guest, kateryna argyrou, is from ukraine crisis appeal and has been helping to co—ordinate support for the refugees. she joins us from syd

david amess. i me? he has stabbed... what's the man's name? david amess. and i me?well as that arrest i video the jury have been watching cctv images of ali harber ali in westminster and also looking through phone records, showing he was several times outside michael gove's house in west london in the months before the attack was carried out —— images of ali harvey ali. the prosecution say that he was preparing a terrorist attack, reconnoitre ring areas where he might attack mps before settling on attacking sir david amess. the actually denies murder and denies preparing terrorist acts. the trial continues. before we take a break, let me return to ukraine. meetings going on in brussels. emanuel macron says that the sanctions have been tangible and that they must continue with them. we have the latest pictures from mariupol, the strategic city in the south. the latest pictures from the last couple of days. from ground level, you can see the extraordinary extent of the destruction, between 80—90% of the city has been destroyed. the authorities, the ukrainian deputy mi

in the mail — a court heard today that the man accused of killing veteran mp sir david amess had spentg to kill other mps including cabinet minister, michael gove. and the ft warns of future interest rate rises in the us, as the federal reserve looks to crack down on inflation. so let's begin... jessica, why don't we start with you. yorkshire post, free to speak out. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe opens up out. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe opens up after six years i ran ordeal. this is of course nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and her husband at his news conference following her release from detention in tehran. i listen to it actually then watch it. i thought it was compelling. she was dignified, wasn't she? she was calm. i thought she was pretty angry, what did you make of the? yes i thought she was pretty angry, what did you make of the?— did you make of the? yes and it was uuite an did you make of the? yes and it was quite an extraordinary _ did you make of the? yes and it was quite an extraordinary moment - did you make of the? yes and it was l quite an extraordinary moment where she in a very

a man goes on trial charged with murdering conservative mp sir david amess as he met constituents lastpring covid booster jab programme launches for the over—75s and those with high risk in england. it comes as scotland records its highest daily figure for the number of people in hospital with coronavirus. the british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who was held for nearly six years in detention in iran has been speaking for the first time since her return to the uk last week. mrs zaghari ratcliffe thanked her "amazing, wonderful" husband richard for "tirelessly" campaigning for her. she also thanked daughter gabriella "for being very, "very patient with mummy to be coming home". and she said her release should have happened six years ago. she was originally accused of spying, then charged with plotting to overthrow the iranian government. she's always strenuously denied the allegations. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. for six years, richard ratcliffe has come to parliament to campaign for his wife but this was the first time she came too. nazanin zaghari—

a man accused of murdering the british mp sir david amess is said to have carried out reconnaissanceister. 26—year—old ali harbi ali denies murder and preparing acts of terrorism. the evidence was amongst the first presented by the prosecution on the opening day of his trial. sir david was stabbed to death in his essex constituency last 0ctober. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman released last week by iran, has criticised successive british foreign secretaries for the time it took to secure her freedom. in her first public comments since returning home, she said the iranian government had consistently made it clear that she would be released only after britain paid a debt to iran, dating back to the 1970s. the taliban is due to lift its ban and allow girls to return to secondary school this wednesday. over the past few months, the bbc�*s firouzeh akbarian has been following three pupils to find out how the ban has impacted them. what a difference a year can make. a busy girls' school now turned into empty classes after the taliban took power. this past seven months

the man accused of murdering the british mp sir david amess is said to have carried out reconnaissancer. 26—year—old ali harbi ali denies murder and preparing acts of terrorism. the evidence was amongst the first presented by the prosecution on the opening day of his trial. sir david was stabbed to death in his essex constituency last 0ctober. the taliban in afghanistan is due to lift its ban and allow girls to return to secondary school classrooms on wednesday. but not all are convinced it will happen. the bbc�*s firouzeh akbarian has been following three pupils over the last few months to find out how the ban has impacted them. what a difference a year can make. a busy girls�* school now turned into empty classes after the taliban took power. this past seven months without school has been devastating for some girls. hawa is 13. she lives in the capital, kabul. seven months ago, around ten million students attended classes, including four million girls. one of them, anusha sharifi, age 15. she lives in the remote province of ghor. she wants to become a journalist. girls her age feel t

sir david amess was stabbed to death in his essex constituency, last october.d by the prosecution on the opening day of the trial of 26 year—old ali harbi ali. he denies murder and preparing acts of terrorism. in southern china, more than 130 people are feared to have died, after a passenger plane crashed in a mountainous area. urgent efforts are under way to find out why the aircraft went down, near the city of wuzhou. china eastern airlines has reportedly grounded all its 737 planes. the us has formally declared violence against the rohingya minority committed by myanmar�*s military amounted to crimes against humanity and genocide. thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced to flee when the military began an offensive against them five years ago. us secretary of state, antony blinken, said a day would come for those responsible to answer for widespread appaling acts. this week could be incredibly important for girls in afghanistan, as many are due to return to secondary school. a ban on their attendance was imposed by the taliban and is now d

the man accused of murdering the british mp sir david amess told police only hours afterwards that ite fifth day of the i trial. we had police interviews with ali harbi ali in the hours and days after sir david amess was attacked and the first interview, one of the officers asked ali harbi ali, is this a terrorist attack, to which he replied i guess, yeah. i killed an mp. i done it, yeah. some of those interviews were played to the jury. in the second interview that police carried out ali harbi ali then tells officers who are self radicalised and had wanted to go abroad to fight but he did not do that and it was by 2021 he told officers that he decided, he said committed consider options and think about targets and in one of the interviews to police he said i thought one of the most just targets from my perspective would probably be may be the npc carried out a vote to carry out air strikes in syria. thejury carried out a vote to carry out air strikes in syria. the jury also heard he went to michael gove's house and went outside the houses of parliament. he said he bottled it on a num

_ at the old bailey, a court has heard that a man accused of murdering the conservative mp sir david amess michael gove. sir david, the mp for southend west, was stabbed to death in his essex constituency last october. the jury heard that ali harbi ali, described by the prosecution as a "radicalised islamist terrorist", had attacked sir david in an "assassination for terrorist purposes". the 26—year—old denies murder and preparing acts of terrorism. the metropolitan police say it has begun the process of interviewing witnesses about the so—called "partygate" allegations of gatherings in downing street that allegedly broke covid rules. the met says it has yet to issue any fixed penalty fines, but confirmed it has sent out over 100 questionnaires to people thought to have attended events. from today, physical punishment of children is illegal in wales. anyone who smacks a child in their care could be arrested and prosecuted for assault. the first minister of wales mark drakeford said it was an historic legislative achievement. but critics claim the new law was pushed through "by those who th

the man accused of murdering sir david amess mp had carried out reconnaissance on other potential targetsnister, to examine weather or not he could allegedly carry out an attack and kill mr gove. tom little qc told the jury that in the notes that detectives founds on the suspect�*s devices, that he was hoping to catch michael gove out while he was jogging. in effect, he said this was advanced, very, very careful planning and the death of sir david came at the end of many years of thinking this through. i want to tell you a little bit about the nature of the attack as well. tom little told the jury that the suspect had actually tricked his way into sir david's constituency, pretending to be a constituent and once he was there, met him in his office, stabbed him multiple times, i'm not going to go into the evidence of that, it's horrifying, the nature of this attack. there's remarkable moment where a 999 cool is made and to pcs turn up, ryan curtis and scott james and these two officers were outside the church wearing plain clothes, all they've got is pepper spray and a baton and they made

she said that ali harbi ali continued to stab sir david amess.sn't remorseful, she said. he was like, oh, my god, i've done it. i've achieved something. darren king said he tried to keep the man with the knife talking so that he couldn't harm anyone else. the man was saying he wanted to kill everyone who had voted for the iraq war. darren king said that for much of the time the suspect seems to be on the phone to his sister who was saying, why have you done it? why have you done it? and eventually two police officers arrived, managed to disarm the man with the knife and take him away in handcuffs. julie, one of the assistance, told the jury the image of ali's face as he was led away would stay with her for the rest of her life. it was kind of self—satisfaction, she said. ali harbi ali denies murder and preparing terrorist acts. daniel, thank you very much. daniel sandford with the latest from the old bailey. a number of people are being treated for breathing difficulties at the aquatics centre in the queen elizabeth park in stratford in east lond

at the old bailey, a court has heard that a man accused of murdering the conservative mp sir david amessinet minister michael gove. sir david, the mp for southend west, was stabbed to death in his essex constituency last october. the jury heard that ali harbi ali, described by the prosecution as a "radicalised islamist terrorist", had attacked sir david in an "assassination for terrorist purposes". the 26—year—old denies murder and preparing acts of terrorism. the metropolitan police says it has begun the process of interviewing witnesses about the so—called "partygate" allegations of gatherings in downing street that allegedly broke covid rules. the met says it has yet to issue any fixed penalty fines, but confirmed it has sent out over 100 questionnaires to people thought to have attended events. many vulnerable people in england, including the over—75s and care home residents, can book an additional covid booster jab from today. official figures show infection rates are rising in all age groups, including the over—705. spring boosters are already being rolled out in wales and in scotl

the man suspected of killing the mp sir david amess told police he had "run out of excuses" not to carryafter the attack, that he had carried out a terror attack, and that he felt obliged to do so. the time is 1.44, let's have a look at a few other stories around the uk. a 16—year—old from scarborough is cycling 600 miles to raise awareness of the need for better mental health services for young people. amelia took up mountain biking to help with her own mental health struggles. she began the challenge last month and will complete her epic ride this weekend in dalby forest, as carla fowler from look north reports. 548 miles and counting. amelia bradbury is well on her way to completing a gruelling mission — to cycle 600 miles in 50 days. the year 11 student from scarborough is raising funds for local charities providing young people with mental health services. and she is riding to draw attention to the huge need for them. it has been hard physically, but it has helped me a lot mentally, just doing the miles and knowing what you are doing it for. to raise awareness for people with mental

in the mail — a court heard today that the man accused of killing veteran mp sir david amess had spentto kill other politicians including cabinet minister, michael gove. and the ft warns of future interest rate rises in the us, as the federal reserve looks to crack down on inflation. so, let's begin. this begins with nazanin zhagari—ratcliffe and her husband richard. the news conference following her release from iran and if i might start with you, is absolutely fascinating watching and listening to it, wasn't it because, her frustration with what had gone on was very clear, wasn't it? yes as ou sa , on was very clear, wasn't it? yes as you say. was _ on was very clear, wasn't it? yes as you say. was very — on was very clear, wasn't it? yes as you say, was very touching - on was very clear, wasn't it? yes as you say, was very touching press i you say, was very touching press conference in many ways after which she has been through it it's a story thatis she has been through it it's a story that is captured the nation and there was a very touching moments and talk about her relationship

footage of the moment two police officers tackled a knife—wielding suspect accused of murdering sir david amessp. ali harbi ali denies charges of murder and preparing acts of terrorism. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are miatta fahnbulleh, chief executive of the new economics foundation, and adam payne, political editor of politicshome. many thanks for joining many thanks forjoining us. let's have a quick look at what the front pages are staying at the moment. let's start with the telegraph, and the remarks made by president biden after a meeting of nato leaders in brussels. mr biden said that if russia were to use chemical weapons in ukraine, the us would respond, and "the nature of response will depend on the nature of the use". in the times, joe biden says that putin has miscalculated on the west's response to the war, adding that the nato alliance "has never been more united". the metro has the headline "kiss it goodbye" — as the uk announces fresh sanctions on 65 more russian companies and individuals, including the stepdaughte

guilty to sending an offensive e—mail to the mps office on the 16th of october 2021 at day after david amessr she is not knowing what these people might be capable of. she seemed to other mps murdered and worried it could happen her. in herjob she had developed a thick skin. these people have really hurt her and she wanted them to know their actions have effects and consequences. both men have expressed remorse, apologise for their actions, expressed remorse, apologise for theiractions, stuart expressed remorse, apologise for their actions, stuart kelly has been released on bail, he will be sentenced at a later date and michael mcgrath has received a six week sentence, suspended for 18 months. ., .. week sentence, suspended for 18 months. ., ,, , ., week sentence, suspended for 18 months. ., ~' , ., , week sentence, suspended for 18 months. ., ,, , ., , . week sentence, suspended for 18 months. ., ,, , . ., months. thank you very much for that. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 0.5% to 0.75%. it's the third month in a row that rates have gone up as the bank of england tries

achieving city status was a long term ambition of the area's former mp sir david amess and was promisedod morning. for some of us you - have a look at the weather. good morning. for some of us you can | have a look at the weather. (ems. morning. for some of us you can see it is starting to turn into a sunny day. thank you for that weather watcher picture from south uist. a widespread and sharp frost this morning. 0vernight temperatures have held up and that is because we have more clout and patchy light rain and drizzle. as we follow this round with this great big weather front, it will come sweeping back in in the south—west of inge my the rain will be heavy and persistent. —— england. this line from aberystwyth over to the wash we are back into the sunshine. breezy in far north of scotland, especially shetland. the breeze picking up across the south of england. tonight, the weather front will continue to push steadily northwards. clear skies mean once again we are looking at the sharp frost. in the highlands temperatures could follow way to —6 point —7. also frost in northern ireland

a man goes on trial charged with murdering conservative mp sir david amess as he met constituents last